Volume 2: Clouds over the Sea Chapter 1411: Colorful Clouds Fill the Sky

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Seven years later.

Mingya, cave.

On the stone couch in the quiet room, Lin Yi's figure is still changing...

In a trance, the mountain flowers are brilliant, the Shangshui River is jubilant, and spring is full in the capital. He has become a scholar who is going to take the exam. After failing the exam, his classmates bid farewell. When his friends broke willow branches to send him off, he didn't care at all. Instead, he was intoxicated by the joy of mountains and rivers, lingering in the changes of the four seasons, and determined to seek immortals and visit the Tao, in order to achieve the realm of enlightenment and eternal life!

His friends couldn't keep him, and said before leaving, "Immortality cannot be sought! I hope Brother Daren will take care of yourself..."

He laughed and left, sailing across the ocean, and after going through untold hardships, he finally had the day of flying the sword and riding the wind. But the immortal path is wasted, and good and bad fortune are unpredictable. He was ambushed and seriously injured. On his deathbed, he sighed with relief: "Immortality cannot be sought, but the realm is self-made; in the deep autumn, leaves fall, and life and death are eternal..."

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The journey was not over yet, the night wind was howling, and he suddenly became a wandering soul on the sea, but he was not sad at all. Instead, he was ethereal after enlightenment, soaring into the sky, and then turned into a startled wild goose and flew away, and then turned into a middle-aged monk sitting by the water. When the moon was cold, he silently watched a round light in the dark stream, slowly breaking free from the flesh and merging into the world...

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Another trance, the scenery was psychedelic, and time was reversed. It seemed that there was a mountain wind echoing in the dilapidated hall, but he was unaware of it and had not woken up from his dream. And a thin figure tiptoed away and continued the same dream on the lying cow stone...

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I don’t know how long it took, and the melodious sound of the piano came. The sound of the zither is sometimes light and crisp, like the gurgling of a stream; sometimes noble and pure, like the wind passing over the mountain top; sometimes mysterious and ancient, like the bright moon on a pine hill. Hearing it, it makes people's souls calm and transcend the clouds and sky!

Lin Yi seemed to wake up, and his figure solidified again...

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In the stone hall separated by a door, the fairy slave gently stroked a scorched tung tree on her knees. As her jade-like fingers slowly wiped, picked, turned, and plucked, the pleasant sound of the zither was melodious.

However, there were no strings on the scorched tung tree.

The injuries of Lao Long and Hu Tou have healed as before, and they are still guarding the door of the quiet room. At this time, one of the brothers closed his eyes and sat still, just listening; the other shook his head and grinned happily: "A piece of wood can also make a nice sound, the fairy slave has a good trick..."

After a while, the fairy slave stopped. The lingering sound of the zither continued, and the stone hall was still filled with a faint peaceful aura. She focused her mind for a moment, her eyes flickered, she sighed softly, and said to herself with a smile: "Fifteen years have passed, I hope Master will succeed in overcoming the tribulation!"

The three people waiting here kept an eye on the situation in the quiet room. The figure on the stone couch finally stopped changing from real to virtual, but fell into a deep sleep and seemed to be getting better!

The immortal slave said to himself: "This is the stringless harp given by Madam Ming. It is made of paulownia wood after being quenched by the thunder tribulation. It is played with mysterious skills. The sound of the harp can please the heart, calm the mind, strengthen the courage, and surpass the world. Seeing that Master's condition has improved, the slave played the harp to cheer him up..." When she said this, she was slightly surprised, and then smiled as if relieved.

At the same time, there was suddenly a restriction in the quiet room and it was no longer visible to the divine consciousness. There is no doubt that Master's cultivation has gradually recovered and has the power to protect his body!

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In the grass pavilion by the sea, several masters in the late stage of the cave heaven sat and talked.

Shen Yuanzi said: "Now that seventeen years have passed, I still don't know how Mr. Lin is doing now..." Seeing someone looking suspicious, he smiled calmly: "Haha! Unexpected things happen, people get lost, just think of it as a return from adversity, I hope you old friends will be sympathetic..."

The several masters present looked at each other with ambiguous expressions, as if everything was unspoken.

Ma Mingzi held his long beard and said affirmatively: "Grandma Huang has been in and out of the cave frequently these days, and her words and deeds are very different from before, which may be a good sign..."

Amidst the nods of agreement, Lu Yuanzi said: "The battle of Kowloon Tong has been seventeen years ago. Even if we strictly block it, it is inevitable that the news will leak out. And once Ling Dao and Qing Ye come back, or the Demon City takes advantage of the situation to enter, my Qianhuang will become a place of war..." He pondered for a moment, and said cautiously: "Mr. Lin's tribulation is a big deal, and you must not take it lightly..." He raised his hand and pointed to the bay in the distance, with a slightly worried look on his face.

Mingya now has tens of thousands of monks. The shore of the bay is lined with shops, and a pier for ships to dock has been built. With the constant flow of people, it is like a prosperous and bustling market town!

Ma Mingzi said disapprovingly: "With the vastness of the Eight Wasteland Star Region, even if the news leaks out and spreads everywhere, it will be decades later. Now Mingya has you and me in charge, so it should be fine..."

Before Ma Mingzi finished speaking, Chun Daozi said: "That's right! The five of us may not be good, but we are enough to shock the four directions. Moreover, Ling Dao and Qing Ye returned in defeat, and they will never easily commit the same offense again. And Tian Ning, Tian Qi and others are busy pacifying Zhongye and Mohuang, and have no time to care about other things..."

"Ling Dao and Qing Ye's defeat is not a crime of war, but a result of underestimating the enemy..."

Lu Yuanzi shook his head and said nothing. He was a cautious and steady person. Even when he recognized Lin Yi on Jie Ling Island, he was not in a hurry to show his goodwill secretly. Instead, he kept his true intentions hidden. If it were someone who was not well-versed in the world, they would not be able to guess what he said and did.

All the people present were long-established immortal masters with extraordinary vision and insight. They all knew the battle of Kowloon Tong very well. Ling Dao and Qing Ye did not use their real killing moves that day. Perhaps the accidents they encountered were the reason for their failure. If the two of them suddenly come back, the splendor here will surely be gone!

Ma Mingzi smiled, signaled with his eyes, and said, "Brother, your worries are not unreasonable, and we are not the only ones guarding here..." Everyone followed him and understood a little.

At the foot of a mountain next to Mingya, Liu Xian'er and the ugly woman were sitting in front of the cave door enjoying their leisure. The two people's cultivation was ordinary, but their origins were extraordinary.

Ma Mingzi said again: "Since that Taoist friend has left people here, he doesn't want Mingya to change!"

Everyone agreed with him, and Shen Yuanzi couldn't help asking: "She is highly respected and mysterious, but I don't know much about her. Why don't you explain it to me..."

Ma Mingzi shook his head, stroked his beard and said: "I only know that she is of the same generation as Emperor Di Kui, and she has long been tired of the world and retired for many years, but..." He paused and smiled: "She came out again and showed such concern, which is a confirmation of Lin Zun's orthodox inheritance, hehe..." He laughed and his expression moved.

At this time, an inexplicable wind suddenly came, slowly passed through the thatched pavilion, and then slowly swept away along the sea surface. It was like a spring breeze, bringing warmth and vitality; it was also like the earth's awakening breath, and thunder was faint in the silence. It made people feel relaxed, but in an instant, they couldn't help but feel a bit of awe and fear!

Everyone looked up at the same time, and the cliffs were towering...

In the stone hall of the cave, Lao Long, Hu Tou and Xian Nu had stood up and looked different.

Lao Long took a deep breath, and his fists that had been clenched for seventeen years finally loosened slowly; Hu Tou's mouth was half open, and his smile was frozen on his face; Xian Nu's eyes were filled with tears, and he was about to speak but stopped.

The door of the quiet room was already closed, but there was a figure in gray in front of the door. His hair was loose, and his jade hairpin was tilted. His eyes were deep and distant under his thick eyebrows, and there was a faint smile on his yellowish jade cheeks. His slightly upturned mouth corners and his easy-going and unruly expression were the same as before, but there was no trace of majesty in his body, just like an ordinary person, but people dared not look down on him!

Lin Yi came out of retreat!

After seventeen years of tribulation, he slowly woke up to the sound of a piano. When the figure solidified and no longer disintegrated, it passed through the wall...

The four people looked at each other, and the stone hall was silent. But after a moment, Xiannu stepped forward, hesitated a little, and then rushed over like a bird flying into the forest, and actually plunged into Lin Yi's arms and sobbed: "Master..."

Old Dragon and Tiger Head had already dodged to the sides, each calling him the boss.

Xiannu realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly stepped back, still with tears in his eyes, his delicate little face was full of grievance, innocence, and uncontrollable surprise!

Lin Yi stood still, raised his finger and scratched the tip of Nuer's nose, and before the other party was shy and burst into tears, he clenched his fist and gently hit the shoulders of the two brothers beside him, then turned around and ran through the cave without saying a word.

Xiannu didn't care to think too much, and disappeared on the spot.

The old dragon and the tiger head smiled at each other, and each punched the other hard, then they both escaped from the cave and came to the top of the peak. The immortal slave was still wandering in a daze not far away, and the two of them couldn't help looking around. Where did the boss go? Why is it so hard to find a trace...

In the air above Kowloon Tong, Lin Yi rode the wind with his hands behind his back. He silently overlooked the valley under his feet, with a strange calmness in his expression. After a while, a thousand-foot mountain stream appeared in front of him. Before it got close, it rushed towards him with the momentum of splitting the sky and splitting the earth, which made people feel proud and motivated!

That mountain stream, also known as the sword-testing stone...

Lin Yi paused in front of the sword-testing stone for a while, then raised his foot and stepped casually, crossing tens of thousands of miles in an instant. In a blink of an eye, he was slowly sitting cross-legged on a cliff by the sea. Behind him were vast mountains, with strange peaks on both sides, waves crashing on the shore below, and blue waves in front of him...

Old Dragon, Tiger Head and Immortal Slave finally found the clue and followed to the seaside. Ma Mingzi, Shen Yuanzi and others were alarmed and followed with dozens of cave monks. But no one dared to disturb them, just watching quietly from more than ten miles away.

Lin Yi looked back and glanced lightly, his pupils flashed in his eyes, clearly different from yin and yang, and it seemed that the world was chaotic and the universe was infinite.

At this time, just as the sun was rising, the red dust and colorful clouds filled the sky...