As the Universe Turns - Chapter 147

Chapter 147 Trial Peak
As midnight approached, the winds in the forest became even colder. During this period, Xiao Chen had encountered a few Illusory Beasts from the Trial Peak. However, these Illusory Beasts weren’t high in cultivation and didn’t pose a threat to him.

Right now, the only problem was that he didn’t know the way up the mountain. There were many restrictions below, and there were many cover-ups that made him wander around, feeling as if he was walking on the same spot.

At the same time, in a deep cave on the Celestial Pogoda Cultivation Peak, a red-robed man was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The man closed his eyes and looked extremely cold. His palms slowly moved. Between his palms, there was a golden-red flame wheel floating. Around the wheel, there were faintly nine flame dragon shadows swimming around. It looked lifelike.

At this moment, a gust of wind rang out from outside. Immediately after, two footsteps approached. Under the dim light, two young men dressed in white walked over. After a long time, the man sitting in the cave opened his eyes. “How about it?”

“Hehe …”

The two youths walked up with flattering expressions and smiled, “Congratulations, Senior Brother Feng, for taking the Nine Dragons Sunshine Wheel to another level of cultivation.”

The cold man was tired of listening to these compliments. He frowned slightly and said coldly, “What did I tell you to do?”

The two youths exchanged glances and chuckled. On the left, they said, “That person has no sect or sect. His name is Liao Wuchen.”

“No sect, no sect … Hmph.”

The indifferent man snorted coldly, “No sect, no sect dares to beat Ye Shisan like that today. Could it be that he wants to establish his prestige in Celestial Pogoda, rookie …”

When the two youths heard this, they looked at each other and immediately echoed, “Yes, yes, this rookie is so arrogant. When he entered today, he didn’t put his senior brothers in his eyes at all. The other rookies greeted us. He was the only one standing by the side coldly, clearly wanting to give us a show of might first …”

“Humph!”

The cold man snorted heavily, “Alright, then the two of you will go down and play with him …”

“Right, right, right. I have to teach you a lesson …”

The two youths nodded their heads continuously. After a while, they regained their senses and stared blankly, “Senior Brother Feng, what did you just say? We didn’t hear you clearly …”

“I said, I want you to go down and play with him now. Do you want me to say it a third time?”

The red-clothed man’s gaze was cold, causing the two of them to tremble in fear. He covered his head and stammered, “This, this isn’t too good … What if, what if the elder finds out …”

At this point, the two of them exchanged glances. What a joke. Today, the two of them had witnessed each other’s abilities in the cultivation square below. They had asked them to go find trouble with such a fiendish star now. They wouldn’t dare to give them a few more guts.

The red-clothed man said coldly, “This is also a trial for rookies. The elders won’t care.”

“But this …”

The two youths still scratched their heads and hesitated, “But, that person, that person …”

“What? There are restrictions under the Trial Peak. He can’t do anything to you. Just bring two more people.”

“Alright, alright …”

The two of them had no choice but to brave the scalp and go outside. They really lifted a rock and smashed themselves in the foot. If they knew earlier, they wouldn’t have said what happened to that person.

…

At the foot of the trial peak, Xiao Chen had just repelled a few illusionary beasts when a gust of wind suddenly sounded not far away. Immediately after, there was a “tie” sound and four figures were already standing there.

“What is it?”

Xiao Chen’s gaze narrowed. He quickly looked over, only to see four black-clothed masked men standing not far away. Could it be that this was also an illusion beast, a human-shaped illusion beast? However, his cultivation didn’t seem to be that high …

The four of them exchanged glances. The leader suddenly lowered his voice and said, “I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to beat me here, leave behind … leave behind spirit stones!” As he spoke, he carefully approached.

Only then did Xiao Chen realize that they weren’t Illusory Beasts, but what was wrong with these people? There were only Illusory Beasts beneath the Trial Peak, and no one would stop them. Could it be that these people were Celestial Pogoda’s boring late-night disciples? “How do I get on this mountain?” He asked.

When the four of them heard this, they were even more puzzled. The leader pretended to be ruthless and said, “Robbery! Be serious! Where do you look? If you ask me again, I will slash you with a single sword …”

“Alright, alright, I know.” Xiao Chen looked at the four of them. He was still puzzled and said, “Lead the way ahead.”

“What?”

The four of them exchanged glances. The leader turned around and glared at him, “Can’t you see that we’re here to cause trouble for you?”

“Alright, I know. I’ll let you lead the way. I’ll give you spirit stones when I’m done.”

“You …”

The four of them were even more confused. Only then did they realize that their current appearance did not seem to be able to intimidate the other party at all. The four of them looked at each other and nodded slightly. It was as if they had made a decision. Suddenly, they rushed forward with their swords in their hands.

Seeing the four of them suddenly charge forward, Xiao Chen moved as fast as lightning. He grabbed the neck of the person at the front. He stretched out his right foot and sent one flying. He kicked his left foot and sent one flying. In the end, the person rushed forward and looked at him with his sword. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and was stunned to the point of not daring to move.

“Why are you leading the way?”

Xiao Chen glared at the few of them and patted the head of the person in his hand heavily, “I’m asking you a question. Why are you leading the way and rushing up?” At the end of his sentence, he slapped his head again.

“Aiyo, don’t fight, don’t fight …”

That person was so frightened that he hurriedly hugged his head. Probably during the day, he was frightened by the battle between the other party and Ye Shisan. Even though there were restrictions under the Trial Peak, the four of them were no match for him.

“Alright” Xiao Chen released him and frowned. “Now lead the way.”

“This …”

The four of them exchanged a gloomy glance with each other. This time, it was good. Feng Gufei had them come down to make things difficult for others. This time, they had instead become the ones leading the way. Tonight, they really bumped into a ghost.

However, even if the four of them were to fight, they would not be able to. They could only bravely lead the way. When they reached a halfway point, one of them turned around and said with fear, “Then … well, the path to the Trial Peak is over there. You can only go there alone. We have spirit talismans, but you can’t use them …”

“Alright, let’s go.” Xiao Chen glanced at the four of them and said indifferently.

“Yes, yes, yes. Thank you, thank you Junior Brother. Oh no, Senior Brother” The four of them shrunk their necks, then quickly took out their spirit talismans from their sleeves and turned into a wisp of smoke before returning to the mountain.

Xiao Chen looked in the direction where the four of them had disappeared, wondering if this was Celestial Pogoda’s disciple? It seemed like the Heavenly Extreme Token that he had obtained from his family three years ago was far inferior to those who had obtained the Heavenly Extreme Token by relying on their own true abilities.

Turning around, Xiao Chen looked into the darkness. He saw that the mountain peak was untopped. Now that he had found his way, he had to go up as soon as possible.

Along the way, he encountered many illusionary beasts and eye-blocking formations. By the time he reached the peak of cultivation, it was almost time.

When he arrived at the edge of the cliff, Xiao Chen looked at the silver sea of clouds that was slowly rising and falling. At this moment, his heart suddenly felt a stab of pain. At this moment, what he imagined was the peak of the Purple Night Peak, the boundless sea of clouds. Was Master standing alone on the edge of the cliff as usual?

For three hundred years, Master lived alone in the cold Jade Light Hall, looking at the cold moonlight. Now that he was gone, Master returned to the past and looked at the rising and falling of the sea of clouds alone.

“Master …”

Every time he thought of Ling Yin, Xiao Chen felt even more pain in his heart than when he thought of Wei Yang. What kind of pain was that? It was as if a knot that could not be undone in his previous life, in his next life, was like an icy cold rainy night.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen didn’t want to touch the scenery anymore. He returned to the Sword Pond Square of the Trial Peak and sat alone under the tree, meditating on cultivating.

Although the spiritual energy on this trial peak was inferior to that on Purple Night Peak, it was still sufficient for his current cultivation. No matter how much it was, it was still beyond his reach.

By the time it was about time, the stars and moons in the sky had gradually sunk. Xiao Chen was still sitting cross-legged under the tree. A layer of dew had gradually condensed on his eyebrows and hair.

At this moment, a soft footstep suddenly sounded from outside. The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Under the dim light, there was a girl wearing a light red skirt. The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She had a naive expression and jumped into the plaza.

However, when she saw Xiao Chen sitting under the tree, she couldn’t help but be shocked. She opened her eyes wide and said, “Eh? There’s actually someone who came up faster than me” She hurriedly covered her mouth as if she was afraid of disturbing Xiao Chen’s cultivation.

Then, he saw her walking step by step under the tree beside him, not daring to make a sound, as if she was afraid of disturbing the person who had come up faster than him, and her appearance was very obedient and cute.

Just like that, Xiao Chen did not open his eyes. From time to time, the young girl secretly glanced at him. She did not personally see the battle between Xiao Chen and Ye Shisan during the day, but she had heard people say that this person was that Liao Wuchen.

Unknowingly, the sky gradually lit up, and more people came up one after another. The originally quiet plaza suddenly became lively, while Xiao Chen sat under the tree, as if he had also become a tree. He did not move, nor did he speak to anyone.

Three moments later, the two Trial Peak Elders landed on the plaza. When the disciples saw the arrival of the two Elders, they immediately quieted down.

The two elders looked at the crowd. Of the sixty-nine people, there were only forty or so left. The remaining twenty or so people had obviously failed the trial and had already been sent out.

The two elders walked to the front of more than forty people. Their expressions were very serious. The red-clothed elder on the left said, “You have already passed the first trial. The second trial will be even more difficult. If you are not ready, you can withdraw now.”

No one in the crowd spoke. Everyone was resolute and silent. Since the first trial had passed, no matter how difficult the second trial was, who would withdraw at this time?