Chapter 21-The Destiny (2/2)
”Uhh... Elders are not available for anyone today,” said the disciple in teal.
”Then I'll wait for tomorrow! If they're not available tomorrow, I'll wait until the day after tomorrow! I won't leave until I meet them!”
At this moment, Yu Yifeng came along. The two people in teal and white were scared and dared not to look at him, lowering their heads. The disciple in white said in horror, ”This is the elders' decision. We can do nothing about it...”
”Okay.” Yu Yifeng uttered one word before he walked to the hall where the elders stayed.
One after another, many people had left. There was a young man standing alone in front of the stairs. His silhouette in the dusk looked so lonesome.
”Young Master, let's go home...” Lil Ruo walked to him with two packages in her hands.
Xiao Chen did not say anything.
...
Yu Yifeng walked into a hall. There was only the Forth Elder here, and he was frowning. Upon seeing Yu Yifeng, he hurriedly stood up and walked forth.
”Xiao Chen's physique is extraordinary, and he is very suitable to become an Immortal. Why do you reject him?”
”Uhh...” The Forth Elder looked embarrassed.
”It's my decision.” An elder's voice rose from the back hall.
”Martial Uncle Qingfeng... Why?” Yu Yifeng could not believe it.
A cyan-robed elder with a zither box on his back came from the back hall. Despite his silver hair and beard, there was no wrinkle on his face. He looked at the Forth Elder and said, ”Forth Elder, would you?”
”Aye, Senior Zither Saint.” The Fourth Elder clasped his hands and then left the hall.
The cyan-robed elder looked at Yu Yifeng and said, ”Sit down.”
Yu Yifeng said nothing and sat down. The cyan-robed elder waved his arm as a light curtain appeared in their front. There was a vision on the curtain: the mountains were collapsing, the water of rivers was running backward, the earth was sinking, the sun and moon were cracking, and the stars were shattering. This was a vision of the end of the world.
Yu Yifeng was frightened while seeing this. The cyan-robed elder canceled the curtain and said, ”This is the last Annihilation Times more than 40,000 years ago. None of the Immortals had survived from it.”
Yu Yifeng took a deep breath and asked, ”Does it have something to do with Lil Chen?”
The cyan-robed elder said, ”Can't you tell that there is something wrong with this kid's Destiny?”
Yu Yifeng's head lowered and he said, ”Sorry, my cultivation might be too low to tell.”
”All right then. Let me show you this.”
The elder waved out another light curtain again.
Yu Yifeng looked shocked as his breath hastened for quite a while.
”Can you tell now?” The elder waved again to cancel the light curtain.
Yu Yifeng fell silent for a long time. They then had been talking for a whole night. The next day when the sunlight fell upon them, the elder said, ”His Destiny was already set by someone a long time ago. You are not able to change it. I am not able to change it. He is not able to change it.”
Yu Yifeng moved his fingers to calculate something and then said, ”Then why did you save him 16 years ago? I don't believe this! Destiny can be changed by another person, only if he meets someone with a Destiny that can prevail over Xiao Chen's Destiny!”
”Whose Destiny do you think in this world can prevail over his Destiny?”
”Then find someone who shares the same Destiny as his! Destinies can generate each other, whereas they prevail over each other!”
Both of them stopped talking. After a long time, the cyan-robed elder said, ”If this works, what about you 600 years ago? Why did you have to enter the Samsara by killing yourself with a saber? Yifeng, you should go back now. Your business in this Human World is done. As for the issue about the demonic flowers, I'll go investigate with your Martial Uncle Xiaoyao. You don't need to worry about it, and tell Senior Brother Qingchen not to worry about it.”
With a long sigh, Yu Yifeng stood on his feet and said, ”I'm leaving. Take care, Martial Uncle.” He then turned around and left.
...
Xiao Chen had been standing in the square all night. The high humidity on the mountain had moistened his hair. Due to his relationship with Yu Yifeng, the Three Pure Sect disciples dared not to mock him or expel him. Most of them just passed him by with their heads down.
Lil Ruo also had stood all night to be by his side.
”Junior Brother Xiao...”
A soft voice rose from behind. It was Luo Shangyan.
”My apologies, Junior Brother Xiao. I'm not able to help you.”
Xiao Chen found her look fatigued and assumed that she might have talked to the elders all night. He smiled gently and said, ”It's fine...”
”You can leave now. The elders will never see you...” Luo Shangyan's voice became lower and lower.
”It's hard for a mortal to become an Immortal. It's so hard. Heh...” Xiao Chen gave a cold smile and was about to leave, when a voice rose from the distance, ”Lil Chen.”
It was Yu Yifeng. The disciples around, who were preparing for their morning classes, greeted him respectfully upon seeing him.
”Brother Yifeng...” Xiao Chen's dry lips moved.
Yu Yifeng smiled gently and wanted to say something. But instead, a white sword flew out from his back. It was white throughout, and the sword body and hilt were unified. The sword was glowing with a faint white radiance which made it look sacred and bright.
Everyone looked at the sword. This was an ancient divine sword. The swords they rode on could not compare with this one at all.
The white sword seemed to have a spirit as it slowly fell on Yu Yifeng's hands. He said, ”This sword is named 'Unsullied'. Those who are unsullied within will not be tempted by the unrighteousness.” He put the sword back in the sheath, handed the sheath over to Xiao Chen, and said, ”From now on, you are the master of this sword.”