Scattered leaves fall on the Go game board beside the rotten axe, but there is no one playing this Go of Fate amongst the old trees.

Prosperity leads to primordial unity, and then reflects on the vast mountains and seas.

An hour in the game is a year of the life.

When he woke up, Ji Yuan became a half-blind beggar in a dilapidated mountain temple.

When one lacks strength, one must rely on bluffing. A real person has a sword, while a charlatan has only their speech. This is the fundamental difference that determines survival and status in this terrifying world.

When life is real, a year in the dream may be just a blinking moment of it.

[Translator’s summary: a slice of life story in which a cultivator wanders the world, exploring all it has to offer and gaining a reputation as a powerful, wise teacher.]