Chapter 58

There is one matter that Fengxi misunderstood.

The Great Sage Fuxi would converse with him amiably; it was certainly not merely a simple matter of nurturing juniors or pointing out same-surname ties.

——Who on earth is Xihuang!

Among the Great Luo gods and sages, he can be called an existence of supreme greatness, gaining countless merit and fortune in a split second!

In the Monster Clan Heavenly Court, he holds the title of Monster Emperor.

Join the human race, and he becomes a human king; the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors must have a seat for him!

Compared to Fengxi, a golden immortal little witch, the gap between them is heaven and earth—what could there be to talk about?

It's merely to investigate the traces of a supreme figure, not letting go of any suspicious individuals, all kinds of people who have risen with the times.

Like Fengxi, he also stood out from hundreds of thousands of little witches, catching Xihuang's eye at this critical moment, which is why he has today's position.

Through various coincidences, he was brought before an incarnation of the Great Sage Fuxi, face-to-face investigation, uncovering everything he had seen and heard in this life, and even the eighteen generations of ancestors of his past lives, in perfect detail.

Fengxi's experience is not unique.

Before him, there were already nearly a hundred thousand!

And that given golden finger is actually just compensation—investigating the origin of a little fellow tens of millions of times; even if the victim notices nothing, Xihuang feels a bit embarrassed and deliberately compensates a bit.

After the compensation, he simply sent Fengxi away.

After all, we are not of the same level—what else is there to say?

……

Fengxi did not understand his own experience; he once walked on the edge of a cliff.

He might never understand in his lifetime—if he cannot prove the Dao of Great Luo in the future, he won't even have the right to know.

However, perhaps even if Fengxi knew, he would most likely just laugh it off.

【Just joking!】

【I, Fengxi, how could I have any problem?】

【I am a pure-as-can-be novice!】

【Even before you, Xihuang, Emperor Jiang had already cleared my suspicions, alright?】

In the past, Fengxi, with nine teammates, roamed the Houtu Sector 1404, making a name for himself countless times.

At that time, his squad was already listed as a key observation target.

Ten ancestral witches personally descended in incarnation, conducting a friendly 'exchange'……

That day was an unforgettable day in Fengxi's life, and also a day when his worldview shattered and was rebuilt.

In a group of ten, nine teammates wanted to use Fengxi as a sacrificial offering to heaven, to take the blame and bear the thunder… even Emperor Jiang expressed sympathy and sigh.

Just ask, in this vast Honghuang, who else has an experience as bizarre as Fengxi's… and… tragic?

【Nine Great Luo trumpets, so recklessly throwing me out to bear the thunder… this shows how could I, Fengxi, be a trumpet of a great divine ability holder?】

【If I were a supreme powerhouse, I would only make others take the blame; how could it be that others make me bear the thunder?】

I don't know how many days and nights, Fengxi will recall that unforgettable day.

That grudge, he has already recorded it!

Three hundred billion years east of Buzhou, three hundred billion years west of Buzhou, don't bully the novice!

【Jun, Boyang, Zixiu, Jiran, Yuchen, Lilu, Qingxuan, Darong, Qionsang—these nine guys……】

【If I ever turn the tables, I will surely have a showdown with them……】

The thought hidden deep in his heart surged and echoed.

【Beat their tubas into the ground, and be the father of them all!】

When the golden finger of the merit and fortune system was implanted into Fengxi's true spirit, perfectly merging with it… the existence of the cheat rekindled and swelled his ambition.

【You… wait for me!】

【Wait until I launch a bottom-up reform movement, using the system's ability to grasp the Wu Clan's foundation… one day I will raise my sword and demand an explanation from you!】

……

【I want to be quiet.】

【Don't ask who Quiet is.】

After finishing his buying and selling, having gathered sufficient supplies, Fengxi returned to the Wu Clan's ceremonial unit camp, and he was shocked.

So shocked that he could hardly control himself, his mouth kept twitching, he muttered nonstop… his two feet stood at the camp gate, unable to move another step.

The merit and fortune system granted him the divine ability to observe qi, allowing him to check a living being's fortune.

And heaven knows, what did Fengxi see at this moment?

He gazed at the soldiers training and moving within the camp, and for a moment doubted life.

Purple qi!

Extremely noble purple qi!

From the view of qi, strands of hazy purple qi rose and erupted from the heavenly spirit caps of some little witches.

Purple qi… what is this concept?

The extremely noble among fortunes.

When Laozi passed Hangu Pass, purple qi came from the east, signifying a sage's journey!

Although, the purple qi appearing before Fengxi's eyes now is obviously unable to match a sage's sight… only a thread, a strand.

But this represents a nobility and extraordinariness in quality!

At the very least, it must be connected to the Great Luo Supreme Emperor, and not just an ordinary connection!

For example, trumpets, and again trumpets, and again trumpets…

【Here, among the hundreds of thousands of little witches, there are hundreds whose fortune shows purple… this is far more crazy than I imagined!】

Fengxi glanced at himself; as a Golden Immortal, his fortune's hue lay only between red and yellow.

Even with a cheat, he had only a trace of cyan aura drifting down.

Looking at those fellows who naturally carried purple aura… what else could he say?

"In this Honghuang world… where is the trust between people?"

"Those lofty Great Luo beings, if they don't maintain their prestige and honestly act as bosses, instead they recklessly blow trumpets, wandering the world…"

"Now I truly dare not trust anyone."

Suddenly looking back, he even felt——perhaps being tricked by nine Great Luo trumpeters back then really wasn't anything remarkable.

Given the current situation, perhaps later when he walks by the roadside and sees passersby, he must be extra cautious.

Perhaps among the crowd of spectators watching battles and quoting scriptures, there is a Great Luo's alter ego wandering the mortal realm.

"I finally deeply understand the scene Xihuang demonstrated for me…… Great Luo Supreme Emperor, eternal freedom across endless spacetime, Myriad Heavens' past and present alter egos without end……"

"This is still an unadorned Great Luo alter ego; I can still discern it through fortune observation."

"If those who hide themselves thoroughly……"

Fengxi shivered.

In a daze, he realized——the more he knows, the greater the pressure!

Like now…… can he still happily play?

Originally he had formulated a plan, to build a business alliance, himself taking the biggest share, using it as a foundation to connect countless Wu Clan elites and undertake a great undertaking……

Now, can Fengxi still have such courage and ambition?

The ignorant are fearless.

At this moment Fengxi asked himself, examined himself, "This work…… must still be done."

"But we must be truly careful. If another mishap occurs, similar to past troubles, being casually pushed out to take the blame……"

"The platform has just been built, yet someone has snatched the peach…… no place left to cry!"

Under the auspicious gazing, a seemingly simple matter directly upgrades to hell difficulty.

However, this might also be a good thing.

More precautions will reduce future obstacles and hidden dangers on the road.

"Tsk…… just this auspicious gazing tip, receiving this fortune-merit system from Xihuang is already worth it."

"I suddenly somewhat understand…… why cultivators who ponder heavenly secrets and study fortune easily incur heaven's envy."

"In this, there is indeed reason."

"It is the most hopeful way to find vitality in the chessboard, and also the easiest shortcut of the Great Dao to strengthen oneself!"

A thought turned, Fengxi thought of many, "Like cultivation not matching fortune display, fortune phenomena far exceeding cultivation…… either there is a backing, or one possesses great opportunity, precious treasures——like me."

"Backing aside…… opportunity and treasures, those can be seized!"

Fengxi glimpsed a path to wealth.

"Perhaps I should wander more on the Honghuang earth? After all, as Xihuang said, sentient beings who have traversed to this era with a golden finger are countless……"

"Mmm……" Fengxi's eyes narrowed, "Perhaps relying solely on this system's auspicious gazing granted to me, there is hope to collect Chaos Pearls, fragments of the Creation Jade Disc, Chaos Azure Lotuses……"

"From Xihuang I cannot and dare not take everything, but outside……"

"Old Feng, how goes this journey?" a hearty voice rang out, interrupting Fengxi's thoughts.

A rugged-faced Wu Clan big man approached, saying to Fengxi: "You've stood outside the gate for so long, your complexion keeps changing, occasionally worried…… did you encounter some trouble in the process of buying low and selling high, I mean, in business transactions? Did you fail to meet your expected goals?"

"Speak up, Old Jiang I'll give you an idea……" this big man thumped his chest with a "bang bang", appearing righteous and brave, "Even if I accompany you to slay people, given our friendship…… although my cultivation is weaker, even if I sacrifice my life, I will stand shoulder to shoulder with you until death!"

With thick brows and big eyes, honesty is written on his left cheek, reliability on his right.

If it weren't for Fengxi's auspicious gazing cheat causing his fortune to evolve a deep, secluded, condensed purple aura, he might have truly believed, moved by the genuine feelings remaining in the world.

But now, what echoes in Fengxi's heart is only the simple, sincere three words that can express all feelings.

——Mai Mai Pi.

The corner of his mouth twitched with difficulty, Fengxi quickly adjusted his mindset, organized his words, and put on a brilliant smile.

"No…… regarding goals, I have already perfectly achieved them." He loudly called out, summoning hundreds of thousands of little Wu to swarm and gather, displaying his transaction results, "Everyone look, these…… right, this is my transaction ledger."

"Those Wu skilled in accounting can come audit…… check if there are any problems in the data?"

"Haha…… Brother Fengxi, how could we not trust you?" some little Wu laughed, "Use without doubt, doubt without use…… since we entrusted these businesses to you, it represents our trust in you!"

"So, auditing etc., is thus unnecessary……"

"No no no……" Fengxi's smile grew even brighter, "Brothers, accounts must be clearly settled…… moreover, this is the startup phase of our undertaking?"

"Fair, just, open…… letting every ledger flow be clear and traceable is truly the responsible way toward everyone!"

Fengxi spoke righteously.

At the same moment, he turned in his mind an unspeakable thought, 'Lest one day some scheming fellows exploit financial loopholes to attack me…… accuse me of embezzlement, withhold wealth, push me from the leader's position, and in one fell swoop seize the fruits of victory!'

(End of chapter)

Now we need to produce glossary list.

We need to list every character, place, sect/clan/faction/people, official & sect rank/title, technique, item/artifact, beast, and realm that appears.

Let's go through lines and collect:

Characters:

- Fengxi -> Fengxi (given)

- Xihuang -> Xihuang (given)

- Wu Clan big man but we have Wu Clan as group; the individual is nicknamed "Lao Jiang" and also called "Lao Feng" by him? Actually "Lao Feng" is used by the Wu Clan man to address Fengxi. So we have:

- Lao Jiang - nickname of the Wu Clan man.

- Lao Feng - nickname used for Fengxi.

- Possibly "little Wu" is generic, not a name.

- "Lao Jiang I" indicates he calls himself Lao Jiang.

- "Lao Feng" is used by him to Fengxi.

Thus characters list: Fengxi, Xihuang, Lao Jiang, Lao Feng.

Places:

- Honghuang given.

- Myriad Heavens given.

- Possibly "Honghuang land" but same.

- "mortal world" generic, not a place name.

- "outside the gate" generic.

- "roadside" generic.

- "mortal realm of the game" maybe generic.

Sect/clan/faction/people:

- the Wu Clan given.

Official & sect rank/title:

- Supreme Emperor given.

- Great Luo - need to add.

- Golden Immortal - need to add.

- Possibly "Great Luo being" but we can just list Great Luo as rank.

- "Great Luo Supreme Emperor" we already have Great Luo + Supreme Emperor; but we already list both separately.

Technique:

- Auspicious Gazing - need to add.

- fortune observation (fortune observation) maybe not a formal technique name; but we could list "Fortune Observation" as technique? The line: "I can also figure it out using fortune observation." It's a method; but it's not a proper name. Might be considered a technique. However, the instruction says list technique that appears. It's ambiguous. Safer to include "Fortune Observation" as technique? But we need to see if it's a named technique. It's just "using fortune observation". I'd lean not to include as a separate technique unless it's a known term. I'll exclude.

Item/artifact:

- Trumpet given.

- Chaos Pearl - need to add.

- Creation Jade Disc - need to add.

- Chaos Azure Lotus - need to add.

- golden finger is slang; not an artifact; maybe exclude.

Beast: none.

Realm:

- Chaos given.

- Golden Immortal is a cultivation realm; we already listed as rank/title but also realm. We'll list once.

- Great Luo is also a realm.

- Possibly "Immortal" realm but not needed.

Also "Golden Immortal" is a realm; we have it.

Now we need to ensure we don't duplicate.

Let's compile list with English terms exactly as used in translations:

- Fengxi (raw_term: Fengxi, original_term: Fengxi)

- Xihuang (raw_term: Xihuang, original_term: Xihuang)

- Supreme Emperor (raw_term: Supreme Emperor, original_term: Supreme Emperor)

- Trumpet (raw_term: Trumpet, original_term: Trumpet)

- Honghuang (raw_term: Honghuang, original_term: Honghuang)

- Myriad Heavens (raw_term: Myriad Heavens, original_term: Myriad Heavens)

- the Wu Clan (raw_term: the Wu Clan, original_term: the Wu Clan) Note: The glossary gave "the Wu Clan". We must use exactly that.

- merit (raw_term: merit, original_term: merit)

- Great Luo (raw_term: Great Luo, original_term: Great Luo)

- Golden Immortal (raw_term: Golden Immortal, original_term: Golden Immortal)

- Auspicious Gazing (raw_term: Auspicious Gazing, original_term: Auspicious Gazing)

- Chaos Pearl (raw_term: Chaos Pearl, original_term: Chaos Pearl)

- Creation Jade Disc (raw_term: Creation Jade Disc, original_term: Creation Jade Disc)

- Chaos Azure Lotus (raw_term: Chaos Azure Lotus, original_term: Chaos Azure Lotus)

- Lao Jiang (raw_term: Lao Jiang, original_term: Lao Jiang)

- Lao Feng (raw_term: Lao Feng, original_term: Lao Feng)

Check if any other names: "Lao Jiang I" we covered. "Lao Feng" we covered.

Check if "Great Luo Supreme Emperor" appears; we have Great Luo and Supreme Emperor separately; that's fine.

Check if "Great Luo being" appears; we didn't list Great Luo being separately; but it's covered by Great Luo.

Check if "golden finger" appears; we might not list as it's slang.

Check if "platform" appears; generic.

Check if "business alliance" appears; generic.

Check if "Wu Clan elite" appears; we have Wu Clan.

Check if "little Wu" appears; generic.

Check if "mortal world" appears; generic.

Check if "game mortal realm" appears; generic.

Check if "Mai Mai Pi" appears; it's a phrase, maybe a name? It's three characters, maybe a nickname or a phrase. It's not a person's name; it's a phrase said by Fengxi: "——Mai Mai Pi." It's likely an onomatopoeic or expressive phrase, not a name. So exclude.

Check if "Lao Jiang" and "Lao Feng" are indeed names; we treat as nicknames.

Now we need to output the glossary list as JSON array of objects with raw_term and original_term.

Make sure to use double quotes, and the array format exactly as: 【{"raw_term":"EnglishName","original_term":"ChineseChars"},...】

We must output after all lines, the header line: