Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2140

“Of course!” Zhang Xuan nodded before taking a seat. He picked up a stone with his left hand and raised his right hand. “Please!”

Without any hesitation, the Three Bearded Daoist placed his stone down.

With a smile, a book materialized in Zhang Xuan’s Library of Heaven’s Path.

It was densely packed with content, and every position on the board was marked with flaws and so on.

“First Path, First Stone, Flaw: … Second Path, Second Stone, Flaw: …”

There were flaws on every single position on the chessboard, some more, some less. There was only one spot on the chessboard that was not marked.

“It works!”

Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up as his lips curled up.

After learning the rules, he was able to find the flaws in the chessboard. As long as he played according to the perfect positions, he would surely be able to achieve a satisfactory result.

“This move … is very stable!”

Zhang Jia and Qi Ling-er looked at one another, and they heaved a sigh of relief.

They knew that the other party had only just learned the rules, so they did not have any hopes of winning. All they could hope for was that they would not lose too embarrassingly.

Even though both sides had only placed a single stone, they had done so in accordance with the rules, and there were chess manuals to back them up.

Hu hu hu!

The first few moves were just the beginning, so there was no need to think too much about it. Experience was more than enough to make up for it. The Three Bearded Daoist moved swiftly, and Zhang Xuan followed closely behind him. The faster the other party moved, the faster he moved.

In less than five minutes, they had already made more than thirty moves on the chessboard.

“This …”

Seeing the situation on the chessboard, Zhang Jia and Qi Ling-er were a little stunned.

Even though Zhang Xuan’s move seemed to be very simple, as if he did not have much experience in it, every single move he made seemed to be well-thought out. Every single one of his opponent’s chess pieces was sealed tightly within the formation, making it difficult for him to break free.

“How can there be no flaws in his moves?”

The Three Bearded Daoist could hardly believe what he was seeing.

He did not make many moves, but this was the most frustrating he had ever been in a game of chess.

It was as if the other party had already calculated every single step of his, completely destroying all of his plans. If he were to be compared to a general leading an army, it was as if the other party had already seen through his plans. No matter where he went, he would be intercepted, chased, and surrounded … There was not the slightest chance!

His forehead was sweating profusely.

Under normal circumstances, Zhang Xuan would have been able to confuse his opponent with eight formidable chess moves and twelve different chess manuals. However, as soon as he was done, his opponent would immediately place his chess piece down without any hesitation.

At first, he didn’t realize the usefulness of his move, but after three moves, he realized its profundity. It was as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t spit it out even if he wanted to. Even breathing was a little difficult.

“Impossible …”

His fingers trembled slightly.

He was extremely confident in his chess skills. There was no one in Dusklight City who could match him, and even in Royal City, there were only a handful who could defeat him!

Even if those chess masters who were able to call out their names were able to achieve victory, they would at least do so after a hundred moves. Yet, the young man before him had only made thirty moves, and yet, he was already forced into such a state. This was truly inconceivable.

Most importantly, the other party didn’t seem to have any openings at all. Every step he took completely sealed off his path of retreat, not giving him any chance at all.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he took a few more steps down.

Without any hesitation, the other party casually swung his arm down.

The speed at which the Three Bearded Daoist played chess became slower and slower.

“I can’t do it here … I can’t do it there either …”

He had no idea where he should place the chess piece in his hand.

“Young Master’s chess skills …”

At this moment, Zhang Jia also noticed that something was amiss. He turned to look at Qi Ling-er with widened eyes.

He had thought that the Young Master would be lacking in chess after learning the rules, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he realized how naive he had been.

It was as if the Young Master had calculated every single move countless times, and there was not the slightest opening or flaw in it. No matter how skilled the old man was, he was still completely helpless against the Young Master.

“Did you really just learn the rules?”

Qi Ling-er was also blinking her eyes in disbelief.

Zhang Jia was a divine beast, so even if he had some understanding of chess, it was impossible for him to know too much about it. On the other hand, Qi Ling-er was an offspring of a major clan. Even though she had never studied chess, she knew quite a bit about it.

Even in the Qi Clan, the Three Bearded Daoist’s chess skills could be considered as top-notch. Yet, against the young man before him, not only was he unable to gain any advantage at all, he was even being suppressed.

It was as if a Conferred God King was facing a low-tier God, and the latter was completely unable to retaliate at all.

How was he supposed to win?

Wasn’t this the rules that he had just taught the Young Master?

It was his first time playing, and he was already so formidable?

Before Zhang Xuan could recover from his shock, the Three Bearded Daoist tossed the chess piece in his hand onto the ground and said with a bitter smile, “I’ve lost …”

He had no choice but to admit defeat. The other party had sealed off all of his paths of escape, and he did not leave the slightest opening either. If he were to continue on like this, he would only be humiliating himself.

“Thank you for going easy on me. Actually, I’ve only just learned the rules, so there are still many things that I don’t understand. ”

Zhang Xuan clasped his fist.

In truth, he still did not understand how the game was played. All he could do was follow the perfect steps in the Library of Heaven’s Path and place the chess piece down one by one.

And then … the other party admitted defeat!

Just thinking about it made him feel embarrassed.

“Thank you for going easy on me? I don’t understand … “The Three Bearded Daoist thought that Zhang Xuan was just being humble, and his face reddened in embarrassment. “Young Master, I already knew that I was going to lose by the tenth move, and the rest of the moves were nothing more than a final struggle. Given how badly I lost, there’s no need for you to say such words. If even a God King like you doesn’t understand the rules, what do I count as? ”

It was still acceptable for him to say that he was going easy on Zhang Xuan, but they were not on the same level anymore. Even though a God King had defeated a low-tier God, there was still a limit to how humble one could be.

Big Brother, you are really going a little overboard …

“Elder, you’re being too polite,” Zhang Xuan replied awkwardly.

“Alright, I admit defeat. Feel free to state your request!” The Three Bearded Daoist waved his hand.

“I would like to purchase some middle-tier God Essence Pills from you, elder. I hope that you can sell them to me,” Zhang Xuan said.

“You only want to purchase middle-tier God Essence Pills?” The Three Bearded Daoist was taken aback.

The other party had specially come all the way here to play chess with him, and he had even won such a brilliant victory. He had thought that the other party would have a difficult request, but who could have thought that it would be so simple?

Even though middle-tier God Essence Pills were priceless in Dusklight City, they were extremely easy to find. Even wealthy merchants and powerful clans would have them in their storage. Yet, a grandmaster chess master was willing to sell them just for such a small matter?

Zhang Xuan nodded in response.

“There’s no need for you to buy them. I have thirty middle-tier God Essence Pills with me, and I’ll give them to you as a gift.”

With a flick of his wrist, the Three Bearded Daoist passed three jade bottles over.

“Gift? How can I accept this? “Zhang Xuan hurriedly waved his hands.

He had looked into the price of middle-tier God Essence Pills, and it was a hundred times more expensive than low-tier God Essence Pills. On top of that, it was almost impossible to buy them.

“I forged them myself, so the price isn’t as high as I thought it would be. If you feel embarrassed, you can play another two games with me,” the Three Bearded Daoist said.

“I’m more than happy to. However … didn’t you say that you would only play three games a day?” Zhang Xuan frowned.

“That’s because I haven’t met a worthy opponent yet. If I did, I wouldn’t mind playing thirty games …” the Three Bearded Daoist replied with a reddened face.

Zhang Xuan replied with a smile.

Since the other party had given him so many pills, it was nothing much for him to play a few games with the other party.

In any case, he was just playing according to the instructions in the Library of Heaven’s Path, so he didn’t have to think too much about it.

Zhang Xuan rearranged the board, and one stone after another fell.

Five minutes later, the Three Bearded Daoist’s face reddened once more. “Another game …”

Another four minutes later. “Again!”

Yet another three minutes later. “Again …”

Yet another minute later. “Alright, I admit defeat …”

After a few consecutive games, the Three Bearded Daoist was beginning to doubt his own existence.

He had thought that the other party was just lucky, but who could have known that no matter what he did or what method he used, it would always be as if he had crashed into a wall. There was no room for him to retaliate at all.

If he lost once, it could be said that his chess skills were lacking. However, losing time after time was more than enough to show that the gap between him and the other party was simply too great.

“There aren’t many in the world who can match up to you in terms of your chess skills. You can participate in the tournament to earn some rewards or cultivation resources …”

The Three Bearded Daoist knew that he would only become more and more embarrassed if he were to continue on like this. Thus, he turned his gaze to the young man before him with anticipation in his eyes.

Regardless of the occupation, as long as one reached the pinnacle of it, one would be able to benefit greatly from it.

“There’s no need for that.” Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He was an amateur in chess, and he had only won through the Library of Heaven’s Path.

“That’s a pity …” Seeing that Zhang Xuan was unwilling to continue down this path, the Three Bearded Daoist shook his head in disappointment.

After bidding the other party farewell, Qi Ling-er turned to Zhang Xuan and asked, “Do you want to find a quiet place to assimilate the middle-tier God Essence Pills first?”

She could tell that Zhang Xuan was looking for God Essence Pills to achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation.

Since that was the case, he would have to find a quiet place to cultivate.

“There’s no need for that.” Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Qi Ling-er was perplexed.

What did that mean?

Could it be that Zhang Xuan was not looking for the middle-tier God Essence Pills to achieve a breakthrough but for something else?

Just as Qi Ling-er was perplexed, she saw the young man pouring out the thirty pills he had just obtained from the jade bottle and tossing them into his mouth one by one, as if he was eating jelly beans.

Qi Ling-er’s eyebrows shot up.

Middle-tier God Essence Pills were extremely effective even for Celestial Gods. Even high-tier Gods would need at least a month to fully assimilate the energy contained within. Yet, this fellow was eating them as if they were jelly beans.

Was he sure that he wouldn’t explode and die?

Just as Qi Ling-er was perplexed, the young man’s aura suddenly grew stronger.

High-tier God intermediate stage!

High-tier God advanced stage!

High-tier God pinnacle!

In less than two breaths, he had already made a breakthrough by three cultivation stages, and he was only a step away from reaching the Celestial God realm.

“…”

Qi Ling-er’s body trembled uncontrollably.

As an offspring of a powerful clan, she had seen her fair share of geniuses and experts.

This was the first time she had seen someone who could achieve a breakthrough so easily by consuming pills.

Was the bloodline of a God Monarch really that fearsome?