Embers of Sword

Chapter 206 Killing Embryos

Chapter 206 Killing Embryos (6k)

On the snow-capped mountains, the cold wind whistled like a knife.

There was a low hissing sound in the wind.

A snow-white chariot flew through the air and stopped at the foot of a mountain.

This chariot is pulled by eight tall dragon horses... The patterns on the chariot are dazzling, and the canopy is surrounded by golden rays of light.

"Lord Jiu."

The chariot stopped, and several shadows appeared in the wind and snow. As soon as these shadows appeared, they knelt around the chariot.

One of the shadows spoke respectfully, "Since the outskirts of Chiling City, Ao Ying's aura has been growing weaker and weaker, and the final embers have landed here."

A tall young figure was sitting in the chariot.

Prince Jiu whispered, "Long Yuan has no reaction?"

The shadow hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "I don't know what's going on. Long Yuan has completely lost his senses... I chased him here, but lost track of him. I can only disperse all my cultivators."

"Further south, we will reach Lilan Mountain and Youyuan Mountain."

Prince Jiu said calmly: "This little lunatic has escaped to the realm of disorder. She wants to use the formation of the human race's great formation pattern master to escape the search of the dragon essence."

"From Arashiyama?"

Shadow's face changed when he heard this, and he asked in surprise: "My Lord, should we continue chasing?"

"……certainly."

The man on the chariot spoke in an unusually cold voice, tinged with murderous intent: "She stole my treasure from Chiling City, and you still want to leave alive? Even if she escapes to Dachu Imperial City, I will capture her, peel off her skin, pull out her tendons, and burn her evil heart to the sky!"

These words, spoken amidst the wind and snow, carried with them a strong chill.

Several shadows shuddered.

They knew that Prince Jiu would always keep his word and make sure his actions were fulfilled!

If they say skinning and cramping, then skinning and cramping will definitely happen!
"Chi Wu."

Although he said so, the chariot did not set off immediately.

Lord Jiu sat under the canopy and pondered for a moment: "How many monks did you send this time?"

The figure half-kneeling on the snow said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have sent a total of fourteen demon cultivators... They went in different directions."

“No need to go in other directions.”

Prince Jiu said expressionlessly: "The Dragon Heart has lost its senses. There is only one possibility... Ao Ying has fled to the area covered by the human race's formation. Give me the 'demon hearts' of these people, and I will personally use forbidden techniques to point them in the direction."

Upon hearing this, Chi Wu raised his hands and presented a scarlet jade token.

Lord Jiu, who was sitting on the chariot, raised his hand.

The scarlet jade order slowly floated up and landed in his palm.

Buzz.

Suddenly, the sound of drums was heard from the snowy mountain where wind and snow were howling. It turned out that this jade token contained a cave heaven. Under the vibration, fourteen bloody hearts appeared in front of Prince Jiu.

The reason why Chiling City can make its demon cultivators work for it and be loyal to it is because of this.

This is because before they train the "death warriors", they will first carve talismans into the monster's heart.

Thereafter.

The dead warriors will grow through practice no matter what.

As long as one activates the talisman and holds the main command of the formation, one can hold this "demon heart" in the palm of one's hand.

Prince Jiu looked at the fourteen beating demon hearts.

He said calmly, "Everyone, go in the direction of Lanshan."

These fourteen demon hearts all trembled.

next moment.

A vertical line slowly appeared between the brows of the man on the dragon chariot, and a sharp and mournful phoenix cry sounded in the wind and snow.

The sky above the snow-capped mountains was covered with dark clouds, and a faint scarlet light was falling.

Several assassins, including Chi Wu, knelt on the ground, buried their heads in the ground, and dared not look directly at the tall figure on the chariot.

The vertical wrinkles between Prince Jiu’s brows widened a little.

Scarlet flames fell from the dome, as if illuminating the sky and earth and falling into the chariot.

He raised his other hand.

A bright red scale appeared on the palm of his hand, shining brightly and burning with an eternal flame.

This thing... is exactly Dragon Essence.

The third vertical pupil appeared in the world, and its light fell on Long Yuan.

Prince Jiu raised his head and spit out a sea of fire. The raging sea of fire burned away the wind and snow, and finally cast an extremely blurry shadow.

A woman in tattered clothes was running desperately, surrounded by silvery white snow.

"They escaped quite quickly, actually crossing the border of Lanshan..."

"Do you really want to escape to the Northern Wall?"

There was a cold murderous intent in Prince Jiu's eyes.

He retracted his pupils, and the crack between his eyebrows slowly closed. The light in the sky dimmed, and the dragon essence that was emitting a scorching breath also disappeared.

"All the assassins, follow my orders and head to the south of Li Lan Mountain, to the Ghost Ridge!"

A ray of divine thought.

Send the direction just seen to the fourteen demon hearts.

"No matter what the cost, we must capture Ao Ying."

He took a deep breath and sat back in the chariot.

"You go ahead, I will be there soon!"

……

"The Resentful Ghost Ridge is just ahead."

Xie Xuanyi walked silently in the wind and snow.

The place where the Jia Geng crashed was quite far away from Lanshan. He controlled his Qi all the way and scanned the snow-capped mountains within a radius of fifty meters with his spiritual sense, looking for the "sword Qi mark" he left behind that year.

Hunting in the north that year.

Although Xie Xuanyi found the divine fruit in the heart of a snowy mountain.

But there are several secret realms stacked on top of each other after all.

Several portals in a row lead to the place where the "God Fruit" is born... These secret portals are not trees. Once they take root, they will not move.

The natural secret realm born between heaven and earth has no rules at all.

The word "portal" is just a name given by human practitioners for the convenience of understanding.

Actually.

These are the spatial cracks that contain the laws of the Great Dao of the Void. They may disappear with the passage of time, or they may increase with the passage of time.

To make sure everything is correct.

Xie Xuanyi had previously left a trace of sword energy in those portals.

"Hmm... The environment here seems to be the same as it was back then, nothing has changed."

Flying all the way.

Xie Xuanyi looked calm.

He came here several years ago.

The scope of each northern hunting expedition is not fixed.

Of course, even if the death range is set, Xie Xuanyi is not a person who follows the rules.

"If I'm not mistaken, perhaps we need to go deeper into Lilan Mountain... to see the marks of those days."

Just as Xie Xuanyi was about to speed up.

A figure suddenly appeared within the range of divine consciousness.

"???"

Xie Xuanyi was stunned for a moment, then frowned and gripped the umbrella sword tightly.

How could there be people in a place like this?
Logically speaking, the Beishou Cloud Ship should land at Lilan Mountain. Is this the secret guard of the Da Chu royal family looking for me?
next moment.

The wind and snow dissipated at the end of the sight.

Not far in front of Xie Xuanyi, a poor woman appeared, sitting on the snow.

"..."

The wind and snow are sobbing.

The woman was sitting on the ground, looking pitiful. She was only wearing a thin red shirt, which was almost torn, and her hair was hanging down.

But her face is extremely beautiful.

Among all the women Xie Xuanyi has ever met in his life.

Perhaps only Jiang Miaoyin can compare with her.

The snow-white skin and bright red clothes form a sharp contrast with the ice and snow.

Xie Xuanyi looked at the woman in front of him in silence, and then he looked at the stone tablets standing around him in silence.

The reason why it is called the Ghost Ridge is that it is called the Ghost Ridge.

This is because the Da Chu Dynasty and the Demon Kingdom had fought several wars here, and they all used this place as a battlefield. It is said that a thousand years ago... this place was a mass grave, with countless wronged souls and evil spirits buried deep inside.

Practitioners have three souls and seven spirits.

After a person dies, his soul should be scattered.

But if the resentment is too deep, with the help of certain mysterious formations, it is possible to capture some of the remaining souls, allowing them to survive in the world and walk around in a visible form.

This is what is called "ghosts and monsters".

Ghosts and monsters are different from the sword thoughts left by the sword cultivators in Xuanshui Cave Heaven. They are considered monsters and even more so rootless duckweed.

The sword thoughts left behind by the sages in Xuanshui Cave Heaven are extremely powerful. If they have the opportunity to leave Xuanshui Cave Heaven, they can even fight with cultivators from the outside world.

In order to leave behind this trace of sword thought, one needs to have at least the late stage of Yin Shen Realm cultivation!
But ghosts and monsters cannot see the sunlight, and there are many restrictions on their walking in the human world.

Besides.

It is not difficult to become a ghost or monster. Even an ordinary person can do it.

It was nothing more than using the array pattern to absorb a wisp of residual thoughts before committing suicide.

Most of them survive by relying on formation patterns.

The formation pattern that retained the remaining soul was shattered, and all the ghosts and monsters were reduced to ashes.

"Is this a spirit? Or a demon cultivator?"

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes and looked at the woman sitting on the ground, somewhat unsure of her identity.

The aura of this woman is very strange.

He passed his mind over it, but was unable to see his true identity.

It seemed hazy and covered with a layer of fog.

anyway……

This is not human.

"Sir, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

A mournful voice sounded faintly and spread over the Ghost Ridge.

This woman is not only beautiful.

And the sound is very pleasant.

"wait for me?"

Xie Xuanyi stood still and looked at the woman in red in front of him with a smile: "Do you know who I am?"

"Sir, you are my benefactor..."

The woman looked up, her face full of expectation, and asked cautiously, "Sir, you took so long to come, have you collected enough money to redeem me?"

After hearing these words, Xie Xuanyi felt that this woman was most likely not a demon.

Brothels, talented men and beautiful women.

Xie Xuanyi has read many similar scripts.

Those barbaric monks in the demon country should have no time to appreciate these boring and hypocritical stories that belong exclusively to the human race.

This sounds like what Li Mei, who is full of resentment, said.

"You admitted your mistake."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and prepared to leave.

It is said that ghosts and monsters appear from time to time in this Resentful Ghost Ridge, and there are countless wronged souls.

Now that I have met one, I wonder if I can be considered "lucky"?
Xie Xuanyi was not interested in the identity of this woman.

If it is a monster, just kill it.

Now, it seems that she is just a lowly woman waiting for her husband to return...

Xie Xuanyi was too lazy to pursue the matter further and prepared to continue on his way.

"Benefactor!"

The two passed each other, Xie Xuanyi walked farther and farther away. After the two of them had distanced themselves from each other, the woman suddenly shouted loudly.

Xie Xuanyi paused.

"Are you really going to watch someone die without helping?"

The woman covered her face lightly, and said in a miserable voice: "Even if you don't want to redeem me, you should at least save my life, right? They are all here to kill me... Hold the sword in your hand, help me kill them all!"

The first half of the sentence also carries a sense of sadness.

The voice in the second half of the sentence gradually became colder.

The woman's voice was filled with a chilling chill of malice, and the surrounding wind and snow also carried a chilling murderous intent.

Xie Xuanyi looked ahead calmly. He didn't know when several dark shadows appeared on the snowy surface of Ghost Ridge.

A pair of hot, fiery red pupils shine through the wind and snow.

Falling from the top of the mountain.

In the Ghost Ridge, there are no vengeful ghosts tonight, but there are many big monsters.

"Ao Ying... found it."

"She is here indeed."

"Your Highness is right. Ao Ying is trying to escape to the Great Wall in the North."

Whispering voices were heard all around Ghost Ridge.

Xie Xuanyi turned his head slightly and looked around. Dozens of towering figures emitting demonic aura appeared outside of his mind.

They are all transformed monsters.

They are all in the cave heaven realm.

These great demons did not even shy away from an "outsider" like him, and did not even use their divine thoughts to communicate with him. Instead, they spoke directly in front of Xie Xuanyi and exchanged ideas.

The reason for doing this.

There is only one reason.

In their eyes, this young human who appeared with Ao Ying in the Ghost Ridge was already a "dead man".

"..."

Xie Xuanyi turned his head slightly and glanced at the woman in red who was sitting on the ground.

The beautiful woman named Ao Ying still looked pitiful. She stroked her hair and gave Xie Xuanyi a look for help.

Xie Xuanyi could hear a buzzing in his heart, followed by a tremor.

This woman's spiritual attainments are not shallow.

If it were anyone else, they would probably be possessed by the devil and rush forward to fight to the death.

But it's a pity.

This soul temptation is completely ineffective against Xie Xuanyi.

His expression didn't change at all.

Seeing this scene, Ao Ying's eyes became much gloomier. She was too lazy to hide anything and no longer showed her weak appearance. Instead, she brushed her tattered sleeves and stood up from the snow.

"As you can see, these people are here to kill me."

After Ao Ying stood up, he brushed off the frost and snow on his body and sent out a divine thought: "Your best choice... is to come with me and kill them all. Then you go your way and I go mine."

this moment.

She no longer "covered up" the evil spirit in her.

A streak of red fragrance flows out from Ao Ying's forehead, which is what makes people feel "stunning". A small dragon scale is attached to the top of her brow. This dragon scale is not just a decoration, but also elevates her spiritual charm to a higher level.

Besides.

There were two horns on both sides of her snow-white forehead.

See this scene.

Xie Xuanyi was a little surprised... Is this a dragon descendant?
This woman either possesses a very high-level concealment technique, or carries a spiritual weapon of the spiritual treasure level or above.

I didn't realize before that this was a monster!

As the saying goes.

The flowers planted intentionally will not bloom, but the willows planted unintentionally will provide shade.

The last time he went hunting in the north, Xie Xuanyi searched for monsters everywhere. In order to win the first place, he searched almost the entire snow-capped mountains and killed all the big monsters that his divine sense could detect.

After much difficulty, I finally found a phoenix.

now.

He had no intention of hunting in the north, but at the very beginning, he met the extremely precious dragonborn.

Xie Xuanyi did not respond to Ao Ying.

He just looked at the demonic shadows in the distant mountains and said softly, "Sorry, I have to hurry on my way... I really don't have time to play with you."

The Ghost Ridge is located south of the border of Lanshan.

For these cave monsters, arriving here is actually considered an act of "crossing the line".

obviously.

There are other forces behind these big monsters.

If we study it in more detail, we may find out some incredible secrets...

If it were back then, none of these monsters would have been able to escape.

but now.

Xie Xuanyi doesn't have that much time to deal with these big monsters.

His intuition told him that it would not be long before someone would come to investigate the case of the Jiageng shipwreck, and perhaps the strong men from the Imperial City Bureau would arrive in the nearby area soon.

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath.

"I don't know her. If you let me live, I will let you live too."

His words fell.

Ao Ying was stunned for a moment, and the several cave-sky monsters that were standing on the top of the mountain and gathering together were also stunned.

"idiot!"

Ao Ying said coldly: "Have you ever dealt with monsters? Do you think these words are useful?"

really.

next moment.

A cave-heaven demon standing on the top of the mountain couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Give us a way to live?"

These big monsters seemed to have heard a very funny joke.

The snowy mountains trembled.

The evil spirit is rampant.

The only person who didn't laugh was Xie Xuanyi.

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly, looked at the cave-sky monsters that had already assembled, and said softly: "So what is your choice?"

"If you are willing to kneel down and swear a soul oath, vowing to be a 'human slave' for the rest of your life, maybe I can consider letting you go."

A big demon laughed proudly and said, "Lord Jiu likes human slaves the most! A tender-skinned boy like you is the favorite of the Lord!"

Lord Jiu?
Xie Xuanyi tilted his head slightly, he knew this name.

some years ago.

Da Chu fought with the demon country.

Prince Jiu is a young genius under the command of the Great Master Xuanhuang of the Demon Country... It is said that this person has a very strong talent for practicing Taoism and will definitely become a Great Master in the future.

"Are you demon cultivators from Chiling City?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "I heard that Chiling City is violent and violent. It seems that there is no chance for negotiation."

"good."

The big demon was still laughing, a contemptuous laugh: "If it were normal times, you might still have a chance of survival, but now you are standing with this demon girl, even if you volunteer to be a 'human slave', Lord Jiu will not want you."

"it is good."

Xie Xuanyi nodded.

next moment.

The smile on the face of the cave monster standing several miles away suddenly froze. He widened his eyes and looked at the black-shirted figure that appeared out of thin air in front of him in disbelief.

Xie Xuanyi ignited the Yuan Fire of the 108 major acupoints.

After being promoted to the Golden Body Realm.

These primordial fires are no longer confined to the blood.

His whole body was ablaze with flames. He instantly raised his foot and flew a hundred feet away, causing a series of sonic booms, while drawing his sword at the same time.

The spring breeze weeds turned into a long line and slashed down at the top of the cave monster's head!

"Stab!"

A crisp explosion like tearing paper sounded above the snow-capped mountains.

The giant cave demon tried his best, raised his hands, and tried to block the sword with his diamond body, but his whole body was cut in half and exploded on the spot, with countless hot blood splashing everywhere.

This scene.

All the big monsters were stunned.

But this is only the beginning.

Xie Xuanyi held the sword and started killing. The thirteen cave-sky monsters were indeed a force that should not be underestimated... But unfortunately, for Xie Xuanyi, numbers would not determine the outcome of a battle.

His swordsmanship was simply too powerful.

In the Cave Heaven Realm, one cannot withstand the sword intent.

Then it is no different from controlling Qi and building a foundation.

"Stab it! Stab it! Stab it!"

Xie Xuanyi's sword energy swept across the sky above the snow-capped mountains. He took the initiative to crash into the encirclement of these big monsters. Every time he thrust out a sword, a big monster as big and strong as a mountain would explode directly.

The snow mountain turned into a blood mountain.

The boiling demon blood splashed everywhere, creating waves of hot mist on the snow.

These cave-sky monsters were so bloodthirsty that they all displayed their true monster forms, trying to use their stronger physiques to fight against the sword in the hands of the human boy.

But there is no difference.

It's still like tearing paper——

In the end, it took hundreds of breaths.

All the demon shadows gathered on the snowy mountain fell down in a pool of their own blood.

Xie Xuanyi put away his sword and stood.

Where he stood, blood had already coagulated into a small lake, like a scarlet mirror, reflecting the dark and murderous black shirt.

"..."

Ao Ying looked pale and trembling all over, looking at the scene in disbelief.

Originally, she had already prepared for a "fight to the death". All the elite troops of Chiling City were dispatched, and fourteen great monsters in the Cave Heaven Realm chased her south for a thousand miles... Even if she had already been promoted to the Perfect Cave Heaven Realm, it was difficult to ensure that she could kill all these assassins in a short period of time.

There is no other reason.

The physiques of these big monsters are too strong.

Moreover, they are warriors who are not afraid of death.

Risking his life and holding on to himself will more or less leave some wounds on himself!
A truly terrible person...

Not these cave monsters!

But it was Prince Jiu who followed closely behind!

She never expected that she would meet such a ferocious human boy in Ghost Ridge today.

Her original intention was to pull this young man who came to the Ghost Ridge by accident into her own camp. No matter what, they had to kill the assassins of Chiling City together first!

But she hadn't expected it at all.

Just one person put an end to the battle.

Ao Ying couldn't figure out how this guy practiced.
This kid looked like just an ordinary Cave Heaven Realm, but with just one sword, he killed a Cave Heaven monster!
Normally.

A talented disciple from a great family or sect.

When going out, I always prepare one or two tricks as a killer move to deal with crisis situations.

But every sword of this guy is so easy... One sword kills a life in the cave, one sword kills a life in the cave.

In Ao Ying's opinion, this battle can only be described as overwhelming.

This is no longer the combat power of the Cave Heaven Realm.

This young man is most likely a "fake Yin God" with a hidden identity.

Or maybe.

Is he the legendary Taoist master who was reincarnated as a human?

"Chiling City, what a familiar yet unfamiliar name..."

Xie Xuanyi flicked the blade of the wild grass sword lightly.

He put away the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Since time has already been wasted, you might as well waste more of it.