The battle became deadlocked.

The Monk couldn’t win immediately because Little Pink Flower somehow kept neutralizing his attacks.

Meanwhile, Little Pink Flower couldn’t lose either—she could defend but lacked strong offensive techniques.

As the two continued their strange duel, Qin Ruqing, who was squatting nearby watching the fight, couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.

Both sides were fighting without moving much—relying on metaphysics and intent.

It was quite exhilarating!

The earlier “intense” battle was still ongoing.

Little Pink Flower, who should have given up by now, was fueled by a newfound determination born from frustration.

She pressed on.

Suddenly, she felt a familiar sense of destiny stirring.

—It’s now!

She quickly harnessed all the accumulated luck and focused it on her forehead, muttering:

“The Buddhist disciple will concede… The Buddhist disciple will concede…”

Hui Neng’s chanting paused, and he frowned slightly.

Soon after, he relaxed his brow, stood up, and with his hands together in a respectful gesture, calmly said:

“My sutras cannot reach the benefactor. I concede.”

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Nearby, Qin Ruqing let out an incredulous “What the—?!”

Even though she was a staunch believer in the power of luck, witnessing this scene still left her bewildered. “Is this even possible??”

Fifth Youlin, the young patriarch of the Celestial Clan, was unceremoniously crouched in a corner like an old farmer, observing the battle.

He commented: “That Rui family head must be the Destiny Physique.”

Qin Ruqing turned to him, “Destiny Physique? Is there such a special constitution?”

She bit her lip in frustration, “Why didn’t I get that?”

If she had a Destiny Physique, her luck-based rewards would be off the charts!

Fifth Youlin didn’t understand Qin Ruqing’s envy.

To him, Qin Ruqing’s innate talent far surpassed the Destiny Physique. He said, “You guessed correctly. She won. Let’s leave.”

Qin Ruqing nodded. Just as she was about to stand up, her legs suddenly gave way, causing her to stumble forward. Her eyes widened, and with her high physical prowess, she quickly spun around and landed facing another direction.

After stabilizing herself, Qin Ruqing frowned. Fifth Youlin also frowned and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Qin Ruqing was unsure but said, “My legs just went weak for a moment…”

In the realm of cultivation, a weak leg or a stumble was implausible—cultivators had bones harder than steel!

Fifth Youlin looked around and suggested, “Let’s leave here first.”

Once they had moved to a safer location, before Fifth Youlin could speak, Qin Ruqing explained, “I might have been affected by misfortune.”

Fifth Youlin nodded. “The Rui family head must have used a lot of Destiny Power to make the Buddhist disciple concede. Her manipulation of destiny would affect the surrounding luck and rules.”

He looked at Qin Ruqing and added, “You might have been affected by it.”

However, Fifth Youlin himself was unaffected.

His implicit meaning was that Qin Ruqing was exceptionally unlucky.

The air fell silent, either out of embarrassment or self-justification.

Qin Ruqing shrugged and said, “Do you know how I managed to pass through the Luck Rules cave?”

She smiled, and before Fifth Youlin could respond, continued, “It was thanks to misfortune.”

Fifth Youlin also laughed, seemingly shifting the topic to avoid further awkwardness.

He asked, “Why aren’t you watching the match between Feng Mingyue and Lu Zhiyao? Usually, people on the Path of Inheritance would be more focused on Feng Mingyue.”

Qin Ruqing shrugged nonchalantly, “I only focus on what interests me.”

Fifth Youlin’s gaze lingered on Qin Ruqing’s face, suggesting, “You don’t seem to be the type I initially thought—someone solely focused on climbing up and doing only what benefits yourself, never wasting time on anything else.”

In other words, he implied that she was driven by self-interest.

Qin Ruqing exaggeratedly raised an eyebrow and admitted, “Who says I’m not?”

Without waiting for Fifth Youlin’s response, she calmly clasped her hands together and devoutly added:

“…But I follow my heart.”

“Follow my heart. Do you understand?”

As Qin Ruqing was about to say goodbye to Fifth Youlin, the match between Feng Mingyue and Lu Zhiyao finally ended.

Feng Mingyue emerged victorious.

Qin Ruqing commented, “Wow, do you think Lu Zhiyao might be in a bad mood after losing and come looking for trouble with me…?”

Fifth Youlin was just about to respond, “Probably not. For Lu Zhiyao, the inheritance is more important, unless you two happen to cross paths.”

But before he could finish, Qin Ruqing excitedly added, “…I’m so thrilled!”

Fifth Youlin paused and then said, “…As long as you’re happy.”

The competition in Fifth Youlin’s original rule cave wasn’t crowded, but it was still intense.

Not wanting to delay, he bid farewell to Qin Ruqing.

Before leaving, he hesitated and mentioned a name, “Lingyu…”

Fifth Youlin was surprised that Fifth Lingyu had chosen the Qinglian(Azure Lutos) Inheritance.

He could guarantee that Qinglian(Azure Lutos) was the most mysterious among the six Dao Inheritance, even with the Fifth family’s deep celestial background, they had no detailed records on it.

Now, seeing Qin Ruqing’s expression, it was clear that the Qinglian Dao Inheritance might be as powerful as a true celestial-level inheritance.

Whether Lingyu chose this Dao Inheritance by pure chance or had planned it all along was unclear.

But one thing was certain—there were now only two people in the Qinglian Dao Inheritance: Lingyu and Qin Ruqing.

…The two of them were bound to face each other eventually.

Qin Ruqing smiled and, seeing Fifth Youlin’s hesitation, simply said:

“Lord Lingyu has been a great mentor to me, and I won’t forget that. However, when it comes to the inheritance, I must stand my ground and rely on my own abilities.”

Indeed, no one had the right to ask Qin Ruqing to compromise when it came to her future in the Dao.

Fifth Youlin could only nod and say, “Alright, take care.”

He watched as Qin Ruqing nodded back and then disappeared in a flash of green light.

Qin Ruqing felt no waves of emotion.

Instead of worrying about the threat from Fifth Lingyu, she was more interested in figuring out the strange incident earlier with her unsteady legs.

“Could Little Pink Flower’s manipulation of destiny really affect me so much?” Qin Ruqing murmured to herself.

To be honest, while it was indeed unfortunate, everything that had happened was still within her control.

But the moment she stumbled… that was different.

Even after it happened, Qin Ruqing was confused, feeling like it shouldn’t have affected her so much.

“Can Little Pink Flower really influence me like that? The power of destiny is impressive, but it shouldn’t have such a strong effect on me. After all, I’ve passed the rule cave of destiny and even earned a ‘Misfortune Ahead’ debuff as a reward.”

Puzzled, Qin Ruqing pondered over it but couldn’t figure it out.

She marked it as a point of suspicion in her mind and set it aside for now.

The path of inheritance continued forward, but it was shrouded in chaos.

Aside from facing her own trials, Qin Ruqing had to constantly watch out for the fragments of rules flying in from other directions.

“What’s going on? Why does it feel like there are more and more random rule attacks coming from unknown directions?”

“Or is this normal? After all, I can see the colored rule trials, and what I see naturally applies to me. Others have one rule, but I have to deal with six. Is this phenomenon normal?”