Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 929 - 466: Two Immortal Destiny Life Charts, New Child of Fortune
"Is the Great Xuan Dynasty aware of this location?"
"Treating it like a mere disposal site?"
"Regularly dumping prisoners and demons inside?"
"In that scenario, wouldn't the demons rampage and slaughter everyone?"
"How exactly did you manage to stay alive?"
Jiang Fan arched a brow, surprised that the Great Xuan Dynasty had knowledge of this area.
Still, he figured their understanding remained quite limited.
Entering the Ice Prison meant no escape was possible.
Not even for those at the Mahayana stage in Cultivation.
Thus, outsiders held only vague notions about it, viewing the place solely as a nightmarish confinement zone.
"Demons truly strike fear into hearts."
"Whenever they emerge, rivers of blood flow, claiming innumerable human lives."
"Yet, there's little cause for excessive alarm."
"Within the Ice Prison dwell unique entities called Prison Beasts."
"These Prison Beasts boast tremendous power, utterly unbeatable—even demons fall short against them."
"In the past, demons that surfaced here triggered a brutal slaughter, but that fury awakened the Prison Beasts."
"Soon after, the Prison Beasts seized those demons."
"As to their fate—dead or otherwise—no one knows, since they vanished completely."
Xu Chenyang provided this account.
Prison Beasts?!
At those words, Jiang Fan's eyes sharpened. He recalled the origins of this realm from the Immortal Realm, dubbed the Immortal Prison.
Might these Prison Beasts serve as the Immortal Prison's wardens?
If so, what catastrophe had stirred these wardens into action?
"Do those Exotic Beasts count among the Prison Beasts?"
Jiang Fan probed further.
"No, they don't."
"Originally, they hailed from the Spirit Ruins Realm as Demon Beasts."
"Long ago, the Great Xuan Dynasty hurled them into the Ice Prison to gauge the perils of this Secret Realm."
"Over time, the Ice Prison's chilling forces warped and empowered them."
"Their population surged wildly, forming a vast horde inside the Ice Prison."
Xu Chenyang denied it with a shake of his head.
He clarified that the Exotic Beasts weren't indigenous to the Ice Prison; they originated in the Spirit Ruins Realm.
Simply put, the mysterious energies permeating the Ice Prison had twisted these Demon Beasts into something new.
Life's vitality proved astonishingly resilient, thriving amid the most unforgiving conditions.
Once settled, their growth skyrocketed without bounds.
"You seem to grasp the Ice Prison far more deeply than the average soul."
Jiang Fan regarded Xu Chenyang intently.
"That's true enough."
"In my youth, I resided in a grand metropolis deep within the Ice Prison."
"The city teemed with over a million inhabitants, ruled by a City Lord at the Integration stage of Cultivation."
"The City Lord proved benevolent; all eligible youths received thorough training and absorbed the chronicles of the Ice Prison."
"Tragically, a ferocious beast tide razed the city, claiming even the City Lord's life."
Xu Chenyang shared this with a tone of regret.
Had that city endured, he would never have wound up in Ice Lotus Village.
"I never imagined your origins ran so deep."
"But truly, is there absolutely no escape from the Ice Prison, however faint the possibility?"
Jiang Fan pressed on.
He found Xu Chenyang's responses quite enlightening, confirming his choice to rescue these folks had been wise.
Without insights from such natives, he couldn't have oriented himself to the Ice Prison this swiftly.
"A path does exist."
"Legend holds that Cultivators reaching the Mahayana Realm and achieving ascension could potentially depart the Ice Prison—though none ever have."
"Attaining Mahayana is no easy feat, after all."
"Even across the Spirit Ruins Realm, it demands immense struggle; imagine the odds here in the Ice Prison."
Xu Chenyang elaborated.
In truth, this faint prospect fueled the dreams of countless Integration Cultivators.
Yet, surging past Integration to Mahayana bordered on the unattainable.
It amounted to little more than desperate fantasy.
"Hmm."
Jiang Fan gave a nod.
Employing the Emperor's Gaze, he peered into the destinies of those around him.
Boom~~
In a flash, their varied fates, grand and humble, unfolded in his vision.
Leading the way was the Life Chart of Nascent Soul Cultivator Xu Chenyang: an Upper Grade variety, marked by vast wisdom and sharp perception.
Upon awakening, this Life Chart granted him an eidetic recall, a mind like a steel trap; the wider his experiences and studies, the keener his insights sharpened and the swifter his Cultivation advanced.
He was destined for a life of wandering.
Bound to a single spot, his true potential withered away.
Should he roam free in the Spirit Ruins Realm, unbound by the Ice Prison's chains, his achievements would tower far higher.
Alas, trapped in the Ice Prison with modest Cultivation, exploration lay beyond his reach.
This stagnation had bottled up his gifts, yielding only average results.
His Life Chart's full might remained dormant.
"This..."
Yet, what truly stunned Jiang Fan was the eighteen-year-old youth Lu Zhicheng at his side, bearer of an Immortal Grade Life Chart called A Thousand Thoughts, One Gain—a pinnacle of comprehension-based Charts.
Its power was straightforward: a thousand deliberations guaranteed some harvest, a definite reward.
Those graced by this Life Chart soared in any pursuit, their grasp of concepts peerless.
He embodied the perfect Dao seedling.
Barring some dire misfortune, immortality awaited him without question.
Undeniably, this lad qualified as a Child of Destiny.
Moreover, his eight-year-old sibling, Lu Duoduo, harbored an Immortal Grade Life Chart known as Sea Pledge Mountain Alliance.