"The key is that if he chooses first, I can only fight him head-on with strength. If I choose first, I can establish the Fate Pattern first, greatly increasing the chances of deducing his follow-up Fate Arts and laying out my plans in advance."
"This is the difference between how Fate Arts Masters fight and how other cultivators fight. Other cultivators place greater emphasis on responding to each move as it comes and adapting to circumstances. Fate Arts Masters, however, place greater emphasis on planning before acting. Before making a move, one must see the whole board clearly."
"Plotting the whole board is the way of a Fate Arts Master."
"If I judge this according to the principle of 'plotting the whole board,' then given my weaker strength, choosing a Porcelain Beast first as bait and then deducing his methods seems obvious. Some Fate Arts Master notes have mentioned similar matters as well."
"Next..."
After pondering for a long time, Li Qingxian said, "Have you ever seen someone setting up an endgame chess trap at a market?"
"No."
Li Qingxian continued, "Someone sets up a chess endgame on the ground. It looks fairly simple, and after paying, if you win, you get twice your money back. Those endgame traps require several accomplices. Besides the person playing chess, there are lookouts, people to stir up the crowd, and people pretending to win money. But that is not the key. The key is that these endgames are carefully selected games. An ordinary person may lose with the slightest misstep, and even someone proficient at chess can only end in a draw."
"You mean the outcome of this Porcelain Beast Duel may very well be a draw?"
"I'm only saying that possibility exists. To prevent your master from using tricks to rig things,