"The game is over." The old woman calmly said.

　　I was shocked and appalled, my head was full of fog, "Granny, what the hell is going on?"

　　The old woman said, "Kid, let me ask you, what is fate?"

　　"Life is the original heart!"

　　"And what is the heart?"

　　I scratched my head, "You didn't say."

　　The old woman gazed at me, "Now I'll tell you what the Benevolent Mind is. The original heart - is choice! Whether it's a human, a demon, or a bird or beast, one has to face countless choices throughout one's life. Connecting the choices made each time into a line is fate."

　　I came to a realisation, "No wonder in the game, you always let me choose."

　　The old woman said, "To choose, you must first understand your strengths and weaknesses in order to build on your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. This game, is for you to understand yourself." Reaching out and looking in the direction of her finger, a man exactly like me stood at the fork in the road, he didn't choose the desert, but walked straight towards the green shade on the left, and within a few steps, the emerald green trees suddenly turned into countless hideous monsters and pounced on him. With miserable screams, he was torn into pieces by the monsters.

　　The old woman said, "The first time you chose, you went towards the desert, showing that you are not a person who is easily confused by appearances and are very resourceful. This is your strength. Because the path that leads to the oasis looks like a pleasant scenery, but in reality, there are killing opportunities buried every step of the way."

　　I gloated, "I've always been alert."

　　The old woman continued, "The second choice, you walked into the wooden house, showing that you are a very curious person. Sometimes, curiosity may allow you to discover treasures and get strange encounters; but sometimes it will get you killed."

　　I said happily, "It's like gambling, either you make a big profit or lose your trousers."

　　The old woman said, "The third choice, you released that pregnant woman, shows that you have a good heart, but it also shows that you acted too recklessly. How do you know that pregnant woman must be a good person? At least ask why she was bound."

　　I nodded, "You're right, Granny, in the future when I do something, I must be cautious, cautious and more cautious. Otherwise I'll be a confused ghost even after death."

　　The old woman said, "You chopped that pregnant woman to death, again too impulsive. Whose wife was she? Is there a strong backer behind her? Have you ever thought that you might cause a bigger disaster if you acted on your impulse? Maybe if you let her live, you will get unexpected benefits?"

　　I said, "I didn't think that much. If I had known it would be so troublesome, I wouldn't have gone into the cabin."

　　"Without pushing the door in, how do you know what's inside? Maybe there's a rare treasure hidden in the house, won't you miss it? Even if there is a demon inside, couldn't it be used by you?" The old woman sighed, "That's why, in order to control your own destiny, you must have the great wisdom and vision to see things through. Take one step, look at three steps, review the situation, and then decide on the most suitable choice for you."

　　I nodded my head as if pounding garlic, the old woman was exactly right, small smarts I Lin Fei is there, but indeed lacks great wisdom.

　　The old woman added: "In the end, when faced with that baby, you hesitated, showing that you were too cowardly at the critical moment, when it came to making a decision. Once the crisis comes, it's a close call, how will there be time for you to think?"

　　I said yes repeatedly, remembering the last scene in the game, and asked curiously, "Granny, why did that baby grow up to have a face exactly like mine?"

　　"Because it is you." The old woman slowly said, "One's greatest enemy is oneself. Defeating one's self is the only way to control one's destiny. Child, in the future, no matter how formidable an enemy you face, keep in mind that no one but yourself can truly defeat you."

　　I was deep in thought and speechless, this game, though short, had taught me quite a few things.

　　"Watch this!" The old woman reached out and made a stroke, countless patterns appeared around her, like the eight trigrams, but more complicated. I looked at them carefully for a while, but I didn't understand them.

　　The old woman said, "Making a choice is like deciding your fate. But exactly how to choose? Simply put, it is to avoid evil and turn misfortune into good fortune based on a full understanding of oneself."

　　"Qian for the sky, Kun for the earth, away from the sun, Kan for the moon, Zhen for the thunder, Sundance for the wind ......" The old woman to the pattern, one by one to explain, and then told me, how to use these patterns to combine with each other, projections, predicting the times of misfortune and good fortune. After listening for half a day, I suddenly understood: "Granny. This is the I Ching fortune-telling ah! What Wuhu Gua, female queen Gua, all is the I Ching's trigrams. In the past, the yellow blind man at the east gate of Luoyang City used to use the I Ching to tell people's fortunes and cheat them."

　　The old woman froze for a moment: "What is Luoyang? And what is the I Ching?"

　　Having let my mouth slip, I had to make up some nonsense to muddle through. In my mind, I thought, "The North and Great Tang are really completely different places. Great Tang has wine, the Northern Realm doesn't even know what wine is. In the Northern Realm, the old woman studied her heart and soul fortune telling for many years, which is nothing more than I Ching fortune telling. In Great Tang, many of the common people knew about the I Ching, and it wasn't rare at all.

　　The so-called destiny to the truth turned out to be so much, I was a little disappointed. But the old woman's words about knowing yourself and avoiding your strengths and weaknesses did inspire me.

　　"If fate is a long river with shifting rapids, the Secret Dao Technique and the Armoured Royal Technique are a ferry that carries you across the river, and the Fate Projection is the oar that rows the boat." The old woman slowly closed her eyes, "Alright, I've taught you everything I need to. How much you comprehend depends on your enlightenment. To truly penetrate the subtleties of fortune telling, perhaps a lifetime is not enough."

　　With a loud bang, I detached myself from her divine sense. The dragon whale's huge heart was beating next to me, and everything that had just happened was like a dream.

　　Looking at the old woman's weathered face, I suddenly felt a pang of sadness, if she knew that the heart and soul of her research could be bought for a dozen or so pennies in the Great Tang, I'm afraid that she would vomit blood in her chest.

　　"Granny, after learning these things, can you really control your destiny?" I politely said, honestly, I don't quite believe it. If it was really that magical, the guys in Datang who knew the I Ching and fortune-telling would have turned into immortals long ago.

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　　The old woman sighed, "This is just a bit of my experience, whether it's useful or not, I'm not sure myself. However, these trigrams symbolise the natural power of heaven and earth, such as Kun, which represents the power of the earth and the feminine, Xun represents the power of the wind, and Tui shows the power of the oceans and rivers. If I can master all the powers and step into the supreme realm where all of heaven and earth are mine, I should be able to break the destiny of becoming, dwelling, destroying, and emptying."

　　My heart stirred, according to what the old woman said, could the Yi Jing also be cultivated into a spell?

　　At this time, the old woman's poisonous spell struck again, seeing her painful expression, I felt sad in my heart, "Granny, isn't there a way to break the poisonous spell?"

　　The old woman shook her head, her legs pressed against the dragon whale's heart, "Unless the person who cast the spell is killed, it can be broken."

　　I gritted my teeth, "Granny, who is your husband? Tell me, when I have the chance in the future, I will definitely use the most despicable means to get him killed."

　　The old woman smiled sadly, "His name is Chu Du, with your current strength trying to kill him is just asking for death. After being separated for so many years, he may have already stepped into the final state of demon evolution - the Arya state."

　　Arya state? I was shocked, "Granny, your husband is a demon?"

　　The old woman looked calm, "What's so strange? I am also a demon. Years ago, I also reigned supreme in Demon Shakra Heaven." Dropping her head, she silently looked at her legs, "In fact, the toughest destiny is not how to choose, but not having a choice at all. In this life, I can only be trapped in the belly of the dragon whale until I die in the Heavenly Tribulation."

　　My heart was sore, the old woman raised her head, gazed deeply at me for a long time, and spoke, "There is no feast that will not end, boy, you should go."

　　"Go?"

　　"Do you also want to stay in this sunless ghost place for the rest of your life?"

　　I shuddered, "Granny." Staring at her in a daze, I was momentarily speechless. More than three years passed by in a flash, I had learnt everything I needed to learn, and right now, it seemed like it was time to say goodbye.

　　From the day I was eaten by the dragon whale, I had been looking forward to getting out earlier, but now, hesitantly, I couldn't bear to move my feet. In the past, I always felt that time passed very slowly, and now, all of a sudden, it felt so fast.

　　Is life always such a contradiction?

　　The old woman waved her hand, "Go, don't act like a little child."

　　"Granny, you're quick-tempered, you like to curse, and when you don't get your way, you punch and kick me. In the three years I've been with you, I've suffered a lot." I smiled, trying hard to laugh, even though I was in a terrible mood.

　　"But, Granny, even if it was bitter, I felt happy." Looking at her head full of messy white hair, my throat choked, "Don't say three years of suffering, even if it's thirty years, three hundred years, I'm still willing."

　　"Punt!" I fell to my knees and heavily kowtowed three times.

　　"Master, after my disciple leaves, take care of yourself."

　　"Kid, if you want to leave, just leave, what's with the granny?" The old woman trembled and turned around, "Go, go!"

　　I stood silently for a long time before saying, "Master, I, really have to go." Looking left and right, I still wanted to say goodbye to Moon Soul, but the guy had gone somewhere.

　　The old woman turned her back to me and slowly said, "The payload is passed on, although I can't go out, it's the same with you out there."

　　I clenched my teeth, stood up violently, and left without looking back. After walking a few steps, the old woman's voice suddenly came from behind me, "Kid, you have to mix it up, don't lose face for me!"

　　I stopped and nodded vigorously. After a while, the sound of rapid wind swept in from behind, and the old woman suddenly flew over, grabbed me and swept forward. Like every time she had taught me cultivation in the past three years, she grabbed me, rough and brutal, not caring at all whether I wanted to or not.

　　I smiled faintly and closed my eyes, allowing her to grab me and fly all the way. Actually, with my current mana, it wasn't hard to break free.

　　The wind whistled past my ears, and the feeling in my heart was so warm, being grasped by her, through the mushroom forest, through the Blood Transformation Vortex, through three years of light ......

　　"Granny, your grip hurts!"

　　"Granny, please, can you be a bit more civilised? I'm losing face being grabbed by you like this!"

　　"Granny, are you a sadist?"

　　Rewinding time scene by scene, it was as if I saw the naughty teenagers of yesteryear being grasped by an old woman, their mouths protesting incessantly. Then, there would be one violent chestnut unceremoniously knocked on his head. Opening my eyes, I gazed at the old woman's waning cheeks, my eyes soured, and I hurriedly twisted my head and yelled, ''Granny, don't you know how to be compassionate? Old me, I'm at least a little white boy."

　　"Pfft!" A violent chestnut knocked hard on my head. I rubbed my head and laughed silently, a deep sadness welling up in my heart, knowing that this was the last time I would be beaten.

　　Before the river of blood, she put me down.

　　"Kid, look!" The old woman looked at the river of blood with a solemn expression. In front of us, the bright red river heaved and tumbled, meandering forward, resounding with a loud roar all the way, a glance that could not be seen to the end. It was like my life, always moving forward, always tenacious, always full of hope to fight against fate!

　　"How meandering is the long river of life, and how majestic is hope. Kid, I'm sure you'll make it!" The old granny said in a deep voice, her tone gradually becoming sad: "On the other side of the river, there should be an even more wonderful heaven and earth. Unfortunately, Granny won't be able to see the day when you reign over the North in the future."

　　"How meandering life is, and how majestic hope is." I recited silently, a low roar came fiercely from the distant meat peak, and as I looked desperately, the rhinoceros elk squatted at the peak, craning its neck at me, its snow-white tail waving like a tuft of flame.

　　The powerful roar echoed for a long time, my heart trembled, rhinoceros roe deer, you also know I have to go? I waved my hand forcefully, and with a cruel heart, I resolutely rushed straight upwards, performing the Chaos Armour Royal Art, turning the flesh wall above me into a piece of chaos. In an instant, my entire body had travelled through the dragon whale, breaking its belly and flying out!

　　Farewell, Master! Passing on the torch, Master, one day, I will break the destiny of Formation, Residence, Destruction and Emptiness and fulfil your wish!

　　I will kill Chudu.

　　I will reach the other side of the river!