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70: Chapter 56 Star Nine Forms 70: Chapter 56 Star Nine Forms “Could this guy be a fraud?” Eleanor asked with a mix of sympathy and doubt as she watched Nora’s dispirited demeanor.

The girls were still chattering nearby, so Eleanor strode over and asked directly,

“Have you decided?

Otherwise, I’ll go next.”

“Go ahead, go ahead,” the girls quickly said.

They still wanted to argue about whether the Prophet was credible.

Thus, Eleanor approached Zhang Sanfeng, pulled out a banknote, and asked,

“Are you the Prophet?”

“Is that your question?” Zhang Sanfeng raised his white eyebrows.

“One can only ask one question.”

“No,” Eleanor responded straightforwardly.

“Then let me ask you, can I smoothly inherit my father’s title?”

Zhang Sanfeng nodded, took out six copper coins, and tossed them on the ground.

After observing the results on the heads and tails, he smiled and said,

“Are you asking about your career?

Heh, interesting.

This divination is Fire Thunder Devouring, with Li Trigram above and Zhen Trigram below, crushing hard objects.”

“I don’t understand,” Eleanor frowned.

“Can you just tell me straight whether I can or not?”

“The lower trigram is Zhen, and the upper is Li.

You’re asking about your father’s title, but both the Li and Zhen trigrams start with yang lines.

Which one is really about your father?”

Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard, puzzled: “Your question is strange; according to the divination, the answer seems related to two men.”

“Whether I can inherit my father’s title of course depends only on whether my father is willing to hand over the family business to me,” Eleanor pondered.

“Apart from my father…

are you referring to Aske?

As long as I gain sufficient strength with his help, my father will acknowledge that I am as capable as any man and therefore willing to let me inherit his business?”

“Do not force it, do not make it up,” Zhang Sanfeng shook his head.

“The worst thing in interpretation is forced fitting.

Let me calculate again.”

“Lower Zhen and upper Li, thunder and fire complement each other.

You’re asking about your career…

There will be two peaks in your career.

The yin trigram represents the first peak as illusion, and the yang trigram shows the second peak as reality.

But why there is one real and one illusion…”

“I can’t solve it.” He scratched his head, somewhat annoyed.

“I’m of limited ability and can’t see through it.

Here’s your money back.”

Eleanor unapologetically took the banknote and went back, recounting the conversation to the eagerly waiting girls and concluded,

“He’s a fraud.”

“See, I told you he was a fraud,” Mia hummed excitedly, crossing her arms, “He doesn’t look like a Prophet at all!”

“Eleanor,” Medea said with a frown, “you say he’s a fraud because he couldn’t predict your future?”

“But if he really was a fraud, wouldn’t he either simply tell you what you wanted to hear or spout nonsense?

How could he admit that he can’t predict?”

“Uh.” Eleanor had to admit that logically, this was true; the old man didn’t seem to be lying.

“I’ll give it a try.” Medea said, taking out a pound note and going over.

“Miss, what would you like to ask?” Zhang Sanfeng took the note, giving the attractive redhead a few more glances.

“My future husband and marriage,” Medea smiled.

After tossing six copper coins, Zhang Sanfeng examined the results on the ground and pondered,

“This divination is Water Mine.

Winds scatter threads into a mess, causing distress; smoothly if slow, but hurried brings anything but ease.”

“Lower Zhen, upper Kan, thunder and rain together; it seems your childhood was quite challenging.

Zhen is movement, and Kan is trap, fraught with dangers; there must be some unspeakable secrets you have.”

“Speaking of marital prospects, and with the lesser yang lines, it suggests unfavorable relations with men…”

He hesitated, staring oddly at Medea, “But given your appearance and figure, quite Daji-like, how can you have unfavorable relations with men?

Are you perhaps a natural ‘barren woman’?”

Medea’s eyes twitched.

From the other’s superficial memories, she understood the meaning of “barren woman,” struggling to maintain her composure as she harshly replied,

“Never mind me!

Just tell me the outcome.”

“The interpretation is simple,” Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard.

“Thunder rain signifies a crisis, and after the rain, all things begin anew.

Just patiently wait, conform to the heavenly timing, there should be a crisis in your fate, yet you will be able to turn calamity into a blessing.”

“When the time comes, actively strive and boldly pursue, then your marital fate will be like plants after thunder rain, sprouting quickly, thriving, and ultimately successful.”

“Oh.” Medea nodded, turned around, and returned to the group, stating, “This guy has some real goods.”

“How was it?” Sigrdrifa asked.

“He guessed my androphobia,” Medea succinctly replied.

“Wow!!!” The girls immediately got excited.

If he could figure that out, he must undoubtedly be a true Prophet.

Sigrdrifa couldn’t wait and rushed forward, stuffing the banknote into Zhang Sanfeng’s hand, clamoring,

“Ask about a career!

Can I become a Lord?”

Zhang Sanfeng nodded, picked the copper coins up again, and threw them on the ground, stroking his beard as he said,

“Earth Water Master, advancing through peril smoothly.

Commanders receive orders and march to war, riding fierce horses and drawing strong bows, a hundred steps piercing targets accurately, arrows finding coins bringing joyful energy.”

“You, girl, are destined for a life full of battles, with extremely good fortune in warfare.”

“Yes!” Sigrdrifa chuckled, “I am indeed exceptionally strong in battle!”

“From the divination, your career faces great resistance and many difficulties.

But as long as you maintain a courageous and diligent attitude, overcoming obstacles and pitfalls, you naturally can turn calamity into a blessing.

Moreover, there will be people to help, maintain close cooperation, and don’t be overly suspicious.”

“Great!” Sigrdrifa ran back hurriedly, “I’m done, anyone else wants a prophecy?”

“I don’t need it,” Mia said.

“I don’t believe in prophecies.”

“I won’t go either,” Miel said.

“Is Peggy going?” Aske asked.

“No,” Peggy replied.

“If none of you are asking, then I will go,” Aske said as he walked back toward Zhang Sanfeng.

Perhaps because the elder from Dragon Country seemed uninterested, the people in the pavilion from Sirius also went their separate ways.

Zhang Sanfeng stood on the shallow beach by the sea, gazing at the boundless expanse of the ocean, continuously stroking his beard with his right hand.

Aske approached him and bowed again:

“Master.”

“Why have you come again?” Zhang Sanfeng glared and said, “A person can only ask once.

Asking too much of heaven’s secrets invites divine retribution.”

“I’m not here to have my fortune told,” Aske said.

“I only wish to ask you for something.”

“What is it?”

“The ‘Star Nine Forms,'” Aske answered seriously.

Zhang Sanfeng fell silent for a while, then looked at him curiously and said, “How did you know that the ‘Star Nine Forms’ are with me?”

Before Aske could reply, Zhang Sanfeng immediately waved his hand and said, “I see, I see, it has been waiting for you all this time.”

“No wonder I drifted across the sea to this distant land of the Extreme West, never expecting it was to deliver this to you.”

Aske: ???

“Here, take it,” Zhang Sanfeng took a jade scroll from his sleeve and placed it in his hand, “You know how to use it, right?

Just probe it with your Divine Sense.”

“Divine Sense, your term here is Spirituality, just so you know.”

“Are you just giving it to me like that?” Aske asked incredulously.

“Don’t I have to do some kind of task?”

“What task?

I said I’m giving it to you, so I’m giving it to you.

What need is there for a task?” Zhang Sanfeng snorted and glared, “Foolish boy, how are you still trapped in the barrier of conventional wisdom?”

“You are living in a completely real world, surrounded by flesh-and-blood humans!

If you continue on your delusions, you will regret it sooner or later!”

He turned away angrily, a flying sword already appearing in his hand.

“The item has been delivered, and the cause and effect concluded, it is time for this old Taoist to leave this realm.

If I stay longer, I would be harmed by the fate of this realm, alas!”

Then, he waved his sleeve, and a massive sword Qi was released from the flying sword, splitting the ocean in two and revealing a dry path about ten feet wide.

Zhang Sanfeng stepped onto the flying sword, and in a flash, he turned into a streak of light, swiftly crossing through the path and vanishing into the clouds over the sea.

The sea quickly closed up, and the old man’s song resonated in the air, tinged with a touch of desolation:

Proud of having seen all plays in life, I look back to find myself within the play.

The red marriage star stirs the jade drum, while the breaking army star rises, and the sword forms the tomb.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood never feared, yet the soft fragrance of jade deeply wounds the spirit.

Waiting for the day of Double Ninth Festival to return, for an emperor reigns but a day as a subject.

What kind of rubbish poem is that!

Aske couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

Although his literary taste wasn’t exceptionally high, he could tell that this was merely a flippant verse, neither rhyming nor conveying any clear meaning, unsure of what it was singing about.

Turning around, he saw the girls all staring at the sea, faces almost petrified with shock.

“That was … Aske, was that … ” Eleanor’s voice trembled, barely able to believe as she asked, “a miracle?

In the legends, didn’t Moses rely on such a miracle to part the waters of the sea…”

Aske:……

Absorbing the Spirituality into the jade scroll, he immediately gained all the information about the ‘Star Nine Forms.’

As an Extraordinary Swordsmanship, the ‘Star Nine Forms’ was comprised of nine specific sword techniques, divided into the Lower Three Styles, Middle Three Styles, and Upper Three Styles, each spanning three stages.

The Lower Three Styles of swordsmanship could be practiced during the Bloodline Stage, specifically ‘Sharp-breaking,’ ‘Heavy-breaking,’ and ‘Rapid Fire.’

Sharp-breaking: ignores the enemy’s Block or Evasion, always hits.

Heavy-breaking: penetrates Shield defense and cleaves defensive weapons.

Rapid Fire: high-speed slashes that weave a net of swords, intercepting all long-range attacks.

(The above descriptions are for reference only, actual effects depend on the user’s performance level.)

In theory, as long as these three styles are mastered, apart from Extraordinary Power, there would hardly be any weapon that could harm you.

Even if faced with ten thousand soldiers wielding knives and guns attacking you, as long as your physical condition could keep up, you would see through all the enemy’s attack patterns during battle and immediately know how to counteract in your mind, and all you need to do then is follow the prompts.

It’s like being in a primary school math competition, everyone is struggling to memorize multiplication tables, and then you pull out a calculator from your pocket…

So not just two-digit operations, even ten-digit arithmetic would just be a matter of pressing keys quickly.

In a sense, as an Extraordinary Swordsmanship, ‘Star Nine Forms’ really does exist on a different level compared to other sword techniques.

The only challenge is, to learn the Lower Three Styles of swordsmanship, is like building a calculator in your mind…

Inputting various types of attack moves and outputting corresponding counters is purely a task of memory and understanding; there are no shortcuts, and it requires hard work.

After mastering the Lower Three Styles, one must reach Level 10 or above, and have a preliminary perception of the Law, to then learn the Middle Three Styles, which are ‘Life Destruction,’ ‘Soul Shattering,’ and ‘Burning Heart.’

As for the Upper Three Styles of Demigod Realm, ‘Break Law,’ ‘Absolute Domain,’ ‘Destroying Law,’ he had only just begun to master them in his previous life, and was far from proficient.