Cheng Yue looked at the merit and was speechless.
He had merely been bored, watching those equally bored great gods in the novels he used to write attain enlightenment just by playing a game of Go.
He wanted to see whether he could do the same.
Who would have thought it would cause such a commotion?
After a moment, he figured it out. Go was said to have originated when Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan accidentally drew seventeen horizontal lines and ten vertical lines.
He had not expected that, by accident, he had once again intercepted the merit of the human race.
And it was Yellow Emperor's merit.
Thinking of it, Cheng Yue was utterly speechless, and he even began muttering in his heart.
Ancestor, forgive me. It was just a whim, just a whim!
Who among them was not a Descendant of Yan and Yellow Emperor?
But since he had already received this merit, he would have to give the human race greater benefits in the future.
His cultivation had already borne fruit. Once the human race was born, he would enter their midst ahead of time and teach them the Daoist Canon.
That way, the human race might be able to live a little more freely.
After saying that, Cheng Yue rubbed his forehead with a worried expression, then pointed.
Information about Go entered Fuxi's mind.
At that moment, Fuxi was even more shocked.
His master had casually created such a game of Go, yet it had actually drawn down heavenly merit.
A trace of envy filled his eyes.
But what astonished him even more was the game itself.
He understood all its rules.
Looking at the Go board again, the black and white stones contained the principles of Yin Yang.
They also encompassed countless wondrous uses.
He looked again at the board before him.
Within its crisscrossing lines,
Cheng Yue picked up a stone and casually placed it down.
Fuxi stared at the board, seeming to feel something stir within him.
The board before him was no longer a board.
It had become the All Heavens Stars and the Primordial World Continent.
Then he looked at the stone Cheng Yue had casually placed.
It was like a star, yet also like all living beings.
"Fuxi, do you still not understand the rules?"
A voice awakened the distracted Fuxi.
After coming back to himself, he looked at Cheng Yue before shaking his head.
"This disciple understands already. I am simply not yet proficient."
Cheng Yue shook his head and said,
"It is fine. Take it slowly. Learn this game slowly and play it slowly. You will eventually master it."
Fuxi nodded repeatedly, picked up a white stone from the side, and placed it on the board.
Seeing that Fuxi had made his move, Cheng Yue began playing as well.
As the two played, every move Cheng Yue made seemed effortless.
Only Fuxi found every move incomparably difficult.
The game in his eyes had changed. It was no longer an ordinary game.
The stones in his hand were no longer ordinary stones either.
To Fuxi, playing Go had become as difficult as placing stars one by one across the night sky.
After merely ten moves, Fuxi's face suddenly flushed red, and a thread of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Then his aura weakened, and his face turned pale.
He trembled as he recovered, then looked at the board again. It had returned to normal.
It looked like an ordinary Go board.
Cheng Yue looked at Fuxi sitting there.
He was completely dumbfounded.
He turned to look at the board before him.
"What the hell? It was only a game of Go!"
Fuxi looked somewhat embarrassed and even a little regretful.
"Master, this disciple's cultivation is too low. I cannot continue the match."
Cheng Yue sighed and nodded.
The stones were still arranged on the board.
"Should I call Xiao Wa over to give it a try? Maybe after getting hurt, she will behave herself for a while."
Fuxi, standing nearby, was completely stunned.
This master really was a devil. He was even thinking of his little sister.
Wasn't that a little too ruthless? This was backlash, and it did not feel good.
"Forget it. Who knows how this little disciple will trick me in the future."
Cheng Yue touched the Golden Wheel of Merit behind his head and drew out a portion of merit.
He then pointed it directly at Fuxi.
"Alright, go back and heal your injuries."
Fuxi cupped his hands in salute, turned, and left for the side hall.
Yet after returning and sitting there, that game still lingered in his mind.
Within the Purple Sky Palace, Di Jun, who was about to enter, suddenly fell into a daze.
His expression immediately changed.
He nervously turned and looked toward the Primordial World behind him.
After sitting there and looking for a moment,
Eastern Emperor, seeing his Elder Brother stop, was somewhat curious.
Why had he suddenly turned back? Had something happened?
He followed his gaze behind them and saw two beautiful women chatting and laughing as they walked toward the Purple Sky Palace.
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"So that's how it is, Elder Brother. If you like them, go after them."
Di Jun came back to himself upon hearing that and glanced at Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
"Tai Yi, what were you just saying?"
Eastern Emperor merely smiled and walked ahead.
When he reached the two female immortals, he said with a smile,
"Are you two fellow Daoists Xihe and Changxi from the Moon Star?"
The two women nodded. Changxi looked at Eastern Emperor Taiyi; naturally, she recognized him.
"Does Eastern Emperor have some advice for us?"
Eastern Emperor pointed at Di Jun and said,
"You two, my Elder Brother has admired you for a long time. As Moon Goddesses, and with us being Innate Spirits of the Sun Star, why not become Dao Companions?"
Xihe immediately frowned upon hearing this, and Changxi frowned as well.
"Sister, let's go. There must be something wrong with this fellow's True Spirit."
After saying that, Xihe nodded as well.
When they passed Di Jun, Changxi even cast him a sidelong glance, snorted coldly, and walked into the Purple Sky Palace.
Di Jun was instantly speechless. His younger brother was rather foolish. Was there something wrong with his head?
When Tai Yi came over, he still looked somewhat angry.
"Those two are too ungrateful. If they became Dao Companions, they would be empresses, yet they still failed to appreciate the favor."
Di Jun sighed and spoke directly.
"Younger Brother, how am I supposed to criticize what you just did? I only sensed someone manipulating the stars. Such a thing can only be done with the Heavenly Emperor's Authority."
After the Heavenly Emperor took his position, the operational laws of the All Heavens Stars had been set. Other than the Heavenly Emperor, no one could so easily alter their heaven-ordained trajectories.
If it were merely a matter of destroying a few stars, that was still possible.
But destroying certain important stars was impossible.
Yet now, the All Heavens Stars had changed their paths of return without his command.
"Has someone stolen a portion of my Heavenly Emperor's Authority?"
Eastern Emperor immediately grew tense and said,
"Then let us return to the Heavenly Court at once!"
But Di Jun shook his head.
"It is nothing. My Heavenly Emperor status remains, and the stars' movements have already returned to normal. The method of becoming a Quasi-Sage is the crucial matter now. We will discuss this after we return."
Eastern Emperor Taiyi nodded. That was true; the Quasi-Sage status was the highest priority.
"Come on. Let us listen to the Dao."
Fuxi probably never expected that he had altered the movement of the stars and stolen a trace of the Heavenly Emperor's Authority, which was why he had suffered such backlash.
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