I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 570 Because of Strength, Therefore Weak
Chen Xuan was someone who could survive under the fate of being a "hellish unlucky ghost." When he heard Feng Xue say to take a few more steps, he didn't refuse and immediately continued forward.

The two walked for another half hour, and as the sound of water became clearer, a small river gradually came into view.

The river was narrow, with a gentle current, and several large stones scattered in the middle served as a makeshift bridge. The water shimmered with golden light in the setting sun. On the opposite bank, a road meandered towards the distant mountains.

"How could there be such a clear stream in a place like this?" Chen Xuan's spirits lifted. He walked a few steps to the riverbank, scooped up some water, and washed his face, washing away the dust of the day.

Feng Xue wasn't surprised at all. She calmly found a relatively high mound, took out her tent, and began setting up camp. As she hammered in the nails, she said:

"What's so strange about that? The so-called eight rivers surround Chang'an. Although the waterways have weakened due to soil erosion, they still exist. It's normal to have one or two small rivers here, especially since we're near Fengyukou."

"That's true, but are there any river monsters here?" Chen Xuan muttered hesitantly. Feng Xue immediately rolled her eyes upon hearing this.

"River demon? Stand in the water and see if it's knee-deep! By the way, are you Tang Sanzang or am I Tang Sanzang? Shouldn't I be the one questioning the existence of monsters? Don't you think we shouldn't worry?"

"Well..." Chen Xuan was too embarrassed to say that he was frightened by the big bug in the scrap yard, so he could only smile awkwardly and start helping Feng Xue set up camp.

Feng Xue casually picked up some pebbles, rolled them into a large wooden stake, and made a giant Swedish candle. Watching Feng Xue's incredible skill in "manipulating nature," Chen Xuan's eyes lit up.

"Brother! Great Sage! You already possess such magical powers, why do you still need to journey to the West to obtain the scriptures!"

"That's a long story!" Feng Xue shrugged, moved a rock to sit on, and began to tell her tale by the campfire—

Do you understand what innate destiny is?

“It’s the kind of person who’s born with a destiny…” Chen Xuan stopped mid-sentence, then swallowed his words. Feng Xue, however, didn’t seem to care and casually said:

"That's right, I was born with the rank of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, so I can do many things that ordinary people can't, but the problem is, I'm too strong..."

"Are you even speaking human language?" Chen Xuan, a man seemingly abandoned by heaven, was green with envy seeing a winner in life at Versailles, but Feng Xue pretended not to notice.

"Because of strength, there is weakness. Can you understand this principle?"

"No." Chen Xuan's words were quite honest, and Feng Xue wasn't surprised. She explained:

"Because they are naturally very strong, they can learn anything, but this means they miss out on the intermediate practice process..."

"That's not right, is it? If you've already learned it, then the practice process isn't important!" Chen Xuan shook his head in confusion. Because learning means mastering it, and if you've mastered it, then why bother with the process?
"The problem is that what I learned is not quite the same as what you think."

Feng Xue casually picked up a stone, and with a flick of her finger, it crumbled into dust. Chen Xuan watched with longing, but Feng Xue shook her head and said:

"This should be something that can only be crushed with the Vajra Finger technique, but I can crush it just the same without it. You might think there's no difference, but what if there was someone with the same strength as me, but who really knew the Vajra Finger technique? Crushing stones wouldn't be a problem, but if we fought, I definitely couldn't beat him. Do you know why?"

Listening to Feng Xue's patient and persuasive words, Chen Xuan pondered for a moment and said:

"Is it because of the skill bonus? You only have your original strength, while he has the Vajra Finger technique plus his original strength, so he's stronger than you?"

"More or less, but not exactly accurate." Feng Xue shook her head.
"As I said, I know how to use the Vajra Finger technique. I know all the techniques for generating power and how to use it, but I can't use it. It's like arithmetic. I'm naturally good at math and can do mental calculations of numbers up to three digits without an abacus. But some people need an abacus. I can use an abacus too, but I never use it because I don't need it. But now, when I compete with someone, we're about the same in numbers up to three digits, but in numbers up to three digits, he can do the abacus just as fast. But I don't usually use an abacus, and even if I knew how to do it, I'd still be slow."

"So you need to exercise? But it doesn't matter where you exercise, right?" Chen Xuan frowned. He understood Feng Xue's situation, but he didn't understand Xiyou's reasoning.

"Sigh, why can't you understand? My brain works well, so I don't need you, understand? Even if you make me practice using an abacus, my brain will get the result before the abacus. The abacus just follows the result in my brain. You won't train anything that way. What I need is to be able to solve problems that I can't solve on my own. If it's arithmetic, then I only need to calculate four digits or more. But in martial arts, under normal circumstances, I won't encounter an enemy who can exceed the limits of my talent. But once I do, I'm doomed, understand?"

"I understand!" Chen Xuan exclaimed in realization.

"You want to use the attraction of your destiny, through the inducement of traveling west, to draw in an enemy who is of equal strength, slightly weaker than you, but whose talents are insufficient to overcome yours, thereby increasing your combat experience?"

“That’s right!” Feng Xue nodded, then added:

"But in this way, I can't do it alone. We need a Tang Sanzang to complete the Journey to the West. So you are also necessary. Of course, since I'm borrowing your destiny, I will also give you benefits."

"No need, no need, I'll be satisfied as long as I can get rid of this unlucky fate!" Chen Xuan waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this, but Feng Xue said seriously:
"One thing at a time. Resolving your destiny is an inevitable outcome of this journey, a reward from the world. What I'm giving you shouldn't be confused with this, and of course, don't expect too much..."

As she spoke, Feng Xue took a book out of her bosom and tossed it to Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan looked down and couldn't help but say, somewhat speechless:
"Boss, what kind of peerless martial arts technique is called 'Peerless Martial Arts'?"

"That's not a peerless martial art, that's a catalog of peerless martial arts. Take a look and see if there's anything you like. I'll teach you when we have nothing else to do along the way, so you'll have some power to fight back and won't die on the way if you get captured by a demon."

Feng Xue shrugged, but Chen Xuan's face turned pale. Only then did he realize that although he was trying to take on the destiny of Tang Sanzang on his pilgrimage, he was not the real Tang Sanzang. The nine skulls on Sha Wujing's neck were all from pilgrimages!
"I studied!"

Chen Xuan readily admitted defeat, and Feng Xue, without further ado, began to instruct Tang Sanzang on martial arts, using the catalog of this peerless martial arts manual as a guide.

(End of this chapter)