After playing two Formations in a row, Gu Xuanji still could not break this cloud Restriction.

A trace of an ominous feeling had already risen in his heart.

Therefore, he prepared to stop and give himself a way out.

However, Sun Xuan was currently deeply engrossed in his research of this array chess Dao.

Interrupting it now would be far too regrettable for Sun Xuan.

Therefore, Sun Xuan had no choice but to refuse Gu Xuanji, and then he spoke to him,

"Fellow Daoist Gu, feel free to make your move without too many reservations.

This array chess Dao is indeed profound and vast.

While playing against Fellow Daoist Gu, this poor Daoist has also gained a lot."

Hearing this, Gu Xuanji's expression slowly calmed down.

Then, he spoke in a calm tone,

"Since that is the case, this old man will accompany Little Friend to finish this game!"

As Sun Xuan dropped another black piece, Gu Xuanji unhurriedly took out a white piece and dropped it onto the chessboard.

The sun rose and the moon fell. Unwittingly, the array chess match between Gu Xuanji and Sun Xuan had already lasted for eighty-one days.

Gu Xuanji no longer had his previous calm and nonchalant demeanor; his eyes were bloodshot, and his white hair fluttered without any wind.

A white chess piece floated in front of him, having not fallen for a day and a night.

Countless Restriction light runes continuously appeared and vanished around Gu Xuanji, and strands of spiritual fluctuations flashed constantly from the Void Realm.

Aside from a few people, the surrounding Disciples of the Qianyuan Sect could no longer understand the Restriction Formations on the chessboard at all.

Quite a few Qianyuan Sect Disciples sat cross-legged on the ground with pale faces, not even daring to take another glance at the chessboard.

On the chessboard, it was now filled with spiritual fluctuations, and countless spiritual fluctuations pulled and tugged at countless strands of Spiritual Qi, causing them to undulate unceasingly.

This caused the celestial phenomena in the sky to change rapidly.

One moment it was clear skies for thousands of miles, and the next moment dark clouds filled the sky with torrential rain.

One moment the bright sun shone high, and the next moment snow drifted across the Mortal world.

Fortunately, everyone who could stay here was a Cultivator.

If Mortals were to stay here, within a short moment, they would be tormented to death by these constantly changing celestial phenomena.

At this moment, the entire chessboard had been divided equally, with Sun Xuan and Gu Xuanji each occupying half.

In the half of the cloud-and-mist area occupied by Sun Xuan, the clouds and mist continuously formed small vortices of clouds and mist one after another.

A few barely perceptible Restriction marks flashed from the vortices from time to time.

Every time they flashed, a few white chess pieces would disintegrate on their own amidst slight undulations.

Although after a short while, those disintegrated white chess pieces immediately condensed and formed again.

But the scene on the chessboard was already very clear; Gu Xuanji was now suppressed to a disadvantageous position by Sun Xuan.

At this moment, Gu Xuanji had already set up a full eighty Restriction spell arrays on this small half of the chessboard.

Now, he only needed to drop one more piece, and the eighty-first spell array could condense and form in an instant.

Gazing at the white chess piece before him, after thinking for a full day and night, Gu Xuanji finally made his decision.

"Go!"

Seeing a sharp glint explode in Gu Xuanji's eyes, a white chess piece abruptly landed on the chessboard.

In a split second, the eighty-first Restriction grand array formed instantly.

Eighty-one Restriction grand arrays were laid out imposingly and sternly on the chessboard.

Then, they suddenly and rapidly linked up with one another.

Every time a Restriction grand array was linked, the Aura on the white chess piece grew a fraction stronger.

After all eighty-one Restriction grand arrays were successfully linked together, the Aura of the Restriction formed by the white chess pieces had already reached monstrous heights.

Countless illusions flickered in and out of existence on the interconnected eighty-one grand arrays.

The spearhead of its Aura pointed directly at the cloud-and-mist area where Sun Xuan's black chess pieces were located.

Yet toward this formidable Aura, Sun Xuan seemed not to feel it at all.

It was as if the person Sun Xuan was playing against was not Gu Xuanji, but someone else entirely.

Sun Xuan unshakably picked up another black chess piece once more. After pondering for a long while, he infused Restriction incantations into it and then dropped it onto the chessboard.

A small patch of clouds and mist immediately rose again on the chessboard, connecting with the previous large area of clouds and mist.

At this moment, Gu Xuanji's face revealed a trace of madness; these eighty-one Restriction grand arrays were already the Peak masterpiece of his life.

Now, by dropping just one piece, he could fully unleash the might of the eighty-one interconnected grand arrays.

Then, he would clear away all the clouds and mist set up by the black chess pieces before him in one fell swoop.

"Hum!"

As Gu Xuanji dropped a white piece, the eighty-one Restriction grand arrays instantly lit up with monstrous spiritual light.

Boundless Aura, like a collapsing heaven, madly pressed horizontally toward the cloud-and-mist area where the black pieces were located.

Under this immense pressure, the cloud-and-mist area where the black pieces were located was finally no longer peaceful at this moment.

The tiny vortices above the clouds and mist continuously disintegrated, and wisps of cloud vapor were also slowly dissipating.

Right at this moment, a sheet of heavenly fire erupted with a booming sound from the interconnected eighty-one grand arrays.

Then it quickly fell upon the clouds and mist where the black pieces were, and immediately began to burn fiercely.

Under the burning of the heavenly fire, a large amount of clouds and mist continuously collapsed. After just a short while, a small half of the clouds and mist had dissipated.

However, after this small half of the clouds and mist dissipated, it also completely wore away the descending heavenly fire.

This raging heavenly fire also slowly extinguished at this moment.

The moment the heavenly fire dissipated, a violent burst of Restriction light erupted once again from the interconnected eighty-one grand arrays.

The instant the Restriction light erupted, countless meteorites flashing with dark light plummeted from the sky at extreme speed.

Amidst a series of rumbling, explosive loud noises, another small half of the clouds and mist was smashed apart.

After the meteorites, a gust of erratic eerie wind blew over, and piercing black winds that scraped against the bones once again blew away a patch of clouds and mist.

The clouds and mist covering the area where the white pieces were now left only a thin layer blanketing the chessboard.

Right at this moment, atop the interconnected eighty-one Restriction grand arrays, a monstrous giant wave surged forth abruptly.

Then, with the momentum of a collapsing sky, it smashed with a bang onto that thin layer of clouds and mist.

This final layer of clouds and mist was finally completely shattered at this moment by the endless bombardment.

Seeing that the cloud Restriction had finally been blasted open, Gu Xuanji immediately breathed a secret sigh of relief in his heart.

He never expected that a Cultivator casually brought back from the outside by the Sect Master would have such formidable Restriction cultivation.

Fortunately, no matter how strong his Restriction cultivation was, he was still a notch inferior to him in the end.

The tortoise shell he had laid out had also been breached in one fell swoop by him at this moment.

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan, who was watching the ceremony from the side, looked at this scene with a deeply furrowed brow.

At this moment, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan had already been completely drawn into this Restriction technique duel.

Right now, Gu Xuanji seemed to have defeated Sun Xuan and won this duel.

But Gu Xuanji always felt that something was not quite right.

Sun Xuan's expression was far too calm; there was not the slightest trace of expression of someone who had suffered a defeat.

Even at this moment, he still picked up another black chess piece once more and pondered over it slightly there.

It was not half different from when he dropped his pieces earlier.

With a smile at the corner of his mouth, Gu Xuanji spoke softly to Sun Xuan,

"Little Friend Sun, it is time for this to end!"

Hearing this, Sun Xuan gently raised his head, a trace of an imperceptible mocking expression appearing at the corner of his mouth, and then he said,

"That is right, it is indeed time for this to end!"

At this moment, the monstrous giant wave that had blasted apart the final layer of Restriction clouds and mist finally slowly dissipated.

The situation covered beneath the clouds and mist was finally exposed to everyone's eyes for the very first time.

At this moment, the group of Qianyuan Sect Cultivators whose Restriction cultivation was high enough to continue watching the ceremony, the instant they looked toward the area where the black pieces under the cover of clouds and mist were located,

instantly felt as if they had fallen into a boundless starry sky of pitch black.

Within the starry sky, countless planets radiated a phosphorescent glow that captivated the mind, making it completely impossible for anyone trapped within it to wake up on their own.

Suddenly, countless planets radiated immeasurable light, and the light filled the minds of everyone present.

Causing one Cultivator after another who was immersed in the deduction of Restrictions to spit out mouthfuls of fresh blood.

Then, with pale faces, they closed their eyes tightly, never daring to take another glance at the chessboard.

The immeasurable light rapidly spread across the chessboard, and any white chess piece illuminated by the light was instantly dyed black.

After just a short while, there was not a single white chess piece left on the chessboard; only black chess pieces remained, placed in a crisscrossing pattern across the chessboard.

Following that, the chessboard twisted slightly, and along with the blackened white pieces, all of it was assimilated into a boundless starry sky.

Countless stars slowly revolved within the starry sky according to certain rules, giving one an unspeakable Concept of the Dao.

"Ah!"

At this moment, two streams of blood and tears suddenly flowed from Gu Xuanji's eyes, and his entire body sprayed out a mouthful of bright red blood as if he had been fiercely struck in the chest by a heavy hammer.

Then, he fell backward facing the sky.

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan, who had been immersed in the deduction of the Formation, abruptly closed his eyes at this moment.

His head tilted back fiercely, and his entire body stepped backward three steps through the empty air, crushing the Void Realm into inch-long cracks with every step.

Only after his figure paused slightly did he slowly exhale a breath. Then, he gently opened his bloodshot eyes, and the gaze he cast toward Sun Xuan carried a trace of unshakeable admiration.

"This seat has learned firsthand how high Fellow Daoist Sun's Restriction techniques are!"

Sect Master Lü Daoxuan spoke softly and somewhat unconsciously to Sun Xuan.

Yet after defeating Gu Xuanji, the expression on Sun Xuan's face did not relax at all.

Instead, it was several times more solemn than just moments ago.

Sun Xuan completely ignored Gu Xuanji, who had collapsed unconscious on the ground.

Nor did he pay attention to the trace of fanaticism in the gazes that the surrounding Disciples cast toward him.

With a wave of Sun Xuan's hand, eight restriction flags immediately manifested from his hand.

Then they immediately flew into the air, slowly rotating around Sun Xuan's body.

Following that, Sun Xuan pinched incantations with his hands, and Restriction seals, one after another, continuously flew into the eight white flags around his body.

After the incantations were cast into the eight white flags,

white lights containing countless Restriction runes instantly shot rapidly into the black chess piece floating before Sun Xuan.

After a large number of Restriction runes poured into it, the black chess piece immediately began to hum uncontrollably.

Then, cracks continuously emerged from this black chess piece.

Seeing this, Sun Xuan's brow furrowed slightly.

The crack between his brows instantly opened, and a patch of black Restriction light instantly enveloped this black chess piece within it.

The material of this black chess piece was ultimately a bit too fragile, and under Sun Xuan's full exertion, it could no longer withstand it.

Under these unavoidable circumstances, Sun Xuan had no choice but to open the Eye of Tribulation between his brows, stabilizing it with the light of bodily Restriction.

Indeed, under the shroud of the divine Restriction light, the black chess piece was immediately locked in mid-air.

The cracks upon it no longer continued to emerge either.

As more and more Restriction runes poured into this black chess piece, a hazy Restriction light also slowly radiated from the black chess piece.

Nearby, an Early Stage Soul Transformation Cultivator of the Qianyuan Sect curiously glanced at this hazy light.

Driven by the instinct of a Formation Cultivator, he deduced it slightly, and then a look of bewilderment emerged in his eyes.

His entire body unconsciously stood up, and then, like a marionette on strings, he walked step by step toward the direction where that black chess piece was located.

Seeing this, his close friend's expression changed wildly as he grabbed hold of this Soul Transformation Cultivator.

The body of this Soul Transformation Cultivator shook violently, and the look of bewilderment in his eyes slowly receded.

A trace of clarity manifested from within his eyes.

Following that, an unmaskable terror leaked out from his eyes.

Then he turned his head rapidly to the side, no longer daring to take another glance at that black chess piece.

Seeing this, Sect Master Lü Daoxuan and the other surrounding Qianyuan Sect Cultivators felt a slight chill in their hearts.

However, they were somewhat unable to figure out why Gu Xuanji had clearly been defeated so miserably,

yet this Sun Xuan was still holding chess pieces to play the game.

Who was his opponent? Could it be himself?

Amidst their wild thoughts, Sun Xuan's figure suddenly became somewhat unfathomable in their eyes.

At this moment, Sun Xuan finally stopped shooting Restriction runes into this black chess piece.

The vertical eye between his brows rotated slightly, and this black chess piece was immediately carried by the divine Restriction light, shooting into the boundless starry sky he had carved out.

After the black chess piece shot into this boundless starry sky, the divine Restriction light wrapping around it was immediately retracted by Sun Xuan.

Without the suppression of the divine Restriction light, this black chess piece immediately trembled all over and exploded abruptly.

Endless hazy light projected out from the shattered black chess piece.

The countless planets in this boundless starry sky also instantly radiated endless light, echoing from afar with this hazy Restriction light.

The entire starry sky seemed to have come alive at this moment.

The hazy light radiated after the black chess piece shattered swelled and contracted like a heart at this moment.

After a short moment, the endless hazy Restriction light rapidly converged toward the middle.

Then, a giant whose head touched the heavens and whose feet stepped on the earth, seemingly filling this entire Universe starry sky, suddenly emerged.

The figure of this giant was blurry and transparent, and his facial features were unclear.

Furthermore, his entire figure was constantly undulating.

Evidently, condensing this giant phantom into form was still quite strenuous for Sun Xuan's Restriction Dao.

The instant this giant phantom emerged, Sun Xuan let out a soft shout with an expression that had turned solemn to the extreme:

"Open!"

As soon as his voice fell, the giant suddenly raised both hands rapidly.

His hands abruptly thrust fiercely into the void at the center of the two chess-playing elevated platforms of the Yunyi Platform of the Qianyuan Sect.

Then, countless Restriction runes followed the giant's hands and poured into the void rift he had thrust open.

Following that, the giant's hands violently tore along this void rift.

Hearing only a booming loud noise, this void was instantly torn open to reveal a huge gap.

The immense power erupted by the giant tearing this void surged violently along the void fissure toward its interior.

Countless spatial storms were shattered by the enormous force, and then a strange place located deep within the spatial fissure was instantly exposed to Sun Xuan's eyes.