Swear to succeed?
Zhong Shan did not share Human Butcher's excitement. Instead, a faint melancholy surfaced in his eyes. He remembered Receiving from back then. His fate pattern had also been shattered, but Receiving's destruction had been even more thorough. Not only had his fate pattern been shattered, but his body and spirit had both been annihilated as well, leaving only an illusionary body lingering in the world for a brief time.
However, Human Butcher's body was still intact, and his soul was still there. Only his fate pattern had been shattered. The fate pattern was the foundation of the body and soul, while the existence of the body and soul was likewise the only thing that could reveal the existence of the fate pattern. The body and soul were also the foundation of the fate pattern. They complemented each other; only when one existed could the other exist. Back then, Zhong Shan had been unable to save Receiving precisely because both his soul and fate pattern had been destroyed.
Human Butcher was fortunate to have encountered Zhong Shan. It was a pity about Receiving from back then.
"Sacred King?" Jin Peng looked at Zhong Shan with slight surprise.
"Zhong Shan, what were you thinking about just now?" Hao Meili asked curiously.
"Nothing. I just remembered some things from the past. Let's begin. Human Butcher, gather your spirit and regulate your breathing!" Zhong Shan sighed.
"Yes!" Human Butcher immediately replied.
"Auspicious Pupil, open!"
In Nie Fanchen's study.
Zhong Shan sat in a chair to one side. He took a sip of tea and said, "Earlier, I heard you mention that Great Li has a powerful Fate Usurper who studies the Book of Changes. I won't inquire further. However, during this period, I'll leave the matter of concealing Human Butcher's life