Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune: Starting from the Blind Prince

On the way back to the Prince's Residence, Zhou Haochen recalled Yi Si's words.

Ice Soul Fairy, dead?

Then, when Grand Uncle Qing attacked that day, who was it that coordinated with Helian Hai to startle Grand Uncle Qing away?

After thinking it over, Zhou Haochen spat and said with considerable dissatisfaction.

"This Yi Si is truly cunning."

"We've already reached a cooperation, and he's still trying to fool me with such trivial matters."

When Zhou Haochen returned to the Prince's Residence, he saw Qin Qiulan's pretty face was grave, covered in frost.

"Your Highness, just now, Elder He discovered three paper figures in the Prince's Residence."

"They are all paper figures from the Divine Firmament Sect."

A hint of understanding appeared in Zhou Haochen's eyes.

So, it was that Elder Zhou from his sixth brother's residence again, no wonder the aura was somewhat familiar.

The last time the paper figure was destroyed, they ceased their activities for a while.

Now they're active again, is it because the people from the Divine Firmament Sect have come to the capital, and he thinks he's capable again?

"Your Highness, the Divine Firmament Sect is going too far!" Qin Qiulan said angrily.

"This debt, we'll remember it for now!"

"However…"

"If there's a chance, we should also find something for the Divine Firmament Sect to do."

Zhou Haochen thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, he didn't have a way to deal with the Divine Firmament Sect right now.

But he wasn't the kind of person who wouldn't retaliate after being bullied.

Elder Zhou using paper figures to lurk in the Prince's Residence was a very disgusting practice.

It was like the aircraft carrier fleet of the Great Beautiful Country, jumping back and forth in the South Sea, coming in and going out, going out and coming in.

But when you get serious, they don't dare to come in, only daring to rub against the outside.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Zhou Haochen was awakened by a burning sensation in the center of his brow.

In an instant, Zhou Haochen woke up from his dream.

A divination sign had appeared!

Zhou Haochen quickly looked inside his sea of consciousness, and saw that the Bagua Diagram in his sea of consciousness was emitting golden light, and three divination signs emerged.

【Wind Thunder: Supreme Good Fortune, at three quarters past noon, go to Tiger Leap Stream in West Ox Mountain, Wanping County, discover changes in the earth veins, obtain a third-grade opportunity from someone else's hands, great luck!】

【Earth Thunder: Average Good Fortune, cultivate in seclusion in the Prince's Residence for a whole day, no gain and no danger, average!】

【Fire Wind: Average Bad Fortune, go to Sunset Peak in West Ox Mountain, Wanping County, encounter Blood Fiend Sect disciples, be chased and killed by the Blood Fiend Sect, life is in danger, minor misfortune.】

After reading the three divination signs, Zhou Haochen raised an eyebrow.

The earth veins in Wanping County are changing so frequently lately.

First, the Big Dipper Secret Realm was born, and now a third-grade opportunity has appeared, as if it were a treasure land.

Apart from the third-grade opportunity, what impressed Zhou Haochen the most about the Supreme Good Fortune sign was that this opportunity was snatched from someone else.

Snatching an opportunity from someone else, yet it's still a Supreme Good Fortune sign.

It seems that the opponent who is competing with me for the opportunity is not worth mentioning.

Zhou Haochen thought to himself.

In West Ox Mountain, besides the third-grade opportunity, there are actually Blood Fiend Sect disciples, which surprised Zhou Haochen slightly.

The Blood Fiend Sect worships the Blood Sea Wrathful Lord, one of the six ancient gods.

It is said that the first leader of the Blood Fiend Sect received the divine revelation of the Blood Sea Wrathful Lord, comprehended the path of blood cultivation, and founded the Blood Fiend Sect.

The path of blood cultivation is one of many unorthodox paths.

In terms of foundation, it is far inferior to the four major orthodox paths of martial arts, law, Buddhism, and Confucianism, and cultivators who practice the path of blood cultivation will also have side effects, becoming bloodthirsty like vampires.

Although the path of blood cultivation has various hidden dangers, the Blood Fiend Sect still developed and spread for tens of thousands of years, until…

Until ten years ago, Emperor Qian Yuan personally led an expedition and leveled the Blood Fiend Sect's lair.

The Blood Fiend Sect, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, was destroyed.

After that, there was no news related to the Blood Fiend Sect.

Because of this, Zhou Haochen was very surprised to see the remnants of the Blood Fiend Sect in West Ox Mountain.

These remnants of the Blood Fiend Sect are really bold, actually hiding under Emperor Qian Yuan's nose.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Haochen had an idea.

After taking the opportunity in West Ox Mountain, he would report them, giving the remnants of the Blood Fiend Sect some intensity.

"Elder He, accompany me to Wanping County."

Wanping County is the suburban county of Yujing City, close at hand. When Zhou Haochen arrived in Wanping County, there were still two hours before three quarters past noon.

Taking some time, Zhou Haochen went to see the situation of the Almshouse.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

"Madam Shen, please rise." Madam Shen bowed gracefully, her figure plump and her curves exquisite.

After Zhou Haochen took a sip of fragrant tea, he asked.

"How is the situation in the Almshouse now?"

"Thanks to Your Highness's reward, the situation in the Almshouse is much better than before."

"In addition to Wanping County, this humble woman has also adopted orphans from several nearby counties."

"In addition, those orphans who have grown up have also entered Your Highness's shops to work as helpers. In the hearts of the orphans, Your Highness can be said to be their reborn parent."

Madam Shen spoke about the situation in the Almshouse, and Zhou Haochen listened patiently.

Since he helped the Almshouse, Qin Qiulan opened shops in Wanping County, and the clever orphans in the Almshouse were recruited as helpers.

After listening to Madam Shen's report, Zhou Haochen continued to ask.

"Has County Magistrate Chu caused you any trouble?"

Madam Shen hesitated for a moment, then murmured.

"No!"

"County Magistrate Chu is very polite to this humble woman!"

Zhou Haochen was not surprised, thinking that Chu Mengfang had learned his lesson after being beaten by him.

But Madam Shen's mood was up and down, unable to figure out the purpose of Zhou Haochen's inquiry.

She had also heard the rumors in the Wanping County Yamen these days.

What that she was the thirteenth prince's concubine.

What that she was frivolous and could not restrain her loneliness.

At first, when she heard these rumors, she was so angry that she couldn't eat, wishing she could argue and explain to every one of the people in Wanping County.

Only later, the Almshouse went smoothly, and she did not encounter any trouble.

Even when she encountered trouble, the officials of the County Yamen would take the initiative to help.

Madam Shen quickly understood the source of this change in attitude—she was regarded as the thirteenth prince's concubine, so she received these treatments.

After that, Madam Shen no longer argued about the rumors in Wanping County, and silently accepted these rumors.

Seeing the thirteenth prince come to visit today, Madam Shen felt a little uneasy.

The thirteenth prince, wouldn't he really have feelings for me?

I am already a thirty-year-old woman, how could Your Highness take a fancy to me?

Could it be really like the rumors say, a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as stealing, and stealing is not as good as occupying someone else's wife?

After exchanging pleasantries, seeing that the time was almost up, Zhou Haochen got up and left the Almshouse.

Before leaving, Madam Shen couldn't help but ask the doubts in her heart.

"Your Highness, are you coming tonight?"

Tonight?

Zhou Haochen was confused and subconsciously said: "This prince still has important matters today, so I won't come to the Almshouse."

"Madam Shen, please put more effort into the matters in the Almshouse."

Hearing Zhou Haochen's reply, Madam Shen patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure enough, Your Highness is a gentleman!"

"How could he covet someone else's wife's body?"

"It's all the officials of Wanping County, maliciously slandering Your Highness."

… …

Three quarters past noon.

West Ox Mountain, Tiger Leap Stream.

The wind is calm and the waves are quiet!

No opportunity!

There was also no opponent competing for the opportunity in the divination sign.

It was no different from an ordinary valley.

Just as Zhou Haochen was wondering, Helian Hai suddenly said.

"Your Highness, are you really not going to the Almshouse tonight?"

Zhou Haochen: ? ? ?

Going to the Almshouse tonight?

Could it be that something is going to happen in the Almshouse tonight?

"Elder He, why should I go to the Almshouse tonight?"

"Tsk tsk—Your Highness, you have disappointed the beauty's heart!"

"Didn't you hear the affectionate tone of Madam Shen just now? I'm afraid her body is about to turn into water."

"As long as Your Highness beckons, Madam Shen will definitely recommend herself to your bed."

As soon as Helian Hai's voice fell, Zhou Haochen couldn't help coughing twice.

What and what?

Am I that kind of person?

Although Madam Shen was quite attractive, possessing the charm of a mature woman.

If he were lacking women, he already had three great beauties at home.

Loli style, mature woman style, everything was available.

"Elder He, I am not Cao Mengde; I don't have Mengde's legacy."

"Who is Cao Mengde?" He Lianhai asked subconsciously.

"Someone who likes other people's wives…"

Before Zhou Hao Chen could finish his sentence, suddenly, an invisible wave surged from underground.

In the blink of an eye, it swept across the surroundings.

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In this invisible wave, Zhou Hao Chen felt a scorching, masculine aura.

"This is… Gang Qi!"

Zhou Hao Chen exclaimed in surprise.

"Indeed, it is Gang Qi!"

"And it's newly born Gang Qi!"

A hint of surprise first appeared on He Lianhai's face, but immediately afterward, this surprise vanished, replaced by an expression of 'as expected'.

It was like this again!

His Highness seemed to have anticipated all sorts of opportunities.

He Lianhai had seen this kind of thing more than once or twice.

Having seen it many times, he had become numb to it!

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

The earth shook, and the ground cracked.

It was as if a giant dragon was awakening beneath the mountains of Tiger Leap Gorge, turning over.

This intense tremor came quickly and went quickly.

By the time the tremors disappeared, a deep crack had appeared on the ground.

The crack was so deep that it seemed like an abyss, with no end in sight.

The scorching, masculine aura that Zhou Hao Chen had felt earlier was emanating from the depths of the crack.

Faintly, a hint of cyan and red color could be seen.

"Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang!"

Zhou Hao Chen immediately recognized that the Gang Qi within the crack was a first-grade Gang Qi—Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang.

Its grade was no lower than the Nine Nether Yin Wind Fiend he had refined before!

To search far and wide and find nothing, only to have it delivered effortlessly!

After refining the Nine Nether Yin Wind Fiend, Zhou Hao Chen lacked a top-tier Gang Qi to advance to the second minor realm in the Myriad Manifestations Realm—Yang Gang!

Yang Gang, as the name implies, involves refining a Gang Qi and integrating it into one's True Essence.

The Nine Nether Yin Wind Fiend that Zhou Hao Chen had refined earlier was a first-grade Fiend Qi, the best of the Fiend Qi.

If he randomly found a Gang Qi and integrated it into his True Essence, there would naturally be no problem.

However, doing so would be too wasteful of the first-grade Fiend Qi, the Nine Nether Yin Wind Fiend.

The Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang was no lower in grade than the Nine Nether Yin Wind Fiend, making it perfectly suitable for Zhou Hao Chen's cultivation.

Zhou Hao Chen made a grabbing motion with his right hand, and a corner of the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang was seized by Zhou Hao Chen, forcibly extracted from the earth.

While extracting the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang, Zhou Hao Chen did not relax his vigilance.

Because according to the hexagram, someone would compete with him for the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang.

Then, where was the person competing with him?

Just as Zhou Hao Chen was focused and vigilant.

Suddenly, the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang shook, seemingly about to break free.

Zhou Hao Chen could clearly feel that another force was also extracting the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang.

Was this the competitor in the hexagram?

Zhou Hao Chen was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized why the hexagram was auspicious rather than slightly auspicious, even though there was a competitor.

Because the earth veins in West Bull Mountain were connected, the person vying for the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang was located far away, still some distance from Tiger Leap Gorge.

As long as he snatched the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang, even if he left, the other party would not know who had intercepted his opportunity halfway.

After understanding this, Zhou Hao Chen no longer held back, took a deep breath, and pushed the cultivation technique within his body to its limit.

"Rise for me!"

A powerful pressure erupted from Zhou Hao Chen's body.

…

Thirty miles away, in a hot spring.

A young man wearing a Taoist robe was sitting cross-legged, extracting the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang beneath the hot spring.

"Wanping County is truly my blessed land!"

"Yesterday, I dug up a thousand-year-old ginseng, and today I discovered the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang."

"After integrating the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang, I will be able to take another step forward."

"It's just a pity that the Fiend Qi I integrated before was of a lower grade; if it were of comparable quality to the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang, even the position of Holy Son would not be impossible to compete for."

The young man sighed, a thick regret appearing on his face.

Just at this moment, a powerful force suddenly erupted from the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang.

The young man's expression instantly changed drastically. In a moment of carelessness, he was pulled into the hot spring by this force from the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang.

Originally, Zhou Hao Chen and the young man were competing for the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang, like a tug-of-war, evenly matched.

Now, Zhou Hao Chen suddenly exerted force, catching the young man off guard.

He staggered, his body sinking into the hot spring, losing his balance, watching helplessly as the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang slipped from his grasp, being extracted by someone else along the earth veins.

"Impudent!"

"You dare to steal the treasure of my Five Elements Sect!"

"Even if we have to chase you to the ends of the earth, the Five Elements Sect will not let you go."

The young man cursed loudly, his face flushed red.

It was unknown whether it was due to anger or being scalded by the hot spring.

The young man's threat was transmitted directly to Zhou Hao Chen's ears through the earth vein channel.

"Five Elements Sect?"

"The one competing with me for the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang is a disciple of the Five Elements Sect!"

A trace of solemnity appeared on Zhou Hao Chen's face.

The Five Elements Sect is one of the seven Daoist lineages. Like the Tai Xu Sect and the Divine Firmament Sect, it is a holy land yearned for by countless Daoist cultivators.

In recent years, although the Five Elements Sect is not as prosperous as the Tai Xu Sect and the Divine Firmament Sect, it can be considered middle-class among the seven Daoist lineages.

After putting the Earth Core Fire Lightning Gang into the jade bottle and casting a magic seal to seal it, Zhou Hao Chen began to ponder in his heart.

The disciple of the Five Elements Sect would definitely not let it go.

Thirty miles is neither close nor far.

If Zhou Hao Chen left now, the other party would definitely not be able to catch up.

But…

A thought suddenly appeared in Zhou Hao Chen's mind.

"Elder He, I remember that the Divine Firmament Sect and the Five Elements Sect have not been on good terms in recent years, right?"

"That's indeed the case. These two families have been enemies for tens of thousands of years."

"The Divine Firmament Sect and the Five Elements Sect used to be in the middle reaches of the seven Daoist lineages, and the competition was very fierce."

"Until recently, the Divine Firmament Sect rose sharply, completely suppressing the Five Elements Sect."

After listening to Elder He's words, the plan in Zhou Hao Chen's mind became more and more complete.

"Elder He, you can simulate the Divine Power of the Five Thunders lineage of the Divine Firmament Sect, right?" Zhou Hao Chen asked.

Hearing this, He Lianhai's expression became strange, as if he knew Zhou Hao Chen's thoughts without Zhou Hao Chen explaining.

"The Five Thunders lineage of the Divine Firmament Sect originally imitated our Five Thunders Gate. In recent years, they have also absorbed the cultivation techniques and Divine Powers of our Five Thunders Gate."

"Imitating the Five Thunders lineage of the Divine Firmament Sect is naturally no problem."

"Your Highness, do you want to sow discord?"

"Exactly!"

"We have to give the Divine Firmament Sect something to do!"

"Hahaha—I like this plan!"

"Let the Divine Firmament Sect and the Five Elements Sect fight like dogs."

Having said that, He Lianhai imitated the Five Thunders lineage and launched a Divine Lightning towards the crack.

After doing all this, he quickly left Tiger Leap Gorge with Zhou Hao Chen.

After Zhou Hao Chen and the others left for a moment, the young man from the Five Elements Sect arrived late.

After arriving at Tiger Leap Gorge, the young man saw the crack in the earth at a glance.

After all, this crack was tens of feet long, too conspicuous, making it difficult not to see.

Scanning his gaze, his pupils then contracted, seeing the traces of the Five Elements Thunder Law.

"Divine Firmament Sect?"

"Damn Divine Firmament Sect thieves!"