254: Calculating Opportunities for the Foundation Level (Part 2)

“Child, these are a third of the resources from the family treasury suitable for your Divine Tier and Foundation Level use.”

“Old Ancestor, shouldn’t it be a tenth?”

“You’ve already succeeded. As long as Lin Dong accumulates enough human luck to receive its favor, and reaches a point where human luck acts on his behalf, he will obtain that opportunity. After all, you’ve already given him a good start, practically spoon-feeding him.”

“Since Old Ancestor says so, I dare not refuse a gift from an elder.”

Lin Wufa was clearly in a very good mood. He forcefully gave the resources to Lin Chen, and Lin Chen was even happier after receiving them.

His original intention was actually to give Lin Chen a portion of resources in this manner. Otherwise, if Lin Chen developed on his own and successfully broke through to Foundation Level, there wouldn't be much affection between them.

He hadn't actually expected Lin Chen to truly be able to anchor an opportunity for Lin Dong to break through to Foundation Level. He had still underestimated the heaven-defying extent of this junior.

Now, it was truly a double blessing. How could he not be happy? In the future, his Lin Family would have three Foundation Levels. As the family's founder, he was so happy his mouth was practically split in a grin at such a family golden age.

Lin Wufa left content, and immediately after, the avatar of the Shen Family's Old Ancestor, Shen Yu, arrived.

“Little friend Lin Chen, this old man also wishes to seek an opportunity for a junior to break through to Foundation Level. The price will be one-third of the Shen Family’s treasury resources, and a favor.”

Lin Wufa's plan to secure a Foundation Level breakthrough opportunity for his junior through Lin Chen was not hidden from other Foundation Levels. It also served as a template for other Foundation Levels with families to trade with Lin Chen.

With Lin Wufa's precedent, Shen Yu also did not seek information about the Moon Dao Supreme Treasure. He similarly wanted to secure a Foundation Level breakthrough opportunity for a family junior.

When Foundation Levels sought out Lin Chen, they all had something they wanted, more or less. Now, this 'something they wanted' was limited to a certain scope by the old An Pingshan and Old Ancestor Lin Wufa, the two Foundation Levels closest to Lin Chen.

Perhaps because Shen Yu's relationship with Lin Chen wasn't as close, he added an extra Foundation Level favor when making his request.

Lin Chen had long anticipated Shen Yu's thoughts.

“Senior, you’re being too polite. That time in the Void, you came without hesitation and didn’t ask me for anything. It is only right for me to act on your behalf for free once.”

“Good child, truly a good child. Then I won’t insist. If you ever need anything in the future, just find me. I will definitely be there at the first possible moment.”

“Then I thank Senior.”

Shen Yu was very happy. His high regard for Lin Chen, which was originally from a human race standpoint, now intensified, stemming from a personal standpoint.

Lin Chen had resources given by his Old Ancestor, making him value resources even less. As for favors, if they were used as part of a transaction, it would somewhat affect their relationship.

That's why Lin Chen said what he did, to further deepen his connection with Shen Yu, this late-stage Foundation Level expert, making him a truly reliable backer, just like the old An Pingshan and Old Ancestor Lin Wufa.

Even though all human Foundation Levels highly regarded Lin Chen, there were still distinctions in their relationships. Everyone had their own personal standpoint, so it was still necessary to make more friends and stir up more events.

“Senior, I wonder if the senior in your clan has abundant human luck.”

“You don’t need to worry about that. This child of mine is the military commander of the Qiongqi Expeditionary Force. He won’t face the same situation as Lin Dong.”

“Then there’s no problem. I can try to act, but I don’t guarantee success.”

“No problem, this is a matter of fate and opportunity. There aren’t that many opportunities in This Universe. If he can’t obtain an opportunity, it can only be that this child of mine is unlucky.”

Shen Yu was very open-minded. Moreover, opportunities are things influenced by both destiny and luck. Only the right person at the right time can obtain an opportunity. If it's the wrong person at the wrong time, even if the opportunity is right in front of them, there's nothing that can be done.

Shen Siyuan, the Qiongqi military commander, was brought over by Shen Yu and understood what was happening.

The same process was repeated.

Shen Siyuan indeed had good fortune. There was an opportunity in This Universe suitable for him. With Lin Chen’s luck as an anchor, after Shen Siyuan’s own luck was exhausted, human luck intervened at the opportune moment, completely prying open the opportunity for Shen Siyuan.

Barring any accidents, Shen Siyuan, having sensed and obtained the opportunity, would be able to break through to Foundation Level within a thousand years, becoming a new Foundation Level for the human race.

“Little friend Lin Chen, thank you so much. I don’t care about the relationship between Old Ancestor and you, but I, Shen Siyuan, owe you. The grace of achieving the Dao is too heavy. In the future, if you have something that I can be used for, you must use me.”

Shen Siyuan was straightforward. Even without Shen Yu’s subtle guidance, he immediately expressed his stance, treating Lin Chen as a benefactor. A profound karma of achieving the Dao was thus generated.

“Since Senior says so, then I won’t be polite. In the future, if I have something, I will definitely find you, Senior.”

“Little friend, after I break through, you must sit in the head seat at the Foundation Level assembly, so that everyone knows I achieved the Dao because of you.”

“There’s no need to be so high-profile. We still have quite a few enemies.”

“Little friend is right. It was my oversight.”

Shen Yu, watching his junior forge a connection with Lin Chen, was also overjoyed.

The absolute leader of the human race in the future would undoubtedly be Lin Chen. The better their relationship with Lin Chen now, the more their Shen Family could share in the human race's future development.

Shen Yu had chosen to follow the Federation Founder back then, and the Shen Family became one of the Federation’s founding families. Now, a new era was about to arrive, and Shen Yu had still bet on the right protagonist of the era. He and the Shen Family could still prosper indefinitely.

Shen Yu left, and immediately after, another Foundation Level avatar arrived.

The Federation War God, Jiang Wuliang.

“Senior Wuliang, you also have a request?”

“I am only at late-stage Foundation Level cultivation, so naturally, I have a request.”

“Senior, what is your request?”

“Federation Founder Qin Huang left This Universe eight thousand years ago to venture into the Void and seize an opportunity for transcendence. I hope you can calculate Qin Huang’s situation slightly, to see if he is dead or alive.”

“Remember, only calculate if he is dead or alive, nothing else. Otherwise, I fear you might suffer a backlash. Qin Huang, a half-step Transcendent Level, already possesses a trace of transcendent aura. If it weren’t that you, little friend, are of the same race, I wouldn’t even dare to ask you to calculate his situation.”

Jiang Wuliang did not seek anything for himself. What he sought was still the future path of the human race.

Whether Federation Founder Qin Huang was dead or alive was very important to the human race.

Eight thousand years ago, the first ancestors of the seven super-families in This Universe, half-step Transcendent Level experts, had a premonition at that time. After making arrangements, they successively chose to leave This Universe to contend for opportunities.

Now, eight thousand years had passed, and there was no information whatsoever.

So Jiang Wuliang wanted to see if the unique Lin Chen could divine some information about Qin Huang through the Karma Dao, at least to know if he was dead or alive.

“Senior, please protect me.”

Lin Chen became serious.

This time, he needed to use the heavenly calculation compass to trace the karma of a half-step Transcendent Level expert. The difficulty would certainly not be low, and he didn’t know if any unexpected situations would arise.

“Little friend, this is a causality-type treasure of the Main God Level from the treasury. Perhaps it will be useful to you and can help you ward off karmic backlash.”

When Jiang Wuliang had this idea, he had already made all sorts of preparations.

Although Federation Founder Qin Huang was important, Lin Chen, who represented the future of the Federation, was equally important, and Lin Chen's importance even surpassed Qin Huang's.

Once Qin Huang truly encountered a problem, the future of the human race could only be placed on Lin Chen. Only Lin Chen could replace Qin Huang's position and continue to lead the human race forward.

“Jiang Wuliang, what are you doing!”

“Old man, don’t you want to know if Qin Huang is dead or alive?”

“I want to know, but that’s not a reason for you to make Lin Chen take risks. Asking Lin Chen, a half-baked causality god, to calculate the existence of a half-step Transcendent Level, who is also trapped in an area containing transcendent opportunities, are you trying to kill Lin Chen?”

Jiang Wuliang fell silent.

After the other Foundation Levels learned of Jiang Wuliang's idea, they also tacitly stood behind the old man, clearly not agreeing to let Lin Chen calculate Qin Huang's life or death.

Jiang Wuliang and Qin Huang rose from obscurity and had a closer relationship than other Foundation Levels with Qin Huang. Therefore, Jiang Wuliang was more concerned about Qin Huang, who had been out of contact for eight thousand years.

Lin Chen, at this moment, had no particular thoughts.

When he entertained the idea of exploring Qin Huang's life and death, he felt no reaction. It was only when he wanted to explore the Transcendent Level opportunity Qin Huang was seeking that he felt that sense of crisis, facing a great terror.

Precisely because of this, he was confident in exploring Qin Huang's life and death. He only needed to determine Qin Huang's life and death.

Lin Chen was very curious about Federation Founder Qin Huang, of whom many legends were told. He also intended to establish karma with Qin Huang through this retrospective calculation, further accelerating his cultivation speed in the Karma Dao.

The Karma Dao is not finished once the comprehension reaches 100%. Afterwards, one still needs to open the Dao, and all of this requires creating events, ensuring that Lin Chen's progress in the Karma Dao will not slow down, but rather become faster and faster.

“Little old man, it involves transcendence, so one must be cautious.”

“Old man, I am confident.”