The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

"This esteemed alchemist, would you like a free divination?"

At that moment, a young girl's voice echoed from the roadside, catching Long Xuan's attention.

It was a divination stall. The diviner was cloaked in a black robe, with a tall hat that covered half of her face, though it couldn’t hide her cute features.

However, the diviner appeared extremely young, likely not even eighteen years old. A diviner at such a young age naturally lacked credibility.

"Free? You’re offering free divinations here, aren’t you afraid of starving to death?"

Seeing the young diviner, Long Xuan became intrigued and slowly approached.

Diviners were an exceedingly rare group. They possessed the ability to foresee the future, and they were thousands of times rarer than alchemists.

The power to predict the future was simply too extraordinary, and naturally, the Heavenly Dao would restrict the number of such practitioners.

This was Long Xuan’s first encounter with a mysterious diviner, so he was curious. He wondered how accurate her predictions could be.

"You misunderstood. For ordinary, insignificant people, I charge a high price for divinations. But for prodigies like you, whose future is destined to be extraordinary, my divination is free."

"A free service shouldn't be wasted. How about I give you a reading? Knowing your future in advance can only bring benefits, not harm."

Wu Yaoyao looked at him with hopeful eyes, as though she was eager for him to accept the divination.

At this moment, Di Xin laughed and said, "You must have the legendary Divination Gu, right? Divination Gu is a fascinating type of Gu insect. Its prophecies have a high failure rate at first, but as it grows, its predictions become more accurate."

"However, the Divination Gu doesn’t grow by eating. It only grows when its prophecies are correct. If its predictions fail, it doesn’t grow at all."

"And its prediction attempts are limited each day; it can't be used infinitely."

"Also, if you just grab any random person on the street for a reading, it won’t help the Divination Gu grow."

"Divination Gu feeds on the power of fate. Only those destined to become powerful figures, whose fate is strong, can help the Divination Gu grow."

"People with bleak fates, destined to remain obscure, won’t contribute to the growth of the Divination Gu at all."

"This tests the owner’s ability to discern people. She must have a keen eye to identify who is favored by fate with just one glance."

"If the owner of the Divination Gu is good at reading people, the Gu will grow quickly. Otherwise, if she lacks judgment, the growth of the Gu will be very slow, or it might not grow at all."

"In short, the strength of the Divination Gu is entirely tied to its owner's vision."

"Therefore, owners of Divination Gu travel the world, constantly searching for future prodigies."

"Once they find such a person, they beg for the opportunity to perform a divination for them, without charging a penny."

"But if an ordinary person seeks a divination, they charge exorbitant fees. That's how double standards work."

"I have to say, this little girl has a sharp eye. She could immediately see that you’re destined to become someone of great importance."

"Your future is far beyond just being someone of importance. Your future could tear through the heavens, and this world may not be able to contain you."

"If she gives a reading for a prodigy of your caliber, she’ll hit the jackpot."

"If the Divination Gu’s prophecy for you comes true, its power will grow significantly more than from reading a hundred other favored individuals."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan was surprised and glanced at Di Xin. He hadn’t expected Di Xin’s evaluation of him to be so high, saying things like tearing through the heavens and not being contained by the world. It made him feel a bit embarrassed.

He wasn't used to such praise.

Long Xuan smiled and said, "Where, where, how could my future be that strong? You must be mistaken. I’m just an ordinary person, barely surviving in the Gu world, scraping by wherever I go."

Di Xin couldn’t help but roll her eyes, unwilling to entertain him any further.

"So, do you think I should let her perform a divination? Will it be accurate?" Long Xuan turned to Di Xin again.

"What do you think?" Di Xin shot him a look, then turned to the young girl sitting on the ground. "Just look at her age, and you should know. A diviner this young can’t be accurate."

"Divination Gu requires enough practice to become precise. How many people do you think she’s read at her age? Her current accuracy is probably nine out of ten wrong. You decide for yourself."

Hearing her belittle her like this, the young girl immediately felt upset. She quickly stood up and pointed at her angrily, "Don’t underestimate me! My divinations are very accurate!"

"I precisely predicted that the Heavenly Wind would strike early. If it weren't for me, more people would have died on this island!"

Di Xin crossed her arms, looking down at her with disdain. "Sure, the Divination Gu can occasionally get something right. But how many times has it failed?"

"You..."

Wu Yaoyao was at a loss for words, hit right where it hurt.

She prided herself on being extremely accurate at reading people, but no matter how good she was, she still needed time to accumulate enough divination attempts.

She was so young, how could she possibly have performed that many divinations? So, her Gu divination abilities were actually quite unreliable—nine times out of ten, they were wrong.

Everyone on the island knew this. Otherwise, if her predictions were really accurate, she would have long been invited by a great clan to become an honored guest. How could she be here, setting up a stall?

But this wasn't something she could openly admit, right? Didn't she care about her dignity? Wu Yaoyao was livid.

Seeing her so flustered, Long Xuan understood—her divinations were probably really not that accurate.

If she performed a divination for him, the predictions would most likely be fake. He wondered if he should even bother letting her divine for him.

“Don’t listen to her nonsense,” Wu Yaoyao hurriedly said. “My predictions are still accurate. Even if they’re not, what of it? My divination for you is free! Why not take advantage of it? What if I’m right? You’d hit the jackpot!”

“The future can be changed. If I predict something unfavorable for you, you can prepare in advance to avoid future dangers. You might even escape a life-threatening crisis.”

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan was intrigued. She had almost convinced him.

What if she predicted that someone would kill him in the future? Could he lay a trap and kill that person first to change his fate?

Thinking along these lines, Long Xuan decided to go ahead with the divination. After all, it was free, and even if it was inaccurate, it wouldn’t matter.

With this thought in mind, Long Xuan smiled and said, “Oh, I see now. No wonder you're offering it for free. If you successfully divine for someone with great fortune, you’ll receive a huge benefit.”

“In that case, it can’t be free. You’ll have to pay up!”

“If you don’t add money, I’ll walk away right now!” Long Xuan said with a mischievous smile.

Upon hearing this, both girls were stunned. They stared at him with wide eyes, their mouths agape.

Seeing his smiling face, Wu Yaoyao barely resisted the urge to punch him. How could he be so shameless?

Goodness! This was the first time she had ever heard of someone demanding the fortune-teller pay for a divination! This was unheard of, a bizarre tale across the ages. Wasn’t this just bullying?

At this point, Di Xin was also twitching her lips, looking at him in speechless astonishment.

What kind of logic was this? Asking the fortune-teller to pay for a divination? This was pure shamelessness! How could there be someone so brazen in this world?

Is it really okay to bully a girl like this?

This was just outrageous! No wonder people called him "Long the Skinner"—he really was that ruthless!

By now, many passersby were casting strange looks in their direction, their lips twitching uncontrollably. This was beyond bullying; they could hardly stand to watch.

“So? Have you made up your mind?” Long Xuan asked. “Having me divine for you is a huge gain for you. I won’t ask for much, just one hundred high-grade Spirit Stones of each of the five elements.”

“Only a mere five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones—it’s an absolute steal! I guarantee you it’s worth the price!” Long Xuan grinned as he looked at her.

Wu Yaoyao took a deep breath, barely containing her urge to punch that smiling face.

Good heavens, this guy really was asking for a fortune, demanding five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones! Why didn’t he just go die! Most Gu practitioners didn’t even have five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones to their name, yet he had the audacity to demand them from her.

Wu Yaoyao’s chest heaved in anger as she glared at him through gritted teeth.

“You’re a devil!”

“Do I look like I’m made of high-grade Spirit Stones to you?”

“Fine! You want five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones, right? I’ll give you five hundred! You win!”

In the face of such profit, she eventually chose to compromise before this evil force.

Di Xin looked at her with sympathetic eyes, shaking her head helplessly. In the end, she had been scammed out of five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones. What a pity.

A fortune-teller paying the customer for a divination—this was truly a tale for the ages. Long Xuan had definitely set a new precedent in history.

Hearing that Wu Yaoyao agreed to give him five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones, Long Xuan’s eyes lit up. He had only been joking, but she actually agreed.

Even if she hadn’t given him the Spirit Stones, he would have gone through with the divination anyway. She really was too easy to tease!

Tsk tsk! She was actually quite wealthy. Who would’ve thought she was a little rich girl, giving away five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones just like that? This was truly a pleasant surprise.

Long Xuan’s smile grew even wider. He had only been joking, but now he had scored a windfall. What a lucky day!

If Wu Yaoyao knew what he was thinking, she would probably die of anger. A joke? What kind of joke was this? If she had known, she would have been furious enough to want to kill him.

“Here! This is five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones—one hundred of each element! I’m going all out today!”

“Hurry up and divine for me! I want three divinations!”

“I want to see if your predictions can help me earn back these five hundred Spirit Stones!”

Wu Yaoyao threw a pile of glowing stones of various colors onto the stall, her expression pained. The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt.

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