Chapter 99: A Lone Shadow Calms the Storm
On the way to Li Shun's residence.
“Fortuitous Creation? Th-this... how could a mere subordinate like me deserve such a title?” Fang Xun asked with a somewhat uneasy expression.
Sun Chengyou merely smiled.
“First there was Zhou Xunzhen, then Duanmu Qiuche. The two Creation Realm experts who have risen within Great Qian in recent times both share countless connections with you. If anyone deserves the title of Fortuitous Creation, who else could it be but you?”
“Fortune and fate have always been elusive and difficult to grasp. Yet facts speak louder than any argument. Though you yourself have yet to return, the name ‘Fortuitous Creation Fang Xun’ has already spread throughout the Sacred Capital.”
The smile on Sun Chengyou's face gradually faded.
“Of course, most people still treat it as nothing more than an amusing anecdote.”
He stared meaningfully at Fang Xun.
“But as the saying goes, things never happen more than three times. If a third Creation Realm cultivator ends up being connected to you, even through the most tenuous of ties...”