Jiang Wang had long pondered similar questions, and the answers were ever present.
He once asked Ye Qingyu—
“For the sake of a correct purpose, to do something incorrect. Is this right?”
Ye Qingyu at that time replied—
“If one knows it is an incorrect deed, whence comes any correctness?”
Incorrect means cannot achieve a correct result.
This was what Jiang Wang had always believed.
Therefore, at least at this moment, between Destiny Divination and Blood Divination, he stood on Yu Beidou’s side.
He sat upright, watching Yu Beidou.
At this moment, Yu Beidou’s expression was complex.
A myriad of emotions, mixed together.
There was pain, recollection, resolve… but absolutely no regret.
As he told the卦師, even if he could do it again, he would still kill his Senior Brother.
Perhaps right and wrong have never had a single standard.
Sometimes, it is merely two paths extending and colliding.
And only one path can continue forward.
It might even be unrelated to love or hate.
The path has come this far; one can only continue walking, even if it means a battle to the death, even if one person must inevitably fall.
Jiang Wang pondered for a moment, then turned and asked, “Then what of Star Divination? I truly do not understand it well. How does it differ from Destiny Divination and Blood Divination?”
Yu Beidou seemed quite willing to share everything, casually explaining, “Taking destiny as a great river, and the living beings of the world as fish swimming within, the greatest difference of Star Divination lies in this—the ancient sages of this path anchored the stars, divided the star fields, and furthermore reformed the path of cultivation, allowing cultivators to achieve Outer Chamber without extracting divine abilities.
Everything within the great river of destiny is reflected in the stars; destiny and starlight illuminate each other. The more cultivators who achieve Outer Chamber, the deeper this connection becomes. Conversely, the more deeply Star Divination develops, the more people understand the celestial dome, and the path concerning the Outer Chamber becomes more stable and easier to establish…
Therefore, Star Divination will develop along with the world of cultivation, possessing boundless future prospects… thus it was recognized by all sides and achieved orthodoxy.
Through the long passage of history, the stars have shone upon the ages, and with the turn of time, it has reached today. The accuracy of Star Divination has even surpassed that of Destiny Divination. And its difficulty in divination is far lower than that of Destiny Divination.
Even when comparing the cost of divination, diviners who cultivate Star Divination need only gaze upon the celestial dome within the great river of destiny, investigating and calculating the connection between the stars and destiny, without needing to risk leaping out of the great river of destiny, and even less needing to rely on killing other fish to create ripples.”
From Yu Beidou’s words, it is not difficult to perceive that he also had very in-depth research into Star Divination and expressed himself very clearly.
As for Jiang Wang, having understood Star Divination, he also understood why the ancient and glorious Destiny Divination had become dust in the annals of history. Why even a figure like Yu Beidou had no fighting spirit to reverse it.
Because indeed, Star Divination has completely surpassed Destiny Divination. It is also connected to the path of human cultivation, complementing each other.
Even the Blood Divination created by Yu Beidou’s Senior Brother could at most be said to occupy a corner under the rule of Star Divination, with absolutely no possibility of replacing it.
From Destiny Divination to Blood Divination, it was a branching of the Dao.
And from Destiny Divination to Star Divination… it was an innovation of the “Dao”!
The rolling tide of the era comes forth, and no one can remain outside of it.
One can only join, not obstruct.
Any existence blocking the tide will be destroyed by the nascent force. Even Yu Beidou’s extraordinarily talented Senior Brother could be no exception.
Just like embracing the Illusory Realm of Taixu, Jiang Wang would undoubtedly choose to embrace Star Divination.
Ancient glory is merely glory; everyone aspiring to advance must firmly stride towards the future.
“So that is how it is!” Jiang Wang said sincerely, “No wonder a powerful figure like yourself could only accept reality. Star Divination truly innovates the old with the new, possessing far too vast prospects.”
“Er…” Yu Beidou asked in a joking tone, “Don’t young people want to challenge it?”
Jiang Wang shook his head directly, “Yes, I do not.”
Yu Beidou looked at him with encouraging eyes, “You are the First Inner Mansion from ancient times to the present! Extraordinary people should undertake extraordinary deeds. To evolve Destiny Divination, and counter-innovate Star Divination, what do you think? Isn’t it a great undertaking?”
It had been agreed beforehand that dangerous matters would not be heard.
Jiang Wang decisively rose, “Green mountains remain, green waters flow. True Person Yu, we shall meet again!”
“Hahahaha…” Yu Beidou inexplicably burst into laughter, but did not stop him, merely flicking his finger, “Take this with you!”
A Qi knife coin flipped in the air, drawing a clear arc, and landed before Jiang Wang, who caught it.
“This is?”
“A gift.” Yu Beidou remained seated on the ground, smiling and waving his hand, “Go, go!”
Jiang Wang held the knife coin, paused his steps, thought for a moment, and still asked, “Actually, I have a question I wanted to ask you… Compared to that person who claims to be invincible in the Pure Truth realm, Xiang Fengqi, who is stronger?”
“It is rare for someone to ask me such a boring question…”
Yu Beidou thought for a moment and said quite seriously, “In the Pure Truth realm, Xiang Fengqi has the greatest killing power. Even now, I have not seen anyone surpass him; perhaps in another ten years, there will be successors… As for me, I have the greatest computational power in the Pure Truth realm, the same for thousands, tens of thousands of years past. If we met in a narrow path, fighting within a small space, I would probably not be his match. If both sides set up their stances, taking heaven and earth as the board, and fight to the death, he would definitely not be my match.”
“Senior’s strength is like a tall mountain that juniors look up to.”
Jiang Wang gave a little flattery, then said, “There is another question…”
He shook the knife coin in his hand, “I wanted to ask earlier, how did this knife coin find me?”
He asked this question because he wanted to find a solution.
When he was hiding, he did not want to be found by anyone, regardless of whether Yu Beidou was good or bad, or had good intentions.
“Oh, that.” Yu Beidou casually said, “It was through the thread of fate.”
“Ah?” Jiang Wang was greatly startled.
“Ah, no, finding you was through the thread of causality. We have the causality of redeeming the protective charm…” Yu Beidou looked at him slyly, “Why, did a slip of the tongue make you so nervous? Do you have someone in mind? Are you afraid I’ll arbitrarily matchmake? Hmm…”
He seemed to have become interested, spreading his five fingers, slightly apart, “Let me calculate who it is.”
“Farewell!” Jiang Wang cupped his hands, his hair sweeping a straight line in the air, and turned to stride away.
Matters involving causality were definitely not something he could solve, and could only be left for the future.
Moreover, Yu Beidou had hinted that the causality between them was cleared, and he would likely not seek him out again. Therefore, he was too lazy to remain here and be ridiculed.
Yu Beidou, still seated on the ground, watched the young back rushing away, and suddenly burst into laughter.
The sound lingered for a long time.