Nonsense! Master is not my wife.

In the moment before he lost consciousness, what he felt was not the cold, hard ground, but a warm, soft embrace.

Is it... Master?

Yin You had a thought, and then his will fell into an endless abyss.

On the grass in the middle of the green bamboo and peach forest, Yin Ci was holding Yin You, with a blush on her face, looking beautiful and charming, enchanting everyone.

She lowered her head slightly and looked at the unconscious disciple in her arms.

a long time.

Her red lips moved slightly: "Silly child, with your cultivation level, how can you hurt the master?"

……

In his sleep, Yin You vaguely felt that he was resting his head on a soft place, and a pleasant and light singing voice came to his ears.

He slowly opened his eyes, only to see two huge mountains blocking his entire vision and casting a large shadow.

"Master?"

he asked softly.

After a while, a response came from above: "Yeah."

Yin You whispered, "I'm sorry."

"what happened?"

Yin Ci was a little confused.

"Disciple almost hurt Master by mistake."

Yin You's face was still a little pale and he looked very depressed.

Yin You felt very uncomfortable. It was really a dangerous situation just now. If he really hurt his master, he would not be able to forgive himself.

Yin Ci's chuckle came from above: "Silly child, with your fifth level of cultivation, you can't break the master's protective aura."

Yin You whispered: "But...if my disciple could stop earlier..."

Suddenly, a pair of cool, smooth, slender hands touched his cheeks and caressed them gently.

"You'er, you were almost out of energy and your body was extremely tired. You were relying on your willpower to hold on. It's normal that you couldn't react."

"Moreover, you were determined to divert the sword force and not harm Master, regardless of the consequences of the reverse flow of spiritual energy damaging the spiritual veins. This made Master very happy."

"You'er was very handsome at that time!"

Yin Ci spoke softly and smiled gently.

Yin You felt a little embarrassed by what he said, but the self-blame in his heart was slightly alleviated.

In order to make him relax, Yin Ci chatted with him about some interesting things in the sect to divert his attention.

Before he knew it, Yin You fell asleep again.

Yin Ci still maintained the knee-rest position, gently stroking Yin You's head and humming a tune softly.

Chapter 5: Snow Moon Secret Realm Opens

There is a secret realm in heaven and earth, hidden in a mustard seed.

In ancient times, there were great monks who explored all the secrets of the world and divided them into three levels: heaven, earth, and spirit.

And every secret realm of heaven and earth has a core area that contains unique special abilities.

As the top sect in the Northern Territory, Xuelingxu naturally occupies several secret realms of heaven and earth placed within the sect.

The Xueyue Secret Realm is one of the three heavenly secret realms in Xuelingxu. Its core place is called Xueyue Mountain. It is well-known in the sect for its special ability of "seeking the truth, asking about the truth, and realizing the truth" and is highly respected by many disciples and elders.

Let’s not even talk about the elders.

If a disciple wants to enter the Snow Moon Mountain, in addition to exchanging a huge contribution point for a place, there is another opportunity, which is the Snow Moon Questioning Realm held once every three years.

Even if they did not participate in the Xueyue Questioning Realm, there were still many disciples who came to watch, and even the sect master and elders would occasionally attend.

It can be said that the Snow Moon Questioning Realm is the time period when the largest number of disciples from Xuelingxu gather, except for the sect conference.

……

Seeking the truth at the peak.

By the time Yin Ci and Yin You arrived at the top of the mountain, it was already quite lively.

Looking around, there were many disciples sitting or standing, some discussing loudly, some whispering, the place was bustling with chirping sounds.

Yin Ci brought Yin You to the platform where the elders were.

"Elder Yin, Xiao You'er."

As soon as the two arrived at a secluded corner of the platform, a mature woman in a blue dress came towards them.

Her black and smooth hair was tied up with a jade hairpin, revealing her fair and tender oval face. Her eyes were as clear and bright as a pool of autumn water, and her red lips were slightly raised, revealing a smile.

The tone of her voice was very gentle, giving people a refreshing feeling.

Although she was wearing a slightly loose light blue dress, it could not conceal her broad mind, which made people marvel at the miracle.

Liu Ningxiang, the master of Wanhua Peak, is also one of the three ninth-level alchemists in Xuelingxu.

When Yin You was first brought back to the sect by his master, Liu Ningxiang took care of him for a while.

Therefore, he has a very close relationship with Liu Ningxiang, and he likes to go to Wanhua Peak to play on weekdays. Liu Ningxiang can be said to be the closest elder to him in Xuelingxu except for his master.

Yin You bowed and said, "Elder Liu."

The broad-minded mature woman bent down, reached out and rubbed Yin You's head, and said with a smile: "I've told you so many times, Xiao You'er, just call me Aunt Liu."

Perhaps it was because she had been living among spiritual plants and flowers for many years, a faint floral fragrance lingered around her.

Yin You carefully leaned close to her ear and whispered, "But there are so many elders nearby."

After hearing this, Liu Ningxiang's big watery eyes smiled, and she imitated Yin You and leaned close to his ear: "Don't be afraid, your master is right next to you."

After saying that, she playfully blew some hot air into his ears.

Yin You's face flushed a little, not sure if it was because of the hot air blowing beside his ears or because of the spectacular sight before his eyes.

"Humph."

Yin Ci suddenly snorted coldly.

Yin You immediately came back to his senses and turned to look at his master: "Master, what's wrong?"

Still wearing a black robe and a hood, emitting a dark and cold aura, Yin Ci, who seemed to keep strangers away, stood quietly in place without saying a word, as if the cold snort just now was not made by her.

Liu Ningxiang still had a smiling look on her face. She took Yin You's hand and said with a smile, "Don't pay attention to your master. She has always been like that. Come on, Aunt Liu will take you to Wanhua Peak to say hello to the nephews."

Not far away, seven or eight young women were looking forward to it, but due to some concerns they did not dare to come over, so they could only stare at this side.

It is the disciple of Wanhua Peak.

Yin You looked at his master.

As if noticing his gaze, Yin Ci nodded imperceptibly.

Yin You then took a step forward and walked towards the position of the disciples of Wanhua Peak with Liu Ningxiang.

"What, are you jealous?"

At this moment, a slightly low and hoarse female voice suddenly came from behind.

Then, a pair of slender fingers with distinct joints rested on Yin Ci's shoulders.

"Take your hands off."

Yin Ci didn't look back, as if he already knew the identity of the person who came, and just said in a cold voice.

"Haha, you're still in this state of temper."

The man withdrew his hand nonchalantly and walked to Yin Ci's side.

What’s interesting is that Yin Ci is considered quite tall among women, but this man is slightly taller than Yin Ci.

She had waist-length black hair, but she didn't tie it up or put it up, but let it hang loose.

Her face was extremely beautiful, comparable to Yin Ci's, but unlike Yin Ci's enchanting and cold appearance, she had sharp eyebrows, starry eyes, a straight nose, and an unconcealable heroic and domineering air.

She was wearing a slim black dress, which further highlighted her slender figure. Her skin was a healthy wheat color due to her regular exercise. With a sword on her back, she looked like a fierce female leopard ready to strike, with a murderous aura as if she was just standing there casually.

"Why are you willing to let that little guy out to train this time?"

The black-haired woman looked at Yin You in the distance with her blood-red eyes that were as crystal clear as rubies and said with a smile.

Yin Ci's eyes under his hood kept looking at Yin You's figure, and he said lightly: "Yun You is almost here."

"Oh?"

The black-haired woman raised her sword-like eyebrows, and a hint of smile flashed in her starry eyes: "I thought you wouldn't let him travel."

Yin Ci did not answer.

The black-haired woman became interested and said to herself, "I remember that when you and I were traveling, we went to the War Realm, right?"

The War Realm, a place famous for hundreds of battles in the Northern Territory, is extremely dangerous and one could lose one's life if one is not careful, but there are still many cultivators who flock to it because of its reputation.

The War Realm has trained countless powerful monks for the Northern Territory, and laid the foundation for the Northern Territory monks' practice of bravery and good fighting, making the Northern Territory monks' combat power firmly ranked first among the five domains.

"That was a period of passionate training, gathering talented people from all over the Northern Territory. There was no need to worry about not having fights."

Thinking about it now, the black-haired woman still feels a little excited.

"It's a pity that the boundary wall was not opened back then, so I couldn't go to the other four regions to compete with the geniuses of the four regions. I finally left with some regrets."

At this point, the black-haired woman sighed, feeling a little regretful.

But she was a very open-minded person, and she quickly adjusted her mindset and asked curiously, "Where do you plan to let that little guy travel?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." Yin Ci said lightly.

The black-haired woman was about to say something, but when she saw Yin You and Liu Ningxiang walking towards them, she stopped talking.

Yin You and Liu Ningxiang came back and saw the tall woman standing next to Yin Ci. They bowed and said:

"Market Master."

The woman in black clothes and black hair with a sword on her back is none other than the current master of Xueling Ruins, Ao Qingyue.

She is a legendary figure of her generation, ranking first among the five supreme beings in the Northern Territory. As a woman, she suppresses all the cultivators in the Northern Territory.

Ao Qingyue just waved her hand in response to the two people's greetings. Her blood-red eyes looked at Yin You and she said with a smile, "Little guy, what place do you plan to get this time?"

Yin You scratched his head and said uncertainly, "Top...top forty, right?"

Yin You did not resist the title of "little guy". After all, in terms of seniority, Ao Qingyue and his master were from the same family and were his master's senior sister, so he had to call her uncle.

Moreover, although Ao Qingyue was the lord of the village, he was very nice to him. Although he liked to bully him, he also often took him out to play secretly without the master's knowledge, leaving Yin You with many beautiful and interesting memories.

Ao Qingyue laughed out loud when she heard this, and then burst into laughter. She stretched out her hands without any hesitation and pinched Yin You's face hard: "Little guy, how can you say that?"

Liu Ningxiang on the side couldn't help laughing, and even someone as cold and aloof as Yin Ci couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of her mouth under the wide hood that others couldn't see.

It is not surprising that they reacted like this. After all, although the Snow Moon Questioning Realm is opened once every three years, the disciples who participated in the previous session must wait until the next session before continuing to participate.

Secondly, there are very few disciples in Xuelingxu. Not to mention compared with the other four top sects, even some first- and second-rate sects have many more disciples than Xuelingxu. In addition, many disciples have been practicing in seclusion for many years. Even if they need to enter the Snow Moon Secret Realm to comprehend the great Dao, in order to pursue efficiency, they all exchange opportunities with their sect contribution points.

Therefore, at each Snow Moon Questioning Realm session, the number of participating disciples fluctuated around fifty, and accidents rarely occurred.

In addition, everyone's luck is different, and as long as you have good luck, you can make it to the top 40.

At this moment, a white-haired old man walked to the edge of the platform, and the disciples below the stage gradually quieted down.

The white-haired old man was the guardian elder who had presided over the Snow Moon Secret Realm for hundreds and thousands of years. She swept her kind and peaceful eyes over every disciple under the stage.

Her voice was full of vicissitudes, and her spiritual power spread to the entire peak:

"The Snow Moon Questioning Realm begins now."