Chapter 502: Surprise and joy! The Son of Destiny with 20 million Destiny Points appears!
After this period of cultivation, Shen Anyu's martial arts cultivation had Advanced from the Early Stage of Heaven-Human to the Middle Stage of Heaven-Human, which of course was partly due to the cultivation rebates from the various women, as well as the contributions of the hundred-year zhu fruit and various pills.
As for his immortal cultivation, he was still at the seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage. The spiritual energy in the air was sparse, a frustratingly thin soup for a cultivator of his caliber. But fortunately, Shen Anyu's Cultivation Technique was special, a peerless art that allowed him to absorb the Qi of Life and Death for cultivation, bypassing the world's ambient limitations. With the aid of the Vitality Pill, he could sustain a temporary but potent cultivation environment for himself. He knew that once the grand project of planting a forest across the Great Northwest desert and Gobi yielded results, the rich, boundless vitality rebated directly to him would send his progress skyrocketing, as unstoppable as a sharpened bamboo spear piercing through paper.
A special section for his Cultivation Techniques was listed in his mind. Currently, Shen Anyu's main Cultivation Technique was undoubtedly the Nascent Soul True Scripture's Two-Aspects Life-Death Medical Scripture, a tome so profound and extensive that it felt like studying the universe itself. For weeks, Shen Anyu had been deeply researching the terrifying Divine Ability contained within its pages—the Two-Aspects Life-Death Mystical Light—and he had just begun to grasp the barest sliver of its devastating power.
In addition to this primary art, there were the Martial God Art and the Tianjian Nineteen Styles. Shen Anyu had not bothered to cultivate these himself; his time was far too valuable. Instead, he relied on the steady stream of cultivation rebates gifted to him from loyal women like Ye Liyou, Susan, and Liu Ruyan, effortlessly reaping the rewards of their diligent labor.
Shen Anyu decided against using the system's lottery again, prudently reserving his ten million destiny points as a strategic backup. At this moment, his attention was completely captivated by another, far more important item he had recently acquired.
The destiny child positioning card.
'Finally, another one,' he thought, a flicker of anticipation warming his chest. 'Let's see what kind of "protagonist" the world has cooked up for me this time.'
A predatory glint entered his eyes. With a simple stir of his thoughts, Shen Anyu activated the card. An ethereal construct of pure fate, it dissolved within his consciousness, its power surging outwards like an invisible shockwave, a silent command sent to the Destiny Plundering System.
Although he knew the ordinary destiny child positioning card was a gamble—its search parameters far too random to guarantee a high-value target like the divine-grade version could—it was still a valuable tool. Most of the Sons of Destiny it located possessed a destiny value ranging from a few hundred thousand to perhaps two million at most. It was a pittance compared to what he truly hunted, but it was better than nothing. When it came to destiny points, Shen Anyu was insatiable; there was no such thing as "enough." More was always better.
The System's cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind.
[Ding! Destiny child positioning card activated. Searching for Child of Destiny.]
[Searching in progress, please wait...]
Shen Anyu felt a subtle shift in the world around him, a sensation only he could perceive. It was as if a colossal, unseen net had been cast across the entire nation, its gossamer threads sifting through the very fabric of reality. It swept through bustling metropolises, over serene countrysides, and across desolate mountain ranges, scanning the fate-lines of billions of souls, hunting for that unique, brilliant signature that marked a Son of Destiny. The search was vast, instantaneous, and absolute.
Then, just as quickly as it began, the sensation vanished.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! Successfully used the destiny child positioning card to locate a Child of Destiny.]
[Do you wish to expand the detailed information?]
"Expand," Shen Anyu commanded without hesitation.
As his inner voice fell, the world seemed to fall away.
In that single instant, a torrent of pure information, as overwhelming and immense as a waterfall crashing down from the heavens, flooded his consciousness. It wasn't text he read, but data he absorbed, a perfectly structured profile manifesting directly in his mind's eye.
...
[Name: Wu Ming]
[Age: 25]
[Background: The Child of Destiny from "The Way of the Hermit and Longevity: Dancing on the Graves of Enemies a Millennium Later." After a tragic death and Rebirth, Wu Ming learned from his past life's recklessness. He has no interest in anything dangerous and does not want to provoke any trouble, especially that terrifying existence, Shen Anyu. He only wants to farm in his portable immortal mansion, cultivating various crops with miraculous effects. As for his enemies, ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years later, he will dance on Shen Anyu's grave. Longevity will eventually lead to invincibility, enduring until the end of time…]
[Cultivation: Qi Refining Stage Level 3]
[Abilities: Breath Concealment Art, Farming Level LV3, Bi Xiu Mind Method, Bi Xiu Sword Art…]
[Personality: Rash and impulsive before Rebirth; after tragic Rebirth, extremely cautious, steady, and calm!]
[Items: Portable Immortal Mansion, capable of farming. As the farming level increases, it can Cultivate countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures with miraculous effects, such as longevity fruits that grant long life, and Huangliang Rice that enhances cultivation… everything imaginable. One can also hide in the portable immortal mansion with a thought to evade enemies and dangers…]
[Associated Heroine: Yang Qiuchan]
[Destiny Value: 20,000,000+] (High growth potential)
[Warning! Warning! Warning! This Child of Destiny bears traces of spacetime travel; he is a reborn individual!]
...
"Oh my goodness…"
For a moment, even Shen Anyu was stunned into silence. The sheer absurdity of the situation struck him with the force of a physical blow.
Good heavens. An ordinary, run-of-the-mill positioning card had not just located a big fish—it had hooked a great Kun, a leviathan of destiny swimming in the deep sea of fate.
Twenty million destiny points. And a plus sign.
This was, by a staggering margin, the highest value he had ever encountered. The previous records were held by the joint destiny of the Seven Goddess Senior Sisters and the Sword God Ye Linyuan at ten million, and the Rebirth Investment Stream protagonist, Long Hao, who clocked in at just over ten million.
This Wu Ming not only shattered those records but came with a terrifying addendum: high growth potential. This was a protagonist whose value was still climbing, and climbing fast.
Shen Anyu scanned the background description again, and a slow, amused smile spread across his face. The initial shock gave way to a chilling sense of humor.
'Why is he still there?' Shen Anyu mused, his mind racing. 'Is he that persistent?'
Dancing on his grave? It was such a petulant, impotent threat. It spoke not of confidence, but of a bone-deep terror so profound that this man's only hope was to outlive his fear.
Shen Anyu recovered his senses, his dark eyes flickering with predatory light as he began to dissect the information, his mind working with the cold precision of a supercomputer.
"From this background description, it's highly probable that Wu Ming was killed by me in his previous life. Reborn, did he return from a comprehensive novel world that included me?"
As mentioned before, there are three types of Rebirth: Rebirth in a single novel, Rebirth in a comprehensive novel world where Shen Anyu has not awakened, and Rebirth in a comprehensive novel world where Shen Anyu has awakened.
Long Hao, the Rebirth Investment Stream Child of Destiny, was the second type. In his memory, Shen Anyu was just a profligate young master, a footnote in the grand scheme of things, and initially made no impression.
And this Wu Ming, this "Way of the Hermit Rebirth Stream" Child of Destiny, was almost certainly the third and most dangerous type. He had been reborn from a timeline where Shen Anyu had already awakened as the Great Villain of Destiny.
In the world before Wu Ming's Rebirth, Shen Anyu must have been at the height of his power, a veritable god of slaughter, hunting down Sons of Destiny like prey. And Wu Ming, rash and impulsive, had tragically fallen victim to that hunt, leaving an impression so deep, so traumatic, that it had completely shattered and reshaped his personality into this cautious, cowardly turtle.
"This is getting difficult…"
Shen Anyu pinched his chin, a thoughtful, almost hungry expression on his face. He wasn't troubled by the threat, but by the logistics. How does one deal with a Son of Destiny who operates on the principle of absolute cowardice, who also possessed a cheat item like a portable immortal mansion, and who already knew about Shen Anyu's existence and the terror he represented?
Although Wu Ming was only at the third level of the Qi Refining Stage—a cultivator so weak Shen Anyu could literally extinguish his life with a single, casual breath—the problem was that he was almost impossible to catch. He could vanish into his private dimension with a single thought.
Unless... unless there was a reason that would make him unwilling to hide. A reason so compelling it would force the turtle out of its shell.
Shen Anyu's gaze swept back over the background description, his eyes narrowing as they landed on a single, crucial line. The associated Destined Heroine: Yang Qiuchan.
For example.
'Wu Ming, you wouldn't want Yang Qiuchan to be… hehe, would you?'
Or for instance.
'Wu Ming, you wouldn't want your parents and your entire family to be slaughtered, would you? Hand over the portable immortal mansion, and maybe they'll live!'
In short, it's about capturing someone the opponent must save, a piece of leverage so precious it would make him unwilling to hide in his portable immortal mansion and instead choose to step onto the battlefield and fight head-on.
However, Wu Ming had already suffered a tragic death at Shen Anyu's hands once. Would he be foolish enough to make the exact same mistake after being reborn?
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