Turmoil Between the Righteous and Demonic Sects
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Qin Yi stayed on Ju Yunxiu's small island for another seven days.
Sure enough, once there was a first time, there was a second. To Liusu's astonishment, that very night Qin Yi used the excuse that "in order to recover as soon as possible, I need to practice a certain dual cultivation method" to embrace Qing Jun Yunxiu again and go straight to the clouds.
Liusu couldn't believe that the babbling she heard was actually the truth.
This Peach Blossom Spirit is terrifying! Has it bewitched all the women around it?
Neither of these women is easy to talk to, so how did they suddenly become so obedient? Even Cheng Cheng, who's supposed to be more Fairies, didn't do this...
Actually, it hadn't considered that this was a helpless choice made under the pressure of competition. They'd agreed to leave him hanging, but the unreliability of this Plastic Alliance had already been proven back in the Qing Huang Alliance days—the other side would inevitably cheat. But to proactively go to the guest room and give up the seat to him was also something it was unwilling to do...
The sound can be heard everywhere from that little cabin; who could stand it?
Since we've already done it all, what's the harm in doing it again... it's just another case...
So Qin Yi, who originally intended to go to the Penglai Sword Pavilion, became so engrossed in the place that he didn't want to go home and stayed there for seven whole days without going.
In a different environment, this good thing might not happen again...
As expected, after a series of battles in the Blood Nether Realm, and with the assistance of dual cultivation and the sect, his Immortal Martial United Core broke through to the seventh level on the fifth day.
The biggest feeling is that, in addition to the increase in strength, the refinement of Divine Sense can now be directly felt.
He seemed to feel that his Divine Sense was able to gather and clench into a fist...
Actually, there's a more direct comparison: when Liusu can transform into Little Ghost and leave the stick, it's roughly at the late stage of the Soaring Cloud realm. Of course, Liusu is unique, but it's a general reference point. This is a sign of moving towards the level of condensing Yin Spirit. When Yin Spirit is achieved and leaves the body, that is Huiyang.
The Soaring Cloud Realm truly represents a unique realm "leading to the Great Dao." The transitions between different stages of cultivation are very clear within this realm, making it almost a microcosm of the entire cultivation journey.
Therefore, in terms of the complexity of cultivation, this realm is particularly intricate. Without guidance, it is difficult for independent Rogue Cultivator to fully master this realm through trial and error, and ultimately, very few can pass the Shining Sun Pass. Even within major sects, those at the Tengyun level are generally the backbone of the sect, often holding positions such as stewards. The Huiyang level, which is above that, typically represents a leader or assistant, and so on.
The reason why the so-called Eight Sects' Young Disciples Competition is full of geniuses is that most of their peers can't even dream of soaring through the clouds at this point. Those who can achieve soaring through the clouds, or even reach the mid-stage within the next one or two hundred years, are truly the best of the best in this world, and have already distanced themselves from their peers.
In the Blood Nether Realm, all sects suffered casualties. The Taiyi Sect, including Gu Xin, was completely wiped out. It is foreseeable that these sects will find it difficult to recover their strength for a long time to come.
After Qin Yi's love affair with a demon was tacitly concealed by everyone, and without any further complications, the resentment of the various sects naturally focused primarily on the Witch God Sect. The Taiyi Sect was particularly enraged and directly sent people to the Witch God Sect to demand an explanation.
The Witch God Sect didn't care. They thought, "Whatever. My Great Witch He Guihun of Huiyang died at your hands. You should pay with your lives first."
From the angry voices of the Righteous Path, they pieced together a fact: He Guihun claimed that he was killed by the combined efforts of everyone, but considering other events, almost everyone could conclude that Qin Yi deserved at least 80% of the credit in this whole affair.
In other words, He Guihun's death can largely be attributed to Qin Yi. Even regarding the so-called white-clad woman using a mysterious formation, wasn't that white-clad woman someone Qin Yi brought in?
Qin Yi took the biggest blame... but that wasn't the key issue, because the Witch God Sect wasn't holding a grudge...
The demonic path, including the Great Joy Temple, is inherently cold-blooded, and their actions are not driven by genuine "revenge." Their vengeance is often aimed at maintaining their authority rather than simply seeking revenge. In this particular matter, they are more interested in the whereabouts of the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow.
It's obvious that the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow is in Qin Yi's hands.
This is crucial.
But where is Qin Yi right now?
The righteous and the demonic paths of the Divine Land are both turbulent.
Qin Yi was hiding on a remote island overseas to recuperate and break through his limits, unaware of these events, as if the turbulent events in China had nothing to do with him, the "protagonist."
After his breakthrough, he had some free time. Li Qingjun took the fragments to the Painting World to cultivate, so Qin Yi and Ju Yunxiu drank tea together and learned about each other's experiences.
"I haven't had much experience either," Ju Yunxiu said calmly. "In the past, I lived in seclusion on the mountaintop, thinking myself detached from worldly affairs. But without experiencing the world, what worldly affairs could I have escaped? In recent years, the Great Qian Dynasty has been turbulent, and I have seen a lot of human suffering. I have come to know... In the past, I read in books that 'the misfortune of the nation is the fortune of the poet,' and I thought I understood it. But in reality, that was just reading. Without experiencing it, you can never feel the real blood and tears between the lines, so vivid."
Qin Yi nodded thoughtfully.
Therefore, Celestial Pivot Divine Palace is a truly traditional and prestigious sect, which requires its disciples to travel through the mortal world. Even if it may lead to tribulations and require them to undergo trials, it is still necessary to go through them first.
He had the same thing with Liusu; Liusu had told him this principle when he first came out of the mountains.
You have to experience it, not just hear about it. Only through experience can you truly enter, and only then can you exit. Even if you don't have to experience it firsthand, you at least have to see it with your own eyes.
Minghe is at the level of "having seen", which is more or less sufficient.
The reason why Li Qingjun's experience of just one or two years surpassed that of her Senior Brother over a hundred years is precisely this.
Ju Yunxiu added, "At that time, I felt that the brush of a calligrapher and the ink of a painter could carry so much, and I had been biased in the past. If we talk about recording beauty... then killing is also a kind of beauty, as long as you kill evil, then you preserve beauty. Once this Dao Heart was re-established, everything became clear."
Qin Yi bowed and said, "Congratulations on re-establishing your Dao, Senior Sister."
Ju Yunxiu shook his head. "Actually, this was influenced by you, and it may not be my path. My path is still far away. Later, when I came to the seaside, I saw the vastness of the sea and the distance of the sky. The misty waves were boundless and the sky was vast. I was deeply moved. I always felt that the world was vast and boundless, and what we saw and knew was ultimately too small. What path can a person with a pen talk about? Master tried to depict the world, but he only wanted to invite the ridicule of the Heavenly Dao."
Qin Yi said, "Does God laugh when humans think?"
Ju Yunxiu smiled and said, "If there really is Heavenly Emperor, perhaps."
Qin Yi said, "So, Senior Sister, you're staying here to broaden your horizons?"
"Hmm... The Heavenly Dao is unattainable, and the Way of Man is unpredictable. Listening to the waves crashing in this vast sea, gazing at the distant horizon, can actually bring a sense of Quiet Serenity and benefit Dao Heart." Ju Yunxiu paused, her expression turning reproachful again. "Who knew you, you little thief, would sneak in again and ruin all the Quiet Serenity!"
Qin Yi shrank his neck. "Actually, Senior Sister's heart is already very broad, it doesn't need to be any bigger."
Ju Yunxiu raised her hand, as if to slap her.
Qin Yi grabbed it and gave it a light kiss on the lips.
Ju Yunxiu's face flushed red. She looked around and pulled hard, saying, "Let go."
Qin Yi said, "There's no one here right now..."
Qing Cha hesitated for a moment before raising her hand, but the two adulterers gazed at each other tenderly, completely ignoring her. Soon after, they were embracing.
However, it didn't work out this time.
The mural on the wall flashed, Li Qingjun leaped out of the painting, holding Black Box in her hand. Her aura flashed, and she had already reached the fourth level of Bone Forging.
Qin Yi, after all, wasn't shameless enough to completely break free from Ju Yunxiu's grasp. He stood up and asked, "You've broken through?"
"Hmm." Li Qingjun seemed oblivious to what they had just been doing, and said seriously, "If I continue to cultivate in seclusion, it might not take long to break through to the fifth level. Qin Yi, this fragment is too terrifying; I don't even dare to continue cultivating for a while."
Qin Yi didn't react immediately. "Why wouldn't you dare?"
Li Qingjun said, "If I were to return to the Sword Pavilion and people discovered that I had reached the fifth level in such a short time, I would have no way of explaining it. If I want to use this item to cultivate, I would have to use the excuse of Cloud Wandering."
Qin Yi understood. "Then let's do this for now. We'll go back to Sword Pavilion first. There are some things we'd like your master to help us with."
The biggest reason for wanting to find Penglai Sword Pavilion was still for Liusu's medicine. Qin Yi sniffled as he thought, "What a sacrifice we've made for this stinky cat. These seven days of fun have come to an end, and who knows when we'll be able to have them again."
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