Chapter 4 The Theory of Qi Fortune

"Just relying on the power of equipment, Your Highness, nothing impressive." Wang Hu smiled and shook his head. Although this old fox has some strange preferences, it cannot be denied that he saved Han Chuanzi.
Should be nicer to him.
The fox lady in the palace wanted to correct King Hu's title, but the King of the Giant Lizards spoke up: "You all step back, what will be said next is not something you can hear."
These foxy women all bowed and withdrew without any hesitation, and soon this grand palace was left only with the King of Giant Beavers and the Tiger King, giving it an especially empty feel.
"With such a luxurious appearance, are you not afraid that I will disregard face and make a move to snatch it?" The King of Giant Beavers asked the Tiger King indifferently.
"If Your Highness is interested in these things, I'm afraid you would not remain holed up in this Fox Palace, despite possessing secrets or treasures that can turn the tide," Wang Hu replied calmly. He could sense that this old fox was testing him.
But is he not also probing this old fox? The two of them approached the topic they were about to confront.
"How much do you know?!" However, Wang Hu's probing was spot-on, hitting the old fox's weak spot. The old fox widened his eyes and once again couldn't see through Wang Hu.
"I have always been straightforward and direct, not enjoying riddles. So I will just say it directly: the alternate version of me from another timeline told me that Hanchuan Tong has a big secret, which is related to whether we can merge with the source of this dimension and save it. We must get to the bottom of it."
Wang Hu took a deep breath and said, "Now I think the biggest secret of Hanchuan Tang is probably you, who created these fox women. There must be something on you, which contains the key to saving this plane?"
"...You really are quite candid, Your Excellency." The King of the Giant Badgers pondered for a moment, but he couldn't be as forthright as King Tiger. As a fox like him, he always had to go round in circles. "But I advise you to forget about these matters. The water runs too deep, and you won't be able to wade through."
"Your Highness, are you referring to the depth of the water as the Black Mist Legion?" Wang Hu smiled and shook his head, though he couldn't be entirely certain, he still voiced his speculation: "I'm afraid that the reason our plane is in decline and decay is because they have tampered with the plane's source."
"I once stumbled upon a small dimension and annihilated an entire squad of the Dark Mist Army, as well as a legendary general. That small dimension, much like the dimension we inhabit, had also succumbed to distortion and decay. Perhaps this is not a coincidence?"
王虎肯定不会相信这是巧合，恐怕杀死他的其余同伴，还差点掳走寒川曈的，也是黑雾军团的人马吧？
还真是十处敲锣里九处有那些恶魔，冤家路窄啊！
"You really know a lot...," the King of Giants looked solemnly at Wang Hu, "but I still want to advise you, since you have already offended them, then quickly flee and leave this doomed plane. You are already a legend, there is nowhere you cannot go. Don't sacrifice your own life!"
"Is it possible that the Dark Mist Legion is led by a powerful figure from our plane, someone even stronger than the Holy Domain? Otherwise, with the power of a Peak Elemental, they could easily suppress it."
Wang Hu could not understand why the king of this giant raccoon, who clearly knew everything and knew more than he did, still had such a cautious and unassuming appearance, shrinking in this fox palace and spending his days on mundane activities like training maidservants. He had been leading a retired life all along.
Does he not know about Yuanchu? But Yuanchu knows about him…
"...Hmm… Yuanchu, Yuanchu is the one they cultivated!" After contemplating for a while, the King of Giant Ferrets decided to tell Wanghu the truth, in order to prevent him from acting recklessly and ultimately causing trouble for himself.
"？！" Wang Hu was completely astonished and unable to say a word. Wasn't Yuan Chu the product of the Spirit Water Experiment? How come it was cultivated by the Black Mist Legion? Also, does this mean that the realm's powerful beings are all under their control?
"Don't worry, I'll explain it to you step by step," the King of Beavers waved his hand and said, "First of all, do you know what qi luck is?"
"I'm not quite sure," King Tiger honestly replied, realizing that pretending to understand was not the right move at the moment.
"In fact, it's very simple. When you have the collaborative power of heaven and earth, you can accomplish anything, with help at every step and support at every turn. But when you're not in luck, everything you do runs into obstacles, like stepping on dog poop while walking or nearly choking on water."
The King of Giant Beavers tried his best to explain to King Hu using a popular way: "The Black Mist Legion is not the native inhabitants of our realm, but invading enemies. Therefore, when they try to suppress and seize the essence of our realm, although the essence itself is difficult to directly retaliate, it can bestow fortune upon us, the native inhabitants."
"And your 'ending' is the one who receives the aura of luck. Think about it, every time you are in extreme danger, isn't it always perfectly timed that you find a solution or receive outside assistance to overcome the crisis? Or perhaps your opponent, for various reasons, is unable to give their hundred percent strength?"
"And think about it, aren't you advancing much faster than others and encountering adventures more frequently?"
The King of Beavers asked Tiger King, which actually made Tiger King baffled for a moment. Upon reflecting, he realized that it was indeed the case!
"So with the help of the luck, it would be relatively easy to nurture a group of powerful individuals who can stand up against external enemies. Wait a minute... so the Yuanqi is what they use to leak luck!"
Wang Hu feels something is not right, and a terrible speculation arises in his mind!
"You guessed it right. If the fundamental source of dimension is our mother, she can give birth to strong children to resist external enemies. In that case, Yuan Chu is a special fetus who has never been truly born but instead continuously absorbs the nutrients from the mother."
The King of the Giants said meaningfully: "As long as foreign enemies are still suppressing the source of the plane, he will always be limited by the foreign enemies, even if he has the strength of the sacred domain, he will never be aware of the existence of the foreign enemies, let alone take action against them."
"... So, what are these other worldlines?" Wang Hu asked the King of Giant Beavers, feeling like the mist in front of him was gradually dissipating.
The King of Giant Beavers drew a tree with a main trunk and countless branches: "These other worldlines are like these branches, and our worldline is the main trunk. If you chop down the tree by cutting the main trunk, the branches will also fall together..."
"Originally, our plane's source mother had abundant nutrients to nurture children of the sanctuary level. And the invading enemies, at most - only reached the epic initial stage... Defeating them was supposed to be a very easy task."
巨狸之王的眼神有点暗淡，这一抹暗淡，却被王虎敏锐地捕捉到了。
"But they possess knowledge and wisdom far beyond our reach, referring to us as 'natives,' which may be appropriate. They employ various methods to disperse and even drain the fortune bestowed by the fundamental source of dimensions. The little bit of fortune you have obtained, if it reaches legendary status, would likely come to an end."
王虎默默地听着，然而却不相信这一句话。
“没有了气运的相助，你仅仅以传奇初成的实力，如何与史诗强者乃至能协同作战的复数传奇相抗衡？不要被过往的辉煌所迷住眼，你身上那能达成过往辉煌的东西，已经帮不到你走到下一步了……”
The King of Giant Beaver sighed and said that he could see that King Tiger was a clever person and hoped that he could take his advice.
"In other dimensions, can I also receive the help of fortune?" King Tiger asked the King of Giant Beaver in return.
"...No, it cannot be." The King of Giant Beavers replied truthfully.
"But I didn't break through as a legend in this plane of existence." Tiger King said indifferently, recalling the battle where he became a legend. Without the help of the fortune of this plane, it truly was a perilous ordeal.
There is no companion around him who can help him, and he is isolated and helpless.
The enemy is fierce and cunning, and will not let him escape for various reasons.
But he still won!
"Could it be that I have only relied on luck to reach this point today? Even if luck is gone, does it mean that I no longer have the possibility to move forward and defeat the opponent?"