Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor
chapter-1303

'Maybe Xun Junyao's future self intervened,' Wang Wei thought. This was not out of the realm of impossible. She was a Transcendent Seed, so at a minimum, she has a high chance of reaching the same level as Maitreya and Supreme Unity. These two should have transcended the shackles of the River of Time, meaning they can influence the past; it's only a matter of how much they can influence before facing a backlash.

'Her future self might have decided that I was not worth the headaches and chose to end this ill-fated companionship,' Wang Wei analyzed. 'However, I'm not satisfied with this answer.' Wang Wei was not underestimating Xun Junyao or looking down on her. His intuition told him he had not found the crux of the issue.

Wang Wei raised his eyebrow. He deduced countless possibilities, but none gave him an answer, and he was satisfied. 'My problem is that I don't know much about Xun Junyao. In that case, let's use her from the alternate timeline as a reference.'

He focused on his alternate timeline's memory. Although the part in the upper dimension was vague, he had enough information to go on. So, Wang Wei asked himself: what was his relationship with Xun Junyao like in that timeline? Why did she not find them incompatible but did in this timeline?

Numerous images flashed in his mind. Although vague, they contained enough information for him to deduce and recreate a complete picture. His relationship with Xun Junyao started out of desperation. She had reached the peak of the Empyrean Realm, but she did not dare become a Paragon due to the flaw in her Dao Heart.

Additionally, despite Wu Hong's protection, Xun Junyao already sensed that many people were planning against her. So, when Wang Wei ascended, she clung to him as she thought he was the only way to save her problem and perfect her Dao Heart. However, how could that version of Wang Wei care about any woman?

All he cared about was revenge. However, Di Tian had taken a great deal of Wang Wei's luck and destiny after defeating him in the Heaven Will Battle, so the latter's strength had reached a terrifying level by the time he ascended.

Wang Wei, driven by revenge, no longer acted calmly, composed, or with his intelligence. He used the most stupid way of killing and plundering for resources to increase his strength quickly. If not for Xun Junyao's intelligence and Wu Hong's strength, the parasites or other people would have killed him long ago. He was also lucky that the foreign worlds started to invade not long after ascending, so these parasites had to head to the frontier to defend the world. During this time, Maitreya and Supreme Unity also started their battle.

Wang Wei shook his head after seeing this. 'This version of me is genuinely useless.' His current self would never crumble this easily, even if he experienced his family's annihilation. He knows how powerful and Heaven Defying powerful cultivators are, so he would dedicate himself to reaching higher levels to revive them.

As for revenge against Di Tian? There were so many other ways, mainly from the sect. That version despised, even hated, the upper dimension sect for allowing his sect's destruction. However, Wang Wei understood they could not do anything. The sect's ancestors were in limbo, meaning they could not even send a projection to help. Additionally, Maitreya and Supreme Unity still looked harmonious during that time, meaning everyone believed they were the enemies. In such a situation, it would be impossible for the ancestor to act. Wang Wei believed that even if they had some potent method to interfere with Limbo, the other people would stop them. The destruction of the lower dimension's Dao Opening Sect would severely impact the luck of the upper dimensions. With how severe the competition between the 13 Overlords was, they would not waste such an opportunity.

'The Di Clan is only a top Paragon lineage without a Primal,' Wang Wei thought. 'All that bastard had to do was to use the upper sect's guilt of being unable to help to convince them to annihilate Di Tian at all cost.

'And even if he wanted to kill the latter himself, he could have used the resources from the sect to increase his strength quickly. They would have gladly cultivated him at all costs to make up for the fact they allowed their ancestral land to be destroyed.'

Wang Wei frowned. The more he analyzed his alternate self, the more stupid he realized that bastard was. He understood being overwhelmed by vengeance, but there is such a thing as calm fury. Why must he use the riskiest and stupidest method if he wanted to be alone and plunder resources? Couldn't he have plotted the entire world from the shadows to get the resources he wanted?

'The Supreme Outlaw Trial was more beneficial to me than I thought,' Wang Wei concluded. The trial forced him to master his emotions, understand his true self, control his weaknesses, and change his way of thinking and acting.

'So, the trial's purpose is not just to determine a person's worthiness to wield certain Daos, but also a method of molding these Dao Lords and Overlords into the monster they were,' Wang Wei analyzed. Grand Dao's relationship with these monsters has always been like that. It feared their capabilities but also spent time and effort to mold them so that it could see what they could do.

'Let's focus,' Wang Wei thought as he continued his deduction. After many years and relentless effort, Wang Wei finally allowed Xun Junyao to have a small part of his heart. So, did she get what she wanted? The memories were vague, but Wang Wei did not think so. By now, his other self was madly in love with Wu Hong, but he just dared not admit it due to his hatred and her high status. As for Xun Junyao? The final face she created definitely resembled Wu Hong. Maybe the other Wang Wei realized this and modified it somewhat. However, Wang Wei believed that Xun Junyao did not get her true face until his other self became a Half-Step Transcendent.

Yes, Wang Wei believes his other self would eventually reach that realm. As for the reason? There were many, but the primary reason is that the latter's personality and behavior would eventually become the same as his. He had some basis for this assumption.

'I chose a Dao that fits with my pursuit and goal in life. The ancient sages called this situation the Harmony of Intent and Tao,' Wang Wei thought. 'The result is that my personality fits with my Dao.' This is why Wang Wei loves secrecy and planning and is an expert in manipulation. It's also why his personality is so free and easy, and he can even be described as moody, given how easily he can change to fit a situation.

This situation does not apply only to himself. Wu Hong has a natural domineering aura because her ambition was once to prove her worthiness to the world by suppressing everything. Now, her goal is probably to seal everything between Heaven and Earth — including all 3800 Dao Sources and even Grand Dao itself.

Yan Hai, or the Sword Empress's personality, is sharp, aggressive, and even arrogant because her path or pursuit is to [Slash Heaven]. This "Heaven" does not refer to the sky, space, the world, or even Heavenly Dao. No, her target is whatever or whoever is the limit of power in this vast universe — that's who she wants to slash.

'That alternate version of myself would eventually have a personality similar to mine, meaning that he would indeed become incompatible with her, but by then, it would have been too late,' Wang Wei sighed before suddenly pausing; his mind caught a sudden inspiration. He focused.

The words [Intention and Tao Harmony] and a scene from his time in the lower dimension remained vividly in his mind; it was the scene where Heaven and Earth celebrated because he was too happy after receiving Wu Hong's letter.

'Harmony…Heaven and Earth…Naturally affecting, changing, and influencing it,' A light flashed in his mind — he understood what was happening. Assuming that he's correct and his future self reaches a realm comparable to Grand Dao, and his pursuit of absolute freedom has not changed, what happened to Xun Junyao was due to his influence.

A being of his level is so powerful that he can naturally influence the entire Chaos Universe, past and present, to help him achieve his goal — just like Heaven and Earth celebrated Wang Wei's happiness back then. His emotions and desires have transcended everything mundane, time and space, and almost every concept in the universe.

That version of Wang Wei is playing a chess game using the Chaos Universe, countless concepts, lives, and time and space as the board, but he doesn't have to actively make a move. The chessboard itself will also actively help him win. Of course, the same goes for his opponents.

The move of making Xun Junyao give up on Wang Wei so soon was probably a passive move of the chessboard; that's why it's so smooth and natural.

Wang Wei wanted to take a cold breath. 'This level of existence…' He was in awe while simultaneously excited. After figuring out everything, a weird aura emanated from his body.

'Epiphany?' Xun Junyao thought, a little surprised.

Wang Wei opened his eyes, not hiding his excitement. This deduction benefited him immensely. He had a deeper understanding of [Fate Dao], its operation, and its overwhelming potential. Additionally, Wang Wei peeped at the power of higher entities, which will be pretty helpful when it is his turn to reach that level.

The most important part about this epiphany was that it did not matter whether his deduction was complete nonsense. As long as he believed it to be true, he could work in that direction to reach that level and eventually self-actualize this level of power.