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Chapter 88 Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune! A Minor Breakthrough! (Please continue reading, thank you!)

Shen Yun looked at the last item in the void bag.

It was a small altar, on which was placed a strange object that was half stone and half wood, and next to it were a divination tube and a hanging divination stick.

This made Shen Yun a little unsure.

The stone and wood were clearly extraordinary. The left half was a bluish-gray black stone, covered with ice cracks like an ancient tortoise shell; the right half was jet-black old wood, with tree patterns winding like the trajectory of a galaxy.

Especially at the junction of stone and wood, there is a thin, silvery film, as thin as a cicada's wing, with a faint shimmering light.

Along the silver membrane, seven thousand two exquisite tags hang.

After a thorough investigation, Shen Yun discovered a hidden compartment on the small altar, inside which was a stone book.

The cover features the four large characters "Half-Card Divine Calculation".

Shen Yun quickly took it out and began to study it.

"A supplementary method of divination, the method of fortune-telling."

After reading it, Shen Yun understood what this set of things was used for.

Sensing no danger, they first took out the small altar and focused their attention on the strange object in the center that was half stone and half wood.

This item is the core of divination, and it is called "half a tally".

The stone on the left represents "fixed numbers," and the wood on the right represents "variable numbers." Together, they contain "half the mystery" of the universe, hence the name "Half-Card."

They are extremely adept at seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune.

"Stealing and fortune telling, no wonder he's been able to get away with it for decades, but today he's finally caught me."

Shen Yun glanced at the Illusion-Breaking Powder on the table: "Could it be because of this stuff?"

The important thing is that he didn't find a single source stone in the void bag, only some gold and silver, which shows that the bandit leader was really desperate for money.

The stone book records that divination requires the input of source stones; the more source stones input, the higher the accuracy.

After setting up the altar, Shen Yun planned to try it out according to the records in the stone book.

It consists of three steps: asking the divination, shaking the hexagram, and resolving the hexagram. It is not complicated.

First, they burned incense and bathed, then performed the nine-kowtow ceremony before the altar.

Sure enough, through his ancestral aperture, Shen Yun sensed a mysterious atmosphere in the air.

"There's something truly mysterious about it."

The thought flashed through his mind. He picked up the divination tube, put in the source stone, and silently calculated his fortune for the next few days.

"fall!"

Shen Yun cast a spell, and the divination stick on the "half-stick" fell off by itself and entered the divination tube.

"Connecting heaven and earth, establishing the universe... The myriad phenomena of stone and wood contain true meaning; a single hexagram reveals the clarity of heaven and earth..."

Muttering incantations, Shen Yun began casting the divination sticks.

The mysterious atmosphere in the air intensified, enveloping Shen Yun and radiating outwards.

Ding ding ding... Nine crisp sounds.

As the nine divination sticks were shaken out and landed on the altar, Shen Yun held the stone book and began to analyze the divination results.

【Little Lucky (White)】

The omens are categorized into: red, orange, yellow, green, white, gray, and black.

At Shen Yun's current level, the highest level of opportunity he can calculate is the green level; even red opportunities will only be displayed in green.

"According to the divination, you can make a small fortune by staying at home these few days."

After the curse was lifted, Shen Yun didn't feel anything for Xiao Cai.

After all, they've already made a fortune today.

He was focused on what came after the hexagram; the hexagram wasn't finished, and there was another hexagram that was unpredictable, indicating a risk.

In their initial contact, Shen Yun could only estimate the timeframe for three to five days, and he didn't know if it was accurate enough.

After putting away the altar and divination tools, Shen Yun decided to temporarily ignore this half-baked plan.

Let's see how accurate the test is.

If it's accurate, you can consult a fortune teller before doing anything in the future.

True prudence lies in being well-informed and taking preventative measures, rather than only realizing the danger and fleeing when it's imminent.

From this perspective, this "half-baked" strategy is quite interesting.

There wasn't much else, just some miscellaneous items. The only valuables were a little gold and silver. The only thing that caught Shen Yun's attention was a barrier-breaking talisman stone.

The runestone that breaks the formation can break even the simplest first-order formation. This kind of runestone is a forbidden item and is strongly resisted.

Now, unless it's a formation with an exceptionally large number of nodes.

A typical nine-node formation cannot be broken by ordinary barrier-breaking talismans.

However, the formation of Qiao Niang's family can indeed be broken by this barrier-breaking stone.

The thieves were well prepared.

Shen Yun decisively replaced his two-cubic-meter void bag with an eight-cubic-meter one.

It feels much brighter now.

Afterwards, Shen Yun sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes, and began to recall the details of the battle that day.

This was his first time fighting someone, and it was against someone of a higher level.

It's worth reviewing.

Shen Yun's victory was partly due to his exceptional talent, but more importantly, it was due to his true intentions and the reserves of rune stones.

His cultivation technique is enhanced three times, and his combat technique is enhanced once, which is a fourfold increase.

After these days of cultivation, his strength has reached nearly three thousand, which is equivalent to a force of fifteen thousand jin.

With the added bonuses of Boiling Blood and Mighty Strength, the strength increased by tens of thousands of jin.

The opponent is of a higher realm, with a physical strength of 6,000 jin and a three-fold boost from their cultivation technique.

During the battle, he used his true intention to overwhelm the enemy, directly weakening his strength by three levels.

However, the thief's strongest attack briefly broke through the Golden Armor Talisman's defense. Fortunately, Shen Yun had a lot of talismans, otherwise he would have been a real threat.

"Realm level is important, but the realm of combat techniques and cultivation methods should not be underestimated."

If the bandit leader had four times the power of Shen Yun, he would have at least 30,000 jin of strength.

Even if his true intention is weakened, he can still be on par with Shen Yun.

Unfortunately, there aren't that many "what ifs".

The truth is, with all these advantages, Shen Yun successfully defeated enemies of higher ranks.

Growth rate is important, but external factors are equally important.

"The Jianchun Breathing Method only provides a three-fold increase, and it is difficult to improve in a short period of time."

However, the "Nine Strikes of Heaven" improves even faster. Tonight, I comprehended another strike, bringing my total to five of the nine strikes. Improving to the second strike will double the amplification.

Shen Yun calmed down a bit. In the short term, improving strength was more effective than enhancing the effects of combat techniques.

The Holy Sect's average combat skill enhancement level is three levels, so he must first raise it to the average level.

As dawn broke outside, Shen Yun went to the courtyard of Ru Yan's house next door and began practicing the "Nine Strikes of Overturning Heaven".

The five strikes of collapse, shock, transformation, entanglement, and penetration have been completed.

The remaining Tide, Spiral, Spiritual Rhinoceros, and Primordial Four Strikes are slightly more difficult.

However, the progress on the ancient scroll has already reached [Nine Strikes to Overturn the Heavens (48/50 per strike)].

The two attacks were about to combine and were within reach.

Shen Yun hasn't found a way to increase his Nine Strikes progress yet, so he can only honestly practice the Three Hundred and Sixty Styles.

Therefore, the speed is relatively slow.

However, before the battle with the bandit leader Jia Tian, ​​the progress was only forty points. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the progress increased by a full eight points.

The techniques used in other battles have also increased to some extent.

Combat, especially life-or-death battles, is the greatest shortcut to improving combat skills.

Countless disciples venture into the Great Wilderness to fight, isn't that what they're all striving for?

However, this method is extremely risky; if you're not careful, it can lead to your death.

Especially these days, the fighting in the Great Wilderness has been exceptionally fierce, like a meat grinder, with many people dying every day.

Rumors circulated within the city that the Holy Sect intended to lower the admission requirements for its sects, reducing the threshold from 33 Dao Foundation to 30 Dao Foundation.

The requirement of 100,000 jin for a complete body nourishment will be lowered to 80,000 jin.

This truly inspired many people in the Holy City. Who wouldn't want to join the Holy Sect? Even if it was risky, it was worth it.

Besides, who isn't taking risks in the wilderness?

Among the many hunting teams in the Great Wilderness, those composed of disciples of the Holy Sect have always been the most elite. The lone hunters in the city can only survive in the cracks, and their mortality rate is even higher.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, Shen Yun combined forty moves into one, and comprehended another method for unleashing his vital energy. He stomped his foot into the ground, creating a spiraling downward pit.

The spiral was formed.

The released energy and blood stagnation rotate at high speed, like a spiral. When the power explodes, it is like a high-speed rotating drill bit with extremely strong penetrating and cutting power.

【Nine Strikes to Overturn the Heavens (50/50 per strike)】

With a single stroke of good fortune, the Nine Strikes of Heaven broke through the barrier.

A flood of insights washed over Shen Yun, and he began to move.

The eighty moves, when mastered and integrated, unleash a powerful punch that combines explosive force with a resounding boom in the air.

Battle tactics are doubled.

【Nine Strikes to Overturn the Heavens (Two Strikes 1/200)】

After practicing for less than a week, the increase in power was already stronger than that of the Rolling Stone Fist at its peak.

The lower limit of "Jing" is also higher than the upper limit of "Jue".

Shen Yun was extremely satisfied with this.

My current achievements are entirely due to my own talent and hard work.

Feeling this progress, Shen Yun didn't even eat a meal; he just swallowed a fasting pill whole.

The rise of practice.

Whether you cultivate combat techniques or celestial skills, both can temper your qi and blood, leading to an improvement in your realm, but they are quite energy-intensive.

A lot of force was released.

Just like back then, many of the Feng family's guards entered their ranks using the Rolling Stone Fist fighting technique.

It also has the effect of tempering the body.

Over the past few days, although Shen Yun has wasted a lot of blood food energy, he is getting closer and closer to the fifth level of Body Nourishment.

His combat techniques and celestial skills are at a higher level, so sometimes they are even more effective than his breathing exercises.

He consumes one blood food every two days. He used to have nearly six pounds of blood food, but now he only has a little over three pounds left.

Two pounds of blood food have already been refined.

I estimate that with another pound, it will break through.

After the ancestral aperture is opened, the body's efficiency in utilizing qi and blood also increases.

And so, Shen Yun practiced until noon, combining the six strikes he had comprehended into pairs.

And he also gained a new understanding of Tidal Strike.

When used, it causes a continuous flow of Qi and blood throughout the body; the longer it is used, the greater its power becomes.

If this single strike lasts long enough, it can deliver almost double the damage.

During the time Shen Yun was practicing martial arts, news of his killing of the leader of a late-stage Body Nourishing cultivator spread within a small circle in Lingnongfang.

Many people are re-evaluating him.

"You didn't see the battle last night, but I did. Clad in seven layers of runic light, that thief was completely dominated!"

"Seven floors? At the price of the Immortal Treasure Palace, the cheapest one would cost at least thirty-five source stones, and it's gone just like that!"

"Is Originium more important or life? Let's stockpile more Runestones. With or without Runestones, it's like two completely different worlds. That golden armor is just too divine!"

Some daring individuals secretly watched the two fight last night.

All I can say is that Fu Shihao is inhuman; he could even kill the bandit leader by smashing him.

Regardless of the methods used, in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a thief in the late stage of the Body Nourishing Realm was killed.

Or he was the leader of the thieves.

That's real strength!

People originally respected Shen Yun only because of his status, but now they have truly developed awe for his strength. Shen Yun is not entirely sure about this, but he can guess it.

His trump card has now been upgraded to a two-patterned rune crystal; only a small part of it has been revealed.

Around noon, a commotion broke out outside. Shen Yun frowned slightly and went out to investigate.

"It's Wang Xuan's family again."

Shen Yun was somewhat helpless. Quite a few people in the alley had been alerted, and they even dared to come out to see the excitement during the day.

Moreover, Shen Yun's neighbor across the street finally returned to rest and stood in the yard looking at Wang Xuan's house next door.

Shen Yun looked over, and he turned his head sharply, nodded at Shen Yun.

"It's not the middle stage of body conditioning, but the late stage."

Shen Yun keenly sensed that Hassan was concealing his true level of cultivation.

However, he didn't say anything more, and he often did it himself.

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