Chapter 78: Auspicious Clouds Flying Across

Auspicious Clouds Flying Across

"It's shaking, it's shaking!"

Early that morning, successive shouts echoed over Baoyun Ferry. Cultivators emerged one after another, donning their robes and gazing into the distance. "It truly is shaking... The momentum of the spiritual energy eruption is actually this magnificent!"

Most of these Foundation Establishment cultivators were visiting the Baoyun Sea for the first time, so everything was fresh to them. Within the surrounding banks of auspicious clouds, spiritual liquid seemed to surge. The stable field of energy beneath their feet had undergone a massive change overnight. In the distance, it looked as if a fountain were erupting, its momentum incredibly fierce, causing even the previously calm spiritual energy to fluctuate. It rolled and surged like ocean waves, to the point that even the vast Baoyun Ferry was impacted; it shook incessantly and was even blown upward, drifting away from its original location.

"A great eruption of spiritual energy! The Hengze Heaven is about to manifest in the world!"

Amidst the auspicious clouds, points of light from escape techniques appeared without end, all flying toward the place where the spiritual energy was erupting. In the sky, auspicious clouds surged, and colorful mists were everywhere. Reflected by the slanting morning sun, it was indescribably beautiful and romantic. Ruan Ci stood on the edge of a cloud, gazing at the distant scenery. After a long while, she smiled at Qu Tanyue, "My dear, I am going. If I do not return, do not be too sad; just find another."

Qu Tanyue said, "That would not be just finding one. I fear I would have to find hundreds of wives? To make you angry enough to come back to life?"

His expression was relaxed, as if the place Ruan Ci was going to was nothing of great importance. Ruan Ci smiled slightly and turned to fly away, but Qu Tanyue called her back. This time, he could no longer maintain the facade, revealing a trace of worry. He said in a low voice, "Be careful. Although you have sword Qi to protect your body, in a place with ten thousand people, anything can happen. Do not be too willful; act with caution. If you are trapped inside, no one can save you."

Ruan Ci laughed, "I know. Rest assured, I have my own measure."

Although Qu Tanyue said this mostly out of his own interests, she still felt a warmth in her heart. She waved at Qu Tanyue and turned to leave, but Qu Tanyue stopped her again, saying softly, "Even if you obtain the Hengze Jade Dew, you must be extra careful. I cannot wait for you here; soon, the great cultivators of the major sects will all come here to await the results. If this avatar of mine is discovered, I fear it will be disadvantageous for both you and me. There is infighting within the Shangqing Sect; after you come out, if the person coming to pick you up is not an elder of your own lineage, you must also be careful... Sigh."

He took out another Qiankun bag, stuffed it into Ruan Ci's hand, and sighed, "I originally did not want to give this to you, fearing it would spoil you too much, making you too extravagant to be supported in the future. But you have no spiritual jades on you, and the environment inside the Hengze Heaven is treacherous, where reality and illusion coexist. It is not always possible to absorb spiritual energy, so it is better for you to carry it."

Ruan Ci sent her spiritual sense inside; the Qiankun bag was packed densely with tens of thousands of spiritual jades. From Huang Shoushan all the way to here, the spiritual beast materials she had obtained were only a little over ten thousand. This Qiankun bag already contained an amount that many Foundation Establishment cultivators would never touch in their entire lives. She said, "I have some too; I don't need this many."

Qu Tanyue said, "I know you have some, but just in case. You should take it, otherwise I cannot be at ease."

He said this with genuine feeling. Ruan Ci knew his true nature, but for these forty-plus years, only Qu Tanyue had been so attentive and gentle to her. Even if she did not know the reason for his hidden motives, she still found it very enjoyable. She tucked the Qiankun bag away and waved at Qu Tanyue, "Come here."

Qu Tanyue leaned in with a half-smile. Ruan Ci floated up slightly and pecked him quickly on the temple, then hurriedly pulled away. Her face flushed slightly, and she dared not look at Qu Tanyue, only whispering with a smile, "I won't thank you for the things you gave me, only for thinking of me like this. Until next time."

Saying this, she slowly backed away. Qu Tanyue was both amused and annoyed, sighing, "Is this the time for jokes? I am worried you won't come back, yet you only think of these things—once you are inside, be absolutely careful!"

Ruan Ci shouted, "I know!"

She made a face at Qu Tanyue, turned, and increased her speed, turning into a streak of light that painted a pale green mist across the horizon, gradually fading into the distance. Qu Tanyue watched the light grow smaller, then touched his temple, a playful smile appearing on his lips. He turned and said, "Fellow Daoist, the person has left, are you not coming out yet?"

Behind him, the boy in the floral jacket appeared silently. He scrutinized Qu Tanyue and said in a shrill voice, "Kid, which family invited you as a guardian expert?"

Qu Tanyue laughed, "I was not invited by any family; I merely came to send my wife to the Hengze Heaven to retrieve some things. Fellow Daoist, I should ask you the same: which family invited you as an expert? Which passenger on the boat are you here to protect?"

The boy in the floral jacket shook his head, "My grandson is already dead. I didn't look after him well on the boat, and it was his own fault. Relying on me being by his side, he was arrogant everywhere. After the boat was frozen and then thawed, he went to watch the excitement while I was in meditation. By the time he returned, he was deeply poisoned and beyond saving."

Speaking of the death of his kin, his tone was quite calm. Qu Tanyue's expression also remained unchanged, and he smiled, "A pity, that child had no fortune."

The boy's large eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a cute, puzzled expression. He seemed to be talking to himself, "No fortune... valuing fortune, are you from the Qinglingmen?"

Qu Tanyue crossed his arms over his chest, a smile on his lips, neither confirming nor denying the boy's guess. The boy paced back and forth a few times and sighed, "A pity. If I fought you here, I wouldn't be able to kill all seventeen little cultivators. There would always be a few left who would escape into the Hengze Heaven."

Qu Tanyue asked, "How many has the Fellow Daoist already killed?"

The boy extended his lotus-root-like arms and flipped his palms back and forth, "I killed ten, and five more have died one after another these past few days. The Poison Sect produced a genius disciple this time. If he enters the Hengze Heaven, I fear not many people will come out alive. All the major forces are intentionally or unintentionally looking for him."

He chuckled, "I don't know which one he is, but that doesn't matter. Aside from us two old monsters, shouldn't we just kill all the passengers who came out of the jade boat? —Oh well, since I didn't stop her just now, it's useless to tangle with you here. In any case, the Three-Repelling Bead has already recorded your little wife's aura. Most of the various forces have given instructions to their disciples; she will be hunted down as soon as she enters the Hengze Heaven. I've already killed ten; it's better to commit less slaughter."

He spoke of the fate Ruan Ci was about to face, but Qu Tanyue listened indifferently, not surprised, nor revealing the slightest worry, only nodding and sighing, "A pity."

The boy said, "What's a pity? If you could beat me, you could naturally stop her and tell her to come back immediately. But I see that this avatar of yours has floating magic power and a stiff energy, so I fear you are too far from your true body. Killing me won't be that simple, unless you perish with me, which would at least vent some anger for your little wife."

Qu Tanyue said, "True. My true body is at a critical moment in cultivation; unless I sacrifice this avatar, it is hard to kill you. Originally, one avatar is easily discarded, but unfortunately, my wife just kissed me, so this avatar cannot be easily damaged here. It must return to my true body to bring all these memories back into my sea of consciousness. So, even though you've said so much nonsense to me, I still cannot kill you."

This point seemed to make him quite melancholy. Qu Tanyue sighed and said lazily, "As for my little lady, if she is surrounded and killed, it is indeed a pity—a pity that so many sects spent their fortune sending disciples in, only for them to die at the front door without earning any benefits. Isn't that a pity?"

His tone was so grand that the boy in the floral jacket had to look at him sideways, tentatively asking, "Are you really from the Qinglingmen?"

Qu Tanyue waved his sleeve. The boy in the floral jacket frowned and retreated rapidly, laughing strangely twice, shouting, "If you won't say, then don't. Such a big temper. A few years from now, this old man will wait for you at this Baoyun Ferry to see if you dare to come."

Saying this, he shook his shoulders, turned into a pale white streak of light, and vanished in an instant. Qu Tanyue stood in place, staring at the streak of light, his fingers shaking slightly, as if he wanted to release some insect magic treasure, but he ultimately held back.

A blood-line golden insect crawled out from his sleeve, buzzing, "Young Master, are you really not going to follow him?"

Qu Tanyue sighed slightly and said, "Forget it. Killing him is just a matter of lifting a hand, but that is only an avatar. If he loses one avatar, he might be able to find out our roots, which I fear would be disadvantageous to the Lady."

The golden insect flew up and down for a while, "That's true, that's true. Young Master, we should hurry to Biyuan Mountain. Linu and I have eaten many good things, and there is a huge restriction that we can't gnaw through."

Qu Tanyue said, "Biyuan Mountain is somewhat dangerous. I need to change into another avatar; wait a few days."

Xiunu was not very happy, buzzing, "One avatar, isn't it just as many as you want... Ah, I understand."

It flew up again, its voice filled with laughter, "Young Master was telling the truth just now; Young Master is reluctant to lose this avatar—Young Master, has the Young Lady already started to like you? I knew it; Young Master roams through the flowers and is always successful. One day, the Sword Envoy will peacefully become the Young Lady of our Xuanpo Sect."

It was clearly used to flattering Qu Tanyue. Qu Tanyue's lips curled up slightly; although he didn't say it clearly, it was obvious that Xiunu's flattery made him very happy. "Don't let the Lady hear this, and don't let her know you are by her side; she is thin-skinned... Sigh, let everything wait until she comes out of the Hengze Heaven."

He sighed and became worried again, "With Foundation Establishment twelve, theoretically she won't die in the Hengze Heaven, but does she really know what this means..."

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"Hey, what was that about just now? Did you really take a liking to that kid?"

Inside the streak of light, Wang Panpan didn't know when it had crawled out from Ruan Ci's waist and was squatting on her shoulder, asking, "A few spiritual jades and a few magic tools were enough to win you over? Donghua Sword Envoy, having such shallow eyes is not very good."

Ruan Ci laughed, "I couldn't turn back. Quickly help me see if he is still standing there, watching me not leave? —Didn't I say, I'm not thanking him for his things, but for his intentions. I just want him to think that I have already started to like him."

Wang Panpan thought about the twists and turns here and understood, laughing, "Wonderful! Right, you just want him to think that you are gradually liking him, so he will constantly pour mental energy into the love seed, and unknowingly be more deeply backlashed. Hehe, interesting, interesting. You are truly wicked, absolutely wonderful; this is exactly what suits my taste."

It praised her for a long time before instructing Ruan Ci, "I have told you about the Hengze Heaven matters on the way. After entering, except for Fengyu, don't trust anyone else. Especially that extremely powerful Poison Sect disciple on your jade boat. I suspect that to prevent variables, the Sheng Sect and Mao Sect will unite to kill you survivors first. That day at the pier, the Three-Repelling Bead taken out by the people at Baoyun Ferry, besides repelling dust, poison, and miasma, can actually record a cultivator's aura, so no matter how you disguise your appearance, it is useless."

Wang Panpan's cat face showed a look of pride, "Hehe, but they never expected that your aura was fake to begin with. Qu Tanyue probably already thought of this, otherwise he would have given a few instructions. So now you know how far-sighted I was to find you such a sect at that time? If it weren't for a big family like the Shangqing Sect, how could you, a small Foundation Establishment disciple, carry a cave-heaven spiritual treasure on your body?"

It chattered on and on, giving many more instructions. Seeing a stretch of water ahead, rippling with the breeze, it finally stopped and sighed, "I cannot go any further. Be careful inside. I know you will never die, but..."

It flicked its tail, "But for some reason, seeing you walk so smoothly step by step, I can't feel happy..."

Ruan Ci smiled and touched its furry forehead, saying gently, "Don't worry, I will be fine. What is there to be sad about? One lives a lifetime, it's better to be happy."

She took out a veil hat and put it on, secretly urging the Cloud Seed with her spiritual sense. Her aura immediately changed: the Heavenly Fate Cloud Seed could even forge an inner scene world, and could even disguise the image of Dao rhyme entering the body, so what was difficult about changing an aura? Ruan Ci's true aura had never been exposed to others and had always been hidden by the Cloud Seed; it was nothing more than changing to a different disguise.

Wang Panpan watched, nodded with satisfaction, and jumped to the side, landing on a cloud. Ruan Ci waved goodbye to it, her heart moved, and she changed the color of her escape light, circled in the air, and then landed toward the edge of the great marsh.

The clothes she wore were a magic tool of Young Master Yue, which could change its style and color at will. At this time, she was wearing a red round-collared robe and a veil hat, looking androgynous. Standing by the edge of the marsh, only a few people cast their eyes over, but turned away after a moment.

Everyone stood far apart and did not talk to each other. This great marsh was extremely vast, and the lake shore could hold thousands of people without being crowded. Streaks of light constantly flew in, all stopping further away. Only one streak of light attracted everyone's attention. Someone shouted, "That's the aura of the Poison Boat!"

As soon as the words fell, sword light was released from all directions, slashing toward that streak of light. No matter how many means that streak of light had, being slashed by hundreds of sword Qi halfway, it could only let out a mournful cry and fall from the clouds. Ruan Ci focused her eyes and saw that in the streak of light, a cultivator's face was like gold paper, eyes tightly closed, clearly seriously injured. It was indeed a person who had been on the same boat that day.

It can be seen that when there are many cultivators of the same rank, no matter how high the cultivation, it is useless. Cultivators who can avoid the poison of the Poison Sect are all somewhat extraordinary, but today they also fell here. Ruan Ci warned herself inwardly, but her face remained calm as usual. After just glancing a few times, she continued to stand coldly with her arms crossed, looking at the great marsh in front of her.

This Baoyun Sea originally had no real seawater. The surging river water of the Fengfu River, upon reaching the estuary, was all turned into spiritual energy by a natural great array and steamed upward. The spiritual ocean that rose and fell beneath the Baoyun Sea could be called a void or seawater beneath the auspicious clouds. Sometimes in the auspicious light on the horizon, it seemed that green waves were surging, but when flying close and pushing aside the clouds, looking carefully, it was a clear sky, with only spiritual energy rolling.

Ruan Ci had stayed at Baoyun Ferry for so long, and it wasn't that she hadn't been curious about what was at the bottom of the spiritual energy. However, she couldn't see that far. According to Qu Tanyue, the deeper one dived, the stronger the spiritual pressure, and even Nascent Soul cultivators could not withstand such enormous pressure. The mountains on the edge of the Baoyun Sea almost had no mortals or cultivators living on the side facing the sea, because the natural great array was not that stable. Sometimes the spiritual energy tide in the sea would sweep across the mountain tops, destroying all things with spirit. And at this moment, this great marsh was different from the illusions occasionally seen in the past. Even though she had reached the edge, it still looked like water, as if a great marsh were floating in the air. Ruan Ci bent down and touched a bit of lake water. The lake water dissipated into spiritual energy at her fingertips, and it seemed to have a subtle difference from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but the difference was very subtle. Before Ruan Ci could taste it, the spiritual energy had already dissipated. She couldn't help but nod inwardly, thinking, "No wonder only Foundation Establishment cultivators come here. The spiritual energy of the Hengze Heaven is different from the outside world. Two kinds of spiritual energy are mixed together, and the space here is not very stable. Even if an avatar comes here, unless the cause and effect are severed, it will eventually have an impact on the energy field in the dark. It doesn't matter if the avatar is lost in a space crack, but it is very uneconomical for the younger disciples carried by his side to die with him."

Just as she was thinking this, a streak of light on the horizon was like a long rainbow, with extraordinary momentum, falling toward this place. Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look, and many cultivators showed solemn expressions—although everyone had put away their inner scene worlds and would not be easily peered into by outsiders regarding their detailed cultivation, in the energy field, one could still sense changes in the aura. This person's spiritual pressure was very heavy, and the sense of oppression brought to everyone was even close to that of a Golden Core cultivator. Undoubtedly, this person was already at the perfection of the Foundation Establishment realm, and from forming a core, I fear there was only a little bit of opportunity left.

The streak of light fell, revealing its true appearance. It was a cold and beautiful young girl. This woman had a high and elegant demeanor, and where her eyes looked, people couldn't help but feel ashamed of themselves. She quickly chose a spot, moved her lotus steps, proudly passed through everyone's eyes, walked to the side of a cultivator with a veil hat, and smiled slightly at him. The cultivator with the veil hat reached out, and she didn't hesitate to hold his hands and stand together.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the cultivator with the veil hat differently and re-examine him, but in the energy field, they didn't see anything special, so they said he should have used a secret method to hide his cultivation. The beauty's favor was heavy, and being able to get such favor from this woman, this cultivator must also have something extraordinary.

At this time, it was not yet time to enter the Hengze Heaven, and it was not a good time to probe the reality. The lakeside soon became quiet, and streaks of light continued to be cast. As the lake water rippled, the water vapor became more and more moist, and the waves became larger and larger, as if something in the center of the lake was causing its tides to surge. After a few hours, a wave rolled over and hit several people. After the water passed, the figures of these people disappeared. Seeing this, everyone was refreshed, and many turned back to release their flying swords to report to Baoyun Ferry:

The spiritual tide has arrived, the Hengze Heaven is open!

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Updated, sorry for the long wait, everyone. This chapter sends out red envelopes. Little Ci has finally entered the book. Everyone knows who the cold and beautiful woman who just arrived is, right!

I went to watch "Tenet" yesterday, emm, my thoughts are all on Weibo. Because not many people have seen it, I won't comment specifically to avoid spoilers. Anyway, the feeling my friend and I had after watching it is that it's not a masterpiece, it has a sense of being mysterious for the sake of it. However, Robert Pattinson is super handsome!

Lunch is pomfret~~~~ mushroom and tofu soup~~~~ and today I plan to watch "Daily Life of Hunting Demons in Another World", ah, and "Undead Tavern", I will repo to everyone tomorrow.

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