Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1471

1471 Du Cong's Farewell

Wang Wei calmly watched Fu Yangcheng fly away, sighing deeply to himself. A mother's love can be like an endless abyss. He hoped for the best for her but did not have much hope. Even with his blessing, Fu Yangcheng's chances of becoming a Paragon were slim, let alone a Peak Paragon. There is also the fact that she will face more trials and tribulations because of those blessings.

"Come out," he said, looking at a tree near his location. A thin elderly lady walked out behind the tree, wearing tight black clothes that almost reminded Wang Wei of Ninjas. He immediately noticed a few anomalies as he glanced at this old woman.

She made no sounds when walking, her body had no odor even with his extreme senses, her vitality was undetectable, her aura non-existence, light did not refract on her, she had no shadow, and even as Wang Wei looked at her, it was as if no one was before him.

'The Dao of Concealment, and she's cultivated it to the extreme,' Wang Wei analyzed. "You must be Matriarch Xie Huan."

"Primal Seed," Xie Huan bowed deeply.

"My shadow is currently unavailable, meaning I'll need someone to assist me."

"It's my honor to serve you," Xie Huan replied immediately.

"Don't be too quick to agree' — Wang Wei raised his hand to stop her — "I've modified the Lord's Shadow Technique to allow someone to be my temporary shadow. However, once I separate from the shadow, they will enter a period of weakness of at least 100,000 Yuan Epochs."

Xie Huan frowned after hearing this.

"The good news is the technique will allow you to experience the strength, mindset, and even Dao application of a Paragon — which will be immensely helpful to your Paragon Tribulation."

"Then, I'll accept," Xie Huan said without hesitation.

"That's good to hear," Wang Wei nodded as he manipulated his shadow to take a humanoid form. Then, the shadow condensed a black crystal to hand to Xie Huan. Wang Wei also gave her a token: "This should help you control my Fate Shadow Guard."

"I will do my best to serve you," Xie Huan bowed deeply. Wang Wei dismissed her before looking in the distance. He teleported to a small, isolated village in the Central Origin Domain. A young girl was pushing an elderly man in a wooden wheelchair. The elderly was old, too old, so old that the stench of death oozed out of him.

As soon as Wang Wei appeared, the young girl took a defensive stand. A black and slim armor materialized on her body, followed by two shadow daggers. "Xin'er, be at ease," Du Cong said, raising her hand to signal her to back down.

"Lord Guardian, I'm glad you came to see me before I leave this mortal coil."

"It's the least I can do after everything you've done for me," Wang Wei replied. The Mortal Civilization no longer had to hide and spread everywhere under the Dao Opening Sect's territory. Under Du Cong's leadership, their civilization has thrived and prospered. With a quick check, Wang Wei knew they'd developed to the point of escaping under the threat of a 1-Leaf Immortal Venerable.

"Xin'er, can you give us some privacy?" The young girl hesitated, still looking at Wang Wei warily. Du Cong chuckled: "You've read the history book and seen his pictures. Do you think you need to worry about the Guardian?" A look of realization flashed in the girl's eyes, and she bowed to Wang Wei and Du Cong before entering the shadow and disappearing from sight.

"Come, let's have a chat," Wang Wei said as he summoned a table. "Do you want to drink tea or wine?"

"This is probably my last minute in the world, so let's have some wine," Du Cong said, and Wang Wei poured him. After a sip, Du Cong sighed deeply: "We've improved so much in all aspects, but we are still being in everything."

"Your civilization contradicts the world's system," Wang Wei answered. "Grand Dao has established that cultivation is a long and tedious process. It is one of the prices cultivators have to pay for their strength, and the system exists to manage the infinite lifespans of cultivators.

"If the system allowed your civilization to have the power on par with, let's say, Paragon. This would mean you can achieve the pinnacle of power relatively quickly. Grand Dao will not allow that." After becoming a Paragon, Wang Wei had a better understanding of Heaven and Earth, so he could comment on the situation without reservation.

"Can't Grand Dao just remove the limit on our lifespans? Make it harder and longer for us to build more powerful armors and constructs." Du Cong stated.

"In that case, you would just become cultivators," Wang Wei explained. "To be precise, you would become an alternate Refining Dao cultivation path."

"So, in the end, everything comes down to the fact we are mortals," Du Cong said with gritted teeth.