Chapter 906 - 350: Immeasurable Fate_3
Celestial Venerable Zizai shook her head,
"Let’s not talk about this for now. The Buddha has passed away, and the Master has died, leaving all the pressure on the shoulders of the Dao Ancestor. He tirelessly fishes in the Infinite Sea until he sees your figure. He has exhausted every effort, casting a stone into the Infinite Sea. Whether it will land upon you, even the Dao Ancestor cannot be certain, for this is an immeasurable sea. But he could do no more and ultimately chose to leave the Mortal World."
Fan Wubing’s mind wavered,
"The Dao Ancestor’s path of salvation..."
Celestial Venerable Zizai was somewhat somber, "It seems now, even without the Dao Ancestor’s actions, you would still return to this world. You had already left your mark on this world long ago."
Fan Wubing said,
"No. If the Dao Ancestor had not cast that ’stone’, the path I would have taken would still be extremely long."
"Why?" Celestial Venerable Zizai was eager to understand the power behind Fan Wubing’s words. She didn’t want the efforts of the Dao Ancestor, who exhausted everything, to be in vain.
Fan Wubing laughed,
"Because that ’stone’ helped me rediscover myself ahead of time."
If the Dao Ancestor had not arranged it this way, he would not have entered Peach Blossom Spring, nor would he have encountered the Seven Luminaries Rain Control Skill ahead of time, nor felt the will of the seven luminaries in advance. Consequently, he wouldn’t have been able to dispel the charm from Man’Er before the golden crow devoured her, leading to no subsequent events... All this might eventually happen, but maybe a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand years later.
That "stone" was the beginning of change for the world.
Celestial Venerable Zizai’s shoulders relaxed, and there were words at the tip of her tongue that she wanted to utter. Yet, in these ten thousand years, she had never truly spoken to anyone properly, to the point where even when the words reached her tongue, she didn’t know how to say them.
She could only exhale, thinking, "Senior Brother, it was not the Master who was wrong, but you..."
She took another deep breath, her tone a bit more relaxed, and spoke to Fan Wubing,
"This is what I think. If you are that ’special person’, then your figure in the Infinite Sea will undoubtedly become an essential link. I felt an inseparable connection with you on Fu Manman. This connection surpasses any I’ve ever seen. Therefore, I sent her to the Infinite Sea to witness your unpredictable destiny beyond fate."
After speaking, Celestial Venerable Zizai faced Fan Wubing,
"I will never evade my choice. No matter how you choose to deal with me, I accept it. However, I hope you won’t blame the Daoist School."
"Deal with..." Fan Wubing shook his head with a smile, "I am not the Emperor of the mortal realm, why would I deal with you?"
"But I did do something bad for you indeed."
Fan Wubing looked towards the Infinite Sea,
"I am very clear about Man’Er’s character. If she didn’t agree with you, if she didn’t want to do it, even if you threatened her with death, she would resolutely refuse. And if you truly forced her, let alone me, my sister would not stand idly by."
"So, I understand, she chose to do it herself."
He could also guess what Fu Manman was thinking at that time.
She wanted to know... her beloved, what exactly he was facing.
Her choice was different from Luo Qingyao’s. Luo Qingyao chose to stay by Fan Wubing, to witness and face it together with him. But she chose to find out on her own.
Fan Wubing whispered,
"It really seems like something she would do, huh."
He looked at the Infinite Sea, unable to discern Fu Manman’s figure within. This unpredictable fate outside of destiny...
But he could not help but wonder, could Man’Er indeed find the figure he left behind in the Infinite Sea?
He took a deep breath and did not choose to enter the area of the Infinite Sea to retrieve Fu Manman. He understood there were even more important matters awaiting him.
"Thank you, Celestial Venerable, for enlightening me." He said to Celestial Venerable Zizai.
Celestial Venerable Zizai shook her head,
"This is all I can do."
She turned her left hand, and the Chronicles of Time appeared in her palm.
"The answer lies in the book."
Fan Wubing accepted the Chronicles of Time and performed a solemn Dao salute.
As they parted, Fan Wubing smiled and said to Celestial Venerable Zizai,
"I hope to see Celestial Venerable at the Human Dao Assembly."
Celestial Venerable Zizai said,
"This time, I will stand alongside the Daoist School."