"Why have you come to White Bone Abbey again?
It seems there's something here that matters greatly to you."
Tian Yao Kui was at Qin Jiuge's side almost constantly, so she had a general sense of his shifting emotions. Now she narrowed her eyes and watched him intently.
"Fortune.
That's what I need.
Only with more fortune can I cultivate faster. More than that, it can let me break through in the shortest possible time, perhaps even reach the middle Immortal Realm.
Everything else falls far short of what I need."
Qin Jiuge shook his head as he spoke.
He trusted Tian Yao Kui enough to tell her this much.
"Are you saying there's fortune in White Bone Abbey?
Then why have I never seen any sign of it?"
Tian Yao Kui knew something of the art of reading fortune, but she had not sensed the slightest trace of it here.
"Some people are born with vast fortune. Others undergo tremendous changes at certain special moments. What I want is the fortune that emerges in those moments."
Qin Jiuge had made himself clear, and Tian Yao Kui quickly understood. "So what you need are those extraordinary talents."
"Exactly."
Qin Jiuge admitted it outright.
"Are you sure you can do this?"
Worry filled Tian Yao Kui's face.
Qin Jiuge nodded. "Do you think my journey here has been peaceful?
Without some confidence in what I'm doing, I'd be long dead by now.
There are more and more unpredictable forces at work around White Bone Abbey. Unless something drastic changes, there must be someone here with fortune vast enough to reach the heavens. Once I take that fortune, breaking through to the middle Immortal Realm will be easy."
As Qin Jiuge spoke, golden light shone in his eyes. It was clear how