Chapter 259: Grand Evolving Fortune

Chapter 259: Grand Evolving Fortune

After Yang Xueyi's closed-door cultivation, Meng Zhang devoted most of his time and energy to his own cultivation. Besides his regular training, he spent a considerable amount of effort studying the book "Grand Evolving Fortune." Following the impulsive incident when he was almost assassinated by Liu Dajin, Meng Zhang seemed to have gained some insights upon revisiting "Grand Evolving Fortune."

With further in-depth study, he gradually began to make progress. Additionally, during the last expedition into the sand monster's lair, Meng Zhang obtained two intact spirit source beads. Such treasures could not be left idle in the storage; they needed to be used promptly.

Using a single intact spirit source bead, one could generate a new spirit vein from scratch, but it would be of the First Rank, Low Grade. Each time a First Rank spirit vein was upgraded, it only required one spirit source bead. Of course, depending on the quality of the spirit source bead and the techniques used, the time required would vary significantly.

The upgrade from a First Rank, High Grade spirit vein to a Second Rank, Low Grade spirit vein required two intact spirit source beads. For each upgrade of a Second Rank spirit vein, it required three spirit source beads.

Within the territory of Taiyi Sect, there was no shortage of First Rank spirit veins, and upgrading them to a higher grade held little significance. Currently, the main mountain gate of Taiyi Sect, Fuzhao Valley, possessed a Second Rank, Low Grade spirit vein. Meng Zhang did have the intention to improve its grade, but he lacked sufficient spirit source beads.

Finally, after some consideration, Meng Zhang decided to upgrade Taiyi Sect's original old mountain gate to a Second Rank, Low Grade spirit vein. There, an originally First Rank, High Grade spirit vein existed, and it would only require two spirit source beads to achieve his goal.The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l-B1n.

Furthermore, Meng Zhang didn't forget that the spiritual eye at the old mountain gate had a special nourishing effect. The precious pearl containing the remnants of the Guardian Spirit General and the spiritual weapon Spiritsnake Spear were still placed there to be nurtured. Even after the relocation of Taiyi Sect's main mountain gate, these two items remained undisturbed.

Generally, after upgrading the spirit vein's grade, the spiritual eye would exhibit some positive changes. Meng Zhang hoped that the nourishing effect of the spiritual eye would become stronger and help these two items recover sooner.

Time flew by, and it had been four years since Taiyi Sect's last expedition to subdue the sand monsters. Meng Zhang's cultivation during the early Foundation Building stage had already been completed, and he could begin practicing in the mid Foundation Building stage whenever he chose.

Furthermore, after years of relentless effort, he finally gained some entry-level understanding of the Grand Evolving Fortune technique, which could be considered as having grasped the basics of divination. Meng Zhang could now successfully employ the Grand Evolving Fortune technique. Each day, he meditated for an hour using a special method to accumulate a unique "calculation tally," which was stored within his body. When he used the Grand Evolving Fortune to make calculations, he could expend these calculation tallies to obtain the desired results. The number of calculation tallies consumed varied depending on the complexity of the matter being divined.

For trivial matters, like predicting what meal the kitchen would prepare for him, only one or two calculation tallies were needed. However, for forecasting weather patterns, more than ten calculation tallies might be required. As for divining more crucial matters, such as the whereabouts of a certain magic tool or a specific Foundation Building cultivator, the cost would be even higher, reaching dozens or even hundreds of calculation tallies.

Of course, if all the calculation tallies were exhausted and still insufficient, he could even consume his own lifespan. However, Meng Zhang was reluctant to do so, as depleting too much lifespan would also cause a substantial loss of spiritual energy. If he wasn't careful, it could shake the foundation of his cultivation and hinder his progress towards reaching the Gold Core realm or higher.

Moreover, Meng Zhang couldn't use the Grand Evolving Fortune technique to divine matters beyond his current Cultivation Base level. For instance, he could only divine the whereabouts of a Second Rank magic tool but not anything more advanced. Similarly, when divining a cultivator's whereabouts, he could only target those at the Foundation Building level and not Daoist Masters at the Gold Core level or higher.

If Meng Zhang insisted on forcibly divining beyond his limits, there was still a way, albeit at the cost of a considerable amount of his lifespan, which was limited to four Jiazi cycles for a Foundation Building cultivator. However, most Foundation Building cultivators found it challenging to live past two hundred years, which might seem long but was insufficient for their cultivation journey.

Slowly but surely, by consuming lifespan bit by bit here and there, the two hundred years would pass before they knew it. Considering the value of lifespan, Meng Zhang was cautious about casually depleting it. Not to mention, excessive loss of lifespan would also deplete a significant amount of vital energy, and in the worst-case scenario, it could jeopardize his path to the Gold Core realm, making it unattainable for a lifetime.

After gaining some entry-level understanding of the Grand Evolving Fortune technique, Meng Zhang began accumulating calculation tallies while continuing to study the knowledge of divination. Presently, Meng Zhang successfully mastered the art of divination and could barely be considered a Diviner.

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