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Chapter 716 The Method of Borrowing Luck to Defy Fate (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The jade slip projected a scene: Li Yunjing displaying his divine power in the "Youyue Kingdom", with faint purple aura rising above his head, a sign of great fortune.

"You mean..."

Wei Henian's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"I'll defy fate and change your destiny!"

Mo Wentian pushed a blood-red jade slip forward, "In exchange, Fellow Daoist Wei only needs to do three things for me in the future."

The private room suddenly became eerily quiet.

Wei Henian stared at the jade slip, the struggle in his eyes growing stronger.

"What a brilliant method of borrowing luck!"

He suddenly grabbed the jade slip and pressed it to his forehead. After a moment, he burst into laughter: "Li Yunjing, Li Yunjing, you probably never expected this..."

Before he could finish speaking, lightning flashed and thunder roared outside the window.

"Since Fellow Daoist Wei has made his decision, I shall take my leave now."

Mo Wentian's expression changed slightly. He stood up and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Remember, this matter is known only to Heaven and Earth..."

A bolt of lightning struck the eaves of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, and tiles crashed down.

When the lightning subsided, Mo Wentian was nowhere to be seen in the private room; only the pot of immortal wine on the table emitted an enticing aroma.

"Li Yunjing, this time I will borrow your luck to pave a path to heaven!"

Wei Henian gripped the jade slip tightly in his hand, a mad flame burning in his eyes.

The next day, following the address left on the jade slip, Wei Henian disguised himself and arrived at the Ghost Market.

The Ghost Market is hidden deep in the filthiest slums of the "City of Glory," and it only opens at midnight on the fifteenth of each month.

There was no ghost market in the "City of Glory" before.

However, after the "City of Glory" lost its fortress function, the city slowly developed and gained many more people.

With such a mixed bag of people, naturally, there are many places where filth and corruption can lurk.

This is how the ghost market came about.

With his last high-grade spirit stone in his hand, Wei Henian wandered through the stinking alleyways, finally spotting two pale lanterns in front of a dilapidated City God Temple.

An old man with a black veil stood under the lantern. When he saw him coming, he tapped the dominoes at his waist three times with his withered fingers.

What are you looking for?

The old man's voice sounded like sandpaper rubbing against wood.

"To find an opportunity to defy fate."

Wei Henian lowered his voice, his palms sweating.

"Something interesting!"

The old man let out a strange, cackling laugh: "Another person has come who wants to defy fate."

He turned around and lifted the altar in the City God Temple, revealing a hidden door underneath. "Go in. Whether it works or not depends on your own fate."

"call……"

Wei Henian took a deep breath, hardened his gaze, and walked down.

Behind the hidden door was a damp passageway. At the end, a stone chamber was lit by a ghostly green candle. Five men in black robes sat around a stone table. The leader turned his face, revealing half of his scarred chin under his hood.

"Wei Henian? A true disciple of the Shenxiao Dao Sect?"

The man's voice was hoarse as he toyed with a token engraved with the inscription "All Demons Pay Homage to the Emperor." "I heard you have a grudge against Li Yunjing?"

Wei Henian's heart pounded; he recognized the token.

It is the token of the "Heavenly Demon Sect"!

"Li Yunjing stole my opportunity, causing me to be expelled from the sect. This is an irreconcilable enmity!"

He suppressed his fear and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"What an irreconcilable enemy!"

The man in black chuckled softly, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

“Li Yunjing’s luck is at its peak, and ordinary methods cannot touch him at all.”

The token at the black-robed man's fingertip suddenly glowed with blood, reflecting Wei Henian's distorted face: "But you are different! You and he come from the same clan, and your destinies once intersected, which makes you a perfect catalyst for this 'borrowing of luck'."

Wei Henian's Adam's apple bobbed as he stared intently at the blood-red jade slip: "This grand formation... can it really steal his luck?"

"It's not about taking it away, it's about 'grafting' it."

Mo Wentian suddenly appeared and continued, "I will set up the 'Heaven-Stealing and Sun-Changing Array' deep within the Ghost Market, using your hundred-year lifespan as a catalyst to transfer Li Yunjing's purple aura to you. At that time, his fortune will decline, and his actions will surely be punished by heaven; while you..."

A strange red light flashed in his eyes, “Not only can one’s cultivation level soar to the seventh or eighth level of the Golden Core realm, but one can also gain the opportunity to step into the Nascent Soul realm.”

"Huh...huh..."

Wei Henian's breathing became increasingly heavy.

Would a hundred years of lifespan be exchanged for a chance to crush Li Yunjing?
This deal was absolutely worth it!

"I promise!"

He slammed his hand on the table: "As long as I can bring that guy down from his pedestal, I'd be willing to sacrifice half my lifespan, let alone a hundred years!"

"very good."

Mo Wentian lifted the hidden door in the corner of the private room, and a chilling aura rushed out. "Follow me. The great formation must be activated at midnight. If we miss it tonight, we'll have to wait another hundred years."

Behind the hidden door was a stone staircase leading downwards, with human skin lanterns embedded in the walls on both sides, their eerie green light making the passage resemble the underworld.

Wei Henian followed closely behind, his palms soaked with cold sweat.

He both feared it was a trap and longed for the power that was within his grasp.

He had once targeted Li Yunjing, wanting to capture him alive and uncover his secrets, but unfortunately, that beast's cultivation progressed too quickly.

So much so that when he got serious, he was no match for Li Yunjing.

Now, he has another chance, and he must cherish it!

At the end of the stone steps was a circular stone chamber, in the center of which stood nine stone pillars engraved with ghostly patterns. The ground was covered with a huge array drawn in blood, in which hundreds of children's skeletons were curled up.

Mo Wentian walked to the core of the array and embedded the blood-red jade slip into the groove: "Kneel down, bite your fingertip, and drip your blood into the center of the array diagram."

"it is good!"

Wei Henian hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and did as instructed.

The moment the blood touched the array diagram, the entire stone chamber suddenly trembled, the ghost patterns on the stone pillars lit up with red light, and the children's skeletons opened their eyes and let out a shrill scream.

"Concentrate and calm down!"

Mo Wentian's hands flew across the page as he chanted incantations, "Borrowing the power of the Nine Netherworlds, drawing upon the threads of destiny, stealing the heavens and changing the earth! Rise!"

Suddenly, crimson flames erupted from the array diagram, and Wei Henian felt a tremendous force surge from the ground, drilling into his body through his fingertips.

His meridians felt as if they were being pierced by thousands of steel needles, and countless fragments of memories that did not belong to him exploded in his mind: the scene of Li Yunjing cultivating in the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", the scene of killing demonic cultivators in the "Youyue Kingdom", and even his insights when breaking through his realm...

"what……"

Wei Henian let out a painful roar, and a purple aura similar to Li Yunjing appeared on his body, but it turned pitch black the moment it came into contact with the blood-red flames.

His cultivation level was skyrocketing, from the fourth level of the Golden Core realm to the fifth level of the Golden Core realm... In just half an hour, he broke through two realms!
Mo Wentian stood outside the formation, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.

This "Heaven-Stealing and Sun-Changing Array" is a forbidden technique of the "Heavenly Demon Sect". The so-called "borrowing luck" is just a pretext. In reality, it is to refine Wei Henian into a container to carry Li Yunjing's luck.

When the time is right, he will be able to indirectly control that purple energy through Wei Henian.

"It's done!"

Wei Henian suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes surging with black energy. He could clearly feel the surging power within his body, and could even vaguely see the black aura swirling above his head.

"Li Yunjing! Your death is near!"

Wei Henian looked excited and seemed unable to control himself.

"Remember, this good fortune is only temporary."

Mo Wentian withdrew the formation and said expressionlessly, "If you want it to be completely stable, you must personally kill Li Yunjing within three months. Otherwise... you will be torn to pieces by the backlash of your luck."

"what!"

Wei Henian clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white from the force: "How could it be possible to kill Li Yunjing in three months?"

Mo Wentian let out a low sneer, his fingers under his black robe tapping lightly on the token, each tap feeling like a blow to Wei Henian's heart: "If I were to let you confront him head-on, even if I gave you another hundred years of lifespan, you might not be able to get close to him."

"But Li Yunjing is not without flaws."

He bent down and grabbed a handful of bloody sand from the array diagram. The sand grains transformed into a blood-red moth in his palm. "He has made too many enemies in the 'Youyue Kingdom.' Moreover, the women around him don't have his level of cultivation."

Wei Henian's pupils constricted sharply: "You mean..."

"Three months is enough."

Mo Wentian flicked the blood-red moth toward Wei Henian. The moth landed on his shoulder and turned into a blood-red tattoo. "This is the mother Gu of the 'Mother-Child Gu'. Find an opportunity to make the woman next to him take it. Li Yunjing will definitely reveal a flaw in order to protect them! That will be the best time for you to make your move."

Wei Henian held the moth in his hand, his fingertips icy cold.

He knew how insidious the plan was, of course, but when he thought of Li Yunjing's immense power, how could he possibly succeed if he didn't start with his woman?

"it is good!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Wei Henian's eyes, "Within three months, I will take Li Yunjing's life!"

Mo Wentian nodded in satisfaction and took out a sheepskin map from his sleeve: "Li Yunjing will go to 'Netherworld Valley' in a month to investigate the abnormal movement of demonic energy. This is a map of the secret passage in the valley."

Wei Henian took the map, his fingertips trembling slightly with excitement.

"If it succeeds, there are three things you want me to do..."

He suddenly remembered something and asked with a frown.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you." Mo Wentian smiled meaningfully. "The first thing is for you to return to the Shenxiao Dao Sect and take the position of deputy sect leader."

Wei Henian was startled, and then suddenly realized what was going on.

The Heavenly Demon Sect is trying to plant a pawn in the Divine Firmament Dao Sect!
Hearing Mo Wentian's words, Wei Henian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As we left the ghost market, the east was already beginning to lighten with the first light of dawn.

"Li Yunjing, this time I'm going to let you taste what it means to wish you were dead!"

Wei Henian stood on the dilapidated city wall, gazing in the direction of "crossing the mountain range" in the distance, a cold smile curving his lips.

On the other side, Li Yunjing, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes.

"strangeness!"

He sensed something was wrong.

"Is someone plotting against me?"

After thinking for a moment, he took out the "tortoise shell", the "mysterious compass", and the "yin-yang dragon and phoenix heavenly secret pendant", preparing to use the "heavenly secret technique" to deduce his own fortune and misfortune.

The tortoise shell rested on the table, its patterns shimmering with a faint, ethereal light.

Li Yunjing condensed a wisp of spiritual energy at his fingertips and gently touched the center of the tortoise shell. With a soft "crack," three lines appeared on the tortoise shell, but it healed itself after a moment, as if it had never been broken.

"Ok?"

Li Yunjing frowned slightly.

In ordinary divination, the patterns on tortoise shells, whether auspicious or inauspicious, always reveal some clues. But today's unusual phenomenon is truly rare.

He then took out the "Mysterious Heaven Compass". The compass needle spun rapidly, but could not stop. The trajectory of the needle tip was chaotic, leaving faint black scratches on the surface of the compass.

"There is an external force interfering with the secrets of heaven."

With a flick of his finger, Li Yunjing sent the "Yin Yang Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Secret Pendant" soaring into the air. The dragon and phoenix phantoms on the pendant swirled and intertwined, emitting a soft white light.

But the moment the white light touched the tortoise shell, the jade pendant suddenly trembled violently, and the phantom of the dragon and phoenix let out a mournful cry, showing signs of disintegration.

"Such powerful concealment."

Li Yunjing reached out and caught the jade pendant, his palms already damp with sweat.

The fact that the opponent could render all three magical treasures ineffective at the same time shows that their methods are far beyond those of ordinary cultivators.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind, sinking his consciousness into his dantian, trying to find clues from the flow of his own qi.

However, at this moment, his spiritual consciousness seemed to be entangled by something, its flow slowed down by half a point, and even a very faint black aura appeared at the edge.

This made him a little confused.

"It's a 'sleight of hand' technique."

After a long time, Li Yunjing activated the three treasures again, even at the cost of his lifespan, and finally felt that something was wrong. He suddenly opened his eyes, a fierce glint flashing in them.

He had seen records of this forbidden technique in the sect's ancient books. It could temporarily graft the luck of others, but the practitioner often had to use their lifespan or essence as a catalyst, and was extremely susceptible to backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

But the other party dared to use it on him, clearly showing they were fearless.

He deduced again, and this time, when he infused spiritual power into the tortoise shell, he deliberately slowed down the process.

A blurry human figure vaguely emerged from the cracks in the tortoise shell. There seemed to be blood-red light spots flashing on the figure's shoulders, and the figure was surrounded by black energy that was of the same origin as him but completely different.

"It's him?"

Li Yunjing's gaze suddenly sharpened.

Although the figure was blurry, he would never mistake that sinister aura!

It was Wei Henian!
"I see."

Li Yunjing slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. "Hmm? There's 'True Demonic Energy' in it? It seems to have the shadow of the 'Heavenly Demon Sect'?"

He had already dismissed Wei Henian as a nobody, but he never expected that the other party would actually join the "Heavenly Demon Sect" and even dare to use such forbidden techniques to scheme against him.

"You want to borrow my luck?"

Li Yunjing's lips curled into a cold smile, "I'm afraid I'm going to get burned."

He put away the tortoise shell, and the pointer of the "Mysterious Heaven Compass" was now pointing west, which was the direction of the "Netherworld Valley".

It seems the other party not only wanted to smuggle the goods, but also set a trap for him to fall into.

"Like smoke, stars, moon."

Li Yunjing raised his voice.

The three women quickly arrived at the study. Seeing his solemn expression, they all stopped their usual playful banter.

"From now on, you are not allowed to touch anything that comes to you, no matter who brings it."

Li Yunjing took out three amulets, each engraved with lightning patterns. "These are 'evil-repelling lightning talismans.' Wear them close to your body to protect against poisons and evil spells."

He paused, his gaze falling on Xing'er and Yue'er. "For the next while, you will stay in my secret room. Do not leave unless someone tells you to."

Liu Ruyan, being exceptionally intelligent, immediately sensed something was amiss: "Is someone plotting against us?"

"He's an old friend."

Li Yunjing didn't say it explicitly, but a lightning talisman flashed from his fingertip and disappeared. "If he wants to play, I'll play along. But you must never become his bargaining chips."

"Yes!"

The three women exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

Although their cultivation was inferior to Li Yunjing's, they knew they couldn't cause trouble at this moment.

Meanwhile, in the dense forest on the border of the "Youyue Kingdom", Wei Henian was traveling by moonlight.

The blood-red tattoo on his shoulder was faintly burning; it was the mother Gu sensing the location of the child Gu.

The Zi Gu had already been sent to the "Star Moon Trading Company" along with a batch of tribute rouge.

"Li Yunjing, Li Yunjing, your luck and your woman will soon be mine."

Wei Henian licked his lips, the blackness in his eyes growing even stronger.

Meanwhile, at the "Heavenly Demon Sect" stronghold further away, Mo Wentian was observing all of this through a water mirror.

Looking at Wei Henian's smug expression, and then at Li Yunjing's calm face reflected in the water mirror, he suddenly chuckled: "The chess piece has moved, and the prey has awakened... This play is getting more and more interesting."

Three days later, in the backyard of "Star Moon Trading Company".

A maid carrying a rouge box had just stepped into the corridor when she was stopped by a beam of blue light.

Liu Ruyan focused her spiritual energy on her fingertips as her gaze fell upon the exquisite box of rouge.

"Who sent this rouge?"

Liu Ruyan's voice was tinged with coldness.

The maid was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground: "I don't know who it is. It was acquired by a manager of a trading company. He saw that the quality was excellent, so he offered it to the three ladies."

"Ok?"

Liu Ruyan felt a chill run down her spine and immediately remembered Li Yunjing's instructions.

"Here you go, take this rouge and use it!"

A thought struck her, and she looked at the maid with an idea in mind. "Also, Xing'er, Yue'er, and I need to go into seclusion to cultivate. Please don't disturb us during this time."

"Yes! This servant understands!"

The maidservant, beaming with joy, readily agreed.

This is rouge at the Golden Core realm level!
Whether the lady gives her a gift for herself or sells it, it will be of great benefit to her.

The maidservant happily carried the rouge box away, but a cold glint flashed in Liu Ruyan's eyes. She flicked a wisp of green light from her fingertip, which silently adhered to the maidservant's hem.

That night, a shrill scream came from the maid's room.

Li Yunjing appeared in the room instantly. He saw that the maid's face was bluish-purple, and a fist-sized blood blister was bulging on her chest, writhing wildly.

"It's actually a mother-child Gu."

Li Yunjing snorted coldly, lightning flashed in his palm, and a bolt of purple lightning struck the blood pack precisely.

"Chiji..."

A sharp hiss came from the blood pack, which then turned into a pool of black blood.

The maid convulsed in pain a few times, and soon stopped breathing.

Li Yunjing frowned, drawing out a wisp of crimson aura from the black blood: "Wei Henian, you actually dared to lay a hand on my people..."

A flash of lightning appeared at his fingertips, and the wisp of crimson aura instantly transformed into the phantom of a crimson moth, fluttering its wings as it tried to escape.

"Want to run?"

Li Yunjing sneered, trapping the moth in a net of lightning. "Perfect timing, I'll use you to find the mother Gu!"

The crimson moth darted left and right through the lightning net, finally resigned to its fate and flapped its wings in the northwest direction.

"Netherworld Valley?"

A cold glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes: "As expected, they set up an ambush there."

"You stay at the trading post and activate all the protective arrays."

He turned to look at Liu Ruyan, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion: "Remember, no matter what happens, do not go out."

"You're going alone? That's too dangerous!"

Liu Ruyan tugged at his sleeve: "Isn't there a Nascent Soul Realm expert in the city? Why don't you call them to come along!"

"Don't wash your dirty linen in public!"

Li Yunjing gently patted her hand: "This time, we not only need to deal with Wei Henian, but also expose the 'Heavenly Demon Sect' behind him."

(End of this chapter)