[Dao attainment, dao attainment, dao attainment, humanity supreme fruit position-[escape one]]

[In truth, you had never understood why the [Supreme Immortal], [Heaven and Earth],]

[And even Senior Lin Feng were all unwilling to let the [Dream Master] return.]

[Was it truly because the [Dream Master] intended to overturn this predetermined chessboard?]

[You had once believed otherwise.]

[But at this very moment, at the end of the fruit position's evolution, within that figure encompassing all existence, you finally glimpsed the truth and understood everything!]

[That aged voice seemed to cross endless years, echoing softly:]

["I should never have existed, yet I must exist..."]

["The Great Dao numbers fifty; heavenly evolution accounts for forty-nine, and humanity escapes as the one! All things have a Sliver of Vitality."]

[Before those words had faded, the voice began to recede within the fruit position's space, like a guttering candle in the wind, until it finally went out.]

["The Great Dao lies beneath your feet. Simply keep moving forward!"]

[In that instant, karma was ordained.]

[This was the [Dream Master]'s final legacy, and also their parting counsel.]

[There was no need for further words, nor for elaborate explanations.]

[You accepted everything belonging to the [Dream Master], and finally understood what a [Half-Immortal] was,]

[Understood the truth of this Heaven-Throughing Chess Game, and understood why the [Supreme Immortal] had delivered that true glimpse regardless of the cost...]

[You finally understood everything!]

[The [Dream Master]'s scheme was, in fact, breathtakingly simple. It consisted of only one sentence:]

["Whoever dares overturn the chessboard to seek that Sliver of Vitality shall be the one who attains my dao!"]

[That single sentence anchored karma across the ages and laid the foundation for today's outcome.]

As it turned out, the [Dream Master] had never been any particular being—not you, not anyone else, nor any of the world's Myriad Things.

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