Zhong Yi was unquestionably a master at chess.
In just a few dozen moves, he had sealed off every avenue open to his opponent.
The old man's face flushed red with frustration, and he cursed under his breath.
Over the past three days, he had painstakingly studied his ancestral chess manual, determined to defeat his opponent with his forefathers' techniques. Yet he had never expected to lose so quickly.
"This isn't right... my ancestor said no one would be able to crack it for three hundred years. How could this happen...?"
The old man rubbed his goatee in bewilderment.
Zhong Yi struggled to hold back his laughter.
To him, this chess manual was simply far too outdated.
"Oh, forget it. A wager is a wager, and I'll accept my loss... I don't have much to give you. If this ancestral pill formula catches your fancy, take it."
Fully convinced of his defeat, the old man readily pulled a brocade pouch from his pocket and tossed it to Zhong Yi.
Side quest (Ancestral Chess Manual) complete! Reward obtained: Lost Body Tempering Pill Formula (High-grade) x1
At the system notification, Zhong Yi was overwhelmed with delight and jumped up and down on the spot.
"Hahahaha! Fellow Daoists, Sutier's path to immortality is secured!!"
Zhong Yi spent half a day gathering the medicinal ingredients listed in the formula from an immortal peak outside town.
Then he spent a little more time heading to the market and commissioning someone to refine them.
The pill refinement itself was quick. Once he paid, he could collect the goods.
It defied common sense, but cultivators had seen so much of this sort of thing in Lu Ze's Illusion Realm that they were already used to it.
Pill formula in hand, Zhong Yi returned