Chapter 384: Chapter 384
Wen Zhixing was indeed obedient and promptly turned around to enter.
However, he took the opportunity to collect the Fortune Fragments.
The day was nearly over, and he could not forget to collect them.
[White Fortune Fragment +2, Current White Fortune Fragments: 2/2.]
[Blue Fortune Fragment +2, Current Blue Fortune Fragments: 2/3.]
[Purple Fortune Fragment +1, Current Purple Fortune Fragments: 4/4.] Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel·fire·net
[Life-span -2, Current Life-span: 968.]
He drew five times in a row, with two white, two blue, and one purple; his luck could be considered not bad.
Especially since he had now collected a complete set of Purple Fortune, but the consumption of his life-span was a bit rapid.
Unbeknownst to him, he now had little more than 900 years left to live.
Wen Zhixing smoothly activated the collected Fortunes.
[White Fortune Fragment (2/2) collected, can consume one month’s life-span to synthesize, will obtain one of the following fortunes:]
[1. Obtain a Spiritual Instrument: Beating Dog Stick.]
[2. Obtain 10 Fortune Points.]
Wen Zhixing was somewhat disappointed.
The rewards from the fortune were truly a bit lacking. What on earth was a Beating Dog Stick? He could only choose the 10 Fortune Points, which was better than nothing.
[Fortune Points +10.]
[Current Fortune Points: 420.]
After collecting the Fortune Points, Wen Zhixing continued to activate the next Purple Fortune.
[Purple Fortune Fragment (4/4) collected, can consume one month’s life-span to synthesize, will obtain one of the following fortunes:]
[1. Obtain a Divine Ability: Fish in Water.]
[2. Obtain 800 Fortune Points.]
[3. Obtain Fairy Murong’s fortune.]
"Choose option one, Fish in Water."
Wen Zhixing’s gaze shifted, and he directly chose the new Divine Ability.
[Fish in Water: Purple Quality, this Divine Ability increases your affinity with the water element. When cultivating water-related cultivation skills, your progress will be much more effective, and all water-based spells and Divine Abilities will be completely ineffective against you.]
[Consume 10,000 Creation Points to upgrade to Blazing Gold Quality.]
This Divine Ability... doesn’t seem very strong.
Wen Zhixing frowned slightly.
He was truly not satisfied with this Divine Ability at all. Related just to water, he even felt that this Divine Ability didn’t deserve the Purple Quality. But in certain aspects, it was indeed strong. If he could acquire other Divine Abilities of the same type for every element, then Wen Zhixing would truly become invincible. Unfortunately, that was very difficult to achieve. Well, I won’t feel sorry for devouring it.
Wen Zhixing directly chose to feed this Divine Ability to his Inborn Divine Ability.
[Your Divine Ability: Fish in Water has begun to be devoured, Inborn Divine Ability potential is being enhanced...]
[After devouring, Inborn Divine Ability estimated potential: Purple Quality.]
Good, it has reached Purple Quality level.
Wen Zhixing nodded in satisfaction.
Every time a Divine Ability was devoured, Wen Zhixing could also feel his body subtly growing stronger. This was a mutual enhancement.
This slow process of devouring Divine Abilities is bound to be much better than directly nurturing an Inborn Divine Ability and then using Fortune Points to upgrade. Wen Zhixing had considered directly nurturing a Divine Ability and then upgrading it using Fortune Points. But, the same quality items also vary in terms of good and bad, strong and weak. A Divine Ability that was continually strengthened through devouring would surely be much more powerful. My Inborn Divine Ability should far surpass ordinary Purple Quality Divine Abilities.
Wen Zhixing smiled contentedly.
Then, with nothing better to do, he began to cultivate again.
Cultivation brought him joy!
Meanwhile, outside the cabin, Qinglian Fairy suddenly looked solemn.
She received another message on her token.
[The Lu Family’s Young Master, Lu Shangxing, will marry a concubine in three days. The concubine is Si Nanyan, an outer sect disciple of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect.]
[Shao Zhengze of Purple Cloud Divine Sect will marry in three days. The bride is Feng Ruoli, an outer sect disciple of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect.]
[The wedding ceremonies of both will be held simultaneously at the Lu Family.]
"The Lu Family... sigh... why bother."
Qinglian Fairy sighed silently to herself.
She hadn’t expected the Lu Family to get involved as well. She knew that the relationship between Si Nanyan, Feng Ruoli, and Wen Zhixing was somewhat intimate. Originally, things might have been a bit simpler, but now, with the involvement of the Lu Family, matters had become increasingly complicated. The Lu Family was one of the top noble families in Zhongzhou. While not the strongest of them all, they were extremely well-off and were among the cream of the crop within the noble families.
Fairy Murong shook her head. I can only change course and make a trip to the Lu Family. She had not wanted Wen Zhixing to get involved in these affairs. The risk was too great. She would handle everything herself. But now, there was no choice. If Wen Zhixing were unaware of the situation, he might do something foolish.
The Lu Immortal Mansion was a mansion located in Linlang City, Zhongzhou.
The words "Immortal Mansion" revealed a lot. Linlang City covered an extensive area, yet the Lu Immortal Mansion occupied half of that space. It was clear just how powerful they were. Essentially, Linlang City was the Lu Family’s private domain.
It was rumored that the ancestor of the Lu Family and the first Great Zhou Emperor were sworn brothers, so close they could share the same pair of trousers. The ancestor of the Lu Family even saved the life of the Great Zhou Emperor and had granted generous favors when the emperor was in his weaker years. It was by leveraging this relationship that the Lu Family gradually developed into a formidable and untouchable noble house.
The Lu Immortal Mansion was extremely grand, belonging to the true top major powers of Zhongzhou.
At this moment, the mansion’s gates were bustling with activity; lanterns were hung one after another, creating a festive and joyous atmosphere.
"I heard that the young master of the Lu Family is taking a concubine. I wonder who is so fortunate," people murmured to each other while observing from not too far away.
"It’s said to be the Purple Cloud Divine Sect’s first female disciple, though it seems she’s just an outer sect disciple."
"An outer sect disciple, huh? That girl really is climbing up the social ladder then," many people said enviously.
"It’s a pity I’m a bit too old. If I were ten years younger, maybe, just maybe, the young master would fancy me." An aged, plump woman couldn’t help but speak out, jiggling her ample flesh as she talked.
"PFFT..." Someone glanced at this person and couldn’t help laughing out loud.
With those looks, you must be daydreaming.
The others also struggled to suppress their laughter.
Seeing the looks from the others, the woman’s face turned a patchwork of red and purple, but she still gritted her teeth and held her ground, "What are you looking at? The young master might just like my type."
"HAHAHA." This time, those around her could no longer contain their mirth.
Finally, unable to withstand it, the woman hung her head and quickly waddled away from the crowd with her large frame.
For a while, the area was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
「Meanwhile, inside the Lu Immortal Mansion.」
In the grand guest hall, Shao Zhengze and Lu Shangxing were sitting face to face in deep conversation. A white jade table stood between them, and from the wine pot on it, immortal brew flowed. Its fragrance was potent, filling the entire hall.
Lu Shangxing’s expression was slightly sullen, his upper body slightly bent forward as he continued to send cup after cup of the immortal brew to his lips.
"Lu Shidi, in three days, you will be able to embrace the beauty. Why wear such a long face?" Shao Zhengze said, relaxed as he sipped from his cup of wine. He was savoring a delicacy he rarely had the chance to enjoy on ordinary days.
Lu Shangxing shook his head slightly, lifted his eyes, which were hazy, and said in a sluggish tone, "What use is it to have her person if I don’t have her heart?"
He was discontented. Truly, he was not resigned. The woman he fancied so much was someone else’s puppet. And the key point was that this puppet had flesh and blood; she was entirely a living person. Si Nanyan was called a puppet, but she more closely resembled a slave. Moreover, a brainwashed one, for whom her master was her everything. How could Lu Shangxing accept this?
"Puppet or not, what does it matter? Rest assured, Si Nanyan will only be Brother Lu’s woman in the future," Shao Zhengze said nonchalantly, patting Lu Shangxing’s shoulder and smiling comfortingly.
He wanted to say, what’s the use of a woman’s heart? Having her body is enough. Play until you’re bored, then discard her. There are so many women in the world; what’s the use of desiring their hearts? Is it worth it to hang oneself from a single tree? A decent woman might be one thing, but for such a cheap piece of goods, to see Lu Shangxing so infatuated, he really couldn’t make heads or tails of it.