Chapter 425.
High in the sky, a flying boat with a purple light all over its body was sweeping silently.
Inside the flying boat, Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo were sitting opposite each other playing chess.
This Purple Electricity Flying Boat was seized by Wang Chen from Daoist Xuan Yi, and was of a rather high grade, so it was used as a means of transportation for him to return to the sect.
Although the interior space of the flying boat was not large, it was very luxuriously arranged, and it was extremely comfortable for two people to ride together.
What Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo were playing was the Tianji Chess that was very popular in this world.
This kind of chess has a total of three hundred and sixty-five pieces, corresponding to the three hundred and sixty-five stars in the sky, and the gameplay is similar to Wang Chuan’s Go in his previous life, but has its own set of unique rules, which is a great test of brainpower.
Since playing chess had nothing to do with cultivation realm, theoretically, it was possible for a Qi Practitioner to defeat a Yuan Ying True Immortal on the chessboard.
But in reality, it was simply impossible.
Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo were only one big realm apart, he was a novice in the chess path, while the latter had a lot of family knowledge, so both sides lost and won, and they fought to a standstill.
“Falling Star.”
Wang Chen made a move that sealed Zuo Xiaomo’s star game, swallowing most of the latter’s stars.
Zuo Xiaomo shook his head and dropped the pieces in his hand to admit defeat.
Wang Chuan’s progress was too fast, at first he could basically win, but after Wang Chuan familiarized himself with the rules and mastered some techniques, his chess power increased steeply.
“No more games.”
He laughed bitterly, “Playing again is still losing.”
Wang Chen was dumbfounded.
Zuo Xiaomo’s character was quite good, and he also had a certain amount of cultivation talent, but probably because of his superior family lineage, he wasn’t desperate in his cultivation, and was a bit of a go-with-the-flow kind of guy.
This time to participate in the outer door examination, most of the reason is being forced by someone.
After thinking about it, Wang Chen took out a copper bell from his storage bag and handed it to the other party, “This is the Five Dragon Inflaming Flame Shield, you sacrifice it and bring it to the underground palace for defense.”
Having become Zuo Xiaomo’s Taoist protector, Wang Dust had the responsibility to protect his safety during the examination.
However, the environment of the Nine Dragons Earth Palace was extremely complex, it was impossible to predict what would happen inside, and Wang Chen was not 100% sure that he would be safe and sound.
Therefore, he decided to temporarily lend this protective spirit weapon to Zuo Xiaomo.
“This is a spirit weapon?”
Zuo Xiaomo was knowledgeable and was taken aback at the sight of the Five Dragon Inflaming Flame Shield.
Wang Chen nodded, “I’ve erased the legal seal inside, so take it and try it on.”
Zuo Xiaomo was a cultivator at the high level of Qi Practicing, it was impossible to fully harness this high level spirit weapon, but it was still barely possible if he just used the Five Dragon Inflaming Fire Shield only to protect himself.
He only needed to offer it up when in danger to buy time for Wang Chen to rescue him and that would be enough.
“Senior Brother Wang ……”
Zuo Xiaomo was moved to tears.
This was a spirit weapon, and it was also a spirit weapon of a very high grade, with an extraordinary value.
Wang Dust even lent it to himself just like this.
If Zuo Xiaomo was a daughter, she would probably give herself to him on the spot.
“No need to say.”
Wang Dust, however, got goosebumps from his eyes and hurriedly waved his hand and said, “It’s just lent to you.”
Zuo Xiaomo of course knew that it was lent to him by Wang Chen.
Nonetheless, the gratitude in his heart was beyond words, and he felt that knowing Wang Chen was the greatest fortune in his life.
In order to live up to Wang Chen’s care for him, during the next journey, Zuo Xiaomo concentrated on cultivating and familiarizing himself with the Five-Dragon Inflaming Flame Shield, and was determined to pass this examination.
Only by becoming an official disciple, and then working hard to break through the orifices and open his house to become a member of the inner sect, would he be able to repay Wang Chen’s kindness!
In order to give Zuo Xiaomo more time, Wang Chen deliberately reduced the speed of the Purple Electricity Flying Boat.
The Purple Electricity Flying Boat could be powered by the controller’s mana or a spirit stone, the latter required a medium-grade spirit stone, just like the BBA in Wang Chuan’s previous life, which had to be filled with a high grade of gasoline.
Although Wang Chen had seized a large number of medium-grade spirit stones this time, he couldn’t afford to take some out for the journey.
He was happy to move forward at a low speed, using his own mana to support the operation of the flying boat.
This went on for a few days until the last leg of the journey, when Wang Chuan activated the spell formation in the flying boat.
The high-grade spirit boat instantly turned into a purple stream of light and swept towards the core hinterland of the Central State.
……
The first day of April, the hour of the hour.
Three hundred miles south of Ten Thousand Spirit City, the Ancient Capital Market City.
The morning light shone on the huge ruins, cloaking a piece of broken wall with a light golden color, and the mist that shrouded the Market City gradually dispersed, allowing it to reveal its true face of vicissitudes.
Thousands of years ago, this place was once the capital city of an Earthly Immortal Kingdom, which was then destroyed in an earth-shattering battle.
After the West Sea Sect opened and established itself in the West Sea, it purged the evil spirits that were entrenched in these ruins.
And it unearthed the Nine Dragons Earth Palace.
The Nine Dragons Earth Palace was actually a super-large secret realm, because of the special prohibitions laid out inside, the higher the cultivator’s realm, the more suppressed they were in the palace.
Thus it became a place of trial as well as mission for the disciples of the Western Sea Sect.
However, for hundreds of years, the exploration of the Nine Dragons Earth Palace by the West Sea Sect was still limited to a part of it, and it was estimated that not even one tenth of it had been explored.
The deeper areas were still shrouded in mist.
Possibly in order to speed up the progress of development and exploration, the West Sea Sect did not consider the Nine Dragons Earth Palace as a forbidden domain, and foreign casual cultivators could go down to explore as long as they paid a sum of spirit stones.
So when Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo arrived at the Ancient Capital Market City, it was already bustling with people.
Especially at the entrance to the underground palace, a large number of Western Sea Sect’s outer disciples were gathered in the black.
As well as Purple Mansion cultivators!
Obviously all of them were disciples who had come to participate in the Outer Sect Examination, as well as their Dao Protectors.
Wang Chen noticed that not all of the examination disciples were accompanied by their Dao Protectors, and there were quite a few loners as well.
This was actually quite normal, those who could afford or invite a Purple Mansion Cultivator to be their Taoist Protector were basically the sons of big families, or the second generation of Immortals.
Those who don’t have power or influence or spirit stones, then they can only take their own lives to fight for a future!
And when Wang Chen appeared in front of the underground palace with Zuo Xiaomo, immediately a dozen of strange gazes landed on the two of them.
Surprised, puzzled, resentful, gloomy ……
This guy is quite capable of pulling hatred!
Wang Chen secretly thought.
“Senior Brother Zuo.”
It was at this time that a clear and pleasant voice suddenly came from the side.
“Senior Sister Ling Shan!”
Zuo Xiaomo looked at the pretty young girl who appeared in front of him with surprise, “Why are you here?”
The young girl’s pretty face flushed, “I, I came to see the fun.”
Obviously the words were not true.
Wang Chen didn’t move and took a few steps back, leaving space for the other two.
This young girl was obviously the daughter of the Lu Clan who was in love with Zuo Xiaomo, and was said to have high cultivation talent, regarded as a Jindan seed with an unlimited future.
The unkind gazes cast over from the surroundings instantly increased by several times!