Chapter 185 Lan Keqi
Jiuxiao Mountain is located in the south of the sky.
It is said to be a mountain, but in fact it is a large plateau, which is far higher than the boundary in all directions and stretches for tens of thousands of miles. There are also mountains, rivers and ravines in it.
However, if someone can look at its true appearance from the sky, they will find that Jiuxiao Mountain is faintly divided into nine parts from the outside to the inside, with each level higher than the other. More than heavy clouds.
That is the so-called Xuanjing Mountain on Jiuxiaoyun, where the gate of the Xiandu Sect is located.
It is said that the scenery on Xuanjing Mountain is extremely wonderful, which is the atmosphere of a real immortal family. Unfortunately, Xu Heng will not pass through Xuanjing Mountain on his trip, and there is no reason to rush to the immortal capital of the mountain.
He wanted to visit several scenic spots in Jiuxiao Mountain one by one, and had already planned a route. The first place he went to was on the 'Sanchong Xiao', which was still quite far away from where he was.
However, when Xu Heng went up to Jiuxiao Mountain, he found a fairy city to ride on the teleportation formation, and it didn't take much effort to reach the third level of the sky.
He found the direction according to the map, and flew leisurely for less than a day. He lifted the clouds and looked around, and sure enough he had reached his destination.
The name of this place is "Lanke Mountain", which is a famous scenery in southern China. Legend has it that someone once saw an immortal playing chess in the mountain. He was immersed in it for a while, but when he returned, he was no longer there.
This legend is quite similar to some of the fairy tales in Xu Hengyuan's memory. However, the Xuanzhou characters originated from Taoist talismans. They are actually different from the characters in his previous life. The word "Lanke" only has a similar meaning. The words were not the same, so it would be far-fetched to insist on a connection, so he didn't think much about it.
Xu Heng leisurely lowered his head and walked around Lanke Mountain.
Lanke Mountain is not majestic. In fact, it is just a hill with a height of 100 feet. The scenery on the mountain is not very good. However, since it is a famous scenic spot in the world of spiritual practice, it is naturally not just because of a legend, but there is something special about it.
Only those who have a predestined relationship can follow the path of the "predecessors" and go to the place where the immortals played chess.
This matter is quite strange. No one can explain clearly what it means to be destined. But it is true that there are many people who have gone to Lanke Mountain but returned without success. In fact, there are also many people who have definitely gone to the place where the immortals play chess.
Over time, many people wanted to see whether it was true or not, and whether they were destined to do so, which led to an endless stream of visitors to Lanke Mountain, thus adding to its reputation.
When Xu Heng arrived at Langke Mountain, there were already three to five young men and women in the mountain.
They were traveling together, but they didn't seem to have found a destiny, and they were quite disappointed. They were about to leave, but when they saw Xu Heng coming alone, they suddenly stopped, wanting to see if he was destined again.
Unexpectedly, Xu Heng took a trip around, then took Yunfa away, and walked leisurely in the mountains. It seemed like he was strolling, even more stopped and stopped, and he didn't get tired of it for half an hour.
Seeing this situation, some of them became impatient and suggested not to stay any longer. Most of them responded, so they were really ready to leave. The leader released the magic weapon and everyone boarded it one by one. At this time, someone looked back. , but couldn't help but let out a sigh.
It turned out that he saw Xu Heng walking into the mist on the mountainside, but when he looked away, he saw the greenery in the mountains was hurried, there were no clouds and mist, and Xu Heng was nowhere to be seen.
Everyone couldn't help being surprised and rushed to the mountainside to look for traces. They wanted to imitate him and walk, but Xu Heng was unconscious.
As he walked into the mist, he already had a vague feeling in his heart. He moved forward based on his intuition. Not long after, he suddenly saw a stone wall with a narrow gap that could see the sky. Xu Heng saw that it could allow one person to move forward, so he didn't think much about it. , walked straight through, and the eyes suddenly opened up, and we arrived at a paradise.
This place seems to be surrounded by mountains, with stone walls in all directions, but they are covered by green branches and flowers. The middle seems sparse, with a patch of green grass growing there, except for a piece of green rock that is not covered with green.
Beside the blue rock, there was a woman sitting peacefully, seemingly fiddling with something. Xu Heng looked down and saw that there were forty-nine vertical and horizontal lines on the green rock, which were exactly the rules of the Xuanzhou chessboard, and it was covered with clouds. The woman was holding a white ball and placing it up.
It turned out that this woman was actually playing chess with him, but at this moment, she seemed to notice Xu Heng's gaze, and couldn't help but raise her head and look up.
Xu Heng found that this woman's appearance was very ordinary, even among the beautiful practitioners, she could be considered vulgar, but her eyes were very bright.
"I've met fellow Taoist." Xu Heng cupped his hands and said, "Are you bothering me?"
"No." The woman shook her head. Of course Xu Heng was just being polite. After all, this was not a private place, so there was no need to disturb her.
Xu Heng nodded, walked closer to Qingyan, and asked, "Excuse me, is this the end of Lanke, or is this a self-inflicted act by fellow Taoist?"
The so-called bad chess game is actually quite mysterious. There are not very few people who have a chance to come to Lanke Mountain, but some people say that it is empty and the chessboard is empty. Others are confident that they have seen the end game of Lanke in it and can even reproduce it. Coming out is quite a controversial matter.
Since Xu Heng came here, he naturally wanted to see the so-called 'Lanke endgame', but if it was ruined by the woman, he could only sigh secretly that he missed it.
"This is Lanke's endgame." The woman also knew what Xu Heng was thinking. After answering, she paused and said, "But Lanke's endgame is meaningless. If you want to see it, I will give you a game. There’s no difference.”
"Oh?" Xu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"Because the so-called Lanke Endgame is just left by the predecessors." The woman explained: "Today someone set up a chess game here, and someone will enter here the next day, and they will see the 'Lanke Endgame'."
"Some greedy people can't see any difference and want to take away the chess pieces before they are too late, so the 'Lan Ke Endgame' disappears again."
Xu Heng couldn't help but look strange, and asked: "Is that all?"
"That's all." The woman replied, "So whether you look at it or not, it doesn't make any sense."
Xu Heng didn't know whether the woman's words were true or false, but now there was nothing to pursue, so he just responded: "I've learned a lesson."
The woman nodded, turned her gaze back to the chessboard, seemed to think about it, and suddenly asked: "Do you want to talk about a game?"
Xu Heng was a little surprised, but he thought that it would be very elegant to meet Yi here, so he couldn't help but get interested and replied: "It's okay."
The woman didn't say much, so she put away the game, divided out a bunch of black chess pieces and handed them to Xu Heng, "Please."
Xu Heng was not polite. He picked up a piece with one hand and placed it on the chessboard.
Chess has a long history, and can even be traced back to ancient times. It has developed countless formulas, and there are reasons for them wherever they fall.
For those who are practicing, mental arithmetic can be infinitely varied, making moves more unfettered, and playing chess can be as natural as possible.
Therefore, neither of them thought much when they started to move. After a while, they had already made forty or fifty moves.
(End of chapter)