Chapter 265: Destiny is Mine!

A young man with an ordinary face, who would not stand out even if he fell into a crowd, was sitting cross-legged in the center of the Array.

Li Yun lowered his head and silently poured his spiritual energy beneath him, attempting to make a connection with more treasures.

As for the conflict between Li Lang and Ren Yidao just now, Li Yun actually did not care.

Regardless of who ended up getting that Broom capable of Enlightenment, it certainly wouldn't fall into his, Li Yun's, hands anyway.

To put it plainly, it had nothing to do with him.

As for the matter of letting Ren Yidao help him choose a treasure, he had never even counted on that.

Li Yun had not had much interaction with Ren Yidao before, and he did not want to hand this precious opportunity over to someone else.

The greatest taboo in dealing with people is to speak deeply when the acquaintance is shallow; such an important matter is best kept in one's own hands.

Therefore, Li Yun pinned all his hopes on the Array.

"I hope this time is better than the treasure I got when I came of age! Mysterious Grade high-tier! As long as it's a Mysterious Grade high-tier, that's enough!"

When Li Yun came of age, his strength was not outstanding, and at that time, he only obtained a Mysterious Grade low-tier Sword.

It couldn't be called good, but it definitely wasn't bad either; it was just ordinary.

Just like his unremarkable performance among the ten people from Beigan participating in this Two Domains Conflict.

Could you say he was slacking off?

It didn't seem so.

Li Yun had simply honestly done what he was supposed to do; there was nothing eye-catching worthy of praise, nor was there anything to be criticized.

To him, it was just receiving the order from the Clan Elder to participate in the competition, and then coming to compete as ordered.

Compared to people like Li Qiushui, whose performance was astonishing, and idiots like Li Lang, who made people look sideways, he was even less conspicuous.

But in reality, compared to the few geniuses and those inexplicable troublemakers, people like him who work silently are the true majority.

Some say they would not want to be born into an Imperial family in their next life, wanting to be reborn into a commoner's home to stay far away from the entanglements of royalty.

Li Yun felt that they were either just blowing hot air, or they were truly mentally unstable...

Being born into an Imperial family might not necessarily be a good thing, but it certainly isn't a bad thing either.

This in itself is already the best of the best in terms of reincarnation; what more could one ask for?

Is it really only considered living a life if one sits in that position?

I don't think so.

You have to have that destiny to be able to sit steadily in that position.

Li Yun had understood since he was young that he wasn't that kind of material; he just wanted to lie down securely and comfortably.

Not participating in the meat grinder of the succession struggle, and after the next Emperor ascends the throne, hiding in his own fief to be a carefree prince—isn't that sweet?

As long as he doesn't cause trouble, the Imperial family will certainly not lack the glory and wealth for his lifetime, and he can have more time, energy, and wealth to do what he truly wants to do.

As for the fighting and killing, the entanglements and disturbances between others, that has nothing to do with him.

However, having a salty-fish style of doing things does not mean he lacks the normal emotions of a person.

His thinking is the same as a normal person's; it's just that everyone has different aspirations, and their needs differ slightly.

Just like right now, Li Yun wouldn't consider so many things about not wanting to be in the limelight; he only wanted to be able to obtain a better treasure.

"Please! Let me get something good!"

Although he didn't contribute much in the Two Domains Conflict, he was a participant after all, so he accepted this reward with a clear conscience.

Li Yun didn't even consider Heaven Grade treasures; if he could get a low-tier Earth Grade one, that would be nice, but he still hoped to secure a Mysterious Grade high-tier one.

And after he began to perceive, the start was decent; the responding treasures were much more numerous than last time.

In just a few breaths of time, over a hundred treasures had responded to his summons, among which were a few Mysterious Grade mid-tier treasures.

This result brought joy to Li Yun's heart, and he steadied his mind to continue summoning.

Gradually, although the number of treasures responding to Li Yun was constantly increasing, his mood sank bit by bit.

Because most of those nearly a thousand treasures were Yellow Grade; although there were not few Mysterious Grade ones, they were only Mysterious Grade mid-to-low-tier treasures, and higher-level treasures were slow to respond.

"Is this as far as it goes?"

Regarding this result, although Li Yun couldn't quite accept it, he didn't have any reason to break down.

Unexpected, yet within reason.

"Well, it's pretty good that it's better than last time; it's already quite nice."

I'm actually not bad!

Comforting himself in his heart like this, Li Yun began to carefully compare these Mysterious Grade mid-tier treasures.

"This one is quite good, this one's ability is a bit lacking, this one's effect overlaps with the Jade Pendant I have on me..."

There weren't many choices, and he didn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he quickly picked out his final target—a necklace that could stimulate twice the holder's Dharma Power in a short time.

"Although the side effect is losing Dharma Power for an hour after half an hour, it can still save a life at a critical moment; I'll choose it... hmm?"

But just as Li Yun was preparing to make a connection with that necklace to refine it as his own, he felt a strange fluctuation.

Hum—

The next moment, Li Yun, whose heart and mind were shaken, could no longer maintain his salty-fish expression and blurted out:

"What is this!?"

In Li Yun's perceived field of vision, only one-tenth of the light spots in the vast space had lit up, and they were mainly concentrated in the Mysterious and Yellow grades.

But now, in less than a single breath, more than half of the Yellow Grade treasures had lit up.

!!!

That wasn't the end of it; the spreading light was like a tidal wave, not stopping after rushing through the Yellow Grade, but breaking through into the Mysterious Grade area with unstoppable force...

Instantly, everything lit up!

It wasn't over yet; one by one, the originally arrogant Earth Grade treasures actually began to light up as well!

Stimulated by the repeated, over-the-top developments until he was somewhat numb, a possibility suddenly occurred to Li Yun:

"Wait, if it follows this development, could it be that..."

Without giving him any time to think, that unrealistic possibility in his heart became reality.

The Heaven Grade heavy treasures only held out for one breath, and then, without exception, they all lit up!

With this, not a single treasure in the entire Treasury remained silent!

"My ancestors..."

Even Li Yun, this old salted fish who had been lying around for thirty-some years, could not help but feel ripples in his heart at this moment.

"Could it be, could it be... could it be!"

A thought he had strangled to death many years ago suddenly had a tendency to rise from the ashes!

"Heaven's Mandate... is with me?"

The reason he chose to be a salted fish was that he understood he was not that kind of material.

Those who say they cannot see the future are actually those who have already seen the future clearly.

If you don't have that fate, don't think too much.

But what if... he did?

"Who could make all ten thousand treasures in the Treasury react? Even if the ancestor were alive, could he do it?"

Looking at all the treasures that had lit up, Li Yun's heart pounded wildly, and one thought gradually magnified:

"I did it... I did it!"

"Heaven's Mandate is with me!"

"So Heaven's Mandate is with me!!!"

So I did have this ability; it was I who had always looked down on myself, it was I...

Li Yun fell into a chaotic ecstasy of not knowing what to do, the corners of his mouth rising uncontrollably.

Even in his excitement, he did not lose his caution; he did not recklessly attempt the Heaven Grade heavy treasures. He looked around once, and finally, he extended his Divine Soul toward one of the treasures.

"If I am not dreaming... collect!"

Sure enough, that Earth Grade treasure, which had previously been indifferent to Li Yun, seemed to hesitate for a moment, but ultimately, it slowly responded.

"Collect for me!"

Click.

Accompanied by a crisp sound ringing in his mind, Li Yun let out a long breath.

It worked!

"It really succeeded!!!"

When the test truly had a result, Li Yun felt like he was going to jump up.

This was not a dream, not an illusion, not an accident!

He really could establish a connection with them.

With his confidence greatly increased, Li Yun was just about to make a move toward the Heaven Grade heavy treasures he had been coveting for a long time when he suddenly felt a strong pulling sensation.

!!?

And this feeling was one he had experienced once before.

"What!? Why did it end?"

"I haven't chosen the Heaven Grade heavy treasure yet! I haven't..."

Although Li Yun resisted with all his might, he ultimately could not hold on, and the Divine Soul he had injected into the Array was directly ejected back into his body.

"Ugh..."

A strong wave of dizziness assaulted Li Yun's brain, making him almost vomit.

He opened his eyes, not caring about the Earth Grade Long Sword that had appeared in his hand, and looked unwillingly toward the direction of the Heaven Grade heavy treasures.

"My Heavens—huh?"

Originally thinking he had missed out on the heavy treasures, Li Yun's heart was filled with anger and unwillingness, but after he saw the situation around him clearly, only one sentence remained in his mind.

"What happened!"

Hum—

Hum—

Hum—

The ground was shaking, no, that was not right.

It was all the treasures in the entire space that were trembling!

"I have already detached from the Array, haven't I? How are they still..."

Before the question in his heart could be voiced, Li Yun had already vaguely guessed the answer.

The strange occurrence was not caused by himself.

"So... it wasn't me."

Heaven's Mandate is not with me.

"Then wasn't my excitement just now like a joke?"

The huge gap between before and after almost crushed Li Yun's spirit; he slumped his shoulders and looked at the others.

He worried about seeing the disdainful gazes of others, afraid they would cast mocking looks at him.

But Li Yun had overthought it.

No one was looking at him; they did not even know that Li Yun had detached from the Array.

Because each of them was busy doing their own thing.

Some lowered their heads, some closed their eyes, some were lost in thought; simply put, no one was looking at him...

???

What is going on?

You all could at least look at me!

The scene before him left Li Yun confused and at a loss. He turned his head to look around and lowered his voice to speak to his clansman standing not far behind him:

"What is happening..."

The person asked twitched their mouth, not knowing what to say. They shook their head and spread their hands:

"You should just look for yourself. All the treasures have started vibrating; I don't know what happened either."

"No one knows what happened, but regardless of the reason, this might be a good opportunity! The difficulty of establishing a connection with the treasures has been greatly reduced!"

He scratched his head in bewilderment, put down the treasure in his hand that was constantly vibrating, and switched to another one.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and try to establish a connection with a treasure!"

The difficulty reduced...

Li Yun looked around blankly, and just as he prepared to follow the crowd, he noticed that the actions of several people were surprisingly identical.

Li Fengyao, who was holding a piece of Armor, Li Qiushui, who was clutching a Sword Embryo, and Li Lingling, who was dragging a blood-red blade with a strange expression...

These people were not trying to continue building connections with other treasures, but were all silently looking in one direction.

At the center where their gazes converged, a delicate-looking youth was walking slowly.

Ren Yidao had his eyes closed, humming an unknown tune under his breath, his palm brushing over the treasures beside him as he strolled along, swaying back and forth.

Yet those treasures he lightly brushed against no longer continued to tremble, but instead returned to their previous calm.

He was like someone strolling through a flower garden, casually discarding the flowers he had plucked once he had finished admiring them.

Li Yun:!!!

"This sound..."

Listening to Ren Yidao's humming, Li Yun's heart stirred, and he thought of the fluctuations he had felt in the Array earlier.

The two were actually exactly the same.

With this realization in his heart, the eyes with which Li Yun looked at Ren Yidao were filled with awe.

So, it was all because of him...

Li Yun was enlightened, but his clansman, while contemplating, was still muttering:

"I just don't know what exactly happened; I think it might be that the Array suppressing Dharma Power has loosened."

"Anyway, someone will handle it; nothing major will happen."

Hm?

Have they not discovered it yet?

Li Yun took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and finally suppressed the impulse in his heart to speak about what he had seen in the Array.

Better to wait and see for now.

Besides himself, others should have noticed Ren Yidao's peculiarity; it wouldn't hurt to have one more.

Moreover, if he spoke up now and it led to bad consequences, he would likely make an enemy of Ren Yidao for no reason.

Regardless of what Ren Yidao was trying to do, his actions had indeed brought Li Yun tangible benefits.

"After all, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to get this Earth Grade low-tier Sword..."

This favor, although Ren Yidao might not have taken it to heart at all, was something Li Yun could not ignore.

Thinking this, Li Yun lowered his head to look at the treasure he had obtained with such difficulty.

As his fingers gently stroked the scabbard, his expression of relief suddenly froze and turned into bewilderment.

"Wait, this isn't Earth Grade low-tier!"

"This is..."

"High-tier!?"

Li Yun guessed right; Ren Yidao indeed had not taken his affairs to heart.

Ren Yidao had merely awakened all the treasures and had no intention of taking them all.

Since he couldn't take them all anyway, it naturally didn't matter if someone picked up the scraps.

Ren Yidao only had one thought right now.

"I must catch you."

Although Ren Yidao looked very relaxed and carefree on the surface, he was already at his limit behind the scenes.

"Stop hiding from me, damn it!"

"Get out here, you bastard!"

After layer upon layer of shrinking the blockade, he finally trapped the black shadow that kept hiding right before his eyes.

Slowly opening his eyes, Ren Yidao looked ahead triumphantly.

"Caught~ you~... what?"

!!!

He saw a Mirror he had never seen before.

And what made Ren Yidao narrow his eyes was his own reflection in the Mirror...

It was a white fox.

Damn, so newly released chapters don't count as free-to-read!? (Shocked)

I really don't know—

I originally planned to update eight thousand words tomorrow...

Book recommendation:

"Sand Planet and Iron Oasis"

Synopsis:

My name is now Observer Saifu, and I have fallen into a trans-dimensional event unprecedented for me personally.

In this world, several major corporations are fighting over resource territories, recruiting hired thugs to fight each other endlessly.

In this world, people live underground to hide from the sunlight that no one can face directly.

In this world, legend has it that a secret treasure capable of controlling everything is buried underground, but most people scoff at it and continue to clash in the desert.

In this world, people seem to have no interest in "tomorrow," and they build order upon fragile tacit understandings. They drive massive vehicles across the desert in search of habitats, while anomalies occur frequently beneath the vast desert; yet for Saifu, aboard the land ship Navigator, what must be faced is...

Does the crew like the me in the jar, or the me in the humanoid machine?