Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing was completely stunned, both confused and numb.

Senior Shi was actually really not dead, and he seemed to be able to communicate directly with him.

No, it's that Senior Shi had already verified him, only then could he receive this information.

When was he verified?

Was it by his words, his cultivation of the Dayan Preface?

No, was it by the fluctuations of his moods?

What a guy.

This giant truly is always one step ahead.

Just barely understanding the meaning behind those words, Yu Ziqing felt that the Divine King was done for.

Senior Shi, from the very beginning, was aiming to completely kill him.

He hadn't changed this goal from start to finish.

The Divine King thought that Senior Shi was just calculating against him, opening a new path for humanity.

Everyone thought so.

Wrong, that was just one step in completely killing the Divine King.

It's just that the importance of this step was relatively high.

"Play a game with you, gamble a game of chess."

Thinking of the past, Yu Ziqing felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Yu Ziqing recalled that game of chess from years ago, this game, in fact, hasn't been finished yet.

The whole situation is just one game of chess.

But as soon as actions begin, with large moves, there will inevitably be traces, clues left behind, as well as flaws.

Except that these flaws, when unnoticed, do not count as flaws.

So Senior Shi, from the beginning, openly told the Divine King, I want to play a game of chess with you.

And then indeed played a game of chess, a game of chess with the Dao as the stake.

To anyone observing, this seemed to be the most important and crucial chess game.

But who could have imagined that the game of chess from years ago was actually just a true subset of a real big chess game.

You could say that the chess game from years ago was indeed the one Senior Shi spoke of, and there would be nothing wrong.

It indeed was only a part.

But strictly speaking, the game played with the Divine King was just a significant, pivotal part that influenced the entire chess game.

Once the Divine King knew of the chess game, even personally participated, it was already at a ceiling level of importance.

So when the keyword of chess game appears again, it wouldn't be leading to something that truly needed hiding.

Place the deepest secret in plain sight, and naturally it is no longer a secret.

If no one can understand it, then it isn't a secret that needs to be unearthed.

Yu Ziqing felt that, if not for Senior Shi personally leaving the information, even if he cultivated the Dayan Preface to the Sixth Realm, he really couldn't see through these things.

Just like when he and the village chief cultivated some Dharma Methods, walked the same Body Refinement path.

Even if he was beaten to death, he wouldn't dare to think that he could reach the same ridiculous Realm of Body Refinement as the village chief.

Dharma Methods are just Dharma Methods, methods are just methods, deciding the upper limit and breaking the upper limit is always personal.

Yu Ziqing wanted to ask what path Senior Shi had found, but then suppressed his thoughts.

To be safe, he can't know, nor can it be someone telling him.

Only he can find it on his own, comprehend it from nothing to something, that is the safest method of keeping it a secret.

At the moment this thought arose, he saw that the information derived from the falling snowflakes changed again.

"There is a successor now.

Descendant, go and find the place of my name.

You will know everything."

Senior Shi seemed very emotional, and after leaving this message, he completely disappeared.

The snowflakes falling from the sky returned to their original appearance, each petal's falling trajectory restored to its original patternlessness.

Yu Ziqing looked at the snowflakes with vacant eyes, wanting to attempt again, amidst countless snowflake trajectories, to find a pattern.

However, what appeared in his mind at this moment was just the relationship between each snowflake's falling posture and the air flow.

Trying more, after reaching thousands of snowflakes, it felt like his brain was about to burn out, waves of exhaustion came crashing.

He closed his eyes, gradually regaining awareness, the Dayan Preface he recently advanced to the 22nd Layer unknowingly reached the 24th layer.

It was then he noticed these things.

Needless to say, it must be Senior Shi, unknown what method he used again, gave him guidance and direction.

If not, with his own ability, slowly grinding it out, from 22nd Layer to 24th Layer, at least would take him over a decade.

And after reaching the 24th layer, he basically reached the limit.

Yet now it feels like he still can continue grinding, there is still some capacity left.

Yu Ziqing moved his body, surrounding snowflakes fluttered, and soon after, the village chief appeared in front of him, slightly concerned looking at him.

"You're awake?"

"Mm, felt a little bit, don't worry." Yu Ziqing smiled and patted his stomach, "You know, I feel a bit hungry, it's quite consuming."

"Of course you're hungry, you've been standing here for ten years."

"Ten years?"

Yu Ziqing was greatly shocked, he felt he had only stood for a little while.

"No, I have been watching, snow has been continuously falling here, how could it be ten years."

"It has been ten years, we didn't dare disturb you, this area for tens of miles, has had no people, now this is the first snowfall of the year, there hasn't been snow for several months." The village chief's eyes carried a hint of concern.

He feared Yu Ziqing had gone Devilic.

Not fear for going Devilic, but afraid it affects his mind.

Yu Ziqing returned to the village, he was fine, so the village duly held a feast.

Everyone was very happy, Yu Ziqing could also feel that everyone seemed to have been worried about him all these years.