Chapter 738: Chapter 738 An Unfair Talent
Successful only two out of ten times? A success rate of only twenty percent?
I stared at the mustached man in disbelief and said, "A twenty percent success rate makes someone a master? Is that really something to boast about?"
The mustached man glanced at me and sneered, "You think reading heavenly secrets is child’s play? Even top-tier masters rarely achieve more than fifty percent accuracy."
"Besides, masters who can read heavenly secrets are incredibly rare, and countless treasures have been uncovered thanks to their predictions."
I grasped the concept now.
It meant numerous treasures had been discovered because prediction masters foresaw their emergence beforehand.
"Has anyone ever boosted their heavenly secret reading ability to one hundred percent?" I asked, confused.
"Reading heavenly secrets involves understanding the Great Dao, which is something you’re born with. It’s nearly impossible to alter later," the mustached man explained.
The mustached man hesitated briefly, then continued with obvious pride, "Even I’ve only reached a thirty percent success rate."
Hearing this, I couldn’t stop myself from rolling my eyes, "So all that buildup was just so you could show off."
Laughing, the mustached man replied, "You could put it that way, but I’m telling the truth; reading heavenly secrets is genuinely challenging."
"Most people never grasp the Great Dao in their entire lives and therefore can’t read heavenly secrets."
After hearing this, I couldn’t resist wanting to test it myself.
I shut my eyes slightly, getting ready to sense the Great Dao the mustached man had described.
The Great Dao symbolizes the world’s fundamental laws.
While cultivators seek to shatter these laws, they remain forever constrained by the Great Dao, which no one can transcend.
Those capable of sensing the Great Dao are known as the Chosen Ones.
With my eyes closed, I let my divine senses expand outward.
I held my breath, focusing intensely, and tried to connect with the Great Dao.
"Mason, you already possess enough talents. Now you want to understand the Great Dao too?! That’s absolutely ridiculous."
Amused, the mustached man mocked me.
I paid him no attention and continued attempting to connect with the Great Dao.
Several minutes passed.
Suddenly, something merged within my darkened vision!
My sight seemed to enter a vast panorama, where countless ethereal lights materialized.
These lights were fine as silk strands, drifting in the breeze, appearing as chaotic as dandelion seeds. Yet closer examination revealed all the lights followed some inexplicable rhythm.
"Is this the Great Dao?" I celebrated silently!
Despite my excitement, I had no clue how to use the Great Dao for reading heavenly secrets.
Panicking, I opened my eyes, and my vision returned to normal.
"How’d it go? Did you fail?" the mustached man asked smugly.
"Even I needed months to successfully sense the Great Dao, and it was thanks to this Dao that I could perform archaeological work."
"You, understanding the Great Dao’s power? Impossible!"
I ignored the mustached man’s endless rambling and urgently asked, "Tell me now, how do I read heavenly secrets through the Great Dao? And how do I locate the Dharma Treasure?"
The mustached man frowned and questioned, "Why are you asking?"
I didn’t hide anything and shared everything I witnessed in my inner vision with the mustached man.
After listening, the mustached man’s eyes widened involuntarily.
"Are you being honest?" he asked, gulping nervously.
"I’m not in the mood for games," I replied with creased brows.
The mustached man swallowed hard again before groaning with some anguish, "This isn’t fair, it’s completely unfair! How can he sense the Great Dao in mere minutes?!"
"Enough, stop wasting time and explain already," I rolled my eyes.
The mustached man sighed softly. Though somewhat irritated, he shared the method of reading heavenly secrets with me.
"Reading heavenly secrets means finding the direction that breaks away from the rules within the Great Dao," the mustached man clarified.
"All treasures manifest outside the Great Dao’s bounds; therefore, when the Dao shows irregularities, it signals a treasure’s emergence."
"As for pinpointing the location, it’s the same approach. The direction you observe in your inner vision indicates the general area where the treasure will appear."
Though puzzled, I roughly grasped the mustached man’s explanation.
I scanned the surrounding area, examining the nearby directions.
Then, I closed my eyes once more, attempting to locate the Great Dao again.
Minutes later, the panorama reappeared before me.
The scene blazed magnificently, filled with thread-like lights swaying softly.
I gazed at the enigmatic light ahead, trying to detect a pattern in their motion.
Only by uncovering that pattern could I discover the heavenly secret beyond the rules.
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Not far away, Jean Tricia was also reading heavenly secrets.
Sweat dotted his forehead, and he appeared utterly drained.
Reading heavenly secrets was an incredibly taxing endeavor.
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Even for me, I felt the strain.
Half an hour passed before I finally spotted that irregular strand of light within the Great Dao.
That light thread was extremely agitated in my inner vision, like a frantic fly without direction.
Moreover, the light thread grew increasingly restless, moving more and more erratically.
"That’s the one," I focused on the light strand.
Its frenzied movements showed that the Ten-thousand-year-old Medicinal Materials were approaching their manifestation!
I suddenly tensed, my divine senses seeming to enter the inner vision!
Using my potent divine sense, I combined the images in my memory with the inner vision!
Rapidly, I pinpointed the direction of the agitated light!
This was the deduced heavenly secret!
I abruptly opened my eyes and quickly turned toward the southeast.
"The Ten-thousand-year-old Medicinal Materials will appear in the southeast," I declared seriously.
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At the same time, the mustached man also opened his eyes slightly.
He approached Mason with an involuntary look of respect on his face and raised his thumb.
"I didn’t believe you had actually sensed the Great Dao earlier, but now I’m convinced."
"Damn, you’re a genuine prodigy!"
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I asked, bewildered, "What makes you say that?"
The mustached man pointed southeast and said, "The direction I predicted is also southeast."
"Just minutes to sense the Great Dao... It’s simply unfair," he couldn’t help but complain.
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At that moment, Jean Tricia suddenly opened his eyes nearby.
Seeing this, everyone hurried over.
"Master Tricia, what’s the result? Where will the Ten-thousand-year-old Medicinal Materials appear?" Ms. Zackary asked anxiously.
Wiping sweat from his brow, Jean Tricia pointed east and declared, "Based on my calculations, the Ten-thousand-year-old Medicinal Materials will emerge over there."
