As the Universe Turns - Chapter 48

Chapter 48 Heavenly Sect Martial Arts Association
Seeing that the palm force was like a rainbow, how could Yi Chen withstand it? Mei Jianyi cried out in shock. In an instant, he flew over and pushed Yi Chen behind him. With a palm strike, he pushed Old man Zi Yi’s palm force into the air.

“Senior Xu, wait a moment. He is my junior sister’s disciple!” Mei Jianyi looked at Old man Zi Yi and quickly said this.

“Ling Yin’s disciple …”

Old man Zi Yi’s gaze turned fierce as he withdrew his palm power. The rage in his chest had to be suppressed. If it was just any disciple of Xuanqing Sect, he might be fine, but this person was Ling Yin’s disciple.

Mei Jianyi protected Yi Chen behind him and looked at the half-dead disciple of the Hidden Peak Valley. He knew that he was in big trouble and immediately said, “I will report this matter to Master. Master will definitely handle it fairly and will not protect him!”

The meaning of this sentence, Today, there was no need for this matter to be brought to the Heavenly Gate. The two sects settled it privately. How could Old man Zi Yi not recognize that she was protecting her? She sneered coldly, “No need, my disciples are not as skilled as others” As she spoke, she slowly turned around and picked up the severely injured Fang Chengyu. She glared at the others, “Isn’t it embarrassing enough not to leave yet?”

The dozen or so people trembled coldly before they woke up from their shock and hurriedly left with him.

After a long time, the people in the distance were still whispering about something. Mei Jianyi frowned slightly and looked at Yi Chen, saying, “Let’s go back first.”

…

Tonight, there was no light between the stars and the moon. His eyebrows were intentionally pacing back and forth in the room. He could not calm his heart down. It was not because today’s incident had caused discord between the two sects, nor was it because it was difficult to explain when he returned. Rather, during the day, how could there be such a heavy killing intent on Yi Chen’s body?

“What exactly did this child cultivate …”

Mei Jianyi knitted her eyebrows tightly. She was restless in her room. Yi Chen had entered the sect for six years, so she naturally knew that the other party had gone down the mountain several times during this period. Apart from the withered wood dragon’s roar taught by Senior Withered Pine, it was absolutely impossible for her to learn any unorthodox cultivation techniques from others. Since this was the case, Junior Sister’s Jade Light Heart Technique could calm the heart like water, but why did this child have such a heavy killing intent? What the hell was going on?

Suddenly, she thought of something that made her shiver from head to toe. It was as if she had fallen into a cold pond. Her entire face turned pale as paper, “Could it be … could it be …”

She remembered that eighteen years ago, in the ancient village, the infants’ organs were invaded by the turbid devil energy. Although they were dispelled by Junior Sister’s supreme Xianyuan, could it be that they were not completely dispelled? Therefore, he had been hiding in the depths of his heart veins for all these years, gradually causing him to subconsciously …

Back then, she had already told her junior brother Jiangnan that the turbid energy had already entered the Samadhi of an infant. Even if she survived, she might still have a deep demonic heart in the future. Could it be … could it be …

The more Mei Jianyi thought about it, the colder he felt. Could it be that Junior Sister really didn’t get rid of it and left behind such a calamity? No … no!

Mei Jianyi’s entire body trembled and she immediately rushed out of the door. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became. If Yi Chen fell into Diabolism because of this demonic heart, what would happen to Junior Sister? Wasn’t Junior Sister unable to recover from this calamity? How could she overcome this calamity?

A moment later, he arrived outside Yi Chen’s room. However, seeing that the candle was still burning, Mei Jianyi walked to the door and knocked on the door a few times. Then, Yi Chen came over and opened the door. “Senior Martial Uncle Mei …”

“It’s so late, are you still awake?”

Mei Jianyi smiled gently. Even though her heart was in a state of panic and anxiety along the way, her face was still gentle and moving in front of Yi Chen.

“I can’t sleep …”

Yi Chen walked back into the room. He knew what Martial Uncle Mei was doing late at night. After a long time, he turned around and said, “Martial Uncle Mei, today … I’m sorry.”

Mei Jianyi chuckled and asked softly, “What happened during the day?”

Yi Chen said, “That person scolded Master.”

“Just because of this?” Mei Jianyi seemed a little surprised, but at the same time, he felt that it was reasonable.

“Yes.”

Yi Chen nodded. He also couldn’t understand why his killing intent was so heavy at that moment. Normally, Master would always teach him to be lenient to others. Obviously, that person no longer had the strength to resist. Why would he destroy his Immortal Sword …

Seeing his current appearance, Mei Jianyi couldn’t help but sigh softly in her heart, “Why does this child look so much like that person back then?”

“Yi Chen, do you know the biggest difference between our Righteous Dao Profound Sect and the Evil Sect of Diabolism?”

“What is it?”

Yi Chen raised his head and looked at her.

Mei Jianyi gently shook his head and stroked his hair, which was messed up by the night breeze outside the window. He slowly said, “The demons of Diabolism are all evil. They often talk about extermination, but our righteous path is different. We need to cultivate not only to cross people, but also to cross ourselves. Do you understand?”

“Crossing people … Crossing oneself …”

Hearing Uncle Mei’s words, Yi Chen felt as if he was enlightened. He suddenly came to a realization and lowered his head silently, “Uncle Mei, I know that I was wrong …”

“Mm” Mei Jianyi smiled gently and stroked his face. “Let him go over what happened in the past. Don’t think about it anymore. Take a good rest for the night. I’ll go first.”

“Yes.”

When Mei Jianyi left, Yi Chen stood up again and muttered, “Martial Uncle Mei … don’t tell Master about this.”

Mei Jianyi turned around and smiled softly, “Yes.”

Looking at her departing figure, Yi Chen thought to himself, Martial Uncle Mei is always so gentle. Uncle Xie is different. Uncle Xie is so strict. Fortunately, he didn’t come today. Otherwise, he would have told Master.

…

The next morning, Ni Shang came out of the “Profound Realm in the Cave” and found him early in the morning. She smiled and said, “I heard that you fought with someone yesterday? Ah, that’s right. Last time, I heard from Wu Niang that you liked to fight with people since you were young.”

Seeing that she had come to tease him early in the morning, Yi Chen casually said, “In two days, it will be your turn to’fight ‘on stage. Prepare yourself well.”

“Hmph, I’m not afraid. Come, I’ll take you to play. I’m familiar with the Heavenly Gate.” Ni Shang had a bright smile on her face, and then she pulled him out of the room.

The next two days passed, and it was the third day of the seventh month. This day was the day of the Heavenly Sect Martial Meeting. Such a grand gathering would be held once in a year. The people from the Righteous Sect had already arrived. Two more elders and a dozen disciples from the Profound Azure Sect had arrived.

Two elders. One of them was Elder Tian Yang of the Jade Peak Library. He was normally responsible for imparting secret dao technique manuals to his disciples. Three years ago, Xiao Yichen had seen him. He was also the elder who did not allow him to take away the Three Elements Heart Burning Technique. The other was Elder Song of the Heavenly Lake Peak, and of the dozen disciples, Zhao Ying’er happened to be there as well.

The Martial Meeting was held in the eight palaces for three days. Apart from the four sects, Xuanqing Sect, Cangfeng Valley, Azure Rainbow Sect, and Jade Void Temple, the other sects would also do their best not to enter the top four, but to enter the top eight, they would be able to “shock”, “Gen”, “Xun”, and “exchange” any flag. From then on, the entire sect would be famous.

And the top four “Qian, Kun, Li, Kan” were seized almost every time by the four great sects, with Qian as the leader, Kun second, Li third, and Kan last.

This time, the Martial Meeting was no exception. Three days later, the four great sects entered the top four. However, what was somewhat unexpected was that an unknown sect had actually entered the top eight. It was called the “Profound Heaven Spirit Sect”.

On the remaining day, the four great sects engaged in a fierce battle. In the end, Yu Xu Temple was defeated by Xuanqing Sect, and the Cyan Rainbow Sect was defeated by Cangfeng Valley. As expected, the final battle between Xuanqing Sect and Cangfeng Valley was set to take place in three days.

Was Xuanqing Sect still in the lead in this tournament, or did Cangfeng Valley leap to the top? Everyone was looking forward to it. Among the new disciples, Qianyu Ni Shang could be said to be stunning in all directions. Even Xiao Yichen did not expect her strength to be so strong.

On Cangfeng Valley’s side, Liu Chengfeng’s strength could not be underestimated either. These two were considered outstanding among the junior disciples, and they would definitely achieve great success in the future.

Two days later, in the night, the cold wind was like a razor-sharp moon. Inside the room, the three Elders of Xuanqing Sect, including Qing Feng, were all silent.

“Squeak!” The door opened and the three of them walked in. They looked serious for a long time before saying, “I went to investigate the Profound Heaven Spirit Sect. I have never heard of it before. It should have arisen in the last hundred years.”

Elder Qingfeng stroked his white beard and his gaze narrowed slightly. “This Xuan Heavenly Spirit Sect is a bit strange. I’ve never heard of him before, but his disciples seem to have very strong spiritual roots. Mei Jianyi, what do you think?”

Mei Jianyi thought for a while and said thoughtfully, “The people from their sect are indeed very strong, especially Li Wuque. But I still feel that it’s strange, but I can’t say …”

“Mm …”

The three people in the room stroked their beards and nodded. After a while, Qing Feng continued, “That’s right, this sect is indeed not simple. In the next few days, you guys should pay more attention outside. Now, let’s talk about the martial arts meeting.” At this point, he looked at the other two elders and said, “What do you think of Cangfeng Valley?”

Elder Tian Yang and Elder Song both furrowed their brows deeply. After pondering for a long time, Elder Song said, “Ye Runian’s cultivation is still above Xia Guyun and Leng Qianxue’s. As for Liu Chengfeng’s cultivation, he is not much inferior to Ni Shang’s. I’m afraid that tomorrow’s battle will be a little hanging.”

The three of them frowned. They seemed to have forgotten that there was a disciple waiting for the exam. Mei Jianyi sat by the side and remained silent. If possible, she would rather hope that Yichen would not go on stage tomorrow. For some reason, she had a faint feeling of unease in her heart, especially when she thought of the murderous aura on Yichen that day.

On the morning of the second day, there was a sea of people outside Qianyuan Palace. In the middle of the plaza, there was also a tall fighting stage surrounded by layers of forbidden techniques. Today, no one could try to fake it.

After waiting for a while, four streaks of sword light descended from the sky and landed on the high platform outside the arena. They were Elder Qian Yuan, Elder Kun Yi, Elder Li Huo, and Elder Kan Shui.

The Immortal Qi of the four of them was extraordinary. Obviously, their cultivation was extremely deep. On this side, Xia Guyun and the others had recovered their Yuan Qi for three days, and they had already prepared for the final battle. On the other side, the six people led by Cangfeng Valley had high fighting spirit as well. There must be a battle between the two sides today.

Mei Jianyi looked around and saw no sign of Xiao Yichen. He didn’t know where he had gone.