Li Ziye still never get the sunshine he like at the end.
Early morning, this disciple of Wanfa Sect swallow his last breath. After confirming Li Ziye already die, Wang Qi sigh and say, "Honestly lah, die already also not hero one leh, Li-shixiong. Say one time 'I no regret' only, so hard meh?"
Zhen Chanzi opened mouth: "You…"
Wang Qi placed Li Ziye body properly on the ground, then he step two step back and sit down: "Okay lah old man, now we talk about you and me liao."
Zhen Chanzi keep quiet: "No need talk."
Wang Qi sneer: "So that means… you admit la, this one all can blame you, right?"
"True."
"So you bluff me la."
"You also not first time kena cheated liao."
"True also." Wang Qi return to his usual face expression: "But hor, I now very angry one, seriously."
"Mm." Zhen Chanzi talk like no mood no feeling: "I been gamble before, thinking you won't so easy meet the person got another piece of the celestial artifact—after all, you meet the Lie Tian Dao Master chance really really low."
"Then how he can sense you leh?"
"He use the replica la, copy version of that piece which Lie Tian Dao Master grab already. Just want to detect other parts only, that kind copy not expensive one. But olden days, people scared others steal opportunity, so no one use this method."
Olden day cultivators only for themselves, for just one tiny chance, even best friend, master and student, husband and wife can become enemy, no surprise la.
"But no matter how you say, if you tell me earlier got this problem, I might not always wear this thing lor." Wang Qi take off the ring, say: "If I put it at home, maybe I won't kena ambush."
"Now you know the truth. If you throw that ring away now, I also cannot say anything."
Wang Qi smile a bit, then hold the ring in his palm, lift the hand like want to throw: "Last question, what this ring really do?"
"Don't know."
"Don't know?! Your sect treasure you also don't know?"
Zhen Chanzi laugh a bit: "Our ancestor lucky only, buy it from some rogue cultivator who don't know its value. The known function is just boost the absorb spirit energy speed, help some simple spell like conceal breath, sense other parts of the same artifact set, and hold soul."
"Okay…" Wang Qi lower his hand, then wear the ring back to his left hand index finger.
Zhen Chanzi puzzled: "What meaning this? You know it's useless to you, still dangerous, still want keep?"
Modern cultivation (jinfa) now already better than ancient style (gufa). Wang Qi also very talented in jinfa, confirm he will walk this path one. Jinfa use outer world energy, not like gufa take from nature's spirit qi, so the ring's first function is nothing for him; and the magic it boost is too simple. Jinfa's spells are so hard, ring cannot help. Hold soul? Already got one inside liao, unless Zhen Chanzi come out himself, this function also gone.
The last one? Only bring trouble.
Wang Qi use right hand support ground, lean back a bit, lift left hand with the ring: "Anyway, you follow me for so many years. I never拜你为师 (拜师 = take as master), so you no need treat me so good also. This time accident, just let it pass. You as a great cultivator, still got your use. If you willing share knowledge next time, I still can keep my promise — if one day I cultivate powerful law, I help you rebuild your body."
Zhen Chanzi suspect: "So easy meh?"
"You don't trust my character ah?" Wang Qi look at the ring with funny smile.
"Not about character, is… your purpose not so simple I guess."
Then only he realise, Wang Qi smiling like got ghost behind.
Wang Qi glance at Li Ziye's body: "True also. If not because of you, I really dunno where to find that Huang Ji Lie Tian Dao liao."
Zhen Chanzi shocked: "You siao ah?!"
Wang Qi thinking for a while: "Then if I report to jinfa sect leh?"
"You want become bait ah? Then ask jinfa expert to protect you?" Zhen Chanzi catch the plan very fast: "If fail a few time, Lie Tian Dao think you just trap only. Later you walk openly on the road also they scared. If first time they send top fighter, jinfa side already ready. The only risk is lose the ring—useless for jinfa people also."
"You feel this plan how?"
Zhen Chanzi say: "If never talk with you tonight, and Li Ziye never go out suddenly, I might say this idea can try."
Wang Qi frown: "What you mean?"
"Li Ziye stronger than that yuan-ying cultivator from Lie Tian Dao. Add that other loose yuan-ying, still can win. So they must use plan: hurt the girl Xian Qi first, then let three foundation stage people go set up trap, and lure Li Ziye in to kill him. This must separate the two. But who can know exactly when Li Ziye go out?"
Wang Qi sudden realise: "The passing-by golden core! You mean… jinfa got traitor?"
Zhen Chanzi nod: "Another strange thing. Jinfa cultivators not need much resource. No reason just for small profit go betray the strong side of xianmeng."
"What if not small profit?"
"No way. Gufa need huge resources. Even big sect also no spare."
Wang Qi blink: "So you last time also poor till like that?"
"That's why I respect the jinfa founder lor. Don't use much resource, haha." He laugh again: "But last night you talk about your study system, actually sounds workable. Then why jinfa never build something like that?"
Wang Qi answer without think: "Old fashion people block la."
Zhen Chanzi laugh loud: "Stupid! People who create jinfa from gufa sure not old fashion la."
Wang Qi scratch head: "Science people not good at politics?"
"…What mean this?"
"Like, nerds don't know how to play mind game lo."
"Unlikely." Zhen Chanzi serious again: "If spread knowledge is good for jinfa development, but leaders block it—only one reason."
Wang Qi blur liao: "Say."
"Now jinfa facing big enemy, cannot simply reveal their base technique."
Wang Qi shock: "No possible. Li Ziye say clearly, jinfa already win against gufa. Now even kill two talented disciple also must sneakily do, like not strong side leh."
Zhen Chanzi low voice: "Correct. Gufa now even give divine item to yuan-ying disciple just to catch lucky break. Situation is bad. But still got problem. Enemy come from where? Evil path already lose power since fifty thousand years. Demon race become hunted since twenty thousand years. Dragon monster from sea strong, but cannot come shore… so who enemy?"
"Tsk." Wang Qi look at the ring: "So in your eye, jinfa side all cannot trust one?"
"No la. See Li Ziye and Xian Qi, their training very solid. As long as you join jinfa proper way, can train well. But don't use them to gamble your life."
Wang Qi nod: "Old man, looks like keep you got use one. Then I ask again, this Lie Tian Dao what kind of sect? Their strongest how powerful?"
"Lie Tian Dao is the most霸道 one among ancient sects." When mention the enemy sect, Zhen Chanzi tone turn cold: "Not just their style, even their inheritance also霸道. Their"Huang Ji Lie Tian Dao Book"is most霸法 ever. One law out, all other law break… funny leh, now kena beat by 'wanfa' (ten thousand methods)."
"The yuan-ying one learn how much?"
"The more you train this law, the more scary. This one maybe like inner disciple, not even top one." Zhen Chanzi sound like happy he die: "But if reach大乘 stage, can say same stage unbeatable. Last time I also tie with one of their master. From my fall till now jinfa start only 2000 years, 8000 years pass already, got few big cultivators again also normal—unless jinfa already kill them."
Wang Qi think aloud: "If I follow gufa, maybe even大乘 also cannot beat their大乘. Jinfa side maybe normal big master also cannot win."
"You must know, revenge need patience."
Sky just turning bright. Light shine weakly through cloud. Wang Qi carry Li Ziye's storage pouch, stretch himself: "Sitting too long liao… old man, I told you before right? I only want happy life."
"I know."
"If I always feel owe people, I very buay song. Things that make me not happy, better end it fast."
After quiet moment, Zhen Chanzi sigh: "You now… actually act more like normal human already."
"Before I think this world siao one. So I follow also siao. But today, I see this world maybe not so siao, so I should happy. But brain short circuit lor." Wang Qi soft voice say: "Now, I not happy."
Zhen Chanzi want ask more, but Wang Qi say again: "Who make me buay song, I let them double the suffering." After say, he check sky, think can see already, then start dig in Li Ziye's pouch.
"You do what? Ink? Spirit paper? You know how draw talisman ah?"
Zhen Chanzi see Wang Qi take out many things, very confused.
"Nope, I want copy something."
"You siao is it? This all high grade spirit paper and ink!"
Wang Qi finally pull out stack of papers: "This one."
Zhen Chanzi eye big big: "This is… That Not-Allowed Daoist's manuscript!"
"Got good thing, cannot don't take mah. This Xian Qi know already, cannot keep all myself."
Zhen Chanzi warn: "This not cultivation manual. Is one free cultivator at 'carefree' level try deduce stuff. Not full, no complete technique. You can read meh?"
Wang Qi laugh loud, no reply.
If he guess correct, that Not-Allowed Daoist's method got something link to scientist called Heisenberg.
You know where he train last life? Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen gang de HQ — the same place Heisenberg fight before ah!