Villain: My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Su Qingge was completely confused: "Young Master Xie, the chives you're talking about... are you referring to Lin Tian?"

"Otherwise what?" Xie Zheng raised an eyebrow, his tone self-righteous. "The new chosen one of destiny, if we don't cut him off, who will we cut off?"

"Once he breaks through and his luck increases, we can make a fortune. Then, Elder Ming, you can make trouble for your family to get the resources you need for cultivation. Wouldn't that save you a lot of trouble?"

Old Master Ming thought about it and it seemed to make sense, but he still frowned: "But if he really disgraces the Lin family, this old servant still has to take care of him."

"Of course we should intervene, but we have to see when the time is right." Xie Zheng turned around with his hands behind his back, his black robe sweeping across the ship's side, his tone carrying a touch of naive confidence.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'll make sure you can teach the younger generation a lesson, reap the benefits, and see just how capable this so-called rebirth is."

The flying boat slowly landed outside Daoji Academy. Xie Zheng took the lead and said lazily, "Let's go meet that bragging good-for-nothing and see if he can really break through to the Spirit Sea Realm in half a day."

If not, I'll teach him a lesson for you first, so he won't embarrass your Lin family.

Old Man Ming hurriedly followed, looking helpless but not daring to refute.

Xie Zheng was powerful and cunning; he simply couldn't afford to offend him. Su Qingge shook her head and followed him forward, secretly wondering what secrets the boy named Lin Tian was hiding.

Inside the quiet room, Lin Tian was still swaying back in his chair, a cold smile playing on his lips as he looked at the mocking glances around him.

The half-day period will be over soon. Just wait, these frogs in a well will soon be astonished by me.

Old Master Ming's real name was Lin Ming. After ascending to the upper realm, he joined the Gu family as a retainer of a different surname. Over time, people only knew Old Master Ming and forgot his original name.

Thirty thousand years ago, he was only at the Void God Realm, but now he is a true God King Realm expert, and is considered a top expert in the Gu family of the Upper Realm.

However, being in the lower realm at this moment, he dared not fully unleash his divine king cultivation. If his power overflowed, he would inevitably be fiercely rejected by the will of heaven and earth of this realm.

Even a god-king can't defy the heavens, change the world, or ignore the rules.

Xie Zheng tapped his fingertips lightly, information about Elder Ming flashed through his mind, he nodded slightly, and the next moment he summoned the system in his mind.

"How many Luck Points does Ye Chen have left?"

He heard the system notification clearly. The world's trajectory had been disrupted, and the power of correction had emerged. A new chosen one had quietly appeared.

It seems that his beloved son Ye Chen is about to be completely abandoned by his Heavenly Dao father.

That's true. The chosen ones are just templates created by the Heavenly Dao at will, so it's not unusual for several to be raised in this world at the same time.

Xie Zheng was even a little curious about which classic opening story would be this time, besides the "useless guy announcing his engagement" type.

The system's cold voice remained flat: "Reporting to Master, Ye Chen's current luck points are 230."

"The reason why the backlash of destiny is affecting me is because the difference in destiny points between me and the chosen one is too great, right?"

"Yes. The higher the master's luck points, the weaker the backlash from luck will be, until it disappears completely."

Xie Zheng lowered his eyes, understanding dawning on him.

Ye Chen's cultivation level was nothing more than an ant in front of him, but to actually kill him would be incredibly troublesome.

Despite having overwhelming strength, they were constrained in every way. The reason for this was simply that the Heavenly Dao was biased and protective of its own.

Back when he first took over this body, he only had thirty luck points.

Looking at Ye Chen, he started with over 500 points, nearly twenty times more than Ye Chen.

The original owner was a true disciple of the immortal sect Daotian Immortal Palace in the upper realm. He was extremely talented, but his luck points were pitifully low. Xie Zheng pondered for a long time and finally figured it out.

Firstly, he was a classic villainous cannon fodder in this world, someone who gave the protagonist experience points; secondly, the original owner's personality was truly beyond words—arrogant and indifferent, single-minded in his cultivation, which could be described as single-minded or, to put it bluntly, utterly stupid.

Disdaining to lay a hand on an "ant" like Ye Chen, they gave him chance after chance to escape death and turn the tide.

If things had continued along the original trajectory of the world, even if Ye Chen had offended the original owner to death, he could have survived through various coincidences and leveled up by stepping on others' faces along the way.

But when Xie Zheng arrived, everything changed.

Having seen through all the tricks, she naturally wouldn't let Ye Chen ride roughshod over her anymore.

He became an anomaly in this world, and it was no longer so easy for Heaven to protect the chosen one of destiny with those inexplicable "accidents".

Thus, the backlash of fortune arose.

It was very similar to the primordial world he knew from his previous life. The human race was the chosen protagonist of heaven and earth. Anyone who dared to go against the trend would be punished by heaven. Even saints would not dare to easily tamper with it.

The world before us is far less vast than the primordial wilderness, but the principles are exactly the same.

The phrase "chosen one" inherently signifies the favor shown by Heaven.

During this time, Xie Zheng was both vying for Ye Chen's opportunities and suffering from the backlash of luck, which made him unhappy. Although the process was somewhat interesting, it was ultimately not satisfying.

Even now, though he once again harbored murderous intent towards Ye Chen, he felt none of the familiar palpitations or stinging pain within him.

Xie Zheng's lips curled slightly, revealing a cold yet pleased smile.

It seems that his luck points were high enough to offset the favoritism of Heaven.

The feeling can be summed up in one word—awesome.

As the system said, once the luck points are high enough, even if Heaven wants to protect Ye Chen, it can only rely on some minor accidents and coincidences. It can't just be that a bolt of heavenly lightning strikes down and kills him, the true disciple.

With a thought, Xie Zheng saw his attribute panel appear before his eyes.

Owner: Xie Zheng

Identity: True Disciple of Daotian Immortal Palace

Physique and Bloodline: Demonic Heart and Daoist Bones

Cultivation level: Mid-stage of the Marquis Realm

Cultivation Techniques and Supernatural Powers: Daoist Celestial Scripture

Destiny Value: 100

Luck Points: 120 (Black)

System Shop: Now Open

Warehouse: Domain Breaking Talisman x1, Fragmented World Seed x1

During this period, he relied on the points directly added by his Destiny Value to steadily raise his cultivation level by a small step.

The Daotian Immortal Palace's cultivation methods are profound and extensive, making his cultivation twice as effective with half the effort. Coupled with the cheat-like boost from his Destiny Value, his speed is astonishing among the young supreme beings in the Upper Realm.

He was already an exceptional genius, and he used his own abilities to obtain the Fate Points for cultivation. How can that be called cheating?

As for that unique black aura, Xie Zheng pondered it for a long time.

There were no miraculous encounters or unexpected disasters; the calm was so profound that he once thought the system had malfunctioned.

Later I realized that the black luck was just a mark of his anomaly.

It is not within the seven levels of the Five Elements (red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet), representing the unpredictable, the unknown, and beyond the control of the Heavenly Dao.

Xie Zheng raised his eyes, a cold light flashing in them, carrying a hint of nonchalant arrogance.

The feeling of being out of control is much more comfortable than being a docile villain.