Chapter 946: Chapter 946

Siheng was still busy outside. Worried that Cinian might pass away at any moment, they thought of seeking Nanli’s help. Yun Yubai, aware of his limited cultivation and his inability to match Nanli in terms of talisman arrays, could only manage to set up a basic Wound-Healing Talisman formation. It didn’t have a significant effect, but it did slightly improve Cinian’s condition.

On the other side, Qiao Nanyi, who had been schemed against, had yet to regain consciousness. Qing Feng had been guarding him the entire time. To put it nicely, he was keeping watch by the bed. To put it bluntly, he was sleeping like a dead pig.

After Nanli had given Yun Jianchu a new scarecrow body, she came over to find Qing Feng. The deafening snoring was even louder than that of a pig.

Nanli called out in disgust, "Qing Feng."

The snoring continued.

"Qing Feng, it’s mealtime," Nanli tried again. Qing Feng’s ears twitched, the snoring stopped abruptly, and he immediately sat up.

"Mealtime? What’s for dinner today?!" His eyes still closed, he spoke first.

Nanli’s lips twitched, "Eat air."

"What’s air?" Qing Feng smacked his lips, rubbed his eyes open, and became fully awake.

"Princess? You’re back?" He noticed the dark sky outside. "It’s still the middle of the night, right? Why are we having a meal in the middle of the night?"

Yun Jianchu was a bit surprised. "With all that commotion just now, you didn’t wake up at all?"

Qing Feng stretched. "Was there a big commotion?"

Yun Jianchu’s lips twitched. "Alright then, you can just pretend nothing happened." Qing Feng was about to inquire further, but Nanli had already spoken.

"Where is Jialan’s exquisite library?"

She had been to the ordinary library, which only housed regular books. She assumed that the exquisite scriptures were kept elsewhere, known only to the master or elders of Jialan Celestial Mountain, who could enter and exit freely.

Qing Feng said, "It’s at the bottom of the cliff. I’ll show you the way!" Without asking for reasons, he led Nanli there. On the way, he finally noticed that Nanli’s movements were a bit clumsy. Upon closer inspection, he clicked his tongue.

"Your belly! Why has it suddenly grown so big?" Could it be that she had padded it with a pillow? No, that didn’t make sense. She was already pregnant; why would she need to pad it with a pillow?

Nanli didn’t bother to answer. "Don’t ask. Just lead the way." Yun Jianchu naturally followed along.

The bottom of Jialan Celestial Mountain’s cliff was shrouded in layers of barriers, with mist swirling around. Qing Feng walked in first.

"This barrier is very powerful. Only the lineage of the Venerable Master can pass through without hindrance. As for us elders, we have the qualification to come to the bottom of the cliff because we have received a drop of the Venerable Master’s essence blood."

He puffed out his chest, showing off. "Princess, you’ll have to wait for the Venerable Master to come and grant you a drop of essence blood to get in." Moreover, the scriptures at the bottom of the cliff were controlled by special talismans. Only the lineage of the Venerable Master could take the scriptures out.

Other elders, even if they could enter, could only read and cultivate here; they couldn’t take the scriptures out. So even if Qingwu had once taken control of Jialan Celestial Mountain, he couldn’t break this talisman, and his people naturally couldn’t gain any benefits.

Nanli glanced at him and stepped forward directly. The barrier in front of her was like a thin veil, offering no resistance. Qing Feng’s eyes widened.

"This... this... what’s going on?! How can the Princess also get in?!" The Venerable Master hadn’t brought her here before.

Nanli said, "I have Siheng’s bloodline, don’t I? What’s so surprising?" Qing Feng blinked.

"Is that possible? They haven’t been born yet."

"Why not?" Nanli said. "This barrier is incredibly exquisite and has a spirit." Qing Feng pursed his lips, suddenly unsure of what he had been showing off about.

However, Yun Jianchu outside couldn’t get through. She shouted, "Nanli, take me with you!" Nanli told her not to worry.

"Siheng should be done soon. Just wait a bit." Yun Jianchu rolled her eyes. Qing Feng couldn’t show off to Nanli, but he could to Yun Jianchu.

"That’s probably not possible, right? You’re the Asura Princess. How could you enter the bottom of Jialan Celestial Mountain’s bookshelf?"

"What kind of attitude is that?" Yun Jianchu got angry, hands on her slender waist. "Even your Venerable Master wouldn’t dare to be disrespectful to me! I command you to bow down and apologize to me right now!"

Qing Feng laughed. "How dare you say such a thing? Who do you think you are? Why wouldn’t the Venerable Master dare to be disrespectful to you?"

"Because I am his..." Nanli was looking through the scriptures on the other side and heard the two arguing incessantly. Yun Jianchu was about to blurt out a secret, so she quickly coughed a few times. Yun Jianchu suddenly stopped. Her face turned awkward.

Qing Feng, seeing her stop, urged, "What are you? Say it. Why did you stop?"

Yun Jianchu gritted her teeth in anger and had to say, "Although I am the Asura Princess, I am loved by everyone! Just you wait and see how your Venerable Master will respect me!"

Qing Feng didn’t believe her and rolled his eyes. He folded his arms across his chest and stood by the barrier, staring.

Soon, Siheng came over after setting up the formation barriers. His figure was tall and straight, his robe fluttering, and he was incredibly handsome. "

Venerable Master..." Qing Feng wanted to complain, but upon seeing the mark on Siheng’s forehead, he was stunned.

"Venerable Master, what is that on your forehead?" Siheng imperceptibly furrowed his brows. It was Yun Jianchu’s turn to laugh wildly.

"You, who knows nothing, don’t even recognize the divine mark!"

Qing Feng couldn’t worry about losing face anymore. His eyes narrowed. "Divine... divine mark?" But then he said, "What is the divine mark for? Why didn’t the Venerable Master have it before? Venerable Master, did you have some opportunity on your trip to the North Wilderness this time?"

Siheng walked straight in, ignoring him. Qing Feng pouted in frustration. He didn’t dare to ask, for fear of being scolded and punished by Siheng. Yun Jianchu said, "Beg me, and I’ll kindly tell you."

Beg an Asura Princess? Qing Feng was not about to do that. He turned his head away. Seeing this, Yun Jianchu shouted towards the inside, "Little Heng, I want to go in and have a look too."

Qing Feng was stunned. He thought to himself, how dare Yun Jianchu call his Venerable Master "Little Heng"? Wasn’t that asking for trouble? Well, well, Yun Jianchu had already been reduced to a mere wisp of Demon Soul. Now, it seemed she might not even have that left.

Sure enough, Siheng’s face darkened as he instantly teleported to the barrier, his gaze cold.

"Silence," he said, "Call me Siheng."

"Alright, Little Heng," Yun Jianchu ignored his dark expression and giggled, "Open the barrier, quickly."

"If you don’t listen, I’ll keep calling you Little Heng," Yun Jianchu’s eyes twinkled, "Little Heng, Little Heng, Little Heng..."

Siheng couldn’t bear it and had to wave his sleeve to open the barrier. Yun Jianchu happily and triumphantly walked in, not forgetting to give Qing Feng a disdainful glance.

Siheng didn’t show any anger, his tone indifferent as he instructed Yun Jianchu, "That row there contains the scriptures written by Celestial Emperor Yining. They are quite safe for you to look at. As for the others, do not touch them. Some can directly suppress the Demon Clan."

A Demon Soul like Yun Jianchu would not be able to withstand them. "Alright, I got it," Yun Jianchu said. She wasn’t interested in the others; she mainly wanted to see the scriptures written by Yining. They dispersed.

Qing Feng stood there, stunned, unable to regain his senses for a long time. This... this was still his Venerable Master? Could it be that Yun Jianchu had some leverage over the Venerable Master?

Yun Jianchu had a good appearance, and the Venerable Master was bewitched? No, no, no, the Venerable Master was not such a superficial person.

Besides, the princess was talented and beautiful, far better than Yun Jianchu. The Venerable Master had very good eyesight. But why did the Venerable Master have such a high tolerance for Yun Jianchu? He was puzzled.

Over there, Nanli found that many of the scriptures and divine techniques were blank when opened. But it wasn’t the case when Siheng opened them. His spiritual consciousness entered a void space. The space was bright and white. An old man with snow-white hair and eyebrows floated out.

He had a kind face, stroked his beard, and smiled, saying, "Hello, young man. I am Yunhua True Sovereign. Welcome to the scripture of Tianxin Sword Technique." Siheng was taken aback.

After all, it was his first time entering the space of these scriptures. He bowed and said, "Greetings, Yunhua True Sovereign. I wonder if there are any other divine techniques or cultivation methods in this scripture besides the Tianxin Sword Technique?"

"Young man, it is not easy for you to ascend to immortality. The fact that you can open the scripture and meet me means we are destined. I will teach you the Tianxin Sword Technique," Yunhua True Sovereign said.

"..." Siheng frowned.

After a brief pause, Yunhua True Sovereign continued with a smile, "Young man, are you ready?" He immediately stepped back. His hunched body was now very agile. He made a sword seal: "This is the first move! Watch closely!"

Siheng understood. This was a scripture condensed by spiritual energy, not as rigid as one written with ink.

Such a vivid teaching method made it easy to gain insights. Yunhua True Sovereign quickly finished the first move. He asked with a smile, "How about it? Young man, isn’t it simple? If you want to learn the second move, you have to master the first one."

Siheng had been so engrossed in watching that he had already learned it. "I’ve learned it. Please demonstrate the second move, True Sovereign."

Yunhua True Sovereign said, "If you want to learn the second move, you have to perform the first move first."

Siheng smiled, "This is quite interesting. There’s even a test involved." Yunhua True Sovereign repeated his earlier words. Siheng indeed wanted to demonstrate, but then he suddenly remembered that he hadn’t come to the bottom of the cliff’s library to learn sword techniques.

He quickly said, "I have other matters to attend to. Let’s stop for today." The white expanse made it difficult for him to figure out how to leave this space.

Yunhua True Sovereign said, "What a pity, young man. You’re leaving without even grasping a bit. Let’s meet again when fate allows."

He waved his hand. Siheng felt a burst of white light. When he opened his eyes again, his consciousness had returned to his body, back in the library at the bottom of the cliff. His breathing had changed.

Nanli, who had been watching closely, let out a big sigh of relief when she saw him return: "That’s great, you’re finally back!"

Siheng turned his head, puzzled. "What’s the matter? I was only in there for a short while."

Nanli was both annoyed and amused, pointing outside. Siheng turned around.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and it was clear. He was astonished and after a moment, he looked at Nanli.

"How long did I stay in there?"

"Two hours," Nanli held up two fingers.