While chatting with Huang Putian, Ye Chen silently read the email system and opened the emails that had not been dealt with for many days.
"Challenge letters …"
"Challenge letters …"
The first thing that caught his eye were the challenge letters that had not been dealt with. Back then, there were hundreds of them, but he had only challenged a few dozen people and did not have much time to continue the challenge. However, as long as he did not choose to reject the challenge letters, he would still have the opportunity to challenge them.
The expiry date was one year.
Below the dozens of challenge letters were several notification emails.
"Congratulations, respected Mr. Ye Chen, you have been promoted to the Class-One Genius Hall and become a member of the Class-One Genius Hall!
Please submit your address, and the Genius Hall's elders will personally present you with the Class-One Genius Hall's system chip and the Class-One Genius Hall medal. "
"Notification!"
"Respected Mr. Ye Chen, the signal of your virtual helmet is unclear. Please connect to the virtual world as soon as possible, or you will be pronounced dead."
There were three more emails under these emails. They were from two acquaintances. The first one was Ye Chen's teacher, Venerable White Fang. The second one surprised him. It was the Celestial Wizard King's teacher from the Celestial Wizard Vassal State!
Ye Chen first opened the email from Teacher Heavenly Witch King.
"Little disciple, haha, previously, Master's doppelganger's consciousness went to the Imperial Capital of the Yanshen Empire and chatted with a few old friends. I didn't expect to find your name in the Genius Hall!
I checked and found that it was not someone with the same name. Haha, good disciple, when you return from the Radiant Empire, Master will give you something good! "
Seeing this email, Ye Chen felt a little emotional. He thought of the figure sitting on the black throne with infinite sadness, and the life-saving talisman and map of the ancient world that the other party had given him.
Ye Chen clenched his fists slightly and the corners of his mouth twitched. He then opened the two emails from Teacher White Fang. The first email was sent earlier, four months ago.
"Kid, if you encounter any difficulties in the Dark World, you can let me know and I will arrange a few people to protect you. However, it is best not to look for me unless it is absolutely necessary."
The second email was sent more recently. It was sent a month ago.
"You brat! You've disappeared for so many days and I can't even sense your virtual reality headset. If you can connect to the virtual reality headset, come and see me immediately!"
The corners of Ye Chen's mouth twitched when he felt the care in Huang Putian's words. After a moment of silence, he closed the email and looked up at Huang Putian. "I have something to do, so I'll be leaving for a while."
Huang Putian stared blankly for a moment, then smiled and said, "You go ahead."
Ye Chen's figure moved and disappeared. Using the virtual number that Master White Fang had given him previously, he arrived at his white crystal palace.
When he was teleported to the square, the surrounding scenery was still the same as last time. Ye Chen looked at a towering mountain in the distance. He turned around and bowed slightly. He said in a low voice, "Disciple has come to pay his respects."
"Come here." A voice rang out from millions of kilometers away.
Immediately after, a golden light bloomed from the clouds in the sky. A handsome phoenix descended from the sky and squatted in front of Ye Chen. Its feathers exuded a holy aura that made one not dare to look directly at it.
Ye Chen's figure moved and leaped onto the phoenix.
"Screech —"
The phoenix let out a long cry and spread its wings to fly into the sky. It then flew into the distance.
Ye Chen stood on the phoenix and ascended the clouds. He could see the mountains and rivers beneath his feet. It was as though the blue sky was at his fingertips. The wind that greeted him was more violent than the wind on the ground, but it was unable to shake his body at all.
Not long after, he arrived at a lone peak. The peak towered into the sky and there was a sea of flowers at the peak. In the sea of flowers was a stone plate. Under the corrosion of time, there was no trace of it. It had only become more ancient and weathered. The lines on the stone plate were horizontal and vertical. They were the sediments of time.
At one end of the stone plate sat a white-haired old man with a dignified aura. He was not attracted by the phoenix in the sky. Instead, he lowered his head and looked at the stone plate in front of him. He stared at the black and white chess pieces on it as though he was thinking about something.
Whoosh!
Ye Chen's figure moved and jumped down from the phoenix. He landed beside the stone plate and bowed slightly. "Master."
Venerable White Fang did not move. He stared at the chessboard and did not even look at Ye Chen. After a long time, he said, "Where have you been for so many days?"
Ye Chen's mouth twitched. He lowered his head and said, "Doing a trial mission in the Dark World."
Venerable White Fang looked at the chessboard and said casually, "Why can't I even sense the virtual reality helmet? I thought you were dead."
Ye Chen coughed softly and said, "I'm lucky. Although I encountered a few dangerous situations, I survived them all."
Venerable White Fang looked away from the chessboard and raised his head. He quietly looked at Ye Chen for a long time. Suddenly, he stood up and roared, "You bastard! Why didn't you tell me that you were going to die? Do you know that I've sent many disciples to the Dark World to look for you? Even if you're going to die, you have to bring your body back. Don't die outside and disgrace me!"
"Yes, yes …" Ye Chen nodded repeatedly.
Venerable White Fang blew his beard and glared. He snorted and sat down. "Come here and play a game with me."
Ye Chen sat down helplessly.
Venerable White Fang waved his hand, and all the chess pieces on the stone board disappeared. It was as if all traces of them had been concealed. Only a few withered leaves from the sea of flowers were left on the chessboard.
"You first." Venerable White Fang snorted.
Ye Chen did not say much and directly played a chess piece.
Time flew by …
After a few hours, Ye Chen was so tired that he was covered in sweat. His eyes were fixed on the Go board. At this moment, the Go board was completely occupied by the black Go stones. A few dragons were crushing his white Go stones.
"I quit. I lost." Ye Chen said angrily.
Venerable White Fang raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "You idiot! I can still play a chess piece in the east corner. In that case, my big dragon won't be so easy to complete."
Ye Chen looked at the east corner and saw an empty spot. His eyes lit up and he quickly played a chess piece.
Venerable White Fang nodded and played a chess piece next to him. He immediately ate Ye Chen's chess piece.
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment. He immediately waved his hand and said, "I quit. I lost. I lost!"
Venerable White Fang glanced at him and said, "Young fella, you can still play a chess piece next to that spot. In that case, it won't be so easy for me to complete the formation."
Ye Chen looked to the side and saw that there was indeed another spot. He looked at it again to make sure that it was not an ambush, then he gritted his teeth and played another chess piece.
Venerate White Fang nodded slightly. Then, he placed a Go stone at an inconspicuous spot at the side and immediately swallowed up Ye Chen's Go stone, increasing his formation.
Ye Chen could not help but hit the stone plate and waved his hand. "I quit. I quit. I admit defeat!"
Venerable White Fang said snappily, "You're admitting defeat so easily. You can still play a chess piece next to that spot. In that case, you'll be blocking my path."
Ye Chen rolled his eyes and said, "Play it yourself."
Venerable White Fang glared at him. In the end, he said dejectedly, "Fine. Sigh, I can't find a chess friend in this world. Life is really as lonely as an avalanche!"
Ye Chen glanced at him and said, "You're already invincible in the chess world?"
Venerable White Fang said proudly, "Of course!
There are only a handful of people in the world who can compare to me. It's just that those old fellows are usually so busy that they don't have any free time at all. "
Ye Chen stood up and said, "I'm leaving first. I'll accompany you next time."
Venerable White Fang frowned and said, "Sit down first. Let me ask you, where did you go?"
Ye Chen lowered his head and looked directly into his eyes. "I was trapped in the universe of a Divine Emperor. That Divine Emperor just happened to not be there, so I escaped."
Venerable White Fang was stunned. He immediately frowned and said, "You're not lying?
Ordinary Divine Emperors won't leave their universe. That's equivalent to their soul leaving their body, unless it's a special situation! "
Ye Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. Anyway, I'm not dead. In that universe, no one came to catch me."
Venerable White Fang nodded slightly and said, "If that Divine Emperor was there, he wouldn't have to send people to catch you. He could crush you with a thought."
Ye Chen was enlightened and said, "I see!"
Venerable White Fang glanced at him and said, "You've returned to the ancient world?"
Ye Chen nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I'm back."
Venerable White Fang frowned and said, "You're still in the Yanshen Empire?"
"Yes," Ye Chen said truthfully.
"Aren't you going to the Empire of Light?
Is it okay to delay for so long? "Venerable White Fang frowned and asked.
Ye Chen looked at him deeply. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly and said softly, "How long will it take to reach the Empire of Light from here?
I have to rush there within six months. "
Venerable White Fang was stunned and said, "So soon?
From here to the Empire of Light, you have to go through the procedures to leave the country and wait for your documents to be stamped. It will take at least a year. Even if you have the 'Ancient Continent Pass', you don't have to go through any procedures along the way. It will take eight months to take the space transition channel. "
Ye Chen nodded slightly and his eyes flickered. Although he was short of two months, the flying speed of the Demon Palace was enough to make up for it.
"How about this?"
Venerable White Fang suddenly said, "I'll send you there. With the speed of my flying ship, I can reach in ten days."
Ye Chen was stunned and said, "You're sending me?"
Venerable White Fang glared at him and said, "Why?
Are you unhappy?
I'm just going to visit a few old friends on the way. Besides, the Ten Nations Genius Battle is about to begin soon. In about 100 years or so, it will be the Ten Nations Genius Battle. By then, the true geniuses of the entire ancient world will come out one after another to support the forces behind them. "
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