As the Universe Turns - Chapter 29

Chapter 29 Salute
“If Senior Sister hadn’t lured me into the sect back then, I would still be a mountain brat now.”

Yi Chen looked at the always energetic young girl in the past and walked closer. Huang Ying’er raised his head and wanted to say something, but he wanted to stop. The youth next to him, Zi Yi, said, “Otherwise, Junior Sister, you can go. I won’t go anymore.”

After a while, Huang Ying’er bit his lips and nodded lightly. He then secretly looked at Xiao Yichen, and the two of them rode two sword lights towards the direction of the Medicine Refining Peak.

Along the way, Yi Chen learned about the recent incident with Wu Nian Feng, but Huang Ying’er told him not to worry. With his appearance this time, Elder Yan would definitely not continue to make things difficult for her and Senior Brother.

On the contrary, Huang Ying’er was still worried about him. Just like the little fellow who had been worried about Ping Yang Peak, Afraid that he would be bullied, he said, “Xiao Yichen, you must be careful. Now that you are in a high position, there will definitely be people who will harm you. You must be on guard against others. Now that you are a disciple of Venerable Yao Guang, there will be people watching your every move. Some of them are eager to see you make a mistake and then take this opportunity to drag you down …”

“I know. Senior Sister, don’t worry.”

Yi Chen nodded. He hadn’t thought that much before he went down the mountain, but after hearing about Huang Ying’er, he felt a little wary. Although he had been at Violet Night Peak all along, even if someone wanted to harm him, he wouldn’t have a chance. But soon, he would have to go to Tianshu Peak to cultivate the Xuanqing Dao Art with the other senior brothers and sisters.

When they arrived at the Medicine Refining Peak, they saw mountains and fields everywhere. Many places had immortal herb gardens. Compared to the immortal herb gardens of Pingyang Peak, the spiritual energy here was much denser. Many junior brothers and sisters were carefully guarding the gardens. When they saw Huang Ying’er coming, the junior brothers and sisters all smiled and greeted her.

It was as if after returning to the Alchemy Peak, It was as if she had returned home. Huang Ying’er had originally come to the Medicine Refining Peak, but because she was at odds with Zhao Ying’er and her senior brothers were all at Wu Nian Peak, she had also gone to Wu Nian Peak that time. But who would have thought that Elder Xu, who had always cared for them, would be transferred away for some reason? The remaining Elder Yan was constantly in a dilemma.

“Senior Sister! You’re back! Eh? Who is he?”

The two junior sisters ran over from afar and blinked their big eyes at Xiao Yichen. Huang Ying’er smiled gently, “Is the elder here?”

“Mm-hmm, the elders are in the hall. Senior Sister, come with me!”

Following the two junior sisters to the main hall of the Medicine Refining Peak, a young man’s annoyed voice sounded from inside the hall, “Elder, it’s been so long. Haven’t you recovered yet?”

“What the hell do you know? This pill refining process stresses the harmony of time and place. The so-called time of day means …”

“Cough cough, Elder, Senior Sister Huang Ying’er is back.”

The two junior sisters went to the entrance of the hall and saw a pill furnace. There were a few purple-green flames wrapped around the pill furnace. An old man dressed in a green robe turned around and said impatiently, “Didn’t you see that I was concocting pills? Tell her to wait.”

After saying that, the green-robed old man turned around again. This person was the Pine Crane Elder of the Medicine Refining Peak. He was about to continue speaking to the young man when he saw the young man looking out of the hall with astonishment on his face. He couldn’t help but frown, “Prince Zhao, what are you doing? Did you hear what I said?”

That young man was none other than Prince Zhao of the past. He had grown up now. Back then, under Zhao Ying’er’s arrangement, he had come to the Alchemy Refining Peak and became Elder Pine Crane’s alchemy disciple. Now, in a flash, three years, no one else could recognize Xiao Yichen, but how could he not recognize him?

“Elder.”

At this time, Xiao Yichen brought Huang Ying’er into the hall. Elder Pinecrane turned around and saw that it was a former disciple and a strange white-clothed youth. However, when he saw this white-clothed youth, Shen Qinggu Xiu, he was quite extraordinary. He frowned and said, “Who are you?”

“I am, Purple Night Peak, Fairy Miaoyin, the first disciple of Xiao Yichen, Xiao Yichen.”

Yichen cupped his hands. Wen Yan smiled. Elder Song He was shocked. He suddenly remembered something and immediately glared at Prince Sun Zhao, who was stunned behind him. “What are you still standing here for? Why aren’t you going out yet?”

Only then did Prince Sun Zhao wake up from his shock and hurriedly lowered his head to the outside of the hall. As he passed by Xiao Yichen’s side, his legs were trembling non-stop.

After he left, Elder Pinecrane turned into a smile and looked at Xiao Yichen. He smiled kindly and said, “But what orders does the Sovereign have?”

Yichen had long since gotten used to the respectful contrast between the elders below. He smiled and said, “No, it’s just that Senior Sister Huang wants to borrow something from the elders. It’s called the Purple Origin Cauldron. May I ask?”

“Aiyo! Look at my memory, I’m really old and useless!”

Elder Songhe immediately slapped his forehead and looked at Huang Ying’er. He smiled and said, “Ying’er, I originally planned to ask my disciple to deliver it to you a few days ago, but in the end, I spent all my time refining pills and forgot about it. I’m really old. Come, come, come, quickly follow me.”

“Uh … Thank you, Elder.”

Huang Ying’er was also speechless for a moment. Along the way, Elder Song He kept asking questions. He was very enthusiastic. It could be seen that he was worried. Three years ago, he had heard of Huang Ying’er introducing a person, but how could he care about such a small matter? No one had told him that the person Huang Ying’er had introduced was actually a youth who had been accepted as a disciple by Venerable Yao Guang three years ago.

When he arrived at another hall, Elder Song He took out a small purple cauldron and handed it to Huang Ying’er. He smiled and said, “This Purple Essence Cauldron should have been given to you when you first entered the sect. Now, this cauldron will be yours in the future.”

“Thank … thank you, Elder.”

Huang Ying’er cupped her hands and the three of them went outside. Seeing that it was getting late, Huang Ying’er turned around and said to Yi Chen, “Then … I’ll go back to Wu Nian Peak first.”

“Yes.”

Yichen nodded slightly and watched her leave with her sword. If it was karma, then Huang Ying’er had lured him into the sect back then. Today, he had helped him solve many difficulties. This was the result. This karma was considered to be over. It was unknown whether there would be a chance for us to see each other again in the future.

“Sigh, one dust, one dust, one step, one step.”

Just as Yi Chen was about to return to the main peak with his sword, Elder Pinecrane caught up with him again. He smiled and said, “Yi Chen, stop.”

“Elder, what else do you need?”

Yi Chen condensed his fingers and said, After removing the flying sword, Elder Pinecrane saw that his Immortal Sword was shining with extraordinary light. He didn’t expect ExcellencyYaoguang to pass this sword to him. He was even more panicked. He smiled and said, “Yi Chen, I see that you have learned a lot since you entered the sect three years ago. However, it seems that your footsteps are still somewhat empty. However, it is difficult to refine the Qi God now that your path is blocked.”

From what he said, Yi Chen couldn’t help but frown slightly. In the past three years, he had cultivated two completely different profound arts at the same time. Although his Internal Qi was much more abundant than ordinary people, it was still difficult for him to make a major breakthrough in his cultivation. With his current cultivation, he was still at the stage of “refining and refining Qi.” According to the common saying, he was only at the Foundation Establishment and Yuan Cultivation stage, and his cultivation was at most ten years away from becoming a true Dao Cultivator.

Elder Pinecrane was extremely experienced. Seeing that he was knitting his eyebrows and not saying anything, he knew that he had guessed that this was his knot. He smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter. Who doesn’t have a bottleneck in cultivating a sect?” As he spoke, he took out a purple jade bottle from his sleeve. Yi Chen asked, “What is this?”

Elder Songhe smiled and handed the purple jade bottle to him. Yi Chen didn’t know what was inside, so he reached out and took it. The moment his finger touched the jade bottle, he immediately felt a refreshing aura run through his entire body. He had never experienced such a miraculous experience in the three years he had been in Purple Night Peak. He couldn’t help but be stunned. What was inside? He opened the lid of the bottle and saw a purple round pill inside. The pill was covered in a faint purple light. It was obviously a high-grade pill.

Elder Songhe smiled and said, “This is the Purple Infant Pill. It is refined by me gathering the 779 treasures of the world. It can help you break through the bottleneck. Your cultivation will increase by a thousand miles until the beginning of the Yen Nascent Soul realm in the future.”

‘”This” Yi Chen couldn’t help but be stunned. He hurriedly pushed the jade bottle back, “Elder, you can’t use such a thing! You can’t use it! Hurry up and take it back …”

“Hey, you young man, what can’t you do with the elders?”

Elder Songhe and Yan Yi smiled and pushed the jade bottle back, smiling, “I wonder how many little fellows like you from the mountains have come to me for medicinal pills. It’s fine, it’s fine. Take it. It’ll help you improve your cultivation in the future.”

“This …”

Yi Chen was truly tempted. After consuming such a miraculous pill, his cultivation would increase by a thousand li, so as not to embarrass his master. Why not? Then he smiled and said, “Then I will be disrespectful. Thank you, Elder. I will go back first!”

Elder Pinecrane heaved a sigh of relief as he watched his sword-like figure leave. However, he felt a burst of heartache. The Purple Infant Pill was not something that could be refined just by refining it. Instead, he gathered all the rare treasures in the world and refined it with Samadhi True Fire. It took him 779 days to refine it. Even he himself was not willing to eat it.

It was already noon when he returned to the main peak. Yi Chen was fun by nature, so he did not plan to rush back to Purple Night Peak. He thought to himself that as long as the sun did not set, this day would not pass. With this thought, he rode his sword to Tianshu Peak’s Heavenly Lake, the place where the Profound Azure Ceremony was held last time.

From afar, there were many people gathered in the plaza, including the elders of the Heavenly Lake and the disciples of the Seven Peaks. Yi Chen thought to himself, “What day is it today? Why are there so many people gathered here?” He put away his flying sword and climbed onto a large pine tree outside the plaza, quietly watching.

On the white jade stairs, two men strode towards the plaza. Judging from their clothes, they didn’t seem to be disciples of Xuanqing Sect. Yi Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. With his current cultivation, he could naturally sense that these two men’s cultivation levels were extraordinary. Especially the purple-clothed man on the right, his cultivation level was probably quite deep. The younger man on the left was similarly not too shallow.

Looking at the several Heavenly Lake Elders on the plaza, the space between their eyebrows was tightly knitted, and their expressions were tense. All the disciples were also waiting with rapt attention, causing the atmosphere to freeze.

Yi Chen couldn’t help but wonder, where did these two come from? Why do all the elders seem to be facing a great enemy? Could it be that someone else dares to challenge Xuanqing Sect? Afterwards, there would be a good show to watch. He stretched out his hand and grabbed a large handful of pine nuts from the tree.

The two men strode to the plaza. Even when they arrived at Xuanqing Sect, who was the leader of the Righteous path, the two of them were still calm. They couldn’t help but frown even deeper on the platform. They naturally knew what the two of them were here for today.

“I am, Cangfeng Valley, Ye Runian. This is my junior brother, Liu Chengfeng.”

The purple-clothed man smiled. He walked forward and bowed to the elders on the platform. Then, he pointed at the green-clothed man beside him and continued, “The Heavenly Sect Martial Arts Association will be in three years. Master specially ordered me and Junior Brother to bow to the Sect Master.”

As soon as these words were spoken, many disciples in the distance began to discuss in low voices. The expressions of the elders on the platform also changed slightly. Their gazes involuntarily fell on the somewhat icy-cold-looking man in green. It turned out that this person was the disciple Liu Xuanyin had accepted more than ten years ago, the most outstanding youth among the new disciples of Cangfeng Valley.

At this moment, the expressions of the elders were even more ashen. The Heavenly Sect Martial Arts were held every other year. It was a sparring between various sects of the Righteous Dao and had always been valued by all sects. And the so-called “salute” referred to the meeting between the defeated sects and the victorious sects three years in advance.

But this is no ordinary greeting, Instead, the person who bowed would bring something with him, but it was not directly given out. Instead, he would need a disciple from Xuanqing Sect to take it away from the other party. If he failed to obtain it in the end, the person who bowed would still give it out. However, in this way, a large sect like Xuanqing Sect would lose face.

“I am Liu Chengfeng. Who will receive the salute?”

Just as everyone was silent, the green-clothed man suddenly stood forward, holding something high in his hand. However, when he saw the green light flowing around, it was a jade ruyi.

The elders’ brows furrowed even deeper. This Liu Chengfeng’s expression clearly did not care about the people present in Xuanqing Sect today. It was no wonder that this person was extremely talented when he was young. In just three years, he had just peeked into the realm of refining the Qi God and was accepted as a closed-door disciple by Cangfeng Valley’s Lord Liu Xuanyin. Now, what realm had this person’s cultivation reached? I’m afraid that none of the disciples of the Xuanqing Sect present today will be able to contend against him.

The elders fell into a brief contemplation. Xuanqing Sect was not without outstanding disciples. Back then, apart from Ling Yin, there were also Feng Xiaoyin, Xie Chichun, and the others who had extraordinary attainments. However, they had become famous for a long time and could not even participate in the Heavenly Sect Martial Arts. How could they greet another twenty-something-year-old boy? Isn’t it a joke to say it out loud?

Just as everyone was silent, Liu Chengfeng suddenly took another step forward and said coldly, “What? Is there no one who connects to Xuanqing Sect?”

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did the faces of all the disciples turn embarrassed, the expressions of the elders also changed. Ye Runian immediately lowered his voice, “Junior Brother, you mustn’t be rude!”

“Hmph.” Liu Chengfeng snorted coldly, still holding the jade ruyi in his hand high. At this moment, a cold female voice suddenly sounded not far away, “I’ll do it!”

A seventeen or eighteen year old young girl stepped into the air and instantly arrived at the square. The girl’s features were picturesque and her red clothes were like clouds. She said coldly, “The eighteenth generation disciple of Tianxuan Peak, Ruan Fuling, has come to experience the Dao Art of Tibetan Feng Valley.”

Outside the distant wall, Yi Chen was sitting on a pine tree. His eyes narrowed slightly. Was this senior sister called Poria? It’s a disciple of Empyrean Brow Moon of Skyjade Peak. I wonder if that girl named Ni Shang from back then is also here today …