Chapter 136: Can predict the future, can know fortune and misfortune"Old Ox, stop dawdling, we still haven't seen the spiritual herbs we need, hurry up and look."
"Moo!"
Startled, the big black ox realized, yes, their main purpose was to buy spiritual herbs, almost forgot.
The matter of the array diagram was immediately pushed aside by them, and they picked up the booklet again to keep watch.
But the results were still unsatisfactory. Although there were other spiritual herbs, they still didn't find what they were looking for.
As the final item came up, they quietly left. They had no greed for such things; those were not things they could afford to touch.
Being able to acquire the Five Elements Array diagram already satisfied them.
On the way home, amidst the bustling crowd, Chen Xun and the big black ox walked far away, trying to take less crowded routes.
"Old Ox, I'm already considering the next hundred-year plan."
"Moo?""This cultivation really takes time. Sometimes, when you're practicing, you don't even notice time passing." Chen Xun sighed lightly, as if reading a book. When he started reading, it was with the leisure of floating clouds, but when he finished, the sky was full of stars.
"Moo~" The big black ox nodded as well. It couldn't be imagined how those great cultivators cultivated so quickly.
After establishing the Foundation, reaching the Golden Core stage, their lifespans simply weren't enough. It had once thought that if it didn't have immortality, it would probably cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage and then go plow fields with Chen Xun, abandoning cultivation thereafter!
A life of more than three hundred years would still be exciting, but in the cultivation world, it would just be running from dogs, constantly cultivating, not understanding the meaning of life.
The big, black ox's eyes revealed wisdom. The more it thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. The Golden Core realm made its brain smarter.
"Old Ox, what are you thinking about?" Chen Xun smirked, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. "Don't worry, I've got it all figured out."
"Moo?"
"It's about that..."
"Moo?"
"Ah."
"Let me thank you sincerely..."
Chen Xun said it seriously, lifting the ox's ear.
"Moo!!!"
The big black ox's scalp tingled, emitting a roar-like cry of surprise. It figured out that Chen Xun wanted to sing!!
Subconsciously, it kicked its hind hoof, and coincidentally, it hit Chen Xun right in the abdomen.
The latter's face changed drastically. Holding his stomach with one hand, he fell to his knees, his expression increasingly painful, as if he were on the verge of death.
The big black ox panicked, circling around frantically. How could it have kicked Chen Xun so badly again?
Passing cultivators pointed and whispered, with a hint of regret in their eyes.
"Has this Daoist friend been injured by his own spiritual beast?"
"I don't think so. This person is clutching his stomach, and his face seems pained, like he's heartbroken."
"Oh? I didn't expect this Daoist friend to have such abilities—to see through things with just a glance?"
"I'm known as the Fate Reader. I can predict the future and know fortune and misfortune."
"What?! It's actually the Fate Reader!"
"Hehe, indeed, it is. It's a coincidence that we've met. Today, I'll cast three divinations, and the spiritual stones will be given according to fate."
Suddenly, the Fate Reader beside Chen Xun set up his stall, and many cultivators gathered around, showing great interest.
Damn it!
Chen Xun's stomach suddenly didn't hurt anymore. He stood up suddenly, his gaze shocked as he looked at the fortune-teller. Could he still play like this?!
"Moo?"
"Wasn't it me who got injured?"
"Moo?"
"Let's go, old ox; let's go home."
"Moo?"
"He's pretending."
Chen Xun laughed heartily, grabbing the ox's head and walking away. The big black ox still looked puzzled, not looking like he was pretending.
The fortune-teller's stall behind them was still bustling, but it seemed to have long exceeded three divinations.
In the Qin Immortal Mountain Cave, the big black ox went to take care of the spiritual herbs again, while Chen Xun sat by the stream, starting to plan.
"Spiritual herbs won't wait specifically for us. If we don't find them this time, we'll have to wait for the next hundred years." Chen Xun pondered, looking into the distance. "We have at most six hundred years left. We can't stay in this cave anymore."
He lowered his gaze and began to write quickly and with determination. There was still plenty of time, and they could still do many meaningful things.
If there was still no news of the spiritual herbs after six hundred years, they would have to move to Tian Duan Plains and visit Yuxu City every hundred years.
Chen Xun had already started planning for six hundred years later, with paths for both advancement and retreat. These days had to be spent prosperously.
But for the next hundred years, he didn't plan to sell spiritual herbs and elixirs every month anymore. Over time, it would attract too much attention, and besides, they already had enough spiritual stones.