I Can Strengthen Infinitely-Chapter 213 - 166: The Chosen One
On the eastern sea shore, there was a massive ship.
Two Taoist priests holding feather fans stood at the ship's bow, gazing up at the starry sky.
Suddenly, a strand of golden light flew from the distant horizon, quickly cutting through the night sky and disappearing into the darkness.
Their expressions changed dramatically as they exchanged incredulous glances.
"Was that just now...?"
"Did you see it too?"
"Yes." One of them said with a peculiar expression: "The current dynasty is established, yet another dragon energy has appeared, heralding the sign of a new dynasty."
"The destiny of the Great Tang is waning, but it has not yet run out. This sudden appearance of dragon energy is an anomaly that should not occur." The other calculated with his fingers and then solemnly said, "I felt no insight at all. Please, Mr. Ning, join me in setting up the Celestial Spider Inference Array."
"Alright."
With that, they immediately called for servants to bring various magical artifacts, materials, and square tables to set up an altar.
They performed rituals such as lighting incense, bowing to the four directions, and kowtowing, then sat on the two meditation cushions to the sides of the altar and began meditative spellcasting.
Soon, two pale blue silhouettes floated out from their crowns, appearing as two children around five years old.
Suddenly, these two children opened their eyes and shot into the sky, disappearing within moments, their destination unknown.
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The world passes by, enduring through the ages.
Above the void, a great river flows endlessly.
Two water droplets splashed from the waves, enclosing the children who floated out from the two Taoist priests.
A splash of water passed by the droplets, and Mr. Ning gazed into it, seeing countless images flash by in an instant.
It depicted a newly born male infant, who grew rapidly, sitting in a private school, studying and learning characters under the guidance of a teacher.
In a blink, over a decade seemed to pass, showing him playing with a girl in a garden, eventually leading to a mistake made among the flowers.
The bridal chamber night, opening a shop, supporting a family, shedding tears of joy over having a son in his middle age.
In old age, living long enough to see four generations under one roof, and finally passing away peacefully.
With just one glance, Mr. Ning saw that person's entire life.
"Mr. Ning, do not watch too long, lest you become entangled in karma." The nearby Taoist immediately reminded.
Mr. Ning returned to his senses, smiled, and said, "No matter how many times I traverse this river of time, I can't change my nature."
"Time waits for no one, let's begin."
Mr. Ning nodded, "Alright."
The two of them stretched out their palms, touching each other's fingertips. As they pulled apart, five white threads, resembling spider silk, appeared between their fingers.
They exchanged a glance and then flew in different directions. The threads stretched farther and automatically wove into a net, forming a web above the river's surface. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
Many waves crashed through the web, each impact adding weight to the net.
Before long, half of the net had already sunk under the water's surface, and their faces grew increasingly strained, clearly struggling to hold on. Just then, a water droplet struck the web and, unlike other waves that passed through, it adhered firmly to the web.
The two quickly reeled in the net and focused their eyes on the water droplet.
…
Boom!
Stones fell, and a figure, wielding a sword and the Moon Concealing Saber, dashed through a corridor. With each swing of the sword, a torrent of golden spring water gushed from the corridor walls.
…
Just as the two were about to examine the person's face, a point of light suddenly flew out from the droplet, rapidly expanding into a golden star that broke through the entire droplet, floating above the river of time, shining like a great sun.
It was Qin Yuesheng's Life Star!
Standing upon the Life Star was a grand figure clad in golden flame armor. With a wave of his hand, an overwhelming force descended, making Mr. Ning and his companion feel as if a mountain pressed upon them, causing them to fall into the river of time, disappearing instantly.
In an instant, Qin Yuesheng's Life Star also vanished above the river.
...
The silhouettes of the two children fell from the sky, directly into the bodies of Mr. Ning and his companion.
"Poof!"
The two sitting on the meditation cushions abruptly opened their eyes and couldn't help bending over, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
The attendant standing nearby quickly offered a cloth.
"A Life Star? We never expected to encounter such a thing this time," Mr. Ning said with a bitter smile, wiping the blood from his lips.
"A Life Star's person, with a fate that cannot be divined or calculated—what we saw probably means that person severed a dragon vein, causing the dragon energy to scatter."
Mr. Ning covered his mouth with the cloth and stood up from the meditation cushion, "Dragon energy without a dragon vein must attach to a person. Set sail, and we'll follow the direction that dragon energy flew. If we can find the one destined, we may yet help him become emperor."
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Jiangnan, a certain village.
The entire village was fast asleep.
Thus, no one noticed a golden meteor shooting from the horizon.
Whizz!
Upon closer inspection, the golden meteor was actually a one-clawed golden dragon, only about seven feet long.
Suddenly, it dove into a thatched cottage within the village, directly entering the body of a young boy who was snoring in deep sleep on a bamboo mat on the ground.
