My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 187 Heaven's fortune is no match for my luck?

Ye Feifan died a swift and decisive death. To think that someone at the initial stage of the Outer Appearance realm could fight a True Immortal and still have any chance of turning the tide was simply wishful thinking.

With Ye Feifan's death, the Heaven of Knowledge seemed to pause for a moment.

Ultimately, however, nothing changed.

Because that bead called Heavenly Fortune had already left Yuntang Pass without anyone noticing at some point. After all, whoever possessed this bead called Heavenly Fortune was the Son of Heavenly Fortune.

There are no specific restrictions; not even anyone can participate.

Because—it is the name of this bead that is called Heavenly Fortune, not that this bead is called Heavenly Fortune Bead!

Although these two may sound similar, they are actually vastly different. The latter can only mean that this bead can mobilize the power of destiny, but it cannot represent destiny itself.

And this former is itself destiny!
Obtaining this bead called Heavenly Fortune is equivalent to obtaining Heavenly Fortune, and one can naturally become the Child of Heavenly Fortune. However, this does not mean that becoming the Child of Heavenly Fortune means being completely immortal and having endless opportunities. It only means that having the identity of the Child of Heavenly Fortune greatly increases the chances of successfully seizing the throne when the struggle for succession begins.

Ye Feifan died. Although he was able to break the shackles that the Heavenly Venerable of the Near Dao had set for the Chosen One of Heavenly Fortune because of Bai Chijing, he died just like the previous Chosen One of Heavenly Fortune.

After all, this is a world where immortals and mortals coexist.

Immortals are detached from worldly affairs, yet they may appear in the mortal realm.

The chosen ones have always existed; when one generation dies, another takes their place. Therefore, the death of one chosen one is truly insignificant.

Even after Ye Feifan's death, many near-Dao Celestial Venerables who directly saw through the concealment of Heavenly Fortune and learned of Ye Feifan's true identity did not show any interest in him.

Because soon there will be a new chosen one.

And none of the Celestial Venerables who were close to the Dao were wrong about this. It was still in this Azure Dragon Continent, but this time it was not in a prosperous place, nor even in the territory of the Xuanxian Dynasty.

Although it is still within the Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, it is already a very remote and wild area.

In the Xuanxian Dynasty, this kind of place was called the "Land Beyond the Realm".

However, although these are places outside the mortal realm, they are not devoid of spiritual energy. The fact that the Azure Dragon Continent could directly share the remaining 0.2% of the Immortal Path after occupying 90% of the Eight Immortal Paths of the Knowing Profound Heaven in the Immortal Extreme Cave demonstrates its extraordinary nature.

In this otherworldly land, there lies the largest ancestral dragon spiritual vein in the Zhixuan Heaven.

At this moment, at the location of the ancestral dragon's spiritual vein, wisps of spiritual energy from the mountains and rivers emanated, causing the cultivation of the surrounding spirit monkeys to increase day by day.

The spiritual energy of mountains and rivers is something even beings like the Heavenly Dao desire to taste, so its extraordinary nature is self-evident.

Originally, the spiritual energy of this place was constantly surging, but after the immortal stone was driven away more than ten days ago, the spiritual energy here plummeted from a gushing state to a state of wisps of smoke drifting away.

The spiritual energy of this place was created because of that immortal stone.

It was not the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers that created that immortal stone, but rather the arrival of the immortal stone that caused the ancestral dragon vein here to spontaneously nourish the immortal stone with the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers.

If it weren't for this ancestral dragon vein, which incorporated the fortune of these naturally born monkeys, the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers would have been sealed off long ago.

These naturally gifted monkeys call themselves the Taihao Immortal Monkey Clan.

Taihao was one of the three emperors who had angered the heavens.

Although the name "Taihao Immortal Spirit Monkey" is self-proclaimed, these naturally born spirit monkeys are indeed quite extraordinary. Because any spirit monkey, upon birth, possesses the cultivation level of the initial stage of the Outer Heaven Realm.

The most outstanding among them can even possess the cultivation level of the Upper Realm of the Outer World from the moment they are born.

Ordinary people strive and cultivate diligently but cannot attain it, yet these naturally gifted monkeys are born with it, and these monkeys find it easier to open the gates of immortality than other cultivators.

However, human nature is never satisfied, and these clever monkeys are naturally greedy as well.

Despite being born so extraordinary, these monkeys were not satisfied; they all wanted to be born as true immortals!

At this moment, among these spirit monkeys, there was a newly born spirit monkey. This spirit monkey was somewhat different from the other spirit monkeys because it only had the cultivation level of the Outer Realm.

Other spirit monkeys start at the Outer Heaven Realm, but this one is only at the Outer Material Realm.

It is still only the external world within the realm.

So, a spirit monkey immortal intervened, transforming the monkey into human form and driving it out of the place where the ancestral dragon's spiritual vein was located.

This naturally gifted monkey, though intelligent and quick-witted, was only recently born and was naturally somewhat apprehensive about being banished into the world. However, this kind of monkey was very good at learning, and after the monkey immortal banished it, he also casually threw it into a place where there were very few cultivators.

Thus, the spirit monkey, who possessed the cultivation of the Outer Realm and appeared in human form, did not cause any trouble.

Although he was lacking in interpersonal skills, the local gentry who recruited him as a guest did not care too much about the matter. After all, if this person did not have a lack of knowledge, how could a country bumpkin like him have a cultivator with the cultivation level of the middle stage of external objects condescend to be a guest?
This Azure Dragon Continent is known as the Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, and the Mysterious Immortal Dynasty calls itself an Immortal Dynasty. There are also many cultivators here, but this does not mean that cultivators are worthless.

Thus, the spirit monkey integrated into the mortals of the Xuanxian Dynasty.

Then, at that moment, the spirit monkey discovered why it was born with only the cultivation level of the Intermediate Realm of External Objects. There was a bead that had appeared out of nowhere and had been absorbing its cultivation within its body!
"I'm doomed! Damn bead, how dare you cheat me like this!" This made the clever monkey burst into tears.

After all, it has only been a few days since it was born.

Having been banished from the place rich in spiritual energy, the ancestral dragon vein, to such a place with sparse spiritual energy, and with the highest-ranking cultivator being an old man in his eighties at the Outer Realm, the contrast between his former and present state is so great that it's hard not to break the monkey's heart!

It's only because of its extraordinary background and its mature mind that it would have done more than just cry out a couple of times.

However, at this moment, the cultivation level within the spirit monkey suddenly broke through from the Intermediate Realm of External Things, and as it broke through, the insights gained from each breakthrough were seamlessly integrated into the spirit monkey's soul, just as if the spirit monkey had cultivated itself to this level through arduous practice.

In a short while, this spirit monkey achieved the cultivation level of the Upper Realm of the Outer Heaven, reaching the level of a top-tier spirit monkey.

This near-enlightenment did not cause the monkey to become arrogant. Although the difference between being driven out of its clan and the past was enormous, it also gave the monkey an extraordinary experience.

So, even though its cultivation level was already very high, the spirit monkey, with a thought, actually reverted to its previous Outer Realm cultivation level.

Of course, in order not to be inferior to others, it also made a special breakthrough in a minor realm.

That is, external objects and their surroundings.

However, after this transformation, it reverted to its appearance of only being at the intermediate level of the External Realm, while muttering to itself, "No, no, Master Jia said, 'If the sky falls, the taller ones will hold it up.' The spiritual energy here is thin, and spiritual objects have been thoroughly plundered. There isn't even a single cultivator from the Xuanxiu Division, which is spread throughout the Xuanxian Dynasty. I'm just a rogue cultivator; how can I easily break through to the next level? I should wait until I find an opportunity to join the Xuanxiu Division."

However, this clever monkey planned to spend hundreds of years disguising himself as an ordinary cultivator.

The lifespan of cultivators in the Outer Appearance Realm of the Heavenly Knowledge Realm is the opposite of that of those in the Mortal Realm of the Heavenly Knowledge Realm. Therefore, a cultivation period of several hundred years is neither particularly outstanding nor exceptionally mediocre.

Then, the spirit monkey wanted to change its human form's appearance, but the spirit monkey immortal had obsessive-compulsive disorder, so it sculpted the spirit monkey's human form into the appearance of a handsome man in the world, completely fabricated in the style of "A gentleman as jade on the road, a peerless young master in the world".

Otherwise, this clever monkey wouldn't have been able to blend into the mortal world so easily.

If you're good-looking, regardless of gender, sometimes it's like you're on a winning streak.

However, in the end, the monkey gave up the idea. Firstly, it was already in this state, and secondly, it quite liked itself this way.

"Heavenly fortune? I don't understand. I'll find an opportunity to ask Master Jia..." The clever monkey then remembered the bead inside its body.

Although its cultivation had just returned to full strength and it seemed to have been refined, becoming even more powerful, the spirit monkey still didn't know what the bead represented. So it decided to subtly inquire with the local gentry.

These local gentry, who were difficult to invite even those who had mastered the external world to become their guests, were actually nothing special.

However, when the heavens begin to appear in this place, even the most ordinary things will begin to become extraordinary.

Therefore, just a few days later, the Master Jia mentioned by the spirit monkey received a divine opportunity, not only refining his physical constitution but also joining a celestial sect.

Although this Master Jia was old, he still had a heart for adventure. However, he knew that he was alone and weak, so after thinking about it, he asked the spirit monkey to go to the immortal sect with him. He even made a special sworn brotherhood with the spirit monkey.

Of course, this Master Jia was unaware of the true form of the spirit monkey.

Thus, the spirit monkey, who came into contact with the world of cultivation, quickly learned what destiny was and how to use the bead in his hand!
To seize predetermined destiny is, in its view, too risky.

However, without seizing the established destiny, it cannot develop itself. Although it is said that attaining immortality is easy for it, truly achieving it is undoubtedly an insurmountable barrier.

After all, the entire Taihao Immortal Monkey Clan was still being blamed by the Heavenly Emperor of Zhixuan.

Over the years, the original old spirit ape was refined into a body that had severed three corpses, thus advancing from a spirit monkey to the True Realm. This shows that there must be some kind of shackle in the bloodline of these spirit monkeys.

Therefore, this clever monkey knew very well that if it wanted its path to immortality to not be cut off, this bead was its only reliance.

Based on this, the clever monkey came up with a compromise.

"I want this predetermined destiny, but I don't want to take this risk..."

"So, I'll become an immortal first, and then slowly snatch some small, predetermined fortunes!" Competing with those geniuses who have a lot of predetermined fortunes in the dark, even if they are of the same cultivation level, is too dangerous. But what if it, as an immortal, were to compete with a genius in the Outer Realm?

Such a prodigy would indeed have protectors, but if he couldn't defeat the other's protectors, couldn't he just run away?

This clever monkey made this decision and did it.

Predestined fortune is not exclusive to those who ascend to the throne; it can also be possessed by the bloodline descendants of immortals, or their disciples.

Because these types of things can be manipulated by humans.

For example, a descendant of that immortal might have a birthmark on their forehead after reincarnation. Therefore, a secret realm of immortal destiny could be designed, accessible only to those with this birthmark.

To avoid being inaccurate, you can also specify the shape and color of the birthmark.

Although fortune is elusive and can only be seen by immortals or those in the outer realms who possess special supernatural powers, it often depends on certain treasures. Therefore, by placing such treasures of fortune into such celestial realms, one can artificially create predetermined fortune.

What this clever monkey is trying to seize is this kind of predetermined destiny.

As for those born that way...

It dared not touch it.

Because when it was recovering its cultivation, it saw from that bead how the previous bead holder died.

Although it didn't know exactly what was going on, it could tell that the previous owner of this bead was targeting a person named Bai Chijing, with the aim of seizing Bai Chijing's predetermined destiny!
Although Bai Chijing not only did not attack Ye Feifan, but also saved Ye Feifan's life, it still made the spirit monkey feel a chill in its heart.

As a naturally intelligent monkey, it could understand that Ye Feifan's destiny at that time seemed to have been directly suppressed!

Heavenly destiny is being suppressed!
What kind of being could do that?
The clever monkey felt that with its limited knowledge, it couldn't understand it. But at the same time, it dared not even think about it.

……

The new generation of chosen ones was born quietly in this way.

Originally, the Chosen One and Bai Chijing had no connection. However, the true form of this Chosen One was quite special; he was a naturally born spirit monkey from that ancestral dragon vein.

Therefore, Bai Chijing unexpectedly sensed that the spirit monkey had become the chosen one of destiny.

"Heavenly Mandate?"

Sensing something, Bai Chijing felt the fog in front of him thin out by one layer, but this was not enough for him to see through everything. So he could only know the origin of that chosen one.

A naturally born spirit monkey, whose birth was marred by a mishap, was only at the intermediate level of the External Realm and was thus transformed into human form and driven out of the ancestral dragon's spiritual vein.

"Speaking of which, do the terms 'the person chosen by destiny' and 'the child of destiny' mean the same thing?"

Bai Chijing seemed to be lost in thought.

He felt it meant the same thing, but he wasn't entirely sure, because when Xiong Yan Ban Hu told him that Ye Feifan was a person of destiny, he didn't pay much attention at all.

They didn't even pay much attention to it.

After all, the large number of non-bishopricized achievements that appeared at that time were too attractive and directly helped him solve his immediate problem.

Now, Ye Feifan is dead.

Five days had passed since he left Yuntang Pass, so he had heard about the incident five days earlier when the Immortal Dezhen of Baizushi Mountain outside Yuntang Pass had taken action and killed the traitor within his sect.

According to the words of that True Immortal, before taking action, this person gave him a lot of face, and because of his promise, he even gave Ye Feifan a few extra days of life, and only made his move after Ye Feifan left Yuntang Pass.

"A person destined for greatness died so hastily. Was it because their destiny was no match for my luck?" After careful consideration, Bai Chijing's eyes flickered slightly.

(End of this chapter)