The old woman was sitting with her knees crossed and her eyes closed, I yelled, "Granny, it's the one that's teasing me!"

　　The old woman opened her eyes and smiled faintly, "Moon Soul, what are you doing bullying my guest?"

　　I was stunned, "It's called Moon Soul?"

　　"Well, before I entered the dragon whale's body, it had already lived here for many years. When I first came here, I was also caught by the Moon Soul."

　　"What exactly is it? It can't really be a ghost, right?"

　　"To be honest, even I'm not sure what it really is. The wonders of heaven and earth, there are too many things that are difficult for us to understand." The old woman said, and the moon spirit sprang out from behind her, jumping around in a divine manner. Strangely enough, even though I was close to it, I still couldn't see it.

　　As if she knew what I was thinking, the old woman said, "When you refine the Mirror Pupil Secret Dao Technique, you will be able to see the Moon Spirit's appearance clearly. If you refine the Secret Dao Art of Shun Feng Ear, you will be able to talk to it. Right now, you can't hear what it says." He picked out a copy of the Secret Dao Art of Shun Feng Ear from the pile of books and threw it to me.

　　I was dumbfounded, this guy can still talk? Receiving the secret book, I tsked, "Granny, you are really magical, to get so many secret books."

　　The old granny said indifferently, "Years ago, my husband and I travelled all over the Northern Realm, some of these secret manuals we robbed, some were stolen, and a few were exchanged for precious pills and herbs."

　　Holy shit, stealing and robbing! So it turns out that Granny and I used to be on the same path. What a hateful meeting! Sweeping my eyes over the assorted patterns on the ground, I curiously asked, "Granny, yesterday you said that how to decide your fate is also a kind of learning, could these patterns be the magic of it?"

　　The old woman squinted at me, "You want to learn?"

　　I smiled sarcastically, "Who doesn't want to master their own destiny? Granny, are you willing to teach me?"

　　The old woman said nothing and fell into silence. It wasn't long before her poisonous spell struck again, and it wasn't until the blood from the dragon whale's heart dripped down and the dark green liquid faded from her legs that she murmured, "The salary is passed on to the next generation, perhaps I really need an heir."

　　I nodded desperately, "Granny, teach me. I'm not a stupid person at all, I'm a quick learner and won't disgrace you."

　　The old woman was noncommittal, "Kid, is your life bitter?"

　　I nodded and shook my head again, "It was unlucky in the past, but there was a time when I lived a happy life."

　　"Hmph, happy because of women, right?"

　　"Huh, how do you know that, granny?"

　　"Just look at your face full of lust. Hehehe, another 'love' word, boy I tell you, if you can't see through the love of men and women, you'll never want to break the destiny of becoming, dwelling, bad and empty!"

　　I was at a loss in my mind, these days, I always think of the three beauties, longing to be reunited with them. Can't it be that old me has fallen in love with them? That's not good, I have no power and no influence, and my demonic power is poor, how could they like me? Hai Ji might be a little fond of me, but it doesn't necessarily mean love either. In the end, I'm afraid I'm going to die of regret in my unrequited love with my sash widening!

　　"Kid, look at me!" The old woman suddenly droned, her eyes gleaming, "If you can learn the secret scrolls here, all of them, I'll pass on the insights I've gained from studying fate over the years! If you can't even learn these, you don't deserve to learn from me!"

　　I screamed, "Granny, don't fool me. Learn all the secrets here? My beard is turning white. Besides, I didn't know anything about secret dao techniques, armour imperial techniques and demonic techniques in the past, so how can I possibly learn them all at once now? As the saying goes, it's hard to make up for innate deficiencies. Besides, I only want to learn your things, what does it have to do with these secret scrolls?"

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　　The old woman glared, "You really have a lot of nonsense. Let me ask you, can you build a house without a foundation? Whether it's the Secret Dao Technique, the Armour Royal Technique or the Demon Technique, they are all spells that refer to the Heaven and Earth's wonderful transformations. It is only when you learn these, comprehend the mysteries between heaven, earth and man, and deeply understand the ways of nature and man, that you are qualified to talk about destiny."

　　I argued, "Birds can't swim, but they can fly in the sky. Fish can't walk, but can swim in the sea. Evidently, just because I can't learn the Armour Imperial Art or the Secret Dao Art, it doesn't necessarily mean that I can't learn what you, Granny, have."

　　The old granny stared straight at me for half a day, then suddenly laughed out loud, "You kid, worshipping a master to learn the art actually still have to bargain, it's really interesting. But then ......" the words turned, face a plate: "I still say, want to learn my fortune-telling wonderful skills, you must learn all the secret books here. Anyway, learn or not learn as you please."

　　I know myself, if I rely on myself to learn the secrets painstakingly, I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the dragon whale's stomach for the rest of my life. Scratching my head, I racked my brain for a while and suddenly had an idea.

　　"Granny, aren't these secret scrolls hard to cultivate?"

　　"It's not hard to learn, but if you want to learn the essence and practice each one until it's so pure that you can ascend to the Spiritual Treasure Heaven or the Lustful Heaven, then it's not easy, and if there's no miraculous encounters, it would take even the most gifted person thousands of years."

　　"It's enough for me to just learn. As long as I learn, you'll be willing to teach me Fate, right?"

　　"That's right."

　　"How long will it take to learn that?"

　　"Unless you have the same natural talent as my husband, it will take at least a hundred years to learn all the secrets."

　　"With my qualifications, is it impossible to learn the secrets in a very short period of time?"

　　The old woman nodded, and I smiled slightly, "That is to say, my fate is - it is impossible to learn the secret scrolls in a short period of time."

　　The old woman nodded again, and I blinked, "Granny, what you desire most in your life is to control and break your destiny, right?"

　　The old woman was alert, "What are you trying to say?"

　　I laughed out loud, "Granny, aren't you the most fond of controlling fate? Why don't you test it on me and see if you can help me break this established fate and learn the secret scrolls in a short period of time!"

　　The old granny froze and immediately came to her senses, "You brat is too oily, you're actually beating around the bush, wanting me to teach you to cultivate the secret scrolls." After pondering for a long time, she shook her head, "Difficult, too difficult." Looking at me, she muttered to herself again, "Hey, but it's interesting, maybe we can try."

　　I slapped my chest and shouted, "Granny, everything aside. This is a battle between you and fate, and the battlefield is me, Lin Fei! The big deal is failure, what's there to be afraid to try?"

　　The old woman's eyes lit up with a compelling light, and the gloom around her seemed to be illuminated by her gaze. After a long time, she fiercely drank, "There is no heavenly destiny, only the heart! Lin Fei boy, I promise you."

　　Soon, I began to regret it.

　　Regretting letting the old woman teach me to cultivate. Because this is simply not a human life, the life of a beggar in Luoyang is ten times, a hundred times better! How miserable would one be when even the number of times one can pee is restricted? One can only sleep for one hour and eat once a day, and the rest of the time is spent in bitter cultivation. The slightest nap and wandering off, one would be beaten up by the old woman.