Lin Qianxuan was highly efficient in gathering information. By nine in the evening, he had completed his visits and even had dinner with Chen Long’Er.

His last stop was to gather information about Jiang Mengli from the Human Dao.

The emergence of the Human Dao preceded Jiang Mengli’s enlightenment by the Dragon Head.

From a certain perspective, Jiang Mengli entirely grew up under her watch.

Therefore, Jiang Mengli would also call the Human Dao her elder sister.

“Is she your next target?” the Human Dao asked Lin Qianxuan.

Lin Qianxuan met her gaze briefly, then nodded slightly, saying, “You could say that.”

The Human Dao’s vision encompassed the entire Earth, and anything happening with him could not be concealed from her.

Even though the Human Dao was restricted by the rules of the String of Destiny and couldn’t directly see it, she could surmise certain things from the changes in Lin Qianxuan.

For example, Lin Qianxuan could establish a causal link through romantic involvement with certain people to acquire their talents.

This sort of thing, though it sounds peculiar.

But originally, the Dragon Head shared the talents and knowledge of everyone in the Dragon Group, which was even more excessive.

“The Dragon Head initially planned for her to become the new Guardian, but later realized her temperament wasn’t suitable to be Earth’s Guardian. The Dragon Head arranged for her to live and cultivate in the Spirit Qi World, no longer getting involved in Earth’s affairs.

However, considering herself as the Dragon Head’s direct disciple, an Inheritor of the Dao, even when she was suppressed in the Spirit Qi World to heal, she remained restless, occasionally sending her Divine Thought to Earth.

If she had focused on healing and cultivation, with her talent, she would have reached the Great Dao Realm long ago.” the Human Dao told Lin Qianxuan.

Lin Qianxuan nodded, understanding this as well.

Jiang Mengli had an obsession with the Dragon Head, an obsession that deepened after the Dragon Head was exiled.

Such that she would still be active on Earth, occasionally reminiscing and unable to let go.

As for her unsuitability as Guardian, Lin Qianxuan understood too.

Jiang Mengli’s temperament was too whimsical; she liked to act on her whims, had a weak sense of the bigger picture, or perhaps she did not care about the bigger picture, and her strength was insufficient to suppress everything. It would be difficult for her to unite an entire civilization’s strength to fend off external threats or effectively quell all internal conflicts.

She couldn’t fill the Dragon Head’s role.

And currently, on Earth, there isn’t a second person who could succeed the Dragon Head either.

“What are her interests and habits?” Lin Qianxuan asked.

“She likes eating fish, desserts, enjoys gaming, has a strong competitive streak and a bit of a mischievous side, enjoying harmless pranks on those she cares about,” the Human Dao said.

“Anything else?” Lin Qianxuan asked.

These were almost all things Lin Qianxuan knew.

“Do you know her Talent?” the Human Dao asked Lin Qianxuan in return.

“Is it that she can completely understand recorded knowledge?” Lin Qianxuan mused.

“No, to be precise, it’s understood according to her perception,” the Human Dao said. “Knowledge is information, and information is multifaceted. A tool might also have multiple functionalities, so what she can glimpse is the information in the direction of her perception.”

Lin Qianxuan realized, so that’s how it is.

The broader one’s perceptions, the more information one can understand through Spiritual Enlightenment.

Moreover, as long as you change your perception, like recognizing a hammer as a weapon, you can extract information about it as a weapon.

“I see, but what does this have to do with her interests?” Lin Qianxuan questioned.

“Knowing too much also leads to too much aversion. She can easily see beyond a person’s exterior to deeper layers of information. Everyone possesses a dark side that is unbelievable in extent, except for the Dragon Head, who restrained himself to the extreme, cutting off numerous distracting thoughts, maintained clarity and transparency. That’s why she regards the Dragon Head differently,” the Human Dao said. “Currently, you have not fully transcended; if you approach her with a goal, you will likely fail, so you either have to find a way to hide your intentions or engage with her entirely without a purpose, just following your heart.”

Lin Qianxuan pondered.

Jiang Mengli probably recognized numerous facets of him the moment she saw his face and heard his name.

Understanding the kind of existence Lin Qianxuan was and what his purpose was.

Even though she knew he acted with intention, to rescue her, hence his actions.

But her inability to accept it remained unchangeable.

The key point of this strategy was to abandon the idea of saving her while also not bearing the mindset of conquest.

How is that possible?

If he wasn’t aiming to conquer the game String of Destiny, he might as well not play it.

Alternatively, he could hold such thoughts, but the version of himself in that other time within the game must sever those thoughts?

“Thank you for informing me, is there any critical key point?” Lin Qianxuan asked.

“There is one thing the Dragon Head intended to tell her personally,” the Human Dao looked at Lin Qianxuan and said.

“What is it?” Lin Qianxuan asked in confusion.

The Human Dao didn’t speak, instead conjuring a projection.

This appeared to be from the Human Dao’s perspective, standing behind the Dragon Head, with countless spaceships and enemies in the Universe ahead.

“She seems to harbor some thoughts about you. Wouldn’t the lack of timely guidance create hidden dangers?” the Human Dao asked.

“Hahahahaha… these are experiences she must undergo as a human,” the Dragon Head laughed heartily.

“Human?” the Human Dao questioned.

“Yes, human! An Earthling!” the Dragon Head turned back, affirmatively smiling, “Once we return, I’ll personally tell her.”

The projection dissipated.

Lin Qianxuan felt a little puzzled, not fully comprehending the deeper meaning of the conversation.

Externally, it seemed the Human Dao didn’t consider Jiang Mengli a human.

While the Dragon Head believed Jiang Mengli was indeed human, and an Earthling at that.

Could it be that Jiang Mengli had once doubted herself?

Indeed!

Because of the Dragon Head’s rejection, she always felt unneeded by him, even feeling rejected.

She was aware of her origins.

Perhaps she would think, is it because of her non-human identity that she isn’t accepted?

This is also the reason why she collapsed when she knew the Dragon Leader hadn’t truly given her any mission, right?

Speaking of which, the Dragon Leader actually raised a flag!

It’s obvious he never returned after that battle.

It must be the battle where the Dragon Leader was exiled.

“Why don’t you tell her yourself?” Lin Qianxuan asked.

“The Dragon Leader said he would come back and tell her himself,” Human Dao replied.

Lin Qianxuan couldn’t help feeling speechless at these words.

Although Human Dao resembles a human, it always behaves rather rigidly in certain situations.

“Then why are you telling me?” Lin Qianxuan asked, puzzled.

“Because you asked me, so I told you,” Human Dao looked back at Lin Qianxuan and said.

“Would you tell it to Sister Jiang if she asked?” Lin Qianxuan asked.

“She never asked,” Human Dao said plainly.

“…..”

…

Back at the Dragon Palace, Lin Qianxuan began his eighth playthrough.

He tried to let his in-game self not strategize with a predefined purpose.

At the same time, he prepared things Jiang Mengli liked in advance.

Fish, desserts, and some gaming devices; during battles, he would feed them to her from time to time.

But Jiang Mengli wasn’t interested in eating.

The progress of the strategy was neither faster nor stronger than before.

In the Saint Realm, after Jiang Mengli’s mental collapse, Lin Qianxuan had his game character consolidate the projection they had seen from Human Dao to show Jiang Mengli.

However, Jiang Mengli’s demeanor didn’t seem relieved; instead, she appeared even more forlorn.

She seemed to feel that the Dragon Leader did not truly acknowledge her emotions and always treated her like a child.

Then Lin Qianxuan’s strategy collapsed again.

In the end, he could only fight valiantly, blood-staining the Nine Heavens with Jiang Mengli.

[String of Destiny snapped… Destiny Restarting… Restart successful!]

…

“Only two attempts left!”

Lin Qianxuan felt a deep sense of powerlessness surrounding him.

Clearly, this strategy had failed completely.

The purposefulness of the game character was seen through by Jiang Mengli.

Jiang Mengli’s strategy seemed paradoxical.

To achieve the strategy, you must not have a strategic mind.

It’s like playing a game, needing a certain piece of gear to clear a quest, but to get that gear, you must clear the quest for it to drop.

In short, you need a heart that goes with the flow.

How could he go with the flow?

The utilitarian mindset of playing a game was filled to the brim.

His parallel universe self certainly also approached things with absolute purposefulness.

After calming down, Lin Qianxuan chose to shut off the computer and stop playing.

He planned to put it aside for a while.

His current mindset was problematic; perhaps after some time, emptying his thoughts, he could successfully complete the strategy.

Lin Qianxuan didn’t choose to stay long on Earth, but went directly to the Qingling World.

—————–

In the Qingling World.

After spending some time with the Gong Sun sisters, Lin Qianxuan began to fully refine the Dragon Pearl.

Compared to his in-game self who had completely refined the Dragon Pearl, he hadn’t yet refined even one or two percent in reality.

During the cultivation process of refining the Dragon Pearl, Lin Qianxuan was also comprehending the [Chaos Magic].

It was something he had already clearly identified he could fully master within the game simulation.

After refining part of the Dragon Pearl’s rules, Lin Qianxuan’s comprehension had elevated to another level.

Although comprehending the Little World Technique in a short period was impossible, [Chaos Magic] seemed attainable.

Unlike the Little World Technique, which was complex and hard to learn; although [Chaos Magic] is also intricate, it did not overly strain the intellect.

Its essence is to evolve the four basic magic elements of earth, water, fire, and wind, mixing them together to transform into chaos magic elements.

After obtaining the chaos element, the magic cast using this element is collectively called [Chaos Magic].

Moreover, due to the disorderly expansive and invasive nature of the chaos element, once cast, if left unchecked, it can lead to large-scale destruction easily.

Mariano had repeatedly reminded Lin Qianxuan to be cautious when using this magic to avoid situations where even the user cannot control it.

However, Lin Qianxuan wasn’t overly worried.

In his simulation gameplay, he had already seen his future self create a new divine power [Chaos Profound Light] using [Chaos Magic].

Binding chaos elements within True Flame, turning them into a momentary piercing beam, True Flame is completely under his control, so once the Profound Light erupts, he can have True Flame devour the Chaos Profound Light and then retrieve or disperse the True Flame, eliminating any risk of unintended large-scale destruction.

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