“Yes, yes! Where are we going to explore?” Xiao Qianluo eagerly agreed.
Lin Xingyun gave a sly smile and said, “To harvest a gift from nature!”
He clearly remembered the first time he met Xiao Chen, he had checked Xiao Chen’s three upcoming opportunities.
The second one stated: Seven days later at night, Xiao Chen will go to a cave 100 kilometers south of the capital and discover an ancient cultivator’s abode, obtaining spiritual stones, spirit herbs, and the movement technique divine ability [Wind and Thunder Phantom Step].
Was he going to let Xiao Chen take it?
Absolutely not!
Very soon, he led Xiao Qianluo deep into the mountain range.
Relying on the clue from Xiao Chen’s fortune, he quickly located the hidden cave abode.
Inside, spiritual energy was abundant and the area was full of rare spirit herbs.
In the corner lay a jade slip.
Lin Xingyun activated his divine soul to inspect it.
It recorded the divine ability [Wind and Thunder Phantom Step]!
“So many spirit stones… there must be several million!”
“These spirit herbs are all over 3,000 years old!”
“And this jade slip… it actually contains a divine movement technique created by a Great Saint?!”
“Xingyun, this place… what is it exactly?”
Xiao Qianluo was shocked by the wealth inside and couldn’t help asking.
Lin Xingyun found a sheepskin scroll next to the jade slip.
On it was written:
“My name is Ji Xukun. I failed my Quasi-Emperor Tribulation and am about to dissolve into the Dao. I now leave behind some spirit stones, spirit herbs, and my life’s ultimate technique, hoping someone fated can inherit it and pass it on.”
Lin Xingyun nodded after reading it and explained to Xiao Qianluo, “Looks like this is the legacy of a cultivator surnamed Ji. Since he’s gone, this is now unclaimed.”
He said this as if it were perfectly natural.
Without hesitation, he swept up everything in the cave and stored it in his spatial ring.
“Thank you, nature, for your generous gift!” Lin Xingyun couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Just as he was about to leave, he paused, then sneered and placed the sheepskin scroll back where it was.
At that moment, the system prompt arrived:
[Ding! Host has successfully plundered the Child of Destiny’s opportunity!]
[Reward: 5,000 Villain Points! Xiao Chen’s fate points decreased by 5,000. Remaining fate points: !]
“Oh? Only 5,000 points this time?”
“Seems this whole cave’s treasure is still nowhere near as valuable to Xiao Chen as the [Sword Soul Emperor Scripture] was.” Lin Xingyun thought to himself.
At this point, his Villain Points had reached enough for three basic draws.
But he was no longer satisfied with basic draws.
He planned to accumulate 100,000 points and go for a mid-tier draw!
If an orange reward like [Innate Dao Embryo] was already this terrifying…
Then if he pulled a gold reward from a mid-tier draw—wouldn’t he just take off on the spot?
He was already excited about what his first gold-tier reward might be…
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That night.
Xiao Chen rushed toward the demonic beast mountain range south of the capital to sharpen his combat skills. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
Five days ago, the news of Lin Xingyun awakening the [Innate Dao Embryo] had shaken him deeply.
The world knew that the [Innate Dao Embryo] had freakishly fast cultivation speed!
He now had an uneasy fear that Lin Xingyun would surpass him and leave him behind.
Just the thought of being surpassed by that silken-tongued heir made hatred boil within him. He trained even harder in response.
“Lin Xingyun, don’t think you’re invincible just because you have the [Innate Dao Embryo]!”
“True strength requires more than talent—it demands an unshakable Dao heart!”
“A silken-tongued heir who only knows how to flirt with women… how could I ever lose to you?!”
Thinking of Lin Xingyun filled him with disgust. As he dashed through the mountains, he clenched his teeth and cursed bitterly.
But the moment he entered the mountains, a sudden sense of fortune struck his heart, pulling him rapidly in one direction.
The Child of Destiny always had an unusual sensitivity toward opportunities and treasures.
Soon, he discovered a cave abode.
But when he entered and checked it out, he found it completely empty.
Aside from the stone walls, there was nothing!
“Hmm? A sheepskin scroll?”
Xiao Chen spotted the scroll quickly and examined it closely.
“My name is Ji Xukun?”
“Quasi-Emperor Tribulation? That means he was a Great Saint?”
“Spirit stones, spirit herbs, self-created ultimate technique?”
“Where are they???”
Xiao Chen glanced around in disbelief.
But aside from stone walls, there was still nothing left…
Not even a blade of grass remained.
He refused to give up and flipped over every corner, knocking and tapping around.
In the end, he could only face the truth.
Everything really had been cleaned out.
Whoever came before him wasn’t just a bandit—they were worse than one!
“How is this possible?! I clearly sensed that there was treasure here!”
As Xiao Chen struggled to make sense of it, Han Feng emerged.
His soul energy drifted out, scanning carefully before frowning deeply.
“Disciple, I sense two familiar soul auras here.”
“Lin Xingyun and your Seventh Sister. And it seems… they were here just recently…”
“What?! Him again?!”
“He took the treasure?!”
“It has to be him! That damned silken-tongued heir!”
Blinded by hatred, Xiao Chen instantly pinned the blame on Lin Xingyun.
But as he calmed down slightly, his face twisted in bitter frustration.
He couldn’t exactly go demand them from Lin Xingyun now, could he?
All he could do was punch the cave wall in helpless fury.
“Damn it! How could it be such a coincidence? This treasure should’ve been mine!”
“Let’s hope… it really was just a coincidence…”
Han Feng, seeing the bizarre scene, fell into silence.
The other party had emptied the entire cave.
So why leave that scroll behind?
Just so Xiao Chen would know there had been treasure here—
And that he couldn’t get a single piece?
Wasn’t that psychological torment?
And that’s exactly what it was.
Lin Xingyun, having once again pushed Xiao Chen to a mental breakdown, received another bonus:
[+5,000 Villain Points!]
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Eight days later.
At dawn in the Princess’s residence, inside Lin Xingyun’s room.
He was currently bathing in a large golden cauldron.
The cauldron was filled with potent spirit herbs and beast blood.
At this moment, the spiritual energy was so rich it felt tangible.
He was cultivating the Lin Clan’s basic Vital Energy Realm technique—[Blood Condensation Art]—to fully absorb the essence of these treasures.
As the saying goes, the poor stay home and the rich travel.
Although he wasn’t favored in the clan, as the Second Young Master, he still carried an ample supply of cultivation resources when traveling.
Especially after raiding the cave abode, his stash of spirit herbs had become even more abundant.
In the past, no matter how much Liu Fengyi poured resources into him, it was like tossing stones into a lake—no ripple, no progress.
But things were different now.
With the [Innate Dao Embryo] physique, his ability to absorb spirit herbs and beast blood had skyrocketed!
Soon, inside his jade-like body, his blood and qi surged, and his bones crackled.
That was the sign of reaching the limit of the Vital Energy Realm— a physical strength of 50,000 kilograms!
He slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath of turbid air, and began cleaning up.
Once he dressed and stepped out, he was greeted by a joyful Ying Qing.
“Congratulations, Young Master, on reaching the peak of the Vital Energy Realm.”
“Ying Qing, don’t tease me. It’s just the Vital Energy Realm,” Lin Xingyun said with rare embarrassment.
After all, Xiao Qianluo—who was the same age as him— was already close to the late stage of the Origin Palace Realm…
“I wouldn’t dare tease you, Young Master. I speak with complete sincerity.”
“Very few cultivators in this realm can reach a body strength of 50,000 kilograms.”
“With such a solid foundation, your future achievements will be extraordinary.”
Ying Qing covered her lips with a graceful smile, offering genuine encouragement.