Chapter 149 Luo Xuan
Han Wei smiled and went with her to the eleventh peak to continue their game. She kept winning until the thirty-sixth peak, and the news spread throughout Panlong Mountain: a beautiful fairy had defeated thirty-six disciples of the Chess Saint Palace in a row, and each time she won very easily. Who knew which top chess player she was?
Suddenly, a lot of people came to see what was going on.
The Chess Saint Palace has been open for more than ten years, and there are many cultivators lingering in or near Panlong Mountain.
Some of these cultivators were simply there to watch the spectacle, while others were extremely unwilling to accept their defeat and wanted to see who could ultimately win. Every time a master appeared with dozens of consecutive victories, these cultivators who lingered on Panlong Mountain would flock to join in the fun.
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Several days later, the seventy-second peak.
Beneath a towering spirit tree, dozens of feet tall, sat a handsome man dressed in green. Opposite him sat more than twenty men and women of varying cultivation levels. In front of each of these men and women floated a huge light screen, which transformed into the shape of a chessboard with black and white chess pieces on it.
The handsome man looked calm, while the men and women opposite him all looked deep in thought.
Many cultivators surrounded them, and although they did not speak, they were constantly exchanging their divine senses.
"Qing Yuanzi hasn't made a move in a month. How long does he plan to keep going?"
"Fairy Rain Butterfly hasn't made a move in ten days. I don't think she's come up with a solution either, is she?"
"This disciple of the Chess Saint Palace is amazing! He's facing thirty-six people all by himself, and he's still so composed."
"I can't even tell his cultivation level. Just what is his strength?"
Suddenly, streaks of rainbow light appeared from above the sea of clouds. Everyone looked over and saw a stunningly beautiful girl in white and a gorgeous woman in red leading a large group of cultivators to the location. The rainbow lights landed and found convenient spots to sit or stand, but the stunningly beautiful girl in white stepped forward.
The man in blue standing beneath the spirit tree looked at Han Wei and smiled slightly, "Has another fellow Daoist passed the seventy-first peak? What is this fellow Daoist's name?"
Han Wei looked at this person, wondering: Was the Seventy-Second Peak a real person from the beginning?
Yes, the man in blue is a real person, not a puppet.
The fact that Bai Li, the master of the Chess Saint Palace, is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor is already known to many gods in the Heavenly Court. Therefore, every time the Chess Saint Palace opens, many immortals and gods come here to volunteer to help the Heavenly Emperor guard the arena.
The man in blue was an earth immortal named Luo Xuan.
Han Wei looked at Luo Xuan and couldn't discern his strength at all, but she suspected he was far superior to her.
Han Wei clasped her hands in a fist salute to Luo Xuan: "Junior Han Wei!"
After saying that, he took out the token and gently pushed it over.
Luo Xuan looked at her stunning face and smiled slightly. Now there was an extra futon and a chessboard.
"Fellow Daoist Han, please!"
Han Wei sat down on the futon, looking at the chessboard floating in front of her, then at the people around her. Each of them was engrossed in their own game, oblivious to her presence. Beside Han Wei was a middle-aged man, staring intently at his chessboard, veins bulging on his forehead, eyes bloodshot and filled with dark energy. Suddenly, his entire body convulsed, and black smoke billowed from his eyes.
Has he become possessed by a demon?
His spiritual pressure surged, and demonic energy formed a vortex, startling everyone around him. But before the demonic energy could fully materialize, Luo Xuan waved his hand, and the middle-aged man was enveloped by a pure and ethereal aura. This aura entered the middle-aged man's sea of consciousness, and he regained consciousness.
When he woke up, he realized that he had almost fallen into demonic possession, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Fellow Daoist is too attached to winning and losing, you've become too attached to appearances!" Luo Xuan said softly.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man stood up, drenched in cold sweat, and bowed to Luo Xuan: "Thank you for saving me, senior. I admit defeat!"
After saying this, he sighed and left.
Han Wei: "..."
Is he obsessed with playing chess? Is it really that bad? Or is he just too eager for the reward?
Luo Xuan smiled and looked at Han Wei, gesturing for her to guess the answer and decide who would go first.
After guessing the pieces, Han Wei took the black pieces and moved first.
Han Wei picked up a chess piece, and everyone's eyes were focused on her finger, wondering where she would place it.
After a moment's thought, Han Wei picked up a warm black piece with her fingertips. She didn't linger on any side or at any point, but instead crossed the boundaries of a typical opening, placing the piece decisively and cleanly in the upper right corner—at the "3-3" position!
Luo Xuan showed a slight surprise, but he quickly smiled and made his move.
While everyone else was still deep in thought, Han Wei made her moves very quickly. This wasn't surprising, after all, she had only just begun. The others quietly discussed among themselves, wondering at which move Han Wei would be stuck in deep thought like the others.
Naroxuan initially had a smile on his face, but gradually the smile disappeared and his expression became serious.
As time slowly passed, Luo Xuan gradually frowned. He held a chess piece in his hand, but it froze in mid-air as he hesitated.
His indecisiveness shocked the surrounding cultivators.
This senior from the Chess Saint Palace surnamed Luo actually revealed such a look; it seems this white-robed female cultivator is indeed formidable! The other cultivators who were deep in thought while playing chess with Luo Xuan, yet unwilling to give up, had all shifted their attention from the chessboard to the chessboard in front of Han Wei at some point.
They couldn't figure out a way to break the deadlock in their own game anyway; they were just greedy for the reward, which is why they were unwilling to give it up.
The reward was so tempting that even if it meant losing face and sitting there for years, I was unwilling to give it up. After all, the Chess Saint Palace wouldn't kick me out, and there was no time limit.
Regardless of their cultivation level, the fact that these cultivators could venture to these seventy-two peaks to play chess against Luo Xuan proves that each of them is a top-tier chess player. Each of them is a master chess expert at the top level in their respective realms, yet even dozens of them couldn't defeat Luo Xuan, thus demonstrating how terrifying he is.
Seeing that Han Wei had actually put Luo Xuan in a tough fight, everyone was shocked.
Who exactly is this female cultivator in white?
Luo Xuan's chess skills are indeed remarkable, and Han Wei takes his game against him very seriously.
Han Wei's mother loved playing chess. When she was a child, her mother taught her to play chess and gave her many precious chess manuals.
Later, during her cultivation, she often played chess against herself for amusement. After marrying Lu Qingheng, the two frequently played chess together, and under the tutelage of this terrifyingly skilled Lu Qingheng, she improved rapidly.
In this second life, Gu Qi hone her skills on the chessboard, and later she sparred with Lu Qingheng, making her chess skills even better than in her previous life.
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