You know, even if the space crack is as small as a palm, some cultivators with high cultivation can transform themselves through the crack and come to the Yunhua Realm.
Furthermore, if someone didn't do it intentionally, how could a crack appear in such a good space barrier
Yan Jiuge frowned deeply, "Check the whereabouts of the high-level cultivators in the Hidden Cloud Realm. To be able to destroy the space barrier, their strength must be at least at the Fusion Stage."
"When the space crack was discovered, the family head had already sent people to investigate. But all the cultivators above the Fusion Stage were in the Hidden Cloud Realm, and there was nothing unusual."
"That means they used special means to conceal the truth." Yan Jiuge lowered his eyes, "In the Yunyin Realm, the demon race seems to have signed a contract with some cultivators in the Yunhua Realm?"
"Yes, before the space barrier was formed, the demons liked to go to Yunhua Realm. But now tens of thousands of years have passed since the ancient times, and most of the contracts have disappeared with the death of the monks. Only a few can be preserved, and they are also very obscure. It is very troublesome to check."
"Go check." Yan Jiuge said firmly.
"I obey your orders."
"There is also the family of Gu Qi, the King of Medicine in the Yunyin Realm. They are also possible." Yan Jiuge was checking the list of suspects one by one.
"The Qi family shouldn't be able to do that. Eighteen years ago, the Qi family's last direct descendant's natal tablet was broken, and the family lineage was lost. Since then, Medicine King Valley has been closed and no longer seen by the public."
Yan Jiuge: "The family of Baiyou Pavilion?"
"The Mahayana cultivator of the Ling family also died eighteen years ago, in the incident on the Ascension Platform."
The three suspects listed were all unlikely, Yan Jiuge couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, "Is there a traitor in the Yan family?"
"… "
The person on the other side of the dragon jade was silent for a moment, "The head of the family is also investigating this matter, but our Yan family's family emblem has a seal of discipline, and betrayers cannot escape death. It should be unlikely that there is a traitor. Even if there is, he should have died the moment he destroyed the space barrier."
"But he created the space crack, so people who can't create the crack can get in. Let me know after you finish checking." Yan Jiuge said the final conclusion.
"I obey your orders. Do you have any other instructions, young master?"
Originally there wasn't any, but Yan Jiuge's mind flashed back to the silver leaf hair ornament he took off for Chu Qi this evening, and he suddenly opened his mouth to give orders.
"I want a pair of earrings. They should be suitable for medical practitioners to wear, and can be used as magic weapons. They should be both offensive and defensive, and the style should be very exquisite."
"… "
Dragon Pattern Jade was silent for a moment, "But young master, the Yan family does not have such earrings... There are many other magical instruments suitable for medical practice, you can see..."
"Let Yan Chi refine one. Use the best materials. I want it in three months."
"Then I will report this to Lord Yan Chi right away."
The hearing ends here.
Yan Jiuge removed the restrictions around himself, and only returned from the roof after his appearance and cultivation level returned to their previous state.
The people in the house were still sleeping soundly and showed no signs of waking up.
Yan Jiuge sat down gently beside the bed, and sat there in the quiet moonlight from the deep night to the dawn.
*
Wake up naturally after a good sleep.
Chu Qi opened his sleepy eyes, and the sunlight coming through the wooden window fell on his eyelashes, making him somewhat blinded.
A figure walked towards the bed, just blocking the sunlight.
"Awake? Feeling better?"
A deep voice sounded in front of Chu Qi, causing him to raise his eyes and see Yan Jiuge's worried expression.
Chu Qi's newly awakened mind gradually recalled what happened yesterday. He felt warm in his heart, but also a little helpless. "I just ran out of spiritual power. Other than that, I'm not injured. But you haven't recovered from your internal injuries yet. I should be the one asking you."
"You are so weak, and the lack of spiritual power is a big deal. My internal injuries do not affect my sword-riding." Yan Jiuge said.
"… "
After so many years, Yan Jiuge's way of speaking has not changed. Even if he is concerned, it doesn't sound like consolation.
"Okay, I'll rest for a while then."
Chu Qi paused in his attempt to get up, half lying on the bed, and continued to look at Yan Jiuge with a pair of warm eyes, "Put your hand over here, I'll take your pulse."
"… "
The corners of Yan Jiuge's lips twitched slightly, but before he could think of what to say, his hand reached out towards Chu Qi.
When Yan Jiuge came back to his senses, Chu Qi had already naturally held his hand and carefully felt his pulse.
Unlike the roughness on the hands of people who practice swordsmanship, Chu Qi's palms are smooth and his skin is very thin. It feels like warm jade to the touch, but if you apply a little force, it will turn red. It is very delicate.
Medical practitioners have more vitality than other practitioners. It’s not that Chu Qi’s hands don’t have calluses, but after the calluses form, they will be repaired by his own spiritual power, so they are always in the best condition.
Chu Qi concentrated on taking Yan Jiuge's pulse and found that his internal injuries had gradually healed, and the remaining injuries would gradually improve even without spiritual power treatment.
Letting go of Yan Jiuge's hand, Chu Qi's expression relaxed a little, "I'll treat you again later, and your wound will be completely healed."
"No need." Yan Jiuge withdrew his hand, his words were brief, with a slightly heavy ending.
"What's wrong?" Chu Qi asked in surprise, noticing his mood change.
"No need for further treatment. Your body was not well to begin with. I was not sober yesterday..."
At that time, Yan Jiuge somehow agreed to Chu Qi's words, which led to Chu Qi having to rest and recuperate today.
We certainly cannot afford to repeat the same mistakes now.
"Ayan, we grew up together. I am only helping you with your internal injuries. It is nothing else. Besides, as a medical practitioner, this is my job."
Yan Jiuge: “…”
"Or do you not want me to treat you?" Chu Qi's tone was a little disappointed.
"No."
Yan Jiuge quickly retorted, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the place that Chu Qi had just touched, his heart palpitating inexplicably, and he could only reluctantly explain dryly, "The Yunxi Secret Realm is about to open, you should have a good rest and use the healing technique where it is more needed."
"Oh, okay then." Chu Qi didn't insist.
Yan Jiuge breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He didn't know what happened just now, but when A Qi held his hand and took his pulse, his attention was always drawn to the place where the two of them touched.
If you treat it again, this subtle feeling will inevitably expand, and eventually it will be out of control, which will be bad.
Therefore, Yan Jiuge couldn't help but refuse out loud.
However, after he refused treatment, the emotion in his heart changed from throbbing to inexplicable loss, and he didn't know why.
At this moment, the identity token on Yan Jiuge's waist flashed a light, and a fellow disciple was sending him a message.
When Yan Jiuge picked up the message, Liu Weiming's voice came from the other end, "First Senior Brother, when we went downstairs today, we happened to meet people from the Qingling Sect. They invited us to form an alliance and go together when we go to the Yunxi Secret Realm for training. What do you think?"
"There is no need to form an alliance. After entering the secret realm, except for fellow disciples, the rest are all competing for interests. It would be too much of a waste to share the secret treasure with them."
Yan Jiuge spoke lightly, and in just a few words he made clear the inconveniences of forming an alliance.
“Oh, but the people of Qingling Sect said that they have many medical practitioners, and that it would be difficult to move forward in the secret realm without medical practitioners…” Liu Weiming repeated the words of Qingling Sect.
"Ah."
Yan Jiuge sneered unceremoniously. His voice became more scattered from its normal tone, and now it sounded somewhat sarcastic. "That's because the other cultivators of Qingling Sect are not strong enough. They can't move forward without medical cultivators to support them in the secret realm."
Chu Qi had mixed feelings: "..."
Even though he was listening to the hearing, Chu Qi could feel how much of a blow Yan Jiuge's words had dealt to the Qingling Sect. Compared to what he had said to him, it seemed like nothing.
However, Liu Weiming heard Yan Jiuge's words and seemed to understand. "First Senior Brother, what you said makes sense. When we in Tianxuan Sect went out to train without medical practitioners, we also went through this. We didn't see any difficulty in our fellow disciples at that time."
And so the hearing ended.
*
Two days later, colorful clouds of light descended from the sky to the east of Huacheng.
At that moment, the spiritual energy between this world underwent a huge turbulence, and spread out in all directions like a tide, with the location where the secret realm appeared as the center.
Wherever he passed, the monks would raise their heads with a sense of perception and identify the location of the secret realm.
A month before the opening of the Cloud Breath Secret Realm, there had already been a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy, and many cultivators had rushed here following the sound. Now that the secret realm was finally opened, many cultivators were eager to rush to the location of the glow.
The people from the Tianxuan Sect were not so impatient. They got up at noon and in the empty backyard of the Menghua Inn, two people in a group took turns practicing the basic sword techniques of the Tianxuan Sect.
Menghua Inn was good in every way except that the open space was very cramped and not very convenient for practicing swords. Moreover, if they were not careful and accidentally condensed their sword energy and cut off the branches and leaves of the trees planted in the backyard with one sword, they would have to pay compensation.
When everyone had finished practicing sword, only Senior Brother Shouzuo and Junior Brother Chu were left.
In the past two days, Junior Brother Chu was refining medicine in the guest room and was not seen going out. Now, we can finally see him coming out to practice sword skills. All the sword practitioners in Tianxuan Sect are very much looking forward to it.
Although Junior Brother Chu is a medical practitioner, his swordsmanship is amazing. If it weren't for Elder Qingyue's close protection, Elder Chang and Elder Ming would have wanted to transfer him to the swordsmanship lineage.
Therefore, the elders often argued, and the most serious one was when they saw with their own eyes that the elegant and easy-going medical elder Qingyue took out his spiritual sword on the spot and chased Elder Chang for half an hour. After that, the sword elders could only sigh and regret when watching Junior Brother Chu practice sword, and they never dared to ask him to switch to the sword lineage again.
"Brother Shouzuo, Brother Chu, it's your turn to practice swordplay."
Everyone wanted to see it, and Liu Weiming was no exception. He even shamelessly reminded the two of them in a tactful way.
The former's swordsmanship is at the pinnacle of perfection, while the latter's swordsmanship is spiritual and penetrating.
No matter which sword you practice, it is not only pleasing to the eye, but you can also gain a lot of insights and improve your state of mind.
"Okay." Chu Qi nodded.
Chu Qi had not practiced swordsmanship since they left Tianxuan Sect, and he was indeed a little slack. After a good rest today, he naturally had to make up for it.
In order to facilitate sword practice, Chu Qi wore the attire of a sword disciple today.
"Swish!" The sound of golden swords colliding was heard.
The two magic swords were drawn out of their scabbards almost at the same time. The clear sound of the swords attracted the attention of the monks who were rushing down from the upstairs of the inn.
With just one glance, they forgot that they were rushing downstairs to go to the Yunxi Secret Realm, not to watch the sword practitioners practice sword skills.
The morning light fell freely from the top of the wall, scattering on the two figures, outlining their upright postures.
The next moment, the spiritual sword appeared in their hands and pointed directly in front of them. When the sword was drawn, it was like a sword that split the sunlight apart, its sharpness was unstoppable.
The light and shadow flickered, and the sword shone brightly.
Even if one does not concentrate spiritual energy on the sword, just relying on each move, it is as smooth as flowing clouds and water, making people unable to take their eyes away.
What is even more rare is that the same moves, when performed by two people, have their own different charm, one is unrestrained and fierce, the other is free and easy and transparent, they are different, but can complement each other, and there is a faint sense of resonance in the sword intent.
"Buzz!"
After a set of sword techniques, the spirit sword made a long sound, as if responding to the opponent's sword techniques.
If spiritual power were transferred into the spiritual sword at this time, it would certainly have extremely strong killing power, and it would be no problem to flatten the entire courtyard.
But this is just the daily sword practice for the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect when they get up in the morning. After practicing, they can just put the sword back into the sheath.
The two magic swords were sheathed at the same time, and Yan Jiuge and Chu Qi walked out of the courtyard side by side.
The other fellow sword practitioners have not yet come to their senses. They are all recalling the scene just now. Some of them are eager to take out their magic swords and practice a few more times to test whether they can transform what they saw into understanding.
“Pah!”
At this moment, a sudden applause broke the silence, bringing the people of Tianxuan Sect who were still immersed in swordsmanship back to their senses.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the young man from the Qingling sect, dressed in light gold clothes, standing at the last step of the stairs and clapping.
He was the only one in the audience who showed his true nature. As more people came to their senses, he belatedly realized that it was inappropriate for him to continue clapping.
Luo Xin stopped clapping awkwardly, rubbed his palms together twice, and explained with a red face, "I was too absorbed in watching. I didn't expect that the Taoist friends from Tianxuan Sect would practice swordsmanship with such vigor."
At the end, Luo Xin added quietly, "It's very beautiful. This is the first time I've seen such swordsmanship."
Qingling Sect's first senior brother Ling Wu: "..."
Forget it. I don’t expect my junior brother to be reliable every time.
"My fellow Taoists from the Tianxuan Sect, we from the Qingling Sect were just planning to head to the Yunxi Secret Realm. Unexpectedly, we saw you practicing swordsmanship when we came downstairs. For a moment, we were all attracted by your exquisite swordsmanship. I'm really sorry." Ling Wu greeted everyone from the Tianxuan Sect.
Even if they didn't form an alliance with the Tianxuan Sect, and only maintained a superficial relationship, they couldn't fall behind. At least they had to gain good impressions first, so that after entering the Yunxi Secret Realm, they wouldn't clash with each other over a single word.
"It doesn't matter. We are also planning to rush to the Yunxi Secret Realm." Yan Jiuge said in a light voice.
"Then we are going to go the same way?" Luo Xin's eyes lit up. From what he saw today, he felt that sword cultivators were more graceful and elegant than magic cultivators.
If there is a chance, it would be great if he could switch from magic cultivation to sword cultivation. When the time comes, with the spirit sword in hand, with the sword light shining, he would be so handsome.
Luo Xin was filled with anticipation.
Yan Jiuge did not answer Luo Xin.
Instead, Ling Wu glanced at him and told him not to speak anymore.
If you think about it, you will know that the sword cultivator flying on the sword can fly far away at a speed of "whoosh", which is several times faster than them riding on the flying spiritual tools. Don't even think about going the same way.
"Let's go, fellow disciples. It's time for us to go to the Yunxi Secret Realm." Ling Wu sighed and said to the people from the Tianxuan Sect, "In that case, our Qingling Sect will go first. Farewell, fellow Taoists."
"Goodbye."
Yan Jiuge didn't want to get ahead of this group of people. His A Qi was a medical practitioner and couldn't fly with a sword. His identity was recognized before entering the secret realm. It would not be good if he was targeted during the battle.
I have to urge Yan Chi to refine the spiritual weapon quickly.
Yan Jiuge thought expressionlessly.
Little did they know that the scene of Yan Jiuge and Chu Qi practicing sword just now made people realize that all the people who came from Tianxuan Sect this time were "sword cultivators".
Moreover, each of them is very powerful. With a magic sword in hand, it is no problem for them to flatten the wall of Menghua Inn with one sword.
After the Qingling Sect left, other independent cultivators in the Menghua Inn also left one after another.
A quarter of an hour later, Yan Jiuge checked out of the room with the owner of Menghua Inn and led the disciples of Tianxuan Sect out of the Huacheng city gate.
The twenty spirit swords expanded their sword bodies as they followed the sword-controlling technique.
Yan Jiuge, who was in the lead, raised his deep eyes. The sunlight shone in his eyes, adding a hint of light, making him look energetic.
But these eyes can only accommodate a handsome and tall figure.
"Aqi, come up quickly. I'll take you over on my sword."
Yan Jiuge spoke as usual, looking at Chu Qi steadily.
"Okay." Chu Qi nodded.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar. This is the nth time now. He is no longer as nervous as the first time he stood on the Long Yin sword.
However, the other sword-cultivating disciples still felt complicated when they saw this scene again.
The relationship between Senior Brother Shouzuo and Junior Brother Chu is so good that they can even carry their own spirit swords together! If it were them, even if they were fellow disciples, they would have a big knot in their hearts when they touched their spirit swords!
Although they were shocked for the second time, everyone remained silent tacitly.
Afterwards, twenty sword lights appeared, and everyone from the Tianxuan Sect rushed towards the Yunxi Secret Realm in the east of Huacheng.
(End of this chapter)