As the Universe Turns - Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Lian Feng Tower
The two elders felt that it was somewhat unbelievable. At this moment, even the way they looked at Xiao Yichen had changed. How could his cultivation be so low? Could it be that ExcellencyYaoguang didn’t teach him the truth?

It didn’t make sense. Half a month ago, he snatched Yu Ruyi from ExcellencyYaoguang with Ling Xian Step’s “Liu Chengfeng”. This meant that ExcellencyYaoguang was sincerely passing on his abilities. But why was his current dao behavior so low? There was only one reason. Houtian comprehension was possible, but his innate aptitude was too poor.

Facing all the doubts and mockery in his eyes, it was as if Xiao Yichen had returned to the helplessness and fear he felt when he first arrived at Pingyang Peak three years ago … He lowered his head and silently walked out of the crowd.

Under the setting sun, the back of such a young man looked particularly lonely.

He was ExcellencyYaoguang’s only disciple. Such a burden was too heavy for a youth.

Right at this moment, the crowd behind them suddenly let out another cry of alarm. This time, the cries of alarm rose and fell one after another, and it didn’t stop for a long time, as if the entire valley had been shaken.

The Black Tortoise Stone glowed with azure light, and a beam of azure light shot into the clouds, as if reflecting the entire valley into a bright azure color. Even the setting sun on the horizon suddenly lost its color!

At this moment, It was as if there was only this single ray of light left in the world. Everyone held their breath. The person beneath the Black Tortoise Stone was like Qianyu Ni Shang. The azure light also enveloped her. She actually had a Spiritual Energy Sensing with the Black Tortoise Stone. She did not use her palm as hard as the others. She only lightly touched the Black Tortoise Stone with her fingers.

“This, this …”

The two elders were already stunned. Even the old disciples outside the valley and some other elders were shocked by the azure light that shot straight into the sky. This … This was a supreme pure Spiritual Energy!

“She, she actually …”

The two elders were so excited that they were speechless. Originally, they thought that no matter how talented Qianyu Ni Shang was, she would only be able to reach the middle stage of Qi Refining God in three years. However, how could they believe the scene in front of them? This was the middle and late stages of the Qi Refining God Realm, and it was also the purest Spiritual Energy without any impurities!

“Elder Song, did you see that? Did you see that? She … was in the middle and late stages of the Qi Refining Divine Realm, three years, three years! How long did it take ExcellencyYaoguang? Three years or one year? Or two years?”

“I… How would I know!”

The two elders were almost speechless with excitement. They had long forgotten about what happened in Xiao Yichen. They had been working as Skill Transmission Elders for so long and had never seen such a talented person before! This was simply impossible to measure with common sense. They were even so excited that they were wondering if they should immediately report this matter to the Sect Leader. In the past hundred years, only the disciples of Xuanqing Sect had withered. Now, a proud son of heaven had finally appeared!

At this moment, the azure light that shot straight into the clouds caused the youth’s figure to dim even more. Everyone was surrounding Qianyu Nichang, and no one noticed when the youth had left.

After leaving the valley, Yi Chen turned around and looked into the Heavenly Lake Valley. He saw that many people were still talking endlessly around the talented girl. He smiled self-deprecatingly and unleashed his movement technique into the distance.

Along the way, the breeze was gentle. He didn’t know where to go next. He went back so early. Master asked how to answer. For a moment, he felt that the heavens and the earth were vast, but there wasn’t a single place to go.

After an unknown amount of time, Yi Chen climbed up the clouds, climbed over mountains, and arrived at a precipice. He saw ancient pines hanging on the wall. It was extremely steep. This place was close to the peak of Tianshu Peak Mountain, and the Sect Leader’s Heavenly Pivot Hall was located further up. He could not continue to climb any further.

In the distance, under the twilight clouds, he saw a platform the size of a plaza. Around the platform stood many sky-piercing pillars that went straight into the clouds, unable to see the top. In the middle of the platform was a giant sword. It was wrapped in dense scarlet chains. It looked extremely strict and terrifying, but the giant sword had been broken from the top. The incision was neat and slanted downwards, as if it had been cut by a sword.

Yi Chen’s disappointment was immediately replaced by curiosity. He wondered why there was such a place in Xuanqing Sect, why he had never heard Master mention it before? Just as the sword was about to take a look, a gentle female voice suddenly sounded from behind, “Yi Chen, wait.”

“Ah?”

Suddenly hearing such a gentle and pleasant voice, it was definitely not Master. Yi Chen couldn’t help but be stunned. He turned around and saw a woman in red with a gentle smile on her face walking over. She said happily, “Martial Uncle Mei!”

The person who came was Ling Yin’s senior sister. She was worried that Yi Chen would do something unthinkable after being defeated, so she had just been following behind silently. It was only when she saw that the little fellow was suddenly in a good mood that she appeared.

“Why did you come to such a high place by yourself? How dangerous.” He slowly walked over, afraid that he would suddenly jump off the cliff.

“Alas!”

Yi Chen heavily sighed. He sat down with both hands on his back and muttered, “I’m afraid that Master will scold me if I go back so early. Then I don’t know where I’m going. Martial Uncle Mei must have seen me just now, right? I’m really useless … Even Master was laughed at by them, alas!”

“Nothing.”

He slowly sat down beside him and said earnestly, “There are no shortcuts to cultivation. Sometimes, there will be obstacles. After that, it will be fine. Don’t be discouraged. Do you understand?”

Seeing that he was supposed to be carefree at such a young age, but now he was frowning like an adult, Mei Jianyi smiled again and continued, “Look at your Senior Martial Uncle Jiangnan. He was even stupider than you, but who would have thought that his current cultivation would be higher than mine …”

Only then did Mei Jianyi realize that the youth’s brows were wrinkled even deeper. He hurriedly shook his hand and smiled, “No, no, no, Yi Chen, I’m not saying you’re stupid, I’m saying …”

“Alas!” Yi Chen sighed heavily, “Junior Martial Uncle is right. I’m not focused on practicing. Master told me to memorize the book, and I always wanted to play. Master … she definitely doesn’t like me, right?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Mei Jianyi’s expression suddenly became serious. Gradually, he seemed to be a little sentimental. He said, “Your master is … the one who likes you the most.”

As she said this, she recalled the scene in the ancient village sixteen years ago. Junior Sister would rather sacrifice Xianyuan, who she had cultivated for hundreds of years, to save this child.

“Really?” Yi Chen pouted and lowered his head. “But Master is always cold. Why do I feel like she hates me?”

“You child, you know how to speak nonsense.”

Mei Jianyi lightly smiled and stroked his face. Yi Chen raised his head and grinned. In his memory, this Uncle Mei was the gentlest, Martial Uncle Jiangnan was the most easygoing, and Martial Uncle Xie was always stern and stern. As for the Grandmaster Uncle called Feng Xiaoyin, he had never seen him before, nor did he know how tall and fat he was.

A cold breeze blew down from the foot of the mountain, and the last glimmer of light from the horizon disappeared into the mountain range. Mei Jianyi said, “Alright, it’s getting dark soon. You can go back so your master doesn’t worry.”

“Yes!”

Yi Chen stood up and looked at the giant sword platform in the distance. The night fell, making it look even more terrifying. He asked curiously, “Martial Uncle Mei, what kind of place is that? Why haven’t you heard of it before?”

“Over there …”

Mei Jianyi frowned slightly and turned around. “That’s Lian Fengtai. Every disciple who has committed an extremely serious mistake will be sent there to stand trial. If they go there, it will most likely be” With that, he smiled lightly and stopped talking.

“Oh.”

Yi Chen patted the dirt on his body and grinned, “Uncle Mei, I’m going back!”

“Yes.”

Mei Jianyi smiled gently. He looked at his sword-wielding figure and sighed softly. Not long after, he frowned again. How could this child’s cultivation be so poor? It was definitely not because of her aptitude. Other people did not know, but as Ling Yin’s senior sister, how could she not know?

Junior Sister’s Ling Xian Step is unique in the world. Not everyone can cultivate it. Even that Qianyu Nichang may not be as proficient as Yichen in three years. It can be seen that Yichen’s talent should be very outstanding. Then what exactly is the problem?

Tonight, there was no light in the stars and moon. Yi Chen returned to the Purple Night Peak. He did not dare to tell Master about the evening cultivation test. However, he thought hard and could not figure it out. How could his current cultivation progress be so slow? It was definitely not because he cultivated two different profound arts at the same time. He was extremely sure of this point. What exactly was the problem?

Was his aptitude really too bad?

He couldn’t help but think back to when he first went to Pingyang Peak three years ago. At that time, Yang Xiaoran refused to teach him real cultivation techniques, so he lagged behind others by a large margin. However, after meeting Senior Monster, he only took a month and his cultivation far exceeded all the new disciples …

Thinking of this, Yichen couldn’t help but scratch his head. From the looks of it, his aptitude should be far superior to others, right?

The night outside was getting deeper.

Yi Chen didn’t understand. He simply didn’t think about it anymore. He took out the Mysterious Bronze Mirror and continued to cultivate the Mysterious Technique. Regardless of whether it was the method that Master taught him or the method that Senior taught him back then, he could use it all. Just the slightest sign of a breakthrough in his cultivation was enough to make him unable to sleep tonight.

However, two hours later, there was still no sign of improvement. Yi Chen couldn’t help but frown deeper and deeper, and his forehead was also covered in sweat. He silently chanted a mental incantation incantation over and over again in his heart, guiding his True Qi to circulate to all the acupoints in his body.

Just like that, another incense stick of time passed. Suddenly, he felt an intense pain in his mind. At this moment, whether it was Ling Yin who taught him the Jade Light Heart Technique or the cultivation technique that Senior Monster had taught him, it was as if all of it had been interrupted by his divine sense.

“What’s going on … My head hurts! Ah!”

Yi Chen tilted his body and fell onto the bed. He covered his head with both hands, almost in pain. At this moment, countless messy words suddenly appeared in his mind. These words were all spelled out into complete sentences one by one, and then it was as if someone had read out the words that formed the complete incantation.

“What’s going on? What are these things … ah!”