Chapter 73: Good Fortune Physique, Unveiling Heavenly Secrets

On him and the Mysterious Envoy lay a layer of white mist, a top-secret treasure for concealing aura.

The Mysterious Envoy's expression changed, "Young Master, what do you mean?"

Some should die.

The Mysterious Envoy's hand trembled upon hearing that.

I recall there is a ninth-grade demon beast nearby.

"Young Master! You'll really get people killed! If Young Master Shen knew the truth, you'd really have no chance left!" The Mysterious Envoy thought their Young Master must be crazy.

Pei Jianshu lowered his eyes, his long, thick lashes covering them, then lifted his gaze—full of a gentle warmth like water—"What you say is also true; I can't let her hate me."

The Mysterious Envoy breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to persuade them.

Then we must not let her know.

The Mysterious Envoy's hanging heart finally died.

The camp, the bonfire blazed.

Shen Qingli looked at her brothers and still voiced her consideration.

"Elder brothers, you can't keep following me like this. Eldest Senior Sister, the two Senior Brothers as well."

Everyone has their own opportunity; gathering together reduces danger but also prevents obtaining opportunity.

But...

No...

First hear me out.

Shen Qingli interrupted Shen Qinci and Liu Meng, who were about to voice opposition.

"Let's not mention the Eldest Senior Sister and Senior Brothers for now; first talk about the elder brothers."

Shen Qingli spoke while glancing at each Shen clan brother; some had already chatted well with her, some had hardly spoken, merely knowing their name and which uncle's son they were.

Yet their gazes at her were pure affection.

She also knew they were surely aware of her past experiences and felt great pity for her.

Moreover, the clan's orders given to them were surely centered on her, requiring them to risk everything to protect her.

But she couldn't be that selfish, so she still said, "The Ten Directions Forest isn't that big; it's still within our bloodline sensing range, right?"

The eight said nothing; that was the fact.

"With my cultivation and my trump cards, holding out until you use the bloodline secret technique to aid me is no problem, right?" Shen Qingli asked again.

"I'm just worried about accidents!" Shen Qinci hastily explained, "The Ten Directions Forest is dangerous because there are ninth-grade beasts inside! Ninth-grade—even Fourth Uncle might not be a match; they can instantly kill you with ease!"

"Exactly!" Shen Qingmo and the seven others said in unison.

"You underestimate me." Shen Qingli said with deep meaning.

"That also won't do." Shen Qingmo refused, "They can leave, but I must come along."

"Okay." Shen Qingli agreed, "It's also an order."

Shen Qinci and the seven others' faces fell at once. "Third Brother! You keep silent, your heart is truly wicked! All you want is to be the sister's brother and push us out."

"I won't accept it." Shen Qingtong stood with hands on hips.

Shen Qingshan and the others also stared gloomily at Shen Qingmo, having provoked everyone's anger.

Who doesn't like a pretty little sister? After all these years, they finally have a little sister—why let Shen Qingmo alone steal the spotlight?

"Hold your grudges, I'm stronger than you. Moreover, my inheritance is already complete; I don't need to seek any opportunity in the Ten Directions Forest—just need to gain combat experience. You guys are too weak."

Shen Qingmo, who rarely speaks so much, truly doesn't spare his brothers, making the seven brothers' faces fall even more, yet they couldn't rebut.

"Scram after eating." Shen Qingmo also said.

The seven were fuming, and Shen Qinci still unwillingly looked toward Shen Qingli.

But before he could speak, Shen Qingli ruthlessly refused, "Tenth Brother needn't say more, but you shouldn't scatter too far; best to split into two groups, just in case."

"The fourth, ninth, eleventh start; the others form another group." Shen Qingmo knew his brothers' cultivation states well; his grouping also allowed mutual cooperation, ensuring that even if they met a ninth-grade beast, they could hold out until others arrived.

The Changshui Shen Clan differs from other forces; it won't let juniors come to die pointlessly—those who can enter usually have self-protection ability.

Thus, although the Changshui Shen Clan's direct line is few, accidental deaths are extremely rare. Of course, the bloodline secret technique is also the foundation of their near-zero casualty guarantee.

"Eldest Senior Sister, you too—don't follow me." Shen Qingli then looked at Liu Meng and the three.

"But..." Liu Meng still wasn't willing.

Zhan Yuefeng, however, grabbed her, "Eldest Senior Sister, listen to the Little Junior Sister."

Liu Meng frowned at Zhan Yuefeng, eyes full of blame!

Zhan Yuefeng shook his feather fan, smiling gently, "We might actually be a burden to the Little Junior Sister. We just need to avoid causing her trouble and let her come rescue us."

Shen Qingli felt slightly surprised, and Zhan Yuefeng continued, "Actually, all the Shen clan fellow Daoists are like that, including Ink Fellow Daoist."

Now everyone stared at him in surprise!

Shen Qingli stared at him even more intently, purple light flickering in the depths of her eyes.

Zhan Yuefeng hastily covered his face with his fan, "Eh~ Little Junior Sister, don't look at me like that, as if stripping my clothes off. I'm not talented, but after advancing to Profound King, my insight into heavenly mechanisms has deepened somewhat."

The Zhan Yuefeng lineage of the Tianxing Sect practices the Heavenly Mechanism Calculation Technique, colloquially called a godstick.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother." Shen Qingli congratulated again.

She had only thought Zhan Yuefeng had advanced, not expecting his physique to actually mutate due to the advancement!

Indeed, in her previous life she died too early to ever witness such a peculiar technique and physique.

"Was I still seen through by the Little Junior Sister?" Zhan Yuefeng chuckled, fanning himself embarrassedly.

Shen Qingli nodded, "Will it change again after becoming a god?"

"No, it should change again upon reaching Profound Emperor. However, our lineage rarely cultivates to Profound Emperor."

"Why?" Shen Qingli didn't understand; aside from the obstacle to godhood, the barriers to Profound Emperor and Profound Sage are merely poor cultivation aptitude, yet her Third Senior Brother clearly isn't lacking in talent.

"The cultivation method is quite special; physique doesn't help much. Even if the physique is poor, it actually doesn't matter; mainly it depends on luck." Zhan Yuefeng said.

Shen Qingli: "?"

"Really."

Zhan Yuefeng also felt helpless; their advancement depends entirely on luck.

"However, I've calculated that as long as you don't die, my luck should still be fine."

Shen Qingli: "?" Her face was full of question marks, and she asked, "And does it still have anything to do with her?"

"Although I don't know why, to be frank, I originally shouldn't have been able to advance to the Mysterious King Realm. Moreover, I originally shouldn't have lived past thirty-five. In other words, I should have died about ten years from now."

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Liu Meng shouted angrily, "Don't think I don't know; your Heavenly Secret Lineage simply cannot count one's own fate!"

"I'm different." Zhan Yuefeng laughed, "Although it can't be calculated too precisely, the great calamity is approaching, so it's possible."

"When did it change?" Shen Qingli suddenly asked, because only she knew that Zhan Yuefeng's calculations were very accurate!

"When I see you again." Zhan Yuefeng told the truth, "So I said, as long as you don't die, I should be able to advance."

Although he hasn't fully understood all the reasons, Zhan Yuefeng believes his calculation on this point will not be wrong.

"It's not the first time seeing me, but rather that we are meeting again this time?" Shen Qingli frowned slightly, a bit unable to understand.

Zhan Yuefeng, however, said, "Actually, it's after you have met Tianxing Zushi."

Shen Qingli's eyes sharpened, and she understood!