Chapter 1,720  Playing Chess Against the World

After Mr. Bai Qi left, Xiao Baitao walked into the room.

The father and daughter looked at each other, and no one spoke. The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward for a while. Even Xiao Mian didn't know what to say.

The next moment, the father and daughter said in unison.

"I'm sorry!" After saying the same apology, the two looked at each other and smiled at each other. Xiao Mian asked: "Taozi! Why are you apologizing?"

"It's all Taozi's fault for not knowing how to do things. She left Nanyuezhou without permission. Not only did she make my mother worry, but she also made you worry! Especially the brothers..."

"It's great that you can wake up like this! It's rare for you to come out. In just a few days, you have learned more than in the past decades!"

"Then what about you, Dad? Why did you apologize to Taozi?"

"..." Looking at Xiao Baitao, Xiao Mian was silent. Sigh: "If you are not my daughter Xiao Mian, if your surname is not Xiao, how can you have such an unexpected disaster?"

"If there is no father and mother, there will be no Taozi!" Looking at Xiao Mian, Xiao Baitao comforted him: "As Xiao Mian's daughter, Taozi may encounter many difficulties in the future, but as Xiao Mian's daughter, Taozi will also have a lot of happiness!"

"My Taozi has really grown up overnight..."

Waving to Xiao Baitao, Xiao Mian stretched out his hand and placed it on Xiao Baitao's wrist, carefully feeling her pulse, and after a long time, his eyebrows moved, a little suspicious.

"Dad? What's wrong?"

"I heard from your mom that your spiritual roots are a bit strange - but I didn't expect them to be so strange! What is this? Life and death spiritual roots?"

"This... Taozi doesn't know either!"

"Are you practicing "Nine Turns of Immortality" and "One Breath of Longevity"? "

"Yes! Thanks to Brother Nanxie and Senior Brothers Luohou and Ashin!"

"I already know about this! Although "Nine Turns of Immortality" and "One Breath of Longevity" are the two major secret techniques of Life and Death Valley, they are also considered to be excellent, but I always feel that they are not very compatible with your physique! Taozi! Try practicing!"

"Yes!"

In front of Xiao Mian, Xiao Baitao practiced two techniques.

First, "Nine Turns of Immortality", and then "One Breath of Longevity".

When practicing "Nine Turns of Immortality", the death energy becomes stronger; when practicing "One Breath of Longevity", the life energy becomes stronger.

But once the technique is changed, both the life energy and the death energy will be weakened.

It is like a cultivator with dual-attribute spiritual roots of water and fire, who is practicing two single-attribute exercises of water and fire at the same time. His progress is often not as fast as practicing one lineage alone.

First, it takes twice as long to practice both lines. Second, water and fire are incompatible. When water is strong, fire is weak, and when fire is strong, water is weak. When the two are combined, they often weaken each other.

If it is really a cultivator with dual-attribute spiritual roots of water and fire, he can also practice one lineage.

When a spiritual root of life and death like Xiao Baitao is practiced in one lineage, it will break the balance of life and death in the body and cause unexpected variables.

Unless Xiao Baitao can switch to a life and death practice...

After understanding Xiao Baitao's dilemma, Xiao Mian did not point it out, but just told Xiao Baitao to practice well and return to Nanyuezhou with the earth-level treasure ship and enter Wanzong City.

"Dad! Aren't you going back with Taozi?" Hearing Xiao Mian's implication, Xiao Baitao said kindly: "Dad! Mom was very sad during the years you were away; Mom was very happy after you came back. So Dad should spend more time with Mom!"

"..., yeah! I know! It's just that your uncle Guihai suffered a great disaster because of me. This time I opened Zulongju to save him. After I go to Xishuzhou, I will rush back to Wanzong City to accompany both your mother and Taozi!"

"Okay! Then it's settled! Taozi and mom are waiting for you in Wanzong City!"

"Yeah!"

Watching Xiao Baitao walk out of the room with a smile, Xiao Mian stood up.

After that, the earth-level treasure ship carried everyone out of Qin County and sailed into the Endless Ocean.

Seeing the earth-level treasure ship entering the territory of Nanyue, Xiao Mian turned around, released the Tianxing Dimagnetic Shuttle, and headed straight for Xishuzhou.

In Xishuzhou, Shichahai, Xiao Mian met the holy monk Kasyapa.

The two did not say much, and the holy monk Jiaye led Xiao Mian to see Gui Hai.

At this time, Gui Hai was in a deep sleep, passively resisting the erosion of the ghost energy of the underworld with the Buddhist turtle breathing method, trying to extend the remaining life span.

Without further ado, Xiao Mian wanted to start treating Gui Hai.

"May I ask the holy monk: Do you have a container?"

"Of course I have a container!" As he spoke, the holy monk Jiaye threw out a glass bottle. Xiao Mian shook his head and continued to ask: "Do you have a bigger one?"

"Bigger? Yes!" The holy monk Jiaye took out a copper bowl.

"Is there a bigger one?"

"Yes!" The holy monk Jiaye took out a bucket.

"Is there a bigger one?"

"..." Looking at the serious Xiao Mian with a smile, the holy monk Jiaye asked calmly: "You kid! Don't you want a bathtub?"

"Is there a bathtub? It would be best if there is a bathtub!"

"Yes!" Without making a sound, the holy monk Jiaye really took out a bathtub.

Seeing this, Xiao Mian didn't care. He stretched out his hand and placed it on the edge of the bathtub. A stream of blood gushed out from the bottom of Xiao Mian's sleeve and fell into the bathtub, splashing a ball of blood.

True dragon spirit blood!

The true dragon spirit blood that was snatched from the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon had been stored in the immortal stone space by Xiao Mian. Now, it was poured out all at once.

Besides, the bathtub that the holy monk Jiaye took out seemed to be the size of a bathtub, but in fact, it contained the universe - the product of the holy monk, how could it be an ordinary product?

This bathtub is enough to fill the infinite sea water of the Ten Chasma Sea!

Xiao Mian's sleeves were bleeding, and gradually filled half of the bathtub.

When the holy monk Kashyapa saw this, his expression remained calm, but his heart was filled with turmoil: This boy is so generous. He can't kill the ice and fire dragon and bleed it, can he?

Others only thought that the Ice and Fire Demonic Dragon was the tyrant of the Ancestral Dragons, but Saint Monk Kasyapa knew the origin of the Ice and Fire Demonic Dragon. He was a dragon giant as famous as Long Mu!

If you look at the spiritual world, even Buddha would not dare to underestimate this ancestor of all dragons!

call……

This donor Xiao is indeed becoming more and more opaque...

Just when Saint Monk Kasyapa thought this, Xiao Mian stopped bleeding, picked up Gui Hai, and sank him into the bathtub. The real dragon's spiritual blood overflowed and just submerged Gui Hai.

"I dare to ask the holy monk: What should I do next?"

"Too much blood!"

"What?"

"Although the true dragon spiritual blood is good, Guihai's foundation is not true dragon blood. He rashly absorbs so much true dragon spiritual blood - and it is the blood of the ancestral dragon. It is too much! Just put away half of the true dragon spiritual blood. You can use it yourself!”

"Thank you, Holy Monk, for informing me!" As he spoke, Xiao Mian collected half of the true dragon's spiritual blood, then took the bucket that Holy Monk Kasyapa had thrown aside, filled it up, and then said to Holy Monk Kasyapa: "This The blood of the true dragon spirit should be suitable for body training. The boy has been shameless before and has offended many times, so he uses this to honor Buddhism!"

"Amitabha! Donor Xiao! Sure enough, he is becoming more and more discerning!"

"The holy monk said this - is there a Bodhi tree?"

"What?"

"Real dragon spiritual blood, exchange for Bodhi wood!"

"..., you kid, you are really evil! You will never change your nature!" Even so, Saint Monk Kasyapa disappeared. When he reappeared, he threw a piece of Bodhi wood to Xiao Mian, and then he accepted the real dragon. Haosheng said: "This true dragon spirit blood is good, but it's a pity that the grade is too high and cannot be tolerated by ordinary people!"

"What? Can't ordinary people take it?"

"How can it be so simple? True dragon spiritual blood can be said to be the most powerful bloodline among all creatures in the world. For ordinary people to swallow it rashly will be harmful and useless!"

"..."

When Xiao Mian heard this, he remained silent.

The blood of the true dragon that Xiao Mian collected from the body of the Ice and Fire Demonic Dragon was more than the Holy Monk Kasyapa had expected. The blood that had previously filled the bathtub was only half of it.

Xiao Mian originally thought that since the true dragon's spiritual blood could help Guihai prolong his life, it was expected that it could also help Hemerocallis live longer.

Now it seems that it’s a bit overwhelming...

Hemerocallis does not have the blood of a true dragon, and its basic qualifications are not very good.

The true dragon spirit blood may be powerless!

Thinking of this, Xiao Mian turned to the holy monk Kasyapa and asked: "Holy monk! If you are an ordinary person and want to prolong your life, are there any other methods?"

"Almsgiver Xiao! Now you can think of any method that the young monk can think of; you can even think of the methods that the young monk can't think of!" Facing Xiao Mian, Holy Monk Kasyapa said in a good voice: "What is destiny? Destined, that is, destiny. It’s cause and effect!”

These words left Xiao Mian speechless.

Immortality water, purple-striped flat peach, true dragon spirit blood, Xiao Mian has all the methods he can think of. The true dragon spirit blood is not suitable for Hemerocallis fulva. The purple-stripe peach has been eaten by Xiao Mian and Hemerocallis fulva. The longevity water and Hemerocallis fulva have been eaten. Used it, no longer effective.

Other lower-level life-extending elixirs are useless to Hemerocallis fulva.

Could it be that it was really life?

Xiao Mian suppressed the confusion in his heart and observed the situation in Guihai.

At this time, Gui Hai was sitting cross-legged in the bathtub. The real dragon spirit blood around him began to bubble continuously, as if boiling or rolling...

Gradually, a layer of frost formed on the surface of the blood, gradually freezing.

"This..., Holy Monk! Isn't he okay?" Seeing Guihai sometimes trembling and sometimes in pain, Xiao Mian looked at Holy Monk Kassapa, who also had a solemn look on his face and said in a good voice: "There is nothing we can do about this! The ice and fire demon dragon is a demon of ice and fire, and its true dragon spirit blood has its own ice and fire spiritual power, which should not be underestimated! Originally, if one could obtain the blood of Long Mu, with the power of the black dragon, it would actually enhance the power of the returning Mo Pan dragon. . Now... I can only rely on Gui Hai to resist..."

"Long Mu? That's right! Long Mu is a black dragon!"

With a thought, Xiao Mian opened his hand and revealed half a dark bead.

On that day, Long Mu and Immortal Jin Hong had a shocking battle at the top of Tiandu City. At the last moment, Tianshou was limited and his life was cut off. Before his death, Long Mu entered the Immortal Stone Space, divided the body of a true dragon, and assimilated into the Immortal Stone Space. Only this Half of the damaged black dragon ball was preserved and has been lost in the immortal stone space.

After hearing the unintentional words of the holy monk Kasyapa today, Xiao Mian finally remembered this matter.

When the holy monk Kasyapa saw this, he put his hands together and said - Amitabha!

The next moment, with the promise of Holy Monk Kasyapa, Xiao Mian threw the half-broken black dragon ball over Guihai's head, emitting a gleaming black light and covering Xiang Guihai.

Wherever the heavy black light passed, Gui Hai calmed down and opened his eyes.

"Huh... I had a good sleep this time... Brother! You saved me again!"

"Brother! It's me this time..."

"If you are still my brother, don't say anything! Otherwise, you will be laughed at by this little bald donkey! Brother! In this life, you and I are indistinguishable from each other!"

"..., okay! Brother! I won't say anything!"

"Happy! I'm so happy today, it's time to realize it!"

As he spoke, Guihai opened his mouth, and a stream of true dragon spirit blood rose up, turned into a blood arrow, and poured into Guihai's mouth.

After a long time, Guihai closed his mouth and began to refine the true dragon's spiritual blood.

With the help of the Black Dragon Ball, Guihai blocked the ice and fire spiritual power contained in the spiritual blood of the Ice and Fire Demonic Dragon. All it took was a lot of hard work.

Once Guihai refines all the true dragon spiritual blood coefficients in the bathtub, and then refines the black dragon ball, it will be a blessing in disguise, and he can go one step further.

At this point, Xiao Mian was really relieved.

Leaving Guihai to study alone, Xiao Mian and the holy monk Kasyapa left the quiet room.

In a side room, two people were sitting opposite each other.

"Xishu Prefecture, how is the situation?"

"Ten Cloud Desert has been restored. Many ghost cultivators in Western Shu State have all retreated to the Netherworld Ghost Realm. Speaking of which, I have to thank Donor Xiao for his help!"

"What the holy monk said, you plan the strategy and win the battle for thousands of years!"

"Hmph! According to the plan of the young monk and Benefactor Xu, Buddhism will be restored after a hundred years, so as to leave enough time for ghosts to develop the next generation. But you interfered and the plan had to be advanced ahead of schedule! But compared to advancing ahead of schedule, Donor Xu, who has entered the fifth stage, what does the little monk mean? Donor Xiao, don’t you think so?”

"Holy Monk! You and Senior Xu are playing the game of chess in Western Shuzhou, and I am playing the game of chess in the world - if you have offended me in any way, please forgive me, Holy Monk!"

"I have roughly guessed your plan. Don't worry! I can't guarantee it in other places. Only in Xishu Prefecture, it will be as you wish!"

"In this way, Xiao Mian thanks the holy monk on behalf of the world!"

"But the young monk is very curious: Who are you playing in this game of chess with in the world?"

"……,Myself!"

"The world is so big, among all the living beings, there is no one who can be your rival?"

"The world is so big, among all the living beings, no one can be my rival!"

Their eyes met, Xiao Mian neither avoided nor gave way, neither arrogant nor humble.

"Huh..., can you tell me: Which stage are you at now?"

"It's just a layout!"

"When is the mid-game?"

"It can be as long as a hundred years, or as short as a period of time!"

"Then the finale?"

"Finish it? No rush!"

"How long do you plan to play this game of chess?"

"It depends on how long I can live..."

"..., don't underestimate Du Tianfeng! The chess game has begun. Thanks to your plan, the old guys fell one by one. Although the little guys are easy to control, their vision is too short-sighted and they are too knowledgeable. Qian, you have to be careful! There is also Dutianfeng-Sanqingguan, you must be fully prepared!"

"In my game of chess, Dutian Peak is nothing, and Sanqing Temple is nothing more than that. The most difficult level is myself!"

"He who fights with the devil should be careful not to become a devil!"

"Xiao Mian is taught!"

After bowing, Xiao Mian stood up and wanted to say goodbye.

The holy monk Kasyapa sent Xiao Mian out of the small temple and talked to himself.

"Amitabha! Although God has the virtue of promoting life, Buddha and ghost are not mutually exclusive. Subduing demons and eliminating demons is to do good deeds and accumulate merit. Therefore, the young monk will conquer the ghost realm!"

"In this way, the holy monk is pre-consecrated - a victory!"

"The young monk wishes Almsgiver Xiao that he will be the winner of half the world!"

"With the auspicious words of the holy monk, farewell!"

Xiao Mian nodded to the holy monk Kasyapa and left.

It is imperative for Buddhism to attack the Netherworld and Ghost Realm. Otherwise, the Netherworld and Ghost Realm will be peaceful and peaceful. How can Ashin gain the upper hand without any bloodshed?

From this point of view, Holy Monk Kasyapa did see the clues of Xiao Mian's plan.

In Western Shu Prefecture, the holy monk Kasyapa is in charge of Buddhism, and Ashin is in charge of the ghost path. At least in the layout stage, there will not be too much fluctuation.

The only thing to worry about is Soochow!

After leaving Shichahai, Xiao Mian returned directly to the secret realm of Xuanwei Cave.

Tan Daoji died and was buried next to the ancient well in the secret territory of Xuanwei Cave. Xuanwei Zhenling built a loft next to the ancient well to keep him company.

There are sixty people from Xuanwei Jiazi Camp guarding Xuanwei Camp.

Xiao Mian made a tour and came to worship in front of Tan Daoji's tomb.

"Master Tan! I'm back! I'm busy with things and can't come to worship you. Please don't blame me, Master Tan! The game of chess you taught me has finally begun..."

Right in front of Tan Daoji's tomb, Xiao Mian laid out the general trend of the world today.

Previously, whenever Xiao Mian had questions, Tan Daoji would always answer them.

Now, Xiao Mian was asking questions alone, and Tan Daoji's grave was completely silent.

There is one less person who can be my teacher!

Taking out a jar of spiritual wine, Xiao Mian opened the jar lid and drank in a gulp.

After drinking halfway, Xiao Mian spilled half of the jar of spiritual wine in front of Tan Daoji's tomb.

The wine is gone and the altar is broken!

"Master Tan! Goodbye!"

When he came to Xuanwei Cave, looking at the Xuanwei Cave students who were like benchmarks, Xiao Mian took out the Jiazi Tiger Talisman and shined it in the air.

"My subordinate Jiazi has led the Xuanwei camp with sixty people to pay homage to the young master!"

"Xuanwei Jiazi Camp listens to the order: From today on, leave Xuanwei Cave and enter Nanyue Prefecture - I want you to enter the world and test your strength!"

"yes!"

Xiao Mian gave an order, and the sixty Yuanying Ancestors from the Xuanwei Jiazi Camp teleported out of the Xuanwei Cave and went to all directions in Nanyue Prefecture.

From then on, they will be engaged in all walks of life under the control of Xiao Mian alone.

The shadow of Xuanwei Jiaziying will appear in all the major forces and industries in South Vietnam. They are Xiao Mian's tentacles.

Xuanwei Jiaziying, who was famous in South Vietnam and even the world in later generations, left the army and entered the world!

In the huge secret realm of Xuanwei Cave, only Xuanwei Formation Spirit is left...

"Boy! Are you leaving too? The old man is the only one left again!"

"Don't worry, Senior Xuanwei! I will select a new batch of Xuanwei students to accompany you as soon as possible! By then, I hope you will be willing to give me your advice!"

"Really? You kid didn't lie to me?"

"Xuanwei students are the backbone of my Nanyue, and there should not be only this batch. I want to gather the best talents from all walks of life in this Xuanwei Cave Secret Realm, gather the talents from Nanyue and even the world here, and build Xuanwei Academy, where only talents are promoted!"

"Okay! Okay! Go quickly! The old man is waiting for you here!"

Watching Xiao Mian leave Xuanwei Cave, the Xuanwei array spirit came to the tomb of Tan Daoji.

"Old Tan! Xuanwei Cave is going to be lively again! It's a pity that you can't see it..." Sitting in front of Tan Daoji's grave, the Xuanwei array spirit said to himself: "Old Tan! You once told me: This kid will turn this world upside down! Although I have never been out, but from the words of those Xuanwei Jiazi Camp, the world outside has been turned upside down by him! You have taught a good apprentice!"

Tan Daoji, regarded Xiao Mian as his master, and taught him everything he had learned in his life.

Xiao Mian, regarded Tan Daoji as his teacher, and asked him whenever he had an undecided matter.

Although the two did not have the title of master and apprentice, they were in fact master and apprentice.