A Day in the Life of the Protagonist

Several months later, Gu Qingfeng finally left the River of Laws and arrived at the First Star Ruin.

Along the way, he had finally witnessed the true power of a Child of Destiny.

For instance, while he was simply walking, a vortex of laws would suddenly appear above the River of Laws, and a massive chunk of transcendent material would fly right out of it, heading straight into his hands.

Or he would suddenly stumble upon two Immortal Kings locked in a life-and-death struggle, only for them to perish together. With no one else around, it was as if they were just waiting for him to step forward and loot their corpses.

Otherwise, it would be some cliché scenario like a hero saving a beauty, or an old grandpa passing down his cultivation.

Gu Qingfeng was completely numb to it all. Was this really the life of a Child of Destiny? It was indeed so dull and uninspired.

It was just a pity that his standards as this Child of Destiny were too high and his strength too great, causing him to look down on all these easily obtainable fortuitous encounters.

And they did not even arrange any half-step Immortal Lord level encounters for him. How boring.

Gu Qingfeng guessed that it was probably because his current cultivation was only at the early-stage Immortal King realm, so the overall encounters would not exceed the Immortal King realm. If he reached the late-stage or even the peak Immortal King realm, half-step Heavenly Lord level encounters would probably start appearing.

After arriving at the First Star Ruin, Gu Qingfeng, wanting to further test the effects of his luck, went straight to a market and casually bought a broken piece of copper from a street stall. After taking it back, he discovered that, sure enough, it was a fragment of an ancient Immortal King weapon.

Although the fragment was not of much use, this plotline seemed to have a continuation. From time to time, a guiding force would transmit from the fragment. Clearly, by following this guidance, he would soon be able to find the other fragments and thus obtain a complete ancient Immortal King weapon.

At first, Gu Qingfeng curiously controlled the Boundless Tribulation to investigate the location of the guidance, only to find that it was actually a woman's boudoir.

Good heavens, the side quests of a Child of Destiny were truly rich.

He did not even need to think about it. If he really went to get the remaining fragments, he would absolutely end up having a fleeting romance with that woman.

Perhaps when he went there, the woman would be taking a bath or something similar.

Bah... Ptui! How vulgar!

Gu Qingfeng could not be bothered to deal with such trashy affairs. Returning to the Heaven-Severing Sect was naturally the priority. That beautiful... half-step Immortal Lord level master was still waiting for him.

Thus, he directly took out a communication jade talisman and notified the Heaven-Severing Sect.

After waiting for a short while, a quasi-Immortal King expert came to greet him.

It was a sword cultivator who looked like a middle-aged man. He wore a Daoist robe and stood on a flying sword, looking extremely dashing and elegant.

From the memories of the Heaven-Severing Dao Child, he learned that this person was named Cang Haoran, a quasi-Immortal King expert and a protector of the Heaven-Severing Sect.

Cang Haoran was overjoyed upon seeing Gu Qingfeng and hurriedly descended from his flying sword.

Lord Dao Child, you have finally returned! The entire sect has learned about the World-Destroying Demon Emperor suddenly appearing at the Immortal King Conference. The Sect Master dispatched several Immortal Kings and countless disciples to search for you. I did not expect you to come back on your own.

Gu Qingfeng smiled calmly. I have caused Protector Cang to worry. This Dao Child is perfectly fine.

Cang Haoran was about to say something else, but his gaze towards Gu Qingfeng suddenly froze. His pupils contracted as he exclaimed in shock, Lord Dao Child, have you broken through!?

A blessing in disguise, merely a stroke of luck, Gu Qingfeng said indifferently. He did not explain further to Cang Haoran, because he was not worthy.

Cang Haoran took a deep breath, a thick look of envy flashing in his eyes. Lord Dao Child is too modest. The Immortal King realm has halted the progress of countless geniuses; those who can break through are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Of course, with your aptitude, breaking through to the Immortal King realm was only a matter of time. I just did not expect it to be so fast. Right, Lord Dao Child, you...

Cang Haoran was about to continue, but his gaze froze once again, his pupils instantly shrinking to the size of pinpricks. His eyes were fixed dead on an ancient, simple bronze mirror that Gu Qingfeng was playing with in his hands. He cried out in alarm, An ancient Immortal King weapon!!

Lord Dao Child, have you obtained another ancient Immortal King weapon?

Merely a stroke of luck. I was strolling through a market stall earlier and bought it by accident.

Cang Haoran's mouth twitched continuously. Although he had long known that his sect's Dao Child enjoyed luck as vast as the heavens, he had not expected it to be this exaggerated. How was this on par with the heavens? This was clearly defying the heavens!

Taking a trip outside, while everyone else had their power sucked dry by the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, only his Dao Child's cultivation had advanced instead of retreating. Becoming an Immortal King was one thing, but to harvest yet another ancient Immortal King weapon on top of that—where was the justice in this?

Actually, it was only because Cang Haoran did not know the truth. Otherwise, he would definitely not envy the Heaven-Severing Dao Child's luck. After all, the real Heaven-Severing Dao Child's ashes had already been scattered to the wind.

Alright, enough idle chatter. Let us hurry back to the Heaven-Severing Sect and not let the Sect Master and the others worry.

Yes, Lord Dao Child. It was my negligence.

Following that, the two directly returned to the Heaven-Severing Sect.

The territory of the Heaven-Severing Sect was extremely vast, even larger than the Star Zenith Immortal Dynasty where Gu Qingfeng had previously stayed. It was like a great cosmos, boundless and infinite.

To possess such a vast domain in the First Star Ruin, the strength of the Heaven-Severing Sect was naturally beyond doubt. It could basically be considered the number one sect in the First Star Ruin.

After returning to the Heaven-Severing Sect, the two headed straight for the mountain gate, encountering countless sect disciples along the way.

When those disciples saw Gu Qingfeng, it was as if they had seen a superstar. Every one of them looked excited and lined up to greet him.

Some female disciples even came over to express their heartfelt feelings, shedding tears on the spot upon seeing that the Heaven-Severing Dao Child was not dead.

Gu Qingfeng's mood, however, was not very good. He was thinking about how great it would have been if he had obtained the power of luck earlier. Alas, he felt like he had wasted half his life.

An hour later, Gu Qingfeng arrived at the main hall of the Heaven-Severing Sect and met the Sect Master, Lu Wen. He was a middle-aged Confucian scholar who looked less like the master of a sect and more like a schoolteacher.

Junior Brother Ye Chu, it is good that you have returned safely, Lu Wen said with a face full of concern.

That was right, the Heaven-Severing Dao Child's name was Ye Chu. Just from this name alone, it was not hard to guess why he was a Child of Destiny.

As for why he was called Junior Brother, it was because Ye Chu's master was a Grand Elder, an existence suspected to be above the Immortal King realm.

Why suspected? Because Ye Chu's master had never made a move. Yet, even Lu Wen, who was a peak Immortal King, would treat him with the etiquette of a disciple upon meeting.

In the cultivation world, strength was paramount. If one's strength was insufficient, even with a high seniority, it would be difficult to earn the respect of others.

Greetings, Sect Master.

Ah, how many times have I told you? Just call me Senior Brother Lu, Lu Wen said with a gentle smile.

Speaking of which, Junior Brother Ye, you can be considered to have found a blessing in disguise this time. To actually break through to the Immortal King realm, the Heaven-Severing Sect has a worthy successor.

Gu Qingfeng exchanged a few pleasantries and then proceeded to tell him the fabricated truth he had prepared earlier.

After Lu Wen finished listening, he did not disbelieve it. Although it sounded absurd, he had long seen even more absurd things.

For example, when Ye Chu was a child, an immortal crane had flown over carrying an ancient Immortal King weapon in its beak for him to claim as its master. He had long been accustomed to such oddities.

Lu Wen naturally could not suspect Gu Qingfeng's identity. With his strength as a peak Immortal King, he was completely unable to see through Gu Qingfeng's disguise.

Or rather, in their hearts, they had never even considered this possibility. Because no matter how perfect a disguise was, that monstrous luck could not be faked.