Chapter 2433: Ki Tian
The Ancient Ruins was one of the many hidden realms in Mount Destiny. It was said that there were many Destiny Treasures, each of which was priceless. Many core disciples of the Fane of Destiny were not qualified to enter the Ancient Ruins.
Zhang Ruochen activated the Sundial in the Lake Abode and comprehended the Canon of Destiny for half a year.
After he came out of seclusion, he came to the Ancient Ruins to look for the Destiny Treasures.
Crack
Zhang Ruochen stepped on a piece of green tile and made a cracking sound.
The Ancient Ruins were completely different from what he had imagined.
The sky of the hidden realm was very dark. Only the west side had a faint green light.
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The vast land was full of broken walls and withered wood and rubble. It looked like a huge ruin. At a glance, one could not see the border.
Through the broken walls, the huge rocks, and the sacrificial instruments buried deep underground, one could imagine the glory of this place. It felt as if the celestial palace had collapsed.
Such a vast ruin reminded Zhang Ruochen of the Dragon Temple.
‘Was there once a magnificent fane here, and it was also destroyed?’ Zhang Ruochen thought.
Zhang Ruochen was shocked. Even though the whole world was broken, the stone pillars, the rusty cauldron, and the altar still gave off a sacred and solemn aura.
“This used to be the Fane of Destiny,” said Zhang Ruochen.
A low voice sounded beside him with a sigh.
Zhang Ruochen’s expression changed slightly. He turned his head to look. He saw a black figure standing not far away.
That person was dressed in a black robe. There was no movement of his aura. He appeared to be a mortal. Zhang Ruochen, on the other hand, couldn’t see his face or figure clearly. When he used the Eye of Truth, he only saw three blurry shadows.
Zhang Ruochen’s state of mind calmed down for a moment. He said calmly, “Who are you? Why are you here?”
“Although the Fane of Destiny has collapsed, there are still some ancient places of cultivation. I have been comprehending Path for a hundred years in the Ancient Ruins. Today, I just came out of seclusion and happened to pa.s.s by this place,” said the black-robed man.
Zhang Ruochen said, “What a coincidence!”
Could anyone enter the Ancient Ruins?
To be able to cultivate for a hundred years in the Ancient Ruins, this person was definitely not simple.
The black-robed man slowly walked forward, pa.s.sing through broken walls and stepping over gullies.
Zhang Ruochen did not know why, but he chose to follow.
After walking for a long time, the black-robed man said, “Aren’t you curious how the Fane of Destiny collapsed? How long did it collapse? And who built the new fane?”
Zhang Ruochen was indeed curious, but he didn’t ask.
The black-robed man said, “There is no empire, no family, no fane that can be strong forever. When the apocalypse comes, the whole world will collapse. The Fane of Destiny was destroyed because it wasn’t strong enough. But as long as the inheritance isn’t broken and more excellent successors are born, the fane can be rebuilt, and it will be more magnificent than before.
“The setback of the destruction of the fane is only a short period of darkness. As long as the confidence is not broken and countless cultivators persist in their beliefs, there will always be light. Look at how powerful the newly born Fane of Destiny is now.”
Zhang Ruochen said coldly, “Who are you?”
Zhang Ruochen did not believe that a person who happened to pa.s.s by would say such a thing to him.
“My name is Ki Tian. I am a person who has abandoned everything, including myself. Now, I only have the sky above my head. Maybe one day, the sky will also step on it.”
The black-robed man turned around and walked away.
Zhang Ruochen chased after him. However, no matter how fast he moved, he could not catch up with the black-robed man’s slow footwork. He could only watch the black-robed man disappear into the horizon.
Zhang Ruochen panted heavily. Gritting his teeth, he hissed, “Who are you?”
The black-robed man’s appearance made Zhang Ruochen uneasy.
Unknowingly, he walked to the place the black-robed man had taken him to. He saw a dense ma.s.s of graves. Some had steles, and some only had a cross. It was extremely desolate.
On the stele and cross, there were names written one after another. They were all cultivators from the Fane of Destiny.
One of the areas was full of new graves.
All cultivators who died in the Fane of Destiny appeared to be buried here.
Zhang Ruochen took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged to adjust his state of mind.
After he had completely calmed down, Zhang Ruochen opened his eyes again. He no longer thought about what the black-robed man had said. He was ready to focus on finding the Destiny Treasure.
After half a year of comprehending the Canon of Destiny, Zhang Ruochen had a deep understanding of the Path of Destiny.
The Fane of Destiny had twelve palaces namely, Life, Death, Misfortune, Fortune, Ominous, Prosperous, Joy, Anger, Emptiness, Reality, Past, and Future. They correspond to twelve different powers.
However, Zhang Ruochen recla.s.sified them.
Life, Death, Misfortune, Fortune, Ominous, and Prosperous, in fact, represented light and darkness.
Joy and Anger represented the heart.
Emptiness and Reality represented oblivion and s.p.a.ce.
The Past and Future represented time.
The power of Destiny was all-encompa.s.sing.
Words like joy or anger were not simply representing emotions. Instead, it contained more power. For example, Pan Ruo could use the Power of Destiny to cure cultivators with amnesia. In fact, it was a manifestation of the power of the heart.
Lady Wind possessed the Destiny Feather, which could control cultivators’ emotions and muddle their memories. That power came from the heart as well.
The power of life, death, misfortune, fortune, ominous, and prosperous was more extensive.
After careful consideration, Zhang Ruochen decided to look for a Destiny Treasure that could be related to time or s.p.a.ce.
Swoosh
He released the Precepts of Dimension, Precepts of Time, and spiritual power at the same time, spreading out inch by inch to explore the six directions of s.p.a.ce.
If there was a Destiny Treasure that was compatible with dimension or time nearby, he would definitely sense it.
“Huh?”
In just a moment, Zhang Ruochen sensed it. He looked at a tomb the size of a mountain in front of him.
Although it was also a new tomb, it was much larger than the tombs of other cultivators. Clearly, the owner of the tomb had a great background.
Zhang Ruochen’s figure flashed. He appeared under the tomb mound and looked up at the words on the stone tablet.
Suddenly, his pupils constricted.
“The tomb of the Scion, Yu Qiu.”
Zhang Ruochen hadn’t expected that the previous Scion of the Fane of Destiny would die!
Was It so dangerous to be the Scion and Scioness of the Fane of Destiny?
When he read the content on the stone tablet, Zhang Ruochen sighed with relief. It was later revealed that the Scion had not been a.s.sa.s.sinated, but had died after failing to reach the divinity.
Those who could become the Scions and Scionesses of the Fane of Destiny must be the top geniuses of their era. Unfortunately, they were also under great pressure.
If they could not break through divinity within a thousand years, they would step down from the position of Scions and Scionesses.
The status of a Scion and Scionesses who were not G.o.ds was too embarra.s.sing, and they could not avoid being ridiculed. There would definitely be countless cultivators who felt that they had wasted the ma.s.sive amount of resources provided by the Fane of Destiny.
They would fight with all their might for the next thousand years, whenever they had the chance to break through to divinity.
In this way, the chances of them failing to break through to the divinity increased greatly.
Boom
Zhang Ruochen slapped his palm on the ground. He threw out all the Precepts of Time and Precepts of Destiny in his body to communicate with the Destiny Treasure in the tomb.
The Destiny Treasure only trembled slightly.
It didn’t fly out.
“What? Does it want me to dig up the tomb and enter the coffin to take it?”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t do it rashly. The tomb of a Scion who was almost in the divinity wasn’t simple. Once he dug up the tomb, it would be disrespectful, and he would definitely suffer a backlash.
“Oh right, the Canon of Destiny.”
Zhang Ruochen formed a finger gesture with both hands and activated the power of the Canon of Destiny in his body.
CLANG!
A white light broke through the soil of the tomb mound and flew straight toward Zhang Ruochen.
It flew around Zhang Ruochen at an unparalleled speed.
It was so fast that even Zhang Ruochen felt danger. If he was. .h.i.t by it, he would most likely be injured.
As it flew, the flow of time around it became chaotic. Marks of Time appeared on their own and gathered into a light tail behind it.
Zhang Ruochen released the Profound Spatial Dimension and Null Time realm at the same time to suppress it. At the same time, he spread out his right hand and transferred the power of the Canon of Destiny to his palm.
It slowed down and flew to Zhang Ruochen’s palm.
It was a white bracelet. It wasn’t made of stone, gold, or jade. It looked sparkling, but it wasn’t transparent.
Whoosh
Zhang Ruochen mobilized a beam of blood-red aura and injected it into the bracelet. Immediately, a layer of faint brilliance appeared on the bracelet. On the surface, there were ancient words that appeared—Universum Bracelet.
The universe is all s.p.a.ce and time.
This bracelet was named after the universe and indeed had some connection with time. Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen had the Canon of Destiny. Otherwise, he would not have been able to subdue it.
“From now on, you’re coming with me!” said Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen put the Universum Bracelet on his wrist. He didn’t plan to continue searching for the Destiny Treasure. He left the Ancient Ruins.
The Destiny Treasure of a Scion wasn’t ordinary. It was also compatible with the Path of Time.
It wasn’t easy to find a better Destiny Treasure. Zhang Ruochen didn’t want to waste too much time in the Ancient Ruins.
As for the power of the Universum Bracelet, he planned to study it after he left.
After leaving The Ancient Ruins, Zhang Ruochen went to the Fortune Palace to thank and bid farewell to the Fortune Palace’s Black Robe High Priest. When he left, he wanted to ask about Ki Tian, but he held back the words.
On the way out of Mount Destiny, Zhang Ruochen could feel that there was a cultivator following him. He was very clever. Even with the Heart of Truth, Zhang Ruochen could not determine the ident.i.ty of the person.
Zhang Ruochen ignored him and pretended not to notice. He went straight back to Winterpage City.
The Battle of Celestial-Hunting had ended a few months ago. The majority of the cultivators who had taken part in the experiment had now left. The entire city had been deserted. There weren’t many people on the streets. It was difficult to imagine the commotion leading up to the Battle of Celestial-Hunting.
The bustle died down.
The pursuer finally left. It seemed that he just wanted to confirm Zhang Ruochen’s whereabouts.
When he was about to reach Vastsea Manor, Zhang Ruochen saw a familiar figure on the street.
It was Xue Tu.
Xue Tu wore a gray-white robe. He didn’t have a single valuable treasure on him. He was even barefoot and wore no shoes.
Xue Tu checked his entire body again as he stood outside the Vastsea Manor. He walked toward the manor’s door after ensuring that he was truly plain.
One should keep a low profile.
Although he was scared to death of Zhang Ruochen, Zhang Ruochen had a Sundial and a lot of resources for cultivation. If he followed Zhang Ruochen, he wouldn’t be able to get many benefits. If he could salvage some of it, other cultivators would be envious.
‘No matter what, I am his junior brother. With our relations.h.i.+p, can he kick me out? As for paying off the debt, I won’t even think about it. As time goes by, he will eventually renege.’ Xue Tu thought.
Xue Tu thought so and could not help but smile.
“Xue Tu, are you looking for me?” asked Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen’s voice came from behind. Xue Tu was so scared that his whole body trembled. He stiffened and slowly turned around.
He saw Zhang Ruochen standing not far in front of him. He forced a smile that was uglier than crying, “Senior, long time no see. Oh, I almost forgot to congratulate you on your marriage with Princess Luo Sha. From now on, you are the prince consort of Devala.”
“Why didn’t you come to the engagement party?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Xue Tu coughed dryly and said, “I was busy.”
Xue Tu thought that Zhang Ruochen and Yan Wushen would die together in the void. Of course, he didn’t go to the Fortune Palace to attend the engagement party. Instead, he excitedly went to the House of Enchanteurs and found two beautiful elven women. He drank happily for the whole night.
Zhang Ruochen sized him up from top to bottom. He smiled and said, “You’re a Scion after all. How can you be so poor? Where are your shoes?”
Xue Tu’s eyes turned red. Crying, he said, “I met a ruthless character in the House of Enchanteurs. I lost all of them in a bet. I was this close to selling my Supreme Saint blood. Look at my clothes. They’re illusions.”
His words were half true and half false.
Xue Tu’s goal in the Battlefield of Celestial-Hunting was clear. He wanted to make a fortune. So he used all kinds of sneak attacks and robbed many Supreme Saints.
As a result, he was able to obtain six Regal Artifacts.
Not counting the Sainthood Source of different levels, the Supreme Saints’ blood, bone, heart, etc...
After leaving the Battlefield of Celestial-Hunting, he sold all the treasures he had and exchanged them for a large amount of G.o.dstones. He stored them in the Realm of Star Ocean for fear that Zhang Ruochen would see them.
He did meet a powerful figure in the House of Enchanteurs, but he lost face, not G.o.dstones.
Zhang Ruochen certainly did not believe in Xue Tu. He said, “I remember that every warrior of the Immortal Vampires can enter the Ancient Ruins to look for a Destiny Treasure. Have you been to the Ancient Ruins?”
“Yes!” said Xue Tu.
“You lost that Destiny Treasure too?” asked Zhang Ruochen.
“Yes! I’m so miserable, Senior! I’m Your Junior Brother and the disciple of Blood Empress. I’m so miserable that I’m not only losing face but also your face and my master’s face. Senior, do you have any boots and armor of the Saint Weapon Level? Give me a pair. I am not picky, just a Regal Artifact level will do.”
Xue Tu looked at Zhang Ruochen with antic.i.p.ation.
Zhang Ruochen asked, “What kind of place is the House of Enchanteurs you mentioned just now?”
Xue Tu said mysteriously, “It is a branch of the Enchanteur Chamber in the Divine Domain of Destiny.”
Zhang Ruochen had heard Supreme Saint Qingsheng mention the name of the Enchanteur Chamber. It was one of the ten magnates of the world of darkness in the Infernal Court. It was as famous as the Avīci Pavilion.
Zhang Ruochen looked surprised. “The Enchanteur Chamber dares to open a branch in the Divine Domain of Destiny?”
“Senior, you don’t know this. The Enchanteur Chamber is different from other dark forces. It has a deep foundation in the Infernal Court.
“The master of the House of Enchanteurs — located at the Fane of Desitiny — and?the Death Palace1‘s Black Robe High Priest have an extraordinary relations.h.i.+p. They have prominent backgrounds!”