Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

“That’s right, listen to me, Yan Huan.”

"Place a mechanism in this small maze, give it a command, and it will follow the instructions to find its way to the exit."

"How similar this is to humans caught in the grip of fate..."

"We are merely more complex and sophisticated machines, just like the intricate mechanisms in this maze, with few choices available..."

"We can only take the shortest route and travel on the only road."

Fu Xuan gave Yan Huan the following instructions:

"Begin, guide the mechanism to the exit of the sand table, and let me see how you choose your destiny."

"Fine, go to hell."

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To Fu Xuan's surprise, Yan Huan suddenly appeared beside her and slapped her hard on the chest.

"boom--!!"

With a powerful surge of energy, a ball of flame was violently slammed out of Fu Xuan's body from the point where his palm met his chest!

It was none other than the true form of the Rhinoceros Flame.

"???"

Xi Yan stopped in mid-air, steadied himself, and looked down at Yan Huan in shock:

"You...you actually dared to expel me like this?!"

"So you figured this out?" Yan Huan shrugged.

"Although I can't kill you, it's still very easy for me to get you out of someone's body if I want to."

Back when Yan Huan first came to the Immortal Ship, she used this move to blast Huanlong's true form out of her body and turn the Jianmu Divine Body into materials for her own use.

The current Suiyang, which is of a much higher grade than Huanlongcai, is even easier to produce.

"Enough. Are you trying to avoid our game?"

The rhinoceros-flame floated in the air, a hint of disappointment in its expression.

"Use this method to evade my demonstration and directly arrest me, so you can fool yourself."

"I never thought of running away."

Yan said calmly:

"I just wanted to see if you could calculate this far, but obviously you didn't."

"Catching Suiyang is all about participation, I'm not going to spoil the fun by forcibly taking you away..."

Seeing this, Huo Huo, Gui Naifen, and Su Chang all fell silent.

So Yan Huan had an even simpler way to get Sui Yang out! With the addition of Cang Yuehu, wouldn't it have been possible to capture Sui Yang directly from the start?

"Help! There are people here who could solve the problem directly, but they insist on having fun!" Su Chang exclaimed.

Chapter 497 What's the difference between you and him?

Under the watchful eyes of the group, the Rhinoceros Flame slowly descended and sank back into Fu Xuan's body, merging with her once more.

Fu Xuan opened his eyes and said with dissatisfaction:

"Enough! Stop playing these sore loser tricks and get started!"

Urged on by Fu Xuan, the group obediently played the sandbox game with her.

The game involves controlling a robotic robot to reach the exit within a set number of steps.

There are also many obstacles in the sandbox, requiring players to use their brains to deduce the path to successfully reach the exit.

Under Yan's control, the mechanical robot quickly arrived at the exit.

"Isn't this simple?" Yan looked down on the difficulty of the game.

Fu Xuan stood behind them and nodded slightly:

"Very good. Your choices are exactly as the Dharma Eye sees. You should understand that this puzzle has only one answer from beginning to end, just like there is only one path in destiny!"

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Upon hearing Fu Xuan's words, Yan turned around and looked at her with utter disdain:

Why don't you say that people need to replenish water to live?

Qingque nodded in agreement, and countered Fu Xuan's statement:

"That's right. For a puzzle that is designed from the beginning, any other choice would be a meaningless mistake."

"But the universe is no one's game, and no one has designed puzzles for us to solve. There is no single solution to the universe, and we can do anything within it."

"Even with the same workday, I can hide in the library to read leisurely books, or I can find someone to play cards with. That's freedom!"

Su Chang exclaimed in surprise:

"They can justify such a laziness with such confidence, and even make it sound so reasonable... The diviners of the Grand Diviner's Office are truly cultured!"

Gui Naifen quickly grabbed Su Chang's shoulders and shook her desperately:

"Shangshang, wake up! Your mind is about to be taken over by Suiyang's slacking off!"

Fu Xuan crossed his arms, completely ignoring Qing Que's rebuttal:

“Bluebird, Bluebird, for you, life can offer seemingly endless choices.”

"That's because every choice you make, just like every day you live, is a meaningless waste of time."

"But for me, the choice will have completely different consequences."

Fu Xuan sighed:

"As the Grand Diviner of the Luofu Immortal Ship, I bear heavy responsibilities. I must unravel the intricate threads of fate day after day in order to protect this colossal vessel!"

"Some seemingly promising forks in the road may lead to an abyss of no return!"

"Some paths disappear into unpredictable darkness, and in the end..."

"I realized that we had no choice but to embark on the only path, to strive for the optimal solution, even if it was full of ashes and bitterness!"

"There are thousands of roads, but safety comes first... Pshaw! There's only ever one road!"

Looking at Fu Xuan's current appearance, Huo Huo whispered to Qing Que and Yan Huan:

"What should we do... I feel like we can't convince her."

Yan shrugged. He was terrible at talking, so Dan Heng had to handle this.

After thinking for a moment, Qingque said directly to Fu Xuan:

"How about using a more complex sand table simulation?"

"Huh?" Fu Xuan revealed a contemptuous smile:

"How long do you want to play this game? What kind of tricks do you want to play? I'm happy to oblige!"

The two sides then began a new round of sand table games.

Yan Huan, holding the ingenious remote control, looked at Qing Que:

"How about you come?"

Qingque shook her head slightly:

"No need, you can continue."

"alright."

For Yan Huan, the ending of this kind of sandbox game was obvious at a glance.

Under his control, the machine skillfully and swiftly used obstacles to change its trajectory, directly reaching the exit and successfully passing through the level.

Qingque gazed at the emerging machine and said, "Although the path on the sand table has changed slightly this time, it's still very simple. I think the Grand Diviner will say—"

As expected, Fu Xuan put one hand on his hip and said directly:

"There is only one path in destiny, and your choices are the only answer that has already been predetermined."

"No, no, no, I don't see it that way," Qingque said seriously.

"Master Diviner, please reset this sand table so we can start the simulation from the beginning again, shall we?"

"One more time?" Fu Xuan asked with disdain.

"Should we just do it again exactly as shown on the sand table? Even if we do it ten thousand times, the outcome will still be predetermined, because there is only one path."

Gui Naifen whispered to Qingque:

"Miss Qingque, I just secretly searched online, and there really is only one solution to this question."

Huo Huo also sighed:

"This is a puzzle designed by Rhinoceros Flame. It's useless; there's no other way to solve it."

"As long as we continue to entangle ourselves with it in the so-called game of fate, it remains invincible."

"No, there is a second option."

Qingque's gaze was unwavering:

"Everyone, there will always be a choice."

Huo Huo quickly looked at Yan Huan:

"Mr. Yan Huan, please try to persuade her..."

"What's there to advise me on?" Yan Huan said confidently, hands in her pockets.

"Look how steady she is, she must have some ideas, let's give her a try."

Fu Xuan urged:

"Then let's begin. Lead the puzzle to the exit of the sand table and let me see how you choose your destiny."