Daoji Heaven Lake Mountain Pavilion, Ganquan Palace.
Lu Yiren came to see Dao Master Lin. Bowing, he said, "Master, I grasped the marvels of the changes of Calamity Fortune in the Zhao Realm. It's just a pity that I couldn't see it through to the end and failed to achieve Calamity Fortune immortality."
Dao Master Lin examined the progress of his cultivation. Seeing that the Calamity Fortune Great Dao had already reached the Dao Realm Eighth Layer, he smiled and said, "This time, all four Dao Masters sent their disciples to the Zhao Realm, hoping to seize Calamity Fortune and have their disciples cultivate Calamity Fortune immortality. But it sounds easier than it is. In truth, how incredibly difficult is it to attain the Dao through Calamity Fortune? Your achievements in Calamity Fortune are already extraordinary. There's no need to belittle yourself."
Lu Yiren bowed again.
Dao Master Lin said, "With your current attainments in Calamity Fortune, can you see the trend of the Calamity Fortune in the Other Shore?"
Lu Yiren did not conceal the truth. "The Calamity Fortune of the Other Shore is still there. It hasn't vanished; it has merely been delayed. Three thousand years from now, the Calamity Fortune will erupt again. By then, two or three universes will have to be sacrificed to delay it."
These were the conclusions Xu Ying, Changsun Shenghai, and the others had reached.
Dao Master Lin fell silent for a moment before saying, "Can redirecting Calamity Fortune not offset it? Why, then, has another calamity come so quickly after this redirection? In the past, redirecting Calamity Fortune could delay it for several million years. Why has it only been delayed by three thousand years this time?"
Lu Yiren said, "This time, the Calamity Fortune wasn't redirected cleanly. My judgment is