Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 4: Team Up to Steal Luck

At the summit of Yuntian Peak, the majestic Ziyun Hall is nestled amidst the pale purple clouds, and a slightly overweight middle-aged man stands proudly before the empty hall entrance.

His black robes almost blended him into the Purple Cloud Palace and the night behind him. If it weren't for his pale face appearing even more ashen under the bright moonlight, almost no one would know that a living person was standing there.

Just as Zi Dong was gazing at the bright full moon from his cave halfway up the mountain, the black-robed middle-aged man's previously vacant gaze also suddenly turned to the bright full moon in the night sky.

"This young man is teachable!" It seemed that one could see the look of sudden realization on Zi Dong's face through the moonlight, and the fair face of the middle-aged man in black robes bloomed like a white chrysanthemum in the moonlight.

Only past sect leaders can reside in the Purple Cloud Hall at the summit; the rear hall is the living quarters of the current sect leader, Zhou Yunting.

When Zi Dong transmigrated to the Tianyun Continent and gained 10,000 points of luck, the Yuntian Sect also gained 10,000 points of luck.

Zhou Yunting, who was in charge of the fortune of Yuntian Sect, was baffled as to how he had gained 10,000 points of fortune. Although it was only a first-grade fortune, even a small amount was still a gain.

The more luck one has, the better. It can not only rapidly improve a cultivator's cultivation level, but also make the sect stronger.

Zhou Yunting was just thinking about starting the investigation when he unexpectedly gained another 10,000 points of luck, which was like a pie falling from the sky.

However, Elder Yuanchen, who had led his disciples out on a training expedition, soon sent word that they had been ambushed by demons and several disciples had died.

The good news is that the severely injured Zi Dong leaped directly from the third level of the Qi Refining Realm to the seventh level, and even killed a young master of the Demon Clan.

Zhou Yunting immediately attributed the 20,000 Qi points obtained by Yuntian Sect to Zi Dong. This kid must have great fortune!

He is the best candidate to deal with the Feng family and completely control the Yuntian Sect!
Then let's give him the title of the chosen one and make him the senior brother, so he can take down Feng Qingwu, the senior sister, first.

Moreover, the chosen one of destiny can better protect Zi Dong. Anyone who dares to touch the adopted son of the Heavenly Dao is truly an old man who has hanged himself because he thinks he has too long a life!

What happened next further confirmed Zhou Yunting's judgment: Zi Dong kept bringing good fortune to Yuntian Sect and even managed to obtain a second-grade item!
If he's not the chosen one, then who is?
Since Zi Dong is using the method of recruiting disciples to fight Feng Qingwu, let's grant his wish and let him be in charge of recruiting disciples for the sect.

Zi Dong only met the sect leader Zhou Yunting once when he was accepted as a personal disciple, and then he never saw him again.

This disciple of his was basically raised by a stepmother; this is the second time, proving that the sect leader hasn't completely forgotten him.

Zi Dong didn't have a good impression of Zhou Yunting. He thought Zhou Yunting looked a lot like the old professor who taught him advanced mathematics, and he got a headache just looking at him.

Will Zhou Yunting find out that he's from another time?!

Will they know that their luck tree is mutated?!

Zi Dong was on tenterhooks for a long time, then suddenly remembered that Zhou Yunting was only at the Void Breaking Realm. If he could really see through him, wouldn't he be on par with the Heavenly Dao?

Now that he has become the chief steward of recruiting disciples for the Yuntian Sect, he can rightfully fight Feng Qingwu.

If anything goes wrong, the sect leader will cover for you. Even stealing luck is legal and justifiable. Who would dare to seek revenge against the Yuntian Sect?

That shill made a killing, earning two low-grade spirit stones in just three days. The market was full of beautiful female cultivators, and he wished Zi Dong could recruit a few more.

Those beautiful female cultivators eventually went to affiliated sects. Although they lost a lot of luck for nothing, they could still gain it back while staying in the sect.

But even monks have friends, and soon a shocking piece of news spread throughout the market.

All the disciples recruited by Zi Dong would inexplicably lose their luck, and they were all beautiful female cultivators.

As a result, that brothel shill lost his job, and Zi Dong was no longer able to recruit disciples from the market. Whenever the beautiful female cultivators saw him, they would immediately run away.

Zi Dong certainly knew what was going on, but this didn't stump him. While the Heavenly Fortune Continent might lack other things, people were everywhere. Recruiting disciples didn't necessarily require finding cultivators; there were countless ordinary people who wanted to cultivate, and he could still steal their fortune.

That brothel owner was also a smart man; he understood Zi Dong's point immediately. However, Zi Dong's conditions were a bit harsh; he insisted on finding a beautiful mortal woman between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.

"Brother Ai Shang, are there more cultivators or mortals on the Tianyun Continent?" Zi Dong had no choice but to ask Fang Tuo:
"The Eastern Continent is full of mortals. Even if you only look for fifteen-year-old beauties in the mortal world, there are countless of them."

"Brother Dong, you're looking for someone with spiritual roots!" Ai Shang argued with a bitter expression.
"Mortals with spiritual roots are basically taken in by various sects before the age of five. Where can you find anyone who is fifteen?"

At Zi Dong's insistence, Ai Shang had no choice but to change his address, because Zi Dong told him that their relationship was a matter of江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) conduct, and of course they should address each other as brothers.

"Five years old is just the best age for cultivation. There are many people who show their spiritual roots after they are teenagers. Go ahead and search with peace of mind!"

Zi Dong waved his hand dismissively. "It's a matter of probability," he said, "and Zi Dong, who comes from Earth, certainly understands this very well."

No matter how many sects there are, they can't possibly take in all the mortals with spiritual roots. There will definitely be some who slip through the net, and quite a few at that.

As expected, within just three days, Ai Shang found five or six beautiful women with spiritual roots.

Zi Dong asked Ai Shang to rent a small courtyard near the market to settle all these beauties. He would take one of them to the Yun Tian Sect every few days.

"Brother Dong, I think you should set up a force. We can train these mortal beauties into cultivators and then send them to various places. That would be a great way to earn spirit stones!"

Ai Shang has a good head for business; auction houses and restaurants are eager to recruit beautiful female nuns as waitresses.

"We'll talk about it later." Zi Dong originally wanted to scold Ai Shang, wasn't this really making him a brothel madam?

But then he thought, if he really formed a force, wouldn't he be able to steal luck as a group?

Each of these mortal beauties can only bring Zi Dong 100 points of first-grade luck, but with so many of them, he still gains quite a bit.

Feng Qingwu would definitely not continue to fight him like this, and would definitely try to stop him. Zi Dong had no choice but to put Ai Shang's suggestion on the agenda.

What kind of force should we build?

Zi Dong still wanted to target cultivators; one cultivator was worth a hundred mortal beauties, and he couldn't waste so much time on that.

How about the Demon Hunter team?
The Tianyun Continent consists of five parts: east, west, south, north, and central, separated by the sea.

The Daoist sects flourished in the Eastern Continent, the demons dominated the Western Continent, the monsters were rampant in the Northern Continent, the witches wreaked havoc in the Southern Continent, and countless cultivators and deities gathered in the Central Continent.

Although there are Taoist sects in the three continents of the northwest and south, they can only survive in the cracks between the demon, witch and sorcerer races, protecting mortals.

With the strength of the Taoist sects in the Eastern Continent, it was impossible to completely eliminate the demons and witches of the Northwest and South Continents.

Because there are also many cultivators from the demon, monster, and witch races in the Central Continent. They have joined the ranks of immortal cultivators and god cultivators, competing with the human race for destiny.

Although Taoism is prevalent in the Eastern Continent, many demons and witches still come to the Eastern Continent in search of opportunities.

Demons can devour fortune, monsters can consume fortune, witches use Gu worms to obtain fortune, and Taoist cultivators prefer righteous and peaceful fortune.

Among the three races, the Demon race is the strongest. Relying on eating and planting Gu is definitely not as fast as directly devouring, since it still needs to be digested and absorbed. Therefore, the Demon and Witch races follow the Demon race's lead.

Slaying demon and witch cultivators not only grants direct access to fortune but also promotes the righteous spirit of Taoism—a triple benefit.

(End of this chapter)