Chapter 525 (1/2)

Chapter 525: The Link

The Clairvoyant paused, and dropped his eyes to look fondly upon Jun’er at his side His face was full of contentot to meet our sweet Jun’er before I had to leave I have already passed the title of Eye of Toone she will be the proprietor of the Skyfire Museum, and the new Clairvoyant”

The Gour in our power to protect the legacy of the Clairvoyant The Eye of To time to come”

Nodding in appreciation, he continued “I elect the Wine Master as your new Chairman, and the Jewelry Master will take the position he has vacated”

Everyone’s eyes fell upon Lan Jue He anticipated this would happen, but nerves still fluttered in his stomach He strode forward to stand by the Wine Master’s side “I won’t let you down”

The old Paragon sighed and then, under Lan Jue’s shocked gaze, he bowed to the Jewelry Master Lan Jue wanted to rush forward and pull hiht fell fro hi

“This is” Lan Jue shot back, surprised

The Clairvoyant straightened, a glint of so in his eye “I’ve had er than you’d probably care to know All that ti you By now I suspect you knoill try to guide your path again I y No one’s life should ever be under another person’s control I know the pain of it more than most But I was left with no choice

“I saw the first signs of this disaster in a vision, fifteen years ago Mankind was devoured beneath a tide of purple Hu the end of our species

“These kinds of ominous visions are rare, and it was htened – was this the way our people were meant to end? I was established in the East by then, of course I thought, I must convince the East to find other planets to flee to However, it was unachievable The process was too long, and finding a habitable planet far enough from harm was difficult

“Later, I beca my teacher toldas unavoidable extinction, and the leam of hope If we could just harness that hope, we could save life from destruction We still had a chance” Even near death, there was a fierce and fervent light in his eyes

He looked at Lan Jue “I decided a way had to be found at any cost Using the most powerful techniques I knew to perceive the future, I searched tier, all the cost, it all paid off I found that one in a million chance I found you”

Lan Jue felt his heart seize He’s heard the Clairvoyant say things like this before, but now – after everything that had happened – it felt different The Clairvoyant sensed this

Hi voice was low and soothing “At first I didn’t understand A single person is capable of only so rand Saviors How could one lonely boy save us from our fate? But every vision led to you, so I went myself to see how you were different from the rest I wanted to knohat hope you bore

“Ultimately it ca as he looked at Lan Jue “You’re the link! Even if you were as strong as your master you couldn’t save us all by yourself However, you could be the link Everything you do affects the people, the places and the organizations around you This connection and your good fortune could be used to give all of humanity its best shot to save itself

“Once I realized this, I started to exert my influence With you at the center of my visions, our chances at survival were under twenty percent It was apparent that I would need toradical would need to happen, and I would need to guide it – either directly, or indirectly”

That pride was gone now, replaced with an expression of deep shaiveness I only hope that you choose to continue to bear this responsibility Would you grant me this?”

Lan Jue looked at the storied Paragon calmly “If you wantman, on the contrary I love life and I love to enjoy life If I had my choice – a real choice – it would be for lazy days without stress But you succeeded, and I’m stuck in this storuidance has brought me here with all these friends, and a life I’m proud of

“Oncethe universe had to offer Now I’ve experienced a greatIt never contradicted ht I decided it wasn’t all bad You can relax, I’ll keep walking this path because now there are a lot of people I want to keep safe For them, for me, I won’t stop”

He didn’t mention humanity in his impassioned speech He stuck to simple, and he stuck to true to convince the Clairvoyant of his commitment

“Thank you,” the dying Paragon replied