Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Can a shattered Destiny Bone be healed?

The answer is yes. It can be replaced with a Heavenly Destiny Bone from a Demon Beast of a matching attribute, or even one from another member of the Human Race.

But regardless of the method, the success rate is extremely low.

Typically, only those who have conducted extensive research in this field have any chance of success.

Lu Dingtian and his two children, for instance, were exceptionally skilled in this area, for they were the ones who had stolen Lu Chao’s three Heavenly Destiny Saint Bones.

They didn’t steal the Saint Bones for sport; they intended to fuse them into their own bodies.

However, the act of stealing another’s Destiny Bone is considered a demonic and heretical path by the world. Therefore, Lu Dingtian and his two children had to ensure no one ever found out.

More importantly, they had to make sure Lu Chao was dead!

Using a Demon Beast’s Heavenly Destiny Bone, however, is a different matter. Many people take the Heavenly Destiny Bone of a Demon Beast to cultivate it into a supplementary bone.

Lu Chao had purchased a Demon Beast’s Heavenly Destiny Bone from Wu Caicai, hoping to restore Cheng Yunsu’s Martial Dao. His plan was to use it to temporarily replace her lost Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone, a task of immense difficulty.

Right now, Lu Chao was observing the Demon Beast Heavenly Destiny Bone in his hand...

’This is an Earth Tier Heavenly Destiny Bone from an Innate Flame Spirit Bird. But how can the meridians cultivated from a Flame Spirit Bird’s Bone be fused with those from a Fire Sparrow Bone?’

For a replacement to be possible, the first prerequisite was a matching attribute. The fact that both were avian types also increased the chances of success.

Additionally, the Demon Beast’s bone had to be compatible with human meridians...

He had to refine its attributes, making the Flame Spirit Bird’s Bone more than eighty percent similar to the Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone.

If an expert who possessed a Fire Sparrow Bone were to refine the bird bone, the process would be much simpler.

But Lu Chao hadn’t devoured the Star Fire Sparrow Bone, which naturally made the task even more difficult...

’Can I... still see the Star Fire Sparrow Bone?’

Lu Chao murmured to himself as his consciousness immediately entered his Bone Inner World.

The stars in the sky had become blurry, meaning that if he wanted to devour them or even see them clearly again, he would have to reach the Innate Realm.

But just as Lu Chao was feeling a sense of regret, his entire body trembled slightly. He could actually see the Star Fire Sparrow Bone clearly.

’The Fire Phoenix Divine Emperor’s reconstruction of my body truly had a massive effect.’

It must be because he was revived by the Fire Phoenix Divine Emperor. That had to be why he was able to see the Star Fire Sparrow Bone...

He didn’t dwell on it. Even though Lu Chao couldn’t devour the Star Fire Sparrow Bone right now, he wanted to see if he could sense anything from it. To his utter surprise, the distant Star Fire Sparrow Bone suddenly... HUM!

It spread its wings.

A complex Fire Sparrow Meridian Map slowly materialized before Lu Chao’s eyes.

...

The Yangzhou City Lord’s Mansion was brightly lit as a grand banquet was underway.

The hosts of the banquet were, of course, the City Lord and his daughter, Wu Xin. The guest of honor was a gaunt, middle-aged woman.

This banquet was being held specifically for her.

”Master Han, your student would like to propose a toast.”

Wu Xin, dressed dazzlingly for the occasion, raised her cup to the middle-aged woman.

After returning the toast, the middle-aged woman, Master Han, spoke nonchalantly. ”I came to Yangzhou City this time not only to recruit new students, but also to handle another matter. It’s about Cheng Yunsu. I heard she’s been crippled?”

A sinister glint flashed in her eyes as Wu Xin replied in a cloyingly sweet voice, ”More than crippled. Her entire body is burned, and she’s blind in both eyes.”

Master Han’s name was Han Shu, and she was a master at the Great Wu Imperial Academy.

Han Shu feigned a little surprise, then shrugged. ”That’s quite a tragic state. Still, I have to follow procedure and conduct an examination... and then expel her!”

Wu Xin smiled. ”It’s already late. Master Han, please rest here in the City Lord’s Mansion tonight. You can go tomorrow.”

After Han Shu agreed, Wu Xin felt a renewed sense of annoyance, as Cheng Yunsu was still missing.

Suddenly, a knight from the City Lord’s Mansion ran to Wu Xin’s side and whispered a report...

Wu Xin’s eyebrows shot up, her expression a mixture of delight and cruelty. ”Send men to surround the Cheng Mansion. We can’t let that cripple escape again.”

The report stated that Cheng Yunsu and the ”Life-taking Bone Calamity Star” had returned to the Cheng Mansion.

But for some reason, the Hundred Flames Trading Company was helping them...

Wu Xin didn’t have the mental energy to dwell on it for now. Instead, she turned back to Han Shu and said, ”Master, Cheng Yunsu is also getting married tomorrow.”

With that, she told Han Shu the entire story.

”How interesting,” Han Shu said with a smile. ”In that case, I’ll accompany you to her wedding tomorrow and help you liven things up a bit.” She was actually planning to help Wu Xin humiliate Cheng Yunsu...

Wu Xin was overjoyed. She had just given Master Han many gifts, after all. ’Master Han certainly knows how to return a favor,’ she thought.

After thanking her, Wu Xin turned away. A dark thought crossed her mind: ’You, the holder of the Hundred Flames Trading Company’s Orange Order... With Master Han here, if you dare to ruin my plans tomorrow, I’ll see to it that all of you die in Yangzhou City.’

...

Outside Cheng Yunsu’s room, time trickled by...

The Fire Sparrow Bone’s Meridian Map gradually imprinted itself upon Lu Chao’s mind. He then subconsciously began his Cultivation, following the map.

Slowly, new meridians began to grow within his body, with the Life-taking Star-devouring Bone at their center.

Two hours passed... BOOM!

The True Qi throughout Lu Chao’s body jolted. He opened his eyes. ’I’m... at the Postnatal Sixth Layer.’

Observing his body again, he was astonished to find that a layer of the Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone’s aura now coated his Life-taking Star-devouring Bone. He hadn’t devoured the Fire Sparrow Bone, yet he now possessed its power.

His spirits soared. Lu Chao looked down again at the Innate Demon Beast Flame Spirit Bird’s Bone in his hand and gripped it tightly. ’Refine.’

Now that his True Qi possessed the attributes of the Fire Sparrow Bone, he could refine the bone perfectly.

By this time, people from the Cheng Mansion had completely surrounded Cheng Yunsu’s room, but Lu Chao paid them no mind.

Inside the room...

Cheng Chuming, his body covered in medicinal poultices, was speaking softly with his daughter.

He glanced at Lu Chao outside the window, unsure of what he was doing, and asked quietly, ”Yunsu, have you and Lu Chao really known each other for a long time?”

Even now, Cheng Chuming was still completely baffled by Lu Chao. All he knew was what Lu Chao had told them—that he had been secretly in love with his daughter for a long time. He knew nothing of his background, and now that things had quieted down, his worries began to resurface...

The fact that he possessed a Life-taking Bone was particularly unsettling.

Cheng Yunsu nodded. ”Don’t worry, Father. We’ve known each other for a very, very long time.”

Feeling slightly more at ease, Cheng Chuming asked, ”Then... what is his background?”

Giving her father a somber look, Cheng Yunsu replied, ”Father, his background doesn’t matter anymore. He possesses a Life-taking Bone.”

He froze. A Life-taking Bone meant that one’s background was irrelevant. It wouldn’t matter even if he were a Prince of Great Wu.

Cheng Chuming’s heart grew heavier with worry. ”You and him...”

”We have already performed the wedding rites and are married. From now on, he is a part of me, and I am a part of him.”

Cheng Yunsu replied with unshakeable resolve, ”He possesses a Life-taking Bone, and I am a cripple. Aren’t we a perfect match?”

His daughter’s resolute words filled Cheng Chuming’s heart with bitterness.

In the past, he would have sooner died than agree to this marriage, but now, he had no way to refuse.

Suddenly, Cheng Chuming spoke again, his voice filled with misery and guilt. ”You... you shouldn’t have come back.”

They should have fled to the ends of the earth, but they had been forced to return because of him—because of their father’s life.

Seeing his daughter’s resolute silence, a flicker of hope appeared in Cheng Chuming’s eyes. He asked, ”The men surrounding us just now... they said the Hundred Flames Trading Company helped Lu Chao. Will they help again tomorrow?”

If the Hundred Flames Trading Company was willing to continue helping Lu Chao and his daughter, then there was still a chance for a major turnaround.