Chapter 785: Chapter 434: The First Calamity, Time Aberration Fish_2

"And the first one he would come looking for is you."

Upon hearing this, Li Ye suddenly felt uneasy all over.

Mythology inherently contains elements of "exaggeration" and "embellishment," and many myths genuinely give feedback to the deities through various embellishments.

One can only imagine how many patches the Gnostic School would add to "Yang Jian."

And what he would have to face by then.

No way...

He took a deep breath, "So what do these two creatures have to do with it?"

"They represent Heaven and Earth, incredibly powerful, and so long as you take good care of them, they will help you deal with those great power cultivators emerging from the mythological legends."

"I sent you two super powerful bodyguards; you ought to accept my goodwill and bring sweet springs to my land."

"So you just want me to supply you with materials?" Li Ye felt like he had been led around in such a big circle, only to find it ended like this, which made him feel extremely absurd.

"... Yes." The other Li Ye’s voice carried a hint of self-mockery: "Though I clearly completed my task and mission, I still got tainted by the Four Seasons Sect, becoming concerned about my land and Spirit Race.

You know that this world is already sealed.

Without external forces providing support, it will grow increasingly desolate.

I can’t bear to see my Spirit Race and subordinates starve and die in hardship, so I can only come to beg you; you’re the only one who can help me.

And I’m confident.

You will definitely help me."

These words really put Li Ye in a bad mood.

There was an odd feeling of being manipulated.

But alas, his heart was still soft; if that "Li Ye" were to die, then so be it, but how innocent are the creatures.

Everything in the world can die in battle, old age, or even due to internal strife, but they must never die of hunger.

"Alright."

"You’ve managed to persuade me, after all."

"Just tell me what materials you need."

"As for these two little ones... I’ll need to take a good look at them."

Li Ye reached out to take the beaver and the cat by his side; they were both still limp, just like they were dead.

But even so, they still snuggled tightly together.

If forcibly separated, there might be some unforeseen troublesome issues.

Lost souls.

How exactly should their ailment of lost souls be treated?

That other self should have already used quite a few methods to try but with no success, hence turning to him.

This also indicates that the Four Seasons Sect’s Dharma Method might not work.

Help from outside sources must be sought.

...

"Lost souls?"

Zhuge Ya from Qiongguan Mountain asked upon hearing Li Ye’s question.

There was a sense of surprise yet pleasure—coming to ask him signaled an acknowledgment from the Four Seasons Sect of Qiongguan Mountain’s expertise in souls?

If documented, it could probably be bragged about for decades.

Li Ye nodded:

"Indeed, I came to seek your assistance."

"I am not entirely clear about its condition, which is why I need you to perform some analysis with your Taoist technique to shed some light."

"Of course, of course!"

Thus, Zhuge Ya hurriedly took over the two spirit beasts.

He brought out an Eight Trigrams Plate and lightly pointed at it with a sword-shaped hand gesture.

All of a sudden.

The shadow of the Eight Trigrams spread out beneath his feet and began to spin, Yin-Yang black and white energies spread out, and eight different trigrams simultaneously started to shimmer.

Eventually, it stopped at the Qian Trigram and the Kun Trigram.

"Huh."

Zhuge Ya exclaimed in surprise, closely staring at the Eight Trigrams Plate, and said:

"How strange."

"Lost souls should originally have souls."

"But their souls seem to have been taken by some powerful entity, and moreover, they aren’t creatures of this universe."

"It seems to have something to do with the River of Cosmic Light?"

Oh?

One must say, as expected of the Nascent Soul True Man from Qiongguan Mountain.

Just a glance, and he could already discern their origins.

"Then..." Li Ye asked, "How can their souls be retrieved?"

Zhuge Ya thought for a moment.

Suddenly, he looked at Li Ye with blazing eyes: "I’ve heard the Four Seasons Sect has a peculiar Dharma Method, passed down from the Upper Realm Su Xing Celestial Venerate.

Called the Xiangjun Method.

That Dharma Method allows one to search the unknown within the River of Cosmic Light, seeking friends and partners; could it be that these two spiritual objects are from a branch of the River of Cosmic Light?"

Now Li Ye wasn’t that surprised anymore.

After all, he was a cultivator sent here by Qiongguan Mountain; if he had no real skills, how could he stand out in that... place full of scheming, where even a meal warranted a trigrams reading to see if the bowl contained rice or salt.

"Yes."

"They indeed do not belong to this world."

Li Ye sighed, "Do you have any idea, Dao You?"

"These little ones might still need to help me through this big ordeal; if you have any idea, feel free to tell me. Success or failure aside, I owe you a favor."

A favor!

Li Ye’s favor!

Zhuge Ya, whose heart was usually as still as a well regardless of the calculations, suddenly wavered.

Cultivators all know that a debt of favor is the hardest to repay.

Li Ye was willing to offer a favor for his assistance.

He immediately began contemplating.

Pacing back and forth.

Occasionally even bouncing a bit.

In any case, after quite some time.

Sweating profusely, Zhuge Ya said to Li Ye, "There is a type of fish living in the River of Cosmic Light, which might be able to help you, but obtaining that fish is not easy.

I’m not even sure if you’ve heard of that Spirit Fish.

It’s called the Time Mirage Fish."

This name sounded somewhat unfamiliar.

Even Li Ye had to ponder for a moment before uncertainly saying:

"That’s a spirit object of fantasy, isn’t it?"

"Does it really exist in this world?"

The Four Seasons Sect has records spanning millennia left by all the seniors, plus the Upper Realm’s library, yet even so, there is no account of capturing a "Time Mirage Fish."

If such a thing truly existed.

How could the Four Seasons Sect, who are accustomed to "protecting" various rare spirit beasts and spiritual objects, not have discovered it and established outposts for observation?

"...It should exist." Even Zhuge Ya wasn’t certain but he shook the Eight Trigrams Plate in his hand: "The divination says so.

Only the power of the Time Mirage Fish can find what you need in the River of Cosmic Light, and only it can prevent you from being detected by the consciousness of the River of Cosmic Light.

You’ve likely done something affecting the River of Cosmic Light before."

Uh.

At this moment, Li Ye finally understood why mortals believed in divination so much and couldn’t wait to find a master to read their fortunes.

Did this guy figure out so much just by bouncing a few times?

He looked at Zhuge Ya, thoughtfully.

The latter, feeling somewhat uneasy from Li Ye’s gaze, hastily explained:

"Dao You asked for my help so that I can intervene in your fate and karma; otherwise, with your merit and Qi fortune, if I forcibly calculated, I would certainly suffer divine retribution!"

Seeing his misunderstanding, Li Ye shook his head and said:

"We also learned some divination techniques in our sect, but we are far from having your sect’s peculiar methods, just feeling a moment of sentiment, if I could learn..."

Before he finished speaking.

Zhuge Ya excitedly and joyfully grabbed his hand.

Held it tightly:

"Dao You! Dao You!"

"Is what you said true? Are you really willing to learn the art of divination?"

Li Ye: "..."

"Ha-ha."

He laughed awkwardly.

"I was just joking; your sect’s Taoist techniques are so profound that I really cannot learn them!"

Good heavens.

Qiongguan Mountain is not a place ordinary people can go.

Not only do they have to divine whether the bowl contains rice or salt before a meal, but they also have to divine whether they would suddenly be hit by a meteor when sleeping, spend all day divining, nothing but divining...

Only this group of people who find joy in it can endure it.

Anyway, Li Ye truly couldn’t accept living like that.

Hearing this, Zhuge Ya felt a bit disappointed yet he still respectfully nods to Li Ye.

And then, with a detached air, he said:

"Next, I’ll perform a divination for Dao You."

"I might die; remember to preserve my body, don’t let it be blasted apart by lightning."

Li Ye was taken aback.

"Huh?"