As the Universe Turns - Chapter 64

Chapter 64 Qiushui
Over the past three days, the entire Xuanqing Mountain had been enveloped by layers of dark clouds. In the sky, there were occasional lightning and thunder. Occasionally, strange lights appeared. The disciples felt somewhat terrified. In all these years, they had never seen such a strange omen appear in Xuanqing Mountain. They did not know what had happened.

Inside the secret cave in the back mountain, Yi Chen was lying on the stone platform, his eyes closed. Daoist Qingxuan sat in front of him, his hands slowly fluttering, and he muttered, “Yin Yang transforms into Xuan Ji, good fortune seizes life and death, and his soul returns!”

After the last word was spoken, Yi Chen finally regained his primordial spirit. Daoist Qingxuan was already sweating profusely and his face was gradually pale. However, at this moment, he seemed to have sensed something from the youth’s primordial spirit.

…

Only on the second day did True Azure Mystic walk out of Xuan Qing’s “Profound Realm in the Cave”. The several supreme beings outside had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing that he was a day late, Superior Brow Moon stepped forward and said, “Senior Brother, how is it?”

“Yes.”

Daoist Qingxuan nodded slightly and looked at Ling Yin again, “He is safe now. He will wake up after a month. Take him back to Purple Night Peak.”

“Thank you, Master …”

Ling Yin entered the secret cave and brought Yi Chen back to Purple Night Peak. After she left, the Moon Sovereign said, “Senior Brother, that child …”

“You can’t say.”

Daoist Qingxuan immediately interrupted and said, “In the next few years, I will enter the Cave Profound Realm and enter seclusion. I will hand over all the affairs of the sect to Junior Sister and a few Junior Brothers.”

“Why did Senior Brother suddenly go into seclusion?”

He really walked up. He was called the “Venerable Heavenly Secrets”, so he could naturally count on some things. It was because he had suddenly counted to the top of Mount Qiong that Daoist Qingxuan rushed over. However, at this moment, he could not figure out why the Sect Leader, Senior Brother, had suddenly chosen to go into seclusion at this moment.

The rest of Excellency’s brows furrowed. Could it be that their skills had been greatly damaged because of saving Xiao Yichen? From the looks of it, seclusion was also good.

Daoist Qingxuan didn’t say much. He turned around and walked towards the Profound Cave Realm. Yi Huanzhen watched him gradually disappear from the entrance of the cave. For some reason, he felt that things weren’t that simple at this moment. The phenomenon of reversing Yin and Yang had disappeared yesterday, but why did Senior Brother come out a full day late?

…

The Sect Leader suddenly went into seclusion. Apart from the six Excellency, no one below knew what was going on, nor did anyone know what had happened at the summit of Mount Qiong. Furthermore, no one knew that the Sect Leader had changed his Yin and Yang to renew Xiao Yichen’s life. This matter could not be known. It had already violated the Yin and Yang order, so the secrets of the Heavenly Secrets had to be kept even more strictly confidential. It was precisely unspeakable to be said.

A month had passed, and autumn had already arrived. Purple Night Peak was still cold and lonely. This month, Ling Yin had been guarding Xiao Yichen. Every day, she could see the wounds on his body gradually healing, and every day, she could see his expression gradually recovering.

On this day, his chest finally rose and fell, and his fingers gently moved. Ling Yin pressed down on his wrist, and his face finally relaxed, saying, “Chen’er, you’re awake.”

“Master … Master.”

Yichen was still very weak. He could only open his eyes and vaguely see Master’s outline. What was going on? Didn’t he already die? Did Master save him from the Nether Underworld again?

It was like a dream, A long, long fight, The endless dreams were both illusory and real. He seemed to have seen many people playing the zither in a plum forest … Some knew, some did not. Finally, he could vaguely hear someone talking. Yin and Yang turned to Xuanji, Good Fortune took his life and death, and his soul returned … Who pulled him back from the cold dream …

“Master … why am I still alive …”

Yichen even felt that it was difficult to open his eyes, and he couldn’t move his hands and feet. At this moment, his limbs didn’t even feel anything. Ling Yin whispered, “Don’t act rashly in the future.”

Naturally, she would not tell him about Daoist Qingxuan’s reversal of Yin and Yang to save him. Yichen said softly, “Mm” After saying that, he fell asleep again.

Three days later, Yi Chen could barely get out of bed and walk. Today, he woke up in a daze. He heard waves of zither music coming from outside the room. The zither music was melodious and smooth. Yi Chen got off the bed and staggered out with a wooden staff beside him.

Pushing open the door, a gentle breeze blew over with flower petals. Yi Chen followed the zither music into the forest. However, he saw the petals falling from all over the sky. It turned out that the person playing the zither was Master.

“Chen’er, you’re awake.”

Ling Yin pressed the string to stop the music and brushed away the falling flowers on her shoulder. Yi Chen slowly walked over and looked at the petals on the jade zither. He asked, “What is the name of the music that Master just played?”

“It’s called the Cave Immortal Song.”

Ling Yin turned around and saw that his injuries were recovering well. She said, “In the next few days, you should cultivate hard and not contradict Excellency in the future. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

Yi Chen nodded. It was as if he had experienced life and death and had become more sensible. However, for some reason, his mind was somewhat blurry. Why did that long dream when he was unconscious seem to have experienced everything in it personally?

Three months passed like this, and a dreamlike white snow floated up on Purple Night Peak. In these three months, his cultivation had basically recovered to its original state. Nichang had also come to look for him, but he only said that the summit of Mount Qiong was ambushed by Diabolism. Afterwards, the sect leader rushed over to rescue him and did not say anything about his disarming.

When it snowed heavily, Nichang came to look for him again. The two of them walked to the Purple Bamboo Forest. Yi Chen smiled and said, “Junior Sister Nichang, do you remember that I said I had something for you two days ago? Did you guess what it was?”

Seeing his mysterious appearance, Nichang muttered, “Alright, don’t make a fuss. What exactly is it?”

Yi Chen smiled lightly and took out the ancient sword. Nichang looked at the ancient sword without blinking. After a long time, he said infatuatedly, “This … Could this be the ancient sword left behind by Immortal Fairy Qiushui back then?”

Yi Chen smiled and said, “How is it? Do you like it?”

Nichang raised his head and stared at him blankly, “Where did you find this sword?” Yi Chen said, “Didn’t I tell you before that when I went to Dongjie, I fell into an ancient cave and happened to find this sword?”

“Oh” Nichang pouted and slowly turned around, “I don’t want”

Yi Chen thought that she would happily accept it, but she actually said no. Isn’t this sword just right for her? “Why?” He asked.

Nichang turned around and looked at him. “Why are you being so nice to me?”

Yi Chen couldn’t help but be stunned by her question. Why did he treat her so well? Yeah, why? Senior Sister Fu Ling was clearly on good terms with him, and Senior Sister Huang Ying’er, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time, why was she the only one he thought of in his heart …

“Don’t be so nice to me …”

Nichang pouted and turned around. He lowered his head and silently searched for a path. Yi Chen said, “Who wants to treat you well? I saw you on the stage that day. If you had a good weapon, you wouldn’t have been forced to retreat by Liu Chengfeng’s frost.”

“Really … is that all?”

Nichang turned around again, and his gaze at this moment was somewhat complicated.

Yi Chen gave the Autumn Water Sword to her and said, “Of course, you’re a junior sister, but I’m a senior brother. No matter what, I have to protect you in this life.”

Nichang stuck out his tongue and smiled, “Then, thank you, Senior Brother!”

Shadowless Sun, it was another two years in a hurry. These two young Adept Qingxuan cultivated in secluded meditation in the secret cave in the back mountain of Xuanqing. Before he even took a step out, everything in the sect was left to Venerable Li Yuan and the other Venerables to take care of.

And for some reason, Xiao Yi Chen, these past two years, His cultivation had progressed very quickly. His current strength was no longer inferior to Xia Guyun and the others. In addition, he had won the first place in the Heavenly Sect’s Martial Arts Association. Now, he could be said to be famous. He had become the proud son of the Profound Azure Sect. He was no longer the naughty boy of the past. Even outsiders knew that Fairy Miaoyin had a master named Xiao Yi Chen.

After the tribulation of life and death, he had indeed changed in the past two years. He was no longer as naughty as before, nor did he contradict Excellency Xuanyang.

In addition, Over the past two years, his relationship with Nichang has grown closer and closer, The two of them often practiced their own swordsmanship together, even Ling Yin’s Ling Xianbu. Apart from this, they also learned a set of “Qiushui Swordsmanship” from the Qiushui Ancient Swordsmanship. However, they lacked the final stance, causing this set of Qiushui Swordsmanship to be unable to display its maximum power.

This afternoon, the two of them arrived in front of the Tianshui River and were about to cultivate the Qiushui Sword Technique as usual, when Yi Chen saw two lines of words on the sword flank: Nichang, Yi Chen.

This time, Yichen was stunned. Why did Junior Sister inscribe her name on the sword? It took a long time for him to regain his senses and look at the small words on the sword flank, “Junior Sister … when did you carve it?”

Nichang chuckled, “Does it look good?”

Yichen did not answer her and continued to ask, “I’m asking you, why did you carve our names on it? Aren’t you afraid that Senior Sister Poria and the others will see you?”

Nichang chuckled and said, “I’m not afraid anymore. I think that when I come to the Immortal Dimension in the future, don’t forget my Senior Brother’s sword gift today.”

Yichen frowned and said, “What you said is strange. Could it be that in the future, you will be the only one to enter the Immortal Dimension? Master and I will not be able to go there?”

“Hehe!” Nichang smiled sweetly and said, “Alright, alright, let’s quickly practice the sword. Think about how to comprehend the last move of the Autumn Water Sword.”

“Yes!”

For the next few days, Yi Chen was always in a daze. His mind seemed to be filled with Junior Sister’s figure and smile all the time. He could no longer concentrate on practicing. At night, he was always tossing and turning and couldn’t sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, it was as if she had come to the window again.

“How could it be like this? How could it be like this …”

That night, the crescent moon hung on the horizon, and Yi Chen couldn’t sleep again and again. In his mind, his junior sister always smiled and frowned. There was also that time, under the Jade Tree on the Bipo Jade Platform, the two of them fell asleep silently. Suddenly, he shivered. Could it be … that Junior Sister likes him?

This thought arose in his heart, causing his heart to beat faster and faster, making it harder and harder to calm down. But why didn’t Junior Sister say that she liked him?

Something’s wrong!

Yi Chen shook his head forcefully. How could a girl like her have the nerve to speak about such a thing? Of course I’m the one who spoke first, idiot.

The next afternoon, the two of them went to Tianshui Creek to practice swordsmanship. Along the way, Nichang saw that he was still absent-minded. He frowned and asked, “Senior Brother, what happened to you?”

“Ah?”

Only then did Yi Chen regain his senses, but he was still absent-minded when he practiced swordsmanship. Nichang frowned slightly, “Hey, what happened to you? Didn’t you know that you were completely wrong with those moves just now?”

Yi Chen tried his best to calm his heart down. He thought that he had clearly thought it through last night. Why did he forget all about it today? After a long time, he said, “Junior Sister … I, I have something I want to ask you.”