68: Preordained destruction

After interrogating the God Deceiver, he did not obtain much valuable information.

Whether Shen Ni had any hidden treasures or backup plans, he knew nothing at all.

Or perhaps, there truly were none.

This fellow was just like his name, truly a God Deceiver, and everything he said was unreliable nonsense.

However, one sentence he said unintentionally was remembered by Qing Wu.

Boundless Calamity...

The so-called Calamity is a disaster that erupts when the Karma, Karma, and Evil Qi accumulated during the operation of the Primordial World reach a critical point, usually leading to the end of an era.

Like the previous Beast Calamity and the upcoming Dragon-Han Great Calamity, they are both the curtain call of one era and the rise of another.

But these calamities are ultimately just a reckoning within the Primordial World itself and will not threaten the Foundation of the Primordial World.

The Boundless Calamity, however, is the highest level, most terrifying great calamity of the world, representing the complete restart of the Dao Law, a disaster that even Saints cannot avoid and in which they might be annihilated.

What is even more desperate is that this is a process that the Primordial World must go through when it evolves to the very end; it is unavoidable.

He had always found it hard to believe that Pangu opened the heavens and created the earth, transforming his body into all things in the Primordial World, only for the final result to be a march toward predestined destruction.

Then what was Pangu's purpose in opening the heavens and creating the earth back then?

To return to Chaos and start everything over? Then open the heavens and earth again? And start over again?

That would be like having nothing better to do...

Therefore, there must be some way to cope with it or transcend it, only he has not discovered it yet.

Unfortunately, the information Qing Wu knew about the Boundless Calamity was only this, along with some alarmist words obtained from that God Deceiver.

Perhaps other Chaos Gods and Demons also know some secrets he is unaware of.

Especially Hongjun; he must know some valuable clues.

Qing Wu now has reason to suspect that this future Dao Ancestor, in preaching to all living beings and laying out plans for the Primordial World, is doing so to cope with that predestined destruction.

With his current strength, he can deduce the past and future from the River of Time.

He has tried before; whether following the River of Time downstream or going upstream, what he can glimpse is only a certain part of the future and the past.

To go further, to want to find the origin or the end of the River of Time, he always encounters that towering figure, obstructing anyone from exploring that ultimate past and future.

He has reason to believe that if he forcibly bypassed that figure to explore that origin and destruction, he would likely be met with a merciless axe strike.

"What, you have a Karma Golden Wheel? Go tell it to my axe!"

Shaking his head, this question was still too profound for him at present.

At least for now, he could not think of how to cope with that predestined destruction.

But there was no need to worry excessively.

Because, if there is a way to cope or transcend, it must lie within his Dao, within the people around him, and within the Primordial World.

Just like the Phoenix Nirvana, finding life in death; he had witnessed it with his own eyes.

The Primordial World's predestined fate is destruction, but within destruction, there must also be vitality.

The source of his confidence was the red figure sitting quietly beside him.

Qing Wu turned his head to look, and just then, Yuan Feng also opened her eyes and met his gaze.

She tilted her head slightly, and her beautiful eyes blinked.

No matter when, Yuan Feng's confident, wise, and bright eyes could always give him infinite energy.

Although he was clearly the more steady one, he always gained greater stability when being with her.

Qing Wu reached out to help her up, and the two walked away hand in hand.

...

When the two returned to the place agreed upon with Hong Yun, they discovered a young man coming towards them, bowing respectfully and saying:

"Lu Shu greets the two Seniors!"

He held a cup of clear tea condensed from Earth Vein Spirit Liquid in both hands, his voice trembling slightly.

"Thanks to the Seniors' help and the gift of the Top Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the kindness is akin to a rebirth. If not for the Seniors, Lu Shu would have already been eroded by Evil Qi and perished. Today, upon my Transformation, I wish to repay the Seniors' great kindness. I beg the Seniors to fulfill my wish."

Hong Yun stroked his beard on the side and laughed: "This little fellow has been waiting here for a long time; his sincerity is evident."

Saying this, he winked at Qing Wu, "Fellow Daoist, why not accept him? It would also complete this bit of Karma."

Hearing this, Qing Wu nodded slightly, picked up the cup of tea, but did not drink it yet, turning instead to ask for Yuan Feng's opinion.

"What do you think?"

Yuan Feng's golden eyes flashed slightly, and she tapped her fingertip on the young man's forehead, brushing away that trace of nervousness.

"His Foundation is pure, his Heart-Nature is rare, he knows gratitude and understands propriety; he is indeed a talent worth molding."

Qing Wu thought so too.

Lu Shu was born in a place of death, yet he carried new vitality.

Having absorbed most of his clan's Legacy, his Foundation was deep, and his Heart-Nature was steady, which suited him very well.

The good Disciple found by the Chaos God and Demon Hiin also pleased him very much.

Qing Wu drank the cup of clear tea and formally accepted this Disciple.

"Rise. From now on, you are the eldest Disciple under my seat."

"Since you are the only Lu Shu in the world, from now on, use this as your name."

"Thank you, Revered Master, for the name!" Lu Shu said respectfully.

Having taken him as a Disciple, there naturally had to be a suitable apprenticeship gift.

Considering that Lu Shu already had a Top Grade Innate Spirit Treasure—the Golden Bell.

But that was given by the Chaos God and Demon Hiin, so Qing Wu should also give a suitable treasure.

The Six Roots of Purity Flute was a treasure that Qing Wu was quite fond of, so naturally, he could not bestow it.

Qing Wu then bestowed upon him the horn that had been refined from the corpse of a Chaos creature earlier.

This treasure was unexpectedly suitable for Lu Shu.

Lu Shu had a gentle temperament and was friendly to others, lacking some means to subdue others.

Although this treasure did not look like much, once played, the soul-shaking mental impact would definitely be enough to scare an unprepared enemy out of their wits.

After all, who could have guessed that such a gentle, jade-like young man would pull out such a lethal weapon.

Lu Shu was a bit panicked, "Revered Master has already bestowed such a heavy treasure; Disciple has not yet refined it, how dare I receive another treasure?"

Qing Wu smiled, but he did not explain much, "Take it; in time, you will naturally know."

Lu Shu then accepted it, and as the Revered Master... Dao Venerable... Yuan Feng naturally also had to show something.

She extended a wisp of flame from her fingertip, leaving a Phoenix mark on Lu Shu's forehead.

"I bestow upon you the True Flame of Life Protection, which can keep you safe."

The Phoenix mark twisted and rotated on Lu Shu's forehead before finally fading away.

Afterward, the generous Daoist Hong Yun reached into his robes, but he did not have any treasures worth bringing out.

Mainly because those two treasures were too precious, and he, Hong Yun, only had one companion Magic Treasure himself, and the rest were really not worth showing; he could only draw a big pie, inviting them to visit Wuzhuang Temple next time, where he would treat them to ginseng fruit.

Speaking of ginseng fruit, Qing Wu was rarely interested.

Committed to giving all Top Grade Spiritual Roots a home, although the Ginseng Fruit Tree already had an owner, it did not hinder him from going to exchange ideas.

At this moment, a blood-red light shot up into the sky over the Eastern Land, surrounded by Devilish Qi, which was quite shocking to see.

The Three Clans have gone to war!