I’ll Take That Opportunity Chapter 31 – Heavenly Dwelling

Midnight had fallen upon the secret realm. Darkness blanketed the landscape, and silence reigned.

Ye Lin stood atop a large tree, deep in thought.

"With my current fate grade, the odds of finding an opportunity on my own aren't just slim, they're nonexistent."

He knew his fate all too well. Forget opportunities, even survival was a luxury.

"I need to find someone... ideally Lin Zisheng. Before we entered the secret realm, there was no indication he’d obtain the Phoenix Recreation Heavenly Art."

"That means the panel only reveals major opportunities over time. If I could check Lin Zisheng’s panel right now, I’d definitely hit the jackpot."

"But first, let’s check mine. Lin Zisheng is bound to find me sooner or later. I might as well know when."

[Name: Ye Lin]

[Cultivation base: 8th layer Qi Refinement]

[Fate grade: black (fraught with calamity)]

[Fate trait: Shrouded in Misfortune, Transcendental Perception]

[Fate prediction: News of your victory over Lin Ziyou has reached his older brother, Lin Zisheng, a personal disciple. Enraged, Lin Zisheng will ambush you in five minutes inside the Inner Sect Secret Realm. Caught off guard, you will suffer serious injuries. At a critical moment, you will escape using the sword talisman.]

[Upcoming opportunity: None]

[Shrouded in Misfortune: you are prone to accidents and betrayals.]

[Transcendental Perception: you possess an incredible ability to grasp cultivation methods, mastering in days what others take months to learn.]

Ye Lin's body tensed the moment he read the panel. Five minutes—Lin Zisheng had already discovered him.

Without hesitation, Ye Lin leapt from the tree into the grass, scanning his surroundings.

"I've already discovered you. Come out."

He gripped the sword talisman tightly and addressed the shadowy patch ahead.

A rustle sounded from the bushes ahead. Lin Zisheng stepped out, clad in white, sword in hand.

"I'm curious, how did you spot me?"

He didn’t seem in a hurry to strike.

"You noticed me back in the cavern, didn’t you?"

Lin Zisheng burst out laughing: “Hahaha, not bad. Sharp senses. But today is the day you die.”

He had already detected Ye Lin hiding among the rubble earlier. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his senses easily blanketed the entire cavern.

"Die."

Lin Zisheng unleashed a full-force strike. To him, Ye Lin was a nobody, not even worth a second thought.

He just had to kill him and move on.

"You want to kill me? Maybe in your next life. Here’s a little surprise."

Ye Lin smirked and tossed the sword talisman, and a blazing sword ray tore through the air.

"Radiant Nine Sword!"

Lin Zisheng roared, slashing the ray apart in one swift motion. But Ye Lin was already gone.

"Intent… that was sword intent!"

Blood trickled down Lin Zisheng’s right arm. He was wounded. He hadn't expected the strike to carry intent. And now, that intent was creeping up his arm, moving toward his heart.

"Ye Lin, is it? Fine. If I don’t kill you, I won’t be able to dispel this resentment."

Lin Zisheng bellowed, then sat down and began suppressing the invading sword intent.

"I should be in the clear now."

Three hours later, Ye Lin stopped beside a river. Before him hovered a translucent panel.

[Name: Lin Zisheng]

[Cultivation base: early-stage Foundation Establishment]

[Fate grade: yellow]

[Fate trait: Extraordinary Luck, Sword Dao Prodigy, Transcendental Perception, Heaven’s Favored Child, Reincarnation of a Supreme]

[Fate prediction: after enduring countless trials and tribulations, you will break through to the Great Ascension realm, becoming one of the Supremes of the human clan. However, at the moment of your ascension to become an Immortal, you will be struck down by heavenly tribulation and perish.]

[Upcoming opportunity 1: tomorrow, the Heavenly Dwelling will descend. In the Heavenly Dwelling, under the tiger statue on the third path, you will obtain a high-grade mystic-tier Foundation Establishment Pill.]

[Upcoming opportunity 2: tomorrow, under the dragon statue on the third path, you will obtain a low-grade earth-tier illusion art, Phantom Vanishing.]

[Upcoming opportunity 3: in a month, during a devil subjugation mission, you will be ambushed by deviant devils on Hundred Break Mountain and fall off a cliff. There, you’ll discover a top-grade mystic-tier spirit fruit—the Boreal Wind Fruit. Consuming it will rapidly elevate your cultivation base, propelling you directly to the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm.]

[Upcoming opportunity 4: in a month and a half, at the Predestination Treasure Emporium in Huangjin City’s antique market, you will purchase a shabby vase for a modest price. Upon breaking it, you’ll uncover an ancient painting hidden within. Gaining enlightenment from it will grant you an ancient immortal art—Unified Three Purities.]

[Extraordinary Luck: your luck is extremely good. Even in deadly situations, you always manage to survive.]

[Sword Dao Prodigy: you possess exceptional affinity for the sword dao, allowing rapid advancement along the path of the sword dao.]

[Transcendental Perception: you possess an incredible ability to grasp cultivation methods, mastering in days what others take months to learn.]

[Heaven’s Chosen: you are blessed by the heavenly dao. You will face no bottlenecks in cultivation, with breakthroughs coming as naturally as breathing.]

[Reincarnation of a Supreme: you are the reincarnation of a Supreme. However, as your spiritual soul was damaged, your memories were sealed. Once you reach the Nascent Soul realm, your memories will awaken, and from then on, you'll be like a carp who leapt over the Dragon Gate, enjoying smooth sailing.]

"The Heavenly Dwelling descends tomorrow?"

Ye Lin stared at Lin Zisheng’s panel, frowning in thought. He had no idea what the Heavenly Dwelling was. All he could do was wait.

"Both of Lin Zisheng’s opportunities lie within the Heavenly Dwelling. If it causes a stir, other disciples will definitely flock to it. By then, even if we meet, he won’t dare act recklessly."

Inner disciples held high status in the Azure Cloud Sect. While personal disciples ranked above them, killing an inner disciple over a petty grievance could bring severe punishment from the sect.

Ye Lin knew Lin Zisheng, as a child of destiny, would never make such a blunder.

"I should take advantage of the spirit qi here and cultivate for the time being."

With that, Ye Lin sat cross-legged and began to absorb the rich spirit qi of the secret realm.

Night passed in the blink of an eye.

In a dense thicket, Lin Zisheng opened his weary eyes.

"Curses! I spent the entire night just to barely suppress the sword intent. Ye Lin… I’ll see you dead!"

His face twisted with killing intent. The sword intent had reached the intent realm, far beyond what he could dispel with his current cultivation base. He had no choice but to forcefully suppress it, keeping it from invading his heart. After all, if it did, not even an Immortal could save him.

"I’ll ask Master to expel it once I’m out. But Ye Lin… you’re dead."

Lin Zisheng's eyes burned with killing intent. In all his years of cultivation, Ye Lin was the first Qi Refinement cultivator to ever wound him.

Elsewhere, Ye Lin exhaled a stream of turbid air and opened his eyes.

"After a night of cultivation, I’ve gotten closer to the 9th layer Qi Refinement realm. Once I leave the secret realm, I’ll prepare for the breakthrough."

Boom!

Suddenly, a loud rumble echoed from the sky. Ye Lin looked up.