I Hide And Farm In The World Of Cultivation To Increase My Proficiency

42  A New Way to Obtain Luck

The reaction of others when they found themselves on the Mortal Rank would be something along the lines of: "Hahaha, to think I got on the Mortal Rank!"

In contrast, Lu Yuan's reaction to being on the Mortal Rank was: "Sob, to think I got on the Mortal Rank..."

Lu Yuan's mood plummeted due to his appearance on the Mortal Rank.

He looked at the Mortal Rank in his hand and still couldn't figure out how he could be on it.

Just as Lu Yuan's face was ashen, a voice suddenly came from outside the herb fields.

"Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Lu! Good news, good news!"

Bai Dafei rushed into the room happily with a newsletter in his hand.

However, when he saw Lu Yuan who was sitting beside the pill furnace with a dead expression, the congratulatory words that he wanted to say were immediately held back.

He walked to Lu Yuan's side and asked, "Junior... Junior Brother Lu, what's wrong?"

Lu Yuan slowly raised the Mortal Rank newsletter in his hand and pointed to his name on it, saying, "Senior Brother Bai... Something has happened to your junior brother."

Bai Dafei looked at the Mortal Rank newsletter in the other party's hand and was dumbfounded.

Wait, this script seemed wrong...

When the others made it into the rankings, which one of them wasn't overjoyed? They couldn't wait to walk around the sect with the ranking then.

But why was it that when it came to his Junior Brother Lu, it was completely different?

When Bai Dafei saw that he was ranked 50th on the Mortal Rank, he had been overjoyed for a whole month.

It was to the point that every time someone chatted with him, he would somehow intentionally lead the topic to the Mortal Rank.

For example, when someone asked "have you eaten today", he would reply "how do you know I'm 50th on the Mortal Rank".

He was simply smug.

Yet, when it came to Lu Yuan, the situation was completely different.

It should be something joyful to be listed on the Mortal Rank, but why did Junior Brother Lu look as if someone in his family had died?

Thinking of this, Bai Dafei asked tentatively, "Junior Brother Lu, about you being on the Mortal Rank... Is it a bad thing?"

Lu Yuan looked at Bai Dafei and said with an extremely serious expression, "It's bad, it's very bad."

"Uh... Why?"

Lu Yuan stood up. As he paced around the room, he said in a serious tone, "Senior brother, you might think that being on the Mortal Rank is the same as being famous among the cultivators in the same batch as you. You may think that it's a useful tool to help you become famous. But in my opinion, this is not a good thing at all. Instead, it is a potential death warrant!

"Senior brother, think about it. This ranking confirms the strength of each sect's talents, but to a certain extent, it has also set a clear goal for everyone. Before the rankings appeared, although cultivators could roughly sense each other's strength, they would be wary of each other and give up fighting since they have never actually fought before."

"But after the rankings appeared, everything is different! Cultivators can make a preliminary judgment of the opponent's strength based on the ranking. Once they discover that the other party's ranking is lower than their own, there's a high chance that they'll make a move. In this way, wouldn't it intensify the battle between cultivators?"

His words made so much sense!

However, Lu Yuan's "analysis" had not ended yet.

"To be honest, the intensification of the battles is only one of the disadvantages of being in the ranking. Another bad thing is that this ranking will expose our trump cards."

"Senior brother, think about it. Before you were listed, how could anyone else who was not in the same sect as you know what level your cultivation is at and what divine abilities you cultivated? But with this ranking, others from different sects can know your general situation through it."

"If the other party uses this to set up a targeted tactic, under the circumstances where they come intentionally but you are not prepared, even if your cultivation base is higher than the other party, there is still a possibility of you ultimately dying in the hands of the other party."

"Given all this, do you still think that being on the ranking is something to be happy about?"

He... He was right!

Looking at it from this perspective, being on the Mortal Rank was indeed not something to be happy about!

If his enemies knew his specific situation through the ranking, they might be able to kill him!

At the thought of this, Bai Dafei's gaze toward Lu Yuan changed.

Previously, he had only thought that this junior brother of his was a rare pill-refining genius.

Unexpectedly, not only was his junior brother talented in pill refinement, but he far exceeded his senior brother in terms of wisdom as well.

Bai Dafei was ashamed, so ashamed!

To think that he had thought that it was a good thing to be on the ranking.

Thinking of this, Bai Dafei immediately began to ask for guidance.

"Then according to what you have said, not only should we not think about raising our ranking on the Mortal Rank, but we should also try to find a way to remove ourselves from the ranking, right?"

Lu Yuan nodded his head.

"Hmm... Senior brother, your situation is indeed a bit special, but I have an idea."

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Bai Dafei's face lit up.

"That's right. Not only do I think so, but I'm also prepared to do so."

Hearing this, Bai Dafei immediately became anxious.

"Wait, wait, wait. Junior Brother, you're at the bottom of the Mortal Rank now, so it's easy to remove you from the list. But what about me, your senior brother? I'm already ranked 50th. It's almost impossible to get off the ranking!"

"Hmm... Senior brother, your situation is indeed a bit special, but I have an idea."

Bai Dafei's face lit up.

"Please tell me, junior brother. If I can survive this tribulation, I'll definitely reward you handsomely in the future."

Lu Yuan pinched his chin and calmly analyzed, "According to my observation in the past few months, the Mortal Rank is updated once a month. The ranking seems to be based on the current strength of the cultivators. In other words, if you can pretend that your cultivation has dropped, it's possible for your ranking to drop. For example... Sustaining a serious injury that lowered your cultivation."

Bai Dafei's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh, saying excitedly, "You're right, why didn't I think of that!"

After his excitement, Bai Dafei gratefully shook Lu Yuan's hand.

"Junior Brother Lu, it's all thanks to your reminder today. Otherwise, I might still be immersed in the false honor of being listed on the list. If this went on, I'm afraid I would've encountered unexpected disasters in the future. I won't say those useless words. I promise to remember your kindness in my heart and will definitely repay it in the future. Junior Brother, you should cultivate well. I'm off to lower my ranking on the Mortal Rank."

With that, Bai Dafei left in a hurry.

Bai Dafei's hasty action was clearly due to the shock he had received from Lu Yuan's words.

Therefore, he wanted to get himself off the Mortal Rank as soon as possible.

Not long after Bai Dafei left, a new system notification appeared in Lu Yuan's mind.

[Ding! Due to your reminder, Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator Bai Dafei has evaded a death tribulation. Luck talent, Destined Lucky Star, activated...]

[Ding! You have obtained 1000 points of luck value from Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator Bai Dafei.]

[Current luck value: 1321]

This worked too?

Looking at the 1000 points of luck value that appeared out of thin air, Lu Yuan was stunned.

Before this, he had never thought that he would have such a way to obtain luck value.

However, this also proved Lu Yuan's theory of "the threat of being on the Mortal Rank".

Wasn't being on this rank purely harmful?

He had to get off of it as soon as possible!

As these 1000 points of luck value entered his account, Lu Yuan's luck value had thus reached a high of 1321 points.

Of which, 321 points were Lu Yuan's gains over the past few months.

Becoming a direct disciple and accepting his master's assessment increased Lu Yuan's luck value, although it was not by much.

These 1,000 points of luck value were undoubtedly a timely rain for him.

Lu Yuan was about to complete his master's assessment and thus obtain the bird-type demon king's blood essence.

However, the amount of luck value he had was still not enough to meet the requirements for achieving Foundation Establishment through the way of the heavens, and he had been fretting over it.

But now, the appearance of these 1000 points of luck value allowed him to have the capital to achieve Foundation Establishment through the way of the heavens for his wind spiritual root.

Now that everything was ready, he just had to wait another two months for his master's assessment to end so that he could obtain the bird-type demon king's blood essence.

Then, he would be able to immediately achieve Foundation Establishment through the way of the heavens for his wind spiritual root!

At that time, he would have the defense technique, the Nine Guard Mystical Black Tortoise Technique, in his left hand and the escape technique, the Breeze Mystical Scripture, in his right hand.

Stable! He would be too stable!

As long as his defense was high enough and he could run fast enough, death could never catch up to him!

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan laughed happily.

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