Chapter 48: Being intercepted again, the Dao heart is shaken

One must know that Low Grade Earth Rank Medicinal Pills are already extremely rare, let alone Medicinal Pills that are effective for Breakthrough in Cultivation.

"Thank you, Master! This Disciple will certainly work hard and live up to your expectations!" Ye Chen bowed deeply.

"No need, no need!" Li Hu waved his hand with a smile.

"Remember, movement techniques and Cultivation are all external. The key lies in Cultivation! You must Cultivate diligently without ceasing, and comprehend the essence! Go and prepare well. Don't waste your talent; I look forward to you shining brightly in the Asking Immortal Tower!"

He already regarded Ye Chen as an important pillar of the Wenxian Sect's future, and even implicitly trained him as a Legacy holder of the Grand Elder's lineage.

Ye Chen bid farewell to Li Hu, taking the Transformation Feather Art and the Juling Pill back to his residence, his heart filled with fighting spirit!

With the Transformation Feather Art and the Juling Pill, he was confident he could increase his strength in a short amount of time!

If Zhou Chen saw this scene, he would definitely feel helpless.

This kind of specific Opportunity, directly given to Ye Chen, was impossible to intercept, which explained why it wasn't reflected in the Opportunity panel.

Some might ask, wouldn't killing Ye Chen intercept it?

That's because they don't know how terrifying a Child of Luck truly is.

As long as they are a Child of Luck, once they encounter danger, no matter how perilous the situation, they will always turn misfortune into blessing.

Even if one's strength is countless times higher than Ye Chen's, they cannot kill Ye Chen. The Blood Demon Sect Third Elder is a very good example.

Having obtained what he wanted, Ye Chen left impatiently.

Deep in the unnamed mountain range.

Ye Chen found a hidden Immortal Cave half-obscured by vines in the depths of a misty mountain hollow.

The Spiritual Qi here was indeed a bit denser than the surroundings. Ye Chen's spirits lifted, and he waved his sleeve to clear away the vines, carefully stepping inside.

The Immortal Cave was not large, and the light was dim.

He focused his senses but did not find any source of dense Spiritual Qi.

Walking to the deepest part of the Immortal Cave, he only saw some ordinary moss and a few common rocks.

The only unusual thing was a patch of disturbed new soil in the corner.

"Someone's been here?" Ye Chen squatted down and picked up a pinch of soil.

The soil was still a bit damp, clearly a recent disturbance.

"Was it a treasure-hunting Loose Cultivator? Or…"

A premonition of ill omen flashed through his mind. He searched carefully, but apart from that new soil, there were no other clues.

The Spirit Medicine or ancient artifacts he had anticipated were nowhere to be found.

"Sigh!" Ye Chen sighed heavily, his heart incredibly frustrated, and he could only turn and leave unwillingly.

That feeling of a destined Opportunity, originally belonging to him, being stolen by someone else, came again.

It was utterly disgusting.

A few days later.

Ye Chen practiced the Transformation Feather Art, flying over several mountain peaks, and arrived in a desolate stone forest.

Suddenly, he stopped.

Under an inconspicuous rock crevice, he sensed a faint but pure residual fluctuation of an ancient Restriction.

According to his senses, there should be a sealed Immortal Cave underground here.

Thus, Ye Chen, relying on his subtle control over the power of fire from the Flame Emperor Prison Breaking Skill, investigated the flow of underground fire Qi and carefully attacked the remaining Restriction node.

"It's here! There must be an Opportunity!" Hope rekindled in Ye Chen's heart.

Judging by the strength of this Restriction, it seemed to be the ruins of a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Immortal Cave.

Boom!

A low rumble, and the ground cracked open a small fissure, revealing an entrance barely wide enough for one person.

The Restriction was indeed extremely weak!

Ye Chen leaped in without hesitation. The Immortal Cave was permeated with a decaying, damp smell, and it was not large; the stone chamber was almost collapsed.

His gaze was like lightning, sweeping around. In the center of the stone platform was a groove, seemingly a base for a treasure, but it was now empty.

"Empty?" Ye Chen walked forward, touching the edge of the cold stone platform's groove.

The stone platform was incredibly smooth, without even a speck of dust, as if it had just been wiped clean.

What startled Ye Chen even more was that he clearly felt a trace of almost imperceptible Spiritual Qi residue, not belonging to this place, lingering in the air and in the cracks of the stone walls!

Although the Spiritual Qi was very faint, the fluctuations and pressure on the Spiritual Qi, though subtle, were of a level he could not comprehend, making his Soul tremble slightly!

"Could it be… a truly powerful being passed by and casually took it?" Cold sweat trickled down Ye Chen's back.

Ye Chen would never have guessed that this aura was accidentally left behind by Zhou Chen. The reason it made Ye Chen feel terrified was because Zhou Chen was already at Dao Heart Ninth Stage, and the purity and intensity of his Spiritual Qi far surpassed that of ordinary Cultivators.

Coupled with the enhancement of the Primal Chaos Scripture, it was indeed easy to mistake it for the aura of a powerful being.

He dared not delve deeper, nor did he dare to stay long, quickly exiting the Immortal Cave.

Ye Chen felt a sense of loss in his heart, as if yet another Opportunity had slipped through his fingers.

Two days later, at an unnamed cliff by Blackwood Cliff.

Ye Chen arrived at a steep cliff near Blackwood Cliff.

He looked at a hidden stone crevice platform about ten zhang below the cliff edge, sensing the aura of Spirit Medicine there.

So Ye Chen carefully climbed down and landed on the platform.

The mountain wind was biting, and the platform was small, offering an unobstructed view.

However, to Ye Chen's disappointment, there were no exotic flowers or plants emitting spiritual light and medicinal fragrance as he had expected.

There was only a patch of soil where something had been dug out by the roots, leaving a shallow pit and some broken root stumps.

A peculiar medicinal fragrance still permeated the air!

Ye Chen had never smelled this fragrance before, yet it brought a rare sense of peace to his Spiritual Sense!

Hiss! It must be a top-grade Spirit Medicine!

And… it had just been picked recently!

"Taken again?! Who is it?!" Ye Chen looked at the newly dug shallow pit, and the frustration, indignance, and a hint of obscure panic in his chest reached their peak!

All the Opportunities he had vaguely sensed during this period had, without exception, come to nothing!

Once might be a coincidence, twice is a coincidence, but three times, and all taken by someone recently?

This feeling was too bizarre, as if a pair of eyes in the darkness had been watching him, snatching away what was rightfully his before he could get to it!

He thought of the medicinal garden under the Longmang Mountain cliff, similarly picked clean, and the provocative words in the Immortal Cave behind the waterfall—"I took it, aren't you mad, the one who comes later?"

"Who exactly is it?! I must kill you!" A surge of hatred, like a venomous snake, crept into his heart, and a cold killing intent instantly ignited in Ye Chen's eyes.

"Chen'er!" From within the ring, the Ring Spirit's faint and urgent voice sounded, interrupting Ye Chen's furious thoughts.

"Calm down! You are too attached! Giving in to anger only disturbs your Dao Heart! Opportunity goes to the fated; forcing it is useless!"

"Go back quickly and focus on Cultivating! Strength is the foundation!"

His Master's voice from within the ring, though aged, was firm, like a sudden awakening.

Ye Chen jolted awake. Yes, what was wrong with him? His Dao Heart was shaken because he hadn't found an Opportunity, almost falling into obsession.

"I deserve to die!" Ye Chen couldn't help but blame himself.

"Yes, Master! This Disciple understands!"

Ye Chen took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing all negative emotions, and his gaze became resolute.

He took one last look at the empty medicinal pit, no longer lingering, and turned to climb the cliff, speeding towards the Wenxian Sect!