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Chapter 167: Black and White
"Dad, we should have done this a long time ago. The vault in District 13 is like a sieve; the security there is worse than having two dogs chained up at the gate..."

"Jade!" Uncle Long interrupted Jade's rant about District 13. Although Jade was telling the truth, he still had to save face for his friend, Sheriff Black.

"The more extraordinary items you place, the more attention you attract; the more attention you attract, the more importance you receive; and the more importance you receive, the easier it is for someone to infiltrate. So the more extraordinary items you have, the weaker the security becomes. I guess that's the balance of yin and yang," the old man joked.

His mindset is getting younger and younger, while his father in his youth was much more mischievous than Uncle Long. When using the dog charm, he would spout a bunch of witty remarks to Ah Fu, even more so than Uncle Long, and he even had the nickname "Old Haha." After all, it can be said in the original story that Uncle Long learned everything from his father.

"Dad, you've changed so much lately, I almost don't recognize you. No, you seem to be getting younger and younger." Uncle Long, who had seen his father when he was young, noticed the changes but didn't suspect anything. After all, his father had always been like this when he was young; it was just that his mindset seemed to be getting younger.

"I'm still young, Dad," the old man chuckled. Just like what Jiang Mingzi said to Ai Haibara in the chat group, if Jiang Mingzi is over two hundred years old, then he's only in his sixties and is still a young man.

Moreover, he is currently practicing not the system of seekers of the Dharma, but the system of immortal cultivation that allows him to live forever. With the support of righteous energy, his sixties are the perfect age for him to take risks.

"After returning from District 13, your father will teach you something new. Xiaoyu will learn too." The father plans to teach Chen Long and Xiaoyu introductory cultivation techniques. If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them, with the blessing of righteousness, will not have a slow cultivation speed.

The old man glanced at Xiaoyu a few more times. Xiaoyu had a strong aura and a great talent for magic. If it weren't for their different personalities, Xiaoyu would have been the best candidate for him to inherit the magic tradition, instead of Tru.

"Teaching something new? Magic? But isn't Xiaoyu still too young?" Chen Long was a little worried about Xiaoyu, who was already naughty enough. After learning the new things her father mentioned, she would become even more difficult to manage.

"It's alright, Xiaoyu is an important member of our team," the old man said with a smile.

For the first time, Xiaoyu wasn't treated like a child, but rather as a teammate. She was stunned for a moment, then immediately exclaimed, "Dad, you're so great! I love you, Dad."

"There's one more thing. The alliance between the Holy Lord and the Blade Dragon is just the beginning. More severe challenges await us in the future." As he spoke, the old man was already thinking about how there were still many magical items scattered all over the world, but they needed to deal with the combination of the Holy Lord and the Blade Dragon, and they didn't have time to retrieve those items for the time being.

Many of these magical items are quite useful, such as the Divine Armor that allowed them to hold their own against the Earth Demon Di Kui in the Demonic Qi chapter. If they don't acquire these items now, as their strength increases, their righteous energy grows, and their dark energy weakens, these items could very well fall into the hands of the dark energy faction's enemies.

What the old man needs is not for these magical items to become an aid to the dark forces, but to force the dark forces to create strong individuals in order to maintain the balance of yin and yang, rather than relying on external forces.

Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts (Second Tier - Chen Daolong): "@All members, anyone interested in going to Daddy's world to collect those magical items? Daddy doesn't have time to deal with those things right now. Anyone interested in treasure hunting?"

The old man promptly posted a message in the group, inviting interested group members to come to his world to collect magical items.

Quietly Watching the Show - Group Owner (Level 2 - Cheng Yiyi): "I'm signing up!"

Cheng Yiyi has always been very frugal with her points. A cross-realm talisman requires a thousand points. It's not that she can't afford it, but it's more worthwhile to use it on herself in the early stages of her strength development.

Now that she's going to the Adventure World to collect magical items, she naturally doesn't care about saving points. Besides talismans, the Adventure World has many useful magical items, so it's definitely worth spending 1,000 points to go there.

Tequila Girl (Tier 2, Joe): "Count me in."

Depressed elementary school student (First-tier Ai Haibara): "Add one."

Besides these three, no one else signed up. Mainly because the current level of the Adventure World makes magical items largely useless against members of rank three and above. For example, Nameless, after watching the video files in the chat group, could easily materialize talismans and other weapons using his吐槽 (tu cao, a kind of humorous expression) energy.

Therefore, only Joseph Joestar, Cheng Yiyi, and Ai Haibara signed up for this event. Their commonality is that they are all members below Tier 3, including the host, Old Man Haibara. This operation is essentially a gathering of the "disadvantaged" within the chat group. There is one member below Tier 3 who didn't sign up for this offline event: Rick Morty. Their situation is special. Rick's ability to use technology on himself will likely extend beyond Tier 1.

Quietly Watching the Show - Group Owner (Second Tier - Cheng Yiyi): "By the way, is the Book of Time considered a magical item?"

Tequila Girl (Tier 2, Joe): "Either you're the group owner, or you're really greedy."

Master of the Thousand Machines Pavilion (Fifth Rank, Jiang Mingzi): "If I'm not mistaken, the Book of Time is a projection of the original power of that world, which is why it can correct history from history and make anything it writes possible."

Jiang Mingzi was actually quite interested in the historical records of the past that could be altered, and it would be best if he could go to that world to study them. However, the time for him to use the Three Truths in the Same Month Token was approaching, so he couldn't leave for the time being.

If the Book of Time were truly a magical artifact, Jiang Mingzi would likely choose to travel to the Adventure World to study it. However, based on his assessment, the Book of Time is most likely a manifestation of the world's primordial power. It has research value, but it's not worth missing the opportunity to connect time and space with the Three Truths of the Same Moon Token.

Even he cannot always connect with the past and future through the Three Truths in the Same Month Order. "Three Truths" not only represents the Three Truths Dharma Gate, but also refers to the same combination of the three Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches in the year, month, and day. "Same Month" means that all three combinations fall within the same month. During this time period, the Three Truths in the Same Month Order can be used to connect time and space.

The loving model worker (Tier 3 Fang Yuan): "I have a suggestion. If you're worried about the Black Qi faction disrupting order, no problem. One of you can just take their place. Two of you can go to the Black Qi faction, and that will effectively control the destructive power of the growing Black Qi."

Fang Yuan was putting on an act, even throwing in his own jokes along the way. For him, whether or not order would be disrupted was irrelevant; he'd do whatever brought him personal benefit.

This is his own style of doing things, and it doesn't prevent him from giving advice to other members in the chat group. He can also cultivate a persona for himself, leaning towards a law-abiding attitude. Whether he'll actually use it or not is another matter; he's already established the persona.

Quietly Watching the Show - Group Owner (Second Tier - Cheng Yiyi): "Holy crap, that makes so much sense, you're really something. We have connections in both the legal and illegal worlds, the good guys and the bad guys are all on our side, so how things develop is entirely up to us."

Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts (Second Tier - Chen Daolong): "If nothing unexpected happens, both righteous energy and dark energy can provide a buff that greatly increases cultivation efficiency."

However, those on the dark side might need to overcome their inner darkness. If they can't, they might end up like Xiaoyu, who got the Shadow Tattoo, and be dominated by darkness.

Tequila Girl (Tier 2, Joe): "So, if one's heart is dark enough, one can remain unaffected?"

Depressed elementary school student (Ai Haibara, Ichikai): "I guess none of us can meet the requirements."

Thousand-Year Crouching Dragon (Tier 3 Zhuge Kongming): "To be precise, even within the righteous faction and the dark faction, there are further subdivisions."

Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts (Second Tier - Chen Daolong): "Oh~ Please explain in detail, Mr. Wolong."

My father hadn't realized the question Zhuge Liang had raised, so he immediately asked him for advice.

The Thousand-Year Crouching Dragon (Tier 3, Zhuge Kongming): "The state of Yin-Yang balance can be represented by Tai Chi. As the saying goes, Tai Chi gives rise to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang give rise to the Four Symbols. Tai Chi is one, meaning chaos. Yin and Yang refer to Yin and Yang, and the Four Symbols are derived from Yin and Yang."

Kongming then explained his understanding of the Yin-Yang balance mechanism in the world of the adventure story.

(End of this chapter)