“Sigh… what a pity, we still failed to catch that evil cultivator!” Lin Xingyun sighed with a sorrowful expression. “Now that Brother Xiao Chen has been taken away by that evil cultivator, his fate looks grim. I truly can’t rest easy.”
His dramatic show of regret made Xiao Qianluo feel deeply distressed.
“Xingyun, you can’t blame yourself for this. Aunt Ying did her best. It’s all the fault of that wicked cultivator!” Xiao Qianluo said. “Don’t worry, once I return, I’ll dispatch more experts from the clan to search for your imperial brother. We won’t let him continue to suffer under that remnant soul!”
“Mm-hmm! Xingyun, you’re so kind!” Xiao Qianluo, touched by his promise as he held her delicate hand, threw herself into his arms in front of everyone.
Watching the young couple embrace and comfort each other, Emperor Xiao Yang felt much more at ease. Though he had lost a son, having such a remarkable son-in-law who loved his daughter deeply was still a great comfort.
Later, the Fourth Prince Xiao Zhen, who had welcomed Lin Xingyun and often looked after Xiao Qianluo, earned favor because of their budding friendship. Under Lin Xingyun’s subtle guidance, Emperor Xiao Yang did not hesitate to appoint the equally outstanding Xiao Zhen as Crown Prince.
Grateful beyond words, Xiao Zhen realized that he absolutely had to cling tightly to this brother-in-law’s thigh.
…
Two days later, Lin Xingyun began his return to the Lin Clan. His explanation to Emperor Xiao Yang and Xiao Qianluo was that his father and elder brother’s fates were still uncertain, so holding a wedding right now would be inappropriate.
However, he allowed Xiao Qianluo to accompany him and live long-term with the Lin Clan to enjoy its resources and cultivate together.
Emperor Xiao Yang had no objections. In fact, he sent off vast amounts of treasures and spirit stones—partly as extra dowry for Xiao Qianluo, but also in gratitude to Lin Xingyun for exposing the hidden threat of Xiao Chen.
Although Xiao Qianluo felt a bit disappointed that she couldn’t officially become Lin Xingyun’s concubine just yet, being able to stay by his side day and night still filled her with joy.
After bidding farewell to her father, siblings, and kin, Xiao Qianluo accompanied Lin Xingyun as they departed aboard an immortal airship.
…
Early the next morning, on the airship—
“Five Veil Misty Palm!” Lin Xingyun shouted as he struck toward Ying Qing with his full strength, his palm radiating trails of green spiritual mist. The display was quite impressive at a glance.
Ying Qing caught the strike effortlessly with one hand, then said in surprise, “Young Master, your palm strength has now reached 400,000 kilograms! The Golden-Eyed Sun-Ni truly lives up to its name as a rare divine beast. Just one portion of its Beast Blood has laid such a solid foundation for you!”
Lin Xingyun retracted his palm and nodded with satisfaction.
For the past two months, he had been consistently refining his body using the Golden-Eyed Sun-Ni’s Beast Blood along with large quantities of Body-Tempering Spiritual Medicine. He had finally cultivated his physical strength to 400,000 kilograms.
But a few days ago, he began to notice that the Golden-Eyed Sun-Ni’s Beast Blood no longer had any effect.
“So 400,000 kilograms is the limit it can push my strength to,” he mused. “If I break through to the Spirit Sea Realm now, I’ll have a decent foundation, but I’ll still fall far short of what Lin Feng had back then.”
“I must go further!”
He had a vague feeling that even Lin Feng’s 500,000-kilogram strength wasn’t anything to boast about. If he could reach 1 million kilograms while still in the Vital Energy Realm, perhaps something unexpected might happen. Read this novel at NovelPing for the best experience.
It wouldn’t be easy, though. After thinking it over, Lin Xingyun decided to try his luck with the lottery.
When in doubt—consult the system!
“System, use the intermediate draw reward!”
[Ding! System prompt!]
[Intermediate Lottery: Probability rates for reward tiers—White: 60%, Blue: 20%, Purple: 15%, Orange: 4.5%, Gold: 0.5%. Confirm draw?]
A much larger prize wheel appeared in his mind, filled with even more rewards—this time including a few golden-tier ones.
“Still just 0.5% for gold,” Lin Xingyun murmured. “Last time I had a first-draw guarantee that gave me an orange item. This time, gold is only 0.5%, and orange is just 4.5%…”
He hesitated. This was an intermediate draw, and he could only afford two attempts. After working so hard to squeeze every bit out of Xiao Chen for over two months, it would sting if both draws were wasted.
Unless—was there a way to massively increase his luck?
“Hmm? Massively increase luck?” Inspiration struck him. “Got it!”
Without delay, Lin Xingyun headed to Xiao Qianluo’s room and scooped her up while she was still fast asleep.
She wore an adorable lemon-yellow nightgown. Maybe because she liked to toss and turn in her sleep, her gown had slipped down quite a bit, revealing a breathtaking scene that made her all the more alluring.
Even Lin Xingyun couldn’t help but admire the view for a moment before gently patting her cheek.
“Qianluo, say ‘husband.’”
“Ah? Huh?!” Half-asleep, Xiao Qianluo was startled and flustered, but obediently whispered, “Hu… husband…”
Right at that moment, Lin Xingyun felt a strange surge within him—his fortune had clearly jumped!
“As expected!” Lin Xingyun beamed with joy.
He hadn’t forgotten—Xiao Qianluo had the fate script of [Envy Magnet] and [Husband-Bringer].
Although they hadn’t truly consummated their marriage yet, he knew how to exploit loopholes! And now, her fate power was clearly boosting him!
Without hesitation, he confirmed the draw. “System, confirm the lottery!”
[Ding! Intermediate draw initiated!]
As the system message sounded, the massive wheel in his mind began spinning rapidly. After a while, it gradually slowed down.
[Ding! Congratulations!]
[Ding! Host has obtained a golden-tier prize—Heavenly Elephant Suppression Technique!]
[Heavenly Elephant Suppression Technique: Great Emperor-level cultivation method. Allows the user to refine countless micro-elephant particles within the body. Each completed particle boosts physical strength by 100,000 kilograms. Once perfected, one can grasp the sun and moon with bare hands and shatter the void!]
“A hit! A golden legend!”
Overjoyed, Lin Xingyun cupped Xiao Qianluo’s soft cheeks and planted two kisses on her face.
“Ah! Lin Xingyun! Y-You’re the worst!” Xiao Qianluo shouted, flailing her arms in embarrassment. “It’s too early for this nonsense… seriously…”
Her sleepiness vanished, replaced by shame and frustration as she lightly pummeled Lin Xingyun.
“With the Heavenly Elephant Suppression Technique, as long as I can refine six elephant particles, my physical strength will exceed 1 million kilograms!”
“Tsk tsk, what a perfect golden prize from just one draw! This girl’s fate really is overpowered,” Lin Xingyun thought to himself as Xiao Qianluo rained soft punches on him.
But then he had another idea. “I still have over 190,000 Villain Points… why not keep going?”
Having made up his mind, he turned back toward Xiao Qianluo.
“Qianluo, call me husband two more times!”
“Ah?!” she stared at him, flustered. “Y-You… are you insane?!”
“Husband, husband, husband! Satisfied now? Hmph!” She shouted out in embarrassment, giving in completely.
“So annoying! You won’t even marry me sooner… you just keep making me call you husband over and over. What’s the point?!”
The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. Then she angrily pinched Lin Xingyun’s waist hard.
“Perfect!” Lin Xingyun grinned. “System, spend 100,000 Villain Points and open one more intermediate draw!”
Feeling his luck surge again, he triggered the second draw.
To unlock the advanced draw, he would need 1 million Villain Points. Even if he quickly harvested from more Children of Destiny, it would still take time.
For now, gaining one more golden prize to boost his strength was more realistic.
[Ding! 100,000 Villain Points consumed. Initiating intermediate draw!]
As the system message rang out, the massive wheel in his mind began spinning again… and after a moment, the pointer began to slow…