Xiao Tian wasn't very familiar with the Celestial Master's Manor, so he just took Wang Ye and Zhang Chulan for a casual stroll.
"Junior brother, Master wants Zhang Chulan to go over there."
Seeing Zhang Lingyu approaching, Xiao Tian pushed Zhang Chulan towards Zhang Lingyu.
"Follow Xiao Yu Yu."
"Why did the Old Celestial Master only call me over? Brother Tian should come with me." Zhang Chulan suddenly panicked.
"What are you afraid of? Don't you want to know about your grandfather?" Xiao Tian said, scoffing.
"Alright, the idlers have left. Daoist Xiao Deva Path, shall we find a place to have a proper chat?" Wang Ye stared at Xiao Tian, his eyes filled with meaning.
"Okay, sure."
In a secluded grove of trees.
" Wang Ye, just say what you want to say. But if you want me to secretly teach you the Golden Light Curse or Thunder Method, forget about it. And if you want to know what color pants the Old Celestial Master likes to wear, I can't tell you either..."
Wang Ye was completely baffled. What on earth did all that have to do with anything?!
" Xiao Tian, you're overthinking it. When Wang Ye first met you, he glanced at you a few times, but the second time he met you, he noticed something different."
"What's different?" Xiao Tian asked, intrigued.
"Well, how should I put it?" Wang Ye frowned, spread his hands, and said helplessly, "To be honest, I was very reluctant to participate in this Luotian Grand Jiao. I could have avoided it, but after weighing the options, I decided to come anyway. It wasn't until I discovered Daoist Xiao Deva Path that I realized I had no choice but to come."
"Huh? What's wrong with me? You're not a gay guy, are you?" Xiao Tian subconsciously took a few steps back. Although he knew what kind of person the original timeline 'Wang Ye was, as a time traveler, who knew if there were any variables in this world affecting Wang Ye?
"Ugh." Wang Ye's forehead was covered in black lines, and the veins on his face were bulging. He had a strong urge to beat Xiao Tian up.
"Master Xiao Deva Path, your thought process is truly amazing. Wang Ye impressed."
"Looks like I hit the nail on the head!" Xiao Tian sneered, continuing to widen the distance, his body radiating golden light as he used the Golden Light Curse to escape.
"Wait! It's not what you think." Wang Ye felt a tightness in his chest, an intense discomfort and frustration, as if he were about to vomit blood.
"Oh, then let's keep this distance. Go ahead and tell me." Xiao Tian looked at Wang Ye with a fearful expression.
Wang Ye immediately looked like he'd swallowed a fly, and was speechless.
Before long, Wang Ye composed himself and his words, and the images of the Eight Trigrams appeared around him.
Qian, Kun, Xun, Dui, Gen, Zhen, Li, and Kan are the foundation of the Eight Trigrams, from which the positions of various trigrams are derived.
"Daoist Xiao Deva Path, the world is governed by space and time. There is a Deva Path that causes all things to develop naturally. You have come into my game."
"No way." Xiao Tian shook his head and scoffed, "You're using some kind of esoteric technique. In your Bagua formation, that's your territory. Do you think I'm stupid?"
Wang Ye's lips twitched as he said, "Don't worry, I won't attack you. I just need to be in my station so I can explain things to you."
"No need. Do you think I'm stupid? What if you trick me into joining and then turn on me? Besides, there's hardly anyone here. You bastard, I've seen through you. Don't even think about hurting me in the slightest!"
"Pfft!" Wang Ye clutched his chest, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He'd never encountered such a ridiculous person before!
"Daoist Xiao Deva Path, I, Wang Ye, truly have no ill intentions towards you. Since that's the case, then I'll take the extra effort to explain to you." Wang Ye was quite troubled.
"Ding! Successfully made Wang Ye almost vomit blood and nearly faint from anger! Achievement Points *1! Unsealing progress 8.5%!"
Xiao Tian felt great; he was just joking Wang Ye and racking up Achievement Points.
"Okay, let's keep this distance then, what do you say?"
Wang Ye couldn't help but facepalm; it seemed that the "gay" label in Xiao Heavenly Eye was unlikely to be removed anytime soon.
" Xiao Tian, do you know any magic?"
"I don't understand." Xiao Tian shook his head; this was the truth.
"It's alright if you don't understand." Wang Ye closed the Qimen Array, sat cross-legged on the ground, his starry eyes fixed on Xiao Tian, and continued, "I'll be blunt. At the Luotian Grand Jiao, when you have to make a major choice, I hope you will think it over carefully. Your choice will affect the entire world."
"Oh?" Xiao Tian exclaimed in surprise, "Is this much of a threat?"
"Xiao Tian, don't think I'm talking nonsense. Since ancient times, some people have had very little weight, and what they do can't affect much. But some people, like emperors, can change the world with just a word. This kind of weight has a bearing on everything in the world. , and your weight is extremely great..." Wang Ye looked solemn. Although he did not calculate Xiao Tian through Fenghou Qimen, according to his feeling, this Xiao Tian's weight is much more terrifying than his goal of participating in the Luotian Festival.
Of course, it's possible he's overthinking it, but at least it's not a bad thing to give him a heads-up.
"Since I wield so much power that I can influence the world, then..." Xiao Tian, his face darkening, pointed at Wang Ye and announced, "Daoist Wang Ye, you'll be choking on water and food in no time..."
"Damn it!" Wang Ye couldn't take it anymore, realizing that Xiao Tian was deliberately making a fool of him.
"Master Xiao Deva Path! I really should learn from you!"
"The character 'Kun'! The Earth River Chariot!"
The earth was torn apart, and a formed stone dragon burst forth, attempting to lift Xiao Tian away.
"Oh dear, Wang Ye, be mindful of your mindset."
"Mindset my ass! You're messing with my mindset!"
" Disorderly Golden Watch!"
An hour later, Xiao Tian left the grove of trees with a satisfied smile.
I've accumulated quite a few Achievement Points with Wang Ye, but unfortunately, there's one Achievement Points that's very difficult to earn unless he does something drastic.
That night, the moon was as round as a plate.
Xiao Tian, who had just left the Old Celestial Master's place and was about to play mobile games with his senior brother Zhang Lingyu, ran into Daoist Wang Ye, who was taking a walk under the moonlight, on a mountain road.
"Xiao Tian!"
Hearing Wang Ye pronounce his name through gritted teeth, Xiao Tian said innocently, " Wang Ye, what's with that expression? Did you stay in the sun all day? Your face is so dark!"
"You! You have the nerve to say that! So you're a nepotism hire! You led me wandering around in the woods for so long, I got lost, and now I'll have no dinner left!"
Wang Ye rubbed his flat stomach, looking uncomfortable.
"Tsk tsk, Wang Ye, aren't you a sorcerer? How could you possibly lose your way, traveling all over the world?"
"Forget it, I'm not saying anything more. Get out of my way, I don't want to see you for the next few days." Wang Ye's face darkened, and he turned and left.
"Hey, weren't you hungry? Here you go."
call out!
Wang Ye reacted quickly, catching the chicken and smelling the aroma of roasted chicken. It was a chicken leg wrapped in oil paper, and although it was cold, it was incredibly delicious for a hungry person.
"I was saving it for a late-night snack, but you got it for free."
"You're not bad at all." Wang Ye didn't say much, opened the oil paper, picked up the chicken leg, and started to devour it.
" Wang Ye, come on, do you have a phone? Let's play mobile games."
" The Luotian Grand Jiao starts tomorrow, and you're still playing mobile games?" Wang Ye almost choked on his chicken.
This guy has such a peculiar thought process.
"Oh, no phone? Never mind then."
That night, Xiao Tian and Zhang Lingyu spent their time playing PUBG Mobile together. As for tomorrow's Luotian Grand Jiao competition, last-minute cramming was completely useless; geniuses don't need that at all.
That night, Zhang Chulan was dragged by Feng Baobao to cram a lot of knowledge about the terrain of Mount Longhu.
"I'm so envious of Sister Tian and Sister Yu being able to play games." Zhang Chulan took a break and logged into a mobile game. Seeing his two friends in the game, he had a vague idea of joining, but feeling the chill behind him and the dark shadow enveloping him and the earth, he immediately dismissed the idea.
A new day has begun, Mount Longhu was bustling with activity early in the morning. The Luotian Grand Jiao was held at two large circular arenas.
Many spectators arrived early in the morning, entering the stadium to find suitable seats.
The rules for the first day's preliminary test were simple: the order of appearance was determined by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and there were four identical animal characters under each of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Those who drew slips of paper with the four identical animals were all opponents, and only one person could advance.
" Brother Tian, it wouldn't be fun if we ran into you and Sister Yu in the very first match."
"What, you really want me to admit defeat to you so soon?" Xiao Tian sneered, wanting to kick Zhang Chulan.
"No, I was just testing them. Now I'm relieved." Zhang Chulan smiled confidently.
He knows all about the shady dealings involved in the lottery.
If there's no behind-the-scenes manipulation, and all these powerful figures happen to meet in the first match, then the subsequent matches will be filled with weaklings, which would be incredibly boring.
" Zang Culan, the first warehouse shouldn't have any problems, right?"
"Don't worry, Sister Bao'er. If I get kicked off the stage in the very first round, what's the point of me even participating in the Luotian Grand Jiao?"
Seeing Zhang Chulan's confident expression, Xiao Tian raised an eyebrow. Was the Shameless act about to begin?
In the stands, after two warm-up matches, Xiao Tian's name appeared in the third match, and among the other three was a man named Hu Jie.
Xiao Tian was secretly pleased. According to the information from the original timeline, Hu Jie from East Township Village had been Bone-Scraping Knife and controlled by Xia He, one of the Four Madmen of Quanxing, and had been given the abilities of Shen Chong, the Seed of Calamity, thus becoming stronger.
Shen Chong, the Seed of Calamity, possesses the ability of Usury. By passing this ability on to others, such as Hu Jie, Hu Jie can gain Qi to strengthen himself by killing other Evolver. A certain percentage of the Qi gained will go to Shen Chong, the Seed of Calamity.
As Hu Jie kills more Evolver, the amount he needs to repay to Shen Chong, the root of Seed of Calamity, increases. To pay enough interest, Hu Jie must kill countless Evolver, which will lead to his complete loss of mind, turning him into a killing demon and condemning him to eternal damnation, from which he cannot escape unless he is killed.
" Brother Tian, it's your turn. The only one you need to watch out for in this match is Hu Jie from East Township Village, but there's not much pressure for you, Brother Tian," Zhang Chulan analyzed.
Xiao Tian nodded. He was in a bit of a dilemma. Although he knew that Hu Jie was a member of the Quanxing, he was unable to expose this fact.
"So this is the butterfly effect already? Looks like I'll have to plan how to hand Hu Jie over to that woman later."
"That woman who can consume Qi and thus distinguish various flavors."
"But that doesn't make sense either. I hold a significant position in Mount Longhu. If I just say one word, the Old Celestial Master can relay it, and everything will be settled." Xiao Tian muttered to himself, then without further hesitation, he stepped onto the stage.