Chapter 18: Chapter18:Who Is the Lucky One
Inside the dilapidated temple.
Li Xingtian was diligently cultivating. According to his own plan, he needed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible.
According to the system's prompt, Li Xingtian's current cultivation level was at the eighth layer of the Qi Refining stage.
It would probably take another two days.
Li Yingling and Ning Qianqian, on the other hand, were drinking chicken soup. After all, even if Li Yingling crammed at the last minute, she couldn't make significant progress like she did during the Qi Refining stage.
She was just a genius in cultivation, not a reincarnated powerhouse.
As for Ning Qianqian... she couldn't even meet the requirements to become a disciple, so her aptitude was probably quite poor. Practicing was futile; it was more practical to drink more chicken soup to nourish her body.
Currently, my cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the Flawless Golden Dan. After Li Xingtian reached the Foundation Establishment stage, I should be able to advance to the late-stage of the Golden Dan.
Therefore, Li Xingtian was the one who maximized his efforts in this sect. Once he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the sect's strength would make a qualitative leap!
Additionally, Chu Xingchen had naturally gathered some intelligence about the Qingfeng Sect. There was a Grand Elder in the sect whose cultivation level was at the Soul Formation stage.
Even if he caused trouble, this Grand Elder might not necessarily show up.
But after spending a few years in this world, Chu Xingchen understood that he needed to prepare for the worst and not have good expectations for what he planned to do.
Because everything would surely lean towards the most unfortunate outcome, Chu Xingchen specifically reminded Li Xingtian to make preparations for the worst-case scenario. Besides, even if they couldn't save the person, they had to ensure that they could retreat calmly.
After all, saving someone was just a side quest. Chu Xingchen wasn't kind enough to risk his disciple's life for a stranger.
Speaking of bad luck, Chu Xingchen's gaze turned to Li Yingling, who was drinking chicken soup.
His eldest disciple had the [Great Luck] attribute, but after spending quite some time with her, he didn't see where her luck was good, nor did he see her picking up any ancient treasures or other good things while walking.
She even looked like she had been beaten up by the wild when she went out to hunt a pheasant.
Could it be that he had bad luck and it neutralized hers?
Noticing her master's gaze, Li Yingling put down her bowl and looked at her master with a puzzled expression.
"Yingling, how do you think your luck is?" Chu Xingchen asked with a smile.
Li Yingling tilted her head and thought for a moment. "It's okay, I guess."
Anyway, there was nothing to do at the moment, so she might as well test what her disciple meant by "okay"!
Chu Xingchen took out two dice cups from his spatial ring.
When it came to luck, nothing was more intuitive than this.
Chu Xingchen handed the dice cup to Li Yingling. "Want to play? High or low?"
"I'm not very good at it... there's no penalty for losing, right?" Li Yingling shook the dice cup casually and asked cautiously.
Chu Xingchen took out a piece of unburned firewood from the fire and waved the charred end of the stick.
"If you lose, I'll draw a line on your face."
Li Yingling's eyes lit up at these words. After all, she was still a young girl and was naturally very interested in this kind of activity. However, she carefully checked both dice cups and dice first to ensure that her master wasn't cheating.
The competition between master and disciple quickly began.
Li Yingling shook the dice cup vigorously while muttering to herself. Then, with a powerful and forceful move, she slammed the dice cup onto the table in front of her.
She looked at Chu Xingchen with a sharp gaze, as if victory was within her grasp.
Chu Xingchen appeared calm on the surface, but he was extremely vigilant inside. After all, he wasn't cheating either. After carefully shaking the dice cup,
They both slowly revealed their dice at the same time.
Li Yingling's three dice showed six, six, and five.
Chu Xingchen's were six, six, and six.
"Master! Did you cheat with your spiritual power?!"
Facing this unbelievable result, Li Yingling looked at him with a puzzled expression!
"I didn't cheat." Chu Xingchen was also very surprised by this result. How could Li Yingling, who had the [Great Luck] attribute, lose to him in dice?
However, before Li Yingling's suspicious gaze subsided, Chu Xingchen said, "Then let Ning Qianqian shake it for me."
Ning Qianqian, who was enjoying her soup, put down her bowl and carefully looked at the dice cup. "I, I don't know how to play."
Li Yingling directly handed the dice cup to Ning Qianqian. How dare she let her master continue shaking it.
"Just shake it casually."
Ning Qianqian looked up at Chu Xingchen and, seeing him nod in agreement, pressed the dice cup down and shook it casually before placing it on the table.
Li Yingling's confidence surged. As long as her master didn't cheat, with her luck, she would definitely cover her master's entire face in black marks.
What she said earlier was just out of modesty. Ever since she was a child, she had never lost in any game that involved luck!
When she was young, she earned quite a bit of silver by playing some small games in the courtyard!
The legitimate children in the courtyard would avoid her when they saw her winning.
At this moment, Li Yingling's confidence soared, and she said with great assurance, "That doesn't count! This is the real start."
About ten minutes later.
Li Yingling, with a blackened face, sat on the chair with a dazed expression, seemingly contemplating life.
For a whole ten minutes! She didn't win a single round! Even when she managed to roll three sixes with great effort, Ning Qianqian could casually shake and match her three sixes.
At first, she thought her master had cheated with the dice cup, but there was no change even after the switch.
This was the first time she had lost so miserably. And judging from her master's eyes, he didn't seem to have cheated either.
By now, several branches used to draw on her face had been discarded by Chu Xingchen on the side.
Chu Xingchen's face was spotless. He was also looking at Li Yingling with great puzzlement.
Could it be that Li Yingling's [Great Luck] attribute was fake?
How could she not win a single round? Chu Xingchen's gaze turned to Ning Qianqian. There was no luck bonus in her attribute either.
Could it be that his own luck overwhelmed Li Yingling's?
However, recalling what happened when he first arrived in this world, Chu Xingchen quickly dismissed the thought in his mind.
At that time, he was so unlucky that even drinking cold water would make his teeth hurt.
Perhaps this [Great Luck] was triggered in other situations?
Li Yingling, with a blackened face, stood up and looked at her master with a gloomy gaze. It wasn't that Li Yingling couldn't accept losing; she was just frustrated.
"Master, I'm going back to my room to sleep."
Over the past two days, Li Yingling had almost finished setting up her small hut, which was located in a sheltered position near the dilapidated temple.
Chu Xingchen waved goodbye to Li Yingling.
Ning Qianqian, still holding the dice cup, asked curiously and cautiously, "Great Immortal, did you really cheat?"
"No." Chu Xingchen glanced at her and then pointed to the bed where Li Yingling had initially lain. "You sleep in that bed today."
The separating board hadn't been moved yet. Li Xingtian should have been sleeping in Chu Xingchen's bed previously.
Anyway, Li Xingtian needed to train more recently, so he could either not sleep or continue sleeping in the back.
After all, as the master, he couldn't be the one to sleep in the back, right?
Ning Qianqian didn't say anything. After placing the dice cup back on the table, she obediently followed the instructions and returned to the separated bed.
After Chu Xingchen put away the things, he also lay down on his bed and closed his eyes to rest.