Zhongzhou, the city of four seas.
Sihai City is huge, with tens of millions of residents. With the merchants and tourists coming in and out every day, Sihai City can be called the most lively city in Zhongzhou.
In the Yuantian Realm, Sihai City is also the only place that allows cultivators of all races to trade freely.
Therefore, Sihai City naturally became the center of Yuantian Realm.
No one will cause trouble in Sihai City, and no demons or monsters dare to do evil things here.
Anyone who enters Sihai City, whether they are immortals or small ghosts, must abide by the rules of Sihai City. If they abide by the rules, they will be blessed by the Lord of Sihai City.
"Junior sister, we can do whatever we want at home, but we have to follow the rules in Sihai City."
Li Xiulian said to Yue Honglian: "Don't cause trouble."
Yue Honglian looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, with lively eyes and delicate features. She wore a red sword robe embroidered with purple and gold lotus patterns. A red short sword with a sheath hung on her slender waist.
Li Xiu Lian looks much more mature and taller.
Both women were very beautiful and had extraordinary temperament. After entering Sihai City, they attracted the attention of passers-by on the long street.
The long street is wide and long, with all kinds of shops on both sides. The long street is crowded with people and extremely lively.
Moreover, the pedestrians all had strange and peculiar appearances, with all kinds of faces.
Some have human bodies with animal heads, some have animal heads with animal bodies, some are just blurry black shadows, and some look like wooden or stone statues. They are really bizarre.
Of course, most of them still looked like ordinary humans. Even these ordinary people wore various magical instruments. Each of them was full of fairy spirit, different from ordinary people.
Yue Honglian was very much loved by the master in the sect, and all the senior sisters also cared about her. It was her first time to go out far away, and it was also the first time she saw so many strange cultivators.
But these guys kept staring at her, which made Yue Honglian feel very upset. She always had the urge to draw her sword and chop people.
Li Xiulian saw that something was wrong with Yue Honglian and hurriedly explained the rules of Sihai City to her.
"The most important thing in Sihai City is that you cannot fight privately. No matter what grudges you have, you cannot solve them privately. There is only one place in Sihai City where you can fight, and that is the Life and Death Arena. You can go there to duel any grudges you have."
Yue Honglian asked in disbelief: "With such a big city and so many cultivators, who can manage it all?"
"Hush, don't talk nonsense. The Taoist Master Di Yuan is in charge here, and even the earthly immortals who enter the city must obey the rules..."
Li Xiulian pulled Yue Honglian's sleeve to remind her not to talk nonsense.
The Taoist Master Di Yuan was known as the number one in the Yuan Tian Realm, a title that the Qing Lian Sword Sect certainly did not recognize. However, the vast majority of the Yuan Tian Realm cultivators recognized this title.
Although their master Yuan Qinglian is extremely arrogant, he will not underestimate Diyuan Daojun.
Li Xiulian knew that Yue Honglian had a girlish temperament and was a genius in swordsmanship. She was already at the top level of human immortals. If she accumulated a few thousand more years, she might be able to become an earthly immortal.
Such geniuses are inevitably arrogant. However, in the territory of Diyuan Daojun, it is not their turn to be presumptuous.
This time they came to Sihai City to participate in the Sanyuan Dharma Assembly. If they cause trouble, even if Diyuan Daojun does not blame them, their master Yuan Qinglian will not forgive them.
Li Xiu Lian patiently explained the pros and cons to Yue Honglian. Although Yue Honglian was very aggressive, she was not arrogant or ignorant. She certainly knew how powerful Di Yuan Dao Jun was.
Although the disciples of Qinglian Sword Sect all think that their master Yuan Qinglian is invincible in the world and is the strongest person in Yuantian Realm.
Everyone is very respectful to Diyuan Daojun.
Their master and Di Yuan Dao Jun are also good friends. It is not their turn to comment on who is first or second.
Yue Honglian was just a little angry at being stared at by monsters and demons, but she didn't really draw her sword.
Li Xiulian had been to Sihai City several times and was very familiar with it. She took Yue Honglian to some fun places, such as the Ghost House and the Flying Corpse Field, which were all great places to have fun.
The ghosts and flying corpses in these places are actually magical weapons that can be killed at will, which is very interesting and fun.
Of course, it was a bit too weak for a human immortal. But just playing for fun still made Yue Honglian quite happy.
"It's just too weak, not satisfying at all."
Yue Honglian was in the mood, but the game was over before she could exert any effort.
Li Xiulian said, "How about we go to the market and see if we can find some bargains?"
"Forget it. We are all swordsmen, so we don't have the eye for picking up bargains. I heard that those who sell magic weapons in the market are all scammers."
Yue Honglian was not interested in these. She asked, "Senior Sister, where else is there anything fun?"
"Then let's go to the Battle Chess Building. It's fun to play Battle Chess there."
"Beast Fighting Chess?" Yue Honglian had played Beast Fighting Chess before, and she was quite good at it. However, she was not very interested in running so far to play chess.
Li Xiulian understood Yue Honglian's thoughts. She smiled and said, "The Beast Fighting Chess Building is a very lively place in Sihai City. Many chess masters from all over the world are there. Their Beast Fighting Chess is also more powerful. It is said to be at the earth-level level. It is very powerful..."
"Then I'll have to see for myself."
Yue Honglian loves competition by nature, and when she heard that there was a chess master, she immediately became very interested.
Li Xiulian said: "There are bets in playing chess. With my level, I'm sure I can win."
"Winning or not doesn't matter, I just want to see the best chess masters in the world..."
Yue Honglian's face was full of pride, but she spoke in a very generous manner.
Li Xiulian was a little amused. She wanted to remind Yue Honglian that Sihai City was home to many hidden talents, but it wasn't the Qinglian Sword Sect. But after thinking about it, she didn't say anything.
After all, Yue Honglian had to suffer a little bit before she could understand these truths. Otherwise, Yue Honglian would not listen no matter how much she talked.
Truth is something that cannot be taught through words.
Li Xiulian and Yue Honglian flew to the southernmost corner of Sihai City on a ball of sword light. From afar, they could see a towering building, which was magnificent and golden under the sunlight and looked very majestic.
When we arrived at the gate of the tall building, we saw a horizontal plaque hanging on the gate with four large golden dragon-shaped characters inscribed on it: Making Friends Through Chess.
Outside the gate, a courteous waiter came over to greet them. He asked, "Which floor would you like to go to?"
"What's the explanation for this?" Yue Honglian asked curiously.
The waiter bowed his head and looked respectful, but his voice was clear and clean: "My two distinguished guests, the rules of this building are as follows: the level of chess players is determined by their chess skills. Most guests start from the first floor.
"If you don't have the jade card of this building, new guests who want to enter the fifth floor or above will need to pay a deposit..."
The waiter was eloquent and quickly introduced the rules of the Beast Fighting Chess Hall.
Yue Honglian waved her hand and said, "Let's go to the ninth floor first."
The waiter smiled and said, "Since you are new here, you will need ninety spirit crystals."
Spirit crystals are made by extracting spiritual energy and are very precious.
Monster cultivators below the Heavenly Tribulation level were unable to condense spirit crystals. Only those who had passed the Heavenly Level and inherited the secret method knew how to refine spirit crystals.
The disciples of Diyuan Daojun were good at refining spirit crystals, which were useful to all cultivators. Over time, they became a medium of exchange and became the currency used in Sihai City.
In fact, Spirit Crystals are universal in Zhongzhou. Only in the barbaric lands like Bahuang, universal Spirit Crystals are not used.
Ninety spirit crystals can be considered a large fortune, enough to buy a low-level spirit tool.
Yue Honglian is Yuan Qinglian's favorite disciple. She receives one thousand spirit crystals as salary every month, so why would she care about such a small amount of money
The waiter took the one hundred spirit crystals, ran to the counter to pay the deposit, and helped Yue Honglian receive a jade token.
"Dear guest, when you come back, this jade token can be exchanged for the deposit."
The waiter carefully presented the jade token and the remaining spirit crystals with both hands. Yue Honglian picked up the jade token and said, "The remaining spirit crystals are given to you as a reward."
The waiter was overjoyed, but he quickly suppressed the smile on his face and respectfully led Yue Honglian and Li Xiulian to the ninth floor.
When they reached the ninth floor, Yue Honglian discovered that there were two cultivators playing chess in the hall.
There is a huge square water mirror above the hall, showing the situation on the chessboard.
Beast chess sounds simple, but in fact, each side has thirty-six monster chess pieces, each with different abilities.
How to combine and control these monster chess pieces is a great test of the chess player's wisdom.
Because these monsters have dozens of abilities, there are many combinations. Add in thirty-six chess pieces, and the number of combinations is too many to count.
How both sides train their own monsters and allocate their own resources in the early stages will test the cultivators' calculation and adaptability.
With the addition of offense and defense by both sides, the changes become even more complicated.
Even powerful earthly immortals cannot exhaust all the variations of fighting beast chess. Earthly immortals also often play fighting beast chess for entertainment.
On the water mirror above the hall, a group of cloud-like monsters were fighting with Pegasus monsters. Behind them, there were balls of fire and flashes of lightning. The fire bear monster and the lightning monster had also joined the battle.
Judging from the scene, it was extremely lively.
Yue Honglian couldn't take her eyes off it after taking one look. Her senior sister was right, the beast chess here was indeed amazing.
The monsters fighting on both sides were extremely powerful, and the changes in their aura seemed real.
Yue Honglian only took a glance and was attracted by the fierce atmosphere of the fight between the two sides.
She was a chess expert and could tell at once that the game had reached its most critical moment. Moreover, both players were quite skilled.
Yue Honglian looked at it for a while and said, "The red team is going to win."
The waiter smiled and said, "Bet is allowed here. If you think who will win, you can place a bet..."
Yue Honglian shook her head. She came here just to play chess and didn't even care about winning a few small amounts of money by betting.
"Just take a seat here."
Yue Honglian noticed that the corridors around her led to private rooms, where many guests were watching the fun. But she came here just to play chess and become famous, so what was the point of hiding in a private room
The waiter hurriedly arranged a seat for Yue Honglian, served her tea and water, and brought up some small fruit plates and desserts.
These exquisite snacks are not worth even one spirit crystal. The waiter received so much tip, so of course he had to make it clear.
When everything was done, the chess game in the hall was over. As expected, the red team won.
The waiter quickly flattered Yue Honglian. Being able to judge the outcome in advance is indeed a skill.
Of course, this is not very difficult. The waiter is so enthusiastic in flattering you mainly because of the generous tip.
Yue Honglian was already impatient and she immediately launched a challenge.
The red team was a white-haired old man. When he saw that the challenger was a strange girl, he couldn't help but look down on her.
However, if someone offered him ten spirit crystals for a game for free, he certainly wouldn't refuse.
When Yue Honglian played chess, the chessboard naturally appeared on her desk, and there was no need to change its position.
Yue Honglian's mind sank, and the chessboard in front of her continued to expand, soon turning into a huge and real world.
Thirty-six monsters were placed in front of her. This time she started in a mountainous area with abundant spiritual energy.
The initial stage of the game will keep changing. The creator of the game believes that there is no absolute fairness in the world. Luck is also a part of fate.
Yue Honglian had never played such a powerful game of Beast Fighting before, and she was extremely excited. After a quick look, she roughly knew the red side's moves. She immediately launched an attack without hesitation.
A quarter of an hour later, the Red Team was defeated.
The white-haired old man stared at Yue Honglian in astonishment. The other party did not follow the routine, did not train the spirit beast and directly attacked him, killing him and defeating him. This made him very unwilling to accept the defeat.
So, the second game started soon.
Yue Honglian just sat there without moving, winning 36 games in a row, and making all the chess players on the ninth floor bow their heads and surrender.
Yue Honglian was close to the level of earthly immortals, and her spiritual power was far superior to that of these chess players. In addition, she was very talented in chess, so she was naturally invincible when playing chess with this group of people.
The waiter was also stunned. He didn't realize Yue Honglian was so powerful.
Yue Honglian was so excited that she asked the waiter to lead her to the thirteenth floor. She thought that even if she met an earthly immortal, she could still fight him. Besides, an earthly immortal would not have so much free time to come here to play chess.
The waiter tried to persuade her, but Yue Honglian didn't care. The waiter had no choice but to lead Yue Honglian up to the thirteenth floor.
There were far fewer people in the lobby on the 13th floor, only about twenty people scattered around. These people were either in a trance, whispering to others, or drinking by themselves, and no one was playing chess.
When Yue Honglian took a look, she felt that this group of people were very generous, yet they all looked unfamiliar.
As a direct disciple of Yuan Qinglian, although Yue Honglian was going out for the first time, he was very familiar with the various earth immortals in Zhongzhou. Even if he had never seen them in person, he had always seen their images.
Yue Honglian didn't notice the presence of the Earth Immortal, so she became even more courageous. She chose a seat and sat down, and said loudly: "I am not very talented, but I want to find a chess master to teach me. I wonder if anyone is willing to teach me."
However, everyone present acted as if they couldn't hear anything and no one paid any attention to Yue Honglian.
This made Yue Honglian a little embarrassed. She frowned slightly and said, "Are you all sitting on the thirteenth floor just to drink wine and tea?"
Still no one paid any attention to her, which made Yue Honglian even more angry. What did these people mean? Did they look down on her
"You're not afraid of a little girl like me, are you?" Yue Honglian asked again.
A tall and strong man who was sitting near Yue Honglian glanced at her and said, "Little girl, if you want to play chess, go downstairs. Why bother talking so much here?"
Although he did not scold or yell, his words were quite impolite.
Yue Honglian took a closer look at the big man. He had thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and his skin was light golden. He sat there with a calm demeanor like a mountain. But it was hard to tell which sect he belonged to.
Yue Honglian glanced at the big man and said, "Who are you? I am just talking nonsense here. What can you do about it?"
The big man raised his eyebrows, and his aura suddenly became cold and stern, which made Yue Honglian's heart suddenly tighten.
But the big man quickly calmed down his anger. He sighed and said, "Damn, it's boring to compete with a little girl."
Everyone around was laughing, but their faces were filled with bitterness as they laughed.
Yue Honglian was very surprised and didn't know what was wrong with these people. She was always brave and with Yuan Qinglian leading her, she was not afraid of anything.
She said, "Since this is the case, what's there to be afraid of when playing chess?"
The big man sneered: "I'm just too lazy to bully children."
"Haha, then you have to have that ability..."
Yue Honglian shook her finger at the big man: "If you are not convinced, come and try."
"Fine."
The big man said, "I have nothing to do, so I might as well bully some kids for fun."
Yue Honglian smiled proudly. She didn't say anything, but she was determined to teach the big man a lesson.
As a result, when the chessboard was unfolded, Yue Honglian was defeated miserably in less than a quarter of an hour.
The big man pushed the chessboard aside and said nothing. It seemed that winning against Yue Honglian was not worth mentioning to him at all.
Yue Honglian's face turned pale. She lowered her head to review the situation, but she couldn't find the opponent's weakness. All her moves were firmly controlled by the opponent, and there was no hope of winning.
This can only mean one thing, the opponent's soul is much stronger than hers. After all, fighting chess is based on the power of the soul. No matter how strong the chess is, if the soul power is not as strong as the opponent, you will be defeated.
Yue Honglian was a little unwilling to accept her defeat, but she knew that the big man's spiritual power was too strong and she had no hope of winning.
He could only change his target and found a skinny old man in black. The old man was not as fierce as the big man, but his chess moves were as dense as a net. After a battle, he killed all of Yue Honglian's troops.
Yue Honglian was not convinced and mustered up the courage to fight again. She lost three games in a row and her face turned pale as paper, all the fighting spirit in her heart was destroyed.
She sat there absent-minded, stunned, with a blank look in her eyes.
"How come there are so many chess masters in this world? Am I really that bad at chess, or is my cultivation too poor..."
Yue Honglian has always been competitive since she was a child. She rarely loses, let alone such a crushing defeat.
For a moment, she began to doubt herself strongly.
As a sword cultivator, the most important thing is to have an indestructible sword spirit. Yue Honglian began to doubt herself, and even her soul was shaken.
The big man and the old man in black noticed Yue Honglian's unusual behavior, but they didn't care.
The others looked like they were just watching the fun, and no one cared whether anything happened to Yue Honglian.
Li Xiulian saw that Yue Honglian was not right, but she didn't know how to help. She also felt that the group of people on the 13th floor were really weird and dangerous. So she quietly issued the Qinglian Sword Order.
The Qinglian Sword Order could directly alert her master Yuan Qinglian. Li Xiulian was afraid that something was wrong and did not care about anything else.
A green lotus suddenly grew above the hall. The lotus blossomed layer by layer, and a woman in green walked out of the green lotus.
The woman in green had her hair in a bun and her face was covered with a veil, through which only her clear and green eyes could be seen. She was tall and slender, with a long sword on her back. Her bare hands in her long sleeves were holding a snow-white whisk.
Seeing the woman in green appear, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
The woman in green swept her eyes across everyone and finally landed on Yue Honglian. She raised the whisk in her hand and gently swept it across Yue Honglian's face.
Yue Honglian seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Disciple greets Master."
The woman in green said calmly, "You have a lively personality, so it's good for you to suffer some setbacks."
Yue Honglian was filled with shame: "I am an incompetent disciple and have brought shame to our sect."
"It's not your fault."
The woman in green looked at the group of people in the room and said disdainfully: "It's not shameful to lose to the Demon King."
She then said to the Angzang man and the others, "You, a bunch of demon kings, are sitting here like stray dogs. Is that fun
"You, the great Heavenly Corpse and Xiankong Patriarch, are bullying my little disciple. You are really capable."
The big man looked unhappy, but said nothing.
The old man in black laughed dryly and said, "Sword Master, please don't blame me. The little girl was so angry that she insisted on challenging him, so we just played with her..."
He paused and continued, "Gao Xuan is ruthless and has turned the Eight Wastelands into a wasteland. He is greedy and will soon march into Zhongzhou. Why doesn't Sword Master get rid of this great threat for the world..."
(End of this chapter)