As the Universe Turns - Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Three Years
“Master is back, what should we do …”

Yi Chen even harrumphed that something was wrong. If Master found out that she was still cultivating other techniques behind her back, she would kill herself!

Just as he was nervous, he suddenly thought of something. He suddenly raised his palm and slapped it on his chest. At the same time, a strand of profound energy condensed in his left hand and forcefully pointed at several large acupoints on his body. Only then did he finally suppress the profound technique that Senior Monster had taught him.

“Chen’er? What are you doing!”

Ling Yin had already arrived at the entrance of the hall. Seeing that his eyes were red and he was possessed by a devil, she teleported over with a blink of an eye and pointed at the acupoints on his body, instantly sealing off all the meridians in his body.

“Uh …”

Yi Chen let out a muffled groan. In the next moment, he felt his throat turn sweet and a mouthful of dark purple blood gushed out of his mouth.

Seeing this, Ling Yin brushed her palm against his chest and quickly stabilized his breath. After he was fine, she asked coldly, “What happened?”

“I, I …”

Yi Chen still felt a little afraid. He had risked his life to suppress Senior Blame’s profound arts with his cultivation method. If he failed, the consequences would be unimaginable. At this moment, he saw his master coldly looking at him and said, “I just circulated the first center of gravity technique for a few days. I felt bored, so I tried to order my profound energy to reverse my meridians …”

“Nonsense!”

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Yin flicked his sleeves and said sternly, “Has Master ever told you that when cultivating in the Profound Sect, you are most forbidden from going against your meridians. If you are careless, you will never be able to recover. From then on, it will be difficult for you to turn your head back when you fall into Diabolism. You are treating Master’s words as if you have turned a deaf ear!”

“Master … Master …”

This time, Yi Chen was finally frightened, Sitting on the ground, he didn’t dare to move, In the past three months, although he had always been naughty and mischievous, Master was always cold. She was neither angry nor smiling. He had never seen her speak so harshly today. He did not expect that he would be so angry when he heard her say such nonsense about retrograde meridians. After a long time, Master lowered her head and said, “Master, I was wrong. If Master wasn’t here, I would be suffocated to death by myself …”

After a long time, Ling Yin finally calmed down. For the past three hundred years, she had no sorrow or joy. Her heart had always been like still water. She did not know why she was angry just now, causing her mind to be in a mess.

“Get up.”

“Oh …”

Yi Chen pursed his lips and stood up from the ground. Seeing that Master was finally not angry, he grinned again, “Where did Master go? It took so long for her to come back.”

Ling Yin did not say anything. She raised her arm and a stack of clothes appeared on her palm. When Yi Chen saw that it was a new set of clothes, he thought that in a few days, it would be the thirtieth of the twelfth month. In the mortal world at the foot of the mountain, it would be called the Spring Festival. Every New Year, Ah Niang would also make two new sets of clothes for him …

“Master …”

“Cultivate hard these few days. I’m going to Yao Tai for a few days.”

“Mm-hmm!”

In the next few days, Ling Yin was not in Yaoguang Palace. In such a big Purple Night Peak, there was not a single senior apprentice-brother or senior apprentice-sister. Yi Chen was still young, so how could he suppress this kind of depression? To him, this day was as long as three years.

On this warm day, Yi Chen was bored. After coming to Purple Night Peak for three months, he naturally went everywhere. There were four wonders in Purple Night Peak. First, from the top of the clouds, looking down, the mountains were like ant leeches. Every midnight, moonlight shone down, and the sea of clouds rose and fell, causing the scenery to be even more gorgeous.

Secondly, the Purple Bamboo Forest. That Purple Bamboo Forest was unfailing all year round. Every time the wind blew past, the bamboo shoots would emit a phoenix cry. It was extremely magical.

Thirdly, Tianshui Stream, where exactly did the water in Tianshui Stream come from? Even now, Xiao Yi Chen did not understand. And at the end of the lower reaches was a precipice. The water was like a Milky Way hanging upside down. It was unknown where it finally landed.

Fourth, the Bipo Jade Platform. It was a very large cold pond. The water inside was extremely cold, but in the middle of the pond, there was an immortal tree that was tall and without a roof. The tree was full of pale red flowers all year round. Every time the wind blew, petals fell into the water. It was a different scenery.

At this moment, Yi Chen was walking back and forth in Yaoguang Hall. The more he walked, the more boring he became. He thought about it for a moment. Otherwise, he would have gone to see what Master was doing.

When he thought of Master cultivating in Bipo Jade Platform, he was very energetic. It had been so long since he had seen Master cultivate, so he sneaked back to Mountain Jade Platform. It seemed that he had forgotten that he had offended Master a few days ago.

When they arrived at Bipo Jade Platform, Yi Chen saw the immortal tree that went straight into the clouds from afar. It was as if that tree connected to the Jade Lake Immortal World. The petals that filled the sky floated down like a dream immortal realm.

Yi Chen held his breath and tiptoed over. When he got near, he hid behind a rock. When he reached out, his entire body seemed to be stunned.

In the distant Jade Water Cold Lake, under the Immortal Tree, Master’s shoulders were like snow, ice muscles and jade bones. The shallow water of the lake just happened to reach her waist. A gust of wind blew gently, and the petals on the tree floated down, slowly landing on her shoulders and hair …

Yi Chen was dumbfounded. Master was so beautiful … At this moment, in his mind, he only thought of the words in the South Radiance Scripture. Wasn’t it Master speaking of Fairy who didn’t eat people?

The Mountain of Lilyu Shooting has a divine habitat. Its skin is like ice and snow, and its body is like a virgin. It doesn’t eat five grains, absorbs wind and drinks dew, rides on clouds, and rode a dragon …

Yi Chen gradually came to his senses. Of course, at such a young age, he only knew that beauty was beauty, and he didn’t have any distracting thoughts in his heart.

“Chen’er? Is that you?”

Suddenly, Ling Yin opened his eyes and tilted his head slightly backwards. Yi Chen woke up from his shock and jumped out of his wits. He hurriedly ran back the way he was traveling, shouting, “No, no, it’s not me, it’s Uncle Mei …”

“Whoosh!”

“Aiyo!” A pen shot straight at him. Yi Chen was hit in the back and fell down. He quickly got up and continued running. In a moment, he disappeared from sight.

Returning to Yao Guang Palace, Yi Chen’s heart was in turmoil. He had just seen Master cultivating in the pool. Although he didn’t see anything, she would definitely curse him to death when she returned later …

Ling Yin scratched his head and grinned, “Master, you’re back so soon! Ah! Yi Chen just came!”

Ling Yin glanced at him, her face still as cold as usual. She only asked, “Have you mastered the first center of gravity technique in the past few days?”

“Mm-hmm!” Yi Chen nodded continuously, his eyes still staring at the changes on her face. However, Ling Yin’s face did not change at all. She walked straight into the hall, leaving behind only one sentence: “Tomorrow morning, I will teach you the second center of gravity technique.”

Nothing seemed to have happened. The next day, Yi Chen went to the Jade Light Palace to cultivate the second center of gravity technique. Time passed quickly. Time passed without a trace. Day after day, it was like this. In a flash, it was three years. There was a poem saying,

Zi Xiaoyao’s platform was green with flowers, and her neon clothes fluttered like immortals.

Riding the Wind Imperial Sword, the white-clothed youth was graceful and elegant.

“Master! Look at the sword!”

The youth stepped on the void and didn’t touch the ground. He stabbed out with his sword. The three streaks of azure light on the sword could not be swallowed and spat out, heading straight towards Ling Yin. Although the momentum was not ferocious, the sword technique was very exquisite. No matter where Ling Yin dodged, she had to be struck by a strand of sword qi.

Unexpectedly, when the sword light arrived, Ling Yin suddenly disappeared out of thin air. In the next instant, she appeared 30 feet away from the slope and flicked her finger towards the youth. With a “bang”, the finger hit the youth’s sword, causing the youth’s arm to go numb and his entire body to fall to the ground.

“Aiyo! Another phantom!”

When the youth landed on the ground, he saw the two masters in midair and was completely unable to tell if they were real or fake. Ling Yin shook her head and dispersed the shadow. “Chen’er, I forgot what I told you. In battle, you must distinguish between the real and the real enemies. If you can’t distinguish between the real and the real enemies, you can’t reveal your own moves. Otherwise, it’s extremely easy to be counterattacked. Have you forgotten about it?” Ling Yin shook her head and dispersed the shadow.

“Hehe …”

The youth grinned. Naturally, he was Xiao Yi Chen. Three years had passed. He was already a fifteen or sixteen year old youth. He was full of heroic beauty, and his voice had even taken off a lot of childishness from back then.

Ling Yin floated in front of him, raised her sleeve and gently wiped the sweat off his forehead. She said, “That’s all for today. Let’s continue tomorrow.”

“Ah … I still have to come tomorrow.” Xiao Yi Chen’s face immediately turned bitter. Ling Yin glanced at him and said, “What? You haven’t practiced your swordsmanship yet, yet you’re thinking of playing with it again?”

“No, Master has the final say.”

Yi Chen grinned and wrapped his arms around her. Back then, he was still at Ling Yin’s elbow position. Now, he was almost as tall as her. In another three to five years, he would probably be half a head taller than her.

In the past three years, apart from cultivating the Jade Light Heart Technique to the third level, Ling Yin had also taught him a bit of the [Ling Xian Step] and the [33 Layered Jade Flute Sword Technique]. However, because his foundation had not yet stabilized, he had yet to teach the rest.

“Go back.”

“Yes, yes, yes. Got it, Master–”

…

The silver moon was like a disk, and the light was as clear as water. The entire Purple Night Peak was abnormally quiet. Yi Chen lay on the bed, his hands behind his head. He stared blankly at the ceiling for three years. He had never left the Purple Night Peak in these three years. Although he had learned the Imperial Swordsmanship, he was afraid that Master would be angry, so he never sneaked off. However, in a few days, he would be able to leave.

There was one more thing that he had always remembered, and that was the three things that he had promised to blame Senior. The first thing was not to exaggerate his strange learning in front of others. The second thing was not to mention Senior Blame to anyone. The third thing was not to neglect the skills that Senior Monster had taught him.

Suddenly, he remembered all the things he had just come to Xuanqing Sect. At that time, he had been bullied everywhere by Yang Xiaoran and Prince Sun Zhao, and had even nearly been killed. At that time, he wanted to learn another skill, but then he met Senior Monster.

“I wonder where Senior Blame is now …”

Looking at the ice-cold ceiling, Yi Chen sighed softly. He was no longer the ignorant youth he used to be. He knew that there were rivals between the Righteous and the Demons in this world. He also knew that apart from Xuanqing Sect, there were also several other great cultivation profound sects. He also knew a few powerful devil sects. And it was because of Senior he … who exactly was he?