Chapter 549: Fate

"Teacher Feng, can you explain more about fate and luck?" Wei Yuan felt as if he had returned to the classroom of the past.

Feng Chutang then said: "The so-called 'first fate, second luck'—these two words can determine the entire life of the vast majority of mortals. Fate is the innate destiny, which everyone is born with. Luck is the acquired fortune, which may change during one's life.

Everyone has their own destiny when they are born. For the vast majority of people, destiny basically determines their entire life. For example, the son of a refugee and an imperial prince born into the royal family—their birth basically determines the difference in their lives. So many people also say that ten years of studying by the window is not as good as being born into a good womb.

Let's talk about luck again. Luck will affect what kind of encounters a person has and what kind of people and things they meet. Many times, you have to have this opportunity, and then you have room for effort.

Just like those children born in the deep mountains, many people cannot walk out of the mountains in their entire lives, let alone read and write. No matter how hard they work, it's nothing more than cutting more firewood and watering the fields more; this kind of effort is equal to nothing. Without the opportunity to walk out of the mountains and not being able to participate in the immortal sect's unified examination, they are ants for their entire lives. From this, it can be seen that the two words 'fate' are truly the top priority.

Our generation of cultivators goes against the heavens and seizes the creation of heaven and earth; in fact, it can also be said that we are changing our own destiny along the way, so some people also call immortal cultivation 'defying the heavens and changing fate.' But if you want to defy the heavens and change fate, you must first enter the immortal gate. That is to say, at least you must have a certain destiny and luck to have the opportunity to defy the heavens and change fate. And this threshold blocks ninety-nine point nine percent of the people in the world."

Wei Yuan asked again: "Then who decides everyone's destiny?"

"Naturally, it is heaven and earth."

Wei Yuan was thoughtful: "Heaven and earth are ruthless and impartial; it is naturally not bad for them to decide."

Feng Chutang smiled and said: "You have cultivated until now, and you still think heaven and earth are truly ruthless and impartial? Look at the heaven and earth of the Shaman Domain, and then look at the heaven and earth of the Liao Domain—where is it not wishing to put our human race to death?"

Wei Yuan naturally knew this, but he didn't understand the principle behind it. When he asked Zhang Sheng at the beginning, Zhang Sheng couldn't answer either.

Seeing Wei Yuan asking, Feng Chutang shook his head: "I only know that heaven and earth are unfair, but I don't know why they are unfair. Perhaps only immortals know a thing or two about this. However, among the many immortals throughout history, there are very few who cultivate the Great Dao related to fate, and every immortal is tight-lipped about this. Even before they pass away, they are unwilling to leave a single word about the path of fate.

All immortals who specialize in fate have unfathomable means; almost as soon as they become immortals, they stand at the pinnacle of immortals. But everything has its price; as long as time passes, they will encounter various problems. Some problems are almost unsolvable, such as the extermination of their kin, which is considered a small matter."

Are there still immortals who specialize in fate?

For some reason, when he first heard of this path, Wei Yuan suddenly felt a chill in his heart, feeling some extremely dangerous thing in the dark.

He pondered for a moment before asking: "Then who are the immortals who specialize in fate in the current world?"

Feng Chutang said: "It doesn't matter if I tell you now. There is only one immortal in the current generation who is known to specialize in the path of fate, and that is the Palace Master of our Grand Beginning Palace."

Wei Yuan didn't know why he suddenly remembered that this mysterious Palace Master had been in seclusion; even when Immortal Lord Tinghai fought Xu Wangu and fell into a desperate situation, he had never appeared, which made his heart tremble, and he couldn't help but think of Feng Chutang's words: "There will always be such and such problems."

Wei Yuan didn't ask any further, but returned to the original topic and said: "Then how come some people can contribute luck and some cannot?"

Feng Chutang said: "This point is actually not very clear, but generally speaking, the higher the position and the higher the cultivation, the more human-path luck can be produced. For example, with the same cultivation, the luck that Prince Jin and a county magistrate can give you is incomparable. Being a county governor's Dao Foundation and Dharma Form also give different luck; it is generally like this."

Wei Yuan had the same intuitive feeling, but he still habitually asked: "Is there any basis?"

Feng Chutang said: "The basis is all in the history books; if you read them carefully, you will naturally be able to see it."

Wei Yuan pondered and then said: "But this seems to run counter to karma. If I kill ordinary people or Shamans, Liao, it will produce karma to a greater or lesser extent. But as long as the other party does not possess great luck, it is fine to kill them when the cultivation is high. Above Dharma Form, there is even a gift from heaven and earth for killing."

Feng Chutang said: "Karma does run counter to human-path luck. Perhaps we can look at it this way: karma is heaven and earth's attitude toward all living beings, while human-path luck is our human race's attitude toward the world."

Wei Yuan was thoughtful and said: "I have been taught."

Feng Chutang smiled and said: "Actually, some experts like to play in the world, pretending to be fortune tellers while secretly checking people's destiny. It's just that if they are unlucky and meet someone with great luck, they may encounter a backlash, and the consequences could be very serious. Hahaha, if you meet such a person in the future, you might as well let him calculate your fortune; maybe you can deal with him without doing anything."

For some reason, Wei Yuan always felt that Feng Chutang's words seemed to imply something else. "Finally, there is one more thing: how is the research on that formation going, sir? I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible." Wei Yuan then stated his concept.

Feng Chutang's expression began to become solemn: "If you do this, you will be a little closer to the Buddhist gate. You must think clearly."

Wei Yuan said: "The disciple has thought very clearly; it's just a small step closer, but this small step can save hundreds of thousands of refugees."

"There are hundreds of millions of people in the world; you save hundreds of thousands today, and hundreds of thousands tomorrow; you take a small step closer today, and another small step tomorrow—it won't be long before you enter the empty gate."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "Uncle-Master doesn't need to worry about the disciple; even if I enter the Buddhist gate, it won't affect anything. The disciple still has a Great Joy King Buddha that can be inherited."

Even Feng Chutang was stunned when he heard this and sighed: "How does this sound like a reward for you? Forget it, regarding the matter of karma, it is best to discuss it with Monk Kong Que; his achievements in this path are much higher than mine."

Wei Yuan said: "It's rare to hear Uncle-Master praise others so highly."

Feng Chutang said indifferently: "Our generation should treat the world with a humble heart; if others are strong, we must admit it, and there is nothing to it. After all, apart from karma, that monk is far worse than me in other aspects."

Wei Yuan understood; it turned out that this last sentence was Feng Chutang's true thoughts.

Walking out of Feng Chutang's residence, Wei Yuan's thoughts were much clearer, but he had a few more feelings of pity for mortals. From Feng Chutang's words, he knew that the destiny of most mortals was already determined when they were born, and they didn't even have a chance to struggle in their entire lives. It seems that life is indeed about being born well.

Wei Yuan went straight to the residence of Buddha Mother Kong Que and chatted with her in detail for an hour. Buddha Mother Kong Que finally chanted a Buddha name and said: "Zhao Shi Zhu Wei's move is a great kindness, and the poor monk thinks it is feasible. I hope the benefactor will enter our Buddha Mother soon and enjoy bliss. At that time, it will not be something that 'left and right embrace' can summarize."

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"The Master is joking."

It was just that although this monk was not serious, he was extremely normal when he said this, which scared Wei Yuan into fleeing in a panic.

Now that everything was settled, Wei Yuan continued to go to the Nether Cold Realm to dig the corner of Shuli.

As soon as he entered the Nether Cold Realm, Wei Yuan saw the Nether Iron hanging low overhead, seemingly pulled by some traction from deep underground. Fortunately, the space he had originally opened was large enough, and what remained was enough for him to move freely.

Beside Wei Yuan, the Dragon Eagle appeared.

Wei Yuan cast the Molten Gold Dao Book on the Nether Iron overhead, and sure enough, he felt the physical properties of the Nether Iron loosen, and then the Dragon Eagle breathed out a wisp of True Fire. Under the continuous burning of his True Fire, a piece of Nether Iron gradually revealed a red light. Wei Yuan's Fei Ye Zhu Xian Sword slashed, and he cut off a piece of Nether Iron the size of a watermelon.

With the Molten Gold Dao Book, the efficiency of cutting Nether Iron was indeed greatly improved. Fortunately, the Dragon Eagle Dharma Form had some bloodline of the holy beast Vermilion Bird and could spray Southern Brightness Separation Fire, which was of the same rank as Solar True Fire. The Dragon Eagle was also in the late stage of Dharma Form, and it only took the time of drinking a cup of tea to heat the Nether Iron to the point where it could be cut.

With the first experience, the second time Wei Yuan didn't wait for the Nether Iron to turn red and attacked directly, and sure enough, he could also cut it off, so the efficiency was greatly improved again. Wei Yuan and the Dragon Eagle cooperated tacitly, and soon cut out a space of one zhang square.

Wei Yuan specially cut some square Nether Iron blocks, piled them into a pillar one by one, and then let the Dragon Eagle spray fire to melt them into one, thus supporting the Nether Iron sinking from the top.

At this time, Wei Yuan's Dao power was exhausted, so he exited the Nether Cold Realm to rest. An hour later, Wei Yuan's Dao power was replenished, and he returned again. This time his scholar Dragon Guard appeared, assisting the Dragon Eagle in heating the Nether Iron with the Blazing Fire Dao technique.

Although the scholar Dragon Guard only had the strength to melt steel, with him paving the way in front, the Dragon Eagle only needed to heat the last part, and the speed was much faster again.

Pieces of Nether Iron kept falling; when Wei Yuan's Dao power was exhausted again, a space the size of a room had already appeared underground.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 550 =====