High in the sky, a flying boat wreathed entirely in purple light glided silently onward.
Inside the flying boat, Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo sat across from each other, playing chess.
Wang Chen had seized this Purple Lightning Flying Boat from Profound Meaning Daoist. Its grade was quite high, so he used it as transportation back to the sect.
Though the flying boat's interior was not large, it was lavishly furnished, and it was exceptionally comfortable for two people to travel in together.
Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo were playing Heavenly Mechanism Chess, a game highly popular in this world.
This chess set had a total of three hundred and sixty-five pieces, corresponding to the three hundred and sixty-five stars in the heavens. Its gameplay resembled Go from Wang Chen's Previous Life, but it had its own unique set of rules and greatly tested one's mental prowess.
Since chess had nothing to do with cultivation level, in theory, even a minor Qi Refining cultivator could defeat a Nascent Soul True Immortal on the board.
But in reality, that was simply impossible.
Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo were only one major realm apart. Wang Chen was a novice at chess, while Zuo Xiaomo came from a family steeped in the art, so the two traded wins and losses, evenly matched.
"Falling Star."
Wang Chen made a move, sealing off Zuo Xiaomo's star formation and swallowing more than half of the latter's pieces.
Zuo Xiaomo shook his head, tossed down the piece in his hand, and conceded defeat.
Wang Chen's improvement was simply too fast. At first, Zuo Xiaomo could basically win every game, but once Wang Chen became familiar with the rules and mastered a few techniques, his chess skill surged dramatically.
"I'm not playing anymore."
He said with a bitter