Chapter 94: The Legacy of the Xiaoyao Sect! Schemes in the Heart!

At that time, Fang Han didn’t even know martial arts, and hadn’t yet set foot in the jianghu. Who would know him? Naturally, he received no invitation.

Secondly, the opportunity of the Chess Match wasn’t easy to seize. The first step was to solve the puzzle.

Figures like Duan Yu, Duan Yanqing, and Murong Fu—all skilled at chess—had failed. The puzzle had existed for years, with no solver. Fang Han was not arrogant enough to think he could.

After all… he knew nothing about chess.

In his previous life, he had never studied it. In this life, during his first simulation, survival itself had been hard enough—how could he find leisure to study chess?

Thus, even though he knew the key principle of the puzzle: placing oneself in death to seek life!

He still could not use it.

The crucial question was—where exactly was this “death” position?

Without chess knowledge, Fang Han was clueless.

Of course, if he had really investigated, it wasn’t hopeless.

In the Langhuan Blessed Land of Mount Wuliang, there was also a Zhenlong Chessboard. If he had studied chess there carefully, perhaps he could have discovered where the “death” move lay.

But that was only the first hurdle!

Even knowing the way to survive, he would still need to defeat the clever Mr. Su Xinghe.

That man’s martial skills might not equal Ding Chunqiu’s, but his talents were not inferior. He only lacked focus, having spread himself across qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting. His chess skills, however, were first-rate.

Could anyone think that just scraping out one line of survival would let them beat him easily?

How had Xu Zhu succeeded originally?

It was because Duan Yanqing, the former crown prince of Dali, secretly transmitted moves to him. Only then could he truly solve the puzzle!

Now imagine Fang Han, who had never studied chess, trying to match decades of mastery on the spot? Impossible.

He admitted he could not.

Of course, he could also have done what Xu Zhu did—saving Duan Yanqing when Ding Chunqiu tried to ensnare him in heart. That might indeed have let him replicate Xu Zhu’s chance.

But back then, he really hadn’t dared.

That was gambling with his life.

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If he gambled wrong, he would lose everything instantly.

Ding Chunqiu—this man possessed exceptionally high martial skill, coupled with a terrifying mastery of poison. If he were to interfere, that would mean making an enemy of him.

Such a person, one who killed without blinking, who betrayed his master and destroyed his own sect—could anyone expect him to have any sense of morality?

If Fang Han truly provoked him, he could very well die on the spot at any given moment!

And so, there would be no such thing as “fate” or “opportunity” left to speak of.

As for whether Duan Yanqing would intervene to save him—very likely, he would.

This man was one who always repaid kindness. If he could act, it would not be an issue. That was exactly how Xu Zhu survived.

To be fair, Xu Zhu only managed to obtain such a great opportunity thanks to Duan Yanqing’s help.

But at that time, Fang Han valued his life above all else. How could he dare to entrust his life to another?

What’s more, if he relied only on the descriptions of these people’s characters from the original text, it was very difficult for Fang Han to trust them completely.

Besides, this world was not a pure Tianlong world, but rather a comprehensive martial world where many nations coexisted.

Who could say whether unexpected changes might occur? He dared not rely on those assumptions to make judgments.

In short, Fang Han dared not gamble.

And so, after thinking it over again and again, he ultimately gave up.

But now, with the Beiming, Lingbo, Yiyang, and Six Meridian Divine Sword—various peerless martial arts in hand, and his inner strength immensely profound!

He believed he could calmly seize this opportunity!

Unable to solve the Zhenlong Chess Game?

No problem!

Obstructed by Ding Chunqiu?

Even less of an issue!

Though this man’s martial skill was not weak, it was not greater than Jiu Mozhi’s. His real strength lay in his vicious, sinister, and unfathomable poisons!

Yet right now, poison was the very thing Fang Han feared least!

The body of “Hundred Poisons Immunity” was not a joke!

The crimson venom of the Manggu toad, the blossoms and leaves of the Seven-Heart Begonia…

These were some of the deadliest poisons in the world. Fang Han could not say he was completely immune, but at most, he would feel a moment’s discomfort.

Other than those, even if faced with the world’s most lethal toxins, he could simply ignore them.

Moreover, his inner strength was so deep that even without the “Hundred Poisons Immunity” physique, his Beiming True Qi alone could withstand most poisons in the world.

Most importantly…

With Miss Cheng at his side, no matter what poisonous techniques Ding Chunqiu possessed, they would be useless!

All in all, now that Fang Han’s martial skill was profound, when he looked back upon those things he once thought impossible and extremely difficult, they now seemed ordinary, almost effortless!

By rights, with Fang Han’s current level of inner strength, even if he went to Leigu Mountain to receive Wu Yazi’s inheritance, it would not necessarily bring him much added benefit.

In terms of inner strength, Wu Yazi’s seventy years of cultivation was great, but Fang Han, having mastered the Beiming Divine Skill, was never lacking for inner energy.

In terms of martial arts, Wu Yazi was nearing the end of his life. He might not have been able to teach much at all. When Xu Zhu inherited his seventy years of cultivation, Wu Yazi died immediately, leaving no chance to pass down martial arts.

He merely told Xu Zhu to travel to Wuliang Mountain’s Langhuan Blessed Land and seek instruction from Li Qiushui.

Aside from that, he did not even teach Xu Zhu the methods of applying Beiming True Qi. Thus, Xu Zhu carried great reserves of inner strength without knowing how to use them properly—only later, under Tianshan Tonglao’s tutelage, did he gradually gain control and learn many Xiaoyao Sect skills.

Therefore, even if Fang Han were to go to Leigu Mountain, whatever opportunities he gained would not exceed those of Xu Zhu.

But then again, Wu Yazi cultivated the Beiming Divine Skill. His seventy years of inner strength could never be considered ordinary!

For someone like Fang Han, who had just mastered the Beiming Divine Skill, within a month or two of emerging into the world, his power had increased more than tenfold!

Wu Yazi, head of the Xiaoyao Sect, had cultivated Beiming Divine Skill for decades—how terrifying must his seventy years of true energy be?

Such inner strength, pure and of the same origin, if Fang Han could acquire it, why wouldn’t he?

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