As the Universe Turns - Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Go Down The Mountain
In a flash, another half a month passed. It was already late autumn and October in the mortal world. However, the spiritual energy in Purple Night Peak had been accumulating all year round. The vegetation did not decline. After noon, Yi Chen crept into Master’s room. Seeing that Master was taking a nap, he couldn’t help but think that Master had been exhausted in order to teach him swordsmanship these days.

Yi Chen did not dare to make any noise. He slowly walked over and squatted on the edge of the bed. Looking at Master’s gently closed eyes and her slightly trembling eyelashes, his heart couldn’t help but tremble. Master was so beautiful. Even when he was asleep, she was still so beautiful. Although the world was big, there was no one more beautiful than Master.

But in the next moment, he suddenly remembered that Master was so beautiful, but every day was ice-cold, like an iceberg that no one dared to approach. Before he came, she had been the only one living on this icy Purple Night Peak for the past three hundred years. How did she get here for the entire three hundred years …

Thinking of this, Yi Chen’s heart rippled. He was now a young man, no longer the child of the past. However, even so, all he had in his heart was respect for his master, and there was absolutely no distraction.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up. A piece of pure white down floated in from outside the window and slowly landed on Ling Yin’s cheek. Yi Chen moved closer and blew the down away. Ling Yin felt a cold breeze on her face and immediately opened her eyes.

“Ya! Master is awake!”

“Chen’er?” Ling Yin frowned slightly, “Why did you come to my master’s room instead of practicing?”

Yi Chen grinned, “Master, have you forgotten something?”

“What did I forget?” Ling Yin slowly sat up and cut her long hair behind her shoulders. “Have you mastered the ninth heavy sword technique?” She said.

Yi Chen didn’t seem to listen to her question at all. He shook his head and smiled, “Master, think carefully.”

“Forget it.” Ling Yin waved her sleeves and got up to bed, saying, “Tomorrow, I will allow you to go down the mountain for a day. Do not delay any longer.”

“Really!”

Yi Chen was so happy that he hugged her neck and rubbed it gently. “I knew it, Master is the best!”

Ling Yin frowned and looked at him, “Nonsense! Don’t let go of me!”

“Hehe!”

Yi Chen grinned and let go of her. The next morning, the master and disciple arrived at the thousand-storey white jade staircase. Looking at the fog below, there were cranes flying through the clouds. Ling Yin said, “Go down the mountain, hurry up and come back. Nothing will happen. Do you understand?”

“I see! Master–”

“Yes.”

Ling Yin nodded slightly and took out another item from her bosom. She handed it to him and said, “Take it with you in the future.”

From the looks of it, it was a small piece of blood jade. The red light flowed within it, and it was extremely extraordinary. There was a red rope tied in the middle. Yi Chen blinked his eyes and reached out to receive it. At this moment, he felt a connection between his bloodline and asked, “Is this something Master gave me?”

Unexpectedly, this blood jade was taken from Ling Yin when he saved him. The name of this jade was Samsara. From ancient times until now, there had been a legend that the jade could protect the master. If the jade that he had worn when he was young suddenly shattered, it would be able to protect his master from a great calamity.

As for the Samsara Jade, it was more capable of protecting the owner’s soul. It was an ancient supreme magic treasure. In the past, there were two righteous and devilish paths. Countless experts and geniuses had tried their best to obtain it to block the Tribulation Samsara. However, Ling Yin had been unable to solve it for more than ten years. How did this jade appear on little Yi Chen? The Ancient Village tragedy had thus become a mystery.

“Alright, it’s getting late. Let’s go down the mountain.”

“Yes!”

Yi Chen carefully kept the blood jade, then turned around and bowed respectfully to Ling Yin, “This disciple will not humiliate Master if he goes down the mountain!” With that, he slashed his finger and took out a jade-green flying sword. In an instant, it turned into a jade light and went down the mountain.

Ling Yin’s eyebrows furrowed as she watched him sink into the sea of clouds. Suddenly, a muffled snort came from her throat. Then, two fingers of her right hand swiftly slashed down her left wrist, forcing a wisp of purple-black energy back.

…

“Whoosh!”

The azure sword light fell straight into Pingyang Peak. Yi Chen looked at the old scene and couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. At this moment, the three elders in the pavilion quickly walked out. Obviously, they sensed his aura. At this moment, the three of them saw a young man in white standing outside the pavilion with an extraordinary aura. They couldn’t help but be stunned, “Your Excellency …”

Yi Chen slowly turned around and smiled softly, “Don’t you remember me, three elders?”

The three of them were stunned again. Seeing this young man standing tall and jade-like, with his sharp eyebrows and extraordinary aura, he was definitely not an ordinary person. His voice was somewhat familiar with his appearance, but for a moment, they couldn’t remember who was so capable. It was only after a while that Yun Qingsuddenly woke up and said, “It’s you! Xiao … Great Elder.”

“It’s precisely this disciple. Greetings to the three elders.” Yi Chen smiled and cupped his hands.

At this moment, the three of them seemed to be on the verge of an abyss. How could they have imagined that three years had passed in a hurry, and that the little grey-skinned child of the past was now so handsome? It wasn’t their fault that they had only reacted now. Back then, Little Yi Chen’s gray appearance really made it difficult for people to associate the two.

At this moment, the three of them were still somewhat panicked and uneasy. Why did he come here today? I’m afraid there’s probably nothing good going on.

Yi Chen saw the three people’s panic-stricken expressions and chuckled softly, “Today is exactly three years. It was Master who specifically allowed the disciples to come down the mountain.”

Upon hearing that Venerable Yao Guang had given him permission to descend the mountain, the three of them finally heaved a sigh of relief. In this way, Ling Yin would give him permission to descend the mountain, and he would not be able to cause any more trouble.

Yi Chen asked, “Is Yang Xiaoran still in Pingyang Peak?”

Hearing him ask this, the hearts of the three of them, who were already relaxed, tensed up again. They didn’t know what happened back then, but after the incident, they finally understood a bit. Elder Yun Qing said, “Back then … after the Profound Green Ceremony, I never saw Yang Xiaoran again.”

“Oh?” Yi Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. As he had expected, Yang Xiaoran must have known that a great calamity was imminent, so he had secretly left Xuan Qing back then.

Elder Yun Qing added, “In addition, Prince Sun Zhao has also been arranged by her sister to go to the Medicine Refining Peak. He is no longer at Pingyang Peak.”

After the incident, the three elders were terrified for a long time. Only after Prince Sun Zhao left did they feel a little relieved. It was at this moment that they couldn’t wait to say it out loud.

“Mm” Yi Chen nodded slightly and raised his hand. “Don’t worry, the three elders. I came down today to retrieve some things from back then. Nobody went into the disciple’s room, right?”

“No, no. Ever since you left, the courtyard has been sealed. No one is allowed to enter.”

Elder Yun Qing hurriedly said. He was joking. If it was an ordinary disciple, then it would be fine. This Xiao Yichen was the only disciple of Venerable Yao Guang. The three of them had ten more guts, and they didn’t dare to move out of the room and throw away the things that the other party had used in the past.

“Yes.” Yi Chen smiled, “Since that’s the case, I won’t bother the three elders anymore. I still remember the way, so I’ll go and get it myself.” With that, his figure flickered and he floated away.

After an unknown amount of time, the three elders felt their backs soaked. Looking in the direction where he left, they had yet to regain their senses. Who would have thought that such an inconspicuous disciple would actually be favored by ExcellencyYaoguang? It could be seen that things were unpredictable.

Returning to his former residence, he pushed open the door and a surge of dust energy immediately pounced on his face. Xu walked into the room and saw a thick layer of dust covering the floor, tables and chairs. It was the same as the day he left. There was a basin on the bench, but the water inside had long since dried up. It had been replaced with a basin full of dust and spider webs.

There were also a few dust-covered books on the table, as well as neatly folded clothes on the bed. There had been no one here for a long time, and dust had already fallen everywhere.

Yi Chen couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. He walked to the bedside and picked up the clothes that Wu Niang had knitted for him and dusted them off. Back then, when he had just arrived at Purple Night Peak, he didn’t even have any clothes to wear. Therefore, he had always thought about it and wanted to come back to get the clothes. But now, it seemed that the clothes were two whole laps smaller and didn’t fit him anymore.

However, at this moment, he still put it away. He walked to the table and put away a few ancient books. These books were the sacred words of the Taoist sect, and they would also be helpful to his future cultivation.

After packing everything up, Yi Chen casually waved his hand, and everything entered his sleeve. This was the “Cosmos in the Sleeve” that all cultivators of the Dao knew, and could store things. When he had cultivated for a hundred years and the Nascent Soul had just opened, the universe in his sleeve was even more extraordinary. Slowly speaking, even a living person could put small things into his sleeve, and even a small world could put them into his sleeve in one fell swoop.

Outside the house, Yi Chen looked in the direction of Wu Nian Peak. This trip down the mountain was bound to take him to see Senior Sister Huang Ying’er as well. However, there was only one day left, so he decided to go back to the village first to see Ah Niang and Senior Sister Shen Jing.

The village was still as quiet as before. The stream flowed past the village. Ever since he left, the name of the village had changed. The word “forever” was added in front of the village, meaning that the village would forever be peaceful and healthy.

In the small courtyard, there was a seventeen or eighteen year old girl picking up some herbs. The girl wore a jade green dress, and her delicate fingers were carefully picking up the herbs in the dustpan.

At this moment, a woman’s laughter came from the room. “Little Jing, look at this. I’m so sorry to trouble you to come over every day.”

“No, I haven’t. I’ve been idle these days anyway.”

The young girl’s clear voice was like snow, without a trace of noise. It sounded very moving. At this moment, a figure walked in front of her at some unknown time. The young girl did not even raise her head. She only habitually said, “If you want to see a doctor, go to South Village and find my father.”

“I’m not going to see a doctor. I’m looking at you.”

The white-clothed youth smiled and said. The young girl’s eyebrows immediately knitted. She thought to herself, which town’s disciple was it? He had not learned it well at such a young age. Just as she was about to say a few words to him, when she raised her head, she was stunned.