Chapter 702 - 13: The Turning Point of History, Temporal Correction Force

Chapter 702: Chapter 13: The Turning Point of History, Temporal Correction Force

Just when all the Pathfinders were itching to move, trying to attain the Dao in this era.

The Jinhong Clan also appeared at the place where his mother had died, his face full of shock, grief, and a dazed disbelief.

After hearing the news of his mother’s death from Xiluo, the Jinhong Clan had almost immediately abandoned cultivation and rushed over with his life on the line.

However, the deed was already done; no matter how anxious he was, the Jinhong Clan could not change the fact of his mother’s death.

"Who was it? Who the hell did this!?"

Roaring with a nearly repressed fury, the Jinhong Clan at this moment perfectly embodied what it meant for one’s eyes to crack with rage.

Yet no matter how he howled, all that answered him was the deathly silence around him.

The breeze brushed past his ears, sunlight shone upon his body...

But the Jinhong Clan felt an unprecedented chill and desolation, so cold that he couldn’t help but shiver.

"At this very moment, continuing to obsess over who did it no longer has much meaning."

Silently, Xiluo in her Celestial Maiden form slowly descended from the sky.

Then, before the Jinhong Clan could react, Xiluo flicked out a strip of cyan silk from her sleeve.

That strip of silk seemed to possess Spiritual awareness; it swiftly gathered up all the Miling Goddess’s broken limbs, not even leaving behind a single tiny scrap of flesh.

"Your mother’s death was something that was bound to happen."

When Xiluo drew back that strip of silk, the Miling Goddess’s body was quietly lying in front of the Jinhong Clan.

If not for the fact that her eyes were tightly closed, with no breath or heartbeat...

One might well have thought this beautiful Goddess was merely taking a brief nap.

"I don’t believe a word you just said!"

Snapping his head around to glare at Xiluo, the Jinhong Clan spoke viciously.

If she hadn’t known in advance that the other party was the reincarnated Lord of the Netherworld, Xiluo would have found it hard to imagine that the always composed, unflappable Lord of the Mansion could show such a human side.

"Whether you believe it or not, it’s still the truth."

"Your mother’s death is a very crucial node in the long river of history."

"It has nothing to do with whether you grow stronger; it’s a fated event that most Pathfinders, and even Heaven and Earth itself, want to see happen."

Hearing this, the Jinhong Clan still clenched his fists tightly, unwilling to accept the fact.

"I don’t know who those Pathfinders you’re talking about are, but I will kill them all!"

For the first time showing such clear killing intent, the Jinhong Clan’s eyes at this moment were as brutal as a true Evil God’s.

Seeing this, Xiluo opened her mouth as if to speak, but in the end did not continue trying to persuade him.

After so many journeys through time, Xiluo had come to deeply appreciate how terrifying "cause and effect" could be.

If she revealed any more information, the tragedies awaiting the Jinhong Clan in the future might only multiply, driving him along the inertia of history until he completely transformed into the Lord of the Netherworld.

"Teacher, I want to learn the Divination Method."

The Jinhong Clan was exceedingly sharp; with a single glance he saw through Xiluo’s unspoken words.

As for the origins of this mysterious teacher of his, the Jinhong Clan had his own guesses.

The other party was, in all likelihood, one of those Pathfinders she herself had spoken of.

It was just that his teacher didn’t seem to care much about such things; even taking him in as a student was, apparently, just because she found him pleasing to the eye.

This was the firm conclusion the Jinhong Clan had drawn after such a long period of interaction, and he didn’t doubt it in the slightest.

"You still refuse to give up..."

Just as the Jinhong Clan understood Xiluo, Xiluo also understood this newly accepted student of hers.

Setting aside his identity as the Lord of the Netherworld, his stubbornness of character was rare in itself.

Since he knew he couldn’t get more information out of her, the Jinhong Clan would definitely try every possible means to dig up more intel on his own.

In other words, even if she refused to teach him the Divination Method, it wouldn’t stop the Jinhong Clan.

On the contrary, this guy would only act in secret, and then quietly pull off something big behind her back.

[Why does this feel... more and more like a certain doll?]

As this thought flashed through her mind, Xiluo instantly understood why she had taken a liking to the Jinhong Clan in the first place.

Aside from his talent, this personality of his—so similar to Li Boyang’s—was perhaps the real key that made Xiluo decide to accept him as a student.

"Since you want to learn, I’ll naturally teach you."

Letting out a deep sigh, Xiluo tasted for the first time how difficult it was to be a teacher.

Especially teaching a disobedient student like the Jinhong Clan; Xiluo finally empathized with Li Boyang’s inexplicable sighs at certain times.

"However, this Divination Method is an unorthodox path and cannot increase your Cultivation or Dao attainment."

"Unless you have talent in this area, forcing yourself to learn the Divination Method is just a waste of your time and energy."

Without the slightest hesitation, the Jinhong Clan immediately answered.

"Teacher, you once said that diligence can make up for clumsiness."

"I don’t know whether I have talent in this area, but I believe I will work harder than anyone else."

"Because if I want to defeat those Pathfinders, Divination and foreknowledge are essential abilities, aren’t they?"

Looking at the Jinhong Clan, who clearly hadn’t said much, yet seemed to have already guessed her identity and origins, Xiluo couldn’t help but reveal a smile that mixed pride with helplessness.

"When a student is too smart, it’s both delightful and troublesome!"

"But there’s one thing I have to tell you in advance: this world—or rather, this era—has a special balancing mechanism."

"Every excessive thing you do, every out-of-bounds action, will draw a specific backlash and interference."

"If you are strong, it is strong; if you are weak, it is weak. The more you resist, the greater the pressure; the more you comply, the smaller the pressure."

Reaching this point, Xiluo paused slightly, and once again Li Boyang’s figure flashed through her mind.

"Some people call this mechanism ’Yin and Yang Balance’; it’s a corrective force for the self-continuation of time and space and for the trajectory of the grand trend of history."

"It only secures the course of the grand trend of history; it doesn’t care about the minor branches and details."

"So, when learning the Divination Method in this era, you must not try to fight against the direction of this grand trend. Instead, you must find ways to borrow the power of the grand trend to change the small details you wish to change."

"As the saying goes, ’the Celestial Derivation of 4 and 9 leaves one to escape.’"

"The four and nine ordained by the Heavenly Dao are hard to change, but that one which slips away is a chance at life that anyone can seize."

Slightly calming his turbulent emotions, the Jinhong Clan tried to engrave every word Xiluo said into his heart.

However, in terms of concrete understanding, it was clear that the Jinhong Clan’s comprehension differed from Xiluo’s.

Only when she took a Compass out from her sleeve did this lesson on the Divination Method officially begin.

"This thing is called the Eight Trigrams Compass; it’s a Magical Treasure specifically used for Divination."

"Its usage isn’t hard to learn. What’s hard is that you must first cultivate the corresponding ’Omen Divine Power’ before you can determine how accurate your Divination results are."

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