Shen Qian looked at the confident King Zhou Yi and remained silent for a moment. However, a closer look revealed that Shen Qian's eyes were flashing rapidly, indicating that he was thinking about something.
After a moment, Shen Qian suddenly raised his head, shook his head and laughed, "According to what you say, King Zhouyi, then there is nothing in this world that can threaten you?"
"Do you know how long I have lived?" King Zhouyi laughed. "A full thirteen thousand two hundred years... Even ordinary Golden Immortals have this lifespan, but who can be as carefree as I am? As the master of destiny, seeking advantage and avoiding harm is merely instinct."
"Impressive, impressive," Shen Qian complimented, then changed the subject, "But the question remains: do you think that the White Emperor and the King of Jiangling, who left this mirror, wouldn't have thought of something you could have imagined?"
King Zhou Yi's smile vanished abruptly, and his expression turned somber again.
Indeed, this is why he felt uneasy ever since he took out the mirror from the sink... He could fool others but not himself. That strong premonition of misfortune made King Zhouyi very uneasy.
"King Zhou Yi, do you want to know how this mirror is used?"
Shen Qian suddenly raised his voice, and his palm slowly moved towards the mirror. "Actually, you've been wrong all along. This mirror doesn't need to touch you or reflect on you. It... has actually been connected to you for a long time."
What joke are you telling?
King Zhou Yi was taken aback at first, then sneered.
"Do you remember? I once entered the river of time."
He lowered his voice and said, "And you should be able to guess who taught me how to enter the River of Time."
"The Prince of Jiangling..."
Zhou Yi frowned and uttered a name.
"Everyone knows how terrifying you are, and the White Emperor also knows how difficult it is to deal with you. He made a pact with you, but then he turned around and created this Sky-Gazing Mirror. After that, he made the Prince of Jiangling do something..."
Shen Qian smiled slightly and paused deliberately.
Zhou Yiwang's expression changed drastically. "You mean Jiang Ye entered the River of Time with the Sky-Gazing Mirror?"
"If you can't deal with your present self, what about your past self?"
He murmured to himself, "Isn't the most interesting thing about fate that it's also a long river? You are the rushing waterfall, but you are also the source of its gentle flow!"
As he spoke, Shen Qian abruptly removed his hand that had been covering the mirror. The originally "dusty" mirror surface was now transformed, rippling like water and beginning to reflect some images.
Zhou Yiwang's mind exploded with a "boom," and the ominous premonition that had been lingering in his heart finally reached its peak.
He didn't know what the real Heavenly Mirror was used for, but as a destiny artifact that the White Emperor had hidden for hundreds of years and only used now, even if it was just a guess, he could imagine how terrifying it was.
Most importantly, everything Shen Qian said was true.
He himself possessed the great supernatural power of "reversing time and space," and he certainly knew that a person could not sever himself from his past self. He could have countless incarnations, but he could only have one past.
If the Prince of Jiangling were to use the Sky-Gazing Mirror to find his past self, then he would truly have grasped the lifeline of the deceased.
Amidst this cacophony of thoughts, King Zhouyi could no longer restrain himself and abruptly stretched out his hand.
A strange scene unfolded. Although it was Gu Donglai who reached out his hand, at that moment an almost invisible superimposed image appeared on his palm. It was another completely different palm, with the two palms overlapping and grabbing at the Sky-Gazing Mirror in Shen Qian's hand, which had begun to emit a hazy glow.
Shen Qian's expression changed, and he turned his body to avoid Gu Donglai's palm. However, he did not notice the other layer of shadow attached to the palm at all, and could only watch helplessly as the Sky-Gazing Mirror was grabbed by that shadow-like palm.
However, when he realized that the Sky-Gazing Mirror had fallen into the hands of the shadow behind it all, Shen Qian revealed a relieved smile.
"King Zhou Yi, you... have finally taken the bait."
He stopped trying to hide his feelings and smiled slowly.
A shadowy figure materialized from behind Gu Donglai, transforming into a refined-looking young man—the true form of King Zhou Yi. He realized something was amiss the moment he obtained the mirror, but it was too late.
“You…” Although King Zhouyi sensed something was wrong, he was still clearly confused.
“My teacher once told me a saying: ‘Those who play with fate will eventually be trapped by fate.’” Shen Qian said in a low voice. “At the time, I didn’t understand its meaning. It wasn’t until I found this Sky-Gazing Mirror that I realized that back then, my teacher had already taught me how to deal with you.”
“This is indeed the real Sky-Gazing Mirror, but King Jiangling has never entered the River of Time. You, King Zhouyi, have lived for thousands of years in vain, always hiding in the shadows. Even if King Jiangling were to enter the River of Time, how could he possibly find you?”
Upon hearing this, King Zhou Yi's expression changed drastically; he had actually overlooked this very simple question.
Just as he needed an "anchor" to locate his past self in the scroll of destiny, even if King Jiangling entered the river of time, he would still need a corresponding anchor to accurately find King Zhouyi of the past; otherwise, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Given Zhou Yiwang's consistently cautious and meticulous nature, how could he have left such a fatal flaw?
He was actually fooled by Chen Qian!
This was something Zhou Yiwang could neither believe nor accept.
The smile on Shen Qian's face continued to spread. "The true activation conditions of the Sky-Gazing Mirror are actually engraved on the back of the mirror. King Zhou Yi, you can take a look for yourself."
Upon hearing this, King Zhouyi lowered his head and indeed saw a line of inconspicuous small characters engraved on the back of the mirror. Normally, with his mental strength, he would not have been able to overlook such a subtle clue, but the small characters had just been covered by Shen Qian's palm, and he only noticed them now.
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