582 Succor Will Be Needed! (1/2)
Everyone, without exception, sucked in a cold breath upon hearing those words.
Only Yun Yang's gaze burned brighter, his face flushed with excitement as he continued to narrate his story.
”In the end, he came upon the person he would grow to like the most when she was a mere nineteen years old. He came for his lover, breaking the restraints that the world had set on her, breaking free of the rules, and left, flying towards the sky. He used the Dao rule and allowed his lover to keep him company eternally!”
The skeletal person said softly, ”Legend has it that he has resided for hundreds of thousands of years in that world!”
He looked up at Dugu Chou and said, ”If you can do the same,and manage to cultivate the Principle of Dao, you can meet her again! Still…”
His explicit and implicit meaning was glaringly obvious. While Dugu Chou was at the top of this world, an apt cultivator who was unrivaled for thousands of years, he was still incomparable to the person in the legend. Saying that he could not do it at all was not just a mindless statement!
Feng Xiange sighed and lowered his head; picking up a wine pot, he gulped its contents down.
Ling Xiaozui sat calmly, but there was an inexplicable agitation in his expression. He exuded a sword intention that was subtle but almost soaring in its intensity.
Dugu Chou turned to look at Ling Xiaozui, his eyes glimmering. He spoke faintly but with emphasis on his words, ”Ling Xiaozui… There will come a day when I shall truly drink with you in the clouds.”
Ling Xiaozui's black robe fluttered even though there was no wind as he answered softly, ”As you wish!”
It was easily discernable that while Feng Xiange was not the oldest among those seated, it was the hardest for his cultivation journey to advance, and there was not much longevity left in him. It was clear that it was hopeless for Feng Xiange to reach that realm.
However, Dugu Chou and Ling Xiaozui were still at their peak and they could still continue to live for quite some time. If they could make another breakthrough and add some substantial years to their longevity, they would have obtained an endless set of years again!
Therefore, despite knowing that the path in front of them was both arduous and trying, both of them were ambitious enough to strive for the ultimate way to Dao.
The skeletal person glanced first at Dugu Chou and then at Ling Xiaozui before lowering his head and pressing his fingers to calculate quietly. After some time, he lifted his head to look at Yun Yang in surprise before lowering it to calculate in silence again.
”What do you foresee?” asked Ling Xiaozui.
”It matters not what I foretell. I can't say it, no matter what I see…” The strangely skeletal person sighed but he still said softly, ”Both of your fortunes aren't bad, you have to meet your succor and your path can be continued. Dugu and Ling Xiao both have the chance to advance in your cultivation journey, but… you'll have to plan well how your future path is to go. A single misstep will cause your downfall.”
Dugu Chou and Ling Xiaozui asked simultaneously with a frown, ”Please elaborate further.”
The odd skeletal person said, ”The way to Dao emphasizes much on fortune. Everyone will meet their succor in their lifetime. As long as you don't miss your fortuity and find your succor, paying the price you need to, success is achievable. What's left is only hard work, and effort that you will need to exert. Then, success awaits you. However, if you can't find succor or come across the wrong type of aid, then your fortuity ends there. There's no way to go any further.”
”Fortuity and succor?”
Both Dugu Chou and Ling Xiaozui looked thoughtful.
The odd skeletal person turned again to gaze at Yun Yang. A gentle but sinister smile appeared on his sunken face as he said, ”Young Brother Yun Yang, do you have anything to ask for as well?”
”I only want to ask that if I also have someone I wanted to revive, would it be the same as well?” asked Yun Yang after some careful pondering.
The skeletal person wore a mysterious smile and answered, ”It's the same, and yet, not.”
The answer caused curiosity to rise among the four men. Dugu Chou, Ling Xiaozui, and Yun Yang asked in unison, ”What is the same? And what do you mean by it's not?”
”I can't say, I can't tell. When the time comes, you'll understand,” answered the skeletal person.
Three of the men mused, lost in their own thoughts.
Dugu Chou's gaze on Yun Yang turned curious as he asked, ”Young Brother Yun, you're so young, but do you already have a regret of love?”