Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, March is over.

During these three months.

The 'Jinghe Dragon King' of the Jinghe Dragon Court in Baoping Prefecture controlled the clouds and rain, and swallowed up the two prefectures west of Tongye, and completely took into his possession the 'Longxiang Prefecture City east of the Weishui River', which served as the border between the two prefectures.

'Huwei Hou', a powerful minister of the Great Yin Dynasty at Tianlao Pass, led his troops out of the two eastern prefectures of Tongye Prefecture and fought all the way to 'Tongye Mansion', the doorstep of Tongye Mansion.

For a time, in the midst of wind and rain, Li Shenyao, the Duke of Tongye, who had been unable to break through the fourth step of the 'True Person Pass', was left with only two prefectures.

If a few more cities were captured, he would become the first "prince" to be eliminated in this era that has not yet begun.

The situation is changing rapidly, and this is true for provinces and dynasties, as well as for martial arts sects.

The Puppet Hall and the Flying Curse Sect, which were eliminated by the Life and Death Mountain and River Sect, and the Yemao Mountain, which was completely destroyed and only had a few remaining branches, have long become a thing of the past.

The Natural Art Sect fell into the two prefectures occupied by Huwei Hou. Under the threat of the enemy's attack, it had no choice but to temporarily surrender and accept the orders of the Dayin Army and Huwei Cavalry.

Danxia Mountain and Jianxian Temple are located in the west.

It was when he saw the Wei River tsunami engulfing the city and causing countless people to be swallowed up by the ocean, causing the families and relatives of his disciples to be affected, and even the mountain gate was about to be coerced and occupied by demons.

Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer and chose to take action himself to help the Second Prefecture Lord and resist the evil.

But I am alone and can’t reverse the trend of the world.

When the two prefectures fell one after another and the support from the Tongye Palace was weak and powerless, the two sects also suffered heavy losses.

Even the leaders of the two factions did not have a good ending.

The pharmacist at Danxia Mountain was seriously injured.

The main force of Jianxian Temple challenged the 'Jinghe Dragon King' who had arrived at the real person's place, but was defeated and died on the spot.

Only their true teachings were left behind. Li Chengzhen of Danxia Mountain and Meng Ke of Jianxian Temple were entrusted with the task of inheriting the title of the mountain master, the Great Pharmacist, and the master of Jianxian Temple.

He then led the remaining disciples and wandered around the two prefectures, roaming among the mountains and forests, and fought against the demons from the 'Three Great Ancestral Houses' amidst layers of encirclement and suppression.

In addition, the first 'cave heaven' was born in the Mountain and River Sect of Life and Death, which led to the closure of the mountain after Nirvana. The only real person in Tongye Prefecture, 'Zuo Shanhe', had not yet been invited down by the Tongye Palace. He resisted the demons in the west and the Great Yin in the east, and it was already difficult to find his sect.

Today, the huge Tongye State is known as the "16 Strong Sects" and its strength is relatively well preserved.
There was only one left, the Natural Art Sect, which was under the command of Marquis Hu Wei, one of the six pillars of the Great Yin Divine Blood and had defected to the half-demon camp.

It can be said to be completely withered.

only!
With the demise of the old Xizhou legal lineage and the seven powerful sects, a mysterious and powerful organization suddenly emerged and rose in the entire 'Tongyezhou'!
Its name is 'Demon Hunting Department'!
It is rumored that the Demon Hunting Bureau has a supreme 'Great Demon Hunting Lord' who coordinates the overall situation and has six 'Demon Hunting Generals' under his command, each of whom is a Yuandan master with a level of inheritance comparable to the 'Mysterious Art of Life and Death and Mountains and Rivers'.

They are mysterious, powerful, and uphold the philosophy of saving the world and arresting demons————

As many powerful sects and lineages declined, even Zuo Zhenren, who gave birth to the world's first immortal and once again overwhelmed the powerful sects of the northern and southern lineages and was known as the 'Leader of the Art of Magic', disappeared.

They traveled around many cities, opened branches, recruited disciples, and passed on their legacy.
In less than three months.

It brought together a group of former 'martial arts masters' and 'powerful men' who had fallen under the rule of demons and were dissatisfied with their rule. They claimed to hunt down demons and kill evil, and to rule the world with martial arts.

In addition, the people from the Demon Hunting Bureau often killed demons in the streets and fled to the mountains and forests, so that many people and common people in many cities and towns regarded them as a force more powerful than the former "Sixteen Strong Sects".

At the same time, the demons repeatedly besieged the "Demon Hunting Bureau".

The giants among the demons were also horrified to discover that the Demon Hunting Bureau was so terrifying that it possessed six completely different martial arts skills!
At the same level, no matter it is the physical body or the true Qi!
Just switch to practicing the Demon Hunting Bureau's skills.

In this era of 'rapid practice'
It is even more powerful than the bloodline power of demons!

In the past, which sect did not treasure its own things and regard inheritance as the highest secret that could not be easily passed on, so as to prevent outsiders from obtaining the true teachings?
But in the Demon Hunting Division, as long as you get started, you will get personal guidance from a Demon Hunting General who has extremely deep attainments in martial arts, even comparable to a 'Grand Master of Creation', and it's like free!
Under such conditions, even though resources are scarce and they have to face the dangerous situation of being besieged by demons, there is still a group of heroes with lofty ambitions who are unwilling to accept the status quo and are vying to follow!

As a result, a small-scale encirclement and ambush was launched.

The Demon Hunting Division crossed the Weishui River four times, lurked back and forth in the two prefectures, and joined forces with the remnants of Danxia Mountain and Jianxian Temple. They unexpectedly resisted the heavy attacks of Jinghe Longting time and again!

Even several of their Yuandan-level dragon species died, giving the old Dragon King, who could call the wind and rain, a great loss.

Even if he was angry every day, he could only cause dark clouds to gather over Longxiong Mansion and cause heavy rain.

But facing the scattered and retreating Demon Hunting Bureau, it was like hitting cotton. There was no real solution.

Because he only needs to take action personally, with his real strength, to forcibly encircle and wipe out one side.

Then there must be someone from the Demon Hunting Department who will sneak attack his mansion or city, or even take the risk to infiltrate Baoping and intercept his lair! !
Moreover, after the demon army of Jinghe Longting was defeated by the "Demon Hunting Bureau".

These "demon hunters" were so bold that they secretly set up the so-called "Tongye Demon Hunter List", and put all the Yuandan and Daxiantian demons on the list with a reward of "heads", and even...
The old Dragon King of Jinghe Longting, who is in the realm of true person, ranks first!

One goes down and the other goes up.

Calling the old Dragon King is like a nightmare and a headache.

Faced with this group of invincible locusts, he was extremely furious and frantically sent people to investigate the identity of the 'Great Demon Lord', wanting to crush that ant to death completely!

but,
He would never think of it.
The mysterious Demon Lord seems to be the one controlling everything.

He is just a mere teenager!

Tongyezhou, Tongyefu.

In this remote small town, in a quiet courtyard.

Under the old locust tree, leaves are falling.

An old man and a young man sat on a stone pier, playing chess on a chessboard. It seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, there was murderous intent everywhere.

There was almost no pause between the two, with the young man playing white and the old man playing black.

In the game of chess, he laid out the pieces, picked up the pieces, and rushed into the tiger's mouth. In less than half an hour, the ancient wooden chessboard with 19 vertical and horizontal lines was covered with black and white colors.

As the situation became more tense, the expressions of the two people on the field did not change.

In the end, two kinds of divine consciousness even rose up behind the two men, one black and one white, confronting each other, evenly matched.

A calm young man in black at the side looked at him with eyebrows raised, and even his hands hidden in the sleeves of his robe could not help shaking, with a look of horror:
"How many days has this kid been here?"

"You are already able to fight to this extent with my adoptive father who is known as the 'Number One Player in Great Yin'?"

"He has been immersed in the art of chess for sixty years, a period of sixty years, and he has even learned some principles of 'art' from chess. If he can make further progress in the path of the real person in the future, even 'cultivating art through chess' is not a bad idea!"

"He is so young, but he has already mastered the art of chess to such an extent. This old man has been obsessed with chess all his life, so he must now consider him a 'confidant'?"

The young man's name is Xu Heng.

The name sounds ordinary.

But his identity.
But in the capital, everyone knows about it!

The six pillars of the Great Yin Divine Blood were comparable to kings and princes, all of them were of the first rank, and one of them was a monstrous giant comparable to the 'powerful and wealthy'.

As the saying goes, there is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.

Xu Ruotong, who was known as the "Nine Thousand Years Old" and served the Great Yin, was not a eunuch, but he had no children in his life. He was obsessed with chess, so in recent years, he had accepted many adopted sons and retainers.

Among them, those who have achieved success in their cultivation and can handle chores for him are known as the 'Nine Adopted Sons'.

The leader was surprisingly named Xu Heng, a third-rank official, who was the 'Great Yin Chief of the Imperial Guards', responsible for guarding the capital and garrisoning the capital, and held a high position of power!

Even dukes and princes were respectful to him, hoping to get in touch with Xu Rutong, the 'Nine Thousand Years Old' behind Xu Heng, through him.

And what is Xu Ruotong’s title?
The chess master of all ages!

As the name suggests.

Count all the national masters who were born in the past three hundred years, their isolated works and fragments.
There was no one who could compete with him in chess, or even win against him, more than thirty years ago.

Having been with Xu Ruotong for so long.

Xu Heng had never seen a person who could fight back and forth in chess with his adoptive father like this young man!
"Mr. Xu, this time."

"You lost."

Hey.

The young man with his hair tied up and an elegant face became more and more calm and mature. He picked up a white piece and gently placed it in the corner.

And it is precisely this ordinary and inconspicuous move.

In an instant, a "momentum" was generated on the chessboard, connecting the dozens of white pieces in the 19 rows into one, transforming it into a white dragon with great momentum, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws!
Then, he swallowed up all the most threatening black chess pieces on the whole chessboard in one breath, "killing the big dragon" in one go, and directly shattered Mr. Xu's plan.

After a chess piece was placed, Ji Xia let out a breath, and inadvertently looked up at the thoughtful 'Mr. Xu' opposite him, his eyes revealing deep thought.

This old man moved here just after him three months ago. He looked ordinary and had no signs of spiritual practice.

but,
When he saw himself, he invited himself to play the first game of chess. Ji Xia discovered.

Whenever he played chess with him, he would always be able to increase his spiritual understanding from the 'chess game', and even his progress in comprehending the 'heavenly realm' and entering the third level of Yuandan, 'heavenly realm', began to increase rapidly.

Moreover, it is much faster than trying to comprehend the soul behind closed doors.

At first, he thought it was his original destiny as 'Li Taxian', and the Chinese chess player began to take effect.

I was once amazed by this. I never expected that a destiny that I had ignored could have such an effect.

But when Ji Xia was playing chess with Ye Xuan, Taoist Qingshan and others, who were once members of the Shanhe Sect and are now the demon-hunting generals.

But he found that he could not improve his progress in the 'Heavenly Realm' at all.

Only then did he suddenly realize.

It turns out that what is powerful is not one's own "destiny".

But
The 'Mr. Xu' in front of me.

It is the 'powerful domain' that emanates from his body and is contained in the chess pieces. It is invisible and intangible, but it affects the surrounding environment all the time.

While playing chess, I inadvertently immersed myself in it, comprehending and contemplating the 'heavenly realm'!
To be able to do this, the person in front of me has a high probability of...
It’s a real person!
At first, Ji Xia was extremely alert to this and was careful all the time, fearing that this ferocious beast in front of him would have any bad intentions towards him.

But as time goes by.

When he found out that this old Xu just wanted to play chess with him, and that he was completely absorbed in it, regardless of whether he was the wanted 'Li Taxian' or the 'Great Wanted Demon Lord',
He let down his guard a little, and he was reluctant to give up the sprint Yuandan 'Tianren', which was a rapid progress. So he stopped here, and after dealing with the affairs of the 'Demon Hunting Bureau', he went on to play chess with this old man Xu.

The old man seemed to have nothing to do all day, as if he was waiting for him to play chess every day, and he was happy with it.

Time flies, and it is March.

But this March
In the summer of Ji, I never won a game of chess.

But there is the destiny of the 'Chinese chess player'.

His talent in chess was growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

until today!

Finally, he killed Xu Ruotong's black dragon in a fair and dignified manner, and with a single stroke of the brush, he overturned the entire chessboard!

Stand up from the stone pier.

Ji Xia just came back to his senses from the chessboard, and at first he felt extremely happy, and suddenly, he discovered that the "spirit" that he had inadvertently extended today.
From the very beginning, he was completely unable to compete with Xu Ruotong, but now he has gradually grown and become stronger, enough to compete with him on the chessboard.

He stretched out his hand, looked at the old locust tree behind Xu Ruotong, and pinched it gently.

With a "click", an old locust leaf on the tree was crushed into powder as if by an invisible hand, without even the slightest trace left.
At this moment, Ji Xia looked back and was suddenly shocked.

It turns out that I played chess with this Mr. Xu for three months.
Three months ago, he taught six 'Demon Hunting Generals' and they had slightly touched the level of 'Heavenly Realm'. Finally, he had completely condensed the 'Heavenly Realm' and could influence the surrounding world, thus reaching the pinnacle of Yuan Dan.

although,

His domain is still very weak, but it is no longer a prototype.

One step further.

Is
The fourth step, the real person level! !

Then suddenly, Ji Xia leaned forward again, clasped his fists, and said softly:
"In chess, I won fairly, but..."

“This is a level of cultivation.”

"It's me, Li Taxian."

"Thank you, senior."

He can forge the realm of heaven and man in three months.

Mr. Xu’s chess game in front of us has made an indelible contribution.

Or,

It was this person who was above real person, who devoted all his efforts and played chess with him for three months, that made him what he is today.

therefore,

How can I not thank you?

The girl in yellow, who was no more than thirteen or fourteen years old and had a scar on the right side of her face, but half of it was covered by a golden mask, hurried forward and put the coat on Ji Xia carefully and seriously.

In the end, she tiptoed forward, helped him straighten his collar, and finally bowed to Xu Rutong in front of her.

Her name is Pei Nanbei and she is thirteen years old.

a month ago.

Ji Xia refined the 'Demon Hunting Qi' several times in order to forge a top-grade treasure body, so he went to Longxiang Mansion in person, and when he was commanding the 'Demon Hunting Division' to cross the Chishui River four times, he arrived at a small city on the border of Baopingzhou.

Zeng Shunshou rescued Pei Nanbei who was trapped in a cage and bribed by the demon.

Who would have thought that this girl with a deep scar on her face would follow him stubbornly and refuse to go anywhere. At first, Ji Xia didn't care much and wanted to hand her over to the subordinates of the Demon Hunting Bureau.

but.
When he discovered that the girl's aptitude was actually at the Xuan level, and that she was born with all the meridians connected, making her a good candidate for cultivation, he suddenly had an electric shock in his mind.
He could not help but accept the maid as his wife, and gave her the demon-slaying sword that had taken him three months to forge, a symbol of the status of the 'Demon Hunting Bureau', and asked her to hold it in his place at all times.

By the way, she also bought a 'mask' on the roadside to cover up half of her ruined face. She also said with a smile that if she could become a real person, her face would be radiant, her skin would be reshaped, and the scars would be removed.

He didn't mean it.

But the girl looked serious
I guess he kept it in mind.

But Ji Xia didn't care.

After all, heroes in this world are like crucian carp crossing the river, and they come in an endless stream. Only those who stand at the top and become real people can do so.
How many more can there be?
Even if it's the Xuan level, it's not that easy.

"Sir, there is news from 'Daoist Master Qingshan', the demon-hunting general of the Demon-hunting Division stationed in Tongye Mansion."

"He said."

"The Tongye Mansion would like to request an audience with the Great Demon Lord."

After bowing to Xu Ruotong who was still immersed in the chessboard, the little maid Pei Nanbei pulled Ji Xia's sleeve and spoke quietly.

Ji Xia raised her eyebrows, and a smile flashed in her eyes:

"Oh?"

"Can't you bear it anymore?"

"The show is about to begin."

So he looked at Xu Ruotong who had not moved, and bowed to his "adopted son" Xu Heng who was beside him and said goodbye.

For a long time.

Xu Ruotong just moved his fingers.

Seeing this, Xu Heng hurried forward to help:
"Godfather, you."

Xu Ruotong shook his head and looked at Ji Xia's departing back with deep eyes:
"Perhaps, he can really crack the 'Tianyuan Chess Game' of that cave."

"That is my obsession in this life, and it is also a great opportunity."

"I thought that even I couldn't break it, and no one in the world could break it, but!"

"Now."

"There's an opportunity."

"If I could watch it, I would be willing to die!"

"Let's go to Tongye Mansion."

"No matter what, we can't let this kid lose his life!"

"Three months, it's proven"

"He is this old man's hope!"

(ps: I didn’t have perfect attendance last month, but I’ve renewed my attendance this month. I will not miss a single day and strive for perfect attendance! QAQ) (End of this chapter)