Although he betrayed his master and ancestors, he would not allow anyone to insult the Tianji Sect, let alone take away what he considered his own, the true "Dream Unlimited".
The one-eyed old man reverently said, "We were already unable to resist the Hell Sect, but after seeking guidance from within the Tianji Sect, we were pointed the way. Just when we were about to be overwheld recently, things naturally took a turn for the better and the danger was averted.
We were skeptical, but did not expect to be truly rescued today by you. The Tianji Sect’s unfailing strategy truly lives up to its na."
"What?"
Liao Rushen stepped forward, shocked, and asked in a low voice, "You said soone in the Tianji Sect already calculated that we would save you?"
Not only was Liao Rushen shocked, but Jiang Dali also showed surprise under the veil of his conical hat.
The one-eyed old man, knowing this was incredible, nodded gravely and said, "Indeed, I dare not speak falsely to my benefactors; every word I speak is true. However, the Tianji Sect only indicated that we would naturally avert disaster soon, without ntioning that experts like you would lend a hand."
Saying this, the one-eyed old man took out a letter from his sleeve and extended it forward.
Liao Rushen imdiately stepped forward, eager to receive it.
At that mont, he could hardly believe there was still soone in the Tianji Sect capable of such profound divination skills.
Logically, ever since he betrayed his master, there should be no one in the sect capable of such skills.
But after taking two steps, he realized he was too eager, which seed inappropriate. He imdiately looked to Jiang Dali for approval.
Jiang Dali casually waved his hand.
Liao Rushen finally breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward to take the letter, and saw the words on the envelope—"To Chief Gao"!
At a glance at the handwriting, Liao Rushen’s body trembled as if struck by lightning, showing imnse shock and even panic, almost blurting out "Master".
How could Liao Rushen not recognize this familiar handwriting?
It was clearly the writing of his master, Tianji Twenty-Five!
But his master, Tianji Twenty-Five, had long been killed by him when he seized the "Dream Unlimited" secret manual; it was impossible for him to still be alive.
Over the years, he had been in inner tornt, caught between pain and resentnt, dreaming countless tis of his master’s figure, dreaming that his master was still alive.
He even secretly felt that he was being sched against, that even his murder of his master had been anticipated, that he was always the failure.
But these were just nightmares, yet now, the nightmare seed to have co true?
"What?"
Jiang Dali’s calm, steady voice ca, instantly restoring Liao Rushen’s courage and composure to so extent. He imdiately steadied his mind, turned around, and conveyed his suspicion that his master, Tianji Twenty-Five, was still alive to Jiang Dali via secret transmission, then opened the envelope to read the note inside.
"Tianji Twenty-Five is still alive?"
Although Jiang Dali was shocked by this answer, he was not overly surprised or found it incredible.
Being soone with past experiences, and having learned from ancient docunts, he already knew that Liao Rushen’s "Dream Unlimited" was fake, and the phrase "understood as a deity, more profound than heavenly secrets" was Liao Rushen’s own final words before death. It described how Tianji Twenty-Five had deeper sches, using the fake "Dream Unlimited" to claim Liao Rushen’s life.
So when Liao Rushen betrayed and killed Tianji Twenty-Five back then, was it truly a calculated murder, or was it all part of a plan already devised by Tianji Twenty-Five?
Otherwise, why had this person given Liao Rushen a fake "Dream Unlimited" from the start? Wasn’t he already harboring ill intentions towards his disciple? None of them were good people.
In fact, there was another speculation—that Tianji Twenty-Five had actually prepared both a real "Dream Unlimited" and a fake one.
The precondition for imparting the true "Dream Unlimited" was that Liao Rushen needed to resist temptation, persevering through the various tests set by Tianji Twenty-Five to ultimately qualify for learning the true "Dream Unlimited".
But if Liao Rushen could not withstand the temptations and killed his master, he would only get the fake "Dream Unlimited", suffer self-inflicted misfortune, and be expelled from the sect.
If this speculation proved accurate, then Tianji Twenty-Five must still be alive.
This person had long since perceived Liao Rushen’s character yet pitied his talent, thereby carefully orchestrating a sche with himself as the wager, ultimately permitting Liao Rushen to "kill" him, allowing Liao Rushen to resolve his "pity", expelling him from the Tianji Sect, while he himself remained unscathed and alive.
As Jiang Dali, an outsider and soone with experience thought this through, he couldn’t help but feel a chilling admiration in his heart.
If Tianji Twenty-Five were indeed still alive, then this person was truly remarkable, outshining Liao Rushen in the art of scheming by a wide margin.
This thod was akin to a chess player stepping into the gaboard, becoming a chess piece and letting Liao Rushen, the piece, "kill" him to extract himself from the situation, while still maintaining the position of a chess player, watching the pieces struggle on the board with amusent.
Upon realizing this, Liao Rushen also vaguely guessed this startling outco, his face showing a complex mix of fear, excitent, or perhaps sothing odd, muttering to himself.
"I understand... Master, you old fox, I understand... I understand..."
Jiang Dali glanced at Liao Rushen, speaking calmly, "Liao Rushen, it seems your master is truly extraordinary. If he is alive, I would very much like to et him. No!! Even if he is dead, I want to visit his grave!"
When the surrounding one-eyed old man and others heard Jiang Dali ntion the na "Liao Rushen", they were montarily stunned.
Soon afterward, each recalled the identity represented by the na and quickly speculated on Jiang Dali’s identity, involuntarily stepping back two steps, gasping in shock.
A group of players was so surprised they nearly jumped, their eyes filled with delight, astonishnt, excitent, and curiosity, all focused on Jiang Dali’s noticeably smaller-than-expected robust figure, whispering among themselves.
"No way, no way, the real chief ca to our Yellow Sand Village territory? It must be the Black Wind Village Chief, otherwise who else could command Liao Rushen?"
"Boohoo, I couldn’t join Black Wind Village because it was too far. I thought all villages had potential and joined Yellow Sand Village, suffering all this ti."
"How about we ask the Black Wind Village Chief to take us to Black Wind Village later?"
"Are you stupid? We should just have this bigwig annihilate Yellow Sand Village in one go, that would be simpler."
"Wow, we’re planning to siege our own village? But it seems like a good thing. You are Feng’er; I am Sha. Black Wind and Yellow Sand belong to one family!"
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