Sun Lingtong said unwillingly, "Could it be that I truly have no way to obtain a divination technique?"
Zeng Jide gave him a deep look. "Under normal circumstances, you can ask someone else to divine for you. Just like how River of Forgetfulness Prefect asked Gray Bone Old Man to act this time."
"But if you really can obtain a divination technique, then that means..."
Sun Lingtong asked, "Means what?"
"It means you occupy a rather important role in Heaven's script. A great responsibility is about to descend upon you. Heaven and earth think you are still not strong enough, and would rather risk you becoming a tail too large to wag than strengthen you as much as possible, all so you can complete some particular mission!"
Sun Lingtong's heart chilled, and for a moment, he could not speak.
After a long while, he frowned. "Even if a divination technique is not part of my destined arrangement, I still want to try every possible means and fight with all my strength!"
"I want to steal other people's fortune too badly. It must be wondrous!"
Zeng Jide burst into laughter again and patted Sun Lingtong's shoulder. "Kid, what ambition!"
"Since you want to do it, then do it."
"Perhaps this is your Dao Path. Heaven needs thievery to break new ground in the realm of fortune, and has placed this heavy responsibility upon your shoulders."
Sun Lingtong's heart stirred, and he caught a key term. "Dao Path?"
Zeng Jide stroked his beard. "That touches upon Transformation Spirit Level cultivation, and cultivation beyond that."
"Spirit Transformation comes after the Nascent Soul Realm. Once the nascent soul grows into a primordial spirit, one must naturally choose a direction for cultivation."
"Take River of Forgetfulness Prefect, for instance. He is at the Transformation Spirit