The River of Ti!!!
Wei Wuyin hadn't been able to react as a formless power froze him in a literal instant, so powerful that even the Heavenly Daos' usage of Present Ti Energies to freeze the universe vastly paled when compared! This wasn't the Heavenly Daos using the power of ti, but the manifestation of ti ITSELF using its own power!
There was no comparison at all!
A frightening power that bore a resemblance to Paradoxical Correction ford, and it enveloped Wei Wuyin instantly. It was genuinely in an instant, as there was no ti between its manifested existence and the progression of the world.
He was enveloped without being able to react, only capable of sensing through his soul, and solely due to the Minor Law of Ti that ford a bridge of sorts between his soul and the heavens alerting him!
"Haaa…" An ancient, benevolent sigh echoed throughout the world.
Vrrrrr!
Suddenly, the Eye of Truth, Eye of Illusion, Eye of Immortality, and the Eye of Creation began to vibrate at such a frequency that even the dead could hear. The sound transcended ti, space, life, and death and caused Wei Wuyin's silver eyes to erupt in a volcanic-like explosion of spiritual radiance!
The entire Ti Vortex shook!
"You're quite the little troublemaker, huh?" A voice that instilled incomparable warmth and comfort resounded in the depths of Wei Wuyin's soul. The gentleness within sublimated his existence, and he felt himself grow lighter, freer.
The River of Ti wanted to eradicate him! He didn't know why, but the voice was like a guardian's tightest hug, and the horror and terror of death were expunged by its presence.
In his state of suspension, the voice kept speaking to Wei Wuyin's soul. "First, you dare to look at the inner workings of the Heavenly Daos. Now, you impatiently find a way to link your Karma with my own? Far, far before you're ready. A brazen yet praiseworthy child, I must say."
Like an elder half-heartedly chiding a child with amusent, the voice echoed out. The River of Ti that Wei Wuyin could not perceive, only slightly sense, began to recede its killing will with an unwillingness that snapped at his soul. Despite the receding will, the desire to annihilate was ever-present!
With the Minor Ti Law achieved by fully awakening his Seed of Law, Wei Wuyin's soul had already deeply resonated with the Law of Ti, including its manifestation—the River of Ti. He could feel it due to its extrely close proximity! He also could feel that while the River of Ti had stayed its hand, it wasn't going to leave!
His heart quivered. If the River of Ti refused to free him, he would forever be trapped within the Ti Vortex or likely placed under its power, regressing or progressing at such a rate that his existence would simply…vanish.
"Oh?" The ancient voice spoke out curiously, but it wasn't directed at Wei Wuyin. "You're hurt."
"This child is a little impatient; how about I repair your damage, and then we'll turn this into a forgettable event?" The ancient voice bargained, but there wasn't any hint of pleading, rely an earnest will filled with good intentions and a hope for unity. It was hard to say no.
"..."
Wei Wuyin could feel the River of Ti quiver ever-so-slightly. His understanding of the River of Ti, gained from two lives, from two different tribulations, had been overturned as it felt like a living entity! He had the urge to gulp, knowing his life was on the line.
He also knew that the ancient voice wanted him to be privy to this conversation. If not, he would've been frozen at this point in ti despite having the Void Dragon Bloodline or Minor Authority of Ti Law.
"See? Wasn't so bad." The ancient voice said with a wisp of a chuckle, filled with heart and acceptance. It truly was hard to find ill feelings from it.
Instantly, Wei Wuyin's flow of ti resud. He breathed heavily, cold sweat drenching his back and forehead, and his silver eyes illuminated his area of the Ti Vortex with raw, forceful spiritual light. With a heavy shut of his eyelids, he restrained that radiance.
"Karmic Laws shouldn't be casually disregarded, little one. Ah, you're still a mortal." The ancient voice spoke profoundly, only to realize that Wei Wuyin was still too young to know what any of that ant.
"..." Wei Wuyin caught his breath. He could still feel his soul quivering from fear, but his will forced him to settle his thoughts and emotions, exerting trendous strength to ask: "Why?!"
He wanted to say more, but all his power could barely form a single word.
"Why? Hm." The ancient voice made a thoughtful sound. Wei Wuyin was confident that this existence that he felt was none other than Fuxi, the sa being that saved him once before, wouldn't answer. But much to his surprise, he received a response!
"Normally, your actions wouldn't have caused such a trendous reaction from the little river. But, you tried to gain knowledge beyond your ans using Paradoxical Linking— sharing knowledge between Nebulous Tilines. You might not understand now, but in doing so, you have infected the little river with karma it was unwilling to possess, forming ties it refused to hold.
"In the simplest explanation, you implicated the little river by your careless actions. Isn't it normal for it to be mad?" At the end was a hearty chuckle, and Wei Wuyin found himself unable to disagree. He understood so things, especially when they related to Karmic Ties.
The Bloodline of Sin and Karmic Luck Value related to Karmic Fortune and Calamity. The River of Ti wanted to kill him because the alternative version of himself had shared information using its power as its foundation! He understood that much.
He didn't bla the River of Ti; he had no right or power to!
"You understand. Quite intelligent, little one." The ancient voice said smilingly. "Let take this away; You'll learn of it when it's right, not a mont sooner or later."
Wei Wuyin felt the mory file of Magi left behind by his suave variant dissipate into nothing. It was gone! However, he didn't feel forlorn by this lack of knowledge, only relief that he was still breathing.
The River of Ti was an existence that vastly exceeded what his own Karmic Luck Value could warn against. He imagined he would need an absurdly high value before the Heavenly Daos' would take action to save him or warn him, such as when it sent a Blessed through ti…
Through ti…
He couldn't help but recall the Black Skeleton's words when the Temporal Reincarnator's phenonon occurred: "You can kill the reincarnated, taking their karmic luck value and the piece of damaged Heavenly Dao for yourself or allow them to live!"
The last bit, did the Heavenly Daos simultaneously damage itself and the River of Ti to send back the Temporal Reincarnator? If so, did the Temporal Reincarnator's existence grant him an escape from death? He wasn't certain, but the River of Ti seed to refuse to back down despite Fuxi's arrival.
"This will be the last ti we et before you've perford your Rite of Passage, little one. Don't take too many risks or too heavy shortcuts." After saying this, the voice vanished, and the presence that Wei Wuyin felt from the depths of his soul disappeared just as quickly.
He heaved a heavy, very heavy sigh as his body began to float within the Ti Vortex. Wei Wuyin couldn't help but feel slightly overwheld yet also…oddly at ease. Perhaps his horizons were simply too broad, his Heart of Cultivation too firm, but he wasn't too shaken by all this.
He took it all in stride, already thinking about other things now that he knew his life wasn't in any imdiate danger. Digesting everything that happened, Wei Wuyin swore to be more careful.
"Yes," Eden echoed.
"Tch." King acted as King acted.
"..." Kratos was silent, uncharacteristically so, yet Wei Wuyin could feel its emotions were the most chaotic of the four. The River of Ti was a part of the Void Dao, and Kratos might be a Void Dragon Spirit but the innate superiority the River of Ti held over it was there.
"Is he gone? Like, gone gone?" Ori shyly asked.
Wei Wuyin warmly smiled, replying: "Yeah."
"Gone gone gone?" Ori sought another confirmation.
Wei Wuyin chuckled softly, "He's gone gone gone." After feeling the wave of relief Ori released, Wei Wuyin closed his eyes and rested. He felt tired. Extrely tired.
He decided to rest here for a bit. Afterward, he'll set a lethal trap.
While they hadn't done anything to him yet in this tiline, he refused to give them the slightest chance. Especially not that bitch.
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Back to the present.
Wei Wuyin rested in his wicker chair as he fiddled with his Saint Ring, his thoughts seemingly preoccupied with sothing else. He had just gotten word of Du Ling's victorious efforts, and the Saint Cyclic Renewal Summit was coming to its conclusion. There would still be certain benefits that the Everlore Association had planned to give to the Chosen, Immortal Saintesses, and Immortal Heroes, but they were relatively inconsequential to him.
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