8 The Art of Unlocking Heaven’s Fortune (1/2)

Jun Xie had realized that he had met with a fortuitous encounter. Moreover, such an encounter was something that was extremely difficult to come across. The ‘Art of Unlocking Heaven’s Fortune’ had turned out to be extremely mysterious. Jun Xie was certain that it was far superior to any other art. Moreover, he was sure that the Nine Layered Exquisite Pagoda was an incomparable treasure.

Jun Xie was ignorant. However, he had heard of the mythical legend of the Great God Hongjun. This Great God is the Master of the Three Great Sage Gods – Taishang Dao Jun or the Honoured Lord of the Dao and its Virtue, Yuanshi Tianzun or the Honoured Lord of the Origin, and Tongtian Jiaozhu or the Grandmaster of Heaven. These people were great individuals, and didn’t have any equal under the Heavens. The abilities of the pagoda were undeniable since it was named after the Great God Hongjun.

Jun Xie had an overwhelming desire to practice the Art of Unlocking Heaven’s Fortune. However, he controlled his urge. He calmed down, and started to inspect his body. He couldn’t help but be surprised.

The surface of his skin was covered by a thick layer of a muddy liquid. It was black and greenish in colour. An unbelievably foul stench was emitting out of it.

Suddenly, a name with a legendary origin appeared within his consciousness, [Pulp Rending Meridian Cleanser? Can it be that the entireties of my body’s impurities have been ejected after I went through that extreme pain?] Jun Xie was ecstatic. In fact, he wouldn’t have minded another round of such pain if it could have such a miraculous effect.

Jun Xie wouldn’t be concerned with any amount of pain as long as it had a positive effect on his physical strength. It wasn’t a big deal for him to deal with any amount of pain for the benefit of his bodily strength. Any amount of pain was worth-it in that case; no matter how unbearable it was.

Jun Xie stood up in an excited manner. He ignored the stench emitting out of his body, and started to run towards a pond in his residence. Then, he jumped into the pond without any hesitation.

Suddenly, several voices were heard, ”Who’s it?”

He snorted and replied, ”Me! The Young Master is taking a bath. No one is allowed to disturb me.”

”Ah, it’s the Young Master.” No more sounds were heard after that.

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Grandpa Jun wrinkled his eyebrows in his study, ”What was that?”

Butler Pang rushed out to check. He returned after a short while, and bowed, ”It’s the Young Master. I’ve heard that he jumped into the Setting Moon pond to take a bath.”

”A bath in the Setting Moon pond at this hour of the night…?” Grandpa Jun became angry. His nose became twisted, and his breath became short. He shouted in a rough tone, ”This damned creature!” He then went to sleep.

He had been expecting his grandson to turn into a new and better person since the last few days. But, his hopes had been crushed. Now, there was only a feeling of extreme discomfort in his heart.

The greater the hopes are… the greater is the disappointment when the hopes shatter. Grandpa Jun wanted to drag Jun Mo Xie inside, and beat his bottom with a stick until it ‘blossomed’ like a peachy flower. This ungrateful person would then realize why the flowers were so ‘red’.

Jun Xie’s body floated quietly on the surface of the water. He used his hands and feet to stabilize his body from time to time; this prevented him from sinking in the water. He felt a feeling of comfort washing over his body.

Jun Xie had finally got rid of that black-greenish layer from his body; he felt as if he had just stepped out of a sewer. He felt refreshed. However, there was one problem. His physical strength was nowhere close to his past life’s even though his soul had fused with this body. However, the state of his physique, muscles, and bones had improved to a shocking level after the washing-away of so many impurities from his body. His mouth curled into a smile as this thought crossed his mind.