What was actually Li Gang's arrangement back during the Awakening Ceremony, through his subconsciousness?
Li Gang understood that his "Hidden Enemy," which should be the Emperors, were likely from higher dimensions.
They were providing Li Gang with opportunities that he actually needed. With his limited talent, Li Gang couldn't grow fast enough.
So what was the best method to grant him opportunities? Li Gang had a few guesses. In this world, the fastest way to make someone grow was through the Inheritance of high-rank Warriors. There had been countless tales of Warriors rapidly growing after obtaining an Inheritance.
However, Li Gang wasn't sure if it would really happen. He didn't need to be sure either. He wasn't God, who knew everything.
But he knew there would surely be an opportunity. They wanted him to grow quickly.
Li Gang also figured out why they wanted him to grow. It was linked to his Special Ability. After experimenting with its usage, he realized that he could sense his Soul with it.
But this Special Ability was damaged, and he could only partly sense his Soul. After figuring out how to activate it, he realized its danger. He also understood why everything revolved around this Special Ability. Due to its broken state, it had a tendency to escape from his grasp. It was still connected to him, but as his cultivation grew, if he didn't master it, it would escape his body.
He had another terrifying guess. Since he might have been brought to this world by someone, could it be that the one who brought him here wanted to use him as a decoy? Or as an arrangement to protect himself from his own predicament?
The treasure within him was broken, and this implied that it should have belonged to the one who brought him here. He couldn't keep it, so he gave it to Li Gang. It meant that the one who brought him here might have been hunted down or severely injured under certain circumstances before bringing him to this world and gifting him the treasure. This could also be proven by the treasure's broken state.
This meant that everyone eyeing the treasure should be his enemy.
He guessed that everyone was greedy for this treasure.
He also knew that since he was being monitored, and since the enemy who could read his mind was trying to pit him against the Elemental Emperor, the Elemental Emperor would likely retaliate as well.
He had placed both the stature of the Elemental Emperor and the one who could read his mind on the same level. Was that really important?
Yes. Even if both of them were not on the same level, they should see each other as threats. And this was more than enough reason.
At the same time, he also considered whether the one who could read his mind was actually from a higher dimension. This could be the reason why he couldn't interfere directly and had to convert Warriors into puppets to control events around him. There must be something blocking them from entering this world.
This thought also surfaced because the Emperors had disappeared from this world.
He also considered the situation where his mind could be read by all the Emperors, including the Elemental Emperor, against whom he stood.
In this situation, the first psychological cue within Li Gang was this — he had to keep a strong Warrior beside him before the opportunity arrived.
Why did he do that?
It was to buy time.
He hadn't confirmed whether the Elemental Emperor could take action or not. He considered the possibility that both his mind-reading enemy and the Elemental Emperor couldn't interfere directly and might even be from higher dimensions, but he was cautious enough to consider the worst possibility too. For his safety, he had to make sure of this. He needed to find a strong background for himself.
Now, if the Elemental Emperor was aware of the danger of his Special Ability, then he shouldn't harm him. So why the need for protection?
Li Gang's subconscious thoughts at that time were based on the deduction that only the one who could read his memories knew about his Special Ability. He was still unaware whether the Elemental Emperor knew about it or not. If he didn't, then he might try to harm him. Li Gang had to make sure not to reveal this trump card unless necessary.
Wang Xueyao also appeared at the right time. The moment she suppressed Li Gang, this psychological cue was triggered. He had to get her to his side by any means.
As a result, he deliberately hugged her to show the clan that Wang Xueyao and Li Gang had already met and that their relationship was good. This allowed Li Gang not only to avoid his father's decision to use him for miscellaneous tasks, but also served as a foundation for the Monarch Inheritance. He could now openly meet Wang Xueyao and even take her hand to enter the Inheritance first.
This also served to test the existence of the Elemental Emperor.
Now, was Li Gang sure at that point that she could handle the Elemental Emperor?
He wasn't.
But the appearance of the Inheritance meant that the Elemental Emperor might be involved. If the Elemental Emperor and his Mind Reader saw each other as threats, they should keep track of each other's actions. He had already considered both of them of the same stature. So any arrangement meant for Li Gang's growth couldn't possibly be hidden from the Elemental Emperor either.
Thus, he had to use the only strong ally he had at the moment.
The next psychological cue was this — if he was attacked after the strong Warrior beside him left, only then would the next psychological cue activate.
Why so?
Because this situation would mean that someone had been eyeing him for a long time. And the moment he lost protection, he was harmed. Li Gang believed that at this point, only the Elemental Emperor would directly harm him, since he had been pitted against the Elemental Emperor through the mind reader.
The Immortals' decision to place the book that contained much of the past about the Elemental Emperor had a very meaningful reason.
First, it was to let Li Gang realize as early as possible that the Elemental Emperor wasn't a deity.
Second, it was to let him realize that he might not be the protector of his clan.
Third, it was to let him know that the Elemental Emperor had some hidden treasure in the Southern Continent that he could strive for in order to become strong.
The Monarch Inheritance wasn't in Immortal Zhu's plan. His intention was to lead Li Gang to the mysterious treasure mentioned in the book.
Li Gang had also thought he would be led to the Elemental Emperor's Inheritance. But the Elemental and Void Emperors interfered by bringing the Monarch Inheritance forward.
Even though Li Gang knew it should have been the Elemental Emperor's Inheritance, the psychological cue he planted was about "any big opportunity." It considered the Monarch Inheritance as one.
The third psychological cue was this — he had to make a plan that would bring immense enmity toward him, while leaving a loophole that could be utilized to reveal that it was he who made the plan.
At the same time, he had to minimize the chance of this loophole being exploited. If his enemy was an Emperor, then no matter how minimal the possibility, as long as it existed, he could utilize it.
Li Gang was confident he could adjust the plan later accordingly. He didn't know the future, so he couldn't plot everything beforehand.
Back during the Monarch Inheritance, Li Gang made sure that no manpower from any faction could be utilized to protect Huang Shu. Only in this way would it align with Li Gang's thoughts and leave no clues that he was involved. He was able to pull this off easily with his pseudo-control over every faction in the Small World.
This led Li Gang to achieve two objectives.
First, to direct the Elemental Emperor's attention elsewhere while he himself remained alone in the Central Continent. At the same time, it helped him counter the Law of Unpredictability.
He tried his best to ensure Huang Shu died. But due to unfortunate circumstances, it failed. This made Li Gang believe that no plan could be absolute. One must be prepared for all kinds of circumstances, and one must not make any hasty judgment. He didn't understand the Law of Unpredictability, but even without knowing about it, he somehow walked the path that absolutely countered it.
But didn't Li Gang know that it was the Elemental Emperor who interfered? So how did he come to this conclusion?
It was because Li Gang's plan during the Awakening Ceremony had been made through subconscious thoughts. Thus, at the end of the catastrophe, he had no memory of the Elemental Emperor's involvement. He believed it was all because of the luck factor that favored Huang Shu.
To reduce this luck factor, he had to make plans accounting for all variables in the future.
Even the Law of Uncertainty would fail if your preparation covered every single possibility, down to every detail. The Law of Unpredictability only targeted what you foresaw, not what you prearranged.
Of course, it was impossible for Li Gang to see through every detail. But as long as his preparation ensured that it wouldn't lead to a despairing future in any situation, he could definitely find ways later on.
The second and third psychological cues were connected. Only if the second succeeded would the third activate.
Why did he arrange it this way?
Because now the Elemental Emperor was involved. He had to place the blame for everything on the Elemental Emperor.
His plan during the Awakening Ceremony was to ally with a strong Warrior who could contend with his enemy.
Of course, Li Gang himself didn't know whether he could obtain such an ally.
But this was where the second psychological cue became important.
If he was attacked after the ally left, it meant that the Elemental Emperor was incapable of taking action when the ally was with him. It meant his ally was strong enough to contend with the opponent.
When Li Gang was attacked right after Wang Xueyao left, it indicated that Wang Xueyao's strength was at least on par with the Emperors.
His plan during the Awakening Ceremony was to use his Special Ability as bait and lead these Emperors to fight among themselves.
He also had another psychological cue related to his identity. He was a transmigrator. He had always believed that someone had caused him to transmigrate.
As long as he could prove that he had a strong background, it would cause his enemies to panic. They would be forced to bring forward their plans. They would be forced to take action in advance.
He didn't know how to do this, so he left it to opportunity.
When Li Gang heard Lin Fan calling Wang Xueyao, he already guessed Lin Fan wasn't simple. He suspected Wang Xueyao was also reincarnated, even though she denied it. At that moment, he also suspected Lin Fan was a reincarnator.
He confirmed this speculation with his little tricks. It should be noted that, the reason Li Gang suspected Lin Fan as scammer was because he considered Lin Fan might be a pawn arranged by Wang Xueyao.
When Li Gang planned to obtain Lin Fan's memories, something struck his mind. Wang Xueyao's Soul Search technique had been casually gifted to him, and he had never needed it until now.
What did it mean? Was it a coincidence? It was always better to believe it wasn't.
He asked Jiang Fugui to protect him.
He deliberately used his subconscious mind to create diverse possibilities, and one of them was that Wang Xueyao was testing his cognitive ability. Why did she need to test it? No one could survive it. She was testing whether he could survive or not.
But before his subconscious thoughts could deduce more, his psychological cue was triggered. At that very moment, Li Gang felt the opportunity to fake his background.
He decided not to absorb the memories, giving a simple excuse. This situation was very important. It was one of the key factors that later placed the blame on the Elemental Emperor.