Chapter 15: The Vast Ocean (I) You Always Force Yourself
Chi Wanyin deliberately chose a seat in a private room on the second floor. She has always been interested in Mortal Realm food, so she ordered several dishes in a row. Soon the waiter brought them up and left.
Chi Wanyin couldn't help but devour the food, but Song Qingtang only held a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus wine and glutinous rice balls in front of him. "Junior sister, it seems that you like the food of the mortal realm?"
Chi Wanyin nodded and swallowed the food in her mouth. "I was always hungry before, so I naturally didn't have the chance to eat these. Now I have to try them one by one."
Song Qingtang took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the traces from her lips. "As long as it's edible."
She just felt that seeing her junior sister have such a good appetite, she would also be able to finish the bowl of glutinous rice balls with wine.
Just as she put away the silk handkerchief, a blue bird flew in from the window. This blue bird usually delivered messages for Master Huaiyu.
Chi Wanyin also knew the function of the blue bird. Could it be that something unexpected happened in Yantian Sect? As she was thinking this, the blue bird had already jumped onto Song Qingtang's fingertips.
Song Qingtang read the message and said, "The Vast Sea Secret Realm is about to open. Master ordered me to lead a team there. Junior Sister, do you want to go?"
In the previous life, there didn’t seem to be such a thing. Chi Wanyin fell into deep thought.
However, the trajectory of many things in this life has been changed, and perhaps this secret realm is also one of the changes.
"Of course I'll go." Chi Wanyin said without hesitation.
When the two returned to the inn, Liu Qianhe had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that the relationship between the two seemed to have been thawed, she breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer having to be caught in the middle.
However, when she saw Chi Wanyin holding a lotus lantern in her hand, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised, "Junior Sister Wanyin, what is this lantern..."
"It was given to me by my senior sister." She naturally knew what the lamp vendor said, but Chi Wanyin didn't think it was a big deal.
Liu Qianhe naturally knew the customs of this city. To give a lotus lantern to someone, the person in question must be someone you like. After all, several people wanted to give her lotus lanterns just now, but she had rejected them all.
Her eyes shifted back and forth between Song Qingtang and Chi Wanyin several times, and finally she only uttered one sentence, "Junior Sister Wanyin, please go and rest first. Song Qingtang and I have something to talk about."
Chi Wanyin saw that her expression was a little complicated for a moment, but since they often discussed matters, she didn't think it was strange.
He put the lantern into his storage bag and returned to his room.
After confirming that Chi Wanyin had gone far away, Liu Qianhe turned around and said to Song Qingtang, "Do you know what the gift of a lantern means?"
Song Qingtang remained silent. Liu Qianhe knew that this was her expression because she didn't want to answer but didn't want to lie either.
"Oh..." Thinking of the future, Liu Qianhe suddenly felt dark.
"Junior sister, she doesn't know, right?" Liu Qianhe asked tentatively.
Song Qingtang lowered her eyelashes, "Of course she doesn't know." If she knew, she would definitely distance herself from her.
Liu Qianhe looked at his friend. They both joined Yantian Sect together and became friends because of their respective masters' friendship.
So she couldn't say anything at this moment, for fear of hurting her best friend's feelings.
"Don't worry, she doesn't need to know this." Song Qingtang shook his head as a promise.
Liu Qianhe sighed inwardly, I hope so.
On the second day, the three of them took a flying boat back to Yantian Sect.
Once back at the sect, Liu Qianhe and Song Qingtang both had their own affairs to deal with, leaving Chi Wanyin alone with nothing to do. Moreover, it was still some time before the secret realm of the vast sea would open.
She went to Chuyun Peak first. Xu Yunting was bending over and working in the spiritual field. Perhaps because she stayed in the spiritual field every day, her skin color had turned into a healthy wheat color.
However, compared to the timidity when Chi Wanyin first met her, Xu Yunting was laughing heartily at this time. She was chatting and laughing with the female cultivator from the spiritual field next door.
Seeing Chi Wanyin coming, Xu Yunting stopped what he was doing and went to greet her, "Senior Sister Wanyin, you're back."
Chi Wanyin nodded slightly, and seeing that she had already drawn the Qi into her body, she felt relieved that it was only a matter of time before she established her foundation.
"Senior Sister Liu said that you have learned alchemy now, but you want to become an alchemy practitioner?" Chi Wanyin asked.
She had dabbled in alchemy in her previous life, but she still preferred the sword cultivation method.
"Yes." Xu Yunting was unusually embarrassed. She also knew that Chi Wanyin was a sword cultivator, and she was afraid that alchemy was just a small thing for her.
Chi Wanyin, however, did not act as she expected. "That's great. Everyone has their own way of cultivation that suits them. Maybe you will become an outstanding alchemy practitioner in the future."
Xu Yunting was a little excited when she heard this, but Senior Sister Wanyin did not look down on her because of this. "I will definitely practice hard."
Afterwards, Chi Wanyin bid farewell to Xu Yunting, left Chuyun Peak, and returned to the bamboo house where she had lived on Liuyun Peak.
The furnishings in the house remained the same as before, except that the bright golden flower in the vase looked a little wilted because she had been away for many days. Chi Wanyin infused the flower with spiritual energy, and the flower instantly returned to its original state.
She remembered that if she went to the secret realm of the vast sea, she would have to leave for several days, so she took the flower out of the vase, cast a spell to preserve it for a long time, and put it in the storage bag.
After doing all this, she closed her eyes and began to practice.
It was several days later when Chi Wanyin opened her eyes. She had not eaten for many days but still did not feel hungry. Chi Wanyin knew that this must be a sign of a higher realm.
However, she could sense that she was still very far from breaking through to the Golden Core stage. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but frown slightly. At this moment, a nimble blue bird landed in front of her.
It turned out to be letters sent by Song Qingtang and Liu Qianhe during her retreat. Chi Wanyin read the letters one by one. The most recent one was from Song Qingtang, informing her that they would set off for a mortal town near the Hanhai Secret Realm in three days.
The letter was ignited by a cluster of flames from her fingertips. Chi Wanyin stared at the ashes in a trance. Unlike the last sect competition, which only included disciples from within the sect, people from other sects might appear in the Vast Sea Secret Realm.
In her previous life, she was also besieged by sects other than Yantian Sect. Except for Yantian Sect, which had a close relationship with her, the other sects only gave her treasures as a demon cultivator.
Although she did not like the world of demonic cultivation, she also did not think that all the righteous sects were good people, as there were many who did not care about the lives of mortals.
There was no point in thinking too much. Although she didn't feel hungry now, she still went out to the dining hall.
However, Chi Wanyin noticed that everyone around her seemed to be looking at her with vague gazes. Fortunately, she didn't care about that and just ate some food.
As soon as she left the dining hall, she ran into Xu Yunting. They hadn't seen each other for many days, and Xu Yunting was naturally delighted to see her. "Wan Yin, you are now famous in the sect."
Chi Wanyin seemed a little puzzled, and then she remembered that she and her senior sister had gone to Silver Moon Valley. In order to help Yin Xuechan take the position of the head, Elder Ye might have announced the matter of Yin Yueying to the world.
"Elder Ye even praised you to the Sect Master as a role model for the sect." Xu Yunting said this with great pride, as if he was honored.
After saying that, she took out a jade bottle from her storage bag and handed it to Chi Wanyin, saying, "By the way, I heard that another secret realm has been opened. I think with your ability, you should go there."
"Thank you." Chi Wanyin took the jade bottle. She knew that Xu Yunting was returning the favor, so she naturally accepted it.
After the two said goodbye, Chi Wanyin was not in a hurry to return to the bamboo house on Chuyun Peak. She first went to Mingluan Terrace. The immortal servant did not stop her, so Chi Wanyin was able to enter the palace smoothly.
Song Qingtang was working on the sect's internal affairs at his desk when he sensed someone coming. He stood up from his desk and saw Chi Wanyin at a glance.
The clothes of the inner disciples of Yantian Sect are all pure white, with only a circle of gold on the edge. Song Qingtang is no exception. But when this dress falls on Chi Wanyin, Song Qingtang feels that it seems particularly pleasing to the eye.
"Senior Sister." Chi Wanyin's voice brought Song Qingtang back from a daze.
"What's wrong, Junior Sister?" Song Qingtang was a little surprised that she came to him on her own initiative.
Chi Wanyin smiled faintly before speaking, "Nothing, I just haven't seen you in seclusion for a long time, so I came to see you specially."
Song Qingtang also smiled helplessly, "Junior sister, you still have the temper of a child." Although he said this, he was not angry at all.
After reminiscing about the past, Chi Wanyin turned to business again, "Are we heading to the Vast Sea Secret Realm in three days?"
Song Qingtang nodded, thinking about how this was his junior sister's first time training in a secret realm, and briefly explained, "In the past, the secret realms were always led by the disciples with the highest realms within the sect, and this time is no exception. However, this Vast Sea Secret Realm is very close to a coastal town in the Mortal Realm, so the entrance is probably nearby."
The disciple with the highest level in the sect is naturally Song Qingtang. I heard that she has now completed the foundation building stage and is probably only one step away from breaking through to the golden elixir stage.
"I understand. Thank you, senior sister, for clearing up my doubts." Chi Wanyin said.
After leaving the hall, she thought that she had not met Master Huaiyu for many days since she became his disciple, so she went to the small courtyard where she first followed Song Qingtang.
It was still filled with formations as before, but Chi Wanyin was able to move freely.
It was no longer spring, but pear blossom petals were still falling from the trees, and the ground looked as if covered with layers of snow.
Chi Wanyin walked slowly towards the tree. Master Huaiyu was lying on a recliner with his eyes closed, dozing off.
As she got closer, Master Huaiyu opened his eyes, as if anticipating her arrival, "You're here."
She stood up and turned her back to Chi Wanyin, looking very lonely. "You seem to have many questions for me. Let me answer them one by one."
Chi Wanyin then asked, "What is the true identity of the Nightmare Beast in Silver Moon Valley?"
Master Huaiyu turned around and looked at her. "She is the priestess of the Wu Clan and also the strongest person in the Wu Clan. If it weren't for the fact that the nightmare beast was just born and was still very weak, you wouldn't have been able to hold on until Tinghe arrived."
The Tinghe that Huaiyu Zhenren mentioned was naturally Elder Ye, and only she was qualified to call Elder Ye that.
After a pause, she continued, "This Wu Clan priest gave birth to two daughters. Ting He is one of them, and Yin Yueying is the other."
"Then why did the Wu clan die?" Chi Wanyin asked directly.
Master Huaiyu raised an eyebrow, as if he hadn't expected her to ask this. "At first, after saving Tinghe, I thought about it for a long time. I thought this might be the will of heaven."
Chi Wanyin was not surprised to hear this word from Huai Yu Zhenren. She and Xu Anzhi might both be puppets controlled by the Heavenly Dao, so it was not unexpected that the Heavenly Dao would destroy the Witch Clan.
"Thank you, Master, for clearing up my doubts." Chi Wanyin said sincerely. In her previous life, she was devoted to cultivation and had little contact with this master. However, when she heard the news of her death in her previous life, she still sighed.
Master Huaiyu carefully examined the girl in front of him. "Even divination can't predict your future. Perhaps this is a good thing. After all, it means that the future holds infinite possibilities."
Chi Wanyin didn't care. After all, she had already died once, and the worst that could happen was that she would die again.
She bid farewell to Master Huaiyu and left the courtyard.
A moment after she left, Ye Tinghe's voice rang out from the water mirror, "Senior Sister, your disciple is truly special."
However, Master Huaiyu showed signs of fatigue and looked a little weary.
Seeing this, Ye Tinghe knew that she was just forcing herself to hold on. "Could it be that it's so fast..."
Master Huaiyu raised his hand to interrupt her, "I've only told the four of you about this matter. Now, in these final days, I can only deduce the situation to the best of my ability."
Ye Tinghe's tone was very helpless, "Senior Sister, you always force yourself like this, no wonder Master asked you to be the headmaster."
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