They all want to change my future.

Chapter 14 The Creation Diagram

Now that you know...

How could Ji Baizhi possibly leave?

She sat still, maintaining her smile, and quietly watched Li Zhi.

Li Zhi clearly understood what she meant.

He leaned back in his chair, relaxed, as if the call had never happened.

"Then let's continue," Li Zhi said. "What are some complete, powerful diagrams in the Hall of Myriad Laws that also have physical limitations?"

"Miss Lin was trained by the sect, it's normal that she doesn't know." Li Zhi leaned forward, pressing closer to Ji Baizhi: "You, a former candidate for emperor, don't pretend you don't know."

Ji Baizhi fell silent. She did indeed know what the most valuable visualization diagram in the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws was.

When she was young, her father said that it was the only painting that could rival the "Great Sun Burning the Sky" painting passed down in their family.

No, it should be said that it is even better.

But should I say it myself?

Li Zhi was not required to participate in the first place.

But now that he wants to go so badly, and I can't stop him, telling him seems to be the best option.

If you can really understand that picture, that seems pretty good.

Ji Baizhi pondered for a long time, but Li Zhi was not impatient. He looked at the beautiful woman opposite him.

The beauty is like a painting, naturally beautiful, and one never tires of looking at her.

Just as she was admiring the scene, Ji Baizhi finally spoke. Her voice was very soft, almost like a sigh, yet every word was clear:

"The best one should be the 'Opening of Heaven' painting."

After speaking, Ji Baizhi looked at Li Zhi, only to find that his gaze was fixed on her.

She was a little embarrassed, lowered her head to avoid eye contact, and casually straightened her impeccably dressed white outfit.

Li Zhi then withdrew his gaze and asked, "Is there any significance to this picture?"

"The last person who visualized this image was very strong." Ji Baizhi's voice carried a complex emotion. "Moreover, no one has been able to successfully visualize it for five hundred years."

"That sounds pretty impressive." Li Zhi became interested: "Who is it?"

Ji Baizhi remained silent for a moment, as if recalling something or weighing something.

Then, she spoke slowly, her voice soft yet sharp as a knife, each word etched into the air:

"Its previous owner was the last emperor of the previous dynasty."

She paused, then spoke each word extremely slowly and clearly:

"He was once widely recognized as the best in the world."

"Such an amazing diagram, and you just put it in the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws for the whole world to see?" Li Zhi was a little surprised.

"Young Master, you've forgotten," Ji Baizhi said. "No one has succeeded in five hundred years. Besides, how can we hold the Dragon Gate Trial if we don't present it?"

Li Zhi suddenly realized, "Such a powerful diagram, how could the sect allow your Ji family to hide it away by yourself?"

It's better to be more generous and take it out.

If you think about it that way, the Dragon Gate Trial, which recruits talents from all over the world, initially attracted many people from various sects to participate.

However, as the years passed, no one was able to successfully use the "Opening Heaven Diagram" to condense divine consciousness, and the project cooled down.

It gradually became a royal secret unknown to anyone.

No, there's another possibility: the Dragon Gate Trial was originally intended to select people suitable for cultivating the "Opening Heaven Diagram".

Thinking of this, Li Zhi asked, "Was the initial Dragon Gate Trial also a contest on an arena, without any other testing?"

"What is it that you're thinking about, young master?" Ji Baizhi also noticed: "However, it seems there isn't a test. The only requirement to participate is to reach the third realm."

As she spoke, Ji Baizhi looked at Li Zhi, her voice softening as if she were advising him:

"Young master, there's still a month left. Can you really reach the third realm? Why don't we wait for my master to return?"

Li Zhi seemed not to hear the advice and muttered, "If there isn't one, then nobody knows what kind of constitution the last emperor had."

This unsettling scene made Ji Baizhi frown.

But she still replied, "No one really knows what his constitution is, but the history books do record his special characteristics."

"What is it?" Li Zhi looked at Ji Baizhi with some excitement.

Before he began practicing cultivation, he was exceptionally intelligent, quick-witted, and possessed extraordinary strength.

Ji Baizhi looked at Li Zhi, as if giving a warning, and spoke slowly and deliberately:

"After his cultivation reached the highest level, he believed that no one in the world could match him. He drank and made merry all night long, indulging in debauchery and licentiousness."

"Miss Ji, I accept your warning." Li Zhi shook his head and stood up: "Then I'll go cultivate now."

"It's good that you know, young master." Ji Baizhi smiled, but then realized something was wrong.

Li Zhi is now diligently cultivating, hoping that if he really reaches the third realm within a month, he can participate in the Dragon Gate Trial and comprehend the Heaven-Opening Diagram.

Is this okay?

What if he really becomes that kind of person?

Li Zhi was unaware of Ji Baizhi's thoughts; he was truly going to cultivate, and he knew everything he wanted to know.

The only requirement now is to reach the Three Realms.

Li Zhi wasn't worried about that, since the two labels associated with him were still too over-the-top.

Arriving at the spot prepared by Ji Baizhi, Li Zhi closed his eyes, faced upwards, and assumed a meditation posture.

The room fell silent.

There were only two people inside.

One was sitting, the other was sitting cross-legged.

One smiles, the other closes their eyes.

Like a painting, a beautiful, quiet painting, yet with undercurrents surging beneath.

Ji Baizhi remained motionless.

She continued to smile, her voice as gentle as a spring breeze:

"I'll help you, young master; you protect me."

Clearly, she's not going to leave.

What if Lin Yueyin comes out after I leave?

Li Zhi closed his eyes and circulated his innate energy. Ji Baizhi watched him for a long time.

He was certain that he was truly diligently cultivating and wouldn't open his eyes, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

This is the feeling of wanting him to work hard, yet not wanting him to work hard at the same time.

Ji Baizhi began to scrutinize Li Zhi closely.

From the forehead to the tip of the nose, from the corners of the lips to the chin.

Judging from this, the young master is quite good-looking.

As she looked around, Ji Baizhi lost track of time. As the sun began to set, sunlight began to fall on her.

The warmth awakened her senses.

Ji Baizhi looked away somewhat embarrassed and lowered her head to look at her toes.

The white boots were spotless, with faint cloud patterns embroidered on the surface.

It contrasted sharply with the black shadows on the ground.

She looked for a moment, then suddenly asked a question in a soft voice, almost like a whisper:

"Miss Lin, are you there?"

The room was completely silent.

No one responded.

Ji Baizhi waited for a moment.

Then she asked again, her voice still very soft:

"You are?"

This time, there was a response.

"I am here."

Lin Yueyin's figure slowly appeared, standing beside Ji Baizhi.

Ji Baizhi turned around and looked at her.

The eyes of the two met.

One is warm, the other is cold.

"So, you really were here," Ji Baizhi said, her tone carrying just the right amount of surprise.

"I came out only to ask one question," Lin Yueyin raised an eyebrow, her tone still laced with sarcasm, "What exactly is that method?"

"It seems the young master really wasn't lying to me. You actually didn't know? You're really stupid."

Ji Baizhi looked at Lin Yueyin and smiled, a smug smile, like a proud phoenix.