Mao Liu had never wanted to tell Fang Yuan this secret, but he truly had no other choice!
The situation on Ying Wu Xie's side forced him to do it!
Taking a deep breath, Mao Liu slowly said, "Fang Yuan, being able to seize the Supreme Immortal Embryo Gu at the most critical moment was not merely due to your own strength. You received Heaven's Will's guidance, didn't you? Even your rebirth through the Spring Autumn Cicada was part of Heaven's Will's arrangement. It sent you back to the past to stop Shadow Sect from achieving its grand undertaking!"
Fang Yuan was greatly shaken upon hearing this.
The first half was one thing, but the latter half was the true crux! Even with his years of composure, he could scarcely keep himself together now.
Just then, a resounding boom suddenly came from the heavens and earth outside.
"What was that?" In that brief instant, Fang Yuan used it to steady his emotions.
He straightened his upper body and activated his Gu worms. Brilliant light shot from his eyes as his gaze pierced through the clouds. In the vast sky, thunder roared out of nowhere, while streaks of lightning flashed.
A thunderclap from a clear sky!
Mao Liu sneered, though his heart felt somewhat bleak. "Fang Yuan, you have just passed your tribulation, and quite a bit of Heaven's Will still remains within Lang Ya Blessed Land. What I said just now exposed Heaven's Will's arrangements, provoking the wrath of the Heavenly Dao. But any blessed land grotto-heaven is a small world separate from the Five Regions, and Heaven's Will cannot govern this place. Now that the calamity and tribulation have passed, no matter how furious Heaven's Will is, it is useless!"
Fang Yuan neither agreed nor disagreed. He looked at