Honghuang: The Golden Crow Emperor, starts by robbing the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 977 Fate Brings Us Together
In the realm of destiny, in a scenic valley.

Inside the pavilion, the three Chaos Demon Gods—Destiny, Fate, and Karma—sat together, each holding a communication jade slip—a message from Shen Ni from the Heavenly Demon Abyss, detailing the matter of the "Child of Destiny."

"The Chosen One? Have you met him in this world before?" Destiny spoke first, his gaze sweeping over the other two, his tone tinged with doubt.

According to the progenitor of the Heavenly Demon Realm, a chosen one is born in every realm before the great war between gods and demons. However, the three of them had been in the Realm of Destiny for hundreds of years, and their perception of fortune was as clear as reading the lines on their palms, yet they had never seen a "chosen one" with extraordinary fortune—at most, they had only encountered some cultivators with relatively strong strength and slightly better fortune, which were far from deserving the title of "chosen one".

Destiny and karma both shook their heads.

"Spread the message so that Ling Xiao and the others also know about this." The God of Cause and Effect closed his eyes, and faint threads of cause and effect swirled around his fingertips. He quickly transmitted the information from Shen Ni to Ling Xiao and the others using a special method.

Centuries have passed, and the cultivation levels of the three of them have improved considerably. Their methods of transmitting information are also far more sophisticated than before, so they no longer need to worry about being detected by gods and demons.

"The news has been spread. Let's continue our cultivation." The Destiny Demon God put away the jade slip, his tone calm. "Strive to break through to the Emperor Realm within a thousand years. Then, we will naturally be able to do more."

Fate and Cause and Effect, standing to the side, nodded in agreement—in this world, only those with sufficient strength can seize more initiative.

Just as they were about to get up and return to their secluded place, a violent tremor suddenly came from the Heavenly Realm beneath their feet! This tremor was not a localized fluctuation, but covered the entire Heavenly Realm, and even the spiritual herbs and streams in the valleys were shaking.

"what happened?"

The three Chaos Demon Gods felt a sudden tightening in their hearts and instantly became vigilant. They knew very well that each celestial realm or demonic abyss was, to some extent, bound to the corresponding true god or true demon—this violent tremor most likely meant that the master of the Heavenly Realm of Karma, the true god named "Karma," had undergone some kind of change.

Just as the three of them were looking at each other and thinking of a solution, a slow sound of footsteps came from afar and gradually approached the pavilion.

"Who?"

The three demon gods tensed up instantly—there was probably only one person in the entire Heavenly Realm who could approach silently without their notice.

Soon, a figure appeared outside the pavilion. It was an old man in a white robe, with white hair and beard, a haggard face, and a gruesome bloodstain on his chest, clearly indicating that he had just suffered serious injuries and may have even vomited blood.

"It's you?"

The moment they saw the old man, Destiny, Fate, and Karma stood up simultaneously, their magical power instantly circulating, ready to use their pre-arranged backup plan—if things went wrong, they would immediately destroy their clones to avoid exposing their true forms.

"and many more!"

The old man seemed to sense their intentions and hurriedly spoke, his voice weak but pleading: "Fellow Daoists, I have no ill intentions. I simply wish to ask you some questions. For the past few hundred years, I have been searching for your whereabouts. Now that I have finally found a clue, do you intend to make me return empty-handed?"

Upon hearing this, the three demon gods stared intently at the old man—without a doubt, the one before them was the master of the Heavenly Realm of Karma, the true god Karma.

"What exactly do you want from us?" Destiny took a step forward, his tone icy. He had already begun to manipulate the laws of cause and effect, sealing off his aura and traces to prevent fate from spying on him.

Yin Yuan did not answer immediately, but slowly walked into the pavilion and sat down. He poured himself a pot of tea before speaking: "Fellow Daoists, please sit. If I wanted to make a move against you, with your current cultivation level, you would have no chance to resist at all—even if I could not completely capture you, I could still obtain a lot of useful things."

Although these words carried a hint of intimidation, they also made the three demon gods lower their guard slightly. They exchanged glances and sat down again—after all, the true god's attitude did not seem hostile.

"May I ask what brings you three here?" Destiny, the most powerful among them, asked, his gaze fixed on Yin Yuan, not daring to relax for a moment. Yin Yuan took a sip of tea, looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with weariness, and sighed softly, "I'm tired, I don't want to play anymore."

These words stunned the three Chaos Gods—they were used to speaking with reservations and never imagined that a true god would express his weariness so bluntly.

"What do you mean?" Destiny frowned and pressed for an answer.

“Sigh!” Yin Yuan sighed again and slowly explained, “I’m tired of the war between gods and demons that breaks out every tens of thousands of years. The world is turned upside down and all living beings are annihilated. I’ve seen this scene countless times.”

"Of course, other beings of the same kind are also enjoying this—I have won several battles between gods and demons, and my strength has indeed improved. But the stronger I become, the more unreal it feels to me, as if everything I possess is a castle in the air, and if I take one wrong step, it will collapse completely."

His voice grew lower and lower, tinged with a hint of confusion: "After experiencing dozens of battles between gods and demons, this feeling has become stronger and stronger. And this time, I have a feeling that some unexpected variables will emerge."

At this point, Yin Yuan turned to look at the three demon gods, his eyes filled with anticipation: "I can sense that you three are also adept at controlling cause and effect and pondering destiny, so you should be able to understand how I feel, right?"

Destiny, Fate, and Karma exchanged glances and then nodded in unison. Although they came from the primordial chaos, they could vaguely sense that the great war between gods and demons in this world seemed to be governed by some unknown rules, and was by no means as simple as "improving strength".

“Indeed,” Fate spoke. “Do you think there’s something wrong with this war between gods and demons?”

“Maybe there is, maybe there isn’t, who can say for sure?” Yin Yuan suddenly chuckled, his previous fatigue and confusion vanishing, his eyes sharpening. “However, only someone as skilled in the Dao of Cause and Effect as me can detect this anomaly—those guys have long been blinded by the increase in power and won’t think much about it.”

He shook his head, then changed the subject, his tone becoming sincere: "I want to ask you a question—what exactly is your background?"

The three demon gods remained silent—this involved their core secrets, which they would never easily reveal.

Yinyuan seemed to have anticipated their reaction and said with a smile, "I almost forgot, this is your secret. How about this, I swear on my own origin that I will never reveal your origins; you can also make any kind of contract with me, as long as it can make you believe in me, I will agree to it."

"Really?" A hint of doubt flashed in Destiny's eyes, then he secretly transmitted his voice to Fate and Karma: "I always feel that this Karma is not discussing the Dao with us, but rather asking us for help."

“Indeed,” Fate echoed in response. “Simply exhaustion or curiosity wouldn’t drive a true god to this point—unless he is driven to desperation and about to be overwhelmed by the ‘flood’.”

The three demon gods vaguely sensed that Yin Yuan seemed to be shrouded in some kind of great crisis, but with their current cultivation level, they could not see through the nature of this crisis.

“We need to discuss this for a moment,” Destiny said.

“No problem.” Yin Yuan readily agreed. “I can first make a karmic vow with you—as fellow practitioners of this path, you should know the terrible backlash that will result if such a vow is broken.”

"it is good."

Subsequently, Yinyuan, using its own origin as a guide, made a strict causal vow to ensure that it would not reveal the secrets of the three demon gods, nor would it harm them.

The three demon gods sensed the power of the laws contained in the oath, and their vigilance lessened somewhat—causal oaths have binding force in any chaotic world, especially oaths made with the "origin," which are almost impossible to violate.

"Now, can you tell me where you come from?" Yin Yuan looked at the three of them, her eyes full of anticipation.

(End of this chapter)