Evil Master and Disciple

Chapter 264: Cracking the Zhenlong Chess Game, the Floating Spirit Appears

The human world is very ancient. Some of the powerful sects of good and evil in the world today were born three or four thousand years ago, while others appeared after the Battle of Hunting Immortals.

Throughout the millions of years of human history, the lineage of cultivation has sometimes flourished and sometimes declined.

According to legend, there was a powerful man in ancient times who was well versed in Taoism and could make clouds and rain with a wave of his hand.

It’s a pity that time is merciless and the waves wash away the sands. Those ancient gods and demons who once roamed the world have been forever buried in history.

There are only a few names of ancient gods and demons left.

The cultivation methods used by the major sects in the world today, including the long-standing Yunhai Sect, are actually not created by the first generation of ancestors who were so clever.

The first generation of ancestors of these sects all had similar experiences before founding their sects.

That is, they had the opportunity to enter the immortal palace left by some ancient powerful being, or inherited a magic weapon or a certain cultivation method from the ancients...

The spiritual cave in front of us should be the place where some powerful person in ancient times lived in seclusion or practiced in seclusion.

Su Xiaoli said that the ruins here should have existed much longer than the time she was born.

This successfully aroused Dugu Chan's interest.

He has been the first person in this world for more than 800 years. He is very lonely.

He actually wanted to fight with those ancient powerful beings in the legend to see if he had reached the ultimate realm that humans could reach.

It's a pity that his wish may never be fulfilled until his death.

It has been so long, maybe there were some other items in this cave.

Unfortunately, these items eventually escaped the erosion of time and have long since rotted into ashes.

Only a stone bed, a stone table and four stone benches made of hard rocks remain.

These things must have been left behind intentionally by the person who lived in seclusion here in the past. Not only did he use the hardest granite, but he also set up a forbidden barrier on the rock.

Dugu Chan saw two stone bowls placed on the stone table, and he looked at the stone table carefully again.

Suddenly, he flicked his finger and a ray of light hit the stone table. After the light covered the stone table, the thick dust accumulated on the table suddenly disappeared.

The original stone table had crisscrossing lines, and it turned out to be a chessboard.

There are chess pieces on it.

It's a stalemate.

It seems that the ancient immortal wants to play chess with those who have the opportunity to enter this place in later generations.

The black and white chess pieces were not corrupted and had tiny lines on them.

These lines exist not only on the chess pieces, but also on the stone tables and stone beds.

It should be a barrier restriction used to protect these items from being eroded by time.

Su Xiaoli and Dugu Chan both realized that this unfinished game must contain the secret left by the ancient immortal to future generations.

Su Xiaoli asked, "Old Chan, can you play chess?"

Dugu Chan said, "I'm good at swordsmanship, what about you?"

Su Xiaoli shrugged and said, "I'm good at sleeping with men. Oh, what should we do? If we can't solve this problem, we probably won't be able to figure out who owns this immortal palace, nor will we get the secrets he left behind. I'm really curious about what this immortal who lived tens of thousands of years ago left behind."

The two of them sat on either side of the stone table, observing the chessboard intently.

After a while, Ye Feng had comforted the bankrupt Sanzhier and walked over with Sanzhier in his arms.

Seeing the two of them staring at the stone table in a daze, he stretched his head to take a look.

"I've packed up everything, what are you doing?"

Su Xiaoli waved her hand as if to shoo away a green-headed fly, saying, "Go away, we are studying a sophisticated chess game. You won't understand this elegant art even if I tell you."

Ye Feng curled his lips and said, "What's so great about that? You guys play chess, I'll go around and see if I can find any other treasures."

Ye Feng turned around and prepared to look around.

This Five Veins Cave is very large and many areas have not been explored.

However, after getting away from them, without the light bulb above Su Xiaoli's head, Ye Feng could only take out a torch from his black silk bracelet.

At the same time, he lit a cigarette for himself.

I have to say that Sanzhier is not only a foodie, but also a master of classification.

It piled all its things in that area. There was not even a fallen spirit stone on the ground, and not a single word was left on the rock wall.

Ye Feng searched carefully for nearly an hour but didn't find even a single hair.

When I returned to Su Xiaoli and Dugu Chan, they were still staring at the chess game on the stone table.

Ye Feng couldn't help but say, "I say... two seniors, it's been so long, and you haven't made a single move."

Su Xiaoli said, "This is a chess piece left to us by an ancient immortal. How can it be easily cracked?"

"Isn't this the Zhenlong chess game?"

Ye Feng said casually.

"Forehead?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoli and Dugu Chan looked up at the same time and looked at Ye Feng in surprise.

Dugu Chan asked, "Do you know how to play chess?"

Ye Feng shrugged and said, "I know a little bit. I'm a homebody and don't like playing online games. I only like these board games. When I was in junior high school, I even signed up for a Go interest class. Although I didn't pass the exam, I can still be considered an amateur Go player."

Su Xiaoli and Dugu Chan didn't understand what Ye Feng was talking about otaku, and what online games were.

But they understood one thing: Ye Feng could play chess.

And he seems to be a master!

Su Xiaoli said, "Since you know chess, why didn't you tell me earlier? I and Lao Chan have been staring at each other for so long."

Ye Feng said innocently, "I wanted to say this before. It was you who said this was high art and asked me to stay away from it."

Su Xiaoli shouted, "Did I ever say that? Stop accusing me!"

Dugu Chan said, "Now is not the time to dwell on these things. Ye boy, what did you just say about this Zhenlong chess game? What does it mean?"

"Zhenlong chess is a game where you have to fight to the death. My dear ancestor, look at the chessboard now. The white pieces only occupy a small corner, while the black pieces control almost the entire board and have the upper hand.

The white piece wanted to seize the middle waist, so it first took advantage of the Tianyuan, but the black piece launched an attack on both sides of the golden corner and the silver edge, trapping the white piece in the middle waist area.

Now there is no way forward and pursuers behind. Normally, at this point, White should have lost.

But the game is not over yet, White still has a chance of survival.

As long as the white piece lands on this position on the left silver side..."

Su Xiaoli and Dugu Chan looked at the area of ​​the chessboard where Ye Feng's finger was pointing.

Su Xiaoli said unhappily, "I thought you were a master. Although I'm not very good at playing chess, I've been dealing with scholars for many years, so I do know a little bit.

Originally, the white pieces could have held out for a few more rounds, but if you place the white pieces here, you're courting death. A large area of ​​the white pieces in the middle will be eaten."

Dugu Chan nodded slightly.

But Ye Feng shook his head and said, "I just said that this kind of Zhenlong chess game is about putting yourself in a desperate situation and then surviving.

Now the white pieces' living space has been squeezed out. If we want to turn the tide, we must first sacrifice some white pieces in exchange for living space.

Although the middle area was lost, space was also freed up, and the white player seemed to have anticipated this situation long ago, and he placed six pieces in each corner early on.

The two corner pieces appear isolated, but they actually support each other. Once the middle position is free, there's an opportunity to connect them, opening up a new battlefield. This is a legacy of Jin Yong's play. Many endgames have since been played using this method.

This kind of chess game where you risk your life to survive is called Zhenlong chess game.

I still remember the motto: Strategy is like playing Go: Golden Horn, Silver Edge, Grass Belly. The Golden Horn holds the commanding heights, the Silver Edge creates an encirclement. The Sickle harvests the grass belly, and the unity of the world is the ultimate goal.

In this game of Go, we cannot just focus on the gains and losses of a city or a pond, we must look at the overall situation..."

Under the gaze of the two, Ye Feng took out a white piece from the chess basket and placed it on the position he had chosen.

Su Xiaoli and Dugu Chan were stunned by Ye Feng's words.

Just when the two were about to say something, the chessboard in front of them suddenly changed.

The chessboard seemed to be activated, and the lines on the board slowly glowed like circuits, and the chess pieces on it were lit up one by one.

Su Xiaoli and Dugu Chan both looked serious.

Dugu Chan saw that Ye Feng's finger was still on the white chess piece and immediately reached out to pull it.

The ancient immortal palace may be set up with deadly traps.

Ye Feng, this young boy, has such a low level of cultivation that it is very dangerous for him to be in this kind of immortal palace.

Unexpectedly, Dugu Chan's pull failed to pull Ye Feng away.

Ye Feng's fingers seemed to be stuck to the white chess piece, and the white chess piece was stuck to the chessboard.

Dugu Chan was stunned for a moment, then he understood what was going on.

His eyes flickered as he looked at Ye Feng's almost petrified face.

Su Xiaoli said: "What's wrong with this kid? Why won't you let go?"

Dugu Chan shook his head slightly and said, "Don't disturb him, his soul has entered another world."

"Huh?" Su Xiaoli was also a knowledgeable person, and he immediately understood the meaning of Dugu Chan's words.

Dugu Chan was still staring at Ye Feng's dull face. He held Ye Feng's wrist and said slowly, "Come out."

Then, Ye Feng's body began to glow green.

The next moment, the green light took the shape of a middle-aged man.

The man had a strange appearance, was tall, and wore a long blue robe. He looked very elegant.

It was none other than Master Yunhe Ye Fuyou!

Seeing Ye Fuyou's soul, no one who could breathe in the cave was surprised.

Including Sanzhier who was squatting on Ye Feng’s shoulder.

Only Ye Fuyou looked at Dugu Chan in astonishment and shame.

Said: "Master...Uncle Master..."

Dugu Chan said slowly, "You still remember that I am your great-uncle master? Don't think that I can't sense your presence just because you've been hiding from me."

Ye Fuyou showed a surprised expression, then his face turned bitter, and he said, "So, Uncle Master, you already knew it."

"On the first day Ye Feng arrived at the bamboo forest in the back mountain, I sensed a spirit in his body that didn't belong to him."

"Ah! Little brother Fuyou, long time no see! How come you turned into a ghost? Do you still remember me? I am your sister Xiaoli! Come, let me hug you and comfort you!"

Su Xiaoli had long known that Ye Fuyou's soul was in Ye Feng's body.

At this moment, she pretended to be surprised, and her performance was very exaggerated and lacked tension. Even Sanzhier could see that this old vixen was acting.

Dugu Chan said calmly, "Xiao Li, stop pretending. You should have noticed the floating spirit a long time ago."

Su Xiaoli immediately shook her head and said, "No! Absolutely not! Don't wrongly accuse the good fox!"

Ye Fuyou said, "Miss Xiaoli, forget it. Since the ancestor already knows about it, there is no need for you to hide it from me anymore."

"Boy, I kept it a secret for you, and you stabbed me in the back! I'm ignoring you!"

Su Xiaoli stomped her feet, looking dissatisfied.

Dugu Chan glanced at Ye Feng, who looked like he was petrified, and said, "Fuyou, how come your soul is inside Ye Feng's body?"

Ye Fuyou naturally did not dare to hide anything from his ancestor, so he simply told him what had happened in the stone prison of the Discipline Court a few months ago.

In fact, there is not much to say.

He didn't want to continue staying in the dark stone prison, so he gave up his physical body, hid in Ye Feng's sea of ​​soul, and followed Ye Feng out of the stone prison.

After hearing this, Dugu Chan's old face showed some doubts.

Said: "Don't you know who Ye Feng is?"

"Who is Ye Feng? Isn't he Lao Liu's disciple?"

Dugu Chan shook his head slightly and said, "He is more than just Huang Youdao's disciple..."

Ye Fuyou was slightly startled: "Grandfather, what do you mean?"