As the Universe Turns - Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Nichang
Yi Chen was slightly stunned and tilted his head, “Chi, forget it.” After saying that, he went to a mountain stream and washed away the dirt on his face.
About an hour later, twilight was approaching. All the teenagers and girls came out of the mountain one after another. It was good that the teenagers were secretly protected by Senior Sister, but the group of teenagers were miserable. All of them were bitten by poisonous insects, especially Prince Zhao’s grandson. His face was swollen like a pig’s head. It turned out that it was the elder who prevented people from cheating, so she set up a restriction array in the mountain range. Any spirit talisman was ineffective, and Zhao Ying’er had never been to Pingyang Peak before. How would she know?
“Hahahaha! Then … then the Zhao Clan’s Eldest Young Master, where did you, where did you go? Are you alright?”
Yi Chen looked at Zhao Wangsun’s swollen face and burst into laughter. Among the hundreds of people, Zhao Wangsun was the one who was bitten the most. Previously, he had said that he wanted to come out as soon as possible, but now, many people laughed along with him.
“You, you … Xiao Yichen, good …”
Zhao Wangsun glared at Xiao Yichen, adding fuel to the fire. How did he know that the talisman given by his elder sister would suddenly lose its effectiveness, and how did he know that those poisonous insects were specifically staring at him to bite?
The teenagers and girls here forgot the pain and started to play again. On the distant mountain top, The three elders stood side by side with ugly expressions on their faces. As expected, everyone who entered the sect this time was of average aptitude. Although the girl in feathers had extraordinary talent, she could not be considered a disciple of Pingyang Peak. As for the youth who came out later, although he was indeed better than the others, he only knew how to avoid the poisonous bug trap.
Actually, the three elders’ hearts were also very conflicted. Even if they were disciples with good aptitudes, they had never been snatched away by those old fellows from Yangguan Pass. Although they didn’t leave behind any crooked melons and jujube, their aptitudes were still average. Therefore, it was the same for them to have good aptitudes disciples in every entrance exam.
The three of them exchanged glances. With a flick of their sleeves, they stepped on the clouds and came to the valley. When the disciples saw the elders arrive, they immediately became quiet. Elder Yun stood forward and swept his gaze over the crowd. He stroked his beard and said, “You all did well. Next, you should cultivate properly in the sect.”
Hearing this, the disciples cheered again, but Yi Chen remained silent. It was as if he could sense that the elders did not like them very much.
Looking at these cheering disciples, Elder Yun sighed softly in his heart. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the disciple was stupid this time. Compared to Shao Yang and Huang Ying’er’s generation of disciples, they were much weaker. They simply didn’t want to reprimand him anymore. They only glanced at Xiao Yichen, who was silent at the side. Then, they turned around and walked towards the girl in feathers. Their expressions became gentle and they smiled. “Miss, the entrance exam is over. Do you … go up the mountain now?”
The crowd fell silent again. A few youths looked at the girl in feathers and stammered, “Junior Sister, aren’t you going to cultivate with us?”
Xuan Mei smiled and said, “Of course not. I’m different from you. I came to Xuanqing Sect to worship Venerable Yao Guang.”
“What?”
Hearing this, the hundreds of youths and girls were all dumbfounded. They bowed to Venerable Yao Guang and came to their door … Did they hear wrongly?
The three elders smiled bitterly in their hearts. Who are they and who are you? You still want to cultivate together. But then again, ExcellencyYaoguang had never accepted a single disciple in his life. If he wanted to, he would only accept one. This girl was so talented. Throughout the nine continents of Xianyuan, it would be difficult to find a second person. It was naturally the most appropriate for her to join Venerable Yao Guang.
Elder Yun looked at Old man Zi Yi beside him and said, “Junior Brother Zhai, you can take the young lady to the main peak.”
On the other side, Yi Chen was still silent. It turned out that she was going to join the seven Sovereigns. There was a difference between her and herself … Just as she was thinking this, a sudden’hello ‘interrupted his thoughts.
Yi Chen raised his head and saw that the young girl was looking at him with interest. He lowered his head and said sullenly, “Is something the matter?”
“My name is Ni Shang.”
“What?”
Yi Chen was slightly stunned. When he raised his head, the young girl had already left the valley. She was like a dancing fairy, waving her hand and smiling, “Remember, it was the neon dress of the wind blowing immortal sleeves, like a dance of neon clothes and feathers …”
“Junior Sister’s name sounds really nice …”
The group of youths stared blankly in the direction the girl had left in. It was as if they had lost their minds for a long time before they slowly regained their senses. The remaining two elders sighed in their hearts and were too lazy to lecture anymore. They casually instructed a few disciples to arrange the following matters before riding away on the clouds and mist.
In the next three days, Pingyang Peak’s senior apprentice-brother and senior apprentice-sister would arrange for the new disciples. The three elders were usually busy, so they naturally wouldn’t personally take care of these matters.
Although there were few talents in Pingyang Peak, there were many houses. Each disciple was given a separate room or even courtyard. Naturally, their senior brothers and sisters would teach them the Dao Art in the future. Privately, it was forbidden for them to teach each other. As for stealing the Dao Art, it was a taboo in the Xuanqing Sect. At the very least, they would face the wall, and at the most, they would be expelled from the sect.
At dawn, Yi Chen got up early. A moment later, he heard footsteps coming from outside the room. He knew that his senior brother had come, so he immediately opened the door. He saw a handsome senior brother standing in front of the door with a cold expression and holding a pile of clothes and two books in his hand.
“Good morning, Senior Brother.”
“It’s getting late.”
The man said coldly and handed him the clothes and books in his hand. “Change your clothes. From now on, I will be your senior apprentice-brother.”
Upon hearing the words “Senior Apprentice Brother,” Yi Chen immediately understood. Senior Apprentice Brother was like Master in Pingyang Peak. He hurriedly took the clothes and books and said, “Thank you, Senior Apprentice Brother.”
“No need.” The man raised his hand and turned around to leave. Before he left, he said, “My name is Yang Xiaoran. Take a look at these two ancient books. If you don’t understand anything, come to the Western Mountain Stream Courtyard and find me. In addition, there will be a preliminary examination in a month’s time.” After saying that, he headed out of the courtyard.
“Yes, Senior Brother Yang …”
Looking at his back, for some reason, Yi Chen had a bad premonition. Yesterday, he accidentally discovered that Prince Sun Zhao was talking to someone … However, he couldn’t care less now. After placing his clothes on the bed, he couldn’t wait to open two books.
Although he hadn’t gone to school at the foot of the mountain, Wu Niang had also taught him how to read and read. At this moment, she recognized that these two books were Taoist classics, not secret cultivation manuals such as Xuanmen Heart Techniques and magic arts.
“Senior Brother probably wants me to lay a good foundation first. Reading more ancient books is beneficial …”
Yi Chen frowned slightly, but these two words sounded more like self-consolation. Wasn’t the first thing he taught when he entered the sect the most basic Qi Condensation techniques? To read these books, it would be better to go to the school at the foot of the mountain, sir, to teach them more carefully.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. During this half month, Yang Xiaoran would come every two or three days, but each time, he would only change into an ancient book.
So for the past half a month, Yi Chen had locked himself in his room and could only read these books over and over again, “Nothing, the beginning of all things; yes, the mother of all things.” Or perhaps it was something like “five colors make one blind, five tones make one deaf”, or perhaps it was something like “riding on the righteousness of heaven and earth, and controlling six qi to travel endlessly …”
In any case, it was something that he couldn’t understand. It tasted like jade wax and was extremely boring. On the other hand, many of the new disciples who had entered the sect together, under the guidance of their respective senior apprentice-brothers and sisters, had already started to cultivate Qi Refining Techniques and Swordsmanship. Yet, he was reading all these hard-working books all day long.
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became for Yi Chen. He came to Xuanqing Sect to cultivate profound arts and spells, not to read all of these useless fellows. No, when Senior Brother Yang comes today, he will definitely ask him clearly.
