Qiongxiao Discovers "Covering the Heavens with One Hand"

In the courtyard.

Lin Tian yawned.

Stretching lazily,

he walked out of the house.

Then he sat down on a meditation cushion in the pavilion.

He poured himself a full cup of cold tea and took a sip before slowly murmuring to himself.

"Mm, life keeps getting better and better."

"The only drawback is that I can't cultivate lying down right now."

"If I want to improve my strength, I have to sit in meditation and cultivate. That's too tiring."

"If I could improve my strength while lying down, that would be wonderful."

Lin Tian muttered to himself.

He drained the tea before him in one gulp.

Then he casually picked up the scissors on the stone table and fiddled with them for a moment.

Just then.

Something caught Lin Tian's eye: the flowers and plants in front of him.

He froze for a moment.

"Hm?"

"Didn't I clear these weeds at noon today?"

"How did they grow so lush again in the blink of an eye?"

Lin Tian stared at the branches and leaves of the flowers and plants before him. They were incredibly dense and tangled.

They were a complete mess, an eyesore.

He had clearly trimmed them during the day.

The cut branches and leaves were still on the ground.

Lin Tian found it rather strange.

"Could it be because the Primordial World is already rich in spiritual Qi?"

"But spiritual Qi is scarce on this little mountain peak. Why haven't I seen them grow this fast before?"

"...Never mind. I'll trim them again."

Lin Tian sighed helplessly.

He picked up the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors and spent a moment trimming the flowers and plants in front of him.

Snip!

Snip!

After a few crisp sounds,

Lin Tian had made a few casual snips.

The flowers and plants looked much neater.

Just as Lin Tian was about to trim the flowers and plants in a few other places,

the sound of soft footsteps reached his ears.

Lin Tian paused and instinctively looked toward the entrance.

There he saw fellow Daoist Gongming's three younger sisters, Yunzhi, Bizhi, and Qiong'er.

They were staring blankly at the courtyard.

A look of astonishment hung on each of their exquisitely beautiful faces.

It was as if something had stunned them.

"Hm?"

"Yunzhi, Bizhi, Qiong'er?"

"Have you finished what you were busy with?"

Hearing Lin Tian's voice,

the Three Xiaos immediately came to their senses and hurriedly cupped their hands to him.

"Yes."

"We have come to trouble you again, Senior. Please don't mind us."

As soon as their voices fell,

before they could react,

they saw Lin Tian casually toss the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors they had given him onto the stone table.

Then he gave his hands a quick wipe and walked over to them, opening the courtyard's wooden gate.

"It's all right. Come in first."

Looking at the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors Lin Tian had unceremoniously flung onto the stone table,

the Three Xiaos couldn't help looking a little awkward.

The scissors were two flood dragons that had gathered the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and absorbed the essence of the sun and moon. They rose into the air, darting up and down with auspicious clouds protecting their bodies. Their heads met like the blades of scissors, their tails crossing like the handles. One snip, and the target was cut in two.

They were a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

A spiritual treasure that could only be wielded by someone who had entered the Taiyi realm.

Their power was boundless, and they even carried dragon Qi!

Now, not only had Senior Lin Tian used them as a tool for trimming flowers and plants,

he had even tossed them aside without a second thought.

This...

Wasn't this far too wasteful!?

Seeing Lin Tian open the gate, the Three Xiaos suppressed their helplessness.

They gave a small curtsy and followed Lin Tian into the courtyard.

The moment they entered,

surging, abundant spiritual Qi poured into their bodies.

Their minds grew much calmer as well.

With pure spiritual Qi rippling around them, the three of them came to the pavilion.

Then Lin Tian's voice reached them again.

"Fellow Daoists, please sit."

Lin Tian exchanged a few simple pleasantries with them.

The Three Xiaos sat down, somewhat awkwardly.

When they caught sight of the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors on the stone table, their beautiful faces all grew a little unnatural.

When the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors had been in their hands, they had cherished them in every possible way. When had they ever used them to trim flowers and plants?

But they had given them away, after all.

Whatever Lin Tian did with them was no longer any of their concern.

Just as they were thinking this,

Lin Tian said to them,

"Fellow Daoists, the water in this tea has grown a little cold."

"Allow me to brew a fresh pot, and then we can talk."

Hearing Lin Tian's words,

the Three Xiaos were overwhelmed by his favor and hurriedly cupped their hands.

"There's no need to be so courteous, Senior."

"We only came to seek your guidance."

Lin Tian took their refusal for mere politeness.

He waved a hand and said,

"It's all right."

With that, Lin Tian picked up the teapot on the stone table and walked into the house.

Watching Lin Tian's rather carefree figure from behind,

Qiongxiao, who was sitting beside Yunxiao, finally couldn't hold back.

"Elder Sister, Senior Lin Tian doesn't seem to care about our Golden Flood Dragon Scissors. He actually uses them to trim flowers and plants..."

Yunxiao said, "Perhaps, in Senior's eyes, even a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure isn't anything special."

Bixiao nodded. "Indeed. Senior's strength is beyond measure. What does a mere Innate Spiritual Treasure amount to?"

As she spoke, she looked around, then sighed.

"I wonder whether we'll gain anything from Senior today..."

Hearing Bixiao's words, Yunxiao fell silent too.

The opportunity for a breakthrough always lay within oneself.

Another's guidance would always remain another's.

Meeting Senior Lin Tian could, at most, help them reach an understanding a little faster.

But whether they could achieve an epiphany in the end was still uncertain.

"Don't be anxious. Senior is incomparably powerful. Helping us break through to Taiyi would probably be easy for him too."

As Qiongxiao listened to Yunxiao and Bixiao's conversation, her attention began to wander.

Her gaze remained fixed on the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors before her.

Her bright, lively eyes blinked, a clear, sparkling light flickering in them.

Just then.

Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly spotted two books beneath the stone table.

They were lying scattered on the ground.

Qiongxiao froze, a peculiar look flashing in her eyes.

"Hm?"

"Elder Sister, Second Sister, there are two books here."

Hearing Qiongxiao, Yunxiao paused and looked in the direction she was pointing.

When she saw the two books below, she paid them no mind and said casually,

"Perhaps Senior didn't put them away properly, and they fell to the ground by accident."

"Qiongxiao, pick them up for Senior."

Qiongxiao nodded obediently.

She was close to the two books, and with a sweep of her divine sense,

she brought them into her hands.

Then she placed them on the table.

"I didn't expect Senior to have such refined tastes. He likes to read when he has nothing to do."

"Let me see what books they are. Even Senior Lin Tian reads them?"

Qiongxiao spoke with a grin, her gaze falling on the cover of the book before her.

"Hm!?"

"Covering the Heavens with One Hand!?"

When she saw clearly the Dao characters on the first book's cover, overflowing with imposing might,

her delicate body trembled, and she cried out in surprise.