Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 172 The Source of Fate

Once this thought came to his mind, Chu Tai could no longer stop his thoughts from changing.

He began to carefully recall the process of how he obtained many Dao Fruit fragments, and recalled the power of the Donghuang Bell to conceal each Dao Fruit fragment, allowing them to appear before him in the most basic state.

During this period, Chu Tai carefully observed the strength of the "fate" on the Dao Fruit fragments of varying degrees of completeness.

He even took out the Sun and Moon Eternal Lamp to observe it carefully.

After all, this eternal lamp once contained a small piece of Dao fruit fragment, and now it was blessed by that ray of sword light. Chu Tai was also somewhat curious about the changes in the eternal lamp.

And this look made Chu Tai discover something quite interesting.

The sword light in the Eternal Lamp is constantly cutting off the "fate" related to the Dao Fruit fragments, causing the power of the Dao Fruit fragments in the Eternal Lamp to be in a state of "no fate".

This "lack of fate" makes the Dao fruit fragments in the Eternal Lamp like rootless duckweed, which can only be continuously melted by the two kinds of true fire, the moon and the sun, and completely transformed into part of the Eternal Lamp.

"Is fate the core of this? Or is there something I haven't discovered yet?"

Chu Tai closed his eyes and looked towards Lord Feiquan, telling him that he suddenly had a feeling in his heart just now, and had developed the beginnings of his Divine Power. He discovered some changes related to the Tongdao Fruit fragments and wanted to see his condition.

"You can see the changes in the Daoguo fragments? But why is it Mengtou?"

Although Feiquan was surprised as to why Chu Tai suddenly had some insights and why it was Mengtou's Disha method, he did not reject Chu Tai's request. After asking Chu Tai if he was in danger, he stood in front of Chu Tai and let him observe his changes carefully.

With the other party's permission, the light of the sun and the moon gradually lit up in Chu Tai's pupils. Feiquan, who was being stared at, felt that he was seen through and even felt a threat close to death.

Chu Tai can see part of Feiquan’s future and much of his past. He can see that many “fates” were born from his past experiences, entangled with each other, and attracted other forces, guiding Lord Feiquan to where he is today.

During these processes, Chu Tai clearly felt that his existence was a very abrupt one among many "fates".

According to the accumulation and changes of Lord Feiquan's "fate" in the past, his best ending would be for Lord Mingxia to chopped off his body, take his soul away, and ascend to heaven.

But this possibility is very small. It is more likely that Lord Mingxia would have to stay in the human world for hundreds of years for him and finally ascend to heaven with difficulty.

Under Chu Tai, the most abrupt "fate" of Lord Feiquan is the "fate" rooted in his true qi.

The source of this "fate" comes from the same direction as the Dao fruit fragments on Chu Tai's body. It is obviously the influence of the Taoist principles and laws of foreign lands, and is also the root of his alienated true Qi.

As for the reason why the true Qi is constantly alienated and affected, in Chu Tai's view at this moment, it is the "fate" that is continuously transmitted from the immortal Taoism to the great heaven, just like the fragments of the Tao fruit will complete themselves.

"If we can cut off this bond, will the problems of Fellow Daoists Feiquan and Mingxia be better?"

Chu Tai looked towards the source of "fate". The intricate "fate" was constantly dancing in the air, making Chu Tai's gaze involuntarily converge towards the direction of the East China Sea.

'East China Sea?'

Chu Tai was stunned for a moment, the light of the sun and the moon dancing in his eyes. In the direction he looked intently, there were countless "fates" changing.

In the process of converging, many "fates" are also sublimating upward, and in the whole process of sublimation, many legal principles are intertwined. At the final converging place, Chu Tai sees his own "fate".

"No! That's not my fate, but the fate of the Taiyi Jinhua family..."

Chu Tai thought of the concept of where "fate" converged, and couldn't help but widen his eyes and murmured in his heart: "Taiyi Zhenjun? These fates that originated from the immortal manifestation of the Tao and the Great Heaven are actually gathered around Taiyi Zhenjun as the core? Or is Taiyi Zhenjun the core where the fate of the two great heavens converged? "As soon as this thought arose, all the "fate" began to converge inward, and then the sky was filled with rosy clouds.

Among them there was a man who must be Taiyi Zhenjun, whose body emitted thousands of lights that obscured his face, making it impossible to see clearly.

The light surrounding his body includes great supernatural powers, great compassion, great joy, great equality, great freedom, and so on. Thousands of lights shine together, just like the many bright and auspicious clouds above that cover the sky and the sun. The clouds of various colors are flowing and rolling, but they are clearly separated and do not interfere with each other.

The man sat upright on a lotus platform, reciting the Tao Te Ching.

At first, the sound of preaching was like a whisper, like a child's babbling, barely audible, but soon it became as loud as thunder, resounding through the void.

The laws of the heavens are felt, golden flowers are born, auspicious clouds and precious light appear, and stars twinkle continuously, intoxicating people.

Chu Tai only took a glance and felt that he saw a complete universe, with many laws and principles intertwined inside, constantly interpreting many mysteries.

Chu Tai naturally understood the many Jinhua Sect's wonderful methods that he had learned in the past, and he also made some progress in the Yinjing Sect's methods that he learned from Feiquan and Mingxia.

The Fu Xi Yao True Qi in Nan Yan Cave was rising, gradually carrying the characteristics of the Pure Yin Hua Chen Tian Sui True Qi, as if it was going to complete the transformation that had taken decades to carefully polish in just a moment.

And this process of constantly accelerating also made Chu Tai's true Qi contaminated with more and more complex auras. Those were the insights of other Taoist meridians of the same Taiyi system. At this moment, they all gathered in Chu Tai's body at once. Under the suppression of Taiyi Zhenjun's Taoism, they were "perfectly" contained in the true Qi.

Moreover, Chu Tai also felt that the "fate" of the immortal manifesting the Tao and transforming the heaven was constantly affecting the fragments of the Tao fruit in Chu Tai's body through the changes of these true Qi, trying to bring about some new changes.

Chu Tai suddenly understood something. For the first time, he felt the despair of those Taiyi disciples back then.

He wanted to break off the connection, but after he heard the voice of Taiyi Zhenjun preaching, he had already lost the chance to break free.

Faced with this sudden change, Chu Tai immediately thought about whether to use the Donghuang Bell, but before he could react, clear air fell from the sky, obscuring Chu Tai's vision and preventing him from continuing to explore.

Chu Tai could not see any trace of the "fate" that filled the sky with clear air. It seemed to coexist with all things, yet it seemed as if it had never appeared.

The light of the sun and the moon disappeared from his eyes, and Chu Tai withdrew his gaze from the direction of the East China Sea. The aura around him was turbulent, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes complex, and sometimes clear.

Feiquan and Mingxia hurried forward and carefully observed Chu Tai's condition. After confirming that he was not contaminated, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, what happened to you earlier? I thought you were also affected by the principles of the Dao of the Otherworld."

Mingxia looked at Chu Tai with some worry, and her words were much harsher than Feiquan's.

"Didn't you say earlier that you wouldn't be in any danger? What's going on now?"

Chu Tai was silent for a while, and then told them most of the information he had seen before. The two of them were furious when they heard this, and Fei Quan glared at Chu Tai: "Look directly at the Taiyi Patriarch of the East Sea. How dare you talk about such a dangerous thing so lightly?"

Seeing this, Mingxia hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "According to what Fellow Daoist Chu said before, he would unconsciously look towards the East China Sea. I'm afraid it was also due to fate, and it was not entirely his own will."

After saying that, Lord Mingxia looked at Chu Tai and said with emotion: "Although I don't agree with your approach, I still want to thank you for letting us know a little bit about the reason for our changes."

Feiquan was obviously dissatisfied with the answer of Lord Mingxia, and could not help but scold him in a low voice: "Mingxia!"

(End of this chapter)