Chapter 1243: Destined One
“The story begins with the fall of the Ember Legacy Dynasty.
“After the Ember Legacy Dynasty fell, I initially wanted to end my own life. But I hadn’t yet seen Everlasting resurrected; the bold promises I had made in days past remained unfulfilled. Little Ling and Lianyi would never be able to meet Everlasting again, and I genuinely couldn’t bear to die with such regrets.”
The Qilin Immortal sighed. He wasn’t fond of recalling that period. It had been the time he felt the most lost and despondent.
“To evade the Silent Annihilation Immortal’s pursuit, I hid within a bracelet. The bracelet passed through many hands without ever meeting a destined person. Eventually, it was picked up by the Fittest Arbiter’s mother, though she also had no affinity with me and never discovered my presence.
“After she passed away, she left the bracelet to the Fittest Arbiter as a keepsake. He accidentally entered the small world within the bracelet, and it was only then that I decided to take him as my student.
“That kid Fittest Arbiter has pretty good talent for cultivation. He grasped many principles with just a bit of guidance. Under my tutelage, his cultivation advanced steadily, far eclipsing that of his peers. He passed the Great Qian Dynasty’s successive rounds of selection, becoming a candidate for divine lord before finally becoming a full-fledged divine lord.”
Whenever Lu Yang heard about the Four Ancient Immortals earnestly guiding their disciples, he would inevitably compare them with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, and then let out a silent sigh.
What can I do? I have to accept my fate. After all, I encountered the Immortal Fairy.
“Later on, the Midheaven Emperor-Lord, the Fate Arbiter, and the others sought to reduce the influence of faith power on themselves. They led a host of half-immortals and Transcendent Tribulation cultivators into an immortal palace hidden within the sun, where they set up a seal. In the early years of Great Yu, the Yu Emperor Wu Yao added a second seal.
“By the time the Emperor-Lord and the Fate Arbiter removed Wu Yao’s seal, it was already the final years of the Great Yu Dynasty, with chaos beginning to spread.
“After the seal was broken, I sensed that Wu Yao had made contact with the world’s seal. Considering that his Dao Fruit was the Replacement Dao Fruit, it was easy to deduce what he had done. I felt that this was an opportunity.”
The World Seal had been placed at the bottom of the six continents by the Four Ancient Immortals with the power of their respective Dao Fruits.
“Originally, since the Fittest Arbiter had to search for clues on the Four Ancient Immortals, I planned to use this chance to leave the sun. However, the Fittest Arbiter was still in slumber at the time. I had no choice but to leave the bracelet and go see Wu Yao myself.
“Just as I had anticipated, I needed Wu Yao’s help, and so did he need mine.
“Wu Yao had allowed the Great Yu Dynasty to spiral toward ruin precisely so that he could use it as a sacrifice to replace himself and send him outside the Box World.
“But he failed. The price he paid was insufficient for the exchange.
“Moreover, the World Seal bore the remnants of the Survival of the Fittest Dao Fruit ability—the same attack could never affect the seal a second time.
“This meant that Wu Yao couldn’t displace himself out again unless he obtained my permission. For that reason, he asked if I could temporarily lift the Survival of the Fittest Dao Fruit’s seal, allowing him to proceed with the replacement.
“I agreed. But in return, I demanded that he swap into this world the Everlasting Immortal’s destined one. Based on our previous failed attempts to resurrect Everlasting, I had concluded that calling out her name couldn’t be achieved through clever tricks. We could only rely on luck.
“In my opinion, this person would need to possess sufficient fortune to resurrect the Everlasting Immortal.
“Later, when I heard that Little Ling and Lianyi had awakened one after another, I inferred that Everlasting had already been resurrected. The battle at Demon City only confirmed my suspicions. The only one who could fight the Silent Annihilation Immortal until the heavens and earth shattered was the Everlasting Immortal.”
The Qilin Immortal looked into Lu Yang's eyes and enunciated every word clearly. “Young Friend Lu, you resurrected Everlasting, so you are her destined one.”
Lu Yang felt as though he had been struck by lightning. Although he had long harbored suspicions and shouldn’t have been surprised, when the truth was finally laid before him, Lu Yang still felt as though a lifetime had passed.
So I truly came into this world as Wu Yao’s replacement?
A peculiar expression crossed Lu Yang’s face. Considering the circumstances before my death, it seems that the situation Wu Yao had substituted himself into wasn’t exactly ideal.
Wu Yao’s equipment and Dao Fruit had all fallen into Big Senior Sister’s hands, and his body had also been blasted into smithereens. Had Wu Yao’s immortal body been exchanged out, or had Big Senior Sister shattered it?
Never mind, there’s no point dwelling on it. Wu Yao was blessed with profound fortune; he’d surely be fine.
The Midheaven Emperor-Lord stared at Lu Yang in disbelief. All this time, he had longed to leave the Box World and see what lay beyond, but never had he imagined that Lu Yang himself came from beyond this world. He hurriedly asked, “What is the outer world actually like?”
“Yo, Xiao Yangzi, so you really are this immortal’s destined one!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy beamed as she threw her arms around Lu Yang and ruffled his hair.
“I-Immortal Fairy, please don’t be like this.” Lu Yang was flustered, at a loss for how to respond. He hastily pried the Everlasting Immortal Fairy off him. Even after spending so much time with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, he still hadn’t grown accustomed to such intimate contact.
“Xiao Yangzi, are you blushing?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy found it novel to see Lu Yang flush for the first time.
“No such thing.” Lu Yang panicked, quickly changing the subject. “Immortal Fairy, are you not surprised that I came from the world outside?”
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy replied nonchalantly, “Aiya, what’s so strange about that? This immortal can also be considered someone from the outer world.”
Lu Yang felt that she had a point. Before the Immortal Fairy perished, the Box World hadn’t yet existed, so she could also be considered someone from the outer world.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy nudged Lu Yang’s arm with curiosity. “Come on, tell this immortal. What did you experience in the outer world? Have you self-detonated before?”
“Ah?” Lu Yang was even more startled than before. “Immortal Fairy, you could tell that just by looking?”
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy planted her hands on her hips with pride, lifting her chin smugly. “Of course. How many times do you think this immortal has self-detonated? I can tell at a single glance whether someone has or hasn’t.
“I told you long ago, didn’t I? You were born suited for Everlasting Lineage!”
Lu Yang instinctively opened his mouth to refute it, but no words came out. This is fate indeed.
He suddenly thought of another question. “By the way, Senior Qilin Immortal, since you had left the bracelet before, doesn’t that mean Hui Doudou knew your whereabouts?”
Who is Hui Doudou? The Midheaven Emperor-Lord wanted to ask this question.
The Qilin Immortal paused for a moment. He had the same question. “Who is Hui Doudou?”
“The Silent Annihilation Immortal.”
The Qilin Immortal let out an “oh,” but the Midheaven Emperor-Lord remained in the dark and voiced his question. “Who is the Silent Annihilation Immortal?”
No one answered him.
The Qilin Immortal continued, “She would know my location, of course.”
“Were you not afraid of her?”
The Qilin Immortal chuckled. After learning that the Epoch Immortal was alive, his earlier despondency had faded. “You must be joking. Why would I fear her?”
Lu Yang hadn’t expected the Qilin Immortal to be so formidable. No wonder he dares to claim to be the number one among the Four Ancient Immortals. He’s truly impressive. “Did you fight her?”
“That I didn’t. I had Wu Yao hold her off. He had no choice but to comply. If I died, the seal would remain, and he would never escape this world in his lifetime.”
The Qilin Immortal couldn’t help but praise Wu Yao as he recalled the scene. Wu Yao was truly a great helper—highly trustworthy and highly durable when taking beatings, buying me the window I needed to flee.
Lu Yang was speechless. Wu Yao must have been cursed with eight lifetimes of bad luck to have made a deal with you.