As the Universe Turns - Chapter 35
Chapter 35 Paradoxical Book
At this moment, Yi Chen felt a splitting headache. It was as if there were tens of millions of needles in his brain. He had never experienced such intense suffering before. At this moment, his body seemed to have fallen into a 10,000-year-old ice cave. The next moment, it was as if he had fallen into rolling magma. This continued for about half an incense stick of time before the intense pain in his brain gradually subsided.
“What’s going on … What were those words in my mind just now?”
Yi Chen covered his forehead and slowly climbed up from the ground. His mind was filled with confusion. He wanted to recall what the words in his mind were, but he couldn’t remember anything.
The night passed in a daze. When Yi Chen woke up the next day, he still felt some pain in his brain. He looked outside and found that it was already past noon. He got out of bed in a panic and dressed. He hurried to the Heavenly Lake Valley.
Along the way, he still seemed to have not woken up. Even his sword was shaking. He was still thinking about what happened last night, but his memory was somewhat blurry. Could it be that it was just a dream?
Unknowingly, they had already arrived at the Heavenly Lake Valley. All of the disciples had already arrived early. They were sitting under the tree listening to the two Elders explain their sect’s profound arts. When they saw Xiao Yichen, many disciples began to whisper. It was precisely because he was a disciple of ExcellencyYaoguang that his every move was in the eyes of everyone.
The two elders turned around and saw that Shanshan was late. They only smiled and said, “Yi Chen, you’re here. Go over there and sit down.”
Although Xiao Yichen’s results from yesterday’s test were not satisfactory and he was late today, the two elders were unable to say anything because he was a disciple of Ling Yin.
Yi Chen slowly went under the tree and smiled. “Hey, why are you so late? You missed your morning class. Do you want me to teach you later?”
“No need.”
Yi Chen looked at her and smiled softly. He flicked his clothes and sat down cross-legged on the ground. However, this caused many people nearby to look sideways. They all thought in their hearts that this person was self-righteous and didn’t know what was good for him.
The two elders above coughed and continued, “When it comes to the sun and moon of the heavens and earth, it does not slow down. Everything goes round and round. It originates from the ‘Dao’. The ‘Dao’ is the ‘Mortal Dao, Earth Dao, Heaven Dao, Dao Dao Nature’. Therefore, we cultivate on the basis of the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, but do not harm to the foundation of the ‘Profound Realm of Heaven and Man Unity’.”
The disciples below were stunned. They were divided into three sects: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Taoist profound sects pay attention to the mysterious realm of “the unity of heaven and man”, and when cultivating, they should make themselves merge with all things in the world, while Shijia Buddhist sects pay attention to the great freedom realm of “immortality”, and all things are empty. Although the two are different, they have their own reasons.
However, for some reason, Yi Chen suddenly felt an intense pain in his head, and another eight words flashed through his mind, “The Ten Directions of the Universe is under my control!”
“Uh!”
The sudden intense pain caused Yi Chen’s body to tilt, almost falling on Little Ni Shang. All the nearby disciples scoffed in their hearts, “This guy just pretended, and now he purposely fell into Junior Sister’s arms. He’s too hateful!”
“Are you, are you alright?”
Seeing this, Little Ni Shang hurriedly supported him. Looking at her slightly knitted eyebrows, she seemed to be quite concerned about Yi Chen. However, Yi Chen pushed her hand away and slowly sat up straight. Her hand covered her forehead. She shook her head and said, “No, it’s fine …”
“Yi Chen, what’s wrong with you?”
The two elders also stopped and looked at him at the same time. Yi Chen shook his head. “No, no, I’m sorry. The two elders, please continue. I just felt a little dizzy.”
The surrounding disciples scoffed, “This fellow came late today. He clearly wanted to use this opportunity to get close to Junior Sister. He is shameless!”
The two elders nodded slightly and continued their sermons. However, Yi Chen could no longer listen to them anymore. He thought about those eight words over and over again in his mind. Could it be those strange words from last night? However, these eight words were too unorthodox. The Taoist Profound Sect emphasized “the unity of heaven and man”, “not harming the foundation of heaven and earth”, and “sensing everything in heaven and earth”. However, these eight words actually said that they wanted to subdue everything in heaven and earth for their own use. Could it be that they still wanted to subdue heaven? This was simply too evil!
Yi Chen shook his head. He could only feel a chill coming from behind him. He did not dare to think any further. Ever since he experienced the strange incident last night, his entire body seemed to be in a daze today. He did not dare to tell Master about such a thing.
It wasn’t until dusk fell that the two Elders began to demonstrate some introductory dao techniques. These dao techniques could only be executed on the basis of certain dao techniques. Elder Song pushed his energy forward and struck forward with his palm. Immediately, a dragon roar shook the heavens. A golden dragon shadow that was seventy to eighty feet long whistled out, and with a “rumble”, a huge rock in the distance was shattered into pieces.
“Oh!”
All of the disciples echoed and cried out in alarm. However, it seemed that the dragon shadow was not very powerful. Elder Song withdrew his palm and smiled, “You all saw it just now. This is the first form of our Xuanqing Sect’s introductory dao technique, the ‘Dragon’s Cry Nine Styles’, ‘Azure Dragon’s Cry’.”
“Oh, oh.”
The disciples nodded in agreement. but apparently not surprised, The two elders looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They naturally knew what was going on. Although this Dragon Roar Nine Styles was passed down from Senior Xuan Qing, and its momentum was vast enough to intimidate the enemy, its true power lay in the latter several styles. However, cultivating the latter few styles was not only very difficult, but also required a thorough understanding of the first few styles.
However, the first few moves were empty and their power was mediocre. Very few people were willing to spend their time on them. They would rather spend more time cultivating some high-grade dao techniques. As a result, Xuanqing Sect gradually forgot about the Dragon’s Cry Nine Styles. Now, it was an entry-level dao technique that even disciples did not care about. As for the latter few moves, they had long since been forgotten.
A disciple of the Xuanyang Peak said with a bitter face, “Elder, it’s useless to learn the Nine Styles of Dragon’s Roar. Otherwise, Elder should teach us some formidable skills, such as the Ten Thousand Sword Technique and the Heavenly Execution Sword …”
“Right, right, right. Ten Thousand Sword Art, Heavenly Execution Sword, Dragon Slaying Art!”
Quite a few disciples followed suit. The two elders looked at each other and smiled bitterly. If it was in the past, they would have taught these disciples a lesson. However, the Dragon’s Cry Nine Styles had indeed become recognized as “fancy” and “empty-handed”. Even the Sect Leader didn’t ask the disciples to cultivate, so they didn’t say anything else.
“Alright. Next, you guys will take a closer look.”
Elder Song was also straightforward. He waved his long sleeve and circulated all of his True Essence. His body hung in mid-air as he muttered, “Heaven and Earth Limitless, Cosmos-Ten Thousand Swords Art!”
As soon as the incantation was over, the clouds and winds instantly changed. Heaven and earth turned pale. The entire valley was immediately enveloped by layers of golden sword energy. A strong wind blew and grass flew about. All the disciples held their breaths. Elder Song’s fingers condensed and the ten thousand golden sword energy shot into the sky, instantly dispersing the clouds within ten kilometers.
“Oh …”
All the disciples were dumbfounded. Such a powerful Dao Art, if it were to hit the valley, the entire valley would probably be shattered into powder in an instant, right? How could the demons and ghosts outside withstand this blow?
In mid-air, Elder Song slowly landed on the ground. However, seeing that he landed unsteadily, it was obvious that in order to display the Ten Thousand Sword Technique vividly and vigorously, he had expended a lot of True Essence. This Ten Thousand Sword Technique was a top-grade Dao Art in Xuanqing Sect. Even he could only barely display it and could not display its power by one-tenth of-twelve.
At this moment, in order to conceal the embarrassment of landing, Elder Song stroked his beard and smiled, pretending to be calm and relaxed. He then looked at Elder Bai and said, “Next, Elder Bai will display the Heavenly Execution Sword Formation.”
“Good! Good!”
All the disciples were extremely excited. Elder Bai was also very straightforward. He kicked his feet and jumped into the air. He shouted, “Heavenly Execution Sword!”
In an instant, layers of golden sword qi enveloped the heavens and earth. It was as if he was about to destroy the heavens and destroy the earth, and his momentum was unstoppable. All the disciples were staring at him with their souls swaying. Under the distant tree, Xiao Yichen was also staring blankly at the resplendent sword qi. If only he could execute such a powerful Dao Art, then it would be great. However, with such a high-grade Dao Art, with his own Dao Art, there was no need to think about it.
“Hey, idiot! Why are you sitting here alone in a daze?”
A clear voice rang in Yi Chen’s ears. He turned around and saw Little Nichang put his hands behind his back and walked over with a smile, “Hey! Idiot is asking you a question.”
“Oh” Yi Chen looked at her strangely. He didn’t call himself an idiot. What was wrong with this girl?
Nichang snorted and looked at him, “Hey, your cultivation is so shallow and you’re not paying attention to what you’re saying. How about I teach you?”
“Chi.” “I have a master. Who wants you to teach me?” Yi Chen turned his head.
“Humph!” Nichang snorted and sat down on the grass beside him. He put his hands on his chin and looked at him curiously. He thought to himself, “Why would Venerable Yao Guang accept such an ordinary fellow as his disciple?”
Yi Chen smelled the fragrance coming from her body, and when he saw that she was staring at him, his heart couldn’t help but ripple. She was born so good-looking, and her talent was so good. He was too far away from her. At this moment, he couldn’t help but feel a bit ashamed and moved to the side.
Seeing his “shy” appearance, Nichang felt even more amused. He smiled and said, “Hey, don’t you think you’re stupid too? Venerable Yao Guang is exceptionally elegant, but why did you take in such a stupid disciple?”
The so-called speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Yi Chen’s heart couldn’t help but feel as if he had been viciously stabbed by something. Why? Why was Master admired by the world, but the disciples she taught were worse than anyone else? No! The disciples she taught are not bad, how can I, Xiao Yichen, be inferior to others!
“You … what’s wrong with you …”
Yi Chen’s eyes suddenly turned red and a terrifying chill appeared on his body. Nichang couldn’t help but tremble. He was so frightened by his current appearance that he didn’t dare to move. Why did he suddenly become so terrifying? The chill on his body …