Grasping Evil

After a brief exchange, the real Stone Ghost began to arrange accommodation for Ning Fan and Bai Ling.

There are still several months before the official start of the Arctic Daoguo Conference. This is the case. The outfield of the conference is already crowded with people, and the grand occasion is unprecedented.

The outfield only provided 10,000 cave dwellings to those who were not invited. However, there were more than ten thousand cultivators here, and most of them were not qualified to live in cave dwellings, so they had to go down the mountain to find another place to live.

Shi Guizhen is also an Immortal Emperor of Nine Tribulations, since it is impossible that he can't even get it from a mere cave residence, so he reserved a cave residence for Ning Fan (Zhang Dao) early on.

In this way, it also saved Ning Fan a lot of things.

"It's getting late today, so don't disturb Brother Zhang's rest. If you have free time tomorrow, I hope Brother Zhang will come over to the house for a chat, and I have something important to tell you." Shi Guizhen sincerely requested.

…

In the dead of night, Ning Fan crossed his knees in the guest house, thinking about something.

In this trial time and space, the person he played was named Zhang Dao, who was close friends with the real stone ghost. After receiving a letter from the other party, he came from thousands of miles to make an appointment.

The specific reason why the stone ghost invited Zhang Dao is unknown. It was only because the Immortal Emperor's letter that Ning Fan picked up at the time was too dilapidated, the contents of which were unclear.

[Brother Zhang Daowu, the words are like a face... The Northern Barbarian country is in a hurry... The Daoist brother is specially invited to come... The North Pole Dao Fruit Conference... Borrowing the prestige of the disciples of the Holy Sect of Hun Kun... Presiding over justice... The doom of the Ziwei Demon Lord... Nine days later... Bronze boat welcomes you ...Brother, gossip. 】

In this trial time and space, why is the northern barbarian country in a hurry?

What does the doom of the Ziwei Demon Lord refer to?

And what is the justice that the real stone ghost wants to host?

If we can figure this out, it may be helpful for the next plot development of the Trial of the Holy Son.

"Speaking of which, my current trial score is still seventy-six stars, and it has not been increased for a while..."

While Ning Fan was thinking, he heard a knock on the door.

It was Bai Ling who lived next door and visited late at night.

If other women knocked on Ning Fan's door in the middle of the night, they would have a somewhat charming style.

Bai Ling's style of painting was completely different. This woman came to visit late at night, and she wanted to play chess with Ning Fan.

[Senior brother, I haven't played for a long time, I have nothing to do at the moment, can I ask you to play a few games with me? 】 Bai Ling pleaded in his heart.

"Of course it is. Or should I let you have four sons?" Ning Fan.

【Um. Still four! Thank you brother for your pointers! 】 Bai Ling said happily.

After that...

After a long time, Ning Fan heard the sound of the trial score increasing.

[Event fifty-six: Give four sons to guide chess and win. Get points, one star. The current score, seventy-seven stars. 】

[Event fifty-seven: Granting four sons...]

【Event fifty-eight...】

[Event fifty-nine... The current score, eighty stars. 】

All night, four games of chess, every game of guidance, Bai Ling was irretrievably defeated.

Even though he had already lost to Ning Fan many times, after losing four games in a row, Bai Ling still couldn't control his emotions and wanted to cry.

"Sorry, you used all your strength without knowing it. Your chess skills have grown a lot during this time. If you give four sons, I have to take it seriously." Ning Fan said apologetically and comforted.

He didn't want to cry Bai Ling down, he wasn't a devil, and he didn't have any strange hobbies.

But asking him to release water on Bai Ling and deliberately lose to the opponent is also impossible. It wasn't that Ning Fan cared about winning or losing. If he deliberately let go, with Bai Ling's intelligence, he would be able to see the clues. For a real chess player, this kind of behavior is blasphemous and humiliating, and should not be done.

【what? I got stronger? But why can't I feel it myself? My brother must be trying to make me happy. 】 Although Bai Ling didn't believe it, she still held back her tears and her emotions.

[Also ask senior brother to point out another game! In this game, I will definitely... definitely not lose again! 】The little girl is very competitive. She deserves to be a chess player.

"Can't go any further."

【why? It's still early,

Let's go to the next game! Just one game! Really the last game! 】

"...It's already three poles in the sun, do you have any misunderstanding of the word 'it's too early'? I have an appointment with the real stone ghost, and I have to visit today, so it's hard to say no. It's almost time to go out now, so I'll go down there. Here... and your mental exhaustion is almost at its limit, it's time to rest."

【what? Is it so late? I didn't pay attention to the time at all...]

Bai Ling knew that Ning Fan had something to do, so he didn't dare to continue to make trouble. Moreover, she and Ning Fan played four games in a row, and it was indeed a great loss of energy. At this moment, when she realized the passage of time, she felt a sudden shake.

Actually passed out.

This is why the loss of mind is on the verge of the limit, and it is also the reason why Ning Fan refuses to play the fifth game with her.

So the fainted Bai Ling was sent back to the room.

Did not do any superfluous lunatic behavior.

But I still heard the long-lost voice of the ant master.

"Enough! He really is a real man, iron man! Just for a little test score, he actually stunned the little girl! This palace is impressed by how mad you are!"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with this. Women will only affect the speed at which my cultivators can draw their swords. How can the test score be important? At least this time, Ning Shangxian has left a few pieces of live chess for others. It's a thousand times more polite than before!" Duo Wen's voice also sounded.

In that tone, at first glance, it sounded like he was helping Ning Fan to justify, but he didn't fully explain it.

There is also a subtle sense of yin and yang.

"...The reason why I went all out was not to try to score points, but because I couldn't bear to hurt the dignity of the opponent's chess player." Ning Fan explained.

But unfortunately, Ant Master and Duo Wen did not believe his explanation.

Not even bothered to explain.

"Speaking of which, why did the two of you keep silent when you met that senior Chao Li before? Now you have the leisure to make fun of me." Ning Fan asked.

"Senior Fried Chestnut? What Senior Fried Chestnut?" The ant master has no memory of this, nor can he spy on and share any memory of Ning Fan about this matter, so he doesn't know why.

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Duo Wen had no memory of this.

All traces have been wiped off by the old man Chao Li raised his hand. As strong as the ant master, it seems that they can't fight against that kind of power.

Only Ning Fan still remembers the previous scenes...

"Forget it if you don't understand." Ning Fan stopped talking about it.

…

This was the third day that Ning Fan came to Beiman Kingdom.

Today's Arctic Mountains, the snow has stopped for a long time, revealing a clear sky.

Ning Fan came as promised to visit the real stone ghost.

Outside the cave mansion of Real Stone Ghost, two children were shoveling snow, and when they saw a guest coming, they stopped and saluted Ning Fan respectfully.

And then.

"The tutor is waiting in the snow pavilion at the moment, senior please come with me."

Ning Fan followed Tong Er into the courtyard, and after a while, walked outside a snow pavilion.

The real stone ghost in the snow pavilion knew that Ning Fan was here, and greeted him with a smile, but the way he looked at Ning Fan at the moment seemed to be a little different from yesterday.

"Brother Zhang is a true believer and arrived so early. Tong Er, quickly cook a pot of Master's best tea and fetch two of Master's newly planted Dao Fruit."

After the Stone Ghost Master gave Tong Er some instructions, he invited Ning Fan into the snow pavilion.

On the stone table in the pavilion, an incense burner was lit, and a chessboard was placed. I don't know what material the chessboard was made of.

When Ning Fan glanced over the chessboard, he faintly felt that the blue light on the chessboard was somewhat similar to the blue light of the heavenly beings in his eyes, so he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

Seeing that Ning Fan entered the snow pavilion, his eyes fell directly on the chessboard, and Shi Guizhen smiled and said, "If Brother Zhang likes, this chessboard will be given to Brother Zhang, but before that, Brother Zhang needs to meet me. How about using this board in one game?"

Ning Fan was slightly surprised and looked at the real Stone Ghost. He didn't seem to have thought that this person was also a chess idiot, and he actually wanted to play chess as soon as they met.

But there is no reason to refuse.

Then go down.

So the two sat on both sides.

As soon as he sat in front of the chessboard, Shi Guiren's eyes suddenly became serious, and there was a fierce aura on his whole body.

That kind of aura is different from the coercion accumulated by the cultivation realm, but a special aura that belongs to chess players.

When Ning Fan and Bai Ling were playing chess, they could also feel the serious Bai Ling, revealing such imposing manner, but Bai Ling's imposing manner was not as powerful as that of Shi Guiren.

"This person may be a master..." Thinking of this, Ning Fan's eyes also revealed a bit of seriousness, as if infected by the atmosphere.

Ning Fan is white, and the rock ghost is black. This is the request of the rock ghost.

The real world is vast, and there are countless immortal kingdoms. Different countries inherit different cultures, and also derive many different Go rules.

Some countries are white first, others are black first. In some countries, the system of retaliating chess is popular, while others prefer to guess first. In the stone ghost's hometown, it is the black first, and those who hold the black are mostly the first.

Obviously, Shi Guizhen thought that his chess skills were not as good as Ning Fan, so he made the move.

At this moment, Ning Fan heard the sound of Saint Son Lei Shu's prompt.

[Branch of Destiny Appears: Branch 1, crush the stone ghost with absolute chess power, win the middle game, get dozens to fifty stars, extra rewards, ten thousand years of chess power; Branch 2, fight with the stone ghost to the official son, and win, Get 5 to 20 stars, extra rewards, the first part of "Dapin Victory and Loss"; branch 3, lose to the stone ghost, but persist to Guanzi, get 2 to 10 stars, extra rewards, low-grade North Pole One fruit; branch four, lose to the stone ghost, admit defeat in the middle game, get points from one to five stars, additional rewards, a pair of stone chess sets; branch five, cancel the game before the winner, no reward]

Ning Fan was slightly surprised.

What is Wannian Qi Power? Can something like chess be rewarded directly?

Turning to think about it, it is not surprising that there are secret techniques for empowering people to improve their cultivation, and there are also ways to forcibly improve their chess skills.

While thinking about it, the real stone ghost has already settled down.

Fourth of four, lower left constellation.

In the stone ghost's hometown, the seat system does not seem to be popular. Out of respect for the upper hand, the stone ghost was selected at the upper right, and the lower left of Ning Fan was the upper right of the stone ghost.

The other party treats each other with courtesy, and Ning Fan will not be rude.

White, sixteen of sixteen, top right constellation.

Black chess, star small eyes below.

White, with two stars above.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten hands passed, and the stone ghost's brows gradually wrinkled, as if puzzled.

Very strange, very strange, the choice of Ning Fan (Zhang Dao) in the layout stage today is very different from the brother Zhang he knew in the past.

I haven't seen each other for many years. Could it be that Brother Zhang has changed his chess path? Goblin secretly guessed.

He casually raised his head and looked at Ning Fan's face.

From the point of view of the stone ghost, what he sees at the moment is still his brother Zhang's face, which seems to be no different from the brother Zhang he knew back then.

However, at this moment, Ning Fan brought a sense of strangeness to Master Stone Ghost.

Speaking of this incredible feeling, Shi Guizhen once again concentrated his energy on the chessboard, and his breath and breath were faintly integrated with the chessboard, which was the proof of his complete concentration.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten hands passed.

The strange feeling that haunts the mind of the real stone ghost has increased more and more.

"It's weird, it's too weird! Brother Zhang didn't play the Nanliang Flying Saber Form with me, which he is best at, and the choice of this step is also a bit strange..."

"When I played chess with Brother Zhang in the past, I could feel great pressure almost from the layout stage, but today, it seems that there is no sense of pressure from before. Is it because I have become stronger in recent years? When the teacher passed away, Brother Zhang's chess skills plummeted, not like in the past..."

"Will win!"

"Facing Brother Zhang, for the first time, I had the idea of ​​winning! In this round, I will try my best to win!"

As the chess game progressed, the spirit of the real Stone Ghost became more and more intense, and Ning Fan gradually felt a sense of oppression from the top of the chessboard.

"It's only in the layout stage, but I have already felt my disadvantage. This is an unprecedented situation. Is the chess power of this Stone Ghost real person so high?"

After all, almost all of Ning Fan's Go experience came from Luangu's memory, and Luangu was never a chess idiot. For him, Go was just one of many hobbies, nothing more.

In terms of strength, Chaos Gu may be far above the stone ghosts, but in terms of chess power, it is far worse. Obviously, the real Stone Ghost has paid much more effort than Luan Gu in the matter of Go.

"No, if you go on like this, you will lose!"

"The gap in experience is too huge! One of my life, plus the life of Master Rangu, the number of games played together may not be a fraction of this person's..."

Ning Fan's brows furrowed, unprecedentedly, he concentrated all his energy on the game of chess.

have to go deeper.

must, deeper...

Ning Fan felt that the small chessboard in front of him seemed to have become a boundless sea, and his mind was going deeper and deeper into the seabed.

Then, in the next move, Ning Fan did not fall into the choice given by Luan Gu's memory, but was indecisive and did not make a move for a long time.

He is calculating, calculating the complicated and cumbersome changes in the piece of chess in front of him!

Fifteenth Variation…

Eighteenth...

Twenty-two…

Thirty-nine kinds…

A variety of changes, inadvertently, and inadvertently compared with the many Go formulas that Bai Ling asked him for advice recently.

In the eyes, the green light flashes!

Read ahead, get deeper and deeper!

At a certain moment, Ning Fan suddenly had a decision, and a move of chess finally fell.

This is not the best move, but it is... the first time Ning Fan has made a move based on his own chess skills in his life!

This move is not the ancient Go game, but Ning Fan's game!

"Huh?" Shi Guizhen let out a sigh, and then his expression fell on Ning Fan's chess move, his eyes gradually becoming solemn.

He looked up inadvertently and met Ning Fan's gleaming eyes, and he was shocked.

"It's actually the gate of heaven and man! It's not the first level, this, this is about to open the third gate! I can't imagine that I haven't seen it for many years. Although Brother Zhang's chess strength has weakened, his comprehension has increased to such a terrifying level. Sure enough, it was the passing away of his mentor, did it give him too much impact..."

"This is not the best move, but after this move, I can't understand his chess path. What is the real purpose of his move..."

The stone ghost tried to calculate the various changes of this piece of chess, and the more he calculated, the more complicated he felt.

After a long time, the stone ghost suddenly saw something clearly, and a drop of cold sweat fell from his forehead.

"This is actually a one-step trial!"

"He is testing, from a very high position, testing how I will respond next, and he has the confidence to do so, he must have already counted the local changes in this place! But how is it possible, in such a short period of time , to calculate such a huge change, even me, can't do it..."

"It's so heavy! After reuniting with Brother Zhang this time, it was the first time that I felt this level of pressure from him, even more than before! Although I used to feel pressure, but it was actually an experience. Brother Zhang's talent is far better than mine, and his experience is even higher than mine, but now, my experience has caught up. However, today... the source of this pressure comes from the difference in computing power! "

In the blink of an eye, more than forty hands passed by.

The sweat on the forehead of Shi Guizheng became more and more, and he could feel that the advantages he had gained at the beginning of the layout stage had been eroded by Ning Fan little by little at this moment.

Another move of chess fell, and Real Stone Ghost's expression suddenly changed.

I saw that Ning Fan's next response was a far cry from the adaptation of his forty hands. After the first hand, what seemed to be just a step of adaptation, turned out to be a sharp sword straight into the stomach of a real stone ghost!

"He actually buried such a move before more than forty moves!"

Defeat is set.

There is no need to continue.

If you have a pair of eyes, you can see the real-time winning rate on the chessboard. At this moment, the winning rate of the real stone ghost may not even be less than 1 in 10,000.

So he let out a long sigh, relieved, regretful and unwilling.

Then take out two pieces, put them on the chessboard, throw the pieces and admit defeat.

White wins the middle game.

Not only did Ning Fan defeat Real Stone Ghost, but he was almost crushed in terms of computing power!

"I thought Brother Zhang was really as rumored. In recent years, his chess skills have regressed. I didn't expect Brother Zhang to just change his chess path. Now he is more focused on improving his computing power... In this game, the younger brother was convinced that he lost, and Zhang Brother’s computing power is to compete with those chess players of second-rank and third-rank, maybe he can also compete!” Shi Guizheng was full of admiration.

Although he lost chess, he paid great attention to the spirit of chess. Victory is gratifying, but defeat is also gratifying, especially after losing in such a wonderful move. If this game is spread, it may be included in the famous game records.

Thinking that one day he can become one of the famous bureaus of ancient and modern times, even though it is only a background board, the real Stone Ghost still feels extremely happy and honored.

"Tong'er, has the chess record been recorded?" Stone Ghost asked the Tonger beside him.

"Return to Master, I have written all down." Tong Er respectfully said.

"Brother Zhang, why don't we come back now?" Stone Ghost pleaded.

"Okay." The end of the game is also a due etiquette, and Ning Fan will not refuse.

Although he won this round, he relied on the huge computing power that crushed the opponent by several levels. If he did not enter the deepest state of heaven and man, he would most likely lose.

Ning Fan knew very well that the opponent's game experience was definitely far superior to his own, so playing the game at this moment would definitely benefit his own chess skills.

At this moment, Ning Fan himself did not realize that for the first time, he felt the joy brought by Go itself.

It was a kind of fight that was different from the sea of ​​​​cultivation of blood, but the intensity was not inferior to the death fight in a desperate situation.

"No wonder Bai Ling likes playing chess so much. I seem to understand this feeling..."

Then he remembered that he had defeated the stone ghost, and it seemed that he had completed the task of the Holy Son's trial.

So check out the rewards.

After discovering the Holy Son of Lei Shu, he rewarded himself with a white, snowflake, and snowy mountain patterned exotic fruit in the storage bag.

Because Ning Fan crushed and defeated the stone ghost, the Holy Son Trial rewarded Ning Fan with his ten thousand years of chess power. To a certain extent, this dao fruit was equivalent to his ten thousand years of chess strength.

After some replays, Stone Ghost instructed Tonger to put away the chessboard, carefully wrap the chess set, and give it to Ning Fan.

"This is a chess game made by the Taoist stone unique to my brother's hometown. Just like the preamble, I gave it to Brother Zhang!"

Then he ordered Tong'er's tea and Daoguo to serve on the table and invited Ning Fan to taste it.

"Oh? It's actually Enlightenment Tea again?" Ning Fan was slightly surprised.

Unexpectedly, the tea used by the stone ghosts to treat guests is actually the precious enlightenment tea leaves, which shows its grandeur.

Take another look at the Daoguo that the other party Mingtong'er called, huh? The appearance of this dao fruit looks like the dao fruit that Saint Child Lei Shu rewarded him. Could it be the same kind of fruit? The only difference is probably that the quality of the fruit of the stone ghost's hospitality is low, which is not enough for the reward of the Holy Son's trial.

"This is the dao fruit newly planted by the younger brother. Although it is only a low-grade dao fruit, it is also a rare treasure for you and me." Eat one myself.

Ning Fan thanked the stone ghost and ate the Dao Fruit, only to feel that the range of the sea of ​​​​consciousness has increased, and the memory has been enhanced, and the strength of the spiritual sense has also improved slightly, which is suddenly strange.

How to evaluate a person's chess skills?

A person's chess ability includes both the person's Go talent and the person's Go experience. Computational power, mental strength, memory, chess sense, proficiency in fixed poses, and even illusory chess luck... There are many factors that determine a person's chess skills, and any improvement in one aspect can promote the progress of chess skills.

If chess strength can be quantified, then this fruit is small, and the improvement brought to ordinary people is equivalent to improving chess strength for ten years.

So... Saint Son Lei Shu embodied the reward of ten thousand years of chess power into a Dao Fruit, is it also for this consideration?

So here comes the problem.

The low-grade dao fruit produced by the real stone ghost can improve the monk's chess skills for about ten years.

My dao fruit is said to be enough to improve my chess skills for ten thousand years, but what kind of quality dao fruit is it?

I don't know, it is inconvenient to take out Daoguo and ask the stone ghost, otherwise there will be suspicion of slap in the face. I kindly invite you to eat the incomparably precious low-grade dao fruit. What do you mean by taking out a dao fruit that is hundreds of thousands of times higher in quality? Are you making fun of me? This is not appropriate.

Therefore, Ning Fan temporarily put the Dao Fruit of unknown quality aside, and planned to do it later.

Today's visit is not for playing chess, but for the stone ghost to tell you something.

At this moment, the chess has also been played, the Daoguo has also eaten, and the tea has been drank, and the opponent should almost get to the point.

really.

After eating and drinking, Shi Guizhen ordered the children to clean up the cups and plates, while he led Ning Fan into the inner room of the cave.

"Brother Zhang is invited to come here today because I have something to ask for, and I hope that Brother Zhang will take care of his past affection and help him!" Stone Ghost asked with a serious expression.