Chapter 335 - 129: Super Grade 3

Chapter 335: Chapter 129: Super Grade 3

"Tsk tsk. All those theatrics from a certain Martial Arts Myth... were they really that difficult? Now it seems they’re nothing special."

Fang Rui rubbed his hands together, and the Cyan Jade Erhu in his palms instantly dissolved into specks of light. High above, the wild geese were freed from its influence. They stopped circling, honking as they flew far away.

"A Supreme Martial Saint... In terms of Realm, I suppose I now stand at the pinnacle of the Great Yu."

It could be said that a Primordial Sea Realm Martial Saint possessed a status equivalent to a Source Realm Master. This was the most powerful Realm Fang Rui knew of!

’I finally have some sense of security.’

Fang Rui sighed. He stood atop the mountain peak, hands clasped behind his back, facing the blazing afternoon sun. An unprecedented heroic spirit swelled in his chest, and he softly recited, "I ask the world: is this mountain the highest?"

"CAW! CAW! CAW!"

In the howling wind, no one answered, only two crows flying past.

"COUGH! COUGH! COUGH! COUGH!"

Fang Rui coughed for a spell and rubbed his face. ’Alright, I can’t get carried away. Here in Shangluo, the secondary capital, there seem to be two or three ’Seed Path’ Martial Saints. There’s also a Source Realm Master, Master Bao, and what’s more, the Innate Supreme Treasure, the ’Chaos Four Symbols Banner’...’

Of course, ownership of the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Four Symbols Banner, belonged to the Court. Altering the weather was within the scope of its duties, but using it for combat would require signatures from multiple parties or a rigorous approval process.

’I shouldn’t get arrogant, but I don’t need to sell myself short, either. All in all, as long as I don’t do anything to bring the heavens crashing down, I should be quite safe here in Shangluo City.’

Fang Rui made his own objective assessment. Then, without lingering any longer, he summoned the hovering Flowing Cloud Cyan Simurgh and returned in high spirits.

Behind him, the snow-white Two Realms Mountain soared into the heavens, forming a majestic backdrop. Under the vast sky, the afternoon sun blazed, making him appear as if he were erupting with a brilliant golden light.

...

By afternoon, the news that Fang Rui had closed Caozhi Hall to open a private school, abandoning medicine for literary pursuits, had thoroughly spread throughout the city. It became a running joke for many residents during their idle chats.

Well, calling it a joke was putting it nicely. To be frank, it was pure mockery.

However, Fang Rui closed his doors and pretended to be oblivious to it all.

Oh, it is worth mentioning that even amidst this atmosphere, Yu Song, his loyal friend, remained as steadfast in his support as ever. He brought his own son to Fang Rui, making him the very first student.

And that was it for the entire afternoon.

Fang Rui remained completely unaffected. He spent the day at home in pleasant contentment, chatting with Mrs. Xue of the Fang Family and Third Lady and doing some reading. Just like that, the day passed.

...

「After dinner.」

Fang Rui returned to his room, and a matter came to mind. ’Now that I’ve broken through to the Supreme Realm, I can finally take care of certain people. For example... Li Xuantong!’

Previously, after learning about the June Lotus Rain and understanding how much Master Bao valued Li Xuantong, he had decisively put the matter aside and not thought of him since.

Only now, having broken through to the Supreme Realm, was he pulling Li Xuantong’s name out of his little black book.

’No rush. Let me perform a Divination first.’

Speaking of which, this whole Divination business was rather arcane. It was influenced by many factors: one’s own Realm and status, the target’s Destiny Chart, Qi Fortune, powerful treasures, and so on.

It could be shielded against, interfered with, and even used to mislead.

Therefore, Fang Rui’s consistent attitude was that Divination was trustworthy, but not absolutely so. It was best used as a reference.

’Right now, I can really only divine my own fortune, as well as the fortune, misfortune, and location of people with whom I share a Strong Causality.’

Indeed, even though Fang Rui’s Divination Skill was Limit-Breaking, it still had its limits.

After all, the skill was heavily restricted by one’s own Realm.

Asking him to divine something specific, like what happened during the ancient celestial cataclysm, would be asking far too much.

The idea from myths and legends—of pinching one’s fingers to calculate five hundred years into the past and five hundred years into the future—was utter nonsense.

At least, it was impossible at his current Realm!

—It was just like how the Bodhi Ancestor could foresee Sun Monkey’s fate; that was because the Ancestor himself was a Great Power of immense cultivation!

’Before, when I performed a Divination on assassinating Li Xuantong, the result was ’Great Peril.’ So, what about this time?’

A glint flashed in Fang Rui’s eyes.

His Divination results for fortune and misfortune weren’t that complicated; there were only five outcomes: Great Peril, Minor Peril, Neutral, Minor Fortune, and Great Fortune.

’I’m not expecting ’Great Fortune’ or ’Minor Fortune.’ After all, assassinating Li Xuantong is unlikely to bring me any direct benefit. It should be ’Neutral,’ right?!’

Fang Rui speculated inwardly as Spiritual Light flickered in his hand. He began to pinch his fingers, performing the Divination.

Soon, the result emerged.

"This is...?!" His pupils shrank abruptly as a look of utter disbelief washed over his face.

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