Seeing Mo Fan’s confident expression, Ancestor Bai Lu no longer wasted words with him. Instead, he turned to You Er and smiled slightly, “Little fatty, is what your great king says true?”
“Can you truly divine fortune, misfortune, and destiny?”
“What my great king says is naturally true.”
You Er did not know who this small old man was. He immediately spoke with pride, “In terms of cultivation, I admit I am inferior. But in terms of divination arts, across the entire Nine Provinces Continent, few can compare with me.”
“You little fatty, your tone is quite bold.”
Ancestor Bai Lu sneered coldly. Then he said, “Very well. Divine a reading for this ancestor. If you calculate accurately, this ancestor will reward you with a high-grade magical treasure.”
“Truly?”
You Er’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.
“You can rest assured on that point. This ancestor has never failed to honour a promise.” Ancestor Bai Lu spoke with a beaming smile.
This ancestor?
This old thing is actually a demon ancestor?
My dear mother.
A demon ancestor wants me to divine for him?
Ancestor Bai Lu’s words made You Er’s eyes widen. He was not stupid. He quickly gleaned much information from Ancestor Bai Lu’s voice. The excitement in his heart gradually calmed. After pondering for a moment, he weakly asked, “And if I fail to calculate accurately?”
“Fail to calculate accurately?”
Ancestor Bai Lu was amused by this. Then he spoke sinisterly, “Across the entire Fengming Mountain Demon Domain, few demons dare deceive this ancestor.
If you fail, that means you are deceiving this ancestor.
What do you think this ancestor should do with you?”
“Gulp…”
You Er immediately swallowed hard upon hearing this. Then he turned to Mo Fan, his face mournful as he said, “Great King, can I choose not to divine?”
“You eat this king’s food on Black Wind Mountain, live under this king’s roof, and even sneak extra bites.”
“This king asks you to do something, and it is such a hassle?”
“Do you know the consequences of defying orders?”
Mo Fan looked at You Er with some disappointment, as if hating iron for not becoming steel. The latter immediately felt like crying but had no tears.
Fine.
Not divining means death.
Failing to divine accurately also means death.
The human cultivators were right all along. These demons are all extremely ferocious.
Under the gazes of Mo Fan and Ancestor Bai Lu, You Er could only compromise. In the end, he looked at Ancestor Bai Lu, his face bitter as he asked, “May I ask what Ancestor wishes to calculate?”
“Very simple. In a moment, this ancestor will have a group of minor demons come up. Each will hold a clay jar, and inside one of those jars will be a magical treasure.
You divine for this king which jar contains that treasure.
If you calculate correctly, this ancestor will grant that treasure to you.
If you fail, this ancestor will use that treasure to smash you to pieces, then put you in a jar and stew you into a pot of meat soup.”
Ancestor Bai Lu spoke with a beaming smile, his gaze fixed tightly on You Er, wanting to see a trace of fear on his face.
In the end, he was disappointed. You Er showed no fear at all. Instead, he revealed an expression of joy.
“Good. This junior will certainly not disappoint Ancestor.”
You Er quickly agreed.
His earlier worry had actually stemmed from concern over whether his Destiny Compass could calculate Ancestor Bai Lu’s fortune.
After all, there had been a previous lesson.
When he first joined Black Wind Mountain, attempting to divine Mo Fan’s fortune and misfortune had directly caused backlash. Thus, facing Ancestor Bai Lu, he also lacked confidence.
But now, Ancestor Bai Lu was asking him to divine an object. In You Er’s view, this was almost effortless. Naturally, he no longer had any worries.
Seeing You Er’s beaming expression, Ancestor Bai Lu’s brows furrowed. However, he did not say much more. Instead, he had Bai Feng go down to make arrangements.
Bai Feng nodded and immediately flew away from the severed cliff to carry out the preparations.
Not long after, a full thirty demon generals appeared. Each held a large clay jar in their arms, forming a circle around the four demons: Mo Fan and the others.
Seeing this, Ancestor Bai Lu smiled slightly. With a wave of his hand, endless demonic energy spread out, soon completely covering the area.
Mo Fan’s brows furrowed upon seeing this. He immediately released his divine sense to probe, only to discover that within this demonic energy shroud, his divine sense could only extend a zhang outward. Anything further was directly suppressed.
This discovery startled Mo Fan inwardly.
The demonic energy came quickly and dispersed just as fast.
When all the demonic energy cleared, Mo Fan noticed that the clay jars in the arms of the surrounding demon generals all emitted a shimmering glow.
“This old man has already placed the treasure in one of the jars. Moreover, I have applied restrictions to these jars. No divine abilities or divine sense can touch them.
Even if your luck defies the heavens, guessing the correct one among these thirty jars would be extremely difficult.”
Ancestor Bai Lu spoke calmly. Then he said to You Er, “Little fatty, begin.”
Mo Fan also looked at You Er upon hearing this. The latter immediately nodded, pointing a finger to the centre of his brow.
In an instant, golden light flashed.
The Destiny Compass flew out from the centre of his brow.
You Er immediately formed hand seals with both hands, creating various techniques that he struck into the compass. Finally, he dripped a drop of true blood from his brow, causing the compass needle to spin wildly.
To Mo Fan’s surprise, this time the Destiny Compass did not manifest the red and green colours representing misfortune and fortune. Instead, relying solely on the needle, it locked onto one of the surrounding demon generals.
Everything was completed in mere moments.
You Er first nodded to Mo Fan, then looked eagerly at Ancestor Bai Lu.
Bai Feng also looked at Bai Lu at this moment, asking curiously, “Ancestor, did he guess correctly?”
However, Ancestor Bai Lu did not answer. Instead, he looked at You Er, his eyes bright as he said, “What is this compass?”
You Er subconsciously looked at Mo Fan upon hearing this.
“Ancestor Bai Lu is one of us. Speak freely.”
Mo Fan smiled as he spoke. He was well aware of the Destiny Compass’s properties. This item was closely tied to You Er’s life. He was not worried about Ancestor Bai Lu developing greed.
Moreover, with his current reputation at its peak, Ancestor Bai Lu would surely not risk major loss for minor gain and fall out with him over You Er.
Of course, he was even less worried about You Er betraying him. During his time on Black Wind Mountain, You Er had long witnessed his various methods. Naturally, he would not dare betray easily.
Besides, You Er had no reason to betray him.
Although Ancestor Bai Lu was an Ancestor Realm great demon, Mo Fan himself was no weakling. Compared to Ancestor Bai Lu, he was more like a dark horse with unlimited future potential. As long as You Er was not foolish, he would know how to choose.
Seeing Mo Fan agree, You Er transmitted some of the Destiny Compass’s characteristics via voice.
As expected, Ancestor Bai Lu inhaled deeply upon hearing this. Then he said to You Er, “What a Divine Calculator. The treasure in that jar is yours.”
“Thank you, Ancestor.”
You Er immediately grinned widely, overjoyed and visibly delighted. He first retrieved the Destiny Compass, then went to check what the treasure in the jar actually was.
Bai Feng beside them also widened her eyes in surprise. She had not expected You Er to truly possess such ability, accurately calculating which jar held the treasure.
“Brat, this time you have truly picked up a treasure.”
“Can you lend this little fatty to this ancestor for a period?”
Ancestor Bai Lu immediately approached Mo Fan, his face piled with smiles.
“Ancestor jests. You Er is this junior’s mountain-guarding treasure. How could he be lent to others?”
“In this junior’s eyes, he is not a tool, but my brother Lai Bao. So regarding lending, Ancestor should not mention it again.”
Mo Fan smiled as he spoke, deeply moving a certain little fatty. Then he looked at Bai Lu and asked, “Ancestor just promised. Since You Er has demonstrated his ability, Ancestor should accompany me on this trip, right?”
“What promise? This ancestor remembers no such thing.”
Seeing Mo Fan refuse, Bai Lu’s face immediately darkened. He snorted coldly, “Either lend this little fatty to this ancestor for a time, and this ancestor will go with you to White Sacred Mountain to demand the person.
Or you can leave on your own.
Go wherever it is cool and stay there.”
Mo Fan was slightly stunned. Then he sneered coldly, “Good. This is what Ancestor himself said.”
“Originally, I had planned to have him calculate where Ancestor’s opportunities lie. But now it seems Ancestor Bai Lu’s achievements tower over all. You simply do not need so-called opportunities.”
“Very well. It is also this king’s fault for coming here.”
“You Er, we are leaving.”
Having said this, Mo Fan also put on a cold face, preparing to take You Er and depart.
“Little toad, you dare throw attitude at this ancestor. Are you not afraid this ancestor will keep you here?”
Ancestor Bai Lu’s face was sombre, his gaze icy as he looked at Mo Fan.
“Ancestor Bai Lu, feel free to try.”
Mo Fan sneered repeatedly, fearlessly meeting Ancestor Bai Lu’s gaze.
