Chapter 659 - 319: Comprehending the Dao, Blossoming into Flowers

Chapter 659: Chapter 319: Comprehending the Dao, Blossoming into Flowers

Qiu Zhihe made no comment, and the phoenix below couldn’t help but coo twice.

Wow, that Liu Xiaotang seems only sixteen or seventeen, right? Xue Wen looks at least thirty, an old cow eating young grass, shameless!

As if knowing what the Celestial Phoenix Maiden and Qin Gengyun were thinking, Qiu Zhihe said lightly:

"Senior Brother Xue and I entered the Cyan Lotus Sect together, we’re about the same age, he just grew faster."

Qin Gengyun let out an ’oh’ and then said, "But he’s Xiaotang’s uncle-master, isn’t that inappropriate?"

Qiu Zhihe glanced at him, "I’m your master, you know."

"Uh..."

The Celestial Phoenix Maiden flew quickly and reached the Zhenyang Sect in less than half a day. By then, Qiu Zhihe and Qin Gengyun had already transformed back into the appearances of Ruo Mei and He Zhiqiu.

As they flew over the mountain gate, they still drew exclamations from the disciples of the Zhenyang Sect below.

"That’s He Zhiqiu’s Phoenix Bird Beast!"

"And Ruo Mei from Danxia Peak is sitting on it!"

"So brazen in broad daylight, shameless!"

"Damn, seeing others with a partner makes me feel worse than being killed!"

The Phoenix Bird Beast flew straight to Hidden Moon Cliff, where they could see from afar that Mo Xiaolan’s Enlightenment Light Ball was still there, with Liu Su, Yun Wu, Fang Xue, Wei Wan, Xu Caihe, and Zhou Ling’Er sitting around.

Seeing the two returning, Liu Su jumped up excitedly and waved: "My lord, miss, I’ve missed you so much!"

Yun Wu also stood up and waved at them.

Wei Wan remained calm, still sitting cross-legged in cultivation, while Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling heard Liu Su’s address for the two and were instantly terrified.

"Why does Junior Sister He call Senior Brother He and Junior Sister Ruo as my lord and miss?"

"So their identities are fake?"

"Such a secret, aren’t they worried at all that we’ll learn of it?"

"Is it because they’re going to kill us to silence us, so they’re not afraid of us hearing? Wuwuwu."

The two poor little girls cried hysterically, imagining their own deaths, while Huang had already landed on Hidden Moon Cliff, and Liu Su went forward, holding Qin Gengyun’s arm affectionately:

"My lord, I sent you so many messages last night, why didn’t you respond?"

Qin Gengyun glanced at Qiu Zhihe next to him, who had a serene expression, and smiled at Liu Su, "I was busy last night."

"Busy with what? Ow!"

Before the curious one could finish asking, she was already pulled aside by Qiu Zhihe, who was tugging at her ear.

Qin Gengyun looked curiously at Yun Wu and Wei Wan, who were quite close: "Xiaowu, are you two..."

Yun Wu snorted, "She’s my enemy, I must keep an eye on her and not let her get away!"

Wei Wan gently glanced at Yun Wu, nodding in agreement with her statement.

Qin Gengyun was puzzled by their current relationship but didn’t ask further. Wei Wan said to him:

"Sister Su wanted to come, but I didn’t bring her."

Qin Gengyun nodded, understanding that Wei Wan was now on their side, but Su Xin was different. Su Xin had grown up in the Zhenyang Sect, and if she knew they were from the Cyan Lotus Sect, she’d probably immediately turn hostile.

So, for now, they could not get too deeply involved with Su Xin.

After tidying up Liu Su, Qiu Zhihe was approached respectfully by Fang Xue, who had been meditating: "Greetings, Master."

Qiu Zhihe said, "You should call me sister."

"Alright, Sister Qiu."

Fang Xue looked at Qiu Zhihe with admiration in her eyes, much like Liu Xiaotang, with even a hint of intimacy.

At this moment, the light surrounding Mo Xiaolan suddenly showed cracks.

"Is Xiaolan about to successfully attain enlightenment?"

Everyone was delighted and quickly surrounded the light sphere.

A moment later, they saw the cracks in the light become more numerous, eventually shattering into fragments.

Revealing Mo Xiaolan, dressed in plain clothes, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

"Why does Xiaolan look more and more like Sheng Tanglian?"

Liu Su couldn’t help muttering to herself, while Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe exchanged glances, both showing some surprise.

The Mo Xiaolan who emerged from her enlightenment seemed more ethereal, her appearance even more exquisite and charming, truly more and more resembling Sheng Tanglian from the Colorful Bone’s memory scenes.

"Dear, could it be that Xiaolan is really a descendant of your ancestor?"

Qin Gengyun asked Qiu Zhihe in a low voice, and Qiu Zhihe shook her head.

They all saw in the scenes from the Colorful Bone’s memory that Sheng Tanglian was killed by Zhenyang, and her child was born but buried with her in the Northern Wilderness’s Immortal Mansion.

Later, the Immortal Mansion became the Cyan Lotus Sect’s relic, and when they entered, they found no trace of Sheng Tanglian’s child.

A newborn child left in a deserted mansion likely died along with the mother.

Thinking so, Sheng Tanglian should have no descendants.

Mo Xiaolan looking so much like her likely has another reason.

As they spoke, the fragments that turned from the light surrounded Mo Xiaolan as if stars encircled the moon.

Soon, these fragments transformed into orchids.

Each orchid glowed brilliantly, containing great power within.

"Wow, Xiaolan used to be one orchid, now she’s become dozens!"

"Others attain enlightenment as swords, Xiaolan attains enlightenment as flowers?"

Liu Su exclaimed with a wide-open mouth, and Qiu Zhihe said, "The sword and the flower are merely vessels, what’s important is the Dao."

"Hey, you’ve all attained enlightenment one by one, when will it be my turn?"

Liu Su looked miffed.

In the rain of orchids filling the sky, Mo Xiaolan opened her eyes, her long Danfeng eyes shimmering with restrained light, but a closer look seemed to contain the universe within, making it irresistible to gaze at.

She stood and bowed to everyone: "Thank you all for protecting me."

Qiu Zhihe suddenly spoke: "Since you just attained enlightenment, you need someone to help temper it to stabilize your realm."

Qin Gengyun stepped forward: "I’ll do it."

Qiu Zhihe looked at him and said, "At the last sect competition, Xiaolan and I didn’t get to give our all, and now that Xiaolan has attained enlightenment, I want a good fight."

Mo Xiaolan smiled and looked at Qiu Zhihe: "Sister Qiu?"

Qiu Zhihe snorted and with a wave of her delicate hand, drew an Isolation Array.

"You two, take it easy, don’t make too much commotion, and you can’t use Setting Sun and Moon-breaking."

The last sentence was directed at Qin Gengyun, as Setting Sun and Moon-breaking are too destructive and noisy, and using them to their full extent would level the Hidden Moon Cliff.

"Got it!"

Qin Gengyun replied with a smile, and Mo Xiaolan also bowed to Qiu Zhihe: "Thank you, Sister Qiu."

Then she looked at Qin Gengyun: "Taoist Friend Qin, please."

Qin Gengyun also looked at her: "Taoist Friend Mo, please."

The two exchanged a glance, as if they were back in Yunling Town, on a snowy night, at a street stall in the Narrow Rain Lane, where he lifted a warm cup of wine, waving to invite her.

Mo Xiaolan smiled, her palm gently opened, and orchids flew out, carrying a faint fragrance, gently drifting towards Qin Gengyun.

"Taoist Friend Qin, be careful."

Qin Gengyun’s clothes suddenly billowed, muscles tensed, and the Heaven-Reaching Staff appeared in his hand, laughing and swinging down at the orchids.

"Taoist Friend Mo, here I come!"