Old Man Tianji said that the future of practitioners is in their own hands, but he left countless choices and opportunities in Tianji Mansion, which is obviously changing the future of practitioners.
"Chance has the greatest impact on the future, so I want to know how much change I can make to the future after getting the opportunity." Old Man Tianji said lightly.
Hearing what Elder Tianji said, Yang Qi smiled bitterly and said, "So we have all become the subjects of your experiment?"
The opportunity they worked so hard for was nothing more than a resource given casually by Old Man Tianji for use in experiments, and they, the practitioners, were the subjects of Old Man Tianji's experiments.
Elder Tianji did not refute, but nodded and said, "You can say that, but the opportunities I left behind are for you to decide whether to encounter danger or not. How to choose is your own choice."
Yang Qi smiled bitterly, but had to admit that the Tianji Mansion itself was not too dangerous. In fact, compared to the ruins and caves left by many powerful people, it was a relatively safe place. It was just that knowing that he was the subject of an experiment made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Elder Tianji seemed to see what was in Yang Qi's mind, and slowly said, "Little guy, this is how the cultivation world is. Unless you have enough strength to control your own destiny, you will only be an insignificant chess piece among the countless living beings."
"I will keep in mind your teachings, senior." Yang Qi nodded respectfully.
Although he was unwilling to agree with Old Man Tianji's approach, what he said was correct. In the world of cultivation, the strong are respected and the weak are the original sin. Having entered the world of cultivation for such a long time, Yang Qi already had a deep understanding of this.
"If you pass the test, you can get the final opportunity." Old Man Tianji glanced at Yang Qi, and then continued, "I have left two opportunities, you can choose one."
Two opportunities
Another choice
Upon hearing this, Yang Qi's mouth twitched. Old Man Tianji really did let the practitioners make their own choices no matter what the time was. Even opportunities were the same. He prepared two for the practitioners to choose from.
"I wonder which two opportunities they are?" Yang Qi looked at Old Man Tianji and said.
Although he already knew the intention of the old man Tianji regarding this matter of choosing an opportunity, didn't he come here just for the opportunity? Now that he had the final opportunity, even if he knew the intention of the old man Tianji, he would not give up the opportunity.
"The first opportunity is my inheritance, the inheritance of deduction." Old Man Tianji said.
Deducing one
Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Elder Tianji and asked, "Isn't it destiny?"
"Who can foresee destiny?" Old Man Tianji sighed, and then continued, "What I am good at is deduction, which can help me avoid disasters and seek good fortune, observe luck, and predict my fate."
Hearing this, Yang Qi couldn't help but nodded secretly in his heart. If Old Man Tianji could really see through the fate of a cultivator, it would be too scary. After all, the fate of every living being is changing all the time.
However, although Old Man Tianji cannot foresee the fate of all living beings, he can deduce one way to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune. Deducing fate is already a very terrifying method. One can imagine how terrifying a practitioner who can foresee everything is!
Although Yang Qi understood the power of the first option, he did not choose to deduce it directly. Instead, he asked, "What is the second option?"
Deducing one path is powerful, but Yang Qi doesn't know whether it is suitable for him. He has already integrated three paths and practiced the path of shadow at the same time. If he practices other paths at the same time, he may bite off more than he can chew.
"The second choice is a dream of a hundred years and ten reincarnations." said old man Tianji.
A hundred years of dream, ten reincarnations
After hearing this, Yang Qi was stunned and looked at Old Man Tianji with a blank face. Although he vaguely guessed something from the words, he could not be sure whether what Old Man Tianji said was what he guessed.
"One dream cycle lasts for a hundred years. You will experience ten cycles in the dream, spending a total of a thousand years in the dream." Old Man Tianji glanced at Yang Qi and continued, "When you wake up, the memory of the dream will be completely integrated into yourself."
"Isn't this the same as the previous test of the dead end?" Yang Qi said in surprise.
In the previous test of the dead end, practitioners encountered danger of death in the illusion. They could pass the test if they faced death calmly. The experience of life and death is itself an opportunity, and the final opportunity now is like an upgraded version of the previous dead end opportunity.
"No, it's different." Old Man Tianji shook his head slightly, looked at Yang Qi and said, "The reincarnation in the dream is formed because of you. They come from yourself, so they can be better integrated into yourself. The previous test of the dead end was just life and death, but the reincarnation in the dream encompasses a lifetime."
Life and death are but a moment. Compared to a lifetime, even for an ordinary person who only has a lifespan of a few decades, life is infinitely longer.
“The thousand-year dream can be directly integrated into oneself. There shouldn’t be any danger, right?” Yang Qi said in a deep voice.
He has only been practicing for a few hundred years, and the thousand-year dream is longer than the years he has lived. Will the dream memory of such a long time confuse his own memory
You have to know that almost all the practitioners who came out of the dead end before were crazy and excited, that was the sequelae of experiencing life and death, and resurrection from the dead. Now Yang Qi has to go through ten reincarnations and a thousand-year dream. If there are any sequelae, it is likely to affect him.
“Have you ever seen a dangerous dream?” Old Man Tianji glanced at Yang Qi and continued, “The opportunity I left behind is naturally impossible to be dangerous!”
Hearing what Old Man Tianji said, Yang Qi couldn't help but smile awkwardly. At the same time, he made a decision in his heart.
"Senior, I will choose the second opportunity." Yang Qi looked at Old Man Tianji and said.
"Are you sure?"
Elder Tianji looked at Yang Qi and said slowly, "My inheritance can help you avoid danger and seek good fortune. Unless it is a crisis that is far beyond your ability to handle, it is almost impossible for you to perish."
"The greatest wonder about the future and destiny is the unknown. If you know everything about the future, what is the meaning of such a life?" Yang Qi said calmly.
Whether it is an ordinary person, a cultivator, or even a powerful person at the level of an emperor, they all have a limited lifespan and cannot escape death. It can be said that they are destined to die from birth, but who would care about when and how they die? This is the future that every living being knows, and it is also the future that living beings are most reluctant to face, but it is also the most ignored future!
Perhaps the old man Tianji's deduction is really powerful, able to avoid disaster and predict fate, but for Yang Qi, the countless unknowns contained in the endless universe are also one of the motivations for practice. He doesn't need to know too much about the future, because he is on the road to the future, and the future is created by himself. (To be continued)