Chapter 416 This is Your Fate
"Junior Sister." From within the crowd, Jiang Ni’er called out.
Zi Ji, who was hurrying on her way, subconsciously stopped and turned around. Seeing Jiang Ni’er, she immediately showed delight.
"Where is Brother?" Zi Ji asked.
Her method of Qi Refinement was not ordinary.
Thus, she had immediately seen through Chen Pingping’s doppelganger.
Her Senior Brother had not appeared in the City of Extinction and had concealed his features. Considering this and the recent turn of events, Zi Ji had already formed a judgment in her heart. Her own Senior Brother must be nearby.
Jiang Ni’er glanced at Bai Yisheng.
Zi Ji said, "It’s alright. Bai doesn’t know Brother’s identity."
Bai Yisheng: "..."
He truly didn’t know.
He had only met Chen Pingping once, back in Soup Valley, where he had witnessed him make a move.
However, for Zi Ji to state it so directly... it left him rather speechless, didn’t it?
Jiang Ni’er uttered an "oh" and said, "Your Brother wants you to take action."
"Take action for what?" Zi Ji frowned.
"To stop your Senior Sister."
Zi Ji had only received news about this matter a few days ago. She wasn’t surprised, as she knew her Senior Sister’s character well.
However, this command from Chen Pingping did surprise her.
Stop Senior Sister?
Could it be that Senior Sister’s rampage across the Southern Diaspora, pillaging and plundering, wasn’t at Senior Brother’s behest?
Zi Ji’s crystalline eyelashes fluttered, and she said softly, "I miss Brother; can I see him?"
Jiang Ni’er exhaled. "The situation is a bit complicated, but if you want to see him, I imagine he wouldn’t refuse."
Bai Yisheng, standing to the side and listening to the two young girls’ conversation, felt their words were profound, veiled, and difficult to understand...
Yet they were so young!
However, Bai Yisheng was certain of one thing: Zi Ji’s brother had also entered the Nine Heavens.
When Bai Yisheng thought of that individual who had broken through the Demon Sealing Epic, barged into it, destroyed the entire Hanging Ancient City, and even intimidated the Golden Raven Clan, he felt deeply uneasy.
Moreover, for some unknown reason, he even felt a tinge of jealousy.
Guang Xiaoyu and Zi Ji were already members of Fairy Valley’s Fifth Court, yet they seemed to come and go at their so-called brother’s beck and call.
Perhaps one day, they might even be led astray by this "Brother"!
"If you want to see him, then see him!" Bai Yisheng said with a slight smile, trying his best to appear magnanimous.
Zi Ji said nothing, merely looking silently at Jiang Ni’er.
Jiang Ni’er hesitated for a moment but still nodded.
「In the inn.」
Chen Pingping laughed heartily, clutching the Creation Divine Stick. He examined it for a while, then tried to put it away, but... there was a problem with the Creation Divine Stick.
His Divine Sense couldn’t store it.
He was slightly startled.
The Fairy explained, "The Creation Divine Stick is crafted from a branch of the Creation Divine Soar. It embodies the two cultivation paths of Creation and Merit, which is why it cannot be stored in one’s Dantian or Sea of Consciousness."
"What kind of cultivation paths are these?" Chen Pingping was astonished.
Why does it feel like this world also has Buddhist Law? Is there also karma? If so, I absolutely cannot keep this Creation Divine Stick.
The Fairy shook her head. "From ancient times to the present, no one has successfully cultivated this method. However... long ago, someone nearly succeeded."
"Who was it?" Chen Pingping asked.
"A terrifying genius," the Fairy replied.
Chen Pingping pointed at the scholar beside them. "Then? How did this Creation Divine Stick end up in his hands?"
"Destiny."
Destiny? Chen Pingping frowned, looking thoughtful.
The Fairy paused, then continued, "The Scholar was born in a bookstall. The sky was very dark at the time. But at the moment of his birth, a green vine suddenly appeared in the sky, from which strands of the Great Tao’s ethereal mist descended. Shortly after, a branch fell to earth, landing beside him."
"From then on, the Scholar and this branch were inseparable. Later, he embarked on the path of cultivation, comprehended the Tao from it, and eventually, he refined the branch into his Destiny God Weapon."
"Some say this was destiny."
"How so?" Chen Pingping’s brow furrowed even more deeply.
"Enough, Fairy! What are you telling him?" the Scholar interjected, his face ashen, his voice filled with immense vexation.
A moment’s rashness had cost him his Creation Divine Stick. Damn it. He wanted to die, but before dying, he’d kill Chen Pingping first. The bastard was truly detestable.
The Fairy smiled faintly. "This is your destiny; you cannot escape it. Even though you have now lost your Creation Divine Stick, you still cannot evade this fate. One day, it will return to your hands."
Chen Pingping’s face darkened. "The way you say it, I sound like the villain, don’t I?"
The Fairy looked at him and smiled. "Perhaps one day, when the grass beneath our feet, as common as a forest of weeds, bears crimson fruit, everything we perceive as ordinary will recede into the distance."
It was a profound statement.
Yet it only made Chen Pingping more curious about the connection between the Creation Divine Stick and the Scholar.
Destiny? What kind of destiny? Why did the Fairy say the Scholar couldn’t escape such a fate?
He narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the Creation Divine Stick once more.
He wanted to activate Reincarnation to observe it but feared exposing his cultivation. Helpless, he could only resist the urge.
At that moment, Jiang Ni’er arrived with Zi Ji and Bai Yisheng.
To Bai Yisheng’s surprise, Chen Pingping was actually with the Scholar and the Fairy.
He was taken aback. Who exactly was this fellow? Even people like the Scholar and the Fairy were accompanying him.
The Fairy and the Scholar, naturally, also noticed Bai Yisheng.
The three groups were from different camps; their paths truly did not align.
Upon seeing Chen Pingping, tears welled in Zi Ji’s eyes, and she cried out, "Brother!"
Huh? The Fairy and the Scholar exchanged surprised glances. This fellow has a sister?
Chen Pingping smiled faintly. "You’ve grown up."
In truth, Zi Ji hadn’t grown. Despite the passage of many years, her physique and appearance remained that of an eleven or twelve-year-old.
Only her disposition had changed; she had become more "sensible."
This cry of "Brother" proved everything.
Chen Pingping was very pleased. "It seems the food at Fairy Valley is quite good."
"Yes!" Zi Ji approached him. "Eldest Sister said that Brother is going to undertake something momentous, so... Zi Ji has been cultivating diligently. This time, Zi Ji absolutely will not hold Brother back!"
Her underlying meaning was clear: Take me with you! I’m already very strong.
But Bai Yisheng, standing behind her, was utterly bewildered. Diligently cultivating? If he hadn’t been watching them every day, he might have believed it.
After Guang Xiaoyu and Zi Ji had become disciples, they never cultivated, nor did they attend lectures or interact with others.
Bai Yisheng was exasperated.
One day, he had approached Guang Xiaoyu and spoken to her earnestly, hoping she would cultivate diligently and alleviate some of the Fifth Court’s worries.
Guang Xiaoyu had simply retorted, "But we *have* been diligently cultivating!"
Hah!
Despite this, Bai Yisheng was unwilling to give up on them. He patiently endured their behavior, earnestly guiding them, and even shared his own cultivation resources with the two young women.
Hmm? Bai Yisheng squinted, a new thought occurring to him. Perhaps Zi Ji’s brother’s arrival might not be a bad thing after all. If Chen Pingping knew the true state of the two girls’ cultivation, surely he would be angry, wouldn’t he? Then he would reprimand them and tell them to cultivate properly. That way, he would be spared a great deal of effort.
But then...
While Bai Yisheng was lost in these thoughts, Chen Pingping said with a darkened face, "There’s no need to try so hard. Even if you remain ordinary, Brother won’t blame you."