Chapter 306: Chapter 308: Fortune Telling? The Kind That Gambles with Life
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‘The Liu Family? When did I offend them?’
‘The longer I stay in this world, the more dangerous it becomes as Spiritual Energy develops?’
‘If that’s really the case, then why is my life so miserable? It wouldn’t be some melodramatic twist, would it?’
‘Tsk, taking my things and then going after my life, that’s going too far,’ Qin Muye grumbled.
‘But… is Earth really without problems?’
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‘My own dad wouldn’t happen to be some powerful figure living incognito in the mountains, would he?’ Ji Shan began to ponder wildly in his mind.
“…” Although Ji Shan had guessed that Qin Muye would do something unexpected, he hadn’t anticipated this move.
“…That’s roughly what happened,” Ji Shan still finished telling the end of the story.
“Dad, is that ‘The Book of Changes’ real or fake…” After returning, Ji Shan hesitated but eventually asked.
“Have you eaten enough? If so, let’s head back,” Qin Muye knew that the trouble he had been avoiding for eighteen years had not been evaded after all.
“Yeah, you’re right, it’s a coincidence,” Qin Muye nodded in agreement, going along with the flow.
“Exactly, just a coincidence,” Ji Shan played dumb and continued the conversation.
“It’s nothing, some people might just be facing a bloody disaster,” Qin Muye said. “Continue,” he prompted.
“I’m planning to go register tomorrow, and classes will start in a few days. You should take this time to get familiar with the new environment,” Ji Shan, while flipping through a book, said to Qin Muye.
“Which damn kid is talking about me behind my back again?”
“It’s rare to see someone so brazen in the market district,” Ji Shan also remarked wistfully.
“Guess whether it’s true or false,” Qin Muye said offhandedly.
“Oh, no hurry, we’ve got plenty of time,” Qin Muye said lazily.
“I think it should just be a coincidence,” Ji Shan said after a moment’s hesitation.
It was originally meant to be used as an excuse to run into Qin Muye, but unfortunately, it turned into evidence of his own death.
Such as Liu Gu of the Liu Family, who was also a top figure in the last era, only he gave up a lot of strength to seize this opportunity, otherwise, he would not have awakened so early.
After all, I’m used to being poor. If I don’t make money, what else can I do? It’s not as if I can generate electricity out of love, right?
And consequently, the Jiao Pearl was tainted with a trace of Abyss Power, which they regarded as a treasure and seemingly wanted to do something with it.
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But Qin Muye had no intention of giving them a push. It was better to leave matters to the Child of Destiny talent his body possessed. After all, there’s a difference between external forces.
However, in the end, he put the matter aside. First, because divination really had no future — Qin Muye’s poverty was evidence enough. Hence, even if it was real, Ji Shan had no intention of inheriting Qin Muye’s doomed family business.
Truly worthy of being the patriarch of an aristocratic family, he was undeniably domineering.
It was just that the heavyset middle-aged man was about to get into a car, and then the car exploded. Lucky for Ji Shan, he arrived just in time, otherwise, he would have been reduced to ashes by now.
But soon, Qin Muye deduced something else. For instance, he recently burst a Jiao Dragon Corpse, and the Jiao Pearl then fell into the hands of Liu Gu.
Eventually, a great number of powerhouses would surge towards it, and perhaps even the current concealment policies would be unable to be sustained.
The other party’s car was parked in another street’s parking lot next door, so they didn’t encounter the incident at Qingyun Residence.
Across from him, Ji Shan was droning on about the process when Qin Muye interrupted him so abruptly, making him wonder, “What?”
The two of them then left Qingyun Residence. Qin Muye glanced at Ji Shan, whose body was accumulating a trace of Qi Mechanism, and was slowly transforming into Mana. He only needed a slight push to successfully become a Qi Refiner.
Continuing his Divination, he forcefully used his own lifespan as a price to follow this person’s identity, jumping continually until his gaze finally landed on Liu Gu, the family patriarch of the Liu Family.
And since the Tide of Spiritual Energy hadn’t yet reached its peak, Qin Muye estimated that these eighteen years were just the beginning. The persistent state would last at least a thousand or even ten thousand years before it began to decline.
This was also the era of his territory’s development, and the hidden forces would certainly not relinquish such an opportunity. Even though they were dormant now, with sufficient interest, they would definitely take action.
After buying some more furniture and household items, they finally returned to their rented house.
He estimated that in a while, he would reach Energy Level 6, which is on par with the Magic Continent before the progress.
Indeed, big cities are just no good — anything and everything can go wrong.
As he and Ji Shan were crossing the street, the man reeking of alcohol stomped on the gas pedal, and the vehicle sped towards them, reaching a speed of at least 150 miles per hour.
Someone called the police soon after, but it had nothing to do with Qin Muye. The car had crashed into an electric pole on the opposite side, and just from the smell of alcohol, it was clear the driver was responsible for his own plight.
On the way back, Qin Muye had a hunch and sensed killing intent. His gaze pierced through layers of obstacles and landed on a man reeking of alcohol.
Ji Shan finished scraping his bowl clean and then signaled the server to pack up the leftovers.
Ji Shan’s thoughts developed in a direction that contemplated the saying, “Thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty years on the west.”
Ji Shan couldn’t really just slack off; he needed to study hard and enrich himself.
As long as Ji Shan seized this era, he could develop rapidly. If he failed to seize it, Qin Muye would help him do so.
Just like in the World of Shadows, the source of the transcendent was the Shadow Realm.
Looking at the strange corpses and yin souls that occasionally floated by, Qin Muye wondered just how vast the Netherworld was and where the Tide came from and receded to.
After deducing the cause and effect, Qin Muye couldn’t help but smile bitterly. It seemed that if he didn’t cooperate with the other party’s desire for him to die, he was at fault.
A thought flashed through Qin Muye’s mind that many old monsters from the last Spiritual Energy era were awakening or had already awakened.
Qin Muye’s hand trembled, and his eyes narrowed.
Qin Muye thought about his own affairs, while the book-reading Ji Shan wondered if divination was real, then could there be other transcendent beings?
Qin Muye was perplexed; it was clear that the other party wanted his life, so why should the other party seek revenge on him?
The delay was due to sending the other party to the hospital. Although they hadn’t boarded the vehicle, they had been affected by the explosion.
And then it hit… an electric pole.
If one could find the source of the Netherworld, did it mean finding the source of the transcendent in this world?
If Qin Muye were to do it, it would likely be an external cause, but relying on the Talent of the Child of Destiny, it was more likely that Ji Shan would have a Sudden Enlightenment or develop it on his own, which would allow him to more directly feel the power of a Qi Refiner.
If it had been just the original two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, they indeed could have finished it, but some unfortunate kind-hearted person had ordered them much more, so naturally, they couldn’t finish and had to pack it up and leave.
That’s why this question arose.
So, he thought it might be true, but it was a shock to his worldview because, after all, he was a good young materialist.
He studied finance, with a very simple idea in mind: to make money, with no other goals.
He had never seen such a shameless person.
The aftermath was indeed hard to watch; Qin Muye couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder, “Such speed, if they put on wings, they might take off.”
Although the Tidal World is currently a level 5 difficulty, it doesn’t mean it will always stay level 5. Based on the World Energy Level, it started without the Spiritual Energy Recovery, approximately level 4, and over the years, it has already reached the peak of level 5.
Believing in such things requires him to experience them firsthand; otherwise, no amount of talking would help.
If it were anywhere else, Qin Muye would consider it a good thing, but when it comes to the “Lord Era,” it’s definitely not that simple.
If it weren’t for the foreboding darkening of his forehead, Ji Shan would definitely consider it false, but now, he was starting to feel uncertain himself.
A cyclical environmental factor that made him quite curious.
Therefore, the Spiritual Energy might become even richer later on.
The later they awaken, the stronger they are, and those who awaken earlier naturally seize more opportunities.
The ordeal took such a long time because of all these twists and turns.
Qin Muye couldn’t help but glance sideways, wondering, “What is this kid imagining now?”
Now it was Qin Muye’s turn to be speechless; shouldn’t he refute the other party in such a situation?
It was the best of times and the worst of times.
Previously, even though the Spiritual Energy had recovered, it wasn’t very valuable. To act on it might not be wise, and what if one encountered a great terror?
As for life span? Just use it up; he was immortal anyway. No matter how much was deducted, it would not affect him.
And pity? Who would pity someone driving at 150 mph in a bustling area? With so many people coming and going, a slight tremor of the hand could cause a crash.
You can’t just waste it, can you? That would be too extravagant.
As the Tide, there must be a place to accommodate the fluctuations of its Spiritual Energy.