When Jingtian heard such an absurd report, his worldview was instantly shattered.
"How can... How small are the chances of that happening?" Jingtian muttered in disbelief. "Nonsense... this makes no sense at all..."
In his mind, this was undoubtedly outrageous nonsense.
He had never seen or heard someone solve a problem like this before.
He had sacrificed an arm, gained a great deal of intelligence, and the results of his divination—if not one hundred percent accurate—were at least ninety-nine percent accurate.
And now?
Lucian just claimed he could flip the entire battlefield, and then a great victory followed?
Did that even make sense?
Was that even reasonable?
"What the hell are you...? How can you change the outcome of a war this big?"
Jingtian was utterly horrified, especially because Lucian had done nothing at all—just spoken a few words. Furthermore, for half a day, while they waited, Lucian had merely been chatting with Fu Xuan on the couch nearby.
What baffled him the most, however, was the arrival of the Antimatter Legion.
He had conducted so many divinations, even used the Deca-Light Reflection Barrier Matrix, and still never discovered that the Antimatter Legion would appear.
And yet it was precisely this unexpected factor that had turned the entire war into a crushing victory.
Now that it had come to this, he had no choice but to believe Lucian possessed a power beyond his comprehension—the power to change fate itself.
Evidently, the terrifying rumors about Lucian's fate-defying ability were not just rumors—he really was that terrifying.
"I admit defeat..." Jingtian got back up and bowed deeply to Lucian. "With such ability, you truly deserve the title of Celestial Master."
As soon as Fu Xuan saw the Master Diviner bowing submissively to her own master, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
It was only natural, given that the Master Diviner—whom everyone in the Xianzhou Yuque portrayed like a god—was actually still no match for her master!
As this thought flashed through her mind, Fu Xuan puffed out her chest, her nose practically pointing to the sky as she looked utterly proud.
Lucian, on the other hand, hurried forward quickly to help Jingtian up, since this wasn't a situation where he wanted to slap someone's face—he still had to let the man keep some dignity.
"By the way, does the Yuque have a title like Celestial Master?" Lucian asked casually while helping Jingtian up.
"No." Jingtian smiled and shook his head. "Your abilities are above mine, a Master Diviner, and you also taught me a very valuable lesson. You're both above me and also like a teacher to me, so I thought the title Celestial Master sounded fitting and cool for someone like you."
Hearing this, Lucian rolled his eyes, feeling speechless, while Fu Xuan puffed out her chest even more, looking even more proud.
'If the Master Diviner is my master's student, then wouldn't that make me his senior?' Fu Xuan thought to herself, smiling faintly. 'Well, it's not so bad.'
"Like a teacher? I never said I'd be your teacher, so don't go calling me that." Lucian waved his hand and hurried back to Fu Xuan's side.
Jingtian immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Just now, I learned something new and valuable in my life."
"In any case, you've become my mentor through that lesson, so you deserve at least to be called my teacher."
"As for the title of Celestial Master... Well, although I came up with the name on the spot, if you like it, the Divination Commission won't mind establishing a new position for it."
He spoke with a smile before the smile suddenly vanished, his expression turning solemn as he bowed deeply once more.
"I sincerely invite Your Excellency to serve as the Celestial Master for the Yuque's Divination Commission, to broaden horizons for both the Yuque and the Alliance."
It had to be said that this man truly knew how to deal with people—no arrogance, flexible when needed, sharp-eyed, and bold.
If it had been anyone else—someone who stood high as Master Diviner, ruling over millions—would they really bow and humble themselves like this?
"My abilities will only ever be passed down to my disciple, Fu Xuan, so—"
"No matter!"
Lucian was about to refuse, intending to say he would only teach Fu Xuan, but Jingtian immediately caught on and cut him off.
"As long as you're willing to lend a hand when the Alliance faces unavoidable disaster, that's enough!"
"Alright, fine..." Lucian, seeing that Jingtian was nearly on his knees, reluctantly agreed. "I'll take the title of Celestial Master, but I won't manage affairs or teach anyone. It's just a title."
He was simply too soft-hearted, someone who couldn't resist sincerity.
If someone came at him with evil intention, he wouldn't show mercy, but if someone was sincere, deferential, even a bit fawning, like Jingtian, he would find himself giving in.
"Great! Perfect! I'll arrange it right away!"
Jingtian exclaimed with a wide smile, then rushed to contact Yao Guang.
Before long, when Yao Guang learned of this, she was just as shocked and wished to meet Lucian. At the same time, she also approved the establishment of the new position known as 'Celestial Master' in the Xianzhou Yuque.
It held no direct political power but ranked just beneath the Arbiter-General and the Master Diviner.
It had no authority, yet carried respect from billions.
From today on, Lucian became the first Celestial Master of the Xianzhou Yuque.
Even though the people did not know the exact details and only knew this was the joint decision of the Master Diviner and the Arbiter-General, no one objected.
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Meanwhile, the Fu family, upon hearing such sudden news, was utterly dumbfounded.
"I wasn't even on duty today—how did our guest elder suddenly rise to heaven?"
Fu Qian felt that the situation had gone completely beyond his expectations, as this sudden event did not match any of his divinations at all.
In the morning, Lucian had still been merely the Fu family's guest elder, yet by the afternoon, he had become the Xianzhou Yuque's Celestial Master.
Even as both patriarch and diviner, Fu Qian would now have to respectfully address Lucian as 'Celestial Master.'
"I wonder if Guest Elder Lucian would still be willing to return to our Fu family..."
One of the family elders spoke with visible worry, causing the other elders to look at one another with anxious expressions.
Fortunately, Fu Xuan still maintained a close relationship with Lucian, and the Fu family had treated him well throughout these years, so he likely would not sever ties outright.
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In the evening, when Lucian and Fu Xuan returned to the Fu residence, the Fu family held a grand feast to celebrate his promotion.
"Celestial Master, be honest—how old are you?"
Fu Qian, drunk, slung his arm around Lucian's shoulder and asked with a big smile.
Lucian stayed silent for a while, not knowing how to answer.
He couldn't help it.
Even he had forgotten his own age, simply because he had lived too long.
What he knew was that his body's age was twenty-four, frozen at the moment he became an Emanator of Abundance.
However, his mind had actually lived for over a thousand years, thanks to the scripts.
Pondering for a while, Lucian decided to just tell his physical age—otherwise, they would start asking why he wasn't struck by mara.
"Twenty-four..." Lucian answered softly.
"Twenty... four...?" Fu Qian froze, his face stunned.
It was only natural for him to be stunned.
In his mind, a powerful man like Lucian was surely an old man of at least hundreds or even over a thousand years old—yet he said he was only twenty-four?
"Six years older than Little Xuan... but the difference in ability… in height too… damn..." Fu Qian scratched his head and walked off, muttering to himself over and over.
Fu Xuan, seeing her father's strange expression, immediately came over to Lucian's side.
"Master, what's wrong with my father?" Fu Xuan asked with a confused expression.
"No idea." Lucian shook his head. "He asked my age, I said I was twenty-four, and he just reacted like that."
"What?! You're twenty-four?!"
Like father, like daughter—Fu Xuan was also stunned.
"Seriously? Master's only six years older than me?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Lucian shrugged casually. "You don't even trust your own master?"
"It's not that I don't believe you—it's just... too shocking..." Fu Xuan slowly shook her head. "At twenty-four, to surpass the Master Diviner, and wield an ability to change fate that no one else has ever mastered... You're not a genius, but a monster genius..."
"Haha, have you ever seen a monster this handsome?" Lucian chuckled, raised his hand, and knocked her lightly on the head.
"No..." Fu Xuan replied softly while rubbing her head.
Indeed, she hadn't even seen a man as handsome as her master.
In the next moment, however, she suddenly felt something stir within her—or, more specifically, within her heart.
Fu Xuan touched her chest in confusion as she realized that when she learned her master's age was actually not far from hers, she somehow felt... relieved.
'Why would I feel relieved?'
Fu Xuan pondered silently, not understanding her own feelings.
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Day after day passed.
Since becoming the Celestial Master, Lucian was free to go anywhere in the Xianzhou Yuque, and other than Yao Guang, he could meet anyone.
Nonetheless, he had no time to socialize, since every day he always stayed with Fu Xuan—eating breakfast, training, reading together in the Divination Commission's Grand Library, having dinner, strolling outside, and finally returning home to wish each other goodnight.
Day after day, their lives repeated like this, making them almost inseparable, like a pair of lovers.
Many prestigious families even tried to introduce their daughters to him—so many beauties, dazzling to the eyes—but he always rejected them all without the slightest hesitation.
One day, while Lucian and Fu Xuan were reading as usual in the Divination Commission's Grand Library, they encountered an old blind man wearing sunglasses.
As soon as Lucian saw the old blind man, he suddenly remembered something—Fu Xuan still hadn't gotten her third eye.
Gazing at the old blind man, who emitted a somewhat peculiar aura, Lucian couldn't help but make a wild guess.
'Is this old blind man... Nous's avatar?'
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