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Seeing Xue Aotian's expression and reaction, the corner of Long Shiya's eye twitched.
It seemed this guy had also learned about Zhou Weiqing's talent.
"Brother Xue, you should be aware of Zhou Weiqing's talent by now. His six attributes can only truly maximize their potential under my guidance. Besides, even if you let him choose for himself, he will definitely follow Master Wen's arrangements, right?"
Xue Aotian's face remained calm, showing no visible ripples of emotion, making it difficult for Long Shiya to determine exactly what this guy was thinking.
Su Wen watched from the side and found it inappropriate to chime in.
At least from a logical perspective, Xue Aotian had no valid reason to forcibly keep Zhou Weiqing here.
No matter how excellent Zhou Weiqing's talent was, he was not suited for Xue Aotian, nor did he belong to the Heavenly Snow Mountain. Plus, his relationship with Tian'er...
Well, perhaps that last point was the only major reason Xue Aotian would insist on keeping him.
Speaking of which, what exactly was the relationship between Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er right now?
Su Wen truly wasn't clear about it at all.
"That kid certainly has good luck. To have Your Excellency awaken his power and grant him such monstrous talent, and to have Your Excellency find the most suitable teacher for him," Xue Aotian said as he looked at Su Wen, observing this Master Wen.
Su Wen shook his head.
"This isn't luck; it's destiny."
"The Demonic Deity Bead of the Dark Demonic Tiger isn't something just anyone can fuse with."
Su Wen's words caused a flicker of emotion to pass through Xue Aotian's eyes.
The Dark Demonic Tiger...
Was that the name of that black demonic tiger?
When did such a Heavenly Beast appear on the mainland?
As these thoughts flashed by, Xue Aotian didn't dwell on his confusion. He cared more about the word Su Wen had used: destiny.
Unlike the original trajectory, when Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er displayed their unique traits, a powerful figure had been present on the scene.
Though they had not yet reached the point of fusing their Heavenly Energy, the reaction between their four Saint Attributes naturally existed. It just so happened that this reaction was discovered by the number one powerhouse on the mainland today.
The core nature of the power erupted by the four Saint Attributes had deeply shocked Xue Aotian.
Coupled with Su Wen's mention of destiny, this struck a deep chord within Xue Aotian.
"The Lord of the Netherworld..." Xue Aotian pondered internally. "Could it be that this Zhou Weiqing is the Child of Destiny destined to face this impending calamity?"
Xue Aotian was well aware that the greatest scourge of this world had recently become restless.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this terrifying existence would break its seal within a century at most. When that time came, the entire mainland--and even the other mainland across the ocean--would suffer, bringing utter ruin to the entire plane.
At this exact moment, a boy like Zhou Weiqing with such a peculiar destiny had appeared, along with Tian'er, a special Evil Attribute that rivaled the Saint Attributes, and the potential fusion of four Saint Attributes.
With all these coincidences piling up, describing it as "destiny" was entirely fitting.
"Your Excellency seems to know quite a bit?" While sorting through his thoughts, Xue Aotian showed none of his inner turmoil on the surface. Instead, he looked at Su Wen with a meaningful gaze.
"Just some hearsay, nothing more."
Su Wen shook his head, brushing off his source of information as trivial.
Xue Aotian, however, didn't buy it for a second.
Hearsay?
What kind of hearsay could contain the absolute greatest secret of the entire mainland?
He estimated that among the Five Great Sacred Lands, apart from the Heavenly Snow Mountain, the leaders of the other Sacred Lands might not even know about the existence of the Lord of the Netherworld.
Even so, Xue Aotian didn't take any action against Su Wen because of this.
It wasn't a bad thing for him to know a thing or two.
At the very least, Su Wen didn't seem to be on the side of the Lord of the Netherworld.
Furthermore, by nurturing someone like Zhou Weiqing--who seemed born to face the calamity--Xue Aotian assumed Su Wen was attempting to save the world.
Add to that the fact that Su Wen was currently retraining himself and seemed to harbor the ambition to scale the heights of the Heavenly Change stage, Xue Aotian had no reason to act against him.
In fact, he was actually looking forward to Su Wen reaching that level.
Because he understood the situation with the Lord of the Netherworld and the state of the seal, Xue Aotian had long fixed his gaze on the survival of the entire plane, growing indifferent to the squabbles and rivalries among the Five Great Sacred Lands.
This had inadvertently triggered a transformation in his state of mind, causing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds until he reached the peak of the Heavenly God tier.
Yet precisely because of this, he bore an immensely heavy burden. Facing the heavenly barrier of the Heavenly Change tier, he had never been able to find a breakthrough.
Seeing a variable like Su Wen, and another like Zhou Weiqing, was exactly what he welcomed the most.
By the way, how does this Su Wen plan to break through?
A sudden question flashed through Xue Aotian's mind.
Zhou Weiqing was a variable with a glimmer of hope because he had somehow produced an unprecedented Evil Saint Attribute, and he possessed a miraculous fusion skill with Tian'er that combined four Saint Attributes.
What was Su Wen relying on?
Could he be walking the same path?
Xue Aotian suddenly froze.
He finally realized where the sense of familiarity he felt when he first saw Su Wen came from.
Attributes!
Within the aura of Su Wen's Heavenly Energy, there was distinctly a trace of the Divine Attribute!
"This Su Wen actually possesses the Divine Attribute as well!"
Combining this with the information he had previously gathered about Su Wen, the man mastered the Time Attribute, and his Spiritual Attribute was terrifyingly profound. Now, Xue Aotian had discovered his Divine Attribute too.
"Zhou Weiqing's Evil Saint Attribute was ultimately brought about by this guy. Since Zhou Weiqing has it, it's highly possible this guy has it too!"
Xue Aotian's heart shook.
This Su Wen possessed a truly terrifying talent.
Could this be the true purpose behind his decision to rebuild his cultivation?
Suppressing the shock and suspicion in his heart, Xue Aotian spoke to Long Shiya, "To save that brat, my daughter sustained rather severe injuries and is currently unconscious. It is temporarily impossible for you to take him away."
His tone brooked no argument.
Zhou Weiqing could leave, but only after Tian'er had recovered.
Long Shiya frowned.
What a hassle.
"May I ask how severe your daughter's injuries are? Although I don't know much about healing, Su Wen has conducted quite a bit of research on the matter." Long Shiya pointed toward Su Wen.
Su Wen was utterly speechless.
He didn't know the first thing about medical treatments.
Long Shiya had simply seen Su Wen be so completely omnipotent and had been shocked by him so many times that he subconsciously attributed healing skills to him as well.
The catch was that Su Wen actually did know a tiny bit about it.
He just wasn't an expert.
"Oh?" Xue Aotian looked at Su Wen in surprise.
Rumor had it that this guy's cultivation was incredibly versatile, but he hadn't expected him to practice healing arts outside of those rumors as well.
Wait, no.
Xue Aotian subconsciously linked healing methods to the Life Attribute.
Four Saint Attributes, four Upper Attributes, four common Elemental Attributes...
It seemed this guy had gathered almost all of them.
Xue Aotian was shaken once again by just how all-encompassing Su Wen currently was.
"If that's the case, then I shall trouble the two of you."
Long Shiya looked at Xue Aotian with considerable surprise.
Given Xue Aotian's usual personality, he shouldn't have been this easy to talk to.
How did he just agree to the suggestion right away?
Long Shiya glanced at Su Wen beside him, and noting how frequently Xue Aotian's eyes shifted toward Su Wen, he fell into deep thought.
Led by Xue Aotian, the two of them arrived at a small courtyard.