After hearing Lu Yin out, Xi Zu said, "I never planned to leave. Lu Dao Master, whatever you decide, I'm staying here at the Heavenly Sect."
"Show our guest to her room," Lu Yin ordered.
Second Night King stepped forward and bowed respectfully. "Yes." Then he gestured for Xi Zu to follow him.
Xi Zu said nothing more and left with Second Night King.
She truly had no intention of leaving the Heavenly Sect.
Lu Yin set down his fishing rod. Xi Zu's identity had genuinely taken him by surprise. He had assumed she was an ancient powerhouse from this universe, on a similar level to the Three Realms Six Paths, but she had actually come from the Outer Universe. She, too, had laid a grand scheme, deliberately exposing the location of the Spiritualized Universe so the Heavenly Origin Universe could keep it in check and establish a stable balance among three sides. They all seemed so carefree, untouched by worldly concerns, yet each was more calculating than the next.
"Wang Wen, come play chess." On a mountain in the Heavenly Sect, Wang Wen looked up and smiled. "Chess? Chess Piece Dao Master, you've never beaten me."
Not long afterward, Wang Wen arrived at the back of the Heavenly Sect. He and Lu Yin sat facing each other, with a chessboard between them. They really had come to play chess.
"Ha, all your pieces are mine now. Chess Piece Dao Master, you haven't improved much over the years."
"I'm nowhere near your level, but winning won't be easy for you. My pieces may not be connected and are fighting on their own. They'll lose sooner or later, but not that quickly. The more they struggle, the slower the countdown to their deaths."
"I don't think so. The countdown to death