Su Wanjun glanced at Lin Xun and said, "If I wanted to kill you or her, then I wouldn't be wasting my breath here. Your precautions are useless."

Her voice was clear and melodious. However, her attitude was extremely domineering.

Lin Xun smiled and said, "Then why have you come?"

Su Wanjun's gaze shifted to Xia Zhi, who was behind Lin Xun, and she said, "I came for her. If you can step aside and let me have a nice chat with her, then you won't have to worry about me attacking."

Lin Xun said calmly, "And what if I don't?"

Su Wanjun's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a hint of displeasure flickered in her beautiful eyes.

Boom!

The golden divine bird she was sitting on seemed to sense her mood. Its golden wings rose like a pair of blades, unleashing terrifying divine light and radiance. Its aura was no weaker than that of a cultivator in the Lesser Boundless Realm!

Instantly, the surrounding void was filled with a terrifyingly cold killing intent. Any other cultivator in the Creation Realm would have been intimidated by the divine bird's power, but Lin Xun didn't even bother to look at it, his expression remaining calm.

"Alright, stop trying to scare people. This young dao friend is no ordinary cultivator." Su Wanjun patted the golden divine bird, which immediately retracted its wings and calmed down.

She then turned her gaze back to Lin Xun, "I'll help you obtain an opportunity to go to the All-Wonder Dominion. How about you let the little girl beside you stay with me for a while? Don't worry, I won't harm her, and I'll even give her an unexpected fortune."

Lin Xun became even more puzzled and asked, "Why do you want to do this?"

According to the rumors he had heard, Su Wanjun was capricious and ruthless, a demoness who killed without hesitation. Lin Xun had originally thought that she would attack at the slightest hint of disagreement. Now, it seemed she was clearly different from the rumors.

Su Wanjun thought for a moment, then decided not to hide anything, "I want to comprehend the Principles of Fate. To reach that goal, I've been waiting in this Sea of ​​Fate for thirteen epochs. Before each epochal calamity arrives, as long as a Great Dao Fate Lotus appears, I will enter it. Many people have wondered why I haven’t gone to the All-Wonder Dominion. The reason is simple: I'm different from others. I only want to comprehend the most forbidden and supreme dao of the Kunlun Dominion’s origin power—Fate!"

As she said this, a surprising trace of melancholy appeared on her beautiful face.

Lin Xun was secretly startled by her explanation. She had stayed here for thirteen epochs to comprehend the Principles of Fate?! This woman's obsession was too terrifying!

Of note, an epoch could last for millions of years. Which Eternal would spend an entire epoch trying to comprehend a single supreme dao? However, Su Wanjun had done just that, spending thirteen epochs in her attempt!

This was undoubtedly shocking. Without an obsession, one cannot achieve greatness. However, too much of that could easily lead to madness.

Lin Xun wasn’t sure whether Su Wanjun had already become obsessed to the point of madness...

"But after thirteen epochs... I've only comprehended a mere fraction of it." Su Wanjun sighed softly. "I remember that a swordsman once warned me to abandon my obsession with comprehending the Principles of Fate, otherwise, I would be trapped here for the rest of my life...

"Earlier, I had thought that that swordsman was right, but now it seems he probably never imagined that I would encounter such an opportunity today." She suddenly revealed a genuine smile of joy that was radiant and bright.

"Now, do you understand?" Su Wanjun asked.

Lin Xun was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm afraid I can't help you with this. It's not that I don’t want to help you. Instead, do you think that the Principles of Fate mastered by someone else can allow you to comprehend them as well? If so, then why do all cultivators in this world pursue different paths?"

Su Wanjun said calmly, "Young man, you don't understand. I only need to know how she comprehended the Principles of Fate, that's enough."

"She was born with knowing how," Lin Xun answered without hesitation.

Su Wanjun was startled. "Born with it?"

"That's right," Lin Xun nodded.

"You...you're not lying to me?" Su Wanjun's emotions were clearly unstable.

Lin Xun said, "I can swear on my dao heart."

"How is that possible..." Su Wanjun was lost in thought, her proud, youthful body trembling slightly.

The Principles of Fate that she had sought for thirteen epochs but failed to obtain were a power that someone else had possessed from birth! Thirteen epochs! The years spent weren't that important to her, but in those countless years, she had missed the most important person in her life!

For countless days and nights, she would remember what that swordsman had said before he left: "Wanjun, I'll be waiting for you in the All-Wonder Dominion, you must come."

They had parted thirteen epochs ago!!! That swordsman...would he still be waiting for her? Every time she thought of this, Su Wanjun's resolve would waver, and she would hesitate, feel sad, and regret...

However, in the end, she persevered. She wanted to prove to him that she could do what he said was impossible! She just wanted to prove it to him. However...was the price she paid truly worth it?

If she hadn't met Xia Zhi, then Su Wanjun wouldn't have experienced such great joy and sorrow all at once and wouldn't have lost control of her emotions like this.

For someone like her, who had already experienced the vicissitudes of life and had seen all the wonders of the heavens, her dao heart had been tempered through countless trials, making it incredibly resilient.

However, because she cared so much about that person from the past and was so obsessed with seeking the Principles of Fate, she had lost control of her emotions at this moment. It was like the straw that had broken the camel’s back.

"Are you still waiting for me... are you still there..." Suddenly, Su Wanjun froze as two lines of tears rolled down her beautiful, snow-white cheeks. "Your heart knew my heart, yet my heart didn’t know of your intentions..."

Only by entering my door of yearning will you understand my pain and bitterness.

A long period of yearning leads to never-ending memories, whereas a short period still leads to intense emotions.[1]

She was distraught and urged the golden divine bird beneath her to turn and leave. Her mournful and desolate voice was still echoing in the void, but her figure had already disappeared. It had happened so suddenly. When she left, she looked utterly dejected.

Even Lin Xun couldn't help but be stunned. He could feel Su Wanjun's uncontrollable sadness and grief. However, he hadn't expected that this demoness, who was feared by even other Greater Boundless Eternals, would be so heartbroken.

"Perhaps, she also harbors some unresolved sorrow in her heart?" Lin Xun shook his head, no longer dwelling on this.

"She is troubled by love." Suddenly, Xia Zhi spoke, her voice like a heavenly melody, "If I could, I would really like to help her."

A subtle emotion flickered across her incomparably beautiful face as she looked up and seriously at Lin Xun, "Lin Xun, if you disappeared one day, I will wait for you forever! What about you?"

Lin Xun smiled and ruffled her hair as he said, "Me too."

Xia Zhi immediately smiled, her smile radiant.

"Let's go, let's go and meet up with Senior Xing Jianxia and the others first."

A jade talisman appeared in Lin Xun's palm. While sensing the fluctuations emanating from the talisman, he led Xia Zhi away. This jade talisman could detect the aura of Xing Jianxia and the others.

Similar talismans were worn by Xing Jianxia, ​​Fu Nanli, Gu Yueming, Shun Huaijia, and Xue Ye. By using them they could meet up as soon as they entered Fate Lotus World.

After all, rumors said that this world was extremely vast, large enough for a Greater Boundless Eternal to travel for three days and three nights without reaching the end. Of note, in the Ninth Heaven Domain of the Eternal True Realm, a Greater Boundless Eternal would only need one day to traverse the entire domain.

“Oh, it's that young man from Spirit Martial World."

Along the way, Lin Xun inevitably encountered some terrifying auras, all from powerful figures of other epochs. However, without exception, none of them attacked Lin Xun. It wasn’t that they didn't dare to, but instead they were too lazy to deal with such a minor character. There was no enmity between them, so why bother killing him?

In other words, no one considered Lin Xun, a Creation Eternal, as their true competitor. Although they noticed his existence, they quickly decided to ignore him. To them, he was like an ant wandering into a group of dinosaurs, so who would give two hoots about him?

However, being treated this way left Lin Xun speechless and quite disappointed. It wasn't because he was being looked down upon, but rather because he had come to the Fate Lotus World specifically for fights. He had expected to experience countless bloody battles and face formidable opponents...

However, who would have thought that no one would pay him any attention?!

This made Lin Xun hesitant to proactively seek a fight. Since there was no enmity between him and these people, he couldn't bring himself to attack without provocation. Moreover, even if he were to challenge someone, he would likely be seen as someone trying to commit suicide. In that case, if he won under those circumstances, he would easily offend others.

Just imagine, if those old guys who had lived for countless years were defeated by a young man in the Creation Realm like him, how would they feel?

However, just when Lin Xun thought he would continue to be ignored on this journey, trouble finally arrived.

He was in a vast plain that was lush with vegetation. As Lin Xun walked through it, he was suddenly stopped by a terrifying figure. This made his spirits lift, and he asked, "What is the meaning of this, Fellow Daoist?"

The man stopping him was attired in a purple robe with a handsome face. Dazzling red chains of law power surrounded him, and his eyes were indifferent and cold. His entire being exuded a terrifying aura of the Greater Boundless Realm.

At this moment, he stood with his hands behind his back. He gazed down at Lin Xun like a ruler looking down on an ant, and said, "Young Man, are you from Spirit Martial World?"

That look made Lin Xun very uncomfortable, but he was even happier in his heart, for he sensed true hostility from the purple-robed man! After all, he had been worried about not having any battles.

"That's right," Lin Xun replied without hesitation.

The man in the purple robe said coldly, "I usually wouldn't deign to lay a hand on a small fry like you, otherwise, if other fellow cultivators found out, they would laugh at me. But there's nothing I can do, since you and those old bastards Xinhu and Leisong are from the same place."

His tone then turned cold, "Now, you must obediently come with me. I guarantee that as long as you cooperate, I won't harm your life. Otherwise, don't blame me for capturing you."

Lin Xun looked surprised and said, "You're stopping me because you want to get revenge on Xinhu and Leisong?"

A hint of hatred flashed in the purple-robed man's eyes. "That's right. Last time during the fight in the last Fate Lotus World, Xinhu and Leisong ganged up and ambushed me, almost causing my death. How can I not take revenge for this?"

After hearing this, Lin Xun's lips twitched involuntarily. So, he was taking the fall for those old guys, Xinhu and Leisong...

1. Excerpt from Li Bai’s poem, 三五七言 ☜