Techniques and Dao

Chapter 37 The Overturning of Fortune

The deck beneath Tianjizi's feet was trembling violently. He couldn't even tell whether his body was shaking from the deck or from his own anger.

“Even if what you say is true, how can I be sure to lose!” Tianjizi pointed to the two puzzle boxes. “One is black and the other is white. Even an ordinary person would have a 50% chance of winning! Why should I lose?”

"No, you're wrong!" Hua Sheng said, arms crossed over his chest, head held high. "You'll definitely be the loser!"

Tianjizi clenched his fists as hard as iron: "Why! Even if you had to choose one, you still couldn't beat me."

Hua Sheng said, "Then you choose! Do you want the black box or the white box?"

“Black…” Tianjizi pointed to the black box, then realized his fingers were trembling. “No! It’s the white one!”

"Is it black or white?!" Hua Sheng shouted.

“White…black…no!White!” Tianjizi gritted his teeth.

"you sure?"

"Humph!"

“Okay! You choose white.” Hua Sheng walked to the black puzzle box and said, “Then the black puzzle box is mine.”

"You—you open it!" Tianjizi pointed at Huasheng, "Open it if you dare!"

Hua Sheng walked up to the black box and opened it with a snap.

"Turn around!" Tianjizi's voice trembled with anger. "You will never do that, you will never!"

Hua Sheng turned around, and Tian Jizi saw that the black box had been opened and Hua Sheng's hand was reaching into it.

What's going on? Why is the black box glowing? It wasn't glowing just now! Tianjizi was stunned.

Hua Sheng slowly pulled his hand out of the black box, where he held a glittering talisman.

"What a clever black box, the one from which the enlightened Buddha triumphs." Hua Sheng held the talisman in his hand and pointed it toward Tian Jizi.

Tianjizi saw that the glowing talisman had four characters written on it: "Victorious Buddha's Path Guide".

"No! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Tianjizi shouted angrily, "You can't win! I'm the winner!"

"Wrong! In the quantum realm, we are equal. If you don't believe me, open that white box; there's nothing inside! The Buddha's Pass is with me."

Enraged, Tianjizi rushed toward the white box and grabbed it.

"Do you want to know why, in a fair choice between two people, my luck is better than yours?" Hua Sheng, holding the Shengfo Road Pass, walked up to Tianjizi. "Do you know why I just said that I would definitely be the winner?"

Tianjizi glared fiercely at Huasheng.

“I know you have feelings for Wei Yu, and you've known her longer than I have. Not only that, you two are often together. You are of higher status than me, and your background is better. You are an immortal, and I am a mortal. Therefore, you must stop me from being with her.” Hua Sheng also looked at Tian Jizi, saying each word carefully, “But clearly, Wei Yu chose me over you!”

Hua Sheng pointed at Tian Jizi and shouted, "That's exactly why I knew from the beginning that you wouldn't be the luckiest person in the world!!"

Tianjizi's eyes were bloodshot, and the clever box in his hand fell to the ground with a thud: "You bastard! You ant! You won't beat me!"

Seeing Tianjizi's anger and embarrassment, Hua Sheng leaped back, only to be met with Tianjizi's sudden attack. He dodged to the side, but Tianjizi reached out and grabbed him. Hua Sheng couldn't dodge in time, and his Taoist robe was torn open.

"You vile ant, you beast! You can't possibly defeat an immortal!" Tianjizi punched Huasheng in the chest, causing Huasheng to bend over in pain. Taking advantage of the moment, Tianjizi snatched the Victorious Buddha's Path Pass from Huasheng's hand!

Tianjizi leaped backward, laughing loudly, "The clever box seizes the game! The clever box seizes the game! That's seizing! Who's going to compete with you in luck! Quantum space, what a load of rubbish! Strength, the Heavenly Eye Trial is about strength! You're just an ant! An insect! I'm stronger than you, I'm ten thousand times stronger than you!"

At this moment, the surrounding light dissipated, and the fire wheels surrounding the group slowly slowed down. The heat gradually dissipated, and the heavy rain resumed, wetting the ground and the group's robes once again. The two fire wheels gradually fell from mid-air and returned to Mieying's palm.

“Sigh…” Mieying sighed deeply.

Tianjizi laughed loudly: "Supreme Lord Xiaojun, Mieying! You two, one an immortal and the other a spirit, insisted on associating with this ant! Now you're tasting the bitter fruit! All your hard work was for nothing, and you still lost in the end! Helping an ant will only lead to nothing! I won, I'm the one who won!"

"No! Tianjizi, you are not the one who won! The one who won is him!" Mieying pointed at Huasheng.

Tianjizi raised the Victorious Buddha's Path Pass in his hand and roared, "Look! The Victorious Buddha's Path Pass is right in my hand!"

Mieying said, "Now that you have the Victorious Buddha's Path Pass, why isn't the Clever Box Game over yet?"

Tianjizi found himself unable to answer for the moment and said, "How would I know? This immortal array has been corrupted, or there might be some kind of problem!"

Mie Ying simply looked at the Wind and Fire Wheels in his hand and said slowly, "I'm afraid there's no problem. It's because the game of 'Clever Box' isn't over yet."

Suddenly, Tianjizi heard a burst of laughter. It was Huasheng, clutching his chest and laughing. He had just been struck by Tianjizi's powerful punch and was only now slowly recovering. The punch seemed to have injured his internal organs, and blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth.

But these injuries did not stop Hua Sheng from straightening up and laughing out loud. He seemed completely unconcerned, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"You ant! What are you laughing at!" Tianjizi shouted.

"A clever box to seize the game, a clever box to seize the game! You're right, 'seize' means to take the Victorious Buddha's Path Guide from the person who originally had it." Hua Sheng pointed to the black clever box and said, "Look!"

Tianjizi turned his head and saw that the black box was still in the same place, untouched.

Exactly as is?

“You clearly opened the black box just now!” Tianjizi said. “Don’t think I didn’t see it; it was open just now!”

“It’s open!” Hua Sheng replied.

"Then how do we close it now..." Tianjizi shouted, but didn't continue.

Hanamori continued, "Because when the other box is opened, the box that was originally open will close."

“And you, Tianjizi,” Hua Sheng squatted down, picked up the white box from the ground, and said, “you just opened the white box yourself!”

Tianjizi was stunned.

"You are the only one who can open the box containing the Victorious Buddha's Path Guide!" Hua Sheng held up the white box, inside which was a golden amulet-like object, no bigger than two fingers.

Tianjizi felt a wave of dizziness wash over him: "How is this possible! The quantum space just now..."

“Sigh, it’s terrible to be uncultured.” Mie Ying tossed his long hair and said, “But I’m not talking about Lord Registrar, I’m talking about myself. If Hua Sheng hadn’t told me about quantum space, I wouldn’t have known that such a fun thing existed in the world.”

"Nonsense! How could Hua Sheng know that the Wind and Fire Wheel could create a quantum space! What makes him know about the Fire Wheel Heavenly King's..."

"Lord Registrar, are you still asleep? Because... this was all made up by Hua Sheng!" Mie Ying covered his mouth and laughed. "If it weren't so funny, why would my seventh sister be interested in dragging me to act with this mortal?"

Tianjizi looked again at the talisman in his hand, which was just an ordinary illusion-level talisman. He was so angry that he almost ground his teeth to powder and roared, "You three! You actually teamed up to deal with me?"

"The Heavenly Eye Trial is truly interesting!" Tai Shang Xiao Jun suddenly clapped his hands and exclaimed, "There's such a wonderful performance to watch!"

"You bastards!" Tianjizi roared, lunging straight at the Shengfo Road Guide in Huasheng's hand.

Seeing Tianjizi approaching with overwhelming force, Mieying couldn't help but shout, "Hua Sheng, be careful!"

Hua Sheng tried to dodge to the side, but it was too late; Tian Jizi was already in front of him in an instant. Seeing that he had no way to defend himself, he grabbed the Shengfo Road Pass from the box and swallowed it in one gulp!

In an instant, the Blood Tai Chi shattered into pieces, and the surrounding world began to collapse. The entire world began to shrink inward, faster and faster, until it became a black dot.

a moment ago.

"Do you think that quantum space you talked about with me in the Divine Calculation Bureau can fool Tianjizi?" Mieying glanced at Huasheng.

Hua Sheng gave Tai Shang Xiao Jun a wink, and Tai Shang Xiao Jun leaned closer. Hua Sheng then lowered her voice and said, "That's right. Tian Ji Zi might not believe me, but if you, Third Sister, take out the Wind and Fire Wheels, he will at least be somewhat swayed."

Taishang Xiaojun said, "What's the use of him wavering? He has great fortune; no matter what his thoughts are, things will always develop in his favor."

Hua Sheng blinked and said, "My goal is to shake Tianjizi."

Mieying asked, "And then?"

Hua Sheng said, “At first, I wasn’t entirely confident, and I didn’t even know how to describe it. But later, in a dream, someone told me that there is only one thing in this world called logic that cannot be defeated. Logic can defeat everything. And to defeat logic, you must first use logic itself. That’s when I realized that what I was thinking about was using ‘logic’.”

“Wait! We all know what logic means, but what does this have to do with destiny?” asked the Supreme Lord.

"First of all, our problem isn't how to crack his luck, but rather that as long as we believe he has luck, he will continue to have it. And we can't defeat an opponent who we ourselves believe has ultimate luck. Because we always feel that he can obtain what both he and others consider good," Hua Sheng said. "But has anyone ever thought about this question: what exactly does so-called ultimate luck, or the ultimate good fortune, mean?"

He glanced at the bewildered Mieying and Taishang Xiaojun, and continued, "So-called good luck doesn't actually mean that something good actually happens. It means that something happens and the person involved feels lucky, and that's good luck."

Tai Shang Xiao Jun's expression stiffened: "What do you mean?"

"For example, someone's mother left him a memento before she passed away. Although it was inexpensive, it was full of memories, so it was almost the most precious thing he had in his life. But one day, he won the lottery and won a large sum of money. When he went to collect the prize money, he lost his mother's memento. Was winning the lottery a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Perhaps only this person knows?"

"We've all heard the saying, 'Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise.' Everything has two sides; how you think in your heart determines whether you have good or bad luck. There are no absolutely bad or good things in this world, only the happiness and frustration of the people involved. If something seems like a bad thing, but it can actually make the person involved very happy..."

Taishang Xiaojun quickly answered, "Then this is a good thing?"

Hua Sheng didn't give an answer, but continued, "So-called good luck and bad luck are not absolute, but rather stem from 'one's own perception.' Good luck is a personal feeling, and it may not necessarily align with the opinions of those around you. This is what is called 'logic.'"

Mieying asked, "Then what does this have to do with quantum space?"

Hua Sheng continued, "Since it's his own opinion, then we need to shake Tianjizi's resolve and make him believe that he has lost the ability of Zhiyun! Once he loses faith in Zhiyun, he will mistakenly believe that the good things Zhiyun brings him are bad things."

Mieying said, "So you want Tianjizi to doubt himself? And thus give up on good fortune? To treat the act of giving up good fortune itself as his own good fortune?"

“Although it sounds a bit convoluted, it’s true.” Hua Sheng nodded. “Because good fortune is based on one’s own belief, the limits of Tianjizi’s personal abilities and cognition are the limits of his ability to achieve ultimate fortune.”

Mie Ying nodded and said, "I understand! That's why we need to create the illusion of quantum space!"

Hua Sheng said, "I saw this in a science magazine. I can't be sure if Tianjizi really understands this. If he doesn't, we can explain it to him. But I'm sure he can't be sure if the Wind Fire Wheels can create a quantum space, because I guess the last time Nezha used the Wind Fire Wheels was during the Tang Dynasty, when the term 'quantum space' probably didn't exist yet..."

Mieying nodded and said, "Fate is not determined by cause and effect, but by faith."

Hua Sheng said, "Later I will do my best to provoke him, make him unable to calm down, and make him furious. In the end, because he doubts his own ability to judge, he will be so hot-headed that he will mistake a talisman for Sun Wukong's Victory Buddha's guide."

"Hua Sheng, you're so wicked! So cunning! But I like your kind, hahaha!" Tai Shang Xiao Jun pushed Hua Sheng. "Hey? I see Tian Ji Zi went to Xue Tai Ji. No matter what we do, we have to make him get the Sheng Fo Road Pass first, and then he'll obediently hand it over to us."

Hua Sheng replied, "Mieying and Taishang Xiaojun, I thank you both for your help! Let us finish this year's Tianmu Trial together and return to the true Academy of Arts and Sciences!"

Why was Tianjizi deceived by the "fake quantum space"?

During the Heavenly Eye Trial, the ultimate destiny will cause Tianjizi to choose the correct puzzle box. However, this destiny will also prevent others, including Huasheng, from obtaining the Holy Buddha's Path Guide. Therefore, the puzzle box must be opened by Tianjizi to reveal the Holy Buddha's Path Guide.

Because Tianjizi was deceived by the "fake quantum space" created by Sister Mieying's Wind and Fire Wheels, and because quantum mechanics was not new knowledge and Tianjizi, like modern people, had heard of it, he began to doubt Zhiyun, believing that he had the same probability of obtaining the Holy Buddha's Path Guide "in the quantum space" as others.

Therefore, Tianjizi disregarded the real magic box he had opened and instead tried to steal Huasheng's "fake Holy Buddha's Path Pass." This resulted in Huasheng obtaining the real Holy Buddha's Path Pass.

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(End of this chapter)