"All life as Go pieces, and the world as the Go board? What a bold spirit! How regretful that I was eight hundred years late and could not witness the scene that Hall Master described! "Gu Hai exclaimed in shock.
"Oh? Regretful that I was eight hundred years late? Gu Hai, I saw your arrangements for the war between the Chen and Song Dynasties. I believe that you are a Go expert. I have not learned Go for long. How about playing a game with me? "Long Wanqing suggested with a smile.
"Play Go?" Gu Hai frowned.
"What's wrong? Are you afraid that you can't defeat me? Don't worry. I don't need anyone to go easy on me. If you beat me, I will reward you generously! "Long Wanqing immediately said confidently.
However, Gu Hai shook his head and smiled. "Forget it. I have not played Go with anyone for thirty years already."
"Huh?" Everyone felt slightly stunned, showing an expression of disbelief.
Not playing Go for thirty years? How could that be? Even Long Wanqing frowned as she looked at Gu Hai.
"Hall Master, I am not lying. I have not played Go with anyone for thirty years already!" Gu Hai emphasized.
Long Wanqing nodded with a frown as she looked at Gu Hai. After all, there was no need to lie about this.
At the side, Venerable Liu Nian gave Gu Hai a meaningful look.
However, Song Qingshu's eyes suddenly lit up, and an imperceptible cold smile appeared on his face.
"Hall Master, you mentioned earlier that this Old Man Guanqi played Go with heaven. He must have been a peak expert, right?" Gu Hai asked, feeling curious.
"Of course. He was one of the strongest people in the world. Unfortunately, he fell in the end. Back then, the Sky Chess Pavilion that he founded was an upper rank sect. Of all the major factions in the world, no one dared to offend him. The Sky Chess Pavilion was filled with experts and countless treasures. It even had the Century Lifespan Immortality Peach Tree. Of course, the strongest was still Old Man Guanqi's treasure! The Heavenly Go Chess! "Long Wanqing sighed.
"Oh? Heavenly Go? "Gu Hai was slightly taken aback.
"I've heard from my grandfather that the Heavenly Go Chess is shaped like an ordinary chess piece. It's very inconspicuous, but this chess piece is one of the sixteen great magic treasures of ancient times. It's ranked ninth!" Long Wanqing explained.
"Li Gu's Sixteen Great Magic Weapons?" Gu Hai asked blankly.
"Since the beginning of historical records, some of the sixteen most powerful magical treasures have disappeared in the long river of history, and some are still in the hands of people in the world. There are a total of sixteen pieces. As for which one is stronger and which one is weaker, it is hard to say. However, the world slowly ranks them based on their past glory. This Heavenly Go Chess is ranked ninth! "Long Wanqing explained.
"Heavenly Go Chess? After Old Man Guanqi fell, what happened to that Heavenly Go Chess piece? "Gu Hai asked.
"It's gone. Some people say that Old Man Guanqi incurred the wrath of heaven, and the Heavenly Go Chess was destroyed by heaven's wrath. Some people say that the Heavenly Go Chess piece was not destroyed but landed somewhere in the world. Perhaps after countless years, some lucky person will obtain it and create another legend!" Long Wanqing said, shaking her head.
Gu Hai nodded, but his heart was in turmoil.
After all, Gu Hai had a black Go stone in his forehead space. The black Go stone floated in the air, looking down at the one hundred thousand Go puzzles like a sovereign looking down on the world. It was that black Go stone that brought Gu Hai from Earth to this place.
Gu Hai had been certain that the black Go stone was extraordinary since it could bring him to this place. However, now that he heard about it … Was that black Go stone of his the Heavenly Go Chess piece?
Gu Hai did not show any abnormalities, nor did he ask any questions. Instead, he listened to Long Wanqing as she continued speaking.
"That battle ended with Old Man Guanqi's defeat. The Sky Chess Pavilion's eight million disciples were nearly wiped out by heaven's wrath. The Sky Chess Pavilion was about to be erased from this world. However, before Old Man Guanqi died, he managed to find a living eye at the end of this Go game," Long Wanqing said.
"A living eye?"
"That's right. That is where we want to go, Tengen Island, the former headquarters of the Sky Chess Pavilion. Everything in the Sky Chess Pavilion was destroyed. However, Old Man Guanqi used the Thousand Islands Go puzzles to open a small space called the Innate Puzzle World. It opens once every two hundred years. Many of the Sky Chess Pavilion's treasures were moved into it, including the Century Lifespan Immortality Peach Tree. He planned to save the Sky Chess Pavilion's disciples. Unfortunately, he was too late. Only a few of the Sky Chess Pavilion's people managed to enter. The rest died from heaven's wrath, "Long Wanqing explained.
"Innate Puzzle World? A small space? It opens once every two hundred years? "Gu Hai said with a frown.
"The Thousand Islands Go puzzles were left behind by Old Man Guanqi and heaven. The laws inside contain Old Man Guanqi's Go skills and the might of heaven. The laws there are extremely strong. The most tyrannical of the laws is that only Innate Realm cultivators can enter. One has to suppress one's cultivation to the Innate Realm. Otherwise, as long as one exudes an aura above the Innate Realm, one will suffer the wrath of heaven from the laws of the small space. No one is spared! "Long Wanqing said solemnly.
"Innate Realm?" Gu Hai's eyes lit up slightly.
"It opens once every two hundred years. Countless experts enter one after another. The various faction experts gradually snatched away the Sky Chess Pavilion's treasures. However, the most precious ones remain inside, including the Century Lifespan Immortality Peach Tree," Long Wanqing explained.
"Doesn't that mean that countless experts enter every time it opens?" Gao Xianzhi asked, his expression changing.
"No, that might not be the case. Once one enters, one's cultivation is limited to the Innate Realm. Even powerful experts feel like they are bound when they enter. Many experts are unwilling to take the risk, like the Clear River Sect Master and the First Song Sect Master. Why would they suppress their cultivation to the Innate Realm and fight to the death with a group of Innate Realm ants in the Yuanying State? It would be fine if they won. Wouldn't they feel wronged if they died? "Long Wanqing smiled.
"Huh?" Gao Xianzhi raised his eyebrows and nodded.
"Furthermore, there are natives in the Innate Puzzle World as well. They are the former Sky Chess Pavilion's people. Outsiders snatched countless of their treasures, so they hate outsiders even more. Hence, they surround and kill the outsiders. This is especially so every time the Innate Puzzle World closes, no one knows what happens inside for the next two hundred years. Those who do not come out in time all die," Long Wanqing explained.
Gu Hai raised his eyebrows slightly. "Does Hall Master want to enter?"
"Yes!" Long Wanqing said after taking a deep breath.
"For that Century Lifespan Immortality Peach Tree?" Gu Hai asked, feeling curious.
Long Wanqing shook his head and said, "I want to find someone! One of the natives inside! "
"Oh? Might this humble one know who that is? "Gu Hai asked, feeling curious.
"Twenty years ago, my mother died an unnatural death. I searched for twenty years but could not find the murderer. That person has some special abilities. I want to ask him to help me find my mother's murderer!" Long Wanqing said with a ferocious expression.
At the side, Venerable Liu Nian frowned slightly as some sadness flashed in his eyes.
"The natives inside? He knows Hall Master's mother? "Gu Hai's expression changed.
"I heard that my mother had some friendship with him eight hundred years ago. At that time, the Sky Chess Pavilion had not been destroyed yet. However, he has been in there for eight hundred years. If not for this, I would not have come to look for him. I hope that he can help me find my mother's murderer! "Long Wanqing said with a cold expression.
"What is his name?" Gu Hai asked.
"Unborn Man!" Long Wanqing replied.
"Unborn Man?" Gu Hai exclaimed in shock. What a strange name.
Long Wanqing nodded. Determination flashed in his eyes as he looked into the distance.
Three days later, in a large hall on the White Cloud flying ship:
Gu Hai sat cross-legged with the True Dragon Innate Cultivation Technique's bamboo scroll placed before him. Then, he started cultivating according to the cultivation technique.
"Roar!"
A dragon roar came from Xiao Chen's dantian. As he circulated the True Dragon Innate Cultivation Technique, a large amount of Veritable Energy turned into a dragon-shaped Veritable Energy. This Veritable Energy spun around that drop of Veritable Essence Energy and pressed down on the other Veritable Energy, slowly merging it with the Veritable Essence Energy and enlarging it.
"Dragon Form!"
Gu Hai spread his hands.
"Roar!"
Veritable Energy covered his body, forming a layer of faint purple dragon-shaped mist. The Veritable Energy on his hands took the shape of dragon claws, radiating a ferocious aura.
"True Dragon Innate Cultivation Technique? Not only can it increase my absorption of Spiritual Energy severalfold, but my attacks also carry the aura of an evil dragon. What a good cultivation technique! "Gu Hai praised as he looked at the Veritable Energy in his hands.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen slowly withdrew his cultivation technique and infused his Veritable Energy into his dantian. The dragon-shaped Veritable Energy circled his Veritable Essence Energy, helping it to convert the surrounding Veritable Energy.
Gu Hai slowly stood up and walked to the door.
Creak!
The door opened. Gao Xianzhi stood respectfully at the door.
"Many thanks, Division Master!" Gao Xianzhi suddenly bowed to Gu Hai.
"You broke through?" Gu Hai smiled as he looked at Gao Xianzhi.
"Yes. Many thanks to Division Master for requesting Senior Chen Tianshan to help me with my cultivation. I also broke through to the Innate Realm and did not expend much Spiritual Energy. Unfortunately, Division Master wasted that superior-grade spirit stone!" Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly.
"It is just a stone. You can just earn it back in the future. With this spirit stone, Chen Tianshan will do his best to help you, "Gu Hai said with a smile.
"Many thanks, Division Master!" Gao Xianzhi said gratefully.
"There's no need to thank me. We are about to enter the Innate Puzzle World. If you can break through to the Innate Realm, you will be of great help to me. This is the True Dragon Innate Cultivation Technique. Memorize it properly and quickly cultivate it!" Gu Hai took out the bamboo scroll and handed it to Gao Xianzhi.
"True Dragon Innate Cultivation Technique? I … I heard from Senior Chen Tianshan that this is an Elite Hall Master's cultivation technique. The hall master passed the cultivation technique to the division master. Is this a cultivation technique that only the division master is qualified to practice? "Gao Xianzhi said, his expression changing.
"It's fine. It is just an Innate Realm cultivation technique. Build a solid foundation. I don't want you to hold me back in the future," Gu Hai said with a smile.
"Yes. Many thanks, Division Master. This subordinate will definitely do my best and will not disappoint Division Master!" Gao Xianzhi said Solemnly with a solemn expression.
After handing the bamboo scroll to Gao Xianzhi, Gu Hai patted Gao Xianzhi's shoulder. Then, he smiled and walked to the flying ship's bow, where Long Wanqing and Venerable Liu Nian stood.
Gao Xianzhi held the bamboo scroll as he looked at Gu Hai's back. Uncertainty appeared in his eyes. Gao Xianzhi was a smart person. Gu Hai gave him a Superior Grade Spirit Stone and the best Cultivation Technique. Clearly, he wanted to bribe him.
If it were someone else, even Long Wanqing, trying to bribe him, given Gao Xianzhi's pride, he would at most seek benefits and avoid harm. Bowing down temporarily was just a stopgap measure; he would not feel any psychological burden.
However, this was Gu Hai. For a moment, Gao Xianzhi's mind was in turmoil.
After some silence, Gao Xianzhi let out a long breath and carefully put away the Cultivation Technique. Then, he bowed respectfully to Gu Hai's back.
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