281: Yu Qingsi

The person who arrived was Zhang Liang.

"Your Highness, Princess Qingyao has brought people to break off the engagement! The Prince and Princess Consort want you to hurry to the front hall!"

He rushed to Wu Ning's side, speaking with an urgent expression.

Wu Ning stood still, as if he hadn't heard him.

It wasn't until Zhang Liang reminded him again that he came back to his senses, slowly stood up, and walked towards the courtyard entrance.

When he arrived at the front hall, the atmosphere in the main hall was somewhat tense, and gazes fell upon him.

"Wu Ning, come quickly to your mother's side."

Murong Yin smiled and waved to him.

After Wu Ning paid his respects, he calmly sat down in the empty seat beside her.

"Wu Ning, Princess Qingyao wishes to annul her engagement with you. What are your thoughts?"

Murong Yin patted his hand, then turned her gaze to the two people on the other side, speaking with a calm expression.

Before Wu Ning could respond, the Seven Stars Sect elder said impatiently, "Since everyone is here, let's resolve this quickly. This old man is waiting to report back to the Sect and doesn't have time to chat with you all."

"Elder Zhou, please wait a moment longer."

Immediately after, Lin Qingyao stood up and presented Wu Ning with her request to break off the engagement, offering a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills as compensation.

Wu Ning simply watched calmly, saying nothing, like an observer.

Soon, the Seven Stars Sect elder interrupted Lin Qingyao, mocking Wu Ning as a good-for-nothing, which enraged Wu Tianyun, who then slapped him to death.

Lin Qingyao's face turned pale with fright, and she fled in a panic with the elder's corpse.

Afterward, Wu Tianyun and Murong Yin revealed their identities to Wu Ning, taught him the Wu Clan's Cultivation Technique, and unsealed his Bloodline.

After they left, Wu Ning sat still for a long time, then couldn't help but shake his head and smile, "The illusion is very realistic, but it's ultimately just an illusion. It's still a bit difficult for you to completely reenact that experience."

Crack, crack—!

As his voice fell, the entire world instantly shattered like a mirror.

The scene before Wu Ning's eyes changed, and he instantly appeared on a floating mountain shrouded in immortal mist.

Wu Ning's gaze was calm. The illusion power of the Boundless Sea was indeed extraordinarily powerful, but whether it was due to the System's ability or the chaos green lotus, he remained clear-headed, his will not sinking into the illusion.

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings, seeing only endless, vibrant cloud seas in the distance, with an immortal mountain enveloped in divine light inverted within them, like an immortal island in the sea.

The immortal island was vast, spanning hundreds of millions of miles, but it was almost entirely covered by a peach blossom forest, like a pink sea of flowers. Within this vast peach blossom forest, there were also many ancient wooden pavilions…

As he looked, Wu Ning couldn't help but frown.

The environment here was clearly unfamiliar, yet for some reason, it gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

…

At this moment, the area outside the Boundless Sea was already crowded with people.

The scene was no less grand than it had been years ago.

Everyone discussed excitedly, guessing how long it would take Wu Ning to break the Boundless Sea's record, whether he would continue to break the highest records of other Trial Grounds afterward, and ultimately how many records he would break.

Based on Wu Ning's terrifying performance in the Refining God Pagoda and Immemorial Mountain, few people believed he would stop at the Boundless Sea.

Now, thanks to the efforts of many Inner Courtyard Disciples, a lot of information about Wu Ning had been unearthed, such as his background, age, and experiences over the years, all in great detail.

After fully understanding this information, Wu Ning had already become a god-like existence in their hearts.

Even the former top-ranked on the Emperor Ranking, in their eyes, was nothing compared to Wu Ning, aside from being a bit older.

Suddenly.

A commotion erupted among the crowd, and everyone's gazes simultaneously turned in the same direction.

A stunning woman in a pale green immortal dress appeared in mid-air, her figure light and graceful, like a swaying willow. She held a jade green bamboo flute in her hand, and her eyes, like autumn waters, gazed distantly at the Boundless Sea.

"It's Yu Qingsi!"

"Goddess Yu is here too! Oh no, could it be that even Goddess Yu has fallen for Senior Brother Wu?"

"Ahhh, my heart aches!"

A group of male Disciples immediately wailed, feeling immense envy and jealousy towards Wu Ning, wishing they could take his place.

Yu Qingsi was one of the two great goddesses of the Inner Courtyard. Not only did she possess world-shaking beauty, but her talent was also exceptional, and she was incredibly gentle and approachable, making people feel as if they were basking in a spring breeze when interacting with her.

Furthermore, she was a peerless Prodigy ranked fifth on the Emperor Ranking, possessing extremely high talent and strength.

As for the other goddess, it was naturally God Xi.

But God Xi's status was too high, and her temperament was aloof, making people revere her, unlike Yu Qingsi, who was easy to get along with.

In comparison, Yu Qingsi naturally received more adoration.

Moreover, Yu Qingsi's charm captivated both men and women; it wasn't just limited to male Disciples, as the vast majority of female Disciples were also her loyal supporters.

The moment she appeared here, she immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Whoosh!

A man in a gold-embroidered robe appeared before her, smiling slightly, and said, "Qingsi, I didn't expect you to come out of seclusion as well. I heard Buzhou Mountain is about to appear. How about we go together?"

Yu Qingsi's eyes showed a hint of apology, and she said softly:

"I might disappoint Senior Brother Golden Brahma. I only came out of seclusion this time to see the rumored Wu Clan Dao Child, and I don't plan to go to Buzhou Mountain."

"…"

Golden Brahma's smile froze, feeling as if her words had stabbed him deeply.

"It's fine, it's fine. I just said it casually. Since you're not going, then I won't go either."

"Actually, I also came out of seclusion after hearing about that Wu Clan Dao Child."

Golden Brahma waved his hand nonchalantly, his face once again showing a gentle smile.

"Is that so?"

Yu Qingsi's beautiful eyes flickered, and she said, "I heard that Wu Clan Dao Child possesses an Invincible Path, breaking the Invincible Path's record as soon as he arrived at the Inner Courtyard, and now he has successively broken the records of the Refining God Pagoda and Immemorial Mountain."

"Qingsi has only recently come out of seclusion and isn't clear about the specific situation. Would Senior Brother Golden Brahma be willing to tell me about it?"

"…"

Golden Brahma retracted his hand into his sleeve, clenching his fists tightly, but his face still held a gentle smile, and he said with a hint of unnaturalness in his tone, "Willing!"

"I am naturally willing to be of service to Qingsi!"

Yu Qingsi smiled charmingly, "Then thank you, Senior Brother Golden Brahma."

…

At the same time.

In an ancient and magnificent palace.

God Xi sat cross-legged on a Divine Stone emanating Chaos Qi. Before her, a massive ancient mirror floated in the air, its surface displaying the scenes Wu Ning encountered in the Boundless Sea's illusion.

As she watched the images on the ancient mirror, God Xi's eyes sometimes became hazy, and at other times showed a hint of nostalgia.

"The peach blossoms of Forbidden Mountain… I haven't seen them in a long time…"

She seemed to murmur unconsciously.