After the meeting, Master Xuandu called Luo Yan aside and told him the purpose of his visit.
"You want Liuli to use fortune-telling to decide the list of players to go into battle?" Luo Yan was also shocked by the headmaster's idea. "Isn't this too much of a joke?"
How about you just quit being the headmaster and let my wife, who is a fortune teller, make all the decisions from now on?
The head of Xuandu naturally understood what Luo Yan meant: the decision itself was not troublesome, the key was that the decision maker himself should be responsible for the decision.
If Shi Liuli is the one who makes the decision, what if the decision is wrong? Should Shi Liuli be held responsible? If you, Master, avoid talking about this, then I will just laugh.
"In fact, I won't hide it from you." The Xuandu Sect Master didn't waste any words. "The Immortal said that if Master Dongyou's ability in divination is indeed as 'accurate as expected' as rumored in the sect, then it wouldn't be a bad idea to let her be the next Sect Master."
Luo Yan: ???
He was startled at first, and subconsciously thought that the Xuandu Sect Master was testing him, so he immediately shook his head and said:
"My Liuli has no interest in the power of this sect..."
"Who isn't?" Xuandu Sect Master said with a sneer, "Who in our Penglai Yuqing Temple is interested in power?"
"I was appointed as the headmaster back then because one of the other candidates pretended to be possessed by a demon, and the other went out and didn't dare to come back. So the immortal had no choice but to force the position of headmaster on me."
Luo Yan: ...
How come I don’t know about this? Oh, this kind of thing, whether it’s the headmaster or the immortal, naturally won’t talk about it outside, so it’s normal that no one has mentioned it.
"Jingyun." Seeing that Luo Yan was unmoved, Xuandu Sect Leader gently advised, "If you become the Sect Leader, it's actually not as troublesome as you think."
"First of all, as the head of Penglai, I can almost take whatever I want from the resources in Yuqing Temple."
Luo Yan didn't take it seriously: "Do you think I've never been the successor of a headmaster? Don't you know the ins and outs of this?"
That’s right, becoming the headmaster does allow one to freely use the sect’s resources, but the problem is that since they are all capable of becoming the headmaster, can ordinary cultivation resources be considered by them?
What I really need are the world's top secret treasures and rare treasures! And these treasures are basically held by the immortals of the sect. Do you think I don't know?
"Secondly," Xuandu Sect Leader continued to advise, "If you can become the Sect Leader of Penglai, then when you encounter some troublesome things in the future, you can easily seek benefits and avoid harm."
"For example, on this trip to the Qibao Xuanyuan Secret Realm, if I, as the head sect leader, force you to go, can you refuse? But if your wife becomes the head sect leader and wants to arrange some easy work for you, isn't that easy?"
"Master." Luo Yan said with a wry smile, "It's no use telling me this. We have to ask Liuli what she thinks."
"Of course." Master Xuandu nodded and said, "But who is the most suitable person to send to the Qibao Xuanyuan Secret Realm this time? You must ask Dongyou to help you figure it out."
After saying this, Master Xuandu waved his sleeves to see the guest off.
Luo Yan left the main hall and suddenly reacted.
Wait, he was clearly ordering us to do something, why did he suddenly bring up the issue of the successor to the headmaster?
Forget it, as long as I am not the headmaster, it’s fine.
After returning to Tiangong Workshop, Luo Yan went to the sword-making room and told Shi Liuli what had happened.
Shi Liuli was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She had originally been thinking about whether she could let her husband fight for the position of headmaster, but the immortal actually intended to give it to her?
If I think about it carefully, although my husband is the owner of Tiangong Workshop, I am actually the one who handles most of the affairs in the workshop... This is no secret within Penglai.
The head of Xuandu Sect knew that my husband was so lazy, so how could he dare to give him the position of the next head of the Sect?
Even if my husband becomes the headmaster, he still has to throw things to me to deal with. What's the difference between that and letting me be the headmaster?
Seeing that Shi Liuli stopped talking, Luo Yan asked cautiously:
"Madam, what do you mean?"
"Let's talk about the successor to the headmaster later." Shi Liuli said casually, "Unless the immortal speaks up, everything else is just idle chat and doesn't count."
"As for fortune-telling, I can do it, but I can't reveal that I did it."
"My lady, what you mean is..." Luo Yan just pondered for a moment, and immediately understood what Shi Liuli meant.
Making this list is an offensive thing. After all, Penglai is full of lazy people and no one wants to be on the list.
Shi Liuli can tell fortunes, but it can only be used as a secret reference. The final result still has to be decided by the headmaster and the immortals.
"Of course." Luo Yan agreed immediately.
This is good, at least my wife will take over Penglai. On the one hand, I can leave calmly after getting the fragments of the Sky-Burn Stone. On the other hand, with my wife's status, she will not be easily implicated by me after something happens.
…
A few days later, the Immortal Wanxiang came to Shi Liuli in person to ask her about fortune-telling.
Shi Liuli then silently cast a fortune and calculated for a long time, finally working out a list and handing it over to the Immortal Wanxiang.
Wanxiang Immortal looked at it for a long time, frowned and said:
"No problem, but why isn't your name on it?"
"I haven't formed a baby yet, so I haven't calculated it." Shi Liuli replied.
"The last time you went to the Prison Dragon Well, didn't you and your husband get the opportunity together?" asked the Wanxiang Immortal in surprise.
"Yes." Shi Liuli replied, "Now the Golden Core Realm has been completed, but the tribulation has not yet been overcome."
"Then arrange for the tribulation as soon as possible." Wanxiang Immortal turned to look at Luo Yan and said, "As a Taoist companion, you must also pay attention to the matter of Master Dongyou's tribulation."
Luo Yan felt ashamed when he heard this. He had switched back and forth between so many accounts that he had indeed forgotten about Shi Liuli's path. Last time, it was the Immortal Wanxiang who provided the clue to the Dragon Prison Well, and the two of them eventually successfully found the opportunity, allowing Shi Liuli to be promoted to the Great Perfection of the Youwei Stage. It was only because Tiangong Workshop had many affairs to deal with, and she was busy dealing with them after she returned, so she had not yet passed the tribulation.
Alas, Tiangongfang is a major tool maker after all, so there is nothing we can do about it! It's understandable!
Wanxiang Immortal rummaged in his storage bag for a long time, as if he wanted to get a magic weapon for Shi Liuli to protect him, but he soon realized something and pointed at Luo Yan and said with a smile:
"With a formation master like you here, how difficult is it to pass the infant formation tribulation? If Master Dongyou has problems in overcoming the tribulation, the sect will come after you!"
Luo Yan smiled and nodded in agreement.
Junior Sister Xu and Senior Sister An are both people with high combat power and extremely rich experience in fighting. In addition, their foundation in Taoism is strong and abundant, so they are naturally not afraid of the heavenly tribulation of forming an infant.
But Shi Liuli only has a certain level of cultivation, and his experience in fighting is far inferior to that of my two wives.
When encountering unexpected situations during the heavenly tribulation, her adaptability and reaction capabilities must be weaker, so I still need to come up with some powerful formations to help her avoid them.
However, Liuli originally formed a second-grade golden elixir, right?
This second-grade golden elixir can at most form a divine infant, so the heavenly tribulation it will encounter shouldn’t be that difficult.
After seeing off the Immortal of All Things, Luo Yan began to tell Shi Liuli in detail about the many celestial phenomena and strange changes that he had experienced when he was overcoming the tribulation.
"I see." Shi Liuli nodded calmly, "It doesn't sound that difficult."
"That's right, my lady, just relax." Luo Yan said with a smile.
Shi Liuli remained silent, thinking that since you have successfully survived the tribulation, of course you would hide those embarrassing things that happened in your memory and glorify yourself to appear noble.
This infant-forming tribulation is one of the three major hurdles for practitioners, and the passing rate is less than 1%. How can it be so simple?
She calculated silently in her mind and went over the many methods she had in her mind several times.
Originally, I had planned to complete all the preparations and then go through the tribulation in the most calm manner… but now that the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm is about to open, and the sect specifically wants me to participate, then the matter of forming a baby cannot be delayed any longer.
Let’s start to overcome the tribulation.
Although Luo Yan spoke quite confidently, he felt a little unsure when he thought about it after returning.
He naturally had enough confidence in Junior Sister Xu and Senior Sister An, but Miss Shi's actual combat ability was really weak. If she couldn't survive the tribulation, he wouldn't be able to help her!
Wait, calm down... I remember Qiu Changtian's story. Shi Liuli should have successfully participated in the Qibao Xuanyuan Secret Realm.
In that case, it's okay.
Although he said that it was okay, when the day of the tribulation came, Luo Yan still took out his trump card.
He imitated the secret realm formation of Jinchan Temple and set up a simple protective formation for Shi Liuli.
The cauldron responsible for suppressing the formation had a fragment of the Heaven-Repairing Stone secretly embedded inside it, forcibly raising the rank of the cauldron to the level of an acquired spiritual treasure.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Su Mingjian said teasingly, "Master Sword Master, you didn't pay that much attention to Junior Sister Xu and Senior Sister An at the beginning. Does this count as favoritism?"
"Of course this is not a favoritism." Luo Yan explained very skillfully, "Junior Sister Xu and Senior Sister An are very strong, so it is almost certain that they can survive the tribulation. Shi Liuli is too weak, so she needs my help."
"It's like a couple with several children. If one of them comes from a poor family, the parents will naturally help out more. This is also a way of treating everyone equally."
Su Mingjian was amazed.
"Don't argue with him." Kunlun Jing reminded, "He's just lazy and trying to smooth things over. If Shi Liuli's strength wasn't so poor, it would be impossible for you to ask him to help more - this really has nothing to do with favoritism or anything like that."
"That being said," Su Mingjian said with emotion, "but with the Bu Tian Stone as the weapon to suppress the formation, it's like sending a pig to survive the heavenly tribulation. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"
"That's not the case." Kunlun Jing argued seriously, "It's still quite difficult for a pig to survive the catastrophe... Mainly because it will wander around, right?"
A moment later, when Shi Liuli began to formally transcend the tribulation, both the mirror and the sword were stunned.
"Isn't this swordsmanship too poor?" Su Mingjian said in astonishment. "Even if it is a low-level flying sword used to perish together, it is a basic requirement to detonate a thunderbolt with one sword. Isn't she wasting too much?"
"You're too slow to react." Kunlun Mirror commented, "The lightning is too fast and its direction is strange. You only have a split second to lock onto it. If you can't hit the lightning accurately and instead just graze it from the edge, then the sword will be melted by the heat of the lightning and won't be able to detonate the lightning itself."
A mirror and a sword were chatting there, and Luo Yan, who was guarding the outer perimeter of the heavenly tribulation, could no longer keep a straight face.
Although protected by the fragments of the Heaven-Bulding Stone, the resources and time for setting up the formation made it impossible to set up a very sophisticated formation. As a result, countless lightning strikes hit the formation in just a short while, seriously depleting the energy stored in the formation itself.
The main reason was that Shi Liuli was too weak to deal with it! He used a flying sword to shoot the thunderbolts, but missed five out of ten!
He wanted to remind Shi Liuli not to use his crappy swordsmanship anymore - it would be useless even if he had more flying swords.
But this place is too far away from the center of the catastrophe, and there is no way to transmit the message smoothly.
At this moment, in the scanning field of view, Shi Liuli suddenly threw up a copper coin and quickly told a fortune.
Then she put away her flying sword, and quickly practiced the Dao formula to activate the Southern Dipper Galaxy secret technique.
A large amount of water from the galaxy gushed out, rolling back along the formation and destroying all the thunders.
That's right! Luo Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
To use sword-wielding skills to fight off the thunder requires extremely precise eyesight and reaction speed.
Shi Liuli does not have the ability in this area, so it is more efficient to use a large-scale Taoist method such as the Galaxy Secret Art to clear the thunder.
But a large-scale Taoist method would consume a lot of energy. Liuli's breathing technique was the "Five-Layer Heavenly Secret Records", which was also a high-level Qi-refining technique, but her true essence might not be able to sustain it...
"Look." Kunlun Mirror suddenly reminded, "She didn't use water from the Milky Way."
Following A Jing's reminder, Luo Yan looked carefully and discovered that Shi Liuli was not simply summoning the water of the Milky Way from the starry sky, but using a small amount of the water of the Milky Way to roll back the sea water below, using local materials. Both the consumption of true energy and the efficiency of the magic were more than twice as fast as the original Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Technique!
"As expected of my Liuli!" Luo Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, "This way, it's a sure win."
"That may not be the case." Kunlun Jing said seriously, "Above the sea, the water environment has a great bonus to water-based spells."
"But if the thunder also turns into water, how will she deal with it then?"
"This..." Luo Yan was speechless for a moment, and secretly worried about Shi Liuli.
However, after a long time, the types of thunder in the sky changed again and again, but there was never any water-borne thunder.
"We are really lucky." Kunlun Jing couldn't help but sigh, and then his voice suddenly paused.
"Good luck..." Luo Yan was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
I didn’t expect that after so many years, Miss Shi has evolved from version 1.0 to version 2.0, and she can even bring over her initial luck talent. It’s really incredible.
A man and a mirror were sighing here, when suddenly Shi Liuli's expression changed and he showed a bit of pain.
However, the Yin Fire suddenly ignited from the soles of her feet, and at this critical moment of resisting the thunder tribulation, it slowly burned up to her calves.