My bathroom leads to the celestial realm.

17. Dragons are trapped in shallow waters, fish swim in shallow bottoms.

If the Taoist priest were to use his fists and feet to give that jerk a good beating, or even cleave him in two with a sword, that wouldn't be considered a remarkable skill. But for him to be able to make his words come true on the spot is simply too frightening!

This isn't just a prediction; it's practically a divine pronouncement that comes true!

Xu Yan was also surprised. Usually, in this situation, one would encounter a strange person who was playing around in the world. He didn't know what the Taoist's background was!

He bowed politely and asked, "May I ask your honorable name, sir? What can I do for you?"

The Taoist priest returned the greeting: "I am Luo Jiuzhang, young friend. Your face is extraordinary. How about I cast a divination for you?"

Another one from the "Nine" generation? Does this world have some kind of obsession with the number nine?

Xu Yan was deeply curious: "Thank you for your help, Daoist Master!"

Luo Jiuzhang immediately beamed with joy: "Thank you, ten pearls!"

Bystanders exclaimed in astonishment, "Ten pearls? Are they robbing us?!"

Xu Yan mentally calculated: A bowl of noodles with three beads is roughly equivalent to fifty or sixty yuan in the modern world, and ten beads are roughly two hundred to less than three hundred yuan!

He immediately pulled ten spirit pearls from his sleeve: "Please, Daoist Master!"

Bystanders were astonished: "Does this guy have money to burn?"

With a sweep of his sleeve, Luo Jiuzhang caused the ten spirit orbs to disappear. He then suppressed his smile and carefully observed Xu Yan's appearance.

At first, he looked relaxed, but in the blink of an eye, his expression turned serious. He did some calculations with his fingers, and after a few more glances, his expression became even more grave, his fingers almost drawing blood. Finally, he slammed his hand on the table: "Unbelievable, unbelievable!"

Xu Yan almost rolled her eyes: Don't use such overused language!

Despite his thoughts, he still chimed in with a straight man's question: "What do you mean by that?"

Those around were also very curious: "Yeah, what's so unbelievable about it? Tell us!"

The Taoist priest said solemnly, "Young friend, your nose is like a hanging gall bladder, your eyes like bright stars, your bridge of the nose is elegant, and your tip of the nose is full—you have the finest features of a first-rate person!"

Xu Yan nearly bit his tongue: "That's all? Give me back my Spirit Pearl!"

As he spoke, he reached out to tug at the Taoist priest's sleeve.

"I haven't finished speaking yet!" Luo Jiuzhang dodged aside. "Young friend, you have an extraordinary background and possess immense good fortune. In the future, you will either be immensely wealthy or wield unparalleled power. Right now, you are merely a dragon trapped in shallow waters or a fish swimming in shallow waters. You are temporarily in a predicament, but one day you will soar to the sky and have a bright future!"

Xu Yan finally nodded, no longer mentioning the matter of Huanzhu: "You did say a few kind words, meaning that I am currently at a low point in my life, about to hit rock bottom and bounce back, right?"

Luo Jiuzhang stroked his beard and smiled: "Indeed, young friend, you are right!"

But then he suddenly frowned: "However, young friend, you seem to be in some unusual circumstances. This humble Taoist priest cannot fathom the reason for it. How strange!"

Xu Yan couldn't help but look at him sideways: He's got some skills!

Others laughed and teased, "There's still something you can't figure out? You gods... well, he's already incredibly wealthy and powerful, and there's still something you can't figure out? Taoist priest, are your predictions accurate or not?"

This guy just loves to watch the drama unfold; if it weren't for past examples, he might have said something else entirely.

The Taoist priest was also unwilling to give up: "I'll try again!"

This time, instead of counting on his fingers, he took out a set of counting rods and started fiddling with them. But the more he fiddled with them, the more alarmed he became, and the more he calculated, the more chaotic it became. It was as if some great being was obscuring the secrets of heaven, and he felt a sense of unease and impending doom.

Luo Jiuzhang immediately stopped calculating, his gaze filled with surprise and uncertainty.

In terms of fighting and ruthlessness, the Divine Number Sect is nothing special. However, in terms of Bagua deduction and divination techniques, although the Divine Number Sect is not the top one, it is still one of the most well-known sects in the world. Such a strange divination result is truly unprecedented!

"Taoist priest, why did you stop calculating?" someone asked curiously.

Luo Jiuzhang said solemnly, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed!"

"So, are you still going to take him on as an apprentice?"

The Taoist priest thought for a moment and said, "Young friend, could you please tell me your birth date and time?"

Xu Yan immediately shook his head: "No comment!"

Are you kidding me? How the hell am I supposed to know what the eight characters are? Give me my birth date and time? That's completely irrelevant.

Luo Jiuzhang was astonished: "Young friend, you must be joking."

Xu Yan retorted, "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Luo Jiuzhang was filled with doubt and uncertainty. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Although I cannot fathom your background, I do know that you have a connection with our sect..."

Another person said, "If you're destined to accept it, just take it. What's the big deal?"

"No, no," Luo Jiuzhang shook his head. "Without your birth date and time, I can only tell you that you have a connection with our sect, but that doesn't necessarily mean you are destined to be master and disciple!"

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on!

Bystanders jokingly teased, "Since you're not in a master-disciple relationship, you must have a daughter or sister who's still unmarried at home. Why don't you and this young man become husband and wife?"

Everyone cheered and praised them, and laughter filled the air, as if good things were about to happen to them.

"That's a good idea, but unfortunately I'm all alone, without even a single fellow disciple. I can't just decide on a whim and find one now, can I?" The Taoist was good-natured; as long as it didn't involve his sect, everything was negotiable.

On the surface, Luo Jiuzhang appeared calm and collected, but inside he was in turmoil, unsure of what to do.

He had calculated it several times using different methods and found that Xu Yan was not only destined to be associated with the Divine Calculation Sect, but was also the key to the sect's prosperity!

However, the calculation also showed that Xu Yan was not a disciple of this sect, resulting in two contradictory conclusions that are truly perplexing.

Requesting birth date and time is just a way to confirm the result again in a different way.

Xu Yan's immediate refusal effectively ended the intention to recalculate, which, for the Shenshu disciples, was tantamount to indirectly confirming the result, leaving Luo Jiuzhang astonished.

Furthermore, although he couldn't figure out Xu Yan's background, he vaguely sensed that behind this seemingly ordinary young man, there seemed to be a behemoth hidden. Just a slight touch of it made him tremble with fear, which was equally puzzling.

Ultimately, the time wasn't right!

Thinking of this, Luo Jiuzhang sighed: "The marriage alliance is not going to happen, but if you have any questions, young friend, I may be able to offer some guidance."

Xu Yan's eyes lit up: "Which sect can I join in the future?"

Luo Jiuzhang hesitated for a moment.

How could he possibly explain that? It would be inappropriate to talk about his own sect, and he hadn't figured out what other sects were involved in.

The little rascal was quite good at putting himself in others' shoes and noticed something was wrong. He turned his gaze to the Spirit Palace: "I couldn't detect my cultivation potential, so how should I cultivate?"

"No need to worry, it's just that the dragon is trapped in shallow waters and the fish swim in shallow waters."

"I have no master to teach me any martial arts techniques, how can I break this deadlock?"

"It's just like a dragon trapped in shallow waters or a fish swimming in shallow waters."

"I have no relatives or friends, I'm all alone...?"

"It's just like a dragon trapped in shallow waters or a fish swimming in shallow waters."

Xu Yan's eyebrows shot up: "Can't you say anything else?"

"The roc rises with the wind, soaring ninety thousand miles high. This is all I have to say. Farewell!" Luo Jiuzhang bowed deeply, his figure fading away as if erased by an eraser, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Several passersby suddenly realized what had happened, looking at each other, completely forgetting everything that had just occurred.

Xu Yan was completely dumbfounded. This guy was a true master!