Wu Shattered Star River

The Temple of Fate was vast, standing within Fate Mountain. It wasn't just a single temple, but hundreds of them. Jiang Han and the others were settled in several of these temples.

They were led to a temple where they were treated to tea. This tea was special; drinking it was refreshing and invigorating, making one feel warm all over.

Pei Sui telepathically told Jiang Han that this tea was called 'Fate Tea,' unique to Fate Mountain, priceless, and never sold outside. It was one of the finest teas in the world, only available here.

While Xu Zu and Yuan Xu Daoren exchanged pleasantries, Jiang Han and the others could only sit and drink tea.

Pei Zhu sat next to Mu Qingchen, whispering questions, to which Mu Qingchen occasionally replied. It was clear she had a cold and aloof personality, simply being polite to her guests.

After chatting for a while, Yuan Xu Daoren smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Qingchen, why don't you take these young Daoist friends to look around? They'll be bored staying here with us two old men!"

Pei Sui, who couldn't sit still any longer, immediately stood up. Pei Zhu smiled helplessly and followed suit. Mu Qingchen bowed slightly to Yuan Xu Daoren, then led Jiang Han and the others outside.

"This is Qingxu Temple, a place for preaching. Every month, a Venerable One will come here to lecture and teach…"

"This is Yunshui Temple, a place where the disciples of the temple cultivate…"

"This is the Star Gazing Platform, a place for observing the fate of heaven and earth…"

Mu Qingchen led the group around, briefly introducing each place.

When they arrived at the Star Gazing Platform, they stopped, very curious about this place.

In the center of the Star Gazing Platform was a Yin-Yang Taijitu, and the surrounding corridor walls were engraved with many mysterious runes. The Star Gazing Platform was situated on high ground, giving a panoramic view of the mountains, and making one feel very close to the sky.

There was also a mysterious feeling here, as if standing here could truly see through the secrets of heaven and sense fate.

Pei Zhu stood here for a moment, asking curiously, "Sister Qingchen, does fate really exist in this world? Is everyone's destiny truly predetermined?"

"Of course!"

Mu Qingchen nodded and said, "The great Dao of heaven and earth, fate is eternal. The fate of all living beings is predetermined. From the moment you are born, fate imprints itself upon you."

"You will follow the guidance of fate, step by step, either towards eternity or towards extinction, without exception."

Pei Zhu's eyes became confused, but Pei Sui became interested and asked, "Layperson Qingchen, can you predict your own fate? Will you live a lonely life, or will you meet a good man?"

Mu Qingchen's expression turned cold, as if she felt offended.

"Pei Sui!"

Seeing Mu Qingchen's expression, Pei Zhu said somewhat angrily, "How can you be so rude?"

Jiang Han smiled wryly and said, "Pei Sui is just curious. Layperson Qingchen is a cultivator; worldly words shouldn't affect her Dao heart, right? Marriage isn't forbidden on Fate Mountain, so discussing this shouldn't be offensive to Layperson Qingchen, right?"

Mu Qingchen's expression became even colder. She said faintly, "It is difficult to fathom one's own fate. If fate guides me, this humble Daoist will accept fate's arrangement!"

"The guidance of fate?"

Pei Sui's eyes lit up and he asked, "What counts as the guidance of fate?"

Mu Qingchen glanced at him, but ignored him. Jiang Han didn't say anything more either.

Mu Qingchen glanced at Jiang Han and said, "I don't know. This humble Daoist's magical power is weak, and my deductions in the field of fate have only just begun."

"Moreover, the art of fate becomes more difficult to deduce the more living beings are involved. The conflict between the five major forces involves the fate of countless living beings, so even my ancestors probably wouldn't be able to deduce it…"

Jiang Han had heard this before. The more living beings involved in a divination, the more difficult it was to deduce, because it involved the fate of countless living beings.

Jiang Han didn't ask any more questions. Mu Qingchen led the group away from the Star Gazing Platform, and then took them to visit other places.

Finally, they stopped at a very peculiar place. It was a Daoist temple painted entirely black, which didn't seem large, but the words inscribed on the temple were very grand - Xuantian Temple!

Mu Qingchen walked here and gave a brief introduction, saying, "This is Xuantian Temple. This Daoist temple is the earliest temple on Fate Mountain, built personally by… my Dao Ancestor!"

"Hmm…"

Solemn expressions appeared on the faces of Jiang Han, Pei Sui, and Pei Zhu. This Daoist temple was actually built by the Supreme God of Fate?

This was probably the most important place in the entire Fate Mountain, right? But this Daoist temple didn't seem to have anything special about it. There wasn't even a guard outside. Weren't they afraid that ordinary disciples would go in and cause trouble or damage it?

Seeing the confusion in Jiang Han's eyes, Mu Qingchen explained, "This Daoist temple cannot be destroyed. Even a Dao Ancestor at the ninth level cannot destroy it. All disciples of the Xuantian Temple Sect can enter."

"However, ordinary disciples will immediately faint upon entering and be directly transported out. Even this humble Daoist… can only stay inside for an hour!"

"Hmm…"

Curiosity appeared in the eyes of Pei Zhu, Pei Sui, and Jiang Han. What was inside this Daoist temple? Why could even a Dao Ancestor at the eighth level only stay inside for an hour?

"Don't be curious!"

Mu Qingchen said, "After this viewing ceremony is over, the Temple Master will allow you all to go in once. How long you can stay inside and what you can gain inside depends on your own luck."

"Wow!"

Pei Sui became excited and said, "We can still go in? Tsk tsk, Layperson Qingchen, what's inside? What can we gain inside?"

"Haha!"

Just then, a burst of laughter came from afar, followed by a group of cultivators walking over. Pei Sui, Pei Zhu, and Jiang Han looked over and their expressions immediately darkened.

It was actually the Kan Clan, the Fire Spirit Clan, and three members of the Ice Spirit Clan. The leaders of the Kan Clan and the Fire Spirit Clan were none other than Kan Shao and Huo Yu, whom they had met in the Sea God Temple before.

Kan Shao strode over, looking at Pei Sui with contempt and saying, "Pei Sui, with your weak combat power, even if you go in, you'll be lucky to stay for half an incense stick's worth of time. You still want to gain opportunities inside, what a dream."

Pei Sui sneered and said, "Yes, our combat power is weak. I wonder who it was back then who was chased by us like a stray dog, running around everywhere? In the end, they were trapped in the hall, shrinking inside like a turtle."

"Kan Shao, Huo Yu, is that you?"