Chapter 574: Chapter 233: Art of Fate Unraveling

In the shadowy bedchamber, a candlelight flickered.

Light and shadow intertwined, figures swayed.

Fan Wubing suddenly appeared in front of the dark purple coffin, staring intently at Jiang Sha, who rested her chin on the edge of the coffin. Her long hair hung loose, her eyes were grayish, her lips pale, and she looked lifeless.

A gentle curve crept at the corner of her mouth, she softly said:

"You’re back."

The oppressive atmosphere in the room softened with her voice. The tension in Fan Wubing eased. He silently lifted her from the coffin, draped a sheer veil over her, and began preparing for incense and bathing.

Throughout the dressing process, Fan Wubing remained silent.

Looking at the elegant Jiang Sha in the mirror, he finally asked,

"How is it?"

Jiang Sha’s pupils seemed like black holes, the edges glistening, the center a pitch-black abyss,

"Average."

Fan Wubing was used to this answer. He sat to the side, took out some pastries and tea, divided half for Jiang Sha, and began to eat in silence.

Jiang Sha looked at him, "You don’t seem happy."

"Do I?" Fan Wubing forced a smile.

"Do you feel like I’m watching over you?" Jiang Sha lowered her eyes slightly, her expression unreadable.

Fan Wubing shook his head, "I’m actually used to it. Besides..." he trailed off.

"Besides what?"

"Nothing."

Fan Wubing kept his thoughts to himself. He didn’t want to admit that being around Jiang Sha, under her gaze, gave him a sense of security, of relaxation. It was strange—though he was the one taking care of her, he always felt as if he were the one being cared for.

"Then why are you unhappy?"

After a moment of hesitation, Fan Wubing raised his head, a hint of confusion rising in his eyes,

"What exactly is... destiny?"

Jiang Sha’s fingers trembled slightly, then quickly steadied,

"How one lives, how one dies, that is destiny."

"That makes no sense. I could die in the next moment."

"The next moment has arrived, yet you live. That is your destiny."

"Hard to understand."

Jiang Sha flipped her left hand, and the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device floated above her palm.

Resembling both a windmill and a measuring compass, its lock-shaped end wrapped in ink threads, it was unlike the Dragon-Touching Immortal Bell, Heaven Nurturing Cauldron, or Cangxuan Tower. It bore little sign of wear, as if freshly forged. Yet, it exuded an aura so unique, so special, that Fan Wubing could neither perceive nor touch it in detail.

"I’m giving it to you."

With a slight forward motion of Jiang Sha’s palm, the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device fell before Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing asked, "What exactly is this?"

Jiang Sha replied, "It can help you find what you need."

"But it should be important to the White Jade Capital, right? That Little Leisurely Official is almost going crazy."

"What is important to the White Jade Capital is important to anyone. However, without it, they can hardly find you, unless you reveal yourself to them."

Fan Wubing no longer hesitated and put the artifact away.

After quietly finishing breakfast, the two of them went for a walk outside.

Due to being prematurely awakened, Jiang Sha was not very spirited, so they did not wander far and leisurely stayed in the Slaughter Hall. The leaden gray sunlight shone on the Slaughter Hall. Initially, Fan Wubing was uncomfortable, but he gradually got used to it.

"Jiang Sha."

"Mm." Jiang Sha propped her face with her hand, lightly responded.

"Do you know the Seven Luminaries True Monarch?"

After a moment of thought, Jiang Sha said,

"That’s a name so old it’s almost become a ’historical symbol.’ The Seven Luminaries True Monarch was a figure from the Ascension Era, with very few records about him. Now, aside from some talisman cultivators drawing obscure talismans, the words ’Seven Luminaries’ rarely appear."

"I thought he was quite famous."

Fan Wubing clearly believed that the Seven Luminaries True Monarch ought to be an extraordinary figure, yet this world held no stories of him. Among the many figures he had encountered, only Divine General Shen Tu, the Three-legged Golden Crow, and Bixi remembered the Seven Luminaries True Monarch deeply.

These three were not from the post-cultivation era.

Jiang Sha said, "After the collapse of the Path to Immortality, this world embarked on a very different path. Many events before the post-cultivation era were buried in the past. If you really want to know, you might have to go to Wenxin Heaven and consult the Wenxin Histories."

The Wenxin Histories, as an innate artifact, mainly served to record history.

Fan Wubing sighed to the heavens, "Forget it, I’m still a blacklisted person now, can’t even show my face, let alone enter the halls of the dignified."

Jiang Sha laughed, "When traveling outside, your identity is self-assigned."

"Let me finish what I have on hand first."

"Mm."

"That..." Fan Wubing seemed a bit bashful.

"What’s wrong?"

Fan Wubing had something on the tip of his tongue but abandoned it, "Nothing." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

He actually wanted to say he could also go to the Immortal Continent together... but for some reason, he felt embarrassed to voice it. He felt his skin had thinned in front of Jiang Sha. In front of others, he wouldn’t be like this.

What kind of magic did Jiang Sha possess!

Fan Wubing found it hard to understand. Feeling awkward, he quickly changed the topic,

"Oh, before, when I battled with Celestial Venerable Yu Chen, I used the ’Great Art of Death Fire Scorching Body,’ and he said... Death Fire is related to the Death Dao?"

Jiang Sha tilted her head slightly, "Mm. ’Death Fire Scorching Body’ and ’Death Fire Scorching Heart’ are both my creations based on the Death Dao."