As the Universe Turns - Chapter 39

Chapter 39 Follow Nature’s Course
Thinking of this, Yi Chen felt a huge wave in his heart. From the looks of it, it was really because of what Senior had done to him that his cultivation had broken through so slowly in the past three years. However, it was because Senior would definitely not harm him. There was no reason for him to harm him. If he wanted to harm him, then kill him directly, then why would he still pass on his profound arts?

Moreover, it seemed that Senior Monster had indeed not harmed him. Although his cultivation seemed to have slowed down, his cultivation seemed to have been “compressed”. He was like a divine weapon that had been tempered endlessly, and his strength far surpassed that of everyone in the same path. In this way, Senior Monster was helping him!

But on second thought, he felt that something was wrong. Although the world was large and there were all sorts of wonders, what kind of miraculous skill could continuously “compress” a person’s cultivation?

“Uh …”

Suddenly, Yi Chen felt an intense pain in his brain. Then, many inexplicable words appeared: Heaven and earth are furnaces, good fortune is work, Yin and Yang are charcoal, and everything is copper …

What’s going on? What exactly are these things …

It took half an incense stick of time for Yi Chen to slowly recover. However, when he thought about it again, the words in his mind seemed to dissipate and he couldn’t remember it anymore.

“How could this be …”

Yi Chen stared blankly at his palms. Why did he have these strange words in his mind? What exactly are these words? Why can’t I remember them? Could it be that these words are the reason why my dao progress is so slow?

Suddenly, he remembered something. Although his Dao Cultivation Realm had progressed slowly, his cultivation had not decreased in the slightest. In fact, his cultivation had grown deeper and deeper. In this way, wouldn’t the Dragon’s Roar Nine Styles really be created for him? The Nine Styles of Dragon’s Roar couldn’t display much power in the hands of ordinary people, so it was regarded as an entry-level Dao Art. However, his strength was much deeper than that of ordinary people. Wasn’t it suitable for him to cultivate this palm art?

Thinking of this, Yi Chen was extremely excited. So that’s how it was! That’s why! If he cultivated this abandoned palm technique to the perfection realm, he would undoubtedly be able to display the might of an old uncle. Even if he faced those high-grade dao techniques, what fear would he have?

That night, Yi Chen was so excited that he couldn’t sleep. In the next half a month, he practiced the [Azure Dragon Song] day and night. He couldn’t cultivate a high-grade Dao Art at present, so he practiced this introductory Dao Art like a finger in his arm. At that time, he would fight against Ren Jianzhi’s high-grade Dao Art again.

Time flew by, In the blink of an eye, And this morning the valley of the Lake of Heaven was full of men, Looking around, it was filled with shadows. Not only was it the day of the trials, it was also because a month ago, Jian Zhi had written a letter to Xiao Yichen, which attracted many senior brothers and sisters to watch. After all, ExcellencyYaoguang had never taken in a disciple before, and this time, he had taken in a disciple. They had heard that he was a person with extremely poor aptitude, so they were very curious.

By noon, almost everyone had arrived. Apart from the two Elders of Song Bai, there were also a few other Elders of the Seven Peaks, as well as senior brothers and sisters of the Seven Peaks, such as Lou Qingshan of the Xuanyang Peak, Xia Guyun, a disciple of the Venerable Li Yuan of the Heavenly Quan Peak, Leng Qianxue and Ruan Fuling of the Venerable Mei of the Sky Jade Peak.

At dawn this morning, a battle arena had already been erected in the valley. A cold wind blew and withered leaves rolled up under the arena. In the southeast direction of the battle arena, there were disciples of Xuanyang Peak. Looking around, there were nearly a hundred people. Apart from Tianquan Peak, there were also the most disciples of Xuanyang Peak.

“ExcellencyYaoguang’s Ling Xianbu is hard to distinguish. Remember not to get into trouble with him later.”

Lou Qingshan looked at Xiao Yichen in the distance and said with a solemn expression. Even though he knew that Ren Jianzhi’s cultivation was far above this person’s, he did not dare to underestimate Fairy Miaoyin of Ling Xian Step. He did not expect that the little disciple of Pingyang Peak, who could be crushed with a single finger in the past, would become a disciple of Venerable Yao Guang in a single leap.

Ren Jianzhi smiled, as if he didn’t care at all. He said indifferently, “Senior Brother Lou, don’t worry, I will definitely end this quickly …”

When he said this, he seemed to be impatient to see Xiao Yichen unable to get up with a single blow. To be more precise, he wanted to see the disciple of the famous Venerable Yao Guang unable to get up with a single blow.

Zhao Ying’er’s brows furrowed. Although she knew that Ren Jianzhi’s cultivation was far above that of Xiao Yichen, there was no suspense in this competition. For some reason, she had a faint bad premonition. Especially when she thought about how her brother had been severely injured by this ordinary youth three years ago, it made her puzzled.

Thirty-four female disciples floating in immortal robes stood in the northeast direction of the arena. Those were disciples of Skyjade Peak. Ruan Fuling looked at Xiao Yichen from afar, her eyebrows furrowed as she tightly clenched her palms.

When Liu Chengfeng came to “salute”, it was this unknown youth who saved her face. Naturally, she hoped that Xiao Yichen would win this competition. However, she also knew that this youth’s cultivation was far inferior to Ren Jian’s. Even Ling Xian Step, who was on Radiant Venerable Huai Yao, was only able to protect herself. It was almost impossible for her to win.

Towards the east of the arena, Elder Song and Elder Bai saw that the hour had come. The two of them looked at each other and Elder Song said loudly, “The first match, Xuanyang Peak as a swordsman and Zixiao Peak as Xiao Yichen, will begin.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the nearby disciples became spirited. They all looked towards the stage. The reason why so many people had gathered in Heavenly Lake Valley today was precisely because they wanted to see how many kilograms of Jade Light Venerable, who had never taken in a disciple before, the number of disciples that had been recovered, was exactly how many kilograms.

A cyan figure flew to the arena in the crowd. That person was Ren Jianzhi. Following that, another white figure flew over. Xiao Yichen also landed steadily on the arena. The two of them looked at each other. The former had a faint smile on his face, while the latter had no expression on his face.

Elder Song narrowed his eyebrows and said, “No one is allowed to interfere in the beginning of the competition. However, you two already know that the sparring within the same sect has to end there.”

“Don’t worry, Elder. Junior Brother Xiao and I will naturally stop.”

Ren Jianzhi had a smile on his face, but there was a trace of ruthlessness in his eyes that everyone could see, while Xiao Yichen’s expression was expressionless, but there was an invisible killing intent in his eyes.

“Alright, let’s begin!”

Elder Bai pointed and drew a line around the arena. All the disciples retreated. Ren Jianzhi looked at Xiao Yichen and smiled coldly in his heart. Ling Yin, I want to see if you have the qualifications to sit on equal footing with my master this time!

Thinking of this, his profound arts trembled, and fiery red true energy wrapped around his entire body. A blazing aura forced him out. Many people couldn’t help but feel stifled. This was Excellency Xuanyang’s Crimson Sun Divine Art!

Lou Qingshan couldn’t help but be slightly stunned. He thought to himself that although Junior Brother Ren had entered the sect late, he had already cultivated the Crimson Sun Divine Art to the third level in just five years. It seemed to be faster than he had been back then.

“No one in this world can disrespect Master, and you are no exception …”

Yi Chen remained expressionless. As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed his finger and a layer of frost aura suddenly enveloped his body. Many people in the distance were also slightly shocked. This was the Ice Heart Art of the Jade Light Sovereign. One fire and one ice. The attributes of the two cultivators’ hearts were exactly the same as each other!

Heh, naive!

Ren Jianzhi smiled coldly in his heart. Suddenly, he kicked his feet and flew into the air. He scolded, “Heaven and Earth Limitless, Cosmos-Ten Thousand Sword Technique!”

The moment he finished speaking, the wind and clouds changed. Layers of sword shadows enveloped the arena. Everyone in the distance became pale. The moment he attacked, he used the Ten Thousand Sword Technique. How could this be?

Tens of thousands of golden sword energies had practically turned into reality, enveloping the entire arena. Even if Xiao Yichen was carrying the Ling Immortal Steps, there was no way he could avoid them. The expressions of the two elders changed drastically. They did not expect that there would be no room for manoeuvre when one of the swords attacked!

“Go!”

At this moment, Ren Jianzhi’s body trembled slightly, but he still used all of his profound strength to execute the Ten Thousand Sword Technique. Even though he could barely execute such a high-grade Dao Art with his current cultivation, the power of the Ten Thousand Sword Technique itself could not be underestimated. A disciple who refined his Qi would be seriously injured if he wanted to resist the rain of swords that filled the sky!

Driven by the sword, thousands of sword lights ferociously slashed towards Xiao Yichen like raging waves. Everyone present was shocked. Why didn’t he block it? Why wasn’t he able to block it?

Yi Chen was standing at the edge of the arena, his long hair behind his shoulders fluttering in the cold wind. Facing the terrifying sword qi that was raining down, he was unexpectedly exceptionally calm. Quite a few people in the distance were shocked. Their eyes were wide open. Why didn’t he resist? Could it be that he had already admitted defeat? However, even if he admitted defeat, the ruthless rain of swords would instantly inflict heavy damage on his primordial spirit!

“Hurry up and resist!”

In the distance, Ruan Fuling’s heart was already beating like a drum. Seeing the thousands of sword qi approaching, she couldn’t help but shout out out loudly at this moment.

However, Xiao Yichen still had no intention of resisting. Seeing that, the faces of the two elders finally turned ashen. Perhaps it wasn’t because of this ferocious attack at the beginning of this year that they had lost every inch of their strength. Almost at the same time that they were planning to stop the calamity, the rain of swords that filled the sky suddenly slowed down strangely.

“What’s going on!”

Everyone couldn’t help but be shocked once more. They thought that an elder had suddenly stopped them, but they looked around and saw no one. Only Elders Pine and Cypress were stunned not far to the east of the arena. At first, they thought that they were the first to attack, but now, it seemed that this was clearly not the case.

“One Yin and one Yang is the Dao …”

At this moment, a faint voice came from the stage. Yi Chen’s hands moved, and two strands of profound energy, one yin and one yang, emerged from his body. One black and one white, forming a “Taiji” pattern on his chest. Everyone was shocked again. This was!

Without waiting for the crowd to react, another gust of wind rose in midair. The sound of rustling could be heard continuously. The withered leaves beneath their feet suddenly rotated and gathered towards the arena. Vaguely, they could hear the roars of dragons.