Chapter 37: Heaven

"Two volumes of heavenly books, six pellets of divine thunder."

"Two masters, are there any supplementary items?"

"If not, then I will keep these items for now."

The two nodded gently without saying much.

The boy walked over, collected the stakes the two had taken out, and placed them on a tray.

Since it is playing chess, there is naturally a winner and a loser.

The winner can take away the stakes placed on the tray earlier.

A little stake to find some fun for this game of chess.

On the tray, a few refined Nine Heavens Divine Thunders were placed together with two scrolls wrapped in Haoran Qi.

The boy tapped lightly, and a mist wrapped around them, covering the brilliance within.

"Since you have taken your seats, two masters, then I won't disturb you."

The boy said softly and stood quietly to the side.

"Fellow Daoist, please!"

At the stone table, Yang Jian smiled slightly, signaling Li Xiang to move first.

Sweeping with his divine eyes, Yang Jian could naturally see that Li Xiang's cultivation was weak, no different from a mortal.

So he sensibly asked Li Xiang to move first, giving up some initiative, which was considered fair.

The two came from different time and space, and even different worlds.

Meeting here because of an encounter was truly wonderful and extraordinary.

This Yang Jian was truly like the legend, a Confucian general.

Seeing Yang Jian being modest, Li Xiang smiled slightly without pretending.

Reaching out, he took a chess box first.

Uncovering the lid, inside were black chess pieces.

"Fellow Daoist, I come from your future, and my cultivation is much shallower."

"In this case, I will place a piece first, and I hope Fellow Daoist will not blame me."

"Good!"

Yang Jian nodded.

Li Xiang reached out and took a chess piece from the chess box.

Just as his finger touched the chess piece, Li Xiang felt an indescribable feeling well up in his heart.

Looking up, his perspective seemed to be infinitely raised.

The originally simple and ancient chessboard was surging with wind and clouds.

In the blink of an eye, looking again, it had turned into a vast mountain and river under his feet.

Clouds and mist above, all spirits within.

Where is this a chessboard?

This is clearly a world!

Looking closely, one could even see the sun rising and the moon setting, the rotation of the Heavenly River.

All living beings, rolling all spirits, living and surviving in this world.

Turning back, looking at the chess piece in his hand.

The originally ink-jade-like chess piece had also changed.

On his fingertip, a black star like a black hole was coiling lightly in his hand, looking very mysterious.

Heaven as the chessboard, stars as pieces; who dares to play!

"Is this the chess played by immortals..."

"Using Heaven and Earth as a chessboard, using stars as pieces, fighting for a game that turns the world upside down, fighting for a lifetime of dragon battles in the wild."

"What great spirit!"

With his heart set, he pinched the chess piece and placed it on the edge.

He had learned a little about Go in his previous life; he couldn't be called proficient, but he wasn't a novice either.

Go is like a military formation battle.

Occupying this corner, one can fight and circle with the enemy, or form a great momentum, so that it can be slowly unfolded in the future to compete with Yang Jian for the ownership of this world.

The chess piece fell.

Reflected on the chessboard, it was a black star falling from the sky, crashing onto the ground, lava rolling, mountains and rivers shattering.

In the center of the falling place, a group of heavenly gods holding weapons and wearing black armor slowly emerged from it, quickly spreading to the surroundings, controlling the surrounding land.

It just corresponds to the Qi robbery in Go; if the four Qi robberies around this chess piece do not die, then this group of heavenly gods will not die.

In the future, the two sides will fight, black and white pieces will connect into momentum, fighting in this world, until the end, the world turns upside down, both sides have equal momentum, and there is no place to compete, then the number of pieces can be counted to discuss victory or defeat.

Although it is still the gameplay of Go itself, it has an indescribable feeling.

Placing pieces between Heaven and Earth, deciding the final fate of this world.

Such means, such actions.

Calling it Heaven's Mandate is not an exaggeration.

"Heaven's Mandate is in me, I am Heaven!"

With one piece falling, Li Xiang suddenly felt a burst of clarity in his mind.

It seemed that he had invisibly shed some shackles.

An unprecedented perspective unfolded in his eyes.

The mountains were still those mountains, the water was still that water.

But in his eyes, everything seemed to have become different.

Strips of crisscrossing Dao patterns were reflected in the mountains and rivers, constructing the existence of everything.

He saw it, the root of everything in this world.

Born knowing, born divine.

No need to think, no need to calculate, he just knew the root of all existence and understood what the Dao was.

In an instant, a ray of essence light leaked from Li Xiang's eyes.

"The Vault of Heaven has wronged me!"

"System, bring up my panel!"

The next moment.

A familiar panel floated in his eyes.

【Name: Li Xiang】

【Age: 3】

【Comprehension: 30000/99970 (Competing with the Dao)】

【Root Bone: 35+45+45+100 (Strength to lift a thousand jun)】

【Family Background: 8 (Poor)】

【Luck: 50+100 (Very Auspicious)】

The other data were all fine.

Only the comprehension column was now shining with a terrifying light.

Rich purple-gold, almost completely wrapping the entire comprehension column.

The chess player is Heaven, sitting on this chessboard, Li Xiang entered a special state.

I don't know if it was intentional by these two seniors.

The chessboard prepared for them was very mysterious.

When used, it can allow the user to enter a state of holding Heaven's Mandate, feeling the feeling of being the Vault of Heaven.

For ordinary cultivators, this chessboard is of great help.

Just playing a game, when practicing in the future, the spirit platform will be clear, recalling today's state, or there may be help for a dragon gate leap.

But for Li Xiang, this state allowed him to enter an even more special state.

He seemed to have gotten rid of some terrifying attribute suppression.

The comprehension column changed from the original 99970 to 30000/99970.

Although it looked like only one-third of the original, for Li Xiang, he felt an extreme change in himself.

All along, he had been thinking, why should he still practice with his nearly 100,000 points of attributes?

Shouldn't he be born divine, obtain the laws of Heaven, observe the sun and moon to obtain the way of yin and yang rotation, and observe the mountains and rivers to understand the way of heaven and earth generation?

Purple Qi comes from the east, born divine.

Why go to the point of eating grass to survive and seeking the Dao from demons?

Is this a Saint?

This is not a Saint.

Is this what 100,000 points of comprehension should look like?

This is not what 100,000 points should look like; it looks more like what 1,000 points of comprehension should look like.

Clever, agile, no obstacles in the Dao.

But this is not enough.

This does not match the fate of a born Saint.

So what exactly went wrong, causing changes in himself?

Becoming so "frail"?

Now Li Xiang had the answer.

It is the Vault of Heaven.

It is the Heavenly Dao.

How can a world allow two Heavenly Daos to appear?

What is the difference between nearly 100,000 points of attributes and the Heavenly Dao?

His own existence itself is the greatest provocation to the Heavenly Dao.

Half a life of ignorance, today I finally know who I am!

It was the Heavenly Dao that suppressed him; it was resisting "his" growth, resisting the change of the Heavenly Dao.

This world only needs one Heaven.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"

"Today, I am finally myself!"

With the help of the chessboard, he temporarily transformed into the Vault of Heaven, getting rid of a part of the suppression of the original world's Heavenly Dao.

Now, the 30,000 points of attribute value on this panel are the true 30,000 points of comprehension.

"Fellow Daoist?"

Yang Jian suddenly spoke.

He saw Li Xiang suddenly fall into deep thought after placing a piece.

Now more than half an hour had passed, and he had been motionless.

It was truly a bit strange.

He called out softly.

"Is Fellow Daoist unwell?"

Li Xiang looked up and smiled at Yang Jian.

Making eye contact with him, it was very peaceful.

"Nothing, just suddenly figured out some things."

"Fellow Daoist, come."

"Let's continue playing chess."

Suddenly.

The divine eye on Yang Jian's forehead vibrated slightly.

Just that moment of eye contact.

He felt an aura on Li Xiang that was similar to those two seniors.

How is this possible?!

This guy.

What exactly did he just experience?!

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