Chu Xingchen looked at Xu Jin, who had suddenly moved closer, and pushed him away with a slight expression of distaste, motioning for him to stand further away.
Having said this much, he had only explained the general situation from back then.
He now understood what Xu Jin kept calling the "heavenly mandate" of the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect.
Chu Xingchen's gaze carried an indescribable complexity as he looked at the pure white rule crystal before him.
At least according to the content of the rule crystal, the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect's claims were not without basis.
But the fact that they were telling him this kind of inside information meant he was inevitably connected to these matters.
Xu Jin and the others might not know what a "system" was, but they had likely researched destiny and fortune to the point of complete understanding.
However, Chu Xingchen's mood remained fairly calm.
After all, if there truly was a great tribulation, he probably couldn't stay out of it anyway.
More importantly, the system still had tribulation-related tasks.
If he just shifted his perspective—he could get the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect to assist with all their might for his tasks.
Thinking of it this way, Chu Xingchen still felt like cursing.
Chu Xingchen looked at Xu Jin and asked calmly:
"So, you think I'm the one destined to face this tribulation, like that dragon that died halfway through?"
Xu Jin nodded calmly:
"Theoretically speaking, that is the case. However, our situation today is far better than back then."
"The blood and storms of the past have now yielded some results."
"Every immortal sect occupying a spirit vein has signed the Heavenly Dao Alliance treaty. When the great tribulation comes again, the eighteen immortal sects will be the first to face it."
"That is why the eighteen immortal sects are默契 searching for traces of the [Demons]. As for the Buddhist sect's situation—whether it's a faction within them or the entire Buddhist sect involved—remains unknown..."
Before he could finish, Chu Xingchen suddenly interrupted:
"You should investigate these matters on your own. These are not things I need to do right now. You didn't call me here just to tell me all this nonsense, did you?"
Chu Xingchen cleared his throat, his tone suddenly becoming solemn:
"I'm ready. You can give me the things now."
Xu Jin was stunned by these words, looking at Chu Xingchen's serious expression with some confusion:
"...What things do you want?"
"Of course it's the Child of Destiny gift pack! Your Mystic Void Heavenly Sect has been preparing for so long, surely you've put together a complete Child of Destiny set. Hurry up and give it to me to equip."
"Child of Destiny set?"
"That means top-tier protective armor painstakingly crafted for me that can easily withstand attacks from any Great Vehicle or Tribulation Crossing expert!"
"And supreme spiritual treasures where a single sword strike can destroy heaven and earth!"
"If our Mystic Void Heavenly Sect had such things, would we need to bring you here to see this?" Xu Jin laughed in exasperation, drawing out his spirit sword.
"This thing is the supreme spiritual treasure that the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect spent an enormous price to craft, and it's currently the strongest weapon the sect can produce. Do you want it? I'll give it to you if you do."
Chu Xingchen's gaze swept over it.
By his estimation, this spirit sword was unquestionably among the very finest he had ever seen.
But even so, it was far from anything remarkable.
Its use to him would essentially be finding a buyer and selling it for a large sum of spirit stones.
Chu Xingchen changed the subject:
"Then surely you have some hidden top-tier cultivation method specifically reserved for the Child of Destiny to cultivate..."
"The strongest method in the sect is the one I'm currently cultivating. If you want it, I can give you a copy."
"Then after all this preparation, you mean to tell me you didn't leave anything good for the Child of Destiny?" Chu Xingchen said with a look of distaste. "At the very least, you should have prepared a spirit stone gift pack for the Child of Destiny, right?"
Xu Jin pursed his lips.
For some reason, he would rather have misidentified the person than believe that this Chu Xingchen before him was truly the one destined to face the tribulation in this era.
For some reason, after just these few exchanges, he felt like Chu Xingchen would sell the entire world along with everyone in it if the other side offered a suitable price.
Xu Jin thought for a moment before giving his answer:
"If there are reasonable requests and amounts, within our capabilities, the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect will naturally be willing to provide them."
Chu Xingchen looked at Xu Jin's sincere expression and, after a moment of silence, spoke:
"Then have I come here to inherit the human realm's fortune, or your Mystic Void Heavenly Sect's heavenly fortune?"
"The human realm's fortune belongs to the human realm. It is shared by the human race, a reward for humanity facing the tribulation. The Mystic Void Heavenly Sect cannot use it, nor can the Child of Destiny use it."
"Then am I here to inherit your heavenly fortune?"
Xu Jin's gaze was candid:
"No need to inherit. It should already be on you. Two hundred years ago, the fortune the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect carried began slowly dissipating, along with some of the rules. We can roughly determine that the Heavenly Dao is reclaiming them."
"Perhaps this tribulation is something the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect can no longer bear. This heavenly fortune must go where it belongs."
"So strictly speaking, you are not the Child of Destiny, you are the Child of Heavenly Mandate. Fortune lies with the human realm, but you alone possess the heavenly fortune."
"Think carefully about your life, and you'll know whether what I say is true or false."
"Calling you here to see this is actually a form of insurance. Regardless of anything else, in the face of the great tribulation, the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect will give everything we have. Not for you, but for this world."
"The Mystic Void Heavenly Sect carries heavenly fortune and must therefore bear the heavenly mandate. Even though the heavenly fortune is no longer with the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect, we will still fulfill the heavenly mandate."
"Having this mission, the Mystic Void Heavenly Sect is still willing to do as we have for thousands of years."
"At any cost!"
"We go first!"
Mystic Void Heavenly Sect, the great hall.
Li Moze looked calmly at Bai Xuanling standing in the center of the hall.
Her expression was solemn, spiritual power蓄势待发 throughout her body, and her divine consciousness unceremoniously extended outward, nearly enveloping the entire Mystic Void Heavenly Sect.
If anything was amiss outside the hall, she would likely strike first before even waiting for Chu Xingchen's message.
Li Moze chose to speak to ease Bai Xuanling's slightly tense state:
"I have to say, the Heavenly Derivation Sect's art of heavenly derivation has truly reached perfection."
Bai Xuanling's gaze drifted sideways as she spoke calmly:
"As expected of someone who serves as sect master. That sounds like you rarely flatter anyone. Save those words for when my sect master is here. I don't cultivate the art of heavenly derivation anyway."
Listening to Bai Xuanling's slightly barbed words, Li Moze instead revealed a peaceful smile on his face.
Bai Xuanling's poor attitude toward outsiders was common knowledge.
As long as she wasn't drawing her sword to kill you, that actually counted as a good attitude from her.
From what he could see firsthand, Chu Xingchen clearly placed great trust in Bai Xuanling.
And Bai Xuanling was extremely protective of Chu Xingchen. For someone with Bai Xuanling's notorious reputation, this kind of protection had to come from the heart.
As for whether Chu Xingchen would tell Bai Xuanling everything after learning the complete information, Li Moze wasn't particularly concerned.
Sometimes fortune would passively push people to where they needed to go, to find the people they needed to find.
Even if just subconsciously, suddenly wanting to do something.
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