Library of Heaven’s Path 2 Eternal Fate of the Heavens - Chapter 533: 29: The Heaven's Jealousy Assessment

Chapter 533: Chapter 29: The Heaven’s Jealousy Assessment

Fox Charm Destiny, the stronger the cultivator being charmed, the more talented they are, the greater one’s own progress.

In the long river of history, Qingqiu Mountain once had a ridiculously talented elder whose charm bewitched the king of the Tianli Empire, making him willingly set the empire aflame for her, becoming an enemy of the world.

It is precisely because of this that this ancestor’s strength surpassed the founder, reaching the pinnacle in the history of the Fox Charm Clan. Unfortunately, the greater the achievement, the greater the backlash. After the king was slain, she became the target of many strong cultivators and perished at a young age.

Legend has it that the Enlightenment Stone in the center of the square was left by this elder, where practicing during moonlit nights allowed one to see the ancestor dancing lightly within the stone, akin to a breathtaking verisimilitude. Clan members who carefully observe it can easily attain enlightenment.

Of course, it’s just a legend. For at least a thousand years, no one has seen the phantasm within the stone.

“The Heavenly Inquiry Grand Ceremony officially begins!”

Ignoring the crowd’s discussions, the nine-tailed fox lightly lifted its hooves and claws, causing the ground to tremble violently. The formation between the peaks activated swiftly, and the Heavenly Mandate Vitality wandering within the valley surged as if summoned, rising into the sky, resembling a brilliant galaxy.

The river grew more vast and wide, and the previously sunlit sky darkened with the river’s appearance. In everyone’s view, there was nothing else but a river extending into the depths of phantasm space, emerging from the ancient past and vanishing into an infinite future.

The River of Destiny of the Fox Charm Destiny!

“No wonder this place can gather so much Fox Charm Heavenly Destiny Essence Power, it turns out the River of Destiny is hidden in the depths of phantasm space…”

Zhang Xuan realized.

Although he didn’t know the ranking of Qingqiu Mountain on the Heaven Mandate Domain list, it likely surpassed Zhilan Valley.

It’s not that this destiny is stronger than the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, but because this mountain range houses countless descendants of the Fox Charm Clan, nourished by destiny, and they in turn feed it, making it stronger.

The more one practices in destiny, the stronger it becomes.

“Enter the river…”

The phantasm of the nine-tailed fox spoke softly.

“Yes!”

Fu Yingying and others, with a leap, fell into the vast Star River.

“Who do you think will obtain the final inheritance?”

“I think it’s Hu Ying! She’s an unparalleled genius of the Flame Sun line, look at her tail, it’s thin and soft, endlessly charming to cultivators.”

“I think it’s Hu Xiaoran, as the elder of the divination line, she was practicing at three, famous at seven, and by twelve, she was already the strongest genius of Qingqiu Mountain. If anyone qualifies to inherit the core Soul Quintessence of Fox Charm Destiny, it must be her.”

“What about Hu Yingying? In the nine-tailed origin, it seems there are up to eight tails appearing.”

“Just a small branch that once escaped from Qingqiu Mountain, it’s already a blessing to let them return to participate in the assessment, dreaming of tapping into Charming Intent is mere fantasy.”

“True, she’s just a background character, there’s no way she could succeed.”

Upon seeing the three enter the river, discussions arose; everyone had a different candidate to support, debating fiercely.

Unconcerned with the crowd’s disdain, even if she knew, Fu Yingying wouldn’t care.

In the whole world, she only cared about one person’s thoughts: the male god, Zhang Xuan.

He came to Qingqiu Mountain especially for her and bestowed his blood essence, granting her breakthroughs. If she still couldn’t succeed, she’d truly have no face to confront him.

Quietly standing in the river, allowing the river to wash over her body.

The river’s surges were significant, even though she had reached the primary stage of Life Sea 2-dan, she still felt overwhelmed, feeling as if she could be swept away at any moment.

She quietly glanced at the other two, their situations not much different from hers, bodies staggering as if drunk. However, these two seemed to have been in the river before, adapting perfectly with just a few shakes.

“As children raised on Qingqiu Mountain, they must have encountered it beforehand…”

Fu Yingying speculated in her heart.

“No matter, continue absorbing the power within the blood essence!”

Knowing that thinking more was useless at this point, Fu Yingying extracted the blood essence within her body that hadn’t been fully forged, using the power to cleanse.

As the power of the blood essence surged into her body, her physical form visibly underwent a transformation.

Rumble!

At that moment, above the river, thunder appeared, streaks of purplish-red lightning roared down into the river, spreading through the water, reaching toward the three talents within.

Heaven’s envy test!

“Ah…”

Feeling the oncoming thunder, Fu Yingying’s entire body stiffened, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

This thunder not only brought physical impacts, damaging the body and cultivation, but more importantly, it destroyed confidence on a spiritual level, causing one to feel confused and self-doubting.

In the instant of being struck by thunder, Fu Yingying felt practicing Fox Charm Destiny had no meaning, spawning a desire to give up.

Heaven’s envy uses cultivation ordeals to impose dual physical and spiritual pressure on Heavenly Destiny practitioners. If this thought grows, one cannot withstand the impact of the River of Destiny and thus falls.

Indeed, as soon as the thought arose, her previously stable body could no longer maintain its balance, involuntarily swaying, slipping backward.

“Not good…”

Fu Qinghan and others’ pupils contracted sharply.

In the river, losing balance was the greatest taboo. Once a slip occurred, under the dual attack of Heaven’s envy and the River of Destiny, the elder might not recover and be directly eliminated.

Looking at the other two, neither Hu Ying nor Hu Xiaoran appeared prepared for this trial, their bodies radiating a gentle glow, steady as a mountain.

“Looks like… it’s very difficult for us to remain…”

Fu Jingjing also wore a bitter smile.

Once you start wobbling, it’s like toppling dominoes, impossible to stop. Under the elder’s current situation, success seemed increasingly unlikely.

“Persevere…”

Unexpectedly, she nearly couldn’t hold on after only the first lightning, Fu Yingying’s face was filled with anxiety as she desperately circulated power.

However, the more power she circulated, the easier it was to break the previous balance, causing her body to shake even more violently, especially her soul, constantly trembling, involuntarily harboring thoughts of resignation.

“I don’t belong here to begin with, why forcibly stay? Falling flat is also fine…”

Th𝐢𝑠 𝕔hȺpṯ℮r 𝒾ṡ p𝘰𝐬ƚᥱ𝘥 b𝙮 Ⱪɩţ𝙚𝗇𝟬𝓋𝖾𝖑

“Stop holding on. No matter how long you endure, this destiny isn’t yours, why make it hard on yourself?”

“It hurts so much, just a nap and it’ll be over…”

Various thoughts flickered continuously in her mind. Fu Yingying’s previously clear and bright eyes gradually dimmed, ready to close at any moment.