Chapter 1642 - 204: Fate Furnace

Chapter 1642: Chapter 204: Fate Furnace

Deathly silence.

A long deathly silence.

"Very good."

Lu Yuzhen saw this scene and nodded with great satisfaction.

He was very happy.

These Great Venerables, one by one, were Great Divine Power users in the Yang God Realm.

Though it is now a Golden Era...

This world requires too much Qi Fortune to cultivate a Yang God.

Now, this entire Heavenly Phoenix Palace is "in the bag" for him, Lu Yuzhen. If these Yang God Venerables were to die, he would indeed feel heartache.

"Hissing..."

Lu Yuzhen waved his sleeve, scattering the Paper Snow.

He stepped into the Void Gate, followed closely by the Venerable Wu Gou, leaving only Cheng Er behind with Xuan Jin at the city wall.

The Paperman Sect may have taken over the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.

But coming and going.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Had it not been for the fluttering Paper Snow, there wouldn’t have been a single trace left.

"Jin..."

Chi Fu Dragon Lord looked at Xuan Jin, his expression complex, wanting to say something, but ultimately refraining.

The master and apprentice, separated for ten years.

Meeting again, there was no joy.

"..."

Xuan Jin looked indifferently at his master in front of him. With the help of the Paperman Sect, he had successfully awakened the Divine Soul from his past life and understood the "cultivation intentions" of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace over these years.

Initially.

With naive ignorance, he thought his master’s kindness towards him was unconditionally without expecting anything in return.

Later, he realized.

The Heavenly Phoenix Palace had always been suppressing his Divine Soul, preventing its awakening, only this way would he obediently comply.

Cultivating the Path of Destruction, practicing swordsmanship...

All were arranged by Chi Fu Dragon Lord.

"Gone."

Cheng Er spoke softly, patting Xuan Jin on the shoulder.

"...Mm."

Xuan Jin shifted his gaze away.

They came with a mission, took over Heavenly Phoenix Palace, and still much needs to be done.

The two turned into flowing light and soared into the sky.

Xuan Jin had lived here for decades, and was intimately familiar with every Pocket World within this Heavenly Giant Gate, now leading Cheng Er directly to Karma Fire Cave Heaven.

The few Great Venerables at the city wall watched this scene.

"Xuan Jin, he..."

Great Venerable Xuanhui couldn’t help but frown and said, "Has he been brainwashed by the Paperman Sect?"

"It is I who failed him."

Chi Fu Dragon Lord shook his head, saying no more.

"Chi Fu..."

Xuanhui changed his tone and said, "Earlier, I wanted to fight desperately. Why did you stop me?"

He followed the Great Palace Master his whole life.

Attained the Realm of Great Venerable also thanks to the assistance of the Great Palace Master.

Now the Great Palace Master has fallen in battle.

He should have followed suit.

Earlier, Great Venerable Xuanhui was about to step forward and battle the Paperman Sect...

But ultimately, he was forcibly suppressed by Chi Fu Dragon Lord’s Taoist Intent.

"Cultivation is not easy."

Chi Fu Dragon Lord sighed quietly and said, "Ten years ago, the Great Palace Master had foreseen this calamity... he asked me not to obstruct, what should happen, let it happen..."

In his view.

The so-called desperate fight was actually meaningless.

Even the Great Palace Master was defeated.

Whether it be Xuanhui or Wu Jiu, even if all the Great Venerables from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace were to rally together... what would it change?

Below the strongest, all are ants.

To Lu Yuzhen, to crush them, required no great effort.

Xuanhui’s actions were akin to a moth to a flame.

"Everyone, let us meditate in seclusion for this period."

Chi Fu Dragon Lord spoke softly, "As long as we treasure our lives and endure for a while longer, this calamity will eventually end."

...

...

Karma Fire Cave Heaven.

Two figures suspended above.

"This is what Lord Daoist wants?"

Xuan Jin surveyed from this perspective, seeing Karma Fire Cave Heaven battered and in ruins.

Two strongest warriors battling left this millennium Holy Land in tatters.

The sea of fire withered, revealing the dry reefs below.

Two broken swords pierced into the ground...

The Karma Fire Swords named [Tianyun] and [Feng Quan], broken by Lu Yuzhen, were left with only the hilts. Sword fragments scattered all over.

"I feel a vast Qi Fortune."

Cheng Er spoke softly, "Unfortunately, at this point in time... the strongest warriors have mostly ’left’."

She raised her hands, and an illusory image of a fiery red furnace slowly emerged behind her.

[Refining Furnace] descended.

The desolate Karma Fire Cave Heaven began to tremble; countless stray Qi Fortune swirled and drifted into the [Refining Furnace].

The reason Cheng Er holds such a high position in the Paperman Sect.

Is not only due to her proficiency in Divination Technique and foreknowledge.

But also for a very important reason.

She is one of the very few who can contain [Fate] and [Qi Fortune].

This is an important Treasure second only to the [Daoist Brush].

For over twenty years, the Paperman Sect had established a sect in South Border, enduring secretly.

If we calculate carefully.

In these over twenty years, Lu Yuzhen has done only two "big things."

One, was the battle against demons, stirring up a conflict between Great Chu, Da Li, and the Southern Border Evil Sect.

Two, was the north-south battle, reigniting the flames between Demon Country and Human Race.

Thus, Lu Yuzhen’s true purpose isn’t hard to guess.

He initiated a great wave to accumulate Qi Fortune.

Promoting to Yang God requires Qi Fortune.

Promoting to Heavenly Human demands even more.

When a whale falls, all things thrive.

This current Golden Era, partly due to the Dragon Vein Fortune flowing back through the North Sea, and partly because the strongest individuals of the former dynasty have reached their lifespan limit.

And [Refining Furnace] is an indispensable part of the Qi Fortune gathering plan.

"I have a question I don’t understand."

Xuan Jin hesitated for a long time before speaking, "Since Lord Daoist possesses the [Daoist Brush], why didn’t he choose to descend a sixty years ago..."

If it had been sixty years ago.

There were several strongest individuals in the world.

Killing the strongest individuals would yield several times the Qi Fortune.

"The descent of the [Daoist Brush] isn’t as one wishes, it comes at a price."

Cheng Er smiled and said, "The Lord Daoist isn’t free, many things are not about what he wants to do... but what he must do."

To outsiders.

Lu Yuzhen traversing the River of Destiny, facing the resistance from numerous strongest individuals, yet still moved unimpeded.

This kind of Divine Skill defies the heavens.

But...

Cheng Er knows the truth is not so.

Cheng Er paused, speaking with meaningful intent, "You must trust Lord Daoist’s vision. Over the millennium, now is the most suitable era for descent..."

"But..."

Xuan Jin furrowed his brow, murmuring, "Besides the Great Palace Master, there are no other Yang God Perfections in this world..."

The Holy Emperor has already departed.

The few sect leaders of the Human Race have also left.

To collect Qi Fortune.

To achieve ultimate sublimation in confrontation.

Is this era truly right?

"Yes."

Cheng Er looked at the ashes flying everywhere and sighed softly.

"Zhao Chunyang, Xiao Yaozi, Zen Master, Holy Emperor, Qin Ancestor... all have gone..."

"Now, the Great Palace Master has also departed..."

"But this era still has Xie Xuanyi."

"Long before the River of Destiny reversed, Lord Daoist chose Xie Xuanyi."

Cheng Er’s expression was complex, murmuring, "Or maybe... Xie Xuanyi chose Lord Daoist?"