Tong Yan wasn't playing a famous ancient game, and he didn't intend to compete with Jing Jiu again.
Tong Yan was good at Go, but Jing Jiu was even better; he could understand Jing Jiu's intention.
From inside to outside, the black Go pieces seemed to be on the verge of becoming a big dragon. Those white Go pieces looked scattered in a corner, seemingly unable to stop the black Go pieces, but they might be able to devour the big dragon if they continued to develop.
The Zhongzhou School was the black Go piece, and the Aoyama Sect was the white Go piece.
According to the current situation, the Zhongzhou School wouldn't fall out with the Aoyama Sect directly; instead, they would try to develop in a corner.
This could be considered as a test for the Aoyama Sect, or as a move to encroach on the affiliated forces of the Aoyama Sect.
The deal between the Grandmaster of the Platanus Sect and the Cloud-Dream Mountain was only a hidden move; Su Ziye's behavior in Yizhou was the real move.
Yizhou was not far from Haizhou. The West Ocean could be seen after crossing the West Hill Snowy Mountain.
The West Ocean had been under the control of the Aoyama Sect for only three years; its foundation wasn't stable, and it was easy for mishaps to occur.
"I'm afraid that the white Go pieces will be too tired to deal with them," said Jing Jiu.
Tong Yan tapped on the Go board, saying, "You can eat them up after they manage them for a while. That way, you won't feel sorry for your forbearance."
Jing Jiu's Go playing was all about calculation, but he wasn't as good as Tong Yan when it came to the general trend on the Go board.
Of course, it was also because he didn't need to calculate these things.
"As for Su Ziye, I can tell you a story."
Tong Yan said in the end, "It's a gift to you, but please don't bother me for ten years."
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After returning to the Shenmo Peak, Jing Jiu didn't talk about the Go game, but merely repeated Tong Yan's story.
Zhao Layue didn't like this story, saying, "It's more troublesome than killing Lo Huainan."
Yuan Qu said, "Also, I don't think it's very interesting. It doesn't seem like it was Tong Yan's idea."
Gu Qing shook his head and said, "He thinks too much."
Jing Jiu knew that Gu Qing had really understood. He said, "It's not high enough, and there are too many details. It's inevitable that the story is a little redundant."
Back then, when Zhao Layue and Liu Shisui killed Lo Huainan, they had to conceal their identities. That was why Tong Yan had to devise a perfect plan. However, now that Jing Jiu was the Sect Master of Aoyama, he had to deal with the remaining members of the Xuanyin Sect. He did not need to care about these things at all.
Ping Yong-ka did not understand what they were talking about, so he asked, "Who's going to Yizhou?"
That was the real problem.
If the disciples of Liangwang Peak wanted to break through the Sea Breaking Realm, even Guo Nanshan, who had the highest cultivation state, would need at least ten years.
If he really sent an Elder in the Broken Sea State to Yizhou, he was afraid that the Zhongzhou School would react harshly.
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In the blink of an eye, it was summer.
The Aoyama Sect was very quiet.
The disciples of Liangwang Peak did not come out to kill demons and devils. Sword light was rarely seen on both sides of the Muddy River.
Many people thought it was the influence of the death of the Immortal Liu Ci.
Shenmo Peak was not much different from previous years, except that the monkeys would shout from time to time.
One afternoon, the Great Formation of Aoyama opened a passage, revealing the real world outside.
The sky was covered with rolling dark clouds. Thunder and lightning were hidden in the clouds, as if they would strike down at any time.
Jing Jiu walked out of the manor cave and returned to the top of Bihu Peak with Ada in his arms. He stepped over the lake and came to the Daoist Hall.
Hundreds of wild cats smelled Ada and rushed to the stone steps and the window, looking into the hall. It was a horrible scene.
The green stone formation rotated slowly, revealing the stone shelf and the stone platform in the middle.
Ada swept across the hall like a flash of lightning. He felt relieved after making sure that the precious elixirs and materials of thunder nourishing were all there.
The five and a half pieces of Thunder-Soul Wood were placed in the most obvious place. He had counted them a long time ago.
Jing Jiu walked over and held the unripe Thunder-Soul Wood in his hand, lifting his head to look at the dark clouds in the sky.
Ada meowed once, reminding Jing Jiu to take off his clothes first.
There weren't many white clothes left on the top of Shenmo Peak. It would take many years for Guo Dong to wake up and make new ones.
Jing Jiu thought it was reasonable, so he took off the white cloth and tossed it to Ada.
There was a deafening rumble.
The thunder boomed in the sky.
Countless bolts of lightning struck down one after another.
Dozens of sword lights were intermittently visible in the sky.
They were the disciples in the Undefeated State and the Free Travel State who were using the power of thunder to attack the flying swords.
The bolts of lightning landed in the hall. It was all white, and no one could see the figure of Jing Jiu clearly.
Those wild cats had fled a long time ago.
Ada crawled out from under the white cloth. Seeing the scene, he couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder.
Was this the Heavenly Thunder?
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After a long while, the thunder had stopped, but the rain was still falling down.
Countless blue electric arcs were entwined around Jing Jiu's body. The raindrops made a sizzling sound as they landed on his body, and then they were evaporated into steam instantly, shrouding him in the steam, giving him a fairy aura.
A moment later, the roof of the hall was closed again, and the rainwater was blocked outside.
The white steam had dispersed gradually, and the blue electric arcs had also disappeared into his skin.
Ada walked to the front of Jing Jiu with the white cloth in his mouth.
Jing Jiu put on the cloth and put the unripe Thunder-Soul Wood back to its original place, and walked toward the outside of the hall.
Pah!!! A spark appeared under his feet, and a deep footprint with a scorched smell appeared on the ground.
Seeing this, Ada shook his head, thinking that Jing Jiu couldn't absorb the energy of thunder and lightning endlessly; it would be troublesome when he broke through the Heavenly Arrival State.
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Another year passed in the blink of an eye.
At the beginning of spring, Guo Nanshan came to the Shenmo Peak again. He was invited into the small wooden hut by Gu Qing, and then they began to drink tea.
The whole Aoyama knew that if they wanted to see the Lord Head, they had to pass Gu Qing first and drink tea from him.
Guo Nanshan couldn't even remember how many times he had been here and how many times he had drunk tea. The only difference was that Zhuo Rusui was with him.
He put down the teacup and asked, "Is the Lord still in closed-door training?"
Gu Qing answered, "Yes."
Guo Nanshan asked, "When will he come out? Do you know?"
Gu Qing answered, "I really don't know."
Guo Nanshan was a little disappointed.
It was common for Cultivation practitioners to stay in closed-door training, and they usually stayed in closed-door training for many years.
Thinking of this, Jing Jiu couldn't help but glance at Zhuo Rusui.
However, this matter was really urgent, and it had been delayed for a year. Who knew what the situation in Yizhou was like?
If it were before, when his Master Liu Ci was the Sect Master, Jing Jiu would have sent someone to Yizhou without a second thought; but now …
Zhuo Rusui didn't care about these matters. It seemed that he felt bored, so he stood up and said, "I'm going to take a walk outside."
Having said that, he walked out of the small wooden hut while yawning.
Looking at his back, Gu Qing wondered if those with natural Dao quality were also born smarter.
"I don't care whether it's Wang Xiaoming in Yizhou or Su Ziye whom the Sect Master has chosen. But the commotion over there is getting bigger and bigger, and the fire is getting stronger."
Guo Nanshan continued earnestly, "Even if we don't intend to put out the fire, we have to send someone to check it out. Otherwise, what if the Zhongzhou School reaches into the south?"
"I'm still far from the Broken Sea State," said Gu Qing with a serious expression on his face.
His meaning was clear. No matter who was sent to Yizhou, he couldn't do it.
If the disciples of Liangwang Peak hadn't broken through the Broken Sea State, they couldn't do it either.
It was because this was the order of the Sect Master.
"The Gu family has found some clues in the trading house in Yizhou. Gu Han thinks it's more appropriate for him to go there."
Guo Nanshan said while looking into Jing Jiu's eyes, "Just take a look; nothing else."
Gu Qing didn't respond. It was obvious that he had already known about these clues.
As his status in Aoyama had been rising, especially now that he had become the principal disciple of the Sect Master, the Gu family had made it clear that they would devote all of their efforts to him.
It was quiet in the small wooden hut. The black tea in the iron teapot gurgled.
Gu Qing wouldn't agree to his request. The reason was simple; he wasn't the real Sect Master.
Guo Nanshan stood up and was about to leave. As he was about to step out of the doorsill, he suddenly stopped and asked, "Can you let them go?"
The Cultivation world seemed peaceful on the surface, and Aoyama was peaceful as well; but many things had happened in the human world.
The Jian family in Nanhezhou and the Ma family in Shangzhou had had a hard time this year.
They had been suppressed like a thunderstorm in business and other matters, and the source of this storm was the Gu family.
Gu Qing poured a cup of tea for himself and said, "They have to give up all the money they earned from Aoyama."
After a moment of silence, Guo Nanshan said, "I know that Ma Hua and Jian Ruyun have offended the Sect Master, but they are disciples of Liangwang Peak and have rendered meritorious services to Aoyama. Can you ask for mercy?"
"It's not the Sect Master's order," said Gu Qing.
The expression on Guo Nanshan's face changed slightly.
Gu Qing continued, "It's the Senior Master Aunt's order."
Last spring, the Will of the Immortal Liu Ci appeared on the top of Tianguang Peak.
Jian Ruyun and Ma Hua were the first to oppose Jing Jiu taking over the position of the Sect Master.
Zhao Layue didn't say anything, but it didn't mean that she didn't remember it, especially that fat man named Ma Hua, whom she disliked very much and had always disliked.
If Gu Qing hadn't said that it was inappropriate, she would have done it herself.
Guo Nanshan didn't expect that it was Zhao Layue's order, knowing that the two clans were doomed.
Seeing his expression, Gu Qing comforted him, "I know what I'm doing."
Guo Nanshan shook his head and said, "It's natural for one's family to be destroyed."
Gu Qing said calmly, "The moment they stood out, they should have known that they were betting with their entire clans. The Gu family can crush them and the other clans easily because I'm the principal disciple of the Sect Master. What if they had succeeded that day? What do you think the Gu family would be like now? "
Guo Nanshan didn't say anything more, and left.
Having drunk the black tea in the teacup, Gu Qing sat quietly for a long time.
The spring wind outside the window was a bit chilly.
Zhuo Rusui still didn't come back.
He thought that this guy must have left by himself. He stood up and left the hut, walking towards the peak.
When he arrived at the peak, he found that Zhuo Rusui was already there. He was a bit surprised.
"Brother Zhuo, this is against the rules."
"What bullsh * t rules? It's fine if others say it, but do you really think that you're the Sect Master? " Zhuo Rusui was lying on the bamboo chair by the cliff. He squinted his eyes and basked in the spring sun. He said, "I'm here to have fun, not to talk business. Do I have to stay in the gatehouse?"
Gu Qing thought that he was right. He laughed at himself and asked, "Where did you go?"
Zhuo Rusui pointed at a place at the bottom of the cliff and said lazily, "That meadow was a good place to bask in the sun. There was even a horse there. I rode on it for a while."
Gu Qing said with admiration, "You're the first guy, except for those monkeys, to think about riding that horse."
The disciples of Aoyama rode on swords. Who would want to ride a horse?
Zhuo Rusui squinted his eyes and said proudly, "I'm not an ordinary person."
Gu Qing said with emotion, "Of course. You're the first one who dared to lie on this bamboo chair."
As they spoke, the stone door of the cave opened slowly. Jing Jiu walked out.
Gu Qing hurried to greet him.
Zhuo Rusui stood on the ground with his eyes wide open. It was as if he had never lied down in his life.
(End of Chapter)
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