I Can Extract Divine Power

Shen Bai sat inside the carriage, his eyes completely cyan.

His cyan pupils held a trace of mystery.

Amber and Red Makeup had each disappeared, not disturbing Shen Bai.

Even while traveling, Shen Bai had no intention of giving up on grinding his Skill Level.

One couldn’t afford to slack off on grinding. The moment you let up, you’d become exceptionally lazy.

Shen Bai understood this point very well.

The driver was outside, driving the carriage.

The light rain would slow the carriage’s speed.

But it didn’t affect the driver in the slightest.

The carriage wheels were enveloped in the driver’s Qi.

As someone in a special profession, if he were affected by a little rain, he would be a laughingstock.

The driver was smart and tactful.

He knew that a person of noble status was sitting inside the carriage.

If Shen Bai didn’t speak to him, he would remain silent.

The rain grew heavier, turning from a light drizzle into a downpour. The driver, wearing a straw raincoat, frowned.

"This weather is a little off," the driver muttered to himself.

Although the weather often changed during this season, such a widespread shift was strange.

However, the driver only muttered a few words before continuing on his way.

As long as Lord Shen, seated inside the carriage, said nothing, it wasn’t his place to speak.

He wouldn’t be harmed no matter how great the danger, because Lord Shen was in the carriage.

The driver was from Nanxing Prefecture. Like the members of the Observatory, he held a fanatical reverence for Shen Bai.

In the past, Demonic Forces had oppressed those in his special line of work. Now that the Demonic Forces were gone, his gratitude toward Shen Bai was as boundless as an ocean.

The driver had agreed to this trip without a second thought.

The carriage’s speed increased.

The driver thought to himself, ’According to Lord Shen’s instructions, we’ll take a short rest at the next Official Posthouse. The journey is taxing; Lord Shen must be tired. I have to make good time.’

Just as he was thinking this, things didn’t go as smoothly as the driver had hoped.

Ahead, a large crowd of people appeared, crossing the official road.

The driver quickly stopped the carriage and watched the commoners before him, letting them pass.

The driver had encountered people crossing the official road like this before.

When commoners needed to hurry somewhere but didn’t take a carriage, they would always choose a shortcut.

In this situation, most drivers would give way.

When the carriage stopped, Shen Bai, who was inside, sensed it as well.

He did not show himself, because under the gaze of his Fourth-level Void-breaking Cyan Eye, nothing could hide from his sight.

The commoners ahead were carrying bamboo baskets, each covered with a piece of red cloth.

A fanatical look was on everyone’s face, as if they were going to worship their most revered figure.

Besides that, through his Void-breaking Cyan Eye, Shen Bai could feel that the commoners seemed to be exuding a cold, sinister aura.

They weren’t aberrations, nor were they Cultivators. This sinister aura must have come from contact with something.

At this thought, Shen Bai stroked his chin and said, "Go ask them what they’re up to."

Because he had upgraded his Infinite Divination Skill to Level 5, Shen Bai now only had seven wisps of Evil Qi left.

And now, Shen Bai was grinding his Void-breaking Cyan Eye. It was at Level 4, and its second qualitative transformation required seven wisps of Evil Qi.

He was in short supply again.

If there was an opportunity to obtain Evil Qi and Deceitful Objects, Shen Bai certainly wouldn’t let it pass.

Anyway, there was still plenty of time before he had to be in the Capital City. It would be good to pick up some benefits along the way.

The driver had been waiting. After hearing what Shen Bai said, he drove the carriage closer and asked, "Folks, may I ask where you are all headed?"

Naturally, Shen Bai wouldn’t personally handle a small inquiry like this.

When the driver asked this question, about a dozen commoners stopped.

The leader was a white-haired old man wearing a straw raincoat, rainwater slowly dripping from his conical bamboo hat.

The white-haired old man was just an ordinary commoner. How could he have seen such a luxurious carriage? He was immediately startled and stammered timidly, "We... we’re going to the nearby Temple of Answered Prayers to pay our respects to the Abbot, so that everything will go smoothly for us."

’Temple of Answered Prayers?’

Hearing this, the driver found it strange.

Temples usually had very simple names. He had never heard of one called "Answered Prayers" before.

The driver thought for a moment and asked, "Where is this Temple of Answered Prayers?"

The old man quickly replied, "It’s ten li in that direction. The abbot at the temple is incredibly effective. We heard today is the last day he’ll be receiving Incense Burners, so we have to hurry."

When he spoke of hurrying, a trace of anxiety showed in the old man’s eyes.

Clearly, they didn’t want to linger, but Shen Bai’s carriage was so luxurious that they didn’t dare refuse to answer.

The driver hesitated slightly.

Just then, Shen Bai’s voice sounded.

"Go take a look."

The driver nodded immediately.

He paid the commoners no mind and drove the carriage, speeding off in the direction the old man had indicated.

Inside the carriage, Shen Bai looked at the illusory image of threads before him, the corners of his mouth turning up.

’Greatly auspicious. Something good.’

’I’m already here, and the Divination Skill indicates great fortune. I’d feel like I was losing out if I didn’t go check it out.’

"When we get there, stay a little farther away. As for the rest, you can just leave it to me," Shen Bai said.

The driver immediately agreed.

Afterward, the carriage disappeared into the curtain of rain.