At the highest point of the pagoda, Zhang Yu sat alone in the hall. He was holding the jade talisman that Xun Ji gave him in his sleeve.
This time, one of the tasks that Xun Ting gave him was to try to contact Xun Ji so that he could obtain more internal information about Yuan Xia from him.
Yuan Xia also had the Yuandu lineage, and he deduced that it should be one of the 33 Eras Paths.
It was just that Bi Yao and the others had directly joined Fu Qing's faction, so they only had a rough understanding of the 33 Heavens' Era Dao. They didn't know everything about it, and Yuandu wasn't among their knowledge, so it was very likely that it was in the remaining Era Dao.
He knew that it was very difficult to do this. Just by looking at Yuan Xia's degree of control over the entire world, he knew how difficult it was to send a message.
Back then, Xun Ting must have taken a great risk to send the message back.
Therefore, he could only wait for Xun Ting to contact him.
Now, it was temporarily impossible in Fu Qing's Eras Path. All internal and external connections were cut off here. At least, it was impossible before he left. In fact, even if he was outside, it wouldn't be easy to implicate him unless there was a change in the Heavenly Fate. However, this possibility …
Thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved slightly as if he realized something. He stood up from his seat and looked up at the sky. He ordered, "Yuming, bring me Yuan Xia's Book of Yuanli."
Yan Yuming immediately took the Book of Yuanli. This was an almanac that recorded Yuan Xia's calendar.
Zhang Yu took it and ordered Yan Yuming to go down and read it carefully.
According to his thoughts, if it wasn't because of special circumstances, Xun Ting's message back then was very likely to have used Yuan Xia to break a loophole in the passage between the two worlds.
As for why there wasn't any message after that, other than nothing important happening, it was definitely because the conditions didn't allow it. He guessed that Yuan Xia should have repaired the loophole after breaking the passage.
But why was there a loophole?
Logically speaking, the passage was covered by the Dao Guarding Treasure, so there shouldn't be such a loophole. According to his thoughts, it was very likely that the operation of the mechanisms in Yuan Xia's world was not completely consistent with the operation of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, it would be difficult to completely match the operation of the Heavenly Dao.
This required adjustment, but adjustment itself was a loophole.
It wasn't that Yuan Xia didn't want to make up for it, but because of Tianxia's existence, they couldn't make up for it. Everything was connected.
He pondered for a moment. If that was the case, he should have a chance during the adjustment. At that time, he might even be able to contact Master Xun. However, he couldn't see anything with just this Heavenly Calendar Book. He needed more observation and deduction. Perhaps he could get Lin Tingzhi and Daoist You to help with the deduction.
Just as he was pondering, Yan Yuming said from outside, "Teacher, a Perfected Qu has come to visit."
Zhang Yu thought for a moment, then placed the Heavenly Calendar Book to the side and said, "I know this person. Invite him in."
After waiting for a while, Daoist Qu walked in from the outside and bowed to him, saying, "Zhang Shangzhen is too courteous. I'm Qu Huan, and I'm here on Mu Shangzhen's orders."
Zhang Yu said, "I've heard about you from the Wind Court. Please take a seat."
Daoist Qu bowed again and sat down on the soft seat opposite him.
Zhang Yu also moved forward and sat down on the main seat. At this time, the attendant in charge of greeting came in and lit the incense before pouring fragrant tea for the two.
Daoist Qu said, "Zhang Shangzhen, have you gotten used to being here these few days?"
Zhang Yu said, "I haven't gotten used to it."
Daoist Qu nodded and said, "That's true. Tianxia and Yuanxia are both cultivators of our generation who control the heavens and earth. Their Daoist techniques are interconnected. Our two sects shouldn't be too different."
Zhang Yu picked up the teacup and raised his sleeve in invitation. Solemnly, Daoist Qu also picked up the teacup and took a sip. After putting it down, the latter said, "Is this Tianxia's tea?"
Zhang Yu said, "I'm used to drinking it. It's inconvenient to change it for the time being."
Daoist Qu said, "That's true. Some things are indeed difficult to change. However, Zhang Shangzhen can still try Yuanxia's tea. Maybe you'll like it."
Zhang Yu did not answer him. He only took a sip of tea silently.
Daoist Qu said, "I heard that there were fellow Daoists who came to visit Zhang Shangzhen these few days. Zhang Shangzhen played a few rounds with them. I wonder if I can also play a round?"
Zhang Yu said, "Of course." With a thought, the chess pieces placed on the chessboard flew down like a waterfall. After circling around the hall, they suddenly formed the Primordial Chaos Force and landed between the two of them. He stretched out his hand and bowed, saying, "Please."
Daoist Qu raised his head and said, "Then I won't be polite." After saying that, he stretched out his finger and instantly opened up the chessboard world. The chess pieces scattered outwards.
Although there were differences in the mana of cultivators, it did not affect them much when they landed on the chessboard. In chess, Daoist techniques were usually more important. He believed that he was also a person who pursued the complete Daoist techniques. His Daoist techniques were not inferior to Zhang Yu's. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he moved the chess pieces and began to evolve his own Daoist techniques.
Zhang Yu took a look. Unlike the chess game with the cultivator surnamed Fu, this person's Daoist techniques were on the same level as his. Moreover, this was not a battle in the modern world. The difference in mana was almost negligible. One had to abide by the rules of chess. Therefore, if one wanted to win in chess, one had to be cautious.
The two of them played chess for an entire day. In the end, as the chess pieces collapsed, the game finally came to an end.
Daoist Qu's expression was a little complicated. In this game, Zhang Yu gave him some face and stopped at the last moment. Therefore, there was no winner. However, it was better for him to lose directly. This was because in the end, Zhang Yu made use of some spare time to guide him to show the transformation of his Daoist techniques. From this, he exposed the limitations of his Daoist techniques.
However, this limitation was not because of him. After all, he had also received a proper inheritance. This was a result of the outside world. The main reason was that he was controlled by someone and could not control his fate.
This exposed a cruel fact. As long as he was below Yuan Xia, he was destined to be unable to climb to the upper realms.
This was because even if he really cultivated to the point of breaking through to the next realm, he would not allow any external power to immerse in his body. The ritual would either move away or reject it. In any case, it would not be able to protect him at that time. Once the ritual was removed, the tribulation power would enter his body and interfere with him, or even kill him.
Unless there was a powerhouse in Yuan Xia's upper realm who was willing to help him at that time, he would not have a chance to reach the upper realm. But was this possible?
On the other hand, Zhang Yu did not have such a hindrance. Regardless of whether he could reach the upper realm in the end, at least there were no external obstacles on the path of cultivation. Just this point alone was enough to suppress him.
Zhang Yu asked at this time, "Is there a powerhouse in the upper realm protecting Fellow Daoist's lineage?"
Daoist Qu shook his head and said, "Although the ancestor of my Dao lineage is a powerhouse, but …" Although in terms of origin, his Ancestral Master was the same as the one in Yuan Xia, now that he had cut off the burden of his lineage, he could no longer be considered his Ancestral Master.
However, he was still unconvinced. He raised his head and said, "Zhang Shangzhen, Tianxia may be the same in the future. In this round, I am restrained because of the changes you have evolved. How can I know that he will not be restrained in the future?"
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "Are you sure that Yuan Xia can win?"
Daoist Qu snorted and stood up from his seat, saying, "I want to take Zhang Shangzhen to see something. Are you willing to come?"
Zhang Yu glanced at him, shook his sleeves, and stood up.
Daoist Qu took out a talisman and shook it. A rainbow light fell from the outside and shrouded the two of them. After a while, it suddenly flew out. After another shake, the two of them landed on an uneven mountain range. In the distance, there were layers of mountain ranges.
After Zhang Yu swept his gaze over the area, he discovered that everything, including what he was stepping on and what he could see in the distance, was not a real mountain range. Instead, it was a giant lying on the ground. There were even faint breaths coming from it, as if it was in a deep sleep.
Daoist Qu explained, "Fellow Daoist, you can see that this is the weapon refinement of my Fu Qing Shi Dao Sect. It's made by selecting Daoist cultivators to cultivate a cultivation technique. Then, it's tempered by formations and weapons, and finally, it's formed. With the help of formations, it can fight against Enlightened Beings. There are hundreds of such weapons, and this is only the weapon refinement of Fu Qing's lineage. Moreover, this is only a part of Fu Qing's lineage's power that is exposed to the outside world. How can Tianxia fight against Yuan Xia? How can he fight against Tianxia? "
He sighed, and his tone relaxed a little. He advised, "Zhang Shangzhen will definitely fight, but Tianxia will definitely not be Yuan Xia's opponent. However, you still have a choice. You can turn to my Yuan Xia. This way, you can still protect yourselves and preserve the cultivation that you've painstakingly cultivated."
Zhang Yu saw some kind of expectation in Daoist Qu's eyes, as if he was hoping that he would agree. He could feel that this expectation was not because of what he said, but because Daoist Qu wanted to use his response to prove that his choice was correct.
He said calmly, "Since Qu Zhen said that Tianxia will definitely lose, why did he persuade Tianxia?"
Daoist Qu said in a deep voice, "This is because Yuan Xia doesn't want both of us to sacrifice too much. Cultivation isn't easy, so how can one throw away one's life so easily? If your superiors are willing to come to my Yuan Xia, we will definitely treat them with respect. To us, it will also save us a lot of killing. "
After a pause, he looked at Zhang Yu again, "As for me, once the two sides clash, I will definitely charge at the front. Hence, I'm also selfishly unwilling to go against someone as strong as Zhang Shangzhen. Zhang Shangzhen, all you need to do is to take a step back. Isn't that beneficial to both of us?"
Zhang Yu looked at him. These words seemed magnanimous, but in reality, he still wanted them to submit to Yuan Xia without any resistance.
This was a good idea. He wanted to weaken Tianxia's strength with just a few words of temptation, or even threats. He even wanted to make Tianxia self-destruct. In the end, he would be able to take away the Ultimate Dao without much effort and fill in the last loophole.
However, Yuan Xia did not understand that Tianxia was different from the previous worlds. He was the complete opposite of Yuan Xia's Dao. However, this point did not need to be explained to this generation as they would not understand. Hence, he only needed to use words that Yuan Xia could understand.
He said calmly, "You want me to put down my resistance and be at your mercy after arriving at Yuan Xia, Daoist Qu? I'm sorry, Daoist Qu, you can do it, but I can't. "
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