Karmic Fortune Dynasty
Zhang Xuezhou hasn't entered a state of magical control for a long time.
He was even prepared to try extending this in reality, attempting to avoid conflict through distance.
In this world, he is not dealing with ordinary opponents, but with the Emperor Qin who unified the Southern Jambudvipa Continent a hundred years ago.
Zhang Xuezhou cannot say that Emperor Qin was unprecedented or unparalleled, but his ability to unify the divided dynasties one by one, thus ending more than five hundred years of conflict and war, cannot be simply summarized by the four words "great talent and strategy".
Zhang Xuezhou had also witnessed the might of the Emperor Qin. Under normal circumstances, he couldn't even defeat Ying Fusu, so how could he possibly defeat the Emperor Qin in a military campaign?
Having killed someone's son, the conflict between the two parties is irreconcilable, so it's perfectly normal for Zhang Xuezhou to avoid them.
However, human greed is indeed hard to control. Even though he had seen many rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures and had many excellent fortuitous opportunity, Zhang Xuezhou could not resist when he suddenly saw the heavy golden light of fortune rising in Fengxize.
"If handled properly, my Qi-based body could potentially advance to a higher level!"
Zhang Xuezhou is currently enjoying extremely high fortune; his luck is soaring, and he has even realized the opportunity that initially propelled him to the realm of the Sole Self Realm.
All the powerful medicines of the Nine Treasures Wine were gathered in the Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag, and the ' Human Pill ' and the conditions for enhancing Mental Strengthening were almost readily available.
However, improved cultivation level does not equate to improved technique, and he has a high demand for technique and also wants to have the ability to resist the risks of technique.
They might be wary of Emperor Qin, Xuanming, the King of Huainan, the new emperor, or even Dong Zhongshu.
The world of martial arts is small, but life and death can be decided very easily. Zhang Xuezhou only hopes to protect himself and not fall into it and suffer repeated defeats, causing all his accumulated gains to vanish like water.
A stronger physique is undoubtedly a desirable goal.
Upon seeing the golden light of fortune that could potentially elevate his skills to a higher level, Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to contain his excitement.
In particular, this golden aura of fortune resonated with his cultivation, appearing to blend seamlessly with his body.
In just a few seconds, Zhang Xuezhou's body was already stepping into the muddy water of Fengxize.
He opened his arms, and the golden light of fortune was drawn into them by his outstretched hands.
In an instant, darkness appeared, the Milky Way hung upside down, and countless phantom images of dragonfish flickered around Zhang Xuezhou.
As long as there are enough resources, the Fortune Technique can be improved. The golden light of Qi Luck headed west, and Zhang Xuezhou did not waste any time.
He flicked his tail, and countless phantom dragonfish began to swim wildly.
With each leap, these dragonfish could hold a wisp of golden light in their mouths.
Like a bird carrying a blade of grass back to its nest, the golden light merged into the inverted Milky Way of the dragonfish.
This is merely one way of absorbing fortune. If Zhang Xuezhou were still a fish-dragon, he would be floating in the ocean of fortune, swallowing it whole.
By breaking it down into smaller parts, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the efficiency of collecting Qi Luck was quite good.
"It seems there's no transformation!"
Golden scales appeared on the dragonfish's body. Zhang Xuezhou had always longed to become a powerful creature of destiny, but he waited for a long time without feeling any changes in himself; only his body was much brighter than before.
"I... hey..."
Zhang Xuezhou wandered back and forth, feeling as if his form had been fixed, and he no longer had the feeling of evolving his fish-dragon body as before.
He suddenly leaped up, attempting to use his true form to extract Feng Xize's golden aura of fortune, when he saw an old man shrouded in golden aura of fortune appear before his eyes.
When a pair of bright eyes looked over, Zhang Xuezhou quickly reached out and greeted them.
"Who are you, my descendant from which generation? Do you know who stole the White Dragon I sealed, causing the fortune of my Great Han Dynasty to continuously decline westward?"
The old man shouted and asked.
Zhang Xuezhou was no stranger to the old man's image; after all, he and Li Shaojun had been nearly killed by him in front of the Reincarnation Stone, and they had killed him nearly fifty times in total.
Zhang Xuezhou was worried about, but the Emperor Qin didn't come. Instead, the Han Dynasty's Emperor Gaozu did sneak in.
If Emperor Qin was unprecedented and unparalleled in the history of emperors, then Emperor Gaozu was a legendary figure who rose from humble beginnings to become emperor; such a figure is rare even throughout the history of the Southern Jambudvipa Continent.
Zhang Xuezhou had a blood feud with Emperor Qin for killing his son, but he didn't have any major conflicts with Emperor Gaozu.
"We should quickly bring back the luck that's flowing westward!"
Zhang Xuezhou replied, and Emperor Gaozu flew into a rage.
"I have suppressed the White Dragon for decades, precisely to strip it of its fortune to replenish my Great Han Dynasty, thus extending its glory for eight hundred years. How can I just take it back like this? If I could take it back, I would have done so long ago!" Emperor Gaozu roared in anger.
"How could a dynasty's glory possibly be sustained by luck alone?" Zhang Xuezhou retorted.
"Whenever fortune shines upon us, our Great Han Dynasty will surely enjoy favorable weather and abundant harvests, allowing our people to live in peace and prosperity, and ensuring that our decrees reach all corners of the land. This is the wonder of fortune," Emperor Gaozu said. "With such auspicious omens surrounding the Great Han, our dynasty will not collapse. You have cultivated your skills in fortune-telling, yet you understand not a single principle!"
"You just don't understand any reason. Let me tell you..."
Zhang Xuezhou offered a counter-argument, launching into a lengthy discussion of the numerous internal conflicts within the dynasty.
He wasn't the type to preach, nor would he lecture everyone he met. Instead, Zhang Xuezhou was trying to buy time and avoid causing problems.
Zhang Xuezhou kept talking, and the countless illusory dragonfish collecting fortune continued unabated.
Taking advantage of this surge in favorable fortune, Zhang Xuezhou tried to grab as much as he could, lest Feng Xize's fortune dissipate like Dongshan's.
"If an emperor is no good, replace him. The death of one or two doesn't matter. No dynasty that continues to be glorious will fall because of one emperor; only emperors cannot live without the dynasty!"
Zhang Xuezhou said a lot, including mentioning the subversion of the regime.
What he said was obviously nothing in the eyes of Emperor Gaozu.
Even if the new emperor dies, there are others who can succeed him as emperor.
As long as the dynasty's fortunes continue to flourish, the death of several emperors will not lead to the dynasty's collapse; on the contrary, it may even lead to the selection of a more outstanding emperor.
Zhang Xuezhou understood it in one direction, while Emperor Gaozu understood it in another.
Zhang Xuezhou believed that if internal conflicts within a dynasty were not reduced, the dynasty would inevitably collapse, and that it could not rely on something as mystical as the dynasty's fortune to maintain its rule. Emperor Gaozu, on the other hand, believed that the emperor could be the bearer of the outbreak of conflicts. When the emperor died, many conflicts would be eliminated, especially when it came to internal struggles. If one side lost and the other side came to power, the one who came to power would inevitably be more capable and would be able to better continue the dynasty's rule.
After repeated debates, Zhang Xuezhou realized that he, who was always good at talking big, had inexplicably lost.
His views were refuted one by one by Emperor Gaozu, and Zhang Xuezhou was unable to refute Emperor Gaozu's ideas.
At most, Zhang Xuezhou could add that luck is mysterious and unreliable, which could not actually reduce the internal contradictions within the class.
"The rule of a dynasty depends on its people. If one person is incompetent, replace him," Emperor Gaozu said. "If you are not a good emperor, replace him with another. When he overthrows you, he will inevitably wipe out many Lineage and factions that supported you. Those enslaved groups who were oppressing the people will be eliminated directly, and all public grievances will be eliminated. As for the accumulation of contradictions after the next group of people takes the throne, that is inevitable. When they accumulate enough, the same thing will happen again. This back and forth will continue, and the dynasty can continue!"
"This is a method of keeping the people ignorant, not a method of benefiting them. It may solve internal conflicts this way, but if external threats come, they won't care what emperor you replace him with..."
"The world's fortunes are balanced. When the Great Han Dynasty enjoys favorable weather, other kingdoms are bound to suffer great disasters. By waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out, it is impossible for the country to perish!"
I don't think so...
"I don't care what you think; what I say is the truth, and it will inevitably come true!"
Emperor Gaozu educated this good-for-nothing descendant and instructed him to find the White Dragon and thus exhaust the blessings bestowed upon him by heaven and earth for the Great Han Dynasty.
But after being overwhelmingly persuaded, his expression gradually turned grim as he stared ahead.