The [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority]'s contingency, the sword dao fruit position, and the second great opportunity

(Note: the following took place within the Life-and-Death Chess Game, where the flow of time had been adjusted. No matter how much time passed here, only an instant would pass in the Supreme True Realm.)

``` [Year twenty-three]

[The struggle within the [Great Li Imperial House]—the struggle between the Eldest Prince and the Eighth Prince—grew increasingly fierce, but the situation had more or less stabilized.]

[You did not know what exactly the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] was doing behind the scenes!]

[Still, you felt that if things really continued like this, another hundred years might pass without the factional struggle between the Eldest Prince and the Eighth Prince producing a victor.]

[Not to mention that afterward, the Eldest Prince would still have to contend with the Old Emperor...]

[As long as the Old Emperor did not want to step down, there was almost no chance of him abdicating of his own accord. How long would they have to wait, then?!]

[A thousand years, ten thousand years, or even... until the Eldest Prince exhausted his lifespan as a [Foundation Establishment True Person]?!]

[Over these years, you had rather felt as though you were "sitting back and watching the winds and clouds sweep across the world."]

[That was because "Chen Hei" remained unhurried, in no rush to break through to become a [Golden Core Powerhouse]. He was not even particularly interested in gathering intelligence, only occasionally listening to reports from you.]

[He even said of this:]

["My lord, you once said that the one chosen by the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] was the Eldest Prince. In that case, all we need to do is let the Eldest Prince win in the end."]

[You were too exasperated to even comment. He always refused to let you know his plans, and his