"In four years, I will gather all of Douluo's providence and bring forth another child of destiny on the Douluo Continent. He will be born in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in Star Luo City. He will awaken a pair of eyes, the body Martial Soul, Spirit Eyes. Your core mission is to ensure that the child of destiny never becomes involved with Tang San and ends up his lackey," the Plane Consciousness stated his demands outright.
"This mission can't possibly be that simple. There must be additional conditions, right? Otherwise, I could simply take the child of destiny into seclusion, cut off from the world. You could tell me when and where he can obtain opportunities, and I could just take him there," Qian Xunji countered.
"Correct. You're very clever. The moment the child of destiny is born, Tang San will certainly sense it. Given his character, he will use every means to establish a connection with him, whether through beautiful women, a divine position, or heavenly treasures, turning the child of destiny into his loyal hound. You must prevent all of this. But you absolutely cannot take the child of destiny away from conflict to cultivate in secret. Under a god's gaze, even if you hide at the ends of the earth, he can find you easily."
"Moreover, if Tang San feels he cannot win the child of destiny over, or that the child of destiny is hostile toward him and poses a threat, given his character, he may very well descend directly into the human realm and wipe out both you and the child of destiny. Just as the Asura God killed you and resurrected Tang San ten thousand years ago. You must give Tang San the illusion that he can win the child of destiny over, while in reality, he gains nothing."
"I'll do my best to follow your requirements. But can a single child of destiny really defeat Tang San?" Qian Xunji asked.
"Of course not." The Plane Consciousness's manifested incarnation took two jade bottles from his robes and said, "These contain the soul fragments of your wife, Bibi Dong, and your daughter, Qian Renxue. Most of their souls were shattered by Tang San and dissipated completely across the Douluo Continent, so they cannot be resurrected directly. You must first find gold of life to nurture their remnant souls. Later, with two Lovesick Heartbreak Reds and Water of Life, you can reconstruct the bodies of these two First-Level Gods. If you obtain the Goddess of Life's assistance afterward, you can restore their strength as First-Level Gods."
(Special spoiler: the female lead is not Bibi Dong. There is only one female lead, and she is someone else.)
The Plane Consciousness's hand holding the jade bottles paused in midair, but rather than accepting them, Qian Xunji reached out and pushed them back with a look of distaste.
"My lord, you've misunderstood. Bibi Dong is not my wife. She was ungrateful, betrayed Spirit Hall, and even killed my physical body. Though she suffered grievances, she was far too ruthless, almost deranged. Keeping her beside me would only invite disaster. You are a god, capable of anything. Why not find a way yourself?"
"As for Qian Renxue, sorry, but I have little to do with her. Strictly speaking, she is that puppet's daughter, not mine. Please find someone else. Or couldn't you simply resurrect them directly, just as you resurrected me?"
The Plane Consciousness's expressionless face finally changed, his expression turning exceedingly ugly as he said, "Of course not. They possessed divine bodies, so naturally, the conditions for resurrecting them are far more complicated than yours. Gold of life is easy to find. There is a carving knife called Spirit Devouring that is a large piece of gold of life. Water of Life comes from the Goddess of Life's Forest of Life in the Divine Realm. I will use my connections to find a way to obtain it and give it to you. But only two Lovesick Heartbreak Reds remain on the Douluo Continent, both in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. However, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has now become Tang San's private property, firmly under his control. The moment I act, Tang San will notice. Then, without even waiting for Tang Hao to devour me, Tang San will use my unauthorized interference in the human realm as an excuse to eliminate me ahead of time."
"I estimate that, in the future, he will only briefly open the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to the child of destiny in order to win him over. You must seize that opportunity and use the child of destiny to obtain the Lovesick Heartbreak Reds. So you must accept this task. The Angel God and the Rakshasa God are important forces in our fight against Tang San."
Qian Xunji truly did not want to resurrect these two. Bibi Dong was a textbook white-eyed wolf, a traitor, a madwoman; Qian Renxue was even more absurd. Despite sharing an irreconcilable blood feud with Tang San, she had still wanted to win him over, and had even fallen in love with him in the end.
Qian Xunji could only silently repeat, They aren't my wife and daughter, to console himself.
Seeing that Qian Xunji still looked resistant, the Plane Consciousness said helplessly, "Qian Xunji, accept the mission, and I can tell you the whereabouts of the descendants of the families of Spirit Hall's worshippers from ten thousand years ago. I will also grant you divine medicine to cultivate them all into supreme geniuses and help you secretly rebuild Spirit Hall."
At the mention of the Worship Hall's descendants, Qian Xunji's heart stirred. He was desperately short of helpers right now. "Are they still loyal to Spirit Hall?"
"Naturally. After Spirit Hall was destroyed ten thousand years ago, no one in the hall met a good end. They have clung to a wretched existence for over ten thousand years, and many families have already vanished completely."
As those words fell, a wisp of white light sank into Qian Xunji's brow. He now knew all the information about three children whose Martial Souls were the Azure Luan Divine Bird, the Light Feather Divine Bow, and the Coiling Dragon Staff.
Qian Xunji looked at the Plane Consciousness enviously, marveling inwardly that this was the power of a god. At that moment, he suddenly wanted to become a god too. Even those pieces of trash from Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago had become gods. Why shouldn't he have a chance?
The Plane Consciousness took three lotus seeds from his robes and said, "These are Fate-Defying Azure Lotus Seeds. Taken before Martial Soul awakening, they have no side effects whatsoever and guarantee innate full soul power upon awakening."
Only then did Qian Xunji accept the jade bottles and casually put them away. He then took the Fate-Defying Azure Lotus Seeds with extreme care and packed them away securely.
The corner of the Plane Consciousness's mouth twitched at the sight. "The Fate-Defying Azure Lotus Seeds aren't that delicate, but you must be careful with the jade bottles containing the remnant souls. If you break them, there will be no treasure left capable of sealing souls away for long periods. Then I will have no choice but to let them stay temporarily in your Sea of Consciousness. You'll be able to spend more time with your wife, Bibi Dong, and your daughter, Qian Renxue, and build some affection in advance."
At those words, Qian Xunji's heart tightened, and he unconsciously handled the jade bottles a little more gently. As for Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, it was best to keep them shut in the jade bottles for as long as possible.
Seeing that he had explained almost everything, the Plane Consciousness reminded him once more, "Remember, if the mission fails, Tang San will grind your bones and scatter your ashes, annihilating your soul completely. He will even slaughter every last person with the slightest trace of the angel bloodline."
Qian Xunji nodded.
"One more reminder: the child of destiny will spend quite a long time at Shrek Academy. You must make arrangements there as early as possible."
"I understand."
As Qian Xunji finished speaking, the middle-aged man manifested by the Plane Consciousness vanished without a trace.
Qian Xunji knew he could not remain in the dilapidated Little Forest Village. He had to leave and obtain a Soul Ring as soon as possible. He searched the village for a while before finding a little money and food.
Qian Xunji shook his head. With no money or food now, however good his talent was, he was only six years old, and even staying alive would be difficult. He gathered the dead villagers' bodies and began cremating them. Before long, a burst of eerie laughter suddenly rang out in the village.
"Heh heh heh, who would have thought! There's actually someone still alive in a village purified by me, the Soul Ferryman. You certainly know how to hide. That was close. If I hadn't seen the fire, I really would have let you escape."