Eternal Sacred King

2566 Ling Long Zugzwangs

Su Zimo left the Divine Firmament Hall with Chess Immortal Jun Yu and headed towards the resting place of Mountain Sea Immortal Sect.

Painting Immortal Mo Qing and Book Immortal Yun Zhu followed behind as well.

Many cultivators dropped their jaws in shock when they saw that!

Nobody knew the exact details and their imaginations were naturally running wild.

At that moment, Su Zimo did not know that the gossip between him and the three fairies would spread through the Nine Firmament Immortal Domain in less than three days!

Furthermore, the commotion and impact caused by this matter far surpassed the Divine Firmament Immortal Meet!

Before long, Su Zimo followed Jun Yu to a quiet residence.

After passing through a fake mountain and flowing water, Su Zimo and Jun Yu entered a room in a courtyard surrounded by greenery before closing the door.

Yun Zhu and Mo Qing followed them all the way to the residence.

When Su Zimo and Jun Yu entered the room, Mo Qing gradually stopped in her tracks. She stood in the courtyard and admired the flowers and plants around her, as though she had no intention of continuing into the room.

“Sister Mo Qing, why aren’t you continuing?”

Yun Zhu blinked and asked.

Mo Qing was surprised and asked, “Where to?”

Yun Zhu pointed to a room not far away and whispered, “Sister, aren’t you curious what the two of them are doing inside?”

“No?”

Mo Qing shook her head gently. “The door is tightly shut so it must be something important. Let’s not disturb them.”

“Furthermore, guarding here is enough to ensure Junior Brother Su’s safety. There’s no need for us to enter.”

Yun Zhu stomped her feet gently and looked at the innocent Mo Qing exasperatedly, feeling both angry and amused.

There were probably not many things in this world that could interest this Sister Mo Qing of hers.

Although Yun Zhu was curious, Mo Qing was ambivalent.

When Mo Qing saw that Yun Zhu seemed to be troubled, she frowned and thought for a moment, as though she understood something.

“Sister, are you worried that Junior Brother Su will be in danger inside?”

Mo Qing smiled. “Don’t worry, given Fellow Daoist Jun Yu’s behavior earlier on, she shouldn’t be here to harm Junior Brother Su.”

“Erm…”

Yun Zhu was speechless.

Naturally, she could not voice her thoughts and could only stammer and stand outside with Mo Qing.

…

In the room.

The moment the door closed, Su Zimo could clearly sense that the entire room seemed to be shrouded by an invisible force that could block all senses and detection from the outside world.

It was as though he had entered Jun Yu’s chess game and could only be manipulated by the other party.

“Fellow Daoist Jun Yu, thank you for standing up for me earlier.”

Su Zimo bowed slightly to Jun Yu and cupped his fists in thanks.

“Have a seat.”

Jun Yu did not reply. Instead, she pointed to a cushion on the ground and invited Su Zimo to take a seat before kneeling on the opposite cushion.

Su Zimo hesitated for a moment before arriving opposite Jun Yu.

The two of them faced one another and were less than two arms apart.

The moment Su Zimo sat down, Jun Yu spoke, “You don’t have to thank me for today’s matter. Instead, I should apologize to you…”

Jun Yu saved his life and she even wanted to apologize to him?

Su Zimo was dumbfounded and almost bounced up from the cushion.

He looked into Jun Yu’s eyes carefully and after ensuring that the other party was not joking, he laughed bitterly and asked, “Fellow Daoist Jun Yu, well… how should I begin. I don’t think we knew one another previously, right?”

“Indeed, we don’t.”

Jun Yu replied, “The reason why I’m here is because I was entrusted to do so.”

“Is it Immortal Queen Ling Long of the Green Firmament Immortal Domain?”

Su Zimo probed.

“Yes.”

Jun Yu nodded.

Earlier on, when Jun Yu released the Nine Palace Subtle Steps, Su Zimo had already guessed that possibility.

Now that Jun Yu admitted it personally, he was certain.

Fairy Ling Long had spent a lot of time with the Human Monarch and should know about the existence of the Martial Dao Prime Body. Naturally, she could guess that Desolate Martial who killed everyone in the Jade Firmament Immortal Domain was his Martial Dao True Body!

That was the reason why Fairy Ling Long entrusted Chess Immortal Yu who was in the Divine Firmament Immortal Domain to come and save him.

However, Su Zimo did not know what the relationship between Fairy Ling Long and Chess Immortal Jun Yu was or how they knew one another.

Jun Yu pondered for a moment. “I’ve known Immortal Queen Ling Long for a long time. Initially, I was the one who headed to the Green Firmament Immortal Domain to challenge Lin Lei. That was how I got to know Immortal Queen Ling Long.”

“Later on, I heard that Immortal Queen Ling Long was also good at chess, so I stayed in the Green Firmament Immortal Domain and sparred with her.”

At that point, Jun Yu paused.

Su Zimo lamented internally, “It’s said that Chess Immortal Jun Yu loves to fight and is obsessed with chess. Indeed, the reason why she got to know Lin Lei and Fairy Ling Long was because she went to challenge them and sparred in chess.”

Jun Yu continued, “I’m obsessed with chess. Before I met Immortal Queen Ling Long, I had never lost either.”

Su Zimo raised his brow slightly.

In other words, Chess Immortal Jun Yu could not compare to Fairy Ling Long in terms of chess!

Chess had nothing to do with the cultivation realms of both parties—it was entirely based on one’s understanding of chess, comprehension and ability to control the entire situation.

Therefore, Fairy Ling Long’s victory over Jun Yu was not considered bullying.

“What was the score between you and Immortal Queen Ling Long?”

Su Zimo asked.

Jun Yu replied, “I never won.”

Su Zimo: “…”

Jun Yu said, “In terms of understanding and comprehension of chess, I’m similar to Immortal Queen Ling Long. However, in chess, Immortal Queen Ling Long’s judgment and control of the situation are far superior to mine.”

When he heard that, Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat and a look of realization flashed through his eyes.

Fairy Ling Long’s Dharmic Dao was indeed extremely useful in chess and she could seize the initiative in every aspect!

“To me, Immortal Queen Ling Long is like a teacher and a friend.”

Jun Yu sighed gently. “Initially, I wished to acknowledge her as my master. However, she did not take me in because she was worried that I would be implicated due to the internal and external troubles of the Battle Kingdom.”

“However, I benefited immensely every time I played against Immortal Queen Ling Long.”

“A thousand years ago, Immortal Queen Ling Long suddenly called me over and entrusted me with something. She wanted me to help take care of you if you encounter any danger in the Divine Firmament Immortal Domain from then on.”

At that point, Su Zimo finally understood the entire situation.

A thousand years ago, the Martial Dao Prime Body saved Lin Lei and Lin Luo.

Fairy Ling Long was grateful and summoned Chess Immortal Jun Yu, entrusting her with this matter.

It was not because Fairy Ling Long had accurately divined that he would encounter danger at the Divine Firmament Immortal Meet a thousand years later.

“Actually, I should have arrived early for this Divine Firmament Immortal Meet.”

Jun Yu said, “However, before we parted ways last time, Immortal Queen Ling Long gave me nine different zugzwangs[1] for me to break out from and comprehend.”

“Immortal Queen Ling Long once said that some of her Dharmic Dao is in the nine zugzwangs.”

“For the past thousand years, I’ve been trying to break out from the nine Ling Long Zugzwangs and had benefited from them. The Nine Palace Subtle Steps that I used to break free from the encirclement of Meng Yao and the others in the Divine Firmament Hall previously was hidden in the nine Ling Long Zugzwangs.”

“I see.”

Su Zimo was enlightened.

It was no wonder why Jun Yu could release the Nine Palace Subtle Steps—it was because Immortal Queen Ling Long was imparting the Dao through chess.

From that, it could be seen how much Immortal Queen Ling Long liked and valued Jun Yu.

Jun Yu said apologetically, “I was lost in the zugzwangs and forgot about the Divine Firmament Immortal Meet. That was why I was late and nearly caused a huge mistake to happen.”

“Fellow Daoist, there’s no need for that. No matter what, I was only spared because you arrived in time.”

Su Zimo expressed his thanks once more.

[1] German word which describes a dire situation in chess where every move leads to a serious disadvantage