That idiot from the Sword Sect turned out to be a lucky charm.

Chapter 69 Obtain the Coral Ornament

The treasure-hunting mouse shrugged and said, "Maybe!"

Lin Zhifeng didn't necessarily need to know the reason; he just wanted the result he desired.

He didn't dwell on it and planned to put on the shoes to see what treasures lay ahead. But when he took a moment to look around the new room, he realized he wouldn't need the shoes for now—because the room's floor was still made of tatami mats.

Lin Zhifeng simply found a storage bag for miscellaneous items and stuffed the shoes directly into it.

The decor of this room is very similar to the previous room, except that this one looks like a study.

There is a row of light wood bookshelves against the wall, neatly arranged with many paper books; by the window is a two-meter-long table, on which a set of writing implements is placed.

Not far from them, on the ground, was a heated table. On the table was a chessboard, and on each side of the chessboard was a porcelain jar containing black and white chess pieces.

Lin Zhifeng thought to himself: Is this challenge going to be a game of Go with me? I don't know how to play that! I only know how to play Gomoku.

Ignoring Lin Zhifeng's troubles, the treasure-hunting mouse jumped down and went off to find the treasure.

Lin Zhifeng cautiously approached the heated table and found that several black and white pieces had already been placed on the chessboard.

The good news is that this seems to be only halfway through a game of Gomoku; the bad news is that Lin Zhifeng only knows how to play Gomoku, he is not an expert.

Although he knew his chess skills were not good, Lin Zhifeng still sat down at the table in order to pass the test.

It's now White's turn to make a move on the chessboard.

Lin Zhifeng then realized that he was likely playing as the white player. His next goal was to finish the game and, ideally, win.

Out of caution, Lin Zhifeng thought for a long time before placing a piece on the chessboard.

The moment his piece touched the ground, before he could even fully retract his hand, a black piece landed on the board with a "thud," effectively blocking Lin Zhifeng's attack.

The chess piece seemed to be controlled by an invisible person, its landing force and angle perfectly precise. Lin Zhifeng couldn't help but sit up straight and diligently study the game.

He racked his brains and stumbled a few steps forward. Just as he was about to place another piece, the system suddenly spoke up: "Master, don't place there, or you'll lose."

Lin Zhifeng quickly retracted the chess piece he was about to place and communicated with the system in his mind: "What's going on? You know how to play Gomoku?"

The system said, "Not to mention Gomoku, I can also play Go."

Lin Zhifeng was overjoyed: "Then hurry up and direct me to win this game."

The system followed his instructions and began playing Connect Four with the invisible person (or some other creature?).

The opponent was clearly a master as well. The two went back and forth, and the first game was so big that the board was completely covered before a winner was decided.

The chessboard was quickly cleared, and the invisible man placed another piece, clearly intending to play another game with Lin Zhifeng.

Lin Zhifeng has no fear now that he has the system as his strategist. Unless the opponent also has supercomputing abilities like the system, it's only a matter of time before he/she/it loses the game.

As expected, Lin Zhifeng, guided by the system, won the second game.

Just then, the treasure-hunting rat returned from its search.

This time, it discovered a coral ornament. Because it was too big to move by itself, it specially came back to ask for help.

Lin Zhifeng followed it to a bookcase against the wall. He watched as the Treasure-Seeking Mouse turned a scroll of a painting, causing the bookcase to rotate ninety degrees and reveal a hidden compartment behind it.

There were many paintings and calligraphy in the hidden compartment, but Lin Zhifeng, a vulgar man, had no interest in them at all.

If these items were taken to Lin Zhifeng's original world, each scroll would probably fetch an astronomical price. Unfortunately, Lin Zhifeng can't go back, and even if he could, he wouldn't be interested in money from Earth anymore.

Therefore, he was on the same wavelength as the treasure-hunting rat this time and felt that only the huge coral ornament was not bad.

This fiery red coral is over a meter tall, beautiful and elegant, perfect for displaying in the Heavenly Sword Sect's reception hall. I can give it to my uncle when I get back; I'm sure he'll love it.

Lin Zhifeng pocketed the coral ornament and continued to the next room with the treasure-hunting rat.

The secret to clearing this room was indeed winning at Gomoku, so Lin Zhifeng made it to the door of the room without any trouble.

He opened the door and stepped into the third room.

The room was furnished like a training room. One wall had a huge weapon rack against it, displaying all kinds of weapons: axes, halberds, hooks, forks, swords, spears, and daggers. On the opposite wall hung a long sword.

Lin Zhifeng thought to himself: It seems that this level will probably require a martial arts contest. I just wonder who will be my opponent and what their cultivation level is.

After thinking this through, he skillfully sent the treasure-hunting mouse to find the treasure. But this time, the treasure-hunting mouse did not obey his command and sat motionless on his shoulder.

Lin Zhifeng asked, puzzled, "Baby, are you tired? Why don't we rest for a bit?"

The treasure-hunting rat waved its hand and said, "No, there's nothing on this floor, so there's no need to look for it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhifeng put the Treasure-hunting Rat into his storage ring to avoid injuring it during the upcoming battle.

Lin Zhifeng drew his twin swords, one of water and one of fire, ready for battle. He called out loudly, "Please enlighten me, senior!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the long sword hanging alone on the wall suddenly emerged from its scabbard and slashed at Lin Zhifeng with astonishing power and speed.

Lin Zhifeng hurriedly swung his sword to defend himself.

The force of the slash was truly overwhelming. Fortunately, the swords Lin Zhifeng used to block it were all of high quality; otherwise, he would have likely been killed by the attack. Even so, the force of the sword made him lose his footing, and he staggered back three steps before regaining his balance.

The long sword was raised high once more, then slashed down from the side with a whirlwind, as if it wanted to cut Lin Zhifeng in half at the waist.

Lin Zhifeng nimbly dodged, not swinging his sword to meet the attack head-on as he had last time—not that he didn't want to, but the difference in strength was simply too great. Just now, his two swords had almost slipped from his grasp. Even now, both arms were still numb!

We can't confront him head-on! This was the conclusion Lin Zhifeng quickly reached after his first move.

But the opponent has no physical form, only a long sword. The rules of this competition aren't clear at all—how is a victory determined? Is it by how many moves you withstand? Or by knocking the sword to the ground?

Lin Zhifeng thought about it and then spoke up, shouting out his question while dodging.

A deep, resonant male voice boomed from the air: "If you can withstand three moves or knock the knife away, you win."