Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Primordial Chaos, Near the Eternal Ascension World:

Maitreya stopped her attack and distanced himself from Supreme Unity. After noticing he was not attacking, she spoke: "Did you sense that?" Unfortunately, she receives a blank stare as a response. "Something has obviously happened to our home, and you're the only one capable of knowing what it is."

Supreme Unity did not respond to her. Instead, he looked in the distance. His facial expression was as if he had facial paralysis, rendering it virtually impossible to glean any information.

"You should understand how weak we are. If something goes wrong, we will only become resources to these ancient and mighty beings," Maitreya continued. "So, if you know something, tell me. You may not care what happened to everyone else, but you should care about your safety."

Supreme Unity glanced at her. He knew something, but not as much as she believed. Heavenly Dao has regained most of its power because of that bastard Wang Wei, so Supreme Unity was only able to detect a foreign thing or maybe an entity had invaded the world, but nothing more.

"Do you really not care anymore?" Maitreya asked with gritted teeth. She was not frustrated, but the terrifying sense of foreboding she felt before had returned after Time Eater's death. Maitreya practiced Buddhist ideals of kindness, compassion, and empathy. Due to her spiritual practice, her spirit was sensitive to others' emotions.

The forewarning about the upcoming catastrophe was not just a warning of danger and possible death but of the devastation and pain that the entire world was about to face. Maitreya could sense the suffering the entire world—mortals or cultivators—was about to experience in the catastrophe.

"What will happen if I help you?" Supreme Unity asked. "Will we suddenly start working together for the betterment of the world?"

Maitreya's body jerked slightly: "If you stop your actions and make a few binding promises, I don't see why not."

Supreme Unity looked her in the eyes: "After everything, you can still preserve a pure heart of compassion. I don't know whether I should praise your virtue or mock your stupidity. However, your answer is meaningless. You may have the capacity for forgiveness, but the others won't.

"In other words, the only logical course of action left for me is to continue this course and win." Supreme Unity knew he only had a few moves left to play, and they were not the best moves he could use in the current chess game. However, Time Eater's actions, while extremely dangerous, represent a new variable that could increase his chances of winning.

Maitreya looked at him. She mulled over his words before memories of everything they've experienced together flashed in her mind. Then, she thought of the upcoming catastrophe and realized something: 'I've always thought the world was a Sea of Suffering. As a Paragon, I was helpless to do anything and accepted my fate. After acquiring this power, I thought I could change things — that I could help or save everyone.

'However, the reality was the opposite. I spend too much time keeping the balance while the world's suffering continues. Then, I was distracted, and the suffering intensified. My approach, from the very beginning, was wrong.

'I cannot save everybody, at least not at my current strength. That is a fact and something I must accept. A second fact I must accept is that some things are inevitable, so I should not try to change them forcefully. My way should be to help as many people as possible within the limits of my ability while pursuing independent self-improvement.

'One day, when I have risen to a higher level of spirituality, when I have escaped the Sea of Suffering, I'll be able to help all sentient beings to escape as well.'

Maitreya's body released a golden hue before immediately returning to normal. Her natural peaceful aura became more ethereal and all-encompassing, and her eyes became brighter. A bright eye is usually a sign of a higher spirit, so Supreme Unity immediately caught all those signs.

'An epiphany,' Supreme Unity thought. 'And with how bright her eyes are, her spirit should have improved, which means her soul will also improve. If she fixes the flaw, no, even if she makes up a small part of the flaw, her strength will outshine me by miles.'

Their strength was relative, but if Maitreya had enough time to digest her epiphany and improve her soul, then the only thing awaiting Supreme Unity would be death. Knowing this, he immediately attacked her. Cultivating in their realm, especially for flawed individuals like themselves, requires time and high energy for improvement. So, he only needs to continue this fight to prevent her from improving. Regardless, time was no longer on his side.

After Maitreya's voice disappeared, Wang Wei started to search the void for Time Eater's palace; to be exact, he was searching for the hidden dimension of the treasury. These kinds of places usually have a spirit to activate the array for protection or even move the dimension in case of an emergency, so he believed it should have survived, unless it stayed at the center of the fate and time clash.

It took him a few minutes, but he found what he was looking for. Wang Wei used a time spell to freeze all the arrays and people inside before barging in. 'This bastard is indeed the richest of them all, but something is wrong.' He scanned the treasury and soon had an answer: there was not a single ore, metal, or refining wood above Tier 11.

Wang Wei discovered many spiritual herbs, weapons, or finished materials of Tier 12, but no ore or metal. As soon as he noticed this anomaly, he realized the cause: 'Time Eater used them to build something.' Wang Wei first thought the latter used it to build the boat, but it made no sense given the ship's size. So, unless Time Eater had failed the refining process ten thousand times, it could not explain why all these materials were missing.

Wang Wei waved his hand to cast [Time Extraction], trying to recreate past events to see what materials Time Eaters took from this treasury. He hoped that by knowing the material, he might deduce the latter's goal. Sadly, his spell failed as Time Eater left no traces. Wang Wei did not immediately give up. Instead, he used his Fate Dao. He changed this room's [Fate] to a book containing everything that has occurred.

Wang Wei held a blank book in his palm before sighing deeply: "He was extra careful.' He shook his head before putting the treasury away and leaving the seal. His next task was to thank all the people who came to reinforce the seal, but before he could get to it, he sensed a drastic increase in his luck.

Wang Wei closed his eyes, feeling the changes in his body. The invisible or illusory part of his Qi Luck Dragon increased by 10%, meaning he had acquired more Transcendent Luck. However, Wang Wei did not care for this reward. As he said to Bi Longsheng, the Transcendent Path must be walked alone, meaning he would not trust or rely on something like luck. It may help but it will never be his priority or primary focus.

When Wang Wei opened his eyes, a swamp of Paragons rushed to meet him. He recognized many acquaintances, but the vast majority were loose cultivators, who Wang Wei believed showed up because they believed an opportunity to gain merit was here.

"Thank you all for showing up and providing your aid," Wang Wei said before cupping his hands to salute. The other Paragons saluted in return. Although not everyone knew Wang Wei, his aura and intense residual energy/power from the previous battle made these Paragon fearful.

"And before anyone asks, yes, you will be rewarded by Heavenly Dao once the lock is gone," Wang Wei said. Although his words were slightly blunt, these people were all thick-skinned and did not care for such a minor faux pas.

"Lord Wang Wei, do you know when the lock will be gone?"

"There are a lot of things needed for the process, but you can expect a solution in the next 20,000 yuan epochs," Wang Wei replied.

"That's good to hear."

Wang Wei was about to send everyone on their way when Xun Junyao suddenly said: "I sense a tremor between Heaven and Earth. What was that about?" Wang Wei glanced at it. With her perfection essence, her senses were sharper than ever, so it made sense that she would notice. However, he did not want to spread news about the catastrophe before the loc was dealt with.

"It was Time Eater's last desperate attempt," Wang Wei explained. "He tried using the power of his chess master," — Wang Wei emphasized the word "chess master" to get his points across — "and I stopped him."

"I see," Xun Junyao nodded. Only the power of the two Suns could affect the entire world. While she was satisfied, the others who did not feel the tremor had a puzzling look on their faces, and a few people who knew Wang Wei did not completely trust his words. However, he did not explain.