As the Universe Turns - Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Seven
However, it wasn’t Yang Xiaoran who came today. Instead, it was one of Yang Xiaoran’s junior brothers who was probably here to supervise him on Yang Xiaoran’s behalf.

Yi Chen only asked Yang Xiaoran why he hadn’t come, and didn’t ask anything else. He went to the Celestial Herb Garden in the back mountain. Three more days passed. During these three days, he worked hard in the Celestial Herb Garden during the day, and at night, he went back to his room and took out the Black Bronze Mirror to cultivate.

Unknowingly, it was already the end of autumn. Half a month had passed since the last final exam. On this day, when Yi Chen arrived at the Celestial Herb Garden, he heard someone talking about something from afar.

‘”In another three days, it will be a once-in-a-year Xuan Qing Ceremony. Have you heard of it? Other than the previous year’s grand ceremony, I heard that seven Excellency will also accept disciples. Therefore, even our Profound Gate disciples can go up this time to take a look.”

“Then what do you want? Find out what’s going on in this garden. That grand ceremony has nothing to do with us. Just this place alone will take at least ten days and a half months.”

As the two of them sprinkled water on the grass, they spoke. Yi Chen listened carefully from afar and slowly walked over. He smiled and said, “Senior Brothers, do you want me to help you?”

Seeing that he was a new disciple this time, the man on the left raised his eyebrows and asked, “Are you the winner of this final trial? Why are you working hard in this garden?”

The senior apprentice-brother beside him smiled and said, “Hey!” I know this brat. He’s been here for two to three months and he can’t do anything. He taught people to beat him until his nose is blue and his eyes are purple. But last time, I heard that Zhao cultivated the Qi Condensation Technique in advance, causing him to suddenly go crazy and bleed from his orifices. No, this brat took a big advantage of him for nothing. Tell me, why didn’t we have such good luck back then? So much so that you come here every day to do hard labor. ”

Yi Chen smiled embarrassedly from the side, wanting to say that no matter how lucky he was, he still had to do hard labor.

The senior apprentice-brother turned around and smiled at him, “It’s fine. Go do your thing. We’ll do it ourselves.”

“Alright.” Yi Chen nodded and smiled. He pretended to be leaving. Then he asked, “Ah right, I just heard two senior brothers say that there will be a grand ceremony in three days. What is it?”

When the two senior brothers heard this, they looked at him strangely. The senior brother on the left asked, “Didn’t your senior brother tell you?”

Yi Chen shook his head, revealing an expression of ignorance. “No, Senior Brother only asked me to take care of the immortal herb garden.”

The two of them exchanged glances and smiled. The senior apprentice-brother on the right said, “We, Xuanqing Sect, have a grand ceremony every other day. There are already sixty A’s. This time, because of the seven Excellency disciples, our Profound Pass disciples are fortunate enough to be able to visit the main peak …”

Yi Chen listened carefully. He pretended not to know anything on his face, but he was thinking carefully in his heart. Good, Yang Xiaoran. No wonder he had arranged more and more labor for himself these past few days. It turned out that he deliberately didn’t want him to go to the main peak. Suddenly, his mind remembered the young girl who was dressed in fluttering feathers more than three months ago.

“My name is Ni Shang. Remember, it’s the wind blowing the immortal’s sleeves. It’s like Ni Shang dancing in feathers …”

Yi Chen came back to his senses and smiled, “Thank you two senior brothers for telling me. Alright, I’m going to work there!”

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As night fell, Yi Chen returned to the courtyard, He took a shower, as usual, He took out the Black Bronze Mirror and recovered some energy, but this time, he couldn’t calm down and cultivate. Sometimes, he thought of Yang Xiaoran and Prince Sun Zhao’s hateful people, sometimes he thought of the girl from Nichang three months ago, sometimes he walked out of the courtyard and looked at the seven mountain peaks that were hidden in the clouds under the cover of night. He was dumbfounded.

“I want to go to the main peak!”

A thought arose in his heart, making him even angrier the more he thought about it. Why didn’t he let himself go to the main peak? Those surnamed Zhao and those surnamed Yang were truly hateful! At this moment, he couldn’t help but recall the 16 words he had said to Senior before he left, “Hidden Dragon, don’t use it. Seeing that the dragon is in the field, the flying dragon is in the sky, and the Ascending Dragon is regretful …”

Senior Monster’s intention should be that he should go to the main peak no matter what. This Pingyang Peak is like a small valley, how can a dragon soar into the sky? Prince Sun of Zhao and Yang Xiaoran were both extremely hateful and wanted to stop him everywhere.

Over the next three days, Yi Chen received even more labor every day. Yang Xiaoran also sent people to keep an eye on him at all times. On the fourth day, the third day of the tenth month, this day was the day of the grand ceremony. The three elders hurried to the main peak early in the morning to prepare for the event.

The disciples of Pingyang Peak were brought up by the elders, but the Seven Profound Cyan Peaks could not be climbed up, reaching into the clouds of the Nine Heavens. Even the elders and disciples were unable to bring so many people up, so they could only use “cloud stones”.

The so-called cloudstones were small islands that could ride the wind with spiritual energy. Normally, they would hide in the clouds above the sky. When cultivators reached a certain realm, they would often summon them and wave them away.

The disciples all rode on cloudstones today, and then used formations to reach the seven peaks. The small cloudstones could bring more than ten people, while the large cloudstones could bring dozens to a hundred people. Everyone was extremely excited today, and Yi Chen had secretly sneaked into the cloudstones. Even at the risk of being punished, he would have to go to the main peak to experience them today.

The Profound Cyan Seven Peaks were arranged in the direction of the Big Dipper. The Heavenly Pivot Peak, where the Sect Leader was located, was the steepest and tallest. It went straight into the clouds. Today’s ceremony was naturally held at Heavenly Pivot Peak. However, it was not the peak of Heavenly Pivot Peak. The peak was the place where Sect Leader Qing Xuan cultivated. He could not go up at any time. Therefore, the ceremony was chosen at a place on Heavenly Pivot Peak called Heavenly Lake Peak, also known as Heavenly Pool Peak.

At this moment, on the jade square of the Heavenly Lake, the elders of the Seven Peaks were almost all here. In the past, they were both senior brothers and sisters, but now, there was another A that they had never met. To the people of the Immortal Sect, even though a A passed in a flash, everyone still sighed with emotion, especially when they recalled the past events of their youth.

In today’s grand ceremony, only the seven personal disciples were allowed to take their seats. Ordinary disciples were not allowed to take their seats. They could only surround themselves layer by layer. The outermost floor was reserved for the disciples of Pingyang Peak. However, there were also melon and fruit pastries to entertain them, so they would not be left out in the cold.

As noon approached, the cloud stone Yi Chen infiltrated slowly flew up. During that time, due to Senior Brother’s improper control, it almost fell down, truly scaring dozens of disciples to death.

Everything they saw along the way was amazing. This mountain seemed to be floating on the clouds of the Nine Heavens. There were many floating islands nearby. The waterfalls on the islands splashed with jade. It was unknown where the water came from or where it landed. Could it be that the water had turned into rain mist that moistened the life below?

When they arrived at the bottom of the Heavenly Lake, the clouds and stones couldn’t continue to rise. The disciples couldn’t wait any longer and jumped down. Yi Chen followed behind the crowd. However, when they saw the green stones and pines and cypresses decorating the path, they saw cranes flash past and drop white feathers.

Although it was late autumn, in the distance, there were hundreds of flowers blooming. There were bright red peach blossoms, snow-white pear blossoms, white apricot blossoms that looked like a beauty’s shame, and many unknown flower trees. The breeze blew, and petals floated in the wind, falling on the shoulders of pedestrians like a dream.

This place was simply like an Immortal Realm, how could it still be a mortal world?

Yi Chen gradually looked like a dream, and his footsteps unconsciously slowed down a lot. When he regained his senses, he realized that he had lost a large portion of his body. He hurriedly walked to the back of the crowd to prevent Prince Sun Zhao and Yang Xiaoran from noticing that he had also come up.

Outside the Heavenly Lake Square, Yi Chen did not dare to enter. Afraid that Yang Xiaoran would notice, he climbed onto an apricot tree and looked around. The square was bustling with excitement. The water and the land were all aged. Everyone was filled with wine, and they were enjoying themselves.

On the high platform at the east end of the plaza, there sat an old man who looked like a deity. The old man held a whisk in his hand, and a green immortal mark appeared between his eyebrows. His appearance was extraordinary. There were also two little Dao Children on his left and right. He seemed to be Adept Qingxuan, who was in charge of Xuanqing Sect.

This was the first time Yi Chen saw such an immortal figure. He couldn’t help but be stunned in his heart. Then, he looked to the left and saw a woman with snow-white hair sitting there. Although she had white hair, she looked like a young woman. There was a crescent moon immortal mark between her eyebrows. She was the second-ranked of the seven, the “Excellency Mei Yue” of the “Heavenly Jade” bloodline.

Then there was an old man with a dignified expression and no smiles on his face. With just a single glance, this old man caused one to feel a deep sense of intimidation. He was the third and most severe of the seven, the ‘Excellency of the Abyss’, which belonged to the ‘Heavenly Power’.

Not far to the right of Daoist Qingxuan sat an old man dressed in a red robe. He was the fourth ranked Xuanyang Excellency, who belonged to Kaiyang, and to the right was a middle-aged man with Chinese hair. He was the fifth ranked Yu Heng Excellency Mirror.

The person on the far right was dressed in white like snow. He drank his own wine, and peach blossoms fell into his sleeves. He looked like an immortal on a jade lake. He looked very handsome and unrestrained. How many innocent girls in the world wanted to worship him, but in the end, they were disappointed and returned?

Slowly speaking, even Xiao Yi Chen was dumbfounded when he saw the young girl in the world. If only he had such an immortal demeanor in the future? This person was also the sixth ranked ‘Excellency of Heaven’s Secrets’. It was unknown whether he was his true self or his avatar today. Perhaps even Senior Brother Daoist Qingxuan did not know.

At this moment, Yi Chen was hiding on the apricot tree, staring blankly at it. He was just counting. Why was there only six Excellency, and there was still one missing?

Afraid that he would count wrongly, Yi Chen counted twice from left to right and from right to left. Counting around, there were only six people. He couldn’t help but think in his heart, Ah, yes! He was still short of Yaoguang Excellency. When he was below, he would always hear people mentioning Yaoguang Excellency’s Miaoyin Fairy. Why didn’t Yaoguang Excellency come today?

Yi Chen looked down again and saw a young girl sitting under a peach tree. She couldn’t help but be surprised in her heart. Eh, it was her? She was actually able to sit so close to a few Excellency …

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Note: “Mei Yue” is the Excellency of Tianxuan Peak, and “Mei Jian Yi” is the former senior sister of Ling Yin. The two of them are not the same person.