You Asked Me to Tell Fortunes at a Street Stall, but I Ended Up Uniting the Mystic Sect?

Xu Chen unexpectedly gained the ability to talk with his sect's founding patriarch and inherit secret arts and sect techniques. He could obtain them all as long as he completed the tasks the patriarch gave him!

On his first trip down the mountain after receiving the patriarch's inheritance, Xu Chen accidentally became the leader of all the various sects of the Mystic Order.

The patriarch taught Xu Chen that he had to charge for fortune-telling, and charge a lot. If he charged too little, it would ruin his reputation.

The patriarch taught Xu Chen that he had to charge for feng shui readings, and charge a high price. Anything less would dishonor the sect's thousand-year legacy.

The patriarch taught Xu Chen that he had to charge for writing talismans: a hundred thousand per talisman. Anything less wasn't worth the effort.

The patriarch told Xu Chen that their profession came with five flaws and three deficiencies, and a person would suffer from one of them. His master had been afflicted with poverty, so although he was unfathomably skilled, he had spent his whole life destitute.

Everyone asked, “Xu Chen, which one are you afflicted with?”

Xu Chen turned away with a forlorn expression and said nothing.

Nearby, the various sects of the Mystic Order said, “He's afflicted with clashes. He's especially prone to them...”

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.