Wang Xuan stopped teasing Song Jiang. With Song Jiang's act of presenting the heavenly book, he could forgive all of Song Jiang's previous actions.
After a while, once Song Jiang had left, Wang Xuan opened the three volumes of the heavenly book and began to examine them carefully.
These three volumes of heavenly books not only record the cultivation methods of refining qi and consuming elixirs, but also dozens of simplified spells, and even the essentials of several formations.
All of this is fundamentally different from the martial arts that Wang Xuan cultivates. This should be a Taoist method of cultivating immortality, and only the most basic kind.
"In the path of martial arts, only a third-tier expert who has entered the Dao through martial arts can cast spells. But in the path of immortality, one can cast spells with a cultivation level comparable to the innate realm. It is truly extraordinary!" Wang Xuan's face was icy cold after reading the three heavenly books.
He would absolutely not cultivate these three volumes of celestial scriptures. Their origins were mysterious, and they had been tampered with!
Song Jiang, with his keen eyesight, naturally couldn't see it, but Wang Xuan was able to spot the clues.
Cultivating these three volumes of heavenly books and using spells requires consuming one's own fortune! Even a protagonist like Song Jiang, who possesses immense fortune, cannot withstand such consumption!
Looking at these three volumes of heavenly books, Wang Xuan couldn't help but think of another person: Zhang Jiao of the Way of Peace.
How similar are Zhang Jiao and Song Jiang? Zhang Jiao received three volumes of heavenly books from the old immortal Nanhua, while Song Jiang received three volumes of heavenly books from the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady.
After obtaining the three volumes of heavenly books, Zhang Jiao rebelled within a few years.
After Song Jiang obtained the three volumes of the Heavenly Book, he was immediately taken to Liangshan by Chao Gai and his men, becoming a member of the rebels.
There are so many similarities between them, and even their final fates are somewhat similar.
When Zhang Jiao first rebelled, he gathered millions of followers and almost overthrew the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, just as he reached the pinnacle of his life, a turning point came. The uprising was quelled in less than a year, and he himself met a terrible end.
Song Jiang was similar; after being granted amnesty by the imperial court, he campaigned against Tian Hu and Fang La, and led a northern expedition against the Liao Kingdom. He was invincible in every battle, achieving numerous military exploits.
According to the ancestral instructions of Emperor Taizu of Song, the merit of recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun was worthy of being granted the title of king!
Just as Song Jiang was about to reach the pinnacle of his life, the imperial court bestowed upon him a cup of poisoned wine, and Song Jiang died just like that...
Chapter Forty-Six: The Golden Eyes of Fortune
Whether it was Zhang Jiao from the Three Kingdoms period or Song Jiang from the Water Margin, they both possessed great fortune and rose to power smoothly.
However, there is one thing: they both cultivated the three volumes of the heavenly book bestowed by the immortals!
Each time the spells in these three volumes of heavenly books are used, their luck will be depleted by one point. When their luck is depleted to a certain extent, they will immediately perish.
"Interesting. First came the Yellow Heavenly Fortune Talisman, then the three volumes of the Heavenly Book. It seems the mastermind behind this is related to Zhang Jiao of the Taiping Dao!"
The Zhang Jiao mentioned here is not the Zhang Jiao of the main world, but the Zhang Jiao of the late Eastern Han Dynasty in the Water Margin world.
Could the mastermind be a descendant of Zhang Jiao?
No, to be specific, it should be the legacy left behind by the person who taught Zhang Jiao the three volumes of the Heavenly Book, the Old Immortal of Nanhua.
Wang Xuan knew that he was immediately besieged by the Song Dynasty's heavy army after he wiped out the Zixu Temple, and the whereabouts of the ninety-one Yellow Heaven Fortune Talismans were unknown. It was clear that the Zixu Temple must be connected with the mastermind behind the scenes.
Zixu Temple should be an external force of the other party.
"The reason Song Jiang was able to obtain these three volumes of heavenly books is not only because the mastermind behind the scenes wanted to deplete Song Jiang's luck, but also because they probably wanted to use Song Jiang to give these heavenly books to me, so that I would also lose some of my luck and suffer a terrible death!"
The enemy's intentions were undoubtedly malicious. This was only possible because Wang Xuan came from the main world and possessed a supreme treasure like the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, giving him considerable knowledge of the Dao of Destiny. Had it been someone else, they would most likely have fallen into their trap.
After making this deduction, Wang Xuan became even more certain of his guess. He was 80-90% sure that he could confirm who the mastermind was.
However, that enemy was definitely not easy to deal with. In order to ensure that everything went smoothly, Wang Xuan decided to wait for a while, and after accumulating 10,000 luck points, he would first refine the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth before making any further plans.
Time passed day by day. As the heroes of Liangshan practiced the profound skills passed down by Wang Xuan, their strength continued to increase, and the name of the Xuantian Holy Sect resounded far and wide along with the heroes of Liangshan.
Two months later, Wang Xuan ended this monotonous life. He probed his mind into the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, and various pieces of information immediately appeared in his mind.
Name: Wang Xuan
Permissions: Level 1
Cultivation level: Early stage of the Innate Realm
Luck: 13257 (1 for ordinary people)
Cultivation Method: *Ziyang Zhenjie*
Combat Techniques: Burial Sword Technique, Soaring Step
Existing world coordinates: Mythical Three Kingdoms World, Water Margin World
Unlocked features: Time travel, Enlightenment
"My luck value has increased to more than 13,000 points. Even if I consume 10,000 points of luck value to refine the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, it will not have any effect on me."
Wang Xuan smiled faintly and muttered to himself, "Moreover, in these two months, I've also mastered a movement technique—the Lingxu Step! With this technique, my ability to both kill enemies and protect myself has increased significantly!"
"It's time for the second refinement of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth!"
Wang Xuan closed his eyes and concentrated his mind, immersing himself entirely in his thoughts, where a nine-story bronze pagoda was floating on and off.
This nine-story bronze tower is the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, which is also the source of Wang Xuan's cheat ability and time travel ability!
"The Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth has nine levels, and the authority is divided into nine levels. Only by mastering the level nine authority can one truly refine this treasure!" Wang Xuan realized that he was able to master the first level of authority of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth because he had automatically completed the first refinement when he transmigrated into the son of Wang Yun.
It should be noted that Wang Xuan is the son of the Grand Minister of the Han Dynasty in the main world, so his luck could not possibly be only a few dozen points.
However, when Wang Xuan was able to view his information using the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, his luck was only a mere seventy-eight points, which was completely unworthy of his status.
Wang Xuan guessed that the reason he had so little luck back then was probably the price he paid for mastering the first level of authority of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth.
Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, Wang Xuan communicated with the eternal universe, and a faint white flame emanated from his entire body.
This flame, though visible, is not real; rather, it is a strange phenomenon resulting from Wang Xuan's depletion of his fortune.
"boom!"
After absorbing a full 10,000 points of luck, the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth suddenly trembled, as if something had merged into Wang Xuan's body.
Wang Xuan could clearly feel that his connection with the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth had become even closer.
"Is this the second-level authority of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth? Let me see what abilities this second-level authority can grant me!"
Wang Xuan pointed in front of him, and a screen of light appeared before his eyes. In reality, this screen of light did not exist; it was only because the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth affected Wang Xuan's senses that he perceived a screen that did not actually exist.
Name: Wang Xuan
Permissions: Level 2
Cultivation level: Early stage of the Innate Realm
Luck: 3257 (1 for ordinary people)
Cultivation Method: *Ziyang Zhenjie*
Combat Techniques: Burial Sword Technique, Soaring Step
Existing world coordinates: Mythical Three Kingdoms World, Water Margin World
Unlocked features: Time Travel, Enlightenment, and Golden Eyes of Fortune
"Golden Eyes of Fortune! This ability allows me to see fortune directly, and it even has all sorts of mysterious and unpredictable uses!" Wang Xuan was extremely satisfied with these abilities, and the first thing he did was use this ability to see his own fortune.
As his pupils slowly turned golden, he could see a fiery red pillar of destiny towering above his head.
That's his destiny!
Around his own destiny, there was a large expanse of white mist, which was composed of countless tiny white threads of destiny.
As Wang Xuan used his Golden Eyes of Luck to examine the situation closely, he discovered that tiny white wisps of luck were constantly gathering from all directions and merging into the cloud of luck above his head.
"My innate destiny is red, and those white clouds of destiny should be the destiny that I received from my disciples and grand-disciples after I founded my sect. In addition, there should also be the destiny brought by my fame."
The crimson aura was Wang Xuan's innate destiny, while the white aura cloud was external, constantly nourishing Wang Xuan's innate destiny.
Suddenly, Wang Xuan noticed that a wisp of the white mist above his head had disappeared, as if it had been swallowed up by something.
"So using the Golden Pupil of Luck also consumes Luck Points!" Wang Xuan's lips twitched slightly as he comforted himself in a low voice, "Fortunately, when I use all the abilities of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, what I consume is external Luck, not my own innate Luck."
After examining his own fortune, Wang Xuan began to observe the fortunes of the Liangshan heroes. He stepped out of his room and looked around, immediately seeing pillars of fortune.
Ordinary soldiers' innate luck is pale white. According to the data from the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, those with a luck value of less than ten points all have pale white luck.
People whose luck value exceeds ten points but is less than one hundred points have a milky white innate luck value.
The luck values of the Liangshan heroes clearly exceed 100 points, and their innate luck is mostly red. Those with luck values between 100 and 10,000 points all have a red innate luck.
Wang Xuan looked around the entire Liangshan area and saw three people whose destiny was marked by yellow: Song Jiang, Chao Gai, and Wu Yong.
Song Jiang's innate destiny is golden yellow, while Chao Gai and Wu Yong's are pale yellow.
Chapter Forty-Seven: Shenxiao Dao, Lin Lingsu!
"My good disciple Song Jiang is indeed a fat sheep. If I can snatch all of his golden luck, I'm afraid I'll get at least tens of thousands of luck points!"
Wang Xuan stared wide-eyed. Song Jiang truly lived up to his reputation as the protagonist among protagonists in the Water Margin world. His luck value alone was comparable to that of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people.
However, Wang Xuan also knew that most of Song Jiang's good fortune was brought about by destiny and could not be forcibly taken away. He could only subtly and gradually take advantage of him, just like before.
"Now that I have the Golden Pupil of Fortune, let me see the enemy's true strength!" Wang Xuan's golden pupils became even deeper. He leaped onto the roof and looked towards the west.
That's the direction of Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty!
Wang Xuan wasn't sure of the mastermind's identity, but since the other party was able to persuade the emperor to send troops to besiege Wang Xuan, they must have a close relationship with the current emperor, and their fates must be intertwined.
With a glance from his Golden Eyes of Fortune, Wang Xuan saw a crimson dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws in the direction of Bianjing. Tiny threads of fortune gathered from all directions, constantly being swallowed and exhaled by the crimson dragon to replenish its own energy.
The Song Dynasty revered the element of fire, and that red dragon was a manifestation of the Song Dynasty's national destiny.
However, because the Song Dynasty failed to unify the country, and the Water Margin world was a low-level world, this red dragon looked somewhat malnourished. Not only was its body thin, but it also only had two claws and four toes.
However, what horrified Wang Xuan was that at this moment, many black light spots spread from all directions and became entangled on the red dragon of the Song Dynasty's national fortune. That was the calamity energy from heaven and earth!
The crimson dragon seemed to want to push away the black calamity energy, but no matter how fiercely it resisted, it was all in vain. The calamity energy continued to penetrate the crimson dragon's body, transforming into jet-black chains that bound it.
"Hiss! I never expected the Song Dynasty to be so unlucky, with such a massive calamity aura. It's as if the whole world has rejected it!" Wang Xuan was both shocked and suddenly realized.
When the heavens unleash their killing intent, stars shift and constellations change; when the earth unleashes its killing intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land! No wonder the Song Dynasty has been plagued by natural disasters and reduced grain production in recent years, leaving many people unable to survive and with no choice but to rise up in rebellion.
Upon closer inspection, Wang Xuan could vaguely see a wisp of azure light hidden within the crimson dragon formed from the national fortune of the Song Dynasty. This azure light was absorbing the national fortune of the Song Dynasty to strengthen itself.
"Just as I suspected! The mastermind behind my schemes, hiding under the protection of the Song Dynasty's destiny, must be the current Grand Preceptor of the Song Dynasty!" Wang Xuan's face was icy cold, revealing a terrifying killing intent.