Flaming Six Wings raised his head proudly, stood up straighter, and then nodded politely, "Yes, that's right. Our Divine King Scriptures of the Moon God Race record that the day and night cycles in the Land of Inheritance are very regular. Over three hundred years ago, our ancestors relied on deciphering the regularity of these cycles to derive the secrets of the Land of Inheritance, subsequently receiving the divine inheritance."
"We have kept this secret closely guarded until now, but due to the special circumstances, we have decided to make it public in the hopes that any Daoist with the destined affinity can receive the inheritance and lead us out of here."
His words were very persuasive.
Jiao Shikai immediately chided, "Xiang Beifei, Lord Chi is so generous and selfless, for the sake of leading us out, he has revealed the secrets. Now, he needs to requisition your valley, and you should naturally cooperate!"
"Cooperate my foot! When you say hand it over, I should just hand it over? With so many scallions in the field, which one are you counting as?" Li Qianluo also appeared, unceremoniously retorting.
Jiao Shikai sneered, "Li Qianluo, does your Zha Jiang Stronghold really want to hinder everyone's path to survival and become our public enemy?"
Li Qianluo was surprisingly calm, with his hands crossed, he said, "How come you guys are so simple-minded? Whatever someone says, you just believe? Don't you have your own ability to think? People like you, even if sold, would still help count the money for the seller."
Jiao Dihong shouted angrily, "How dare you! You dare to question Lord Chi! Do you Zha Jiang Stronghold really think highly of yourselves, huh?"
"You think just because you defeated an Elder Zhen from the Demon Tentacle Race, you are now unbeatable in the Black Water River? If it really comes to a fight, your Zha Jiang Stronghold isn't even worthy to carry Lord Chi's shoes!"
"Exactly! Lord Chi is capable of deciphering the rhythm hidden within the day and night cycles. Can Xiang Beifei possibly do that?"
All these cultivators who joined Light Valley looked down upon the establishment of Zha Jiang Stronghold, finding it laughable. How could they compare with Flaming Six Wings of Light Valley?
Flaming Six Wings remained silent, simply watching Xiang Beifei with a smile, leaving the cultivators of Light Valley to rebuke Xiang Beifei.
The people of Light Valley became increasingly offensive and aggressive.
After pondering for a long time, Xiang Beifei finally spoke, "Since Flaming Six Wings is so selfless, then why not have him tell us what exactly this day and night cycle pattern is? What is the method of deciphering it? If you announce the method, everyone can learn from it. Instead of you solving it alone, rallying the wisdom of all Daoists to solve it would surely be faster, wouldn't it?"
Flaming Six Wings's gaze slightly hardened. He had just concocted the story off the top of his head; where would he get any method from? But he had already thought of an excuse and said indifferently, "If possible, I would certainly teach everyone the method of deciphering the day and night cycle for free. Unfortunately, this method can only be achieved through the divine rings of our Moon God Race, such a shame."
"So according to you, you've already worked your way to a critical point in the solution?" Xiang Beifei asked again.
"Naturally, that's the case. I ask for Daoist Xiang's cooperation," Flaming Six Wings said with a smile.
Xiang Beifei said calmly, "It's not difficult to cooperate, the issue is I don't quite believe your words. You say you can decipher it, but you can't provide any evidence, which is hardly satisfactory. How about this, predict the next time the day and night will interchange for us? You don't need to be too specific, just a rough time will do."
Flaming Six Wings frowned slightly.
If he really had to predict, he couldn't predict at all.
Yet, without changing his expression, he said, "If Daoist Xiang would be willing to let us use your valley, perhaps then I could predict it."
"But I think you're talking nonsense," Xiang Beifei stated.
Jiao Shikai once again eagerly chided, "Presumptuous! How dare you speak to Lord Chi like that!"
"You don't have to bark at me. If he really had the ability to predict the day and night cycles, he would have already calculated the next occurrence," Xiang Beifei retorted.
Xiang Beifei took a quick glance at Jiao Shikai, whose gaze flickered just slightly, causing Jiao Shikai to take a step back instinctively, afraid to meet Xiang Beifei's gaze.
"Can you do it?" Jiao Shikai asked through clenched teeth.
"Coincidentally, I indeed can," Xiang Beifei said. "Our predecessors from the Congji Abyss have analyzed the pattern of day and night cycles here and can help us better receive the divine inheritance."
Since Flaming Six Wings wanted to use the day and night cycle pattern as a tool to dupe everyone, Xiang Beifei decided to go with the flow.
As soon as these words came out, all the cultivators were astonished!
Even in the heart of Flaming Six Wings, there was a sudden jolt.
—He can? How is that possible? It was all made-up; what could he possibly do?
However, soon Flaming Six Wings calmed down. Without thinking, he knew that this guy must also be bluffing. If he wasn't wrong, this guy would probably predict it to be a few days later, then stall for time.
Oh, what a calculation!
Did you think I would give you the chance to stall for time? You're too naive!
Flaming Six Wings sneered inwardly and signaled to Kana, who immediately understood and spoke up, "Daoist Xiang, don't stall for time. Lord Chi needs to use your valley. If you aren't willing to cooperate and delay Lord Chi's progress in deciphering the day and night cycle, that's like making things difficult for all Daoists!"
Li Qianluo said bluntly, "Why so much nonsense? If you, a six-winged birdman, really have such ability, then show it directly. Don't shamelessly plot to take over someone else's territory—picking a fight with our Zha Jiang Stronghold—"
Stopping there, Li Qianluo paused, with his voice arising in Xiang Beifei's mind, "Hey, Xiao Bei, do you really have the ability to predict?"
"I do," Xiang Beifei responded.
"All right."
Li Qianluo waved his hand grandly and pointing at Flaming Six Wings, he said, "Since you're so amazing, why not join our fortress leader in predicting the exact date of the next day-night cycle? Let's truly see what you're capable of."
"Lord Chi, show him what you've got! Make him give up completely!"
"Right, we've always believed in Lord Chi's abilities! Show him and make him concede. If he still refuses, we'll flush him out for you!"
Many cultivators below were egging on.
Flaming Six Wings's face remained unruffled, but there was a trace of coldness in his eyes.
Show you what I've got? What have I got to show?
But in fact, it wasn't just the cultivators from Light Valley who were stirring things up, but also those from Heavenly Demon Assembly and Dawn Alliance. Mostly manipulated by Night Demon and the High Priest to act this way, Guangmang Valley intended to strike at Zha Jiang Stronghold—how could they just Stand Aside in such a significant matter?
At that moment, Night Demon and the High Priest were observing from a distance, not showing themselves but rather sending their subordinates to stir up trouble. Now that Light Valley dominated alone, they would love to suppress Flaming Six Wings's arrogance. After all, they would delight in either faction winning or losing.
In front of so many cultivators, Flaming Six Wings could no longer back down.
To be honest, before coming here, Flaming Six Wings hadn't expected Xiang Beifei would dare claim he knew how to analyze the pattern of day and night changes, because it was completely fictitious. If Xiang Beifei had simply been skeptical, he could have brushed it off with an excuse, but Xiang Beifei had issued a challenge, and that was troubling.
However, Flaming Six Wings remained cool, still convinced that Xiang Beifei was talking nonsense!
Flaming Six Wings said, "In that case, please, Daoist Xiang, make your prediction."
"What is your prediction?" Xiang Beifei countered.
Flaming Six Wings's body began to shine with a holy white light, the halo above his head flickering as he said, "The reason we have come to the valley of Zha Jiang Stronghold this time is because Daoist Xiang's valley is the optimal location for observing the day-night pattern. I need to go to your valley to find out."
"Please do, I hope you can find something to give everyone an explanation."
Xiang Beifei made a gesture.
After all, there were no secrets in this valley; everyone just found a corner to settle in temporarily. Any races joining Zha Jiang Stronghold had already been thoroughly scoped out, so it didn't matter if Flaming Six Wings took a look around.
Flaming Six Wings was slightly startled, as he hadn't expected Xiang Beifei to agree so readily!
"Thank you for your cooperation, Daoist Xiang."
Flaming Six Wings walked towards the valley calmly, but in fact, his steps were heavy.
The situation had developed far beyond his expectations, and now he knew he had to brazen it out.
Flaming Six Wings flew around in Xiang Beifei's valley, his holy radiance enveloping the whole valley and turning Zha Jiang Stronghold sacred, as if bathing in Holy Light.
He posed pretentiously, gazing at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.
But inside, Flaming Six Wings was furious. Day and night cycle? Who the hell knew if there was any pattern here! Now he could only hazard a guess, thankfully there was the occurrence of dark and dawn here, just like in the outside world, and it was about two hours until dark.
He estimated the time of yesterday's nightfall and felt confident in his guess.
All the cultivators were there waiting for him, and at this moment, he did not disappoint, appearing above the crowd. Xiang Beifei and others had been awaiting him.
Flaming Six Wings, looking down from on high at Xiang Beifei, said, "The next nightfall should be in one hour and forty-five minutes."
All the cultivators were invigorated, taking Flaming Six Wings's words as gospel!
In reality, any cultivator who bothered to record could tell the time of nightfall, but he announced it first, so if Xiang Beifei suggested the same time, then he could make a big deal out of it, accusing Xiang Beifei of parroting.
Xiang Beifei replied with a calm smile, "Coincidentally, my calculations for the next nightfall are in fifteen minutes!"
Fifteen minutes?
All the cultivators looked at each other.
"Utterly ludicrous! Talking nonsense! Making wild statements!" Kana cried out.
The other cultivators also didn't believe Xiang Beifei had that ability, and they had more faith in Flaming Six Wings's prediction of one hour and forty-five minutes.
Flaming Six Wings also frowned, as he had assumed Xiang Beifei would give the same answer as him, but instead Xiang Beifei had predicted such an imminent time.
"I've predicted that it will be in fifteen minutes, just wait and see if it's true. We've all been trapped here for so long, what's fifteen more minutes?" Xiang Beifei asked.
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