Chapter 1727: The Mystifying Fate

Before Ye Yuan, names lit up one by one.

The Taiji diagram flickered, yin and yang giving birth to each other, emitting waves of Dao aura.

The name Yue Mengli actually detached from the paper and was drawn by the flowing light of the Taiji diagram into the vortex.

In the end, Yue Mengli's name disintegrated, turning into specks of starlight that merged into the flowing light.

Pfft!

Suddenly, Jian Hongxiao's throat turned sweet, and he sprayed a mouthful of blood mist, his entire aura instantly wilting considerably.

Senior! Ye Yuan exclaimed in shock.

Jian Hongxiao waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, continue!"

He forcibly activated the Xuanling Chaos Art, making the Taiji diagram spin again.

Ye Yuan's face changed several times. Taking a deep breath, he continued silently reciting a few names.

Then, the names of the others did the same, eventually merging into the Taiji diagram.

During this, Jian Hongxiao spat out several large mouthfuls of blood, seeming to have aged many years in an instant.

Ye Yuan could naturally see that Jian Hongxiao had suffered heavenly backlash, his lifespan surely greatly diminished.

He secretly resolved that when his strength was sufficient in the future, he would definitely help Jian Hongxiao return to his peak.

The light dissipated, and Jian Hongxiao's deduction was finally complete.

Ye Yuan quickly went over to help him up and asked with concern, "Senior, you... are you alright?"

Jian Hongxiao forced himself to be spirited and smiled, "It's nothing, I won't die. Just deducing a few names cost me tens of thousands of years of lifespan. Heh, if I had deduced your fate, I'm afraid I would have coughed blood and died on the spot. The Emperor Ling aura is truly terrifying!"

Jian Hongxiao's attainment in the Dao of Divination was extremely formidable, and he had always been very confident in his divination strength.

Yet he never expected that just deducing the whereabouts of a few people around Ye Yuan would incur such backlash.

For this deduction, he had deliberately isolated Ye Yuan's aura, trying to calculate from other aspects, yet the result was still so disastrous.

Jian Hongxiao found it hard to imagine what the consequences would be if he directly deduced Ye Yuan's fate.

The Emperor Ling aura bore earth-shattering fortune.

He could not bear it!

Ye Yuan helped Jian Hongxiao sit down on a cushion. Jian Hongxiao studied Ye Yuan and suddenly said, "I am truly curious about what your fate is like, young friend. Unfortunately, my strength is insufficient! I'm afraid only the Ancestor himself could deduce your fate!"

For the Jian family, meeting someone with heaven-defying fortune was like Ye Yuan discovering a new pill.

That curiosity was almost impossible to suppress.

Otherwise, Jian Ping would not have been curious enough to look at Ye Yuan's fortune back then.

Unfortunately, Ye Yuan's fortune was too strong; even Jian Hongxiao could not calculate it.

Regarding deductions about Ye Yuan, one had to use indirect methods and approach circuitously.

And the difficulty of this was unimaginable to ordinary people.

Only a strong expert like Jian Hongxiao possessed such ability.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I hope that one day I can witness the Mystic Machine Heavenly Sovereign's divine divination art!"

Jian Hongxiao laughed, "With you, perhaps that day may indeed come. My deduction just now shows that your fortune is no ordinary matter; even among Emperor Ling auras, it is an extremely high-level existence!"

Ye Yuan nodded and asked somewhat nervously, "Senior, is there... any result?"

Jian Hongxiao looked at Ye Yuan and said helplessly, "There is, and there isn't. I have done my utmost, but I can only vaguely sense a little."

Ye Yuan's heart tightened slightly. "Please speak, Senior."

Jian Hongxiao smiled, "You don't need to be so tense. For now, at least the four of them are still alive."

Those words lifted a huge weight from Ye Yuan's heart.

As long as they were safe, everything else could be dealt with.

What he feared most was the worst-case scenario.

Ye Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Please enlighten me, Senior."

Jian Hongxiao nodded and said, "According to the hexagram, this girl named Yue Mengli also has her heavenly secrets shielded; I cannot see through her."

Ye Yuan's expression changed slightly. "Senior, what does this mean?"

Jian Hongxiao said, "I judge there may be several possibilities. First, that girl has obtained some opportunity, defying fate, and her fortune is now extraordinary, thus shielding the heavenly secrets. Second... someone has deliberately concealed her aura, making it impossible for you to find her. Of course, it is also possible that she is trapped in some secret realm that can conceal heavenly secrets."

Ye Yuan frowned slightly. If it were the first case, it would be fine, but if it were the second or third, it would be hard to say.

With the heavenly secrets shielded, even Jian Hongxiao was completely helpless.

Even if Ye Yuan wanted to search, he had no place to start.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan felt his head spinning.

The current situation had completely exceeded his expectations.

In the past, he was always confident, but this time, he was truly panicked.

Seeing Ye Yuan's expression, Jian Hongxiao added, "Although I cannot detect her situation, during the deduction just now, I had a vague feeling that your bond is not over; you will meet again!"

Hearing this, Ye Yuan finally relaxed and said, "Senior, what about the others?"

Jian Hongxiao said, "That primal spirit—I deduced that he is currently in a place of fire spirit. It should be beneficial to him. As for that girl named Lü'er, she should also be fine. But this Bai Guang, I sense an omen of misfortune; I'm afraid his current situation is not good."

Ye Yuan's expression changed. "What happened to Bai Guang?"

Jian Hongxiao shook his head. "I don't know. This is my limit. I cannot deduce even a bit more information! However, I can calculate that he is now in the Demon God Domain."

Ye Yuan's expression darkened. "It seems I need to go to the Demon God Domain! Senior, can you be more precise?"

Jian Hongxiao smiled bitterly, "I know the Demon God Domain is vast, but this is already my limit."

Ye Yuan took a deep breath and said, "I understand!"

With that, Ye Yuan slowly stood up, bowed deeply to Jian Hongxiao, and said, "Senior's kindness, Ye Yuan will remember in his heart! One day, I will repay it in full!"

Jian Hongxiao waved his hand and smiled bitterly, "It seems... I overestimated my own strength! The things I deduced now are far less than I expected. Don't take it to heart."

Ye Yuan said, "How could I dare, Senior? Your deduction has already been a tremendous help to me. At least now I have a direction. And I know that your loss will likely not be recovered within a thousand years; the next Hundred Battles Arena will probably be postponed again."

Jian Hongxiao's loss was clearly greater than anticipated.

He was now very weak, and a thousand years might not be enough to recover.

Thus, it seemed that to help him this time, Jian Hongxiao had paid a huge price.