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The sound of water dripping echoed in this empty palace. While sitting opposite Wu Ming, Wang Wei brewed tea before serving him.
"Sect Master, let me do it," offered Wu Ming.
"You're my guest, so I should be the one to serve," said Wang Wei with a smile, reassuring Wu Ming. He knew his alliance with the Dao Opening Sect was one-sided. To be precise, he should be the subordinate.
So, he was reassured as Wang Wei treated him with cordiality and respect; he met him on equal ground–at least, on the surface, it's the case.
"I hope you like it," said Wang Wei, and Wu Ming slowly sipped the tea. He felt his mind calm down. He was worried about the alliance. Although he has been working with Wang Wei and the Dao Opening Sect for a while, their connection has been superficial due to a lack of trust and other factors.
However, if Wu Ming wanted to achieve his goal, he needed the full support of the sect.
While drinking his tea, Wang Wei gazed at the young man before him. When he first met Wu Ming, he was a thin young kid with ordinary looks and temperament.
According to Wang Wei's prediction, Wu Ming's future was not bright–even after receiving such a Heaven-Defying fortunate encounter from his ancestors. Based on the latter's talent, temperament, will, and background, he predicted Wu Ming had no future in this Glorious Age of Heaven Chosens.
However, Wu Ming became one of the few wrong predictions of Wang Wei. Wu Ming suddenly changed after the Spirit Road Trial and became bolder, more cunning, and ruthless.
He did not hesitate to join the Origin Rune Palace, entering his enemy's lair. Then, his Wu Clan–who was only a family that controlled a small city and the highest power was the Divine Body Realm–rose like a comet and became one of the pillars of the Origin Rune Palace. And Wu Ming himself became the patriarch of an Emperor Lineage.
From the information he received from the Shadow Sleepers, he knew the Wu Clan's foundation was weak in the palace because of their lack of Immortal Tier powerhouses, but Wu Ming discovered a Grand Dao Source Seed, creating a Dao Ancestor for the Wu Clan.
And this guy's luck did not stop there. That Dao Ancestor had another fortunate encounter and became an Insurgent on par with Second Class Emperor.
'The Wu Clan's rise is probably the work of Heavenly Dao to revitalize the Origin Rune Palace,' analyzed Wang Wei. The Dao Opening Sect has the luck of the Daofather–Qiyuan. The Origin Pill Dao Sect has the luck of the Pill Ancestor, the Great Talisman City the luck of the Talisman Ancestor, the Origin Weapon Mountain contains the luck of the Artifact Ancestor, and the Origin Rune Palace holds the luck of the Array Ancestor.
However, of all these Ancestral Lineages, the Origin Rune Palace is the weakest and only survived to the modern time because of their luck.
Wang Wei theorized the reason for this decline was due to the Formation Ancestor's actions of killing Wu Ming's ancestor and preventing the idea of the Formation Rune Body from appearing in the world.
Such an act has delayed the growth and development of Formation Dao for billions of years. So, Heavenly Dao punished them by allowing them to barely survive.
However, now, there seems to be a new change.
"I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for what happened with Tong Ruobing," said Wu Ming. Although he apologized many times, he never had the chance to do it face-to-face.
"I don't blame you. Tong Ruobing has natural charisma, great luck, and destiny. Furthermore, she seemed to have some kind of fated link with me."
Wang Wei was not thinking nonsense. Tong Ruobing received his idea from Wu Ming, allowing her to take the first step toward becoming a peak Heaven Chosen.
Mu Lei became his business partner, taking the first step for the Dao Opening Sect to re-enter the Endless Void. Then, Tong Ruobing became Dao Companion with him.
He was responsible for Fang Lijuan's severe injuries and near-death experience. Then, Tong Ruobing received the Invisible Talisman.
So, their fate is interestingly linked.
"As long as Sect Master Wei does not blame me."
"I'm not that petty. Plus, I gave you these ideas. What you do with them is none of my business."
The situation bothered Wang Wei only because his idea created such a Heaven Chosen as Tong Ruobing–who was once somewhat of a threat to him.
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