Chapter 257
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Chapter 257: The Art of Fate Techniques from a Mystic Realm Powerful Figure
After Yun Ye encountered Lan Wuyin, the evaluation of his Fate changed, or rather, an additional segment was added.
This segment explained why he possessed the level of a supreme genius but was not one.
"Fate is not in one’s control; fortune is flowing away."
Through the panel, he could see that during the extermination of the Xiang Family, his fortune had surged dramatically to B＋, but it gradually began to dissipate, falling back to B level, and it continued to decline without stopping.
His fortune was being constantly devoured by Lan Wuyin.
At the same time, the more fortune was consumed, the more fortune enveloped Lan Wuyin.
As long as Lan Wuyin did not intervene to deal with him, he was sheltered by Lan Wuyin’s fortune, akin to a powerful figure from the Mystic Realm, capable of suppressing his own fortune and remaining unaffected by calamities from non-Dao artifacts.
Here, suppressing fortune means literally repressing it.
Fortune is something that is constantly flowing; new fortune comes in, and old fortune goes out. The so-called suppression of fortune means preventing it from flowing away, allowing for continuous accumulation.
To suppress one’s own fortune, one either needs to possess a Dao artifact or a supreme treasure, or their own realm must be sufficiently high.
The Mystic Realm, in a way, also involves causality and fate, allowing one to suppress their fortune to a certain extent.
Yun Ye’s fortune seemed to be consumed by Lan Wuyin, but could he not borrow Lan Wuyin’s fortune?
Lan Wuyin’s fortune was far stronger than Yun Ye’s, gathering the entire fortune of the Qushuang Dao System.
With such fortune protection, Yun Ye could do anything smoothly and rarely faced calamities.
Even if there were challenges, they would certainly be transformed from danger to safety.
The path of fortune is incredibly profound; Yun Ye specifically researched this and found that the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect does not open this part of the secret techniques, requiring high achievements and permissions.
What he understood was merely a tiny fragment, lacking any practical fortune techniques.
If he had not plundered the families of Baishi Town, he would have had no means to learn what he now knew.
By today, Yun Ye basically confirmed that Lan Wuyin destroyed the Xiang Family to gather fortune.
First, he transferred the fortune of revenge to Yun Ye, and then he devoured it himself.
This transfer resembles a kind of transaction, allowing Yun Ye to borrow more fortune.
Perhaps Lan Wuyin used this method to enhance his Fate, enabling seven geniuses to achieve their goals successively?
Moreover, he also consumed the fortune of supreme geniuses to prevent being countered by it.
Not concerning this matter of fortune might inadvertently allow those peerless geniuses to discover it one day.
Unfortunately, this path was also blocked.
It was sobering.
The methods of a Mystic Realm powerful figure are numerous and absolute.
With such a commanding arrangement, what can the later generations do?
"A tale worth singing and weeping is celebrated precisely because it is rare… Such a true world."
Yun Ye stood atop Spirit Mountain, overlooking the entire Qinghe Spirit Land.
The Qinghe Spirit Land was undergoing earth-shaking changes.
A large number of spiritual fields were developed, and hundreds of Spiritual Law masters each fulfilled the tasks assigned by Yun Ye.
To be honest, Spiritual Law masters had never appeared in his past life, making it difficult to apply previous theories.
Yun Ye observed little by little to discover better ways to manage them.
However, he also realized that the environment indeed has a significant impact on a person.
These Spiritual Law masters were once ordinary beings who could not read; they only understood that becoming a Spiritual Law master meant being above others. However, this transformation did not happen instantly; it followed a process.
When they were constantly praised by outsiders, when they faced kneeling anyone who met them and were served at home, this transformation occurred especially quickly.
Yet, when ordered to work in the fields without the chance to change, they immediately lost their arrogance and returned to a normal life.
After Yun Ye enacted laws, such as one requiring murderers to pay with their lives, the privileges of the Spiritual Law masters were once again weakened. Following a few examples of those who dared to break the law, their characters shifted once more, coming closer to that of ordinary beings.
This is how it should be.
As long as one is human, they will be influenced by their environment; a closed and unchanging environment is the most stable.
Ancient dynasties favored supporting agriculture while suppressing commerce for good reason; without exposure to the outside world, there would be no distractions, no additional thoughts, and they could endure suffering, allowing them to be content like livestock.
In any era, as long as basic survival is guaranteed, the likelihood of rebellion from the lower classes remains low.
Although Spiritual Law masters wield power, they are still far behind the true rulers like Yun Ye, so naturally, whatever Yun Ye says goes, and they do not dare to overstep.
"But… all of this is because of my existence. Once I disappear, everything will quickly return to normal."
Yun Ye also had his own realizations.
In this world, gathering great power, the distinction between immortals and mortals is too exaggerated; even with a grand environment shaping them, cultivators find it hard to identify with ordinary beings.
For example, after Yun Ye entered the spiritual realm, he could see the dust, pores, and even cells on the faces of ordinary beings with the naked eye, making it difficult to have a good impression of them.
Although Xiang Qingrou and her companions showed great respect for Yun Ye, they were extremely impatient with ordinary beings, and the reason was that they did not regard them as people at all.
To some extent, powerful Spiritual Law masters were absolutely uninterested in ordinary beings; individuals with extraordinary cultivation levels who took ordinary beauties and handsome men to enjoy themselves were almost nonexistent.
The gap between immortals and mortals is just too vast.
Perhaps from the perspective of ordinary beings, some individuals are indeed beautiful and captivating, but from the perspective of cultivators, they seem entirely like piles of flesh and bones, hardly able to evoke positive feelings.
In the case of Spiritual Law master beauties and handsome men, apart from their bodies being free of stains due to their extraordinary nature, their spirit energy could also partially block vision from penetrating their flesh.
This is just one of the many barriers between ordinary beings and Spiritual Law masters; there are still many other issues at play.
To be honest, in such a world, breaking the order from the lower classes can only happen if everyone agrees on an ideal.
An ideal can transcend differences in race, skin color, and countries, suppressing most conflicts.
Yet, even so, it still cannot last long.
Just like an invincible figure can dictate the order, once they disappear or fall, the order they established will quickly crumble.
An ideal could also eventually succumb to the wear and tear of time.
Only something absolute, that even the strongest will cannot change, can achieve permanence.
For instance, the rules of the Dao Artifact.
But soon, Yun Ye shook his head; he was not pursuing eternity.
No matter how solid the order is, it must eventually collapse; this is an inevitability of the laws of the universe.
Human efforts can only postpone this inevitability; he needed to focus on the matters at hand.
If you ask Yun Ye why he chases ideals, his answer would be: he wants to hear someone say it was him who brought happiness.
To have made a difference in the world and to leave behind his own story—what a magnificent sight that would be.
