Chapter 64 Yan Bugui - Swallows Who Did Not Return (1/2)

”Consider yourself lucky that you met me. Otherwise, you might not even find the mountain gate after spending months searching for it,” the lady smiled and replied.

Shen Lian was shocked by what happened next. The lady in purple walked down from the cliff, step by step, it was as though there was an invisible staircase.

There was nothing both in front and behind. At some distance away, there was a cliff that stood at a thousand feet.

The lady did not wear emotions on her face. She let her sleeves danced in the wind. She was not a celestial, but she was more than a celestial.

The next moment, Shen Lian picked up a fresh scent. It was bright and pure. He was reminded of a cloudless starry sky.

The lady was close to Shen Lian, and she snapped her porcelain-white finger at him. Out of a sudden, a cloud appeared beneath Shen Lian. The cloud carried him higher and higher.

It was not until later that he found out about the name of the skill – The Forbidden Technique of Xiaozhu Clouds.

Within seconds, Shen Lian was elevated into the sky. The illusory Mount Qing Xuan right ahead of him became more and more real.

The illusory veil of cloud and smoke in the evening highlighted the height of the sky and the vastness of the sea.

The ability to ride on a cloud was a celestial technique that only existed in the myths and legends. That was the first time Shen Lian experienced anything like that. He was becoming more and more attracted to the celestial techniques.

Before he could think of anything, Shen Lian found himself planted firmly on the ground. The cloud that carried him had dispersed.

Right up ahead was a small town bustling with activities.

When Shen Lian turned to look for the lady, she was long gone.

He knew that the lady had to be one of the celestials in Qing Xuan, which would explain her techniques. He admired her supernatural power to come and go as and as she wished. This would be the best part about attaining immortality and learning Daoism.

He saw 'Nanke Town' written on the eye-catching signboard at the entrance to the town.

Each and every stroke reflected the history of the town.

Even though it was called a town, there was only one main street in town and the number of residents was less than that of a village.

Outsiders should be a rarity here. However, the residents of the town did not seem particularly excited by the sight of outsiders like Shen Lian himself.

Shen Lian reminded himself to stay alert. In this world that was similar to ancient times on earth, a lot of people would grow up and die at their place of birth. They would not have been to any other places.

This might be what they meant by 'it is difficult to leave one's hometown'.

By this vein of reasoning, they should be curious about the strangers that they saw.

Curiosity was part of human nature. He refused to believe that everyone in town kept to themselves.

The street was not crowded, and there were about thirty to forty people. Out of these people, half of them were children and teenagers.

Both adults and children did not bother to strike up a conversation with Shen Lian. They were looking at him as though they were looking at someone who was about to die. Shen Lian too did not reach out to them.

He could tell that everyone here had some sort of martial arts training. There was even one or two of them who had practiced Shenzu Scripture.

Shenzu Scripture was a martial art that combined both the element of 'static' and 'dynamic'. Having practiced the skill himself, Shen Lian found it easy to identify.

That would explain why the mysterious lady in purple asked whose child he was.

Shen Lian was highly skilled at Shenzu Scripture, to the extent that he had unblocked all of his Eight Extraordinary Meridians. If he were to hide it intentionally, a normal person would not be able to tell.

In fact, even though everyone in town knew some form of martial arts, none of them were at that stage where they unblocked all of their Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

The unblocking of Governor Vessel and Conception Vessel was known as foundation construction in Daoist scriptures.