Chapter 264: Chapter 122 Peeking into Fate (Part 1)
“Not destined?”
Zhang Xuan shook his head, “My future is not for you to decide!”
“It seems you don’t believe… Don’t think that becoming a Fate Master means you can truly control your own destiny. You are still far from it.”
Seeing his expression, the Hall Master from the Origin sneered, “In that case, let me show you what ‘destiny’ really means!”
With that, the Hall Master from the Origin, too lazy to talk further, gestured with one hand; a fissure in time and space appeared before them, and Zhang Xuan immediately felt a forbiddingly powerful strength enveloping him from head to toe.
The next moment, he had entered the fissure.
A dizzying swirl of movement ensued, and a pitch-black space appeared within his sight, as if he had entered the depths of the universe.
Zhang Xuan was puzzled as to why he had been brought here when suddenly a gloriously resplendent river appeared before him, emerging from the sky and flowing toward an unknown destination, roaring and churning ceaselessly.
The immense sound seemed about to shatter his eardrums, and the force of its rolling waters warped the very fabric of space.
“Is this… the real River of Destiny?” Zhang Xuan’s pupils contracted.
During a test before, he had seen the River of Destiny, but that was merely a tributary simulated with Heavenly Mandate Vitality. Compared to the river before his eyes, they were worlds apart, incomparable in every aspect. The difference was too vast.
“Indeed, this is the real River of Destiny!”
The Space-Time Saint suddenly appeared not far away, pointing ahead, “Each of these rivers represents a different destiny, signifying different lives.”
Zhang Xuan looked down. Below him, the river looked like countless streams converging, some grand and vigorous, others slender and pure. From afar, they appeared dazzlingly colorful, shimmering with brilliant lights.
“Infinite Heavenly Mandate Vitality?”
Zhang Xuan’s eyes brightened.
Each of these streams was formed from condensed Heavenly Mandate Vitality, with each drop containing more than billions of currents.
If he could immerse himself and absorb wildly, he would never run out of Yuan Power again!
The Library of Heaven’s Path shuddered violently, and all his pores opened at once.
Moments later, Zhang Xuan frowned.
Despite all efforts to absorb, he couldn’t take in even a trace of Heavenly Mandate Vitality.
“Can’t you absorb it?”
Noticing his actions, the Hall Master from the Origin chuckled.
“You… How did you know?”
Zhang Xuan was startled.
He had often absorbed Heavenly Mandate Vitality induced by others and had never been discovered. How could this person see it? Was the strength of Pseudo Immortals so terrifying?
“You don’t have the destiny comprehended here, naturally, you can’t absorb it…”
The Hall Master from the Origin gestured broadly, “I will make you give up hope!”
With that, he reached out again, and Zhang Xuan involuntarily followed closely behind, speeding forward rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they crossed billions of kilometers, arriving at a place even closer to the origin of the River of Destiny.
Here, eight massive rivers converged from different directions, each flowing ceaselessly like rivers spanning across the universe, their ends invisible.
The eight rivers converged into one place that looked like an area where a multitude of stars sank into a black hole, with a daunting presence.
In this place, space and time seemed almost non-existent, everything reducing to a singular point.
Not even ordinary cultivators could advance here, let alone him. Once trapped, he could only drift with the flow, unable to move.
This was the true first tier of the River of Destiny.
From where the rivers spread, gathering even a small part could form another River of Destiny of at least Tier 2.
The Hall Master from the Origin stopped, pointing at one of them and said, “This is the destiny I have comprehended, and it is also the one your wife will soon comprehend, one of the eight great destinies of the Source World—Origin! Try absorbing the Heavenly Mandate Vitality from it. If you can, I will no longer bother you!”
Zhang Xuan hesitated for a bit before trying to devour it, only to find that he couldn’t absorb a single current.
His expression slightly changed as he looked towards the river in front of him.
The River of Origin, formed by four tributaries merging, each stream was far greater than any he had seen before, winding off into the distance, its origin unknown.
“Can’t you absorb it? You haven’t comprehended the destiny of ‘Origin’, so naturally, you can’t absorb it!”
The Hall Master from the Origin grabbed again, and Zhang Xuan followed.
Moments later, they arrived in front of the boldest among the four tributaries. Upon closer inspection, Zhang Xuan noticed a thin stream emerging from the phantasmal space, connecting with this river and creating an intersection in their destinies.
“Is this… the destiny Luo Ruoxin has comprehended?”
Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.
“Indeed, she has comprehended the Supreme Secret Technique within the destiny of ‘Origin’, the only one that can accept the ‘Origin’s’ three tributaries. Once successful, she will inevitably become among the strongest, something even I cannot achieve…”
The Hall Master from the Origin shook his head, “Because, although I have also comprehended the Supreme Secret Technique, I am limited by my talent and have so far only merged two tributaries…”
Zhang Xuan observed closely and indeed saw, near where the tributaries merged close to the convergence point, two streams merging into one, indistinguishable from each other, emitting a strong oppressive force. Luo Ruoxin’s comprehended stream was connected to one of the tributaries.
Compared to the others, hers seemed incredibly frail.
“I can show you a destiny where she doesn’t sever ties with you…”
Seeing that the young man in front of him was so shocked he couldn’t speak, the Hall Master from the Origin waved lightly, and Zhang Xuan immediately fell, plunging into the river Luo Ruoxin had comprehended.
The river was already narrow, and his entry was like a rock jamming into a stream, causing the originally smooth flow to shift immediately.
In the blink of an eye, it mismatched with the ‘Origin’ destiny it was connected to.
It was like a mountain stream that was originally rushing toward a large river but was artificially diverted to end up entirely in a parched field.
The Hall Master from the Origin pressed lightly.
Zhang Xuan could no longer control his posture in the stream and began to swirl dizzily, overwhelmed by the endless currents.
“No…”
Choking, Zhang Xuan was thinking about how to escape when he felt a jolt through his body and suddenly found himself in a small courtyard.
“Where is this?”
Zhang Xuan was utterly perplexed.
Hadn’t he just been in the River of Destiny? How had he arrived here in the blink of an eye?
Full of doubts, Zhang Xuan walked out of the courtyard and had only taken a few steps when a series of noisy sounds erupted.
As he passed through a rounded gate, an open space appeared in front of him, where currently, amidst flashing swords and shadows, a large group of people was fighting.
Zhang Xuan looked on in confusion for a moment, then his pupils contracted.
He saw Luo Ruoxin, her aura in disarray, her hair undone, covered in blood, already severely wounded, surrounded by more than a dozen armored figures, their faces indiscernible in black attire, each thrusting their swords at her relentlessly.
With a gasp!
Luo Ruoxin, unable to dodge, was pierced through the chest by a sword.