"My attributes are too low, if only I’d held back a bit..." Gu Shanhai thought as he rode Little White down from Heaven Sect.
The thing was, he had accidentally broken the Heavenly Sect Master’s bones with his new move. This Butterfly Hand technique, freshly developed by combining this world’s Martial Arts, was actually quite effective in close combat, especially given his high attributes and nurous bonuses. The innate talents ford by his battle skills as a Green Knight and a Marked Druid, coupled with the permanent Prophetic Divination spell ’Deadly Strike’, indeed were striking, with ’Blood Fury’ and various other enhancents made his close combat damage absurdly high.
Not only had he fractured soone’s bones, he even shattered a table, making the situation incredibly awkward. So Gu Shanhai had no choice but to quickly grab his things and skedaddle.
"Co to think of it, is this really all the good luck has brought on my journey?" Gu Shanhai looked at the items he had scavenged, ginseng and deer antler, Polygonum multiflorum, Lingzhi mushrooms, and such—all processed dicinal materials, impossible to plant.
"Wait a minute, maybe I misunderstood the fortune. Perhaps it’s not about finding rare and extraordinary plants, but about my reputation spreading far and wide?" Gu Shanhai suddenly realized, and felt sowhat dumbfounded.
Under normal circumstances, Gu Shanhai only delved deep into divination for ominous predictions, while for fortunate ones, he’d let things take their course.
Prophetic Divination was an outco predicated on his own choices, so he would only delve into it if he thought about changing the course. If he investigated further after knowing it was a good on, it might affect his judgnt and change the prophecy’s outco.
But it was different with bad ons—he had to change his fate, therefore he needed to know the answer in advance.
And now he ended up with stuff he hardly needed. In jianghu, reputation indeed was hard currency.
The classification of the people in jianghu was mainly based on reputation. Whether you’re considered first-rate or second-rate was secondary; you needed sufficient fa to count. Otherwise, no matter how strong you were, without fa, you were just another nobody.
"The reputation of being number one in the world certainly fits with the fortune of a good prophecy," Gu Shanhai chuckled ruefully. What an irony.
As for why it was counted after arriving at Heaven Sect, that was because he needed the Heavenly Sect Master to certify it.
"I don’t even know what kind of ga the Heavenly Sect Master is playing, casually pulling a fast one on like this." Gu Shanhai narrowed his eyes, realizing that the other party seed to be using him to divert the attention of jianghu.
Although the other party had truly lost, the loss was worthwhile. In about ten days or so, his reputation would likely be known throughout the lands.
The Heavenly Sect Demon Gate rallying to spread his fa wouldn’t amount to little.
The Demon Sect probably was dumbfounded, wondering how Gu Shanhai had suddenly beco the number one in the world.
"Now how am I supposed to keep a low profile? I can’t really pretend to be the protagonist’s uncle, can I..." Gu Shanhai complained. He might like to, but that would be off-script, wouldn’t it?
The protagonist was already sixty, and he had stopped aging many years ago, which was just too preposterous.
Moreover, such a move would bring heaps of trouble. It’s the ability to revert to youth and remain forever young. Because if he admitted it, it would an his Martial Arts contained such a powerful ability, and countless nobles and dignitaries would co flocking to him.
They might not practice Martial Arts, but if presented with the chance for eternal life, anyone would go mad.
They would not believe that Gu Shanhai could achieve such strength in just a few years. They would rather think Gu Shanhai was an old monster with the secret to maintaining youthful appearances.
"But co to think of it, it seems I do have so techniques for longevity..."
Be it the Green Knight’s plant symbiosis or the Marked Druid’s eternal youth and undying body, to so extent, they could achieve this.
Even more outrageous, Gu Shanhai, with the vitality within him, could obtain the ability to live forever.
"Let’s forget about this for now. I’m heading to the capital and might as well see if I can find so rare and exceptional plants along the way." Gu Shanhai contemplated that the status of being number one in the world should co with so perks. It’s just that he might not be able to keep a low profile in the future.
"Maybe I can get by on my fa alone, tsk~"
Gu Shanhai remained optimistic. What else could he do? To him, this was also an intangible asset.
If he encountered trouble later on, he could always use the line "give so face." He might even beco a person recognized by his ’face’ alone—who knows.
"First, let’s do a divination to see if there are any unclaid rare and extraordinary plants on my way," Gu Shanhai started divining.
It was actually his first ti aiming for such specific Prophetic Divination; before, he only predicted good and bad fortunes, as they cost less in terms of life. Seeking sothing that matched his desires and further probing it cost a hefty chunk of his lifespan.
Discovering his own fortunes ant it was destined, whereas seizing opportunities not ant for him was against destiny—exacting a high price if forced.
Forcing a connection with an item that wasn’t fated for him required sacrificing life; the greater the value of the fortune, the more life was deducted. In his previous world, Gu Shanhai was not short on good luck; he even ended up flipping the table, so it didn’t matter. Now, if he wanted to get his hands on so legendary plants, he had to pay.
Of course, it was only things not owned by others. Trying to grab sothing ant for the protagonist or similar destined opportunities not only costs his lifespan, he’d also have to assist with the tribulations they were destined to face. Otherwise, simply taking such fortunes would an being dragged into a pitfall.
And that’s why Gu Shanhai seldom resorted to Prophetic Divination to intercept fortunes.
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