Chapter 1972 Tianqin Palace

"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 walked down slowly. 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 can return to Zixian Xuanpu in a few months."

"Empress Tianyao, I can hear you."

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

This endless realm is indeed vast. Even a divine bird like King Jinpeng took three months to travel from the sea of ​​flowers to the Zixian Xuanpu.

Not far ahead is Empress Tianyao's Zixian Xuanpu. At Xiao Chen's speed, it will take about a month to get there. As for the "Ziji Fairyland" where Ziji Immortal Weng is, he has to go in another direction.

Empress Tianyao said, "King Jinpeng, let's stay here. We won't delay you from going to Ziji Immortal Master. I'm busy lately and probably can't go. When you get there, please say hello to the Immortal Master for me."

"No problem. I'll give Empress Tianyao a ride and then go back to Zixian Xuanpu."

"How can I be so embarrassed? Thank you, Your Majesty."

Two days later, they finally returned to Zixian Xuanpu. Looking around, they saw green mountains and purple smoke on the top of the mountains. It was really an extraordinary fairyland. Even outside, Xiao Chen could already feel the abundant fairy energy inside.

"Empress Tianyao, I will take you here. Goodbye."

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

It would have taken at least a few years to get here, but now it only took three months. Empress Tianyao was in a much better mood. When she returned to Tianqin Palace, she would no longer be afraid of Youchang Daojun's people. At the same time, she could also use the fairy energy of the entire Purple Fairy Garden in the "Purple Realm Yaochi" to heal her injuries. This time, she would be able to recover from her injuries. As for the Buddha's relics...although the journey was bumpy, she finally brought them back after many twists and turns.

"The Purple Fairy Garden is in front of us. The whole fairyland is mine. Let's go..."

Coming back again, recalling the journey, and experiencing countless life and death, Empress Tianyao really felt as if she was in another world. She walked forward at this time, but saw that Yichen had not followed her, and turned around and said, "Why don't you come?"

"Should I go in too..."

Xiao Chen walked up slowly, looking at the two towering mountains in the fairyland, with purple smoke lingering above. 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.

As she held his hand like this, Xiao Chen only felt her palms were soft, and the warm temperature came from her, and there was a faint fragrance of flowers on her body. Empress Tianyao was so beautiful that she was not of this world, and so beautiful that people would be obsessed with her for three lifetimes. Perhaps she was the most beautiful person in this endless realm, but he had no extravagant thoughts at this moment, but he couldn't tell what it was like.

"What's wrong with you?" Empress Tianyao saw that he was silent all the way, and couldn't help but be curious, could it be that he was still afraid of strangers?

"No..."

Xiao Chen looked at the mountains in front of him, which were surrounded by purple smoke, and asked, "Then what should I say when I arrive at your Tianqin Palace? It's impossible to say that I'm your new disciple, so wouldn't it be inexplicably that there are many more senior brothers and sisters."

Empress Tianyao smiled gently, becoming more and more fairy-like, lifted the hair by her ears, and looked back at him, "Call me sister."

"Sister?"

"Yeah, good boy."

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

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

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

Empress Tianyao held his hand and continued to walk. Xiao Chen lowered his head and was too lazy to explain. Forget it, sister is sister. She is so beautiful, and her cultivation is so high. She is also a goddess empress with hundreds of thousands of miles of fairyland. Such a sister can't be found even if you light a lantern in the sky. He is lucky. With such a sister, he will not worry about anything in the future.

Empress Tianyao said, "When my injury recovers, I will open up your meridians for you. Your cultivation is too low... My youngest disciple has a higher cultivation than you."

Xiao Chen didn't listen to what she said. He thought that the master once said that there is no shortcut to cultivation. You must be down-to-earth and take one step at a time... But it seems that he has taken many shortcuts? It's not bad this time.

But why does this Zixian Xuanpu fairyland feel so deserted? Xiao Chen walked behind and felt more and more that something was wrong. This time, the empress went to get the Buddha's relics and fought with Youchang Daojun all the way. This matter should have alarmed the Endless Dao Realm. Zixian Xuanpu is the empress's place, why is there no movement at all?

"Wait..."

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

"No... Sister, don't you find that there is something wrong here?"

"Puff..."

Empress Tianyao couldn't help but smile when he heard him call the word "sister" so catchy, and her expression was even more charming. "You see, sister doesn't come out very smoothly? Call it again and listen..."

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

"I know."

Empress Tianyao looked at him without any panic, and explained to him, "My disciples rarely go out, and even if they go out, they are quiet and won't let you notice so easily..."

"But..."

Xiao Chen still felt something was wrong, and thought for a while and said, "How long has it been since you went out and came back? At least two or three years, right? But in these two or three years, have any disciples come out to look for you? Since you got into trouble, I haven't seen anyone come out to look for you along the way. If my master got into trouble, I would have to look for her everywhere in the world? But you... I always feel something is wrong. You and I should be careful."

After hearing what he said, Empress Tianyao's expression gradually became solemn. Yes, she had been out for so long, and Pin'er, Shuang'er, Yan'er, Xiaoqi... none of them came out to look for her. If they were still shallow in cultivation, what about Ao Ye? Ao Ye is the eldest disciple, and has already reached the cultivation level of the Half-Step Dao Realm. Why didn't he bring people out to look for me...

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

After listening to him, Empress Tianyao's face became more certain, "Well... Yichen, you are right. We should be careful. From here, we can return to Tianqin Palace in about seven days... Help me."

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

"Then I will hold your hand."

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

The two held hands and walked towards the peaks surrounded by purple smoke. The breeze blew their long hair and petals fluttered around them. They looked not like siblings, but like a loving couple.

However, Xiao Chen had no extravagant thoughts about Empress Tianyao. He already had someone in his heart, and the Empress might just treat him as a younger brother.

…

Seven days later, the two finally returned to the "Tianqin Palace". Looking around, they could see fairy mountains and pavilions looming in the purple clouds.

Tianqin Palace is not just one palace. There are countless fairy palaces and halls in this fairyland, and there are tens of thousands of disciples. Empress Tianyao has a total of more than a dozen true disciples in the past ten thousand years. There are seven disciples who have not yet graduated and are still in Tianqin Palace.

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 to the west of the Endless Dao Realm and brought it back for treatment. At that time, Ao Ye was probably equivalent to a ten-year-old child of human beings. It took hundreds of years for the empress to heal his injuries and also accepted him as her disciple.

As for her disciples who have already graduated, some have already established their own schools and become immortal kings and emperors. The Endless Dao Realm is too vast, and the master and disciple have been separated for many years and have not communicated for many years.

"Is this your Tianqin Palace..."

Xiao Chen looked at the jade buildings in front of him. Such a magnificent fairyland palace can never be seen in the human world.

"Well, I'll take you up."

It was obvious that there were formations and prohibitions outside the Tianqin Palace to prevent some strange beasts from breaking in and enemies from attacking. At this time, Empress Tianyao took him to a purple palace gate. This purple palace gate was ten feet wide and more than ten feet high. There were thousands of golden lights and thousands of purple auspicious signs. It really looked like the South Gate of Heaven in the heaven.

But strangely, the purple palace gate was deserted today, and there was not even a single disciple. When the empress was here, not only did she send disciples to welcome guests, but there were also four heavenly generals guarding it. But where are the heavenly generals today, and where are the disciples?

After a long while, a few disciples hurried down from above. Seeing Empress Tianyao here, they said in a panic, "Master is back, Master is back!"

Empress Tianyao saw these disciples in a panic and frowned, "What's wrong? Is there a strong enemy invading the palace?"

She thought to herself, how could the palace become so deserted in the years since she left? Did something happen? But the flowers and plants, island waterfalls, palaces and buildings in this fairyland, and even the formations outside, showed no signs of damage. If a strong enemy came, how could they be preserved so intact?

Besides, in order to prevent a sneak attack by Youchang Daojun and others, she had already set up 9981 "Emperor's Black Heaven" forbidden formations near Tianqin Palace before she left, as well as the "Hundred Flowers Formation". Even if Youchang Daojun himself came, he might not be able to break her formation. After all, when she set up the formation, it was at its peak. With the help of the 100,000 immortal energy nearby, no one could break it.

"No, no, we haven't seen Master for a long time. We are so excited to see Master back today..."

Looking at the appearance of these disciples, they seemed to be quite excited. One of them said to the others, "Why are you still standing there? Go and tell the eldest brother that our Master is back!"

"Master, please come in!"

"Master, who is the person next to you..."

"He... we'll talk about it later. Let's go back to the palace."

"Yes, Master, please come in!"

Hearing that Empress Tianyao had returned, the palace, which was originally a little deserted, soon became lively and boiling. Countless disciples came out to greet them. At a glance, there were thousands of people everywhere, and some immortals were flying in the sky, including dragons, Jiao, Bai Ze, etc., all of which were ancient immortals.

"Welcome Master back to the palace--"

The disciples shouted in unison, and thousands of purple clouds suddenly descended from the clouds in the sky. Such a grand ceremony is even more rare in the world.

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

Empress Tianyao gently took Xiao Chen's hand and walked up the cloud steps step by step. The disciples saw that the master was so close to the man next to him and returned hand in hand. Could this be their future master?

And today Empress Tianyao looked very good, just like when she left before. Of course, this was supported by her magic power. She was still seriously injured. If she didn't use a little magic, wouldn't everyone see that she was seriously injured?

The entire Zixian Xuanpu is full of people with many gossips. In this endless Dao domain, there is more than one Youchang Daojun who covets her innate Qi. There are also several other God Emperors who have been eyeing her for ten thousand years. There are even some people who are drooling over her beauty.

In her heyday, these people certainly did not dare to set foot here, but if the news that she was seriously injured spreads, I am afraid there will be a lot of troubles. One Youchang Daojun is already very troublesome.

"Master!"

At this moment, a hundred-foot green light flew over and instantly landed in front of the two of them, turning into a man in green clothes, but this man is not an ordinary person. He has dragon horns on his head. He is the eldest disciple of the Tianyao Queen, Ao Ye.

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

Ao Ye immediately knelt down on one knee in front of the empress, and with him, countless disciples behind him shouted in unison, "Welcome the empress back to the palace--"

Xiao Chen had indeed never seen such a grand ceremony, and Wu Yutian did not have such momentum. Among these disciples, not all of them were disciples, some were heavenly soldiers and generals, wearing golden armor, purple robes flying, holding pagodas in their hands, or holding magic whips, looking majestic.

"Master... Master!"

Just then, two more girls ran over from behind, but seeing that these two girls were born with jade and exquisite, since they called the empress "Master", they were obviously one of the empress's seven disciples.

"Pin'er, Shuang'er!"

Seeing these two exquisite girls running over, the Tianyao empress was also very happy. They were her second disciple Pin'er and third disciple Shuang'er.

At that moment, she introduced everyone to Xiao Chen. Ao Ye looked at Xiao Chen and asked after a long while, "Master, who is this..."

"Let me tell you later. Let's go back 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 the eldest brother, Ao Ye was very well-behaved. He said, "Master, why don't you send a message in advance when you come back this time? The disciples can also welcome you and welcome you, instead of being so hurried and rude today..."

"Well, I came back in a hurry, so I didn't tell you. By the way, why don't you see Xiaoqing, Xiaowu, Yan'er, Xiao Where are the four of Qi?"

"My junior brothers and sisters are in seclusion to comprehend the mental method left by the master before he left. I guess they don't know that the master is back today. I will tell them later..."

"Since they are in seclusion to comprehend the mystery, don't disturb them. Ao Ye, how is your cultivation during the time when the master is away?"

"Master, I have read all the scriptures that the master left that day as instructed..."

"Well, very good."

It has been a long time since the Tianqin Palace was as lively as it is today. The Tianyao Empress has only been away for three years, but it seems like she has been away for decades.

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

"Brother Yichen, I will take you to the fairy pavilion in Langyuan."

Ao Ye was about to take Xiao Chen to the other side. The entire Tianqin Palace fairyland was very large. Langyuan Fairyland was in the west and was used for meeting guests. The empress's bedroom, "Purple Jade Fairyland", was in the east. The two places were very far apart, probably like the separation between the two realms of the Five Realms of Xianyuan. In this way, if the two were separated, it would take a lot of effort to see each other.

"No need, he will go with me."

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

"Master..."

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