Compared to placing a piece, it is more important to observe one’s own mental realm before doing so and practice within it.
Mo Wuzheng sometimes would think for several days even with a piece in hand.
Ning Chenxiao was no different.
Hiss...
A leaf fell onto the chessboard, and the two remained oblivious.
A moment later, the leaf drifted away with the wind, vanishing from the board, and still, they remained unaware.
Suddenly, Ning Chenxiao’s previously calm and unperturbed face showed an indescribable astonishment. Clad in snow-white robes, he held a white piece in his hand, but at this moment, everything was interrupted.
Mo Wuzheng asked, "Chenxiao, my friend, why are you moved?"
Ning Chenxiao stood up abruptly, saying, "Something’s happened!"
He placed the white piece aside, quickly rising and heading toward the depths of the secret palace on Qingzhu Mountain.
At the end of the palace, five soul lamps hung silently.
Song Yan’s lamp had been taken away before he left; originally, a dim Double Flame Soul Lamp belonged to Ning Chenxiao, as he had once been trapped by a demon barrier, causing his soul lamp to flicker, now stabilized as his soul lamp returned to tranquility.
But while his soul lamp calmed, another single flame soul lamp began to dim drastically. In the bronze lotus platform, the originally bright soul fire flickered wildly, rapidly shrinking from a robust blaze to a faint flicker resembling a bean.
Mo Wuzheng exclaimed in surprise, "This..."
Ning Chenxiao anxiously said, "It’s Sister Yunmiao!!"
The two watched silently, witnessing the soul fire struggle until it ultimately... extinguished.
Ning Chenxiao was dumbfounded, soon replaced by a furious expression.
Mo Wuzheng, watching the extinguished soul fire, smiled faintly with relief in his heart.
A little over a year after Ming Ruyin’s soul lamp was extinguished, he arrived at Qingzhu Mountain.
He, along with Liu Venerable, knew that Ning Yunmiao had gone to the Western Nether Realm early.
And so did Ming Ruyin.
If Ming Ruyin had died and Ning Yunmiao remained unharmed, they would have to prepare for the leak regarding the "Blood River Sect member," setting an inescapable net for Ning Yunmiao’s return. If she circumvented it and returned, it would inevitably lead to a fierce and bloody conflict.
But... Ning Yunmiao’s soul lamp also extinguished.
A good thing.
All’s well that ends well.
...
...
"Did you leave a back door? Grandpa... are you always this cautious?" Ning Yunmiao looked at the elderly man with surprise.
Ning Daozhen said, "Since there’s an unexpected situation, we must not harbor wishful thinking. Having discovered the issues with the Shadow-Inspection Treasure Mirror, I naturally left a safeguard.


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