Rules of Heaven - C71

When it was lively and exciting, it would always go by very quickly.

It was already night. The sky had finally darkened, and those who were happy gradually returned to their houses. Ding Hong did not stay there. Instead, he returned to the palace of the cymbals.

He sat on the chair and thought back to Xiao Qin’s expression at her wedding. He didn’t know if he should tell her or not.

“Young master, I’ve made some tea and brought it over to you.” Suo Bing came in from outside, carrying a teapot and a cup.

“Hmm? I thought you were cultivating. ” Ding Hong was somewhat surprised.

Suo Bing placed the teapot and cup on the table and poured tea for Ding Hong. “Ding Hong took the cup of tea and took a sip.” “Not bad, not bad. The tea here is delicious. Let’s bring some when we leave.”

“I’ve already cultivated the art of seizing treasures.” Suo Bing suddenly said.

Hearing this news, Ding Hong was stunned for a moment. Then, ecstatic, he stood up and excitedly said, “Really?”

Su Bing nodded.

“Huh? “So we won’t have to ride in carriages anymore?” He sat down again and took a few sips of his tea. He was in a very good mood.

After thinking for a while, he said, “Let’s go to the Dreamy Cloud Swampland tomorrow.”

“I will naturally listen to your arrangements, Young Master.” Suo Bing Road.

“En, alright then. You can go back first. We’ll hurry back tomorrow morning.”

Suo Bing turned around and left.

Ding Hong took out the bag of mountains and rivers that he exchanged with Xiao Qin. Afterwards, he had asked for instructions on how to use it, so it wasn’t difficult to manipulate. Since he had nothing better to do, he decided to give it a try.

He stood up and looked at the bookshelves in the back. Holding the bag, he chanted an incantation in his mind. With a “hu” sound, the bookshelf became small in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it entered the Mountain River Bag in Ding Hong’s hands.

His eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but sigh, “It’s so magical!”

Dong Dong, a lady at the door asked, “Is Young Master Feng around?” It was Xiao Qin’s voice.

What was she doing here? “Ding Hong frowned slightly.” “Naturally.”

“Then can I come in? There are some things that I wish to discuss with Young Master. ” she continued.

“No worries, please come in.”

Xiao Qin pushed open the door and walked in from the outside. She then turned around and tightly shut the door. She turned her body and looked at Ding Hong, not speaking for a long time.

He didn’t know what she wanted to do, so he asked: “I wonder what Fairy Xiao wants to discuss at this late hour?”

Xiao Qin’s expression was calm as she stood in a place without candlelight, seeming slightly gloomy. The air suddenly became a bit stiffer, and the swaying candles became a bit more stable.

Ding Hong’s frown deepened as he asked, “Fairy Xiao?”

“You know about it?” Xiao Qin asked indifferently.

After hearing her question, Ding Hong’s brows gradually relaxed. “Then, what do you plan to do?”

“You do know …” Xiao Qin shook her head and took in a deep breath before slowly exhaling. “I, I don’t want others to know …”

Hearing her tone, Ding Hong’s tone gradually turned cold. “Oh? May I ask Fairy Xiao’s intentions? ”

Xiao Qin had a calm expression. “As long as you let me erase this portion of your memories, we will be safe and sound, okay?”

“Fairy Xiao, did you drink some alcohol or what? Are you drunk?” Ding Hong did not say anything excessive when he recalled her kind advice a few years ago.

Seeing him say so, he frowned: “It seems you don’t agree. I’d better make a move earlier.” She had actually made a decision for Ding Hong!

He opened his mouth and slowly spat out a word.

“Bind!”

The moment they appeared, they actually formed an ice crystal character in the air. However, after the character moved slightly more than three meters, it all turned into thin lines, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Ding Hong, wanting to trap him.

Just as Ding Hong was about to make his move, a “pu” sound suddenly rang out. A brownish-yellow sword light slashed down from outside the window, forming a brown wall of light that blocked the advancement of those thin threads.

When Xiao Qin saw this, her eyes focused as she pointed outside. A sword light suddenly appeared, piercing through the room and out of it.

“Bang!”

The sound of weapons clashing came from outside.

Subsequently, a figure of light flew back into Xiao Qin’s hands. It was the Sky Demon Sword! The instant she received the sword, Xiao Qin’s hand unknowingly trembled. At first, she was unfazed by the humiliation, but this time, she suddenly frowned as a strange blue light flashed in her eyes. Even her long and beautiful eyelashes were frosted over!

When Ding Hong saw the Sword Qi, he was also astonished. The sword qi from earlier, however, was much sharper than his! Who was his sword qi? It’s the Sword Emperor’s heavy! Even the Heavenly Palace’s Sect Leader had to struggle to find the sword qi that he had so far! However, he did not expect that there would be an existence even stronger than his Sword Qi. How could Ding Hong not be shocked!

As the two of them faced off, Suo Bing slowly walked in from outside with a set of sky paintings in her arms. After passing by Xiao Qin, he arrived in front of Ding Hong and congratulated him. “Young Master.”

“The sword qi from before?” Ding Hong glanced at the fixed sky painting.

Su Bing nodded. After that, Ding Hong didn’t say anything and just coldly looked at Xiao Qin.

The situation suddenly became awkward.

“Fairy Xiao, if you didn’t hurt Ji Yuanmeng, I wouldn’t have told Bai Yi about this either.” Ding Hong said, breaking the awkward silence.

Xiao Qin glanced at Ding Hong, then looked at the painting in Suo Bing’s hands. She knew that she couldn’t finish what she wanted to do. In the past few years, her cultivation had definitely advanced by leaps and bounds, entering the realm of the ‘Shuntian’. However, if they were to truly fight against Ding Hong and Suo Bing, it was not certain who would win. In that instant of confrontation, he could clearly feel an extremely powerful force. However, he couldn’t feel anything at all. He didn’t know what kind of magic treasure the painting in Suo Bing’s hand was, but he felt a deep sense of dread.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Qin loosened her grip and the Sky Demon Sword disappeared into the void. She turned around and left as well. Only her voice came from afar, “It is as you said.”

After seeing her leave, Ding Hong sat down again. After he confirmed that Xiao Qin had left, he said, “I want to see the fixed sky painting.”

Suo Bing didn’t pause for even a moment. She placed the scroll on the table in front of him and slowly unfurled it. An ancient aura suddenly burst out from the painting. It was so intense that it felt as if someone had stepped on a river of time.

He could not help but praise, “What a strong power!”

The yellow picture scroll was still that simple and unadorned thick imperial sword. What was strange was that Ding Hong could feel a wave of Yin Yang energy that was slowly rotating, warm and strong, growing without end.

“What an amazing painting of the fixed sky!” He raised his head and asked, “Do you know the origin of this fixed sky painting?”

Su Bing thought for a while and said, “I heard that a certain person’s power was sealed in this period of time.”

Ding Hong was aghast. If this was already the case with just a sliver of power, then how powerful would the original be? He stretched out his hand and lightly tapped the surface of the painting. Immediately, a line of water appeared, looking like a river that had been disturbed. At the same time, a stream of fresh air flew out from within and entered Ding Hong’s body, following the trajectory that Ding Hong’s finger followed.

Ding Hong was startled. Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly felt a strong Yin Yang aura coursing through his body. Not long later, that fresh air returned to its original route.

Seeing this scene, Su Bing was slightly surprised and asked, “Young master, how did you transform the Yin Yang energy?”

“Convert Yin Yang Qi?” He glanced at the fixed sky painting, not knowing what she meant.

“When I cultivate the Art of Actualization, I can only absorb a sliver of Yin Yang aura from it. For Young Master to actually use the pure Yin Yang aura from within to assimilate and change the spiritual acupoints around his body, it is truly extraordinary.” Suo Bing explained.

“Oh? So what if I assimilate all of the Spiritual Acupoints in my body? ” Ding Hong realized that even Suo Bing, who had just started cultivating, knew much more than he did.

“That way, Young Master’s spiritual power will always be Yin-Yang energy, not an ordinary of the five elements!” A light flashed in Suo Bing’s eyes.

In the books, Ding Hong also knew the difference between Yin and Yang. Most cultivators in the world only had one affinity with one of the five elemental attributes, while Yin and Yang were compatible with all five elemental attributes at the same time. In other words, Yin-Yang spiritual force could perform five spells of different attributes at the same time. Because Ding Hong’s own False Spiritual Body had not been completely cultivated, most of the techniques could not be fully used. If the eight swords were created in the future and the False Spiritual Body was complete, then only then would Ding Hong be able to truly start cultivating all kinds of Dao arts.

“So that’s how it is.” After hearing the information that Suo Bing had told him about modifying the Spirit Point, he couldn’t help but ask, “Suo Bing, how did you know about these things?”

“The clan’s secret scrolls are all recorded, but due to certain reasons, it has never been revealed to outsiders.”

Ding Hong suddenly thought of the Zhong Dynasty and asked doubtfully, “Could it be that every aristocratic family has a secret manual on cultivation?”

Suo Bing pondered and said, “That should be so. Our Suo Family’s desire cultivation method is passed down through our family. However, our ancestors have made a rule that no future generations are allowed to cultivate it.” As she said this, she remembered that she had already violated the rules of her ancestors and could not help but lower her head.

Knowing that she had recalled some unhappy matters, Ding Hong did not continue asking her. He said, “Go back and rest. Tonight, I will properly study this fixed sky painting and return it to you tomorrow morning.”

Suo Bing didn’t say anything and left. After she left, Ding Hong followed his movements and touched the painting again. Sure enough, another stream of clear Qi flowed out and circulated around the spiritual acupoints in his body before returning to the painting.

When the cycle reached the point where the cocks were crowing, they felt extremely exhausted. Their eyelids were as heavy as mountains. They took out a bottle of liquid from the belt and were ready to drink it. They were surprised to find that they had used up this bottle.

“So soon.” He frowned slightly and could only take out the bottle that the old woman gave him. However, this bottle of liquid tasted bitter and looked much thicker than the last one. He carefully ate every bit of it.

Bang.

After the viscous liquid entered his body, it seemed to explode. His body was instantly filled with an indescribable power. The fatigue from just a moment ago disappeared in the blink of an eye, and he instantly felt a hundred times more energetic.

“What a powerful effect!” Ye Zichen looked at the bottle in shock, then put it back into the bag.

He put away the painting, tidied up his appearance, and prepared to go outside the house to absorb the fresh mountain air. Just in case, he went out with the painting.

As it was almost New Year’s Eve, everyone started getting busy. Those who were previously doing business here all returned home one after another, while those who were outside hurried back.

After a while, he remembered that it was already early in the morning. If Suo Bing came to look for him, it would be bad if he didn’t see him. He had returned to his house. Sure enough, when he arrived at the door, he saw Suo Bing standing there quietly, not moving at all.

“I’m so sorry, I went out for a stroll.” Ding Hong said apologetically.

Hearing his voice, Suo Bing turned around and said, “Young master.”

Ding Hong walked in front of her and handed the scroll over to her. He asked, “Have you eaten breakfast?”

“Nope.”

“Then let’s go outside and eat something before we continue our journey.”

“Yes, young master.”

The two of them went outside to eat some good food and buy some good tea leaves. Then, Suo Bing began to use the item control technique to head towards the Dreamy Cloud Swampland. The object that Suo Bing was controlling was naturally the Sky Fixation Painting. What made Ding Hong curious was that when he used the Art of Controlling Items on the painting, the painting actually grew several times larger. From the looks of it, it could hold three or four people!

“You should know about the Dreamy Cloud Swampland, right?” Ding Hong asked.

“I occasionally hear some rumors. It should be from the northeast side of Yao Mountain Pass.”

Seeing that she was so knowledgeable and had nothing to do, he asked, “Suo Bing, do you know how big the Sky Province is?”

“How big is the Heavenly Region?” She was startled, but after a moment of thought, she replied, “I am not too clear about this. All I know is that the south side is about a million miles wide and the east side is only half a million miles wide. To the west and to the north is a wasteland, and there are many vicious ancient things there. Very few people have set foot there, and therefore, no one has been able to measure their strength. ”

He suddenly thought of the many islands he had seen on the map and could not help but be curious. “Do you know of any other land besides the Sky Region?”

“Of course.”

“Oh?” Ding Hong’s interest was immediately piqued and his eyes widened.

“Rumor has it that outside of the Sky Region, there is a piece of land that is only half the size of the Sky Region. It is called ‘Luo Fu’.”

“Luo Fu?” Ye Zichen frowned and asked, “Why haven’t I heard of this name before?”

“Because it’s just a rumor, and it’s only been a thousand years. Even some cultivation sects might not know of this place.” Suo Bing Road.

“This is interesting. When I return to Penglai one day, I’ll have to ask.”

Hearing that he was on Penglai, Suo Bing was astounded. “Young Master is on Penglai?”

“Hehe.” He took out his Heavenly Jade Flute and said, “Use this.”

Ye Zichen looked at the Heavenly Jade Xiao in confusion, but he didn’t ask anything. The further north they headed, the colder the temperature became. Four hours later, the sky had already turned gray, and snow was falling from the sky, crushed into pieces by the astral winds created by the flying objects.

Ding Hong suddenly thought of the freezing scene that would be hard to find at the Dreamy Cloud Swampland in this weather.

“How far is it?”

Suo Bing looked around and said, “There should still be an hour and a half.”

Ding Hong nodded. He could only pray that it wouldn’t be a scene of ice and snow filling the sky when he reached the Dreamy Cloud Swampland.

Four hours later.

“This … this is the Dreamy Cloud Swampland?”

Ding Hong looked at the boundless surface of the ice and was immediately stunned.

Hearing him ask that, Su Bing’s tone became uncertain, and said with a frown, “Logically speaking, it should be here. According to the books, the Dreamy Cloud Swampland is six hundred miles square, and is mostly made up of marshes and lakes. Maybe it’s because the weather is too cold these days that it’s all frozen. ”

The surface of the ice was not very bright. It was blurry, as if there were a lot of other things mixed in. Some weeds were exposed outside the layer of ice. When the cold wind blew, they would sway left and right, as if they were about to break at any moment.

Standing there quietly, Ding Hong wanted to use his heart to feel it.

He circulated the Yin-Yang Image in his chest to see if he could find something that was compatible with the Impedance Diagram. Suddenly, he felt that something was calling to him from beneath the layer of ice. He thought that he had found an object that was able to form the Intimacy Law. His eyes immediately lit up as he said, “It should be here.”