"Jian Xing, we really underestimated you before. We didn't know you were so capable..."

A middle-aged stargazer sighed.

As the saying goes, people in the same profession are enemies, but this does not apply in the circle of astrologers, because astrologers are spying on destiny and the cause and effect of the world. If they spy too much, it will shorten their lifespan. Therefore, astrologers are reserved in what they say and do. For example, when it comes to finding the evil beast, everyone calculates together. You calculate this piece of information, and I calculate that piece of information, and then we complement each other's information and work together to find the whereabouts of the evil beast.

Colleagues cooperate with each other in a friendly manner and get along harmoniously.

Before, everyone disliked Shangguan Jianxing because he had never calculated any information. He did not look like an astrologer, but rather a charlatan. However, the emperor was very tolerant of beauties. Not only did he provide meals for Shangguan Jianxing every day, he also paid a salary to Shangguan Jianxing, which made everyone angry. But now the situation is different. Everyone knows that Shangguan Jianxing is also a capable person, so naturally they no longer reject him.

Shangguan Jianxing followed everyone to Lantern Village. One of the astrologers said, "I think this is the birthplace of the evil beast, because when I was calculating the clues before, I calculated the word 'lantern', and this village happens to be called Lantern Village."

"Jian Xing makes sense."

Another astrologer took out a compass and said, "This is a compass passed down from my ancestors. It can point out the exact location where the evil beast was born."

The person next to him laughed and scolded: "Why didn't you take it out earlier?"

"My compass has its weaknesses, too. It has a limited sensing range, and can only sense up to five meters. Any further away, and it's useless."

As he spoke, the needle on the compass actually started to move.

"Hey, I'm so lucky." The astronomer holding the compass happily followed the instructions and located...a bush?

"Locate its birthplace, which is equivalent to arriving at the starting point of cause and effect. This will make our subsequent deductions much easier..."

Just when everyone was about to tell their fortunes again, they suddenly heard applause.

"How amazing! As expected of someone from the palace, you found this place so quickly!"

Another group of stargazers gradually emerged in the air. They had previously used a magic weapon to become invisible. These stargazers were all from Prince Rui's Mansion. Although the prince was in seclusion and the prince was not interested in ferocious beasts, they discussed for a whole night and finally decided to run out. If they could find a ferocious beast, they might be able to get a reward from the prince!

Moreover, astrologers like to communicate with heaven and earth, and ferocious beasts are closely related to heaven and earth. Whenever a ferocious beast appears in the world, astrologers are particularly active in looking for its whereabouts. If some astrologers are lucky, they may gain insights by looking at the ferocious beasts at close range for a while, and then improve their own cultivation.

"What are you doing here?" The palace's stargazers looked alert, after all, they all belonged to different forces.

“We want to collaborate…”

"Cooperation? Impossible!" Everyone knew the royal family was wary of Prince Rui's palace. If they cooperated and found the beast, how would they divide it? Split the beast in half?

"We don't want to cooperate either, but the problem is that the cause and effect relationships in this place are a mess, obscuring the secrets of heaven. We can only calculate that the ferocious beast was born here, but we can't predict what happened after the beast was born... Now there are fourteen of you and sixteen of us. If we have thirty, we can use the stargazing formation to tear a hole in the fog that obscures the secrets of heaven. Only then can we glimpse the information we want to know... Then we can each use our own abilities to find the ferocious beast. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the palace's astrologers did not agree immediately, but discussed with each other. Some agreed to cooperate, while others firmly opposed it.

The astrologers at Prince Rui's mansion continued, "You should understand that fierce beasts also have different bloodline strengths. A fierce beast with a weak bloodline can rival Prince Rui in a few decades, but a fierce beast with a strong bloodline... if you provide it with enough food, it can cultivate to the Chengyuan realm within two months. By then, all living things will be devastated..."

"We know this, but the 'sufficient food' you're talking about is the flesh and blood of millions of people. How many people are there in our Da Rui Kingdom? The beasts would have to eat us all to reach the Cheng Yuan realm. Although the Cheng Yuan realm is indeed terrifying... but we're all dead, so why should we still be afraid of it?"

The middle-aged astrologer from the palace rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Furthermore, if the beast goes on a killing spree, it will inevitably alert all forces to hunt it down. Even if its bloodline is strong, without flesh and blood to nourish it, it will be powerless..."

"You...so you guys won't look for the beasts anymore?"

"Looking for it, but we don't want to cooperate."

“If you don’t cooperate, you won’t be able to find it!”

"That's because you don't have the ability. We can find it."

"..." The astrologers in Prince Rui's mansion were furious, their eyes widening as if they wanted to kill with their gazes, but no one actually took action. They weren't good at fighting, and besides, what good would it do even if they won? Their main goal was to find the beast cub.

The palace's stargazers whispered to each other, "Jian Xing, do you have any good ideas?"

"Let's deduce it ourselves first, maybe we can deduce something."

"good."

Some of the stargazers sat cross-legged and took out copper coins; some stood still, took out a book, and muttered something; some lay down on the ground, closed their eyes, and fell asleep on the spot...

Everyone's methods were different. Shangguan Jianxing bent down, broke off a piece of grass leaf, and placed it between his eyebrows.

His movements seemed casual, his expression indifferent, except for his peach-blossom eyes, which flashed with a brilliant light. Shangguan Jianxing lowered his head slightly, his eyes fixed on the ground, making it impossible to see the changes in his pupils. His gaze became distant, traversing the long river of time, and he saw the scene of the ferocious beast hatching from its shell on a human palm. The hand was very white, with long, slender fingers. It belonged to a woman. He saw the woman's face, and also saw the ferocious beast biting her hand... The next scene was blurry. Shangguan Jianxing blinked, but the picture was still blurry. After a few seconds, the picture cleared up. He saw Lan Zhi contracted the ferocious beast...

When Shangguan Jianxing came back to his senses, the weeds in his hand had turned into ashes. When the wind blew, the ashes completely disappeared.

"Jian Xing!" A horrified cry suddenly came from my ears.

Shangguan Jianxing hummed in confusion. He reached out and touched the corner of his eyes, which seemed a little moist.

"Your eyes are bleeding... Does anyone have a handkerchief? Bring it to him!"

Shangguan Jianxing's eyes gradually became empty and lifeless. This was the price of prying into the secrets of heaven, but he had long been accustomed to it. Every time he saw something he shouldn't have seen, he would be blind for two or three days. Therefore, he was not panicked at all and let his companions wipe the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.