The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 522 The Ceiling of This World
Deng Baichuan and his three companions, along with Wang Yuyan, Azhu, and Abi, searched the martial arts world for over a month, but they heard no further news about their young master.

Left with no other choice, they had to return to Suzhou and temporarily go back to their respective villas.

Wang Yuyan returned to Mantuo Manor and briefly recounted her experiences after her trip to Mantuo Manor to her mother.

Madam Wang sneered repeatedly, remaining noncommittal.

She knew the Murong family very well, and knew that the lifelong wish of each generation of that family was to restore the former glory of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Her daughter's heart was completely devoted to Murong Fu.

Murong Fu probably didn't care even a tenth of his heart for his daughter.

She had repeatedly advised her daughter to be cautious, fearing that marrying Murong Fu might not bring her happiness.

But since her daughter wouldn't listen, Madam Wang had no choice.

All we can do is offer a few sarcastic remarks when they return empty-handed.

Wang Yuyan had become accustomed to her mother's prejudice against her cousin, and simply ignored her mother's cold words.

After resting at home for a few days, all the physical and mental fatigue has disappeared.

Wang Yuyan went to Canhe Manor to inquire about news from Deng Baichuan and his three companions, but there was still no news of her cousin in the martial arts world.

This made them feel extremely heavy-hearted, and they couldn't help but think the worst, so their worries increased.

After several discussions, even though they wanted to go out and continue searching for the young master, they still didn't have a direction.

Disappointed.

Wang Yuyan had the idea of ​​going to Dayu Manor to visit her maternal grandparents and seek advice from Master Xu.

Xu Xingchen, along with her maternal grandparents and the Heavenly Child Granny, are considered unfathomable figures by Wang Yuyan, who may be able to glean some clues from them.

Back at Mantuo Villa, he told his mother about his thoughts.

Although Madam Wang's resentment towards her parents had not dissipated, she did not stop her daughter from going.

After Wang Yuyan went out and left.

She stood up, walked slowly to the door, and watched her daughter's figure disappear at the end of the road. Her brows furrowed slightly, and a complex expression flickered in her eyes.

The man was injured and unable to come to see me, so that was fine.

That woman never returned after going to Big Fish Manor; she's truly despicable.

Although he hadn't given that woman a kind look when she first came to Mantuo Manor, her departure and never returning were strikingly similar to how she had abandoned him years before.
Thus, the resentment in his heart was mixed with a strong sense of bitterness.

Despite being in her thirties or forties, she was overjoyed to hear that the man she hadn't seen for many years had reappeared, and then she saw the woman arrive at Mantuo Manor.

It's no wonder she couldn't stay calm.

Wang Yuyan left the manor, boarded a ferry, and rowed towards the shore.

Now that she has mastered martial arts and has been training in the martial arts world for several months, she can go out alone without any problems.

The ferry passed through the reeds and soon docked at the shore.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Wang, I jumped ashore and headed towards Dayu Manor.

Two hours later, Wang Yuyan climbed halfway up the mountain and stepped into the valley.

Looking up, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Let's leave aside the enormous courtyard nestled in the middle of the valley for now.

Behind the villa, on the left cliff face, there is a row of colorful sculptures, each ten feet tall, which are truly eye-catching.

Those statues, whether majestic, domineering, indifferent, or arrogant, fully display the style and imposing presence of the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny Wu Xingyun.

“Every time I come to the resort, something changes.”

"I wonder what kind of manor Master Xu wants to build his estate into."

Arriving at the entrance of the villa, I knocked on the gate.

The woman who opened the door saw Wang Yuyan and, without informing Xu Xingchen, invited her into the courtyard.

This was an order personally given by Xu Xingchen.

Wang Yuyan has been here several times and is very familiar with the manor, so she can act as she sees fit.

The woman who opened the door did not lead the way; Wang Yuyan walked alone through the courtyard and into the main hall.

A woman from the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments of Lingjiu Palace served tea and went to the study to report to Xu Xingchen.

In a simple study.

Xu Xingchen put down her pen, gathered the papers spread on the table together, stacked them neatly, and weighed them down with an inkstone.

He got up, left the study, and went to the main hall.

Wang Yuyan rose from her seat, bowed, and said, "Master Xu, I've come to bother you again!"

Xu Xingchen smiled and said, "Miss Wang, there's no need to be so polite."

Wang Yuyan then inquired about her grandfather's recovery.

Xu Xingchen said, "Everything is going smoothly. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to come out of seclusion in another two months."

Wang Yuyan's joy was evident in her words.

In the following moments, she began to recount her experience of searching for her cousin in the martial arts world, only to return empty-handed.

Xu Xingchen listened quietly, without saying much, only saying, "Go to the cave behind and see your grandparents!"

Having received permission, Wang Yuyan rose, bowed, and took her leave, heading confidently towards the back of the villa.

As soon as I stepped out of the back gate, my eyes were drawn to a tall building that had suddenly appeared nearby.

The building had a simple structure, and the signs of being hastily completed were obvious.

Surprised, he stopped a woman from the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments of Lingjiu Palace who happened to be passing by and asked her the question that had been bothering him.

The woman smiled and said, "A month ago, Master Xu went out and brought back a very, very large piece of ice."

"Two old men are frozen inside; they are the fathers of Murong Fu and Qiao Feng."

"Even Murong Fu and Xiao Feng were brought back to the manor by Master Xu."

Wang Yuyan was both surprised and delighted. She thanked him and turned to walk quickly toward the tall pavilion.

The pavilion has no doors or windows; it has wooden walls on three sides and a wooden plank roof, leaving only one side open for unobstructed passage.

When Wang Yuyan arrived, she immediately saw the crystal ice ball, which was three zhang tall, inside the pavilion.

At the same time, they could clearly see the two old men sitting cross-legged inside the crystal ice ball, with their eyes closed and their four palms pressed together.

And two figures sitting cross-legged on either side of the giant ice ball.

With her eyes fixed on the handsome young man in white, Wang Yuyan, who was usually gentle and sweet, was so excited that her voice was a few decibels higher than usual.

"Cousin Brother"

So you were here.

We've been looking for you for so long!

Murong Fu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, turned his head to look at the figure walking quickly towards the door, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Cousin, what brings you here?"

Wang Yuyan stopped in front of Murong Fu, a joyful smile on her face and undisguised happiness in her eyes.

I've come to visit my maternal grandparents.

Murong Fu asked in astonishment, "Weren't your maternal grandparents already deceased?"

Wang Yuyan explained with a smile, "They are all still alive, they just disappeared for so many years, and now they have suddenly reappeared."

Murong Fu pondered, "Are they currently at Big Fish Manor?"

"By the way, I met a senior colleague a while ago. Although she was wearing a white veil, there was a sense of familiarity about her eyes and brows."

"I didn't understand it then, but now that I've seen you, my cousin, I finally know where that familiar feeling came from."

Wang Yuyan smiled, her beautiful eyes sparkling: "That's my maternal grandmother!"

Murong Fu shook his head, exclaiming in surprise, "This is truly beyond my expectations." Wang Yuyan snapped out of her reverie and pressed, "By the way, cousin, you haven't told me how you got here?"

Murong Fu recounted the events that had transpired.

Wang Yuyan was at a loss for how to react after hearing this.

He thought to himself, "Could it be that Master Xu brought back my cousin's father and Master Xiao's father because of my request?"

"But will this kind of healing method really work to resolve their grudges?"

Xiao Feng sat on the other side of the ice hockey puck, only glancing at Wang Yuyan when she came in, and then ignoring her completely.

The reason he and Murong Fu guarded the ice hockey puck every day was to prevent the other party from doing something malicious, secretly breaking through the ice, and killing their father.

Although the owner of the manor had told them.

Their fathers are now healing each other, their breaths intertwined.

If someone were to break the ice hockey puck, neither of the two people inside would survive.

But just in case, and to keep an eye on their father's condition, they would come over and sit for half a day every day.

After more than ten days, the two players on the ice hockey team did indeed regain some color in their faces, and their spirits also recovered somewhat.

Murong Fu and Xiao Feng finally relaxed a little.

Wang Yuyan and Murong Fu chatted for a while about their long-awaited reunion.

Once she had calmed down and knew that her cousin wouldn't be leaving Dayu Manor anytime soon, she took her leave.

After leaving the pavilion, they went to the cave to visit their maternal grandparents.

Wu Yazi, inside the crystal ice ball, has grown from a seven or eight-year-old child into a teenager.

Upon hearing from her maternal grandmother, Li Qiushui, that the treatment was progressing smoothly, Wang Yuyan couldn't help but feel happy for her grandfather.

She visited her maternal grandparents and also met her cousin whom she had been longing to see.

Wang Yuyan then settled down in the villa.

She feared that Xu Xingchen might not want too many people to disturb her, so she only sent a message to Deng Baichuan and the other three, informing them that she had found her cousin.

"You are safe and sound, don't worry."

He didn't say much about other things.

In the martial arts world.

The disappearances of Murong Fu and his son, as well as Xiao Feng and his son, brought peace and tranquility back to normal.

While it may be said that things are calm and peaceful, that's not entirely true.

The things that were going to happen will continue to happen, and the fighting and conflicts will not stop.

Without the presence of two renowned masters, Murong Fu and Xiao Feng, stirring up the martial world, the battles and fights of others seemed rather ordinary.

None of the people at Big Fish Manor cared about what was happening in the martial arts world.

Every day seemed very peaceful and serene.

One day.

Xu Xingchen finally thoroughly studied and absorbed all the things he had discussed with Wu Yazi and Wu Xingyun, ending his "semi-secluded" research in the study.

Step out of the house and stand in the courtyard.

Looking up at the sky, it's a clear blue with white clouds drifting by.

Looking down at the flowers, they are colorful, vibrant, and lively.

In an instant, I felt clear-headed and physically comfortable.

The vast internal energy circulates through the meridians, flowing like pearls, endlessly repeating.

Its momentum
The desert is solitary and straight, and the long river falls into the sun.

In this spacious and quiet atmosphere, the life force hidden deep within the body is like a seed, taking root, sprouting, and quietly growing.

A strange, inexplicable flutter of emotion welled up inside me.

this moment.

He seemed to see the flow of the primordial energy of heaven and earth among all things in the world.

In the soil, the root system absorbs nutrients and transports them to the branches and leaves.

The branches are covered with a profusion of flowers, in full bloom.

In the pond, fish swim leisurely to and fro, occasionally blowing a bubble.

Butterflies and dragonflies—these insects move extremely slowly with each flap of their wings.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth flows in the void and quietly merges with all things in the world.

A sense of wonder and inspiration arises spontaneously from within.

A kind of constraint was also quietly imposed upon him.

In a daze.
He suddenly realized that his martial arts skills seemed to have reached the ceiling of this world.

From this moment on, the rules of heaven and earth will no longer be his aid.

The state of harmony between humanity and nature has become a constraint.

This is something Xu Xingchen has never experienced in several worlds.

By the time he regained his composure, a considerable amount of time had quietly passed.

The sky grew dark.

Inside the mountain resort, the lights were just coming on.

Xu Xingchen let out a long sigh, turned around and went back into the house. After having dinner, she began to think about the events of the day.

In the previous worlds, even though his martial arts became the best in the world, he still could not touch the so-called rules of heaven and earth and feel that he was bound.

But why does this place give him such a feeling?
How is this world different from the previous ones?

After much deliberation, he had some guesses in his mind.

The laws governing the universe in the previous worlds were not as clearly defined and perfect as those in this world.

Therefore, even if he becomes the number one expert in the world, it will be difficult for him to touch the laws of heaven and earth of those worlds.

Just like the social operating rules in Xu Xingchen's first life.

Ordinary people living at the very bottom of society can live peacefully with those around them and rarely have conflicts.

It is because ordinary people do not earn much money in their lives and do not have many conflicts of interest with each other that they can live together peacefully.

Strict rules are only revealed in high-level games.

The same principle applies to the various worlds that Xu Xingchen experiences.

In a world with simple rules, martial artists seem to be able to do many things and do whatever they want.

But the upper limit is extremely low!
To elevate one's martial arts to a higher and stronger level, one must be guided by more stringent and comprehensive rules of heaven and earth.

The world of Tianlong.

The rules of heaven and earth are extremely powerful.

Ultimately, martial arts training can even reverse aging, bring the dead back to life, and heal flesh and bones.
This is a skill that only immortals possess.

One can imagine how perfect and powerful the rules of this world are!
However, when Xu Xingchen was able to do these things, it also meant that he had already touched the ceiling of the rules of this world.

He wanted to further improve his martial arts skills.

The rules of this world will then transform from an aid into an obstacle, into a constraint.

Xu Xingchen even vaguely sensed it.

Because the rules of this world are too powerful and strict, his attempt to travel to other worlds as he had in the previous worlds would be extremely difficult.

He needs to break through on his own.
(End of this chapter)