While writing a diary at Zongwu, Wang Yuyan falls in love with someone else.

There are grandmasters, who belong to the second tier; there are innate masters, who belong to the third tier.

Further down the list, they are all swept into the ranks of the unpopular.

As for demigods, they are martial arts holy lands that can stand on equal footing with dynasties.

In other words, this illusion array may have once caused five top-tier forces to fall from their pedestals!

The one who started it all, Wuyazi, was just a grandmaster.

He was a crippled grandmaster.

It's unbelievable no matter how you look at it.

Could his mastery of formations really be so terrifying?

Seeing Jiang Sishui's astonished expression, Wu Yazi seemed to know what he was thinking and explained, "Although I am proficient in formations, I can only set up a trapping formation that can stump a Grandmaster at most."

"Why then?"

"Because your teacher has a treasure."

"treasure?"

"Yes, a treasure, an extraordinary treasure."

Wu Yazi looked nostalgic and recalled, "Back then, I was brought to Leigu Mountain by Xinghe. When I was in a state of utter despair, I discovered it."

"This is a broken weapon, yet it possesses boundless power, as if it contains all the wisdom in the world."

"It took me five years to comprehend a set of spirit-suppressing formations called 'Severing Heaven and Man's Connection'."

"The 'Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Man' means that anyone who enters the formation can no longer achieve oneness with heaven and man, and can no longer absorb even a trace of spiritual energy from heaven and earth."

"Five years later, I seemed to have gained its initial approval and tried to communicate with it. It seemed to sense my intentions and released a force."

"This is a mesmerizing spiritual power that overlaps with the original trapping array and spirit-suppressing array. The combination of the three forms the 'Precious Illusion Array' that has caused even the Celestials to suffer defeat and sink!"

Jiang Sishui was startled, yet also somewhat relieved.

No wonder the "Precious Illusion Array" is so terrifying; it turns out there's something horrifying hidden in the shadows.

Perhaps the world has underestimated this illusion array.

And Wu Yazi is telling him all this now, could it be...?

Sure enough, Wu Yazi, panting heavily, said, "I will leave this treasure to you."

"However, getting it doesn't mean you have it. Whether it's meant for you or not depends entirely on your fate."

"Why is that?" Jiang Sishui asked, puzzled.

"Because it demands a very high level of wisdom from its owner, even I, as a teacher, have only grasped a tiny fraction of it."

"It took me five years to comprehend the spirit-suppressing formation, but when I tried to comprehend other things afterward, I could never find the right method. It is clear that it becomes more and more difficult as you go on."

Jiang Sishui suddenly realized what he meant.

Just like those level-based games in my past life, the difficulty increases as you progress.

How many opportunities Jiang Sishui can gain from this depends entirely on his wisdom.

Lacking wisdom is tantamount to guarding a mountain of treasure in vain.

Although you get it, it's not true possession or ownership.

Having finished entrusting the matter, Wu Yazi seemed to have lost all his obsessions, and his energy and spirit were extremely weak.

He explained where the treasure was hidden, and then handed the gemstone ring, which symbolized the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect, to Jiang Sishui, saying, "After Master 260 died, that treasure will be ownerless."

"If it can no longer sense my will, it may stop releasing that mesmerizing spiritual power. At that time, the power of the illusion array will be greatly reduced, and it will no longer be able to trap those two."

"My disciple... take care of yourself."

After saying that, he threw his head back and laughed loudly several times.

The laughter stopped abruptly, and the white-haired old man's head drooped down, remaining motionless.

Jiang Sishui checked his breath and found that Wuyazi had already died.

Jiang Sishui sighed and kowtowed to Wuyazi several more times with heartfelt gratitude.

Just then, the system notification sounded—

[Congratulations on reaching the Grandmaster realm! The first chapter, "Emerging Talent," has ended. The system has been upgraded, and the daily reward cap has been doubled.]

[The second chapter is now open...]

[Your belief in becoming a hegemon has been detected; the second article will be specifically titled "The Path to Hegemony."]

[Congratulations on officially starting the second chapter! You are rewarded with the special treasure "Imperial Ambition"]

System upgrade, reward cap doubled?

A newcomer to the game? The path to domination?

Jiang Sishui was overjoyed.

It turns out that this "diary system" can be upgraded; he just meets the requirements now.

Then, he looked at the introduction to "Imperial Ambition"—

Imperial Ambition: Under heaven, all land belongs to the emperor. Every path you take in reality will unlock corresponding new maps, allowing you to travel freely between different places.

073 The Lost Era of Gods and Demons, Quest Issued

Jiang Sishui moved Wuyazi, chair and all, to a corner, intending to give him a proper burial once the "Zhenlong Chess Tournament" was over.

Then, he used his powerful internal energy to lift up the bamboo pavilion, dug more than ten feet into the ground, and finally unearthed something.

This is a fragment.

When Jiang Sishui first saw it, she almost mistook it for the tip of a three-pointed double-edged knife, only the blade wasn't as sharp and long.

"Why does this look so familiar?" Jiang Sishui murmured, as if she had seen something similar in her previous life.

It was incomplete, so he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Just then, the diary within his body surfaced on its own, sweeping out a beam of white light that enveloped the broken artifact.

Immediately afterwards, the system notification sounded again—

[Relic from the Lost Age of Gods and Demons – Celestial Weapon: Annihilation of All Directions (Incomplete)]

[Congratulations! You have triggered the conditions and officially unlocked the system's quest function. You are rewarded with the special item "Item Finder Compass"]

[Main Quest: Memories of the Past and New Chapters of History]

[Side Quest 1: Bring the He Shi Bi jade and the Eight Dragon Balls to the Kunlun Secret Realm (Map Included)]

[Choose: "Accept" or "Reject"]

[Tip: You will receive generous rewards for completing each task, big or small.]

"The Age of Gods and Demons? Heavenly Weapons? Annihilation of All Directions?!"

Jiang Sishui was shocked, a strong sense of suffocation washed over her.

He never expected that the treasure Wu Yazi obtained by chance would be something like this!

Its existence also reveals the extraordinary past of this world.

"The Age of Gods and Demons..." Jiang Sishui fell silent for a moment.

Then, he looked at the newly enabled task function of the "Diary System" and the content of the tasks.

The name "Old Memories and New Chapters of History" doesn't reveal much specific information, but Jiang Sishui has a vague guess in her heart.

Once he completes these tasks, the Central Region will likely undergo a dramatic transformation.

At that time, demigods may no longer be invincible!

Accept? Or reject?

Jiang Sishui hesitated.

Both options have their advantages and disadvantages.

"Well, what's meant to happen can't be avoided. Instead of being suspicious all day and fearing that something unexpected will happen, I might as well take the initiative to trigger it."

"With the system in hand, as long as I level up fast enough, what challenges am I afraid of?"

Jiang Sishui calmed herself down and decided to complete a side quest first to see what would happen.

If the variables are beyond our control, we can simply refuse to take on any subsequent tasks.

As for the "Finding Item Compass," it really is a compass, and as the name suggests, it is used to find things, which complements the mission perfectly.

After digging out the "Ten Directions Annihilation", Jiang Sishui looked at its appearance and compared it with the image of this object in his previous life. He estimated that only one-quarter of it was intact.

"If the fragments are all gathered together, can this divine weapon regain its former power?"

Jiang Sishui began to ponder.

This trip to Leigushan has been incredibly rewarding!

To be honest, he still doesn't understand why Wu Yazi was so kind to him, a complete stranger, taking him as a disciple at first glance and giving him all sorts of benefits.

In fact, Wu Yazi did this because it was related to the "annihilation of all ten directions".