Chess Games - 335

After speaking, the man focused on Zhou Fan's face. 

"How long ago were you born? Even though it's been more than five hundred thousand years since I left, I had kept note of all those with the potential to possibly reach our realm. You weren't one of them." He said.

"Would you claim to know everything that happens in this galaxy?" Zhou Fan asked.

"Of course not, I was just curious since you are from earth and there shouldn't have been anyone hidden there." The man shrugged Zhou Fan's question off.

"I've been alive a lot longer than you, that I can say." Zhou Fan said.

"When the universe first changed, only 14 lesser dao creation realm cultivators broke through. If you claim to be one of them, I would know you. If you were to become one after them but before me, I would still know." The man said.

He didn't seem aggressive, but genuinely curious.

"If I said I broke through before any of the other 14, would you believe me?" Zhou Fan asked.

"No." The man answered with a smile.

"Then I can't help you." Zhou Fan said.

"Whatever. It doesn't matter that much. Just one question, do you want to kill me?" The man asked.

"No." Zhou Fan responded.

"Then I'm sure we can get along. Do you want to play?" The man asked as he pointed at the chess board.

"Sure. If I win, would you mind answering some questions?" Zhou Fan asked.

"That seems reasonable. However, that means if I win you have to honestly answer one of my questions."

"Sure." Zhou Fan agreed.

The woman to the side waved her hand and her green chess pieces made of jade Qi dispersed.

The man waved his hand and his white pieces made of sound Qi dispersed. They then reappeared back at their starting positions.

Zhou Fan waved his hand and chess pieces made of metal Qi appeared on the board.

The man made the first move as he spoke.

"So is Metal Qi your main affinity?" He asked.

"No, but I like it more than many others." Zhou Fan responded as he moved a piece.

"Is it at least one of your affinities?" The man asked. "Sorry if I'm being nosy."

"I don't mind. You could say that I have an affinity towards metal Qi." Zhou Fan responded.

"That sounded ambiguous, but I'll ignore it." The man laughed.

The game continued on, but the man in white soon realized that he was completely losing. 

With an open mouth, he asked Zhou Fan a question. "Do you play chess a lot?"

"Not really." Zhou Fan responded.

Before long, the man in white had completely lost. It had to be noted that the chess they played was completely different from mortal chess.

The board was a hundred squares by a hundred and there were many different pieces compared to normal chess. This changed the possibilities and made it much harder to calculate.

"I accept my loss. Ask away." The man said in dismay.

"Alright. Do you know of Ying Xiong?" Zhou Fan asked.

The man looked at him as if he was stupid.

"Of course I have. He is the strongest cultivator without a doubt. Not too long ago he even defeated Jack in three moves." The man said.

"Can you tell me where he is?" Zhou Fan asked.

The man was about to respond, but the woman off to the side spoke up.

"I'll tell you, but you have to beat me in chess." She said.

Zhou Fan nodded and the board reset. The woman in green did not believe it when Zhou Fan beat the man in white.

It had to be known that their last game had lasted 5 days, and was still going on when Zhou Fan interrupted.

Then, in just a few hours, Zhou Fan had completely defeated the man.

She simply did not believe that he had lost so easily.

In around the same time as the last man, she lost miserably. It was not her fault, Zhou Fan's mind was simply on a completely different level.

"If nothing has changed, then Ying Xiong should be at the buddhist temple on earth." She answered while still in shock.

"Alright then. I'll get out of your hair." Zhou Fan said as he flew away.

The man spoke as Zhou Fan flew away.

"Wait a moment. I'm known as the sound immortal Bai. She is the Jade immortal Chen. Can I ask for your title?" The man yelled.

"Calling yourself immortal is quite arrogant. I am the first cultivator, Zhou Fan." Zhou Fan said as he left.

Soon, Zhou Fan appeared in front of a familiar planet that had grown in size. Compared to the Zhou world, it was only half the size, but it was still huge.

As he floated above the planet, Zhou Fan could see a beam of light below. The beam was made of Buddhist Qi.

Assuming that the beam led to where he wanted to go, Zhou Fan flew down to earth.

In the center of a large plain even bigger than the original earth's size was a large temple. It was a fourth of earth's original size. Surrounding the temple was a makeshift city, but there were no permanent buildings. Instead, there were only tents, teepees, and such. 

Zhou Fan walked through the makeshift city and towards the entrance of the Buddhist temple. All around him were buddhists.

Half of the people he saw were meditating. Soon, Zhou Fan's feet touched stone. 

He walked on the busy platform that led to the entrance of the Buddhist temple. As he walked up the stairs, less and less people were around him.

Soon, he alone stood in front of a giant door with two guards. 

"Halt. Do you have permission to enter?" The guard asked. Despite being a door guard, he had a cultivation of the 1st level of the space shattering realm.

"I should." Zhou Fan answered, although he did not know how he could prove it.

Without words, the guards moved their spears and stopped blocking the way. Zhou Fan assumed that not a single person would dare lie to enter as they would suffer a terrible fate.

Zhou Fan walked forward and pushed the doors open with his Qi before entering.