In the Starry Sky Universe, Qin Shuang began his journey with the young boy, who had been renamed "Dugu Zangtian."
From Qin Shuang, Dugu Zangtian learned much about cultivation.
Upon learning that those who mastered cultivation laws had to overcome heavenly tribulations and gain the recognition of the "Heavenly Dao," Dugu Zangtian resolutely abandoned the path of laws. He then became Qin Shuang's disciple, wanting to follow Qin Shuang in cultivating the path of body refinement.
Although he didn't know the relationship between the "Heavenly Dao" his teacher Qin Shuang spoke of and "Old Heaven," Dugu Zangtian inexplicably detested the word "Heaven" from the bottom of his heart.
Over the past thousand years, Qin Shuang had met many body-refining Emperors. Some cultivated the secret realms of the body, while others focused on qi and blood.
As fellow body cultivators, they often exchanged ideas, and Qin Shuang had also dabbled in many other cultivation methods.
After explaining the methods and pros and cons of these body cultivators to Dugu Zangtian, Dugu Zangtian ultimately chose Qin Shuang's Qi Gathering Stance and Body Forging Stance.
Many times, Qin Shuang had a feeling as if his encounter with Dugu Zangtian was guided by an invisible thread.
Of course, with his abilities, he could sever this thread at any time.
However, Qin Shuang also wanted to see what kind of existence this so-called "Old Heaven" was.
In any case, from his perspective, "Old Heaven" didn't seem very powerful.
But Qin Shuang didn't know that with the nourishment of countless beings below the Saint Realm throughout the entire Starry Sky Universe, this Heavenly Dao seed was growing incredibly fast.
Currently, this seed had deeply embedded its roots into the fate lines of countless beings, gradually obscuring the "ray of hope" representing infinite possibilities within them, thus returning the "destiny" of beings under the Heavenly Dao's control.
That's right, every being has a ray of hope; this was an ironclad rule in Roy's Starry Sky Universe.
Even "Old Heaven" could not erase this ray of hope, only obscure it, making it difficult to trigger.
Qin Shuang's failure to immediately remove the traces "Old Heaven" left on him was also providing nourishment to "Old Heaven."
Fortunately, Qin Shuang was originally a person whose fate was uncertain in the Lin Meng Universe. With the current "Old Heaven," it couldn't possibly trace Qin Shuang's fate line and could only exert some weak influence through his karma with Dugu Zangtian.
Next, Qin Shuang truly witnessed the terrifying nature of "Old Heaven."
Dugu Zangtian was like a fly caught in a spiderweb, and this web was woven from threads formed by countless humans, manipulating Dugu Zangtian's destiny.
Amidst these emotional entanglements, Dugu Zangtian was like a puppet, experiencing, gaining, and losing...
Dugu Zangtian was like a jinx, bringing disaster wherever he went.
In the end, he was either the sole survivor, or his enemies regarded him with hatred.
Through these trials, Dugu Zangtian's strength improved step by step.
In three years, Dugu Zangtian grew from an ordinary child to a Level 6 Warrior.
Then, it took him five years to cultivate the Body Forging Stance, reaching the peak of Level 9.
He was only one step away from the Saint Realm.
At this moment, a flash of realization suddenly occurred in Qin Shuang's mind.
He and Dugu Zangtian were about to part ways.
This was "Old Heaven's" arrangement.
"Heh heh..."
Upon realizing this thought, Qin Shuang suddenly laughed.
"What's wrong? Teacher?"
Hearing Qin Shuang's cold laugh, Dugu Zangtian paused and asked.
"Zangtian, something just told me that we are about to part ways."
"It also told me that this is 'Old Heaven's' arrangement."
"Boom!"
A massive aura erupted from Dugu Zangtian's body.
"Teacher..."
Dugu Zangtian looked up, his eyes seemingly filled with rage, emitting a scarlet glow.
Everything he had experienced over the years told him that "Old Heaven's" arrangements were irresistible.
He had resisted, and because of that, his family was gone, his friends were gone, and sometimes even strangers he passed by could be gone.
Dugu Zangtian sometimes wondered if he would have lived more comfortably if he had accepted "Old Heaven's" arrangements and stopped resisting.
But why?
Teacher Qin Shuang had once told Dugu Zangtian that he had read in a biography of the Sun God Emperor Roy that a person who rose from humble beginnings had once shouted the slogan, "We are all born free, who dares to be high and mighty."
Similarly, in that biography, there were also inspiring phrases like, "Where there is oppression, there is resistance."
Why should this so-called "Old Heaven" decide the fate of the world?
If he were to bow down to "Old Heaven" like this, what would the villagers, relatives, and friends who died because of it mean?
Their deaths meant that he had to continue on this path, carrying their unwillingness and anger to punch "Old Heaven."
But now, "Old Heaven" was reaching out to his most respected teacher.
"Calm down, Zangtian."
Qin Shuang patted Dugu Zangtian's shoulder, sighing inwardly.
Over the past few years, Dugu Zangtian had grown from a child into a man.
"This is the first time that 'Old Heaven' has made such an obvious arrangement."
"But, it might have to be disappointed, because I don't plan on accepting this arrangement."
"So Zangtian, you'll have to work hard yourself too."
"This time, let your teacher accompany you to see how this so-called 'Old Heaven' plans to deal with us!"
"Okay, I understand, teacher."
"Boom!"
Just as Dugu Zangtian nodded, he suddenly heard a roar.
The ground they were standing on began to tremble.
The earth was collapsing, mountains and rivers were shattering.
Qin Shuang grabbed Dugu Zangtian and leaped into the air.
"Roar~"
When they flew high into the sky, they saw that the place where they had been standing was completely destroyed.
A fierce beast king, nearly ten thousand meters long, emerged from the ground and roared at Qin Shuang and Dugu Zangtian in its maw.
"This is a Fierce Beast King?"
Seeing this giant version of a Centipede Fierce Beast, Qin Shuang's expression turned grave.
With his extensive knowledge, Qin Shuang's understanding of the Starry Sky Universe was unmatched by most.
He knew that before the Sun God Emperor led humanity's rise, the Starry Sky Universe was also known as the "Fierce Beast Era."
During that era, countless fierce beasts inhabited the planets.
At that time, humans were the livestock raised by these fierce beasts. When the human population in a certain area reached a certain level, they would face the hunt from the fierce beasts.
Thus, for the continuation of their race, humans would spontaneously have half of their population leave to establish villages far away whenever a village's population reached or neared one hundred.
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