NOVEL WEB Ch. 55
Chapter 55: Azure Sky Crane Feather
Xu Zhengyang had just stored away the Bodhi Fruit when he suddenly felt a sensation of weightlessness enveloping him.
Immediately after—
As familiar specks of light appeared before his eyes, Xu Zhengyang had already left Sunset Cloud Blessed Land and arrived before the Absolute Shadow Wall of Celestial Mechanism Peak.
“Good disciple!”
As soon as Xu Zhengyang’s vision returned, Pei Zhen laughed heartily and stepped forward to pat Xu Zhengyang on the shoulder. At the same time, he took out a porcelain bottle of pills and handed it to him, saying:
“This bottle contains Nourishing Essence Pills. They can swiftly replenish the spiritual energy a cultivator has lost.
An empty dantian is an unpleasant feeling. Take one first.”
“Thank you, Master, for the pill!”
Xu Zhengyang said as he immediately took the porcelain bottle, poured out one Nourishing Essence Pill, and swallowed it.
“Well done!”
Pei Zhen spoke, and then transmitted his voice to Xu Zhengyang:
【This time, you've regained face for our True Essence Sect. When the time comes, not only I, but even Senior Brother the Sect Master will reward you!】
A reward from the Sect Master?
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhengyang suddenly felt some anticipation.
After all, the Sect Master of True Essence Sect, Master Xuan Yin, was a Golden Core True Lord!
His reward would surely be extraordinary!
Just then—
Ye Mingyu of Azure Peak Sword Sect walked over to Xu Zhengyang and said, “Fellow Daoist, your abilities are truly exceptional. I am in awe. If I gain any further insights in the future— I shall definitely seek you out again for a sword duel!”
Facing Ye Mingyu’s challenge, Xu Zhengyang did not mind. He immediately laughed heartily and replied, “Hahaha, good!”
“Refreshing!”
Ye Mingyu responded with satisfaction upon hearing this, then returned to the Azure Peak Sword Sect’s side.
Zhang Yutong’s ice-type techniques greatly restrained body cultivators. Yang Hong was simply no match for Zhang Yutong.
Earlier—
The reason Yang Hong had fought desperately to entangle Zhang Yutong was to buy more time for Xu Zhengyang.
So that Xu Zhengyang would not be surrounded by Zhang Yutong and Ye Mingyu.
Xu Zhengyang had seen Yang Hong’s actions clearly and thus quickly asked Pei Zhen, “Master, where is Junior Brother Yang? How are his injuries?”
“No problem.”
Pei Zhen smiled and said, “Though Nephew Yang has cold poison in his body, thanks to timely treatment, there’s no serious issue.”
At this point—
Pei Zhen hesitated briefly and then added, “It’s just that with his master’s methods, Nephew Yang might suffer a bit while expelling the cold poison…”
At that moment—
Master Xuan Yin, through the Absolute Shadow Wall, saw that the spiritual materials and spiritual herbs cultivated for thirty years within Sunset Cloud Blessed Land had nearly all been harvested.
He then waved his hand grandly.
On the ground before the Absolute Shadow Wall, a teleportation formation suddenly lit up.
Following that—
Not long after Xu Zhengyang and the others had entered Sunset Cloud Blessed Land, the ordinary disciples of the three sects who had gone in with them also walked out one after another through the teleportation array.
With the Absolute Shadow Wall projecting everything, none of the ordinary disciples from the three sects dared to hide anything in front of Master Xuan Yin.
After voluntarily handing over seventy percent of their gains from this trip, they finally dispersed.
A moment later—
Seeing that all his disciples were safe and sound, Chen Xingyu, the Black Iron Sword Master of Azure Peak Sword Sect, cupped his hands toward Master Xuan Yin and said:
“Since Nephew Xu of your sect could defeat Mingyu head-on, we of Azure Peak Sword Sect will no longer pursue the matter of the Breaking Formation Pearl.”
“Mm.”
Master Xuan Yin nodded slightly and waved his hand, retrieving the Formation Disk and Array Flags of the Mist Shadow Thousand Kill Formation that Azure Peak Sword Sect had set up in Sunset Cloud Blessed Land.
Following that—
Master Xuan Yin took out another jade slip imbued with a restriction.
Then he handed all of these items to Chen Xingyu, saying, “Elder Chen, please deliver this handwritten letter of mine back to Azure Peak Sword Sect and present it to Master Jue Ying.”
“I will not fail in this task.”
Chen Xingyu responded, and with a grand wave of his hand, a flying vessel suddenly appeared by his side.
A moment later—
Once all the disciples of Azure Peak Sword Sect had boarded the flying vessel, Chen Xingyu gave one final salute to Master Xuan Yin and said, “Farewell!”
“Forgive me for not seeing you off,” Master Xuan Yin replied.
While the two exchanged farewells—
The flying vessel of Azure Peak Sword Sect soared into the sky and departed from Celestial Mechanism Peak.
……
At that moment—
Master Xuan Yin also retrieved the Formation Disk and Array Flags of the Five Elements Maze Formation set up by Heavenly Profound Sect, and handed them over along with a jade slip sealed with a restriction to Zhang Youwei, the Disciplinary Elder of Heavenly Profound Sect, saying, “Elder Zhang. This handwritten letter of mine—please also deliver it to your sect’s Master Huan Yue.”
“I dare not be negligent.”
Zhang Youwei cupped his hands in salute. After receiving the items from Master Xuan Yin, he said, “Since matters here have concluded. We shall take our leave.”
“No need to see us off,” said Master Xuan Yin.
As they spoke—
All the disciples of Heavenly Profound Sect boarded Zhang Youwei’s flying vessel and left True Essence Sect.
……
Once all outsiders present had departed—
“Those of Divine Mechanism Peak stay behind.”
As he spoke—
Only then did Master Xuan Yin descend from the lotus platform, and said to the others, “If there are no other matters, the rest may disperse.”
“We respectfully obey the Sect Master’s decree.”
The crowd responded in unison, each employing their methods to leave Celestial Mechanism Peak.
A moment later—
Once things quieted before the Absolute Shadow Wall, Master Xuan Yin approached Pei Zhen and praised Xu Zhengyang, saying, “This disciple of yours is not bad, truly not bad!”
“Thanks to Sect Master Senior Brother’s great fortune.”
Pei Zhen promptly responded, “I merely did what was expected of me.”
As he spoke—
A trace of concern appeared on Pei Zhen’s face, and he said, “Sect Master Senior Brother, you sealed Senior Sister Xiao and Junior Niece Tian together inside the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tower. If that Master Gu Hong learns of this…”
“Hmph!”
Master Xuan Yin snorted coldly and said disdainfully, “A mere false core guest cultivator. If he behaves, I can still tolerate him scraping out a living on borrowed ground.”
At this point—
A trace of killing intent actually appeared in Master Xuan Yin’s eyes, and he said, “That scoundrel interfered with the inheritance of Spirit Mechanism Peak. I let it go only because Tian Xiyue is his daughter. But Gu Hong not only showed no gratitude— He even became more arrogant, recklessly spreading his selfish rogue-cultivator habits, throwing Spirit Mechanism Peak into chaos! For such audacity, I cannot allow him to remain!”
“To kill Gu Hong is easy…”
Pei Zhen quickly tried to dissuade Master Xuan Yin, saying, “But if we do this, all our guest cultivators will live in fear. In the future— It will likely be much harder to recruit guest cultivators again!”
Hearing this, Master Xuan Yin exhaled deeply, looking at Pei Zhen with a disappointed expression, and said, “If either you or Junior Brother Chen could achieve a breakthrough— Would I have needed to let that useless Gu Hong defile the honor of my True Essence Sect?”
“This…”
Pei Zhen’s face turned awkward upon hearing this, ashamed beyond words.
“Forget it.”
Master Xuan Yin waved his hand and took out from his storage pouch a pair of wings with a wingspan of one zhang and six chi.
He then said to Xu Zhengyang, “This time you defeated both Ye Mingyu and Zhang Yutong head-on, leaving both sects speechless, and preserved the face of my True Essence Sect. This item is called Azure Sky Crane Feather. Unlike ordinary magical treasures— This item is not powered by spiritual energy or spell force, but is instead driven by martial qi. Take it.”
Xu Zhengyang was overjoyed upon hearing this. He immediately received the Azure Sky Crane Feather and said, “Thank you, Sect Master, for the treasure!”
“Mm.”
Master Xuan Yin nodded and finally said to Xu Zhengyang, “The stronger your martial qi, the faster Azure Sky Crane Feather will be. With these wings— Even after you reach Tier 2 in the future, you’ll be unmatched in speed among your peers!”