I alone am the Honoured One! - Chapter 598

Chapter 598: A talk with the Sect Master [3]
Zhao Tian frowned but didn’t respond, so Ji Shuang continued, “The heavens are not what you think they are. They are not gods, not some omnipotent, divine arbiters.”

“As I said, they are a system… flawed, oppressive, and self-preserving. You’ve already seen their cracks. The real question is whether you’ll exploit them… or be crushed under their weight.”

Taking a sip of tea, Ji Shuang leaned back. “The First Honoured One tried, but they misunderstood the heavens. They thought it was a battle of strength.”

“It was not. The heavens are a system of calculation… a grand equation designed to enforce balance. And now, they have adapted beyond what even the First Honoured One could comprehend.”

Looking at him, Ji Shuang continued “As I told you, after the First Honoured One’s rebellion, the heavens recalibrated their mechanisms.”

“They integrated a failsafe into the natural laws themselves… what we now call the ‘Chains of the Divine Accord.’ But that’s not all. They also created contingencies.”

Hoh? Zhao Tian raised an eyebrow in curiosity “Contingencies?”

Ji Shuang let out a soft sigh “You’ve already seen them… the so-called Chosen Vessels of the heavens will.”

“Mortals who are imbued with fragments of their will, empowered to eliminate anomalies like you. Do you think the rise of figures like Ren Wian or others close to your level is mere coincidence?”

Zhao Tian’s gaze squinted. “So the heavens have agents like those.. Sons of Heavens. And you think I’m supposed to just… fight them?”

Ji Shuang shook her head. “It’s not that simple. These agents are not your only concern. In my theory, the heavens operate through layers, Zhao Tian.”

“The first layer is mortal existence—the rules we live by. But beyond that are higher layers… domains where celestial entities enforce the heavens’ will. Entities who remember the First Honoured One and are actively ensuring history doesn’t repeat itself.”

“Like the Heavenly One, do you know about the Heavenly One?”

Hearing this, Zhao Tian nodded his head faintly “Yeah, I know some things.”

Ji Shuang tilted her head, looking at him suspiciously “Hm… I am surprised. because only the people in the top echelon know about this confidential stuff and the existence of the Heavenly One.”

Zhao Tian thought about Eleanor Di Laurentia who is inside his artifact right now ‘She is killed by the first Honoured One and only her soul fragment ramins… then.’

Looking at Ji Shuang, he asked “Do you know if the Heavenly One is still alive?”

Ji Shuang shrugged her arms “I am not sure.. they must be right?”

Zhao Tian had a thoughtful look on his face ‘Then just like Honoured One, when one dies… the next one appears? Then the current Heavenly One should be the second, as the First Heavenly One is already killed.’

Ji Shuang came back and sat on the table “Drink your tea before it gets cold.”

“Mhm.” Nodding his head, Zhao Tian took the tea to drink.

Taking another sip of the tea, Ji Shuang glanced at him “Well that matters aside, for now, let’s talk about the things in the Sect.”

“Everyone is thinking that you have crossed through 9th degree… but some are still not sure if you clearly crossed it or not, as I placed the illusion barrier during your 9th degree of tribulation.”

“So, lets just tweak it as that you failed to cross the 9th degree.”

Zhao Tian nodded his head and Ji Shuang spoke “I know you have light elemental as Jing’er told me… but because you are the Honoured One, I guess you have all elementals?”

Hearing this, Zhao tian nodded his head “Yeah…”

Ji Shaung’s brows frowned in thought “I have three elementals…. for now, I will accept you as my disciple so as not to create conflict amongst the Sect’s Wing masters.”

Zhao Tian looked at her “But I already have Jing as my Master”

With a smile, Ji Shuang waved her hand “You don’t have to worry.. she can be your Master in Alchemy and I can be your Master too.”

Zhao Tian took the snack to eat “Well, I need to ask her before deciding. What happened with your conversation with the Jade Emperor?”

Ji Shuang hesitated a little “About that… I did a thing without asking your permission, Zhao Tian.”

Zhao Tian had a bad premonition in his heart seeing her hesitation “Sect master?”

Taking a soft breath, Ji Shuang muttered “I prepared an arrangement for marriage for you.”

Eh?

-_- Zhao Tian blinked his eyes in surprise “With.. whom?”

Ji Shuang raised her gaze from the tea to look into his eyes…

“With… death.”

…

“For real?”

Walking through the corridor, Zhao Tian let out a soft sigh ‘I need to return to the artifact… I haven’t been there for almost four days because Jing is always with me.’

The polished wooden stairs creaked under his footsteps as he walked upstairs and reaching a familiar door, he knocked lightly. “Master..A gentle voice came from within. “Come in, Tian’er.”

As Zhao Tian entered in, he was mesmerized as Yao Jing was standing in front of the mirror, wearing her clothes.

She turned to look at him and smiled faintly “Oh, Tian’er… how did your conversation go?”

Without a word, Zhao Tian walked up to her and gently wrapped his arms around her from behind. “It went well…”

Yao Jing chuckled softly but shifted slightly in his embrace. “Wait a minute… you can hug me all you want after I finish putting on my robes.”

Ignoring her protest, Zhao Tian buried his face into the crook of her neck, inhaling the faint scent of lotus from her freshly washed hair. “You just took a bath?”

“Yes, and you’re going to make me redo everything if you keep wrinkling my clothes like this.”

She gently hit his adbomen with her elbow making him take a step back “I told you to wait.. idiot.” she uttered with a chuckle, tying the knots on her robes.

Zhao Tian sat back on the bed and watched her wearing her robes and after a minute, she turned to look at him “How do I look?”

“Good.. but I am pretty sure, you would great without that dress?”

Yao Jing shook her head helplessly and walked to him, sitting sideways on his lap as she wrapped her arms around his neck “So what did Sister Huang say?”

Zhao Tian hugged her waist and pressed his face onto her neck…

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