In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 53: Above and below are both Qian (乾), supreme and unparalleled!
Xie Lingxin recalled the information she had received from the gift of Yuezhang bestowed upon her by the Yellow Emperor.

One section tells the origin of Yue Zhang, which began with the imperial sacrifices performed by emperors.

The Feng ceremony was for offering sacrifices to Heaven, while the Chan ceremony was for offering sacrifices to Earth.

During the reign of the Yellow Emperor, he received the mandate of Heaven and bestowed titles upon the Three Realms.

As the saying goes:
"Cast gold into bamboo slips, carve jade into books."

"By enfeoffing gods in accordance with Heaven, the imperial way spreads far and wide, governing humanity and benefiting all directions, thus becoming the progenitor of all gods."

"All heavens and earth, sun, moon and stars, famous mountains and sacred caves, water palaces and springs, supreme saints and immortals, venerable immortals and holy beings, all powerful spirits, wherever the talisman's decree arrives, obey as the proclamation commands!"

The Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers, the deities of the Earth God and the God of the Land, the solar terms of the Zhou Tian (a system of celestial bodies), and all kinds of deities were all bestowed by the Emperor to ensure the orderly operation of the Zhou Tian system.

Even gods and immortals must abide by this order and follow it without deviation.

The Yellow Emperor created various seals to represent authority.

One of them is Yue Zhang.

Holding this seal, one can transcend the Three Realms, travel throughout the heavens, and move freely without hindrance.

Yuezhang represents the authority of the Yellow Emperor and the power of humanity.

Huang Shenyuezhang was a deity whose name was used by later generations to borrow his authority.

They are not the same thing, but you could also say they are related as grandfather and grandson.

Xie Lingxin didn't expect this magic seal to be as powerful as the Yue Zhang in the hands of the Yellow Emperor, but at least give some response, right?
This makes me feel uncertain...

"Xie Lingxin! Are you done yet?"

Liu Sanxian urged again.

They had already prepared everything they needed to, but Xie Lingxin said she wanted to do something else.

Considering how much money he made and how much time he saved, we naturally had to wait.

Making money and preparing the equipment took a whole day, and night was fast approaching.

Three days have passed, and one day is about to go by.

"OK OK!"

Xie Lingxin put away the seal.

I don't care about anything else, I'll just stick to it!

……

In the Fallen Soul Slope.

Strange trees stand tall, their branches and leaves twisted and gnarled, with vines hanging down like a large net.

This place has been made gloomy and terrifying.

There are countless lonely graves and desolate mounds in the forest, most of which don't even have a tombstone, and no one knows who died there.

That's considered lucky; at least there's a grave.

Scattered bones lay everywhere, broken and incomplete.

The name "mass burial ground" is truly fitting.

"There's hardly anyone here? Where did they all go? Don't they come here?"

Liu Sanxian crossed his arms, feeling a chill run down his spine even with his companions beside him.

I just wanted to bolster my courage by talking incessantly.

Cui Hong said, "Everyone in the group is discussing how to make money. Most people haven't come yet, and this place is very big, so it's not that easy to run into them."

Others glanced at the group chat and, sure enough, many were complaining about how hard it was to make money and how miserable life was.

They were all secretly glad that they had brought Xie Lingxin along as a "burden," otherwise they would still be struggling to survive.

"Holy crap! Look, someone's on the list!"

Zhu Wenjie suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Xie Lingxin also opened the group chat.

Teacher Bai: @Everyone, the leaderboard has been released. You can check it out here - link...

Ranking List?
Xie Lingxin clicked on the link.

There were already more than a dozen names listed above.

First, Chen Jinxin, 16 points (battle record: 1 level 10 legendary creature, 3 level 2 legendary creatures).

Second, Li Jingzhe, 11 points (battle record: 1 level 9 legendary creature, 1 level 2 legendary creature).

Third, Yun Gui, 9 points (battle record: 1 level 9 legendary creature).

……

"Fuck!"

Following Zhu Wenjie, Liu, Cui, and Huo all couldn't help but blurt out.

Liu Sanxian (with three kinds of shrimp eyes wide open): "Is this even human?"

She typed that message in the group chat.

One by one, "Non-human +1" floated up in a row.

Then the group chat erupted in excitement because of this leaderboard.

……

Deep in the Daheishan Mountains.

Chen Jinxin, dressed in a flowing, fringed ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), was a graceful and elegant woman, strolling leisurely through the mountains.

Sometimes, ferocious beasts like tigers and leopards would lurk in the shadows, but she would only glance at them lightly, smile, and then growl softly, as if submitting or begging for mercy, before slowly retreating.

She remained calm, though occasionally a hint of annoyance would appear on her face.

"This guy is so calm? He hasn't said a word?"

She thought that Xie Lingxin would eventually ask her to help her after seeing the leaderboard, right?

After all, this is not just a simple ranking, but something that affects one's future prospects.

"Humph!"

He stomped his foot again and continued deeper into the Black Mountain.

There is ample time.

...Cui Hong raised his head, his expression complicated, and said, "A level 10 legendary being...at least the strength of the fourth level...How did she do that? How is that possible...Is this the true genius? Is the gap really that big?"

Huo Shan murmured, "Even if it's level 9, if the few of us join forces and fight our way out, we should have a chance... to escape."

Zhu Wenjie's face turned ashen: "Level 10... I can't even imagine it."

Liu Sanxian's hair was disheveled from pulling it so hard, and she muttered, "I was wrong. I only knew that we were all women, but I didn't know that women can be both shrewd and neurotic. I was really wrong..."

Xie Lingxin: 6
The group chatted back and forth, clearly indicating that the list had a huge impact on them.

Xie Lingxin, on the other hand, didn't feel anything.

It's not that I have a high tolerance for stress, it's just that I have no concept of it.

After a long while, Cui Hongcai was the first to come to his senses: "The three of them must have entered Daheishan."

Liu Sanxian gritted her teeth and said, "Let's not worry about others. The difference between people is undeniable. Let's find a few ghosts first. This young lady wants to be on the list too!"

Upon hearing this, the group composed themselves.

"But it's a bit strange. We've been walking on this Soul-Sinking Slope for so long, how come we haven't encountered a single ghost?"

Liu Sanxian frowned and said, "Didn't you say there are many wronged spirits and ghosts here?"

The others were also a little confused.

People in the group are still asking each other about Luohunpo; they should be the first group to arrive at Luohunpo.

Even if I wanted to ask, I couldn't.

Liu Sanxian said impatiently, "Cui Hong, why don't you cast a divination?"

Cui Hong nodded, squatted down, searched on the ground, and broke off a blade of grass about two fingers long.

"Could you help me gather some grass, like this, 50 stalks?"

The group naturally did not refuse.

There were weeds everywhere, so it wasn't difficult; they quickly broke off 50.

Cui Hong took the grass in his hand, took out one and threw it away, then casually divided the 49 grasses into two bundles, holding one in each hand.

"The Great Derivation Number is fifty, but its use is forty-nine."

"It is divided into two to represent the two polarities."

He muttered words that the others couldn't understand, then casually tossed two handfuls of grass to the ground, scattering them haphazardly.

After repeating this six times, Cui Hong's expression suddenly changed.

Liu Sanxian quickly asked, "What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

Cui Hong shook his head, said nothing, and repeated the action he had just performed.

Several people gathered around.

Apart from Xie Lingxin, they all knew that Cui's herbal divination was renowned and extremely accurate.

Zhu Wenjie, fearing Xie Lingxin might not know, whispered, "Don't be fooled by how casually he throws things; their family's special skill is actually quite amazing."

"It is said that Cui Hong's grandfather was a divine man who was skilled in divination using grass divination. Even the nobles of the Central Star invited him to divine good and bad fortune."

Xie Lingxin nodded.

He wasn't doubting it, but he felt that it was too miraculous that Cui Hong could calculate good or bad fortune just by casually picking a handful of grass and tossing it around a few times.

As he spoke, Cui Hong was completely focused and had already repeated the divination actions three times in a row.

Xie Lingxin wondered if it was just her imagination, but the second time, Cui Hong glanced at her and seemed quite shocked.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself.

What's going on? Could it be that they've predicted my bad luck?

"Is that all?"

Cui Hong then threw away the grass and stood up.

Liu Sanxian quickly pressed for more information.

Cui Hong's expression was somewhat strange—was it surprise? Fear? Confusion? Perhaps a combination of all of them.

But he nodded and pointed in a direction into the woods: "We'll go this way; it leads to the Great Possession hexagram."

"The upper trigram is Li (☲), the lower trigram is Qian (☰), fire is in the sky, fire in the sky is great, and its light shines everywhere."

"It signifies abundance, prosperity, and great potential."

Liu Sanxian asked blankly, "What do you mean?"

Cui Hongdao said, "It means it's an auspicious hexagram. If we go in this direction, we're sure to reap great rewards. What else could we possibly gain from this place?"

Liu Sanxian's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands, exclaiming, "A ghost!"

Xie Lingxin: "..."

strange.

Huo Shan then said, "I noticed you've calculated it several times. Is there a problem?"

Cui Hong paused for a moment, then hesitantly pointed in another direction: "This is the Kan trigram, with Kan above and below, two waters overlapping, danger upon danger, misfortune upon misfortune, nine out of ten will die."

"Sigh~"

Liu Sanxian gasped: "Nine out of ten will die? Could it be that level 10 vengeful ghost from Fallen Soul Slope mentioned in the document, right there?"

They all felt it was very likely, and their hearts tightened involuntarily.

Cui Hong said, "There's no need to worry too much. As long as we follow the divination and don't go down the wrong path, there won't be any problems."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Liu Sanxian took the lead and walked towards the direction of the auspicious hexagram he pointed to.

Xie Lingxin followed closely behind.

He doesn't want to be last; it's too dangerous.

But not found.

Cui Hong walked at the back, glancing at him frequently with a complicated expression.

It was filled with shock, doubt, and uncertainty.

Cui Hong performed the divination three times, but only told the audience the results of the divination twice.

Another time, the result was the Qian hexagram!
Both above and below are Qian (乾), supreme and unparalleled!
Like a flying dragon soaring in the sky, it is auspicious to meet a great man!

Great fortune! Double the good fortune!
(End of this chapter)