Fate Technique Takes a Life

Fortuitous opportunity may arise at any moment in the secret realm of Kunlun.

Beneath an inconspicuous blade of grass may lie Spirit Root containing medicinal power.

It's quite normal to accidentally find something while searching for items placed by the Emperor.

For the top forces, winning the championship is important, but for the next-ranking forces, the personal benefits are more tangible.

As for why they still came despite the emphasis on participation, it involves the power circles of the Three Realms Sacred Land. As long as you are in this circle, you will not become a dish served. Those who do not conform are either so strong that they inspire fear, or they are simply too broke to be of any use.

In typical secret locations, valuable items are always guarded, and once they are reprimanded twice, one can only leave.

But the Western Kunlun Holy Land is different. It has been known as the place where rare medicines grow since ancient times, and the variety of medicines it possesses far exceeds that of other places. The power it once held also led people from all over the world to bring rare and precious medicines as tribute.

The abundance of resources made the Western Kunlun Secret Realm a treasure trove. However, after the Heavenly Court was replaced by the Immortal Court, the Western Kunlun Holy Land had to close its doors and was not allowed to recruit disciples outside. Coupled with the restriction on its activities, the once powerful force became powerless, and its internal personnel continued to leave, leaving the vast secret realm with very few people.

No matter how much Dharma Master Hongyi wandered around and searched for medicinal herbs, he was completely free and was not ordered to leave.

He had been searching for fortuitous opportunity all the way, but Dharma Master Hongyi was somewhat annoyed that his herbalism was of little use in the Western Kunlun Holy Land. He found it difficult to identify those rare and exotic Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs whose names he did not know, nor did he know what their uses were.

He had found some common herbs, such as wild ginseng, but they were of little use; he didn't need these common medicinal materials.

Dharma Master Hongyi couldn't just dig holes everywhere; at most, he could only 'inadvertently' gain some advantage.

For example, if you see two large medicinal fruits and then pretend to be hungry or thirsty, casually pick them and eat them, this behavior is normal and will not be investigated.

If the behavior is too outrageous, it will inevitably be reprimanded as being ill-mannered, and may even result in being disqualified from participating.

The ability to accurately identify what one needs while taking only what is appropriate is a quality that members of powerful factions need to possess.

But Dharma Master Hongyi certainly didn't mind winning the championship and becoming the winner.

He himself could not find the fortuitous opportunity obtain the Great Medicine. If he could acquire the Glazed Lamp and become the winner, he could also make a request to the Kunlun Sacred Land in the future, and might even be rewarded by the Dao Lord.

When he rotated the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches plate to search again, he entered a collapsed area.

Dharma Master Hongyi didn't have any particular thoughts at first, until his gaze inadvertently drifted into the distance.

As the bronze chair and the glass lamp came into view, Dharma Master Hongyi's heart began to pound.

"I'm actually number one?"

If Dharma Master Hongyi walks forward one hundred meters, he can reach out and obtain the token of the Kunlun Sacred Land. He can then use the shuttle device to return to Kunlun Ruins, thus achieving the goal of winning the Kunlun championship.

There were no signs of a fight at the scene, nor were any protective formations set up.

Everything was laid out before me, without any obstruction.

After surveying the area several times, Hongyi could hardly believe his eyes, and even more so, he couldn't believe that the century-long agreement held by Kunlun was so simple, with not a single person in sight.

He leaped forward suddenly, covering the 100-meter distance in a flash.

He reached out and grabbed the glass goblet token from the bronze chair, placing it in the center of his palm.

Hongyi's heart pounded, and his mind almost went blank.

After glancing around, he couldn't help but run and sprint towards the outside, trying to reach the shuttle device and transfer himself.

"The Kunlun Main Hall is the end point of the shuttle device. The entrance here is the exit. I can go back by using the shuttle device at the archway. I shuttled twice to get here, but if I calculate carefully, I can return to the starting point in one trip!"

Dharma Master Hongyi held the glass cup; at this moment, he paid no attention to the flowers and plants he had spent a considerable amount of time studying by the roadside.

Running swiftly on two legs, Dharma Master Hongyi had already spotted the shuttle device right in front of him.

"Someone's using it, damn it, don't come near me!"

Dharma Master Hongyi touched the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches plate and had no choice but to let the other party pass first.

He quickly slipped his right hand, holding the glass cup, into his sleeve, trying to avoid being seen directly.

"Please allow..."

"Put down the tokens from the main hall!"

What you fear most is what happens. Dharma Master Hongyi saw a flash of light, and a young woman dressed in white appeared in front of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches plate.

Before he could even say "Please make way," the other person shouted loudly, shattering the glass cup that Dharma Master Hongyi had hidden inside.

"I'm not kidding you. I'll only count to three, and after that, I'll start fighting you!"

Dharma Master Hongyi was startled, and the woman in white who had rushed in was also taken aback, visibly shrinking back, but somehow quickly and fiercely shouted again.

"Could you be the Holy Maiden of Kunlun?"

Dharma Master Hongyi's gaze swept over the other party, regaining his composure. He then looked at the other party's slow retreat and, as he spoke, he had already grasped the gourd of cursed insects he had nurtured into his palm.

"Three!"

The woman in white did not respond, but continued counting down on her own.

This made Dharma Master Hongyi had been stalling for time by talking, no longer hesitate. He squeezed the gourd in his hand, and countless black-shelled insects and ants flew out of the gourd.

There was no time for Incantation Technique at this moment. He didn't seek to harm or repel the enemy; he only hoped that these blood-sucking mosquitoes could temporarily hinder his opponent, allowing him to leave safely.

With a single step, Dharma Master Hongyi stepped onto the shuttle device, quickly manipulating the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches he had previously calculated.

"Two!"

Even as the mosquitoes swarmed away, the woman in white continued counting.

Dharma Master Hongyi initially thought the other person might be out of their mind, as they were actually counting with him, but he quickly looked at his own fingers.

Unbeknownst to him, Dharma Master Hongyi discovered that his fingers, which were used to manipulate the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches compass, had become dry and withered, making it difficult to even move the compass symbols.

He was clearly commanding the cursed insects to suck the other's blood, but his own hands felt as if they had been drained of blood, and he couldn't muster any strength.

This situation involves not only his fingers as he manipulates the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, but also his arms, his face, his body, and even every part of his body.

"Help... help me~"

"One!"

The death screams of Dharma Master Hongyi, on the verge of death, almost coincided with the countdown of the woman in white, counting down to the number 'one'.

After the woman in white uttered the word "one," Dharma Master Hongyi swayed, fell backward, and his cries for help abruptly ceased.

The body, which should have been full of Qi and Blood, fell without making a dull thud, but instead emitted a crisp cracking sound as bones broke.

A glass cup, about half an arm's length long, rolled out from his wide sleeve, circled the archway several times, and then landed in the nearby grass.

The terror and screams were replaced by those of a woman in white; the secret place was filled with piercing, high-pitched screams of escape.

"Hongyi perished at the Yedie River Holy Land!"

A muffled broadcast came from the secret place, and a rope fell from the sky, then wrapped around the withered body of Dharma Master Hongyi.