The Pavilion Elder sat stoically on the prayer mat, pondering for an entire day and night, only then slowly making up his mind.
This decision even made him feel a twinge of fear.
But at the same time, it also brought him peace of mind.
In this world, there's no loss or gain, everything is an insight from the heavenly mechanisms of causality.
With this thought, the world suddenly felt vast.
A glint flashed in the Pavilion Elder's eyes as he retrieved the "Yin Yang Rebirth Formation" composed of golden causality from the void, with a point of his finger, spiritual power broke through the real and the illusory, condensing into densely packed patterns, overlaying another layer of "Formation Patterns" on the formation jade slip through formation pattern coverage.
Finally, he personally inscribed another five words on the jade slip:
Wood Revitalization Formation.
After doing all this, the Pavilion Elder summoned a youthful boy, instructing him: "Bring the Supervisor."
The boy obeyed and went.
Before long, the half-gray-haired, jade-complexioned Supervisor arrived, bowing: "Elder, you called for me."
The Pavilion Elder beckoned, "Come, play a game of chess with me."
The Supervisor hesitated.
The situation at the Qian Learning State Boundary was quite complicated.
Following the order of the Taoist Court, he, the Supervisor, also had many matters to prepare, time was tight, where would he find the time to play chess with the Pavilion Elder.
Moreover, the Pavilion Elder was "notoriously bad at chess"...
But he dared not refuse.
"Yes."
The Supervisor bowed, respectfully sat opposite, and began to play chess with the Pavilion Elder.
Sure enough, in no time, the Pavilion Elder's pieces were defeated and scattered, a complete mess.
This was even with the Supervisor holding back.
The Pavilion Elder was displeased, saying: "Your chess play is lacking."
The Supervisor sighed inwardly.
It's well-known that in the Heaven Shu Pavilion, the hardest thing is to play chess with the Pavilion Elder.
It's not that playing chess is hard, but reading his mind is.
No one knows what exactly the Pavilion Elder is doing, clearly his own chess skills are terrible, yet he always says others play poorly.
When playing against the Pavilion Elder, if you play seriously, defeating him soundly, he says your chess skills are poor.
If you play perfunctorily, achieving a draw, he says your attitude is improper.
If you deliberately let him win, the Pavilion Elder accuses you of having an unsteady heart, being sycophantic, and scolds you harshly.
It's truly hard to please him.
"I really don't know what kind of person can truly get along with the Pavilion Elder while playing chess..."
The Supervisor silently complained in his heart but dared not slack, still striving to play chess with the Pavilion Elder.