Chapter 476 - 417: A Forced Melon Isn’t Sweet?

Chu Huaixu stood outside the first bronze door, unaware of which ancestral emperor was buried inside.

He looked at his hands, once stained with Qin Xuexiao’s blood, and could only guess, without certainty.

But he could only think of this reason for now, feeling it highly probable.

The "claimed fortune" absorbed by a person that remains within after death is ultimately different from "wild fortune" drifting outside.

Chu Huaixu exchanged for the highest quality luck cultivation technique in the Library Pavilion of the Daoist Sect.

He sat cross-legged in front of the bronze doors, trying to operate this technique named the "Qi Consumption Method".

As the name implies, this method emphasizes the word "consume".

Its method of absorbing fortune is like ingesting it into the body.

Technically, Chu Huaixu’s body was naturally born and raised in Moon Country, a purebred Moon Country person.

Currently, all his special attribute points are quite high, even at a level comparable to the best of Moon Country.

Normally, relying on the "Qi Consumption Method," he should be able to quickly absorb a large amount of national fortune into his body for his own use.

But the current effect is negligible.

"Not even as efficient as forcibly absorbing ’wild fortune’ outside!" thought Chu Huaixu.

The Power of Fortune is different from the Spiritual Power generated by absorbing Spiritual Qi.

It needs a quantitative change to trigger a qualitative change.

Meaning it requires considerable fortune to be beneficial.

With this absorption speed, Chu Huaixu cannot achieve a qualitative change even if he stays in this place for three hours.

Even three days, no—thirty days wouldn’t suffice.

The Emperor’s Mausoleum is deemed an opportunity because the absorption speed should not be this slow.

This left Chu Huaixu somewhat displeased.

He decided not to waste any more time in front of this bronze door and proceeded forward to the second bronze door.

He sat cross-legged again and operated the "Qi Consumption Method" once more.

Ultimately, the situation was exactly the same as before.

"I refuse to believe this!"

Chu Huaixu stood up again and walked quickly forward.

With each attempt he made, he received the same consistent answers.

At the ninth bronze door, sitting cross-legged, he raised two fingers and gently wiped them across his eyes.

In his gaze, golden flames began to burn fiercely.

A golden mark appeared at the center of Chu Huaixu’s brow.

——Body Refining Divine Techniques [Body Ascension]!

Since his Physique was increased to 10 points, his Body Refining Divine Techniques underwent a qualitative change.

Not only did his overall combat power as a Body Refiner surge, but there was another point of great importance.

That Body Refining Divine Techniques originally had a time limit.

Simply put, his "transformation effect" had a duration.

As his power continued to grow, the duration continued to lengthen.

But upon reaching [Physique 10], Chu Huaixu was surprised to find that he was no longer subject to time restraints.

This made him realize that the original Body Refining Divine Techniques, termed Body Ascension, elevated his physique to a Holy Body State.

Upon reaching Physique 10, he achieved Great Success of the Holy Body, with his body refined by the Power of Heaven and Earth into a Sacred Body.

If he wished, he could exist in this mode regularly.

"Though it’s a bit too flashy, and too conspicuous in a crowd."

Already handsome to such an extent, adding special effects is unnecessary.

Otherwise, he might well be a celestial being walking among us.

Chu Huaixu opted to remain more low-key in daily life.

Upon entering the Holy Body mode, as expected, the fortune that previously ignored him began to change.

The absorption efficiency tripled.

But the initial efficiency was so low that tripling it made little difference.

"Seems to be because I killed Qin Xuexiao."

Chu Huaixu pondered for a moment, suspecting his problem may not stem from slaying a royal family member.

He didn’t find this particularly odd.

Celestial family rivalries happen frequently.

The royal bloodline isn’t that precious.

It’s not as if I killed an "Emperor ordained by heaven".

But in reality, the consequence may be more serious than killing the Emperor.

"Because Qin Xuexiao... he is the Child of Destiny!" Chu Huaixu suddenly recalled.

He almost forgot, this man was one of the four main characters in "Borrowed Sword"...

He was chosen by the Moon Country’s fortune!

National fortune was one of Qin Xuexiao’s many Golden Fingers...

Meaning, Chu Huaixu basically slaughtered the person selected by fortune.

Thinking of absorbing it for his own use was indeed wishful thinking.

"Besides, in less prominent areas of the Emperor’s Mausoleum, there are buried royal family members, not just each successive Moon Emperor."

"Qin Xuexiao might just be buried here," thought Chu Huaixu.

After crossing over, the main storyline of "Borrowed Sword" had been diverted by him.

Of course, he always felt that Li Chunsong, the one who mistakenly led him up the mountain, should bear main responsibility as the origin of everything.

Luckily, the plot moved in a favorable direction.

Gradually, he kinda began to ignore the identity of the supposed world protagonist.

Unexpectedly, he faced setbacks in this instance.

"The world’s protagonist is remarkable after all." he reflected internally.

Getting up again, Chu Huaixu, pressed for time, stepped forward and vanished instantly.

Based on his mighty physique, his speed was near flying.

Swiftly, he reached the deepest part of the Emperor’s Mausoleum.

Here, the bronze doors were much larger than those before.

Nine dragons were engraved on the bronze doors.

Above the dragons was a bright moon.

"Inside is the Ancestor Emperor’s body," voiced Chu Huaixu.

The door held many Restrictions.

With his cultivation, he couldn’t enter nor break it open.

Even more bafflingly, the fortune inside seemed adhesive, truly barely able to be absorbed!

Yet the density of the Power of Fortune inside surpassed that behind all previous bronze doors combined.

Leading Chu Huaixu to curl his mouth in further displeasure.

"According to the plot in ’Borrowed Sword’, the contents here are likely a big gift for Qin Xuexiao."

He found this highly probable.

Even though Qin Xuexiao was the chosen possession target by the Ancestor Emperor, being the main character of "Borrowed Sword", he might retaliate during possession due to unique reasons, even obtaining benefit.

Otherwise, how could he be deemed the world protagonist?

Inside the bronze door might lie something left by the Ancestor Emperor.

This fortune would likely be absorbed by Qin Xuexiao.

He was likely to inherit all of the Ancestor Emperor’s legacy.

While the culprit for killing the world protagonist felt no regret nor unfairness.

"Slayed monsters, shouldn’t I get loot?"

"I killed, the loot should be mine!"

A former player no longer sat cross-legged but stood with a cold face.

"Since you all ignore and resist me..."

"Under these unwilling circumstances, I’ll just use force."

No matter whether this fortune wants to stay with me, I’ll take you by force first!

Everyone knows, though forcibly twisted melons are not sweet, they quench thirst impressively.

Chu Huaixu extended his palm.

Next moment, an Evil Pill floated in his hand!

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