Zhou Qiongtian immediately used the Fortune Sensing Divine Ability to look at Zhou Kuang. Zhou Kuang's fortune soared into the heavens, piercing the clouds, and formed a giant dragon rising through the sky, displaying an aura of kingship and dominance.
Zhou Qiongtian fell into thought. If he seized his father's fortune, could he perhaps break free from the influence of that black fortune surrounding him?
Still, Zhou Qiongtian merely entertained the thought and would never truly do it. He had no desire to stage a scene of fatherly kindness and filial devotion.
Zhou Kuang suddenly felt a chill creep down his back, and his burly body shuddered. "What's going on? Is someone talking shit about me behind my back?"
Azure World was divided into five regions. Of them, the Central Region had the richest spiritual energy and the most abundant resources, and the Zhou Clan was located there.
As the overlord of Azure World, the Zhou Clan controlled an immense territory. Today, a Flying Ship entered its domain.
This Flying Ship was entirely purple-gold, forged from Purple Gold Stone. Purple Gold Stone was a top-grade material for artifact refinement; adding even a little during the refining process could greatly increase a magical artifact's hardness.
Purple Gold Stone was highly sought after by cultivators on the market and came at a steep price. A piece no bigger than a pebble cost tens of thousands of spirit stones!
Yet this Flying Ship had been forged entirely from Purple Gold Stone. That alone showed just how wealthy its owner was—so rich it was inhuman!
Many cultivators within the Zhou Clan's territory revealed astonished expressions upon seeing the Flying Ship.
"That's Zhou Xinchi's Purple Gold Flying Ship. Zhou Xinchi has returned!"
"Zhou Xinchi? The Business Empress of the younger generation, whose business spans all of Azure World and who serves as the Zhou Clan's financial pillar? What has brought her back to the Lineage today?"
"Even though I've seen it before, every time I see it, I'm still stunned. It's outrageously rich—I'm so jealous my dick's turning purple!"
"If someone gave me that Purple Gold Flying Ship, I'd willingly lick Zhou Xinchi's toes!"
"Damn, you want to eat and take it all, huh? I can hear that little scheme of yours all the way from home."
The cultivators gazed up at the Purple Gold Flying Ship, marveling without end.
It was difficult to imagine anyone being able to build a commercial empire spread across all of Azure World, working closely with so many superpowers.
On the Purple Gold Flying Ship, a woman looked toward the distant Zhou Clan with a faint smile on her face.
She possessed beauty capable of toppling cities and kingdoms, with long hair falling to her waist and skin smooth as congealed jade. Her figure was breathtaking, one part of her chest rounded and full, while her jade-like legs were long and straight. With both hands behind her back and dressed in white, she was peerlessly elegant.
This woman was none other than the Zhou Clan's eldest daughter, Zhou Xinchi!
Zhou Xinchi looked over the various divine weapons, sharp artifacts, and Heavenly Treasures inside the storage ring in her hand, revealing a satisfied smile.
Surely the gifts she had prepared would please her little brother.
At the thought of Zhou Qiongtian, affection filled Zhou Xinchi's eyes, and the smile on her face deepened. One hand hugged her shoulder while the other held her waist, her delicate body swaying slightly.
"I can finally see little brother. That's wonderful. I've missed him to death these past few days. Later, I have to soak up plenty of little brother energy."
That was right—Zhou Xinchi was a brother-con!
At that moment, a streak of light shot into the Purple Gold Flying Ship.
"Who goes there?" the guards aboard the Purple Gold Flying Ship barked, their expressions vigilant and grave.
"Sister Xinchi, it seems your guards still lack vigilance. They only noticed after I had already entered."
Zhou Xinchi turned around and saw a woman in black appear behind her.
The woman had sword-like brows and starry eyes. Though she was female, she possessed a heroic air. Her jet-black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and she was tall and slender, with sharp eyes and a restrained aura, like an unparalleled divine sword yet to leave its sheath.
She was Zhou Zimo, Zhou Qiongtian's second sister. Her talent was monstrous, and she was the number one figure among Azure World's younger generation. Even most experts of the older generation were no match for her!
"Oh, it's little sister Zimo!" Zhou Xinchi immediately threw her arms around Zhou Zimo, rubbing her pretty face all over Zhou Zimo's body, her face brimming with satisfaction and happiness.
That was right—Zhou Xinchi was also a sister-con!
Zhou Zimo's delicate body stiffened slightly. She pushed Zhou Xinchi away and said helplessly, "Sister Xinchi, it's one thing at home, but outside, you should still maintain some poise. You're famous now."
Zhou Xinchi put on a heartbroken expression, looking so pitiful that tears seemed ready to fall. "How sad. Little sister Zimo actually dislikes me."
Zhou Zimo sighed. "Sister Xinchi, do you think I don't know what you're like? Only Qiongtian would fall for your act."
Zhou Xinchi stuck out her cute little tongue. "What does reputation matter? In my heart, family is the most important thing. I founded the Heart Pond Empire for my family too."
Zhou Xinchi looked toward the distant Zhou Clan, as though she could see Zhou Qiongtian. Her lips curved upward into a sweet smile. "Little brother Qiongtian used to be so depressed because his cultivation talent was poor. But now it's different. With the Supreme Bone and Twin Pupils, he can finally cultivate properly."
Zhou Zimo stood beside Zhou Xinchi, quietly gazing into the distance.
Zhou Clan.
Zhou Qiongtian sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion as strands of heaven and earth's Spiritual Power flowed into his dantian.
In the past, Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation talent had been absurdly low. If Mortal Grade Low Rank had not been the lowest possible aptitude, his aptitude could have sunk several levels lower.
Zhou Qiongtian had remained stuck in the Innate Realm, utterly unable to transform the power of his qi and blood into Spiritual Power. With such cultivation, he was inferior even to a servant of the Zhou Clan. Now, with Twin Pupils and the Supreme Bone, his cultivation progressed as smoothly as a favorable wind.
That very day, Zhou Qiongtian broke through to the Spirit Aperture Realm.
With such a powerful background, Zhou Qiongtian could have completely lain flat and lived without effort. But he had no choice—he was fucking a villain!
What was a villain? No matter how high your cultivation, how strong your power, how badass your background, or how monstrous your talent, you were merely a stepping stone for the protagonist. In the end, you would get killed anyway.
Fortunately, he had the system, so Zhou Qiongtian still had something to rely on. Even an invincible background could not give him much of a sense of security.
Zhou Qiongtian used the Fortune Sensing Divine Ability to inspect his own fortune. His Fortune Pillar shot straight into the clouds, but at its base burned a wisp of black flame, gnawing at the Fortune Pillar like a parasite.
Suddenly, a tiny Dark Cloud appeared outside Zhou Qiongtian's Fortune Pillar!
This Dark Cloud was minuscule. Compared with Zhou Qiongtian's Fortune Pillar, it was nothing more than a grain of sand, yet it drew Zhou Qiongtian's utmost attention!
"Could this be the Child of Destiny? That direction... the Northern Region!"
"Looks like I need to send someone to the Northern Region to investigate. If they find anything, it would be best to strangle it in the cradle—but I'll still have to go myself."
Zhou Qiongtian understood just how terrifying something like the Protagonist Halo was.
There was no need for Zhou Qiongtian to explain it further.
Just think of Wang Teng, with his Emperor's Posture, and Tian Hua, whose backing was hard as iron.
Children of Destiny were cockroaches that simply could not be beaten to death. Basically, they were impossible to kill.
Even if they were killed, a protagonist blessed by Heavenly Fortune had ten million ways to be reborn. And after being reborn, their strength would be greater and their Golden Finger even more powerful.
They could unleash a berserk barrage like they had popped Viagra!
But as villains, having a system made things another matter entirely. Then they could beat him—or her—to death!
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