Li Yun had only just managed to suppress the temptation in his heart to take a shortcut.
He took a deep breath.
Then he chuckled. "So that's what happened. That Cang Life Master really was ruthless. Too bad the shortcut didn't work out, and he was suppressed instead!"
Immortal Venerable Shenyue sighed. "This is the backlash. There are many roads to the summit, but the road of strengthening oneself by seizing the fate of all living beings in the world is destined to be a dead end!"
After saying that, he gave Li Yun a deep look.
"I haven't mentioned your matter to anyone, but I hope you won't choose Cang Life Master's path. That path simply cannot succeed."
Li Yun laughed and curled his lip. "Do you take me for an idiot?"
"There are Three Thousand Great Daos. Just by condensing a single Fate Dao Fruit and seizing the fate of all living beings, you think you can easily reach the summit and attain Immortal Being? How could it be that simple?"
"I won't choose that path."
"Nor do I need to choose such a path."
"And if my guess is right, plenty of people should be watching the Fate Dao now. From the moment I vanished after condensing the Fate Dao Fruit, someone must have been waiting for me to walk into their trap, right?"
Immortal Venerable Shenyue bared his teeth.
"You really are as cautious as ever..."
"That's right!"
"Your judgment is correct. Not only are people watching the Fate Dao, I dare guarantee that they are existences Above Heavenly Venerable... The moment you use the Fate River to begin plundering the fate of all living beings, you will be discovered immediately."
"If you truly do that, the consequences will be even worse than they were for