Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 186: Yin and Yang
Xuanzhou's chess piece has forty-nine horizontal and vertical lines, representing more complex changes.

Forty or fifty moves, still far from the middle game, but the trend was becoming less and less clear. Xu Heng calculated various changes in his mind and dealt with them easily. However, the woman had to stop and think after every three or five moves, and sometimes frowned for a long while.

Xu Heng was puzzled. He had not tried to spy on this woman's cultivation. But even if she was a Xuan Guang cultivator, her calculation ability was not too bad. Why did she have to think about it for so long? It was not until more than ten times later that he reacted.

This woman did not calculate the subsequent changes in her mind, but responded purely with her own thinking -

It is actually quite contradictory, because the way to play chess is nothing more than to control the situation. If you don't think about the subsequent changes, how can you establish a winning advantage?
But sometimes thinking and calculating are indeed not general concepts, especially for Taoist monks, where moves are also a kind of "explanation".

Xu Heng thought about it and decided not to consider the subsequent changes. Instead, he changed his approach and placed a piece on the board.

The woman was slightly stunned. Xu Heng's move was completely different from his previous moves. It was quite aggressive but not overly radical. Instead, he relied on his strong momentum and power to oppress her.

Someone once said that watching chess is like watching the rules, which is not false. From this we can see some of Xu Heng's style.

The woman pondered for a moment before returning a move. She was not affected by Xu Heng's change and continued to slowly lay out her plan. Xu Heng also did not hesitate and continued his attack with a fierce momentum.

However, women's chess moves have a long momentum, and Xu Heng sometimes needs to think carefully, so his movements slow down.

The two of them were silent, and their moves became slower and slower. Later on, they would probably ponder for a long time after each round.

Xu Heng was in a trance and had almost forgotten that he was playing chess. He only felt that as the chess pieces fell, he was actually recalling his own path of cultivation. Many details that he had not noticed or thought of before also emerged one by one.

Gradually, he no longer felt the passage of time and only focused on what was happening in front of him and what he understood in his heart. He played a game of chess for three days before it came to an end. When Xu Heng placed a piece, the situation became clear, but he still stared at the chessboard for a long time.

During these three days, he felt that everything he had learned had been sorted out, and he realized many imperfections. There were also many lessons that could be further improved. What he gained was truly invaluable.

Xu Heng raised his head and found that the woman seemed to have just come to her senses and nodded slightly at him.

Xu Heng asked: "It seems that you already know what is so magical about this chessboard?"

The woman said calmly: "Many people know."

"Many people know about it?" Xu Heng shook his head secretly. If that was true, then the fame of Lanke Mountain would be far more than that. During the three days when the two men were playing chess, no third person came here.

He expected that this woman must have an extraordinary background, and the 'many people' she mentioned must be of extraordinary origin as well. This was the reality of the cultivation world.

Just like some difficult problems that may trouble a scattered monk throughout his life, in a large sect, perhaps a word of advice from a high-level monk or a line of text from a Taoist canon can resolve them...

However, having said that, Xu Heng was not indignant. He was able to achieve this thanks to this woman.

Xu Hengyi cupped his hands and said sincerely, "Thank you, fellow Daoist."

"No need." The woman said, "Whether you can gain something depends on fate."

"Before you came, I gained nothing. Maybe it was because of your Dharma that I was able to benefit. I should thank you." Xu Heng laughed and said that it was not necessary. The woman did not argue, but just nodded and got up.

Xu Heng had not noticed it before, but only now did he realize that the woman was very tall, more than a head taller than an ordinary man. Although she looked ugly, her figure did not appear rough. She was wearing a green Taoist robe, which gave her a very well-proportioned beauty.

"Fellow Daoist, you need to be careful when you are out there," the woman said suddenly.

Xu Heng was slightly startled, but the woman did not intend to explain, and only said: "I have other plans, so I will not accompany you anymore."

After saying this, he bowed to Xu Heng and left through the crack in the stone wall.

He was a very carefree person. Xu Heng nodded. He was not in a hurry to leave. He stayed in front of the chessboard for a while, sorting out the trend of the game in his mind and sorting out his gains from this trip. Then he slowly stood up.

He had no intention of taking the chess piece away, and left a "Lan Ke Ending" here. He leisurely went out of a crack in the wall and appeared in Lan Ke Mountain. He then flew up with fire and rushed straight into the sky. Soon he arrived in Tian Gang.

Not long after leaving Taishang Palace, the increase in magic power brought by Xu Heng's physical body refining had reached its limit. His foundation was already very solid, so he did not hone his magic power any further and decisively began to practice the magic power.

Taoism and Xuan Gong have always been the top priority of Xu Heng's studies. During the one and a half years he was traveling on the sea, probably a full year was spent on refining the Gang. Now that he is traveling to the south of the country, although he wants to visit various scenic spots, he cannot neglect his studies along the way.

Moreover, he suddenly gained something today. It was the time for him to practice and refine the method. Xu Heng entered the Gangqi layer and released the Hengxing Hunhai Boat. He began to take in the Haoyang Xiangang and combine it with his magic power.

Three days later, in the Hengxing Hunhai boat, Xu Heng's body suddenly shook, and his body seemed to become transparent inside and out, with infinite bright light emanating from it.

This bright light seems to be full of vitality, vast and boundless, as if it represents all existing concepts, making people irresistibly feel its presence.

But when it reached its peak, it suddenly fell down. In just a blink of an eye, it turned into a dark mysterious light, faint and distant, lingering and lingering, like the tranquility of water, but containing deep power.

But in just a moment, a little energy sprouted from within, gradually climbing to the peak, and showing infinite light again...

From yang to yin, and from yin to yang, this process is natural and smooth, and during the transformation of yin and yang, the magic power also begins to rise rapidly.

In this way, twelve days passed in a flash. Xu Heng finally opened his eyes. There seemed to be two energies flowing in his pupils, which made the light and darkness in the boat disappear for a moment. After a moment, they were restrained, revealing a hint of emotion.

Xu Heng went to Lankao Mountain just to visit the scenic spots, but he didn't expect to gain so much that it enabled him to integrate his own Taoism and finally achieve the mysterious realm of yin and yang.

From then on, his magic power was no longer "pure yang", but could transform freely between yin and yang.

Although most of the magic spells Xu Heng learned were of the Yang attribute, especially the fire magic, even if the magic power was converted to the Yin attribute, it would be of little use for the time being. However, the magic power can be circulated and generated inexhaustibly between the transformation of Yin and Yang.

From then on, the mana consumed in casting ordinary spells was no longer worth mentioning to Xu Heng. It could be restored to its original state in a moment. Even if the consumption was as drastic as ignition, Xu Heng could maintain it as long as he was willing. With this, where in the world could he not go?
Needless to say, cultivating the harmony of yin and yang also greatly enhanced Xu Heng's Taoism and profound skills.

(End of this chapter)