Chapter 48 Legacy of Fortune

Ji Jingqiu kept the teachings in mind.

He had previously felt that this visualization diagram was definitely extraordinary, and that if it were leaked, it would bring trouble to himself and Old Mu.

The visualization diagram that Li Buyi discovered last time has now been hidden by him in the gap between the bed and the wall.

” Old Mu, should I bring you that visualization diagram tomorrow?”

“No need. Since you’ve already figured it out, it’s useless. Go home and burn it.”

Old Mu shook his head, his mind filled with the words “Why should I?”

“Okay.” Ji Jingqiu nodded. “By the way, Old Mu, do you have any research in genetic engineering?”

“Hmm, what’s wrong?”

“I was before…”

Ji Jingqiu explained her situation and concerns.

“ Gene Enhancer?” Old Mu’s brows furrowed instantly. “You dare to touch this stuff? Aren’t you afraid… You’re not afraid.”

His tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, even lifting slightly, tsk tsk Dao:

“You’re a real genius, kid. You even came up with this idea?”

“However, you should still be careful. The most difficult thing to overcome in genetic engineering is ‘uncontrollability,’ which is not internal but influenced by external environmental factors.”

“There’s something you might not have heard of: before gene editing was launched on the market, it underwent at least thirty years of long-term trials without any problems, but it suddenly went bust twenty years after its launch.”

Ji Jingqiu was shocked; he had indeed not found this information online.

More than a hundred years ago, after the genetic engineering scandal broke, almost all the politicians, media outlets, and public figures who had promoted gene editing were imprisoned. Various so-called inside stories were rampant, making it impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

What external environmental factors?

“If I can find the answer, I should be the winner of this year’s Federal Nebula Award.”

Old Mu glanced at him, then suddenly asked, ” What does the bodhi tree you planted look like, and what is the Wisdom Light like?”

Ji Jingqiu paused slightly, then asked in confusion, “What bodhi tree?”

Old Mu stiffened for a moment, but quickly regained his composure.

He nodded, walked to the side, and said calmly with a hint of approval:

“Very well, I was just testing your character. Remember, you mustn’t tell anyone!”

“Come here, let me give you a quick physical exam. The accuracy of the medical examination centers here is not as good as the ones at Sun Moon Medical Center.”

While Ji Jingqiu was getting into the instrument.

Sister Mei walked over and saw Old Mu standing there in a daze, teasing Dao:

“What, are you perhaps shocked by Ji Jingqiu’s unparalleled talent?”

All that could be heard was Old Mu muttering ” Dao” in a state of utter confusion.

“Back then, my ancestors saw all living beings in the heavens and earth…”

Sister Mei was getting tired of hearing the old man recounting his ancestors’ glorious history, so she interrupted Dao:

“Stop! I was just about to ask, did you Mu Family practice in the wrong order?”

Old Mu instantly glared and said coldly, “You can look down on the Mu Family’s unworthy descendants over the past ten thousand years, but when you say that, do you even have eyes for the three Supreme Grandmasters of my Mu Family?”

Sister Mei blinked, seemingly having misspoke. “My apologies,” she said.

“Practice it backwards? You try practicing it the other way around!” Old Mu sneered. “To see Bodhi and light the Supreme Wisdom Light is to become one of the three Great Grandmasters of my Mu Family.” Even the old ancestors were incredibly envious; do you think they didn’t try every possible way to achieve their goals?

Sister Mei suddenly exclaimed: “Is it because he survived Nie Du syndrome, the one I mentioned last time who was supposed to be under immense calamity?”

Old Mu nodded, then shook his head:

“This is one of the causes, but not the root cause.”

“Do you think that no one in my family has ever thought of enduring countless tribulations before trying to comprehend this diagram? Not one of them, not one of them, is of no use.”

“That means it wasn’t cooked long enough.” Sister Mei shrugged. “Otherwise, what do you think is the reason?”

“It’s a choice, but also ‘fortune,’ a fortune where the heavens and earth lend their strength when the time is right!” Old Mu said in a deep voice.

“Whose choice?” Sister Mei asked with a strange expression. “Fortune? Isn’t that just some vague rumor?”

“Rumors?” Old Mu scoffed. “Didn’t you want to compete for the title of Martial Artist back then? Let me ask you, how many titles are there in a generation?”

“Seven.”

“How many founding marshals did the Federation have?”

“…How can this be related?”

Sister Mei frowned, feeling that the old man was making fun of her.

“Why not?” Old Mu sneered. “Do you think these seven titles were just chosen or given arbitrarily?”

“It is said to be fortune, but it is more like a kind of unseen martial arts legacy, which comes from the seven who went out to open up the world! “

Otherwise, why would even members of the Six Great Families choose to march forward and wait to compete for the title?

Sister Mei frowned, her voice tinged with annoyance:

“I’ve always thought this title system is stupid.”

A generation is formed every twenty years, and titles are contested every twenty years, yet there’s an age limit of 25.

Some people were too young in the previous generation, and are too old in the next generation. How can they compete?

That’s exactly what happened to her back then. She wanted to compete, and she had the ability to compete, but she was just a year too old!

Old Mu scoffed: “Luck, luck, if your luck is bad, what’s the point of fighting for luck?”

Sister Mei was speechless after hearing this.

She was somewhat unconvinced: “Then do you think Ji Jingqiu is lucky? If he wants to compete for this generation’s title, he doesn’t have many years left.”

Old Mu gave her a look as if she were an idiot, and then… Dao:

“I suspect he just had really bad luck and his luck has bounced back from rock bottom!”

So ever since he met me this year, his luck has turned around, and he’s started to turn his life around!

Sister Mei then realized what was happening.

Is it good or bad luck for a teenager who has suffered from niedu syndrome since childhood…?

This is clearly a stupid question.

“Then why did you just talk about fortune!”

Sister Mei still felt that the old man was making fun of her.

“You don’t understand,” Old Mu murmured. “He not only attained Bodhi, but also witnessed the manifestation of his ancestors in the Mind Sea. That’s the key…”

Sister Mei suddenly shivered: ” Old Mu, I remember there’s a rumor that after your Ji Jingqiu ancestors were awakened, they’ve been hiding in some corner of the world ever since, sitting in meditation all day, waiting for someone?”

Old Mu remained silent.

This was exactly the possibility he had previously considered; although it seemed absurd, it was not impossible.

If this is true, then Ji Jingqiu will be the one ordained by our ancestors.

They are what is called the destined one.

In fact…

The third Supreme Grandmaster of the Mu Family since his ancestor, during his lifetime, also pushed the Fire Dwelling Buddhist Hell Contemplation Diagram to its ultimate level.

But in the end, he still failed to obtain the bodhi and light up the Wisdom Light.

“Are you going to inform the Mu Family?” Sister Mei asked Dao.

She knew very well that there was a deep rift between Old Mu and the Family, otherwise he wouldn’t have left so many years ago and had no contact with them to this day.

Old Mu was silent for a moment, then shook his head: “No notification. Even if we were to notify him, it shouldn’t be now; at least wait until he breaks through. ” We’ll discuss the Heart Manifestation Realm later.

“What’s wrong? Do you want him to help you get revenge, or are you afraid that he will be harmed by the Mu Family?”

“Yes, we have them all!”

Old Mu didn’t hesitate to shout.

” The Mu Family today is a mixed bag, and people’s hearts have long since fallen apart.”

If they were to discover that an outsider had obtained the Bodhi and lit the Wisdom Light that their ancestors once possessed, I have no idea what they would do.

Therefore, this matter must never be revealed to outsiders!

Sister Mei shrugged: “You’re the boss, whatever you say goes.”

Old Mu suddenly said to Dao, “Don’t you have some spare cash on hand lately? Why don’t you invest in it?”

“Ha, you want me to invest in this kid?”

Sister Mei instantly became alert.

“Why are you eyeing my purse, you old geezer?”

Wait, are you trying to tie me to this kid’s bandwagon?

Old Mu’s expressionless face:

“Isn’t a young man who has embarked on the path to the highest heavens, seemingly chosen by the ancestors of my Mu Family, worth your investment?”

“If you don’t take advantage of the fact that it’s still an initial public offering (IPO) stock and invest heavily now, are you going to wait until someone else, Wisdom Eye, recognizes its value and snatches it up?”

Upon hearing this, Sister Mei was immediately caught in a dilemma.

Seeing that she was still hesitating.

Old Mu seemed to be referring to Dao:

“I remember the owner of Yangyan Martial Arts School sent you a lot of messages not long ago, trying to find out more about this kid?”

“It seems someone has already noticed some potential in this kid…”

Sister Mei panicked.

Many readers are worried that the protagonist’s Golden Finger might not be unique, but that’s unnecessary; it’s absolutely unique. In fact, chapter 34 already hinted at it—one withers, one flourishes; one lives, one dies. I won’t spoil any more details.