Chapter 576: Chapter 233: The Art of Destiny Resolution_3

After returning from the Rain Dragon Continent, Fan Wubing felt quite exhausted. This exhaustion was neither physical nor of the soul, but rather an intellectual fatigue—a feeling of insignificance when a person faces a mountain so high its peak is unreachable.

He wanted to take a break.

Gliding effortlessly, he soon arrived at the Grotto Heaven developed by Gu Lan.

Senior Sister Gu Lan and Man’Er were not present.

The serene and expansive field swayed gently in the breeze.

Fan Wubing lay on a recliner in the courtyard of the Grotto Heaven Manor, fiddling with the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device from the White Jade Capital.

After a while of research, he realized that this magical artifact lacked the consciousness and emotional will of the Dragon-Touching Immortal Bell and the Cangxuan Tower, and it didn’t even possess the innate divine techniques that an innate artifact should have. It looked as if it were a tool used by a carpenter.

"Can this thing help me find what I want?"

Fan Wubing naturally did not doubt Jiang Sha’s words and immersed himself in researching the "Great Art of Death Fire Fateserving."

Just as Jiang Sha mentioned,

The art of fate interpretation is extremely intricate and enigmatic. It is not only complex in its process and obscure in content but also requires abundant life experience, a deep understanding of "human journeys," and a sufficient comprehension of "human transformations within the universe."

Fan Wubing pondered for a moment,

"It seems... I have it all."

A wealth of life experience—not to mention his two decades of existence thrived amidst the life force of all living beings. Merely the obsessions absorbed recently from the Sea of Obsession were enough for him to understand the life journey of a person and their process of transformation with the universe.

It felt like cheating.

Something others must travel the world and grow older to gain, he obtained effortlessly through unusual means.

Although not entirely effortlessly,

After all, it was only through hardships and obstacles that such things were acquired.

Fan Wubing stopped pondering other matters and focused on research and learning.

Once his mind calmed, time passed swiftly.

...

In a mysterious and distant space unknown to the world, within a vast Daoist Palace surrounded by myriad great Daos.

Celestial Venerable Yu Chen stood with a nod, his eyes, once radiant, now dull and lifeless like those of a dead fish. His Daoist robe was tattered, with traces of a previous battle yet to be dealt with, but he returned tirelessly to the Carefree Heaven of the White Jade Capital.

The master of Carefree Heaven is the Great Leisurely Official of the Three Elders Pavilion of White Jade Capital, respectfully referred to as Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao; however, such a being cannot be described merely by the word "Celestial Venerable" but is usually called Carefree Ancestor.

At this moment, within the Daoist Palace, only Celestial Venerable Yu Chen was present, and Carefree Ancestor was nowhere to be seen. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

After a short while, a sky-blue butterfly flew in from outside. Each flap of its wings accelerated the functioning of the great Daos surrounding the Carefree Palace. The butterfly continued to flap its wings, and the operation of the Daos accelerated continuously, until the entire Carefree Palace looked as if it were completely forged from the great Daos.

Subsequently,

A neatly formed spatial fissure slowly opened on the Dao Platform in front of the Carefree Palace.

From the spatial fissure, emerged not a person, but an Immortal Herb, crystalline and translucent like glazed glass, with strands of gold silk slowly swaying within its leaves. The Immortal Herb suddenly twisted, continuously changing its form—at times a rabbit, at times a cat, sometimes a rare beast, or a ubiquitous insect...

A myriad of forms, ever-changing.

Finally, it transformed into an ordinary-looking, simply dressed old man. He appeared no different from a farmer tilling the soil, his face wrinkled like ravines, his eyes dull and lifeless. His voice was hoarse and muffled,

"I only left this world for less than three days, and such a thing happened."

Celestial Venerable Yu Chen gave a bitter smile, "All the blame lies with Yu Chen."

Carefree Ancestor lowered his eyelids, "Such words are meaningless. Yu Chen, you wield the four directions, engage with life, and even carry the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device, yet you ended up in such a sorry state. Is it because your adversary is too strong, or because you are too indifferent?"

Celestial Venerable Yu Chen couldn’t answer this question.

Carefree Ancestor answered for him, "Both. But you should understand, if it were taken seriously right from the start, it would never have led to this outcome. It was true then, and it is still true now."

Celestial Venerable Yu Chen said sullenly, "The Ancestor is right. Yu Chen is willing to accept any punishment."

"Then you shall no longer hold the position of the Little Leisurely Official for now."

Without hesitation, Yu Chen took out his Little Carefree Order.

Carefree Ancestor glanced at it, and the imprints concerning Celestial Venerable Yu Chen on the Token vanished completely. Then he spoke:

"The Human Dao Assembly will be upon us in a few years, and before that, you must retrieve the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device. Yu Chen, you’re well aware of the consequences if such an artifact falls into the hands of others."

Yu Chen was certainly aware.

Among the thirty-three innate magical artifacts, two can sense the Destiny Dao: one is the Daoist School’s Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device, the other is the Yin Yang School’s Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred Eyes. The Yin Yang School, once flourishing, fell into decline almost overnight after losing the Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred Eyes, and now it is nearly at the bottom among the Hundred Schools of Thought.

"But, how do we find it?" Yu Chen said bitterly, understanding the necessity of retrieving the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device, yet clueless about where to start. "That person’s destiny is concealed, highly skilled in hiding. Much like me, he wields the Life Dao and can hide his Fire of Life. If he learns how to operate the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device, he can even conceal his destiny’s traces."