As the Universe Turns - Chapter 0

Chapter 0  Prologue
Legend has it that when the heavens and earth first opened, there were twelve Spiritual Veins in the world. They were the source of all Spiritual Elders. Seven of them landed in the ancient lands of Xianyuan in the mortal world. As a result, the destiny of the mortal world was the most prosperous. However, mortals were often not allowed to cultivate the Dao. As time passed, the mortal world became a place where demons ran rampant.

Ten thousand years ago, a strange person suddenly descended from the sky, summoning the wind and rain. He did everything he could. In just seven days, he had all the demons dispersed, and his descendants had moved mountains and filled the sea. He was an omnipotent cultivator, and in future generations, he would be respectfully addressed as Qing Emperor.

Over the next ten thousand years, countless people stepped into the world to cultivate the Immortal Dao. The ancient land of Xianyuan ushered in an unprecedented era. However, the good times weren’t long. Perhaps it was because the days of ease had passed for a long time. People had long forgotten the gloomy days of their ancestors ten thousand years ago. Now, the various sects had become pursuing fame and fortune and were fighting against each other.

Perhaps it was because everything in the world was balanced between Yin and Yang. Extreme prosperity was bound to decline, and extreme decline was bound to flourish. Three hundred years ago, Diabolism’s Great Sheng suddenly invaded the Central Plains of Xianyuan. The combined efforts of several great devil sects in this world had almost wiped out the prestige of the various sects of the Immortal Sect, causing the entire Ancient Land of Xianyuan to flow with blood.

At this critical moment, Xianyuan, located in the middle of the ancient land of Xuanqing Sect, saw seven rays of profound light soaring into the sky that day. It was as if a myriad of rays of light were shining in the world. Soon after, seven people descended, just like Qing Emperor’s reincarnation. Each of them displayed their divine abilities. Within ten days, they had defeated the world’s demon bandits, and the leaders of the major demon sects had finally left.

After that, Xuanqing Sect’s reputation was greatly shaken, and it became the head of the righteous path in the Central Plains of Xianyuan. Everyone knew the name of the “Seven Mysterious Azure Sovereigns”. However, three hundred years later, the various sects in Diabolism seemed to be ready to move again, and they had a faint momentum to make a comeback …

…

It was late autumn, and the cold wind at the foot of the mountain was rustling. In this wilderness, there was even more killing intent.

Thirty miles west of Mysterious Green Mountain, there was an ancient village with more than four hundred people living there. However, overnight, this place became a ruin, filled with turbid demonic energy. Over four hundred people died in a single night.

Suddenly, a gust of wind rang out. Three streaks of sword light suddenly flew over from the horizon, transforming into three people that floated lightly onto the pile of rocks outside the village.

However, when he saw that the auras of the three of them were extraordinary, the green-clothed woman in the lead was the most immortal. She held a jade flute in her hand, and her entire body was like a Nine Heavens Profound Maiden descending from the mortal realm. When she stood there, the desolate mountain region became even more lively.

Behind them was a man in green and a woman in red. However, their cultivation was far inferior to that of the woman in green.

“The turbid air here is extraordinary. Be careful.”

The green-clothed woman gestured with her fingers. As she spoke, two green rays of light had already flown out from her fingertips, instantly enveloping the two people behind her in a protective layer of Genuine energy.

“Thank you, Junior Sister.”

When the three of them entered the village, they saw their houses collapse and blood stains all over the ground. The man from Qingyi said angrily, “The monster from Diabolism is coming at me, Xuan Qing, but he killed innocents in vain. Hundreds of vengeful souls have been added here. How hateful!”

“Whether those devil sects did it or not is still uncertain. Junior apprentice-brother, it’s better to be careful.”

“Shh …”

Just as the two of them were speaking, the green-clothed woman suddenly gestured for silence. A series of intermittent sounds could be heard coming from the East Village. The three of them walked quickly and arrived at a corner of a collapsed wall. The sound of crying babies could be heard from beneath the wall.

The two people behind were stunned. The turbid demonic energy enveloped this place. Slow down, babies, even adult males might not be able to last for more than three moments. What was going on?

Just as the two of them were puzzled, the green-clothed woman had already brushed the broken wall away with a palm strike. At the corner of the wall, there was indeed a baby still in its infancy. However, the thick turbid air around it had already invaded the baby’s organs, and it was obvious that she would not be able to survive.

The woman in green leaned over and picked up the baby. Due to the intrusion of turbid air, the baby’s face turned purple. It was a baby boy who had just reached the full moon. There was also a blood jade tied to his neck. The blood jade looked a little strange.

The woman in red walked over and said hesitantly, “The turbid Qi has entered Samadhi. I’m afraid that it won’t be able to be saved. Moreover, even if he survives, the turbid Qi has already invaded his Samadhi. Perhaps in the future …”

Seeing Junior Sister’s silence, the two of them were suddenly shocked. The man from Qingyi said anxiously, “Junior Sister, you absolutely must not! Master said that you have a calamity imminent. If you consume a lot of Immortal Essence at this moment, I’m afraid …”

Before she could finish her sentence, the green-clothed woman had already condensed her immortal energy. She pointed her fingers at the space between the baby’s eyebrows. The two of them were secretly shocked. It was already too late to say anything else.

To get rid of the turbid qi in the baby’s body, one could only use immortal energy to draw it out. They also had to renew the baby’s life. They could only exchange immortal energy for life energy. They knew that with Junior Sister’s cultivation, it was not difficult to bring a person back from the dead, but it was harder to save the baby than to save ten thousand people at this moment!

Finally, when the turbid Qi in the baby’s body dissipated, the two people beside him finally heaved a sigh of relief. The baby’s life was temporarily saved, but Junior Sister had wasted too much energy today. It was unknown how long it would take for her to recover her vitality.

The man from Qingyi sighed softly. He walked forward and looked at the baby boy who was sleeping peacefully in her arms. Junior Sister had saved the baby boy today, and with this karma, there was a possibility that there would be a fetter in the future. Wasn’t this baby Junior Sister’s last stage of earthly tribulation?

The wind blew gently. The green-clothed woman looked at the baby boy in her arms. She was now one of the Seven Paragons of Xuan Qing. She looked at the life and death of an ordinary person. She did not know why she insisted on saving the baby today.

Just as the three of them were silent, a dark wind suddenly blew from the northwest. A bloody stench swept over the surroundings. Both the Qingyi man and the red-robed woman were shocked, “Who is this person?”

Before he could finish his words, a hundred zhang bloody mist swept across the sky. In an instant, the entire ancient village was blown into a dark wind. The bloody mist enveloped the entire village in mid-air. It was like the howls of a hundred ghosts. The shrill and shrill sounds were endless, causing one’s scalp to go numb.

Seeing that the blood mist was getting closer and closer, the Qingyi man and the woman in red hurriedly took out their magic treasures and attacked them. However, with a “bang”, the two magic treasures were shaken back at the same time. On the contrary, the two of them kept retreating, and for a moment, they were unable to even stand firm.

“Hahahaha … Xuan Qing’s Dao Art has its name!”

A sharp and ear-piercing laugh came from the blood mist. The hearts of both the Qingyi man and the red-clothed woman trembled. Those who came were not shallow, and they were afraid that they were not ordinary devils!

“Demonic genius, don’t show yourself!”

The green-clothed woman’s eyes turned cold. She held the baby in her left hand and drew her finger with her right hand. A hundred zhang green light appeared and shook the surroundings with a rumble. The thick blood mist in the air was immediately dispersed.

When the blood mist dissipated, a person appeared in the air. That person had white hair, his eyes were bloody red, and the aura of blood on his body was extremely heavy. The Qingyi man and the red-clothed woman immediately exclaimed in unison, “Nine Yin Blood Demon!”

“Haha!”

The Nine Yin Blood Demon raised his head and smiled, but his gaze landed solely on the woman in green. He smiled sinisterly and said, “Haven’t seen you for a hundred years, Fairy Miaoyin, your cultivation has improved a lot …”

Fairy Miaoyin’s eyes were as cold as ice, and he said coldly, “Xiao Cangtian, didn’t you trap yourself under my Mysterious Cyan Mountain today?”

The Nine Yin Blood Demon laughed loudly, “Do you think I want to come? I am …”

Judging from his current appearance, he seemed to be being chased by someone, so he accidentally entered the Xuan Qing Realm. However, with this devil’s cultivation, everyone couldn’t avoid him. Who had the ability to chase after him? I’m afraid there’s something fishy going on!

Fairy Miaoyin’s eyes were cold, and he didn’t say anything else. With a swipe of his finger, a beam of azure sword energy shot out. In an instant, the wind and clouds changed. The Nine Yin Blood Demon was shocked. It hurriedly circulated its magic arts, and thick blood mist immediately enveloped the entire area. A dark wind blew in mid-air, like the howls of thousands of ghosts. A shrill could not be heard.

“Junior Sister, be careful!”

The man from Qingyi was worried that his junior sister had wasted too much energy just now to save the baby boy. At this moment, he was afraid that running his martial arts in succession would harm his cultivation. However, before he could finish speaking, Fairy Miaoyin had instantly transformed into a ray of green light and rushed towards the Nine Yin Blood Demon. When the two of them fought together, it was like a red and a green light interweaving in the air.

After half an incense stick, the Nine Yin Blood Demon was finally defeated and shouted in a deep voice, “You forced me!” At the end of his words, he ignored his own backlash and activated the ninth layer of the Devil Arts again, sending the Qingyi man and the red-robed woman flying.

“Scoundrel.”

Fairy Miaoyin’s eyes turned cold. Before she could finish her sentence, her entire body was enveloped by a hundred zhang green light. Her fingers were together, and a cold green light condensed at her fingertips. It was like the edge of a sword, and she instantly pointed towards the Nine Yin Blood Demon. This was like thunder, unstoppable!

“Shit …”

The Nine Yin Blood Demon was shocked. The backlash in his body had arrived, and he could no longer dodge. With a “bang”, this finger hit his forehead, causing his entire body to tremble. Blood snatched out of his mouth, and his entire body flew backwards.

“Ah–”

The Nine Yin Blood Demon was struck between his eyebrows by the 33 Layered Profound Heaven Finger, and immediately became even more mad. Two streams of blood flowed out of his eyes, and his appearance became extremely terrifying. Fairy Miaoyin was about to chase after him, but his blood mist shook him and forced him back.

“Ling Yin! This finger of yours will be repaid ten times in the future! Ah–”

The Nine Yin Blood Demon was like a madman. As soon as his voice fell, it turned into a mist of blood and fled towards the northeast.

“Junior Sister, how are you?”

The red-robed woman hurriedly ran over, worried that Junior Sister would be exhausted too much before, and now that the Nine Yin Blood Demon was about to counterattack, it was probably not good.

“It’s fine.”

Fairy Miaoyin shook her head. It turned out that she was “Xuan Qing” Ling Yin, one of the Seven Paragons of ExcellencyYaoguang. Her cultivation had long since surpassed that of an ordinary saint, and she was known as Fairy Miaoyin. The other two were her former senior sister’s eyebrows, and her senior brother Jiang Nanliu’s cultivation was far inferior to hers.

“Wait, Xiao Cangtian is heading in the direction of … shit!”

Ling Yin looked in the direction where the Blood Demon was fleeing. Her expression changed slightly and she immediately chased after him. However, when she had just chased after him for more than ten li, she suddenly let out a muffled snort. Seeing that her expression was different, Jiang Nanliu asked, “What’s wrong?”

“It’s fine … hurry up and chase after him.”

The three of them chased after Xuan Qing’s back mountain. At that time, night was approaching, and the surroundings were vast. They were stunned and asked, “Did that devil run into this place?”

Ling Yin frowned slightly. Originally, she didn’t want to alert the other supreme beings, but now that the matter was of great importance, she could only send her divine sense back to the mountain. Not long after, a few golden rays of light shone down from the mountain and immediately sealed off the entire Xuan Qing back mountain with a restriction array.

The sky darkened a little. Ling Yin remained silent. Xiao Cangtian would never barge into the Xuan Qing Realm for no reason. There must be something strange about today. She could only discuss it with the other supreme beings later.

The three of them remained silent for a long time, then glanced at the sleeping baby boy in Junior Sister’s embrace. “Junior Sister, you plan to … it’s impossible for you to bring this baby back to the mountain, right?”

Ling Yin looked at the sleeping baby in his arms and gradually fell into contemplation. She didn’t say anything and said anxiously, “Master said that you are about to face a calamity. Saving this child’s life today has already affected the mortal karma. You should understand that we cultivators must settle all mortal karma. Otherwise …”

“I know.”

Ling Yin’s eyes were calm as she slowly said, “Later on, I will send him to Ning Village and have Wu Niang raise him. In this life, he won’t have anything to do with me.”

Hearing this, the two finally calmed down. Ling Yin looked at the two again, “It’s getting late. You guys can go back first. There’s no need to publicize the matter of Xiao Cangtian for the time being.” With that, he flicked his sleeves and turned into a ray of green light, heading towards Ning Village.

Ning Village was at the foot of Mount Xuanqing Mountain, not far from here. When Ling Yin arrived, it was already dark.

There were over a hundred families living in the village, and they had already earned their income early. Ling Yin quietly walked into a courtyard and saw two small mud houses in the courtyard. One of them had already turned off the lights, and the other was still lit by candles.

After arriving in front of the house, Ling Yin gently knocked on the door twice. When the woman saw that someone was visiting, she immediately put down her work and opened the door. When she saw that the person who came was actually the Venerable Yao Guang of the Xuanqing Sect, she was stunned. “Immortal Ling Yin …”

“Shh.”

Ling Yin made a silent gesture. When the two of them entered the room, Wu Niang was extremely panicked. Ten years ago, she had met this Venerable Yao Guang once. What was the matter today that had attracted the Venerable Xuanqing Sect to personally come to this small village?

“This child is …”

At this time, Wu Niang noticed the baby in her hand. Ling Yin explained the situation clearly. Wu Niang was very happy after hearing this. She quickly took the baby from her hand and hugged it in her hand. She was unwilling to let it go.

Seeing her current appearance, Ling Yin couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. After a long time, Wu Niang raised her head again and looked at her earnestly, “Did the High Lord … name this child?”

Ling Yin thought for a moment, then looked at the bleak night outside. After a long time, he said, “Then surnamed Xiao, surnamed Chen, the word … will be called Yichen in the future.”

“Yichen … Yichen, good, good!”

Wu Niang tightly hugged the baby in her hand, thinking in her heart. She didn’t know which life this child had been blessed with, but she actually obtained the name of Venerable Yao Guang. If outsiders found out that his name was from Venerable Yao Guang, just one name would be enough to make the world admire him in the future. However, I’m afraid that outsiders wouldn’t know about this matter.

Ling Yin added, “Wu Niang, only you know about this matter. Don’t let others know about it. When he grows up in the future, don’t mention it to him. Let him live a good life in this mortal world.”

Wu Niang was slightly stunned, but she still kept nodding, “Good, good …”

“Yes.” Ling Yin nodded slightly. Finally, she took the strange looking blood jade off the baby’s neck and put it into her sleeve. Before she left, she said, “Oh right, there’s something else. Beasts often appear in the back of the mountain recently. Tomorrow morning, tell the villagers not to go there anymore.” After saying that, he went outside and a sword light instantly disappeared into the depths of the clouds.