Chapter 446 - 442: The Person of Great Fortune

As Li Ping spoke, she suddenly froze. An incredulous light shone in her beautiful eyes as she stared at the fatty, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly. "The Divine Temple appears, the map is gifted, and the destined one is in the East... You damn fatty, are you saying... this map... is the Ancient Map? And the destined person it’s to be gifted to is Qin Li?"

The fatty slowly nodded. "Exactly. That’s why Master will definitely agree to this. Because the Supreme Elder added another line: ’Do not make an enemy of the destined person. If we can follow him closely, the Sect will prosper for ages to come. Otherwise, the Sect will face a great calamity within a hundred years!’"

"But... but how can you be so sure that Qin Li is the destined person?" Li Ping didn’t dare doubt the Sect’s Supreme Elder from that era. His Divination Skill had been miraculously accurate, never once failing!

"Just think about it..." The fatty pulled Li Ping by the hand to sit on the bed. Then, while speaking with an incredibly serious expression, he stealthily placed his hand on her leg and began to gently caress it.

Li Ping’s pretty face flushed red, and she let out a soft gasp but didn’t say anything to stop him. In truth, the damn fatty had always been all bark and no bite, at most taking small liberties. It was rare for him to be as bold as he was today. Her body and soul had long since belonged to this fatty, so not only did she not feel repulsed, but her heart also held a faint sense of joy and anticipation.

"That Qin Li is only in his twenties, yet with his strength, even that peerless genius from the Hai Family, an expert at the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation realm, was no match for him. Do you still think Qin Li isn’t the destined person? Even in the Land of the Far West, could you find anyone stronger than him?"

The fatty’s words sent Li Ping into deep thought, causing her to almost ignore his hand, which was creeping ever higher...

This matter was of no small importance, forcing her to consider it carefully. After all, it involved the Sect’s interests and could also affect her father’s opinion of the fatty.

"They say the youngest son of the Tongtian City Lord is only thirty, but he has already entered the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation realm... I don’t know if that’s true or not." Li Ping’s face was flushed and her body felt weak from the fatty’s teasing hand, but she forced herself to speak.

"The Tongtian City Lord’s youngest son... I’ve also heard he’s a once-in-a-millennium genius. But could he beat Hai Jinzun—a man who entered the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation realm over 150 years ago—so badly that he couldn’t even fight back, and forcefully break one of his arms?" The fatty sneered, then continued, "Everyone else thinks Qin Li must have had some miraculous encounter and gained a body of brute strength, but do you think so too?"

Li Ping nearly collapsed into the fatty’s embrace, moaning softly, "Whatever you say, senior brother... I... I..."

The fatty lowered his head and kissed Li Ping’s luscious, alluring lips. A raging fire was instantly ignited.

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Qin Li returned to Hu’s City Lord’s Mansion and quickly met with him. Hu didn’t mention a single word about what happened last night. Qin Li knew that no matter what, Hu would never blame him, but this only made him feel even more guilty. If it weren’t for him, although Hu wouldn’t be living the life he had today, his parents and family would not have been killed.

’Thinking of the Sect that massacred Hu’s entire family, a cold, murderous glint flashed in Qin Li’s eyes. ’No matter what, I will absolutely not let that Sect in the distant Celestial Lake Kingdom off the hook! To this day, no other sect has made me feel such hatred. Even with a detestable woman like Han Mei from the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace, I never thought of killing her, only teaching her a lesson.’

’But that Sect that slaughtered Hu’s entire family... I will never let them go, no matter what! And I’m sure they feel the same way about me!’

In the evening, Hu Xiaopang came to Hu’s mansion alone, humming a little tune, and asked to see Qin Li. When Qin Li saw the fatty, he felt that he seemed a little different from when they’d met that morning. He couldn’t put his finger on what exactly had changed, but the damn fatty was now beaming, his face all smiles as if he’d just found a pile of money. He had a very punchable look about him.

Qin Li didn’t know the fatty’s purpose in coming. ’I taught his junior sister a small lesson this morning,’ he mused. ’He couldn’t be here to settle the score, could he?’

However, when the fatty stated his purpose, even Qin Li was so stunned he couldn’t react for a long moment. After a while, he finally lifted his head, stared into the fatty’s small eyes, and asked faintly, "Why?"

As the saying goes, an unsolicited courtesy hides a wicked design. Qin Li simply didn’t believe this scheming fatty would be kind enough to just hand over the Ancient Map.

Besides, anyone who possessed an Ancient Map right now would be hiding it away, terrified of anyone else finding out. Yet this fatty had just come out and said it right to his face.

Although Qin Li had previously eavesdropped on the conversation between the fatty and his junior sister and knew they did indeed have an Ancient Map, he still couldn’t figure out the fatty’s intentions. And until he understood, Qin Li would not accept this map.

The fatty looked at Qin Li with a candid expression, but inwardly he was thinking, ’This Qin Li really is no ordinary person. After I said all that, he didn’t get excited like I’d imagined. Instead, he’s asking me why. And from the looks of it, if I don’t give him a proper explanation, he won’t accept it!’

"Well..." The fatty hesitated for a moment, glanced around, then grit his teeth and told Qin Li about the final divination performed by his Sect’s Supreme Elder before he passed away.

Qin Li’s heart stirred, but he didn’t ask how the fatty was so sure he was that person, because he had heard similar things more than once.

From the mysterious Sect Leader of Ice Edge to Elder Jiang Heng of the Hongyan Sect, along with the many miraculous encounters he himself had experienced, Qin Li had basically concluded that he was the "destined person" they all spoke of.

A so-called "destined person" was someone born to align with and follow the great trends of the world, a person who possessed immense destiny!

In truth, such a person appeared every few hundred years. The most prominent examples were the founding Emperors in the Mortal Realm! Every one of them was born of destiny, their fates intertwined with the great trends of the world. Thus, they were always able to escape desperate situations and go on to create immortal, world-shaking achievements.

In the world of Martial Artists, there were also such people born of destiny. From a young age, they would display extraordinary qualities. Take Shangguan Shiyu, for example. She had an Innate Spirit Body. In her childhood, she showed no particular talent as a Martial Artist, but after her Innate Spirit Body was discovered in her youth, her cultivation speed became astonishing! If she had joined one of the great Sects in the Land of the Far West from the beginning, her strength would surely be much greater than it is now!

Another example was that woman, Han Mei. Although her personality was detestable, one had to admit she was also a person born of destiny. Her natural talent was so outstanding it made others burn with envy and jealousy!

To reach the peak of the Shattered Void realm before the age of fifty was something no ordinary person could hope to match.

Then there was the fatty and his junior sister. In truth, both of them were also people blessed by fortune, having attained great strength at a young age.

The world’s destiny could not possibly fall upon a single person; if it did, that person might not even be able to bear it. However, there was one point everyone believed: among these people born of destiny, there were definite differences in the amount of fortune they possessed. In other words, there was bound to be someone who possessed an immense destiny!

Their talent and their path of development were so incredible that people could only look up to them in awe, unable to even muster a shred of jealousy!

Looking at Qin Li’s path of development, it was clear he was the one who possessed that immense destiny!

A bitter childhood, followed by a youth where he began to distinguish himself. He wasn’t born in a place teeming with experts like the Land of the Far West, nor was he born in a Mysterious Land abundant with Spiritual Qi.

He was merely the illegitimate son of a young lady from a wealthy family in the Mortal Realm. Under such circumstances, by cultivating a combat technique that was said to kill anyone who practiced it, he had gone from a Martial Artist not even at the Yellow Level to the Celestial Level in just a few short years. His subsequent meteoric rise and the speed of his improvement were simply dumbfounding.

In just over a decade, he had already grown into a super-expert at the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation realm!

Meanwhile, many so-called young geniuses of Qin Li’s age, even in the Land of the Far West, would be in the Venerable Realm at the absolute most—and that was after being propped up by who knows how many precious Spiritual Medicines and treasures.

Then there was Qin Li’s luck. He had escaped death numerous times, easily breaking out of hopeless situations, and always managed to gain huge benefits in the process—from the Vermilion Fruit and the Nine-Turned White Jade Lotus in the early days, to the Golden Palace later on.

Every step Qin Li took seemed perilous, yet it also felt completely natural, as if these things were destined to be his from birth. His luck was simply off the charts!

So, for a person like this, if he wasn’t the one who possessed immense destiny, who else could be?

’Looking back on my years since arriving on the Celestial Essence Continent, bit by bit, it’s really been just as these people said. Effort only accounted for forty percent, while luck made up the other sixty!’

’Countless people worked hard, but those who could achieve so much in such a short time were few and far between!’

A thousand thoughts raced through Qin Li’s mind. The fatty didn’t interrupt him, but simply sat there with an intoxicated smile, as if lost in some wonderful memory.

After a long while, Qin Li finally said slowly, "Alright. I accept this favor, Brother Hu. In the future, if there really is anything in that Divine Temple, you will definitely get your share!"

The fatty beamed. "Then it’s a deal! I trust that you, Brother Qin, are a man of your word!" As he spoke, he took a wooden box from his robes and handed it to Qin Li.

Qin Li opened it on the spot. Lying quietly inside was an ancient animal-hide Scroll, from which an ancient, weathered aura washed over him. He unrolled the Scroll. The markings on it recorded the various Mysterious Lands across the Celestial Essence Continent, and the cryptic pattern on the back was identical to the one on the doors of the Divine Temple!

Qin Li let out a long sigh of relief in his heart. ’That makes seven! Only one last piece remains, and I already have a good idea of where it is. It seems it’s time to make a trip to the Land of the Far West!’

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