The Miraculous Destiny Points

However, this time he really had to admit defeat. While he was continuously refining the remaining Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng, that group of Black Armored Guards, using some unknown method, had actually followed him all the way without losing the trail. They arrived at this mountain range following his direction, but stopped when they crossed the ridge.

Looking at the massive army below, the leading Gold-trimmed Black Armored Guard waved to signal his subordinates to stop. He observed for a moment with a solemn expression, then said in a deep voice:

"Zhang Peng, Li Hun, you two go back immediately and inform the General of Shanhaiguan Pass that the foreign tribes are heading south to plunder. Have him prepare for battle."

The two Black Armored Guards who were ordered to do so quickly asked:

"Sir, aren't you leaving?"

The Gold-trimmed Guard shook his head:

"The Emperor's secret order is to bring back the Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng. I cannot leave without completing the mission."

Another subordinate said:

"But that Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng has already been eaten by that thief. I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete the mission."

"Then we'll take the person back and turn them into a medicinal puppet."

He turned to his subordinate and said:

"Listen to my command, depart immediately, no delays."

The two received their orders and quickly turned to leave.

The Gold-trimmed Guard, surnamed He, watched his subordinates leave, then looked back at the team below, whose length he couldn't even gauge. He let out a cold snort and turned to leave.

But as he turned, he suddenly paused. He looked up sharply and saw an eagle circling in the sky. His expression immediately changed, and he said to his subordinate in a deep voice:

"Leave here immediately."

But it was too late. From the massive army below, several powerful roars suddenly erupted. Three figures soared into the air and swept towards the mountain, followed closely by over a dozen slightly slower figures, and even more riders urging their horses up the slope.

Seeing this, the Gold-trimmed Guard's expression flickered. He quickly made a decision:

"You all split up and leave quickly. I'll cover the rear."

Immediately, a Silver Armored Guard objected:

"Sir, you go first. I'll cover the rear."

"That's an order! Now, immediately!"

After a second of silence, all his subordinates respectfully cupped their fists in a salute, turned without hesitation, and scattered in different directions.

At the same time, from the halted Haiger Khanate army, another roar echoed. A portion of the foreign experts who had swarmed the mountain also split off to pursue the fleeing Black Armored Guards, but the three top experts still surrounded the Gold-trimmed Guard.

He Zhou stood on the ridge, slowly drawing his long saber. He faced the three foreign experts who had swept over and stopped not far away, approaching step by step. He said in a deep voice:

"I've long heard that the warrior Arturu's might is unparalleled. I am He Zhou of the Great Kang's Black Armored Guard. Please, give me your guidance!"

The three experts exchanged glances. One of them drew a long, curved saber and stepped forward:

"I am Banta, an eagle warrior of Arturu. Please, give me your guidance!"

"Please!"

He Zhou threw away his scabbard, clasped his hands on his long saber, and bowed. His figure flickered, and both of them vanished from their positions simultaneously. Only a loud 'clang' echoed on the ridge.

In the snow cave, a faint red mist permeated. The snow cave, originally only a meter square, had unknowingly melted into a two-meter square, and the thick snow around it had turned to ice.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xiao finally chewed and swallowed the last small section of the Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng's head, completely refining the entire plant.

"Hiss!"

Lin Xiao opened his mouth and inhaled sharply, swallowing all the mist in the small snow cave. The icy air entering his abdomen suppressed the heat in his stomach, feeling incredibly comfortable.

However, he didn't have time to savor it. He impatiently called out his status panel to check.

It had taken him so long to slowly digest this Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng, so he naturally had to see what benefits it brought.

His gaze immediately fell on the Potential Points. 784 Potential Points appeared before his eyes, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled into a smile.

But this situation didn't last for two seconds. His gaze was drawn to a golden light below the Potential Points. Below the Potential Points section on the status panel, where a vortex had vaguely appeared before, a new slot had somehow appeared, written in pure gold: "Destiny." After "Destiny," there was a "1." If this Destiny Point were quantified, it would mean he now had one point of Destiny.

Lin Xiao understood the word "Destiny." In simpler terms, it was called Luck, or a character's Fate.

To use a more vivid analogy, it was like in the movie "Feng Yun: The Storm Lord's World" that Lin Xiao loved on Earth. Whether it was the two protagonists, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, or the main antagonist Xiong Ba, they all carried Destiny.

Whether they were protagonists or supporting characters, anyone who played a very important role in history could be said to carry Destiny.

And this so-called Destiny that newly appeared on Lin Xiao's status panel was, strictly speaking, the same as the Destiny carried by these protagonists or supporting characters. The only difference was that the Destiny on the protagonists was innate and divinely bestowed, with certain limitations.

For example, Xiong Ba's Destiny was limited. He would rise with the storm and fall with the storm. Once his storyline ended, he would naturally be written out.

But Lin Xiao's Destiny Point had no limitations. This meant that when he used this Destiny Point, he would gain the world's Luck, possessing almost invincible Luck similar to that of a protagonist or an important supporting character during their destined period.

However, this was only one of its functions. This thing had another function: Destiny Point. This point, like the Potential Point, was a "point." The meaning was clear: he could add this Destiny Point to a cultivation technique to improve it, allowing the technique to break through the current world's limit.

For example, the power limit in Lin Xiao's current world was only Tier 2. No matter how normally indigenous people or Descenders cultivated, they could not break through the Grandmaster limit and enter the next level.

But if he used this Destiny Point to enhance a peerless divine skill, he could push that divine skill beyond its two-star limit, evolving it into a three-star technique. Correspondingly, through this three-star technique, he could break through the world's limitations and advance to Tier 3, naturally becoming invincible in the world.

Lin Xiao guessed that this Thousand-Year Snow Ginseng probably played a very crucial role in the historical progression of this world. Therefore, besides its own powerful medicinal properties, it contained an additional power. After he absorbed and refined it, this additional power was collected by his attribute ability and converted into a Destiny Point.

So, the question now was: should he use this Destiny Point?

For a question like this... there was no need to consider. Of course, he shouldn't use it. How could such a good item that could break through world limits be used in this world?

It was merely a low-martial world. With the attribute ability's point-adding and refinement capabilities, he could easily sweep across the land. Why would he unnecessarily break through world limits? If he were to break through limits, it would be in a future world that was slightly stronger or extremely crucial to him. Using it in this world would be too wasteful.

A full 784 Potential Points were enough for him to refine several powerful cultivation techniques.

His gaze swept across several cultivation techniques on the status panel. Lin Xiao decided to first raise the Three Rivers Heart Method to Great Accomplishment, then fuse it with the Yang Sha Scripture and Yin Sha Scripture. By merging the advantages of the three Internal Energy Cultivation methods and removing their flaws, he would deduce a peerless divine skill.