44: Chapter 44 Heaven is round and Earth is square; the patriarch is enraged.

Who knows how much time had passed before those two seals fighting over the grapes slowly separated.

Qingling's beautiful and moving eyes were like a crystal-clear, sparkling pool of water in spring, affectionately gazing at the person standing in front of her.

Her pink and tender lips curved up slightly, revealing a smile that could mesmerize anyone, while her bright, large eyes were like two curved crescent moons, radiating a charming brilliance.

It truly lived up to the old saying: "An artful smile with dimples, beautiful eyes with lovely glances!" At this moment, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but feel such emotion welling up in his heart.

"Hee hee hee..." Seeming to suddenly think of something interesting, Qingling could no longer suppress the joy in her heart, letting out a chuckle with a "puchi".

"You blockhead, you finally figured it out!" Qingling said with a gentle, playful reproach while laughing.

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan instantly felt a bit embarrassed. He opened his mouth and was about to say something, but unexpectedly, before the words could come out, Qingling reached out and covered his mouth.

"Mmhmm~" Qingling blinked her lively large eyes, mischievously made a funny face at Ye Qingxuan, and then said softly, "From now on, you are not allowed to call me 'Third Senior Brother' anymore. You can address me as 'Senior Sister'. Of course, if you feel that's too distant, calling my name directly is fine—Ningshuang! Remember, this Young Miss's real name is Li Ningshuang!"

"Alright, Senior Sister (Ningshuang)..." Ye Qingxuan nodded with a blushing face, indicating he understood the other person's meaning, but immediately after, it was as if he thought of some important question.

After hesitating for a moment, he still asked, "Um... Senior Sister, exactly when did you start having those feelings for me?"

"Probably from the first time you asked my age, but back then you were just a little brat, I was just a bit interested, until you broke through to the thirteenth layer of Qi Refining." As Qingling recalled it, she wasn't entirely certain either.

"I was only twelve back then, Senior Sister, you're quite daring!" Ye Qingxuan's surprised tone made Qingling unable to help pinching him.

"I wasn't quite sure either, but I only confirmed it when you surpassed Master and the others. You were only fifteen back then! I thought you would understand once you became an adult, but who knew you'd make me wait another ten years?"

As Qingling thought about it, she couldn't help herself again. She grabbed Ye Qingxuan's hand and bit it, though she didn't use much force.

Just as Ye Qingxuan wanted to say something, he suddenly looked up in the direction of the main hall.

"What is it?" Qingling looked at Ye Qingxuan curiously.

Inside the Maoshan Main Hall—

"Oh no, we've been discovered!!" Yuanxing, that old urchin, let out a loud cry.

"I told you so, Qingxuan's Realm is very high, and his Divine Sense is even stronger than the Soul Transformation Stage, but you just wouldn't listen." Master Yuanxin's words also hid a guilty conscience, after all, he was curious too.

"Junior Brothers, I must go hold down the fort in the Monster Forest. See you later." Senior Martial Uncle Yuanhui ran off quite unloyally.

"Senior Brothers, I have to go survey the mineral veins." The culprit Yuanxing also ran off directly.

"Junior Brother, wait for me, let's go together." Yuanqing also left along with him.

"I need to go do Alchemy too." Yuandan also flew toward the herb garden.

Qingshan and Qingxue stepped forward simultaneously and cupped their fists, saying, "Master, Senior Martial Uncles, we are also going down the mountain to accumulate Karma."

Before their voices had faded, the two of them raised their escaping light and flew away.

Senior Brother Qingcang ran away without a word; he needed to quickly go into seclusion and take the butian pill, otherwise the gap would become too large.

Ye Qingxuan's various Senior Brothers also looked at each other and scattered like birds and beasts.

Within just a few seconds, only Master Yuanxin was left in the main hall. "What are you all running for? What could that Ye Qingxuan possibly do to you, seriously."

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Ye Qingxuan shook his head helplessly. He understood that his Senior Brothers were afraid he would hold them accountable for peeping. Qingling linked her arms with his and chuckled sweetly, "Never mind them, let's continue with our own conversation."

"Let me set up a barrier so they won't keep peeping," Ye Qingxuan said.

Qingling's eyes lit up: "Alright!" Ye Qingxuan looked at her dotingly: "Wait!"

With that, Ye Qingxuan took out the Formation diagram—precisely the Great Heavenly Cycle Flying Star Sword Array. Pouring his magic power into it, the entire courtyard was enveloped by the grand Formation.

The two of them were as if placed in a starry sky, strolling within it. Three hundred and sixty-five sword seals turned into stars brushing past their sides—such was the romance of cultivators.

"So pretty! This is my first time observing them up close. Are all these stars your Sword Intent?" Qingling walked close to a star and looked at it.

"That's right, but they are all ordinary Sword Intent. The nine Formation cores are Zhuxian Sword Intent, Senior Sister, you must absolute not get close." Ye Qingxuan pointed at the center of the sword Formation and exhorted.

"I'm not stupid. It's a pity I don't have your high Comprehension Ability, and cannot comprehend the Zhuxian Sword Intent." Qingling gave Daoist Ye a side-eye.

Watching Qingling wander through the sword Formation like a butterfly flitting among flowers, Ye Qingxuan suddenly thought of something. He reached out to pull Qingling over and looked her up and down.

"Senior Sister, your cultivation level is a bit off. With that portion of my Karma, you should at least be at the Soul Transformation Late Stage. How come you're only..."

Qingling also thought of something. "Hmph, it's all your fault! I was just about to ask you. Who told you to suddenly... where did you get Karma to give me?" As Qingling spoke, she blushed, forcing a stern face to question Ye Qingxuan.

Looking at Qingling's Fairy-like lovely face, Ye Qingxuan stepped forward, cupped her face, and kissed her again.

"Wuwu," Qingling's defense was directly broken by the kiss. She couldn't help but wrap her arms around Ye Qingxuan in return, responding enthusiastically. After a very, very long time, Qingling finally came to her senses first, pushed Ye Qingxuan away, akimbo, and looked ready to throw a tantrum.

Then she was pulled back into his arms, forced to shut up once more. Before long—

Qingling pushed Ye Qingxuan away again, circulated her magic power, propped up a protective shield, and wanted to display a Senior Sister's majesty once more.

As a result, this scumbag man casually pointed a finger and shattered her protective shield, then kissed her again.

"Wuwu..." Qingling was speechless. This was true speechlessness; she was completely unable to speak anymore.

"Alright, if you kiss me again, I'll really get angry!" Qingling said with a solemn face. As a result, our Daoist Ye looked at Qingling with a grievance-stricken expression.

"This..." Qingling was truly speechless.

This pitiful little gaze had only been seen once when she beat him up during his childhood. Normally, this guy either had a cold face or a deadpan expression, coupled with this face meticulously sculpted by Goddess Nuwa and a 185cm male god figure, it really made it impossible for anyone to stay angry at him. (To put it bluntly, it's all about judging by the character model.)

"We'll kiss more when we go back, answer my question now!" Qingling forced her heart to harden; she couldn't let him mess around anymore, otherwise she would forget shortly.

Seeing that this Senior Sister was truly about to get angry, Ye Qingxuan stopped fooling around and reached out to summon the cangmang sword.

With a clear "Clang hum—", the cangmang sword leaped out of its sheath, continuously rotating around the two of them, its hilt rubbing against Qingling from time to time.

Seeing this, Qingling extended her hand, and the Flying Sword went directly into her hand.

This was Ye Qingxuan's natal Flying Sword, connected to his mind and heart. The sword spirit was crystal clear about Ye Qingxuan's deepest thoughts. With the enhancement of its intelligence, if Ye Qingxuan didn't interfere, the sword spirit's human form would take on Qingling's appearance.

Looking at the dim golden light of Karma on the sword body and its dropped grade, Qingling almost couldn't help using the sword to beat him up.

Feeling that she was going to beat its Master, the cangmang sword flew out of her hand and kept rubbing against Qingling, transmitting a broken, intermittent consciousness to her: "Save... Ling... Sis... volun... tary... please don't... beat... mas... ter."

Qingling took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart. Her pair of breasts heaved up and down, making Ye Qingxuan's eyes go straight.

"You... you extracted the Karma of the cangmang sword? Have you cultivated yourself stupid? Ah! Don't you know that a Heart Demon is merely an inner obsession? Those were your own words! The golden light of Karma can only firmly guard the spiritual platform from being disturbed by external demons. What use is it to give it to me?"

"The cangmang sword is truly having eight lifetimes of bad luck to have a Master like you!!"

Looking at Qingling's fire-spitting gaze, Daoist Ye could only mutter in a low voice, "Weren't things urgent back then? How could I think that much, I just used whatever was available."

Seeing Qingling coming up to pinch his ears, Daoist Ye could only change the subject.

"Um, Senior Sister, you still haven't told me why your cultivation level is only at the Nascent Soul Stage."

"Hmph, I'll deal with you later." Sister Qingling gave a cute huff, and a set of five-colored glow garments appeared on her body—clearly a matching couple's style with Ye Qingxuan's Primordial Spirit robe.

Then she raised her hand, and a Pill Furnace emerged. The cyan-golden Pill Furnace emitted wisps of golden Karma light, clearly a karmic magical treasure.

"Isn't this the Pill Furnace I gave you? And this Primordial Spirit robe, was it given to you by the Upper Realm Ancestral Master?" Ye Qingxuan was somewhat surprised, but in his heart, he confirmed that the Ancestral Master had made a move again.

"This is my natal Magical Artifact, the Xuanling Furnace. It is currently a Low Grade Immortal Artifact. The Ancestral Master took action to help me channel the Karma into it. As long as there are sufficient Materials, it can continue to advance. Also, this robe was bestowed by the Ancestral Master as well." Qingling smiled like a blooming flower, like a child waiting for praise.

Ye Qingxuan quietly gazed at Qingling before him, a surge of indescribable shock welling up in his heart.

She was dressed in a gorgeous and colorful glow feather garment, dancing with the wind, as if dyeing the entire starry sky in a dreamy color. That five-colored glow garment shone with a charming radiance, contrasting and complementing the surrounding dazzling stars, making one dizzy and mesmerized.

And Qingling herself was breathlessly beautiful. She stood over 1.7 meters tall, with a graceful figure, a broad mind, and smooth, natural lines.

A head of cascading, waterfall-like black hair gently brushed against her snow-white skin, exuding a faint fragrance. At this moment, she was like a Fairy walking out of the Moon Palace, transcendent, refined, and moving.

In a flash, a five-colored magic robe also appeared on Ye Qingxuan's body. The two of them standing together looked like... no, they were simply a pair of celestial lovers.

Seeing that Ye Qingxuan was about to kiss her again, Qingling immediately wanted to cover her mouth. Who knew that before she could even move, the whole world turned black and white—Heaven and Earth Lose Color?!

Qingling cursed inwardly, how can this fellow never get enough of kissing, is he addicted to it? And his cultivation is higher than mine, won't I be bullied by him forever in the future?

Ye Qingxuan looked at the immobilized Qingling, cupped her face, and kissed her. Suddenly, Ye Qingxuan let go of Qingling, waved his hand to lift the Spell, and with a single sentence, watching Qingling's bristling appearance, left her dumbfounded in place.

"Senior Sister, you said the Ancestral Master can communicate with the Lower Realm at will. Then right now, aren't we right under the Ancestral Master's nose..."

Qingling instantly turned bright red, her voice smaller than a mosquito's: "Can't your Formation block vision?"

"Below the Immortal Dao, there's no problem, but the Ancestral Master is not among them." Ye Qingxuan did a little bear shrug.

"Th... then what should we do?" The two looked at each other in dismay.

"Forget it, a bunch of shameless old fellows. Ignore them, let them watch if they want to." Just as Ye Qingxuan finished speaking—

A palm print struck the back of Ye Qingxuan's head, directly swatting him flying. Following that, the sword Formation lost control, and tens of thousands of Sword Qi charged toward Ye Qingxuan.

Needless to say, it must be that the peeping Ancestral Master flew into a rage out of humiliation, directly seizing control of the Formation, wanting to beat up this grand-disciple. With the Ancestral Master personally taking action, every single stream of Sword Qi could easily slaughter that world will.

Watching the incoming Sword Qi, Ye Qingxuan cursed inwardly that the Ancestral Master couldn't afford to lose, as he was about to beat him up.

In a flash of thought, his Dharma Idol unfolded. After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, Ye Qingxuan's Dharma Idol did not continue to grow larger, remaining at a thousand zhang, but it became much more solid, just like a real person. Then the Nine Secrets were put into operation.

They saw Ye Qingxuan pointing one hand to the sky and the other to the earth, with the Dharma Idol mimicking his movements synchronously.

"Heaven and Earth are Round and Square"

This was an enlightenment Ye Qingxuan gained after breaking through to the Nascent Soul. Matching it with the Nine Secrets, he forcibly plundered the power of heaven and earth to protect his own body. It was a new Divine Ability created based on the concept of the "Moral Kidnapping Grand Formation". Attacking him meant attacking heaven and earth. At the same time, it could convert the enemy's power for his own use.

An invisible force field enveloped Ye Qingxuan's entire body. The Sword Qi was assimilated the moment it entered that force field.

"Eh!" A voice resounded from the nether, somewhat surprised and at the same time very gratified.

"Ancestral Master, please forgive Qingxuan for speaking rashly, he didn't mean it!" Qingling also heard this voice and hurriedly pleaded, asking the Ancestral Master to show mercy.

With a soft chuckle of "Heh heh", a gentle force lightly stroked Qingling's head, telling her to remain calm and not be impetuous.

Watching the power gathering around Ye Qingxuan becoming more and more abundant, the Ancestral Master was also somewhat curious just how high his limit was.