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6. Symbiotic Relationship
🕑 Added 2025-03-26 18:45:55 +0000 UTCAfter returning to his courtyard, Su Kang immediately went to the cultivation room.
He set up an isolation array formation to prevent any disturbances before taking out the mysterious fragment.
The floating shard emitted a faint golden light, its presence both ancient and indifferent.
Without wasting time, Su Kang began explaining his situation to the spirit within it.
When he finished, the spirit remained silent for a moment before finally responding.
"Under normal circumstances... you were not supposed to die this soon."
"I can feel the power of destiny. The power of destiny is gathering in that direction. This creates fortune for some — and misfortune for others."
The spirit’s tone was contemplative, almost troubled.
Though it had initially known little about this world, its prolonged observation had granted it an instinctive understanding of many things.
Su Kang instinctively glanced toward the direction the fragment had pointed earlier. His mind immediately converged on the Qingyun Sect — and Li Fang.
He recounted everything about Li Fang—his meteoric rise, the sheer improbability of his fortune—pointed to one undeniable truth: he was favored by the heavens.
"Destiny is a force many cultivators speak of but few truly understand," Su Kang said, his voice low.
"If you know so much about it, is there a way for me to harness it?"
The spirit’s response was measured. "You cannot seize destiny directly. It is woven by the Heavenly Dao itself."
Su Kang's heart sank, but he quickly suppressed his disappointment.
"I have a theory." He explained everything about Li Fang— his rise, and the possibility of him being a Child of Destiny.
The spirit remained silent for a while before finally speaking.
"Your theory is... highly probable. But I need to see him to confirm it."
Su Kang nodded. He thought if he could increase his destiny, he might be able to kill those demon cultivators sooner.
"It seems I can only take it slowly." He muttered.
"There are ways to shift the flow of destiny… subtly. If that is your wish, I can guide you." he spirit replied as if it knows his thoughts.
Su Kang's breath quickened in anticipation. This was exactly what he had been hoping for.
"I want to become strong. Can you help me?" Su Kang asked, suppressing his excitement.
"Yes. But I will take some portion of the destiny as well."
The spirit's mechanical voice remained indifferent — neither urging nor dissuading him.
Su Kang's fists clenched in excitement. He had no right to hesitate.
"I accept."
The fragment glowed faintly, its golden light pulsing in the dim room. "Then, give me your blood essence," it instructed.
Su Kang bit his finger and squeezed out a few drops of blood essence onto the fragment.
The golden light surrounding the shard flickered, growing brighter as it greedily absorbed his life essence.
Su Kang felt his soul tremble — the connection between him and the fragment deepening.
By the time the process ended, Su Kang's face was pale.
Although the link was stronger than ever, he knew one thing for certain — he still wasn’t the master of this artifact.
"Now I can reside within your spiritual consciousness," its voice resonating in Su Kang’s mind.
"You were able to reincarnate undetected because of my protection. After your reincarnation, this world accepted your soul as its own."
"However, when you saw the future, your soul was affected in the process... granting you access to your past life's memories."
"So that's how it happened." Su kang thought.
The spirit stopped for moment, then continued.
"This is against the laws of the world. If heavens took notice of you, then you might be considered an outsider and would face some troubles."
A heavy silence filled the room. Su Kang's heart trembled.
"So... I was never supposed to remember?" He was worried about the future implications.
"Don't worry, this world already took you as its own. It's not capable of monitoring every single individuals."
"As long as you don't give it a reason to look deeply into your past, then everything is fine".
"Moreover I will also help you to hide from prying eyes of the heavens. But it's best to harness the power of destiny without drawing the world’s attention."
Su Kang relaxed after hearing this. He felt like a mountain has been lifted from his chest.
"So how are we going to gather destiny?" Su Kang asked.
"We will take it from the blessed people but we can't plunder their destiny too much."
If they started plundering so much power of destiny from such blessed people, then the world would took notice of this.
Heavenly Dao could ignore some small variables in its grand scheme as long as the overall result is the same.
"So, what am I supposed to do?" Su Kang asked.
"You have to build a close relationship."
"Those within the orbit of a destiny-blessed individual often bask in their reflected fortune. Friendship is advantageous; blood ties even more so. A partnership… most intriguing." The spirit's words hung in the air, each syllable weighted with unspoken possibilities.
"We have to look at the whole situation to find out what is the best way for you."
"Being friends with him is not going to work. We are brothers, although we didn't swear any brotherhood oath, but we are really close."
He had been close to Li Fang once — closer than brothers. Yet despite that bond, he had still died in the future because of him. If mere friendship couldn't sway destiny, then there was no point in trying the same method again.
He even let go of his fiancée, yet that didn't work. He believes the definition of brotherhood is different for Li Fang.
Su Kang was thinking it might be related to his childhood.
After Li Fang's father disappeared two decades ago, the Li family faced constant oppression. His mother was the only one who protected him during those harsh years.
Even the few relatives who showed him kindness never stood up against the injustice.
"That's why his emotions toward others aren't deep enough to share his blessings. Instead... he's unconsciously absorbing their fortune for himself."
Su Kang let out a bitter laugh.
The spirit fell silent before finally agreeing.
"You are most likely correct."
After hearing Su Kang's words, the spirit agreed with his thoughts.
"I think the only person he truly cares about his except his lovers is— his mother." Su Kang said after deep thought.
"I don't want to follow him anymore. I don't see any way to steal any destiny from him." Su Kang sighed.
The spirit's voice resounded again, devoid of emotion.
"The mother... Becoming her husband will allow you to indirectly steal some of his destiny."
Su Kang froze.
For a long time, he remained silent — a storm of emotions churning inside him.
A complicated feeling welled up in his chest.
"Is this really the only way?" he asked.
"In this situation, this is the most efficient method."
The idea was absurd.
Yet the more he thought about it, the more sense it made.
Li Fang’s mother was the only person whose love could alter the course of his destiny. By becoming her husband, he could bask in the reflected fortune without ever crossing paths with Li Fang directly.
Su Kang's clenched fists slowly relaxed.
When he finally opened his eyes, they were calm — resolute.
"I will try."
....
Meanwhile, in the distant Qingyun Sect—
Inside a luxurious courtyard, Li Fang slowly opened his eyes.
His handsome features glowed with spiritual light. He had spent the past month stabilizing his cultivation realm.
A smile played on his lips.
"I'm finally ready to go to the Central Plains... I'll win this bet and surprise her."
Yet a strange unease lingered in his heart.
He frowned slightly, unable to shake off the feeling.
Suddenly, he felt a strange sensation in his heart. "Why am I feeling this way?" Li Fang wondered.
Unbeknownst to him, somewhere in the world, fate itself conspired to gift him… a new father.
