Chapter 33

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The Clouds Return (1)

Pei Yu sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and took out the reincarnation stone. This is a dark black round stone with ten dimmed gems on it. Three larger stones are in the center, and the other seven smaller stones are distributed all around. Intricate runes are carved in the center of the stone.

“Reincarnation stone? Can these stones collect people’s three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls?” She pondered for a long while, until the sky dimmed and the cold wind blew, shaking her mind.

Is that person really herself?

The entangled blood mist, the scar on the face bitten by ten thousand demons, the blood-stained black clothes, and those cold and ruthless red eyes, who can it be except for herself?

Master’s deceased…

Pei Yu felt a pain in her head, and the blood in her eyes gradually seeped out. She mouthed a quiet scripture, and then took out the strange broken lens.

The person said it was called the mirror of reincarnation.

And this lens does have some mysterious power of time.

What is the magical effect of the complete reincarnation mirror? Is it possible to travel back and forth through time?

“Will there be two identical people in this world?” She clenched her lenses and lowered her eyes. Her memory of her previous life stopped abruptly at the time of the calamity, and she thought she was dead at that time, but now it seems that it may not be like that.

After going through the calamity, there are different titles in each school of cultivation. In the Immortal Sect it is called ascendant immortal, the Zhuangzi Saints is called prominent saint, the Mo Sect is called sage, and for the devil, after the calamity, it is deceiving heaven.

Regardless of the name, the realm reached is the same. By taking advantage of the righteousness of the heaven and the earth, and defending the argument of the six qi, you can travel infinitely, understand the mystery of the heaven and the earth, master the law of all things, and become the supreme existence between the heaven and earth.

Pei Yu thought, did she really fail in the calamity back then? If she failed, why was she reborn? She also appeared three hundred years ago? If she was successful, how can she forget all this?

After a while, Pei Yu decided not to think too much, picked up the ghost mask, and planned to go to the street to have a look.

There are fewer people on the long street, but it is still very lively. The light market is like the day, the street lights are like stars, and people walk on the street like a sea of stars.

Pei Yu curled her lips slightly and walked quietly on the street. After a while, she saw a restaurant with “The Clouds Return” hanging, smiled lightly, walked in, ordered a pot of peach blossoms, and sat by the window looking at the lanterns.

The night is long.

The Clouds Return is forever lit up and warm.

It’s as she remembered.

Pei Yu drank cold wine and sat all night, and the waiter didn’t bother her, but asked once late at night if she wanted to boil the wine.

In the early morning of the next day, many people poured in and the restaurant became bustling again.

There were three people sitting at a table beside Pei Yu. These three people, both old and young, all wanted to pass the trial to enter Gushan. When they met on the road, they came here together.

They are of different ages and statuses. If they are ordinary, there is no reason to drink together. But at the foot of Gushan, the difference between people has become infinitely small.

Older people can also seek longevity if they enter the immortal gate; those who have money, but after going through the trials, will end up with a lot of loess.

(T/N: loess is a yellow sandy soil typical of north China, in this case the author is trying to say that people who try to enter the immortal gate with a lot of money will lose it all after the trials that await them)

The world is not benevolent, and everyone is a dog. It is not that the world is ruthless, but that there is no difference in front of the world. Just like under this lofty Gushan, no one is unequal.

“I heard that there are six peaks in Gushan, I don’t know which peak Elder Brother Wu and Elder Brother Zhang want to enter?” It was a young man with a ponytail who asked.

Elder Brother Zhang waved his hand, “With our aptitude, how dare you want to enter the inner peak? I just want to go to the outer peak.”

Elder Brother Wu is the oldest, and he seems to know a little bit more. He warned, “If you are lucky enough to pass the trial, you must remember that there is one place you can never go to.”

The boy asked curiously: “Where is it?”

Someone next to him listened and said to help: “You have to ask, of course it is Shouxian Peak.”

Pei Yu put down the wine glass, and frowned slightly.

The boy asked: “Isn’t Shouxian Peak also one of the six peaks? Why can’t you go? I heard people say that the young master of Wangyue City has gone there.”

The audience burst into laughter.

“You guys, what are you laughing at?” The young man said with a thin face and red face: “It’s also one of the inner peaks anyway. It’s better to stay there than the outer peaks. Besides, even the young master of Wangyue City has gone there. Even if it’s not comparable to Baidai Peak, why can’t you go?”

Elder Brother Wu said, “Virtuous brother, we are not laughing at you, we just think of an interesting event.”

“Oh?”

This Elder Brother Wu was talking about how the young master of Wangyue City was deceived into Shouxian Peak.

Wangyue City has always had a good relationship with the Zhuangzi Saints. Ming Ying should have gone to worship at the Zhuangzi Saints, but when their group was about to walk to the East China Sea, the demons and beasts suddenly cannibalized people.

That demon is a white peacock thousands of years old. The feathers are like silk, and when it vibrates its wings, it will cover the sky and the sun, creating gusts of sand and rocks.

The white peacock flew straight towards the people in Wangyue City, and as soon as it raised its wings, it whipped up the monstrous wind and blew away all the magic weapons of those people.

Ming Ying was still a child, and when she watched the behemoth fly, her young face was pale with fright, tears streaming down her face.

At this time, a clear-cut young man stood in front of her.

The young man’s green robe is the wind, the jade belt is flowing, the long sleeves are romantic, and he holds a bamboo flute.

With the sound of the flute, the demon’s fierceness suddenly reduced, and suddenly became tame, quietly lying at the feet of the young man.

Ming Ying has always been awkward, but at this time she was also frightened, clutching the corner of the boy’s clothes and refused to let go.

The pedestrian who escorted Ming Ying in Wangyue City finally reacted and thanked the young man in every possible way. The young man just smiled and shook his head and said, “This is the duty of a monk of my generation.”

When they asked about his name, he replied: “Master teaches that the Dao is always nameless, and I am also nameless.”

What a glorious day, not for fame!

The young man waved his hand freely, leaving no surname or given name.

Everyone in Wangyue City was amazed by the character of the young man, but it didn’t take long before they found something was wrong. Along the way, they will always encounter various strange demons attacking. When their young master is so scared to cry, the young man will fall from the sky and save everyone in the water and fire.

After repeating this several times, Ming Ying suddenly threw the Zhuangzi Saints’ token to the ground, crying and shouting: “I don’t want to go to the Zhuangzi Saints!”

The fierce peacock, the black cat the size of a mountain, the carp with seven heads… the fierce beasts encountered along the way have caused too much shock to her. If she goes on, she will not know how many terrible things she will encounter. The Flying Feather Bow, which will become famous in the future, is just a charming little girl at this time.

Everyone hurriedly persuaded, but Ming Ying refused to listen. She ran over and grabbed the young man’s hand. She whimpered and said, “Big Brother Immortal, I am the young master of Wangyue City! I want to worship you as a teacher!”

The boy frowned slightly, “The teacher’s rules are very strict, and I dare not accept disciples easily.”

Ming Ying cried and pears rained, “Big Brother Immortal, Big Brother Immortal…”

At this moment, a soft and moving voice came from not far away, “Jianyi, why are you still staying here?”

Ming Ying raised her head, misty spring in her blurred vision. The long-sleeved woman has a long jade body, and her smile is like a spring flower.

As soon as Zhao Jianyi stepped forward, he respectfully saluted and shouted: “Master.”

Ming Ying stood behind the boy, looking at the woman nervously. Somehow, she felt that the woman smiled more happily when she saw her.

“Jianyi, we have lost a lot of time and have to go back to Gushan.”

Zhao Jianyi hesitated for a moment, “But if this child encounters a demon…”

Huai Bai said, “She is a disciple of the Zhuangzi Saints, and the Zhuangzi Saints will send people to protect her.”

Zhao Jianyi nodded, “Yes, we intervened too much, I’m afraid it will arouse criticism.”

Seeing that they were about to leave, Ming Ying ran over and grabbed the woman’s skirt, “Big Sister Immortal, I am not a disciple of the Zhuangzi Saints. I want to worship Gushan!”

Huai Bai suppressed her smile, pretending to be reserved, and Zhao Jianyi softly persuaded each other, until the little child was stunned.

So Ming Ying, who had already reached the East China Sea, turned to Gushan.

The Zhuangzi Saints and Wangyue City were both anxious, but at this time the girl had been tricked into surrendering her blood and formally paid her respects to Gushan’s gate. The deal was done, and they had no choice but to give up.

As for Ming Ying, when she set foot on Shouxian Peak for the first time, she found that the demon beasts that had scared her all the way were waiting for her neatly on the mountain road.

White Peacock: “Ga!”

Nine-tailed cat: “Meow~”

Seven-headed carp: “Guru Guru.”

Elder Brother Wu said with a smile: “In this way, the Flying Feather Bow was tricked into entering Shouxian Peak. I heard people say that she has always had a gap with the teacher’s gate. She always stayed in Wangyue City and rarely returned to Gushan.”

The teenager sighed with emotion: “Even cheating children, it’s really…” Can you be a human!

“But she is not deceived. The Flying Feather Bow is now a rookie from the immortal gate. She is brightest and best in the Sword Test. Gushan’s face is bright with her here.”

“What do you know?”

Everyone looked over, talking to a girl whose appearance was between a little girl and a young lady, her childish face had not faded, and she brought some girlish charm. She tapped the wine cup with bamboo chopsticks, and said, “Now that the immortal gate is declining, what’s more worthy to brag about then having the best and brightest in the Sword Test.”

“Ha, you little girl, what are you doing here? The Sword Test competition is to compete with the best disciple of the immortal gate in the past ten years. It is first selected within the sect, and then is tested in a unified manner. It is also about age and qualifications. There are requirements, but the difficulty of winning the first prize is not something your little girl can understand.”

A girl in a silver shirt smiled disdainfully, “What’s so great about being the first in the Sword Test? Only the leader of the Tianhai Secret Realm is commendable. The Sword Test competition is held every ten years, and the winner gets the qualification to enter the Tianhai Secret Realm. After a hundred years, the Tianhai Secret Realm will be opened, and only the best disciples in a hundred years can enter it and obtain the magic weapon of opportunity. The lucky one will rise to the sky in one step, the cruel one will kill and win the treasure. I will truly admire the winner from that place.”

Elder Brother Wu said: “The Tianhai Secret Realm will be opened soon, and there will be some rookies pouring out at that time, and it will be clear right away.”

Someone followed up and said: “This time, the most likely to win is the Flying Snow Bow Ji Yue. She won the championship in the competition as early as 80 years ago. Although the cultivation base is only at foundation building, it is because she deliberately suppressed it. She doesn’t want to break through her cultivation base so that her golden core will be stronger than her peers. I heard people say that her strength at the moment is no less than the middle level golden core. If she breaks through, maybe she can be promoted to the late stage golden core in one step.”

Everyone agreed.

The little girl shook her head, “I don’t think Ming Ying will be pressured this time in the secret realm.”

Elder Brother Wu said, “You guys, just now didn’t we mean that Ming Ying is nothing extraordinary.”

The little girl said: “Even if she can’t do it, but no matter how bad she is, she is still Huai Bai’s apprentice. Where can’t she go?”

“Hahahahaha,” Elder Brother Wu burst into tears with a smile, “Huai Bai? It’s because she is that useless teacher’s apprentice that she has no chance to win the title in the secret realm. Hahahahahahaha, what can she learn?”

“Ignorant!” The little girl sneered, “You know, three hundred years ago, the cripple in your mouth was the best of the Tianhai Secret Realm?”

Elder Brother Wu didn’t believe it, “What are you talking about?”

But other people have already aroused interest, “I heard the gossip, that person seemed to be really unusual many years ago. Little girl, go ahead and talk about it.”

“Yes, my father always looks strange when he talks about her.”

The girl raised her chin proudly, “Three hundred years ago, she was the most talented sword cultivator in history, and she reached the golden core consummation in less than 50 years. She lived alone in Baidai Peak, the lone swordswoman of Gushan. At that time, there are several amazing talents in the Immortal Sect, but even so, she is also the most shining star.”

Elder Brother Wu interrupted: “You boast about her so…”

“Don’t interrupt!” The girl interrupted unceremoniously, “At that time, she had three friends, each of whom was amazing and talented.” She broke her hands and counted, “The young master of Wangyue City, Ming Ruxue with a phoenix bloodline, the first disciple of Mo Sect, the acclaimed “rarely seen genius crafting wizard in a millennium” He Qing, and the casual cultivator who had amazing innate talents, Yue Changfeng. They shined in the Tianhai Secret Realm at that time. Everyone believes that if given time, these people will be able to reach the top of the immortal road and change the order of the Immortal Sect.”

“I have never heard of the few people you are talking about…”

Pei Yu had doubts in her heart. In her memory, the three of them had indeed ascended to the top of the immortal road. Ming Ruxue was the lord of Wangyue City, and He Qing was the lord of Mo Sect. Yue Changfeng of the East China Sea was a casual cultivator known to everyone. Only she knew that these three people were old acquaintances with Master.

There was a trace of melancholy on the girl’s face, “Of course you won’t hear about it, because… Do you know about Shiling?”

Zhen’s thoughts:

Wow the translations for this were such a mess I was struggling trying to figure out what the MTL was even saying. I had to search up half of the sentences to even begin to figure out if they were using names or what was going on. Anyways you can sorta guess something from the events described by the unnamed girl. Her identity is revealed in the next chapter, and to clear up any confusion, it is a different girl talking and NOT Pei Yu saying all of that.

For anyone confused about what happened this chapter (cause I thought it was confusing), I’ll just summarize:

1. Pei Yu is confused on what happened at the end of her previous life and how another version of herself exists in this life.

2. Three guys who want to enter Gushan talked trash about Huai Bai and about her peak.

3. We find out how Ming Ying was tricked to enter Gushan and worship Huai Bai as her teacher.

4. An unnamed girl told some stories about what Huai Bai was like before she became a laughing stock for the current generation of cultivators.

5. We find out that the Sword Test is something that happens every decade and the winners of them get to enter the Tianhai Secret Realm that only opens every hundred years.

5. We find out Huai Bai had very talented friends, was very talented herself, and that her friend group were considered the leading talents of their generation. They all entered the Tianhai Secret Realm and were the final winners there.

BTW, is anyone interested in a Discord server for this site? I was thinking about whether I should make one since I dunno if there’s enough people interested in a place to talk about the novels I’m translating and just GL stuff in general. I’m just gonna put a poll here and check back in a few days. I’ll have one on each of the chapters released today and if there’s enough interest, I’ll make one.

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