Chapter 1631 - 297: The Choice to Betray the Master

Li Zhiyuan: "How did you become so careless?"

Body: "Isn't this to save you some energy? I'm afraid you'll die out there and drag me down too."

"Is the energy saved really for me?"

With the support of the fish, not quite like being on the ground, it's at least like lying on a soft bed. Li Zhiyuan lifted his head and looked at the clumps of earth still floating on the other side of the pond.

Li Zhiyuan knew that the Body deliberately brought this up for him to see.

Body: "Are you feeling sad because you couldn't bring Yin Meng out?"

After carefully examining his inner feelings, Li Zhiyuan spoke the answer: "Yes, but not much, not enough to make me truly sad."

Body: "Then why are you still lying here, not hurrying to get busy 'living'?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Mainly I feel it's hard to explain, to her, to Grandmaster, to Aunt Liu, to her deceased grandfather, to Run Sheng, all these combined give me an experience called 'loss.'

The Body tilted its head, looked at Li Zhiyuan, and asked: "Are you... showing off to me?"

Like a child who got a new toy or a pack of snacks, showing their friends how to play or the taste.

Li Zhiyuan pondered again seriously and answered: "Well, as I describe it to you, I feel a bit of happiness."

Body: "Childish."

Li Zhiyuan: "You don't understand."

Body: "Oh, you understand then?"

Li Zhiyuan: "You speak, I'll listen."

Body: "The Emperor's shadow explained to you twice the reason to leave Yin Meng there, both explanations were correct, yet hid the true intent."

Li Zhiyuan: "Seems like this time, you're not pretending anymore."

If it were the Body in a perfunctory state, it might say:

Anyway, you've obtained the formal recognition from the Emperor, Yin Meng's value has greatly diminished, and her strength is increasingly difficult to fit with the team. Leaving in this manner keeps the team's emotions intact, which is a good thing.

Body: "Emperor Fengdu subdues ten thousand ghosts to gain merit, subdues himself to gain merit, subdues Bodhisattva to gain merit, subdues Fengdu projects to gain merit.

You forcibly obtained a mentorship gift through lock modification with Him, which is a threat to Him, because the Heavenly Dao is paying special attention to you.

Thus, even to open a new line of karma outside the 'master-disciple relationship' to hedge, He had to leave Yin Meng behind.

The biggest possibility still is... that day, the Heavenly Dao deems your blade useless and plans to sever it; the Emperor can use the line of Yin Meng to force you to return to Fengdu, then He can subdue you to gain merit.

Your master is always prepared to clean out his disciples, truly an affectionate master and disciple."

Li Zhiyuan: "You don't oppose me agreeing to return and pick up Meng Meng in the future, acknowledging this new karmic connection directly?"

Body: "Not opposed.

From the standpoint of immediate benefits, becoming His disciple is wise, not only significantly boosting your current strength but also allowing you to more calmly use His influence to select the next wave of examination questions.

From the long-term benefit perspective, your master has already prepared to sell you to gain merit, but you can choose 'betray your master and ancestors.'

Manage your growth amplitude effectively, while grasping future changes in the Heavenly Dao's attitude towards you.

At the appropriate time, when the Heavenly Dao reveals its intent to sever your blade, you actively push to initiate a wave of 'betray your master and ancestors.'

Let the Heavenly Dao itself,

choose between Emperor Fengdu and you, Li Zhiyuan.

As long as you manage the rhythm well, you can incline the Heavenly Dao towards choosing Emperor Fengdu.

At that time, the Emperor becomes the ladder for you to climb higher while obscuring the Heavenly Dao."

Li Zhiyuan: "Unless the Emperor actively uses Yin Meng to threaten or target me, I wouldn't proactively commit acts of betrayal."

Body: "Giving the choice to fire the first shot to the Emperor is clever; in some respect, the Emperor has better timing options, also reducing the difficulty and risk of you managing the Heavenly Dao's intentions."

Li Zhiyuan: "Think what you want."

Body: "You indeed have emotions now; in my eyes, you seem somewhat hypocritical."

Li Zhiyuan didn't respond.

Body: "You call the Emperor's shadow 'teacher' rather than 'master' to test him, whether influenced by Mr. Zhai's life, if he has changed and whether he can become a breakthrough when you and the Emperor become adversaries.

Additionally, you attempt to soften him, accepting your request, letting you fall to your death.

Your purpose is to descend and interact with the Bodhisattva.

Because you know, things have entered a new development phase, old opponents can also form alliances."

Li Zhiyuan: "The Emperor is a deadman, I'm very curious, what is the true nature of the Bodhisattva."

Body: "The Bodhisattva has been suppressed by the Emperor, this matter is still a secret for now, what can be done next are two things.

One is the True Monarch Temple at the bottom of Zhoushan, you can attempt to enter again and help Sun Baishen unseal.

Since the True Bodhisattva has entered hell, whoever sits on the Lotus Platform next is the 'True Bodhisattva.'

The other matter is the official; this time, the Yin God's loss is significant, but the main framework represented by Zeng and Sun remains, the most important is, as only the Yin God appeared this time without a Divination Child, the official's mortal world inheritance system remains intact.

You can restructure the official, replace the Bodhisattva position, gaining a steady stream of merit dividends."

Li Zhiyuan: "I wouldn't do such a thing."