Seizing Fortune

"Seize the opportunity?"

The Fortune Bead is not formed by condensing the fortune of a place, but is obtained by continuously destroying dynasties.

Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation Fortune Technique involved theft, while Xuanming's method of obtaining the Luck Beads was outright robbery.

Compared to Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu's clandestine methods, Xuanming's approach was characterized by blatant and overt usurpation of power.

This is a normal concept of the survival of the fittest in the world, and Xuanming did not find anything wrong with it.

Huang Daoxian schemed against the Luofu Dynasty Luofu Dynasty, yet he never truly controlled it, ultimately following the path of worshipping emperors and the dynasty's downfall.

However, Huang Daoxian's many plans encountered problems. His own strengths and weaknesses were very obvious. Relying on the seeds to forcibly defeat the Luofu Dynasty was difficult to achieve due to the political and economic Severance in various regions. After finally destroying the Luofu Dynasty, Luo Zhong was on the verge of death, making it difficult for Huang Daoxian's Qi Luck Pearl to meet Xuanming's requirements.

"The hidden dangers of fate are hard to describe. Only fate that has been severed from its roots is like a rootless duckweed, and it will not be involved in any entanglements!"

The existence of dimensions makes the transmission of matter extremely difficult; only the void can traverse dimensions without loss.

Both Xuanming's Xuanqi Heavy Armor and the Qi Luck Bead belong to this type of property.

As for the bronze tortoise, that's another matter. In order to support Huang Daoxian, a junior member of the Xuanming Lineage used the Void Stone to travel through time. He brought the item with him, but lost his life in the process. He died before he could even team up with Huang Daoxian.

Xuanming had no choice but to teach Zhang Xuezhou some basic knowledge.

"I see!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, indicating that he understood Xuanming's method.

It's gotten to the point where they're completely eliminating any potential threats, so there's nothing more to it.

Moreover, Xuanming obtained the Fortune Pearl through proxy wars, almost completely absolving himself of any risks.

Using Li Yingbo as a sacrifice to destroy the Scarlet Alliance State is undoubtedly not feasible. The Scarlet Alliance State are also difficult to carry out, as apart from some small, remote countries in advantageous geographical positions, other major powers are either separated by straits or by the sea.

But Zhang Xuezhou was quite willing to listen to Xuanming's methods of seizing fortune.

Perhaps due to insufficient adherence to the law of the jungle, or for other reasons, the cultivation of Fortune Technique in the Great Han Dynasty took a different turn.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't shy away from taking advantage of any opportunity, even if it wasn't for trading with Xuanming; he might use it for his own benefit.

"Seed luck, pregnancy luck, sacrifice, seizing luck!"

The four simple steps involve finding a suitable place for planting auspicious Fortune Technique, a suitable place for sacrificial rites, and adopting an array to condense and gather auspicious energy beads.

"Explain in more detail. Although I don't care about this kind of thing, my life is only so long. If we mess around and end up making mistakes, causing everything to fail, then things won't be so fun!"

The content described by Xuanming was not complicated, and Zhang Xuezhou could remember it all.

However, Zhang Xuezhou was not familiar with weapon crafting techniques, so he couldn't construct the weapon according to Xuanming's requirements in a short time.

After muttering for a while, Zhang Xuezhou felt a golden light fall from the darkness.

"Why does it feel somewhat like the Scarlet Bird Formation Qi Dao and the Five Elements Flag Fortune Dao?"

Golden light swirled between Zhang Xuezhou's fingers, and the intricate process of crafting array artifacts entered his mind.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that the content of Xuanming was quite similar to the classics he had seen in the Literary Excellence Pavilion.

Either this type of Fortune Technique had been used before, or the three small worlds mentioned by Xuanming also included the other world where Zhang Xuezhou was, thus giving Zhang Xuezhou a sense of familiarity.

"I've taught you everything I needed to," Xuanming said. "It won't be short for you to condense the Qi Luck Pearl, and I won't hold you back. I heard from Huang Dao that my Lineage's younger generation was killed by a general from a dynasty named Zhou Ye and Zhou Qing. If you can kill their descendants for me, I will give you the Xuan Qi Heavy Armor ahead of schedule, thus protecting your soul for a long time!"

"Zhou Ye and Zhou Qing?"

Zhang Xuezhou pondered for a moment. These were two generals who were renowned in modern history for their role in promoting the unification of the Luofu Dynasty.

These two names are unfamiliar to modern people, but their descendants include Zhou Xin and Zhou Na.

"I know the descendants of those two people you mentioned, but they went to Qinmeng, and they are individually extremely powerful. No one can control them now, not even me," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Your expectations are very high!"

"They bathed in the blood of our Xuanming clan to create their power; this power should not belong to them," Xuanming roared.

"Becoming stronger just by shedding a little blood?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise, "Then you might as well drench me with your blood, and I'll become invincible and help you take them down!"

I don't want another Sunzi to die!

Xuanming responded with extreme dissatisfaction.

He was clearly very dissatisfied with Zhang Xuezhou's attitude, but Xuanming also knew that there was nothing he could do about it, since Huangdao had never succeeded in his assassination attempts before.

"I can provide you with money and manpower if you need them, but I don't have anyone here who can stand up to Zhou Xin and Zhou Na. After all, they are impervious to swords, poisons, fire, and water, making them impossible to fight and beyond the limits of human wave tactics," Zhang Xuezhou said. "You'll have to figure that out yourself. I can definitely cooperate with your effective methods!"

"They have gained the power of our race; the only way to counter them is through armor-piercing techniques!"

Xuanming wandered back and forth, appearing somewhat restless.

"The rules of this world are different, and my armor-piercing methods are not suitable for you," Xuanming sighed. "This hatred in my heart is truly hard to resolve!"

"If you have any armor-piercing techniques, bring them out. I'll have my scholars research them, and if they work, I'll give you a hand," Zhang Xuezhou said casually. "Don't blame me if they don't succeed. After all, I'm perfectly fine and have no desire to mess with a master who could take my head!"

"This isn't really a secret. I've been targeted by these methods countless times. Take it if you want, whether it works or not is up to you!"

Two dim golden lights fell, and when Zhang Xuezhou reached out to touch them, he felt a flurry of strangely shaped herbs, medicinal liquids, and minerals flash before his eyes.

Xuanming is right. The differences between worlds inevitably lead to different outcomes, making them difficult to replicate simply.

Over the years, Zhang Xuezhou has also been plagued by this maladaptation, causing him a lot of headaches and leading to various problems.

He didn't pay much attention to Xuanming's armor-piercing and armor-protecting techniques at this moment, and his lazy and carefree expression almost made Xuanming regret spending his power to send these messages.

"In short, as long as you accomplish any task, we can make a deal," Xuanming concluded.

"We'll see," Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and said, "To accomplish what you're asking, I either need to prepare to destroy a country, which would involve a lot of trouble and resistance, or I'd offend top experts like Zhou Xin and Zhou Na, making my life uneasy. I can't see the point in doing either of those things!"

"From now on, we'll be protected by Xuanqi Heavy Armor..."

"I might die while working for you before I even get my payment!"

Zhang Xuezhou interrupted Xuan Ming, waving his hand to indicate that things were difficult. If Xuan Ming didn't pay a deposit to protect his health, it would be hard for him to do things for Xuan Ming.

"I will use three strands of my own profound energy to protect you. This is enough to withstand three calamities. If you can redirect this energy to a physical point, this will be a top-tier defense, protecting you from both internal and external attacks, enough to avoid attacks from even the world's top experts!"

A shadow passed by, Zhang Xuezhou could not see. He only felt a series of clanging hammer sounds in his ears, and three mottled ribbons were now wrapped around his soul.