I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

"The third level is a black and white chessboard, where the black and white sides play against each other. Swordsmanship is the game, and it is a way for the disciples of the academy to discuss the Dao through swordsmanship."

Outside, cultivators from the Central Region were explaining the third level.

"To be able to cultivate in this way, the martial arts of the Central Region are indeed extraordinary." Cultivators from various regions marveled, feeling their eyes had been opened.

"The level of swordsmanship represents the level of chess skills. What is Song Jingwen's strength?" someone asked curiously.

"My senior sister Song Jingwen is at the Earth Sword realm, ranking sixty-sixth on the Central Region Supreme List."

The disciples of the Black and White Academy shouted loudly, their tone filled with pride.

If Sikong Xuan and Mu Yurou are considered the top tier of geniuses in the Central Region, then Song Jingwen is the best of the second tier.

Dealing with Shen Ming, a young man from the Northern Region who is a supreme being, is more than enough.

At this moment, Lin Yicai from Tianshan Academy leaned close to Li Miaozhen and whispered, "The Black and White Academy is cheating. Do you have a way to warn your friend?"

When Li Miaozhen first met him, she was used to ignoring men who approached her, but these words forced her to respond and ask what was going on.

“On the black and white chessboard, the sword intent of the two players will transform into black and white dragons, vying for sword intent. The black player moves first and should be the challenger,” Lin Yicai said.

In the Black and White Divine Palace, Shen Ming was assigned to the White side.

Without saying a word, Li Miaozhen stepped forward and questioned the Black and White Academy.

"That's the rule among the disciples of the academy. The Jiang family's divine son is the challenger, so naturally we have the final say," the academy elder said dismissively.

This serves as a reminder that the Black and White Academy controls the content of the challenges and the rules for victory.

For example, how to play Othello is entirely up to others, which puts Shen Ming at a great disadvantage!

……

Inside the shrine, Shen Ming and Song Jingwen stood on opposite sides of the chessboard.

Song Jingwen took out the Thunder Sword Seal, a jade seal shaped like the character "sword". He threw it on the ground, and a burst of thunder was released. The thunderous "sword" character began to grow larger and filled the entire black and white chessboard.

The chessboard is made up of countless squares, and strange characters are engraved in the squares: Heaven, Time, Defeat, Xi, Power, Spirit, and Anger.

At this moment, the square engraved with the character '灵' (spirit) shone brightly, activating the profound meaning of the sword formation contained within the Thunder Sword Seal, and countless flying swords emerged.

"disease!"

Song Jingwen's eyes lit up, and the sword intent transformed into a black dragon that rushed forward, like a moving ink painting.

The black dragon swallowed all the flying swords in one gulp, and its size increased accordingly.

Immediately afterwards, several more squares with characters appeared with flying swords. Song Jingwen, familiar with the process, had the black dragon swallow these flying swords.

She is here today not only for Shen Ming, but also to use the Black and White Divine Palace to directly absorb the Thunder Sword Seal.

The Thunder Sword Seal contains an entire sword formation, and refining it is a huge undertaking that can take several months or even a year.

At the Black and White Shrine, it only takes one day.

Shen Ming stood opposite him, his brows furrowed. This Black and White Academy didn't teach people how to play or the rules.

Ji Jiu, standing to the side, felt somewhat awkward. They hadn't let Shen Ming pass today, so naturally they wouldn't consider his feelings.

Of course, it shouldn't go so far as to be an unfair victory.

"Young Master Jiang, the first round of the black and white chessboard will be played alternately. It will be your turn soon, and I will explain the rules to you," he said.

After an incense stick's time, Song Jingwen's black dragon had grown to a hundred feet long and was circling behind her.

The chessboard here gradually returned to calm, and no more flying swords appeared.

Song Jingmin stopped, satisfied with her performance, and looked over with a slightly provocative expression.

“The divine son of the Jiang family, the characters on the chessboard represent…” Ji Jiu was about to explain it to him.

"Elder, let me do it."

Song Jingwen interrupted him, saying directly, "Tian, ​​Shi, Dui, Xi, Wei, Ling, Nu, each character represents a sword force. In my Black and White Academy, we observe the characters to understand their meaning and break through with the Black and White Sword Dao. You have never practiced the Black and White Great Dao, so you can only rely on your own understanding."

"So simple? If you're going to interpret the meaning of the characters according to my wishes, then why did you skip the character 'time' and refine the character 'spirit' first?" Shen Ming was not about to believe what this woman was saying.

"You're quite observant. The different orders are related to my swordsmanship training. Everyone has their own style. If you don't believe me, just ask Elder Ji Jiu." Song Jingwen's tone revealed impatience.

So, Shen Ming looked over at Elder Ji Jiu.

Ji Jiu remained expressionless, his lips pressed tightly together.

The black and white chessboard is, of course, not that simple. Song Jingmin only told half of the story and did not explain the real reason.

The seven characters on the black and white chessboard are from an ancient scripture from the academy.

Heaven's timing is unfavorable, its mighty spirits are enraged; a brutal massacre ensues, leaving the wastelands barren.

It means that the gods were angry, millions of corpses lay in wait, and the sky and earth were plunged into darkness.

Used on a black and white chessboard, it serves as a reminder to disciples to have a sense of awe, to adhere to their true nature while comprehending the essence of swordsmanship, and not to offend the gods.

Some words cannot be connected together; if they appear simultaneously, they must be resolved using the Black and White Sword Technique.

Shen Ming had never practiced the Black and White Sword Dao, so he was unable to quell the wrath of the gods, which was the purpose of their arrangement of the Black and White Chessboard.

However, Ji Jiu is not as despicable as Song Jingmin.

His arrangements will clearly explain the seven-character rule, including which two characters cannot be refined together, etc.

“Elder, if I’m wrong, you can add to it,” Song Jingwen said with a smile.

Ji Jiu shook his head. Explaining the rules now would only expose Song Jingwen's intentions and embarrass her in front of outsiders.

Given Song Jingmin's personality, she will definitely hold a grudge against me.

Song Jingmin's grandfather was the deputy hall master of his hall, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

Besides, he and Song Kyung-min are on the same side, so he should be happy that Song Kyung-min did something he couldn't do.

"Why should I feel guilty? Do I really want to let outsiders challenge me?" Ji Jiu tried to calm himself down.

"it is good."

Shen Ming believed this explanation. Looking at the seven characters on his chessboard, he sensed the Daoist essence contained in each character and determined the method for refining them later.

"How ridiculous!"

Seeing that he was so convinced and earnestly trying to understand the true meaning of the seven characters, Song Jingwen couldn't help but chuckle.

The rules and theories are all wrong; do you really think you can glean anything from that? Just wait to incur divine wrath.

A moment later, Song Jingwen urged, "Hey, hurry up and start, okay? The spirit stones consumed every second of opening the Black and White Divine Palace are unimaginable to you, a cultivator from the Northern Region."

Shen Ming ignored him, and after carefully comprehending the seven words, he stood up unhurriedly, and a white dragon representing sword intent appeared in the sky above the chessboard.

If the black dragon is ink, then the white dragon is more like a cloud of mist.

The next second, countless flying swords emerged from the squares on the chessboard marked with the character 'anger'.

With a thought, Shen Ming sent the white dragon charging forward with overwhelming force.

"Hahaha, idiot!" A smile appeared on Song Jingmin's lips. This guy really took it literally.

The first rage cannot be refined!