Chapter 1172: Chapter 1051: Rewards and Expectations
“Kid, don’t be silly and refuse! He is like an iron rooster, never giving away even a feather. It’s rare to have such an opportunity. No matter what he gives you, accept it. It won’t be bad.”
After Wu Xinhai finished speaking, he added with concern.
He knew Ye Fan was polite and didn’t easily accept things from others. But this ti was different. Whatever Elder Wang Qingshan was offering as a gift couldn’t be shabby. If Ye Fan turned it down and Elder Wang took it back, it would be hard to get it from him again.
“Don’t worry, Master, I know what to do.”
Ye Fan chuckled silently, not expecting his master to urge him to ask for Elder Wang Qingshan’s treasures.
Actually, there was no need for him to say it. Ye Fan wasn’t a stubborn fool; if there was a spiritual artifact he could use, he wouldn’t foolishly refuse it.
“That’s good. Go on then. I’ll wait for you here; I won’t follow to avoid Elder Wang speaking ill of .”
Though Wu Xinhai was a recluse, he wasn’t daft. He knew if he was present, Wang Qingshan might not offer anything good due to his stingy nature. But if he wasn’t there, Wang Qingshan might feel embarrassed to deceive Ye Fan.
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Xuanqing Summit is one of the five main peaks of the Xuanwu Sect, a significant place. Besides the elders and the supre elders, no disciple is qualified to own a main peak as a place for secluded cultivation.
Spirit Turtle Island is centrally located in the entire Xuanwu Sect, making it convenient to reach any main peak. Ye Fan saved a lot of ti by flying directly.
Monts later, Ye Fan arrived at Xuanqing Summit and headed towards the place where Elder Wang Qingshan was in seclusion.
Unlike other places where seclusion happens in caves, the five main peaks have buildings on top. These buildings are simple, almost blending with nature.
Elder Wang Qingshan was in seclusion in a stone hut, made entirely of stone, without any wooden items. Even the tables and benches in the courtyard were made of stone.
When Ye Fan reached the courtyard, there were already two people there.
Ye Fan knew both of them. One was the master of Xuanqing Summit, Wang Qingshan, and the other was Sect Leader Tong Tianhao.
When Ye Fan appeared in the courtyard, the two were engrossed in a ga of chess at a stone table.
Seeing the chessboard between them, Ye Fan was stunned to find it was Go, the oldest board ga from Huaxia on Earth.
“What kind of connection does the Xuan Realm have with Earth?”
“Could it be that Earth people ca to this world in ancient tis? Otherwise, how did Go spread here?”
Although internally astonished, Ye Fan hid it well without showing any flaws. Instead, he stood by and observed the ga closely.
Regarding Go, Ye Fan wasn’t at the level of a grandmaster but had so exposure. It wasn’t easy for regular players to defeat him.
He owed this to Chu Xuanji!
In his younger years, Chu Xuanji’s broad interests were astonishingly vast. There was almost nothing he hadn’t explored.
When Ye Fan was very young, Chu Xuanji studied Go and even had Ye Fan as his practice partner.
During his learning phase, Ye Fan lost more than he won. After mastering it, Chu Xuanji never won again, getting so angry he spat his beard, slamd pieces, and swore never to play with Ye Fan again, as it hurt his self-esteem too much.
All of this was because Go highly values innate talent and perception. There’s a saying in the Go world: “If you haven’t beco a national player by twenty, you’re forever hopeless.”
After watching for a while, Ye Fan noticed Elder Wang Qingshan was not in a favorable position. Despite setting up a long snake formation, he was almost immobilized by Tong Tianhao’s black pieces. Without redy, it was only a matter of ti before his big dragon was cut off, and not even an immortal could help then.
Not having played Go for a long ti, Ye Fan felt an itch and couldn’t help pointing out a position for Wang Qingshan.
With a move placed, it seed a glimr of hope appeared. Following this line of thought, the long snake formation could be revitalized.
At that point, it might even be possible to counterattack the opponent’s big dragon.
“Wonderful, wonderful, simply wonderful!”
Wang Qingshan was also a Go expert and imdiately saw the key in Ye Fan’s pointed move, giving a round of praise.
Now it was Tong Tianhao’s turn to frown. He scratched his head for a long ti before cautiously placing a piece. Wang Qingshan quickly followed Ye Fan’s idea, pressing forward move by move.
After more than a dozen moves, Wang Qingshan’s long snake formation finally took effect, trapping Tong Tianhao’s big dragon completely.
With this capturing move, Tong Tianhao had almost no chance to turn the tables, leaving him no choice but to admit defeat by resigning.
“Kid, are you deliberately ssing with ? Don’t you know that a real gentleman never comnts on a ga?”
Tong Tianhao was exceptionally unhappy about losing. If Ye Fan hadn’t co, Wang Qingshan definitely wouldn’t have been his match. He was about to win, but Ye Fan’s intervention led to a heavy loss, making him extrely reluctant.
“That’s not entirely true. While a real gentleman never comnts on a ga, there’s also a saying that not rescuing soone in danger is unsportsmanlike! Ye Fan did right, and I admire that.”
Wang Qingshan was in an exceptionally good mood. His Go skill was almost on par with Tong Tianhao’s, but slightly weaker. He usually lost more than he won against Tong Tianhao, and a win would make him happy for days.
This ti, he was about to lose, but unexpectedly, under Ye Fan’s guidance, he turned the tables and won, making him especially delighted.
Therefore, hearing Tong Tianhao bla Ye Fan, he imdiately spoke up in defense, always standing up for Ye Fan.
“Hmph!”
Tong Tianhao snorted softly, tidied up the chess ga, and said, “Speak your mind; we’ll play another ga later. I don’t believe you can beat again.”
Wang Qingshan felt particularly invigorated, stood up and stretched a bit, and said to Ye Fan, “Xiao Fan, you saved my life and are the disciple with the most potential in our sect. Before you go to the competition, I want to give you a few small gifts.”
While speaking, Wang Qingshan took out a spiritual dicine with a four hundred-year herb age and a pair of fist gloves from his sleeve, and handed them to Ye Fan solemnly.
The spiritual dicine emitted a faint dicinal fragrance, indicating it was extraordinary, as a spiritual dicine becos a treasure dicine after five hundred years. This one was only a step away from being a treasure dicine.
Especially these fist gloves, which surprisingly carried the power of thunder, extrely rare, and highly compatible with Ye Fan’s Domineering Fist.
“Xiao Fan, quickly thank Elder Wang. This spiritual dicine is part of his collection, extrely rare, already having the nature of a treasure dicine, containing vast plant essence.”
Tong Tianhao explained to Ye Fan on the side, “These gloves are called Thunder Fist set, a top-grade spiritual artifact of the Holy Embryo Realm. They can fully unleash your combat power, perfect for soone like you who has grasped the power of thunder.”
“Elder Wang went to Tianyuan City’s auction specially just to get this top-grade spiritual artifact, spending a lot of resources to acquire it.”
“Thank you, Elder Wang, for your generous gift!”
Ye Fan was deeply moved and quickly expressed his gratitude.
He was well aware of how useful the Thunder Fist set would be for him!
His cultivated Domineering Fist, once fused with thunder power, greatly increased in strength, but lacked a suitable spiritual artifact; the original Black Iron Fist set was already rendered useless, the Thunder Fist set was a tily rescue.
“Ye Fan, Elder Shen will lead you five to Tianyuan City for the competition. Go prepare, gather outside the mountain gate tomorrow.”
Sect Leader Tong Tianhao gestured for Ye Fan to leave as he prepared to play another round with Wang Qingshan, determined to reclaim his loss.
Hm?
Ye Fan was puzzled; Elder Wang Qingshan was the most suitable candidate to lead the team, why was Elder Shen Xin taking charge?
Soon after, Ye Fan understood, Elder Wang was definitely preparing for a full-scale breakthrough into the Divine Power Realm, hence Elder Shen taking the lead.
“Elder Wang, Sect Leader, I’ll head back now!” Ye Fan slightly bowed and retreated.
“Wait, don’t leave yet.”
Just as Ye Fan was about to fly up into the air, Elder Wang suddenly called out.
“Elder Wang, do you have further instructions?”
“Join Sect Leader for a ga, I want to see your chess skills!”
Wang Qingshan knew his chess skills were slightly inferior to Tong Tianhao’s, possibly unable to win, so he wanted Ye Fan’s help, not giving Tong a chance to turn the tables.
“This…”
Ye Fan felt troubled; playing chess with the Sect Leader, needing to win, he wasn’t an Elder like Wang Qingshan. Though supported by Wang now, what about later?
“Don’t listen to him, Xiao Fan, you can leave, no need to stay here. Seeing you makes angry!”
Sect Leader Tong Tianhao dared not play chess with Ye Fan, winning would be unfair and bullying, losing would be disgraceful.
“Uh…”
Ye Fan chuckled wryly, stuck in the middle was truly awkward!
Wang Qingshan seeing Ye Fan’s plight, reluctantly waved him to leave.
After Ye Fan left, Tong Tianhao turned to Wang Qingshan, saying, “Elder Wang, how do you view this boy?”
“His temperant, talent, potential, comprehension are impeccable, truly a rare genius. I faintly sense his strength has dramatically improved; hope he shines at the Genius Tournant and brings glory to Xuanwu Sect!”
Wang Qingshan, a strong expert at the Half-step God realm, had discerning insight; the changes in Ye Fan didn’t escape him.
“I also hope he will shine brightly at the Genius Tournant!”
Tong Tianhao gazed toward Ye Fan’s retreating direction, his eyes full of anticipation!
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