Eight Trigrams Technique, Dao Kunlun

"I have my own methods. I will not borrow Zhou Gua's power." The Black-Robed Man snorted, his tone quite displeased.

The dark purple phantom said no more. It turned and walked into the darkness, as though it had never been there.

The Black-Robed Man stared at the azure flames within the great cauldron before him, sinking into thought. Not long after, his hands formed seals again as he began another deduction.

Because the Immortal Dao Ancestor had slain Extreme Intent, the Dao Void Venerable who coveted karma, the Immortal Dao's reputation had continued to spread farther and farther. Even after more than a million years had passed, it was still spreading. More and more Dao lineages had begun to take notice of the Immortal Dao, though most remained in a wait-and-see stance.

As Jiang Changsheng began breaking through toward a higher realm, time flowed faster within the Great Luo Immortal Domain. In the years that followed, the words Zhou Gua forcefully entered the sight of Immortal Dao cultivators.

Many Immortal Emperors received dreams from Zhou Gua and obtained its cultivation method. Zhou Gua could deduce the past and future, even helping its practitioners grasp the outcomes brought by every decision. Gradually, more and more cultivators began pursuing Zhou Gua. Who would not be tempted by the ability to see through fate and alter one's destiny?

The various Great Luo Sects investigated Zhou Gua's whereabouts. After all, there had been cases of cultivators beyond the heavens being hunted down by Zhou Gua. Yet Zhou Gua had never infiltrated the Great Luo Immortal Domain. Even the Great Luos who received those dreams could not trace them, and could only watch as more and more Immortal Emperors obtained Zhou Gua's method.

Several thousand years later, the Buddhist Sect's Future Buddha Ancestor began