Chapter 48 048 Lying flat is so wonderful
The people from the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land who came to protect him showed a slight hint of surprise, but they quickly regained their solemn composure and began to carefully control the secret treasures in their hands. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, they would all use their treasures to protect this precious little seedling that held up the hopes of the cultivation world.
After Song Chi finished his training, he leaped to his master's side and saw thunderous lightning in the distance. A lightning bolt the size of a bucket descended from the sky and struck Cui Xue Ruo's beautiful figure.
Her face immediately twitched. Sure enough, not everyone can handle the protagonist's fate.
She's incredibly lucky to be such a lowly nobody.
"How stable is your sea of consciousness?" At this moment, her master asked her with concern.
Song Chi: "...Master, what exactly is the vast ocean of consciousness? Does it count as an ocean that can't be seen at a glance?"
After all, a large lake can stretch as far as the eye can see, hence Song Chi's question.
When Venerable Xueqiao heard her say this, he thought that it was only the size of a lake, which did indeed have an imposing presence, but the waves were like the ripples on a pond in spring, and ultimately lacked momentum.
The sea of consciousness, vast as the ocean, surged with waves, possessing the divine power of the true sea. Its potential energy was astonishing.
When he probed with his divine sense, he was immediately stunned. Shu Bai was right; although he couldn't see the size of that sea of consciousness, he could sense the surging, powerful energy. This brat, she's got some understanding, after all.
Immediately, Venerable Xueqiao pursed his lips. "Your sea of consciousness is not bad." He only gave a slight compliment, fearing that Song Chi would become too proud and that it would be inappropriate.
"It is best to stabilize your consciousness now, and you are not allowed to check it casually for the next three months." Then he gave further instructions.
Song Chi naturally nodded in agreement. Early-stage Golden Core cultivators need to nurture their sea of consciousness; let alone using their divine sense, even attempting to examine it themselves could cause injury.
However, she had peeked at it earlier and seemed to have seen a golden scroll that resembled a small boat bobbing on the waves, which surprised her somewhat. But since her master had said so, she didn't dare to look any further.
It's not too late to see in March; she has plenty of time now.
Having completed her righteous path, she flew to a nearby training ground. She first paid her respects to Elder Pan and Elder Qingsong, and then watched as Song Yun passed through three tribulations of lightning.
Upon discovering the final lightning tribulation, Song Yun's side had at least twenty or thirty lives on their hands. Song Chi couldn't help but twitch his cheek, as did Elder Qing Song.
Elder Pan smiled. "That child, after all, cultivates the Dao of Poison Pills. How can he protect those around him if he's not ruthless?"
That makes sense, Song Chi recalled. When he rushed into the secret realm to save people, he saw many corpses around him. It's likely that his brother and the others had already killed a group of people while guarding the spiritual fruit.
In those situations, it's either you die or I live; there's no time to worry about benevolence or compassion. There's nothing wrong with that.
Elder Pan used a secret treasure to block the lightning tribulation for Song Jun, and in the end, the tribulation was passed easily.
After he finished his righteous path, Elder Pan indeed inquired about the state of his sea of consciousness.
At that time, Song Yun smiled and said, "It is like a vast ocean, with its blue waves surging endlessly."
Elder Pan and Daoist Qingsong exchanged a glance, both surprised and delighted. Then they praised, "You're a child with great potential!"
After this spiritual root cleansing, Song Yun's fire spiritual root reached ninety-nine, while his other two spiritual roots only reached ninety. However, having such spiritual roots was still a pleasant surprise, as his original spiritual root aptitude was quite poor.
With his current spiritual root aptitude, even a righteous cultivator could hope to reach the Nascent Soul stage. Of course, the prerequisite is exceptional comprehension and the ability to forge his own path to immortality.
Reaching the Nascent Soul stage is akin to being a doctoral student, requiring one to find their own path. Reaching the Deity Transformation stage truly necessitates analyzing the origins of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and creating one's own immortal techniques. This becomes even more profound and mysterious; most people spend their entire lives trying to achieve the Deity Transformation through proper means. Let alone comprehending the ultimate principles of heaven and earth and attaining the Ascension Realm.
Song Chi was now completely satisfied after Song Yun completed his righteous path. He then went to check on Xi Ya and Qi Zhenmo, and found that they had all begun to finish their cultivation after passing through the tribulation of lightning.
Then she went to check on Wen Xiujin, who was already finishing his practice. He glared at her as she approached.
She's really short-tempered! She's probably still angry that he was gossiping about her in the secret realm.
This guy had been sitting in the corner with a dark expression throughout the banquet. She went over to toast him, and although he drank, he didn't give her a friendly look. Especially when she sang a duet for Yan Lianzhou, he even came over and called her a bootlicker.
Tsk! He doesn't have to flatter, but what can you expect from someone with such a privileged background?
Besides, what's wrong with flattery? The Azure Sword Sect is eager to flatter the Spirit Void Immortal Sect, isn't it? She's doing this to share the burden of her sect!
After watching Wen Xiujin finish his practice, she stopped paying attention to the terrifying lightning tribulations that Cui Xueruo and the other talented disciples of the righteous path were facing.
Only one matter remains: whether the Hundred Flowers Transformation Pill refined by Song Yun will be effective.
Not long after Song Yunzheng left, he returned to Changyun Sect with his master and Elder Pan. Before leaving, Song Yun said that he should be able to refine the Hundred Flowers Transformation Pill within three months at most. This was because he had pondered the pill formula in his mind for more than ten years, and he knew every detail by heart. As long as he reached the Golden Core stage, he could refine it. Therefore, he left with a confident expression, and Song Chi was also filled with hope.
After Song Yun and the others left, the talented disciples from other sects also completed their righteous path one after another.
A few days later, they all bid farewell to the Azure Sword Sect and left.
Before his trip, Wen Xiujin made a rare visit to her Fei Mei Pavilion. He looked around and said the same thing as Song Yun.
"The flowers here are fragrant and the scenery is quite rare."
Then, looking at the blue-tiled, white-walled houses on the opposite bank of the lake, he asked, "Is that where your second senior sister lives?"
Song Chi chuckled inwardly. Mo Shubai was quite a refined man; his house was nestled amidst verdant bamboo groves, blooming flowers, and winding streams. It truly lived up to the name "Listening to the Spring Pavilion," its scenery exceptionally beautiful.
“That’s my senior brother’s elegant residence,” she replied.
Then Wen Xiujin glanced at the house a few times, then gave her a sharp sidelong look. His gaze seemed to be calling her a lecherous old woman! They probably all thought she was shameless for coveting her handsome senior brother, Mo Shubai. But that was all a misunderstanding, and Song Chi couldn't be bothered to explain.
Then Wen Xiujin drank a cup of tea and asked before taking his leave.
"The Immortal Alliance's annual grand competition for all disciples of the cultivation world is approaching. Are you going?"
The reason why the Immortal Alliance still holds a certain degree of influence is because of this Grand Competition for Disciples of the Entire Cultivation World. Of course, this is not due to the current appeal of the Immortal Alliance, but rather to the rules set by the Immortal Alliance's leader 90,000 years ago, the Immortal Lord Liuyue, who had one foot in the immortal realm.
This immortal lord once cleaved stars and plucked the sun and moon, unifying the world and reigning supreme above all. However, he was born at the wrong time, failing to encounter the once-in-a-hundred-thousand-years opportunity to ascend to immortality. Therefore, he ultimately died at the age of two thousand.
It is said that Immortal Lord Liuyue once obtained the key ancient musical formula to unseal the Flying Immortal Platform, and that formula was hidden in the competition of the arena, with a causal spell set up, which was only opened for those with the right destiny.
In fact, the Immortal Alliance Grand Competition does indeed begin very soon in the book.
In principle, all disciples above the Golden Core stage have the opportunity to register and participate in the competition. Of course, no ancient musical opportunities appeared in the previous ninety thousand years, but this time, everyone in the cultivation world understands that the opportunity to become an immortal that has been waited for for one hundred thousand years has arrived, and the ancient musical opportunity set up by Immortal Lord Liuyue should be about to be born.
Therefore, as soon as the genius disciples of each sect completed their righteous path, they rushed back to nurture and consolidate their realm, all for the sake of this ancient musical opportunity.
This is all because Immortal Lord Liuyue left a message. This opportunity is available to everyone; she doesn't care who is the destined one recognized by Heaven to restart the seal of immortality in this realm. As long as she takes a liking to someone, she will give it to them.
In fact, she and the Heavenly Dao had their eyes on the same person. That person was the female protagonist, Cui Xue Ruo, who ultimately obtained the ancient melody after overcoming the numerous trials set by Immortal Lord Liu Yue.
There are many interesting plot points here. As a mere bystander, Song Chi is naturally interested in watching the excitement.
As for participating in that competition, forget about it. All she could think about now was to give up.
"I reckon I'll be going to the Immortal Alliance with my master then," she said.
Wen Xiujin immediately shot her another arrow with his sharp eyes. "You're not participating in the competition?"
Song Chi tilted his head back. "Why should I get involved? I'm not the destined one to break the seal on the Flying Ascension Platform!"
Wen Xiujin was speechless with anger.
"You don't know that those who pass the Immortal Alliance Grand Competition will receive Immortal Lords' Immortal Techniques as rewards! Those are all peerless Immortal Techniques that were groundbreaking and unparalleled ten thousand years ago."
Song Chi knew this, of course. Mo Shubai was the one who shone brightly in the last Immortal Alliance Competition and received a technique bestowed by an Immortal Lord. Song Chi suspected that it was the skill he had mastered regarding that cold and mysterious secret, and that Mo Shubai was now following this path as a righteous Nascent Soul cultivator.
However, it's clear that he hasn't succeeded even after thirty or forty years. But in the book, he was captured in this grand competition and had the opportunity to comprehend the key, thus quickly achieving the righteous path of Nascent Soul.
In conclusion, it wouldn't be accurate to say that Song Chi didn't covet these precious immortal techniques.
However, the book mentions that this Immortal Alliance Competition is fraught with danger, with casualties being secondary. The real issue is the excessive melodrama; Immortal Lord Liuyue tests players primarily on sound cultivation techniques and frequently throws in passionate, dramatic scenes.
She doesn't have any of these. If she can't get out of the trap, even her master won't be able to save her. This is tantamount to sending her to her death.
“I’m not going!” Song Chi said resolutely at the time.
Wen Xiujin turned away angrily, took a deep breath, and then stormed off. That kid really has a temper.
After all the talented disciples left the Azure Sword Sect, Song Chi spent the next three months leisurely nurturing his spiritual consciousness. He only circulated his spiritual energy a few times each day to maintain his cultivation.
He usually spends his time admiring flowers, playing the piano, or boating and fishing on Jade Mirror Lake. He's incredibly leisurely.
I only occasionally look through the three volumes of sound cultivation techniques I obtained from the secret realm.
This sound cultivation method, like all other bachelors' methods, doesn't explain any principles at all. When asked, it's all about enlightenment.
Then the entire text was filled with musical scores. They were all scores for the Golden Core stage; there were none for anything higher.
So, it's said that a good silver scroll technique can be cultivated to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm!
Song Chi flipped through the scrolls and found that they were all for the Golden Core stage, leaving him speechless. Moreover, the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique among them actually had a hint of the Joyful Union Technique, making it practically evil.
Song Chi played one of the tunes on the evil insects, and the two insects almost exploded on the spot. Because they had followed her for many years, she quickly stopped, and the two insects survived.
In short, this technique is utterly shameless. It feels more like a musical composition to complement the Hehuan Gong (Joyful Union Technique), and the person who wrote this immortal technique has probably practiced the Hehuan Gong.
Song Chi immediately stopped practicing. All she wanted now was to be a good disciple of her master, so she decided not to cultivate such an evil technique to avoid upsetting him.
Three months passed in this way, and on this day, Song Chi received a letter from Song Yun.
"The pill has been refined and its medicinal effects are excellent."
In the letter, Song Yun only mentioned these few words. In such a confidential matter, the two siblings spoke vaguely about the elixir even when facing each other, daring not to let anyone know. Otherwise, those powerful families and top-tier immortal sects would probably tear their house apart and force them to reveal whether they had obtained the elixir.
After all, many families and powerful sects have good-for-nothing relatives and children. Who among them wouldn't want to cleanse their talents so that their family could continue for thousands of years?
Even someone as cautious as Song Yun said the medicine was extremely effective. Song Chi immediately beamed with joy, probably because the Cleansing Dust Pill was more effective than expected.
This is great news! All those years of hard work have been worthwhile.
Now that everything was in place, Song Chi happily played a tune to add to the merriment. Then he reclined on the boat, sipped some wine, and rowed along.
Life at this moment cannot be described as perfect.
Nie Yunhuai returned from that immortal's tomb after experiencing numerous tribulations. He first borrowed a sacred place at his senior brother's Cloud Sea Immortal Hall to heal his injuries for half a morning, and then asked with a smile after emerging from seclusion.
"How's that girl doing? She looks so relaxed. I passed by her door this morning and she wasn't cultivating at all, she was fast asleep!"
Speaking of this Venerable Xueqiao, it's a long story. That brat has been incredibly lazy lately. Although she's supposed to be cultivating her spiritual consciousness, it shouldn't be like this—spending her days admiring flowers, drinking wine, and traveling without doing anything.
Every single one of the other Venerable Ones' disciples was diligently practicing, preparing for the Immortal Alliance Grand Competition ten years from now.
When asked if she would participate in the competition, she simply said, "No!"
Judging from that unambiguous response, I'm afraid he really won't go. He has absolutely no ambition whatsoever.
Before he achieved the Golden Core stage, Mingming even went to brothels and other sordid places to cultivate immortal techniques. His dedication had actually moved Venerable Xueqiao.
But who could have imagined that this brat's dream was so outrageously limited to reaching the Golden Core stage? It was as if her life would be completely perfect the moment she achieved the Golden Core.
From now on, she will only enjoy the scenery of spring flowers and autumn moon in leisure, and she will no longer strive.
But a mere Golden Core stage... If it were her previous talent, that would indeed be a lifelong goal to strive for. But now, her spiritual root talent is quite impressive even in the entire cultivation world, placing her among the ranks of geniuses. If she still considers the Golden Core stage her life's dream, then she needs a good beating.
However, Venerable Xueqiao planned to summon Song Chi to the mountain soon after her spiritual consciousness had been properly nurtured, and give her a good beating to teach her a lesson. In the path of cultivation, one either progresses or regresses; he couldn't allow her to live such a lazy life.
Nie Yunhuai glanced at Song Chi's white-clad figure humming a tune as he rowed a small boat on the lake. In truth, he did understand Song Chi to some extent.
If it weren't for his curiosity about the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique, he wouldn't have bothered to painstakingly follow the righteous path against the current.
"It's alright, I can use my magic to entice her to get back on her feet."
"However, senior brother, this secret technique is a wood-elemental immortal technique. If she really likes it, will you stop her or not?"
He obtained this secret manual from the immortal's tomb. He nearly lost his life trying to acquire it. The moment he held the scroll, his lifespan rapidly declined, and he instantly aged prematurely, his skin wrinkled and hair white. Even after consuming longevity pills, he only gained three or five, gifts from friends, which at most added ten or twenty years to his life. Seeing his lifespan nearing its end, he thought he would die in that tomb. But then, the sachet Song Chi gave him jumped out from her loosened collar, reminding him that she had also given him about ten beauty-enhancing herbs. The beauty-enhancing effects of those herbs were secondary; they could also extend his lifespan.
He swallowed it all at that moment, and managed to seize the scroll at the last moment. Shouyuan also rushed back, narrowly escaping with his life.
That was indeed a scroll of immortal techniques rooted in wood, but it was far more unorthodox than he had imagined. Nie Yunhuai realized that the higher one climbed in the path of sound cultivation, the more wicked the powerful figures became.
The music in this manual before the Golden Core stage is fairly standard, but once you reach the Golden Core stage or above, it's almost all music comparable to the erotic music of the Hehuan Gong.
To be honest, Song Chi looked so innocent. He felt a little reluctant to show her this kind of cultivation technique.
Venerable Xueqiao immediately extended his hand. "If you intend to give her that cultivation technique, you must first let me see it. If you are unwilling..."
Before he could finish speaking, that scoundrel Yun Huai tossed the ancient, gold-edged cultivation technique into his hands. He showed absolutely no respect or appreciation for immortal cultivation techniques.
This good-for-nothing is always so unruly and lawless. Sigh!
He's used to it anyway, and he's too lazy to lecture him. Because it doesn't work!
However, when the technique was unfurled, it was a blank book, completely devoid of any words. Venerable Xueqiao secretly channeled his spiritual power into it, but to no avail, so he secretly added some blood. The scroll, however, was incredibly agitated and jumped into the air from his hand.
He actually felt that he wasn't qualified to read it!
These ancient immortals were indeed all known for their infuriatingly bad tempers.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Nie Yunhuai, that scoundrel, laughed so hard he slapped the table. "I never thought that someone as clever and insightful as my senior brother would be disliked by an immortal."
Venerable Xueqiao closed his eyes in anger. "Tell me, what do you think of this technique?"
"What? What could it be? It's just an ordinary wood spirit root cultivation method." Xueqiao Venerable didn't believe a single word Yun Huai said.
But seeing his junior brother leap down the mountain, he reached out but ultimately didn't stop him.
It seems that for Song Chi, the only viable path to a righteous Nascent Soul is the Wood Spiritual Root. After all, even someone as intelligent as Shu Bai has failed to successfully navigate the righteous path of the Metal and Water Spiritual Root Sound Cultivation Method in the past forty years. Although he has forged his own path, it appears that it too is proving difficult to follow.
Recently, Shu Bai has also been secretly researching the Wood Spirit Root Sound Cultivation Method. How could his master not know this?
He wasn't the kind of pedantic person who would indiscriminately stop his disciple from pursuing their own path of immortality. Therefore, Shu Bai didn't need to cultivate secretly.
Both disciples shared a common flaw: they lacked emotion. Since Shu Bai had failed to find a way forward, Venerable Xue Qiao believed that Song Chi would likely fail as well.
Therefore, since this Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique can select people in this way, it must be quite extraordinary.
Venerable Xueqiao loosened his grip and didn't bother with it, but his divine sense still followed to the lakeside to investigate.
Song Chi had already unfurled the immortal scroll and was reading it; she had been chosen by this immortal technique.
But after watching it, the brat twitched her nose, smiled crookedly, and returned the magic.
"Junior Uncle, your Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique is indeed quite profound. But it's a bit improper. Never mind, I'm a proper person, so I won't learn it."
Venerable Xueqiao's face twitched slightly. It really wasn't some proper cultivation technique!
But this child… in the end, she's hardly a decent person. The fact that she went to a brothel to learn immortal arts is just that. That brat is probably capable of anything, if she wants to.
The problem is that at this moment, he probably wouldn't dare to touch the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique because of his master's preferences.
Venerable Xueqiao thought to himself that he would summon Song Chi and Shu Bai to the mountain in a couple of days. He wanted to make it clear to them that he wouldn't stop them from practicing the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique. However, they must maintain a righteous heart and not cultivate this technique with evil intentions. If he ever discovered that either of them was using this technique to harm others, he would certainly teach them a lesson.
"You really don't want to cultivate? This cultivation method is far more exquisite than most of the wood-elemental immortal techniques I've ever seen!"
By the small lake, Nie Yunhuai offered the same words of advice.
"Don't worry about your master. I'll talk to him and make sure he doesn't stop you."
Song Chi could tell that her junior uncle genuinely wanted to drag her into cultivating the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique. Whether it was out of loneliness—after all, many 'proper sound cultivators' in the cultivation world would never openly admit to cultivating the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique—or whether her junior uncle truly believed she had potential and wanted to pass on his mantle, she still didn't want to walk this path.
That cultivation technique is just too improper. And every time she uses it, it involves that green-leaf magic weapon. It makes everything she sees look rather unattractive.
That won't do. She doesn't want to turn into some kind of lecherous demon king!
"Never mind, Junior Uncle, I only want to do one thing recently."
"What's up?"
“That is—” Song Chi lay down on the boat, using his spiritual power to propel it into the swaying water plants on the lake, and said with a smile, “Lie flat!”
Seeing her smirking, shameless smile, Nie Yunhuai was truly speechless.
However, he wasn't as angry with his senior brother for his lack of ambition. After all, the cultivation world was so boring; Song Chi would be lazy for a while, but sooner or later he would rekindle his pursuit of immortal techniques.
He had been listless for many years, finding everything from drinking and carousing to traveling incredibly boring. That's when he picked up his research on the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique again.
Judging from Song Chi's current state, in less than a year, that brat will be so idle she'll be practically a bird.
He could come find her then. In short, although his senior brother had snatched Song Chi as his disciple, he felt in his heart that Song Chi was the kind of disciple he, Nie Yunhuai, would only accept once in his life. He hadn't thought about passing on any mantle or anything like that; he only felt that the two of them could learn from each other and work together to figure out the intricacies of this Wood Spirit Root Sound Cultivation Method.
Most importantly, it boils down to one sentence: Song Chi is just like him in every way, including his heartless behavior; he feels completely at ease just looking at him.
My senior brother's eldest disciple is also heartless, but because he cares too much about his noble image, he may never reveal his true self. Unlike Song Chi, who is so unrestrained!
If she wanted to, she could probably tear a hole in the sky. He said he actually quite liked this kind of lawlessness.
After Song Chi saw off his junior uncle, it was late that night.
Feeling that her spiritual sense had been properly nurtured, she put in a little more effort into cultivation.
Then, as a comfortable and satisfying feeling swept through her body, she knew that her divine sense had been sufficiently nourished and she could now freely explore.
She then looked inward and swam around in the vast blue sea for a while.
Just as I was about to leave, I saw a golden scroll, like a small boat, approaching from afar.
There really was something there!
It's still hidden in her sea of consciousness. Could there be some great opportunity waiting for her? Although her current goal is to lie low, if there are any interesting immortal techniques, such as a sound cultivation technique for those with both metal and water spiritual roots, she would be more than willing to study them.
Then, she quickly grabbed the scroll and began to read.
Half an hour later.
Amidst the misty atmosphere, a loud shout erupted from the secluded, flower-lined Crimson Rose Pavilion!
"Fuck your mother!"
"This is impossible—!"
The deep, angry voice, imbued with spiritual energy, startled many night birds, who flew out of her small courtyard, flapping their wings for quite some time.
The Venerable Xueqiao, who was playing his zither under the moon, heard the commotion and instantly appeared above the lake. He saw that Shubai was already there, having hurriedly put on his outer robe. At that moment, he felt somewhat embarrassed by his disheveled appearance.
Venerable Xueqiao immediately waved his hand, and both of them were surrounded by mist, so no one could see their appearance clearly.
"What happened to that girl?"
"Could there really be a problem with nurturing one's spiritual consciousness?!"
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Author's Note: [Cat Head][Cat Head] First update delivered!
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