# Chapter 753: Countless Schemes
"Tianlong... never told you his purpose?" Qinglong's eyes shifted as he looked at Qi Xia. "Think carefully."
As soon as the words fell, Qi Xia's mind instantly recalled what Tianlong had said to him in his dream.
He said: "Bai Yang, it was you who deceived me, yet in the end, you still need to be on guard against me."
He said: "Bai Yang, if you're willing, come back now and become the 'Heavenly Sheep.'"
He said: "Bai Yang, you and I are the only ones in this place with a chance to become 'gods.'"
Back then, Tianlong didn't even have a face, yet he still entered his dream and spoke these words to him.
Thinking carefully about everything Tianlong had said, there never seemed to be any hostility.
But he also seemed anxious. Otherwise, with Tianlong's status and methods, how could he have fallen so easily into his trap?
If he could be trapped, he should have been trapped long ago. Why only now?
Qi Xia's intention was merely to test Tianlong's depths, yet the other party had made a massive move within his dream, as if betting all his hopes on this one "dream entry." What was he so urgent about?
And why was it that among the candidates Tianlong mentioned to become "gods"... there was no Qinglong?
At this moment, Qi Xia slowly narrowed his eyes, feeling that things were becoming clearer.
If his guess was correct, both Tianlong and Qinglong wanted each other dead.
Although these two used completely different methods, they both coincidentally chose him as their "weapon."
Thinking about it this way made things even stranger.
Both possessed divine power and immortal arts, yet neither was willing to actively strike and kill the other. Instead, they both placed their bets on him.
Every time Qinglong appeared, he would definitely activate "Silence," while Tianlong would use "Dream Entry" to manifest.
They both chose methods to contact him that the other would never know about, and set up their own schemes.
Even though he had recovered some of his past memories, none of them showed him interacting this frequently with these two people. So after learning so much information, this matter could only be handled with even more caution than before.
"Well?" Qinglong asked. "Have you remembered? His purpose..."
Hearing this, Qi Xia slowly curled his lips and said softly, "Sorry, I can't remember. Tianlong didn't tell me anything."
"If he didn't say anything... that's for the best." Qinglong narrowed his emerald-colored eyes and said, "Tianlong is even more insane than I am. I advise you to have little contact with him."
Qi Xia's mind went blank for a moment, feeling as if the fog on the road before him had shifted once again.
This time, instead of dispersing, it had stirred up an even more blinding sandstorm on top of what was already there.
This familiar feeling was back.
He remembered that the last time he was locked in a stalemate with Chu Tianqiu, it was this same complex and exhilarating sensation.
Back then, he, Chu Tianqiu, and Xu Liunian had each set their own strategies, unleashing their killing moves on the same night. This time felt very similar, but the sense of "scheming" was far more intense.
He, Chu Tianqiu, Qinglong, and Tianlong had each spent a long time setting up their own schemes, and in this cycle, they had all become intertwined.
Everyone had their large, medium, and small schemes. Each scheme had its own purpose, and everyone might have lied.
Under such complex circumstances, in such a desperate environment, trying to deduce the intentions of these few people was like a fantasy.
After all, all three of them were completely insane. Their thought processes couldn't be judged by normal logic.
No... two of them weren't even "human" anymore.
To deduce the intentions of those two, one had to look from an even grander perspective.
If I were already a "god," what would I do?
"Yes..." Qi Xia narrowed his eyes and said, "I thought of it long ago. If I set up a scheme, how could you all just sit idly by?"
"So, Qi Xia..." Qinglong said, "you still need to go see those 'Zodiacs.' I don't know what you're planning exactly, but I feel that meeting them will be of some help to you."
Qi Xia turned his head to look at the sky. The sun was about to set.
If he really wanted to follow Qinglong's advice and meet those "Zodiacs," he would have to wait until early tomorrow morning.
Today had been a very fruitful day. Not only had he obtained a lot of information, but he had also found himself.
He was one step closer to "complete liberation."
"I'll go see them," Qi Xia said. "After all, there's still time."
"Alright then." Qinglong glanced at Qi Xia, then shifted his gaze to Chu Tianqiu and said, "I sincerely hope you succeed."
"I am honored," Chu Tianqiu said with a smile.
Just as Qinglong was about to turn around, Qi Xia suddenly called out to him.
"Qinglong."
"Hmm?"
"You haven't said yet, how are you going to eliminate one of the two of us?" Qi Xia asked cautiously. "When I asked you this question earlier, you suddenly asked me if I had gone to see those eight people. What's the connection?"
"Of course there is," Qinglong said. "Once you go see 'Long,' everything will become clear."
"Di Long...?" Qi Xia nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes. I'll be waiting for you." Qinglong pointed to his dark green eyes and said, "I'll be at the peak of madness, waiting for you to crawl into my eyes."
Qi Xia didn't speak, only giving him an especially cold and stern look.
Qinglong let out a cold laugh, then turned and vanished from where he stood. The "Silence" that had been pressing down on the area also disappeared at the same moment.
Chu Tianqiu and Qi Xia stood where they were for a long time without moving. Although they had managed to speak with Qinglong on seemingly equal footing, his oppressive presence was nonetheless extremely strong.
The killing intent in his dark green eyes radiated at all times, as if he could kill someone without needing any reason at all.
"Chu Tianqiu," Qi Xia called out. "Do you think you could become a 'god' like them?"
Chu Tianqiu didn't answer immediately. He just let out a faint sigh and said, "You must have noticed too. There's a rift between those two. Whether or not I want to take that seat, this place is going to fall apart."
Qi Xia nodded slightly upon hearing this. "Yes. This place needs someone to reshuffle the deck. But this time, the person doing the reshuffling needs to change."
"Let's go," Chu Tianqiu said with a smile. "I'll be generous today and let you stay the night at 'Heaven's Gate.'"
"Heh." Qi Xia let out a cold laugh. "Don't forget our 'wager.'"
Hearing this, Chu Tianqiu cast a cold glance at Yun Yao and Zhang Chenze, who were standing in the middle of the playground downstairs. "I won't forget."