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Chapter 374: 4 The World as Your Chessboard

Chapter 374 The World as Your Chessboard

The others were speechless . It seemed like Lu Ping was disregarding the Luo Sect . However, they were not in the position to comment . After bringing in so many bosses, it was only right for Lu Ping to see them off . They could not exactly charge ahead and fight to the death .

Hua Wudao was the last one to leave the holy land . He did not say much . He merely cupped his fists at everyone else before rising into the air .

Yun Tianluo cupped his fists and said, “Brother Ji, we shall meet again . ”

“We shall meet again . ”

The two bosses looked at each other from a distance .

At this moment, Lu Ping replaced Mingshi Yin and manned the helm in his stead . The cloud-splitting chariot passed through the barriers via another route . Eventually, the cloud-splitting chariot vanished in the horizons .

The disciples of the Three Sects felt relieved .

The patriarch, Yun Tianluo, shook his head with a sigh . “Nan Gongwei, Yun Wuji, Feng Yizhi…”

The sect masters were startled . They hastily went up to their patriarch and fell to their knees .

The other disciples dared not say anything . They merely stood at the side respectfully .

“Are my words… meaningless now?” Yun Tianluo asked .

“Never, patriarch!” Nan Gongwei said .

“Do you know what was sealed within that chessboard?” Yun Tianluo’s voice was gentle now .

The three of them shook their heads .

Yun Tianluo looked at the three of them and could not help but shake his head .

“I don’t know . ” Nan Gongwei had been watching while the two of them were having the match . He saw the energy blades in the skies and the brightness of the veins on the ground . He merely felt that it was an exchange of ordinary skills . He did not think that it was anything special . Yun Tianluo shook his head again . He looked at the three sect masters and sighed heavily . “This is the reason why I’m not passing the chessboard to you . The thing that’s sealed within is my secret of attempting the Nine-leaf stage . ”

“Patriarch!” Nan Gongwei, Yun Wuji, and Feng Yizhi cried out in unison and shuddered . They prostrated themselves and kowtowed . To think that their patriarch had given such an important thing to an outsider instead of the Three Sects . Imagine the thoughts in these three individuals’ minds .

“Why?” Nan Gongwei rose to his feet abruptly with a complicated gaze .

“Because… you lot aren’t worthy!”

Yun Tianluo waved his sleeve and turned around . He looked energetic, as though he had a surge of strength before his death .

Yun Tianluo said, “Throughout the years that I’ve cultivated in seclusion, I’ve been thinking about what went wrong… I considered everything that I could think of and even sealed my memories . After fussing over it for a millennium, I suddenly understood something in a blink of an eye…” He paused slightly before continuing, “Difficult questions should be solved by intelligent men . ”

Many cultivators disliked revealing their own insights and experiences of breakthroughs to the others . Many a time, the cultivation notes of grand cultivators would be more precious than high-tier cultivation methods .

However, Yun Tianluo had been enlightened . It was extremely simple . Since he could achieve the breakthrough, why should he hoard his knowledge instead of giving it to someone who might have a chance?

‘It was like what Brother Ji said . Who says that everything is absolute? There has to be a way . There was nothing impossible!’ This was the reason he chose to have the match with Lu Zhou . It was not complicated at all . In fact, it was simple .

If he had given the chessboard to the three sect masters, he would not be giving them a great gift; he would only be granting them a quick death!

“Patriarch, is that why you chose to have the match with the Evil Sky Pavilion?” Nan Gongwei asked, puzzled .

“That’s right . ” Yun Tianluo turned around slowly and said, “Do you know why I told you to kowtow and apologize to Brother Ji?”

The three of them shook their heads again .

This time, even the Sword Saint Luo Shisan who had a sour expression and was sitting nearby looked in their directions .

Yun Tianluo continued, “I have a feeling… Perhaps, he’ll find a way to attain the Nine-leaf stage . ”

When he said this .

The entire holy land fell silent .

Everyone looked at their patriarch, Yun Tianluo, with a shocked expression on their faces . If anyone else had said this, no one would take it seriously . In fact, they would even ridicule the person . However, the person who said such words was Yun Tianluo, the Patriarch of the Three Sects .

“How’s that possible?” Nan Gongwei asked incredulously . “Brother Ji is older than I am… However, when we had a match earlier, I could see an endless source of energy from him . This shouldn’t be possible for someone whose great limit is approaching . ”

Waves of fear rose in the hearts of the three sect masters . They were reminded of how the Sword Saint Luo Shisan, who launched an attack with a force that could shock the heavens and the earth and made gods and devils cry, was easily defeated by a single move from the Evil Sky Pavilion’s Master . This… Was this something that someone whose great limit was approaching was capable of?

“You were in the wrong . Even if you’re right, you still have to swallow your pride!” Yun Tianluo said before he turned around and walked to the edge of the holy land .

The three of them were perplexed .

The other disciples said in unison, “Rest well, patriarch!”

The cloud-splitting chariot passed through dozens of barriers . It left the 20 peaks behind and was out of the sea of clouds that obscured their sights .

Little Yuan’er scratched her head . She was thinking about what Mingshi Yin said earlier . She asked, “Master… if Fourth Senior Brother has a point, why didn’t we wipe out the Yun Sect?” .

Lu Ping stumbled, he nearly lost his footing .

The cloud-splitting chariot jolted slightly .

“I’m sorry…” Lu Ping wanted to slap himself . ‘Why did I volunteer to send these bosses off? Did my brain go on a holiday? However, if I had stayed back, those dumb Luo Sect’s elders would certainly blame me for this incident . It’s not too bad to leave and listen to the bosses’ golden words . ’

Little Yuan’er suddenly added, “Take this man at the helm, for example… Shouldn’t he be chopped into tiny pieces?” .

The flying chariot jolted again . Lu Zhou stroked his beard as he looked out at the sea of clouds .

“The little girl has indeed matured compared to before . At the very least, she understood Mingshi Yin’s words . ’ If she understood the words, it meant her principles were right .

Without waiting for a reply from Lu Zhou, Mingshi Yin said with a smile, “Little Junior Sister, that’s the Three Sects’ territory… There are dozens of barriers and many elites . There’s no need to have a complete fallout with them . What must be said, must be said… Otherwise, if words of this go out, everyone might think that the Evil Sky Pavilion is just a big pushover . ”

“Oh . ”

“Also, we must consider Yun Tianluo’s pride . The heavens and the earth had been transformed into the chessboard on which they pitched their skills against each other . He spent 20 years of his life to answer master’s question . We’re a reasonable bunch, aren’t we?” Mingshi Yin said .

Little Yuan’er nodded like a chick pecking on grains . “I get it now… Thank you, master . ” Mingshi Yin scratched his head . ‘Shouldn’t it be ‘Thank you, senior brother’?’

Lu Ping was puzzled . ‘Aren’t the bosses supposed to be discussing the Nine-leaf stage or the great limit? Why are they talking about these things instead?’

“Ding! Instructing Ci Yuan’er . Reward: 100 merit points . ” Lu Zhou turned to look . He nodded slightly . At this moment, Lu Ping pointed to a black area below the flying chariot and said, “Something’s not right . ”

Mingshi Yin swiftly leaped to the edge of the flying chariot . He peered over the edge . After he had taken a look, he said, “Master, there’s a huge area with withering greeneries . ”

Lu Zhou stood up with his hands on his back as he walked up to the side and looked down .

Leng Luo, Pan Litian, and Hua Wudao peered over the edge as well .

The trees on the mountain had withered… The landscape seemed devoid of life .

“Slow down . ”

“At once . ” The flying chariot slowed down . It lowered its altitude as well . It flew slowly among the withered trees .