Inside the karst cave, purple-gold radiance swirled.
Sixteen dao chess pieces hovered in mid-air, their light dim and flickering, on the verge of collapse.
dao chess pieces in this world are categorized into Mortal, Treasure, Spirit, Celestial, and the legendary Heaven-grade.
For ordinary Cultivators and demons, condensing a single spirit grade dao chess piece in their entire lifetime is considered a stroke of immense Luck granted by the heavens.
Celestial-grade Dao Chess pieces are even rarer, as scarce as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, capable of suppressing the Luck of an entire region.
The reason Celestial-grade Dao Chess pieces are revered as supreme is not merely because of the vast and boundless Qi they contain, but because of their unreasonable suppression of lower ranks.
In their presence, lower-ranked dao chess pieces can barely exert half of their strength, which is already considered quite good.
The Gray Wolf Demon and the Jackal Demon stared fixedly ahead.
In their scarlet eyes, shock could no longer be concealed.
They looked at the sixteen flickering dao chess pieces, then at the girl in white robes sitting atop the beast.
In truth, a Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece alone would not be enough... While Celestial-grade Dao Chess pieces are extremely rare, looking across the entire Yunmeng Township, they are not truly extinct.
The Second Young Master they follow has one nurtured within his Qi Sea.
What they found truly absurd was... how could someone with only the aura of a Chess-Player Two-Piece condense a Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece?!
The path of cultivation has always been one step at a time.
Cultivators who have just entered the Chess Player Realm, limited by the central palace, would never dare to refine a Celestial-grade object of dao integration, even if it were placed right in front of them.
Therefore, for most Cultivators in this world, their first few dao chess pieces are usually Mortal or Treasure grade.
Only when their cultivation deepens and their foundation becomes solid do they dare to covet the spirit grade or even Celestial grade.
Who starts off with their first or second dao chess piece being of Celestial grade?
It simply makes no sense.
Moreover, although Yunmeng Township is vast and boundless, the appearance of a Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece would inevitably be accompanied by earth-shattering phenomena.
The Dao would roar, and purple-gold radiance would soar into the heavens.
How could such a commotion be hidden from everyone's eyes and ears?
Forces from all sides would have long since moved at the news.
It is absolutely impossible for a Chess-Player Two-Piece Cultivator to appear out of thin air, possessing a Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece, without making a sound!
Who... exactly is this person?!
But regardless of who it is, when facing such an unknown entity possessing a Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece, they would never want to provoke them for no reason if it could be avoided.
Thinking of this, the Gray Wolf Demon licked its dry lips, forcibly stabilized its Qi Sea, and cupped its hands, saying: "Fellow Daoist, is there some misunderstanding? We two are under the command of the Second Young Master of the Southern Immortal Palace."
"The Second Young Master is the direct Bloodline of the Old Palace Master and is destined to take charge of the behemoth that is the Southern Immortal Palace in the future."
"Fellow Daoist, your talent is supreme and your future is boundless. Why bother forming an irreconcilable blood feud with our Southern Immortal Palace over a minor misunderstanding?"
"Why not withdraw your Divine Ability, and we can sit down and talk properly? The Second Young Master has always cherished talent and will surely treat you as an honored guest."
The Gray Wolf Demon spoke with earnest words, combining both kindness and force, attempting to bring out the illustrious name of the Second Young Master to make the girl in white robes retreat in the face of difficulties.
However, Jiang Yuechu, sitting atop the beast, merely lifted a hand indifferently.
The rock wall at the top of the karst cave collapsed instantly.
A vast heavenly river surged out from the void, pouring into this dark world.
Within the heavenly river, countless brilliant stars dragged fiery trails, carrying overwhelming pressure, and roared forward.
"You!" The Gray Wolf Demon's eyes were wide with rage.
It could not understand at all.
In this southern part of the Dream Cloud Realm, there was actually someone who, upon hearing the name of the Second Young Master of the Southern Immortal Palace, not only showed no fear but acted even more ruthlessly.
It had been polite and kind; did that really make the other party think it was weak and easy to bully?
What bullshit Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece.
At the end of the day, she was still just a low-level Chess-Player Two-Piece Cultivator!
How could the gap in Realm be easily erased by a single dao chess piece?
It roared in anger.
It no longer struggled to drive those dao chess pieces that were flickering and on the verge of collapse due to the suppression of the purple-gold radiance.
Instead, with a thought, it summoned all the dao chess pieces back.
The eight dao chess pieces turned into streams of light and surged into its massive demonic body.
The Jackal Demon beside it did the same.
Since the dao chess pieces were suppressed, it would fight with the demonic body enhanced by the eight pieces!
"Haaah!!!" Thinking of this, the two demons soared into the air together.
Facing the brilliant stars falling from the sky, they smashed forward in rage.
Boom—the terrifying power of the clash between the two sides instantly caused this dark Immortal Cave to collapse completely.
The shockwaves rolled and surged straight into the clouds.
Lin Feiyan and Gong Shaoqi, who had arrived late, had just approached this area when they were forced to retreat repeatedly by this shocking shockwave.
The two quickly stopped and looked ahead with uncertainty.
They saw that the originally towering and hidden mountain was now completely shattered.
Amidst the smoke and dust filling the sky, the brilliant purple-gold radiance illuminated the world as if it were a divine miracle.
Lin Feiyan stared blankly at that flash of purple-gold brilliance, muttering: "This... Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece?! It really is her..."
That day outside Huangshan City, the one who triggered the celestial phenomena and condensed a Celestial-grade Dao Chess piece really was this Guest Elder Jiang!
Compared to Lin Feiyan's shock, Gong Shaoqi beside her was pale, saying helplessly: "Senior Sister... are we still going over there?"
He only had the cultivation of a Five Chess Pieces.
Moreover, he had always been devoted to the path of Formations and Talismans and did not like killing.
Seeing this, he didn't even have the courage to get closer.
Upon hearing this, Lin Feiyan gritted her teeth, then waved her hand forcefully and said: "You find a place to hide first; I'm going to take a look."
"Ah?" Gong Shaoqi was stunned in place.
He looked at his Senior Sister blankly.
After what happened in Huangshan City, he was naturally very clear about his Senior Sister's level.
Even if she was a Seven Chess Pieces, intervening in such a battle? Wouldn't that just be throwing her life away?
Noticing her Junior Brother's gaze full of doubt and worry, Lin Feiyan's pretty face flushed red.
She glared at him.
"What is that look in your eyes? I was just not used to it before..."
She waved her hand somewhat guiltily, forcing herself to straighten her back.
"Go, go, go, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."
After saying this, she stopped paying attention to her Junior Brother standing there dumbfounded.
With a serious expression, she reached into the Storage Pouch at her waist and pulled out several items.
First, she wore a bronze heart-protecting mirror close to her body.
Then, she crushed two protective Talismans glowing with golden light.
The brilliance vanished beneath her green robes.
She gritted her teeth.
"Lin Feiyan, oh Lin Feiyan... You are, after all, a Personal Disciple of the Jieqing Sect; you live off the offerings of the Dao Sect and are respected by thousands."
"How can you let a newly arrived Guest Elder face danger alone while you hide in the back like a coward?"
"If you don't even have this bit of courage, what kind of Dao will you cultivate in the future?"
Thinking of this, a flash of determination crossed Lin Feiyan's eyes.
The Qi in her body surged, and she no longer held back her cultivation of the Seven Chess Pieces.
She turned into a cyan-green streak of light and dashed directly into the smoke and dust filling the sky ahead.