Chen Yi swept his gaze around, his eyes flickering slightly.
They were indeed standing in a Training Ground.
Vast and empty.
The dark clouds overhead had vanished, replaced by rainbow-tinted clouds and gentle light.
Smooth stone slabs paved the ground, square and neatly aligned.
Rows of weapon racks surrounded them, stocked with sabers, spears, staves, and every other kind of weapon.
Xiao Jinghong, Shui Hetong, and the others confirmed as qualified to watch all stood in the Training Ground.
But there were others, too.
—The Jianghu guests who had not qualified to watch had actually appeared here as well.
Chen Yi surveyed his surroundings thoughtfully. "The Chess Dao...?"
It seemed somewhat different from his Chess Dao.
Or rather, more real.
The Chess Dao used heaven and earth spirit qi as a guide to construct illusions into which it could draw others' minds.
But falsehood was still falsehood.
Everything within was insubstantial and ephemeral.
Heaven and earth spirit qi was subject to restrictions, too.
Yet here...
Chen Yi clenched his fist, feeling the true intent of his Fist Dao. Not only was there no hindrance, he could even unleash his full strength.
Heaven and earth spirit qi was unrestricted.
Seemingly noticing his confusion, Shui Hetong explained quietly, "This is my master's Heaven-and-Earth Transformation."
"It can temporarily alter the world within an area."
Chen Yi raised an eyebrow slightly. "It isn't the Chess Dao?"
Shui Hetong shook his head. "My master isn't proficient in the Chess Dao."
"This is his Dao of Divination, also called the Dao of Changes."
"As for how it works, of my fellow disciples, only my eldest senior brother has achieved success in cultivating it. I haven't received Master's true teachings either."
The Dao of Changes... Heaven-and-Earth Transformation...
No wonder the White Immortal had towered over the martial