Yuxuzi changed the topic so quickly that Shen Qing almost failed to react.
"Ah?"
"Why... is this?"
Shen Qing asked cautiously. Afraid of arousing Li Xian's misunderstanding, she could only observe the expressions of the two.
Yuxuzi sat upright, crossing his legs. He even summoned the Kunlun Disk.
The Kunlun Disk spun rapidly in Yuxuzi's hand, emitting a bright light.
"Back then, when the demons were running amok, Master Huiming spent three days divining with the Kunlun Disk and came up with two prophecies. The first halves of the two prophecies were the same, but the endings were completely different."
"After obtaining these two prophecies, Master Huiming passed away. Since then, the Kunlun Disk has changed several owners and finally came into my hands."
"I'm ashamed to say that I haven't inherited Master Huiming's true legacy. Therefore, the divination I did with the Kunlun Disk... failed to truly fathom the will of heaven."
Saying this, Yuxuzi sighed regretfully, his eyes filled with emotions that Shen Qing couldn't understand.
"What are the two prophecies?"
"These two prophecies have been passed down for thousands of years. We don't know the exact words anymore. All we know is that a divine maiden of destiny will be born, bringing two completely different endings. One is the fall of all things, and the other is the rebirth of all things."
Shen Qing held her breath.
The birth of the divine maiden of destiny... the fall of all things...
It seemed to correspond to her previous life when Lin Yibai, who came from another world, seized the fortune of many people and turned the mortal world into a purgatory on earth.
But what about the second prophecy? Could it be that Lin Yibai would change this ending?
But Lin Yibai was already dead. Who could this divine maiden of destiny be...
She was completely at a loss...
After listening for a long time, Shen Qing still didn't know what this had to do with her betrothal to Li Xian.
"Do you know who the divine maiden of destiny is, Yuxuzi?"
A glint flashed in Yuxuzi's eyes. He glanced at Shen Qing and then shook his head. "I haven't been able to fathom the will of heaven, so I don't know."
Shen Qing sighed. It seemed that the divine maiden of destiny was the key if they wanted to lead the world towards the second ending.
"However..."
Yuxuzi placed the Kunlun Disk between Li Xian and Shen Qing. The light of the Kunlun Disk turned a delicate peach - pink.
The corner of Shen Qing's mouth twitched. She felt that this ancient Kunlun Disk had become somewhat cheap.
Yuxuzi coughed deliberately in a solemn manner and made hand seals. The next second, the pink light of the Kunlun Disk scattered and formed a sentence in the sky.
"An alliance between sects will make us invincible under the sky!"
"Humph..."
Shen Qing was both angry and amused. She didn't know whether this sentence was deliberately arranged by Yuxuzi or a guidance from the Kunlun Disk.
If it was really the guidance of the Kunlun Disk, this sentence seemed rather unserious.
Yuxuzi sighed seriously, looking extremely helpless. "Look, this is not my nonsense, but the guidance of the Kunlun Disk."
Saying this, Yuxuzi, as if he couldn't make up any more stories, winked at Real Man Honghua.
The corner of Real Man Honghua's mouth also twitched. But since Shen Qing and Li Xian were present, he endured it again and again and didn't storm out on the spot.
He forced a stiff smile and looked at Shen Qing and Li Xian kindly.
"Since the Kunlun Disk has given its guidance, the alliance between sects is imperative..."
Shen Qing was extremely helpless. She felt that these two elders were like coaxing children.
"Please explain to us, two elders, what the alliance between sects has to do with what you just said?"
Li Xian finally finished cracking the sunflower seeds in his hand. He asked with a cold face.
Yuxuzi glared at his own disciple in frustration.
"We can't find the divine maiden for the time being. But through the Kunlun Disk, I've calculated that the Main Shrine is probably going to cause trouble. You know that the immortals in the Main Shrine have extremely high cultivation levels. If our sects remain as scattered as sand, we will gradually be devoured by the Main Shrine."
"Actually, just like what happened a thousand years ago when the Main Shrine took away the disciples of various sects, this is not the first time."
There was another thing that Yuxuzi didn't say, which was that he had used the Kunlun Disk to discover that the people in the Main Shrine seemed to be related to the demons.
That was why he came up with the idea of the alliance through marriage. He wanted to unite the major sects. If they were going to do it, they should start with the Five - Element Dao Sect and the Azure Cloud Sword Sect.
He hoped that this method would make the Main Shrine wary and stop acting so recklessly.
At the same time, it could also solve the marriage problem of his beloved disciple. Why not do it?
But Yuxuzi would never say this last reason out loud.
Shen Qing fell silent.
A thousand years ago, the Main Shrine took away Ling Zhou and some other highly - talented disciples from various sects. The fates of those disciples were unknown, and the Main Shrine had no explanation.
The sects were completely powerless against powerful beings as unfathomable as Immortal Huiyan.
These old monsters who had lived for thousands of years only needed to move their fingers to wipe out a sect. What Yuxuzi said was not without reason. If the sects remained scattered, it would be difficult to face the unknown in the future.
Then, Real Man Honghua seemed to be comforting Shen Qing.
"We're just using the pretext of betrothal to tell the major sects that the Azure Cloud Sword Sect and the Five - Element Dao Sect have joined forces. If you two have no feelings for each other in the future, you can dissolve the engagement by yourselves. It's no big deal."
In the world of cultivating immortals, unlike in the mortal world, a woman's engagement was not regarded as so important.
Those who practiced the Dao emphasized following their hearts. Some female cultivators had changed more than a dozen Dao companions, and no one would say anything. As long as you were strong enough, you could even have multiple Dao companions.
Shen Qing lowered her head, hesitating.
Yuxuzi and Real Man Honghua had already said so much. If Shen Qing refused again, it would seem that she didn't understand the overall situation.
But she really didn't know what Li Xian was thinking...
To her, Li Xian was a very good partner and a good friend. If they got betrothed, their relationship would become complicated.
Just thinking about it made Shen Qing feel uncomfortable all over.
If their betrothal made their relationship awkward, that was not what Shen Qing wanted to see.
Yuxuzi glanced at Real Man Honghua. Real Man Honghua stroked his beard and stood up. He said to the two of them, "I know we've wronged you two in this matter. You two should discuss it first. If you really don't want to, we two old guys won't force you."
"That's right. You two young people should discuss it first. For the sake of the sects and the world of cultivating immortals, I hope you can agree."
Yuxuzi said this with a look of righteousness. But Li Xian saw the words "Come on" in Yuxuzi's eyes and felt helpless.
The two elders walked out of the house, leaving a quiet space for Li Xian and Shen Qing.
But not long after they left, the two of them tacitly concealed their auras and quietly circled around to the back of the house. They lay on the window sill and eavesdropped.
Real Man Honghua silently questioned: Are you really doing this for the sake of the sects and the world of cultivating immortals by getting these two kids betrothed?
Yuxuzi grinned: My disciple seems to have fallen in love. As his master, it's not too much for me to give him a push, right?
Real Man Honghua was furious: The girl you want him to be betrothed to is the treasure of our sect. Double the betrothal gifts!!