Embers of Sword

Chapter 18 Reincarnation
Is the Taoist identity so useful?
Deng Baiyi noticed that the expression of the official stationed in Fengsui City was obviously much kinder than before!
Yes, Taoism is almost the most prestigious sect in the Da Chu Dynasty.

In the past hundred years, only the Dasui Sword Palace could compare with it.

In the past ten years, the Sword Palace has been closed and the Taoist sect has been in seclusion. The disciples of these two sects rarely come out and almost never show their faces in front of the world.

But the reputation and word of mouth are still there.

Deng Baiyi stretched out his hands and took the talisman steadily, his eyes flickering and his mind racing.

Xie Zhen has only taught himself two ways of drawing talismans, namely "Silence" and "Detonation", but the officer just now said that the detonation talisman is called "One Qi Talisman"... If this is a Taoist secret, then can we infer that Xie Zhen is actually a Taoist?

Just as Deng Baiyi was thinking silently.

A voice, condensed by vital energy, entered her ears.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not from the Taoist sect. I just know a little bit about the Taoist talisman technique."

Xie Xuanyi could guess what Deng Baiyi was thinking with just one glance. He patted Deng Baiyi on the shoulder and whispered, "This is not over yet. There is still 'inspection' to come. Revealing your Taoist identity does not mean you can definitely enter Fengsui City."

Deng Baiyi came back to her senses.

Only then did she notice... the atmosphere in Fengsui City seemed particularly solemn tonight, with a large number of Bronze Scale Guards patrolling back and forth on the city walls!

"Did you notice that something is happening in Fengsui City tonight?"

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "This place was not so strictly guarded before."

"Since you are a friend of the Dao Sect, you should also be aware of the rules."

The tall officer slowly stopped smiling.

He stood up straight and said in a deep voice: "If you want to enter the city, you need to verify your identity!"

The words fell.

The Bronze Scale Guards retreated to both sides, leaving a large open space.

The tall officer stretched out his hand and pulled out a huge lantern standing on the top of the city wall. With his other hand, he pressed the stone wall to support his body, then leaped forward and fell off the top of the city wall.

Boom!
Snow flakes were flying in front of the gate of Fengsui City.

Although this officer had a huge body, he turned over as nimble as a cheetah and landed extremely gently. It seemed to be a loud noise, but in fact it only stirred up a few layers of snow dust, and the ground was flat where he landed.

With his body size, it was extremely easy for him to dig a big hole in the ground.

"This resident officer is much stronger than Taoist Chongwu... He is at the peak of the Qi Control Realm."

This detail caught Xie Xuanyi's attention.

He reaffirmed his previous thoughts.

The patrol force of Fengsui City must have been strengthened tonight!

The officers in charge of identity checks in Fengsui City in previous years would never have such strong power!
"Close your eyes."

The resident officer simply gave a simple reminder, then lifted up the huge lantern and shone it towards everyone in the Deng Mansion. In the dark night, countless vital energies crashed into the lantern, and the inner core suddenly burst into a ball of bright light. In an instant, the lamp in the resident officer's hand burned like the sun!
"what……"

Where had everyone in the Deng family mansion ever seen such a scene?
Those who were a little slower to react looked at the lights, let out a wail, and quickly covered their eyes.

The next moment, everyone shrank back and turned their backs to the lamp.

Shen Yan curled up in the carriage, trembling all over under the blazing light...

Deng Baiyi's face was pale, and she relied on her meager energy to barely keep herself steady.

At this moment, she finally realized that the gap between practitioners was so huge!
The sense of oppression brought to her by this official stationed in Fengsui City was unprecedented!

Just one look at it will make you unable to breathe. Compared with it, the so-called big monsters in Yuzhu Town are simply a joke!
After being pointed at by the huge lamp, among all the people present, only two people showed no change in expression.

One is Xie Xuanyi.

He remained calm and composed, looking at the lantern calmly, even looking directly at the inner core. There seemed to be a deep pool hidden in the depths of his dark pupils, and the dazzling light that swept into it was like a drop in the ocean.

Xie Xuanyi stared at it with interest for a moment.

“It’s actually the Soul-Separation Lamp… Although it’s a counterfeit of the original one in the Imperial City, if we calculate based on its quality, it should be considered a seventh-grade treasure.”

This treasure was meticulously copied by the Equipment Refining Department of the Da Chu Imperial City, and counterfeits of varying qualities are produced every year.

Distribute in bulk in garrison areas.

The authentic item enshrined in the imperial city is said to be able to illuminate the souls of all great demons and separate the souls of all living things from their bodies!

And these "fakes" naturally also have some functions.

In border areas, the stationed officials usually use this soul-leaving lamp to check whether the "souls" of those entering the border are clean. If there is a transformed monster, as long as it is illuminated by the lamp, its original form will be revealed immediately!

Of course...it also depends on the realm and strength of the monster.

Besides Xie Xuanyi, the other person who showed no reaction when illuminated by the Soul-Separation Lamp was Jiang Huang who was soundly sleeping.

The little guy was sleeping soundly in his nanny's arms, and didn't even open his eyes even when exposed to strong light.

When the tall and strong officer saw this scene, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and he felt something was wrong.

This young man in white is fine.

That little girl who is soundly sleeping...what is her origin?
"Now you understand why the Dao Sect went to Beijun, right?"

Xie Xuanyi's energy transmission reached the ears of the officer at just the right time.

He said quietly, "How could such a good seedling that Tianxiazhai took a fancy to be disturbed by a small 'Soul-Separation Lantern'?"

"Daoism, Tianxiazhai?"

Cold sweat began to seep out of the officer's back.

Taoism is so huge and spread all over the world, but if we break it down into smaller sects, the most powerful one is "Tianxiazhai"!
Often when disciples of the Taoist sect travel, they will not say that they are from the Taoist sect, but will accurately state their "name of the sect". No one would play it like you do!

The resident officer had a complicated look on his face as he looked at Xie Xuanyi, confirming once again that the young man had no vitality.

Without vitality, there are only two possibilities.

One is that he has not practiced cultivation and is just an ordinary Qi Refiner.

Second... this person's level of cultivation is far beyond his own.

At first, the resident officer naturally thought that the young man in white belonged to the former.

But now he doesn't think so. He knows that there is a technique of dissolving one's mind into a weapon in Taoism. Many great Taoist figures would choose to dissolve their mind into a weapon before they die, leaving all their understandings to the world and passing away. However, this is not the end. Taoist disciples travel around the world and occasionally bring back some "good seedlings". Most of these people are very young, but their spiritual foundation is extremely solid. After being brought back to the Taoist sect for baptism, it won't take long for them to awaken.

From then on, he soared all the way up and began to practice at an extremely fast speed. No one could match him until he reached the pinnacle.

In Taoism, these people are called "reincarnated immortals."

Some practitioners in the Dao sect firmly believe that it was because of the initiative to dissolve into the body that the deceased ancestor was blessed by the heavens and was lucky enough to be reborn and live a second life; some practitioners believe that this was because the ancestor gave his insights to the world before his death, and his luck suddenly dropped and fell on a lucky person, so there was a subsequent awakening. The dead cannot be resurrected, this phenomenon can only be regarded as "inheriting the ancestor's legacy" and cannot be regarded as reincarnation.

The officer gritted his teeth and shone the Soul-Separation Lamp on Jiang Huang again... and confirmed that this was just a child of six or seven years old, and was not afraid of the scorching light at all.

The more you take photos, the better you sleep.

"Could this person be the legendary..."

The officer could hear the sound of his own heart pounding.

He took a deep breath and transmitted the message carefully.

But before he could utter the four words "reincarnated true person".

"There is no such thing as a legend. It is just what you think it is."

Xie Xuanyi smiled faintly and asked, "At this age, who else is not afraid of the Soul-Separating Lamp?"

"This……"

The tall resident officer's face suddenly turned pale and he immediately put away the lamp.

The bright light dispersed.

The powerful feeling of oppression disappeared in an instant.

Everyone in the city breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.

The peace under Fengsui City lasted only a few breaths.

The resident officer's majestic voice sounded again -

"In that case... I was really humble and presumptuous just now."

No one expected that the intimidating Fengsui resident officer would put on a humble attitude at this moment, bowing slightly to Xie Xuanyi and speaking in a very gentle tone: "I am sorry for not recognizing a great man."

"???"

Everyone in the Deng residence looked pale and puzzled.

The Bronze Scale Guards and Halberd Soldiers could not believe their eyes.

Sir, are you apologizing?
"Let go!"

The tall resident officer looked serious and waved his hand. The Bronze Scale Guards quickly retreated to make way for the convoy.

Xie Xuanyi signaled to everyone with his eyes that they could enter the pass.

"It's over...just like that?"

Deng Baiyi felt a little dazed.

Shen Yan, who was covered in cold sweats due to the light of the Soul-Separation Lamp, looked pale and frightened.

Xie Xuanyi stood alone under the iron wall of Fengsui City, standing shoulder to shoulder with the tall and powerful official. He was not in a hurry to leave, but watched the convoy go ahead.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves faded away.

The Bronze Scale Guards' Halberd warriors all retreated, leaving a quiet space for the two to talk.

At this moment, Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Sir, what's your name?"

"My surname is Yue. Yue Chen."

The resident officer spoke in a low voice, with a very humble attitude.

"Master Yue, I want to ask you something."

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows, looked around, and asked in a gentle voice: "When I came here before, Fengsui City was not like this... Why is the security so strict now?"

Yue Chen sighed helplessly when he heard this.

"Your Excellency does not know."

He spoke in a deep voice: "It's not just Fengsui City. Now the whole 800-li area of Qingzhou is like this! An urgent order has been issued from above. Qingzhou is under 800-li ban. Anyone entering the city must be strictly checked... The number of stationed officials has been doubled. Every person entering the city must have their 'pass document' strictly checked. Every Qigong practitioner must be illuminated by the Soul-Separation Lamp! Only when their identities are confirmed can they be allowed to pass!"

"Oh? This is the first time I've heard of this..."

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows and continued to ask: "Master Yue, do you know the reason for the strict investigation?"

"Sir, please don't embarrass me."

Yue Chen smiled bitterly: "This is the order of Qingzhou Youhaiwang. I am just a Qi Controlling Realm official, how can I know the reason? Even if I advance two realms, I am afraid I will not be qualified for this."

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