studiobondurri Chapter 378: The path that goes against one's original intention!
Chapter 378: The path that goes against one's original intention!
Jiang Family Mansion.
The small family meeting of Jiang Yifeng was still ongoing.
Although he wanted his father, Jiang Fushan, and the others to hide in Gate No. 8 for refuge, their resolute attitude of living and dying together was evident.
It was clear that normal persuasion would be difficult to convince them.
Thus, Jiang Yifeng had to lay it all out.
"Dad, to be honest, you all following me won't help much; it might even distract me!"
"I'm taking Ruxuan for some special reasons!"
As he spoke, Jiang Yifeng unleashed his aura.
The moment his presence was felt, Jiang Fushan and the others' expressions changed, and they almost lost their balance, nearly collapsing to the ground.
Fortunately, Jiang Yifeng's aura was fleeting, preventing any real embarrassment for Jiang Fushan and the others.
Jiang Yifeng's intention was merely to prove his point, not to actually harm his father and the others.
Having reached this point, Jiang Fushan and the others naturally recognized their limits and no longer insisted on accompanying Jiang Yifeng.
Seeing everyone nod, Jiang Yifeng's voice rang out again, instructing them on what to do next.
"Dad, you all stay at the Jiang Family Mansion. If the world begins to collapse and Ruxuan and I haven't returned, then head to the Endless Sea."
"There's a 'gate' there where you can temporarily seek refuge."
After speaking, Jiang Yifeng handed a jade bottle to Jiang Fushan, saying that pouring its contents should open Gate No. 8!
Inside the jade bottle was a strand of Jiang Yifeng's essence blood.
Gate No. 8 was something Jiang Yifeng had previously endowed with spirit and modified using his Master of All Artifacts talent.
This gate recognized him.
And essence blood is unique to each individual.
Jiang Yifeng was ninety percent sure that pouring his essence blood on the gate would open Gate No. 8!
After a while...
Jiang Yifeng finished all his instructions.
Then he left the Jiang Family Mansion with Jiang Ruxuan under the watchful eyes of his family.
Heading towards the ancient relic.
There was another "gate" there.
Gate No. 8 was once there too.
But after Gate No. 8 became unique, whether in simulation or reality, the ancient relic still had a "gate"!
Jiang Yifeng had been puzzled about this before.
But after seeing Gate No. 9, he understood that a number didn't represent a single gate but a set.
The special Gate No. 8 he endowed with spirit was just one of a set of Gate No. 8.@@@@
In every simulated world and reality, the ancient relic still had Gate No. 8.
It just wasn't as special as the one on the Endless Sea.
Could this "gate" be the same?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yifeng called out softly.
"Ruxuan, try pushing this gate!"
According to Jiang Yifeng's thinking, since Jiang Ruxuan was now in human form, she couldn't be exactly like an ordinary key.
But since a key needs to operate, pushing the gate should count!
Hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Jiang Ruxuan didn't think much of it.
She approached the "gate" and gave it a gentle push.
With a "creak," a slight sound was heard.
The gate moved.
A crack appeared.
Seeing this, Jiang Yifeng knew he was right.
However, he didn't rush to celebrate but instead became vigilant.
He was ready to act at any moment.
After all, he wasn't sure what he would encounter after opening the gate.
Would it be the things attacking the gate?
Or perhaps something else?
What was certain was that it wouldn't be very safe.
After all, Su Mushuang's secret couldn't be revealed yet.
This included not letting Jiang Ruxuan near the gate.
Now, Jiang Yifeng was forcing himself close to the "gate," which was a gamble.
It was a choice he made because he didn't want to be led by the nose in everything.
This choice was very uncharacteristic of Jiang Yifeng; it wasn't cautious enough.
But in previous simulations, he had been cautious enough.
Yet every time, he was inexplicably drawn into various plots and loops.
Although he spoke of fate, who among cultivators believes in fate?
Fate is merely a stronger person's scheme.
He always had a feeling inside that he couldn't continue simulating according to certain people's plans.
He had to break free from their schemes as soon as possible; otherwise, the consequences would be severe.
Where this feeling came from, he couldn't say for sure.
But he chose to trust his instincts.
So, at the start of this simulation, he decided.
To choose a different path.
A path against the norm, a path that went against his original intentions.