Sumeru

As the "Three Sacrifices Establishing Fate Method" slowly circulated within Jing Qian's body, he successfully activated the White Fang Destiny Essence in his dantian. Following the reach of his divine sense, it intertwined with the raging candle flame.

It was an exceedingly wondrous experience!

With the Destiny Essence bolstering him, his thoughts seemed to have taken on substance. Though a distance still separated them, his divine sense felt as if it had truly touched the candle flame.

The candle flame burned fiercely, yet within the perception of his divine sense, it felt as warm and smooth as jade. It brushed over him like a spring breeze and soaked him like summer rain, giving rise to an unprecedented peace and serenity.

Amid that tranquility, his divine sense became exceptionally clear. Even his thoughts grew sharper, allowing him to easily perceive every subtle change in his surroundings.

And this was precisely the effect brought about when the "Three Sacrifices Establishing Fate Method" was fully unleashed!

Without the slightest hesitation, Jing Qian seized the moment while the secret method was active and directed the raging candle flame toward the three magical materials before him!

The two White Fang right-hand bones and a length of Azure Wing Spider silk were burned to nothing in the blink of an eye, transforming into a stream of pure-white smoke that completely enveloped him.

Only now did his cultivation of establishing fate and entering the Dao officially begin!

Under the guidance of the secret method, the pure-white smoke gradually condensed once more, forming a magic array half a meter across directly before Jing Qian's brow.

Then, he suddenly felt a strange force surge from the depths of his bloodline and shoot rapidly toward the southwest!

That direction was precisely where Crimson Pearl Island lay!

Jing Qian was undoubtedly lucky!

Crimson Pearl Island had already completely fallen, yet the fate stove on the island had not collapsed, and its fate fire had not been extinguished!

As a direct-blood descendant of the Jing family, even though he was nearly three hundred li away, as long as he activated the secret method of establishing fate, he could rely on his bloodline connection to link with the fate stove and draw down the fate fire.

This might be the final window in his life during which he could, as a disciple of a cultivation lineage, enjoy the radiance of his family's fate fire.

If he were any farther from Crimson Pearl Island, or if the fate stove were utterly destroyed and rendered unusable, then if he wanted to enter the Dao again, he would have to fall into the dust and compete with countless Rogue Cultivators in a cutthroat struggle for a chance to establish fate.

At present, he had made ample preparations. With Azure Pearl's assistance, he successfully linked with the fate stove within Crimson Pearl Island and drew down a cluster of pure fate fire!

In the unseen depths, a blue-tinged green flame suddenly appeared from the void and descended directly onto Jing Qian.

In an instant, a terrifying blaze a zhang high ignited across Azure Pearl's back.

Within the flames, a blue silkworm cocoon was being fiercely scorched!

The spider silk binding him, though all spat out by a fully matured Azure Wing demonic spider, could not withstand the wondrous tempering of the fate fire. It was completely burned away, then absorbed by Jing Qian.

At that moment, Jing Qian had already sunk into a state of deep meditation. His consciousness had completely merged with the fate fire, and within the flames, a vast life force surged forth!

The fate fire seemed to possess a spirit of its own as it traveled along his meridians. Wherever it passed, it brought waves of tingling warmth, as if subjecting his body to an unprecedented baptism.

But gradually, the fate fire burned more and more fiercely, its power growing stronger and stronger. Jing Qian only felt himself becoming hotter and hotter, while a violent pain erupted throughout his body!

The fate fire first burned away his hair, then dried up his blood. It scorched his flesh and organs until they resembled charcoal, and finally melted his bones and nerves, burning all the way to the White Fang Destiny Essence in his dantian.

When the fate fire collided with the Destiny Essence, a miraculous force suddenly erupted within Jing Qian's dantian!

If an ordinary person had established fate for the first time, they would have already sunk into this endless agony and lost control of themselves. Whether they ultimately succeeded would depend entirely on luck.

But Jing Qian had already undergone two complete processes of establishing fate in his memories. He understood every change taking place before him.

Once he had made sufficient preparations, everything was different. He successfully maintained a clear consciousness amid this ultimate pain.

As a force surged upward from his dantian, he felt his mind fall still and his consciousness clear. His entire being then arrived at a wondrous place.

Here, everything was hazy and indistinct. There was no knowing where the sky lay above or the earth below. All around him was shrouded in mist, as if he had been placed within an endless void.

In Jing Qian's line of sight, three strange clusters of light descended before him.

Two of the three clusters were as white as jade, while the other was emerald-green like bamboo.

Within each cluster of light was a congenital destiny!

Jing Qian only needed to link with one of them using his divine sense, lock onto it, and contain it to officially advance to the fate-establishing rank and directly enter the ninth-grade cultivation realm!

But all of a sudden, a black jade stone tablet burst forth from the depths of his soul, completely suppressing his chaotic consciousness.

Then the stone tablet surged upward, sending all three clusters of light flying back!

The stone tablet was steady and massive, radiating a dim black glow. After it appeared, even the surrounding void began to tremble slightly.

Jing Qian felt a rustling all around him, as if someone were whispering furtively.

Immediately afterward, another three clusters of light were cast down.

This time, the three clusters became two emerald-green ones and a single sapphire-blue one.

Needless to say, the destinies they contained had inevitably been raised by an entire tier.

But in the next second, the stone tablet struck again, knocking those clusters of light back once more.

It was still dissatisfied!

As a mere small fry, Jing Qian did not dare say a word. He could only watch silently as the clusters of light and the stone tablet engaged in another round of tug-of-war!

The three clusters of light had already become two blue and one violet!

Yet the stone tablet still forcefully sent them back.

By this point, the surrounding void had begun to tremble violently. Jing Qian sensed that the void he had propped up was about to completely collapse in the next second.

Only at the final moment did two pieces of violet jade and a golden seed suddenly leap forth from the unseen depths. Only then did the stone tablet finally come to a stop.

Jing Qian, blessed with sudden insight, rallied every bit of his divine sense and moved to meet that golden seed!

The next instant, golden light burst forth from his consciousness. A strange destiny formed from intricate talismans descended into his soul.

A strange message illuminated the depths of his heart.

Destiny: Sumeru

Rank: Golden Root

A mustard seed contains Sumeru; a speck of dust hides the Great Thousand.

From this moment onward, Jing Qian successfully established the Sumeru destiny, officially setting foot upon the Dao Path and becoming an exceptionally young ninth-grade cultivator!

Immediately afterward, the void completely collapsed. His divine sense rapidly plummeted, returning to his physical body.

Yet at that very moment, with his destiny formed, a vast amount of vital energy poured in madly from the outside world. Jing Qian felt his own strength soaring at astonishing speed!