The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 515 The Shop Owner is a Good Person
Well, I guess I still can't buy it.

Wang Wu didn't feel aggrieved. As the legitimate successor of the human race, it was normal for the Xuantian Sect to treat the demon race with disdain. Who did he think he was? There was no need for him to bar his teeth and make a scene. He could simply refuse to buy from them.

Unexpectedly, Qingxue asked at this moment, "Is there a way to obtain Drunken Immortal Wine without having to buy it?"

"Yes, esteemed guest, of course we have them, but are you sure?"

“It is true. My husband and I came with high spirits and do not want to leave disappointed, but we also do not want to break the rules of the Xuantian Sect, so this is the only way.”

There was silence on the other side for a long time before a sigh was heard. "You are a Taiyi of the human race, with considerable strength, a solid foundation, and outstanding talent, like a beautiful jade. Yet you would rather marry this bear demon. It is only because my Xuantian Sect Master has invited all the fellow cultivators in the world to witness this ceremony that my Zuixianju would never have allowed you to set foot in it!"

"By the way, were you forced? If you were coerced, just say so, and I will definitely stand up for you!"

Upon hearing this, Qingxue glanced at Wang Wu and, seeing his nonchalant expression, smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, shopkeeper. My husband and I are of one mind and share the same interests, complementing each other perfectly. There was no coercion involved."

"Since that's the case, let's do it according to the rules. I have a game of Heavenly Broken Chess here. You two can team up. If you beat me by one move in this game, I will give you a jar of Drunken Immortal Wine for free. If you beat me by two moves, I will give you two jars, and so on, until it's all gone!"

"However, you'd better have some skill, otherwise, although I won't make things difficult for you, letting this bear demon into my broken chess game is really bad luck. That sister, I won't make things difficult for you, but I will definitely break its four legs!"

Huh? There's such a method!
I don't know how to play chess.

Wang Wu looked at Qingxue but didn't say anything. As for the shop owner's words, he ignored them.

At this moment, the flower buds among the lotus leaves suddenly bloomed one by one, as if some vast and ancient immortal array had been activated. Before they could do anything, the surrounding scenery changed, with yellow sand filling the sky and covering the fields, completely transforming the landscape.

"Let me explain the rules of this Heavenly Imperfect Chess Game. There are 3600 Heavenly Needles here, with each of us occupying 1800. These are our pieces. By adjusting the Heavenly Needles, we can strangle each other. You are the guests, so you will make the first move. Then I will make my move. After all the pieces have been placed, we will calculate the score. Please proceed."

That's it?

Wang Wu immediately became interested, because this so-called Heavenly Remnant Chess Game was almost identical to the process of repairing the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower back then. Oh, the only difference was that the number of Heaven and Earth Needles had to be doubled.

In addition, there are quite a lot of evil winds, yin fires, and yang thunders here.

"Is there a time limit for this Heavenly Chess Game?"

Wang Wu then asked.

"Of course there is, within 360 days. Alright, this is what you're good at. I'm going to sleep."

After saying that, Qingxue stretched and transformed into a tiny person the size of a thumb, then crawled into Wang Wu's collar and pretended to take a nap.

what the hell!

Wang Wu was helpless. He didn't even have a compass, so how could he possibly solve this puzzle?
Hmm, this evil wind is pretty strong; it's probably not a level nine evil wind.

Wang Wu immediately and carefully protected Qingxue. Her resistance to evil wind and yin fire was only 4999 points, so he had to help her block it.

However, her resistance to Yang lightning is as high as 9999 points, which is really perfect!
Wang Wu strongly suspected that she had come prepared to scam the shop owner.

At that moment, he silently circulated the first-order Qi and blood, and the third-order Wind and Fire Creation Elixir, transforming his body into a demonic wind and, in conjunction with the Wind Escape Divine Power, soaring into the sky.

He first needs to find his own Heaven and Earth Needle.

As expected, the evil wind seemed to have gone mad from the stimulation, changing wildly with his movements, blowing and eroding him relentlessly. If it were an ordinary Taiyi, he would already be in a terrible state by now.

However, Wang Wu's 9011 points of resistance to evil wind were something he desperately wanted.

He even had the energy to deduce the changes in the evil wind.

Because there is no compass for heaven and earth, they use geomancy to find the yin and yang energies.

Therefore, it is impossible to observe the entire picture of the Heavenly Broken Chess Game.

However, the changes in these three calamities should be able to infer the irradiation parameters of Yin and Yang energies.

This logic is sound.

The prerequisite is that one can withstand the erosion of evil influences.

At this moment, the four clowns and the mother-in-law were all helping with the calculations, while Qingxue was slacking off, seemingly having great confidence in Wang Wu.

Wang Wu was indeed confident enough. He even deliberately provoked the evil wind, causing it to rage and the intensity of the evil wind plague to rise continuously. This seemed like courting death! In fact, it was indeed courting death!
Therefore, in less than six hours, Wang Wu's 9011 points of evil wind resistance were broken through.

With a thud, he fell directly from the sky, unable to move. The evil wind was fierce and terrifying, and the bone plague was ferocious. In particular, this level nine evil wind bone plague was like a nightmare.

This is the price of playing the Heavenly Incomplete Chess Game; the shopkeeper on the other side was trying to increase the difficulty in this way.

They even considered using this method to punish Wang Wu, the bear demon.

Haha!

This shop owner was truly his benefactor.

Wang Wu lay motionless on the ground, letting the evil wind and bone plague rage, and he was still able to multitask by deducing the changes in the evil wind without stopping for a moment.

At the same time, the Five Elements Cat Formation must be restrained from meddling in other people's business. Otherwise, once the support from the second sequence increases, the resistance to harvesting will immediately be halved.

We can't do things that lack martial ethics.

And so, Wang Wu lay on the ground for three whole days. This wave of the Swift Wind Bone Plague was really powerful. One wave after another came without stopping. The Evil Wind Bone Plague came one after another, one change after another, constantly evolving, evolving, evolving!
Wang Wu's lifespan, health points, stamina, and basic attributes are all plummeting.

However, as time went on, his condition actually improved.

At this point, Wang Wu slightly relaxed his support for the second sequence.

That's right. From beginning to end, this evil wind and bone plague raged wildly in the first and third sequences, but it never managed to break through the defenses of the second sequence.

Now, it's time to recover and reap the rewards.

With the strong support of the second sequence, the first and third sequences also quickly returned to normal. Just half a day later, Wang Wu got up from the ground again.

The ordeal has come to an end.

He consumed a total of 6000 years of his lifespan, one million points of health and stamina, and 1000 points of basic agility, basic defense, and basic strength, successfully pushing his evil wind resistance to 9990 points.

And then there was nothing more they could do.

At this moment, the total amount of evil wind in this incomplete chess game has been reduced by half.

The shop owner across the street is such a kind person!
Wang Wu wanted to kowtow to her. He always said that good people have sharp tongues but soft hearts. Even though he said such harsh things, it couldn't hide the fact that she has a beautiful soul. He loved her!
Boundless love—that perfectly describes the shop owner! "You may make your move now."

Wang Wu smiled slightly. Based on the changes in the evil wind, he could roughly deduce the yin and yang energies shining in this area. It might not be that precise, that was for sure, but it was enough.

Once again, it transformed into a demonic wind, rampaging and baring its fangs and claws as it soared into the sky. With a single charge in a certain direction, it easily spotted a celestial needle.

But this is not the normal, expensive Heaven and Earth Needle, nor is it the miniature Heaven and Earth Needle that Wang Wu made on the Spirit-Catching Ship using the Cold-Weather Bird and the Fire Spirit Guard. This is a special chess piece used to simulate and sense the Yin and Yang energies.

That's right, this so-called Heavenly Broken Chess Game is essentially still derived from the illumination of Yin and Yang energies. Whoever obtains the more precise illumination of Yin and Yang energies can seal off the opponent's pieces.

Without the illumination of Yin and Yang energies, the opponent's Heaven and Earth Needle will collapse and kill them.

In short, it's not like Go, but there are some similarities.

Wang Wu did not rush to adjust the Heaven and Earth Needle chess piece at this time, but continued to transform into a demonic wind, flying all over the sky, and memorizing the positions of the Heaven and Earth Needle throughout the entire game.

Finally, he landed in front of a celestial needle that belonged to him, disassembled it in no time, moved it to another location, and reassembled it in the same quick and easy way.

This step is not difficult. The array stones used in the Heaven and Earth Needle are the simplest ones. Any Earth Immortal could disassemble them with their eyes closed.

With Wang Wu completing this step, it was equivalent to him successfully placing his piece.

It was the good-natured shop owner's turn to take action.

This person was clearly quite skilled; he placed his piece in less than a minute, displaying confidence and composure, much like a seasoned veteran.

A truly admirable figure!
Wang Wu did not dare to be the only one to succeed, and then moved another Heaven and Earth Needle in just three minutes.

Meanwhile, the kind-hearted shopkeeper on the other side remained menacing, quickly placing his pieces.

Wang Wu was not to be outdone, constantly adjusting his own Heaven and Earth Needles. The two sides went back and forth, and in one go, they moved more than three hundred Heaven and Earth Needles, which had already begun to take shape.

It must be said that this kind-hearted shopkeeper was quite capable. Wang Wu was initially in control, but gradually, he began to struggle, as the evil wind within the Heavenly Broken Chess Game gradually weakened and eventually disappeared.

Without the evil wind, there is no reference point. Without a celestial compass, further calculations of the changes in Yin and Yang energies would require more computational power.

What it relies on is still the variable of the previous evil wind.

Relying on these variables, the positions of the Heaven and Earth Needles are adjusted, and then a new position is formed based on the adjusted positions of the Heaven and Earth Needles of the opponent. Then, the opponent must be blocked. How difficult is that?

Even with four clowns and the mother-in-law all on the field, it was barely enough.

"The first phase is over, and you've lost a move."

Qingxue suddenly spoke, and the next second, endless pale flames surged forth, engulfing the entire Heavenly Broken Chess Game.

This time, Wang Wu instantly perked up.

Whether it's evil wind or yin fire, they both imply the parameters of the yin and yang energies. Only by identifying the changing variables can one gain the upper hand in the next game.

He didn't care whether he could drink the Drunken Immortal Wine or not; he only cared about increasing his Yin Fire Resistance.

The shop owner is such a kind person!
However, Wang Wu still underestimated the value of his current 9991 points of Yin Fire resistance.

He used various methods to feign weakness, and had already deduced the specific variables of Yin and Yang, but these pale flames could not break through his Yin fire resistance.

As it turns out, it's incredibly difficult to raise your resistance to Yin Fire to 9999 points.

Fortunately, this time he had a clearer understanding of the variables of Yin and Yang, so he was more confident in adjusting the Heaven and Earth Needle.

With a series of clattering moves, he fought fiercely with the shopkeeper, finding himself evenly matched with a worthy opponent, until both had made six hundred moves each.

Phase Two has ended.

"You've lost another move."

Qingxue spoke quietly, but Wang Wu was no longer dissatisfied. Yes, the kind shop owner across from him was truly amazing.

He was convinced and prostrated himself in admiration.

He thought he had performed well and played exceptionally well, but he still lost by one point.

Although he failed to acquire Yin Fire Resistance, his understanding of Yin and Yang energies undoubtedly reached a new level.

"It's my turn next."

When the third stage arrived, Qingxue returned to her original form. At this time, it was Wang Wu's turn to turn into a tiny thumb-sized person and crawl into his collar. Well, he dared not face such terrifying Yang Lei directly, because this was not a trial, but suicide.

However, Qingxue's 9999 points of Yang Lei resistance made her more than capable. She even completed the variable deduction of Yang Lei in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and then placed her piece in thirty seconds!
Shockingly fast.

This time, the kind shop owner on the other side took ten minutes to make his move.

Then Qingxue was even faster, placing her piece in ten seconds.

The kind shopkeeper, however, took a full five hours to make his move.

Wang Wu was secretly pleased.

So that's how it is. It turns out that the injection of evil wind, yin fire, and yang thunder is random each time, and the shop owner also needs to analyze and deduce it.

But Qingxue's skill level is too high. By placing her piece first, she gains the upper hand before her opponent has even finished their deduction.

Next, Qingxue maintained a move speed of ten seconds per move.

Meanwhile, the kind-hearted shop owner on the other side was gradually falling behind. He went from needing to consider for two or three days before making a move to only making a move once every two weeks.

And so, all the time was wasted on her.

It wasn't until two years later that she had laid thirty-two pieces.

Just as martial law was about to be declared, the sect leader of the Xuantian Sect broke through the barrier, and the kind-hearted shopkeeper immediately admitted defeat.

"I humbly admit defeat. You are truly amazing, elder sister. I am ashamed of my inferior skills. I still have three hundred jars of Drunken Immortal Wine in my shop. Please feel free to take them all."

"Then I won't be polite. Thank you, shop owner. Good deeds will surely be rewarded!"

Wang Wu thought Qingxue would be modest, but she wasn't modest at all. She took everything and left, hahaha!
(End of this chapter)