Returning to a familiar place, Jing Qian was treated completely differently this time!
He still clearly remembered that when he had determined his destiny at sea, the first wave of destiny selections had been two white and one cyan—a fairly ordinary result.
But now, relying on his stronger accumulation of Destiny Essence and his sixth-grade Purple Destiny Furnace,
what appeared before him was astonishingly a choice of two blue and one purple.
For any cultivator, this was an excellent result!
As long as he kept his consciousness clear, he could actively choose a powerful destiny of the Purple Pupil level.
That would be enough to forge an excellent foundation for his path of cultivation.
But for Jing Qian, regardless of his own attitude, the stele planted deep in his heart would never be satisfied with this!
The black jade destiny stele appeared once more and rudely knocked the three destinies flying.
The surrounding void trembled violently, and more whispers echoed in Jing Qian's ears.
Yet they had no way to resist the stele. They could only yield and send down three destinies—two purple and one gold.
This was only the first round of confrontation, yet it had already reached the final result of his previous attempt at determining destiny.
Jing Qian had easily come into contact with a destiny whose rank was no lower than Xumi.
At that moment, his Destiny Essence was still extremely abundant, enough to maintain the stability of this space.
This gave the black jade destiny stele even more room to act!
It struck again, sending the three purple-and-gold light clusters flying back.
What came in exchange was a choice of two gold and one purple, a slight improvement.
But the destiny stele was still dissatisfied. It thrust forward once more and sent the three light clusters back.
This time, what returned were already three golden light clusters!
The destiny stele continued knocking them away.
But the result that returned did not change. It was still three gold.
The destiny stele flew into a fury and knocked them away again!
What came back was still three gold!
It grew even more furious and knocked them away once more!
Still three gold!
It raged and struck wildly!
Still three gold!
It struck!
Three gold!
Jing Qian did not dare to grow angry or even speak out. He shrank into a corner and carefully observed this bizarre tug-of-war!
The black jade destiny stele was overwhelmingly forceful. While Jing Qian's Magic Power remained plentiful, it desperately squeezed this strange space dry.
But it wanted far too much!
A minor frontier cultivator with an ordinary bloodline already had three Golden Root destinies. How could it still be dissatisfied?
Jing Qian actually had no idea what the stele was seeking.
According to the cultivation knowledge he possessed, whether it was destiny or Destiny Essence, the highest rank was the Golden Root level.
Anything beyond that already touched upon the blind spot in his knowledge.
Still, he knew only that this could bring him benefits and no harm.
The struggle continued, and even intensified!
Jing Qian's Destiny Essence was being depleted at terrifying speed. His reserves of Magic Power, more than ten times those of an ordinary person, had already been consumed by half.
But the divine space around him was not faring well either.
It faced the black jade destiny stele's pressure head-on. Continuously transporting destinies was likewise consuming its own strength.
Jing Qian could clearly feel this surrounding space gradually falling apart.
The faint whispers hidden somewhere unknown were also growing increasingly frantic.
Only the black jade destiny stele remained as steady as Mount Tai, firmly knocking those destinies back again and again.
The twenty-seventh time!
The thirty-first time!
The forty-sixth time!
Jing Qian counted silently in his heart. It was the only thing he could do at that moment.
In a cramped study within the Hun Zhou Government Office, Qian Yuan was writing rapidly:
"Dear nephew Qian Jin:"
"Jing Qian has arrived at the government office. Continue negotiating with the Cao Family and keep him here for a few more days. Wait quietly for a turn of events."
"The Hun Yi Number has sent back word that it has escaped the great demon's pursuit and is now returning safely."
"First persuade Qian Xi to return to the Jing Family Main Store and wait for Wu Yan to come back."
"Our Qian Family has been laying plans for many years. The day we finally rise above the water will surely come."
After finishing, he folded the letter, tied it to the leg of a great seagull, and released it.
The seagull was at the White Fang level. It flew upward from the government office, easily passed through the Dragon Python's nasal passage, and flew toward the Hun Zhou Sea Market.
Qian Yuan calculated the time. By now, the young boy from the Jing Family should have already begun determining his destiny.
He had planted a hidden thunderbolt for him. Jing Qian would certainly be unable to determine his destiny successfully!
Although he had paid a precious sixth-grade Destiny Fire, it was worth it.
Elsewhere, the black jade destiny stele was ultimately hard enough to bend this space.
After the 9,981st clash, the destiny that returned before Jing Qian suddenly changed, becoming a strange existence of two gold and one white!
Jing Qian did not understand. After all that effort, how had the quality of the destiny actually fallen?
But when he looked at the black jade destiny stele again, it seemed finally satisfied with what it had obtained and stopped.
Struck by sudden inspiration, Jing Qian mobilized his divine sense and reached toward the newly appeared white destiny, linking with it and firmly locking onto it before pulling it back into his sea of consciousness.
Immediately, an inexplicable vitality spread out from his sea of consciousness. It first poured into his vigorously beating heart, then circulated throughout his body along with the pulse of his blood.
Having successfully determined his destiny for the second time, Jing Qian began receiving the fruits of victory.
Outside the side room, Tao Yong sat cross-legged on a reclining chair, calculating the time.
The master of the Maritime Affairs Office, Zhu Shou, came from the Zhu Family, one of the families of the Twenty-Four Main Stores.
The "Reincarnation Heaven-Born Destiny Law" inherited by his family was extraordinarily mystical. When determining destiny, it could absorb a second Destiny Fire and transform the destiny fixed by the first Destiny Fire into one of a higher grade.
Although it was extremely difficult to cultivate, once successful, it could forge an unsurpassed foundation and bring limitless benefits in the future.
Throughout Hun Zhou, who knew how many people wanted to beg Zhu Landlord for a secret technique, yet could not obtain one.
This boy from the Jing Family truly had incredible luck.
Although Tao Yong appeared unconcerned, he was constantly watching the changes within the side room.
He could not see what was truly happening inside, but with his wealth of experience, he could judge from the fluctuations of the Destiny Fire whether the other party had successfully entered the path.
Thus, when Jing Qian finally succeeded in determining his destiny for the second time after enduring untold hardships,
Tao Yong unhesitatingly poured the second sixth-grade Destiny Fire into the side room.
Inside the side room, Jing Qian was enjoying the enormous feedback of vital energy after successfully determining his destiny, restoring the deficiencies in his body and Magic Power.
But all of a sudden, another Destiny Fire descended, nearly making him cry out.
Accepting the Destiny Fire without sufficient preparation carried a fatal risk that needed no explanation!
A great calamity suddenly descended upon Jing Qian!
With life and death hanging in the balance, he felt his mind become calmer than ever before.
His thoughts stirred. In the instant before the raging flames descended, he successfully used his final Destiny Forging Opportunity to transport his newly awakened destiny onto the destiny stele.
Then, he met the flames with the three White Fang Destinies he had just recovered.
The secret technique was activated. The third burning-body destiny determination began on the spot!
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