Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2826 - 2846: Not a moment too soon, not a moment too late, destiny is just right!

Chapter 2826: Chapter 2846: Not a moment too soon, not a moment too late, destiny is just right!

"Why are you looking at me like that, as if I’ve grown an extra eye, or maybe flowers have sprouted on my face..."

Gong Jianying said with a laugh, "The journey you’ve been on, the number of fortuitous encounters you’ve had... others would struggle to get even one tail sting from a demonized crystal scorpion, and there you are, just extending your hand and getting over a thousand. Comparing oneself with others can really be infuriating."

Lin Chen, grinning, spread his hands helplessly, "I guess I’m just a bit luckier. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to meet True Person Tai Xu while searching for the Yin-Yang Spring, nor would I have gotten his care through the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror, and ultimately when I was bullied by the Sea God, it was True Person Tai Xu who saved my life..."

Gong Jianying appeared thoughtful, "Earlier, Master Su spoke truthfully; you are a person with Destiny. All this is Immortal Fate!"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "That’s true. If it hadn’t been for the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror, using the spiritual power it contained to enter the Way through martial prowess, achieving the Golden Core, I probably wouldn’t have been able to enter the Wildlands or embark on the path of cultivation. Thinking about it, the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror really was the beginning of everything."

"By the way, speaking of the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror, do you have any clue on how to use it, Senior?"

Gong Jianying shook his head, "No, although my master and the master of the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror were good friends, the methods to manipulate such unique Magical Treasures are closely guarded secrets, and it’s absolutely impossible to disclose them to others."

"That senior also disappeared suddenly, evaporating from the human world, and nobody knows where he went or what he encountered. It was only later that we found out he died, without even knowing where he died, and the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror also vanished without a trace."

"That’s exactly why, when you appeared with the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror, my master paid close attention to you. Initially, he thought that you might be his disciple or have some relation to him, but as it turned out, you were just someone with a fortuitous encounter who had never met him."

Lin Chen nodded, his mind pondering.

Master Shuihuo, who took the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror and fled into the human world, ultimately dying in the Mortal World, evidently was not the true owner of the Water and Fire Mirror; otherwise, with his strength, how could he have died silently and tracelessly in the Mortal World?

Revisiting the rumors about Master Shuihuo, this person was a renowned powerhouse from the Barren Wilderness, who obtained the Water and Fire Mirror. With the mirror, he was invincible wherever he wielded water or fire, dominating the world until he met with a disaster and was hunted and killed. To escape, he entered the Human World, where he met his death.

Thinking about it, whether the true owner of the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror died in the Barren Wilderness or not, the mirror itself fortuitously fell there and even shattered, its fragments forming the spectacle of a realm with both ice and fire. Then the mirror came into the possession of a Daoist, who because of the mirror, later gained the nickname ’Master Shuihuo’.

As these thoughts occurred to Lin Chen, he asked, "The Yin Yang Water Fire Mirror I encountered previously in the Barren Wilderness, did its master die there?"

Gong Jianying said with a laugh, "My master had searched long ago, using secret methods, but there was no trace of his presence in the entire Barren Wilderness, not even in the Thunder Immortal Domain."

Lin Chen’s eyes widened in surprise, "True Person has already searched?"

Gong Jianying said with a sly smile, "Since you had clearly explained how you obtained the Water Fire Mirror and the place, of course, he had to go take a look. If he could find the corpse of that senior, it’s likely that he would also find the method to manipulate the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror."

"My master can cross the void very quickly, so his investigation didn’t take much time, yet he found nothing..."

Lin Chen widened his eyes, "Even the Thunder Immortal Domain had no trace of him, then who brought it over?"

"It probably wasn’t."

Gong Jianying explained, "My master speculates that the mirror’s master may have encountered danger and was using some method to cross space while fleeing. Then, he might have met with some misfortune. Not wanting it to fall into the hands of others, he pushed it out of the space passage, and the landing point just so happened to be the Barren Wilderness."

"Even though the Ascension path from the Barren Wilderness was severed, leading to a lack of Ascension opportunities for Tens of Thousands of Years, an immortal who could cross space, whether by their own Divine Power or with the aid of a magical object, could always travel to the Barren Wilderness. That is also the essence of why my master explores the Immortal Realms and the worlds."

After listening to Gong Jianying’s explanation, Lin Chenxiao realized, "So you’re saying that it fell into the Barren Wilderness by chance, and that Daoist, just like me later, was simply someone who benefited from this random event..."

Gong Jianying smiled and said, "Yes, this is what we often refer to as Destiny, Immortal Fate. Among the countless worlds, it didn’t fall a moment earlier or later; it just landed in the Barren Wilderness at the right time. Out of all the beings, it was you who encountered and obtained it. According to the concept of fate, this is what you’d call predestined."

Thinking of the odds of this event, Lin Chen couldn’t help feeling a bit emotional.

I really must be considered the Son of Luck.

Because, aside from the Yin-Yang Water Fire Mirror, there was also the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower, whose situation was similar. Amidst so many worlds, it happened to refuge here for tens of thousands of years and was then encountered by me.

If this isn’t fate, what is it?