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Chapter 426 Yi Tiantai, Celebrate Fire
"You Daoist Han probably knows best about the Yitiantai War of War and Chess. After all, his ancestors participated and came back alive." Bai Feihong and the others turned their heads to look at Han Sicheng.

There was a wry smile on the corner of Han Sicheng's mouth: "I don't know much about it. The so-called war chess battle is that the Yuanying ancestor took 24 foundation-building monks as chess pieces to fight each other on the chess game of Tiantai. The wargames between them are very similar, and the rules are also similar."

"Then how can we protect ourselves to the greatest extent?" Hou Dongsheng asked.

"I don't know much about this. I only know that we, as seven pawns, will stand across the lane and hinder the opponent's chariot and horse chess pieces. The opponent's chess pieces don't necessarily have to kill us. Their goal is to kill our army commander. , If luck is good, the opponent's chariot and horse chess piece did not choose the lane we are in, then we can survive, if we choose, then we can only consider ourselves unlucky."

"Are you going to die if you choose?" Hou Dongsheng asked, frowning.

"Of course not. If you are strong enough in battle, the opponent comes and you kill one, you will naturally be able to force the opponent to change lanes."

"Then can we hide?" Hou Dongsheng asked again.

"You can't hide! The pawns can only move forward on the straight road, not backward."

"After crossing the river, can the soldiers move left and right?" Hou Dongsheng asked suddenly.

"Huh? You also know that there is Tianhe in the middle of the game?" Han Sicheng asked in surprise.

Hou Dongsheng smiled awkwardly.

"That's right, crossing the Tianhe River is the other party's territory, but I advise you not to go there, but there is still a ray of life in the past, and the past will definitely die!" Han Sicheng said with a serious face: "My ancestors were able to come back alive back then. It was all due to good luck, the straight lane he was guarding was not used by the opponent's chess pieces, until the coach was killed, the chess game was over, and my ancestors did not fight a game, returned to the family and got a dust-falling pill for nothing, and those who were unlucky died. "

Yitiantai war chess arena, it feels a bit like the chess game in the previous life, but there are only five pawns in chess, but there are seven pawns in this war chess. Similar, what about other chess pieces and rules?

"Have you changed it?" Qingluo Sword Immortal's voice came from outside the house.

The door was opened, and Sword Immortal Qingluo and Master Xiaolu stood at the door.

"Very good... Follow me to the square to gather and wait for departure." Qingluo Sword Immortal said with a smile on his face.

Divine Sword Gate.

On the terrace of Tianjian Peak.

A huge cyan cloud boat is moored above the square.

On the big cloud boat, ancestor Yunxu, a cultivator of Nascent Soul of the Divine Sword Sect, sat on the three-story plywood terrace, with a war chess set in front of him.

The war chess is red and black, each has 24 chess pieces, a total of 48 chess pieces, placed on the board.

黑方：将×1、士×2、象×2、车×4、马×4、炮×4、卒×7。

红方：帅×1、仕×2、相×2、車×4、馬×4、炮×4、兵×7。

Ancestor Yunxu looked at this war chess with a dignified expression. This time to fight for the treasure, almost all the ancestors from the middle stage of Yuanying came here, and even a few monks from the late stage of Yuanying came.

Of course, the people from the Demon Sect did not come. Zhengdao engages in friendship games, and generally does not play with Demon Dao. After all, the ideas are different.

The ten righteous monks received the will of the Holy One, and the treasure can only be determined through war games.

"Alas... After all, the treasure of heaven and earth, it's just why the Jinzun Temple only released the fire treasure this year..." Patriarch Yunxu muttered to himself, and there was even a bit of disbelief in his expression.

Exactly at this time.

Daoist Qing Luo in the auditorium came to the side of Patriarch Yunxu and bowed profusely: "Regard Master, everyone has arrived."

Patriarch Yunxu nodded and said, "Let's set sail."

"As ordered."

Twenty-four sword cultivators in Confucian uniforms stepped onto the deck of the ship and stood on both sides of the deck.

The cyan cloud boat rose slowly.

Standing in the square below, the real Xiaolu waved towards Yunzhou.

Mother Qingluo Sword Immortal smiled and nodded at her daughter.

There are only 24 "chess pieces" on this cloud boat, the chess player "Yunxu Patriarch", and the chess player's assistant "Qingluo Sword Immortal" before and after Zhang Luo.

After the cloud boat set sail...

Patriarch Yunxu stood up, walked to the edge of the third deck, and looked down the deck.

On the first deck, 24 white-clothed sword cultivators lined up in a circle on the edge of the deck.

There are characters on each person's chest: general, soldier, elephant, chariot, horse, cannon, and pawn.

Patriarch Yunxu glanced over, and finally landed on Hou Dongsheng.

"Qing Luo! What are you going to do!? I am a majestic sword sect, can't I get enough 24 sword cultivators in the late foundation establishment period? How can there be a middle-stage foundation establishment monk just filling up the number?" Ancestor Yunxu asked displeasedly. The beautiful woman in Tsing Yi beside her had a hint of accountability in her tone.

Master Qingluo immediately replied respectfully after hearing the words: "Master, the pawn originally selected by the auditorium was a sword cultivator in the late stage of foundation establishment, but this sword cultivator had a public duel with this person and was beheaded by this person in public. Killing, it can be seen that this person's supernatural power is no less than that of any late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. My daughter Xiaolu Daoist also fought against him, and she is full of praise for his methods."

Upon hearing the words, Patriarch Yunxu frowned and said, "Really?"

Daoist Qing Luo nodded and said, "It's absolutely true."

Hearing the words, Patriarch Yunxu pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "Forget it, forget it...it's useless to put this person aside at Yitiantai, you go and call the general and the four chariots. It is the key to this game, the rest is just a foil."

"Yes, Master!" Daoist Qingluo stepped back in response.

Patriarch Yunxu turned around and entered the room.

After a moment.

Daoist Qingluo brought five sword repairmen into the room of Patriarch Yunxu.

The four cars went in first, and each was given two third-tier attack-type talismans, and told them that they could only use one at most until they met the opponent's coach.

The general went in last, and Patriarch Yunxu gave him two third-tier defense talismans and one fourth-tier attack talisman.

I saw the ancestor Yunxu took out a jade talisman with great care, and said solemnly: "This is a talisman refined by the old man with all his strength. Once the talisman door is opened, a Yunxu Heavenly Sword can be activated. The monks in the early stage of the infant are also irresistible, you have to remember! Unless the king is against the king, you must not use this talisman!"

"Follow the teachings of our ancestors!" The general saluted respectfully.

Patriarch Yunxu nodded, then patted the general on the shoulder and asked, "What's your name? Who is the master?"

The general chess piece heard the words, and immediately replied: "Junior Wang Cheng, he is 77 years old this year, he is a swordsman in the Law Enforcement Hall, and his master is Master Xuanling."

"Xuan Ling?" Ancestor Yunxu squinted his eyes slightly and seemed to have no impression.

Qingluo Sword Immortal said from the side: "Realist Xuan Ling is the No. 30 eighth generation head elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, and also the only Jindan Zhenjun in Xuanjian Peak. His strength is unfathomable."

"Yeah." Patriarch Yunxu nodded and said, "Wang Cheng... If you win the game this time, if the old man wins the treasure as he wished, he will take you as his personal disciple."

When Wang Cheng heard the words, he immediately replied respectfully: "Thank you for the cultivation of the ancestor, the disciple will definitely do his best."

"You go down."

Wang Cheng cupped his fists and resigned.

"Okay, Qing Luo...you go and explain the rules of war games to them, don't ruin this important event."

Qingluo Sword Immortal bowed and said, "I would like to abide by the laws of my ancestors."

Immediately, Sword Immortal Qingluo walked out of the room, came to the first deck, stroked his big sleeve.

A chess board.

appeared on the deck.

"Look, everyone, this is the chessboard for war games. Have any of you ever played war games?" Qingluo Sword Immortal looked at the 24 sword masters on the deck and asked.

The 24 sword repair tools were silent.

Hou Dongsheng and other pawns used as cannon fodder are not very clear, but everyone else is already very clear. Knowing that this game of Tiantai Ji Bingqi is extremely dangerous, how could it be possible not to prepare early?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Qingluo Sword Immortal said with a smile: "I will tell you the details of the war game again."

"During the game, the chess players on both sides take turns to move until the winner, loser, and draw are determined, and the game is over. When it is the turn of the player to move, move a piece from one intersection to another. Points, or capturing the opponent's chess pieces and occupying its crossing point, it is counted as one move. Both sides make one move, which is called a round..."

"Once in the chess game, generals, soldiers, bishops, chariots, horses, guns, and pawns cannot move by themselves, but can only be controlled by the ancestor Yunxu himself, so you don't need to care about the chess game, as long as two chess pieces collide, you can play the Tiantai Formation It will let the two of you appear on the same ring, and you will have to fight one-on-one to decide the winner. This is a duel of life and death, and the duel is not over until life and death are divided. Go ahead and kill him." Qingluo Sword Immortal explained.

"Excuse me, real man, if I meet an opponent and injure him, but I don't kill him, will the duel be delayed?" Hou Dongsheng asked suddenly.

Qingluo Sword Immortal covered his mouth and smiled lightly: "Hehe...that's what I'm going to say next. After an hour, if there is no winner, you will all be wiped out by the Yitiantai formation."

"By the way... I would like to remind you that since the arena you are in is the Yitiantai Grand Formation, due to the conflict of formations, the talismans in your hands can be used, but the talisman formations cannot be used." Qingluo Sword Immortal reminded.

Rune array can't be used?
Not necessarily!
Hou Dongsheng definitely wouldn't be able to use it before, but now his attainments in formation and Taoism have been able to achieve a certain degree of "embedded formation", and the formation within the formation can be free from interference, but it is not easy to achieve "embedded formation". Easy, you have to be very familiar with both formations.

"Dare to ask the real person, the chess pieces can't move by themselves, so what do we do when they are not moving?" Xu Mo, a pawn, asked suddenly.

"You can't do anything, just meditate and practice, recharge your batteries, and wait for the battle." Qingluo Sword Immortal explained.

Hou Dongsheng looked at the war chess board. The position of the pawns is closest to the Tianhe River. According to the rules of chess, the pawns can move horizontally after crossing the river. If all seven pawns can cross the river, they will be connected horizontally. In battle, it is enough to sweep the battlefield and protect itself.

Thinking of this, Hou Dongsheng raised his eyebrows, and suddenly made a plan, thinking that this is a self-protection chess, so he asked: "Dare to ask the real person, if the chess pieces are close together, the opponent will attack one by one, or rely on the opponent to attack?" The chess pieces that are together fight against each other?"

Sword Immortal Qingluo showed a teachable look: "Different from mortal war chess, if two chess pieces are connected together, the opponent's attack is a two-on-one team battle, but if three simultaneous chess pieces are connected together, at most it can only There can be two people, that is to say, the team battle arena is at most two against two. In fact, you don’t need to know so much about this as pawns, and it’s meaningless if you understand it.

Only two against two...

There is no point in chess pieces caring about the game.

Hou Dongsheng swallowed back the plan he had thought up.

Qingluo Sword Immortal is right, this is not something he can care about at all.

Just concentrate on being a chess piece...

Sword Immortal Qingluo is also a sincere person, open the skylight to speak frankly, the rules set by Yuanying Patriarch, lack of strength, are all pawns, knowing so much is meaningless, but it will only increase troubles.

……

The cyan cloud boat crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, and it took half a month to pass through the most prosperous area of ​​the human race, and flew to a towering mountain.

The majestic high mountain, because it is located in the plain land, rises from the ground, like a giant pillar, piercing directly above the sky, majestic, majestic and vast, swallowing mountains and rivers, and rushing straight to the sky.

On the top of the mountain, there are many palaces, Qionglouyuyu, exotic flowers and plants, beautiful and magnificent, surrounded by fairy mist, just like a paradise, so beautiful!
This place is Tianzhu Mountain, the gate of Daoyanzong Mountain.

There is a Yi Tiantai on Tianzhu Mountain.

This place is the top arena in the world of cultivating immortals. Although the area is only [-] feet, as long as the monks enter it, they will be affected by the formation, as if entering a wild river.

But if the formation was not activated, it would look like a rectangular square only [-] feet long from the outside.

The grid layout of the square is just like a chessboard. This is Yitiantai.

There are two high platforms in the east and west of Yitiantai, which are used by chess players to play chess.

There is a small square on the north and south sides of Yi Tiantai, and there is a Zhulou in the small square on the north side. Outside the small square on the south side is the cliff of Tianzhu Mountain. Ten cloud boats are moored outside the cliff, floating in the air. among.

The ten Nascent Soul Patriarchs from different sects talked with each other like old friends who had been separated for many years.

"Who do you think will win this competition?" asked an old man in a blue Taoist robe.

Another person replied with a smile: "In the end, there will be one person who will win."

"The ten of us will have to play chess for at least four rounds to decide the winner. After each game, the chess pieces cannot be replenished. Wouldn't it be a bare stick in the end?" The old man nodded with a smile.

"Haha, it's not bad for handsome to handsome, king to king." The Taoist priest in Tsing Yi laughed.

"Ten players fight for four rounds. If you are lucky, you can have two rounds bye. How many pieces are there for the two bye? Hmph! This competition to celebrate the fire, I think it is a competition of luck."

"Hahahaha... Fellow Daoist Kong Ming, isn't luck the most important strength?"

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, the whole Yitiantai shook violently, and endless coercion descended from the sky, covering the entire Yitiantai. The faces of the ten Yuanying ancestors present all became dignified.

In the sky, a resplendent city appeared,

The city seemed to be made of gold, shining brightly under the sunlight.

On the plaque of the city, four big characters "Jinzun Holy City" can be vaguely seen.

A ray of golden light fell from the holy city, and countless petals fell, like a fairy dancing, fluttering with the wind, and pattering like raindrops, the sound was melodious and intoxicating, as if you were in a fairyland.

A huge prismatic crystal slowly fell along the golden light, and finally floated about a hundred feet above Yitiantai.

A ray of crimson flame was sealed in the prismatic crystal, and the flame danced within the crystal, sending out strong energy fluctuations, and even the space with a radius of several thousand feet was greatly affected.

A terrifying aura emanated from the crystal, causing everyone's hearts to tremble.

An ethereal voice came from the holy city: "All the masters play chess, the outcome is determined, and the winner will get a ray of celebration fire."

The ten Nascent Soul Patriarchs thanked the gift together: "Follow the will of the Holy One!"

Following the words of the ten Nascent Soul Patriarchs, the gates of the Jinzun Holy City closed, and the Jinzun Holy City, which suddenly appeared in the air, dissipated like a dream, as if all this was just a mirage.

"In this case, there is no need for me to wait without delay. The first round is going to be played anyway, so there is no need to draw lots." Patriarch Yunxu suggested.

"Fellow daoists, stay safe and don't be impatient. The lottery still has to be drawn. This old man has specially refined a magic weapon for this purpose! Although the old man is a monk of the Daoyan Sect, he will not participate in this battle and will never favor anyone. , it will definitely be dealt with fairly..." Dao Yanzong Yantian Patriarch said.

This time Dao Yanzong will also participate in the battle, but it is another Yuanying Patriarch participating in the Yitiantai war chess battle.

In the first round, there were no byes, and the ten Nascent Soul Patriarchs present were not worried, they randomly drew lots...

The first lottery draw ended soon, and the opponents and order of appearance had all been determined.

The first scene: Patriarch Yunxu vs. Patriarch Yinxuan.

Yun Xu looked at Yin Xuan in the crowd, and the two eyes collided, as if endless sparks shot out.

A moment later, two monks were sitting on the high platforms on both sides of Yi Tiantai. One had gray hair and a childlike face, wearing a brocade long gown, wearing a sword on his waist, with a ruddy complexion, a hale and hearty spirit, and a strong breath. The ancestor Yunxu of the Divine Sword Sect; the other person was dressed in black, with a handsome face, an air of dust, cold and arrogant eyes, looking all directions, he was the ancestor Yinxuan of the Tianqing Sect.

The 48 male and female monks who got off the two cloud boats were all wearing white Confucian uniforms, on which were written in ancient seal characters: general, scholar, elephant, chariot, horse, cannon, and pawn.

They came to the command of their ancestors respectively and stood neatly.

Tian Lao, the leading actor of the host, consciously became the referee of the ring, and only heard him shout loudly: "The two sides are not only chess pieces entering the battle!"

Forty-eight monks in the foundation-building period walked into the chessboard of Yitiantai and turned into wood-plastic chess pieces one after another.

Of course, this is just an appearance, Hou Dongsheng has entered an extremely wide formation space at this time.

He was alone, standing on a narrow official road. Below him was a round arena made of white jade, above which was a light curtain enclosing Hou Dongsheng.

(End of this chapter)