Honghuang Taihuang

Chapter 265 Bai Ze, Destiny

Taiwei thought for a moment, then steered the giant ship to change direction and headed towards the location of the demon race's destiny. The demon race's destiny was not simple, and since he had encountered it, Taiwei was prepared to take a look.

In a remote mountain area tens of millions of miles away from Taiwei, a middle-aged Taoist priest in a white robe, with a refined and beardless face, frowned as he sensed a slight fluctuation in his own fortune.

With a pure white feather fan gently patting his hand, the middle-aged man in white robes made calculations with his fingers. His eyes shone with heavenly light as he looked at the rising golden light in the west. He sighed softly, sat cross-legged on the canopy of an ancient pine tree, and quietly waited for Taiwei to arrive.

A streak of silver light pierced the sky, the ancient pine tree swayed violently in the gale swept by the giant ship, and with a flash of golden light, Taiwei appeared in front of the middle-aged man in white robes who had just stood up.

Looking at the calm-faced middle-aged man in front of him, Taiwei felt a strange sensation. Although it was only for a moment, when the middle-aged man in white robes looked at him, his crystal-clear eyes seemed to see right through him.

"The strange beast Bai Ze?" Taiwei's eyes flashed with divine light. The true form of the middle-aged man in white robes had already appeared in his perception. He was pure white, shaped like a lion, with wings on his back and ram's horns on his head. He was holy and full of majesty.

The mythical beast Bai Ze is an extremely rare divine beast in the primordial world. Bai Ze is a strange life form that was born by chance in the endless destiny of the Heavenly Dao. It can be considered a top-level divine beast born from the Heavenly Dao and destiny.

Bai Ze is extremely rare in the primordial world. Perhaps the one in front of Taiwei is the only one. There was also a Bai Ze at the beginning of creation, but it was swallowed by Luo Hou.

Bai Ze was born as a Primordial True Saint comparable to the progenitor of a great clan. However, if Bai Ze wanted to transform into a top-tier Primordial True Saint, he needed to undergo the tempering of endless waters of destiny. This was something that even top-tier Primordial True Saints could not withstand, let alone Bai Ze.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for Bai Ze to transform into a top-level Primordial True Saint in its lifetime. As a top-level divine beast evolved from the Heavenly Dao and Heavenly Mandate, Bai Ze can grasp the changes of the Heavenly Heart with great precision. In other words, Bai Ze can sense the major and minor trends of the Heavenly Dao in the dark and seek good fortune while avoiding misfortune.

Unless Bai Ze encounters an existence capable of interfering with the destiny of heaven and earth, namely those top-tier Primordial True Saints, ordinary Taiyi Realm experts simply cannot contend with Bai Ze's powerful control over the cause and effect of destiny.

Taiwei also did not expect to see Bai Ze here. This Bai Ze was likely conceived after the original Bai Ze perished at the beginning of creation.

This Bai Ze's cultivation level is not low, reaching the late stage of the Taiyi realm. With such cultivation, the status of an innate true saint, and the bloodline inheritance of Bai Ze, there are few people in the primordial world who can pose a threat to Bai Ze in front of Taiwei, except for those top-level primordial true saints.

"You can even glimpse a part of my destiny. The beast Bai Ze is indeed powerful. Now you should know why I am here."

Taiwei looked at Bai Ze in front of him and said that the destiny of the demon race that he sensed should be on this Bai Ze.

Bai Ze looked at Taiwei, remained silent for a while, his crystal-clear eyes staring at Taiwei with a dazed expression, as if he had noticed something unusual about Taiwei.

After a long silence, Bai Ze sighed and looked at Taiwei, saying, "I already know the Dao Lord's purpose in coming here, but I want to advise you that the destiny of the demon race is originally unrelated to you. If you forcibly interfere, it will inevitably cause a backlash from the Heavenly Dao."

"Whether the destiny of the demon race is good or bad is still unknown. The Dao Lord's forceful control over the destiny of the demon race may have already sown the seeds of disaster."

"Hahaha, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm not someone you can scare with a few words. To me, the Heavenly Dao is just a being with higher cultivation and a more special nature. I accept good destiny and I resist bad destiny. It's that simple."

"Besides, do you really think that just because you're a mythical beast like Bai Ze, you can control every single detail of fate? Don't underestimate me. Even if fate is bad, I'm confident I can reverse it!"

Taiwei revealed a confident look. With the Wuji Hengtian forged and the twenty-seven Dao veins sublimated, and holding the two supreme treasures of Taixu, the Nine Li Heavenly Demon and the Heavenly Serpent Mace, Taiwei was now more powerful than ever before, and possessed unprecedented confidence.

No matter what destiny awaits him, Taiwei is confident that he can reverse it or even destroy it. As for the Heavenly Dao, which governs all things in the primordial world, Taiwei does not like it, or rather, he hates it.

The divine punishment of the First Era nearly killed Taiwei, and Taiwei remembered it all very clearly. As for the Heavenly Dao acting according to the rules and being impartial and incorruptible, Taiwei believed that, but that could not be a reason for the Heavenly Dao to arbitrarily punish anyone.

The primordial world was not born from the Heavenly Dao; rather, it should be said that the primordial world gave birth to the Heavenly Dao. Fundamentally, the Heavenly Dao and the beings in the primordial world are essentially the same, except that the Heavenly Dao's origin is more vast and its power is greater.

An existence with the same origin as oneself that can arbitrarily seize one's life and cultivation is something neither Taiwei nor any other top-tier Primordial True Saint would like.

Taiwei had repeatedly contemplated how to overthrow the Heavenly Dao. He also knew that other top-tier Primordial True Saints shared similar thoughts. It could be said that all those who could become top-tier Primordial True Saints possessed a rebellious heart.

However, due to their own weakness, Taiwei and the others were unable to overthrow the Heavenly Dao. When Taiwei and the others' cultivation advanced further and they were able to compete with the Heavenly Dao, that would be the true calamity of the primordial world.

Upon hearing Taiwei's words, Bai Ze's bright eyes darkened slightly. The moment Taiwei uttered those words, countless waves surged in Bai Ze's eyes regarding Taiwei's destiny. The destiny that had been relatively clear in his eyes was now shrouded in countless mists.

Countless destinies split from Taiwei's original main body of destiny, instantly transforming into countless paths. With his eyes closed, Bai Ze wiped away the blood seeping from the corners of his eyes, bowed to Taiwei before him, and a slowly radiant destiny slowly appeared in his Purple Mansion.

"As expected, you are quite different from Ji Meng and Qing Qiu. The demon destiny within you seems to be purer and more immense."

Taiwei looked at the destiny revealed on Bai Ze and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. Unlike the destiny of the demon race that Taiwei had observed from Jimeng and Qingqiu before, the destiny on Bai Ze was more vast and pure. It seemed that Bai Ze's status in the demon race in the future would be much higher than that of Jimeng and Qingqiu.

Taiwei was studying the demon race's destiny on Bai Ze's body, trying to glean insights into the future rise and fall of the demon race from this more complex destiny. Opposite Taiwei, Bai Ze was sensing the countless destinys constantly splitting and changing on Taiwei's body, and for the first time felt the terror of a top-level Primordial True Saint.

In the past, no matter who it was, as long as they appeared in front of Bai Ze, Bai Ze could glimpse 30% of their destiny. Moreover, as the relationship became more and more familiar, Bai Ze was able to analyze and see through the past and future of those whose cultivation was below the Golden Immortal realm.

However, all the previous divine powers of destiny had no effect on Taiwei. Bai Ze originally saw hundreds of destinies on Taiwei, but in the blink of an eye, all of these destinies split into tens of millions of others, and then continued to change, with all the destinies twisting and changing.

Bai Ze's proud Heavenly Mandate Divine Power couldn't even see through one of the countless Heavenly Mandates in Taiwei, something Bai Ze had never encountered before.

Only then did Bai Ze understand why the original Bai Ze from the beginning of creation had been swallowed by Luo Hou. Faced with such a being that simply existed yet was twisting and interfering with destiny, Bai Ze's so-called divine powers of destiny were completely ineffective.

A thoughtful look flashed in Bai Ze's eyes. He could also sense the destiny of the demon race from Taiwei. Although it was only broken, such a destiny was enough to make Taiwei entangled with the destiny of the demon race in the future.

Bai Ze recalled the scene of the demon race's destiny that he had once glimpsed, and a ripple flashed in his eyes. With a thought, the demon race's destiny that appeared in front of Bai Ze began to vibrate.

Taiwei looked at the demon race's destiny approaching him, a look of surprise on his face: "Are you going to hand over this destiny to me?"

"The destiny of the demon race is too vast. If I were to get caught up in it, I would probably find it difficult to extricate myself. I have no intention of dominating the prehistoric world, nor do I want to reach the pinnacle."

"I simply want to pass on the information recorded in the Bai Ze bloodline, so I hope to hand over the destiny of the demon race within me to the Dao Lord. In return, I am willing to help the Dao Lord glimpse the destiny of the future, which can be considered a deal with the Dao Lord."

"A deal?" Taiwei smiled and looked at Bai Ze, saying, "There's no need to pry into the future's destiny. You can't even glimpse my destiny, let alone the accurate future."

"I need the destiny of the demon race anyway. Since you are willing to hand it over voluntarily, that's even better. You are the only Bai Ze in the primordial world. I don't want to kill you unless I have no other choice. That would be too wasteful."

Taiwei casually uttered words that caused Bai Ze's expression to change drastically. The magnificent destiny of the demon race transformed into a stream of light and was absorbed into Taiwei's Purple Mansion. Ji Meng's shattered destiny and Bai Ze's complete destiny slowly merged.

Unconsciously, Taiwei naturally and spontaneously grasped a deeper understanding of the destiny of the demon race.

The rise of the demon race requires a top-tier power as a sacrifice. Only when the demon race defeats the opponent can it truly prosper in the world. Otherwise, even if the demon race has the mandate of heaven, it will be usurped by the opponent and thus fall apart.

"I am deeply grateful that the Dao Lord is willing to accept this destiny. However, there is one thing I need to tell the Dao Lord."

(End of this chapter)