NOVPUBHearing the bearded brute’s words, a man dressed in a black robe trembled with excitement.
He smiled slightly, shaking his head, and said, "No rush. The essence within these children hasn’t dissipated yet, it’s the purest.
We can attend to other matters after our cultivation practice is complete."
"Alright, big brother can choose first, and then the rest of us brothers will share what’s left," the bearded brute said with a laugh.
"Remember, the cultivation technique we practice is despised by many. We must never let it be known.
Utilizing others’ vital essence is something we can only occasionally indulge in; otherwise, we would be labeled as evil cultivators," the man in the black robe solemnly cautioned.
"Don’t worry, big brother. The Great Void Sect has survived this long precisely because we keep a low profile. We never do anything we shouldn’t," the noblewoman beside him replied with a nod.
After their conversation, the man in the black robe slowly stepped into the midst of the crowd.
He pointed randomly a few times, and every child he pointed at was taken to the back of the mountain stronghold.
When he stopped in front of the boy in white, he let out a light ’hmm’ and said, "What a handsome youth."
"I see the aura of fortune around you is constantly changing. Would you like me to tell your fortune?" the boy in white said calmly.
"Fortune-telling?" The man in the black robe laughed, stroking his chin, "Interesting, very interesting.
Then go ahead, cast a divination. If it’s accurate, I’ll spare your life. If not, with your pretty face, there are certainly people who would fancy you."
"Tell me your birthdate and time," the boy in white replied calmly.
The man in the black robe quickly reported his birth details.
Immediately, the boy in white closed his eyes, with a faint aura flowing around him.
It was daytime, so it wasn’t very noticeable, but if one looked closely, they would find stars twinkling in the sky.
Before long, the boy in white slowly opened his eyes.
His skin was already fair, and paired with his white robe, his face now seemed even paler—a sickly kind of pale.
"Fang Bao, Sect Master of the Great Void Sect," the boy in white said calmly.
"Knowing that isn’t surprising; anyone who wanted to could find out," the man in the black robe said, shaking his head.
"You were born into a relatively well-off family in Yongzhou, but unfortunately, before you came of age, your family fell into decline, and in the end, you had to venture out alone to make a living. Am I right?" the boy in white asked.
A glint of surprise flashed in the man’s eyes—his current true identity was something he had never disclosed to anyone.
The youth didn’t seem to have the means to investigate his own past.
"Interesting, continue," the man in the black robe nodded and said.
"The life of a Loose Cultivator is difficult. You struggled for three years without gaining anything.
Several years ago, during a life or death moment, you inadvertently discovered an inheritance.
Since then, your cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and you began to make a name for yourself.
A few centuries ago, you came to the vicinity of Void Valley and, together with others, established the Great Void Sect.
You started coveting the Void Wood," the boy in white said lightly.
"If I’m not mistaken, the inheritance you found must have been left by an Evil Cultivator.
The cultivation technique you now practice is abhorred by the heavens, not recognized by the world."
"What ’abhorred by the heavens?’ In this world, it’s the victor who becomes king, and the vanquished who are obliterated,"
the man in the black robe snorted coldly, "Before I had this technique, I lived worse than a dog. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Look at me now. Do you still dare to say it’s abhorred by the heavens?"
The boy in white pursed his lips but said no more.
"Boy, since your fortune-telling is so formidable, how did you not foresee falling into our hands?" asked the refined scholar beside him, puzzled.
"The concept of Yin and Yang only exists because one is in the midst of the mountains; one can divine the fate of others but cannot know one’s own," the youth in white robes replied.
"Boy, teach me this divination technique of yours, and I’ll let you go," the man in black robes said.
"What technique? It’s all innate," said the youth in white, shaking his head.
"I originally wanted to keep you by my side, but it’s a pity you know too much.
Therefore, I have no choice but to kill you," the man in black robes said sinisterly.
"Aren’t you curious as to why I said there are great changes in the qi around you, portending an ominous omen?" the youth in white looked up and asked.
"Then do tell," the man in black robes chuckled.
As he finished speaking, an extremely powerful presence descended from the firmament.
The moment this aura arrived, the space around it shattered, and like a fireball, it destroyed everything in its path.
When the fireball struck the ground, a loud boom was heard, and the earth cracked open completely.
A wave of energy rippled out in all directions, utterly obliterating everything.
As the dust from the fireball cleared, Xu Zimei, wearing a purple robe, slowly walked out from amidst it.
His gaze turned toward the crowd, and he asked indifferently, "Who is the Sect Master of the Great Void Sect?"
After his words, the scene fell deathly silent; everyone stepped back several paces.
"It’s him," the youth in white raised his head, pointing at the man in black robes ahead and said.
"My lord, I am not," the man in black robes began, but his voice suddenly cut off.
The sky filled with the light of falling blades, and within this fortress, every member of the Great Void Sect was beheaded in an instant.
Tens of thousands of heads fell to the ground, a sight better imagined than described.
The ground was covered with dense shadows of blades and a pile of corpses.
Xu Zimei slowly approached the man in black robes, picked up his head, and prepared to leave.
"Wait," suddenly, a voice came from behind.
Xu Zimei turned around and saw a youth in white robes looking at him.
"What is it?" Xu Zimei asked.
"You saved me, and I owe no man any favors.
How about I read your fortune as a repayment?" the youth in white asked.
"I was just killing them. It has nothing to do with saving you," Xu Zimei shook his head and replied.
"No, it’s a matter of cause and effect. Either you kill me, or you let me divine for you to repay the favor," the youth in white insisted.
Xu Zimei waved his hand slightly, and the blade intent cut all the ropes binding the youth.
He said indifferently, "Go ahead."
"I need your birth time and date," the youth in white replied.
Xu Zimei pondered for a moment before revealing his personal information to the other.
The youth in white closed his eyes and began divining with the fingers of both hands.
After a long while, when he opened his eyes, his face was filled with bewilderment and disbelief.
"You don’t exist, impossible, how can this be?" the youth in white said, looking at Xu Zimei incredulously.
Xu Zimei smiled. Ever since he had established a new epoch, he had separated his own destiny from the River of Fate of the Yuan Central Continent.
Now, no one could probe into his fate.
The youth in white appeared to be somewhat unwilling to let it go.
