Chapter 747

Mengqi was lost in thought. What kind of real plot could make him end up the same way no matter how he dealt with it?

What was the key that he didn't see?

Wang Siyuan didn't give Meng Qi a chance to think. He said leisurely and confidently, "You can think about conspiracies and traps from another perspective. There must be a premise for them to be born. The people who set the conspiracies and traps can't deal with you directly. Maybe it's because of their strength, or maybe it's because of other constraints."

"For example, if I want to kill you, I don't need to set up a plot. I can find an expert of the Exterior and take advantage of the dead of night to kill you. Then I can easily erase the clues. It's simple and violent, but it's also the most effective. It's more effective than any conspiracy or trap."

"Of course, there's another possibility. They want to deal with you to achieve another purpose."

Mengqi nodded in agreement. "That's good. That's exactly what I'm thinking. If there's an expert of the Exterior in the trap, it won't be so troublesome. It'll be more effective to attack when I open the coffin. I don't have to worry about whether the intricate plot will fail because of too many variables. If it's a plot to frame me, I have my own ways to clear my name. That's why I go straight to the point.

I want to grasp the real clues. "The way to clear his name was, of course, the official seal of the Green Ribbon. With the endorsement of the imperial court and the Six Fan School, any normal martial arts master would talk calmly. There would always be loopholes in a framed murder. Many experts of the Exterior in the Six Fan School had an unimaginable passion for autopsy.

"I did calculate that you're safe and have something that can clear your name. But you haven't used it. Can you tell me why? Can you tell me what it is? "Wang Siyuan handed the zither to the maid and rearranged the chessboard in front of him.

"Tsk, there are things you don't know …" Mengqi smiled and said casually, "Because I believe 'The Astounding' is not a reckless person. When he calms down, he'll find something wrong. It's not difficult to solve. So I don't want to expose my secret too early."

If the victim was an expert of the Exterior, Mengqi would have taken out his official seal in a hurry.

Wang Siyuan shook his head. "No. In addition to the thing that can clear your name, you have other means to save your life. Even if you run into the murderer of the Exterior, you don't have to be afraid. Even if I attack you, you have a way out."

"You can calculate that …" Mengqi suppressed his emotions and said, "It's not convenient for me to tell others."

Wang Siyuan didn't ask further. After confirming his deduction, he suddenly asked, "You're friends with the Fairy of the Extinctive Sword, and you've fought with the Astounding. Who do you think is stronger?"

When he killed You Huanduo, Mengqi and Jiang Zhiwei were familiar with each other. Any well-informed master would know that "Killing Blade" and "Fairy of the Extinctive Sword" were good friends since the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Competition.

Mengqi thought for a while and chose his words carefully. He tried not to expose Jiang Zhiwei's secret. "In terms of realm, Jiang Hengchuan, who has consummated Oneness of Heaven and Men, is stronger. His realm alone makes him far better than ordinary Nine Acupores masters. He also has Exterior unique skills and deserves to be in the top ten of the Ranking List of Young Masters. However, Zhiwei's sword art has reached perfection. She has touched Dharma and Logos, which complements her sword will. If she opens Nine Acupores, she can immediately touch the realm of Oneness of Heaven, Man, and Sword.

"If they fight, they have their own strengths and weaknesses. I dare not say who will win. It depends on their state, momentum, and the degree of perfection of their minds."

In this respect, Mengqi believed that Jiang Zhiwei's sword will and decisiveness were better.

"You're not bad with such foresight. Your current ranking is a bit low. If you stabilize your Seven Acupores, adjust your Inner World, and improve your bladesmanship and sword art, it's not impossible for you to fight for the top ten." Wang Siyuan agreed.

Then he commented, "Jiang Hengchuan is still a little lacking. It's difficult for him to maintain the state of Oneness of Heaven and Men for a long time. He originally had a hope of doing so, but now it's been interrupted."

"Among the top ten, there are no more than five who can maintain it." He clenched his fingers to show that there were few.

Mengqi savored these words. He suddenly felt that the demoness had not used her full strength when they fought. When she had opened Eight Acupores, she had relied on the unique skills of Dharmakaya and her achievements to get into the top ten of the Ranking List of Young Masters. She definitely could not cultivate the Oneness of Heaven and Men. But when they met again in the Three Mountains and Four Waters, she must have opened Nine Acupores and had no choice but to cultivate the Oneness of Heaven and Men …

Thinking of this, Mengqi said with doubt, "Childe Wang, you must be one of the five. You've opened Nine Acupores for almost three years, and your every move contains the Dharma and Logos of Heaven and Earth. Why haven't you made a breakthrough at this stage?"

Wang Siyuan fixed his eyes on Mengqi. He first laughed, then laughed until he coughed. Then he coughed until he couldn't breathe. The maid quickly put down the zither and helped him smooth his back. She glared at Mengqi. "It's all your fault for making Childe laugh so hard!"

Mengqi looked at her innocently. "Is what I said so funny?"

After a while, Wang Siyuan stopped coughing and spat out a mouthful of blood into his handkerchief. It was bright red and ferocious. Mengqi was shocked. He thought that if he were to be enemies with this guy in the future, the most effective way would be to tell jokes and make him laugh until he coughed to death …

"You were expelled from the mountain not long after you opened your Acupores, so it's normal that you don't know." Wang Siyuan picked up a white chess piece and put it on the chessboard. "Opening the Hidden Latch of Life and Death, connecting the bridge between heaven and earth, and connecting the Inner and Outer Realms, is a very important thing. It's the real foundation of cultivation. If you're impatient at this step and haven't thought clearly about your path, the Inner World you want, or even the consummation of Oneness of Heaven and Men, you force your way through the Hidden Latch. Your foundation will be unstable, and you'll be weak again. It'll be extremely difficult to make up for it."

"In today's world, I don't know how many experts of the Exterior have suffered from this. For the rest of their lives, it'll be difficult for them to make a big breakthrough."

He knew that Mengqi was on good terms with Jiang Zhiwei. When he reached the Nine Acupores, he would naturally learn the details from Jiang Zhiwei, so he didn't hide it from him.

Mengqi listened attentively. Previously, he had been focused on enlightening the Acupores and had not been in a hurry to ask about what happened after the Nine Acupores were opened. Only now did he realize that it was a great knowledge.

The Sword Emperor he met in the World of Samsara was already thinking about his own path and his own sword …

"When the Inner World and Inner World meet, the Inner Realm will be manifested, and the body and Vital Spirit will change accordingly. The soul will be sublimated, and the Taoist foundation will be forged. There's no turning back. That's why there's the saying 'No Regrets in Hidden Latch'." Wang Siyuan put down a black chess piece and played with himself. "I, He Jiu, and the Demoness of Grand Luo have suppressed our realms and not made a breakthrough because we're thinking about our own path. We're adjusting the Inner World so that our bodies and minds are in perfect harmony, and the resonance between our bodies and the Outer World is the strongest."

"Once we make a breakthrough, our Taoist foundation will be stable, and we'll advance by leaps and bounds."

Mengqi finally solved one of his doubts. "No wonder all the people at the bottom of the Ranking List of Young Masters have reached the Half-step Exterior Scenery, while you're still at the Nine Acupores."

"We're still considered normal. In the past, the Outer-sky God Sword, Senior Su Wuming chose the most intense and dangerous path of the Sword Washing Pavilion. He chose Life-risking Hermetic Training and fought against himself." Wang Siyuan showed a rare expression of admiration. "There are many ways to pursue one's own sword skills in the Sword Washing Pavilion, each with its advantages and disadvantages. One of them is Life-risking Hermetic Training. Once you defeat yourself and break out of the hermetic training, you'll have accomplished your sword skills and cut through all obstacles. Then, you'll advance by leaps and bounds. If you can't defeat yourself, you'll die in the quiet room without anyone knowing."

"In the history of the Sword Washing Pavilion, those who succeeded in breaking out of the hermetic training were less than the fingers on two hands. Every one of them became an all-powerful big shot, and the worst one was the Half-step to Dharmakaya. Senior Su Wuming broke out of Life-risking Hermetic Training in three years, and his sword light could be seen from afar. After that, except for the Three Celestial Stairs, he achieved the Nine Levels of Heaven in nine years."

Mengqi was fascinated by the story. He couldn't help but admire the demeanor of the people in the past.

Wang Siyuan changed the topic again. "What else did you notice about the conspiracy and trap that you experienced before?"

Mengqi couldn't keep up with Wang Siyuan's imaginative thoughts. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "The timing was too coincidental. I didn't think it could be so coincidental, so I suspected that there was a master following me and calmly setting up everything. But if it was such a master, he could have just attacked me directly. Why bother?"

"Moreover, when I used all my strength to cut out a way to escape, I would have died if a more powerful Nine Acupores master ambushed me. But everything was calm at that time. Could it be that they didn't want to kill me?"

"However, they couldn't have predicted that I had an attack close to the Exterior level. It was highly likely that I would die under Jiang Hengchuan's hands."

Wang Siyuan put down another white chess piece and said with a smile, "Don't be in a hurry to laugh at anything unreasonable or stupid. Think about it first. Why is it unreasonable? Is there a definite reason behind it? "

"For example, the person behind the scenes wants to kill you, but for some reason, he can't make too much noise. He wants you to die in an ordinary way so that no one will suspect you. That's why he didn't attack you or ambush you because it would arouse others' vigilance and attention."

Mengqi nodded slowly. Regardless of whether his guess was reasonable or not, Wang Siyuan's way of thinking was indeed unique and worth learning.

"That makes sense." Mengqi thought for a while and agreed.

Wang Siyuan put down a black chess piece. "It's from these aspects that we can start thinking and find the definite reason. Only then can we lock onto the person behind the scenes."

"You know?" Mengqi asked calmly.

"Of course I know." Wang Siyuan suddenly smiled mischievously. "But I won't tell you."

Mengqi's face twitched. "Image! Master Wang, pay attention to your image!"

"Then why did you analyze so much for me?" Meng Qi asked, trying to use the same tactic to attack his shield.

Wang Siyuan calmed down and said frankly, "I came to Maoling because someone challenged me and wanted to compete with me in setting up schemes. He used the young masters who came here for various reasons as chess pieces. I like this idea very much, so I came."

"You are a chess piece that doesn't belong to the original chessboard. You are a variable. That's why the other party is in a hurry to get rid of you. And I want to use you to mess up the situation."

Mengqi took a light breath. The matter in Maoling was getting more and more strange. No wonder the Six Fan School couldn't find out before. "Shouldn't you tell me more information so that I can help you mess up the situation?"

Wang Siyuan coughed and chuckled. "No, I want you to figure it out yourself. That's the only way to make the situation more chaotic and out of my control."

His eyes seemed to be burning with an indescribable fanaticism towards things that were beyond his control.

"If you don't go crazy, you can't survive …" Looking at Wang Siyuan like this, Mengqi suddenly thought of this sentence.