269: The man of destiny!

What is a powerful being with a physical body if not a dictator?

Xia Fan believed that if the Heavenly Dao truly existed in such a way, then it might also fear a powerful being breaking through its shackles and ascending to a position equal to its own, which is why it acted preemptively to eliminate them.

Does such a Heavenly Dao even deserve to exist?

"I don't know either."

Azure Water Immortal Lord listened to these words, fell silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No one has ever seen the Heavenly Dao, nor do they know whether it is a concrete existence or formless and invisible."

"However, given our current circumstances, discussing the Heavenly Dao is unnecessary."

As he spoke, he looked at Xia Fan, smiled, and said, "Do you have anything else you'd like to ask? As long as I know, I will certainly tell you everything."

"Immortal Lord, what is your current strength?"

Xia Fan had always wanted to learn more about ancient secrets, and since Azure Water Immortal Lord gave him the opportunity, he wouldn't waste it. "I'm just curious, I don't have many other thoughts."

"Haha."

Azure Water Immortal Lord immediately gave a bitter smile and said, "Currently, I can only be considered an undying soul. If we're talking about strength, at most... it's what you people of later generations call peak Seventh Rank."

"Soon, in this world, there might be existences more powerful than me."

"Peak Seventh Rank?"

Xia Fan ignored the other party's subsequent humble words; his mind was only on Azure Water Immortal Lord's specific strength. "Truly terrifying! Just a single head is so formidable, still possessing peak Seventh Rank strength."

"If his body were still intact and could be fully reassembled, I'm afraid..."

Thinking of this, Xia Fan couldn't help but shiver, and now he felt somewhat fortunate, fortunate that only a head remained of the other party.

"You must have seen the Descendant of the Earth Mother on your journey!"

Azure Water Immortal Lord changed the subject, and when his gaze fell on Xia Fan, he smiled and said, "The Descendant of the Earth Mother actually has some connection to the Heavenly Dao you're curious about."

"Indeed, I have seen the Descendant of the Earth Mother."

Xia Fan nodded, growing even more curious about his words. "Immortal Lord, what do you mean by that...?"

"Mother Earth is equivalent to one of the Heavenly Dao's envoys in the world!"

At this moment, Azure Water Immortal Lord's expression was solemn as he spoke each word distinctly, "At that time, both the Immortal Race and the Demon Race held Mother Earth in reverence, but not only because Mother Earth was one of the Heavenly Dao's envoys, but also because of Mother Earth's compassionate heart that pitied the world."

"One could say that everyone, whether human or ghost, would give Mother Earth face."

"Mother Earth has such a great origin?"

For a moment, Xia Fan frowned again, feeling a bit displeased.

He still remembered that the Descendant of the Earth Mother held great malice towards him, as if his act of devouring others was an unforgivable sin, deserving of universal condemnation.

However, the actions of the Descendant of the Earth Mother did not quite align with the Mother Earth described by Azure Water Immortal Lord. Had something else happened?

"Forget it, thinking about these things now is useless."

Xia Fan's mind wandered for a while, then he finally came back to his senses, concluding this conversation. "Today, through my conversation with Azure Water Immortal Lord, I've learned many ancient secrets."

"If I encounter ancient beings again, perhaps I can use this knowledge to treat them cautiously, or even piece together the true reason for the great catastrophe in ancient times."

"Tiger Brother and them said... why don't I understand?"

"His Majesty is so amazing, he can actually chat back and forth with an ancient being!"

Beside them, Magic Cat and Black Dragon King, upon hearing this, although their inner thoughts differed, they were all stunned, not even understanding what these fragmented remarks represented.

"Azure Water."

Bing Shuang, the Imperial Daughter had been silent for a long time. Now, seeing that Azure Water Immortal Lord still intended to continue speaking with Xia Fan, but she clearly didn't want to say more, she urged Azure Water Immortal Lord to leave, "Now that you have revived, go and gather your other body parts first."

"Although you can conjure a body, it's never as good as your own. It's still necessary to look for it."

"No rush!"

Azure Water Immortal Lord spoke calmly, but his gaze fell on Xia Fan, and he continued to say to him, "Little friend, do you know... about the prophecy of destiny?"

"Prophecy?"

Xia Fan murmured these two words, then shook his head, smiling bitterly, "I've never heard of it."

In fact, he had never believed in such things and was only now learning about the prophecy of destiny.

Seeing this, Azure Water Immortal Lord smiled slightly and continued to narrate, "Once, at Shu Mountain in the mortal realm, a powerful being prophesied that in later generations, there would be an exceptionally talented individual who would master countless abilities, eventually ending all chaos in the later generations and re-establishing order in this world!"

"This prophecy of destiny is very likely to be true."

Hearing this, Xia Fan's heart stirred. He always felt these words were about himself, but Azure Water didn't give him much time to think. "However, the Shu Mountain powerful being prophesied a human, not a demon!"

At this point, Azure Water Immortal Lord's face also showed a hint of confusion, and his gaze fell on Xia Fan.

Clearly, he felt that Xia Fan matched the prophecy but didn't align with the human identity in the prophecy, hence his confusion.

"A human who masters many abilities?"

Xia Fan felt a bit uncomfortable under his gaze, and was now muttering to himself, "Just the identity of 'human' has nothing to do with me. Could the person in this prophecy be the Human Race God of War from my previous life — Xing Tian?"

"And in this life, I seized the opportunity of the God of War Xing Tian, so this prophecy falls apart on its own?"

After much thought, Xia Fan still cast these thoughts aside, not intending to delve deeper, as he was unwilling to believe in the concept of fate in the world.

Moreover, even if Azure Water's words were absolutely true, and that Shu Mountain powerful being indeed had the ability to prophesy, but now even destiny could be broken, then there was nothing more to say.

"To be safe, I think it's better to verify it."

Feeling Azure Water Immortal Lord's gaze, which almost seemed to see through a person, Xia Fan felt a chill.

After pondering for a moment, he sighed softly, thinking to himself, "After this, I should go to Shu Mountain to see. Li Sisi might know something."

"Given our relationship, she should reveal one or two things to me. Perhaps I can find clues from it to prove the truth of this matter."

"Let's go."

At this moment, Azure Water Immortal Lord seemed to have said everything he knew.

Now, he exchanged glances with Frost and spoke softly.

Their figures slowly dissipated in the next second, eventually disappearing.

Xia Fan could tell that they had clearly used spatial power, and at this moment, he let out a great sigh of relief. "If those two had joined forces against me just now, I'm afraid I would have had a very hard time resisting."

"It's good that they left..." (End of chapter)