Fate had countless forks in the road.
But unfortunately,
anyone could only choose one of them.
Even Lu Yuan, who wielded the Power of Destiny, was no exception.
Not to mention Lin Jing and the others.
Besides, to be honest, Lu Yuan truly had no thoughts about Lin Jing. After all, in the Myriad Heavens—or rather, in the Lesser Thousand Worlds, or even in any known extraordinary world—altering one's appearance was an effortless matter. While one could not exactly say one could change into ten thousand forms, one's looks could at least be made absolutely flawless. Naturally, the standards for choosing a partner had shifted from simply being beautiful to having shared emotional experiences, or going through certain events together, before something good could truly develop between two people.
Following that logic and reasoning,
what was the relationship between Lu Yuan and Lin Jing?
It could not be said that they had none. After all, when Lu Yuan entered the Ancient Heavenly Palace, they had met. Besides Lin Jing, he had also met Xiao Xiao and Wen Qingxuan, as well as the group of students from the Ten Thousand Phoenix Spiritual Academy led by Wen Qingxuan. Although many among them were retainers of the Wen Family, since they were also students of the Ten Thousand Phoenix Spiritual Academy, they were all referred to collectively. That had been their first meeting.
Beyond that, it was only later on.
Lu Yuan had directly followed Mandala to pay his respects to the Heavenly Emperor.
He had obtained the One Qi Transforming into Three Purities taught by the Heavenly Emperor.
Afterward, he heard that something had happened to Luo Li and hurried back. He had not interacted with Lin Jing and the others, who had likewise entered the Heavenly Palace's tutelage at the time,