At the sight of the images in the sky, a commotion broke out outside Echo Valley. Many people grew as excited as Que Niang.
The Way of Go contained profound truths and was a required discipline for many cultivators, except those of the Green Mountain Sect.
The most spectacular game in the history of the cultivation world was, of course, the earth-shaking match between Jing Jiu and Tong Yan at that year's Plum Gathering.
Afterward, Tong Yan went into seclusion and never emerged, while Jing Jiu's whereabouts proved elusive. This had prompted countless regrets and sighs, and everyone said the world would never see another game like it.
Who could have imagined that Jing Jiu and Tong Yan would meet again in the illusory realm of the Azure Sky Mirror, and play another game as the emperor of Chu and the Heir of Prince Jing?
Countless gazes fell upon the sky, burning with intensity as they watched the Imperial Palace amid the wind and snow, the snow-covered pavilion, the Go board beneath it, and the two people seated across from each other.
The Azure Bird perched on a bare winter branch on Western Mountain, far from the Imperial Palace. She knew what the people in the real world wanted to see and made the Go board fill the entire image.
The lines on the board and that matte black stone appeared with perfect clarity.
Jing Jiu extended two fingers, picked up a white stone, and set it on the board.
His movement was gentle and made no sound, yet those watching in the real world seemed to hear a thunderclap.
Then Tong Yan picked up a black stone with three fingers and placed it casually on the board.
There were only three stones, so there could naturally be no talk