As the Universe Turns - Chapter 70
Chapter 70 Lianhua Palace
Everyone looked at each other, cupped their fists and left.
The courtyard was quiet again, A few carps swam around the pond, and Yi Chen couldn’t help but frown. Although it had just been clarified, the words of the people were terrifying. As long as the person who stole the books from the various sects wasn’t found out, he wouldn’t be able to escape the responsibility for a single day. Not only were the words of the people in this world terrifying, the hearts of the people were even more terrifying. There must be people who had ulterior motives to frame and slander him.
“Brother Xiao, how is it now?”
Guisi walked over and looked at him.
Yi Chen shook his head. He had to find the mysterious person as soon as possible and said, “This person will definitely make a big move to steal the books of the various sects. No matter what, he must investigate it as soon as possible. Thank you Brother Siche for helping me out just now. I don’t know what Brother Siche is doing here in the Northern Region.”
Guisi smiled, “I just have nothing to do, go where there is no place to go, the world is so big, let me swim.”
“Is that so … Brother Si Que is so elegant.”
Yi Chen smiled gently. Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, it was not good for him to ask more. As for the matter of Guisi being expelled from the Heavenly Gate, if the other party did not say anything, it was not good for him to ask more.
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The curtain of night fell, and a hook moon hung on the horizon. The clear light was like water, coldly illuminating the flowers in the courtyard. Yi Chen lay cross-legged on the ground, his eyes lightly closed, and he had circulated the profound arts for several days. However, he was unable to see through the last layer from the beginning to the end. He was only a step away from the Void God Refinement, but this step was as far away as the horizon.
Taking a deep breath, Yi Chen opened his eyes. He had been stuck at the peak of Qi Refining God for a long time, No matter what, he could not see through the last layer. He knew that this step was the first difficulty in the path of cultivation. From then on, there was a gap between the Immortal and Mortal Dimensions. However, although the senior brothers and sisters in the sect might have taken a long time, they weren’t as difficult as him at that time. Every day, they would take a small step forward. However, after so long, there was no sign of him breaking through.
He also knew that this level was not something that could be broken through by cultivating as usual. Once he reached the Void Refinement Realm, he would be able to see the mysteries of the Nascent Soul for the first time. It was because everyone had different ways of breaking through. He needed to “comprehend” it. If he could not understand the mysteries within it, then his entire life would wander around here, unable to see the profound truths of the Immortal Sect.
The following half a month passed in a flash. During this period, all the major sects were investigating the theft of the books they had collected half a month ago. Besides Xiao Yichen and Guisi, they were secretly investigating every day. They would also cultivate alone at night, trying to peek through the last layer of the Profound Realm.
These past few days, the two of them stopped walking and had already changed several towns. During this time, he had also heard many rumors that he was related to the theft of books from various sects in the Northern Region. He coveted what he had learned, and he no longer wanted to argue with others.
This afternoon, Yi Chen was meditating in the courtyard to comprehend the good fortune of heaven and earth, but Guisi came back from outside. Seeing that he had returned in a hurry today, Yi Chen asked, “Has Brother Simo heard anything?”
“Yes.” However, Guisi nodded slightly, his expression much more serious than before. He said, “Someone has already investigated some clues from half a month ago. This time, the stolen books of the various sects are probably related to ‘Lianhua Palace’ …”
“Lianhua Palace …”
Yi Chen’s expression became serious. Naturally, he had long heard of the name Lianhua Palace. This force was neither immortal nor demonic. It was especially mysterious. It had appeared in the Immortal Origin Ancient Land in recent years. Because its disciples were often unpredictable and did not interact with the Righteous Dao, the Righteous Dao sects also regarded it as a devil dao sect. It was just that it did not resent the Devil Celestial Sect and Freedom Tower’s great devil sects.
Because this Lianhua Palace had only appeared in the Immortal Primordial Ancient Land in recent years, the major sects knew nothing about it. However, one thing was certain: the major devil sects seemed to be somewhat afraid of this master of Lianhua Palace, so they were not enemies. That was why such a force had already begun to contend against the major devil sects in a short period of time.
As for who the owner of Lianhua Palace was, no one in the righteous sects had ever seen him before. Therefore, there was always a dispute. Some said that she was an old woman over eighty, some said that she was a little demon of eighteen, and some said that she was a great witch with a face of three thousand. In short, there was never an accurate explanation.
“Why does the Lianhua Palace want the books of the various sects …”
Yi Chen carefully pondered. Actually, no one was able to say exactly when the Lianhua Palace appeared. It was just that the Lianhua Palace’s actions were too bizarre. It was as if the winds and clouds were unpredictable. It had always been hard to figure out why they had stolen the books of the various sects this time. This was a big taboo under the heavens. Why would the Lianhua Palace take such a desperate risk, not hesitating to attract them to become the target of public criticism? The purpose of this was truly hard to fathom.
Suddenly, he remembered something. Some of the books that the various sects had lost this time were secret manuals of their own sects, and some were ancient manuals of their own sects. Why would Lianhua Palace do anything to obtain these things? It would be too naive to say that he wanted to use this to kidnap the various sects. If he wanted to covet the cultivation methods of the various sects, then the white-clothed youth’s profound arts that day were unfathomable. Since he had such a powerful cultivation method, why would he covet other sects to learn it?
Therefore, he could rule out the above two points. Then could it be that the Lianhua Palace was looking for something?
Thinking of this, Yi Chen’s expression became a little more solemn and asked, “Have the sects found where Lianhua Palace is?”
However, Guisi said, “Three thousand kilometers away, there is a ‘Misty Mountain Range’. The major sects found it three days ago. The place where Lianhua Palace was temporarily stationed should be within this Misty Mountain Range.”
“Misty Mountain Range …”
Yi Chen pondered carefully. No one knew where the real Lianhua Palace was. However, Lianhua Palace had made a move in the Northern Domain recently. He would definitely find a temporary place, or rather, this place had already been built. However, no one knew about it. It seemed like he had to personally go to the Misty Mountain Range.
“Brother Siche, are you interested in finding out?”
Guisi smiled, “That’s what I meant.”
The two of them shared the same thoughts and immediately packed up their belongings and rushed towards the Misty Mountain Range. Three days later, they had already arrived at the Misty Mountain Range. White mist surrounded many parts of the mountain, and the things around thirty meters away could no longer be seen clearly. They had to wait until after noon before the thick mist dissipated a little.
Yi Chen found traces of footprints and battles on the ground. It seemed that the people from the various sects had already entered this place three days ago. However, the mountain was covered in dense fog, the terrain was dangerous, the road was rugged, and there was a faint restriction of the power of heaven and earth. It was difficult to ride a sword. Unless one had a high cultivation, they would be lost in the dense white fog in a short period of time, until noon the next day before they could walk out.
“Brother Si Que, be careful.”
Yi Chen carefully observed the rows of footprints on the ground. The footprints were chaotic. It looked like someone was trapped here yesterday. There was a mysterious restrictive force here, and even controlling the sword became very difficult. Not to mention the clouds and stones, they couldn’t enter this mountain range no matter what. This time, the people from the various sects of the Northern Region rushed into this mountain range.
The two of them carefully walked through the fog for an hour. Suddenly, they heard the sounds of fighting coming from the front. They looked at each other and immediately flew over. They saw three women dressed in red fighting an unknown beast. The beast was extremely terrifying. It was obviously not something the three of them could deal with.
“Senior Sister Fu Ling …”
Yi Chen was slightly surprised. Why did they come to the Northern Region? Seeing the ferocious beast pouncing towards Fu Ling with its bloody mouth open, he couldn’t help but think carefully. He instantly took out the heavens and slashed down with his sword. With a “clang”, the ferocious beast was pushed back a little, but its claws immediately grabbed towards Fu Ling.
“Watch out!”
At this dangerous moment, Guisi had already teleported to Fu Ling’s side. He hugged her with his left hand and quickly formed an incantation with his right hand, “Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire … Ding!” A golden seal landed on the beast’s head, immediately stopping it.
Fortunately, they were safe and sound. The two of them slowly fell to the ground. Yi Chen instantly moved over and said, “Senior Sister Fu Ling, why are you here?”
Fu Ling was stunned. Only then did he see the two of them clearly. Seeing that this person was still hugging him, his face couldn’t help but turn slightly red. He turned around and slipped away. He said, “My two senior sisters and senior brothers and I are separated.” After saying that, he looked at the man beside him and said, “It’s you. Why are you two together …”
Guisi smiled and clasped his hands. “I haven’t introduced myself yet, but I am Guisi.”
“Guisi Bird … What a strange name.” Fu Ling muttered softly. Seeing the beast suddenly move again, he was shocked, “It’s moving again!”
“Young lady, don’t be afraid.”
Guisi smiled and formed a seal with both hands. A red seal was sent over, “Destroy!” The moment he finished speaking, the ferocious beast dissipated.
“This …”
Fu Ling and the other two senior sisters of Skyjade Peak couldn’t help but be stunned. Just now, this ferocious beast had been chasing after them all the way, but it was actually annihilated so easily by this person. This …
Guisi smiled and said, “Young lady, don’t be surprised. This is not a real beast, it’s just an illusion beast.”
“Illusory Beast …”
Fu Ling was slightly stunned. Then didn’t he and his two senior sisters enter a trap that someone had deliberately set? Yi Chen walked up and said, “This mountain is very dangerous. Why did you come in?”
Fu Ling looked at him and said, “We also went down the mountain to train. Later, when we heard that something happened to you, we came over to take a look. Who would have thought that we would be separated from Senior Brother and the others yesterday and be trapped in this mountain for a day. We can’t go out anyway. Fortunately, we met Junior Brother Xiao today.”
Yi Chen nodded slightly after hearing this. After a long time, he asked, “Then, Junior Sister … Is she here too?”
Fu Ling shook his head, “Junior Sister Ni Shang is not with us.”
“Is that so …”
Yi Chen was slightly disappointed. He looked at the forest shrouded in fog and said, “Not only is this mountain shrouded in fog all day long, there are also people who deliberately set up formations. It looks like many sects are trapped in the fog. We have to find a way to break the formation.”
“Alright, let’s go ahead and see if we can find some footing.”
Guisi nodded slightly and looked at Fu Ling again. “As for Miss Fu Ling, remember to stay close to me and Yi Chen. Don’t get separated.”
“Hmph, don’t look down on people. Even if you are strong, we are not bad. We were just careless …”
Fu Ling pouted, his voice becoming softer and softer as he spoke. Finally, he raised his head and secretly looked at him. Guisi shook his head and smiled. The five of them went into the thick fog ahead.
Not long after the few of them left, a figure appeared behind the fog. It was a woman.
