contradiction

A year passed by very quickly.

Even more so when staying by the side of a powerhouse like Old Man Tianji.

During this year, Su Ming consulted this Limitless Realm powerhouse almost every day.

He even generously showed the Chaos Scripture to him.

Su Ming's first intention was to have Old Man Tianji help deduce the subsequent parts of the Chaos Scripture.

Secondly, he intended to find the true Chaos Dao Lord through this method.

However, Old Man Tianji's words made him fall into silence once again.

"This Cultivation Technique... I cannot deduce it, but I know who can."

"That person is you. Only you have the ability to complete the deduction of this technique, and even create a new one."

Obviously, Old Man Tianji was referring to the Source Codex of Creation.

"Master... do you truly not know who the Chaos Dao Lord is?"

"I know. Isn't he right in front of me?"

Unsure if the other party was answering seriously or teasing him, Su Ming chose to move past this topic.

So, he showed the Second-generation System he had created to the other.

"Master, this is a spiritual energy creation I've made..."

"Oh? This is an interesting little thing... unfortunately, it is bound too deeply to you; even if it could be mass-produced and promoted, few would benefit from it..."

Old Man Tianji saw through the function of the Second-generation System at a glance.

Then, he gave Su Ming some advice, allowing him to continue optimizing and developing it.

By the time Su Ming left Old Man Tianji a year later, he had already reached the Immortal Realm cultivation base.

The Second-generation System also became easier to carry and even included a storage effect.

Upon leaving Old Man Tianji, Su Ming also revealed the remnant soul of Shen Ming, hoping Old Man Tianji could save its life.

"I cannot save it; only you can."

"Alright, think about the deep meaning of these words yourself. I am going into secluded meditation next."

After sending Su Ming away, Old Man Tianji closed the door.

Then, he looked toward the other side.

"Tianyi, how much longer do you intend to hide?"

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from Master..."

Tianyi's eyes were filled with tears as he held a Cultivation Technique in his hand; it was Old Man Tianji's secret technique.

"Alright, what's there to cry about? We both knew this day would come. Until then, we are still Master and disciple."

"Master..."

"Go on. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come back and ask me."

...That day, Su Ming was still cultivating in the Scripture Pavilion when Tianyi, whom he hadn't seen or contacted for a long time, came to find him again.

"Dao Lord, would you like to explore a Secret Realm with me?"

"Is it guided by fate again? If so, then I won't go."

Su Ming continued to lower his head to read the Cultivation Technique in his hand.

"No, I intend to go out for some tempering myself."

"Oh?" Su Ming looked at Tianyi curiously; it was the first time he had heard the other say such a thing.

"It's actually not fate telling you to go?"

"After the battle with you that day, I realized... fate might not be set in stone."

"As expected, beating you up that day was the right decision. Since you plan to go out for tempering, I'm naturally willing to accompany you..."

In all the years since arriving in this era, Su Ming had never left the Divine Calculation Sect.

Taking this opportunity to go out for a walk was naturally for the best.

"What is our destination this time?"

"A recently discovered Secret Realm, right near the Divine Calculation Sect."

"In that case, let's go."

...The exploration of the Secret Realm was not smooth sailing. Even though Su Ming's cultivation had reached the Immortal Realm, the journey was extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, with the two of them working together, they managed to pass through this ordeal without any real harm.

During this, Su Ming obtained an extremely interesting Magic Treasure.

This Magic Treasure would periodically produce a specific spirit liquid, which could help Spiritual Plants grow rapidly.

Looking at the Magic Treasure in his hand, Su Ming couldn't help but think of the myriad wood spring life bottle.

"If I had chaos spirit crystals, perhaps I could use Chaos Fire to re-refine the chaos spirit transformation bottle."

After losing the stable production of chaos spirit liquid, it became extremely difficult for Su Ming's Supreme Chaos Body to continue advancing.

"chaos spirit crystal? Do you need that thing very much?" Tianyi suddenly asked from the side.

Obviously, he had heard Su Ming's murmuring.

"I don't know. This thing suddenly popped up in my memory... maybe it really is important to me?"

Su Ming continued to pretend to be an amnesiac.

Tianyi immediately put on a thoughtful look and then said, "Can you describe to me what exactly a chaos spirit crystal is? Perhaps I can help you deduce its location."

"Really?" Su Ming's eyes lit up, and he then released the unique aura of his Supreme Chaos Body.

"chaos spirit crystals automatically release this kind of Chaos Qi. Can you deduce it?"

If there really were chaos spirit crystals, the chaos spirit transformation bottle could be completely re-refined.

"So it's this thing..." Tianyi instantly showed a look of realization.

"I do know of it, but it's not time for it to emerge yet. You might have to wait a bit."

"How about this, I'll tell you the location where it will appear first. When the time is right, you can go and get it yourself."

With Tianyi's information, Su Ming learned that the chaos spirit crystal would emerge in two years... Over the next two years, Su Ming was either in the Scripture Pavilion or accepting Tianyi's invitations to go out for tempering.

Although those experiences were very dangerous, they were infinitely beneficial to both of them.

During this period, both of their Realms broke through to the Great Void Realm.

Old Man Tianji even appeared and designated Su Ming as the next Sect Head of the Divine Calculation Sect.

However, more than that, Su Ming craved the chaos spirit crystal.

And today was the day it would emerge.

Su Ming arrived at the location Tianyi had reported to him early on.

To Su Ming's surprise, this place turned out to be a nest of Centipede Yao Beasts.

He exerted immense effort before finally getting his hands on the chaos spirit crystal.

When he returned to the Divine Calculation Sect, he suddenly received a summons from Old Man Tianji.

Unsure of the reason, Su Ming arrived at Old Man Tianji's main hall.

Only to see an unbelievable scene at that moment.

Old Man Tianji's lifeless corpse lay on the ground, and beside it was Tianyi, his hands stained with blood.

"What have you done?!" Su Ming rushed forward in disbelief and pinned Tianyi against the wall.

"I only did what I had to do, and so did Master."

"We saw the established fate. In that fate, I killed Master, and Master willingly gave his life to me."

"Absurd! Didn't you say you no longer believed in that stuff?!"

"It was fate that told me to tell you: I don't believe in fate anymore..."