Jiang Yuechu gathered her thoughts and looked up at Xun Bo. "Above Spirit-Grade, are there any other grades of Dao Chess?"
Xun Bo paused slightly.
The old man instinctively wanted to advise her not to reach beyond her grasp. Obtaining Spirit-Grade was already a stroke of fortune found only once in countless millions.
But then he reconsidered.
How could the young woman before him be judged by ordinary standards?
He shook his head with a sigh and continued his explanation.
"Well... naturally, there are."
The old man's expression grew exceedingly solemn.
"Above Spirit-Grade lies Immortal-Grade Dao Chess."
"When Immortal-Grade emerges, its radiance shines a dazzling purple, and its heavenly manifestations are even more awe-inspiring. Not only does celestial music ring out in unison, but phantoms of dragons and phoenixes accompany it, with purple qi coming from the east for thirty thousand li."
"But Dao Chess of such quality is beyond the reach of the cultivators and demons of the Fifty-Thousand-Li Great Marsh... Perhaps only farther north, in the Jieqing Sect or the Southern Immortal Palace, could the full strength of a sect or palace produce a single piece of Immortal-Grade Dao Chess for its most central direct-line disciples."
Jiang Yuechu listened quietly without interrupting.
"And above Immortal-Grade... lies Heavenly-Grade Dao Chess."
"Heavenly-Grade?" Jiang Yuechu raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Indeed."
Xun Bo nodded, though his expression took on a distant air. "But even I have only seen a few scattered references to Heavenly-Grade Dao Chess in fragments of ancient texts."
"They say that when Heavenly-Grade emerges, heaven and earth share in joy and sorrow, and all laws bow in submission... But there has been no confirmed news of such quality in the Cloud-Dream Realm for a very long time."
"Whether it is truth or fiction remains unknown..."
Jiang Yuechu considered this