Fortune was a profoundly mysterious thing—intangible and elusive, impossible to trace, perhaps existing only in legends. Some believed in it, but most did not.
Back in ancient times, Buddha and the Taoist Ancestor had believed that the Human Emperor was blessed with immense fortune, which was why no one could deal with him. In that era, the Human Emperor had been an invincible existence. He could turn the tables in any desperate situation; even in a certain death trap, he could escape unscathed. If that was not immense fortune blessing him, then what was?
That was why, in that era, both Buddha and the Taoist Ancestor had chosen to submit to the Human Emperor. They had the confidence to contend with the Human Emperor, but not the confidence to contend against the fortune of heaven and earth.
And so, after reemerging ten thousand years later, they found that in this era, fortune no longer rested upon the Human Emperor!
According to their original agreement, the Daoist and Buddha Sects should have joined forces to contend for fortune. Yet Lin Changhe gave no answer. He merely looked at Buddha and asked in a deep voice, "Do you still believe in this thing called fortune?"
Buddha replied with a question, "You do not? You were the one who calculated this in the first place."
Lin Changhe pointed to his own head. "As you know, I have forgotten most of the Taoist Ancestor's memories from back then. But after comprehending the Dao anew in this life, I have developed some new ideas.
"Man can conquer heaven. Can the fortune of heaven and earth truly determine a person's right and wrong, success and failure?
"The ideal of the Taiyi Taoist School is Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion—to merge into heaven and earth, to make oneself