Lu Sizhan replied, “There are many things in existence that are predestined. During any time of great upheaval, certain unfathomable figures will inevitably emerge. You can interpret that as people rising up in response to the times, or being shaped by those times, but no explanation truly suffices. Regardless, the appearance of such a person will surely alter many things. As soon as some people learn of this, they will not be able to refrain from taking action.”0

Lu Siyu rolled her eyes. “Do you have to be so cryptic?”0

“Girl, it’s fine if you don’t want to marry that man. Your father only ever wanted you to live a simple, happy life, while that man is destined for anything but a quiet existence,” Lu Sizhan stated. With that, he turned and left.1

Lu Siyu continued to stare at the horizon. The carriage had already vanished.0

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Inside that carriage, Lu Yin was staring out the window. Far away, he saw streaks like meteors racing across the sky. Those lights might represent people or other creatures. The Mother Tree rose high, connecting the earth below with the sky above to create the most spectacular backdrop.0

Drops fell onto Lu Yin’s hand. Is it raining?2

He stared off into the distance. Lu Sizhan had listed many various requirements to become a Lesser Sancte that Lu Yin had just learned about. One that Lu Yin had not questioned further into, but which he knew to be among the most important was that a Lesser Sancte could not have cultivated sequence particles.0

Sequence particles were seen as a cornerstone...0