The rainbow that opened the Garden of Zhou originated from Mount Li, thousands of li away.
The Longevity Sect was formed by ten mountain sects. The Mount Li Sword Sect was the strongest, the hardest, and specialized in killing. It was not in the mountains, but in the northernmost, like the tip of a sword, piercing the north.
In the morning, the main peak of Mount Li was surrounded by clouds. From the middle of the mountain, all one could see was a flat layer of clouds, like an island floating in a sea of clouds.
This rainbow had shot out from a dwelling at the highest point of Mount Li's main peak.
On both sides of the stone steps, several hundred ancient pines stood solemnly. Xiao Songgong sat cross-legged at the top of the stone steps, and three Discipline Hall elders guarded the cave with swords.
Seeing this, the Mount Li disciples at the bottom of the stone path could not help but discuss.
"That ray of light is the key to the Garden of Zhou?"
"What is that key? It can create a rainbow and open the Garden of Zhou from thousands of li away? Eldest Brother will be fine, right? "
"What could happen? Do the demons dare to come to Mount Li to steal the treasure? "
"Correct, the Sect Leader is guarding Eldest Brother in the cave, the four elders are defending with the sword array, and with the Myriad Sword Array of Mount Li, even if the Demon Lord personally comes, what can he do?"
"I wonder if Third Brother and Seventh Brother have entered the Garden of Zhou. Speaking of which, I'm really curious about what's in the Garden of Zhou, if I could go in and see, that would be great. "
"Then you have to hurry up and cultivate, or else you'll be stuck at the middle stage of Meditation. Don't even think about entering the Garden of Zhou, let alone catching up to those seniors."
"The seven seniors are all dazzling geniuses, how can we compare?"
"Speaking of which, is that youth called Chen Chang Sheng really at the upper level of Ethereal Opening?"
"Who knows? The Northerners have always been absurd, and their words are often exaggerated. Although the Orthodox Academy has already declined, to let such a child be the principal, it's truly absurd. "
"Junior, be careful with your words, that's His Holiness's arrangement."
"It's already absurd, and you can't say it? Don't the elders usually talk like this? "
"That youth called Chen Chang Sheng, to be able to cultivate to such a level in a short year, he must have something extraordinary about him, or else Second Brother would not have given him such a high evaluation in his letter."
"So what? Could that fellow be mentioned in the same breath as Eldest Senior Brother? If Eldest Brother doesn't succeed in Star Condensation and enters the Garden of Zhou, I don't believe that Chen Changsheng will be able to steal anything. I also don't know what Senior Xu is thinking. With the true dragon before her, could she not see who is stronger and who is better? "
In the past few months, whenever the disciples of Li Shan Sword Sect talked about their seniors who were studying in the capital or their eldest senior's famous love affair, Chen Chang Sheng's name would naturally be mentioned. Afterwards, they would enter a boring cycle of disdain, caution, and then disdain again.
However, in the next moment, all the discussions stopped abruptly. A clear tremor spread through the entire main peak of Mount Li. The magnitude was not large, and the surrounding sea of clouds was still calm. However, the faces of the people in the mountain instantly became filled with fear and unease, because this sort of thing had never happened before.
A clear light suddenly appeared on the periphery of the sea of clouds. Countless sword shadows with terrifying power shuttled through the layers of clouds. Sometimes, they rose like the sun, and sometimes, they disappeared like a waterfall. Countless sword shadows let out mournful cries in the air. They were like schools of swordfish in the sea, frantically searching for food.
This was the legendary Myriad Sword Array of Mount Li.
After a while, the Myriad Sword Array did not discover any trace of the enemy. Following the array's instructions, it returned to its original position, once again concealing itself in the mountain's countless sword caves.
The Mount Li disciples raised their heads in panic to look at the peak. They saw that the rainbow was still the same, but they felt like there was something else inside, or that the threads of light inside had become somewhat chaotic.
Elder Xiao Songgong, who was sitting cross-legged at the very top of the stone steps, suddenly opened his eyes. Gazing at the distant rainbow, he sternly yelled, "What happened?"
The expressions of the three Discipline Hall elders became even more solemn. They turned to look at the cave where the rainbow had appeared.
An extremely long and clear roar burst forth from the cave abode!
The rainbow light that had become somewhat chaotic quickly stabilized along with this clear whistle.
However, the expressions of Xiao Songgong and the other Mount Li elders did not relax.
It actually required the Sect Master to use the whistle of the true sword to suppress it. Just what had happened?
In the next moment, the Mount Li Sect Master's calm and dignified voice rang out.
"Send a message to the Li Palace. There has been a change in Hanqiu City, or perhaps the demons have made a strange move."
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Tens of thousands of li away from Hanqiu City was a snowy plain. There was a lot of snow, snow everywhere. Although it was currently spring, the snow here was still very heavy, like the feathers of a peacock. If the snow stopped or lightened a little, one would probably be able to see that majestic Demon City that could stand side by side with the capital of the Great Zhou.
A demon male cloaked from head to toe in a black robe walked alone through the snowstorm. His back was to that famous Xuelao City, and he walked for a very long time. Only when the snowstorm had completely obscured the silhouette of the city did he stop. He gazed to the distant south, a bewitching smile appearing on his lips.
From the speed at which he walked and his slightly slender body, this demon male was probably very old. It must be known that the Demon race had always been renowned for their incomparably powerful bodies and near-perfect athletic abilities. When he gazed to the south, his black robe slightly lifted, revealing a very pale complexion. Beneath his skin was a green color that would make others loathe and fear, one that carried far too much of the aura of death. However, the smile on his lips was still as bewitching, because his handsomeness had already surpassed the limits of words, even capable of defeating the god of death.
He sat down in the snowstorm and took out a black square plate.
It was unknown what this black square plate was made of, but it seemed to possess some sort of heat. When the snowflakes landed on it, they instantly melted and then evaporated into water vapor.
The water vapor was the clouds.
The black square plate was shrouded by the clouds, and the demon male's face was also shrouded by the clouds, making it hard to see clearly. Only his extremely bright eyes could not be hidden.
Many sceneries appeared on the black plate amidst the clouds. Compared to the real scenery, the scenery on the black plate was naturally many times smaller. One could faintly make out several mountains, a grassland, and several gardens. These gardens were completely different from the ornate style of Xuelao City. They were more like the gardens of the southern human world.
The demon male closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, then raised his head to look to the south again.
There were countless snowstorms in the sky. Logically speaking, he could not see anything.
But he saw a rainbow.
His mood changed slightly, and he sighed, "I haven't seen you for decades, but you are still the same."
After saying this, the demon male calmed down again. With an indifferent expression, he stretched out his hand towards the sky.
The Demon race had a proverb: fishing the moon from the water.
His current actions were very similar to this proverb. It was somewhat absurd and nonsensical.
But when he pulled back his hand, a wisp of a rainbow appeared between his fingers!
In the sky, he had plucked a sliver of that rainbow that led to the Garden of Zhou!
In the next moment, he gently placed that wisp of rainbow on the northeast position of the black square plate.
The clouds on the black square plate encountered that wisp of rainbow and suddenly blurred, revealing a path.
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Several thousand li away from Hanqiu City was a tea hill. There was a lot of tea here, and tea was everywhere. Since it was spring, the tea trees here naturally grew extremely well. Like the feathers of a peacock, if the wind blew or if the sun shone for too long, one would be able to smell the fragrance of tea.
In the early morning, the depths of the tea hill were shrouded in mist. Within the mist, one could faintly make out a path that led to a verdant wilderness. An old man carrying a zither and a little girl of about ten years of age followed that path into the mist. The little girl had a childish face and a picturesque appearance, but for some reason, she made one tremble in fear.
The old man carrying the zither and the little girl disappeared into the mist. In front of them, several figures could be faintly seen. Not long after, a man and a woman also walked into the tea hill. From their appearance, they seemed to be husband and wife. Their faces were simple and honest. The husband carried a pole while the woman carried a metal pot. If they were selling food on the side of the road, then this pot was a little too big.
No one knew what kind of truth was hidden within the mist of the tea hill. No one knew that the path that led into the mist led to a place called the Garden of Zhou.
Because no one could have imagined that the Garden of Zhou could actually open a second door.
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The wind and snow were furious.
The demon male had forcefully opened the Garden of Zhou, and it was clear that he had used up a great deal of mental energy. His face became even paler, and the deathly still green color on his face became even thicker.
He looked at the black square plate and silently prayed. The scenery on the plate became increasingly clear, and he could even see the several hundred human cultivators that had just entered the Garden of Zhou.
Within the several hundred human cultivators, he very easily found his targets. He extended his finger and snapped it above Qi Jian and Zhexiu's heads, igniting two vital flames. Then he placed the vital flames into two bronze pots and let them float in the wind and snow. Even the frigid wind and furious snow were unable to extinguish the two vital flames.
The demon male calmly looked at the black square plate. After searching for a while, his gaze fell on the several women wearing the white ceremonial robes of the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green that had just entered the Garden of Zhou.
The third bronze pot floated in the wind and snow.
Finally, he looked at Chen Changsheng.
He looked at Chen Changsheng's figure in silence for a very long time. Then, he smiled.
He passed the positions of Qi Jian, Zhexiu, and the girl from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green to his subordinates, the people that had just entered the Garden of Zhou from Tea Hill.
"I believe that you should continue to live, at least until you are twenty. So I will not let you die so easily, so I will always watch over you."
He looked at Chen Changsheng as he spoke. His black robe was very eye-catching in the wind and snow.
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The two words "Ethereal Opening" were written on the arched gate of the Garden of Zhou. This also represented the rules of this world. Only cultivators at Ethereal Opening could enter this place, and only then would they not be destroyed by the rules of this miniature world.
Several hundred cultivators passed through the arched gate and arrived in this quiet garden, then dispersed. Before the cultivators of the Orthodoxy left, the majority of them specially came to bid farewell to Chen Changsheng. As for the people from the sects and schools of the south, they only said a word to Liang Xiaoxiao.
Not too long after, the garden became quiet again.
Chen Changsheng stood on the small bridge and looked at the flowing water below. He suddenly felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Zhexiu stood behind him and said, "This is not the time to grieve over spring and autumn, and you also shouldn't be the type of person to grieve over spring and autumn."
Chen Changsheng smiled and also prepared to leave. But just at this moment, he suddenly felt a strange feeling, as if someone was spying on him.
He looked around the garden. He did not see anyone, but that feeling still existed.
He cultivated the Dao of following his heart, so he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he stood on the bridge for a very long time.
Suddenly, a light rain began to fall in the Garden of Zhou. The bridge was dotted with water and the water rippled in circles.
He looked at the sky. After a moment of silence, he took out an umbrella from his bosom and opened it.
The umbrella seemed rather shabby and rather heavy.
It was the Yellow Paper Umbrella.
The moment he opened the umbrella, that feeling disappeared.
He looked at Zhexiu and said, "Let's go."
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(Two chapters for tomorrow, guaranteed.)
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