Simulated immortality allows me to calculate talent stats.

The murderous intent unleashed by Jiang Bofu gives you a chilling sense of impending doom.

But you remained calm and serene, without the slightest panic.

【because……】

This is Jingzhou.

Not far away, two eyes blazing with lightning watched, the ancestors of the Celestial Master's Mansion on display.

[Jiang Bofu dared to make a move.]

[What will likely come even faster is a divine punishment that cleaves open his skull.]

The murderous intent vanished in an instant.

It's like an illusion.

The rain fell softly, pattering gently.

You suddenly chuckled softly, and the oil-paper umbrella cast a shadow, obscuring your face.

Only the eyes themselves possess a mysterious light that dissects and unravels all things.

"You shouldn't have come."

[If Jiang Bofu holds the mysterious power that is destined for him, he will not care about your words at all.]

"You have severed your own destiny and imprisoned the Celestial Master's Mansion. I will grant you a way out."

[Jiang Bofu's words conveyed a sense of pity as he gave alms.]

The next moment, a cold threat rang out: "Otherwise, even Zhang Bingcheng cannot protect you."

You chuckled casually, raising your eyes to gaze at the Celestial Master's Mansion nestled in the distant mountains.

"Master, he looks down on you so much, I couldn't bear it."

【"snort!"】

[A cold snort, echoing the thunderous tone.]

[This caused Jiang Bofu's hand, which held the preordained curtain, to waver for a moment.]

A flicker of apprehension flashed in her ethereal, clear eyes.

"That's all I have to say. Take care of yourself."

Jiang Bofu left behind some harsh words and prepared to depart.

"Wait a minute."

You suddenly called out to him.

[His eyes revealed a look of confusion.]

Is Yin Qian a pawn?

[Jiang Bofu's eyes flickered with a faint, ethereal light, but before he could reply, you interrupted him.]

"You don't need to say anything, I understand."

Jiang Bofu frowned.

I don't know what you know.

[Was she feigning ignorance to deceive him, or had she truly sensed something?]

But none of that matters anymore.

Your actions have completely impacted the overall situation.

[Many exalted beings, even those who cannot speak, have sentenced you to death.]

Yin Qian's words are giving you one last chance.

[It's your only chance of survival.]

Because if you agree, it's equivalent to getting entangled with Yin Qian in the cause and effect.

[You will be allowed to join the game.]

This can be considered a small act of leniency towards Yin Qian, without violating the overall situation.

Unfortunately, you refused.

Then you will face a predetermined dead end.

[Jiang Bofu ignored you after you finished speaking and said you understood.]

The ethereal brilliance in his eyes faded, replaced by a cloudiness like that of an aging person.

[It appeared without a trace, vanishing into nothingness.]

[In the courtyard of the Garan Pavilion, only the gentle patter of rain remains.]

You stand silently with your paper umbrella, then suddenly chuckle softly.

【Yin Qian, oh Yin Qian, how dare you even think of saving my life!】

Little did they know...

In their bigger picture, you're not included either.

You sighed with a sense of melancholy.

[Yin Qian, the son of the late emperor, who believes himself to be divinely ordained and attempts to seize power in the central court and reclaim the throne.]

[Just like when you were sixteen.]

We're just two people with the same tragic fate.

You could have ended it all by dying back then.

[Yin Qian will likely gradually become a puppet manipulated by various factions.]

[Losing oneself, unable to resist, and completely manipulated.]

What is this so-called destiny?

It was just a lie.

You have no heart to worry about Yin Qian's fate.

Because the threat of death hangs in the balance.

[It could fall behind at any time.]

The wind in Galengge is quite strong, making you feel unsafe.

Return to the Celestial Master's Mansion immediately.

I finally felt much more at ease.

[Year 22, age 38.]

The summer sun blazed brightly.

[Yin Qian's invitation and Jiang Bofu's harsh words seem to be merely meant to scare you.]

[All has been peaceful and unharmed for the past year.]

But you know well Jiang Bofu's shrewd and calculating nature.

Do not speak of matters before they are completed.

He can issue you a death threat before he even makes a move.

That must be your destined ending.

[I have absolute certainty and confidence.]

[Perhaps it was a dimensional attack from something far superior.]

You did not let your guard down.

"Overthrowing the superior" can weaken your enemy and bring the game to a stalemate.

But there is a price to pay.

[The rebellion against fate is currently being suppressed by the combined black term "Azure Sky".]

[Capable of withstanding attacks from the highest realms, growing against fate and with a rebellious spirit, its speed is terrifying.]

If it exceeds the limit, even the heavens cannot suppress it...

You can't even guess what the ending will be.

[Buzz...]

Suddenly, the sound of bronze bells tolled, vast and majestic, echoing far and wide.

Even the clouds in the sky were completely cleared.

[A golden light burst forth, dazzling and radiant, illuminating the blazing sun and the azure sky.]

[They were all completely immersed in a glassy luster, their golden radiance translucent.]

You rise and look back, only to see a surge of golden light, like a raging wave, sweeping across the scene.

Wherever it passed, it bathed everything in a magnificent, golden light.

[The source of the golden light from the crystal is...]

[The main hall of the second senior brother.]

【boom!】

A terrifying pressure raged, causing your dark robe to flutter wildly, and your eyes narrowed slightly.

[A magnificent golden statue could be vaguely seen, standing tall between heaven and earth.]

[Its mere existence alone created an immense pressure, as if the heavens were collapsing.]

[A golden body, like the law of heaven and earth.]

[Completely gilded and translucent, solemn and majestic, exuding an imposing aura.]

[Your rebellious spirit, enhanced by your invincible body, resonates with and senses the indescribably powerful pure force emanating from the golden body.]

[A mysterious light shone from the broken mirror's eye.]

[Witnessing the soul within the golden body, already on the verge of collapse, compressed by this pure force.]

[My second senior brother is in trouble.]

Your heart sank.

[Store all the strange sights you witness into your mental database.]

[I haven't had time to analyze the reasons for this yet.]

The golden light that had bathed the sky and mountains vanished in an instant.

[The magnificent golden statue stands tall.]

[It also dissipated into scattered specks of light.]

【"well……"】

A low sigh was heard.

The old Taoist priest appeared out of nowhere in front of you.

[His eyes betrayed his deep sorrow: "Your second senior brother is gone too."]

Your heartstrings have been touched.

[He opened his mouth as if to speak, but couldn't utter a word of comfort.]

[The summer of the twenty-second year.]

[The second brother radiated a golden light more dazzling than the blazing summer sun.]

Then the golden body crumbled and scattered across the heavens and earth.

[Within three years, the old Taoist priest lost both his eldest and second disciples.]

[His whereabouts are usually elusive.]

[Sometimes he appears at the ancestral hall, sometimes he sits in a daze by the roadside where believers from the Celestial Master's Mansion come and go, sometimes he sweeps the floor, sometimes he offers incense.]

[Twenty-fifth year, age forty-one.]

A man is in his prime at forty.

You, this unique flower, have blossomed once again.

[His temples are increasingly streaked with red, and his wisdom shines ever brighter.]

The progress of the research can only be described as passable.

[Commonplace mysteries are of no use to you at your current level of understanding.]

[As for the jade slips of sages, the fate of those destined for war and disaster, the fate of those destined to be femme fatales, and so on.]

It's too profound; I can't comprehend it.

[Boom!]

A sudden clap of thunder, like lightning, stretched across the sky above the Celestial Master's Mansion.

[The old Taoist priest, whom we haven't seen for a long time, has appeared.]

"Your third senior brother has also left."