Shennong Dao Master

Yueluo Cemetery at least still has the Taiyin Star, just missing the Sun Star.

But now, looking around, it’s all boiling void currents, the real world (Phenomenon Layer) is as chaotic as the Dao Display Layer!

"How many Boundary Jade are needed to initiate emergency transmission?" Yang Baihe asked.

Zhao Xing said, "I need 250,000."

Ji Si: "I need 450,000."

Yang Baihe: "Same here."

Zhao Xing pondered, "Combined, you have 300,000 World Spirit Value, I have 1,000,000, and with the 500,000 given by the Seventh Prince Liang Rui, that’s enough for us to return."

"Just returning requires 1,150,000 Boundary Jade; the cost is too high," Yang Baihe shook his head. "Additionally, 240,000 World Spirit must be spent to bring back the ’Nine-Turn Soul Melting Pill’, and my Mo Yuan Pen also needs 100,000."

The three of them have a total of 1,800,000 World Spirit Value; bringing back eight Nine-Turn Soul Melting Pills and the Mo Yuan Pen would consume 1,550,000 World Spirit Value.

No matter the cost, they could return, but all three would lose everything they’ve invested.

Yang Baihe asked, "Ji Si, if you spend 150,000 World Spirit, will the Heavenly Master Mansion still give you money to buy World Spirit Value?"

Ji Si shook his head.

150,000 World Spirit Value is already the limit amount for startup funds, and the Heavenly Master Mansion cannot possibly give him more.

Yang Baihe then looked at Zhao Xing, "Your 1,000,000 World Spirit Value is borrowed from Zuo Qiyu, the Five Poison, and Lord Hongshan, can it be borrowed again if spent like this?"

Zhao Xing nodded, "It should be possible."

"..."

Yang Baihe was speechless for a while before saying, "Even if you can borrow it, I don’t want to borrow from you."

"All my lifetime savings are in this. To return so dejectedly means losing it all, the mission considered a failure, and still being left with enormous debt; I don’t want to do this."

Yang Baihe expressed his attitude.

Ji Si was silent for a moment and said, "I don’t really want to either."

The Heavenly Master Mansion sent him to act with Zhao Xing, which can be regarded as his first test after becoming an expert. To lose everything at once is obviously not a good outcome.

In fact, Zhao Xing didn’t really want that either. He felt that if he asked, his master and Lord Hongshan would be willing to lend more money. But who always wants to be in debt?

Seeing Zhao Xing also silent, Yang Baihe said, "Since none of us are willing to give up, and it is not yet a life-or-death situation... Mr. Ji, calculate for us, if we try to head in one direction, can we return to the territory of the Daqian Ancient Country?"

"As long as we can reach within the borders of the Daqian Ancient Country, the cost to transmit back should be greatly reduced."

Returning for less than 50,000 World Spirit Value is an acceptable outcome for Yang Baihe; although it still results in losing a third of his savings, this would be barely manageable.

Ji Si looked toward Zhao Xing.

The latter took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "I support the captain’s idea, but I emphasize one point, if what Ji Si calculates shows that it is impossible, we should not risk our lives."

"Money can be earned again, but a lost life is irreplaceable."

"Agreed." Yang Baihe nodded.

"I’ll give it a try." Ji Si immediately took out a magic artifact to begin casting spells.

"You better be accurate." Yang Baihe urged, "We’re all counting on you."

Carrying the weight of fate for the three of them, Ji Si felt a heavy pressure.

This time he calculated for a long while.

Turtle shell burning, Heavenly Strategy, star divination, bird divination, dream divination, protection divination, sign divination, Heavenly Mechanism Disc... he used almost everything he had learned.

After repeatedly verifying many times, Ji Si’s hair fell out completely. Eventually, he confirmed using the turtle shell divination to determine the safety of the journey.

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap~~~"

Turtle shells were burned red in the night, their lines incessantly cracking.

Ji Si’s shiny bald head gleamed in the darkness.

"How many turtle shells has Ji Si refined?" Yang Baihe stood watching on the side, feeling puzzled, "How many Turtle Clan members have been killed, there must be a thousand pieces at least, yet there are still more?"

Zhao Xing felt a bit guilty and said, "I don’t know, maybe it’s just a habit."

"In the ’Ten Directions Divination’, the turtle shell burning has the advantage that the cost of backlash is first borne by the refined turtle shells, its stability is the benefit!"

Actually, Ji Si was influenced by him; since entering the universe version, Ji Si also took a liking to killing turtles to refine divinations.

Even upon reaching the Heavenly Master Mansion, this habit didn’t change.

Seeing Ji Si’s operation, he must have killed quite a number of turtles.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, please lend me your strength," Ji Si suddenly transmitted mentally; Zhao Xing nodded, his avatar jumped out, entering the barrier, passing a thread of Qinghua Magical Power to Ji Si.

...

Two and a half months later, Ji Si opened his eyes.

"How is it?" Yang Baihe asked.

"I calculated all directions over seventy thousand times." Ji Si put away the magic artifact, then pointed to his front left, "Going that way, the danger is relatively minimal; following my divination, there is a sixty percent chance of returning unscathed."

"Sixty percent?!" Yang Baihe was incredulous, "Are you sure you’re not making a mistake?"

The peril which requires hundreds of thousands of World Spirit Value to escape would naturally influence divination techniques.

If Ji Si had said one or two percent certainty, Yang Baihe would have found it reasonable.

Exceeding three percent seemed unbelievable to him.

Although Yang Baihe considered himself worldly, he had never met a Fate Master like Ji Si.

"Lord Yang, I know it seems incredible, but that’s the truth." Ji Si said, "I hope you can trust me."

Trust in companions is extremely important in perilous situations, Yang Baihe understood this well. He solemnly nodded and said, "Alright, I trust you. From now on, I will do whatever you say. Even if it costs my life..."

"Captain, be careful with your words turning into prophecy!" Zhao Xing interrupted Yang Baihe.

Yang Baihe immediately fell silent and nodded quietly.