In the Illusory Sky Domain, there was a gate leading to the core of the Eastern Deity Island. It was called the Eastern Deity Gate.
Right now, many cultivators had gathered in front of the Eastern Deity Gate.
The Eastern Deity Gate was a celestial gate. It stood high up in the sky, surrounded by celestial mist and emanating an ethereal aura.
In front of the Eastern Deity Gate, there was an incomparably majestic building that stood tall like a city wall. Many people stood on top of it, looking at the huge matrix in front of the Eastern Deity Gate. This matrix was a huge chessboard. There were 36 positions on the chessboard, and at that moment, there were 36 cultivators standing there. In front of each of them, there were chess pieces of the Great Path revolving around them.
Among these 36 cultivators, there were old, middle-aged, and youthful cultivators. There were both men and women, and all of them were at different levels. Yet, they all appeared on the same chessboard.
When Ye Futian and the others arrived, they saw that there were cultivators standing on top of the wall-like building. They looked at the chessboard in front of them. Right now, there seemed to be an extremely intense battle on the chessboard. However, it was not between people, but between chess pieces.
Other than that, there were nine platforms on the left and right sides of the chessboard. There were already people sitting on them. Their auras were extraordinary. Every one of them was an extraordinary figure.
"So this is Way chess," Ye Futian said in a low voice. Before coming here, he already knew what this place was. There was a chessboard of the Great Path in front of the Eastern Deity Gate. Each game required 36 people. Each person had 36 chess pieces of the Great Path. The chess pieces could be infused with their own Path.
Thirty-six cultivators were sparring on the chessboard of the Great Path. The victor could ascend to the platform. There were nine platforms, and when nine people emerged victorious, another battle would take place. The winner of these nine would gain the right to enter the Eastern Deity Gate.
The Eastern Deity Island promised that anyone who passed the gate would be rewarded with a pill of the Great Path.
Thus, some powerful figures would come here to try their luck. As long as they passed, they would receive an extremely precious pill of the Great Path. It was definitely not an ordinary item. This was the reputation of the Eastern Deity Island over the years. Moreover, there might be other benefits.
Ye Futian and his group landed on the building. There were many people standing there like them, looking forward. Moreover, there were still people coming from behind them. Many of them had first sought fateful encounters of the Great Path in the Illusory Sky Domain before coming here.
After all, even though elixirs were precious, those opportunities of the Great Path could also be of help to one's strength. Naturally, they couldn't miss it.
Jun Qiuyan being escorted here by Ye Futian also attracted the attention of some cultivators from the Penglai Continent. Those who knew Jun Qiuyan had strange expressions on their faces when they saw this scene. They glanced at Ye Futian. The person standing beside him was actually the young mistress of the Shangguan clan, Shangguan Qiuye.
Could it be that the Shangguan family had joined forces with outsiders to deal with the Jun family?
It seemed that the Penglai Continent was not going to be peaceful.
Did they have a conflict on Eastern Deity Island?
Shangguan Qiuye caught up to Ye Futian from behind. She also wanted to see how Ye Futian would perform here. With his talent, unless he encountered an extremely powerful opponent, it should not be difficult for him to enter the Eastern Deity Gate.
"This chessboard is also a matrix. As long as you go up to the 36 palaces, 36 chess pieces of the Great Path will appear. You can integrate the power of the Great Path into them and fight with others. Here, you can ignore the difference in cultivation level. The strength of the chess pieces of the Great Path are all the same. The key is the strength of the Great Path. Of course, those with a higher cultivation level have a deeper understanding of the Great Path. Even if their cultivation level is weakened by the chess pieces, they still have some advantages," Shangguan Qiuye explained to Ye Futian.
Shangguan Qiuye explained to Ye Futian, "After you have defeated everyone on the chessboard, if you still have a chess piece left, you can go to the nine platforms at the side to watch the battles. When all nine people have gathered on the platforms, it will decide who among the nine will enter the Eastern Deity Gate."
"For you, this should not be too difficult. At least, it should not be a problem for you in the first round."
Clearly, Shangguan Qiuye had a lot of trust in Ye Futian. She had witnessed his strength before. Ye Futian's Great Path was naturally very strong. His combat ability was the embodiment of the power of the Great Path.
Ye Futian's gaze swept across the nine platforms. Only the last two platforms were empty. This meant that after two more battles, one person would be qualified to enter the Eastern Deity Gate.
At this moment, an extremely intense battle broke out on the chessboard. It was a chaotic battle. Everyone attacked each other. After a while, a cultivator won and walked up to the platform. However, he did not look happy. On the contrary, his expression was solemn. He glanced in one direction, and his eyes were filled with fear.
On that platform, a young man sat cross-legged. He was cultivating with his eyes closed. His temperament was extraordinary. Ye Futian noticed that many people were paying more attention to that young man. He looked at him and realized that he had seen this young man before. When he entered the Eastern Deity Island, he was the young man who caused the Flowering Tree to react strangely. According to many people's speculations, this young man's background might be extraordinary.
"Next round," a goddess in front of the wall-like building said.
She was a member of the Eastern Deity Island's Goddess, and she was hosting the Law Battles here. "That's right.
However, as she finished speaking, no one was willing to enter the chessboard.
"Since there's no hope, there's no harm in trying," a cultivator said with a smile. He entered the chessboard calmly. After that, many people had the same thought and entered the chessboard one after another.
Ye Futian understood when he heard the discussions around him. This time, some of the more powerful figures did not participate.
"Who are they afraid of?" Shangguan Qiuye also understood. After winning this battle, they still needed to face opponents on the platform. Then, if a powerful figure appeared on the platform, the others would hesitate.
"That's right. This time, I'm afraid everyone is just going through the motions. Every single one of them is a powerful figure," an elder beside her said plainly.
"Old mister, can you dispel my doubts?" Shangguan Qiuye asked the elder beside her.
"Look at him." The elder pointed at the young man who caused the Flowering Tree to react strangely and said, "This person entered the chessboard and suppressed all the other cultivators with nine pieces. Thirty-six people fought, and with nine pieces, no one could defeat him. He stepped onto the platform with a perfect record of only losing one piece. How can the others compete with him?"
"Nine pieces?" Shangguan Qiuye murmured.
The old man nodded. "Of the thirty-six Go pieces, he has only used nine. He hasn't touched any of his other Go pieces, and has only lost one. That means that in the upcoming battle, he still has thirty-five Go pieces. Currently, the other seven people on the Dao Platform only have forty-one Go pieces. That means that, with the last person included, the eight of them working together won't have more Go pieces than his opponent. Do you understand?"
Shangguan Qiuye nodded slightly and said, "Thank you."
Naturally, she understood that the winner would keep his chess piece for the next round of nine battles. What was frightening was that in the first round of battles, the other side only used nine chess pieces to sweep away all the outstanding heroes, kicking everyone out of the game and losing a chess piece.
This kind of record was too frightening. Who dared to go up?
No wonder many people were talking about it before. They were just there for the fun. They were all people who did not have any hope of entering the Eastern Deity Gate.
Avoiding strong cultivators was a kind of technique. After all, many people wanted to enter the Eastern Deity Gate. Naturally, they did not want to encounter such a powerful person and affect their own chances of entering the Eastern Deity Gate.
Thirty-six people would advance to one, and then nine people would advance to one. This meant that out of 324 people, only one person would be qualified to enter the Eastern Deity Gate. This was the lowest case scenario. If the final winner had no more pieces, then another thirty-six people would need to be added.
One could imagine how difficult this was. This time, the people who came were practitioners from various continents. They did not know how strong the others were. Naturally, they had to observe carefully.
Ye Futian looked at the battlefield on the chessboard. As expected, this battle was not as exciting. It was slightly worse than the previous round. After a long time, the last person was decided. He stepped onto the platform. Now, nine people appeared on the platform.
The hosting goddess of the Eastern Deity Island looked at them and said, "Everyone, please enter the chessboard."
The nine people walked down one after another and entered the platform. The young man who was the focus of all the cultivators also opened his eyes and slowly stood up. Then, he walked down and landed on the chessboard.
The nine of them appeared in nine different locations.
Chess pieces of the Great Path appeared and circled around their bodies.
Most people only had a single digit number of chess pieces surrounding them. Only that person had 35 chess pieces surrounding him. They shone brilliantly. Moreover, each of his chess pieces was brighter.
The eight cultivators looked at him at the same time. It was as if they had reached some kind of tacit agreement. They wanted to deal with that person first. Otherwise, they would not have a chance.
"Do it," someone said. As soon as he finished speaking, they all attacked. Chess pieces shot out one after another. Each chess piece contained a frightening attack of the Great Path.
The young man watched all of this quietly. He waved his hand, and suddenly, an incomparably brilliant divine light lit up in front of him. The 27 chess pieces shone at the same time and circled in front of him. They turned into a light screen. Dazzling divine light shot out from the light screen like a matrix of the Great Path.
Puff, puff, puff …
One by one, the Great Path chess pieces that were shot out fell to the ground and shattered. Their expressions changed. They realized that there were still people who deliberately held back and did not use their full strength. After all, when the chess pieces were used up, it was equivalent to the end of the game. Naturally, they had selfish motives.
"You don't know what's good for you," an elder shouted. How dare you hold back at such a time?
"Buzz!"
The light screen formed by the chess pieces in front of the young man enlarged. An incomparably frightening illusory figure could be faintly seen in it, looking down on the world.
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