Eternal Tranquility

Liu Qinghuan was not shying away from competing with Lu Enming. You should know that pure sword cultivators were very strong, and most Taoist cultivators of the same level were no match for them. He also wanted to learn from them.

But he really doesn't have time. He has been busy since he returned to the human world and hasn't had a day off yet. He had just agreed with Yun Zheng to go to the Cave of Time guarded by the Time Beast, and there were still many things to deal with before the trip.

The two of them went to Dayan's Dou Su Peak together, and saw Dayan sitting under the stone corridor, playing alone in front of the chessboard, with the aroma of tea wafting from the small stove next to him.

The strings on the piano on the other side of the table were not plucked, but the strings were vibrating gently, emitting a deep and distant sound.

Liu Qinghuan seemed to suddenly walk from a busy street to a secluded place, and the world became quiet.

Open the window and look at the green mountains every day. The green mountains never change their appearance.

I asked Qingshan when he was old, and Qingshan asked me how many days I had free time.

Liu Qinghuan slowly exhaled a breath, feeling her whole body relax, leaving all the complicated and trivial matters behind, and just wanted to enjoy this moment of leisure.

He stepped in the door and chuckled: "Senior brother, you feel so at ease, playing chess with yourself."

Dayan raised his head and smiled when he saw him and Lu Enming.

"I'm back. I was worried that no one would play chess with me. You guys came just in time. Who will sit across from me?"

Lu Enming tilted his head slightly, so Liu Qinghuan stepped forward and sat down on the other side of the chess table. He carefully looked at the chess game, thought about it, and then picked up a white piece.

The sound of the piano was lingering, the fragrance of tea lingered, and for a while the only sound left in the corridor was the sound of chess pieces falling.

Lu Enming held his sword and leaned against the stone pillar nearby. He could clearly feel that Liu Qinghuan, who had been a bit busy when he arrived, now relaxed his tense brows and occasionally said a word or two, just talking about the chess game.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Lu Enming's lips. He looked away from the two people playing chess and looked at the sky silently and calmly.

The weather is fine today, with clear blue sky and gentle breeze.

Dayan dropped a chess piece and suddenly said with a smile: "I remembered the scene when I first saw you."

Liu Qinghuan was thinking about the next step. After hearing these words, it took him a while to recall the distant past.

"The first time? Oh, I was still in the qi training period at that time. Not long after I entered the sect, I received the sect's mission to enter the Great Xumi Qiankun Pagoda for the first time."

"Yes." Dayan sighed: "A little kid in his teens suddenly ran to my seclusion on a small beast and played chess with me like this. He was not afraid of anything."

Liu Qing said with a smile: "I was born in a young age, and I walk around the streets begging for food every day. The thing I'm not afraid of the most is strangers."

Dayan had never known Liu Qinghuan's experience before embarking on the path to immortality, so he was a little surprised when he heard this: "Begging for food?"

Liu Qinghuan doesn't mind that his humble past is known to others: "Yes, I lost my father when I was young and was abandoned on the street corner. Fortunately, the old beggar Old Man Liu took pity on me, raised me by his side, and taught me to read and calligraphy."

Although he and Old Man Liu only lived together for a few years when they were young, without those years, he would not have survived, and there would be no talk of his subsequent immortality.

Therefore, he will always remember Old Man Liu's kindness. When he mentioned it at this time, he couldn't help but look nostalgic.

"My grandfather was born into a wealthy family. When he was young, he saw and played a lot. He was very knowledgeable. Even though he lived in a shabby alleyway, he had to keep his clothes neat and tidy. He was also good at eating and taught me how to use the simplest ingredients. Cooking the most delicious meals, I ended up making a great friend because of it.”

"Is this the Lingxi Sword Master from Ziwei Sword Pavilion?" Dayan asked.

Everyone in Yunmengze's immortal world knows that Liu Qinghuan and Yun Zheng are close friends, and the Wenshi Sect and Ziwei Sword Pavilion have also had a very good relationship over the years.

Lu Enming, who was listening silently, looked over thoughtfully. Although he joined the sect at the same time as Liu Qinghuan, he didn't have much contact when he was young and rarely talked about personal matters.

"Yes." Liu Qinghuan nodded. Since he was talking about Yun Zheng, he stopped recalling the past and talked about his upcoming trip to the New World.

"...If the Cave of Time can be used for cultivation, in the future, the disciples in the sect will have another way to quickly improve their cultivation. Even you and I can choose to retreat there."

Speaking of this, Liu Qinghuan paused and expressed his concerns: "However, everything is still undecided. The time beast guarding the Cave of Time may not be willing to have too many people coming in and out, so I have to confirm it before making any comments."

Dayan said with relief: "Whether it succeeds or fails, it's not a bad thing anyway, just do what you can."

Lu Enming straightened up: "Do you want me to go with you?"

Liu Qinghuan thought about it for a while, but still refused: "There is only one Mahayana companion in Ziwei Sword Pavilion. If we have one more, I'm afraid they will think too much."

Although he was sure that Yun Zheng didn't care about these things, it was related to the future well-being of the two factions, and there were some subtleties that needed to be paid more attention to, so that friends could get along with each other for a long time.

The three of them discussed it and briefly talked about how to arrange it in the future to nip it in the bud.

Three days later, an inconspicuous flying boat sailed out of the Wenshi Sect, first entered the Xianding City in the Wanhu Realm, teleported to a certain small realm through the star gate, and then left the small realm and sailed into the endless void.

After another half month, a medium-sized piece of land appeared ahead, floating in the void like an island.

Liu Qinghuan took Jiang Nianen, and Yun Zheng took two disciples of Ziwei Jiange, stepped onto the land, and landed outside a valley.

"Are we here?" Liu Qinghuan looked around. This small world that was born due to the great catastrophe of heaven and earth was indeed as Yun Zheng said. The spiritual energy was very thin, with only some mortal beasts and low-level spirits.

As for this valley, if it weren't for Yun Zheng's guidance, he wouldn't have seen any trace of the formation at all.

"When I left before, I covered this place again. Follow me and be careful not to make a wrong step."

Yun Zheng was walking in front, and without seeing how he moved, wave-like formations rippled around his body, leaving a shimmering footprint with every step he took.

Others stepped on his footprints and soon entered the deep fog. After walking in zigzags for more than half an hour, the shadows of many stone pillars appeared faintly in front of them.

"The altar is at the deepest part of this natural stone formation. The time beasts you mentioned stand at the four corners of the altar. There is a light vortex in the middle, and inside is the Cave of Time."

Yunzheng raised his hand and pointed, and he saw an altar suddenly appearing in front of him. It was made of a whole piece of black stone. Purple-red light rays converged from all directions, forming a constantly rotating vortex above the altar.

Liu Qinghuan exclaimed: "You are also brave. You dare to rush in without knowing the origin of this place. Aren't you afraid that the light vortex is something that cannot be touched?"

"I have my own way to save my life!" Yunzheng said proudly.

Liu Qinghuan had no choice but to shut her mouth, letting Jiang Nianen and others stay below, and walked towards a time beast with Yun Zheng.

The time beast was more than a foot tall, with a dragon body and an eagle head, and very thick antlers on its head.

As Liu Qinghuan approached, the body of the Time Beast suddenly twisted, and the eagle's head turned to stare at him closely, and a majestic voice shouted:

"Renxiu, why do you have the aura of my Tongze on you? You killed it!"