Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1258

Chapter 1258 Unexpected First Meeting

"Your fate line is intertwined with so many others," Wang Wei commented. Old Man Tianji's fate line was similar to the future he had just seen. It was fascinating.

"Is this a method to protect yourself from Divination Backlash? I have to say, it's quite an ingenious one. I can probably learn a thing or two from it," Wang Wei continued. "But who are those other fate lines? Are they from different people with the name [Old Man Tianji]?"

He frowned as he observed clearly.

"No, these are people you've helped, and in return, you borrow their fate to hide yours. More importantly, you can borrow the luck of these people to help your cultivation. Your school has an interesting way of cultivating fate or destiny," Wang Wei said. "However, if you have such a protective method, why did you go blind? What did you see that permanently closed your eyes?"

"That is not something for you to know," Old Man Tianji replied calmly, making Wang Wei shake his head. It would be a pain to get any information from this man as he tried to decipher all these fate lines, and he knew this man would not just stand there and let him.

Wang Wei sighed," This is my second time meeting one of you people. Can you at least tell me a bit about your sect?"

"Well, the thing is—"

"If you say any nonsense riddle and do not answer my question, I'll directly ignore the rules and attack you."

Old Man Tianji almost choked on his words. He looked at this handsome man before him, and he could tell he would really attack him if he did not say a word. He sighed, thinking answering a few questions should be fine.

"We are called the Star-Gazing Pavilion. We pursue the mysteries of fate and the secrets of Heaven and Earth."

"You guys are not native to this world, are you?"

"No," Old Man Tianji replied truthfully. "We've spread to many Chaos Worlds."

"So, you're a large faction?"

"We don't have any direct connection, but I'm sure we've interacted somehow," Old Man Tianji replied. "However, such knowledge is above my level."

"Is that so?" Wang Wei muttered. "Yes and no." Old Man Tianji's body trembled when he saw the killing intent in Wang Wei's eyes, so he swiftly answered. "We have many outer members, but only the one who meets the requirements can inherit the name [Old Man Tianji] and officially become an inner member."

'This system reminded me of the Desire Heart Palace. Are they connected somehow?' Wang Wei asked this question.

"We don't have any direct connection, but I'm sure we've interacted somehow," Old Man Tianji replied. "However, such knowledge is above my level."

"Is that so?" Wang Wei muttered. "For such a large faction, why have I only met two of you?"

"Our requirements are strict, and in this era, only I was born in the Eternal Ascension World. Well, if you don't count the little junior in the lower dimension," Old Man Tianji replied. "However, there is a high chance you've met our outer members.

Wang Wei suddenly felt a little paranoid. Could it be that most divination/secret base factions he's met or learned about are related to the Star-Gazing Pavilion in some way or form? He quickly removed that thought from his mind — that would be terrible.

"So, why the name?" he asked. This question was the one he most wanted to know.

Old Man Tianji hesitated momentarily before replying: "It was how our founder wanted things to be."

"You understand that this is fishy, right?" Wang Wei asked. "Names have power, and for so many influential people to share the same one…." He shook his head. "Just like your practice involves borrowing the fate of others, it's apparent that your founder is using all of you by lending you his name. I'm sure you've figured as much."

Old Man Tianji was momentarily quiet: "We all have our destiny."

"Have you accepted your fate?" Wang Wei nodded. "Well, at least I know how you lost your sight. Your founder must be something else for your vision loss to remain permanent even after becoming an Empyrean. I reckon nothing will change even if you become a Paragon."