Since You All Love Playing Chess So Much, Let's Play a Grand Game!

"Whether it's a heart demon or not, I can't say."

"But looking at this, a fight is definitely inevitable."

[Simulation continues]

[Same year]

During the tenth birthday banquet of the Ninth Young Master of the Qin Clan, someone attempted an attack. Although it was quickly suppressed, it still caused quite a commotion.

You stepped forward at this moment, looking at Qin Wangchuan with a firm gaze as you issued a challenge.

The attack had just ended, and you were prepared to be rejected, but unexpectedly.

He agreed.

Only when you truly stood before him did you understand why so many people constantly talked about him.

Your palms began to sweat, and in your heart, you had already accepted that you would lose, but you were unwilling to give up.

Finally, you moved.

Thinking to test him first, you launched a Void Seal.

The entire area was instantly eroded by the power of the void.

However, when the dust settled, not even the corner of his robe was damaged.

You were just about to summon the Taixu Halberd, but the next moment, his Slash arrived before your eyes in the blink of an eye.

That sword was so fast that you didn't even see where it came from.

In the last second before being struck, you looked at Qin Wangchuan, curious as to why he was so strong despite being three years younger than you.

But what you saw was Qin Wangchuan gazing at the sky, not even looking at you directly.

The seniors of the clan intervened, and while your body suffered no major harm, your Dao Heart had already shattered into powder.

"Did I beat him into a state of social withdrawal?" Qin Wangchuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"You came looking for this yourself, so you can't blame me."

[14th year]

You returned to the Ji Clan. One day, while cultivating, you suddenly discovered that no matter how you channeled your energy, your Lingtai remained as if asleep, showing no reaction at all.

The seniors, elders, and ancestors of the clan all tried to help one after another, but they were unable to find the cause.

Some even speculated whether it was because Qin Wangchuan had damaged your Meridians that time.

You say nothing, but a question remains stuck in your mind.

"Since no matter how much I cultivate, I can never compare to him, what is the point of cultivating at all?"

[Year 15]

Your cousin brings back a Nine Nether Underworld Lotus: "Brother, perhaps this can cure your illness."

Though you do not believe this thing will be of any use, you consume it so as not to disappoint your cousin.

Your injuries do not improve; in fact, you feel them worsening.

[Year 16]

Your cousin visits more frequently, far more solicitous than before.

You pay no mind to this, focusing instead on gathering news about Qin Wangchuan.

You know deep down that he is the root of everything.

"If I could just win once, just once..."

[Year 18]

You dismiss your protectors and head to the lower realms alone to clear your mind.

Once she confirms you are truly alone, your cousin, who has been tailing you in secret, reveals herself and captures you.

A playful, cold sneer curls her lips: "Cousin, you are already crippled. Your Sacred Body is useless to you; you might as well give it to me!"

Only then do you realize her true intentions, but it is already too late.

[Year 20]

You are imprisoned in a dungeon, where your Heart Blood is being drained.

Late one night, the cell door suddenly opens.

You roar and snap your chains, but the intruder suppresses you with a single glance.

On the verge of death, you see your cousin approaching, dressed in the attire of the Wang Clan, as she coldly extracts the Bloodline Dao Pattern from between your brows.

"If you had managed to defeat him that day and bought us some time, none of this would be happening now."

"Don't blame me. Aside from the three heavens, the Ten Great Imperial Clans are already struggling to survive. My Wang Clan is only resorting to these methods for the sake of self-preservation."

"Qin Wangchuan cannot be allowed to live. If he continues to grow, the balance between the Three Great Heavenly Emperors will eventually shatter."

"When that happens, the world will surely be plunged into misery. Everything is for the greater good."

[Simulation Ended]

Final Achievement: One Who Struggles to Lower the Halberd.

Survival Time: 20 years.

Ending: A lifetime of obsession, all in vain.

(You were born a prodigy, destined to rule the myriad worlds, yet you fell into the abyss of inner demons because of a single comparison. The sigh of your father when you were five years old clung to your entire path like a curse.

You believed your talent was supreme and your strength immense; even if you were weak, you were only half a step behind him.

But the truth was incomparably cruel.

Once you realized the gap between yourself and him, your Dao heart shattered, and your cultivation could no longer advance an inch for the rest of your life.

However, burdened by many expectations and desperate to escape your inner demons, you underestimated your cousin. You failed to notice her hidden identity and true purpose, ultimately stepping into a trap.

You ended this life in humiliation.)

(Commentary Added: Had you unleashed your strongest techniques the moment you stood against Qin Wangchuan, you would not have lost so miserably, nor would your Dao heart have shattered. Yet, fear took root; in the end, you were afraid. How lamentable!)

[Please choose one of the following rewards to inherit:]

1: 20 years of lifespan.

2: Emperor-Grade Cultivation Technique Void Seal, and its insights.

3: Origin +400.

Qin Wangchuan finished reading the entire simulation, a complex mix of emotions swirling in his heart.

"Ji Wuchen..." He murmured the name, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes. "Born a genius prodigy, only to end up killed by a rat in the shadows."

"Was his death unjust? It was."

"Was he at fault? No."

"What a pity."

Outside the window, the morning mist gradually dispersed, and Ye Jianwei's zither music had stopped at some unknown moment.

Qin Wangchuan watched the servants bustling about in the distance, but his thoughts drifted toward that Ji Clan prodigy he had never met.

"He was merely young and arrogant, encountering a towering mountain at the peak of his pride."

"Had he chosen to take a detour, perhaps one day he could have reached the summit."

Qin Wangchuan shook his head and sighed softly, yet there was not a shred of pity in his eyes. "It is a pity he chose the hardest path—challenging me."

"It may look like overestimating one's own capabilities, but in reality, this is an unsolvable problem."

"A youth who isn't reckless is not a youth at all. If he chose to take a detour, he wouldn't be worthy of the title 'Heavenly Pride'."

Tapping his fingertips lightly against the window sill, Qin Wangchuan's gaze landed on the words "Wang Clan" in the simulation record, a cold glint flashing in the depths of his eyes.

"Han Han is a pawn, and Ji Wuchen is also a pawn..."

"This is by no means a coincidence; it is highly likely that the same group is behind it all."

"The Wang Clan, what a fine Wang Clan."

He suddenly laughed, his aura causing Ye Jianwei, who had just stepped into the courtyard, to instinctively take half a step back.

Her young master was usually gentle, but at times, he would reveal a terrifying side.

Whenever this happened, she knew someone was about to be in big trouble.

Without exception.

"I choose 3."

As his words fell, the sound of shackles shattering exploded once again in the depths of his soul, and golden flames ignited in Qin Wangchuan's pupils.

Countless specks of origin light, resembling stardust, awakened within his organs, stirring up a silver-blue blizzard in his veins.

Every cell was disintegrating and reforming, and inscriptions unique to an Immortal Bone emerged upon his skeleton—this was not merely an advancement in cultivation, but a resonance triggered when the core of his origin was ignited.

[Current Origin: 24.5 times.]

[Current Simulation Attempts: 0]

Qin Wangchuan slowly closed his eyes, feeling the power surging within his body.

Every increase in his origin was like prying open some deeper Law, pushing the passive cultivation speed of his Longevity Immortal Body to a higher level.

"Soon... at this rate, I will be able to step into the Sixth Realm very quickly," he whispered, a cold, imperceptible smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Since you all like playing chess so much—"

Qin Wangchuan raised his hand, and a black stone condensed out of thin air, rotating slowly in his palm. It was dark and profound, as if it were swallowing all the light around it.

"Then this Young Master shall play along with you properly."

"This few people won't be enough. Drag everyone into this and let me have some real fun!"

[Ding! Strong emotions detected from the host. Task triggered: Game Breaker]

[Task Content: Uncover the Wang Clan's conspiracy and shatter the undercurrents of the Ten Directions Immortal Court]

[Reward: Unknown]

Qin Wangchuan's lips curled upward as he flicked the black chess piece into the air.

"A rare moment of normalcy, System."

[Ding! The mission was issued automatically; this System has no authority to view it.]

"Doesn't matter."

As the chess piece fell, it landed right in the center of the characters "Wang Clan" on the simulator panel.

"Everything, absolutely everything, shall begin with the tenth-birthday banquet."

"I will be the one to put an end to these undercurrents!"