As the Universe Turns - Chapter 32

Chapter 32 Cultivation Hindrance
Seeing how terrifying she looked when she got angry, Yi Chen scratched his head and said hesitantly, “Yes, I picked it up on the way back …”

“Picked it up? Are you really that easy to cheat as a master! Say yes or no!”

Faced with Master’s aggressive questioning, Yi Chen retreated backwards. In the end, he scratched his head and said, “Alright, it was Elder Pinecrane …”

“Humph!”

Ling Yin’s expression turned cold as she said, “There is no shortcut to cultivation. Even though pills can help you break through in a short period of time, they can’t help you reach a higher realm in the future. In the end, this is all you have in your life. Do you take the words of your master as a byword?”

“I, I …”

Yi Chen lowered his head and secretly glanced at her. He didn’t expect her to be so angry. He couldn’t say anything for a moment. Ling Yin snorted coldly, “This is the only time. It won’t happen again!” With that, he flicked his finger and bounced the pill out of the hall. With a “dong” sound, it landed in the jade lotus pond in front of the hall.

“Aiya!”

Yi Chen let out a strange cry. He hurriedly ran out and salvaged the water. However, he could only watch as the pill disappeared. With a bitter face, he said, “Master, I won’t eat this pill. But don’t throw it away. I can take it outside later and exchange it for a lot of things.”

“Humph!”

Ling Yin snorted coldly and walked out. At this moment, he looked at him with a gaze that seemed to have the smell of “hating steel but not steel.” Yi Chen scratched his head and smiled. “Master, let me tell you, there were two people from Cangfeng Valley challenging us in the Heavenly Lake just now. I used Master’s ability to beat that person to the ground …”

“Practice your martial arts well in the next month. Next month, you will go to Tianshu Peak to cultivate this sect’s profound technique.” Unexpectedly, Ling Yin only brushed his sleeves coldly and went off into the distance.

“Oh …”

Yi Chen looked at her gradually disappearing figure. Suddenly, he felt a little disappointed. Master definitely doesn’t like me, No wonder he didn’t practice hard, Other senior brothers and sisters with good aptitude, If he were to join the Seven Sects and be personally guided by the Sovereign, he would be able to reach the realm of Qi Refining God in three years and use all sorts of immortal techniques and profound techniques. And he was still at the early stage of refining Qi. Even if he cultivated with all his heart, his cultivation would still be ordinary. Could it be that he really didn’t have the talent to cultivate? Master already disliked him more and more …

At night, the bright moon was like a disk. The youth’s mind was hanging high. He sat on the windowsill alone, circulating his profound arts over and over again, causing his True Qi to wander towards the hundred acupoints in his body. It was repeated over and over again, beginning and end. Even if a slight subtle change could cause him to be ecstatic, he would be able to see hope. However, there was not a single sign of any breakthrough from the beginning to the end.

The youth gradually grew tired. He took out the Mysterious Bronze Mirror. The Mysterious Light in the Mirror shone on his body, causing him to regain some consciousness. However, what he still couldn’t understand was why his cultivation had progressed so much slower than others even though he clearly had a magic treasure like the Mysterious Bronze Mirror in hand. No matter how bad his aptitude is, it shouldn’t be. What exactly is the problem …

The moonlight outside the window was like ice, and Yi Chen’s heart was full of worries. Could it be because of the profound technique that Senior had taught him? However, it wasn’t right either. Although he had cultivated two different profound arts together in the past three years, there wasn’t any effect on each other. As long as they didn’t circulate at the same time, there wouldn’t be any problems at all. Therefore, he could completely rule out the reason why the two profound arts were mutually exclusive. What was the reason that caused his cultivation to progress so much slower than others?

There were four stages in the cultivation of Xuanmen, namely, “refining qi”, “refining qi god”, “refining god to return to the void”, and “refining the void to combine dao”.

The first of the four stages was the easiest, but the further one went, the harder it would be to ascend to the heavens. Not only did it require innate talent, it also depended on how good fortune was acquired. Some people spent their entire lives, but they were also unable to break through the realm of refining the Qi God. They were unable to reach the Immortal Destiny Realm for life. Throughout the ages, there were only a handful of people who could truly break through the Void Dao and ascend to the Immortal Realm.

The night outside seemed to have turned a little heavier. Yi Chen took a deep breath and continued to cultivate his profound arts. He channeled his true qi into all the acupoints in his body and gradually entered into meditation.

But in an instant, He felt an intense pain in his brain. In the depths of his mind, he felt as if he had sensed a profound art that did not belong to him at all. It was as if someone had forcefully infused it with a divine ability. It was as if this was the reason why he was hindered from cultivating. However, this strange feeling flashed and disappeared without a trace after a headache.

…

At the same time, in Tianshu Peak’s Sect Leader Hall, two rows of candles flashed in the wind, reflecting the solemn expressions on the faces of the six people. The person sitting upright at the head of the hall was Sect Leader Qing Xuan, and the next most convenient person was the five Sovereigns. Only Ling Yin was not present.

After a long silence, Daoist Qingxuan slowly said, “Junior Sister and a few junior brothers, have you seen anything about what happened today?”

After a while, Wang Hengfeng looked at Yuheng Excellency’s Mysterious Hidden Mirror and said, “The disciple Ling Yin accepted three years ago is indeed talented. If he hadn’t come out today to stir up trouble, he wouldn’t have known how to end it. In time, this child would have achieved great success. Speaking of which, this is also a blessing for me, Xuan Qing. Junior Sister really didn’t misjudge him back then …”

“Humph!”

Unexpectedly, Daoist Qingxuan snorted heavily and said coldly, “I’m talking about the two people from the Hidden Edge Valley who came today! You saw them today as well. Do they still have the Xuan Qing Sect in their eyes?”

Seeing Senior Brother’s cold expression, the few of them remained silent. After a while, True Azure Mystery continued, “If Ling Yin had accepted a disciple, I wouldn’t have … sigh!”

‘”Actually, I think Ling Yin’s disciple is not bad. Although his cultivation is a bit lacking, his comprehension is not bad. Otherwise, how could he obtain Yu Ruyi from Liu Chengfeng today?” Zang Xuanjing said.

The rest of them remained silent. The disciples of the Xuan Qing Sect were inferior to each other. This was their common knot. Back then, the Sect Leader had accepted five disciples. The Eldest Disciple, Feng Xiaoyin, the Second Disciple, Xie Chichun, the Third Disciple, the Fourth Disciple, Jiang Nanliu, and the Youngest Disciple, Ling Yin. Since then, they had never accepted any disciples. The matter of accepting disciples was all handed over to Junior Junior Sister and a few Junior Brothers.

However, things were unpredictable in this world. Could it be that Xuan Qing’s luck gradually declined in the next few hundred years? Unexpectedly, there were no more talented disciples. Only Xia Guyun of the Heavenly Power Peak in Excellency and Leng Qianxue of the Heavenly Jade Peak in Excellency could be found. These two disciples could still be said to be reasonable. The others were truly unspeakable.

The disciples of Xuanyang Peak had been ordinary for a hundred years. The disciples of Wangheng Peak were also the same. In the end, Excellency was the only one left. Originally, with his ability, it was not difficult to produce an outstanding disciple. However, who knew that his nature was unrestrained and unrestrained. He had never taken care of his disciples in the past.

Daoist Qingxuan sighed heavily, “Junior Brother and Junior Sister, have you forgotten how the Xuan Qing Sect came to us in the past? Could it be that the Xuan Qing Sect will repeat its mistakes in a few hundred years after we meet our ancestors in the future? This Heavenly Sect Martial Meeting is already in front of us …”

Mei Yue said, “Senior Brother, there is no need to sigh. Xuanmen Sect accepts disciples because they are always looking for opportunities. Wasn’t that also the case when Yin’er entered the sect? Besides, I don’t think Nichang’s talent is inferior to Yin’er’s. In the future, he will definitely achieve great success.”

“Forget it.” Daoist Qingxuan shook his hand and continued, “Let’s not talk about this anymore. What happened last time? Junior Sister and a few junior brothers, do you have any clues? The movements of those Devil Sect disciples have been getting bigger and bigger recently …”

The atmosphere in the hall became solemn again. After a long time, the normally quiet Li Yuan Excellency said, “This Heavenly Scripture must not be returned to Diabolism. Otherwise, the Immortal Essence Righteous Dao will be hard to protect. No matter what, the people from the Devil Sect must not be the first to find it.”

“What’s the use of just saying that? Three years have passed. Do you have any clues?”

Daoist Qingxuan’s gaze swept past the people below. However, everyone either lowered their heads or frowned. Finally, Daoist Qingxuan let out a long sigh, and his gaze suddenly became sharp. “Not only can’t the people in Diabolism find this Heavenly Book first, but … they can’t let the sects of the Hidden Edge Valley find it first!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the five people below changed slightly. Mei Yue said, “Senior Brother, what you mean is that the Hidden Edge Valley … are they also going to search for this Heavenly Book?”

This time, it was quite lively. It wasn’t just the people of Diabolism who wanted to retrieve their Heavenly Book. Now, they even wanted to search for the pillars of the Righteous Dao. But was it to prevent the Heavenly Book from returning to Diabolism’s hands, or was it because they also wanted to see the book’s methods? Or use the Heavenly Book to command the world, or come to compete for the position of the leader of the Profound Sect? It was hard to say what kind of person it was!

Daoist Qingxuan frowned and said, “Presumably, Junior Sister and a few junior brothers are clear in their hearts. Now, those sects seem to be connected to my Xuanqing, but in reality …” At this point, they stopped talking. Everyone knew very well.

Three thousand years ago, even though the battle with Diabolism’s Ancestor, Heavenly Heart Ancestor, was not entirely due to Ancestor Xuanzhen, if Ancestor Xuanzhen hadn’t exhausted his Immortal Essence to turn the tide in the end, there wouldn’t be any other sects in the world today!

However, right after Ancestor Xuanzhen’s immortal passed away, Not only did those sects not mention the friendship of the Profound Sect, Instead, he secretly recovered his vitality. In addition, at that time, Ancestor Xuanzhen had ordered the mountain to be Later on, Xuanqing Sect’s talents withered and he was unable to recover. But even so, those sects shouldn’t turn a blind eye to Xuanqing Sect. Even when the Heavenly Gate was established more than 2,000 years ago, they didn’t even inform Xuanqing Sect and didn’t let Xuanqing Sect join. To a sect that had made great contributions in the past, how humiliating was this?

The so-called “Heavenly Gate” was an alliance formed by various sects of the Righteous path more than 2,000 years ago. Its purpose was to work together to fight against the enemy in the future when Diabolism invaded. However, at that time, all sects, big or small, were notified, but there was no such thing as Xuanqing Sect!

Could it be said that those big sects at that time didn’t have the slightest bit of the friendship of the Profound Sect of the past? They were all afraid that Xuanqing Sect would rise again and rob them of their status, so when the Heavenly Gate was established, there was no name for Xuanqing Sect.

However, Sect Leader Xuan Qing was soft-spoken at that time. The talents in the sect were withered, and it was difficult to say how bitter it was. During this period, he had applied to join the Heavenly Sect several times, but was repeatedly obstructed by those sects. In the end, when that generation of Sect Leader died with hatred, Xuanqing Sect was unable to enter the Heavenly Sect.

Since then, even if Xuanqing Sect’s thousand-year-old inheritance was still there, it had long since disappeared in name. Who would still associate with it? Who still remembered when Ancestor Xuanzhen finally managed to turn the tide and heavily injure Patriarch Tianxin? To be able to preserve the peace of this world for a thousand years?

It was like this until more than 600 years ago, Daoist Qingxuan inherited the position of Sect Leader, remembering this moment of humiliation for a thousand years. Later on, there was the famous Seven Sons of Xuan Qing. Only then did the Heavenly Sect finally send an invitation. Daoist Qingxuan naturally would not reject it. Three hundred years ago, the Seven Sovereigns defeated all the sects in Diabolism, finally allowing Xuanqing Sect to return to its former position.

But now, at the height of Xuanqing Sect’s prosperity, Daoist Qingxuan’s eyebrows were often shrouded in gloomy clouds. The current Xuanqing Sect was too similar to the time when Ancestor Xuanzhen was in charge of the sect!

There were only a few of them in the sect, but the disciples were inferior to each other. If this continued, it was inevitable that they would repeat their mistakes hundreds of years later. On the other hand, the other sects, not to mention the others, were the younger generation in the Hidden Spirit Valley truly filled with talents. If the Heavenly Sect Martial Meeting in three years’ time was truly a complete failure, then Xuanqing Sect would still have the face to claim to be the number one in the Profound Sect?

At this moment, the two rows of candles in the hall were swaying. ‘”Since that’s the case, Senior Brother, I thought that the cultivation technique that was sealed back then wouldn’t be impossible for the disciples to try again. After all, it was also specially developed by previous generations. As long as we carefully guide it, it might not be possible …” Daoist Qingxuan faintly saw that Excellency Xuanyang’s brows were deeply knitted and his face was deeply worried. He didn’t know what he had thought of but suddenly said, “Since that’s the case, Senior Brother, I thought that the sealed the cultivation technique wouldn’t allow disciples to try again.”

“Shut up!”

Before Xuan Yang could finish his sentence, Daoist Qingxuan’s expression suddenly became extremely gloomy. “I said that no one is allowed to touch that cultivation technique again. Did Junior Brother forget that it was precisely because of …” He took a deep breath and closed his eyes to stop talking.

The hall fell into silence once again. Yi Huanzhen had always understood people’s intentions and said, “This fog and this mountain solution, Senior Brother, there is no need to worry.”

“Forget it …”

Daoist Qingxuan’s worries gradually dissipated. He nodded slightly and said, “Junior Sister and a few junior brothers are also tired today. Let’s go back and rest first. Besides, we’ve just said something. Don’t tell Ling Yin about the Book of Heaven. I’ve already asked Xiao Yin to inquire about it first.”

Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t trust Ling Yin. On the contrary, it was precisely because Ling Yin was too obsessed with the difference between the Righteous and the Devil. There were many things that she was too obsessed with. If she wanted to find the Heavenly Book of the Devil Dao, she would probably care about it in every way. On the contrary, it would be best if Feng Xiaoyin, the eldest disciple who was good at handling things, did it.

After the few of them left, the huge hall became a bit colder. After a while, two little dao children walked out of the hall. “Sect Master, the medicinal bath has been prepared.”

…

Half a month passed in a flash. It was already winter, and a patch of dreamy white snow floated up from the Purple Night Peak. After half a month, Yichen’s cultivation still hadn’t made any major breakthroughs. On this day, it was the day he went to the Heavenly Pivot Peak to cultivate the Mysterious Cyan Original Dao Technique.

On the way to the Heavenly Lake, Yi Chen’s mind was filled with thoughts. First, he wanted to see if the Profound Azure Original Dao Art could help him break through his cultivation. Second, he wanted to see how the cultivation of those senior brothers and sisters who had joined the Seven Sects three years ago had progressed. Especially that girl in ni shang. She didn’t know what stage her cultivation had reached.