Chapter 1327: Chapter 498: Divine Monarch’s Chessboard (Part 3)

Zhou Xuan’s right hand felt some straw inside the Chess Boss’s body.

This Chess Boss wasn’t a "human" at all.

And Zhou Xuan’s hand kept moving along the straw, and as it moved, he felt some invisible threads beneath the Chess Boss’s head.

Zhou Xuan immediately channeled his perception into those threads, wanting to follow the trail.

At this moment, Yun Ziliang and Li Changxun, who were supposed to buy roasted chicken and duck, suddenly appeared.

"The wind and clouds originate from the dragon, the wind rises."

Li Changxun swiftly rolled up a gust of wind, turning it into light blue threads, wrapping around the threads on the Chess Boss’s head.

As the two threads intertwined, Yun Ziliang let out the Big Dragon, attaching Dragon Qi to that thread,

Instantly, a thread twisted with "Wind Force, Dragon Qi, Invisible Qi" appeared in the sky.

Zhou Xuan looked in the distance, seeing the thread descending from a place far, far away.

That place was neither the Heavenly Dome nor the human world, but—the Time Realm.

"The Chess Boss is a puppet sent by the Time Realm?"

Yun Ziliang sneered, "It’s well known that in the Time Realm, the Four Great Divine Lords love to use musical instruments and chess as hints to deliver divine oracles. I had some suspicions when you played chess with me."

Li Changxun, with his hands behind his back, said, "What nonsense oracle is just those Four Great Divine Lords teaching Xuanzi how to do things.

Chess Slave, return to the Time Realm and tell those Four Great Divine Lords that the great masters of the human world do not need the Time Realm’s divine lords to dictate."

It wasn’t just Zhou Xuan who saw through the Chess Boss’s true identity—Li Changxun and Yun Ziliang, both seasoned in the ways of the world, also saw through it.

The Chess Boss, knowing his identity was exposed, ignited his entire body, burning himself to ashes.

"Zhou Xuan, remember what’s said on the chessboard. The Four Great Divine Lords can turn clouds with a flip of their hand, rain with another. If you behave, that’s fine. If not, you can imagine the consequences."

Bang!

Flames exploded, and the Chess Boss turned into charcoal.

"Damn it, what bad luck, playing chess with this puppet all morning,"

Yun Ziliang cursed.

Zhao Wuya immediately asked, "Grand Master, did you all notice something was off about this Chess Boss?"

"Of course... Our Dragon Seeking Hall has some dealings with the Four Great Divine Lords, so we know quite a lot about their temperament."

Li Changxun came forward to dispel Zhao Wuya’s doubts.

Zhao Wuya then asked Zhou Xuan, "Brother Xuan? How did you notice?"

"When I wasn’t watching chess, the Chess Boss played seriously. When I started watching, he suddenly played loosely. This means he was targeting me."

"Since he was targeting me, I had to check his background."

Zhou Xuan asked Yun Ziliang, "Lao Yun, can the Four Great Divine Lords manifest directly in the human world?"

Yun Ziliang didn’t say much, just pointed towards Jingyi Shop.

Zhou Xuan then paused, closing the conversation. After they returned to Jingyi Shop and shut the door, he began speaking again.

"Xuanzi, those Four Great Divine Lords can exit the Time Realm; they are at the Heavenly God Level."

Yun Ziliang said.

Li Changxun added, "However, judging from past experiences, these Heavenly God Level beings are the type that doesn’t meddle in worldly affairs. They’ve been cultivating in the Time Realm for years, so why the sudden intervention today?"

"I can understand why they intervened."

Upon hearing the term "Heavenly God Level," Zhou Xuan immediately understood.

He said to Li Changxun and Yun Ziliang, "Lao Yun, Old Li, think about it, what is the main purpose of Heavenly God Level beings? It’s to fend off the arrival of the Heavenly Fire Clan,

And I am now Bai Yujing’s Dan Officer, responsible for refining various domineering Golden Cores day and night,

The Four Great Divine Lords fear that I might assist Bai Yujing and the Heavenly Fire Clan, which is why they used the chessboard to give me a warning, telling me not to have too much contact with the Heavenly Fire Clan and Bai Yujing."

"Oh, so that’s what it means." Li Changxun asked Zhou Xuan, "And you, what are your thoughts on this?"

"Of course, I’ll just do as I wish." Zhou Xuan crossed his arms and said,

"I’m not bothered by how the Four Great Divine Lords think. As long as I have a clear conscience. However, it’s not that simple."

Zhou Xuan remembered a detail and said, "You just mentioned that the Four Great Divine Lords have been cultivating for years. Do you think they might be interested in my alchemy skills and want a share?"

This statement was like awakening a dream.

Yun Ziliang immediately slapped the table and said, "That’s not impossible! Previously, when there were no elixirs in the human world, those gods didn’t appear, but now the elixirs allow them to see the prospects of cultivation. They probably want to enter the world."

"Right now, whoever controls the great master is the one most likely to advance to become the Heavenly Venerate!"

In Jing Country, there are only four Heavenly Venerates. Which of these so-called Heavenly God Level beings doesn’t want to become the fifth Heavenly Venerate?

"Am I the hot commodity now?"

Zhou Xuan realized that after his "Golden Core" appeared, he suddenly became the sought-after figure in Jing Country.

"Heaven and Earth" want elixirs, the Heavenly Fire Clan wants elixirs, Bai Yujing wants elixirs, and now, those Heavenly God Level beings also want elixirs.

"Young Master, the elixirs you refine daily might not be enough to go around, you know."

A voice suddenly sounded from Jingyi Shop, and a paper banner enlarged, with Lord Jiu from Ping Shui Prefecture emerging from it.

However, this time Lord Jiu was controlled by the Witch God.

"Greetings, Witch God."

Li Changxun, Yun Ziliang, and Zhao Wuya all knelt on one knee, deeply bowing to the Witch God.

Zhou Xuan also made a gesture as if to bow, but the Witch God quickly held him up: "We are all on the same side, no need for such formalities."

"I wasn’t intending to kneel; I was reaching for a cup to make tea," Zhou Xuan bent down to grab a clean teacup to pour hot water for the Witch God.

Witch God: "..."

Zhou Xuan poured the water, made the tea, and handed it to the Witch God, saying, "Old Witch, how do you think we should handle this situation? We’re still dealing with Buddha Country, but Jing Country itself is already in such turmoil.

Anyway, since the Witch God rarely comes by, Zhou Xuan felt that if he didn’t assign some tasks to him, it would be a waste of the Witch God’s immense divine skills and his transcendent status in Jing Country, and he immediately played the ’plea for help’ card...