The Ten Directions of Heaven and Earth

"What’s wrong with you?"

Xiao Chen walked near the cliff and saw her standing on the top of the cliff, her long hair blowing gently in the wind, and the moonlight shining on her was exceptionally clear.

"fine."

Empress Tianyao faced the cool breeze blowing from the mountain, with tears on her face drying up. At this time, her mood gradually calmed down. Maybe she was just thinking too much. Now she is already a goddess empress in this endless realm. How can I still cry and cry like before?

At this time, Xiao Chen stood behind, just looking at her from a distance, without walking up. After a long time, Empress Tianyao turned around. At this moment, she seemed to have returned to the way she was when Xiao Chen saw her on the first day. "It doesn't matter, Daojun Youchang's Yuqing clone fell into your hands. I think he won't be chasing you for a long time."

Xiao Chen remained silent. Taoist Lord Youchang would not be chasing him in the near future, but when would he be able to return to Zixian Xuanpu, her Tianqin Palace?

He was still thinking about finding Xiao Menger and Qian Yu Nishang, but that day, after hearing what the empress said, she seemed to know something about the "Heaven-Defying Formation", but at the moment, it seemed that she couldn't go there yet. that place.

"Are you feeling better from your injury?"

For a moment, Xiao Chen didn't know what to say to her, so he asked her how she was injured and where she was going next. This boundless Nine Heavens, the endless realm, really seemed to be endless.

"It's okay for now. Come here...help me down."

Empress Tianyao slowly walked down. Xiao Chen showed off his Qinggong and landed next to her. He gently supported her and said, "Be careful of the stones under your feet."

"I'm not an old woman. Isn't it possible that such a big stone can't be seen?"

Empress Tianyao glanced at him, and the two looked at each other. Xiao Chen shook his head, "You have lived for ten thousand years, and you still say you are not an old woman."

Empress Tianyao was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her slender jade fingers and pinched his face gently, "Who allowed you to talk to me like this?"

The breeze blowing seemed to relieve the depression in the empress's heart just now. After experiencing these things, the two of them seemed to be much closer. They were no longer as strange as they were when they first met. At that time, Xiao Chen was worried that she would demolish the bridge when she crossed the river, and would kill him as soon as she recovered from her injuries. But now it seems... I don't know whether the bridge will be demolished or not, but I have to help her cross the river first.

Xiao Chen felt good about having such a strong Taoist by his side. Although she was injured now and could not use her Taoist cultivation, but when she recovered from the injury, she would have such a big supporter. Wouldn't it be possible to just walk sideways in the sky and on the earth?

The Immortal King and God Emperor are simply vulnerable. As for the Ancient Way of Reincarnation, what about those two powerful men from outside the world, Bai Wu Tao and Six Paths of Reincarnation?

At this time, Xiao Chen actually had a feeling of ecstasy, and suddenly thought of what happened to the Ancient Eight Desolations League when he came up before. At that time, he was worried that there was something strange in the Eight Desolations League, but now it seems, With Empress Tianyao as a great supporter by her side, even if there are any problems then, so what?

Hmm... Empress Tianyao is really a "wonderful thing to live in".

Of course Empress Tianyao didn't know what he was thinking at this time. Just like that, the next morning, the two of them continued on their way back to Zixian Xuanpu. However, the journey was far away. After all, Xiao Chen only had the cultivation level of the third level of Taiqing Peak. , and the Tao realm cultivation level of the empress is more than a million miles away.

The empress could fly thousands of miles with her eyes closed and just blow a breath. However, every time he used the Instant Step, he had to rest for two days before he could continue. If this continued, in what year and month would he be able to return to Tianqin Palace? If Kunpeng was here at this time, there would be no need to worry about this.

A few days later, the two of them were flying above the clouds when they suddenly saw a golden light coming from the distance. The powerful aura caused the clouds thousands of miles away to surge.

"who?"

Xiao Chen thought that an enemy was coming, and immediately became alert, but the golden light arrived in an instant, and it didn't seem to be an evil person. When he looked closely, he saw a golden-winged roc flying towards him.

"It's King Jinpeng...that's great!"

Seeing the golden-winged roc approaching in the distance, Empress Tianyao immediately beamed with joy and said hurriedly, "Give me the Tianyao Qin quickly."

"Um?"

Xiao Chen did not hesitate and immediately took out the Tianyao Qin. Empress Tianyao held the Qin to her chest and played the Qin several times. When the golden-winged Dapeng heard the sound of the Qin, she flew over to them. .

The strong wind blew, making Xiao Chen a little unsteady on his feet. The strong wind did not stop until the opponent's figure gradually shrank.

"Empress Tianyao?"

The golden-winged roc was fluent in human language, and his Taoism was also very high. He blinked his eyes, looked up and down at Empress Tianyao and the "mortal" standing next to her, and said, "I just heard the sound of the piano." When the sound rang, I came over to take a look, and it turned out to be you, Empress Tianyao, long time no see..."

"King Jinpeng, long time no see, where are you going?"

"Well... in a few months, it will be Ziji Immortal's birthday. I want to go there. Empress Tianyao, why are you here?"

"It's a long story, King Jinpeng. We happen to be on the way. Do you mind if you take me two for a while?"

"It's an honor, come on!"

King Jinpeng spread his wings, and a stream of purple energy floated over, immediately lifting Empress Tianyao and Xiao Chen onto his back.

"Empress Tianyao, are you injured?"

"Well...a few minor injuries, nothing to worry about."

"Is this person next to you your new disciple? Well...his cultivation level is very low."

"Uh... that's right."

Empress Tianyao whispered in Xiao Chen's ear, "This is King Jinpeng. He is very fast. We will be able to return to Zixian Xuanpu in a few months."

"Empress Tianyao, I can hear what you say."

King Jinpeng spread his wings and flew, and the clouds of thousands of miles passed by in an instant. Xiao Chen thought, maybe this is the so-called "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge."

This endless realm is indeed vast. Even for a divine bird like King Jinpeng, it took three months to get from near the sea of ​​flowers on the other side to near the Purple Immortal Hanging Garden.

Not far ahead is the Purple Immortal Garden of Empress Tianyao. At Xiao Chen's speed, it will arrive in about a month. As for the "Purple Immortal Realm" where the Purple Immortal is located, he has to go in another direction. .

Empress Tianyao said, "King Jinpeng, please stay here. We won't delay you and go to the Ziji Immortal. I'm busy lately and I probably won't be able to go. When you arrive, say hello to the Immortal for me."

"It doesn't matter, I'll give Empress Tianyao a ride and then go back to Zixian Xuanpu."

"That's so embarrassing. Thank you so much, Your Majesty."

Two days later, I finally returned to the Purple Fairy Garden. Looking around, I saw green mountains with purple smoke lingering on the top of the mountains. It was really an extraordinary fairyland. Even outside, Xiao Chen could already feel the abundant energy inside. Fairy spirit.

"Empress Tianyao, I will send you here and say goodbye."

"Goodbye, King Jinpeng. Thank you for your help..."

It would have taken at least a few years to travel, but now she came back in three months. Empress Tianyao's mood suddenly improved a lot. When she returned to Tianqin Palace, she would no longer be afraid of Daojun Youchang, and at the same time, she could In the "Purple Realm Yaochi", the immortal energy of the entire Purple Immortal Garden with a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles is used to heal the wounds. This time, the injuries can be recovered. As for the Buddha relics... Although the journey is bumpy, going around and around finally brings some benefits. came back.

"Ahead is the Purple Immortal Garden. The entire fairyland belongs to me. Let's go..."

Coming back again, thinking back on this journey and experiencing countless life and death, Empress Tianyao really felt like she was in another world. At this time, she walked forward, but saw that Yichen hadn't followed her, so she turned around and said, "Why don't you come?"

"Should I go in too..."

Xiao Chen walked up slowly and looked at the two towering peaks in the fairyland, with purple smoke lingering above them. For some reason, this scene seemed familiar in a dream.

"Of course, what are you thinking about? Come with me." Empress Tianyao took his hand and walked forward.

With her holding hands like this, Xiao Chen could only feel the soft palms of her hands, the warmth coming from her, and the faint fragrance of flowers from her body. The Empress of Tianyao is so beautiful that she can't be compared with the fireworks of the world. She is so beautiful that she is addicted to three generations. She is probably the most beautiful person in this endless realm. But at this time, he has no other thoughts, but as for what kind of beauty she is. He couldn't describe the feeling.

"What's wrong with you?" Empress Tianyao saw that he had become taciturn all the way, and she couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he was still afraid of life?

"No……"

Xiao Chen looked at the purple-smoked mountain peaks in front of him and asked, "Then what do you say when I arrive at your Tianqin Palace? It's impossible to say that I am your new disciple. In this case, wouldn't it be more inexplicable?" Many senior brothers and sisters.”

Empress Tianyao smiled softly, her beauty became more and more beautiful, she flipped her hair around her ears and looked back at him, "Call me sister."

"elder sister?"

"Yeah, be good."

Empress Tianyao reached out and gently touched his hair, looking like a "sister doting on her younger brother".

"No, I wasn't just..."

"Well, I understand, no need to say anything more, let's go."

Empress Tianyao held his hand and continued walking. Xiao Chen lowered his head and didn't bother to explain. Forget it, my sister is just my sister. She is so good-looking and has such a high level of cultivation. She is also a goddess empress. She has a few talents. In the fairyland of a hundred thousand miles away, such a sister could not be found even with a lantern in the sky. He was lucky. With such a sister, he would have nothing to worry about in the future.

Empress Tianyao said, "When I recover from my injuries, I will open up the meridians for you. Your cultivation level is too low... My youngest disciple has a higher cultivation level than you."

Xiao Chen didn't listen to what she said, thinking that his master once said that there are no shortcuts in cultivation. You have to be down-to-earth and take one step at a time... But it seems that he has taken many shortcuts? It's no different this time.

It's just that this Zixianxuanpu Fairyland feels deserted. Xiao Chen walks behind and feels that something is wrong more and more. This time the empress went to get the Buddha's relics and fought with Taoist Youchang all the way. This matter is supposed to have alarmed the endless realm. That's right, the Purple Immortal Garden is the empress's place, why is there no movement at all?

"etc……"

Xiao Chen stopped and observed the area carefully. Empress Tianyao saw his solemn expression and asked, "What's wrong? This is my place, you don't have to be nervous."

"No...sister, haven't you noticed that something is wrong with you?"

"puff……"

When Empress Tianyao heard him call the word "sister" so catchy, she couldn't help but cover her lips and smile, and her expression became even more charming. "Look, sister is not called very smoothly? Say it again and listen..."

Xiao Chen's face was very serious, "I'm not joking with you, Empress Tianyao, haven't you noticed it until now? It's deserted here, there's no one..."

"I know."

Empress Tianyao looked at him without any panic, and explained to him, "My disciple rarely goes out, and even if he does go out, he does so quietly, and will not be noticed by you so easily..."

"But……"

Xiao Chen still felt that something was wrong, so he thought about it and said, "How long has it been since you left and when you came back? It's been two or three years at least? But in these two or three years, have any disciples come out to find you?" Since your accident, I have not seen anyone come out to look for you on this journey. If something happened to my master, then I would not go all over the world to find her? But here... I always feel that there is something wrong with you. Something’s wrong, you and I, it’s better to be careful.”

After hearing what he said, the expression on Empress Tianyao's face gradually became serious. That's right, she had been out for so long, and none of them, such as Yan'er, Shuang'er, Yan'er, Xiaoqi... came out to look for her. , if their cultivation is still shallow, what about Ao Ye? Ao Ye is the eldest disciple and has already reached the half-step level. Why is it that he has never led anyone out to look for him...

Xiao Chen pressed her shoulders, looked at her and said, "Empress Tianyao, listen to me, although my cultivation level is far inferior to yours, in the mortal world, I was always hunted down from south to north. , chased from west to east, and was framed in the process... So, listen to me, this matter is not unusual. "

After listening to what he said, Empress Tianyao's expression became positive, "Well... Yichen, you are right, we must be careful. We can return to Tianqin Palace in about seven days from here... Help me ”

Xiao Chen was about to reach out to help her, but Empress Tianyao retracted her hand like lightning, shook her head and said, "No, if they see this, they must know that I am seriously injured."

"Then I'll hold your hand."

After Xiao Chen finished speaking, without waiting for Empress Tianyao's reply, he held her hand. Empress Tianyao looked at him, nodded slightly, and walked hand in hand with him.

The two held hands and walked toward the mountains shrouded in purple smoke. The breeze blew their long hair, and flower petals were flying around them. They didn't look like siblings, but like a pair of loving immortals. companion.

However, Xiao Chen didn't have any bad thoughts towards Empress Tianyao. He already had a crush on her, and the empress might just treat him as her younger brother.

…

Seven days later, the two finally returned to the "Tianqin Palace". Looking around, they saw fairy mountain pavilions looming in the purple clouds.

Tianqin Palace is not just one palace. In this fairyland, there are countless fairy palaces and halls, and there are thousands of disciples inside. And the true disciples of Empress Tianyao, there have been a total of more than a dozen for thousands of years. They have not yet left their disciples, and they still remain. In Tianqin Palace, there are seven.

Among these seven disciples, the eldest disciple is called "Ao Ye". Thousands of years ago, she encountered an injured "evil dragon" in the Merciless Sea in the west of the Endless Dao Domain, and brought it back for treatment. At that time, Ao Ye Ye, who was probably equivalent to a ten-year-old human child. It took hundreds of years for the empress to heal his injuries and at the same time accept him as her disciple.

As for her apprentices who have already left school, some have established their own schools and become Immortal Kings and God Emperors. The endless realm is too vast. Over the years, master and apprentice have been separated from each other, and they have not been in contact with each other for many years.

"Is this your Tianqin Palace..."

Xiao Chen looked at the beautiful buildings and jade buildings in front of him. Such magnificent fairyland palaces could never be seen in the human world.

"Well, I'll take you up."

Apparently there were formation restrictions outside Tianqin Palace to prevent some strange beasts from intruding and enemies from attacking. At this time, Empress Tianyao took him up to the gate of a purple mansion. The gate of this purple mansion was ten feet wide. It is more than ten feet high, with thousands of golden lights and thousands of purple auspicious streaks. It really looks like the Nantian Gate in the heavenly world.

But the strange thing is that today the gate of Zi Mansion is deserted, and there is not a single disciple. In the past, when the empress was here, not only were disciples sent here to welcome guests, but there were also four heavenly generals guarding them. But where are the heavenly generals today? Where did it go again?

After a while, a few disciples came down in a hurry. Seeing Empress Tianyao here, they said in a panic, "Master is back, Master is back!"

Empress Tianyao frowned when she saw these disciples acting in a panic, "What's the matter? Is there a powerful enemy invading the palace?"

I wonder why the palace has become so deserted in the past few years since she left? Did something happen? But the flowers, plants, islands, waterfalls, palaces and buildings in this fairyland, and even the formations outside, show no signs of damage. If a powerful enemy invades, how can they be preserved so intact?

Besides, in order to guard against sneak attacks by Daojun Youchang and others, she had already deployed ninety-nine and eighty-one "Emperor Cha Xuantian" prohibition formations near Tianqin Palace before she left, as well as the "Hundred Flowers Formation" , even if Youchang Daojun himself comes, he may not be able to break her formation. After all, when she set up the formation, it was in its heyday, and with the help of the hundreds of thousands of immortal energy nearby, no one could break it.

"No, no, we haven't seen Master for a long time. Today we see Master back. I'm excited, excited..."

Looking at the looks of these disciples, they seemed to be a little excited. One of them said to the others, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and tell senior brother that our master is back!"

"Master, please come quickly!"

"Master, this person next to you is..."

"He... will talk about it later and return to the palace."

"Yes, Master please!"

Hearing that Empress Tianyao was back, the originally deserted palace soon became lively and lively. Countless disciples came out to welcome them. At a glance, there were thousands of people moving around, and there were people everywhere, and some fairy spirits. Flying in the sky, there are dragons, dragons, Bai Ze, etc., all of which are ancient immortal spirits.

"Welcome Master back to the palace——"

The disciples' voices shook the sky in unison, and thousands of purple clouds suddenly descended from the clouds in the sky. Such a scene has never been seen in the human world.

"Yichen, don't worry, come with me."

Empress Tianyao gently held Xiao Chen's hand and walked up the cloud steps step by step. Seeing that their master was so close to the man next to them, the disciples actually returned hand in hand. Could it be that this is their future master?

Today, Empress Tianyao looks very good, just like when she left before. This is of course supported by her magical power. She is still seriously injured. If she doesn't use some small magic, wouldn't everyone You can see that she was seriously injured?

There are so many people in Zixianxuan Garden. There is more than one Youchang Dao Lord in this endless realm who covets her innate energy. There are also several god emperors who have been peeping at her for thousands of years. There are even some people who are interested in her. The beauty is drooling.

In her heyday, these people certainly didn't dare to set foot here, but if the news that she was seriously injured spread, I'm afraid there would be a lot of trouble in the future, and Dao Lord Youchang would already be in trouble.

"Master!"

At this moment, a hundred-foot green light flew towards them and instantly landed in front of them, transforming into a man in green clothes. However, this man was an extraordinary person. He was born with dragon horns. He was the eldest disciple of Empress Tianyao. , Ao Ye.

"Disciple Ao Ye, please welcome Master back to the palace!"

Ao Ye immediately knelt down on one knee in front of the Empress. Along with him, and countless disciples behind him, they shouted in unison, "Welcome the Empress back to the palace——"

Xiao Chen has indeed never seen such a grand scene, and he, Wuyu Tian, ​​is not so imposing. Not all of these disciples are disciples, some of them are heavenly soldiers and generals, wearing golden armor, flying purple robes, holding pagodas in their hands. , or take the magic whip to look majestic.

"Master...Master!"

At this moment, two more girls ran over from behind, but looking at these two girls, they were both beautiful and beautiful. Since they called the empress "Master", they were obviously one of the seven disciples of the empress.

"Zhe'er, Shuang'er!"

Empress Tianyao was also very happy when she saw these two exquisite girls running towards them. They were her second disciple Zhuo'er and her third disciple Shuang'er.

At that moment, she and Xiao Chen introduced everyone, Ao Ye's eyes fell on Xiao Chen, and after a long time he asked, "Master, this is..."

"Allow me to talk to you later. Return to the palace first."

At that moment, everyone returned to the main hall of Tianqin Palace. On the way, the disciples were very happy. As a senior brother, Ao Ye behaved himself and said, "Master is coming back this time. Why not send a message in advance so that the disciples can do it for you?" Master takes over the wind and washes away the dust. He would not be so hasty and disrespectful as he is today..."

"Well, I was in a hurry to come back, so I didn't tell you. By the way, why don't you see Xiaoqing, Xiaowu, Yan'er, and Xiaoqi?"

"Junior brothers and junior sisters are in seclusion to meditate on the spiritual teachings left by Master before he left. I guess today, they don't know that Master is back. I will tell them later..."

"Since they are in seclusion for enlightenment, it's better not to disturb them. Ao Ye, how is your cultivation during my absence?"

"Back to Master, I have followed the instructions and read all the volumes of scriptures that Master left that day..."

"Ah, very good."

Tianqin Palace has not been as lively as it is today for a long time. Empress Tianyao has only been away for three years, but she seems to have been away for decades.

At dusk that day, she was going back to the "Purple Jade Fairyland". The fairyland over there was where her palace was. Generally, only a few of her female disciples could go there, and male disciples were not allowed to enter, and Ao Ye was no exception.

"Brother Yichen, let me take you to the Immortal Pavilion over at Langyuan."

Ao Ye will take Xiao Chen to the other side. The entire Tianqin Palace Fairyland is very large. Langyuan Fairyland is to the west and is used for receiving guests. The empress's palace "Purple Jade Fairyland" is to the east. The two places are separated by poles. Far away, probably as far away as the two realms of the Five Immortals. In this way, it would take a lot of effort to separate the two people and if they wanted to see each other.

"No need, he will accompany me as my master."

At this time, Empress Tianyao turned around and stretched out her hand to Xiao Chen, but the disciples next to her were stunned. Could it be that this person is really their future master? Otherwise, how could Master let a man follow her into the Purple Jade Fairyland? This would probably be the first time in these millions of years, right?

"Master..."

Ao Ye was obviously stunned for a moment. Empress Tianyao looked at Xiao Chen and said to everyone, "From now on, he will be your master."