East Sea Penglai

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The day had been too long, and the sun had already set, so Qin Yi checked into the guest room that Li Qingjun had arranged for him to sort out his thoughts.

There's something strange about this competition, but I can't figure it out. Li Qingjun Chu Jiantian's behavior clearly shows they don't understand the intricacies of this place. If they did, Li Qingjun would have spoken up long ago, and Chu Jiantian wouldn't have been fooled by Zheng Yunyi.

In their view, it was just a very ordinary sparring match, but after someone interfered, it was expanded into Sect Grand Competition. Anyway, they did whatever their sect told them to do, without any other thoughts.

As for why the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace and Penglai Sword Pavilion accepted the intrusion of others, there must have been a reason. The team leader must have known this, yet he was nowhere to be seen...

It makes no sense that someone would lead a group here as the host and then not show up. It's not like he's at home cultivating; what's with the pretense? You turn away other sect leaders who come to visit? The only one who won't see you is Qin Yi ...

What's most infuriating is that I just learned from other disciples that the people from the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace haven't arrived yet.

What are you dawdling for? The entire Scheming Sect and the Spirit Cloud Sect have arrived, and you're still drinking at home? Even if you wanted to get familiar with the environment, couldn't you have come sooner? You're truly a bunch of unreliable idiots.

When you're with them, they seem very ethereal, but when it comes to actually doing something, none of them are reliable. No wonder the Palace Master is so annoyed by them.

Qin Yi paced back and forth in the room a few times, wanting to discuss something with Liusu: "Bangbang?"

Liusu replied somewhat lazily, "What?"

What's your opinion on this?

"Let's just watch and enjoy the show."

"..."

"Sorry, Ye Ling's posture is too infectious, I've caught it."

"I'm not asking about your attitude towards watching the play, I'm asking for your opinion!"

"I have no opinion. I'm not good at scheming and plotting. If I were, would I be in this mess?"

It seems this thing really was tricked to death back then. Qin Yi recalled that since he'd been with Liusu, he hadn't seen it make any judgments about conspiracies or tricks. Its usual theory was that as long as you're strong enough, conspiracies and tricks are meaningless... and yet it still got tricked to death itself...

Liusu said irritably, "If you ask me, there's nothing to think about. When the time comes, whoever it is, just swing your stick and smash them all flat. If we really encounter something we can't handle, the tall ones will hold up the sky if it falls. What business is it of yours, a mere Cloud-Soaring cultivator?"

"... Alright then."

Qin Yi walked to the window and looked outside, searching for Cheng Cheng's figure.

He knew Cheng Cheng didn't like thinking about these things. It wasn't that Cheng Cheng didn't understand strategy, but rather that Cheng Cheng disliked other humans and was too lazy to bother with their thoughts. Besides, she was currently giving him the cold shoulder by the Qing Jun Alliance, so she simply went outside to watch the sea...

This is an ordinary Barren Island, about several hundred miles away from the competition venue, Burning Heaven Island. The people from the Penglai Sword Pavilion are just stationed here in advance. Perhaps they are not stationed directly on Burning Heaven Island to avoid suspicion? Although Qin Yi felt there was no difference.

This Barren Island has a beach where the sun is setting, with a small portion already below the horizon, casting shimmering light on the water—a truly dreamlike scene. Fish leap and plunge, seabirds glide by, then soar and fly away. From the perspective of someone cultivating in the clouds, each frame is a manifestation of the Dao, offering the Unseen understanding yet remaining elusive.

The sounds of waves, birdsong, and howling wind intertwine to create another symphony of sea and sky.

For those who make a living through music and painting, it might be even more impactful.

Qin Yi vaguely understood why his Senior Sister had stayed here; it must be a place she would choose to stay for a short period during her Cloud Wandering.

Perhaps it's not good to be preoccupied with analyzing conspiracies, especially when such natural beauty is right before my eyes... Just like what I said to Liusu back in the thatched hut in Immortal Trace Village, people are full of worries and rush by, ignoring too much, so how can they seek the Dao? And now that I've entered the world and become tainted by worldly affairs, I've long lost my former detachment and become the kind of person I used to ridicule.

But if you don't use your brain, you'll easily get hurt... It's a real contradiction.

Was Liusu's languidness just now actually a result of her being immersed in nature? Qin Yi's gaze found Cheng Cheng, who was also incredibly languid at the moment, looking at the sea.

She built a sand chair, protected by her Law Power, and lay lazily on it, enjoying the sea breeze and the setting sun.

A cup of lemon tea was placed directly on her chest, without any support from her hands, resting behind her head. With a "slurp," the tea automatically entered her mouth, Cheng Cheng sighed comfortably, squinting her peach blossom eyes to gaze at the setting sun.

That damn bourgeois air of hers should have been obvious from the way she listened to music in the Listening Fragrance Pavilion... No, that's not the point. The point is the way she placed the cup...

Qin Yi stiffly shifted his gaze and saw Li Qingjun standing a few feet away from Cheng Cheng.

Li Qingjun also lay on a sofa, putting down her cup several times, then angrily throwing it far away. It landed in the sea with a "plop" and was quickly swept away by the waves.

"Junior sister! Junior sister! We grilled some fish..." Several Sword Cultivator ran over from afar, waving and shouting.

"I'm not eating!" Li Qingjun shouted, "Is it because you ate too much fish?"

The Sword Cultivator looked on with confusion, not knowing what she was talking about.

Realizing her lapse in composure, Li Qingjun regained her composure. "My friend is a woman, it's inconvenient for everyone to gather around, let's not make a fool of ourselves... Um, there's a male guest in the room, perhaps you could ask him if he'd like some fish..."

The Sword Cultivator were somewhat disgruntled. Why grill fish? Of course, it was to get closer to the beauty. But their junior sister was well aware of the situation and shut them down.

Having such a clever junior sister is really a problem... I still don't know her name, and I'm too proud to keep pestering her. It's a real tragedy.

Forget it, let's go inside and check on that guy who's just as pathetic as everyone else. He was traveling with two beautiful women, but he couldn't even go to the beach with them. He's all alone in the house, looking so pitiful. It's so sad.

"This guy is licking... oh, buddy, have some fish."

"You're too kind," Qin Yi said with a smile. "The Penglai Sword Pavilion is truly hospitable."

"Hahaha, of course! Who in the vast Ten Thousand Li Sea Region doesn't know that our Penglai Sword Pavilion values loyalty and righteousness the most!"

Qin Yi took the grilled fish, leaned against the door, and took a satisfying bite. The taste was alright... It seems that Penglai Sword Pavilion, having lived at sea for so long, has quite the skill in grilling fish...

"Brother Qin, have you gone too far?"

Qin Yi turned his head and saw Chu Jiantian leaning against a rock, a slightly mocking smile on his face, "It's not easy being a playboy, is it?"

Qin Yi laughed as well, "Yes, you deserved to be punished."

Chu Jiantian, "The one who handed you the fish just now is our Senior Brother, the strongest among his generation, who has already reached the sixth level of Bone Forging."

"I can tell," Qin Yi, eating fish. "And he's not that old, just over a hundred?"

"Well, before my junior sister came, he was a genius. After she came, he wasn't anymore. But he thinks he and my junior sister are the best match. If he knew about your relationship with my junior sister, you would see what loyalty really means."

Qin Yi chuckled, "Brother Chu, are you talking about someone behind their back?"

"I told you, you've done me a favor, let me remind you," Chu Jiantian said calmly. "There's no point in me selling him; it's not my turn anyway."

Qin Yi said, "I think you might not actually like Qing Jun. Your Senior Brother, for example, still tried to get close to Cheng Cheng in front of Qing Jun... You too, it seems you let go really quickly."

"The love of beauty is innate, as for liking..." Chu Jiantian looked up and thought for a while, then chuckled, "Do you really believe in love that has never even been spoken? It's nothing more than coveting beauty, wanting but not getting it, turning into obsession. Like when my junior sister said she has Husband, is it really that nobody believes it? It's that nobody wants to believe it that's the truth."

Qin Yi felt there was some truth to this. "Brother Chu, do you mean your obsession has been dispelled?"

"Hmm, that's somewhat true," Chu Jiantian. "Because after thinking it over, I feel that the entire Sword Pavilion has become a joke in Brother Qin's eyes."

Qin Yi shook his head. "Not really."

"A swordsman ultimately earns respect through his sword. With a sword, everything else will follow naturally." Chu Jiantian laughed. "Even if Brother Qin is kind enough not to laugh at me for following behind a woman like my junior sister, I'll still laugh at myself."

Qin Yi tilted his head and looked at him for a while. "If you were a Daoist cultivator, you would probably have made a breakthrough by now. Martial Cultivation don't seem to break through like this, but I feel that you are indeed somewhat different from Bai Tian."

"We have the Sword Heart Comprehension, which is not something to be told to outsiders." Chu Jiantian finally straightened up from leaning against the rock, clasped his sword and bowed. "Let me introduce myself again... Chu Jiantian from East Sea Penglai, Sword Cultivator at the fourth level of Bone Forging. I hope Brother Qin will give me some guidance during the competition."

Qin Yi returned the greeting. "Qin Yi of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, I look forward to your guidance, Brother Chu."

Chu Jiantian asked curiously, "I thought you would say that I can't beat you..."

"Martial Cultivation sparring doesn't necessarily have to be about cultivation level." Qin Yi smiled. "I also want to experience the Penglai Sword Dao properly... to see if I have any insights I can gain."

Chu Jiantian laughed and tossed a bottle of wine over, "This time I'm really treating you to drinks. Don't be like before, talking about drinking but not knowing what nonsense you're thinking. Be serious when you drink."

Qin Yi took the wine, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.