As the Universe Turns - Chapter 78
Chapter 78 Immortal Retention
The rain became heavier and heavier. Gradually, Yi Chen’s clothes were already half wet, but there was no cave to hide from the rain. Wei Yang walked up and smiled gently. He extended his hand and a pale red umbrella floated up. It gently rotated, blocking all the raindrops outside.
The umbrella was glowing with a faint red light. It was as if flowers were not flowers. It was as if countless petals were dancing gently around the umbrella. Finally, it dissipated. The words “flowers are not flowers” were written on the bottom of the umbrella handle, followed by the words “Wei Yang”.
This umbrella was not an ordinary paper umbrella. It was Wei Yang’s magic treasure, “Hua Fei Hua.” Originally, this umbrella was called “Yi Xian Zi.” Later, someone changed it to “Ru Meng Ling.” However, Wei Yang felt that these two names were slightly inadequate, so he inscribed the words “Hua Fei Hua.”
It was precisely:
Flowers are not flowers, fog is not fog. At midnight she comes, and goes again at dawn. It didn’t take long for him to arrive like a spring dream, and it was as if he had nowhere to go.
When the flowers appeared, the fragrance was short, and she woke up like a dream, becoming a reminiscence.
At this moment, Wei Yang slowly walked up with his umbrella and stood beside him. At this moment, Yi Chen looked at the faint smile on her face and smelled the faint fragrance on her body. It took him a long time to regain his senses. He coughed and said, “The rain … it’s not very heavy. No, it’s fine.”
“Oh.”
Wei Yang nodded his head and took the umbrella away. He snorted and walked forward alone with an umbrella. Drops of rain fell from all over the sky. Yi Chen was stunned for a moment. After a while, he regained his senses and gently tapped his mouth, “You are the only one who is destined to be alone in this life.”
…
One day later, the two finally arrived at the Immortal Retention Valley where the Immortal Retention Sect was located. This valley was quite quiet and rich in spiritual energy.
The Immortal Retention Sect has been established for a thousand years, His ancestor was originally a famous figure back then, There was also the ancient zither “Primordial Sound”. Originally, the Immortal Retention Sect was supposed to become a large sect, but things were unpredictable. In the next few hundred years, the Immortal Retention Sect did not produce any notable figures, let alone seven peerless elegant people like Xuan Qing. Fortunately, there was also a Yaoqin Valley, which made the demon outsiders dare not easily offend them.
After noon, Yi Chen brought the zither to the valley. When they reached the valley, dozens of disciples immediately surrounded the two of them. They naturally recognized the “witch” who had stolen the zither from the valley two days ago and injured many of them.
“Demoness! How dare you come here today? Where is the zither? If you don’t return it quickly, I will teach you two to ambush and execute under the sword today!”
The dozens of disciples of the Immortal Retention Sect were all filled with killing intent. They immediately formed a sword formation and surrounded the two of them. Wei Yang saw that these people were filled with killing intent and smiled, “Say’witch ‘one word at a time. Is this the way your Immortal Retention Sect treats guests?”
Yi Chen looked at her and thought that it was clearly you who came to seize the zither first and injured the disciples of other sects. Why don’t you apologize and say that other people weren’t?
However, since he was here today to return the zither as an apology, he naturally wouldn’t cause any trouble. He cupped his hands slightly and said, “Senior brothers, don’t misunderstand. May I know if your sect’s elders are here at the moment?”
Unexpectedly, the disciples of the Liuxian Sect became even angrier when they heard this. One of them said, “What’s wrong? Demoness, do you think that you’ll be fine if you bring a helper today? Today, you won’t be able to escape even if you insert your wings!”
After saying that, dozens of people twisted their fingers and formed seals. In midair, dozens of flying swords instantly shone brightly and dazzled with dazzling light. A strong wind blew up, and countless strands of sword qi instantly enveloped the two of them.
Yi Chen couldn’t help but frown. He thought to himself, “A little girl is unreasonable, and you people are also unreasonable. Why don’t you fight here today?” “Everyone, don’t misunderstand. I am is here today to return the zither. I wonder if your sect’s elders …”
“Don’t talk to them! Take it down first!”
Someone shouted. Dozens of flying swords immediately whistled towards the two of them. Wei Yang said, “Do you remember the second thing? They bullied me. Help me quickly!”
“You’re so troublesome! Apologize!”
Yi Chen glared at her and saw the flying swords coming from all over the sky. He didn’t have time to think about it. With a flick of his sleeve, a gust of wind immediately rolled up the leaves in the sky and blocked the dozens of flying swords outside.
Dozens of disciples from the Immortal Retention Sect felt their bodies tremble. They were all secretly shocked. This person’s cultivation was so deep. Which sect was he from?
“Stop!”
Right at this moment, a powerful old man’s voice rang out. Two figures flew over from afar, and nearby were an old man dressed in green and an old man dressed in purple.
When Yi Chen saw that the elders of the Immortal Retention Sect had arrived, he immediately withdrew his strength. The two elders’ gazes narrowed as they hurriedly looked at him, “I haven’t consulted them yet. Who are you?”
Yi Chen smiled and cupped his hands. “I am Xuan Qing Sect disciple, Xiao Yi Chen.”
“So it’s Fairy Miaoyin’s disciple. Nice to meet you.”
The expressions of the two elders were a little gloomy. Originally, seeing this person defend against the flying swords of dozens of disciples on his own, his heart was already extremely uncomfortable. Now that he heard that he was from the Xuan Qing Sect, his expression became even uglier.
“I wonder why Little friend Xiao came to my Immortal Retention Valley today.”
The voices of the two elders were somewhat neither cold nor hot. Yi Chen could naturally tell that the two of them were unhappy with him, but he still smiled politely. “This junior has specially visited today to send back the guqin of your sect.” With that, he waved his hand and took out the Primordial Sound from his sleeve.
When all the disciples saw that it was their own sect’s zither, their expressions froze. They had even sent people to chase after the demonic woman earlier, but they didn’t expect that they would send the zither back today.
Yi Chen smiled and said, “Well, I ran into this girl a few days ago and made an appointment with her. Unexpectedly, this girl came to offend your sect. Everything happened because this junior was so strong. Now, I have returned the zither. This junior is also here to apologize to your sect on behalf of this girl.”
The more they saw him like this, the more envious the two elders became. Why did Xuanqing Sect have such an outstanding disciple, but he had never seen one in the Immortal Retention Valley in hundreds of years?
Thinking back to how he had resisted dozens of disciples with his own strength just now, the two of them felt even more unhappy. Old man Qingyi smiled coldly and said, “Fairy Miaoyin’s disciple, how can a small Immortal Retention Valley like me withstand this? I have thanked you for bringing Qin back.”
Hearing his words, there was a hint of sarcasm in his heart. According to Yi Chen’s past temperament, he had to say two more words. However, since the last time he experienced life and death, he had changed from before. Moreover, he thought that he and Hua Weiyang were the ones to blame this time. He still smiled and respectfully lifted Qin’s hands out.
A disciple walked over and took the zither back. A stone fell from Yi Chen’s heart and he said, “I heard that a few senior brothers were injured. I wonder how they are now.”
Originally, he had thought that although Qin had returned, Hua Weiyang had indeed injured someone. He didn’t even say hello after leaving like this. It wasn’t good. However, to the two elders, his words sounded like sarcasm. Old man Qingyi immediately sneered and said, “Don’t worry about Little friend Xiao.”
Hearing his words, Yi Chen was thorny. He knew that these people didn’t like him, so he didn’t bother himself anymore. However, his face was still polite. He smiled and said, “This time, I brought many troubles to your sect. This junior is very sorry, so I won’t disturb you anymore.” After saying that, he looked at Hua Weiyang and said, “Miss Weiyang, let’s go.”
“Wait!”
Just as the duo was about to leave, Old man Zi Yi suddenly shouted coldly. Yi Chen turned around and said, “Senior, do you have any other instructions?”
At this moment, a layer of frost appeared on their faces. Old man Qingyi said coldly, “This matter has nothing to do with Little friend Xiao. Naturally, Little friend Xiao can leave, but this witch … can’t leave today!”
“Hey! You two old men, now that Qin is back to you, what else do you want?”
Wei Yang was immediately unhappy. Before he could say anything, Yi Chen stretched out his hand and stopped her. He cupped his hands and cupped his hands to the two old men. “This matter is indeed Xiao’s fault. After returning this time, Xiao will definitely report it to his master for punishment.”
“Hehe!”
Unexpectedly, the two of them sneered even more. Old man Qingyi said, “Naturally, the Xuanqing Sect is very powerful. You can naturally take care of everything. How dare I, a small Immortal Retention Valley, go to your Xuanqing Sect and ask for your guilt?”
Hearing this, Yi Chen was really unhappy in his heart, but as he thought about how he and Wei Yang were doing wrong, he could not say anything else. He said, “Then I wonder, what are the two seniors planning to do?”
Old man Qingyi’s gaze narrowed. “I said that Little friend Xiao can leave today, but this demonic woman has injured our sect. You can’t leave so easily! Capture this demonic woman for me. If you resist, kill her!”
Just how much hostility did this sentence of “shoot to kill” carry? Yi Chen knew that there was no reason to say anything. Seeing the dozens of disciples rushing forward with their swords in hand, he immediately protected Hua Weiyang behind him and said, “Seniors, listen to this junior again!”
“Xiao Yi Chen!”
Old man Qingyi’s gaze was cold as he pointed at him, “Don’t forget your identity. You are mixed up with this demonic witch and you are still protecting her. Aren’t you afraid that the word ‘Xuan Qing’ will be disgraced?”
Yi Chen said, “The two seniors must have misunderstood this girl a lot. She only took the initiative and blamed Xiao for being so strong for a while. However, this girl is definitely not a devil sect …”
“Hehe …”
Old man Qingyi smiled coldly, and his eyes suddenly turned fierce, “Did you see that this demonic woman is somewhat beautiful, so you even forgot your master’s surname! A dignified disciple of Xuan Qing was mesmerized by a demonic woman, so you are not afraid that Ling Yin I’s name will be ruined by your hands!”
“You …”
This time, no matter how good Yi Chen’s temper was, he couldn’t help it. However, when he thought about how this matter had arisen because of him, everyone in the Profound Sect had the same path. In order to avoid getting hurt, they could only hold back their anger and said, “Seniors, I’ll clarify this matter to your sect the next day.” At this point, he handed a glance to Wei Yang and said, “I’m not leaving yet.” With that, he pulled her out of the valley.
He knew that he couldn’t explain it clearly today. Staying here would only increase the chaos. It was better to leave first. However, before the two of them could run far, a thunderous voice came from behind. “My Immortal Retention Valley is not a big sect, but it definitely isn’t something that can come and go if you want!”
That voice carried an extremely deep internal strength, causing Yi Chen’s blood to surge. Before he could stand firmly, a terrifying palm force surged towards the two of them.
