Chapter 27 Kan and Divination

The moon cast a hazy glow, shrouding the earth in the colors of the night.

Chen Hai left his home around ten o'clock in the evening, and after some delays, it was now approaching midnight.

He picked up the damaged Turtle Shell in his hand and examined it back and forth for a long time.

The Turtle Shell was densely covered with intricate patterns.

It was unclear whether these patterns were naturally formed or carved by human hands.

When he unintentionally infused his Soul Power into the Turtle Shell, he suddenly discovered that the patterns faintly began to emit a soft glow.

He had intended to put away the Turtle Shell and return home immediately, but once again, he paused.

Finding a somewhat flat rock nearby to sit on, he tried infusing his Soul Power into the palm-sized, damaged Turtle Shell once again.

The Turtle Shell itself did not emit any light.

The shimmering light came strictly from those patterns.

After trying for a while, Chen Hai realized that some of the patterns were incomplete due to the breaks in the Turtle Shell, which made it impossible to form a full loop.

Such patterns would only emit a faint light when he channeled Soul Power into them.

As soon as he ceased the infusion of Soul Power, the light would extinguish promptly.

Other patterns, however, could connect with additional patterns to form a complete loop.

With these patterns, the more Soul Power Chen Hai infused, the brighter the light emanating from them became.

Even without his continuous infusion of power, the glow from these patterns would persist for a good while before beginning to fade.

Discovering such a phenomenon stirred a playful curiosity in Chen Hai.

He had completely drained the pure Soul Power of the Toad Demon, Mother Gejie.

He could clearly sense that his own realm of strength had taken a significant stride forward.

However, he was not entirely sure whether he had stepped into the Day Tour Realm.

After all, he had no master to guide him on his path of Tao Cultivation, and everything he knew was self-taught.

He simply couldn't figure out whether there were initial, mid, or late Perfect phases within the Night Tour Realm!

What if the breakthrough he experienced was not the Day Tour Realm, but merely a transition from the early phase to the Mid Period of the Night Tour?

Perhaps, only by experiencing soul departure during the twilight of the next day,

Could he truly ascertain which Realm he was currently in!

The reason he didn't choose noon or early morning was quite simple: the lingering light of the setting sun was much gentler to his Soul Body.

Even if he was wrong about entering the Day Tour, the sunlight at that time would at worst leave him weakened for a while.

The patterns on the damaged Turtle Shell in his hand became increasingly radiant as he continued to pour Soul Power into it.

The patterns that managed to form a complete loop seemed to come alive at that moment.

Amidst the vagueness, Chen Hai seemed to notice ancient Ancient Seal script characters fleeting before his eyes on the Turtle Shell.

He had already studied this ancient font for quite some time.

A 'Kan' character, a 'Divination' character.

Chen Hai could only recognize these two symbols when suddenly, a streak of white light flashed by, and the brilliantly damaged Turtle Shell transformed from solid to ethereal.

Following that, it turned into a pure white light and directly entered his forehead before vanishing completely.

"Kan, it's Geomancy; Divination, it's actually Divination Skill!"

"This damaged turtle shell actually has such effects?"

"I have been practicing Taoist skills, only focusing on the 'laws'."

"The things I've figured out on my own are just some trivial gadgets that aren't presentable."

"But now, Geomancy and Divination are applications based on 'laws'; they are purely 'skills'!"

Feeling as if a wealth of knowledge had flowed into his mind, Chen Hai's heart leaped with joy, and he muttered to himself.

"Green trees provide shade, the three suns do not shine, Yin Evil Qi gathers in the pond, Toad Demon's hiding place—this is a quintessential Gathering Yin Land!"

"Ordinary people staying in such a place for too long will surely be eroded by yin qi; they'll become absent-minded and restless, and bad things are bound to happen if they're not careful!"

"The Toad Demon hiding here is thriving, cultivating its Divine Soul with twice the result for half the effort."

"Perhaps, its fate is tied to this broken turtle shell."

"It's because it gained a trace of inheritance from it that it found this Gathering Yin Land to hide and cultivate to its current state."

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Suddenly, it was as if Chen Hai understood many things in his mind.

With just a few glances at the pond not far away, he already saw many things that he previously couldn't detect.

"Kan represents the Heavenly Dao; Yu represents the Earthly Dao."

"Kan is heaven, Yu is earth, the study of Kan Yu is the study of Heaven and Earth."

It's based on the Hetu Luoshu, combined with Bagua, Nine Stars, and the Yin-Yang and Five Elements' cycle of generation and suppression, integrating the rules of heaven, the flow of earth's energy, and humans within it.

The moment the broken Turtle Shell turned into a white light and entered Chen Hai's forehead,

He understood the various changes in earth veins, mountain shapes, and water flow directions he encountered.

It was for this reason that he could tell at a glance that the Toad Demon's hiding place belonged to a rather rare Gathering Yin hotspot.

Unfortunately, using this Geomancy Inspection Skill seemed to drain his Soul Power significantly.

In just a short while, a wave of fatigue, emanating from his soul, overwhelmed him.

With his eyes closed, as he meditated, he could clearly sense that broken Turtle Shell that had turned into white light and merged into his forehead.

On the original turtle shell, the illuminated patterns, one above and one below, each formed a complete cycle.

The upper patterns represented Geomancy, while the lower patterns represented Divination.

But now, those upper patterns on the turtle shell had once again dimmed.

Until he invested soul power into those patterns and reignited them, Chen Hai could no longer use the Geomancy Inspection Skill.

However, the Divination Skill was still intact.

Under the current circumstances, he really had nothing that required divination.

Hou Donggui's kind reminders were always on his mind.

Without necessity, he didn't want to recklessly deplete his own fortune.

Besides, in an old Taoist Book he had bought from a street vendor, he seemed to remember that those who practiced Divination usually did so for others, not for themselves.

If he were to carelessly perform Divination for himself, that could easily invite big trouble!

Having used the Geomancy Inspection Skill, his entire being felt extremely tired.

After some thought, he decided to suppress his curiosity for the time being, no longer wishing to attempt Divination.

Mustering his energy, he quickly made his way towards his home.

Back at his own house, he laid down on his bed and hardly had he closed his eyes, he fell into a deep sleep.