Chapter 234
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Chapter 234: Changes in Fate
The victor is Xiang Ying!
The heads of various families shook their heads and turned to leave the venue. This outcome greatly exceeded their expectations and was not what they desired.
Instead of witnessing the Xiang Family’s triumph, they preferred to leave and avoid any distress.
In the center of the Spiritual Law platform, Yun Ye paid no attention to the families’ pitying mentality.
He was enveloped in radiant light as the brocade ball descended, and his Fate was immediately altered.
"Obtained ceremonial fortune."
"Fate upgraded: C-level → B-level."
Fate is predetermined, while status is shaped by life.
With the boost of fortune, everything goes smoothly. Even with a humble background, it doesn’t mean one can’t achieve greatness and attain a supreme status.
Yun Ye’s B-level Fate could be considered exceptional; in the mortal world, he would be the Child of Destiny. Those who opposed him would either face meteoric downfall or meet their end from mundane accidents.
But unfortunately, this is the world of cultivation. Even obtaining vast amounts of fortune won’t guarantee that one can push through to reach the supreme position with divine assistance.
According to the current description of Yun Ye’s Fate, he merely had the status of "close to a genius."
To be honest, due to limited information and intelligence, Yun Ye couldn’t understand why, despite having swept past numerous geniuses, his status was still only close to that of a genius.
Could it be that he lacked some essential element?
After pondering for a moment, Yun Ye gave up without an answer; this was truly unimportant.
The fact that he could defeat opponents in the law realms with an E-level Fate was enough to prove that Fate is not a decisive factor; the truly meaningful "status" must still be won through personal ability.
It is merely that when Fate is strong, success follows; when Fate is weak, challenges arise — it’s not unsolvable.
“Friend Xiang Ying, congratulations in advance on your ascent to the Qilin Rankings!”
Nangong Xungu was a proud individual, but faced with Yun Ye, he felt immense caution and dared not offend him.
He had a premonition that this individual would surely rise to greatness, becoming a peerless genius.
“Advance ascent? Are you saying I’ll immediately make it to the Qilin Rankings, or do I need to challenge those above me?”
Yun Ye didn’t care about Nangong Xungu’s surrender; what he wanted was fortune. Winning one less battle meant revealing less of his power, which was a good thing.
“You will most likely ascend directly to the Qilin Rankings. The one at the end of the rankings is only slightly stronger than me; your status has already reached that level. A genius from a weaker clan wouldn’t normally be able to enter the Qilin Rankings, but you are backed by the Qushuang Family, so you won’t have to worry about challenges.”
Nangong Xungu spoke meaningfully and cupped his hands, saying, “The outcome is decided, so I have no reason to stay any longer. Farewell.”
…
Wenyun Town entered a ten-day celebration.
The news of Yun Ye defeating many talented individuals spread throughout the Great Wilderness.
Each generation, the Great Wilderness produces exceptional talents.
However, it’s quite rare for someone to gain fame at just five years old; they are all born with spiritual bodies and possess innate Spiritual Laws, confirmed from birth to have peerless potential, which makes Yun Ye’s situation entirely different.
It is rare in a thousand years for someone like Yun Ye, who mastered third-tier spirit at just five years old and swept away enemies with his own laws.
Yet, most strong families that heard this news regarded it with indifference and were not particularly moved.
This goes against common sense.
Even the most deeply-rooted families practice gradual growth; they do not let geniuses overdraw their potential and make great strides at the age of five. Although this may lead to impressive feats in the early stages, what about later on?
A cultivator without a solid foundation cannot follow the path of returning to the essence to enter the law realms. Let’s see what happens next; if he can still remain undefeated after entering the law realms, only then can Xiang Ying be considered a true super genius.
Among the many families in the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh, only Nangong Xungu’s family holds a different opinion.
Their heir has faced Xiang Ying directly and explored using intuitive Spirit Laws, finding no signs of a hasty pursuit of success. Xiang Ying is simply a pure monster, seamlessly utilizing various laws and cannot be judged by common standards.
…
Within the Xiang Family, they celebrated wildly, as this was the first genius in the family’s history, holding historic significance!
The grandeur of the celebration was such that most people lost themselves in joy. While Yun Ye’s own identity could be set aside, other members of the Xiang Family were already so proud they wanted to shout out slogans of invincibility, believing Yun Ye truly possessed talent against the heavens.
It’s hard to say…
Even if it’s true, for a small clan to be so high-profile, it probably wouldn’t be a good thing.
The Xiang Family is extremely fortunate to have caught the eye of a powerful figure like Qushuang; otherwise, Yun Ye might not have even made it to the Qilin Rankings before facing an assassination.
Indeed, the Qilin Rankings reflect the rules, a list that represents the heavens and earth, and cannot be falsified.
However, if one kills the ranked, the list naturally becomes empty. Talents from great clans often fall this way, so what chance does a small clan have? Even among… lesser creatures?
Whether there has ever been a lesser creature on the Qilin Rankings is a question on its own; at least, Yun Ye has not in his past lives.
After the celebrations of the Wenyun Ceremony concluded, the entire Xiang Family began mobilizing resources to prepare for Yun Ye’s entry into the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect.
But there arises a question: where do the Xiang Family’s resources come from?
When in Baishi Town, aside from the Secret Realm, families had hardly any spiritual resources, to the point that even food was deemed valuable and worthy of collection.
Yet, in Wenyun Town, the spirit energy density exceeded that of Baishi Town by over a hundred times; cultivating most Spirit Plants was feasible, and the power of various Spirit Laws was significantly increased, such as rain-making techniques that could reach scales ten or twenty times that of Baishi Town.
In such circumstances, planting various Spiritual Herbs is quite simple, so the Xiang Family would extensively cultivate revival of Spiritual Roots across the wood, water, and earth elements, ensuring these individuals would work in this field for their entire lives.
This represents the Xiang Family’s largest and most stable economic source; as long as the natural environment remains unchanged and no other clans seize their land, the output is predictable.
The second source is income from spirit pills, as the Xiang Family has trained pill-refining masters who convert Spiritual Herbs into pills for higher profits.
The third source is from the spirit stones generated by the Xiang Family’s spirit vein in Beize; spirit stones in this world require human refinement, as natural deposits are scarce. The Xiang Family often employs many mortals to mine, who then hand the stones over to revival of Spiritual Roots practitioners for refinement.
Finally, there is the trade in materials from demons and monsters.
Wenyun Town has many Spiritual Law masters with varying needs, making materials for creating Spiritual Tools and Talismans valuable for trade.
In addition to producing spirit stones, the Xiang Family’s spirit vein in Beize also allows for the killing of many demons, with useless materials being sold off.
This income is quite unstable and represents a small portion of their overall resources.
Generally, only Spiritual Law masters from small families would venture to hunt demons for resources; true Spiritual Law families need not do so, as the profits are minimal.
This constitutes the entirety of the Xiang Family’s resources; one could say their foundation is quite substantial, making it easier to accumulate resources.
After hundreds of years, the resources amassed by the Xiang Family are clearly beyond what one individual can imagine.
Even if a small portion is allocated, it is a significant sum, giving the Xiang Family the confidence to allow Yun Ye to enter the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect and achieve success.
