Chapter 1 Translating the Chess Game

Lu Changsheng said he would offer solving the chess game as a congratulatory gift.

Naturally, it attracted everyone's attention.

Even the Linglong Holy Ruler thought for a moment and directly said, "Then, Nephew Changsheng, why not go break the game now?"

The voice rang out, and Lu Changsheng was slightly stunned.

Aren't we going to eat first?

Go now?

Is it that urgent?

I'm not ready yet.

"Yes, yes, go now."

"Senior Brother Changsheng, go now, we will cheer you on."

"The Linglong Chess Game, which no one has been able to solve for hundreds of thousands of years, is it going to be broken today?"

"Senior Brother Changsheng, break the chess game first, then break me."

"Count me in!"

"Me too!"

Inside the main hall, the disciples spoke one after another, simply unrestrained.

Lu Changsheng coughed dryly and nodded, "Since that's the case, then Changsheng will go break the game first."

Since everyone had said so, how could Lu Changsheng have the nerve to sit here eating and drinking for free?

But to be honest, Lu Changsheng really didn't know how to play chess.

He was okay with Beast Chess, but he didn't know anything about Go.

Soon, everyone moved.

The Linglong Chess Game was located near the mountain gate of the Linglong Holy Land.

This chess game was open to everyone in the world to try and solve, and the Linglong Holy Ruler had also said that if anyone could solve the Linglong Chess Game, they could go to the Linglong Holy Land's treasury and take any three treasures.

In reality, the Linglong Chess Game did not hide any treasures of heaven and earth.

There was no such thing as obtaining supreme treasures by solving the chess game.

The Linglong Chess Game was rumored to be a chess game left by a peerless chess master, for the world to solve.

It was said that whoever could solve the Linglong Chess Game could ascend to immortality.

For this reason, people all over the world were obsessed with it, especially some cultivators with high realms, who appeared here in their later years, just to comprehend the chess game.

However, until their deaths, they had not comprehended the method to solve the Linglong Chess Game.

And so, for hundreds of thousands of years, no one in the world had found a solution. The Linglong Holy Ruler had secluded herself twice. Once when she was twenty years old, she cultivated the Linglong Great Dao and cultivated in the cave for three thousand years. The second time was under the Linglong Chess Game, silently comprehending it for three thousand years.

Therefore, the Linglong Chess Game had become the obsession in countless people's hearts, and it had also become the heart demon in countless people's hearts.

Of course, it had also become a unique landscape of the Linglong Holy Land.

Half an incense stick later.

Many people appeared at the Linglong Chess Game.

On weekdays, there were already many people who came to observe the Linglong Chess Game, and today was the Linglong Holy Ruler's birthday, so naturally, it was overcrowded.

However, with the appearance of Lu Changsheng, the crowd boiled.

"How can this person be so handsome?"

"Is he too beautiful?"

"Is he Lu Changsheng?"

"I didn't expect to be able to see such a legendary figure."

"Even the Linglong Holy Ruler has come? What are they going to do?"

"Isn't today the Linglong Holy Ruler's birthday? Why are they all here? Could it be that they are going to do it outdoors?"

The crowd discussed.

And Lu Changsheng also came to the Linglong Chess Game.

Not far away was a cliff.

The chessboard of the Linglong Chess Game was on the cliff.

Nineteen vertical and horizontal lines.

On the chessboard, black and white pieces filled the board.

And even if Lu Changsheng didn't understand Go, looking closely, he could understand that the white pieces clearly had an advantage.

Because... there were more white pieces.

"This is the Linglong Chess Game, Changsheng. Look at this chess game. The white pieces have formed a large dragon, and the black pieces want to form a black tiger, but they lack claws. Once the black tiger's claws are formed, the white dragon will surely die. However, the white dragon is suppressing the black dragon's claws. The ingenuity of this Linglong Chess Game lies in this."

"A glimmer of hope, as long as you seize that glimmer of hope, once the claws come out, who can compete with it! Changsheng, I have been troubled by this chess game for three thousand years, now I am counting on you."

The Linglong Holy Ruler said, explaining the mysteries of the Linglong Chess Game to Lu Changsheng.

And Lu Changsheng nodded and said, "I can see that the white pieces have the advantage, but the black pieces also have a glimmer of hope. Hmm, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! It really is wonderful."

Lu Changsheng, who didn't understand the chess game at all, could only forcefully say a few words of praise.

Just like when he used to watch old men play chess in the park, everyone said to observe the game silently, but Lu Changsheng always liked to say a few words, but he was liked by many old men.

Just because Lu Changsheng would say, "Wonderful!" every time he saw others playing chess.

The chess player would often be overjoyed, and when someone asked Lu Changsheng what was so wonderful, Lu Changsheng would reply, "Observe the game silently, can't say."

Not only did it make him seem like he was very good at playing chess, but the most important thing was that a bunch of old men were very happy.

However, Lu Changsheng turned his gaze to some people under the chess game.

These people, old and young, densely packed, numbering almost thousands, were sitting cross-legged under the cliff, staring at the Linglong Chess Game, without blinking their eyes, their minds completely immersed in this chess game.

No matter what happened outside, they would not be affected in any way.

"Changsheng, you must remember that if you can't solve it, then so be it. There is no need to force it. Don't truly sink into it, otherwise, you may waste your precious years. Back then, I sank into it for three thousand years, wasting my precious years in vain. If you really can't solve it, don't be too demanding of yourself."

The Linglong Holy Ruler said, reminding Lu Changsheng not to truly get trapped.

"This junior understands."

Lu Changsheng nodded.

However, he didn't think he would get trapped.

Because he didn't know how to play chess, how could he get trapped.

However, at this moment, a sorrowful voice rang out.

"Wrong! Wrong! Still wrong!"

The voice rang out, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

It was an old man, sitting under the Linglong Chess Game, his eyes filled with sorrow. Disregarding his age, he woke up from his meditation, and then burst into tears, extremely grief-stricken.

The people under the chess game did not pay any attention, still staring at the chess game with both eyes.

But the onlookers couldn't help but sigh.

"This is Zhou Daozi, a disciple of the Zhou family of the Dayan Dynasty. Five thousand years ago, he was a famous genius, known throughout the world for his Dayan Swordplay. He was originally the number one genius of the Dayan Dynasty, but unfortunately, when he was two hundred years old, he came under the Linglong Chess Game and sat for five thousand years. It's really a pity."

"Yes, Senior Zhou cultivated to the Distraction Realm in two hundred years. Five thousand years ago, he was very famous, even not weaker than the Linglong Holy Ruler. But unfortunately, his obsession was too deep. He made an oath not to cultivate immortality until he broke the Linglong Chess Game. Now, five thousand years have passed, and he still hasn't solved the Linglong Chess Game."

"His blood and energy have completely withered, and he doesn't have much lifespan left. He should have been dead hundreds of years ago, but he has stubbornly held on until now. Now that his limit is approaching, he still can't solve the chess game. It's really pitiful."

Voices rang out, filled with惋惜 (wan xi - regret).

However, under the chess game, the old man was extremely悲凉 (bei liang - sad and desolate), and his blood and energy had withered to the point of dying.

He stood up and left in a crazy manner, but after walking a few steps, he slowly fell to the ground, and finally looked at the Linglong Chess Game with a dying gaze, and then completely closed his eyes.

A lifetime of sorrow.

And all of this was taken into Lu Changsheng's eyes.

In an instant, Lu Changsheng's mood became a little heavy for no reason.