Fortune Technique Immortality

Time flies, and five years have passed since Dong Zhongshu left Chang'an City.

For ordinary people, five years is just the passing of time, but for court officials, five years is enough for everything to change drastically.

All of Dong Zhongshu's connections and relationships have been destroyed.

No different from Zhang Xuezhou and others, Dong Zhongshu could be said to have had no foundation whatsoever without a large number of Confucian scholars entering the court as officials.

"Master Dong is going to practice cultivation techniques, so he certainly won't stay in Chang'an City. His Majesty's high hopes are likely to be dashed. Come to think of it, why does His Majesty rely on Master Dong so much, as if he can't do without him?"

Zhang Xuezhou stayed in the palace for a considerable period of time, and it was the first time he had stayed overnight there.

Although Zhang Xuezhou didn't need to sleep, he was very satisfied with his accommodation.

This was his first time staying overnight in the palace, which was somewhat beneficial to his cultivation of magical arts.

Zhang Xuezhou's answer to the new emperor was simple: an exam.

The adult examination, which instilled fear in the hearts of countless students in the Scarlet Alliance State, determined the fate of 90% of them in a single exam, but also continuously selected elite talents through its brutal selection process.

If we were to select promising young elites, we certainly wouldn't choose from the adult schools in Sudong City, but rather from the three prestigious universities: Shengteng, Canglan, and Mingdu.

The stricter the emperor's assessment, the better he can prevent the abuses of factionalism.

It seemed that the new emperor had asked Zhang Xuezhou a difficult question, but Zhang Xuezhou ultimately returned the question to the new emperor.

Zhang Xuezhou was pondering the reasons why the new emperor wanted to select Dong Zhongshu, while the new emperor was most likely racking his brains to find a solution.

"Does His Majesty know that Master Dong practices the art of cultivation, and is aware that those who practice it benefit from it, or perhaps Master Dong can resolve the drawbacks of cultivation?"

Conflicts are prone to occur among cultivators who practice magic; for example, the new emperor and the empress dowager and empress dowager have conflicts of varying degrees.

Everyone wants good fortune to come their way, but if you can't follow the new emperor like Han Yan and Zhang Xuezhou, you're bound to encounter many setbacks.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't figure out why the new emperor valued Dong Zhongshu so much, even though it seemed like a desperate gamble.

"We'll see how things go then. There's also the King of Huainan among the cultivators who relies on magic; he's a real problem!"

Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to think clearly, so he stopped making wild guesses.

Taking advantage of the fact that the palace had a suitable place for practicing magic, and waiting until late at night when many people were asleep, Zhang Xuezhou would inevitably pull them back and forth.

Nearly half an hour later, Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou saw a wisp of golden light of fortune emerge, nourishing his body, and his own dragon-fish form appeared before his eyes.

"Dragon Ball?"

Zhang Xuezhou originally intended to take advantage of his stay at the palace to gather as much fortune as possible in order to find a great fortuitous opportunity as soon as possible, but he was quite surprised to find that there was an extra bead in the dragon fish's mouth.

This is significantly different from his previous dragonfish appearance.

"Could the Dragon Balls be a vessel for power? I've had Dragon Balls in my mouth before, so why didn't they get into my vessel?"

With a puff of his mouth, Zhang Xuezhou saw the Dragon Ball, which lacked a physical form, being spat out like a ball of light.

After examining it repeatedly, Zhang Xuezhou determined the composition of the light.

This is indeed the Dragon Ball that turned to stone.

Just like a divine jade turning to mortal form, the essence of the dragon ball was extracted, and it was reduced to an ordinary stone.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't figure out for a moment how the Dragon Ball ended up inside his body.

"Could it be because I had the Dragon Ball in my mouth in Jiangdu before, but this time it's in Chang'an City? But my house is far from the palace, making it difficult to activate the magic. Could it be that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon used the Dragon Ball? He... seems to be immortal!"

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't guess why the new emperor used Dong Zhongshu as an example, implying that Dong Zhongshu's recommendation was necessary to succeed, but Zhang Xuezhou did guess the true nature of the dragon pearl in the emperor's mouth.

He seems to have obtained an immortal gem.

Zhang Xuezhou once took over fishing from the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon and Zhuang Zhou, and he fished for seven gems in a row.

Although Zhang Xuezhou had never successfully grasped any immortal gem, Zhang Xuezhou remembered the feeling of such a gem.

If stripped of its outward appearance, an immortal gem might be like this Dragon Ball.

"The immortality of manipulation?"

Huang's lifelong wish was to achieve immortality and thus ascend to the throne of gods, but Zhang Xuezhou truly didn't understand how to utilize immortality.

He swallowed and spat repeatedly, feeling as if he had become a fish demon swallowing and spitting out demon cores, but he did not feel that the dragon fish's body was getting stronger.

What's the use of this thing?

As he leaped up, spitting out the dragon pearl, and scanned the surroundings, Zhang Xuezhou saw the remains of a black dragon, the remains of a nine-petaled flower, and the remains of Ying Fusu, a half-human, half-dragon, using magic.

Compared to Luo Zhong's black dragon form, which was unable to speak, or the nine-petaled flower form, which was difficult to control, Zhang Xuezhou was clearly pleasantly surprised by Ying Fusu's form.

With a flash of light, the fish's body disappeared, and its upright limbs instantly took shape.

A black dragon tail swayed behind it, its scales covered in fine runes reflecting the eerie blue starlight.

His upper body was that of a handsome, jade-like man, while his lower body was covered in delicate black dragon scales. When Zhang Xuezhou chose to transform, he had already changed into the form of Ying Fusu.

Where is Ying Fusu's sword?

Zhang Xuezhou was quite satisfied with Ying Fusu's humanoid form of magical manipulation, but after inspecting it, he felt a sense of unease.

He possessed the form of Ying Fusu, but Zhang Xuezhou did not wield the Tai'a sword.

Having a sword and not having a sword are obviously two different things. Zhang Xuezhou has gained the ability to wield a human body and is somewhat free to do so. He can also speak, but he finds it difficult to replicate Ying Fusu's killing prowess.

In normal combat, if you can defeat your opponent, your own luck will grow stronger.

Zhang Xuezhou only obtained Ying Fusu's remains after defeating him, which did not significantly improve his physical abilities. This made him feel that his dragon-fish form's ability to collect resources was not particularly good.

"Another tough target!"

If Ying Fusu's technique had any advantage, his opponent's technique seemed extremely solid.

This sturdiness differs from the nine-petaled flower's ability to withstand direct external attacks; rather, it can reduce the impact of forms such as flames and water waves.

Like Ying Fusu's terracotta body, most Technique Method attacks are ineffective against him; only extremely sharp strikes can break through this physical form.

If the Empress Dowager's Firebird Divine Transformation were to encounter Ying Fusu, it would almost certainly result in a one-sided massacre.

Zhang Xuezhou hadn't figured out the striking power of Ying Fusu's body-manipulating technique, but he had thoroughly grasped its defensive capabilities.

"After all, he is the son of Emperor Qin Shi Huang; even with his hands bound, he is no less capable!"

Zhang Xuezhou was slightly disappointed with Ying Fusu's physical abilities, which lacked the Tai'a Sword, but he was satisfied with the abilities he possessed in this form.

This is almost equivalent to having a variety of evasion techniques, which can complement the nine-petaled flower shape.

"Speaking of the Dragon Balls..."

The Dragon Ball did not disappear due to the change of form. After testing Ying Fusu's ability to move his body, Zhang Xuezhou spat out the Dragon Ball. He was about to try whether the Dragon Ball would work under different types of movement forms when a faint glow appeared on the Dragon Ball.

In the dim light, a majestic voice came from afar, and the blurry figure of an emperor began to emerge.

"Fusu, have you verified the authenticity of the Qingzhou Cauldron?"

"Um?"

Zhang Xuezhou was terrified, almost scared out of his wits.

Little did he know that swallowing the dragon pearl would attract the attention of the Emperor Qin.

If not handled properly, he has a high probability of facing a situation where the father beats up the fake son.