Grasping Fortune Sect

It was a prestigious sect with a few millennia of history. In the whole world, it was the most mysterious due to its nature, however that did not stop it from being placed in the top 10 in the whole Profound Martial Continent. The Qi family ruled not only the whole sect but also the empire in which the sect was located.

At the moment, the sect’s only young master, Qi Weisheng, a young man at the age of sixteen sat at a fancy long table. Sitting near him was his mother Qi Meifeng and his father Qi Zihao. It was a usual morning as they talked and ate breakfast served by beautiful maids.

"Weisheng you have recently broken through to the ninth level of Qi gathering, have you finished stabilizing your cultivation?" Qi Zhiao asked.

"Yes, after my trip out, I managed to get a lot of benefits. Foundation Establishment should only be a matter of time." Qi Weisheng spoke in a quiet tone which carried a hint of proudness.

"Hmm, you are actually being a little bit serious about your cultivation? Good job but remember, to inherit the sect leader position you need to have the best strength among the younger generation, Yuan Shirong already is at Foundation Establishment second level while being half a year younger." Qi Weisheng could only nod. In reality, he did not want to inherit any position or vie for power, but how could he disagree in the face of his father? Secretly, he dreamed about leaving the Grasping Fortune Sect in order to live a carefree life in a small country not bothering about his cultivation. Although it was a bit selfish, it was understandable. The pressure brought by the competition in the younger generation was immense in such a top tier power.

"Sheng'er, don't put too much pressure on yourself" his mother gave him some encouragement. In silence, the family continued eating their breakfast. Suddenly, Qi Zihao stood up and spoke.

"The old ancestor is back, Weisheng hurry, let's go greet him!" Not waiting for a reply, his father grabbed his shoulder and they disappeared. Clearly, Qi Zihao's cultivation was unfathomable to be able to teleport over 20 kilometers.

In the sky above the sect, a spatial closed as the old ancestor, Wan Yi stepped out. His grandiose golden robes flung in the air along with his long white beard.

"Supreme Ancestor, Sect Leader Qi Zihao and his son Qi Weisheng are reporting to pay respects" Qi Zihao and Qi Weisheng bowed in front of him and a moment later more cultivators with unfathomable auras appeared to pay respects. The main other family in the sect, the Kong family and their leaders also came to pay respects.

"Supreme Ancestor, Head Elder Kong Qiu and his son Kong Chonglin are reporting to pay respects" Two more people bowed before the Supreme Ancestor.

"Call everyone to the Purple Pavillion." The ancestor only spoke a few words before flying to a majestic purple building. It was made out of some of the most rare minerals and was the most majestic building in the whole sect, only used for important matters. As the order was passed down, it didn't take long for the main meeting hall in the palace to be almost crowded with elders, leaders of families and other important personnel. Everyone's eyes were instantly attracted to the Supreme Ancestor who was so elusive, some had never seen him before. Sensing his aura, everyone who entered the room hurried to bow.

"No need to bow. I, Wan Yi, have lived for over ten thousand years and have faced the heavens wrath threatening our sect many times. However this time, the Ancestor Council has foretold a calamity which will undoubtedly destroy not only the sect but the whole world" The ancestor spoke in a heavy and grave tone.

A calamity which will destroy the whole world? Everyone present was deeply shocked although Qi Zihao and Kong Qiu both knew a little.

"Ancestor, we, the Grasping Fortune sect, face disasters such as this together until our last breath, no need to be reserved." A person spoke with a panicked tone.

"After some discussion, I decided to take action and use all means to prevent it, but it is unknown whether my efforts have succeeded" Despite hearing this, not one person relaxed even a little bit. They were all high level members of the sect and naturally were either adept or knew the basics of fortune telling and changing fate. There was actually not a single recorded time in history when changing fate has brought a positive result! Instead, it usually brought calamity on the person changing fate.

"I understand what you all are thinking. I have indeed gone against the number one rule of the sect but what could possibly be worse than the destruction of the whole world? I have sinned and broke this rule but the name of our sect is Grasping Fortune Sect and I have done exactly that!" Everyone was shocked not knowing how to react to this world-shattering news.

"Hold on ancestor! No Fate Changing has ever brought a positive result before but instead disaster, who knows when the world will get destroyed, but our sect faces the drawbacks immediately!" Another person in the audience was completely enraged at the actions of the ancestors which were essentially digging the grave.

"Haha, it seems like the current generation is full of cowards! Would you rather die like dogs if you could live for slightly longer?? You don't seem to understand, when did I say I failed??? I have indeed changed fate, the calamity which is to come has not disappeared but instead has become stronger! However, now our Grasping Fortune Sect has a way towards survival!" The ancestor spoke while almost yelling, unable to hold back his emotions. This news once more shocked the whole sect. If before the whole world was to be destroyed, now their sect could have a chance at survival?

"What about the disaster which we face in the present?" Another member of the crowd spoke and this question represented the worries of everyone. Suddenly, as if on cue, a frightening aura was felt. Above the Purple Pavillion, an unmatched aura of destruction slowly manifested as thunder arcs danced. Every spark, however small, could instantly kill a Core Condensation Cultivator without any resistance.

"We are about to find out, activate the defensive formation!" The Supreme Ancestor suddenly disappeared from the room. Not wasting a second, every person also rushed out at the fastest speeds in order to activate the defensive formation. Under the whole sect, a legendary formation was connected to all of the resources the sect had accumulated over thousands of years which were used to power it. After years of inactivity it finally turned on at this moment, condensing a dome shining with a yellow light. One could even see two dragons swimming through it. The moment it condensed, even space was sealed in the sect and no one could teleport in or out.

The next moment a bolt of earth shattering lightning was about to crash against the barrier. If it was in Hei Long's world, this one bolt could easily shatter even the sun. As all of the disciples were alerted, a sea of people stood in the main area of the sect, watching the great tribulation. One of the dragons which was white in color suddenly jumped out of the barrier and at the lightning bolt, producing an aura which shocked the heavens.

BOOM

The dragon was instantly forced back, but the thunder bolt was blocked by it! At the bottom of the sect, one could see a huge area of precious crystals and resources dimming from blocking that one strike.

The heavens did not relent and this time another lightning bolt struck down with an aura twice as high as before! It was a pure black color and seemed like it would rend the earth and everything on it. As it struck down, this time both of the dragons which were swimming in the barrier, intertwined and produced an aura comparable to the black lightning!

"The Legendary Ying-Yang Dragon Defense Formation produced by the number one formation master of all time!" Qi Zihao told Qi Weisheng and his mother Qi Meifeng who stood near him. Naturally as the sect leader, Qi Zihao knew more than others, but this formation was definitely the number one ace of the sect!

BOOOOM

The black lightning and the two dragons finally connected and produced such a large collision, that the outside of the sect had turned into a hellscape with scorching temperatures. The inhabitants of a city hundreds of thousands of kilometers away could only see a flash spreading at insane speeds before they instantly turned into ashes. This one lightning bolt turned the entire grand empire into a wasteland!

"Luckily the formation is still able to resist but we have already exhausted roughly a fourth of our resources". The Supreme Elder did not relax at all as something was telling him they would not get off that easy. A fourth of the resources was already terrifying enough! One has to know in the chambers under the sect was the equivalent of a sea of resources accumulated over countless generations.

The next moment in the sky, an azure colored bolt of lightning slowly took shape. The aura it produced was so frightening that if anyone was still somehow alive in the lands surrounding the sect, they would probably instantly die just by sensing the destructive aura.

"Azure Annihilation Lightning" Wan Yi lost all hope at this moment. This was by far the strongest tier of lighting ever observed in history, each appearance signaling the end of an era of a powerful ruler. This one lightning bolt signified the inferiority of humans to the heavens, no one throughout all of history even thought about the possibility of resisting it. At the moment, countless forces which were watching the tribulation, gods, demons and kings of other races all let out a collective sigh as they withdrew.

"How could it be, we have clearly foreseen that there was a way out for the sect?" A group of ancestors appeared next to Wan Yi. Every single person in the sect lost all hope at this moment, could it be that their sect would get destroyed just like that? Parents hugged their children and couples embraced as they knew they would not survive.

The Azure Annihilation Lightning unhurriedly formed in the sky, exponentially increasing its aura.

Suddenly! A spark of lightning separated from the main bolt which was still condensing and flew down. It landed on the barrier and managed to poke a small hole before dimming almost completely. This was still the Azure Annihilation Lightning even if it dimmed by over 90 percent and it struck directly at the Purple Pavillion, making it disappear from existence. For some reason, it stopped after destroying the pavilion, hitting a strange dark rock structure.

Wan Yi observed all of this and his eyes instantly widened as he saw the symbols on the structure. A teleportation array! Obviously normal teleportation arrays were fairly common and could teleport across long distances. However, the reason that nobody tried to escape wasn't because they were stupid but because even the black lightning instantly annhialated a whole empire! There were almost no arrays which could travel further than that, however at the crucial moment, an ancient array built by the same legendary array maker was exposed.

Wan Yi clearly did not know of the array's existence before so it was no wonder he was surprised. Not hesitating for a moment he teleported below the sect and turned off the Ying-Yang array, connecting the qi network to the teleportation array. Naturally because there were so many materials, a qi network which connected and funneled all of their power was present. By some coincidence, the amount of materials left was precisely enough to power up the teleportation array once!

"A way out!" Delighten Wan Yi finally realized the way for the sect to survive. All of the ancestors already realized what was happening and were quick to bring a person over. Qi Weisheng!

Qi Weisheng was confused but didn't ask many questions due to the grave expressions of the ancestors. His father who also appeared next to him clearly realized what was going on and couldn't be happier. Qi Meifeng also flew over, her eyes were red due to her crying, but her face had a bittersweet smile.

"Wait, my son Kong Chonglin is clearly more talented and is more fit to be the survivor of the sect!" Kong Qiu, the head elder of the Grasping Fortune Sect also came over once he realized what was happening, bringing over his son. The ancestors also knew of the number one genius of the sect so after hesitating, they didn't object. After all, even if he is the young leader of the sect, he would probably get replaced by Kong Chonglin who clearly had more ambition.

"Sheng'er '' Qi Zihao knew he couldn't fight the decision of the ancestors, so he could only cry out. A horrible situation had taken a turn for the better, but then his hope was plunged into the abyss shortly after. Qi Weisheng stood only a meter away from the portal which was already powered up and emitting spatial fluctuations like a small tornado. Kong Chonglin heard of the decision of the ancestors and walked towards the portal before stopping face to face with Qi Weisheng for a moment.

Qi Weisheng was always carefree and had no real motivation allowing himself to be surpassed by other members of the younger generation. At the moment however, he was faced with an intense struggle. He clearly did not want to die but the voice of the ancestors was like the heavens reading his fate which he couldn't escape from. All of a sudden, Qi Weisheng realized that he wanted to live, he wanted to become stronger and escape from his fate. One of the most powerful sects in the world could only lie down and be slaughtered not being able to escape its fate.

As Kong Chonglin passed him, he clearly saw the sneering expression of the other. In the distance he clearly saw his parents wearing hopeless expressions. A surge of determination was felt by him as he realized that although it was selfish, he wanted to survive and live on. As Kong Chonglin passed by him slowly, the Azure Annihilation Lightning finally struck down. The moment Kong Chonglin was about to enter the portal, he turned around looking at the lightning which was about to destroy the sect. His smiling expression suddenly changed as a fist flew straight at his face and broke his nose, knocking out a couple of his teeth in the process.

Even if he gave up his spot to someone else more talented than him, Qi Weisheng could not tolerate an evil person like Kong Chonglin who clearly smiled at the destruction of the sect, to take his place. Even if his cultivation was higher, Kong Chonglin was caught off-guard and instantly knocked down, Qi Weisheng did not waste time but jumped directly into the portal.

It wasn't that the ancestors couldn't stop him, they were also disgusted at Kong Chonglin but that wasn't the reason they didn't act. Even with a bad attitude, he still was more qualified than Qi Weisheng, actually Wan Yi was the one who held back the ancestors from acting.

"Wan Yi what are you doing?!" They were furious to be pushed back by him.

"When the Grasping Fortune Sect is about to fall, tell me who is more fit to represent it than a person who grasps their own fate?" Wan Yi actually had a smile on his face as Qi Weisheng disappeared, clearly happy with his actions. Qi Zihao and Meifeng both exhaled sighs of relief the moment he went through. The last thing Qi Weisheng saw was the smiling expression of his parents before they were turned into ashes.

Luckily, he had gotten away in time. The last thing he heard before passing out due to the powerful spatial turbulence was a beep and then a robotic sound.

"Host Qi Weisheng has unlocked the Fate System. Proceed with fate binding? Y/N"