Star Odyssey

Chapter 2111: Lu Yin And Destina

A meteorite that had been quietly floating through Earth’s solar system came to a stop. Destina stood on it, and she gazed at Earth with a strange expression.

Lu Yin stepped onto the meteorite.

Destina looked over. To most people, she maintained the appearance of a white cloud, but Lu Yin was allowed to see the woman’s true appearance.

"Dao Chosen, were you looking for me?" Destina spoke slowly as she gazed at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin politely responded, "How did you know, Senior?"

"I am Destiny’s heir," Destina answered with a smile. She obviously had the appearance of a very cute and young girl, but her eyes held such depths that she had the impression of being able to see through all things.

Lu Yin stared into Destina's eyes. "Destiny’s heir. So why did you choose to support me?"

Destina shook her head. "I didn't choose you. You fought and obtained my support for yourself. I would have given the same support to anyone who became the Dao Chosen."

"Why?"

"Destiny’s choice."

"What has Destiny chosen?"

"The future."

Lu Yin’s eyes snapped open. "Can you see the future?"

In the past, he would not have believed in such a possibility, but he had personally traveled through time and space, and had come to believe that nothing was impossible. Destiny had been able to see a person's future and past, and it was very likely that this ability was related to time itself. If one could see the past, then they could also see the future.

Destina shook her head. "Destiny can, but it’s beyond me."

Lu Yin continued, saying, "In the past, the Starsibyl Sect did a divination, and they claimed that humanity would eventually suffer a catastrophe. They asked me to protect them at that time. There was also a person named Xuan Jiu who uses Heaven’s Enigma to divine prophecies, and he said that I’m a terribly unlucky person and that anyone who follows me will suffer. Tell me, which of the two divinations should I believe?"

Destina laughed. "They’re both the same vision of the future, so why choose one?"

Lu Yin was taken aback. "They’re the same vision? One wants me to protect them, which means that they want to remain close to me, and the other says I’m an unlucky person and that no one should get close to me. How can both of these be the same divination?"

Destina replied, "What if those divinations were looking at different locations within the same timeline?"

"What does that mean?"

"Xuan Jiu told you that you are an unlucky person, but he never said that you cannot overcome that disaster. The Starsibyl Sect hopes for you to protect them, but they never mentioned that they wanted your protection at the beginning of the calamity they foresaw, let alone mention your luck."

Lu Yin then understood. "So, are you saying that the Starsibyl Sect's divination was at a much later point in time than Xuan Jiu’s?"

"Perhaps. They have their own methods of divination, while I have my own. Even if Destiny herself were here, her methods and results might not be the same as any of the rest of ours," the woman explained.

Lu Yin pursed his lips. "Then I have to trust Destiny."

Destina laughed. "But I’m the one who can help you right now."

Lu Yin looked at the woman with a somber expression. "Please tell me the truth: why did you announce that you would help whoever became Dao Chosen?"

Destina replied, "Divination."

"What did you see?" Lu Yin was curious.

Destina suddenly grew solemn. "I spent twenty years divining the future of humanity, and one result that I saw is the Origin Progenitor’s sword representing the heavens."

Lu Yin's expression changed.

"Those words mean something quite simple: whoever holds the Origin Progenitor’s sword will represent the heavens, and the sword will only appear in the hands of the Dao Chosen," Destina explained.

Lu Yin sighed deeply. Each of these fortune-tellers were more cryptic than the last. However, Lu Yin was dealing with Destina, and it was impossible to force her to reveal her secrets as he had done with Lan Xian. If Lu Yin needed to kill someone, it was possible to use Progenitor Chen's power; even Destina could not resist that power. But would killing or threatening her with death accomplish anything?

Destina was also willing to help Lu Yin.

"Senior-" Lu Yin started, but Destina stopped him.

"There’s no need to address me as Senior. Just call me Destina."

Lu Yin nodded. "Destina, what's wrong with Big Sis?"

This was Lu Yin’s true motivation for wanting to speak with Destina. Twenty years ago, she had captured Big Sis and forced her to become Destina’s disciple. Lu Yin needed to understand why.

Destina showed no surprise at the question. "Do you know Lei Qingqing?"

"Of course."

"Her appearance changes frequently, right?"

"It has something to do with her cultivation art," Lu Yin replied. This was the story that Highsage Leon and Big Sis had always told everyone, though Lu Yin already knew that the truth of the matter must be something different.

Destina shook her head. "It has nothing to do with her cultivation art, though that is also one explanation. Her changes are a sequelae of training in too many cultivation arts. We refer to such sequelae as Everchanging."

Lu Yin was shocked, and he blurted, "Everchanging Yōu Ming?"

A smile appeared on Destina's face. "That’s right. She is Everchanging Yōu Ming from back then."

Lu Yin was stunned. This was far more shocking than seeing the Origin Progenitor’s sword. Was Big Sis actually the Ancient Progenitor Everchanging Yōu Ming?

The current era knew almost nothing at all about Progenitor Yōu Ming, and only people who had lived at the same time as the woman could possibly understand just how terrifying she was. After all, Progenitor Yōu Ming had been one of the Ancient Progenitors, along with the God of Death and Destiny herself.

When Lu Yin had visited the Yōu family, he had been told that, if not for the Yōu Secret Art, even they would not have believed that Progenitor Yōu Ming had ever existed.

Lu Yin had asked the Starsibyl Sect to do a divination regarding Undying Yushan, but the result had pointed to Progenitor Yōu Ming.

Undying Yushan, the Undying Manual, the Yōu Secret Art, Progenitor Yōu Ming, and the eyes that had always been spying on the Yōu family. These various connections would horrify anyone, and Lu Yin had never imagined there would be a connection to Big Sis as well.

Big Sis had been dealing with a changing body ever since Highsage Leon had first found her. No one could explain why such a thing had happened to her, but no one had ever considered a connection to Everchanging Yōu Ming. However, after considering various recent developments, it seemed that it might not be impossible.

"Is she really Progenitor Yōu Ming?" Lu Yin asked again while staring at Destina in disbelief.

Destina replied, "When I awoke in this era, the first thing I did was look for her. Progenitor Yōu Ming is someone from the same generation as the God of Death and Destiny. She’s someone who has gathered countless techniques and merged them together into the Impious Sutra, which encompasses everything. If the Sword Monument that Wu Tian created includes every weapon-based battle technique, then the Impious Sutra is a comprehensive catalogue of every odd or unorthodox battle technique."

"Why were you looking for her?" Lu Yin asked.

"I accepted her as my disciple. Didn’t you know that, Dao Chosen?"

"Didn't you just say that the Impious Sutra contains unorthodox battle techniques? I would have thought that you rather get rid of Big Sis," Lu Yin said.

Destina gave a small smile. "Since the Origin Progenitor himself allowed Progenitor Yōu Ming to live, it proves that she never did anything to harm humanity, so why would I want to target her. Wouldn’t it be better to accept a powerful ancient Progenitor as my disciple? What if she recovers some day? I will benefit greatly from such an investment."

Lu Yin was impressed. This was Destiny’s heir, truly a master of investing in the future.

"How did Progenitor Yōu Ming become Big Sis?"

"I have no idea. Before I was frozen, Progenitor Yōu Ming was still the ancestor of the Yōu family."

"So you won't do anything to harm her?" Lu Yin asked, staring intently at Destina.

The woman responded with her own question. "Dao Chosen, do you not believe me? No matter what, I have already accepted her as a disciple. She is now free, and I won’t restrict where she goes."

Lu Yin suddenly remembered something. "Do you know the ancestor of the Yu family?"

"I seem to remember such a person, but back then, he was not a Progenitor, but rather just a Semi-Progenitor," Destina replied.

It was only normal for there to be differences between the past that Lu Yin knew of and the era that Destina had lived in. There was no way that all the Progenitors Lu Yin knew of had been Progenitors when Destina had lived.

"What about Ce Wangtian?" Lu Yin asked again.

Destina was surprised by this question. "He was a Progenitor, and an extraordinary one at that, but Destiny once said that he was a bit of a slippery person."

Lu Yin stared at Destina. "You should know Heaven’s Enigma."

Destina smiled slyly and blinked her eyes. "If I tell you yes, would that be saying that the Starsibyl Sect holds some of Destiny’s inheritance?"

Lu Yin did not deny the insinuation, as it was exactly what had occurred to him. He had investigated the origins of the Starsibyl Sect before, but he had not learned anything at all. They were too mysterious a group.

Starsibyl had once told Lu Yin that she did not believe in the existence of Destiny. But if those words were true, then there was no way that the Starsibyl Sect had any connection to Destiny. On the other hand, when Lu Yin had asked Xuan Jiu for his fatesand, he had mentioned that it was a remnant of Destiny. Why had Xuan Jiu collected fatesand? He pursued Heaven’s Enigma, which left only a single possibility: Heaven’s Enigma had some connection to Destiny.

When Lu Yin had seen Starsibyl standing behind Destina during the Dao Chosen selection, he had immediately made several guesses about their connections.

It was possible that the Starsibyl Sect itself was some inheritance left behind by Destiny.

"Dao Chosen, there are certain things that I need to look into myself, and I cannot reveal everything to you, especially matters concerning fate and Destiny. Only I can determine what can affect such matters," Destina stated.

A smile spread across Lu Yin's face. "I don't want to get involved with Destiny, but I would like to ask you for a favor: please perform a divination on someone."

"Undying Yushan?" Destina immediately asked.

Lu Yin's eyes grew cold. "Did Starsibyl mention that to you?"

"I’ve looked into various things about you over the past two days. The Starsibyl Sect now belongs to me, and what they know, I know. I am aware of everything that you have learned through the Starsibyl Sect."

"So you already knew how surprised I was going to be upon learning that Big Sis is actually Everchanging Yōu Ming."

"The Undying Manual does indeed come from the Impious Sutra, and the Impious Sutra was created by Progenior Yōu Ming. However, after so many years have passed, no one knows what happened to the Impious Sutra. Not even Destiny is omnipotent. Undying Yushan has managed to stay hidden for this long, and all traces of him that existed on Earth have vanished. It’s difficult for even me to find the man."

Lu Yin had a growing headache. Even Destina would struggle to find Undying Yushan? What was the man trying to do?

Also, while there had been evidence of the man’s activity on Earth, Destina reported that all such traces had disappeared. This meant that there truly were no clues regarding the man at all, and everything had been erased after Lu Yin told Wang Wen to secretly send some people to keep an eye on Earth. Undying Yushan was quite cunning; even Hen Xin had been tricked by Wang Wen and Wei Rong, but Undying Yushan had managed to slip away.

Dai Ao and the other moles had not joined the Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate after the agreement to make the decision be based on the results of a team battle. The Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate had always been exceptionally cautious, and they had not allowed anyone who had joined the Heavenly Gate after the agreement to join the representative team, regardless of how much promise the people might have shown. Dai Ao and the others had all joined the Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate before any agreement had been made.

Darkvoid was the first mole who had been sent into the Three Fatalities Heavenly Gate after it had been founded, and his presence had been Wei Rong's automatic response to the establishment of the Heavenly Gate. Unexpectedly, Darkvoid had been lucky enough to be selected by Hen Xin to be a member of the ten person representative team.

"Dao Chosen Lu, is there anything else that you would like to ask?" asked Destina.

Lu Yin raised a finger. "Do a divination for me on one word, one person, and one object."

Destina found this quite funny. "Do you believe that it's easy for me to perform divinations?"

"It’s at least much easier for you than it is for the Starsibyl Sect. I’m mostly curious to see what the extent of Destiny’s heir’s abilities is," Lu Yin replied.

Destina shook her head. "Divinations are not easy to perform, and given your position, any divination that you request will be extremely difficult. Thus, you’ll have to forgive me for not agreeing."

"In that case, tell me what fatesand really is," Lu Yin countered. He had not expected Destina to agree to his request, since they both knew that the things he wanted divined were not simple at all.