Chapter 1367: Chapter 490: The Chessmasters

The spirit in the coffin truly moved a stone stool, sat down leisurely, then lifted the hem of the long robe, and made a gesture of invitation to Li Ping’an and Hongjun.

Hongjun’s phantom slightly narrowed its eyes.

He said, “Fellow Daoist actually left Mount Lingjiu, which is something I hadn’t expected beforehand.”

“The Three Pure Ones are not at home, I come and go as I please.”

The spirit in the coffin laughed:

“Fellow Daoist, today you are too ugly, you will stop at nothing to achieve your goals.

“What exactly do you want?

“Actually, if you don’t like me being embedded in the main world, I can move; going to your Zixiao Palace wouldn’t be bad either.”

Hongjun said, “Then please, fellow Daoist, accompany me into the Zixiao Palace.”

“Alright,” the spirit in the coffin said, “as long as you stop what you’re doing, I can move to the Zixiao Palace; you know, as a strange thing, I have only one excellent quality, which is to keep promises.”

Hongjun remained silent.

The spirit in the coffin shook its head: “Fellow Daoist, I’m becoming more and more disappointed in you; where is your elegance? If all chess players end up like you, what style is there left?”

“Fellow Daoist has already transcended,” Hongjun said indifferently, “this world is like a thatched hut to you, like a prison to us, so why pretend to have style here!”

The spirit in the coffin said, “But I have promised to take you away.”

Hongjun chuckled slightly, “Fellow Daoist’s words, I wonder if they can be made true.”

Li Ping’an pondered slightly, quietly activating a small function of the Heavenly Patrol Mirror.

The spirit in the coffin sighed:

“You really are… mud that can’t be shaped into a wall, you never truly trust me.

“It’s no wonder you’ve been scheming since the ancient times.

“Today, there are still a few important spectators missing, that is, the Three Pure Ones; I think you are now confronting Taiqing in your Zixiao Palace.

“Over there, you will claim that I forced you, and after you finish your schemes here, you’ll probably release Taiqing to deal with me, right?

“Taiqing cherishes old friendships, and unless this world encounters a major crisis, Taiqing, who inherits the memories of the Pangu God, will not take action, just observe, so he won’t directly strike you, and you have the Universe Cauldron to counter Taiqing’s Tai Chi Diagram.

“One could say, you’ve calculated everything.”

Hongjun said indifferently, “With fellow Daoist thinking of me in such a way, I don’t know what to say, but truly, I haven’t calculated anything; it is all caused by you, fellow Daoist.”

The spirit in the coffin shook its head:

“Your words hurt me; you’re not fit to be my fellow Daoist.

“However, I am genuinely curious about what you really want to do and what earth-shattering scheme you have planned that could even surprise me.

“But it doesn’t matter, no matter what scheme you have, ultimately, your absolute strength is not as good as mine, so I don’t need to delve into it deeply. However, I suddenly want to find you a few spectators, to let those whom you’ve schemed against see your true face.

“Hongjun, you can only prioritize either interests or reputation.”

Hongjun slightly frowned, “What does fellow Daoist mean by this?”

Clap!

The spirit in the coffin clasped its hands together.

Not far away, more than a dozen light circles appeared, and several dozen figures, without any warning, directly emerged from these circles.

The Faceless One of the Heavenly Dao seemed to raise his hand slightly but quickly put it down, with a wisp of obscure and profound Dao Charm swirling around him.

To be precise, the light circles flew over on their own, directly bringing them into this place.

In this place are:

Xuanyuan Huangdi, Lady Ba, several ministers;

Jade Pool, Eastern King, Four Seas Dragon King, and other experts of the Heavenly Court;

The current figures in charge of the Western Sect, Dizang and several Jie Yin Disciples;

Daoist Luya and several old ministers of the Ancient Heavenly Court;

Zhenyuanzi, Shennong Shi, and other ancient experts;

Besides, there are also Yun Zhongzi from Chan Teaching and Immortal Weng of the South Pole, along with a few second-generation disciples of the Jie Sect inside the main world.

Finally, Houtu, who was sitting on the Lotus Dais making the final preparations to incarnate into the Six Paths.

They were all somewhat shocked upon arrival.

Everyone here is among the top experts of the Desolate Era, yet they were pulled into this place by an irresistible cosmic rule, the entire process gave them no chance to react.

What is more difficult is that these dozens of experts were transmitted here simultaneously!

Xuanyuan Huangdi immediately saw Li Ping’an, Li Dazhi, and the phantom of Hongjun in the pavilion.

Lady Ba, however, directly gripped her spear, ready to rush towards the sixteen internal Heavenly Dao spirits floating above, but just as she jumped, it was as if she hit a transparent film, the universe twisted, time extended until Xuanyuan Huangdi pulled her back.

These experts were trapped in the dozens of rings.

They appeared to be in this place, but in reality, they were far from it.

Daoist Luya also looked up and exclaimed in astonishment, “Mother… you shameless gods who dare insult my mother!”

Shennong Shi also slightly frowned, he had just shattered the old ancestor of Minghe, and was about to smash him a few more times to vent some anger.

But during his moment of rest, he, along with a few officials discussing subsequent matters, strangely came to this place.

“Fellow Daoists, do not rush recklessly.”

The voice of the spirit in the coffin drifted leisurely:

“This is merely a little trick to allow you to be present here, but unable to affect the events occurring here.

“I shall explain a little to each of you, lest you are unfamiliar.

“This handsome, charismatic, charming young man is the current Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, also my little disciple… Yun Zhongzi Fellow Daoist, don’t mind, I’m not trying to steal your disciple.

“Beside Li Ping’an is his father, Li Dazhi, nothing much to mention.”

Li Dazhi widened his eyes and took a cold breath.

The spirit in the coffin continued:

“Here in the pavilion, the infamous Taoist Hongjun, who in ancient times defeated Luohou, took on the disciples of the Three Pure Ones and other experts. It was he who brought forth the Hongmeng Purple Qi that allowed the Six Great Masters to become saints.