Chapter 346: Fortune Divination and Drawing Lots, Fate Decree and Precept Holding

Jiangnan, Hidden Sword Manor.

Lu Yang's Immortal Spirit original body remained hidden inside the stone sword, while before him lay the pages of the 【Hundred Lives Book】 and a bamboo fortune-telling tube.

"Fortune, fortune, I want fortune!"

As Lu Yang widened his eyes, he saw the fortune tube on the 【Hundred Lives Book】 pages shake, and then three glowing fortune slips tumbled out from within.

Lu Yang focused his gaze and immediately wore a look of joy.

【Event: The final step of cultivating the "Gan Xuan Ling Ying Sutra"】

【Minor Fortune: Although your comprehension is insufficient, your state is good today; you quickly crossed the final hurdle.】

【Last Fortune: Due to insufficient comprehension, you struggled for a long time at the final bottleneck, but ultimately penetrated the key point through persistence and perseverance.】

【Minor Misfortune: Your talent is insufficient; you failed to cultivate it.】

"A fortune slip came out!"

Without a second thought, Lu Yang picked up the 【Minor Fortune】 slip; the other two slips vanished instantly, while the 【Minor Fortune】 merged into his body.

After months of experimentation, he had completely mastered the talent 【Fortune Divination and Drawing Lots】.

'First, this talent cannot be used continuously; each use requires accumulating luck in advance; only when there is enough luck can one draw a lot.'

'However, the more luck accumulated, the greater the probability of drawing a good slip.'

'Second, these fortune slips are mostly auxiliary; I cannot use lot-drawing to achieve things that are theoretically absolutely impossible for me to do.'

For instance, if he decided now to duel 【Ang Xiao】, even if he accumulated immense luck, the slip he drew would only be 【Great Misfortune】; so strictly speaking, this talent only reveals future possibilities, and whether to choose remains up to Lu Yang himself.

However, to put it another way, as long as it is something Lu Yang can theoretically do.

Then he can, through the talent 【Fortune Divination and Drawing Lots】, ignore the process, directly retrieve the result in advance, and ensure he will definitely succeed!

"Pity it wasn't Great Fortune."

Lu Yang wore a nostalgic expression; he could still recall the feedback he received over two months ago after accidentally drawing a 【Great Fortune】.

It was truly as if aided by the gods!

During this period, he had been cultivating the "Gan Xuan Ling Ying Sutra," a Grade Two True Art created by the Yushu Jiange specifically for the 【Xuan Ling Realm】, extremely profound and mysterious.

This differed from 【Wan Xiang Fa Shen】, which only required investing resources; the former required some ethereal comprehension.

Therefore, regarding the "Gan Xuan Ling Ying Sutra," Lu Yang could be said to have repeatedly hit walls.

However, on the day he drew a 【Great Fortune】, his state was inexplicably good; no matter what problem arose, he could think of a solution with ease.

It was simply like answering multiple-choice questions and guessing blindly yet getting every answer correct.

In that instant, Lu Yang even had the illusion that his comprehension rivaled that of Patriarch Ting You; one can see how exaggerated the buff from a single 【Great Fortune】 was for him.

"Never mind, Minor Fortune is not bad either."

Lu Yang gathered his thoughts; the "Gan Xuan Ling Ying Sutra" had been cultivated by him to the final bottleneck, and a single 【Minor Fortune】 was enough for him to cross it.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

With a thought, a ball of fire appeared in Lu Yang's hand; this was the 【Six Ding Divine Fire】, one of the three supreme treasures he obtained within the 【Southern Tianmen】, which he secretly kept when leaving, specifically used for gathering Qi; by now, this flame seed had been mostly refined by him.

"This 【Six Ding Divine Fire】 is a gentle fire."

"Rather than a furnace fire used for refining pills or forging artifacts, it is better described as a fire of wisdom born from human thoughts and emotions, capable of making one's intellect agile."

Soon, the flame seed was gradually absorbed by Lu Yang.

With the buff from 【Minor Fortune】, the result of successful cultivation had already been grasped by Lu Yang in advance; therefore, his cultivation encountered almost no bottlenecks.

In a short while, a rainbow-colored illusion appeared in his sea of consciousness.

"It's a bit like a Divine Ability."

Lu Yang looked at the rainbow-colored illusion in his sea of consciousness; this was the product after completing the "Gan Xuan Ling Ying Sutra," resembling a Divine Ability but not quite one, resembling a Spiritual Treasure but not quite one.

Its name is: 【Fate Decree and Precept Holding】.

Through it, Lu Yang also learned the name of the Fruit Position in the Xuan Ling Realm, called 【Master of Fate】, implying that all things in heaven and earth possess their fixed destiny.

In fact, the overall structure of the 【Xuan Ling Realm】 is exactly so: the Heavenly Court stands high, and the five immortals under its rule are in perfect order.

However, judging from the fact that the Heavenly Court of the 【Xuan Ling Realm】 failed to truly govern heaven and earth and control the fate of all living beings, this Fruit Position likely still has room for growth.

Unfortunately, before that, it fell victim to the Holy Sect.

The result was naturally that the enterprise perished midway before completion; now the Heavenly Court is divided into four, the Fruit Position has fallen into this world, and its being completely devoured is merely a matter of time.

As for 【Fate Decree and Precept Holding】, it is a marvel derived based on the 【Master of Fate】 Fruit Position.

What is Fate Decree?

What is Precept Holding?

"The so-called Fate Decree is actually a method of weaving luck, constraining limited luck into one direction to maximize the luck effect."

"And Precept Holding is the method of constraining luck."

"After the Fate Decree, one receives a Precept; as long as one does not break the precept, the buff of the Fate Decree can be maintained; however, once the precept is broken, one is immediately counterattacked by luck."

Similar methods also exist in the 【Xuan Ling Realm】, but the effects differ; although cultivators in the Xuan Ling Realm do not suffer the soul-devouring erosion of the Bi Wind, they have the "Disaster of Dao Transformation," so they must counteract it through Precept Holding; this is also one of the reasons why the 【Xuan Ling Realm】 established strict immortal laws.

"If I decree my own fate."

With a thought from Lu Yang, the rainbow-colored illusion in his sea of consciousness immediately reflected back; subsequently, he generated a perception, and a trace of surprise instantly appeared in his eyes:

"It shall be the 【Pomegranate Wood Fate】!"

This is the fate pattern Lu Yang decreed for himself.

"With the buff from this fate pattern, I can establish a connection with the 【Pomegranate Wood】 Fruit Position; it will be of great use for awakening my Innate Divine Ability and seeking Gold in the future!"

The only problem is the precepts that must be strictly observed to maintain this fate pattern.

"From now on, I must 【Abstain from Chastity】; I absolutely cannot remain pure and self-loving; I must cultivate with others every day... This, this is too difficult for me!"

Lu Yang felt the feedback from 【Fate Decree and Precept Holding】 and wore a look of difficulty.

Although he himself was not a lustful person, for the sake of cultivation, even if he was unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to sacrifice the small self to fulfill the great self!

Several thousand days later.

Lu Yang's original body awoke from meditation, opened his eyes, and then expectation appeared on his face: "Finally, it has come. It was not in vain that I waited so long!"

The True Person of Purifying Demons has come to my door!

This Great True Person at the peak of Foundation Establishment from the Yushu Jiange truly kept his promise, personally deduced the cause and effect, and traveled ten thousand li to find the reincarnated body of Lu Yang's split soul.

Coincidentally, the split soul is already eight years old this year.

During this time, Lu Yang was not idle either; he devoted himself solely to hard cultivation, digesting the gains within the Southern Tianmen, and his cultivation had just barely reached a critical point.

"Mid-stage Foundation Establishment; after Upholding the Law comes the peak!"

"One step further is the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, thereby formally breaking through to Late-stage Foundation Establishment! This is another major hurdle on the path of cultivation."

Heavenly Thunder Tribulation!

The Master of Mending Heaven Peak died because of this; it is no joke, a matter of life and death with nine chances of dying and one of surviving. For this reason, Lu Yang has already determined to make full preparations before making the assault. After all, he has hardly made it to this step; if he were to restart because he failed to survive the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, that would be far too much of a loss.

"... Hmm?"

Just then, Lu Yang suddenly raised an eyebrow, directed his consciousness toward the split soul, and then grinned: "Interesting. It seems the previous arrangements have taken effect."

(End of this chapter)