Chapter 374: Chu Feng: You Are the Destined Great Villain
"Wait here. I will inform you after paying respects to Master."
Outside the head courtyard of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, Qin Qin spoke to Shi Xuan in an even tone.
"Understood."
Shi Xuan responded and stood quietly outside the courtyard gate. He refrained from curious glances around him—having noble birth, he had even visited the Sacred Dynasty's imperial palace. The architecture and decorations of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute seemed utterly ordinary to him.
After entering the courtyard, Qin Qin saw Chu Feng bustling about, the table laden with various delicacies. She immediately bowed: "Disciple greets Master and Mistress."
"No need for formalities."
Chu Feng, seeing only her return, asked curiously: "Where are your junior brothers and sisters?"
Qin Qin replied: "They took today's new disciples to the outer court."
"Oh."
Chu Feng asked no further. After finishing his tasks, he took the main seat, awaiting his disciples' return.
In less than a moment, Xu Caichen and the others arrived together.
"We greet Master and Mistress."
"Rise."
Chu Feng said with a slight wave: "Be seated."
Everyone exchanged glances, then fixed their gaze on Qin Qin.
This subtle gesture did not escape Chu Feng's eyes. He smiled: "What is it? Are you hiding something from me?"
Qin Qin then said: "In response to Master, your disciple encountered a minor issue during recruitment."
"Sit and elaborate."
Chu Feng said, accepting the wine Bing Yan poured for him.
The disciples had no choice but to take their seats.
Qin Qin stood by her position and slowly began: "Master, during today's recruitment, I found a youth who meets none of your criteria, yet his destiny rivals Senior Brother Xiao Chen's. However, his destiny baffles me. Thus, I admitted him into the Miscellaneous Dao Institute for your personal assessment."
Hiss...
Everyone present gasped in astonishment. Even Bing Yan hadn't imagined anyone's destiny could rival Xiao Chen's.
"Oh."
After taking a sip of wine, Chu Feng asked with interest: "Now that you mention it, I am quite curious about this youth. Bring him in."
"Understood."
Qin Qin responded, then turned and left the front courtyard. Moments later, she returned with a young man.
Chu Feng sipped his wine while studying the youth before him.
Nobly imposing—this was Chu Feng's first impression. Secondly, this youth showed no intimidation before him, despite Chu Feng's current world-renowned status.
Chu Feng then activated his World-Destroying Eye to examine the youth's destiny. He saw purple-gold destiny radiating from him, soaring ninety-nine zhang high into the sky. Yet within that golden destiny, serpentine black destiny threads writhed densely, continuously devouring the purple-gold destiny to grow stronger.
Once these black threads fully consumed the purple-gold destiny, this youth's life would reach its end.
Logically, cultivators with purple-gold destiny should be Sons of Destiny, but clearly this youth was not.
Yet with his current immense destiny and imminent doom, his identity became obvious—the Destined Great Villain.
Interesting. He had never encountered such a youth before.
Shi Xuan dared not observe Head Seat Chu on the main seat. As the Shi Family's prodigy, he excelled not only in strength but also in all aspects of etiquette.
"Master, I have brought the youth."
Qin Qin said, then stepped aside.
Shi Xuan immediately bowed: "Junior Shi Xuan pays respects to Head Seat Chu and Senior Bing."
"Rise."
Chu Feng said indifferently.
"Thank you, Head Seat Chu."
Shi Xuan finished speaking and stood straight.
Chu Feng asked unhurriedly: "What questions did you answer during today's recruitment assessment?"
"In response to Head Seat, this disciple answered..."
Shi Xuan recounted everything that had happened at the recruitment site without omitting a single detail.
"That was indeed my oversight. Their questions truly don't apply to you."
Chu Feng paused, then continued: "Next, I will ask you several questions. As long as you answer truthfully, you may become my thirteenth true disciple!"
Hearing this, Shi Xuan's eyes instantly lit up, an indescribable joy surging within him.
Even as the Shi Family's prodigy who had received guidance from Great Sages, they never personally taught him techniques.
If he could apprentice himself to the foremost Great Sage of this era, he was confident he could become a Sage—no, a God King.
"I await your questions, Senior."
Everyone present grew curious about what questions Chu Feng would ask. They put down their utensils and pricked up their ears.
Chu Feng asked: "First, how many fiancées do you have?"
Shi Xuan froze, thinking: Is this part of the assessment?
Still, he answered respectfully: "In response to Master, this disciple has nine fiancées."
"Are there any unwilling to marry you, who despise you, or have eloped with others?"
This question left everyone bewildered.
They all wore expressions of utter confusion.
Shi Xuan felt particularly uncomfortable, but thought: If answering these strange questions lets me pass the assessment, so be it.
"In response to Senior, yes. Furthermore, I previously ordered clansmen to teach a lesson to a youth pestering one of my fiancées. Unfortunately, that youth escaped and injured my clansmen. Had I not been coming to Wendao Academy to seek apprenticeship, I would have captured him long ago."
"Excellent."
Chu Feng's lips curled slightly, as if everything unfolded as he predicted.
???
Shi Xuan was full of questions. Could this senior have some peculiar preferences?
"Have you seized opportunities from fellow clansmen?"
Chu Feng ignored Shi Xuan's bewilderment and continued.
Shi Xuan appeared thoughtful, then slowly said: "Master, after birth I did receive a transplanted Innate Saint Bone from a collateral branch. Combined with my innate Saint Heart, the clan hopes I can become a Sage like our ancestors."
Chu Feng smiled: "Sagehood is not your limit. However, whether you live to see that day remains uncertain."
Could this be a Great Sage's method—suppressing first to elevate later?
The thought flashed through Shi Xuan's mind. After all, when he saw those Great Sage ancestors at home, they too acted like lofty experts.
"I seek your guidance, Senior."
Chu Feng said unhurriedly: "It seems my assessment was correct. Though your destiny rivals that of a Son of Destiny, you are fated to become the Destined Great Villain—ultimately serving as the stepping stone for the Son of Destiny's ascension."
"The Destined Great Villain?"
Everyone present blurted out unconsciously.
Qin Qin asked: "Master, is the black energy in Shi Xuan's destiny the omen?"
"Correct."
Chu Feng took a sip of wine and stood, continuing: "As the saying goes: The Heavenly Dao has yin and yang aspects, and so does destiny. For every child of destiny to reach the supreme position, they must endure countless hardships and defeat powerful foes. The Destined Great Villain is the stepping stone nurtured by the Heavenly Dao for the child of destiny."
"Beyond the omens in Shi Xuan's destiny, the points he mentioned earlier are all hallmarks of the Destined Great Villain."
Elder Bing Yan beside him asked in confusion: "Then can't the Destined Great Villain reach the supreme position?"
"Of course they can—by slaying the Son of Destiny and absorbing their destiny, they become the true Son of Destiny."
Chu Feng paused, took another sip of wine, and said: "But the Son of Destiny is never so easily slain. If you doubt my words, Shi Xuan, you may send people back to investigate and verify what I've said before deciding whether to apprentice yourself to me."
Thud!
Without hesitation, Shi Xuan knelt: "Disciple Shi Xuan pays respects to Master."
"Excellent."
Chu Feng said with excitement: "You lad have good judgment. From this day forth, I accept you as my disciple."
"Thank you, Master."
Shi Xuan responded with deep emotion. Though his mind was in turmoil and everything Master said left him stunned, he firmly believed that once he became Master's disciple, all problems could be resolved...
{This chapter will be a major turning point for story. chu feng will stuff his hands in true struggles of great era. till now novel was going slice of life type of slow. but now it will pick up pace and action mode. }
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