Chapter 1454 - 788: Boiling White Stones to Summon the Spirit Deer (Double Chapter)

...What should be done if discovered?

All the missed moves of the past, like faded canvases, flashed quickly across the mind,

The various things in the Capital City, the Southern Border, and on Dragon and Tiger Mountain, initially pushing the young lady forward was the right thing to do, but in the end, it led to nothing more than brewing chrysanthemum tea, and almost making him ask for a child... Every time, she thought herself superior, laying subtle clues, believing she had left no strategy untried, yet the outcome often defied her plans, whether it was due to Chen Yi's unresponsive manner, or being outmaneuvered by the deep-thinking Zhou Yitang and Yin Tingxue, or even falling victim to Miss Donggong's schemes.

She excelled in strategizing and scheming, but faced with individuals like Chen Yi, who played by an entirely different set of rules, and the utterly guileless Donggong Ruoshu, those elaborate calculations often felt like punching into cotton or stepping into her own trap.

Learn from mistakes and grow wiser.

Yin Weiyin understood this principle well; she had always known it, but in the past, Chen Yi refused to relent and was unwilling to engage in Dual Cultivation with her, leaving her fearless and bold, repeatedly laying subtle clues. Now, Chen Yi has agreed to Dual Cultivation, and is quite willing, making her more hesitant.

Chen Yi is currently at a delicate phase, as he begins to develop an immortal heart but remains unenlightened.

If one were hastily to sever the ties of destiny now, it might all be in vain.

Yin Weiyin's gaze swept once more over Donggong Ruoshu's amazing figure, her heart more cautious with deliberation.

Better to unblock than to obstruct, to guide rather than to restrain, forcibly suppressing might backfire. In the past at Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Zhou Yitang seemed not to have strongly hindered the appearance of other women around Chen Yi, but instead... well, she didn't want to speak of her.

She no longer looked at Donggong Ruoshu but instead lowered her gaze, as if pondering the words, then said, "Miss Donggong, don't be hurried; not letting you eat is because you haven't yet turned into a ghost, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Donggong, seeming to realize it, smacked her forehead in sudden understanding.

The female crown sighed with relief and deliberated further.

"I've thought it over, to teach you transformation and even ghost-turning techniques," Yin Weiyin raised her eyes, looking calmly at Donggong Ruoshu, with the advice of a mentor to a junior, "These are minor techniques, completely different from those deep life-binding methods. If I were to teach you, I'd first instruct you on the Immortal Righteous Path, and with that, you won't need to turn into a ghost to absorb yang energy."

Donggong Ruoshu listened to the female crown's sincere tone and her unchanging expression; in doing so, she felt herself imprudent. Thinking about it, Miss Yin is indeed a good person who wouldn't deceive her.

"So, how do I learn?"

On hearing this, Yin Weiyin's lips curled slightly into a smile as her thoughts lightly moved,

"My Taihua Mountain boasts rich traditions, a thousand-year Immortal Sect, knowing half of all the world's methods of becoming immortal. I've read some ancient texts in the Scripture Pavilion, and I happen to know a method—boiling stones into immortality."

Hearing this, Donggong Ruoshu's eyes brightened with curiosity, her eyes seeming to gleam.

Her interest was wholly piqued, but Yin Weiyin timely held back, saying,

"I can't teach you right now; if you're interested, let's talk tonight."

After speaking, she said no more, simply nodding slightly, then returned to sitting quietly, closing her eyes into a posture of meditative tranquility, with fingers in her sleeves, gently curling.

"Don't rush, don't make another mistake." She repeatedly admonished herself. "Donggong Ruoshu's matter must be considered long-term and observed carefully."

Chen Yi's attitude is crucial; this stupid girl's true intent also needs clarification...

As to whether he would agree to sever destiny, Yin Weiyin was momentarily hesitant,

But upon thinking further, Chen Yi, so in deep affection now, devoting all his thoughts to her, indulging in Dual Cultivation, hasn't mentioned other women.

"He's already a Peach Blossom Spring person, unaware of Zhou, much less Tingxue...

As long as she speaks, he is likely amenable to it."

...

Mountain beyond mountain, water beyond water, layers of peaks receded gently on either side of the carriage, transforming into deep and light blue silhouettes against the sky.

The sun had begun to drift westward, hanging barely above the western mountain ridgeline, painting the clouds in a magnificence of gold-red and orange-purple.

A mountain's contour became strikingly distinct, not the highest, yet possessing a degree of steep and dangerous prominence, with a temple standing near its summit.

It was close to Emei.

The time now was twilight, seeming endowed with countless Buddha Lights.

"Is that..." Donggong Ruoshu, who had been glued to the window admiring the scenery, brightened up, pointing ahead, "a temple? It looks so ancient."

Yin Weiyin, eyes already open, looked towards the direction she pointed, nodding slightly, "The style is indeed archaic, not akin to recent constructions. Judging from location and mountain trends... it seems we're near the Emei border."

At this moment, Chen Yi also awoke, rubbing his eyes in a half-asleep, languid manner and looked out the window.

With that one glance, he saw the distant mountain head with the silhouette of an ancient temple bathed in dusk.

"Is that Wannian Temple?" Chen Yi recalled hearing about it.

"At the Golden Summit, it's Huazang Temple."

"Oh, you know a lot."

"Considering road signs and terrain, we are likely less than fifty li from the Emei Mountain peak." Yin Weiyin estimated, her tone calm, "But it's already late, the sun is about to set, the mountain roads are difficult at night, and given this area's proximity to a Buddhist Sect's sacred site, traveling at night might be inconvenient; shall we rest for now?"

Chen Yi nodded.

The Paper Maid driving slowed the carriage down, finally halting beside a moderately wide and smooth stream.