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Chapter 110 Fate is Failing! [First Update]

The bright yellow aura emanating from Chen Qing's body was as thick as the earth's dragon veins and as radiant as the favor of heaven. As soon as it appeared, Jun Youbian's pupils shrank sharply!

"His fortune is like a boiling furnace? The young sect leader actually has such a foundation?! Truly extraordinary!"

Although he was surprised, he was also filled with anticipation! He knew that such immense fortune could only be obtained by those who had accumulated virtue over many lifetimes and bore great karmic burdens!

However, the moment that person’s great supernatural power of “changing fortune” touched this bright yellow fortune, it was like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, emitting a “hissing” sound and collapsing and backfiring!

Jun Youbian's body trembled slightly, and his face paled a few degrees, but his smile remained unchanged. A wicked glint flashed in his eyes, and instead of being shocked or angry, he revealed a strange light, as if he had discovered a rare treasure.

"What a remarkable Sect Leader Mingxia! Truly a treasure for overcoming calamities!"

He laughed loudly and suddenly flicked his wide robe sleeves!
"boom!"

A surge of golden core power erupted suddenly, no longer as silent as when it had submerged itself, but like a raging sea, tearing a huge rift in the starlight chains and misty array that enveloped it!
The innate array intent set up by the Star-Stabilizing Pearl was actually broken by its brute force and forcibly shaken!
"Although we can't find our target within the formation, we can still force our way out."

However, the moment he broke through the formation!
"Om-"

An ancient and heavy pressure, as if traversing countless ages, descended with a thunderous roar, following the bright yellow aura!

In the darkness, a heavy destiny pressed down upon me!

"Hidden Star True Lord!"
The four characters in a given position carry immense weight!
Although it is formless and intangible, it is like a mark of the heavens on the mind of the one who controls destiny!

His use of the Fortune-Seizing Divine Power was like hitting Mount Buzhou, and the backlash suddenly increased tenfold!
"Well!"

Jun Youbian let out a muffled groan, his figure staggering in mid-air. The thousands of illusory figures around him all wailed and dimmed! His luck had been greatly diminished! Even his cultivation had regressed!

His expression finally changed. The vast fortune he had accumulated through plundering was flowing away uncontrollably like a floodgate being opened. Strands of it crossed space and formed a strange connection with Chen Qing's bright yellow fortune in the formation, and even with a distant and vast sect aura in the dark!
There was an unseen force trying to alter his fortune and status!
Oh no! This is bad! Something's not right!

"This child's destiny is actually connected to an ancient causal hierarchy? Under the backlash, even the foundation of my 'Myriad Spirits Destiny' is shaking! If this continues, strange changes will occur! My cultivation will be damaged!"

In the blink of an eye, a warning bell rang in Jun Youbian's heart!
He immediately judged that the matter was beyond saving. Forcing a move would not only make it difficult to achieve his goal, but the tribulation luck he had painstakingly plundered and pieced together would likely be eroded by the backlash! It might even lead to other adverse changes!
The principles of cause and effect and destiny are extremely mysterious. Not to mention Golden Core cultivators, even those at higher levels often find them difficult to control!

"What a magnificent Mingxia Mountain! I underestimated its lineage! In that case, we shall discuss the path of cultivation another day if fate allows!"

After the sound, Jun Youbian showed no shame or annoyance at his defeat, but instead appeared carefree and composed. His wide sleeves fluttered like flowing clouds, and his figure swept through the air as he leisurely recited:
"Clouds roll across a thousand peaks, stars shift through the ages. I bid farewell for now, but will seek the traces of immortals another day."

The verses are clear and melodious, their lingering sound echoing long afterward.

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already transformed into a faint shadow, disappearing into the vast night and vanishing in an instant, as if he had truly only come on a whim to admire the moon and stars, and then gracefully departed when his interest waned, leaving behind only a touch of mystery and elegance.

However, in the darkness, a force, following the elusive method of fortune, extended over and silently placed a layer of... shackles on him!
Inside the formation, in a quiet room.

Sensing the direction in which the figure disappeared, Chen Qing showed no joy, but instead frowned and felt a chill run down his spine.

"A Golden Core cultivator!" He narrowed his eyes, his expression grave. "For such a person to condescend to hide his cultivation and feign becoming a disciple, his intentions are far from ordinary!"

In the dreamlike immortal dynasty, he used a vast amount of supernatural powers to forcefully kill the newly awakened Daoist. It seemed glorious, but in reality, he took advantage of the information gap, the restraint of supernatural powers, and the home field advantage.

The Dharma Wheel and Golden Body, which are the main combat forces, are the result of ten years of accumulation in the dream body, but these have not been fed back to the real body in the present world!

"The body has just entered the Yin Spirit stage. Although it has the Yuan Dan Flying Sword as a trump card, which can potentially injure a Golden Core cultivator by surprise, it is an explosive power that cannot be sustained. When encountering such an unfathomable and cunning old sleight of hand, it is really hard to say who will be better at taking advantage of the situation!"

Chen Qing's mind raced, and after weighing the options, his expression turned serious.

"With unclear intelligence, unpredictable intentions, strange behavior, and exceptionally high cultivation, this person is far too dangerous! He's practically a sword hanging over our heads!"

The fact that the opponent was able to sneak into the mountain-protecting formation silently speaks volumes about their skill in concealment and formation techniques.

This time, it was the unusual movement of the Star-Fixing Pearl that triggered the innate array domain, and the fact that the opponent's use of the Fortune-Stealing Divine Power unexpectedly triggered the backlash of the "Hidden Star True Monarch" position that scared him away.

What about next time?
If the opponent finds out the details, they can strike with lightning speed, and Mingxia Mountain will be reduced to dust in an instant! I'm afraid I won't even have time to release my Yuan Dan flying sword!

"What a Golden Core cultivator seeks is nothing more than to advance further on the path of cultivation. What does my Mingxia Mountain possess that could attract such a person's covetousness? The path beyond the Golden Core realm?"

Chen Qing felt it was absurd. Although his sect's reputation had increased, he would not have much hope after just one look at it. Moreover, as far as he knew, the path to the Golden Core was fixed and it was almost impossible to change it!
In any case, being targeted by a mysterious Golden Core demon was a thorn in his side, making him restless and unable to eat or sleep. He naturally had to think of a way to deal with it!

"We must ensure that our physical body in this world possesses enough power to protect itself and even intimidate those who have reached the Golden Core stage!" Chen Qing gripped the Star-Stabilizing Pearl tightly. "Even with accelerated feedback from the Yin Spirit, conventional cultivation will hardly bring about qualitative changes in the short term. We must find another way!"

His thoughts became clear instantly.

"The most urgent tasks are: first, to delve deeper into the study of formations, to unleash the potential of the Star-Fixing Pearl, this innate formation pivot, and to use formations to restrict this person's infiltration, thus creating a true impregnable fortress! Second, to find a forbidden killing technique that can maximize the use of 'renewable resources'!"

If the advantage of the dream body lies in its comprehension and accumulated knowledge, then the advantage of the physical body in the mortal realm now seems to be the continuous feedback of Yin Spirit and even the outer core! "Consuming Yin Spirit and detonating the Golden Core might be seen by others as the act of a madman destroying his foundation, but for me, it is the most cost-effective means of protecting my path! The dream avatar can overwhelm newly awakened beings with supernatural powers, and the physical body in the mortal realm might be able to make invading Golden Cores pay the price with the techniques of 'Yin Spirit Bomb' and 'Outer Core Fission'! It's just that the dream body has abundant supernatural powers, so it naturally doesn't care about this, but I can only get a little feedback each time, so I have to find a way to improve the utilization rate..."

His mind gradually opened up, and a plan took shape in his mind.

"Entering the dream once more, I delve into the art of array formations and exhaustively search for forbidden techniques!"

With this thought in mind, Chen Qing had already made up his mind.

"Therefore, before entering the dream again, I need to accumulate another wave of Dao traces and gather some information on forbidden techniques so that I can use them in the dream. These actions must be quick and cannot be delayed, because who knows when Jun Youbian will sneak back!"

With this thought in mind, he held the beads in his hand, first sorting out the formation in the mountain gate, then reassuring the big claw, the little ray, and the monkey with his telepathic message. He then took out a communication talisman and sent a message to the woman in the palace dress: "Fellow Daoist An, I need your help. Could you please send me a copy of the exchange list in the treasury? No, it has nothing to do with the exchange. Okay, thank you."

After putting down the communication talisman, the other party said they would go and smooth things over, and Chen Qing knew that things were probably settled.

"This imperial exchange list is all-encompassing, with simple introductions. It allows one to follow the clues and search for similar techniques in dreams. The goal is clear, saving a lot of trouble. But after all, there is a difference of tens of thousands of years, and many things have changed. If there were a list recording ancient methods, that would be great... Hmm?"

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

"I do know of one similar place."

Outside the mountains.

You fled far away with unparalleled grace, swift as a startled swan; however, you had barely traveled a hundred miles from the mountain...

"Ok?"

The gloom in his heart caused by the backlash of bad luck suddenly intensified!
Almost simultaneously, from the depths of a desolate mountain below, two powerful spiritual energy fluctuations erupted, revealing two Yin God cultivators who had been in seclusion suddenly engaged in a life-or-death struggle for some unknown reason!

Boom!

A streak of uncontrolled, ghastly green, poisonous lightning exploded in the path that Jun Youbian was destined to take!

The poisonous fire and yin lightning covered a wide area and carried a malevolent aura that tainted magical artifacts and eroded the soul!
"When the Yin spirits fight, innocent bystanders suffer?" A hint of impatience flashed in Jun Youbian's eyes. Without even pausing, he casually flicked his wide sleeves behind him.

"Disperse!"

Like a gentle breeze brushing against a willow, the poisonous fire and dark thunder were frozen in mid-air by this seemingly casual touch, collapsing and annihilating without even causing a ripple.

This little trouble was nothing more than brushing a speck of dust off his clothes.

However, after fleeing for several more miles, Jun Youbian's brows furrowed slightly.

He suddenly realized that this unexpected disaster had come at the perfect time, precisely when his luck was being diminished and his mind was slightly ailing.

"The backlash of fortune is the most mysterious and difficult to understand. Although I have studied the 'Treatise on Qi Pivot' in great detail, I have only grasped the superficial aspects of this path. This time, the attempt to change my fortune and guide my luck failed, and the backlash suggests that my own fortune is about to decline?"

A sense of surprise and doubt arose in his heart, but he remained confident in his cultivation level.

"A little bad luck, what's the big deal!"

He suppressed a sense of foreboding in his heart, and his escape light rose again, even faster, as he only wanted to get away from this place as soon as possible and find a place to sort out the chaotic foundation of his destiny.

But just when he thought everything was alright and his mind relaxed a little...

Without warning, a pitch-black spatial rift suddenly opened in the void ahead!

At the edge of the crack, the aftershocks of the violent clash between the magical artifacts still lingered!
This was clearly a battle between cultivators at a higher level, with the aftershocks of their supernatural powers tearing through space and creating a brief but deadly void rift!
The crack appeared so abruptly and was positioned so peculiarly that it was right in front of Jun Youbian's escape route!

"What?!" He finally turned pale!

With a thought, Jun Youbian forcefully reversed his escape light, narrowly missing the edge of the crack!

Even so, the protective aura was torn and swayed violently, and a trace of deathly void power seeped in, causing his blood and qi to surge!
"My luck has truly run out!"

Steadying himself, Jun Youbian stood atop the clouds, looking back at the slowly closing spatial rift, then at his slightly disheveled robes. A crack appeared in his refined and composed expression. He calculated with his fingers, and his eyes revealed solemnity and deep apprehension.

"Is this... the farther one is from the mountain, the worse one's fortune becomes? If it's like this even before the great calamity appears, what will happen if the great calamity really comes?"

With this thought in mind, he pondered for a moment and then returned the way he came!
　I'll post it first and then revise it. I'm still out there, so the second update will probably be quite late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)