thefictionvixens Chapter 66 Five Lines of Divine Restriction
Chapter 66 Five Lines of Divine Restriction
Chapter 66 Five Elements Divine Restriction
Chen Yi subtly twisted his wrist, effortlessly pulling his hand away from Qin Chengcheng's fingers.
The warmth and sandalwood scent lingering in her palms had not yet dissipated when the two of them stepped into Qin Chengcheng's boudoir one after the other.
The moment the carved wooden door closed, the fairies of Miaoyin Pavilion outside fell silent like startled birds, even deliberately softening their breathing.
"The Pavilion Master actually attacked Vice Pavilion Master Liu on behalf of Chef Chen..."
"Could he truly be the Pavilion Master's kept man?"
"We've eaten Chen Lingchu's cooking before, doesn't that mean we've broken a taboo?"
Silent glances swept across the corridor, and the female cultivators began to wildly imagine things in their minds.
As for Liu Jinjin's disheveled appearance, with blood streaming down her face, no one dared to go forward to comfort her; everyone could only pretend not to see it.
The whispers only began to spread after the two figures had completely disappeared behind the door.
"Did you see the bloodstains on Senior Sister Liu's face? The Sect Master is truly enraged."
"Shh... I'm more curious about what's so special about Chef Chen Ling's 'culinary skills' that has moved the Pavilion Master like this..."
At the corner of the corridor, several female cultivators covered their lips with round fans, their eyes gleaming with the excitement of peeping into secrets.
In Qin Chengcheng's room, the two stood still, and the soundproof array was activated.
Chen Yi smiled wryly:
"Fairy, you promised me back then that we should keep our distance and talk things out when we're out in public. You didn't need to steal him away."
Now it's all over. The image I've painstakingly cultivated of a chef who doesn't get close to women is probably ruined again.
"I don't know how much backlash and abuse you'll face if you just take my hand."
However, Qin Chengcheng clearly had no interest in arguing with Chen Yi about these things; her expression was extremely serious.
"Chen Yi, something's happened."
Seeing Qin Chengcheng's expression, Chen Yi felt a chill in his heart; he guessed that nothing good was coming.
"What's wrong? Did your protective barrier activate prematurely and you won't survive the day?"
Qin Chengcheng was amused by his antics and rolled her eyes at him:
"You're hoping I die, aren't you? Of course not, but it's pretty much the same."
The restriction in my mind has been strengthened; it's impossible to break it now!
At this point, a hint of despair appeared in Qin Chengcheng's eyes.
"It's been enhanced? And you can't undo it? What's going on? Tell me in detail?" Chen Yi asked curiously.
"When I went back this time, my master confronted me. It turns out that the restriction on my soul was set up by my grandmaster back then. The original purpose was definitely to make my spiritual sense progress faster during my cultivation."
As for whether my master had other motives, whether he wanted me to grow up so that he could control me and do something to me, it is impossible to verify at this time.
When my grandmaster left a few years ago, he left my master a jade tablet containing details about this soul restriction.
He also told my master that if my divine sense grows to the late stage of the second level, this restriction might loosen, and if things weren't handled properly, it might explode.
Therefore, he left a magical power to strengthen the restriction in that jade tablet.
When I got back, my master tricked me by saying that the secret of the restriction was in that jade tablet and that I should find out for myself.
As soon as I sensed the jade tablet, I was immediately affected; the mental barrier in my mind was strengthened.
Even if I break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage now, the restriction won't explode.
"Hey, isn't that a good thing? The restriction won't break, so you can break through your cultivation level."
"What a load of bull!"
My spiritual power has long since reached the late stage of the second tier. With this restriction in place, my spiritual sense will never be able to break through to the third tier. I am only thirty-eight years old now. Am I going to be stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage until I am two hundred years old?
Moreover, what's even more disgusting is that...
My master had left a trace of his divine thought in the jade tablet, which strengthened the restriction on my divine sense and also entered my soul!
They claimed it was to help me control the restriction at the last moment.
In reality, he wanted to manipulate me!
Then he said he had arranged a marriage for me with a Foundation Establishment disciple of the Jade Dragon Sect.
He told me this in a tone that brooked no argument, something he had never done before.
He also told me to return to the sect to see him the day before my wedding.
Do you think I don't know what he wants?
It was nothing more than the first spiritual connection between us through my "Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens" divine melody.
Chen Yi understood; the matter of her soul restriction had been exposed, and her Core Formation stage master now had complete control over him.
"I'm sorry, fairy, your restriction has been strengthened, and I can't break it with my current abilities."
Moreover, since it involves a Core Formation cultivator, I can't help you with that.
"I have an urgent matter at home, so I won't be staying in this Lake and Sea Market any longer. We'll meet again someday."
After Chen Yi roughly understood the situation, he immediately decided to run away.
Are you kidding me? I didn't know the situation beforehand, so I just asked him for help.
Now that Qin Chengcheng is under the control of a Core Formation Realm cultivator, letting him interfere is just courting death.
"You've lost all your conscience!"
Qin Chengcheng glared at Chen Yi with fury burning in her beautiful eyes.
Do you know why I stayed in the sect for three months?
The previous restrictions were set up by my master on the first day after I returned. I could have returned that same day.
For the next three months, I was busy running around solely for your Foundation Establishment Pills.
I used all the resources and connections I had accumulated over the years to procure a set of materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
You've used up all your favors and finally managed to get a near-third-tier alchemy master from the sect to help you refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, and even asked him to find a way to make a high-quality one!
I only had time to return after they agreed and scheduled the Foundation Establishment Pill for the next few years!
Qin Chengcheng glared angrily at Chen Yi.
"Huh, is that so? Maybe I shouldn't take the Foundation Establishment Pill?"
Chen Yi sounded somewhat embarrassed. Although the Foundation Establishment Pill was valuable, it wasn't worth making an enemy of a Core Formation cultivator for it.
"Do you believe I'll take you down with me right now?"
Qin Chengcheng pretended to pull Chen Yi into a self-destruction, his fingertips emanating dangerous magical fluctuations, and his spiritual energy surging like boiling water.
Chen Yi was startled and quickly pulled Qin Chengcheng to sit down, reassuring her:
"Fairy, don't be impulsive. Let's talk this out. As the saying goes, 'When you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path will appear.'"
Let's start from the beginning; maybe there's still a chance for things to turn around. There's no need to rush into self-destruction.
He was sweating profusely. If he really pushed this girl too far, with her near-late Foundation Establishment cultivation, if she self-destructed in her boudoir in Miaoyin Pavilion, even if his physical defense was strong enough to save his life, he would definitely be severely injured. Losing an arm or a leg would be normal. It wasn't going to get to that point yet.
"Fairy, let's think carefully about what that old man from your sect wants, and what's the best course of action for you to take next."
"Old Deng? Who is that?" Qin Chengcheng's eyelashes trembled slightly, tears still glistening in her eyes.
"That's your master! But he's treated you like this, and you still call him master? From now on, just call him Old Deng."
"After all, he raised me for over thirty years."
"But his motives aren't pure; he wants to take your virginity so you can help him cultivate! And he even sold you to the Jade Dragon Sect, keeping the dowry for himself. How can someone like that deserve to call someone 'Master'?"
"That's right, that old Deng! He's up to no good."
After Qin Chengcheng uttered those curses, a bright smile bloomed on her tear-streaked face, like the spring light breaking through the frozen lake, a smile that could topple kingdoms.
"Tell me, what's the current situation?" Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had relaxed, and that she shouldn't be dragged into self-destruction now.
"I don't know what benefits Master Lao Deng received from the Jade Dragon Sect, but he has already promised me off and insists on my marriage."
This is one point.
Secondly, he asked me to come to him the night before our wedding, which was definitely because he wanted to take my virginity. However, he didn't say it outright. After all, Lao Deng is a Core Formation True Person and still has some shame. He wanted me to offer myself willingly, saying that he had a way to break the restrictions on my soul. If I performed well, he could break them for me and might even help me gather a set of Condensing Crystal Pills. But now it seems that he was probably just lying to me.
Thirdly, there's my soul restriction. Now that it's been strengthened, there are at least twenty-seven nodes in my sea of consciousness connected to the bottom layer of the restriction.
Compared to the previous eighteen nodes, the difficulty of solving the problem has increased by 50%. We previously agreed that you could try to dismantle the problem once you accumulated nine Divine Sense Needles, but now that's not enough. You need at least eighteen needles to even attempt it, and there's a 50% chance of failure.
Finally, my time is running out. Although the soul restriction has been strengthened, preventing further incidents in the short term...
But that old man only gave me one year to marry someone from the Jade Dragon Sect.
Chen Yi,
We only have one year. If I can't resolve my restriction issue within that year, I'll return to the sect and self-destruct with that old bastard.
In the end, Qin Chengcheng grasped Chen Yi's hand, her gaze resolute.
Chen Yi frowned as he listened to the whole thing. By the end, he wanted to say, "It's not that we have a year together, it's you. This has nothing to do with me."
Seeing Chen Yi's expression, Qin Chengcheng quickly added, "When I go back to the sect and self-destruct, I'll definitely grab you."
Moreover, put your hand on your heart. When I was at my wit's end, I still gritted my teeth and stayed in the sect for three months to gather Foundation Establishment Pills for you. Not to mention the second-tier demonic beasts, protecting Huo Sanniang for you, the array inheritance, the Refining God Technique, and all sorts of pills.
"well--"
Although Chen Yi also appreciates beautiful women, he is by no means the type to act impulsively for the sake of women.
If Qin Chengcheng only offered him her face and beautiful body, he would definitely turn around and leave.
However, Chen Yi also believed in karma and valued repaying kindness with kindness and avenging wrongs with revenge.
The same logic applies to his previous actions, such as secretly killing Fatty Liu after hearing that Liu had harmed him before.
Putting everything else aside, Qin Chengcheng's promise to stay in the sect and work hard for Chen Yi to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills makes it impossible for Chen Yi to run away now and abandon her.
Besides, just as Qin Chengcheng said, Chen Yi has benefited greatly from her over the years by taking advantage of her, using her, learning from her, and taking things from her.
Having survived at the very bottom of the cultivation world to now possessing a level of strength barely enough to protect himself, Qin Chengcheng has truly put in a lot of effort during this time.
The two went from being complete strangers to having some connection now.
He could not ignore such a debt of gratitude.
Alright, let's think of another way. If all else fails, we'll wait until the year limit is up and if we still can't resolve the problem of her soul restriction, then we'll run away.
"Fairy Qin, have you considered agreeing to that old man's offer, or actually marrying the true prodigy of the Jade Dragon Sect?"
"Of course not! Otherwise, why would I come to you?"
The man I, Qin Chengcheng, am looking for, even if he doesn't ride on a five-colored golden cloud and is unparalleled in the world, must at least be handsome and have exceptional looks, and be compatible with me in temperament. He may not be my soulmate, but he must be close to it.
As she spoke, Qin Chengcheng glanced at Chen Yi's face, and for some reason recalled the time when she went to see Dong Chang'an at night to deal with Huo Sanniang and returned, she saw Chen Yi, a clean-looking man in a white undergarment, nestled in her soft bed.
"Ahem. Fairy, let's not talk about what kind you're looking for yet."
"If you don't agree, then you don't agree. We'll find another way."
Chen Yi touched his nose, feeling a little uncomfortable under Qin Chengcheng's gaze.
"Fairy, now that things have come to this, I need to personally investigate the restrictions on your soul. If I want to find a way to break this deadlock, I must at least find out the details."
I wonder if you mind?
When it came to serious matters, Chen Yi's tone and expression became much more formal. Since they really needed to resolve this, they should be more serious.
Qin Chengcheng looked at Chen Yi warily with her beautiful eyes: "Do you know what soul detection means? My most secret memories are all there."
"Fairy, aren't we supposed to be looking for a solution?"
If you mind, then forget it.
I think I'll just pack my bags and run away.
"I remember the favor you did for me by arranging that batch of Foundation Establishment Pills for me in the sect. If I succeed in the future, and if your descendants need Foundation Establishment Pills after you marry into the Jade Dragon Sect, I will repay that favor."
"you!"
Qin Chengcheng was furious when she heard Chen Yi say he was going to run away. This man was good in every way, but his constant talk of running away annoyed her.
"Fine, you see."
"Since I'm already like this, you can investigate all you want, but you're only allowed to look at the soul's restrictions. You're not allowed to touch any other memories, or I'll fight you to the death."
Although Qin Chengcheng's tone was still fierce, he had clearly resigned himself to his fate.
"it is good."
Chen Yi nodded seriously, indicating that Qin Chengcheng should lie down properly and release her spiritual defenses.
Qin Chengcheng lay supine on the brocade couch, her eyelashes trembling slightly. Chen Yi gathered a wisp of blue light at his fingertips and placed it on her brow.
As Chen Yi's divine sense flowed into her ancestral aperture like a trickle, bit by bit...
Qin Chengcheng's memories flashed before his eyes like a slideshow:
He saw young Qin Chengcheng running barefoot in the medicinal fields of Miaoyinfang, silver bells jingling at her waist;
Seeing that she was praised by the Six Peak Elders as a "miraculous spiritual body that appears only once in a thousand years" at the Foundation Establishment Ceremony;
I even saw several senior female students plucking off her life-bound strings one by one in the practice room late at night.
The memory suddenly became sharp: Qin Chengcheng, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, stood on the Dao Discussion Platform holding the Jiao Wei Qin (a type of zither), and his rendition of "Requiem" shattered the magical artifacts of seven cultivators of the same level.
Those who had bullied her were now kneeling on the ground.
Below the platform, countless male cultivators gleamed with nauseating greed in their eyes, a greed she couldn't shake off and found utterly relentless.
Finally, deep within her soul, she saw the restriction.
Twenty-seven azure nodes floated like stars in the depths of the sea of consciousness.
The entire restriction is sealed by four nested magical restrictions:
The outermost layer is the God-Forging Furnace, glowing with fire; the middle and upper layers are turquoise soul vines; the lower layer is the earthen-colored Spirit-Suppressing Stele; and at the very core is the Heart-Locking Soul Sword Array.
Each layer was illuminated by a faint light of the Five Elements, which was similar to the divine sense attribute in Chen Yi's two divine apertures.
"As expected, it involves a restriction related to the power of the Five Elements and Divine Souls."
Even though they had developed a preliminary dismantling plan after several years of research, Chen Yi still found it too difficult.
"It's more troublesome than I expected," Chen Yi thought to himself.
(End of this chapter)