Qin Feng Deduces Heavenly Secrets, Seeking to Defy Heaven and Alter Destiny

At the entrance of the cave dwelling, Qin Feng didn't even spare a glance at the Governor of Chentang Pass at the foot of the mountain, who was already on the verge of collapse.

A self-proclaimed clever fly wasn't worthy of him personally crushing it.

His gaze had long since pierced through thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, landing on that mortal city, Chentang Pass.

Above the Governor's mansion, a majestic force of Destiny was converging. A crystal-clear Spiritual Pearl, containing boundless, violent killing intent within, was slowly descending from the nine heavens. It ignored all the mansion's restrictions and precisely entered the abdomen of Lady Yin, the Governor's wife.

The reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl, Nezha, was about to be born.

Another protagonist of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity was about to make his appearance.

Shi Ji stood beside Qin Feng, watching the thoughtful, playful expression on his face, her heart filled with curiosity.

"Dao Brother, what are you looking at?" she couldn't help but ask softly.

"Watching a play with a pre-written script."

Qin Feng withdrew his gaze, a faint smile on his lips. A deep interest flickered in his eyes.

"However, I'm not entirely satisfied with the ending of this play. Perhaps... I should personally deduce it and see what kind of grand performance this so-called 'Heavenly Dao' has arranged."

Before he finished speaking, Qin Feng's entire aura abruptly changed.

He didn't form any hand seals or chant any incantations. He simply stood there casually, his eyes slightly closed.

Yet, an aura far more terrifying, more ancient, and more supreme than when he refined treasures emanated from him.

It was a power that seemed to transcend all Daos, control the flow of time, and overlook the changes of epochs!

The Law of Time!

Shi Ji's pupils contracted sharply, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

She horrifyingly discovered that everything around her had stopped.

The wind no longer blew, the clouds no longer moved, and even the surging magic power within her body was forcibly frozen at that moment.

She felt like an insect trapped in amber, solidified in eternal stillness, with only her thoughts able to move.

And her thoughts, at this moment, were being submerged by a fear originating from the depths of her soul.

Under the shroud of Qin Feng's aura, she felt an unprecedented sense of insignificance and powerlessness.

It was an absolute despair akin to facing the Heavenly Dao, facing destiny itself.

It was as if an invisible giant hand had already planned everything for her, from birth to death, from honor to disgrace. Every moment, every choice, was already predetermined, allowing no room for resistance.

And Qin Feng, at this moment, seemed to have transformed into that invisible hand, plucking the strings of fate.

Supported by his Quasi-Saint cultivation, his mind, wielding that broken Time Law Fragment, instantly broke through layers of Heavenly Secrets mist. Following the already laid-out river of destiny, he looked downstream.

Scenes of the future flashed vividly in his mind, like a revolving lantern.

He saw, in the Governor's mansion of Chentang Pass, Lady Yin carrying her child for three years and six months, finally giving birth to a giant ball of flesh.

He saw Li Jing fly into a rage, thinking a demon had been born, and with a single sword strike, he split open the flesh ball. A beautifully carved child, holding the Universe Ring and clad in the Hun Tian Ling, leaped out.

He saw that child, naturally mischievous, playing by the East Sea. He stirred the Hun Tian Ling, shaking the Dragon Palace, and then used the Universe Ring to kill Ao Bing, the third prince of the East Sea Dragon King, who had come to demand an explanation.

He saw the Four Dragon Kings gather at Chentang Pass, summoning clouds and rain, flooding the entire city, and forcing Li Jing to hand over the culprit.

The scene shifted to the most tragic moment.

On the battlements of Chentang Pass, Li Jing held a pagoda, his face cold and resolute, berating his own son.

The child named Nezha, tears in his eyes, filled with unwillingness and resentment, finally let out a mournful laugh.

"Father, I will return my bones to my father and my flesh to my mother. From now on, I have nothing to do with you!"

As he spoke, the short sword in his hand flew, his bones peeled away inch by inch, his flesh fell piece by piece. A vibrant life thus dissipated in the wind and rain.

However, this tragedy did not end.

Qin Feng's gaze continued to extend. The Heavenly Secrets scene suddenly shifted.

He saw a beautiful female immortal, dressed in a Daoist robe, standing outside the Golden Light Cave of Mount Qianyuan with a face full of grief and indignation, seeking justice for her tragically deceased disciple.

That female immortal was Shi Ji.

And opposite her, Taiyi Zhenren stood with a look of contempt and disdain, as if crushing an ant, casually conjuring a magic treasure.

It was a golden divine cover, entwined with nine dragons and blazing with flames.

The Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover!

The divine cover descended upon her. No matter how Shi Ji struggled or how she channeled her magic power, it was futile.

The blazing divine fires of the nine heavens completely engulfed her.

In the endless flames, her billions of years of cultivation turned to ashes, her beautiful face withered to bone, and finally, not even her Primordial Spirit could escape. She was burned to death, fulfilling a trace of her true name on the Investiture of the Gods.

From beginning to end, that so-called Chan Sect Golden Immortal showed not even a shred of pity.

There was only disdain for those with "fur and horns" and the naturalness of eliminating "outsiders."

Scene after scene, cold and cruel, clearly outlined two predetermined tragic destinies.

"Heh."

A cold laugh, extremely faint yet filled with endless mockery, escaped Qin Feng's lips.

He slowly opened his eyes.

The terrifying Heavenly Dao pressure that had enveloped Shi Ji's heart, making her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave, instantly vanished.

The frozen space around them resumed its flow.

Shi Ji's delicate body went limp, and she gasped for breath, her pretty face pale and covered in sweat, as if she had just escaped a most horrific nightmare.

She looked at Qin Feng in terror, her voice trembling.

"Dao... Dao Brother, what was that just now?"

Qin Feng didn't answer. He merely turned his head and looked at her quietly, his deep eyes carrying a hint of unidentifiable emotion.

Under his gaze, Shi Ji's heart inexplicably fluttered.

She read a trace of... pity in Qin Feng's eyes?

Pity?

Why would Dao Brother look at her like that?

Just as she was bewildered, Qin Feng suddenly smiled.

That smile was cold, domineering, and filled with contempt for everything.

"Shi Ji."

He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but like a thunderclap that exploded in Shi Ji's heart.

"Do you know that the Heavenly Dao and destiny are merely scripts written by the Saints?"

Shi Ji was completely stunned upon hearing this.

Scripts?

"In that script, Nezha will kill your disciple, and when you go to confront his master, Taiyi Zhenren, you will be mercilessly burned to death by the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover. Billions of years of cultivation will turn to ashes in an instant."

Qin Feng's tone was as indifferent as if he were discussing a trivial matter unrelated to himself, yet every word struck Shi Ji's heart like a heavy hammer.

BOOM!

Shi Ji's mind buzzed, turning blank.

She stared blankly at Qin Feng, the color draining from her incredibly beautiful face.

Burned to death by Taiyi Zhenren...?

Although she didn't know who Nezha was, the name Taiyi Zhenren, coupled with that sense of powerlessness controlled by destiny, made her instantly realize that what Qin Feng said was true!

That was her... fate!

A bone-chilling despair instantly engulfed her entire being.

So, her ending was already set?

So, no matter how she struggled, she couldn't escape that destined calamity?

Just as Shi Ji's mind faltered and her Dao Heart was on the verge of collapse, Qin Feng's domineering voice sounded again.

"Unfortunately, I'm the kind of person who hates it most when others make arrangements for me."

He reached out and gently pinched Shi Ji's chin, forcing her to lift her head and meet his eyes.

Those eyes were currently burning with arrogant disdain that looked down upon the world.

"I don't like this script."

"Therefore, I will tear it up and rewrite it!"

RUMBLE!

Shi Ji's entire world was completely overturned at this moment!

She stared blankly at the man before her, at the impossibly arrogant smile on his face, and listened to his domineering declaration that treated the Heavenly Dao as nothing and the Saints' scripts as waste paper.

The cold despair that had just consumed her was, in this instant, completely crushed and incinerated by an unprecedented surge of scorching lava!

Fear?

Despair?

No!

In its place was an excitement and trembling that made her blood boil!

Tear up the script!

Rewrite destiny!

How could there be such a domineering, such an arrogant, and yet... such a reassuring man in this world!

He not only saw her tragic fate, but he was also willing to fight against the supreme Heavenly Dao for her, to tear up the script personally written by the Saints!

At this moment, any admiration or affection seemed too shallow.

Shi Ji looked at Qin Feng with only the purest, most fervent faith in her eyes.

It was as if he was her heaven, her Dao, her everything!

The moment Qin Feng had the thought of "defying heaven and changing fate," a cold mechanical prompt sounded in his mind, right on schedule.

[Ding! Detected that the host has a strong desire to interfere with the Heavenly Dao's grand trend and alter the fate of a key individual, triggering a special mission!]

[Special Mission Issued: Defy Heaven and Change Fate!]

[Mission Objective: Take the 'Heaven-Ordained' Nezha as a disciple, alter his tragic fate of 'bone removal to return to father, flesh carving to return to mother,' protect his growth, and help him escape the identity of a Saint's pawn.]

[Mission Reward: Karma Law Fragment x1, Massive Merit!]

Karma Law Fragment?

Qin Feng's eyebrows twitched slightly, and the corners of his mouth curved into a more playful arc.

This was a good thing.

Karma was both poison and weapon; if one could control it, its uses were endless.

He let go of her hand and looked at the peerless female immortal before him, who had already recovered from her shock and was gazing at him with an almost infatuated look. He smiled faintly.

"Let's go."

"Ah? Go... go where?"

Shi Ji hadn't fully awoken from the immense impact and asked subconsciously.

Qin Feng turned around, his gaze once again falling towards Chentang Pass, his condescending posture like a monarch about to inspect his own territory.

"To Chentang Pass, to take a disciple."

He paused, then turned his head, revealing a devilishly charming smile to Shi Ji.

"And while we're at it, I'll let you witness firsthand what true 'defiance of heaven' looks like!"