Chapter 197: The Person Who Carries the Heaven and Earth Luck

The Second Heaven experts were startled at the sight.

People were coming again, and it was an old Daoist at that? They wondered to themselves, why was it that Jinhua City, usually so peaceful, was experiencing so many twists and turns today?

Soon, the old Daoist and the young Daoist had arrived before them.

"This poor Daoist is Qingxu, greetings to all lay practitioners."

The old Daoist Qingxu wore a warm smile and bowed to the crowd.

"Come, this is my unworthy disciple, Qingfeng."

He used his large hand to pull Qingfeng, who had been hiding half his body behind him, to his side, and gestured with his hand to introduce him to everyone.

"I have disturbed you all by coming here today."

"However, this poor Daoist still wishes to ask, what exactly happened here? There was even Heavenly Tribulation Thunder appearing in the Present World."

As Qingxu spoke, he observed his surroundings and saw that the beam from which the Jinhua Bell had originally hung in the Bell Tower was now empty, and his heart skipped a beat, a sense of foreboding rising within him.

The Second Heaven experts remained silent upon hearing this, answering nothing.

After all, the person responsible was right beside them; how were they supposed to put it?

"Nine-turn Golden Core with the roar of dragon and tiger? That is truly a grand ambition."

"I wonder what the cultivation level of Daoist Qingxu is?"

At this moment, Li Heng spoke up with a smile.

In the Dao Sect, the Second Heaven achievement is called the Golden Core; if one reaches the nine turns of the Golden Core, that is reaching the pinnacle of Second Heaven, about to glimpse the Dharma Aspect, which is the realm of the Primordial Spirit True Person in the Dao Sect.

He had just beaten up a pinnacle Second Heaven expert a moment ago.

Yet, regarding this Qingxu Daoren before him, even though he had opened his Heavenly Eye, he still felt it was blurry and could not glimpse his True Reality cultivation; he surely was not as simple as a mere Second Heaven peak.

"The lay practitioner is too kind; I was just boasting."

"My current cultivation is merely a Golden Core of dragon and tiger, not worth mentioning."

Qingxu said modestly.

Of course, he actually quite enjoyed this praise in his heart; after all, a Golden Core of dragon and tiger was not easy to achieve, equivalent to a Half-step Dharma Aspect. After all, among hundreds of millions of people, not even one could become a Primordial Spirit True Person.

Li Heng nodded upon hearing this.

"That is indeed not worth mentioning."

"Uh..."

The old Daoist Qingxu froze for a moment, suspecting he had misheard. But when he saw Li Heng's calm expression, he realized he hadn't misheard, and his heart was filled with astonishment.

What do you mean "not worth mentioning"? I was just being modest; you, lay practitioner, look so young, surely your cultivation hasn't even reached Second Heaven peak, is there really a need to say it like that?

He did not know that what Li Heng said was the absolute truth.

Thinking it over, Qingxu only felt that this lay practitioner was too young and did not understand the hardships of the path of cultivation. When he grew older in the future, he would surely understand the difficulty of a Golden Core of dragon and tiger and a Half-step Dharma Aspect.

But just as this thought arose, Qingxu discovered that the group of Second Heaven experts were also nodding with approving expressions, as if they truly agreed with this lay practitioner's words.

He felt a bit foolish; what was this?

It was understandable for this young lay practitioner to be arrogant, but you group of Second Heaven experts, most of you possess noble family bloodlines and are not young yourselves, yet you actually agree with such arrogant words.

Qingxu always felt this group of people was somewhat strange.

Forget it, forget it; it must be the elders humoring the younger generation.

It's just that he didn't know what identity this young junior had; could his bloodline be so pure that he had even undergone atavism? To actually be able to make so many noble family Second Heaven experts humor him.

Qingxu could not help but shake his head inwardly.

Fortunately, he was not a member of a noble family.

He could not stand such things.

Thinking it over, this could only be the case. Ignoring these matters, he felt it was better to get straight to the point and state his true purpose directly.

"Lay practitioners, this poor Daoist has come here for only one thing."

"And that is the Jinhua Bell that guards this place."

"According to my calculations, the Jinhua Bell should have been here, but I do not see a trace of it; do you all have any news?"

Qingxu spoke slowly, without any air of condescension.

Mentioning the Jinhua Bell, the Second Heaven experts were stunned again, wondering to themselves, so he came for the Jinhua Bell. Fine, the old Daoist is just unlucky; he arrived a step too late.

They did not speak, as the person responsible was right beside them.

However, seeing the Second Heaven experts' silence, Qingxu thought they felt his request was too excessive, as if he were shamelessly asking for the treasures of this place, so he hurriedly explained.

"Lay practitioners, I do intend to take this Jinhua Bell, but I am not taking it for nothing; I have great opportunities and benefits to bestow. Come, Qingfeng, come here."

He pulled his disciple Qingfeng in front of him.

"This poor Daoist will speak the truth; I have come for my unworthy disciple, intending to use the Jinhua Bell as his Town Luck Artifact, not to satisfy personal desires. At the same time, this is also an opportunity for you all."

Qingxu said, smiling slightly.

"Because my disciple is a person who carries the Heaven and Earth Luck!"

He tapped Qingfeng's forehead, and the Luck hidden within manifested.

It took various forms, like a dragon, like a tiger, forming Dragon and Tiger Qi, noble beyond words. There was also purple mist permeating, Dao sounds chanting, and an ethereal immortal aura. It even faintly revealed scenes of Heaven and Earth, containing infinite mysteries.

The young Daoist Qingfeng was revealed before the crowd.

He seemed somewhat at a loss.

The Second Heaven experts gasped, incomparably shocked.

They had already used various means to probe it in secret; it was not an illusion or a hallucination, it was real!

They exclaimed in their hearts that this child was truly a Terror, they must cling to his leg!

This was really not the old Daoist just bragging; this young Daoist actually carried the Heaven and Earth Luck. It could no longer be described as just turning bad luck into good; Heaven and Earth were faintly revolving around him.

If he were to take another step forward, he might be able to carry the Mandate of Heaven.

Seeing the shock of the Second Heaven experts, Qingxu nodded in satisfaction and smiled.

"You have all seen it; the Heaven and Earth Luck is not a fabrication. You may use whatever means you wish to test it. Therefore, even if you lose the Jinhua Bell, it is merely an investment."

"With my disciple's Luck, there will be even more generous returns in the future!"

"If you do not believe it, we can draw up a Contract."

Li Heng listened to the incessant stream of talk, his expression strange. Why did these words sound like an entrepreneur soliciting investment everywhere, looking for angel investors? This routine could truly be seen everywhere.

The difference was that this investment seemed to have no risk at all.

One could read it in the shocked eyes of these aristocratic Second Heaven experts.

These Second Heaven experts recovered from their shock, their eyes flashing with excitement. Someone who could bear Heaven and Earth Luck, as long as they did not die young, could even potentially become a Child of Heaven and Earth.

Invest! Must invest! Not investing would be a massive loss!

With this level of Luck, there was not even a need to worry about the risk of dying young. Just kidding—as long as anyone felt like making a move against this little Daoist, I fear that the moment the thought was born, a bolt of Tribulation Thunder would strike down from the sky.

"Daoist, can other things...?"

"That's right, our aristocratic families have many treasures."

"Yes, I offer one hundred catties of Divine Source, which can be used for your disciple's cultivation to forge a foundation."

"Heh, one hundred catties of Divine Source is useless. I offer one thousand catties, and along with it, a drop of Beast Essence Blood from a Second Heaven Peak beast, which can temper the physique and cleanse one's bloodline."

"You fellow are truly a brute. What would the Dao Sect need with Beast Essence Blood? Do you think he is cultivating a guardian deity...?"

One aristocratic Second Heaven expert spoke impatiently, and other Second Heaven experts followed one after another, talking incessantly. They even began to argue over the conditions each family offered, turning the scene into a noisy vegetable market.

Kong Que and Li Heng stood in a corner to the side.

"Master, have these aristocratic Second Heaven experts gone mad?"

Kong Que asked with some curiosity.

"They aren't mad; they have seen a massive opportunity and are somewhat frantic. It's just like capitalists seeing a three-hundred-percent profit; it is not strange to see such undignified, ugly behavior."

Li Heng shook his head and said with a smile.

In fact, this kind of investment was theoretically impossible to lose.

The only thing to worry about was that this opportunity came too easily. Because logically speaking, someone who could bear Heaven and Earth Luck would not be soliciting this level of investment.

Because Dharma Aspect Realm powerhouses would be fighting to invest.

Even the founding emperor of Great Li might not possess this kind of Heaven and Earth Luck.

If he didn't know some of the truth, he feared even he would be tempted.

Heaven and Earth were undergoing Weird changes, and fluctuations in Luck were extremely severe; he had already verified this point in himself and others.

So-called bearing Heaven and Earth Luck?

It had long since ceased to be as reliable as it once was.

Qingxu had a headache; he knew this would happen.

"Lay practitioners, please quiet down; this poor Daoist has something to say."

Using his profound internal elixir cultivation, he let out a hum, speaking these words with a force that shook the surroundings, finally stopping the noisy and chaotic situation and leaving the Second Heaven experts stunned.

"Everyone, we lack nothing on our side, except for a Town Luck Artifact, and the Jinhua Bell happens to be suitable. Other investments are not as necessary," Qingxu said helplessly.

At the same time, he felt some disdain in his heart for this group of aristocratic Second Heaven experts.

Did they not understand the principle that you cannot catch a wolf without risking the cub? They were unwilling to part with a Town Luck Artifact, yet they insisted on using other conditions and resources as investment, making it sound as if this old Daoist were poor?

If it weren't for the fact that Heaven and Earth had changed and Luck was now in Chaos and unstable, the status of someone bearing Heaven and Earth Luck—who should have been held in high esteem and considered incredibly precious—would not have plummeted, and he wouldn't have bothered coming here.

Wouldn't it be better to go find those Dharma Aspect Realm powerhouses to invest?

Their Dao Sect had quite a few Primordial Spirit True Persons.

Thinking of this, Qingxu sighed in his heart.

Because he had previously sought out one of his own grandmasters, a Primordial Spirit True Person and Dharma Aspect Realm powerhouse, wanting to request that grandmaster to take action and help suppress his disciple's Luck.

But that grandmaster had refused, and very decisively at that.

At the time, he had been somewhat dumbfounded; since when was someone bearing Heaven and Earth Luck so undervalued? He desperately asked for the reason, but that grandmaster was deeply wary of the subject.

Only after being pestered did he finally intervene indirectly.

He told him to go find a Town Luck Artifact, saying it might solve the problem.

Hearing this, the Second Heaven experts frowned.

The way this old Daoist spoke made them sound very stingy. If they truly had the Jinhua Bell, they would have taken it out to invest long ago. After all, they couldn't make the Jinhua Bell recognize them as master anyway, so it would be better to take it out for investment.

The return on investment would be much better than some Jinhua Bell.

But unfortunately, the Jinhua Bell was simply not on them.

It was on this gentleman standing to the side.

Their gazes turned in unison toward Li Heng, helpless.

Seeing the gazes of the Second Heaven experts, Qingxu also cast his gaze toward Li Heng, feeling puzzled in his heart. What, could this matter actually be related to this young, arrogant lay practitioner?

No way, you lot...

"Daoist Qingxu, it is not that we are unwilling to take out the Jinhua Bell," one aristocratic Second Heaven expert said, drawing nods from all the others.

"You can look at what that is."

They pointed at the Jinhua Bell in Kong Que's hand and said helplessly.

Qingxu was taken aback.

Isn't this just a broken bell? So small.

No!

He was startled, a divine light flashing in his eyes.

He instantly saw through the state of the divine object concealing its own nature.

The divine light is restrained within, possessing an extremely powerful suppression force.

Wait, could this really be the Jinhua Bell!

It is so small, and it has already acknowledged a master? What is going on!