Utterly exhausted, Liu Changxu slept for a full day and night before waking.
Yang Qingxue and the other women were still sleeping on the Jade Bed without a stitch of clothing! The sight of their alluring, snow-white bodies sent heat surging through Liu Changxu's heart.
But remembering the dull ache in his lower back, Liu Changxu suppressed the thought, got up, put on his Cultivator Robe, and left the Ruyi Lotus Palace.
Liu Changxu first swept Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak with his divine sense. Finding nothing amiss, he turned into a streak of lightning and flew toward Goddess Peak, where Chen Yufei lived.
A few breaths later, Liu Changxu arrived above Goddess Peak, but a formation barred his way.
After Liu Changxu sent a voice transmission inside, a passage just wide enough for him opened in the Grand Formation's curtain of light.
Without a second thought, he entered through the passage and saw Chen Yufei playing Go with her older clan brother, Chen Hu, on a stone platform at the summit! From their intent expressions, the game had clearly reached a critical point.
Only when Liu Changxu landed before them did the two nod to him in greeting! Then they turned back to the board, using spiritual power to move their stones.
Liu Changxu did not mind their absorption in the way of chess. He simply sat on a nearby stone stool to watch.
Unlike ordinary mortals, who weighed every possibility and played at a leisurely pace, Chen Yufei and Chen Hu placed their stones with astonishing speed. Almost the instant one placed a stone, the other followed. No wonder neither had time to attend to him; they could not afford the slightest distraction.
With both playing so quickly, the outcome was decided before long. In the end, Chen