Noldrei said to Elysia, "Elysia, wait here for a bit. Jing Yuan has already gone back in to investigate the situation now that the upheaval has stabilized. This time, I'll explain to Fu Xuan what to do next."
Elysia was genuinely worried about Noldrei's casual guidance.
Could you even call it casual guidance?
With a little guidance, he had turned Dan Shu into this kind of talent. If he were to guide this Master Diviner Fu a little more, wouldn't she ascend to the heavens?
But Elysia knew they still needed the Xianzhou's help to leave, and she had no idea how Little Mei was doing with the repairs on the Thousand-Realmed Monocab.
Noldrei took Fu Xuan to a corner and began to explain his future plans.
He hadn't just come up with the idea of making Fu Xuan the Master of the Alchemy Commission on a whim.
The first reason was simple: she had the ability to divine, a power that held great influence on the Luofu and could genuinely bring benefits to people.
This had been demonstrated on the Yuque, where divination was practically a way of life.
The second reason was to bring the Bright King of the Pure Land theory into existence in this world.
His main purpose was to complete this next step of Dan Shu's plan.
In Dan Shu's mind, since the Pure Land theory had already emerged, she, as the cleansing Maitreya, had already eliminated the Abundance's greatest influence on the Xianzhou: the Ambrosial Arbor.
This action had received the approval of an Aeon, though Noldrei couldn't sense which one. Logically, it should have been one of Destruction, The Hunt, or Abundance.
However, due to Fu Xuan's sudden hairpin attack, the choice had leaned towards Destruction.
There was only one path to bring forth the Bright King.
And that was to find the Abundance. If Fu Xuan didn't take on the job of Master of the Alchemy Commission, then she would have to use her own abilities to find the Aeon of Abundance.
Noldrei truthfully explained the transformation of the faith of Yaoshi within the Xianzhou to Fu Xuan.
Fu Xuan had never thought her divination ability would be useful at a time like this. She asked with some confusion, "You mean, my ability is needed to anchor the outcome that the Pure Land Sect will inevitably find the Abundance? And that I might even have to walk the path of seeking Yaoshi myself?"
"Why? Why me?"
She still didn't understand why it had to be her.
She had struggled in the river of fate her entire life, but she had never imagined that she would feel the power of this fate in a way other than divination.
This was a completely different experience from the perception brought by divination.
Noldrei found Fu Xuan somewhat endearing at times like this. Although the girl had a sharp tongue and could be a bit overbearing, she never lied. She was much more honest than Dan Shu.
"It's not about why it's you, but that on the current Luofu, you're the only one who can do it."
Noldrei explained, "When a human wants to do something and announces it to all of humanity, that thing becomes a kind of abnormal public memory, a necessity that will guide humanity in that direction."
"Just like the fate you pursue, you just happen to have landed in the middle of the conflict of faith between Yaoshi and Lan. Besides you, there is no one else suitable for this task."
Fu Xuan understood her situation. For a moment, she couldn't accept the outcome.
She murmured, "Impossible. If what you say is true, that fate is real... then the person who seeks the Abundance will inevitably meet the Abundance, and this process of selection is now tied to me. Doesn't that completely determine the course of fate? Then what's the difference between that and the actions of those Stellaron Hunters?"
The name "slaves of fate" was quite famous in the universe, and Elio's methods were similar.
And now, Fu Xuan, the Master Diviner of the Luofu's Divination Commission, had such an ability?
What Fu Xuan truly couldn't understand was why Noldrei was so certain that the people of the Pure Land Sect would definitely meet Yaoshi. It couldn't really be because of Dan Shu's line, "The coming of Maitreya, the arrival of the Bright King," could it?
Noldrei smiled. "Do you want to do a divination? Right here, in front of me. Divine what the final outcome will be."
Fu Xuan hesitated for a long time, but finally, under Noldrei's encouraging gaze, she once again used her Dharma Eye to peer into that so-called future.
She didn't believe it.
Noldrei showed no ability to peer into the future's destiny, yet he was so certain that the direction he pointed to was the future of humanity.
This divination was no small matter for Fu Xuan. She saw a sight she had never seen before.
The sight made her soul tremble in an instant. She felt as if she were frozen, locked in place, staring wide-eyed at the scene she had captured.
Fu Xuan didn't know if she was truly a slave of fate.
But she knew...
She would probably have a hard time escaping Noldrei in this lifetime.
Fu Xuan saw not only herself but also Yaoshi.
She saw with her own eyes her future self, standing alone before the Abundance. Yaoshi seemed to be saying something to her, but she couldn't hear, couldn't understand.
She didn't know what she had said to the Abundance, nor what she had requested.
Fu Xuan was certain that her future self was not acting on a whim, nor was anyone forcing her to do it. It was absolutely a genuine thought from the bottom of her heart that led her to request Yaoshi's blessing.
But Fu Xuan still didn't understand. She didn't understand how Noldrei could actually control her future destiny in this way.
It was as if it had all been planned, as if he had foreseen this scene long ago.
Fu Xuan slowly pulled herself back from the shocking scene.
She looked up at Noldrei with a complex expression, like she was looking at a scumbag.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Did you see a scene of us fighting in the future?"
Noldrei was a little curious about what Fu Xuan had seen.
"If only that were the case. At least I would know for sure what your position is. But in fact, the situation is not what I thought, and it has made me a little... shaken."
Fu Xuan no longer wanted to divine Noldrei's future fortune. Her mind was filled with the image of herself begging for a blessing in front of Yaoshi.
What had she asked for?
Since she had already seen that far, why was there another strange, imaginary power blocking her view?
'But, this isn't right... Why? Why is it like this?'
'Why would I do that? Did I really become a follower of Yaoshi?'
'Could it be...'
'The Bright King Dan Shu spoke of wasn't herself?'
'In the future, there will be someone from the Pure Land Sect who will walk before Yaoshi.'
'Could it be that I am that Bright King?'
Fu Xuan grew more and more bewildered. She felt as if she was drifting further and further away from the destiny of her divinations.