"The main reason I disobeyed my master's orders is why I would waste my talent and time on something that is fundamentally impossible?"

Gu Donglai suddenly became agitated, "My teacher clearly knew the crux of the problem, and knew it wasn't my fault, yet he still expelled me from the sect. I knelt at the foot of the Tower of Babel for ten days and ten nights, just to see my teacher one last time, but even this small request was rejected..."

Shen Qian could no longer hear Gu Donglai's subsequent complaints; he simply stood there in a daze, his mind replaying Gu Donglai's earlier words.

The simultaneous perfection of the three forbidden domains is merely an illusion...

Once the final hurdle of any forbidden area is overcome, progress in the other two areas will stagnate—a problem even the teachers cannot solve…

If the ten orifices of the body are merely a foundation, not the key to solving this problem, then what is the point of all this?

The joy of just defeating King Zhouyi vanished, replaced by chaos in Shenqian's mind.

Gu Donglai had no reason to lie to Shen Qian. Even with the unparalleled talent of the Prince of Jiangling, he could only rely on the means of weapon forging to build up the three domains to the eighth level. Perhaps the reason he could not cross the ninth level was because of this.

No, that's impossible... If that were really the case, the teacher would have given him some hints.

Before sinking in, I forced myself to calm down and start sorting out the truth from the beginning.

Gu Donglai was expelled from his teacher's school for questioning, but now it seems there is something fishy about it.

Shen Qian had initially assumed that Gu Donglai was expelled from the sect because Elder Gao had realized that Gu Donglai's fate had been stolen by Zhou Yi Wang, and Zhou Yi Wang's previous answer seemed to confirm this.

But now it seems that before Gu Donglai was expelled from the sect, he clearly still retained his self-awareness; at least he still had that memory.

This is also why Shen Qian had wanted to leave but stopped, because something was very wrong with this matter.

If Gu Donglai wasn't lying, it means that although Zhou Yiwang secretly stole Gu Donglai's destiny at that time, he hadn't completely replaced him before Gu Donglai was expelled from the sect. If Elder Gao really had something to hide, why would he let it go unchecked?

Zhou Yiwang confidently believed that this was because Gao Wenyuan dared not turn against him, so he could only helplessly remain silent.

Based on Shen Qian's understanding of his teacher, Gao Wenyuan might be wary of Zhou Yiwang, but he would never tolerate such a thing.

Moreover, given Marquis Jingcheng's abilities, if he were to notice something, he would certainly be able to stop King Zhou Yi before Gu Donglai loses himself. Conversely, would King Zhou Yi really turn against Gao Wenyuan just because he failed to set up a single piece?

The answer is clearly no.

Moreover, if the teacher broke through to the King level with his peak strength, his combat power would not only surpass that of the Martial King, but at least be on par with him. Was he really that afraid of King Zhou Yi? This also leads to another doubt that had existed in Shen Qian's mind before: the teacher's death was also very suspicious.

"What if... what if the teacher was just going along with it..."

He murmured before sinking in.

In this way, everything seems to make sense.

The so-called "disrespect for the master's orders" was just a seemingly reasonable excuse. Old Gao deliberately expelled Gu Donglai from the sect so that Zhou Yiwang could steal his destiny more recklessly.

But what is the purpose of doing this?

Now that King Zhouyi has fallen and Gu Donglai has regained his self-awareness, if this is indeed a move secretly orchestrated by Lao Gao, then it must be that the teacher wants to indirectly tell Shen Qian something through Gu Donglai, whose life was stolen by King Zhouyi.

What could it be?

"The secret to breaking through to the ultimate?"

Shen Qian almost immediately thought of this.

Now that Shen Qian has understood almost the entire truth, all he needs to do is to reach the unprecedented perfection of the three forbidden domains as soon as possible.

Just then, Gu Donglai, who had just woken up, told Shen Qian that this was impossible.

The teacher hadn't mentioned this matter because he hadn't found the answer either. So why was Gu Donglai able to solve this problem?

Even though Gu Dong himself was the one who disagreed with Lao Gao, it was because he firmly believed that this was a dead end.

Shen Qian was racking his brains, completely baffled, when he suddenly caught sight of the now-dim Sky-Gazing Mirror on the ground. He abruptly stood up, a look of sudden realization crossing his face, mixed with a self-deprecating smile. He had truly been blinded by a single leaf…

He was only focused on Gu Donglai in front of him, forgetting that just half an hour ago, Gu Donglai was not Gu Donglai, but an incarnation of King Zhouyi.

Considering Lao Gao's actions, everything is already quite clear.

The fact that neither Gao Lao nor Jiangling Wang could solve the problem does not mean that it is truly unsolvable.

Because there was another top-tier existence in this era, whose lifespan even surpassed that of any of the nine kings... King Zhou Yi!

The King of Zhouyi possesses a secret that can answer this ultimate question.

Why would Lao Gao allow Zhou Yiwang to steal Gu Donglai's destiny?

It's because he knew that the King of Zhouyi might know the real answer!

Given Zhou Yiwang's character, he never did anything without certainty. Since he coveted the "fire seed," it means that he was also prepared to bear the "fire seed."

To ignite the "spark," one must achieve true perfection.

The King of Zhouyi must have calculated how to achieve simultaneous perfection in the three forbidden areas!

The fact that he attempted to steal Chen Qian's fate today shows that he was already confident.

Only his experience and his "Tao" are qualified to unravel this paradox!

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