I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 22 Fate is Like a Woven Chain
Who killed Zhou Qing?
At the entrance to the market in the east of the city, there was a woman named Run, who sold ducks. After all, it was he who had killed Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing, a handsome young man from a prominent family, was a womanizer who had a particular fondness for adultery with other men's wives and concubines; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up in such a state.

After a moment's thought, Chen Jing dismissed these excuses and confessed, "I! I killed him."

Upon hearing this, Li Banxian's expression softened. He shifted to a more comfortable position, scratched his back, and said calmly, "As long as you dare to do it and admit it, that's fine. Although you didn't do it yourself, I'm afraid you'll be blinded by your conscience and shift all the blame onto others."

With a sharp weapon in the body, the murderous heart starts from the beginning.

Experiencing a method of killing without getting a single leaf on one's body can easily lead to unrestrained abuse.

Warfare in the era of cold weapons was bloody, while modern warfare only requires pulling a trigger, or even operating a drone, or pressing a button.

As the methods of killing become more sophisticated, the sense of guilt also weakens. But people should not be blinded by appearances. If someone dares to use nuclear bombs to annihilate 100,000 people, even if they were to be slaughtered one by one in a row, their conscience would not waver in the slightest. In that case, killing them is not a problem.

Li Banxian took out the first volume of the Yi Xiang Secret Manual and asked, "Fortune telling, fortune telling, calculating life and death, please explain the process to your master in detail."

What was the process, from Zhou Qing's birth to his death?

Chen Jing gathered his thoughts, paused, and said, "Although it's only a matter of seven or eight days, it's troublesome to explain in detail."

"Eight days ago, I accepted the task of making a name for myself through physiognomy. Afterwards, I realized that the task was far more difficult than I had imagined."

“Those who hold high positions in the Formless Realm are all proficient in physiognomy and understand the basic principles of physiognomy. They will not be convinced by mere physiognomy.”

"As you said, everyone knows how to perform physiognomy, but some people have practiced it to an unparalleled level. Therefore, the techniques I demonstrate need to be one level higher than the theoretical upper limit of their understanding."

"The first thing was to choose a location. After inspecting Zhu Zicheng, we decided to set up the Xiangtan in the east of the city where the population was more stable. Another reason was that we had our eyes on Xu You and his two companions, or more precisely, Zhou Qing."

"According to physiognomy analysis, none of the three are magnanimous people. They used my status as a scholar to provoke me, and then I asked them to help me build a stage that would make me famous."

"Thus, naturally, the story of the prophecy of good or bad fortune in ten days, and the impending death, came about."

"As long as the prophecy is successfully fulfilled, fame and fortune will naturally follow."

"........."

"But the most difficult part is to make a prediction, and physiognomy and divination have limitations."

"Fate is like a net, like a woven fabric, with people influencing each other. Each person is just a point, and even if you know all the information about a person, you cannot predict tomorrow or accidents."

"So I used my third eye, located between his eyebrows, to deduce the future, centering on Zhou Qing and incorporating physiognomic data from people related to him. I initially established a network of fate, glimpsing a tiny corner of destiny and learning more information."
"Although we still cannot predict the future, we know that some things may happen. Maybe tomorrow? Maybe in ten days? Maybe in a month? Maybe in ten years? Or maybe they will never happen."

"This is physiognomy, the limit of what an observer can do."

"........."

"But I am also a human being, and I am also caught in the web of human relationships. I can directly intervene in other people's fates, so I picked out a few threads from Zhou Qing's web of fate and manipulated them."

"To push things along, to connect the missing link in fate with inconspicuous events, and to make it collapse in the direction I want."

"The first one is Wu Yazi."

"Based on Zhou Qing's lewd and lustful appearance, his daily routine, his abnormal behavior of a scion of a prominent family taking an ordinary person as his godmother, the location of the houses of Wu's godmother and Wu Yazi, and the appearance of Wu's godmother and Lingniang, it is very easy to deduce that the two have an improper relationship."

"Analyzing Wu Yazi further using physiognomy, although he is short and weak, he is strong-willed and full of malice. If it weren't for his physical limitations, he would definitely be a powerful figure like a standing Tai Sui, and it would be impossible for him to live a peaceful life." "With just a little stimulation, Zhou Qing will face a fatal calamity, so he is the first 'knife'."

"Secondly, there is Zhou Qing's cousin, Zhou Xin, who joined the army."

"This man is a first-rate ruthless person. His marriage to his wife was arranged by their families, and their relationship is not harmonious. If he knew that Zhou Qing was having an affair with his cousin's wife, he would at most break his hands and feet because they are from the same clan."

"But this man values ​​his reputation the most. If there is a risk of his family scandal being exposed, he can't do anything to his wife who comes from a prominent family, but he would definitely not mind killing Zhou Qing."

"Therefore, some real and fake news were set up. It actually happened, but no one witnessed it. As long as it was triggered at the right time, it could serve as Zhou Qing's second death calamity."

Thirdly, there was Zhou Qing's wife.

Fourthly, ………………

"A person facing numerous death calamities naturally caught my eye at first glance, but I never expected him to die after only four days!"

The rules of the formless realm have been distorted, amplifying the influence of 'form' tenfold. What seems like a trivial change is merely that people have become more focused on appearances.

However, if information is too easily captured, it could be exploited by malicious individuals, which is a terrifying prospect.

Chen Jing finished speaking in one breath, omitting some details but leaving out the general direction. He paused and then asked, "Teacher, is there anything you can do to guide me?"

Li Banxian tossed out the first volume of the Book of Changes, leaned against the wall, and waved his hand: "Get lost, take it and get lost. Come back after you've learned it, and I'll ask you a few questions so you can graduate!"

"…………"

Cultivation manual!!
Chen Jing caught the book that Li Banxian threw out.

This legendary cultivation manual does not possess the property of being impervious to water and fire. The paper is yellowed and of poor quality, but the material of the medium is not important; what matters is the content recorded within.

The knowledge I've gained these past few days is still invaluable even in the real world. More importantly, it has broadened my mind. I bowed respectfully to Master Li and said, "This disciple takes his leave. I will come to bother Master again when I have mastered my skills."

Chen Jing clicked on the sword-shaped mark on the back of his hand, thus replicating the contents of the manual.

There was no rush to return to the Yuan Realm. The Wuxiang Realm had twice the spiritual time flow rate, so he had to thoroughly understand the secret manual before making any moves.

"........."

Chen Jing was on his way back to the Zhu family home.

The pedestrian glanced at the signboard, looking at him with awe.

At this moment, all Chen Jing needs to do is find a wealthy merchant and say, "I see a dark aura around your face; you may be in for some bloodshed," and he can earn a fortune.

It came true!
This will further enhance my prestige as a semi-divine being!
If the wish doesn't come true, the other person will be grateful that they saved their life.

Conversely, even if Li Banxian successfully foresaw the calamity and helped people overcome it, he would only earn a reputation for being inaccurate nine out of ten times.

Both were semi-immortals, but the difference was that one was Zhou Qing, the other Zhou Silang, who had died. Chen Jing casually threw the facade into the trash heap and couldn't help but find it a bit funny: "It's true that you are what you eat. You can't become a superior person by suffering; you can only become one by eating people!"

(End of this chapter)