The Ten Directions of Heaven and Earth

"Is that front where you grew up?"

Nishang looked at the rows of scattered houses and fields in the distance. Yichen walked up and nodded, "Well, the village is so quiet today. In the past, everyone should be outside sowing rice."

"Let's go up and have a look."

When the two came to the vicinity of the village, they saw that the doors and windows of every house were closed. Yichen gradually felt that something was wrong. Even if they didn't have to go out to farm, the uncles and aunts in the village should still be chatting around the yard. Why was there no one there?

After walking for a while and arriving outside the yard, Yichen heard the sound of weaving intermittently coming from the house. Then he felt a little relieved and shouted, "Auntie, I'm back!"

With a "squeak" sound, the door opened, and Wu Niang quickly walked out of the house. When she saw the handsome young man now, she almost couldn't recognize it. Next to her, she saw a girl with an extraordinary celestial spirit. He was stunned at the door for a moment.

"Aniang!"

Yichen walked up with a smile, and Wu Niang came back to her senses and said happily, "Chen'er, you're back!" He looked at the girl again and asked, "This girl is..."

Nishang smiled Yingying, "I am his senior sister, my name is Nishang, Aniang." Yichen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "No, she is my junior sister."

"Okay, okay." Wu Niang couldn't help but said hurriedly, "Come in quickly, Miss Nishang, come in and sit down."

Entering the house, Wu Niang was busy serving tea. Yichen sat on the bench, looked at Nishang and said, "You are the one who wants to follow me. My family is small, so don't take it personally."

"No." Nishang snorted and went to help Wu Niang bring tea. Wu Niang hurriedly smiled and said, "No, no, Miss Nishang just sits down and rests for a while."

Yichen smiled softly and asked, "By the way, Aniang, why is the village so quiet today? Is everyone okay? Has everyone gone to town?"

Hearing this, Nishang's expression became slightly more solemn. For some reason, when she just came in, she felt that this village seemed a little strange?

Wuniang smiled and said, "I'll tell you slowly. After a while, she sat down and said softly, "Not long ago, the Qingzhou prefect sent a document saying that he has been uneasy recently, and many strangers from the demon sect are causing trouble. The county magistrate also asked us to stop going out..."

"I see."

After listening, Yichen gradually fell into deep thought. He is no longer the ignorant young man he was back then. He knows that good and evil are in conflict with each other in this world. More than three hundred years ago, the demonic sects retreated to a desolate and cold place. Pai was also ready to make a move at this moment, but for what purpose... he actually came to this mortal world.

Nishang suddenly asked, "Do you know who those demon sect strangers are?"

Yichen looked at her and saw that her expression was much more solemn than usual. She didn't look like an eighteen-year-old girl. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. She seemed to be very concerned about the good and the evil. What exactly was she? people?

Wu Niang smiled and said, "How...how did I know?"

"Is that so..." Nishang thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you ever heard that the prefect of Qingzhou mentioned the words 'Lianhua Palace'?"

"Where did you hear these three words?"

Yichen looked at her, and his eyes became more and more doubtful at this moment. Nishang turned her head, looked at him and said, "My master told me."

"Did your master tell you?"

"Is there a problem? Then where did you hear these three words?"

The two stared at each other, and the atmosphere in the room seemed to suddenly become a little subtle. Wu Niang smiled and said, "What are you doing? Eat fruit, eat fruit."

The atmosphere relaxed a little, and Nishang smiled softly, and said, "Auntie, you don't have to worry. This is at the foot of Xuanqing Mountain. No matter how courageous those Demon Sect monsters are, they will never dare to get close."

"That's true, that's true. Wu Niang smiled and looked at Yichen again, "Chen'er, it's just that you were born and practiced on the mountain. Don't worry about running down the mountain all the time. "

Yichen smiled and said, "No, I'm going to Tianmen to participate in the competition next month, so I came back to take a look. Hey, by the way, why don't you see Sister Shen Jing? Is she okay?"

"Xiaojing..." Wu Niang frowned slightly, and finally smiled and said, "Chen'er, you don't know yet, right? Xiaojing is very talented in medicine, and her medical skills are even better than when you came back last time, everyone. They say she is the reincarnation of a medical fairy, and she left the village last year to travel. "

"She's gone..."

Yichen couldn't help but feel a little lost, and the girl next door appeared in his mind. She left just as she said, without waiting for him to come back. He didn't know where she went. She was one year older than him. It's almost twenty years ago. Now that the world is in chaos, isn't she afraid of being a girl outside the house?

Wu Niang saw the slightly furrowed look on his eyebrows and knew what he was thinking. She smiled and said, "Don't worry Chen'er. Xiaojing has learned some self-protection skills. She will be fine."

"kindness."

Yichen nodded slightly, and did not return to Xuanqing Mountain with Nishang until dusk fell. In the next half month, the disciples from other peaks would compete fiercely to decide who would participate in the Tianmen Martial Arts Competition. Chen was relieved. He was the only disciple at Zixiao Peak anyway, so he had been consolidating his cultivation at Zixiao Peak for the past half month, and Nishang never came to see him.

In the middle of the month, after Yichen had prepared everything, he went to Tianchi. His emotions were ups and downs along the way. He wanted to participate in this Tianmen martial arts competition, not for Xuanqingmen, but for his master. Especially every time he thought about three years ago The time Zangfeng Gu Liu Chengfeng came to "pay homage", that person already didn't even look down on his master. If he couldn't win some glory for his master this time, the next martial arts competition would be sixty years later.

When we arrived at Tianchi Peak, we saw people moving around in the square, heading towards the Tianchi Hall at the east end of the square. When we got inside the hall, we saw two Venerables Meiyue and Xuanyang sitting above them, and on the left and right were those from Tianchi Peak. Elder, six people stood below.

The six people are Leng Qianxue and Nishang, disciples of Master Meiyue on Tianxuan Peak, Xia Guyun, disciple of Master Liyuan on Tianquan Peak, Lou Qingshan, disciple of Master Xuanyang on Xuanyang Peak, and disciple of Hidden Xuanjing on Wangheng Peak. Ye Huaiyou and Shen Yu, Yuji Peak’s true disciple.

Those who can participate in the Tianmen martial arts competition are all leaders in the sect, so they have always been highly valued. At this moment, Yichen walked into the hall and saluted the two elders at the head of the hall, but thought in his heart, the elder of Tianchi Peak asked him to It's three quarters before Chen hour. It's just three quarters before Chen hour. Why are the others here so long before me?

Due to what happened with Jianzhi three years ago, Lord Xuanyang had always disliked him. Seeing him walking in now, he said coldly, "Okay, the candidates for the Tianmen meeting have been decided. There will be one person from each of the seven peaks. Since the leader’s lineage has not emerged this time, there is one more person from Tianxuan Peak, exactly six people. As for Xiao Yichen from Zixiao Peak, you are the candidate disciple for this Tianmen martial arts competition.”

"Waiting for examination..."

Yichen frowned and remembered that participating in the Tianmen Martial Arts Competition, each sect had an even number of disciples, usually six, but there would be one more candidate disciple. If something happened to the official candidates, or all of them failed. If he fails, then at this time, the candidate candidates can go on stage to make their final effort.

But under such rules, the candidates for examination are almost completely empty. Today, many sects no longer set up candidates for examination, but Xuan Qing Sect still sets up a candidate for examination every time. Of course, it is not cautious. But it seems so humble.

"Why am I a candidate for examination?"

Yichen's face was full of dissatisfaction. For this Tianmen martial arts competition, especially the next three years, he had practiced hard day and night and never wasted a day. Now it's better to just get a spot for the Lao Shizi candidate and send him away in a hurry, even It was decided without saying anything in advance. Isn't this obviously looking down on Master! Is it because Master was once their junior?

The more Yichen thought about it, the angrier he became. The affairs of the Tianmen Martial Arts Competition this time were mainly handled by Lord Xuanyang. This person had always been at odds with his master because of the pills, and the matter of Ren Jianzhi back then. This person must also be Holding grudges over old things!

Seeing the dissatisfied look on his face, Master Xuanyang's face gradually turned cold at this moment, and he said coldly, "Then, which one do you think is higher in Taoism than the other six people?"

Yichen was unable to answer the question. Seeing that he was speechless, Master Xuanyang became even more aggressive: "You are uneducated and you still want to participate in the Tianmen martial arts competition. Do you want to embarrass my Xuanqingmen in the future?" Really? Think about it for yourself, after six years of entry and you are still in the stage of refining your qi, do you deserve to participate in the Tianmen Martial Arts Competition?"

The last sentence was said particularly loudly, and the atmosphere inside and outside the hall suddenly solidified. Many disciples lowered their heads silently. Not everyone is a genius, so how can they all reach the state of refining Qi and becoming a god within six years? It's just that Xiao Yichen is the only disciple of Lord Yaoguang. If he can't reach the state of refining Qi and transforming into a god, it would be a bit ridiculous.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was solidified. Yichen suppressed the anger in his heart and smiled and said, "I have been in Zixiao Peak for the past three years, and Master Xuanyang has not come to see me. Do you know that I am ignorant and incompetent?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became even more tense. Many disciples outside the hall felt inexplicably cold. How could they contradict His Majesty like this? As expected, Master Xuanyang stood up and pointed at him with two fingers, "Okay! Very good! He is indeed the disciple taught by Ling Yin, he is exactly the same as her!"

Yichen sneered and said, "What does it have to do with my master again?"

Seeing that he was still contradicting Master Xuanyang, even the elders in the hall shuddered. This disciple of Ling Yin was too courageous, and Ling Yin was probably used to it.

"Hehe! Okay, very good!" Master Xuanyang's face turned red with anger, and he looked at the elders on both sides, "Did you see? It's true that there is no discrimination, and anyone can enter my Xuanqing Sect!"

"Okay, Xiao Yichen, please don't be rude again. Just go back first."

At this time, Lord Meiyue, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke. She had always had a good relationship with Ling Yin, but she really didn't like Xiao Yichen's humble appearance.

Yichen stopped talking, turned around and walked silently out of the hall. When he reached the entrance of the hall, he turned around and said, "The former disciple did offend His Majesty Xuanyang, but Your Majesty, remember, I, Xiao Yichen, Ling Yin Your disciple is definitely not worthy of being a candidate for examination!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Xian moved and disappeared outside the hall.

The disciples outside were all shocked. They only felt a strong wind blowing on their faces. Without even blinking, this man disappeared. Is it true that he only has the cultivation of refining Qi?