Chapter 363: Chapter 80: The Human Race’s First Martial God in History! (Two-in-One)

When Lin Chen first met, he surprisingly did not notice.

"Senior Brother, this is Elder Yang, my Guardian."

Jiang Liqian’s eyes flickered as she explained.

"Elder Yang, I haven’t seen Senior Brother Lin for a long time. Could you let us have a moment alone?" Jiang Liqian asked politely in a low voice.

"Yes." Elder Yang nodded, paused for a moment, and then left the small courtyard.

Lin Chen blinked upon seeing this and said with a smile:

"Junior Sister Jiang certainly has an extraordinary background... Elder Yang’s cultivation is indeed unfathomable..."

Jiang Liqian did not reply directly but took a golden yellow pastry from the stone table and handed it to Lin Chen.

"Senior Brother, please try this first. This osmanthus cake is made by me. The taste should be quite good..."

Lin Chen took the osmanthus cake, tasted it lightly, and praised:

"Junior Sister really has skillful hands; this osmanthus cake is sweet and delicious."

"If Senior Brother likes it, you can take two more boxes back. Last year’s osmanthus cakes are not finished yet. The osmanthus will bloom again in a few months..." Jiang Liqian said with a sweet smile.

Lin Chen looked up at the osmanthus tree upon hearing this. Indeed, in a few months, it would be the season for osmanthus to bloom.

At this moment, Jiang Liqian began to collect the chess pieces on the stone table and asked:

"Senior Brother, do you know how to play the game of Go?"

Lin Chen looked at the black and white chess pieces in front of him, recalling a few years ago when he played against that strange old man in Wenda City.

Nodding slightly, he said:

"Yes, I know a bit."

Jiang Liqian’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she praised:

"Very well, would Senior Brother be willing to play a game of Go with me?"

Lin Chen thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

Playing Go requires careful calculation, an elegant activity that many cultivators are fond of.

There are even cultivation novels that record people who incorporate Go into the Dao, adding to its mysterious charm.

Especially since cultivators have long lifespans, every game of Go is different, making it a suitable activity among cultivators.

Lin Chen wasn’t a Go genius but had played Go for several years with that strange old man.

He was quite skilled at the game.

Therefore, while playing with Jiang Liqian, Lin Chen didn’t use any artificial intelligence algorithms.

About a two-hour session later, Jiang Liqian looked at the white pieces, which were already in a deadlock, and frowned slightly.

"Senior Brother, could you give me a handicap?"

Lin Chen nodded, then gestured to restore the chessboard.

He then handed the black pieces to Jiang Liqian.

The game started anew.

They played for several two-hour sessions until the sky began to darken.

Jiang Liqian looked at Lin Chen with a slightly resentful expression in her eyes.

"Senior Brother is indeed skilled at Go; at least a Go master level... Why deceive your Junior Sister?"

They played five or six matches that afternoon.

Jiang Liqian did not win a single game.

There was a significant gap in their Go skills.

Lin Chen smiled wryly upon hearing this; he didn’t even realize his Go skills were quite good.

After all, before this, he had only played with that strange old man.

However, Jiang Liqian’s Go skills felt like a beginner to Lin Chen.

Not to mention competing with that strange old man, she wasn’t even a tenth of Lin Chen’s skill.

Lin Chen thought for a moment and said:

"Actually, I’m not really good at Go, and I don’t understand board placements... I just played a lot, and I can calculate a few more steps ahead."

Jiang Liqian’s eyes looked more resentful upon hearing this.

After a while, Jiang Liqian took out a box of osmanthus cakes.

"Senior Brother, it’s getting late... I’ll visit you again tomorrow."

"If Senior Brother has time, can you accompany your Junior Sister for some Go?"

Hearing this, Lin Chen nodded and asked:

"Junior Sister, when do you plan to leave Celestial Dao City?"

Jiang Liqian thought for a moment and said:

"I’ll leave after the osmanthus fades and I make some fresh osmanthus cakes."

Lin Chen nodded upon hearing this and said:

"Alright, we plan to leave around that time too. Shall we travel together then?"

Jiang Liqian smiled and agreed.

...

Long after Lin Chen left, Jiang Liqian still stared blankly at the chessboard.

At this time, Elder Yang appeared behind Jiang Liqian.

"Young Master, that Lin Chen... has hidden his cultivation."

Jiang Liqian nodded upon hearing this, not surprised.

"Elder Yang, what do you think is Senior Brother Lin’s true cultivation level now?"

Elder Yang thought for a moment upon hearing this and said:

"I can’t discern his exact cultivation level either..."

"However, I imagine it’s at least the Eighth Turn, or even Nine Revolutions Golden Core... And his Divine Sense is very strong; otherwise, he wouldn’t have detected me."

Jiang Liqian smiled upon hearing this and said:

"Oh? Then what does Elder Yang think of Senior Brother Lin as a person?"

Elder Yang became pensive upon hearing this.

He had always accompanied Jiang Liqian and noticed Lin Chen since their initial contact twenty years ago.

However, it was only a brief encounter, and he hadn’t investigated Lin Chen in detail.

At the time, Lin Chen was just a small Qi Refining Cultivator.

He has grown all the way to now, and his cultivation speed isn’t astonishing.

But it’s been very smooth and steady...

Until the recent years, even Elder Yang couldn’t perceive Lin Chen’s depth.

After a long silence, Elder Yang said in a low voice:

"If this child does not fall, he will have a place in Qing State’s future..."

Jiang Liqian smiled upon hearing this and said:

"It’s not that simple... In my view, Senior Brother Lin is like a hidden dragon in the abyss. Once he receives a stroke of fortune, he will ascend quickly with the winds."

"Perhaps, Senior Brother Lin may even be the one to determine Qing State’s fate in the future."

Elder Yang was slightly surprised upon hearing this; he did think highly of Lin Chen.

But he did not expect Jiang Liqian’s evaluation of Lin Chen to be so high.

Deciding Qing State’s fate... That’s something even a True Monarch of Divinity Transformation cannot accomplish!

"Haha, the Young Master indeed sees potential in Lin Chen." Elder Yang held some reservations about this.

Jiang Liqian looked at the Go pieces’ arrangement on the stone table, filled with certainty.

She knew Lin Chen’s Spirit Root aptitude all too well.

A Devouring Spirit Root!

But even a Third Stage Devouring Spirit Root might not achieve Lin Chen’s current cultivation level.

Therefore, in Jiang Liqian’s view, Lin Chen must be hiding an even greater secret.

"Perhaps, he is a True Monarch reborn to cultivate again?"

Jiang Liqian silently thought to herself.

"Elder Yang, I plan to take Lin Chen to that place..."