Bing Yi offered the River Map, which is indeed a genuine high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

It's just that it has returned from the Acquired to the Innate.

In other words, there was a deity who replicated a "River Map" for fishing purposes.

To make it more realistic, it is highly likely that this deity took the replicated "River Map" into the primordial state for "aging" treatment, thus transforming it into a "high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure."

This explains the concept of "refining a fake into a real" concerning the Spiritual Treasure.

Is it a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure? Yes!

Is it the River Map? Yes!

Is it the original River Map, born from the nurturing of heaven and earth? Absolutely not!

The powers might be equivalent, and the Great Dao it contains nearly identical, but there's definitely a hidden plan within this Spiritual Treasure.

Otherwise, why would someone go through the trouble to create an almost perfect replica?

Other deities would have a hard time discerning the subtleties.

Xuanqing, however, happens to be quite adept at artifact refining.

"The Great Dao contained in this replica is genuine, but the original master of the River Map has also imprinted their insights into the Great Dao within it."

"If you continuously meditate on it and break through, becoming a Da Luo, you will be walking down the path that they have tread."

"In this sense, this is your opportunity; the original master of the River Map has given you the grace of imparting the Dao. They can be regarded as your guide, or even your mentor."

Upon hearing this, Bing Yi smiled bitterly and said, "But this 'mentor' whom I've never met is most likely digging a pit for me."

"On the bright side, they might be seeking a successor, and in the future, I would be the deity of their lineage."

"On the downside, this could be my grave; one wrong step and I would face the fate of death and the dissolution of the Dao!"

He was indeed tempted and grew greedy, otherwise, he wouldn't have picked up the River Map.

Had it not been for a flash of insight during his breakthrough to becoming a Da Luo, Bing Yi wouldn't have noticed the hidden dangers within.

"Perhaps because this artifact is a Spiritual Treasure refined from a fake into a real, and the Dao contained within it is genuine, I gained many insights post-meditation, such as in divination."

Bing Yi slowly said, "When I became a Da Luo, I had a forewarning in my heart, so I gave myself a divination, and the result indicated: Great calamity!"

This indicated that the deity behind the plot intended to take Bing Yi's life!

Upon sensing the danger and realizing the inevitable calamity, Bing Yi glanced at Kunlun Mountain near the Congji Abyss and decisively went to seek help.

It was somewhat akin to mortals in later times finding strange items, feeling uneasy, and then placing them into the merit boxes in temples and Taoist observation halls, hoping the great deities would suppress them to avert disasters.

Bing Yi's thought process was just like that.

Pangu's Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, it sounds immensely powerful.

Moreover, Kunlun Mountain was neighboring his location, so Bing Yi naturally wanted to seize the opportunity.

"Daoist, I implore you to save me!" Bing Yi bowed deeply again.

Xuanqing supported him and said, "Daoist, how do you wish for me to save you?"

Is this an agreement?

Bing Yi was overjoyed and asked eagerly, "Is there a specific method?"

"Certainly, there is a method."

Xuanqing said, "The first method is self-rescue."

"Since Daoist has already attained the Dao, there is no need to fear issues of life and death excessively!"

"Just commit suicide before the hidden schemer makes their move; lie down in the Space-Time River, suppress yourself, and thus you won't have to worry about being killed by the hidden schemer."

What?

Bing Yi was stunned.

Is this how self-rescue works?

"Daoist, do not doubt. This is the way Da Luo avoids death and seeks rebirth."

Xuanqing said, "To prevent calamities, Da Luo will die a step early, then lie down in the Space-Time River, suppress themselves, extend their lifespan, and seek a sliver of hope."

"In doing so, as long as you die quickly and thoroughly, you can eradicate the cause and effect."

"Any plots from the deity scheming against you, whether for Dao Fruit, possession, or assimilation, their plans will fall through."

"After lying through countless epochs, the hidden schemer might already have been plotted against by another Da Luo in the long years."

"It seems... reasonable!"

Bing Yi's previously dazed eyes regained their sparkle.

After all, once Da Luo is attained, it remains forever, holding infinite possibilities. If nothing else, one can start anew later.

[This method feels somewhat cowardly.] Bing Yi thought.

After all, he is a respectable Da Luo Supreme, and being plotted against without even resisting, choosing to commit suicide directly is quite undignified.

Xuanqing seemed to perceive Bing Yi's thoughts and said, "If you lack the certainty to resist directly, then foiling all enemy plans could be considered another form of resistance."

"Compared to dying without knowing why, choosing your death method is actually more dignified."

"At least this way allows Daoist to take control, deciding how to die and when to be reborn."

Don't underestimate this bit of control.

Even as a Da Luo Supreme with transcendence capabilities, if another Da Luo plots against you, they must be confident, especially given that Bing Yi attained the Dao within their scheme.

When the time comes, you won't even know how you died, let alone rebirth.

If the enemy's means are special enough to nail Bing Yi's coffin shut, then the chance for revival is much smaller compared to committing suicide.

Xuanqing observed the hesitant Bing Yi and said, "As long as Daoist plans wisely, you might achieve a good outcome, using the passage of time to erase all the enemy's future contingencies."

If you could find out where the enemy died, upon revival, Bing Yi might even dance on their grave.

"Of course, this method has an obvious drawback, which is your enemy never dies, or dies earlier than you and revives first."

Xuanqing pointed out the flaw, "In this case, it merely postpones your conflict indefinitely, awaiting your revival to continue this fateful entanglement."

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