It turns out, they were the main characters.

Yan Ruyu glanced at it only once, and her delicate eyebrows unconsciously rose as she said softly, "What a coincidence."

“Yongning just came to me and asked about this matter as well.”

Mu Zhian asked curiously, "Did Princess Yongning also ask about these characters?"

Yan Ruyu shook her head and said, "What she asked was not about the words you wrote, but about the unlucky constitution."

Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Why would she ask that out of the blue?"

"In the past, some books have recorded that before the decline of each dynasty, a cultivator with a cursed constitution would appear. Princess Yongning has come here for this reason."

"However, one person's fortune can't ultimately be indifferent to the fate of the nation. Even if the Great Qian Dynasty falls in the future, it will only be because the current emperor is unwilling to manage the government and refuses to relinquish power," Yan Ruyu said with a shake of her head and a faint smile.

Within the Eastern Continent, the Great Qian Dynasty held an extremely high position. However, none of its emperors could live forever, so almost every hundred years, the next crown prince would inherit the throne.

However, the current emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty is obsessed with cultivating Taoism and is unwilling to relinquish power. The expensive natural treasures alone have consumed a great deal of the national treasury. In a sense, the gradual decline of the Great Qian Dynasty is inextricably linked to the current emperor.

The notion that a dynastic decline is due to a constitution prone to misfortune may not be true at present.

Yan Ruyu paused for a moment, then continued, "However, this matter has little to do with Yongning. After all, she doesn't hold any power in the court. She was just asking out of curiosity and wasn't targeting your maid."

Wei Mengrou's bad luck was too strange, and the chiefs who witnessed Wei Mengrou's fortune that day all knew this. Therefore, when Yan Ruyu saw Mu Zhian remain silent, she knew that he must be thinking of his maid.

Mu Zhian snapped out of his reverie and nodded slightly, asking, "Does Pavilion Master Yan know which dynasty these two scripts were left behind?"

Yan Ruyu gently shook her head: "I have never seen it."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhian couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

That makes sense, though. The cultivation world generally doesn't pay attention to worldly affairs. The changing of dynasties has little to do with the Liangyi Sect. As long as the Great Qian Dynasty doesn't do anything against the laws of nature, the Liangyi Sect will continue to maintain its neutrality.

Mu Zhian was not giving up and continued to ask, "I've heard that every dynasty in the past has seen the emergence of a person with an unlucky constitution when it fell. Isn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?"

Yan Ruyu nodded slightly: "If it is a coincidence, it is indeed a coincidence, but... I have never heard of a person's luck affecting the fate of an entire dynasty. Logically speaking, if a person's bad luck were really that exaggerated, that person should be immediately punished by the heavens."

"Does Heaven punish those who are unlucky?"

Mu Zhian was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, "Isn't the Heavenly Dao meddling too much? What can people do if they are born unlucky? In the end, they are so unlucky that they have to be punished by the Heavenly Dao?"

Yan Ruyu shook her head and said, "The possibility of Heaven sending down divine punishment is very small. Throughout the history of the Nine Provinces, there have been very few such cases. Unless it is really as you said, and that person's bad luck reaches the point that it can affect the fate of a dynasty, then Heaven might send down divine punishment."

That should have nothing to do with Sister Mengrou. After all, if her bad luck were really that bad, Heaven would have already punished her... Mu Zhian can rest assured for now.

"Does the Pavilion Master have any books about the Heavenly Punishment?" Mu Zhi'an asked.

“I remember seeing it in the library before. If you’re interested, I’ll go and get it for you later,” Yan Ruyu said with a smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Pavilion Master," Mu Zhi'an said gratefully.

Yan Ruyu changed the subject and continued, "Whether the Great Qian Dynasty falls or not is none of our business. If there are any troubles later, you can discuss them with me. There's no need for formalities between us."

Not only was he knowledgeable, but he also cared deeply for his disciples… Mu Zhian looked at the intellectually gifted and well-breasted Master Yan and felt a surge of emotion.

"It seems that the Pavilion Master has broken through the bottleneck?" Mu Zhian changed to a lighter topic.

A charming smile appeared on Yan Ruyu's exquisite and flawless face: "Thanks to the Azure Emperor, I have broken through the bottleneck and there will be no more problems in the short term."

Mu Zhian nodded in relief: "That's good... If there's anything I can help with in the future, I will do my best."

Yan Ruyu gave Mu Zhian a meaningful look, her eyes filled with some hesitation, and smiled and nodded: "I think there will be an opportunity in the future."

This disciple respected her so much, yet she had always been thinking about the matter of the innate furnace... Thinking about it now, it's truly shameful.

After gathering her thoughts slightly, Yan Ruyu changed the subject: "The rebirth of the Azure Emperor is of great significance to our Eastern Continent. You can also ask her directly about some cultivation techniques."

She paused, then continued, "She should still be inside your body, right?"

Mu Zhian nodded slightly: "She needs to draw spiritual energy from the disciple's innate furnace."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruyu suddenly remembered something, hesitated for a moment, looked the disciple over and said, "Logically speaking, the Azure Emperor lost all his spiritual energy in the past, so he should have had difficulty condensing a cauldron."

"Unless... it is aided by external spiritual energy, the cauldron can be formed."

"Could it be that you and her..."

As she said this, her gaze drifted towards Mu Zhian, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

Although the words were not elaborated upon, the underlying meaning was already quite clear: You have been cultivating with the Azure Emperor?

Mu Zhian did not hide anything from this pavilion master he 'respected', saying, "The situation was urgent at the time, so..."

Even though she was mentally prepared, hearing these words still gave Yan Ruyu a jolt, her eyes filled with surprise and relief.

It seems it's not just me, even the Azure Emperor is like this...

No wonder the Azure Emperor bestowed divine favors upon several female chief disciples; there was actually another layer of meaning behind it...

To put it bluntly, that Fairy Yao Meng wanted to have it all to herself.

Yan Ruyu's eyes flickered slightly as she gave Mu Zhian a meaningful look.

Then, she suddenly asked, "When did you meet the Holy Maiden of the Xuan Yin Palace? Today, one of the elders accompanying her came to see me, wanting to know where you live."

Mu Zhian's mind stirred slightly, and he said, "Miss Lin has also come to the Liangyi Sect?"

“We just arrived yesterday, but the people from Xuan Yin Palace are very low-key, so not many people noticed,” Yan Ruyu said.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly: "I understand. I will go and see her then. Miss Lin probably wants to thank me for saving her at the Sword Palace that day."

Just as Mu Zhian had predicted, Lin Keyu was the kind of shy young lady from a respectable family. Even if she wanted to give him the aurora necklace she had made, she would do it in private. It was impossible for her to do it in front of so many people. Otherwise, she could have openly gone to Tianhe Garden to find him today.

Mu Zhi'an couldn't help but wonder when the fairy from Yaochi would come over, and what kind of ornaments she would make from the Aurora Crystal.

After a close teacher-student exchange with Yan Ruyu at Shaole Garden, Mu Zhian got up and left.

Before leaving, Mu Zhian seemed to remember something and took out a special crystal with a red glow from his storage ring and handed it to Yan Ruyu.

"Thinking about it carefully, Pavilion Master Yan has helped me a lot in the past, and I have never been able to repay this kindness. I know that the value of this Blood Coagulation Stone is far less than the various kindnesses Pavilion Master Yan has shown to me in the past, but this is still a token of my appreciation."

Yan Ruyu glanced at the special spirit stone in Mu Zhian's hand and asked in surprise, "A Blood Coagulation Stone? Where did you get it?"

"It was a gift from a kind person in the Sword Palace..." Mu Zhi'an said with a smile, "I obtained it by chance in the Sword Palace."

Yan Ruyu hesitated for a moment, but finally smiled and gladly accepted the blood-coagulating stone.

After all, it was her disciple's heartfelt gift, and if she refused again, it would inevitably hurt her disciple's feelings.

Mu Zhian raised his hand in a bow, bidding farewell to this intellectual and sophisticated young woman.

Leaving Shaole Garden, he looked up at the snow scene, his gaze fixed on the direction of Liangyi Peak, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

I won't be sending any special spirit stones to my senior sister this time, but I still need to find some time in the next couple of days to make my presence known to her...

Lan Mulian is an extremely intelligent woman. It would be no fun if she were to give away special spirit stones and then something went wrong.

Just as Mu Zhian was thinking about this time and planning to return to Tianhe Garden by sword, he suddenly noticed that thick, leaden clouds seemed to be gathering above the Liuli Palace, accompanied by loud thunder.

The sky was overcast, and many cultivators' gazes were unconsciously drawn to the direction of the Glazed Palace. Mu Zhi'an's gaze was also drawn to the tribulation clouds.

Could it be that someone has been promoted to a higher rank, thus attracting a tribulation of lightning?

Boom!

A bolt of lightning flashed past, and within that lightning, Mu Zhian clearly sensed that this tribulation was different from the tribulations experienced by cultivators.

"This doesn't seem to be a cultivator undergoing tribulation; it's more like a tribulation cloud attracted by refining something like a elixir..."

Not far from the library, there were cultivators everywhere. At this moment, many people's eyes were on the direction of the Glazed Palace, and they pointed to the tribulation clouds in the sky and began to discuss them.

“The tribulation clouds associated with the pill are different from this aura, so it shouldn’t be a pill,” another sect disciple with some discernment said.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd realized what was happening and exclaimed, "This is a spirit! Someone has crafted a divine object and awakened its spirit, which has attracted the lightning tribulation!"

Upon hearing this, many people understood the implication.

A look of sudden realization appeared in Mu Zhian's eyes.

This explains why this tribulation is neither like the alchemy tribulation nor like the tribulation when a cultivator advances in rank. It is because this tribulation is attracted after a divine object such as a weapon is forged!

"It must have been done by the spirit masters of Huabao Peak?" Mu Zhian secretly guessed.

The so-called weapon spirit master refers to those one in ten thousand who can imbue weapons or even magic treasures with weapon spirits. The main path cultivated by Huabao Peak is weapon spirit master, so it's no wonder that Mu Zhian would make such a guess.

This sudden tribulation of lightning attracted the curiosity of many people. In an instant, many disciples present flew on their swords towards the direction of the Glazed Palace.

Mu Zhian followed in the crowd, equally curious about who had inspired the spirit of the artifact to attract the lightning tribulation.

Weapons and magical artifacts are divided into different grades, and those that can attract lightning tribulations must at least be artifact spirits of grade five or higher.

Generally speaking, it is already very rare for a cultivator to have one artifact spirit in their lifetime.

When the group arrived at the Glazed Palace on their swords, they saw a slender figure in a purple dress facing the lightning tribulation alone in mid-air.

Her posture was elegant, her purple dress fluttering in the cold wind, a thin ribbon tied around her waist, outlining her slender waist, and her long, black hair cascading down her back, illuminating the girl's pure and delicate face with the flashes of lightning.

"Junior Sister Lingxuan?!"

When they recognized the girl's identity, many disciples and even some descendants of ancient aristocratic families were slightly stunned.

As one of the most beautiful women in the sect, all the disciples naturally knew her.

But isn't she a disciple of Daofeng? Why does she know how to enlighten the spirit of a weapon?

Some cultivators who knew Ye Lingxuan's identity had undisguised admiration and emotion in their eyes.

They were all descendants of ancient aristocratic families. Even if they did not know Ye Lingxuan, some elders in the clan who knew Ye Lingxuan's identity had repeatedly mentioned her in secret.

The admiration stems from the fact that this holy maiden of the forbidden zone has gradually revealed her stunning beauty, while the lament arises from the fact that this nearly flawless girl possesses astonishing talent, coupled with her mysterious and powerful background. Now that she is beginning to show her brilliance, pursuing her, or even winning her heart, has become a pipe dream.

In the past two days, when Ye Lingxuan left the sect, she was often greeted by many disciples and even descendants of ancient aristocratic families.

Ye Lingxuan would respond to these glances and greetings with a polite smile.

However, if you try to get closer to her and pursue her, you'll find that beneath her polite smile lies a coldness that keeps people at arm's length.

"Junior Sister Lingxuan's talent was already remarkable, but I never expected that she would also know how to enlighten the spirit of a weapon... Such talent is truly extraordinary." Someone looked at the slender figure in mid-air and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of their heart.

"When she first joined the sect, she was only at the Qi Refining stage, but now she is already a cultivator at the Spirit Refining stage. It's really hard to say who will win this Ascension Tournament."

"Moreover, she even awakened a spirit within the artifact before the Ascension Ceremony began. This spirit will likely provide her with considerable assistance during the Ascension Ceremony," someone remarked sincerely.

Upon seeing Ye Lingxuan arrive on her sword after surviving the tribulation, a senior sister smiled and said, "Congratulations, Junior Sister Lingxuan, on enlightening the spirit of your weapon. I imagine this will be of great help to you at the Ascension Ceremony."

Ye Lingxuan smiled modestly: "Thank you, senior sister, but I was just lucky. Enlightening a spirit is much more difficult than I imagined."

The senior sister shook her head and said, "Junior sister is joking. There is no luck involved in enlightening a spirit. It depends on one's sensitivity to spiritual energy."

"Speaking of which, what did Junior Sister enlighten her with? Why does she look so small?"