Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 350 The Myriad Magic Treasure Mirror Recognizes Its Master: A Contingency Plan from Thousands of Years Ago

Lin Chen's eyes widened as he looked at the figure above the Heavenly Palace. The figure seemed somewhat familiar, yet not entirely so.

"This is... Senior Beggar?" Lin Chen thought in surprise.

This beggar senior was the one who once played chess with Lin Chen, and was also of royal blood from the Jiang Kingdom, Jiang Liqian's royal uncle.

Lin Chen knew that this senior had fought against the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws in order to reclaim the Ten Thousand Laws Heavenly Mirror, the supreme treasure of the Jiang Kingdom.

He also knew that Jiang Liqian had invited him to come out of retirement several times, but he had refused each time, saying only that "the time is not right."

So... is the time right now?

Lin Chen turned around and looked at Jiang Liqian beside him.

Jiang Liqian's gaze was fixed on the two figures behind the Heavenly Gate, her eyes faintly red, and her body trembled slightly.

Regardless, the man in the sky was still her uncle. At this crucial moment, the old beggar jumped out, attempting to prevent the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws from becoming an immortal—that would be a certain death for him!

All the old beggar could do was vie for the right to possess the Myriad Laws Mirror, but regardless of success or failure, he would ultimately face death. After all, in terms of cultivation and strength, no one in the world could defeat the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws.

Lin Chen gave Jiang Liqian a deep look, and finally could only sigh, "Junior Sister Jiang, this is Senior's choice..."

"I know..." Jiang Liqian wiped away her tears, her eyes regaining their resolve.

"I know this is his choice... In any case, this is his last chance."

If the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws were to become an immortal, then there would be absolutely no way to avenge this grudge.

If it fails, the Myriad Laws Mirror will also be destroyed. How can a magic treasure withstand such a great karmic consequence?

Therefore, the old beggar must seek revenge, even at the cost of his own life, to prevent the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws from becoming an immortal.

The recognition of the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror by its master is extraordinary; it is the core of this divine artifact, and even the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws cannot stop it.

"Where is the spirit of the Myriad Laws Mirror?" the old beggar asked.

Immediately afterwards, a phantom figure appeared in the sky. This figure slowly flew out of the Myriad Laws Mirror and finally stood in front of the old beggar.

"So you want to challenge me? You know I only accept challenges from the world's number one, no matter what kind of method it is. As long as you stand in the world's number one position, you can challenge me."

The spirit of the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror spoke slowly, completely ignoring the Myriad Laws Dao Ancestor behind him.

He then glanced at the old beggar, as if recalling something, and said, "I remember you. You were the greatest chess master in the world... Thousands of years ago, you challenged me. Why are you here again? Back then, we played for three days and three nights, going through 163 moves, eventually reaching a quadruple ko... It ended in a draw. But you know, since then, I have completely mastered your chess moves. You couldn't beat me then, and you certainly can't beat me now..."

The voice of the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror was calm, as if it were simply stating a fact.

It's clear that he still has a deep impression of the old beggar, after all, he knows the final result of the game from thousands of years ago.

But the spirit of the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror is right. The old beggar couldn't beat him back then, and after thousands of years, the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror's deductive abilities would only be stronger than before, so the chance of him winning now would be even lower.

However, the old beggar was not afraid at all. He simply waved his hand, and a chessboard appeared in front of him.

"Guess first?"

The spirit of the artifact naturally had no choice but to accept this, or rather, the draw thousands of years ago left the spirit with a regret.

The Treasure Mirror of All Laws is meant to teach and understand all laws.

And so the old beggar and the spirit of the artifact began playing chess on the eaves of the Wanfa Dao Palace, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

Upon seeing this, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws looked grim.

Today's opportunity to transcend tribulation and become an immortal has been disrupted by this old beggar. Whether it will affect the outcome of the tribulation is another matter, but it has already dampened his spirits, doing more harm than good.

However, the mechanism of the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror artifact is inherently like this; unless the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws voluntarily admits defeat, there is absolutely no way to end the debate.

The Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws glanced at the sky. The tribulation was still in the process of forming, and all he could do was wait.

So Wanfa Daozu sat down on the roof to meditate and recover his energy, bringing himself to peak condition. When he looked at the old beggar, a murderous intent flashed in Wanfa Daozu's eyes—regardless of whether the beggar succeeded or failed, Wanfa Daozu was determined to kill him.

To everyone's surprise, this unprecedented celestial tribulation was abruptly ended, leaving the old beggar and the Myriad Laws Mirror playing Go.

The old beggar played chess very slowly, thinking carefully before each move.

On the contrary, the Myriad Laws Mirror was invincible in its deductions, and he played very quickly, as if he could calculate all the possible moves on the chessboard.

The old beggar chose to discuss the Dao with the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror at this time in order to buy time and undermine the aura of the Myriad Laws Dao Ancestor as he strives to become an immortal.

This game of chess lasted for seven days and seven nights.

Including Lin Chen, all living beings in the cultivation world witnessed this game of chess and watched it for seven days and seven nights.

Seven days passed, and even though the old beggar played slowly, the game of Go had come to an end. Initially, the old beggar played very slowly, while the spirit of the artifact played very quickly, but the situation reversed as time went on.

The old beggar played a little faster, but the spirit of the weapon played slower and slower. Finally, after a full two hundred and sixteen moves, the old beggar, playing black, won by half a point.

Then, the spirit of the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror clasped its hands together and said calmly, "I have lost. From today onwards, you are my master. But I have some doubts. How did you defeat me? My deductive abilities have clearly grown stronger over the years, and I have also learned all your chess moves after playing against you thousands of years ago. You shouldn't have been able to defeat me..."

The spirit's tone held a hint of doubt.

Upon hearing this, the old beggar smiled, revealing a mouthful of slightly yellowed teeth: "Indeed, logically speaking, I should not be able to beat you... but the reason I was able to win is due to two things. First, in that game of chess thousands of years ago, I played against you for three days and three nights. After that game, you learned most of my moves and seemed to be more skillful. However, you did not know that I had a follow-up move and left a weakness... Your moves are all learned from others, without any of your own ideas. You rely solely on your powerful deductive reasoning ability. Therefore, when you learned my game from a thousand years ago, you lost by three points."

Upon hearing this, the spirit remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Anything else?"

The old beggar smiled and said, "Also, a few years ago I met an interesting young man. His chess style is very similar to yours; we are both good at deduction. I played against him hundreds of times and gained a lot of insights, which increased my chances of winning by four points."

Upon hearing this, the spirit asked with some curiosity, "Oh, where is the person you mentioned now?"

The old beggar's gaze pierced through the Heavenly Gate, as if he could see Qingzhou. He said softly, "In Qingzhou, once this matter is settled... go to Qingzhou to find him..."

Upon hearing this, the spirit nodded, as if it also knew that the old beggar was likely to meet with bad luck after this incident.

"Now, dispel the Yunzhou barrier and restore your original form," the old beggar gave his first order.

Upon hearing this, the spirit nodded.

So the avatar, which was originally as large as the heavens of the spirit world, quickly shrank and eventually became a palm-sized mirror, which fell into the old beggar's hands.

Subsequently, the barrier that had previously enveloped the entire Yunzhou gradually dissipated. Although the power of cause and effect exerted by the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws was still present, the retreat of the barrier gave the cultivators of Yunzhou a chance to escape.

The Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws watched all this unfold, but he did not intervene, because he knew he could not.

But as he saw the barrier over Yunzhou dissipate, his expression grew increasingly grim.

After seven days and seven nights of the power of cause and effect, most of the cultivators in Yunzhou had died, but some of them still managed to escape and ascend to heaven.

After a long pause, he looked at the old beggar and said, "Now that you've blocked the way, today is your death day!"

Having said that, the Dao Ancestor of All Laws waved his hand, and the supreme cause and effect was applied to the old beggar.

Although the old beggar was a Mahayana cultivator at the peak of his cultivation, he could only withstand a fraction of the attack.

With a wave of his hand, two illusory black and white chess pieces appeared in front of him. The two pieces merged in the air and transformed into a Tai Chi Yin-Yang symbol.

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The old beggar cultivated the Dao of Yin and Yang. Although it was not as advanced as the three top Daos, it was still an extremely profound Dao. However, his Dao was flawed and had not yet reached perfection. Therefore, he had no chance of winning against the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws.

"Let's go," the old beggar gave the spirit his final command.

The spirit nodded and flew towards the lower realm. Firstly, he would obey his master's orders, and secondly, he wanted to see what kind of person could give the old beggar inspiration.

Seeing this, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws did not stop them.

Once the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror changes hands, it cannot be challenged again for a hundred years.

If he fails this tribulation, he will perish, and the Myriad Laws Mirror will be of no use to him. However, if he successfully passes the tribulation, the Myriad Laws Mirror will eventually return to his hands.

Therefore, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws only focused on dealing with the old beggar in front of him.

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Meanwhile, the spirit of the artifact left the spirit realm and flew towards the lower realm. The Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror was already skilled in the art of deduction, and having followed the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws for tens of thousands of years, it had learned even more of the ability to calculate cause and effect.

After recognizing the old beggar as his master, he was able to deduce that the old beggar was someone in the lower realm with some karmic connection to him. Therefore, the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror found Lin Chen in just half a day.

By the time the Myriad Laws Mirror found Lin Chen, the battle in the Spirit Realm had already ended. Without a doubt, the old beggar had lost, and lost utterly; his life and death had vanished, and tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation had turned to nothingness.

The moment Lin Chen saw the Myriad Laws Mirror, he understood something. The Myriad Laws Mirror drifted from the Spirit Realm all the way to Qingzhou, landing in front of Lin Chen. Then, its spirit manifested in human form, sizing up Lin Chen: "Young man, why does your aura feel so comfortable?"

The Myriad Laws Mirror seemed to be deducing the cause and effect of Lin Chen's situation. After carefully observing it, he exclaimed in surprise, "It can actually sense an aura of the same origin. Could there be a second Myriad Laws Mirror in this world?"

Subsequently, the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror actually took the initiative to recognize its master and fell into Lin Chen's sea of ​​consciousness.

Lin Chen was startled upon seeing this, and quickly checked himself, only to find nothing amiss. However, the Myriad Laws Mirror seemed to have already benefited from it, and had fallen into a deep sleep within Lin Chen's body.

This opportunity was something Lin Chen never expected.

The old beggar's words awakened the Myriad Laws Mirror, leading it to find Lin Chen. During his first trip to the Heavenly Ruins of Jiang Kingdom, Lin Chen received a benefit from Jiang Baiyi, who transferred a portion of the Myriad Laws Mirror's original power into his body. This power remained unmanifested until the Myriad Laws Mirror reappeared in this world.

Although both are the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirrors and reside in different Heavenly Ruins, they share the same origin. Having benefited from this, the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror's power has surpassed its former glory.

Lin Chen tried to call upon the Myriad Laws Mirror in his mind, but received no response. However, since his body was not experiencing any abnormalities, and his mind was not on it for the time being, he turned his gaze to the Gate to the Spirit Realm.

At this moment, on the Wanfa Dao Palace, the old beggar had already died and his Dao had dissipated, while the Wanfa Dao Ancestor had reached the most critical moment of his Immortal Tribulation.

To overcome the Immortal Tribulation, the first step is naturally to trigger it. Thus, the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws pushed his power to its limit.

Although he lost the Myriad Laws Mirror, he was already the number one Transcending Tribulation Ancestor in the cultivation world, and his cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the cultivation world. At this moment, he was gambling with all his luck and cultivation, wanting to exchange for the Heavenly Tribulation.

After seven days and seven nights of accumulation, the Celestial Tribulation was finally summoned.

Perhaps because this world had enough spiritual energy, the power of the celestial tribulation swept across the entire spirit realm as if it were destroying the heavens and the earth. Centered on the five great palaces, no cultivator dared to approach within a radius of ten thousand miles.

The tribulation clouds had been brewing for a long time, with purple lightning churning within them, seemingly absorbing countless spiritual energies, before finally striking down.

When the first bolt of lightning struck, all cultivators in the cultivation world were shocked, including Lin Chen. The Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws had actually summoned the Supreme Immortal Tribulation. Could one attain immortality by surviving this tribulation?

At this moment, almost all cultivators in the cultivation world were looking towards the Myriad Laws Dao Palace. If the Myriad Laws Dao Ancestor truly survived this tribulation, then he would be witnessing history, and the first immortal would be born.

Seeing that the tribulation lightning had indeed been drawn down, Jiang Liqian was also somewhat incredulous: "This, how is this possible... Heaven and earth clearly no longer allow the birth of immortals, so why can the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws really draw down the tribulation lightning? Could it be that he can really transcend the tribulation and become an immortal?"

Shocked, Jiang Liqian looked at Lin Chen and said, "Senior Brother Lin, let's escape. If we stay here, we will surely die after the Ten Thousand Laws Tribulation. Only by escaping into the Endless Sea can we find a glimmer of hope."

Seeing Jiang Liqian's somewhat flustered state, Lin Chen remained surprisingly calm.

His gaze was fixed on the Myriad Laws Ancestor in the sky. He knew in his heart that if the Myriad Laws Ancestor successfully passed the Immortal Tribulation and became an Immortal, no matter how vast the cultivation world was, no matter where he fled, he would be found.

Unless Lin Chen hides on Earth, there is no chance of survival.

After all, the Heavenly Ruins Space is so mysterious that it's difficult for any cultivator who hasn't mastered the Great Dao of Time to find it. However, the power of immortals is unpredictable, and Lin Chen didn't dare to be completely confident.

Lin Chen glanced at Jiang Liqian beside him and comforted her, "Junior Sister Jiang, don't panic. This Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws is merely summoning a Celestial Tribulation. But in my opinion, he may not be able to survive it. If he does manage to survive the Celestial Tribulation... I also have a way to escape..."

After speaking, Lin Chen mentally examined the coordinates of Blue Star in his sea of ​​consciousness. As long as Lin Chen used the Great Dao of Time, he could traverse the Heavenly Ruins space and return to Blue Star in a short time, without having to spend a considerable amount of time going to Yunzhou.

This is Lin Chen's trump card. If the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws successfully transcends the Immortal Tribulation, he will have no choice but to retreat back to Blue Star. Otherwise, whether he possesses the Great Dao of Time or the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror, he will have no reason to survive.

"But let's see if he can survive the immortal tribulation first."

(End of this chapter)