"The Great Dao's long resonance... is it coming from Domain-Suppressing City...?"
Dao intent drifted ethereally amid swirling clouds and mist.
Within the Spirit Immortal Grotto-Heaven of the Worry-Free Immortal Sect, one of the three immortal sects, also later known as the Clear Spirit Immortal Sect.
A white-robed figure leaned quietly against a jade-green tree, his deep black eyes piercing layer upon layer of dimensional space, taking in the entire manifestation of the Great Dao.
The jade-green tree swayed, and the white-robed young man slowly caught a leaf as thin as a cicada's wing, with the texture of green jade.
He lowered his eyes, a measure of depth showing within them, and sighed softly.
"What choice will you make...?"
On the main peak of the Heaven-Hearing Pavilion.
The current master of the Heaven-Hearing Pavilion, long accustomed to using the stars as chess pieces and following the timing of heaven and earth, raised his head and quietly watched the Great Dao's golden radiance enveloping all of Langyu Qingming Heaven.
He picked up a black piece between his fingertips, then slowly set it down after a long while. After a long sigh, he spoke with a measure of admiration and the air of someone whose expectations had been confirmed.
"A reckless brute is a reckless brute, after all..."
"I, Zhang Wentian, mastered divination at three, transcended the mundane at ten, and reached Spirit Transformation at a hundred. Everything I have encountered in my life has been within the chessboard..."
"Only you, Xiang Kuang, have made me miscalculate time and again..."
"With your capabilities, you should understand that there has long been no possible outcome, yet you still chose to set foot on this road...?"
"What exactly are you hoping for...?"
The karma of all things reflected in Zhang Wentian's eyes. Countless ripples