Chapter 199: Golden Light of Luck

"Shall we try?"

The old Daoist Qingxu was astonished upon hearing this.

"Could it be that you have had a change of heart, Layman? Are you willing to part with your treasure, or perhaps lend the Jinhua Bell to us for a time?"

Li Heng shook his head at these words.

"That is not it, but I have my own methods."

He had previously experienced a violent fluctuation in his Luck, but after that, no further fluctuations had occurred. Clearly, he possessed something within himself that was suppressing his Luck.

That was why he said he wanted to try.

If it succeeded, that would be for the best; if it failed, it would not matter.

Of course, he, Li Heng, was not running a charity, nor was he a saint of ten lifetimes. While he solved this matter, this old Daoist Qingxu would also have to pay a corresponding price, such as cultivation techniques or the like.

The techniques he possessed, the Three Flowers Record and the Pure Yang Classic Fragment, were both related to the Dao Sect and originated from small booklets of the Three Thousand Dao Treasury. Since they were incomplete, this old Daoist might know some information.

"It is not the Jinhua Bell, but another method."

Old Daoist Qingxu's face revealed surprise, and he was somewhat skeptical.

He found it hard to believe that the young Li Heng had any method to resolve this matter; after all, even his grandmaster, that Primordial Spirit True Person, had only the Town Luck Artifact as a solution.

Could this younger generation be stronger than his grandmaster?

"Why, Daoist, do you not believe me?"

Li Heng raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly.

"How about this? You must have excellent eyesight, Daoist, otherwise you would not have been able to see through the Jinhua Bell while it was in its state of self-concealment and recognize it. So why not try to see how much Luck I have?"

Upon hearing this, old Daoist Qingxu's heart stirred slightly.

This was true; he had been curious for a long time. Had he not felt it was impolite, he would have long since used a Secret Technique to spy on this young man to see how much Luck he had, to be able to snatch the opportunity from his disciple.

Now that Li Heng had agreed, he was more than happy to do so.

With a slight movement of his mind, a divine light flashed in his eyes.

This was a Secret Technique within his Dao Sect, named the Taixu Divine Eye.

It is said that when cultivated to its peak, one can observe the Nine Heavens above, penetrate the Jiuyou below, view the entirety of the Great Thousand Worlds and the various aspects of the mortal world, and glimpse the wonders of the Heaven and Earth Void Dao Realm; it is a top-tier, closely guarded Secret Technique.

Although he certainly could not achieve all of this given his cultivation and level of practice, he could still easily perform the ability of observing Qi, looking at a person's Luck, and discerning their fortune.

It was precisely by relying on the Taixu Divine Eye that he had discovered Qingfeng, the disciple who carried the Heaven and Earth Luck. Of course, the consequence was that his pair of Taixu Divine Eyes had been blinded by the light of Qingfeng's Luck for ten years.

It had only eased up slightly in recent times.

In fact, when Li Heng said those words just now, he was muttering to himself, wondering if he would be blinded again if he took a look. But then he thought again, those who carry Heaven and Earth Luck are not common.

If he truly carried the Heaven and Earth Luck.

He would not even need to look; he would be able to vaguely sense it.

A light flashed in his eyes, and he saw five golden rays of Luck behind Li Heng. The golden light emitted a dazzling radiance, yet it had no fluctuations, hanging behind him with absolute stability.

Seeing this sight, he fell silent.

This was not because Li Heng's Luck was particularly noble.

Although five golden rays of Luck were rare and generally could be called being favored by Heaven, having continuous good fortune, and barely counting as a person of status, it was still far too inferior compared to one who carried the Heaven and Earth Luck.

The gap between the two was like that between a small hut and a city.

Yet it was precisely this gap that made him very unable to understand.

It would be one thing if a person of status who had already formed Dragon and Tiger Qi and manifested five-colored imagery could snatch his disciple's opportunity, but why could five golden rays do it? The gap between the two was just too large.

Not to mention that his disciple was qualified to carry the mandate of Heaven.

And yet, the opportunity could not be snatched from someone who only possessed five golden rays of Luck?

He could not help but feel depressed.

Had the Luck become chaotic to such a degree?

Or was it that the weight of Luck in Heaven and Earth had already decreased?

Seeing the change in Qingxu's expression, Li Heng could not help but speak up.

"Daoist Qingxu, what is the result?"

Qingxu came back to his senses upon hearing this and exclaimed in admiration.

"Five golden rays of Luck; that is quite good Luck indeed. Continuous good fortune, smooth sailing, you will surely have a bright future ahead. No wonder you, Layman, were able to make the Jinhua Bell acknowledge you as its master at such a young age."

These words of his also came from the heart; it was indeed so.

Of course, there was also some sourness in his tone.

If five golden rays of Luck could make the Jinhua Bell acknowledge a master, then his disciple certainly could have done it too, but he had been one step too slow; what a pity.

Li Heng pondered slightly upon hearing this; so that was it.

Was the manifestation of five points of Luck these five golden rays of Luck?

"I accept your kind words, Daoist. However, are you certain you did not observe any other phenomena?" Li Heng replied with a polite phrase and continued.

"Other phenomena?"

Qingxu was startled by this, fixed his gaze to observe carefully, and immediately discovered a key point; his expression suddenly became grave. This Layman's five golden rays of Luck were actually incredibly stable!

This was somewhat inconceivable and did not conform to common Reason.

Generally speaking.

The Luck of ordinary people is ethereal and uncertain, constantly fluctuating. Only in this way is the unpredictable nature of Fate, the suddenness of fortune and misfortune, reflected.

Even for a person of status possessing great Luck, their Luck would not be much more stable; it would still be constantly radiating and fluctuating at every moment. Even if you did nothing, your Luck would still be consumed.

But in Qingxu's eyes.

Li Heng's golden rays of Luck were different; they were not radiating and being consumed at every moment, nor were they fluctuating to form any Dragon or Tiger, or manifesting any strange phenomena; they were merely pure golden rays of Luck.

"The Layman's Luck is truly too stable."

"It seems the suppression power of the Jinhua Bell is quite obvious."

Qingxu shook his head and sighed with emotion. In his eyes, this was the effect of the Jinhua Bell, this Town Luck Artifact, preventing drastic changes in Luck and also preventing the loss of Luck.

"Oh, is that so? Kong Que, take this."

Li Heng chuckled, shrank the Jinhua Bell again, and handed it to Kong Que.

At first, Qingxu was still a bit confused about what Li Heng was doing.

But then he saw it.

The golden light of Luck behind Li Heng remained incomparably stable, without any consumption. Or rather, there was no meaningless consumption.

He was completely stunned.

"How is this possible?" Qingxu exclaimed.

This lay practitioner had already handed the Town Luck Artifact to someone else and it was no longer on him; logically, the function of suppressing Luck should not be in effect, so why was the Luck still so stable?

"Does the lay practitioner perhaps have other Town Luck Artifacts?"

Qingxu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked hurriedly.

"Does the Daoist priest think I have any?"

Li Heng spread his hands and smiled faintly.

"Uh, that is indeed not the case."

"But why, lay practitioner, how did you manage to do it? Is there really a method to suppress one's own Luck without using a Town Luck Artifact?" Qingxu hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"It does indeed exist."

"But I am not sure if the method can be used on your disciple."

Li Heng replied calmly.

He had many things on him, but only a few could suppress Luck. Perhaps it was the Visualization Divine Ability whose status was still Unknown and had infinite upper limits, or perhaps it was the Great Sun Dharma Image or Earth Dharma Image with extremely high status, or perhaps it was the Data Panel on him.

Among them, the Great Sun Dharma Image and the Earth Dharma Image were the most likely.

Because the Data Panel was only used to display data.

Logically, it had no function to suppress Luck.

Unless the Data Panel could also lock data.

And if it were the Visualization Divine Ability, then Li Heng believed the Visualization Divine Ability would not be so low-level; if the Visualization Divine Ability were suppressing Luck, there would absolutely not have been the situation of the first instance of Chaos in Luck.

Looking at it as a compromise.

Only the Great Sun Dharma Image and the Earth Dharma Image were the most likely.

Although the conceptual status involved in both was still very high, they belonged to growth-type things and were limited in strength at that time; furthermore, what he encountered back then was a Great Terror involving the secrets of this world.

Therefore, it was possible for a slip-up of Chaos in Luck to occur.

Judging from the later situation, the Great Sun Dharma Image and the Earth Dharma Image clearly had the upper hand; even if a mess of Chaos in Luck occurred, it was quickly quelled, and there had been no more Chaos in Luck until now.

Of course, this might also have involved external factors.

However, it could also be seen that suppressing one's own Luck with the Great Sun Dharma Image and the Earth Dharma Image was much more reliable than any Town Luck Artifact. When the Jinhua Bell was recognizing its master, it wasn't as if he hadn't experienced that suppression power.

"Then what exactly is the method? Please tell me, lay practitioner."

Qingxu was getting impatient.

He admitted that his eyes were dull and admitted that he had looked down on Li Heng just now, doubting Li Heng's ability. But now, even if his face were slapped red and swollen, he had to fight for a glimmer of survival for his disciple.

With Luck changing so drastically.

Let alone him, his disciple could not hold on either.

"Daoist priest, hold on, no rush, no rush."

"I am not certain about this matter either, and it still needs to be tested. So, it would be better for the Daoist priest to lower your expectations; otherwise, if the matter does not succeed, it will only invite sorrow, don't you agree?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

With a thought, he condensed a point of light on his finger; this point of light contained a bit of the essence and status of the Great Sun, and perhaps it could, as he thought, suppress the Luck of this little Daoist Qingfeng.

"This is... the light of the Great Sun?"

The old Daoist Qingxu had lived a long time after all, and his cultivation was not low, his discernment was astonishing, and he guessed with some suspicion and uncertainty.

"More or less."

Li Heng responded faintly, flicked his finger, and shot this point of light onto the top of Qingfeng's head, where it suddenly burst into light, enveloping Qingfeng.

Qingxu did not stop him.

He could feel that this point of light had no lethality. Moreover, he did not believe Li Heng would dare to take action against Qingfeng. To dare to take action against a person of Heaven and Earth Luck, one had to be mentally prepared to be struck by lightning.

"Daoist priest can take a look at how your disciple's Luck is now."

Upon hearing this, Qingxu moved his mind, and as before, pointed his finger at Qingfeng's forehead; the Luck hidden within manifested again, still as Sacred and holy, supreme and noble.

But Qingxu noticed.

The Luck, which was originally somewhat ethereal, constantly fluctuating, and radiating at every moment, had become stable, no longer drifting away from Qingfeng's side, and the manifested visions had also become solid, becoming increasingly Sacred.

Qingxu was excited in his heart; it actually worked!

What this young lay practitioner said was true.

While surprised and overjoyed, he was also puzzled.

Who exactly is this young lay practitioner?

Isn't it said that no one can touch the true meaning of the Great Sun?

Suddenly, the point of light on Qingfeng's head extinguished instantly; without the light covering and protecting him, his manifested Luck became ethereal again, constantly fluctuating.

Seeing this, Qingxu was startled again and cast his gaze toward Li Heng.

Li Heng smiled slightly.

That was just a trial card, now it is time to pay.

"Daoist, let us discuss the terms."