She has already formed a Daoist partnership with another Nascent Soul peak cultivator, Hua Tianling; moreover, she recently learned that she is the lost little princess of the Wen clan in the Upper Realm, making her status even more extraordinary in the Nebula Sect.
It can be said that in this world of cultivation, no matter what kind of opponent Xiao Huan will face, Wen Ruyan is now capable of protecting her.
Chu Nian wasn't in a hurry to find these people to avenge the original owner of the body. What was the rush? Having finally transmigrated to the magical world of cultivation, she wanted to explore and have some fun first, and see the books and treasures of the various sects.
Now that she has the Ruins of Souls, she can collect all kinds of books and treasures within it. How wonderful!
She returned to the new Xuanyuan Palace, familiarized herself with the palace's layout, and set off the next day to begin her journey around the cultivation world.
Therefore, the crowds who came to the New Xuanyuan Palace to see the auspicious beasts discovered that the auspicious clouds and beasts were constantly moving. Today they stopped above the sect of the First Demonic Sect, the Pure Soul Sect; tomorrow they were found above the Demon King Palace; and the day after that, they were above the Universal Divine Palace, the First Sect of the Dao Realm.
They only saw auspicious clouds and mythical beasts running all over the sky of the cultivation world, but they couldn't see the figures below the auspicious clouds. They had no idea that Chu Nian was traveling and had even visited several of the oldest cultivation sects.
Not to mention these outsiders, even Chu Nian herself was a little puzzled: it seemed that the protective formations of these sects were ineffective against her. Was this situation the same as the reason why the celestial officials of the underworld could not cast spells on her?
However, what happened later proved that Chu Nianzhen was really overthinking things; to be precise, she was just dreaming!
On the seventh day, the auspicious clouds and mythical beasts above her head dissipated. At that time, she had just sneaked into the Nebula Sect's library and was browsing through the books.
Because the entire cultivation world knew that the auspicious cloud and mythical beast above her head were Hua Nian's tribulation-crossing celestial manifestation, everyone had already guessed that she was in the Star Cloud Sect, but no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find her. Until the auspicious cloud and mythical beast above her head dissipated, she was immediately ejected by the restrictions of the Star Cloud Sect's library while she was browsing through the books, and landed outside the library.
The entire Nebula Sect is conducting a massive manhunt for this female demon. The thirteen Nascent Soul elders who used to travel frequently have all been summoned back and are now conducting a thorough search of every mountain.
Disciples below the Nascent Soul stage were basically temporarily sent out of the sect, for fear that this female demon might kill them if she was displeased.
Therefore, apart from the thirteen Nascent Soul elders and five Mahayana Supreme beings, none of the current members of the Nebula Sect are within the sect's gates.
When Chu Nian was ejected from the library's restrictions, she already realized that the reason she had been able to roam freely throughout the cultivation world these past few days was probably because the auspicious cloud and mythical beast above her head were protecting her.
When she was ejected and landed outside the library, a Nascent Soul elder from the Nebula Sect was patrolling (searching) outside the library. She landed right at his feet.
Caught off guard, she was quite badly hurt by the fall, her elbows and other parts were still sore. She groaned and struggled to get up, only to see a tall, handsome male cultivator with a familiar face standing in front of her, staring at her with a rather intimidating expression.
Chu Nian was also taken aback when she saw the familiar face. After thinking for a moment, she remembered that this was the male lead, Hua Tianling! He was even related to the original owner of this body!
Chu Nian immediately waved to him and greeted him with a smile, "Hi, nephew!"
Hua Tianling's character is like many male protagonists in female-centric novels: aloof, cool, and domineering. He was originally glaring at Chu Nian with a cold face, but Chu Nian's greeting almost made him lose his composure.
His lips twitched for a long time before he finally managed to utter a cold sentence: "Get out of here!"
Chu Nian: "Long time no see, aren't you going to catch up with me?" She turned to look at the library behind her, wanting to ask him for a token or something so she could continue exploring.
Hua Tianling said, "All five Mahayana Supremes of the Xingyun Sect are here. They will soon discover you are here and attack you. With the Xingyun Sect's protective formation, do you think you will still be alive?"
Chu Nian laughed and said, "Oh, so you're afraid they'll kill me!"
Upon closer reflection, although she successfully passed the Mahayana Heavenly Tribulation, she didn't stabilize her realm like other cultivators did, and instead went out to travel. She's probably no match for the five Mahayana Supremes of the Nebula Sect, so…
"Alright, I'll be going then." Chu Nian said, waving to Hua Tianling again. Just as she was about to leave, a pressure suddenly descended from the sky, forcing her to fall to the ground again.
Hua Tianling sighed and said, "Wind control is forbidden within the Xingyun Sect."
This means that the mountain-protecting formation is also effective against Chu Nian.
Chu Nian had no choice but to get up again. Would running on her own two legs be beneath her dignity as a Great Ascension Demon Lord?
However, she couldn't care less about that now. Her five senses were extremely strong. Her Mahayana stage spiritual sense hadn't detected anyone rushing this way yet, so she guessed that the other party was someone stronger than her. But she could vaguely hear several footsteps coming from five directions, and guessed that they were the five supreme beings that Hua Tianling had mentioned.
Ha, they run too!
Chu Nian used her hearing to find a direction where the five supreme beings were not, and was about to run when she heard Hua Tianling shout, "Wait a minute."
Chu Nian turned to look at him, her face showing a questioning expression.
Hua Tianling took off the token from his waist and tossed it to her, saying, "Here, take this. It can help you pass through the Nebula Sect's protective formation."
"Do you know the consequences of giving it to me?" Chu Nian asked, catching the token.
Hua Tianling nodded and said "Mm".
Chu Nian raised her hand and knocked him unconscious with a single slap: lest he have no way of explaining himself when those five Dao Venerables arrive.
Chu Nian turned and ran. With Hua Tianling's token, she should be able to move freely within the Nebula Sect!
Fortunately, she had already spent most of the day poring over books in the Nebula Sect's library, and the first thing she looked at was the Nebula Sect's map and formation diagram.
This thing was hidden in a very secret compartment, which was also protected by a barrier. However, thanks to the auspicious cloud above her head, the barrier was useless against her, so she opened it with a wave of her hand.
She arrived at the Hopeless Cliff behind the mountain by relying on her memory of the map.
Because it was the burial place of his parents and uncle Yin Tiannan, the original owner had a strong attachment to this cliff and always wanted to find an opportunity to sneak into the cliff of the Xingyun Sect to take a look.
Now that Chu Nian has arrived, standing atop the cliff and looking down, he sees that the cliff is bottomless, seemingly an abyss. Halfway up the mountain, clouds and mist swirl, likely a miasma unique to the cultivation world, which not only blocks spiritual senses and sight but also serves as a barrier preventing others from reaching the bottom of the cliff.
Chu Nian realized that she couldn't detect the situation at the bottom of the cliff using her mental power and five senses, so she simply jumped down.
When she reached the mountainside, she instantly vanished into her own abyss, leaving only a set of robes belonging to the original owner to continue falling towards the bottom of the cliff. Her abyss was hidden within these robes.
Unexpectedly, the robes melted away rapidly as they were corroded by the miasma.
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