Chapter 325 - 208: The Stances of All Parties

Chapter 325: Chapter 208: The Stances of All Parties

"Do you need my help?"

Li Longxuan asked. He couldn’t quite understand, though. Lu Anning had only been out of the Secret Realm for two days. What kind of problem could have happened in such a short amount of time?

"Not at the moment."

"Thank you for the kind offer, Elder Li."

Su Xing shook his head and said,

"Su Yu told me Lu Anning’s situation is a bit unusual. She’s been experiencing some strange phenomena after breaking through to Tier Five, so I’m rushing back to see what’s going on."

"Tier Five?"

Li Longxuan was stunned for a moment, then a wry smile touched his lips. He thought to himself,

’Does a monster’s apprentice have to be a monster too?’

Of course, Li Longxuan didn’t say this out loud. He just smiled faintly, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said,

"Congratulations, Su."

"Congratulations?"

Su Xing asked, confused.

Li Longxuan wasn’t the type to mock or gloat. Still, nothing was certain yet regarding Lu Anning’s situation, so why the sudden congratulations? Confused, Su Xing asked,

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Longxuan thought for a moment before asking, "Given your talent, Su, you must have encountered something unusual when you broke through to Tier Five, right?"

"Indeed. Breaking through to Tier Five was completely different from any previous breakthrough."

Su Xing recalled his own breakthrough to Tier Five—the sudden appearance of golden Martial Luck, the feeling of flying above the clouds, and the child he had met there. All of it could certainly be called unusual.

Even to this day, he still couldn’t sense where the Martial Luck that had flooded his body had gone. And did the child he saw in the sky truly exist in that place?

Come to think of it, that child seemed to hope he would break through to the Tier Eight Realm soon. ’Maybe I’ll only have a chance to see him again after I reach Tier Eight.’

"Haha, that’s to be expected. Extraordinary Beings from Tiers One to Four are completely different from those at Tier Five. When breaking through to Tier Five, those with exceptional talent can draw upon the luck of Heaven and Earth for the first time."

"The luck of Heaven and Earth?"

Su Xing asked.

"Yes. Heaven and Earth have their Luck, the Martial Dao has its Martial Luck, and Qi Cultivation has Immortal Fate. We Sequencers naturally have our own unique term for it, but they all actually refer to the same thing."

Li Longxuan explained patiently. He knew Su Xing’s understanding of the Extraordinary World was incomplete, so he made his explanation very detailed. He waited for Su Xing to nod before continuing,

"By drawing upon the luck of Heaven and Earth, one can naturally witness strange and spectacular visions at this realm. Su Yu hasn’t reached Tier Five, so it’s perfectly normal that he doesn’t know about these things."

"I see." Su Xing felt a sense of relief. He’d had a similar experience himself, so he had no reason to doubt Li Longxuan’s assessment.

If what Li Longxuan said was true, then this wasn’t a disaster for Lu Anning at all—it was a genuine opportunity.

"Elder Li, can you tell me what exactly you saw when you broke through to Tier Five?"

Su Xing asked after a moment of thought.

"What I saw..."

Li Longxuan chuckled and said, "It was a long time ago, so I don’t remember it all that clearly. I can only tell you what I do recall."

"Thank you."

Su Xing said gratefully.

"The shift in luck during the Tier Five breakthrough is usually passive. It was for me as well."

"I vaguely recall a great ring of golden light pouring uncontrollably into my body. Then I started flying upward, unable to stop myself. I suddenly came to my senses when I was about halfway there."

"I could feel there was something in the sky I hadn’t seen yet, but I just couldn’t manage to fly all the way up. It’s rather regrettable."

"Perhaps my talent wasn’t great enough."

Li Longxuan said with a sigh.

"..."

Li Longxuan’s and Su Xing’s experiences weren’t just similar—they were practically identical. The only difference was that Su Xing had successfully flown up into the clouds and met the child there.

’Could it be...’

’...that the same is happening to Lu Anning?’

"Elder Li, are there others in Xia Country who can see this luck of the Heavenly Dao when they break through to Tier Five?"

Su Xing asked curiously.

"Tsk, what kind of question is that? Xia Country is teeming with powerful individuals. Naturally, quite a few of them see the luck of the Heavenly Dao, but what each person sees is different."

"Some people see grand scenes of a single punch shattering a mountain; others witness the wild abandon of Sword Qi stretching for eighty thousand li. As for an experience like mine, I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s had a similar one."

Li Longxuan said seriously.

But as he spoke, his brow gradually furrowed. He seemed to be pondering a question he had forgotten for all these years: he was a blade wielder, so why had his vision been of him flying endlessly toward the sky?

’Could it be...’

’...that something in the sky was waiting for him...’

’...but then it suddenly realized he, Li Longxuan, wasn’t the one it was waiting for, so it sent him back down?’

To be honest,

Su Xing was having the exact same thought.

When Su Xing had reached the clouds, the child had seemed to be waiting specifically for him, as if they already knew each other.

If Li Longxuan had truly experienced the same thing, perhaps his talent had attracted the child’s attention, but he was ultimately rejected for some reason.

For example,

Perhaps the child was waiting specifically for Su Xing.

"..."

Su Xing fell silent for a moment. He faintly realized this might involve something enormous—something so massive he couldn’t be sure if he could bear the weight of it.

’Forget it...’

’I’ll worry about all this after I reach Tier Eight.’

Su Xing muttered to himself.