Wandering Gods of Day and Night

The Mo Ya Monk began adjusting his chess strategy, preparing to slay the dragon.

He just made two moves when Zhou Xuan smiled faintly and asked, "Demon Monk, you clearly told me earlier that my accumulation of Big Dragon Formation is a wasted move, so you wouldn't interfere with my strategy. Now, why are you suddenly interested?"

"Hmm..."

The Mo Ya Monk smiled awkwardly, remaining silent, while continuing to place stones to set up a dragon-slaying formation. The black stones encircled the large group of white stones.

After dozens of moves, the black stone strategy made the living space of the white dragon increasingly smaller. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and casually said, "I suddenly remembered that the Dragon Prison Well has been abandoned, and the East Market Street Dragon God has been left to its own devices; the six descendants of Star Covering were all sacrificed by the God of Suffering, and they all decayed and perished, giving the Mingjiang Ancestor Dragon a chance to breathe,

Since the East Market Street Dragon God and the Mingjiang Ancestor Dragon have both escaped, this suggests that once the Big Dragon Formation on the chessboard is empowered, it might really become a major turning point in today's battle."

Despite finding excuses, the Mo Ya Monk did not mention that Zhou Xuan's "persistent" rigid actions had influenced his judgment.

"The Demon Monk may not excel in other areas, but he's quite cautious."

Zhou Xuan mockingly said, "But I'm just trying to take a gamble. After all, Mingjiang Prefecture has very few resources to draw upon, and the Dragon God and Ancestor Dragon have become the last hope for Mingjiang Prefecture, but this hope seems rather slim. The Ancestor Dragon is heavily polluted and not in good fighting form,

The East Market Dragon God was also greatly affected in the battle at the Dragon Prison Well and has weakened its foundation."

"Since hope is slim, why persist?"

"Having hope is better than having none."

Zhou Xuan added.

The Mo Ya Monk couldn't quite grasp Zhou Xuan's intentions. Was Zhou Xuan really just grasping at straws, with no brilliant hidden agenda?

Moreover, he thought of another critical matter and asked Zhou Xuan, "Great Master, this Mingjiang Ancestor Dragon and Dragon God, if empowered by the Big Dragon Formation, would still need someone to control the dragon,

Who do you have in mind for controlling the dragon?"

"Hmm..."

Zhou Xuan said, "Most dragon-controlling experts are located in Jingchuan Prefecture. Locally in Mingjiang, there are very few Dragon Seeking Grandmasters. Those capable of controlling dragons are no more than four individuals, the first of whom is Yun Ziliang,

Unfortunately, Lao Yun's body is severely damaged, and the incense offerings aren't prosperous, making it difficult for him to manage even two Ancestor Dragons,

The second is King Xishan—he has grasped the True Inheritance of the Valley and is naturally a perfect candidate for controlling dragons, being a member of the Dragon Seeking lineage, ranked among the nine-sticked incense,

The third is Master Wu Ya, who is the second-ranked Zen Master and also a Dragon Seeking Taoist, and possesses the Dragon Control Technique."

After mentioning only three individuals, Zhou Xuan stopped talking, stirring the curiosity of the Mo Ya Monk.

The Mo Ya Monk asked again, "Why keep us in suspense, Great Master? Who is the fourth person?"

After placing a white stone, Zhou Xuan pointed to himself and said, "I enter the game with my body..."

"You..."

"I'm also a Dragon Seeking Disciple. Why can't I control dragons?"

"But you haven't really practiced Dragon Seeking incense, nor learned any techniques."

"I can learn now."

"Freezing three feet doesn't happen in a day... This learning on the go, Young Master, is quite humorous."

The Mo Ya Monk almost laughed aloud at Zhou Xuan's words.

Zhou Xuan's expression was very serious as he pointed at the chessboard and said, "Look at these two positions; aren't they twin-headed snake formations..."

The twin-headed snake is a situation where one side's chess formation completely encircles the other side's chess formation, but the encircled area has two false eyes, preventing placement of stones, so both black and white stones are alive.

After the Mo Ya Monk began his dragon-slaying strategy, his numerous black stones intermixed attempts to divide the Big Dragon Formation, inadvertently leaving two "twin-headed snake" formations on the chessboard.

"The twin-headed snake formations can be used to empower the ancient altars of Mingjiang Prefecture."

"This... were you luring me into dragon-slaying? If I attempt to slay the dragon, these two twin-headed snakes will inevitably appear?"

The Mo Ya Monk suddenly realized he had unknowingly fallen into Zhou Xuan's trap.

"How can you call it a lure? You were the one set on slaying the dragon."

Zhou Xuan pointed to a block above and said, "In ancient times, Mingjiang Prefecture loved constructing life temples for blood sacrifices. There were three ancient altars alone,

This twin-headed snake formation's location is on the South Mountain outside East Market Street—there is a Totem Hall there, an altar laid by the ancient Tattoo Tree Clan. After the early gods, 'Peng Hou,' 'Mountain Ancestor,' and 'Star Lord,' concentrated their divine power to suppress the alien entity—the Great Mother Star Pit on East Market Street, the Totem Hall became abandoned.

Recently, I visited it, and although the Totem Hall has long been abandoned, its spiritual essence remains."

After speaking, Zhou Xuan pointed to another "twin-headed snake" and said, "This formation is located somewhat centrally on the chessboard, representing the witch's main hall—the Witch God Temple, renowned in the martial world, guarded day and night by witches—full of spiritual essence."

"You actually changed tactics long ago, adding to the Big Dragon Formation just to divert my attention. What you really intended to do was create twin-headed snakes to empower ancient altars?"

"I'm wholeheartedly seeking help from the Ancestor Dragon and Dragon God; it's not that easy to change tactics."

Zhou Xuan's gaze was intensely sincere, smiling as he said, "I just told you—I want to learn Dragon Seeking incense on the spot, and it's not an empty statement. These two altars are the beginning of my learning."

At this point, he bent his knuckles and tapped on the Heavenly Yuan spot, sending a sound message to the Ancient Tree Golden Bell: "Witch Shang Wenjun, Tree Clan Peng Sheng, I have empowered the Totem Hall and Witch God Temple. You should have your clan members and disciples connect the links and activate these two ancient altars."