Chapter 1080: Breaking Fate!

After Ye Yuan left the City Lord's Mansion, a figure appeared beside Old Man Han.

"It seems he has become suspicious of you," the person said.

"This kid is too clever. Before, he never put his mind to this. Now that he's back, even an old fossil like me finds him a headache!" Old Man Han said.

"Heh, this junior apprentice brother of mine has always been supremely talented. In his previous life, the environment was too comfortable, so he couldn't be bothered with scheming. Once he gets serious, even I am no match for him!"

This figure turned out to be Ye Yuan's senior apprentice brother, Ji Canglan!

Ye Yuan had tested Old Man Han, but he never expected that Old Man Han had joined forces with Ji Canglan.

Hearing Ji Canglan's words, Old Man Han nodded deeply in agreement and said, "This kid's growth rate is terrifying! Last time he came, I wanted to make a move to keep him here. But I found that I couldn't see through him at all, so I held back."

Ji Canglan said, "Fortunately, you didn't act against him; otherwise, Mother Saint might not have had the chance to escape this time."

"Do you really think so highly of him? If the two of us join forces, it shouldn't be hard to keep him here," Old Man Han said in surprise.

Ji Canglan smiled faintly and said, "It's not that I think highly of him, but that the heavens think highly of him! The Son of Fate is not just a figure of speech! If he were so easy to kill, he wouldn't be called the Son of Fate! I've already killed him once, but... he still hasn't died, has he? Our demon race has launched countless counterattacks in the Divine Realm, but every time, we've been thwarted by the Son of Fate! This time, we must be extremely cautious!"

Old Man Han's expression turned serious, and he said, "Could it be that you, Holy Son, infiltrated the Medicine King Hall for his sake?"

Although Old Man Han was powerful, he naturally knew nothing of such top-secret matters. Perhaps only the Lord God mentioned by Ji Canglan and Ji Canglan himself knew?

Hearing Ji Canglan say this, Old Man Han felt a sudden clarity, understanding the cause and effect.

The Divine Realm had eight super holy lands; even if one were to infiltrate, one should choose the strongest Holy Domain.

Although the Medicine King Hall was strong, it wasn't worth the Lord God's effort.

Moreover, after the Holy Son killed Ji's father and son, he seemed to have made no further moves.

Now it seemed that the Holy Son's infiltration of the Medicine King Hall had been aimed at Ji Qingyun from the very beginning!

Ji Canglan smiled and nodded, saying, "Correct! The Lord God used great divine power to expel the demonic energy from my body, sealed my memories, and sent me into the Medicine King Hall, all for the purpose of Ji Qingyun! As early as a thousand years ago, the Lord God sensed that the Son of Fate of this era would appear in the Medicine King Hall. I lurked for centuries, laid my plans for a long time, and finally found an opportunity to strike, killing him with one blow. I never expected that even that didn't kill him! So, if Ji Qingyun had died here in confusion, he wouldn't be the Son of Fate."

"Hiss..." Old Man Han drew in a cold breath.

Such an intricate plan, such a fatal blow, yet it still failed to kill Ji Qingyun.

This kid's luck was simply too strong!

Previously, he had scoffed at the idea of the Son of Fate, but now he believed it.

Ji Canglan continued leisurely, "I now even suspect that my killing him twenty years ago was precisely what gave him the chance to be reborn through nirvana! It was because I killed him that he got the opportunity to soar! Perhaps all of this was already destined in the unseen! If it weren't for me, he might still be the Medicine King Hall's young master, obsessed solely with the Dao of alchemy! Going further back, perhaps the Lord God's premonition was also a foreordained matter."

The more Ji Canglan spoke, the more alarmed Old Man Han became.

These words sounded very mysterious, but upon careful thought, wasn't it exactly so?

Given Ji Canglan's status, he would never say something so inexplicable. These words must have been carefully considered by him.

The fate of the Son of Heaven is too strong!

"Then... doesn't that mean no matter what we do, we still can't escape defeat? This Ji Qingyun simply can't be killed?" Old Man Han said in surprise.

According to Ji Canglan's reasoning, everything they were doing now was futile. So what was the point?

Ji Canglan smiled. "It's not that we won't kill him, just that the time isn't right. Since we've failed once, we must not fail a second time! The next strike must be made with absolute certainty."

"Then... how do we kill him?" Old Man Han said helplessly.

Ji Canglan's expression turned serious, his gaze profound. "To kill the Son of Heaven, we must first break his fate! Once his fate is broken, killing him will be effortless."

Old Man Han was taken aback and blurted out, "Break fate? How?"

Fate is determined by heaven. Whether human or demon, how could anyone break the will of heaven?

Ji Canglan just smiled but did not answer Old Man Han's question.

...

"Uncle Feng, why are you here?"

Seeing Yue Jianfeng, Lier was also very surprised.

Yue Jianfeng looked troubled, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Lier's heart skipped a beat. For Yue Jianfeng to come in person, something must have happened in Bright Moon City.

Yue Jianfeng sighed. "The patriarch's lifespan is nearly exhausted; he will soon pass away."

Hearing this, Lier couldn't help but tremble all over.

"How can this be? Hasn't the patriarch been in seclusion all these years? How could he suddenly..." Lier said in disbelief.

Yue Jianfeng sighed again. "You must know about the patriarch's situation. In his early years, he fought with the Zhou family patriarch and left behind a hidden ailment. A few days ago, it recurred, and so... his lifespan was prematurely depleted. His passing... will be within the next few months. Lier, you are now the most important junior disciple of our Yue family. He wishes to see you before he dies and has some matters to personally instruct you."

"This..." Lier hesitated upon hearing this.

To be honest, she didn't have a very deep bond with the Yue family patriarch.

Since her birth, the patriarch had been in constant seclusion and had never shown himself.

But now that he was about to pass away, she had to go back no matter what. However, Ye Yuan's top priority now was to go to the Holy Domain, which meant going in the opposite direction from Ye Yuan.

"Yuan Ge, I..."

Ye Yuan smiled. "Since the patriarch wants to see you, you naturally have to go back. My trip to the Holy Domain is just to say a few words to those old monsters; it won't take much time. Once that's done, I'll go to Bright Moon City to find you."

In truth, Ye Yuan was also reluctant to part with Lier, but the dead take precedence. Since the Yue family patriarch was about to pass away, it would be against all moral principles if he didn't let Lier go back.

Even if others said nothing, he himself would not be able to get past this hurdle.