Embers of Sword

Chapter 219 Where is the God
"Are you here to seek fortune?"

The old man sitting on the chair spoke meaningfully.

Perhaps because she had lived for too long, her eyes had become cloudy and her whole body exuded a heavy, decadent aura, and it looked like she might "die" at any time.

Xie Xuanyi nodded.

The old man smiled and asked, "If you were not allowed to comprehend the ancient texts... would you have already gone there?"

Xie Xuanyi asked: "Senior, do you want me not to go?"

"Even if there is luck, you still have to be alive to get it."

The old man sighed and said, "Mu Niu should have told you about the situation in the city... If you set out rashly like this, you may easily die on the road."

"Is the senior a human or a demon?"

Xie Xuanyi couldn't help but ask.

He studied ancient texts for several days, but the two of them ended up communicating in the human language.

"Years ago, there were several kinds of writing systems circulating in the world... What you just called 'human language' is just one of them."

Shan Man smiled and said, "Besides, do humans and monsters matter here?"

The old man shook his head, his face full of self-mockery, and said meaningfully: "The creatures living in this ancient country... don't care about 'humans' or 'demons'. It won't be long before you know that the creatures here are only divided into 'alive' and 'dead'."

Xie Xuanyi's heart trembled.

"What happened in the Great Moon Kingdom?"

"You're from outside."

The old man Shan Man was confused and said, "You should know better than anyone what happened in Dayue Country..."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said sincerely: "Senior, it has been at least a thousand years since the destruction of the Great Yue Kingdom. Outside... no one knows about the existence of this ancient country for a long time."

"A thousand years... is this how it is?"

The old man sitting on the chair had an extremely complicated expression.

So many years have passed.

She knows nothing about the outside world.

The old man was silent for a moment and slowly raised his hand. There were many ancient books piled up in this dilapidated wooden house.

Crash.

There was a sound of pages turning.

Another ancient book flew into Xie Xuanyi's hands.

"This is?"

Xie Xuanyi took the ancient book, opened it and found that it was the ancient history of Dayue Kingdom.

"Many years ago, my family served as historians in the Great Moon Country."

Shan Man smiled and said, "My father and father's father have been recording the history of this country... Later, Dayue country encountered a 'catastrophe' and my family was destroyed. I am the only one left to survive here... I am lucky enough to have a remnant soul left to protect this library."

Xie Xuanyi had a complicated expression.

Therefore, the old man in front of him is actually a ghost formed by a remnant soul.

The reason why she couldn't see through his aura realm was because the ancient books left by the Dayue Kingdom had been read, practiced, and put into practice by her over a long period of time.

This is a library.

The formations, elixirs, and methods of maintaining vital energy in Tiesuo Lane were all obtained from ancient books in the library.

"I know you've been asking around in Tiesuo Alley these past few days."

Shan Man said, "Muniu and the others don't have much memory of the 'Dayue Kingdom'..."

"Why?"

"Even if I can retain some of my vitality, I can use it as nutrients to supply the alley."

Shan Man smiled bitterly and said, "But in this harsh environment, how long can these Li Mei survive?"

Xie Xuanyi fell silent.

indeed.

The living environment in this Iron Lock Alley is too terrible. Once these Li Mei are discovered by the Iron Cavalry, they will be dead.

"The entire Dayue Kingdom is blocked by the Black Evil, and the resentment is deep."

Shan Man said softly, "Resentment that cannot be released will form a ghost. You have seen it... This ancient country has been destroyed. Those cavalrymen have condensed into a shape under the operation of the national defense formation, maintaining the order that no longer exists. We are the ghosts of the fallen country, wandering forever in this hell with no exit."

Xie Xuanyi asked: "How long can you live?"

"Short... three years, five years."

"Long..."

Shan Man smiled and said, "Perhaps I am a 'long-lived person'? I have been in Tiesuo Alley for a full hundred years. During this long period of time, I have led many ghosts here and watched them grow from ignorance to awakening, and finally grow old, dry up, and die."

These people are like lacquer saws living in the dark.

The long-extinct Dayue Kingdom will continue to expel excess souls due to its deep resentment.

The "lucky ones" among them open their spiritual wisdom and become Li Mei.

then.

This started a short and painful life.

Even the Yang God may not be able to live for a thousand years.

What's more, Li Mei?
On the levels of life.

Li Mei, a spirit, is the lowest level before transforming into a human form and completely cultivating a cave.

The word "eternal life" is not something they can achieve.

Like morning dew, like spring cicadas.

In the blink of an eye, everything turns to ashes.

"You have lived in Dayue Country for a hundred years?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at the old man in front of him with some disbelief.

"One hundred and twenty-one years, to be exact."

Shan Man's expression was somewhat complicated. She said softly, "I'm very lucky to have met that person. 'It' has given me this long life."

"Who?"

Xie Xuanyi's eyes narrowed.

"Please allow me to keep you in suspense. Now is not the time to tell you."

Shan Man showed a sly smile, she changed the subject and asked: "Young man, you came here... probably for the Dragonborn's secret treasure, right?"

The Great Moon Kingdom once had a war with the dragon-born demon.

The country of Dayue was destroyed.

That dragonborn must have paid a heavy price.

here.

There must be some secret treasure of the Dragonborn left.

"You really guessed wrong."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and shook his head. He did not hide his intentions and sketched out a picture with his divine mind.

It was several years ago.

This is the scene he saw when he was at the entrance of the snowy mountain, spying with his divine sense.

In the void, strong winds were howling.

A golden fruit, like a baby, floats in the center of the dark sky.

"This thing is called 'God Fruit'."

Xie Xuanyi spoke slowly, his expression solemn: "If you get this, you can forge your body, forge a golden body, and give birth to a divine fetus."

Shanman looked at the fruit, her eyes first filled with confusion, then puzzlement.

The confusion is about this so-called divine fruit.

Obviously, she didn't recognize this fruit.

Puzzled, that is, puzzled by Xie Xuanyi's behavior.

The old man was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "For something like this...are you willing to come here?"

"This fruit is very important to me."

Xie Xuanyi asked: "Have you seen this 'God Fruit'?"

"I haven't seen it."

Shan Man said calmly: "But I know... everything you want is in the center of the ancient city, in the Dayue Well."

Xie Xuanyi was stunned for a moment.

"you?"

He noticed Shanman's wording.

"Before you set foot in the Great Moon Country, more than one aura descended upon this place."

The old man said softly: "In the past hundred years, I have laid many formations around me, and I can sense the location of several black evil edges... If I remember correctly, there are three auras, as young as you."

Xie Sheng?

Xie Xuanyi's mind moved, and he asked, "Where are they now?" "They were teleported to the north, in the opposite direction from you."

The old man shook his head. "My array pattern only detected the moment their breath passed by... As for where they are now, I have no idea. So, are these people your friends?"

"I can't say I'm friends with them. I don't have much friendship with them."

Xie Xuanyi smiled faintly and said, "It's just that I don't want anyone to get ahead of me."

"What's in the Big Moon Well in the center of the ancient city that you just mentioned?"

Xie Xuanyi asked around.

"That was the battlefield where the dragon was killed."

The old man pointed at the ancient book in Xie Xuanyi's hand, motioning him to open it, and then laughed sarcastically, "Tianlong was locked in the Dayue Well, and the king mobilized the whole country to kill him... This battle exhausted the national strength of Dayue. Although they won, all the people and lives of the entire ancient city were turned into ashes."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the ancient book.

This ancient history records the dragon-killing battle at the end of the Dayue Kingdom.

"The ruler of the ancient country, Yelu Jundao, killed the dragon in the Great Moon Well, and the blood of the dragon descendants was spilled all over the well."

He whispered softly, reading out stories written in ancient books.

“This is the ending written in the book.”

The old man said calmly: "In order to kill the evil dragon, the king died a martyrdom and the whole country was destroyed... In that well, all of Dayue's treasures are hidden. Whether it is the Dragonborn Secret Treasure or the 'God Fruit' you want, they should all be in the well."

Xie Xuanyi stared at the black well drawn in the ancient book.

indeed.

The conditions for the birth of the Divine Fruit are extremely harsh.

Today, the country of Dayue is in ruins and it is impossible for it to produce such a divine object.

But the Dayuejing, which is the center of the dragon-killing battlefield... is different.

Tianlong fell, and the Lord of Dayue was buried. With the blood of these two top powers, it is very likely that such a precious fruit will be born!
"The ending written in the book..."

Xie Xuanyi raised his head and looked at the old man in front of him.

He said seriously: "Senior, do you mean there is a second ending? Wasn't this book written by the historian of Otsuki Country?"

"This book was left by my father."

Shan Man said calmly: "The person who gave me life told me that my father wandered in Dayue Country for a long time with this book. The one who actually wrote the history should be my father's father..."

When the Great Moon Kingdom was destroyed.

The family that served as historians was completely destroyed.

A few remaining souls.

In the long afterlife, it slowly revived and passed on "history" in another way.

"I'm the last one left."

There was no sadness in the old man's eyes, but rather a sense of relief and joy.

When the Dayue Kingdom was destroyed, she was just a child.

Li Mei, especially those who live in this kind of evil environment, cannot reproduce or have offspring...

If she died.

The family of historians in Otsuki Province came to an end.

"The reason why I kept you in Tiesuo Lane these days is because..."

The old man thought for a moment and slowly said, "I want to see you clearly."

This sentence is a bit strange.

Xie Xuanyi and the old man looked at each other, and their eyes met. In the latter's turbid eyes, he felt the other's open heart.

No evil thoughts, no murderous intent.

A calmness like the mirror surface of a lake.

This feeling is very familiar.

He had felt a similar calmness in Qingli.

Xie Xuanyi didn't like beating around the bush: "You want me to help you?"

"Helping me... can also be understood as helping yourself."

The old man said seriously: "The ancient history and cultivation methods of Dayue Country are all in this wooden house. After I die, these ancient books will be yours. You can choose to take them away or destroy them. Don't worry about the problem of comprehending the 'ancient texts'. I will leave a spiritual jade slip."

Xie Xuanyi glanced at the wooden house and said seriously: "This is actually a very tempting condition, but I'm sorry, I really don't like studying..."

The old man was silent for a moment.

She continued, "If you want the God Fruit, you need to know how to get close to the Great Moon Well."

There was a slight fluctuation in Xie Xuanyi's eyes.

"The main city has four entrances, east, south, west and north, each guarded by a general. These guards are different from the Li Mei in Tiesuo Lane..."

The old man said dimly, "The core formation pattern of the Great Moon Nation is to extract the Black Evil and forcibly support the operation of the Iron Cavalry. The combat power of the garrison is extremely high, far beyond the Iron Cavalry you saw."

"Yin Shen Realm?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows.

"……At least."

The old man said: "With your current state, it will not be smooth to enter the city like this."

"Since it is supported by the Great Moon Nation's array pattern, it must have shortcomings..."

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes: "If you want to enter the main city, you just need to find the gaps in the formation."

"good."

The old man looked at the young man in black with approval.

This young man is smarter than I thought.

"I asked you to stay in Iron Lock Alley because, on the one hand, I hope you can calm down and not worry, and on the other hand, I want to see your 'soul' clearly."

The old man said slowly: "Xie Zhen... Here is a deal. You can consider it. You help me do a few things. After that, I can help you enter the main city."

"Let's not talk about the deal yet."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Senior, have you seen anything from my soul?"

"..."

The old man said meaningfully: "Your soul is too complicated for me to see through. But I can see that we are 'the same kind of people'."

A class of people?

Xie Xuanyi’s smile froze for a moment.

He is a real living person and has nothing to do with these evil spirits.

"The 'Soul Reading Technique' of the Great Moon Nation allows me to identify souls. I feel 'warmth' in you."

The old man said softly: "Maybe it's because we get along well, or maybe it's because of other relationships... I always feel that I should help you."

She let out a long sigh.

Shanman no longer concealed the truth and chose to confess.

"Young man, tell the truth."

She stared into Xie Xuanyi's eyes and said seriously: "I hope you can give up the pursuit of the 'God Fruit'. Even if I help you enter the main city, don't enter the Dayuejing..."

Xie Xuanyi was puzzled: "Why?"

He could feel that the old man had no ill will towards him.

"Are you sure that what you saw was real? Does the so-called 'God Fruit' really exist in this world?"

The old man shouted, "I only know that everyone who tried to step into the Great Moon Well eventually met with misfortune!"

Wow!
A stack of ancient books in the corner of the wooden house all trembled at this moment. They were controlled by Shanman's spiritual thoughts and floated in front of Xie Xuanyi, flipping through the pages, which recorded various cases of madness.

these years.

The historian family recorded the scene after the fall of the Dayue Kingdom.

Shanman's father once wandered around Dayuejing for a long time.

"Someone is searching for the Dragonborn's secret treasure in this well."

"Someone is searching for the remains of the king in this well."

"Some people are looking for the illusory gods, praying for the restoration of their country..."

"finally."

"It's all just illusion."

The old man looked dejected, muttering to himself, "My father jumped into a well, ending his tragic life. He... was the madman who was searching for 'God.'"

Xie Xuanyi looked at the blood-stained pages of ancient books in silence.

The last ancient book, turn the pages to the end.

A bloody handprint was pressed on the yellowed paper.

At the end, there are four words engraved.

Where is God?

(End of this chapter)