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“Hehehe, you fella, after 10 years of closed-door training you’re still restless!”
It was drizzling in Wuyang Region. A palace of average size was situated on the main peak of Jilei Mountain. As compared to the Sea-calming Palace, it was much simpler. From the outside, it looked like a giant pavilion. Sitting inside the big hall, the breathtaking view of the surrounding unfolded before one’s eyes.
“How am I restless? You didn’t expect me to stay in a closed-door training for 10 years, did you?!” Zhou Bao asked between smiles.
“That makes sense!” Sitting opposite him, Wang She lifted the cup of wine off the table and drank to his heart’s content.
“Since both of you came to find me together, I assume you guys are prepared!”
“That’s right, it’s time to undergo the Void Thunder Tribulation!” Child-endowing Buddha nodded his head lightly. “I felt my power will be exceeding its limit soon, now is the best time to undergo the Void Thunder Tribulation. If we delay any longer, my morale will be defeated. By then, I may not be able to go through as many tribulations!”
“That makes sense!” Zhou Bao nodded. “I did closed-door training in order to stabilize my current phase and train my body to be in the best condition for the Void Thunder Tribulation. I’m not sure why, but I have this hunch that we will not be successful this time!”
“You also felt it?!”
“Why, you too?!”
“No, but someone went to the Bigwheel Temple!” Child-endowing Buddha smiled. “10 days ago, Yu Taixuan from Divine Wind Palace went to the temple, he wanted to join hands with them to defeat you!”
“Defeat me?!” Zhou Bao’s gaze gave a chilling light. “Why is this happening? Why did he suddenly want to defeat me?!”
“Although you’ve been quiet this 10 years, Wuyang Region has been developing too quickly and its powers increased tremendously. Look at your subordinates and your influence. Now, other than the five biggest sects, who else in Central Mainland Region is qualified to be your opponent? Even the big sects like Tian Long Taoism and Sect of Flame are not as strong as you. In just a short 10 years, you grew from a small territory to what you have today. Then what about 10 years, 20 years later? How would your Wuyang Region have grown? Besides, you’re too young. Let’s not talk about when you’re 30. Based on your cultivation, you could even live up to tens of thousands of years! With your support, as time passes, there might be another big sect in Central Mainland Region in less than 100 years. This is not good news to us five biggest sects.”
“So you want to get rid of me now?!”
“Not us, it’s the Divine Wind Palace who has joined hands with the Extraterrestrial Divine Mountain and the Youxian Temple from the Three Western Regions. They are preparing to come for you!”
“What? They even joined hands with the big sects from Three Western Regions?!”
“Hmph. The few big sects from the 74 Regions have a much more complicated relationship with you. Both Jade Pool and Dragon Thunder Palace have expressed their stance clearly that they do not want to become enemies with you. Everyone knows that us Bigwheel Temple have grudges against your Wuyang Region. That was why he went to find the Bigwheel Temple. He probably thought that even if the temple doesn’t agree to join him, they wouldn’t tell you about his plans. Besides, our relationship with you wasn’t good in the past. As for Youxian Taoist Temple of the Tang Dynasty and Extraterrestrial Divine Mountain, both of them more or less have some grudges against you. Of course, they would not be so silly to be played by Divine Wind Palace. The palace sacrificed a lot to bring them on board!”
“And they wanted to pull you guys on that boat?!”
“Bigwheel Temple did not agree!” Child-endowing Buddha smiled.
“Then how would the Divine Wind Palace know that I’m going to undergo Thunder Tribulation?”
“The necromancers!” Child-endowing Buddha’s expression began to look bad as he spoke. “There are necromancers in Divine Wind Palace. We should have thought of this earlier. Be it Dragon-taming Ruins, or the Infinite Star Sea, there are traces of necromancers in them. It’s just that we haven’t been giving them much attention all along. Now that I think about it, there were many events in Divine Wind Palace that were secretly controlled by the necromancers behind the scenes.”
“Do the necromancers still exist now? Didn’t those bastards all disappeared after the Necromancer’s Tribulation?!”
“There are some things that cannot be wiped out. These necromancers were actually quite smart to hide in the Divine Wind Palace. Hehe, based on your situation, they can use the Celestial Mystery Skill to calculate the timing and location of you undergoing Thunder Tribulation!”
“Location… I haven’t chosen the location myself, how would they know?”
“The necromancers have mystery skills that we cannot understand. Perhaps they really could calculate the location!” Speaking of Celestial Mystery Skill, Child-endowing Buddha gaze upon Zhou Bao became strange. “I received some information from Little Way, it says that you have got something to do with Yu Taixu’s death?!”
“What?” Zhou Bao looked up instantly and stared at Child-endowing Buddha fiercely. “Who said that?!”
“I have some ears in Divine Wind Palace. This information was leaked from the highest officials of the palace. You have to know that there is a real Divine Design master in the palace who can accurately calculate any matter!”
“If this fella is really so accurate, Yu Taixu wouldn’t have died!”
“Yu Taixu’s status is too precious. Besides, I heard that during those days, the Divine Design was hindered by a mysterious force, hence he was unable to calculate. Yu Taixu’s visit to the Thunder Emperor’s touring abode was all because of his huge ego. He thought that he could suppress all things with a Supreme Fairy Weapon. This led to his death eventually. Now, things are different. With Yu Taixu’s failed attempt, you wouldn’t have much chance!”
“Aye, hear your own words, you’re just exaggerating as if I could really have killed Yu Taixu!” Zhou Bao smiled and continued, “Divine Design master, hmph. Does he think he can randomly give himself a title? We need evidence for matters like this, especially when it is related to the murder of a leader. If they dare to come at me without any evidence, then I’ll kill them all!”
“What if they have evidence?!”
“I will still kill them all!” Zhou Bao said calmly, “One can always say something bad about a man and have him killed! Who doesn’t know anything about fake evidence? If they dare to make fake evidence, they’ll die!”
“Well said, who cares about whether they’re real or fake!” Child-endowing Buddha laughed heartily, “However, we better be careful. These necromancers, especially the Master of Celestial Mystery, are known for their accuracy. If we’re being eyed by them, we have to be extra careful!”
“Extraterrestrial Divine Mountain, Youxian Temple, Divine Wind Palace…these three want to kill me while I undergo the Void Thunder Tribulation. Then let them come, I cannot wait any longer!”
“Hmph, don’t let your guard down. Let me tell you, there is a high chance that once you chose your location to undergo the tribulation, the Master of Celestial Mystery can calculate it. Don’t look down on him!”
“Fine, fine, fine, I know. I will never look down on him!” Zhou Bao smiled.
“Then, have you chosen your location already?!”
“Not yet!!”
“No matter what, there is something that I’ve to tell you!” Child-endowing Buddha suddenly said, “Before you undergo the tribulation, its best that you visit Fate Creation Boy!”
“Fate Creation Boy?!” Zhou Bao’s gaze faltered. He thought of the mysterious character who wore a red bib and resembled a red child. “I still do not know his background!”
“I am not sure of it, but I have a guess!”
“What guess?!”
“He most likely is the device spirit of the Golden Book of Fate!” Child-endowing Buddha spoke wisely, “This is why his words and actions have such a great impact on the whole macro world the Heaven Realm. He is also the clearest about some hidden traps in the Heaven Realm!”
“The device spirit of Golden Book of Fate? Interesting, but it is not a good thing to be eyed by a guy like him. Why should I go and see him?!”
“He wants to meet you on Taihua Mountain!” Child-endowing Buddha had a helpless look as he looked at Zhou Bao. “I have been sensed by him. He directly sent me a thought using the power of the Heaven Realm’s Dharma while I was practicing. I cannot resist it!”
“The Dharma of the Heaven Realm?!” Zhou Bao slightly narrowed his eyebrows. For a guy in control of the Jade Fate of Plate of a macro world, this was not something new. In the Azure Big World, as long as he infused his spirit with the Jade Plate of Fate, he could feel everything that was happening in it. Of course, during that time, Zhou Bao would lose consciousness of himself. It was a very strange feeling. During that time, he could clearly understand his memory and know who he was but he would also be self-doubting in the deepest part of his spirit. He would describe himself as a nouveau riche who had time-traveled here. From time to time, he would even have the urge to be a satirist. This scared Zhou Bao, so much so that he even doubted this to be a sign of mental disorder. Hence, he had only infused once. From then on, he only used the Jade Plate of Fate as a tool.
That was already enough for Zhou Bao. He did not need to become an all-knowing god, he only needed to be in control of a macro world. As to what happened in the macro world, he would not care about that as long as it did not infringe on his benefits.
However, precisely because of this nonchalant method, Zhou Bao was unable to fully understand his Jade Plate of Fate. In the macro world of the Heaven Realm, both the Golden Book of Fate and the Jade Plate of Fate were similar. It would not be a bad choice at all to try to understand more about it through Fate Creation Boy.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bao smiled. “It could work this way too. I also want to pay a visit to this highly mysterious Fate Creation Boy. Although I met him once, that was when my cultivation was still low and I could not see his powers. I hope to be able to do so this time around!”
“As you wish, as you wish, the Fate Creator of Azure Big World!”
As Zhou Bao spoke these words, a column of light came out from the hollow. It landed and enveloped him. After which, it disappeared.
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Taihua Mountain.
As always, Zhou Bao was wondering around in the endless space-time maze. A bright line shone from the hollow and Zhou Bao remained in a sitting position. As the light shone down, a chair was prepared. Zhou Bao then appeared on the chair in the original sitting position.
“Fate Creation Boy, senior, you’re really thoughtful!”
“Fate Creator Zhou Bao of the new macro world the Azure Heaven, you do not need to be polite with me. As a Fate Creator myself too, there is no senior-junior difference between both of us. Our ranks are equal in this holy hall!” The voice of Fate Creation Boy rang gradually beside Zhou Bao’s ears.
Zhou Bao’s gaze faltered, “I apologize for the stupid question, but what does this Fate Creator rank mean?!”
“A Fate Creator is the Controller of creation, for example, Your Excellency. Or it can also refer to a spiritual intelligence born of creation, like me. Or it can also refer to those who are unconsciously united with the Great Ways. Just like how the condition Your Excellency was in when you evolved the Azure Big World, these are all Fate Creators. They all have a place in the holy Fate Creation Palace!”
“What is the Fate Creation Palace?!”
“After you evolved the Azure Big World, you were entitled to enter the Fate Creation Palace. However, after the Heaven Realm of antiquity times was broken apart, the Fate Creators lost all their respect for it. The control that the palace had also disappeared. Thinking about it, perhaps the palace is already covered in a thick layer of dust?!” Speaking of this, Fate Creation Boy laughed to himself. “But as the 19th Fate Creator and the 6th Controller of fate in the past 1,243,000 years, you need to go on a trip there!”
“I don’t understand!” Zhou Bao shook his head, “Perhaps I’m too young so I don’t understand some things. What do you mean?!”
“As I said just now, there are three types of Fate Creators, Controller, guardian, and Listener. Your Excellency is the Controller of fate. I am the device spirit of a Fairy Weapon of Fate, which makes me the guardian of fate. Listeners of fate are those that become one with a Fairy Weapon of Fate!” Fate Creation Boy said, “Young Controller, do you have any more questions?!”
“I do have many, but I believe that you’ll answer them all for me!”
“Of course!” Fate Creation Boy smiled, “As a guardian, my mission is to find new Controllers in the world and protect them, we naturally assume the task to guide them the palace!”
Zhou Bao said nothing but he was very interested in this so-called Fate Creation Palace and this weird encounter.
“If Your Excellency does not have any other questions, let’s set off!”
“I’ll listen to a senior!” Zhou Bao said faintly as he stood up.
“The Fate Creation Palace is situated deep in the hollow. It was the address of the holy city of fate from antiquity times!” Zhou Bao watched as Fate Creation Boy gently lifted his hands. A black hole started spiraling in between his hands. In the blink of an eye, the black hole turned into a big black jade door.
“Young Controller of fate, please. This is the entrance leading to the Fate Creation Palace, the only remains of the holy city of creation!”
Zhou Bao felt the ancient spirit from the door and he took a deep breath. He suddenly had a premonition, as if he would face an entirely different world once he stepped in.
“Immortal Realm? Perhaps this Fate Creation Palace is in the Immortal Realm?!” An eccentric and absurd idea emerged in Zhou Bao’s mind. It immediately disappeared. He did have some theories about the Immortal Realm, but if anyone was to tell him that he could simply take a step and enter that legendary realm, he would find it hard to believe.
“‘The Fate Creation Palace is in the Immortal Realm, so please be mentally prepared!” The voice of Fate Creation Boy rang in Zhou Bao’s ears just as he was about to step in. Zhou Bao halted suddenly and lifted up his head in shock. “What did you say? The Fate Creation Palace is in the Immortal Realm? This black jade door leads to the Immortal Realm?!”
“What’s so surprising about that? This Immortal Realm was originally the resting place for us Fate Creators. As time passed, it became a world full of competition for selfish desires. But these selfish people will not be able to remove our rights to enter the Immortal Realm!” As Fate Creation Boy spoke, he sounded helpless and angry, but also strongly arrogant.
Zhou Bao closed his lips tightly and said nothing. Deep down in his heart, he was extremely curious about the title of Fate Creator.
There was a hall behind the black jade door. The vast hall was filled with Divine Qi.
Divine Qi!
This was the pneuma that all practitioners long to have. They could only get some of it when they undergo the Thunder Tribulation and the thunder in the sky connects to the Immortal Realm. This pneuma was used to change the body and strengthen the spirit. However, the Divine Qi in this palace was like air in the Heaven Realm, filling everywhere. Apart from Divine Qi, there was also another pneuma that was even more precious and antique than Divine Qi. By inhaling just a small amount, Zhou Bao could feel his Mysterious Icy Divine Light being ecstatic.
“A day spent practicing here equates to me practicing for a year in the Immortal Realm, and I can get even more benefits. Is this what Void Immortal Realm is like?!” Feeling how amazing this place was, Zhou Bao’s expression began to fell.
“This place used to be the highest place of the Void Immortal Realm where many Fate Creators had meetings. Now, it has already been isolated for a very long time!” Looking at the palace, Fate Creation Boy sighed again. “I once saw a countless number of Fate Creators sitting here. We discussed the future of the hollow and the atmosphere was very lively. But in the following 10,000 or 100,000 years, not one Fate Creator was willing to come back.” He raised his head and saw Zhou Bao smiling as he absorbed the pneuma. He laughed, “Don’t be so anxious. After you go through the Void Thunder Tribulation, stay here for a few days. This pneuma will be no different to those in the Heaven Realm to you!”
“I can’t believe that I’m in the Immortal Realm so soon!”
“Don’t be so happy too early. You’re only here because you’re a new Fate Creator. Your boundary is limited to this Fate Creation Palace. As for other areas in the Void Immortal Realm, you’re forbidden to enter!”
“Why is that so?!”
“Because this is the last piece of clean land in the Immortal Realm. This is also the last place where some Fate Creators can exercise their authority!” Fate Creation Boy laughed, “The Immortal Realm has already become a private land belonging to the Listeners. For a Controller like you and a guardian like me, we are no longer allowed to step into the Void Immortal Realm anymore!”
“Listeners!” A scene of Zhou Bao evolving the Azure Big World flashed in his mind. He could not help but fight a cold war.
“You’re very lucky, being able to wake up from that kind of situation and return to your own body. But also, unfortunately, you’ve lost your entitlement to enter the Void Immortal Realm forever!”
“Only Listeners can truly enter the Void Immortal Realm?!”
“That’s right, only Listeners have the authority!” Fate Creation Boy said, “But you don’t have to worry about it. There is actually nothing much in the Void Immortal Realm. The pneuma here is about the same as in other places around here. You should just stay as long as you want!”
Zhou Bao shook his head and did not continue the conversation. He looked around and observed the big palace.
This so-called Fate Creation Palace was very spacious. It was floating in an eerie section of the hollow. Or, it could also be said that it was separated by an eerie section of the hollow. Standing at the top of the palace, Zhou Bao could even see what was going on at the other side. A cloud was hovering above it, giving it a more mysterious vibe.
“That is the Void Immortal Realm!”
“This indeed is the Void Immortal Realm, although just a small part of it. However, even those Listeners cannot deny that the palace is not a part of the Immortal Realm anymore!”
“Those Listeners can also enter the palace?!”
“Of course, but they’ll definitely not!”
“Why?!”
“Because they’re Listeners!” Fate Creation Boy gave a very strange answer. He pointed to the countless number of high back chairs in the spacious palace and said, “Do you see them? Those chairs belong to Fate Creators. Every time a Fate Creator is born, there will be one more chair. Every time a Fate Creator enters eternal sleep, their chair will become dim.”
Zhou Bao looked and saw that it was indeed the case. There were a countless number of grey high-back chairs here in the ginormous palace. They were of different shapes and sizes, but only a minority had some glow in them, perhaps only 3,000.
The 3,000 macro worlds were less than a tenth of all these chairs, perhaps even less than a twentieth.
This signified that there were once tens of thousands of macro worlds. However, only 3,000 were left standing today. This also meant that there were no more than 3,000 Listeners in the Immortal Realm now.
“Why do I feel like I’ve seen this place before? Oh yes, there seemed to be a similar setup the last time I went to the Immortal Palace. What is the relationship between Fate Creation Palace and Immortal Palace? Perhaps the Fate Creation Palace is the starter and also a Fate Creator?!”
Of course, all these thoughts were just his casual assumptions. At this moment, Fate Creation Boy brought a glowing eerie sapphire high back chair towards him and said, “This is your chair. I brought you here this time to firstly, bring you into the Fate Creation Palace and secondly, to prepare you for your Void Thunder Tribulation. You have to understand that as a Fate Creator, the Void Thunder Tribulation would be different than that for normal people.”
