130: I was thinking, where are the speed bumps!

“No, you two just had to go to the Shen Jian Sect, but why did you drag me along? The outside world is very dangerous!”

A Dharma Boat soaring through the clouds traversed the sky, its mountain-like hull causing the air to reverberate.

Aboard the Dharma Boat, two youths gazed at a chessboard on the table, deep in thought.

Chu Mo, dressed in white, looked out at the distant scenery.

Although he had received a Dharma Boat sponsored by Shen Qingqiu, he felt no sense of security outside the Xuanxiao Sect.

If he encountered any danger, he couldn't even summon Senior Brother Shen.

Li Tian Ce waved his hand and comforted him, “Eh! That’s not right. Compared to that, I think the Xuanxiao Sect is more dangerous. How does that saying go? The closer you are to the protagonist, the greater the danger!”

Upon hearing this, Huo Tianyi gave up thinking.

What protagonist, what danger, none of it was as interesting as the game of chess before him.

Black and white pieces constantly battled on the board, back and forth, intensely.

Li Tian Ce sweated on his forehead, blocking the white pieces.

Huo Tianyi played steadily and progressively, finally placing a piece that cut off the black Dragon.

At this moment, the scales of victory tipped in his favor.

“Hiss! Old Huo, you’ve got something there!” Seeing that his game was somewhat beyond saving, Li Tian Ce silently put the black piece he had picked up back into the basket.

“To be honest, you should have been the winner of this game, but I still have one last move.”

Huo Tianyi chuckled upon hearing this, pointing at two spots with his finger, confidently saying, “Brother Li, no matter where you play on these two spots, I can connect five pieces. You, your defeat is set!”

Li Tian Ce pressed his right hand on the chessboard, sneering, “Heh heh, not necessarily! The Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Cycle is forty-nine, and one escapes. And that one that escapes is the key to breaking the deadlock!”

“Oh.” Huo Tianyi’s eyes lit up.

That made a lot of sense.

It contained the ultimate truth of heaven and earth!

But, can’t you win at Tic-Tac-Toe just by connecting five pieces? He now had two spots that could help him connect five pieces.

The opponent, however, had no pieces that could connect five.

How could he turn the tide?

Just as he was pondering the chessboard, Li Tian Ce suddenly grabbed the chessboard and smashed it towards Huo Tianyi’s head.

“Smack!”

The chessboard shattered into pieces.

Black and white pieces scattered everywhere.

The chessboard was an ordinary one, and though it caused no harm when it struck the Nascent Soul Stage Huo Tianyi’s head, it made him fall into deep thought.

A dead end, could it be solved like this?

Ahead, Chu Mo, seeing Li Tian Ce use the “Great Han Chess Saint Chessboard Opening” on Huo Tianyi, was also speechless.

“It’s just a game of Tic-Tac-Toe, is it really necessary?”

Li Tian Ce stood, hands on his hips, not ashamed but proud, “This is to educate Old Huo. He usually has too little exposure and thinks too rigidly, and my unconventional way of playing is to make him develop divergent thinking.”

“When the chess game is unsolvable, there’s still the chessboard.”

Chu Mo rolled his eyes at him, annoyed, “You’ve lost ninety-seven games to Tianyi, not winning a single one. I seriously suspect you’re just angry and frustrated, wanting to kill him!”

“......” Li Tian Ce looked at Chu Mo resentfully, “You... how can you falsely accuse me? He’s a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator; a chessboard can’t kill him, can it? I’m teaching him how to conduct himself!”

Chu Mo waved his hand.

“Enough! You don’t need to conduct yourself anymore! Now that the chessboard is gone, the only entertainment on the Dharma Boat is gone. You tell me what we should do?”

Huo Tianyi, whose eyes had been closed, suddenly opened them, gazing into the distance, with seemingly endless Battle Intent in his eyes.

“We’re here!”

As soon as the Dharma Boat entered the territory of the Shen Jian Sect, several streaks of light shot out from the Shen Jian Sect, blocking their path.

“Stop!”

“This is the territory of the Shen Jian Sect. Those without an invitation are not allowed to pilot a Dharma Boat inside!”

Blocking Chu Mo and the others were a group of Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators, who, judging by their attire, appeared to be Elders of the Shen Jian Sect.

However, their obstruction seemed to have no effect whatsoever. The enormous Dharma Boat showed no intention of stopping, pressing straight ahead.

Seeing this, the Elders dodged while simultaneously forming sword seals to attack the Dharma Boat.

“Clang, clang, clang!”

The sharp Dharma Swords, propelled by these Elders, were incredibly powerful, yet they could not break through the Dharma Boat’s barrier and were even forced to constantly dodge.

On the Dharma Boat, Chu Mo walked to the deck, looking ahead with a puzzled expression, “Just now, it seems we hit something?”

Li Tian Ce walked out of the room, wondering, “Are there speed bumps in the sky too? No way?”

Hearing him say that, Chu Mo suddenly remembered something, “The ones we just hit, they weren’t Cultivators flying on swords, were they?”

The Dharma Boat was really big, and the blind spot made it impossible to see!

He really didn’t mean to hit anyone!

Forget it, let those people talk to his Senior Brother!

The Dharma Boat continued to advance steadily, while the Elders of the Shen Jian Sect behind them were already numb.

“No, where did these people come from? So arrogant, daring to ignore our warnings and force their way into the Shen Jian Sect!”

“Perhaps they are from the Demonic Path, intending to attack our Shen Jian Sect. Quick, report to the Sect Master, we must capture them!”

“Wait, this Dharma Boat looks familiar! I seem to have seen it somewhere… Damn! This is Shen Qingqiu’s Dharma Boat!”

“What? Shen Qingqiu’s Dharma Boat? We just attacked Shen Qingqiu’s Dharma Boat?”

“Then, do we still need to inform the Sect Master about this?”

“Inform! Of course, inform him! Shen Qingqiu is visiting the Shen Jian Sect, let the Sect Master come out to welcome the distinguished guest!”

“This… this isn’t good, is it?”

“If not, how do we gloss over the fact that we just attacked his Dharma Boat?”

“That’s true!”

Upon realizing that the Dharma Boat that had just collided with them belonged to Shen Qingqiu of the Xuanxiao Sect, the attitude of these Shen Jian Sect Elders underwent a complete transformation.

After the news spread, the entire Shen Jian Sect began to stir, with countless Elders emerging from seclusion.

Shen Qingqiu coming to their Shen Jian Sect was not a good thing; he might just be here to cause trouble!

After all, Xie Xuan, the Senior Brother of their Shen Jian Sect, had shattered the Sword Heart of the Lingjian Peak’s number one Genius of the Xuanxiao Sect and even stolen his love!

Actually, it couldn’t really be considered stealing love.

That female Disciple from the Hundred Flowers Valley wasn’t forced; she willingly left Huo Tianyi to follow Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan couldn’t be blamed for this.

Sect Master Hall.

A youth in golden robes, holding a long sword, stood beside the Shen Jian Sect’s Sect Master, Sect Leader Liang.

He was the Shen Jian Sect’s Senior Brother, Xie Xuan.

“Xuan’er, Shen Qingqiu’s visit to the Shen Jian Sect this time is likely aimed at you. You should avoid him for now and temporarily steer clear of the limelight!”

Xie Xuan held his sword to his chest, proudly stating, “The Xuanxiao Sect is also considered a leader of the Righteous Path. It’s perfectly normal for Disciples of a Sect to have wins and losses in competitions. If Shen Qingqiu were to attack me because of this, the Righteous Path of the world would never tolerate him!”

Sect Master Sect Leader Liang fell silent upon hearing this.

It would be fine if Shen Qingqiu remained on the Righteous Path, but if he were to fall into the Demonic Path, he would certainly be a top-tier Great Master of evil.

If he acted alone, he could easily slaughter a Sect until only the Sect Master remained.

Even more ruthlessly, he could even kill the Sect Master!

With that, who would dare to act recklessly?

Who would dare to push him towards the Demonic Path?