Heaven as a Chessboard, Stars as Pieces

At the same time, in the Third Heaven.

Whoosh—

Countless streams of Gang Qi seemed to have formed a surging ocean at this moment, wave after wave battering and rocking the Immortal Alliance's spirit ship. Violent turbulence shook the vessel, making those aboard feel like small boats amid raging seas, as though they could capsize at any moment.

Upon the spirit ship, an Outer Sect Core Formation elder of the Tianhe Sect looked at the disciples whose faces had gone pale with fright and gave a chuckle. "What a bunch of country bumpkins. It's only that the Gang Qi is a little fierce, and you're already scared witless!"

"B-but Elder, outside is the gangwind layer! If anything goes wrong, we might be crushed to dust in an instant!" one disciple said, his face white.

"What could possibly go wrong? The Nine Heavens are the territory of our Tianhe Sect and the Sun Moon Immortal Palace. With two Heavenly Lords stationed here, even the Four Extremes Demons dare not come up. Everything is under our control—what accident could there be?" The Core Formation elder gave a light laugh. "You're simply too timid. You have none of the bearing expected of disciples of an immortal sect!"

Having said that, the Core Formation elder turned to the disciples and began speaking at length.

"Enough nonsense. Next, I'll teach you how to gather Gang Qi. For the cultivation methods we practice, the kind of gang and Killing Intent you choose determines the quality of your Golden Core in the future. You must naturally be extremely cautious in your choice..."

Just as the Core Formation old man was preparing to impart everything he knew, he saw the disciples before him turn blank-faced one after another, as though something had utterly captivated them.

Anger rose in