Seeing that She Sheng insisted on leaving, the Fate Maiden did not mind. "Then go. It doesn't matter."
She Sheng was grateful and left.
After he left, the Fate Maiden looked at Lu Yin again. "My master was the first to enter the mirage domain, and he also entered the forbidden area. After he came out, he dispersed his cultivation. He could have been the first to break through, but he used the Fate Law to cultivate again and finally achieved Fate. You all know this."
"Wait, wasn't Senior Chu Yi the first to enter the mirage domain?" Lu Yin remembered Hongyan Mavis mentioning this.
"It was my master. Let's put it this way. The progenitor gave my master special treatment."
Was there such a thing?
Lu Yin was shocked. The progenitor was truly capricious.
"What I want to say is that my master was the first to enter the mirage domain, but there was someone else there at that time. It was Wei Nü. She was the ferryman of the River of Time."
Lu Yin was shocked. "The ferryman of the River of Time?"
The Fate Maiden said, "That's right. Why would the River of Time have a ferryman? This is not something I should understand. All I can say is the result."
"In the mirage domain, my master met Wei Nü in the forbidden area. Because of Wei Nü's coercion, my master dispersed his cultivation and learned Wei Nü's Fate Law. Thus, Fate can be a person or an inheritance, but it can also be Wei Nü."
"Wei Nü ferried the River of Time, and she was the strongest cultivator of time. It's true that my master cultivated Fate Law, and even the progenitor did not say anything. Wei Nü did not have good intentions when she taught my master Fate Law. She wanted to use Fate Law to leave the mirage domain and remove her identity as the ferryman of the River of Time. This is what my master told me. About the situation in the mirage domain, part of it came from my master, and part of it came from Wei Nü."
This explained why Hongyan Mavis and the others had found out about the forbidden land's path to the Eternal Realm. However, it was actually a life or death situation. This was not something that fate had told them, but rather something that Wei Nu had told them.
What the progenitor saw was Fate, which was Niu Niu.
Fate was fate, and Wei Nü was Wei Nü.
The two cultivated the same Fate Law, but they were different people.
"It's not easy for Maiden to leave the Mirage Domain and remove her identity as the ferryman of the River of Time. She has to cross the Bitter Adversity and enter the Eternal Life Realm. Only then can she be free from the Mirage Domain forever. Any living being who wants to enter the Eternal Life Realm must cross the Bitter Adversity, and Maiden is no exception."
"However, the method she used to cross the Bitter Adversity was extremely special, splitting her own Bitter Adversity." When it came to this, the Fate Maiden hesitated a bit.
Mister Mu continued, "According to fate, it's fine as long as it's the truth. There's no need for you to understand."
Fate's Daughter felt helpless. She was only a Half-Martial Ancestor, so how could she understand such things? She could only say, "Alright, that's what Master said. Therefore, the Unmarried Daughters that the progenitors in the outside world see are only part of the Unmarried Daughters' woes. Aside from Master and Unmarried Daughters, more Unmarried Daughters' woes will continue to appear. These Unmarried Daughters will do certain things based on their choices. Even Master doesn't know what those things are."
She looked at Mr. Mu.
Lu Yin also looked at Mister Mu.
Mister Mu allowed the Fate Maiden to continue.
"The progenitors don't know that Master was forced by Maiden because Maiden had her eyes on them. Only Mister Mu was informed by Master. However, the time that Master truly needed Mister Mu to appear was just now. No matter what happened before, Mister Mu didn't need to appear."
"The cup of tea begins and ends?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
The Fate Maiden nodded. "The Grand Empyrean brought My Sage to meet Maiden once. At that time, Maiden made them a cup of tea. Of course, the person who made the tea wasn't the current Zhao Ran, but the tea that Maiden made herself was just as unpleasant as poison.
Thus, Master used that tea as an excuse. When My Sage drank Maiden's tea again, that would be the end, which would also be the time for Mister Mu to appear. "
"Wei Nü forced Master, but she underestimated Master. Master was able to cultivate the laws of destiny in an extremely short period of time, step into the Ancestor realm, and achieve destiny. His talent far exceeded Wei Nü's expectations. But even so, Master was unable to defeat Wei Nü in the laws of destiny. Because Wei Nü has existed for too long, she understood the river of time too well."
"However, Master wasn't bad either. She had her own understanding of the long river of time, and this understanding was built on Maiden's disgust towards the long river of time."
The Fate Maiden suddenly raised a finger. "Daolord, this is one."
Lu Yin watched silently.
"If Daolord knew in advance that I was going to make the one gesture, do you think I would still make the one gesture if you did it first?" the Fate Maiden asked.
Lu Yin frowned. "That depends on the conditions."
"During battle."
"You're saying that if I knew in advance what you were going to do during battle, I would make the first move?"
"Yes."
"Then of course you wouldn't do it."
"This is Master's Law of Destiny against Maiden. Master built a bridge and looked into the future. She saw some things that Maiden would do, and she had to do them in advance, such as letting the other Ku Woes get close to you, Daolord Lu, or me turning into a thread of destiny and disappearing. These should have been done by Maiden, but Master did it one step ahead. My appearance was one step ahead of Maiden, and if I did it, Maiden would not do it."
"What's the point of doing this?" Lu Yin did not understand.
The Fate Maiden said, "To create a tributary for the long river of time."
Lu Yin's gaze changed. "Can it be done?"
The Fate Maiden pursed her lips. She did not know that this was beyond her comprehension.
Mister Mu said, "Yes."
Lu Yin looked at Mister Mu. "What will happen if I can do it?"
Mister Mu exhaled. "This is a battle of destiny."
Lu Yin still did not understand.
Mister Mu slowly said, "Maiden is the ferryman of the long river of time. Destiny does things that should have happened in the future, but she should not have done them. This creates a time paradox. The facts have happened, but the process is different. What does that mean?
Is it real or fake?
To define this, we need a ferryman. "
"The ferryman of the long river of time has his own duties. It is not someone else who designates the ferryman. The ferryman uses the long river of time as a foundation and cultivates the power of time, which is the law of destiny. The ferryman can see through the past, present, and future. The price is to stay in the long river of time forever. Once there is a problem with the long river of time, the ferryman needs to set things right."
"Destiny has created a real and fake future in the long river of time, which is equivalent to creating a tributary. This is a counterattack against the ferryman of the long river of time. If the ferryman does not discover it, he will be at a disadvantage. Once he discovers it, he will set things right. Everything that has happened in the past will happen again."
Lu Yin understood. "Destiny wants to use this battle to defeat Maiden?
Is it really possible? "
Mister Mu smiled. "Why did Zhao Ran lose her memory?"
Lu Yin's body trembled. "Because of destiny?"
"Master has tried this more than once. Some of the bitterness of Maiden's separation has disappeared, while others have lost their memories. This is Master's masterpiece. Master has never appeared because he is fighting against Maiden in the long river of time," the Fate Maiden said proudly.
Lu Yin was shocked. "The Primogenitor does not know about this?"
Mister Mu shook his head. "If he knows, then Maiden will know as well. Maiden does not know about this either. This is a sneak attack. Using a tributary of the long river of time to attack the ferryman. Once the ferryman discovers it, all of our previous efforts will be wasted."
Lu Yin looked at the Fate Maiden. "You purposely failed your tribulation and disappeared as a strand of destiny. How could Maiden not know that destiny still exists?"
The Fate Maiden explained, "Destiny has always existed. Maiden has never felt that destiny has died. She just does not know that destiny has ambushed her."
"Zhao Ran is a bitterness that was successfully ambushed. If there is enough time, Master can ambush even more bitterness until Maiden loses all of her memories. Master said that he would throw her into the long river of time to continue being a ferryman. The long river of time should have a ferryman. Otherwise, if anyone wants to go against the flow and fish, the universe will be in chaos."
That made sense. Lu Yin nodded. He also felt that the long river of time should not be touched by anyone. It was too chaotic, even though he had touched it the most.
Mister Maiden had attacked the long river of time, and Lu Yin had seen that the Ancient God had not killed Yi Wei. If even an expert could touch the long river of time, then what could not happen in the past, present, and future?
This was the meaning of the ferryman's existence.
"Since destiny has been ambushing Maiden all this time, why is it telling me now?
What's with the beginning and end of the cup of tea? "Lu Yin did not understand.
The Lady of Fate shook her head. "I don't know why Master didn't continue to attack Wei Nu, but Master gave you the coordinates of the beginning and end of a cup of tea. At that moment, he told you everything and asked me to pass you a message."
"I always felt that Master had me come from the Above Heaven Sect not just to ambush Maiden, but also to pass you a message."
Lu Yin's expression turned solemn. Destiny had passed him a message from the distant past?
"Fate has seen my future?"
"That's not it. Master asked me to pass on a message to the person who can lead the human race out of the impasse. He didn't specify that it's you, Master Lu. But now, other than Master Lu, there shouldn't be anyone else who is qualified to do so," the Lady of Destiny said.
Lu Yin looked at the Fate Maiden.
The Fate Maiden also looked at him. "I'll give you a chance to choose again."
A thought flashed through Lu Yin's mind. Choose again?
Choose again?
Set things right.
Let everything return to normal.
These three sentences kept appearing in his mind.
The Fate Maiden looked at Lu Yin and did not say anything else.
After a long period of silence, Zhao Ran walked over with a cup of tea.
The Fate Maiden left, but she did not leave the Above Heaven Sect. She had to ensure that the next tributary would begin at any time.
Mister Mu did not leave and instead remained seated at the stone table.
Zhao Ran was curious; this was not the person from before, but she did not ask. She placed the tea in front of Mister Mu and looked at him expectantly.
Mister Mu took a sip and praised, "It's delicious."
Zhao Ran was delighted. "Thank you."
Lu Yin looked at Zhao Ran with a completely different gaze. He had thought that Zhao Ran was related to destiny, but he had not expected her to be related to Misery.
"Your Highness?" Zhao Ran was puzzled.
Lu Yin was stunned. "It's nothing. You can leave now."
"Oh." Zhao Ran looked at Mister Mu again and smiled when she saw him drink the tea. She left happily.
As he watched Zhao Ran leave, Lu Yin looked at Mister Mu. "Master, when did you find out that Zhao Ran was Misery?"
"Just now," Mister Mu replied.
Lu Yin was astonished. "Just now?"
Mister Mu laughed. "Do you think that Master's abilities are omnipotent?
Many things are the same as ordinary people. Even Master has a hard time seeing through destiny's abilities, and it is not impossible for an ordinary person to scheme against a cultivator. Otherwise, why would destiny ambush Maiden, the ferryman of the River of Time? "