As the Universe Turns - Chapter 24

Chapter 24 Abnormal Omen
No one spoke in the entire square. It was unknown what exactly happened to this youth. He had just said something that caused his expression to change. In the distance, Huang Ying’er was completely stunned. Zhao Ying’er’s expression was extremely complicated.

Finally, Elder Yun Qing of Pingyang Peak slowly stood up and tried his best to calm himself down. He said, “This kid is Pingyang Peak’s new disciple this year. His name is Xiao Yichen. I don’t know the rules, so I’ll take him back now.”

“No need.”

Ling Yin raised his hand slightly and turned to look at Daoist Qingxuan on the platform, “Sect Leader, I’ve brought this back to Purple Night Peak.”

“What!”

At this moment, the crowd became even more excited. No one dared to believe it, no one dared to believe what they had just heard!

Daoist Qingxuan’s expression changed as he stood up from his chair. “Ling Yin, today is a grand ceremony. Don’t act rashly. How can you play tricks on the matter of accepting disciples?”

He was the dignified Sect Leader of Xuanqing. At this moment, he didn’t know what had happened. That young girl Ni Shang was still sitting there. She didn’t even bother to take a look when she came. Why did she suddenly accept this young man who had escaped from nowhere? This was simply inexplicable.

Everyone was completely stunned. She said that she wanted to bring this youth back to Violet Night Peak because she wanted to take him as a disciple. Moreover, most likely, this youth was a closed door disciple. From now on, she would never take any more disciples … This youth ran out of nowhere and didn’t know any etiquette. This was too much of a joke!

Almost no one here knew why, only the distant brows of Jiang Nan and Liu had witnessed the entire process of Junior Sister Ning using her Immortal Essence to save the baby boy.

At this moment, Mei Jianyi was stunned. He dodged thousands of times. Could it be that Junior Sister was still unable to dodge this heavenly tribulation? Isn’t this youth in Ning Village? Could it be that everything in the underworld is really destined to be unchangeable …

He was still drinking by himself, but in his heart, he sighed softly. He had already planted karma, avoided it, and how could he avoid it? However, the fate trap was not something that could not be changed.

Yi Chen was also sitting on the ground in a daze. He still didn’t understand what was happening. Could it be that she wanted to bring him back to that mountain to kill him?

“Cough cough …”

On the high platform, the Hidden Profound Mirror suddenly coughed and smiled, “Junior Sister, today is the Profound Azure Ceremony. Don’t joke with the Sect Leader Senior Brother, then …”

“My intentions have been decided. Senior Brother, there’s no need to say anything else.”

Ling Yin was always like an iceberg. Nobody could change what she had decided. Even Daoist Qingxuan was no exception. In fact, the moment she saw Xiao Yichen, she knew the identity of this youth. Even if Xianyuan and the other Sovereigns could not sense the Daoist Qingxuan that she had left behind in the baby’s body, how could she not sense it herself?

“Nonsense!”

Just as the crowd was speechless, a cold shout from the high platform shocked everyone. Daoist Qingxuan’s face was as cold as frost, as if he was truly enraged. All the disciples below were shocked to silence. For so long, the Sect Leader had always been amiable, and had never seen him so strict before.

The atmosphere became even more solidified. No one dared to make a sound. Although the Sect Leader had never been angry, he was angry. Who dared to say a single word?

Yichen stood there in a daze. He was a young man, had he ever seen such a scene? Just now, it was because of an impulse, but now that he had calmed down, he was already at a loss for what to do.

It was not until a long time later that a clear male voice sounded, “Since Junior Sister has her plans, Senior Brother, let her go.”

The person who spoke was Empyrean Heavenly Secrets. Daoist Qingxuan looked at him and said, “Junior Brother, why are you …”

The wind blew slowly and petals floated in the sky. No one spoke in the large square. Ling Yin turned around and looked at the youth in front of her. With a flick of her sleeve, she took him to the direction of the cold Purple Night Peak.

There were still many people who hadn’t recovered from their shock. The young girl, Ni Shang, was also sitting on a stone stool. She came to the Xuanqing Sect to worship Venerable Yao Guang. However, the Venerable Yao Guang didn’t even look at her, nor did he look at her …

On the other side, the three elders of Pingyang Peak were also dumbfounded. There were Huang Ying’er and the others in the distance. As for Zhao Ying’er and the two siblings, needless to say, their faces were completely pale. Outside the plaza, Yang Xiaoran had also witnessed what had just happened in a short period of time. How could he imagine that it would only be for a short period of time?

…

When night fell, the grand ceremony had also ended early, and the elders and disciples of the various peaks had also returned. Inside the Heavenly Pivot Hall, Daoist Qingxuan was sitting in a tight seat. Below him were his five junior sisters and brothers. Only Ling Yin was not here at this moment.

After someone closed the door of the hall, a long time later, True Azure Mystic said, “Ling Yin is still young, and she often acts according to her nature. It is because I did not call her here tonight, do you know why?”

After a moment of silence, Xuanyang Zhen said, “Senior Brother, are you still worried about what happened today? Ling Yin really shouldn’t have taken in a brat who came out of nowhere this time. Isn’t it going to make our Xuanqing Sect talk about it in the future?”

“No.” Before he could finish speaking, Daoist Qingxuan waved his hand and interrupted, “It’s not like that, but if it’s true, although Ling Yin did as she pleased, she would never accept a youth without a reason.”

At this point, he looked at Yi Huanzhen and said, “Junior Brother Yizhen, what do you think of this matter?”

Yi Huanzhen said softly, “The Profound in this” Before he could finish speaking, the Mirror of Concealing Profound, who was sitting beside him, impatiently waved his hand and interrupted, “Forget it, it’s better if you don’t say it, so that no one will be confused after listening to it.”

Yi Huanzhen smiled bitterly. “I mean, Junior Sister has her reasons. We don’t need to speculate anymore.”

“Mm …”

At the head of the hall, Daoist Qingxuan nodded slightly. Although he knew that something was amiss, there was something more important right now. He had to put aside the matter of Ling Yin for the time being and said, “Junior Sister and a few junior brothers, do you know why I asked you to come this time?”

Daoist Xuanyang pondered for a moment before stroking his white beard and asking, “Senior Brother, are you worried about the Heavenly Sect Martial Meeting six years from now?”

Hearing this, Daoist Qingxuan’s originally tightly knitted brows furrowed even deeper. Below, Meiyue immediately glanced at Xuan Yang, telling him not to annoy Senior Brother any more. Originally, Senior Brother was already extremely annoyed about something, but now he said something else to make it even more annoying.

Daoist Xuanyang also came to his senses. He shouldn’t have mentioned this at this moment, so he could only remain silent. Every other A in the Heavenly Sect had a grand ceremony. It was the Heavenly Sect Martial Meeting. When the time came, all the righteous sects would gather, and the disciples would unleash fair battles. In previous years, there were Ling Yin, Feng Xiaoyin, and other outstanding disciples on the stage. Which time wasn’t the Xuanqing Sect winning the championship?

But now that Ling Yin was one of the seven, she could no longer play as a disciple. Similarly, Feng Xiaoyin, Xie Chichun, and the others of her generation would no longer be able to play, so the disciples below would have to step onto the stage.

However, in the past few years, has the Xuanqing Sect ever produced an outstanding disciple? On the contrary, it was the other factions, The rising stars of these years have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain, I wonder where so many talents came from. The reason why the Xuanqing Sect is still able to sit firmly at the top of the Righteous path is all because of their support. The disciples are truly inferior to each other. As the Sect Leader, Daoist Qingxuan has no successors. How can he not worry about this day and night?

However, what bothered Daoist Qingxuan the most was not this matter. Yi Huanzhen thought for a moment and asked, “What did Senior Brother say?”

“Heavenly Book.”

Daoist Qingxuan’s eyebrows were heavy, and he finally said these two words. When the few people below heard this, their expressions changed slightly, and they fell into silence.

Things started more than three thousand years ago. At that time, the Righteous and Devil Daos were facing each other, and there was an ancestor of the Devil Dao, the Heavenly Heart Ancestor, who had obtained a remnant of the Primeval Heavenly Tome from somewhere. He had cultivated supreme devil arts, killing all the sects of the Righteous Dao to the point that no one could defeat him.

During that time, For almost 10,000 years, The darkest days of the Righteous path, Rumor has it that the ancient remnant scroll was endlessly mysterious, For some unknown reason, Patriarch Heavenly Heart had only obtained a fragment of one of the scrolls and was already invincible under the heavens. Afterwards, he was the leader of the righteous path of the Xuanqing Sect Sect’s founding master, Ancestor Xuanzhen. He fought with Patriarch Heavenly Heart for three days and three nights before both sides were defeated.

That battle almost caused the heavens and earth to change drastically, and the sea and land to shift. After that, Patriarch Tianxin’s whereabouts were unknown, and the Heavenly Tome was divided into several fragments that fell into the world. At that time, the sect masters were either killed or injured, and Patriarch Xuanzhen was also seriously injured. He returned to Xuanqing Sect as soon as he died, and the first thing he ordered was to seal the mountain.

From then on, Xuanqing Sect gradually faded out of the world. It wasn’t until three hundred years ago, when the Seven Paragons of Xuan Qing came out from the mountains and defeated several great Devil Sects in one fell swoop, that Xuanqing Sect’s reputation was greatly shocked and returned to its former status.

As for the Scripture of Heaven, which caused the righteous sects to fear endlessly, its whereabouts had been unknown for more than three thousand years, and the various sects in Diabolism had never given up on searching for it. They had tricked each other.

Thinking back now, if it wasn’t for Ancestor Xuanzhen joining forces with the various sects to fight to the death with Patriarch Tianxin, it would be very difficult to say whether the Xianyuan Ancient Land was the world of the Righteous Dao or the world of Diabolism.

Therefore, the name “Heavenly Heart Ancestor” and the word “Book of Heaven” had become taboos for all sects of the Righteous Dao, and their expressions changed.

At this moment, Adept Qingxuan frowned deeply and said seriously, “The Heavenly Book will definitely appear in the world in recent years. At that time, there will inevitably be a bloody storm in the ancient land of Xianyuan. Do you still remember that white light that suddenly cut through the night sky more than ten years ago?”

Hearing this, Everyone fell into deep contemplation as they recalled the shocking scene of that night. That night, a ray of light suddenly descended from the sky. That white light seemed to come from the sky and cut through the night sky, reflecting the entire cold night as bright as day. It could be said that the ancient land of Xianyuan was the most unusual sign in all these years, and no one was able to dispel it.

Hidden Profound Mirror raised its head and asked with a frown, “Senior Brother, is this white light related to the Heavenly Book?” Hearing this, Adept Qingxuan did not comment. He looked at Yi Huanzhen and said, “What do you think, Junior Brother Yizhen?”

Yi Huanzhen raised his eyebrows and slowly said, “I’m not sure about that white light. The only thing I can be sure about is that this light does not belong to Xianyuan. However, the fate of the ancient land of Xianyuan might change because of this, or even because of one person.” At this point, he paused for a while before continuing, “Senior Brother, do you still remember what was recorded in an ancient book?”

Daoist Qingxuan’s brows furrowed. It was rumored that ten thousand years ago, demons were rampant in the world. Suddenly, a bright light descended from the sky one night. Not long after, a strange person appeared. Within seven days, all the demons were dispersed, and a cultivation method was passed down. From then on, a prosperous era of Xianyuan began. That person was called Qing Emperor in later generations.

The others were also silent. More than ten years ago, a strange omen descended from the heavens. It was really too similar to what was recorded in the ancient book. Perhaps this time, the ancient land of Xianyuan would also undergo a great change.

“Forget it, let’s go back to what happened just now.”

Daoist Qingxuan’s expression became extremely serious again, and he said, “Presumably, Junior Sister and a few junior brothers also know the current situation. Those Devil Sect disciples have made more and more moves in recent years, so they must have obtained the Heavenly Book Momentum …”

Hearing this, Everyone furrowed their eyebrows. It would be good if the Heavenly Book was found by an unknown person in the Devil Dao, but if these Great Devil Sects found it and asked them to bring it back to study together, it was hard to guarantee that another Heavenly Heart Ancestor would not appear in this world. However, there was no second Profound True Ancestor in the Righteous Dao now. Who would be able to defeat him at that time? I’m afraid that the world will change.

“We must not allow the people of the Devil Dao to find this Heavenly Book first!”

Daoist Qingxuan’s expression suddenly froze. The candle flames on the hall flickered slightly. A few deep wrinkles could be vaguely seen on his forehead. At this moment, the Sect Leader’s Senior Brother seemed to have inexplicably become somewhat terrifying.

…

When Yichen was brought back to Purple Night Peak by Ling Yin, he saw a sea of clouds rising and falling. The entire peak of the mountain seemed to be floating in the clouds, and beneath his feet was a thousand layers of white jade. It was extremely cold at high altitudes, and even the immortal crane could not fly up.

However, the further he went, the more Yi Chen felt as if he had entered the cold winter from the scorching summer. He was so cold that he shivered. He pulled on Ling Yin’s sleeve and said in a trembling voice, “Sister, where is this place? It’s so cold …”

“Call me master.”

Ling Yin’s tone was cold and indifferent, as if it was the same for everyone. This time, it was good that even the “introductory ceremony” was omitted. “Oh!” Yi Chen asked, “Master, it’s so cold here. I’m freezing to death. Don’t you wear so little? Isn’t it cold …”

Ling Yin ignored him and went straight to the upper Hanyu Square. At the end of the square, there was a grand hall with the words “Jade Light Hall” written on its forehead. Although the three words were vigorous, they looked even colder.

In front of the hall, there was a lotus pond on the left and right. The jade ripples in the pond were sparkling, and all of them were the gentle light emitted by the lotus flowers. Those lotus flowers were unusual, like ice carvings carved from jade. Under the sunlight, they looked extremely beautiful, and there were even some lotus flowers that hung without roots. To Yi Chen, this was too miraculous.