Dual Golden Fate Attributes (Part 2)

"Tier 3?!"

It can even see a plant's potential.

Fang Heng's eyes flashed as he looked at the panel.

A Tier 3 spiritual plant was equivalent to a human cultivator at the third realm.

Hmm...

How should I put this...

It wasn't that Fang Heng looked down on it; he just felt that opportunities to enlighten plants should be reserved for those with more ambition.

Fang Heng strolled through the garden, testing every single plant.

[Target: Purple Bamboo]

[Potential: Tier 3]

[Enlightenment: One point per day, completion in three days]

[Target: Welcoming Pine]

[Potential: Tier 4]

[Enlightenment: One point per day, completion in five days]

After walking around, Fang Heng showed a disappointed expression.

The plants in the backyard were all common varieties, with no rare immortal roots.

Their enlightenment potential was either Tier 3 or Tier 4.

This left Fang Heng quite disappointed.

To his knowledge, there was a divine tree in the imperial palace that had gained sentience, named the Endless Divine Wood.

This divine tree was brought out of a secret realm by Great Qian's Grand Ancestor.

It had an extraordinary origin, and after ten thousand years of cultivation, it was already a Tier 12 immortal root, equivalent to a human expert at the twelfth realm.

One could say that the Endless Divine Wood was one of the foundations of the Great Qian imperial family.

Even for a Tier 12 expert, the Daoist School, known for its longevity, only lived for about three thousand years.

As for Martial Path experts, living past five hundred years was already considered a long life.

The Buddhist School fell somewhere in between.

Yet, the Endless Divine Wood of the imperial family had lived for at least ten thousand years, with no signs of decay.

Perhaps, even if the Great Qian Dynasty were to fall one day, the Endless Divine Wood would still be thriving.

Additionally, the Endless Divine Wood would produce Li Fire Immortal Fruit every sixty years, which had the effect of refining blood essence.

For Martial Path cultivators, it was a rare and precious natural treasure.

A Martial Artist at the seventh realm, Dragon-Elephant Realm, could immediately advance to the eighth realm by consuming a single Li Fire Immortal Fruit.

Each time the Li Fire Immortal Fruit was produced, it would lead to an intense struggle.

"If I got a Li Fire Immortal Fruit, I wonder if I could enlighten it?"

"Besides the Endless Divine Wood, I could also acquire spiritual plants with extraordinary origins."

Fang Heng stroked his chin, muttering to himself.

In short, the scraps in the backyard weren't worth his attention.

Returning to his room, Fang Heng began to condense his second golden Fate Attribute.

Condensing a Fate Attribute was random.

He wondered what kind of Fate Attribute he would get this time.

Fang Heng thought to himself.

Immediately, he expended ten thousand Destiny/Luck points to condense a golden Fate Attribute.

Within the Fate Map, a slight tremor occurred.

Vast streams of energy converged from all directions.

They surged into the center, coalescing into a single entity.

Then, amidst these streams of energy, a brilliant golden light suddenly appeared.

The golden light grew brighter and brighter, as if it intended to illuminate the entire night.

A moment later.

A brilliant sun hung in the sky, illuminating the entire Fate Map.

This sun, along with the other two, soared side-by-side, creating the spectacular phenomenon of three suns in the sky.

[Innate Sword Bone (Gold)]: A natural genius in sword cultivation. Any sword technique, in your hands, can be mastered with a single glance. Your mastery of the Martial Path will encounter no bottlenecks.

Fang Heng's eyes flashed after reading the description of the Innate Sword Bone.

As expected of a gold-tier Fate Attribute, and a top-tier cultivation talent at that.

Any sword technique can be easily picked up, and there won't be any bottlenecks.

"One of Evergreen Temple's Four Ultimate Arts is swordsmanship. In a few days, I'll go to Evergreen Temple to ask my master for guidance on sword techniques."

Fang Heng nodded slightly and said calmly.

Last time, Daoist Xuanqing taught him lightning techniques. When he left, he said he would return next month to teach him other methods.

Now, a month has passed, but Daoist Xuanqing has not appeared.

"I wonder if Master forgot, or if he's tied up with other matters and can't get away," Fang Heng muttered to himself.

Evergreen Temple.

In the back mountains, sword light flashed.

Daoist Xuanqing and his senior brother, Evergreen Master, were sparring with their swords.

Sword qi crisscrossed, illuminating the cold night.

Clang!

Countless streams of sword qi shot forth from Daoist Xuanqing's sword.

These sword qi seemed to be sentient.

Like swimming fish, they wove through the void.

Vaguely, they seemed to form a world of sword qi.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother, your swordsmanship has greatly advanced."

"You've finally touched upon the threshold of Sword Intent Domain Transformation."

"You will certainly fully cross it within ten years."

Evergreen Master stroked his beard, his face full of joy, and congratulated him.

Daoist Xuanqing had been pestering him to practice swordsmanship recently.

Over the past month, he had greatly benefited and had already touched the threshold of Sword Intent Domain Transformation.

This was truly cause for celebration.

However, Daoist Xuanqing's face showed no joy. Instead, he remained filled with worry, sighing.

"Alas—"

"Junior Brother, why the long face?"

Evergreen Master was puzzled.

For cultivators of their level, making progress within a month was already considered a minor stroke of luck.

"Senior Brother, you don't understand!"

"My little disciple's talent is simply too monstrous."

"I'm afraid I can't teach him."

"After just a few lessons, his sword mastery will surpass mine, his master."

"This is an inversion of the natural order! What am I to do?"

Whenever he thought of Fang Heng's abnormal talent, Daoist Xuanqing's face would be clouded with worry.

When a disciple's talent is too monstrous, the master feels immense pressure.

Hearing this, Evergreen Master laughed heartily.

"Junior Brother, if you feel you can't teach him, I, your senior brother, can certainly step in."

"Get lost!"

"This is my precious disciple!"

"Don't even think about coveting him!"

Daoist Xuanqing rolled his eyes directly, rejecting his senior brother's "good intentions."

Ministry of Rites.

Minister of Rites Tao Shoucheng, two vice-ministers, and various Ministry of Rites officials were discussing Fang Heng's title and fiefdom.

They first discussed the location of the fiefdom.

This was because the title of a Prince was tied to the location of their fiefdom.

For example, if the fiefdom was in Guangling, he would be the Prince of Guangling Commandery.

If it was in Hedong, he would be the Prince of Hedong Commandery.

However, the location of the fiefdom was not easily chosen.

Generally, princes with backgrounds from the Ten Great Dao Courts would have their fiefdoms granted in fertile lands, the core areas of the seventy-two commanderies.

For a prince like Fang Heng, who didn't have the backing of the Ten Great Dao Courts, the location of his fiefdom would be significantly worse, usually near the frontier.

However, Fang Heng's offering of the Sacred Emperor Rice had greatly pleased Emperor Yuanchu.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were not fools; they all saw that Emperor Yuanchu was in a good mood and would certainly reward Fang Heng handsomely.

If the location of the fiefdom was poor, they would undoubtedly face repercussions.

After two days of deliberation, the Ministry of Rites officials still hadn't reached a conclusion.

Just then, Eunuch Su arrived at the Ministry of Rites yamen.

"By His Majesty's oral decree."

"Your humble servants receive the decree."

The Minister of Rites and all the officials knelt down.

"The Ninth Prince, diligent and devoted to the nation, with both talent and virtue, is hereby granted a fiefdom east of the Daishan Secret Realm."

After hearing Emperor Yuanchu's decree, the Minister of Rites and the others were astonished, not even having time to express their gratitude for the decree.

A fiefdom within an imperial secret realm?

Was this... a suppression?

Tao Shoucheng was momentarily perplexed.

His Majesty was clearly overjoyed, so why, after two days, is he suppressing the Ninth Prince again?

A fiefdom within an imperial secret realm... this will likely dishearten the Ninth Prince.

"Everyone, receive the decree," Eunuch Su urged.

"Your humble servants receive the decree!"

After everyone had received the decree, Eunuch Su cleared his throat and said indifferently, "Minister Tao, the granting of a fiefdom in the Daishan Secret Realm was requested by Consort Ning from His Majesty."

With Eunuch Su's hint, Tao Shoucheng immediately understood.

So, it was the Ninth Prince himself who requested it.

That made sense.

As they walked out of the Ministry of Rites yamen, the young eunuch behind him seemed quite puzzled.

"Godfather, why did you actively remind Minister Tao and the others?"

"You don't understand!"

"The Ninth Prince is currently held in high regard by the Emperor. If we didn't clarify that the fiefdom was within an imperial secret realm, I was afraid Minister Tao would misunderstand."

"In the future, when delivering decrees to the Ninth Prince's Manor, you must not be presumptuous."

"Is the Ninth Prince really that favored?" The young eunuch was quite surprised.

"More than just favored!"

"He's about to soar!"