Chapter 7: Sect Competition (I) Chi Wanyin could only see one figure...
At Liuyun Peak, Song Qingtang, who was sitting on Mingluan Terrace, was reviewing the jade slips sent by various peaks without raising her head. In the past, Master Huaiyu was in charge of handling them. Since she became Master Huaiyu's eldest disciple, this matter was handed over to her.
After a moment, a crane flew into the hall and spoke in human language when it landed, "It has been done as you instructed."
Song Qingtang only nodded slightly when she heard this, without changing her posture. After a moment, she seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right..."
After a moment's hesitation, she didn't say anything more. After a moment's reflection, she said, "Never mind. I'll go there myself."
The crane lowered its head and said, "Yes." Then it flew out of the hall again.
Song Qingtang put down the specially made jade pen in her hand and stood up. Before leaving, she put something into her sleeve.
Liuyun Peak was shrouded in fog, and one could easily get lost if not careful. However, this was of no concern to her. Following her memory, she arrived at the bamboo house where Chi Wanyin lived.
Song Qingtang sensed it slightly and knew that she was practicing inside. When she pushed open the door of the bamboo house, Chi Wanyin had already opened her eyes. The inky deep pool was what Song Qingtang felt when she saw her for the first time.
Seeing that it was her, Chi Wanyin smiled, "Senior Sister."
It has been five years since Chi Wanyin came to Yantian Sect. Song Qingtang knew that she was a diligent person, so he usually did not disturb her practice.
At this moment, she took out the jade token, on which were engraved the words "Huai Yu" and said, "Take it."
Chi Wanyin took the jade token, and the smile on her face became more intense. "Thank you, Senior Sister."
The sect competition was approaching, and when Chi Wanyin sent her a message saying that she wanted to go and feel Ruomu's spiritual energy, Song Qingtang was a little surprised, but not too much.
Because she knew that she had a wood spiritual root, she naturally cultivated the wood-attributed spiritual energy. Ruomu was the sacred tree of Yantian Sect, so it was naturally the place where the wood-attributed spiritual energy was the most abundant.
However, since it is a sacred tree, ordinary people naturally cannot reach the place where Ruomu is.
Looking at his now graceful junior sister, Song Qingtang seemed to be thinking, "Although the spiritual energy in Ruomu's place is rich, you haven't practiced for long, so it's not advisable for you to stay here for too long."
Chi Wanyin lowered her eyelashes, like a butterfly's wings, "Senior Sister is right. I just don't want to embarrass Master now."
Song Qingtang nodded when she heard that, and Chi Wanyin escorted her out of the bamboo house. Looking at Song Qingtang's back as she flew away on her sword, a faint smile appeared on Chi Wanyin's lips.
After returning to her bamboo house, her face was solemn and she looked nothing like a teenager. Chi Wanyin picked up the jade token and looked at it carefully for a while before she sighed.
For her, and also for Song Qingtang.
However, this was not the time for such complicated thoughts, so she quickly put aside these distracting thoughts and sat down to practice again.
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If the tree grows on a remote mountain, Chi Wanyin can see the spiritual spring sloping down when she flies up on her sword.
I don’t know how long I walked before I saw a flat land. There were magical herbs all around. In the distance, I could vaguely see a towering tree.
When she rushed closer, she found that the trunk of the Ruomu tree was all red, but the branches were covered with green leaves.
She stopped not far from the tree, jumped off the peach wood sword, and saw a stone tablet that she could see at a glance. There was an inscription on it: There are fifty great ways, forty-nine are derived from heaven, and one is hidden by man.
The green light on the tip of the peach wood sword was brighter than usual, probably because it sensed the rich spiritual energy emitted by Ruomu.
Chi Wanyin looked at the sword in her hand. The sword given to her by Tao Xian was definitely not an ordinary thing.
There was a groove on the stone tablet. She placed the jade plate engraved with the words "Huai Yu" on it, and then she could pass through the barrier next to Ruomu without any obstruction.
When you really stand under the tree and look up, you can feel your own insignificance. Chi Wanyin placed her hand on the trunk, and the wind blew the branches and leaves of Ruomu, making a rustling sound.
Rich spiritual energy gathered at her fingertips. Chi Wanyin injected that spiritual energy into the peach wood sword in her other hand, and the sword light became brighter and brighter.
After a while, the sword seemed to have absorbed enough spiritual energy and transformed into a blazing flower branch. However, when Chi Wanyin tried it, it did not feel like a fragile flower branch, but could cut through metal and stone.
Seeing this scene, a satisfied smile appeared on her lips. Remembering Song Qingtang's instructions, she took off the jade plate on the stone tablet and left.
After leaving the place where Ruomu was, there was naturally no such rich spiritual energy, and the flower branch returned to its original appearance. However, Chi Wanyin predicted that if spiritual energy was injected into it, it might be able to change into that appearance again.
She went straight to the hall where Song Qingtang was, but when she reached the door, the fairy servant told her that Song Qingtang was not there. So she handed the jade token to the fairy servant and asked her to pass it to Song Qingtang before leaving.
When she returned to the familiar bamboo house, Chi Wanyin looked around the furnishings in the house and found nothing unusual, so she breathed a sigh of relief. From then on, she just had to wait for the day of the sect competition.
It was a rare sunny day on the day of the competition.
All the disciples standing in the square of Yantian Sect were disciples who had been under the sect for one year. All the disciples sent out for the sect competition were like this. Chi Wanyin was naturally among them. However, when she walked into the teleportation water mirror, Chi Wanyin glanced at the side of Master Huaiyu, and Song Qingtang was not there.
She just withdrew her gaze and walked into the water mirror without looking around.
The water mirror is made of mirage shells, and most of the scenes constructed are mortal scenes. The disciples of each sect are required to play the role of mortals and perform their duties during the day. The nightmare beast will only appear at night. This kind of monster does not appear easily during the day, and only appears at night when mortals are asleep.
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When Song Qingtang stepped into the courtyard of Liuyun Peak again, he saw Master Huaiyu, dressed in a jade robe, sitting under a pear tree.
So she bowed and called out softly, "Master." Master Huaiyu opened his eyes, his glass-like pupils without a trace of emotion. "You're back."
"Yes, disciple has found the traces of the Witch Clan as Master said." Song Qingtang replied.
Master Huaiyu raised his hand to catch a petal that fell from the pear tree. "Let's not rush this matter for now. The sect competition has already begun. I want you to enter the illusion and do something."
Song Qingtang always obeyed the orders of Master Huaiyu, so he naturally did not refute. "Yes, Master."
Seeing her like this, Master Huaiyu sighed, "This sect competition is even more dangerous than the past, but we have no choice."
Song Qingtang thought to himself: The "we" she mentioned should be the leaders of various factions.
"I have predicted that the world-destroying disaster is imminent. Perhaps, there is not much time left for the world of cultivation." Master Huaiyu said calmly.
Song Qingtang bowed and said, "Master, don't worry. I will do my best to find the people from the Wu Clan."
Master Huaiyu frowned, "Perhaps the responsibility of saving the world does not lie with the Wu Clan. That's all... I can only try my best."
The Wu Clan is a race that has existed since ancient times and has very strong spiritual power. However, since the number of cultivators has gradually increased, the Wu Clan has withdrawn from the stage of history and has simply lived in seclusion.
After Song Qingtang walked out of the courtyard, Master Huaiyu just stared at the flower petals in his hand in a daze. No matter how he calculated, this world was doomed to death.
Could one of his two disciples be the one to save the world? Even the divination expert Huaiyu Zhenren wasn't sure. After all, perhaps there would be even greater uncertainties in the future.
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As soon as Chi Wanyin entered Shuijing, she became a lady in the boudoir named Ye Zhaotang. As the second daughter in the family, she was spoiled and pampered since childhood and became lawless.
This is all that Chi Wanyin can know through the water mirror, and the rest needs to be explored by herself.
But at this moment, the maid Ping'er helped her sit in front of the dressing table and said, "It's time to pay your respects to the lady, young lady."
Chi Wanyin was not used to being served, so she asked Ping'er to go out first, and dressed herself up before letting Ping'er lead the way to Madam Cheng's yard.
On the way, Chi Wanyin intentionally or unintentionally asked Ping'er questions, and she just realized that the Ye Mansion where she was now was a famous wealthy family in the city. However, wealthy families naturally have many rules, and she cannot go out easily.
"However, the Flower Goddess Festival will be in three days, and everyone in the city will have to welcome the Flower Goddess then." Ping'er said.
Chi Wanyin knew this might be an opportunity, but she remained calm at this moment, "Let's go pay our respects to Mother first."
Mrs. Ye, who was sitting in the main hall, had her hair covered in jewels and her manners were dignified. But as soon as she saw Chi Wanyin, she hugged her in her arms.
This was a very strange and novel experience for her, but Madam Ye's words still lingered in her ears, "My son, your elder sister will be back soon. You two can go together to welcome the Flower God."
"Sister," Chi Wanyin chewed over the word in her heart. As the second young lady of the mansion, Ye Zhaotang looked pampered and doted on. What about her nominal "sister"?
Could it be other cultivators who entered the Water Mirror, or just ordinary mortals in the illusion?
Madam Cheng misunderstood her thoughts, "Are you still angry with your sister?"
Chi Wanyin simply went along with the situation and pretended to be still angry, which made Mrs. Cheng comfort her again before letting her leave.
After leaving the courtyard where Madam Cheng was, Chi Wanyin felt that there might be something strange about the Ye Mansion. After all, she hadn't seen a single servant except Ping'er along the way. The Ye family was a wealthy family in the city and it was impossible for them to be short of people, so where did those people go?
However, Chi Wanyin did not do anything unusual during the day. She just stayed in the room. At night, she said she wanted to rest and sent Ping'er away. Then she got up from the couch and climbed out the window.
The eerie feeling in the Cheng Mansion became stronger at night. Chi Wanyin, carrying a peach wood sword, walked to a dry well. A thick black gas emerged from the bottom of the well and condensed into shape.
Because he practiced magic in his previous life, Chi Wanyin is naturally extremely sensitive to the aura of these things in this life.
The black energy condensed into the shape of a nightmare beast and attacked her. Chi Wanyin drew out the peach wood sword without hesitation and slashed the body of the nightmare beast with one sword. It was like a drop in the ocean, and the nightmare beast burst into wails and even more astonishing power.
After all, it was the first time that Chi Wanyin faced such a creature, so naturally she didn't know how to deal with it.
There was a flash of cold light before her eyes, and the nightmare beast immediately fell to the ground. Chi Wanyin could only see a figure walking towards her.
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