Embers of Sword

Chapter 228: Northern Hunting Disaster (6K5)

The Longwen formation was shattered by the arrows, and the torrent of iron cavalry trampled the earth, causing bursts of earth rumblings.

Two streams of sword energy flashed and froze in mid-air.

Xie Xuanyi noticed Fang Hang.

Fang Hang also noticed Xie Xuanyi.

The two looked at each other, and Fang Hang immediately said, "Xie Zhen, we have no grudges against each other, so why do we have to fight to the death?"

The tone of this Tai Shang Zhai Daoist became much softer.

He saw Xie Zhen with a ragged little girl. Although he didn't know her origin or identity, this was exactly an opportunity.

The little girl looks very thin.

Previously, Xie Zhen had fought with his group and came alone, deliberately not bringing her with him.

If I'm not mistaken, he was afraid that she would get hurt.

"No injustice or enmity?"

Xie Xuanyi chuckled: "Half an hour ago, it was true. But now..."

The sword intent has been condensed.

Dozens of fine sword energies appeared behind Xie Xuanyi.

"You want to kill me, it won't be easy."

The Taoist of the Supreme Master took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The Dao Sect and the Sword Palace have always had a harmonious relationship. If you kill me, the Dao Sect will definitely hold you accountable in the future... In addition, don't you want to escape?"

The two were not far from the battlefield where the cavalry was charging.

The divine sense of that "Captain of Ten Thousand Men" covered a very wide range, almost covering the entire Daxu. In the direction where the formation was broken, flying swords of Yuqingzhai kept rising. Shang Yi was fleeing with his disciples... Fang Hang didn't know whether these people could escape, but he knew that these cavalry would notice him soon.

"If I don't kill you, won't the Dao Sect hold me accountable?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at Fang Hang and said softly, "Cut the grass and eradicate the roots, Fellow Daoist Fang, you should understand this principle."

The words fell to the ground.

A ray of sword light has already flashed out!
"珰!"

An extremely piercing explosion loudly exploded in the air.

Above the head of Tai Shang Zhai Daozi, a jade talisman suddenly flew out, blocking the sword energy and shattering it together with it!
The rising smoke and dust were quickly shattered by the second sword energy.

Xie Xuanyi held the green carp in his arms, floating in the air, his black shirt blown up by the wind. He had a calm expression, and a sword-filled cave appeared above his head, with dense sword energy emanating from it.

The mute girl hugged Xie Xuanyi and looked at the scene in shock.

This is indeed a "shocking" picture.

There were constant sounds of explosions.

It sounded in front of Tai Shang Zhai Daozi.

Talismans, secret treasures, and array patterns.

This Taoist has more ways to preserve his life than Xie Xuanyi imagined!
This Fang Hang is covered in treasures... I have to say, the Taoist sect is indeed wealthy and powerful.

It was a rare opportunity for Tai Shang Zhai to participate in the Northern Hunt, and they wanted to hand over all the life-saving treasures they could use to the future master of the Zhai.

But a pity.

Xie Xuanyi's sword energy is endless.

These treasures and talismans will eventually be exhausted.

"Thank you, Zhen!"

Fang Hang had a look of despair as countless sword energies surrounded him. The smoke and dust were so dense that he could no longer see the opponent's true face. He could only vaguely see a blurry figure hanging in the air.

He wanted to escape.

But there is no escape.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi stared at the Taoist Tai Shang Zhai who was destined to die with an expressionless face.

The little mute girl at the side carefully stretched out her finger, gently tapped Xie Xuanyi's shoulder, and made gestures.

The little girl's eyes were full of confusion.

【“Why do you want to kill him?”】

Xie Xuanyi understood Qingli's meaning.

He patiently explained: "If I don't kill him, he will kill me."

Qingli was still confused.

"I'm not afraid that he will surpass me one day... In the next hundred years, he won't have a chance to defeat me."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes slightly and smiled softly, "It's just that being remembered by such people will always make life very tiring. I suffered a serious loss once, so no matter what, he must die."

Qingli seemed to be thinking about something.

She didn't say anything more, but just pointed in the direction of the Longwen formation not far away.

The battle between sword energy and talismans has lasted for dozens of breaths.

The commotion here attracted the attention of the Dayue Kingdom's cavalry...

Dozens of cavalrymen are changing direction and charging here.

These cavalrymen are not scary.

What is scary is the "will of the ancient country" represented by the iron cavalry.

Or.

The "commander of ten thousand men" who sits in the center of the iron cavalry!
the other side.

Fang Hang also noticed the murderous intent conveyed by the cavalry.

"Xie Zhen, but do you have to fight to the death here just because of what I said?"

His voice was hoarse, almost insane: "If you continue to fight, I will die and you will be buried with me!"

Rounds of sword energy attack and kill.

The treasures carried by this Taoist Tai Shangzhai have all been smashed to pieces.

The most precious seal is Leishan.

It was also shattered by the sword energy that contained part of the principle of destruction!
now.

Fang Hang was truly in a desperate situation... He scattered all the thunder magic talismans on his body, used thunder magic to counter the sword intent, and turned the three-meter area around him into a pool of thunder.

This is his last resort.

Fang Hang knew that when these talismans were used up.

The sword energy will pierce through his heart and kill him completely!

Xie Xuanyi remained calm, his facial expression did not change at all.

He has made up his mind.

Taishangzhai Daozi Fanghang cannot stay.

This kind of Saint Son-level genius has amazing luck. Once he is left with a breath, he will definitely survive through some kind of good fortune... In the future, he will hide in a dark corner, waiting for the time when he is weak so that he can deal a fatal blow.

When Xie Xuanyi was surrounded and attacked in his previous life, he had already experienced the feeling of "everyone pushing down the wall when it falls".

This life.

He won't give his opponent this opportunity again.

Even if he was targeted by the captain, Fang Hang could not escape.

Boom.

A golden light was burning in the cave between the eyebrows.

"There is only one ending..."

Xie Xuanyi calmly uttered four words: "You die, I live."

The little girl Qingli's eyes suddenly lit up.

She widened her eyes and stared at the center of Xie Xuanyi's brows, where a golden flame was burning.

Tai Shang Zhai Daozi, who was struggling to protect himself in the thunder pool, also saw this scene.

He was stunned.

After this ray of golden light appeared from between Xie Zhen's eyebrows, the sense of crisis surging in his heart suddenly increased tenfold, a hundredfold!
Previously, Fang Hang still felt that he had a glimmer of hope.

But now...

The lake in my heart is completely cold.

"Is this a serious illness?"

Ten years ago.

There is no one in the world who does not know this sword.

Ten years later.

After Xie Xuanyi's death, everyone forgot about this peerless swordsman, but there are still some people who remember Xie Xuanyi's sword and Xie Xuanyi's magic.

Fang Hang seemed to suddenly understand something.

The black-clad young man's strength is so strong that he can be compared with a reincarnated real person.

The power of the Tao that was exerted was so familiar...

He raised his head, looked at the golden light that almost filled his vision, and murmured: "Are you... Xie?"

"Shh."

Before this Taoist Tai Shang Zhai could utter a second sentence, the golden light penetrated his body, shattering his chest in an instant, and then flew back and forth like a golden shuttle.

【Chronic Illness】Golden light appears.

It means.

Tai Shang Zhai Daozi, there is only one way out, and that is death.

Xie Xuanyi injected nearly 50% of the power of the Dao into the sword, which was a killing force that the Cave Heaven Perfection could not bear at all.

With a bang, the thunder pool shattered!

The body of this supreme Taoist exploded like fireworks.

……

……

This brilliant golden light only appeared for a moment before it was retracted.

Qingli stared in amazement at this incredible scene.

She didn't even see clearly.

What on earth is going on with this flying sword...

In her vision, it seemed as if nothing happened, just a loud explosion.

The golden light shattered the figure shrouded by thunder!

"finished?"

The little girl pursed her lips and gently tugged at Xie Xuanyi's clothes.

“…It’s not over yet.”

Xie Xuanyi shook his head.

He silently watched the corpse of Tai Shang Zhai Daozi fall. He did not feel relieved after killing the Holy Son.

The lake in my heart has become even heavier.

because……

A strong murderous intent was already staring at him.

Rumble.

The sound of the earthquake that had originally faded away suddenly became heavy.

Arrows shot towards him from the ground, the cavalry charged towards him, and the commander of the cavalry who was in the center of the cavalry also cast his eyes at him.

Before drawing his sword, Xie Xuanyi had already prepared himself mentally.

He knew that the Great Yue Kingdom's commander of ten thousand men had a very wide range of spiritual power.

The sword just now was sacrificed.

There is a high probability that it will attract the attention of this powerful person in the Yin Shen realm.

hum!
The captain's gaze was directed here from a distance of more than ten miles.

Qingli's body suddenly stiffened.

She felt the murderous intent that was as tangible as a substance, and also understood what Xie Xuanyi meant by "it's not over yet."

The Longwen formation caused the Dayue Kingdom's cavalry to come out in full force.

The scale of the cavalry this time.

It is Qingli's impression that he has never seen anything like it before.

Especially the huge general, who could easily destroy the entire Iron Lock Alley with a single arrow.

What should I do if I am targeted by such a person?
"don’t worry."

Xie Xuanyi stuffed the two black boxes into the arms of the little girl Qingli, and said seriously: "I will take you to a safe place later, and you take the two black boxes to Shan Man... After I lead these cavalry away, I will return to Tiesuo Lane, get the 'amulet' and leave. I will not affect you."

The little mute girl was stunned.

Before he could react, a terrifying pressure descended from nowhere.

The captain drew his bow and shot the second arrow!
boom!
Airflow broken.

Xie Xuanyi stepped on the sword energy and instantly fell down. Qingli, who looked pale, suddenly dropped several dozen feet and almost crashed into the ground in an instant. He barely avoided the arrow with a very large range. Then the two of them walked close to the ground like flowing light. The little mute girl raised her head and looked at the arrow energy that shot into the boundless dark sky. Her eyes were full of despair. She didn't know how Xie Xuanyi could survive the pursuit of such a monster...

soon.

Xie Xuanyi took Qingli to a safe place.

The sense of crisis in his heart was not relieved.

If he calmed down, he could still feel the earth shaking. It was obvious that the commander had locked onto him.

If I bring Qingli with me, on the one hand I won't be able to use my fists and feet, and on the other hand it will also implicate this poor little Li Mei.

"Many 'outsiders' have come to the ancient country."

Xie Xuanyi whispered, "Don't trust anyone except me, and don't pay attention to anyone. Just flee back to Tiesuo Lane and tell Shan Man all the information you have seen. If possible, ask her to set up a concealment formation. In addition to those iron cavalry, the 'outsiders' are also very scary."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Qingli's face turned pale. He held the black box tightly and looked at Xie Xuanyi, wanting to say something anxiously.

next moment.

The sword energy rose into the sky, and Xie Xuanyi did not say much to Qingli.

He rushed directly in the opposite direction of Tiesuo Alley.

……

……

The end of Daxu.

More than 20 sword lights slowly descended. The Yuqingzhai disciples all looked bleak as they landed in front of a collapsed mountain range. This place was close to the edge of the ancient country, and the collapsed city walls could be seen from afar...

"Young Master."

A Yuqingzhai disciple looked at the direction of the Longwen formation with lingering fear and murmured, "Did we escape from the pursuit of those iron cavalry?"

The atmosphere among the group was very heavy.

This sentence.

It did not make everyone feel relieved. The rumbling sound had already faded away.

I can no longer sense the cavalry's aura...

the most important is.

The monster with the power of a Yin God seemed to have left as well.

"They should have given up the pursuit on their own initiative."

Lu Yuan also looked pale. She fled with the disciples of Baihua Valley and Yuqingzhai.

Because the arrows of that Yin God monster were too fast.

Just one arrow.

One disciple died in Baihua Valley, and three died in Yuqingzhai.

Besides.

There were no other casualties. Although the escape was thrilling, there were no accidents.

The scene was deathly silent.

At this time, everyone noticed that Shang Yi fell into silence, alone, staring at the jade token in his palm.

"Young Master?"

The female disciple from Yuqingzhai spoke again cautiously.

The jade token in Shang Yi's hand.

It is the "life tablet" of Yuqingzhai. Only "big men" with a certain status in Taoism are qualified to own it.

The thoughts of the spirit and soul will be injected into the fate card.

It is refined using special secret techniques.

This time, the Northern Hunt...

The Taoist sect bestowed two life tablets.

The life card in Shang Yi's hand can sense the spiritual thoughts of Fang Hang, the Taoist of Tai Shang Zhai. When the two are in the same secret realm, they can have a spiritual conversation.

Everyone just thought that the young master's silence at this moment was because of Daozi's "escape" earlier.

"Fang Hang is dead."

Unexpectedly, Shang Yi suddenly opened his mouth and uttered these four words.

The bodies of several female disciples of Yuqingzhai became stiff.

This news is really sudden.

The world has been at peace for many years, and the Taoists have retired from the world.

dead.

It seems like a very distant word.

When the great immortal's life came to an end, he died in meditation and forgetfulness, and ascended to heaven in broad daylight.

This is death.

The common people got a stubborn and incurable disease and left with hatred.

This is also death.

The practitioner encountered disaster in the secret realm...

There are many ways to die in this world.

But before Beishou, these ways of death seemed to have nothing to do with them.

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Has the induction of his life card disappeared? Could it be that he crushed the life card on his own initiative?"

"will not."

Shang Yi shook his head slightly and said calmly, "Fang Hang and I entered the Taoist sect at the same year. We supervised each other's practice. There are not many people in this world who know him better than me. He is a person who is very afraid of death. The reason why he fled from Yuqingzhai is because he knows how powerful these cavalrymen are... He wants to live more than anyone else. If he keeps this life token, at least he can still contact Yuqingzhai. In this case, why crush it?"

This sentence sounds a bit ironic.

But it is the truth.

There is no point in crushing the fate cards.

"When you die, you die."

At this moment, Yuan Yi, who had been silent in Baihua Valley, spoke again. During the previous escape, she had been tied up by several senior sisters. Now she finally broke free from the talisman restraints of Senior Sister Lu Yuan and said viciously: "This Fang Hangdaozi is a complete 'hypocrite'! Yuqingzhai clearly saved his life, but when the disaster was imminent, not only did they not warn him, but they fled alone!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar...

The women in Yuqingzhai had complicated expressions.

Previously, they had prejudices against Yuan Yi.

But this happened.

They didn't know what to say.

If Fang Hang had a bit of responsibility and spoke out to remind them, no one in Yuqingzhai and Baihua Valley would have been in danger from the arrow just now.

"He's not awake yet?"

Shang Yi took the life token and looked at the unconscious man in red robe not far away.

"Young Master, he is sleeping very soundly..."

The female disciple who was in charge of looking after Yuwen Zhong looked distressed.

When being chased by the cavalry, the young master ordered to take this man with them to escape. This guy was very heavy, like a small mountain, and he pressed down several people's flying swords so hard that they were almost sticking to the ground.

Shang Yi stood up and walked in front of Yuwen Zhong.

She narrowed her eyes and studied it carefully.

The Holy Son of Qiantian Palace has even breathing and his abdomen rises and falls... Is he asleep?
"Snapped."

Shang Yi acted decisively and slapped the Holy Son of Qiantian Palace on the cheek through the air!

This slap was not light!

The sword energy is contained within.

Even though Yu Wenzhong had the physique of a golden body, his cheeks swelled up in an instant!

"Who? Who is attacking this Saint Son?"

The Holy Son of Qiantian Palace grimaced in pain, then he woke up immediately, flipped over and jumped up.

He was very alert and instinctively punched straight ahead.

Subconsciously...the Eight Forbidden Techniques of Qiantian were about to be used.

"Yuwen Shengzi, it's me."

next moment.

Shang Yi gently suppressed the punch with his flying sword.

As this graceful voice entered his ears, Yu Wenzhong saw the other person's face clearly, and his heart suddenly calmed down. He frowned and asked blankly: "Fairy Shang...where is this? What just happened?"

"It's a long story."

Shang Yi said quietly, "Don't blame me, Yuwen Shengzi. You were sleeping too deeply. I had to use special means to wake you up."

"hiss……"

Yu Wenzhong rubbed his swollen cheeks for several breaths.

His mind finally calmed down.

"Wait, where's Xie Zhen?"

Yu Wenzhong widened his eyes and looked around vigilantly.

"Don't worry." Shang Yi said calmly: "He's gone."

Yuwen Zhong was still alert: "Where is that witch?"

"Witch?"

Shang Yi was stunned.

When Yuqingzhai arrived, he didn't find the so-called witch at all.

Moreover, Fang Hang did not mention anything about the "witch woman".

"The thing is like this..."

Yu Wenzhong rubbed his brows and told everyone in Yuqingzhai what happened after he entered the secret realm.

Shang Yi listened quietly.

She sensed something was wrong: "You mean, facing Xie Zhen... Fang Hang and you were both knocked down?"

"good."

Yuwen Zhong was stunned for a moment, and said with emotion: "I have not yet appreciated Xie Zhen's swordsmanship, but his boxing and kicking skills are so advanced that they are already shocking."

"..."

Shang Yi sighed and said, "Xie Sheng is dead."

Yuwen Zhong was stunned.

After a while.

Shang Yi said again: "Senior Brother Fang Hang is also dead."

The expression on the face of the Saint Son of Qiantian Palace froze for a moment. He looked at the Fairy of Yuqingzhai blankly. Not long ago, he had fought side by side with these two fellow Taoists… Although Fellow Taoist Fang Hang was a little hypocritical and Fellow Taoist Xie Sheng was a little treacherous, after entering the secret realm, the three of them were in a "live and die together" relationship after all.

"Dead? How did you die?"

Yuwen Zhong murmured.

Shang Yi shook her head and used sword energy as a medium for her soul to send the scenes they saw after they arrived into Yuwen Zhong's mind.

"Xie Zhen killed Xie Sheng?"

Yuwen Zhong opened his mouth in surprise, then frowned: "No... that's not right..."

He still had a vague impression of it in his mind.

In a state of confusion.

He seemed to have heard Xie Sheng's message.

It seems to be saying... Xie Zhen is the one who killed me.

At that time, he tried his best to check the situation inside the formation.

"Fairy Shang."

Yu Wenzhong rubbed his head vigorously and whispered, "I seem to remember some of the circumstances at that time..."

"Hmm?" Shang Yi raised his eyebrows.

In fact, she no longer cares about Xie Sheng's death.

She wanted to know.

What exactly happened in this dragon formation?

Be it Fang Hang or Xie Zhen...

It seems that some information has been deliberately concealed.

"I fainted at the time, and a thunderous sound struck my heart lake, waking me up..."

Yuwen Zhong murmured, "I seemed to see a huge shadow hovering above Xie Sheng's head. That person seemed to be wearing a pitch-black robe, which was somewhat similar to the clothing of your Taoist sect, but the aura was dead silent, as if he was asleep, trapped in a dream?"

When Shang Yi heard this, a strange look flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Her expression suddenly became subtle.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Yuwen Zhong also became strange.

"Maybe I remembered it wrongly."

After a short silence, Yuwen Zhong smiled nonchalantly, patted his head, and shook his head: "It's all because Xie Zhen's fists were too heavy. He almost beat me crazy. By the way, why did you come here?"

The second half of the sentence was not a telepathic message, but a direct question.

"..."

Shang Yi did not answer.

A Yuqingzhai disciple who didn't know about the conversation between the two asked with a sad face, "Saint Yuwen, don't you know that a great disaster has occurred during this Northern Hunt?"

"Northern Hunt, Great Disaster?"

Yuwen Zhong's eyes became even more confused.

At the beginning of the Northern Hunt, he, Xie Sheng and Fang Hang came to this secret place together.

A blink of an eye.

Just got robbed?

"Everything was fine."

The disciple of Yuqingzhai sighed and said, "But the 'Prince Jiu' of Chiling City of the demon race, for some unknown reason, suddenly came to Lilan Mountain."

"Chiling City, Lord Jiu?"

Yuwen Zhong felt his head itchy, and for no reason he thought of the witch he had met before...

Although in a secret place.

But at this moment, he seemed to understand something extraordinary.

"Lord Jiu is at the peak of Yin God."

Yuwen Zhong murmured, "Even if the three inspectors were combined, they would not be his match... We have to notify the Great Chu Imperial City and contact Yang Shen to take action."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room fell silent.

"Everyone, why are you looking at me like that?" Yuwen Zhong was a little at a loss.

"Son Yuwen, the situation is worse than you think."

Shang Yi stood up and said calmly, "I don't know how Lord Jiu intercepted the message from the Northern Hunters. He set up a large formation in advance to block the transmission of the message, and then he entered Lilan Mountain and started killing. You are right about one thing. The three examiners who supervised the ship were unable to stop him. A gap was opened in Lilan Mountain, and the cloud ships were completely destroyed. The demon cultivators in Chiling City went on a killing spree, and countless independent cultivators were robbed... In order to save our lives, we can only escape to this secret realm."

Yuwen Zhong felt dazed.

It seems like I haven't woken up yet.

He felt that everything Shang Yi said was too absurd and too dreamy.

"This secret realm is bottomless. Venerable Hanshan burned his destiny and calculated that this is the 'shelter' with the best chance of survival."

Shang Yi looked into the distance at the black fog hovering over the ancient city.

She laughed at herself, "In a sense, Venerable Hanshan was right."

Not long ago, she had just seen the remnant of an ancient general with the strength of a Yin God take action.

In this broken ancient country, there might be an existence more powerful than the Yin God just mentioned.

Even if Prince Jiu steps into this place, he may not be able to gain any benefit.

"and many more."

Yuwen Zhong took a deep breath and said in disbelief: "You mean... the news of the Northern Hunting was captured by Chiling City, and Lord Jiu started killing people in the snowy mountains. How many people escaped into this secret realm?"

"Qin Family, Wu Zong, Yuqingzhai, Baihua Valley..."

Shang Yi glanced at Yuwen Zhong. She could understand the feelings of this Holy Son.

She said calmly, "Except for those casual cultivators who were killed, all the survivors have received the divine thoughts of Venerable Hanshan. According to this situation, everyone will escape into this secret realm."

"Everyone?"

Yuwen Zhong murmured, "Those three inspectors?"

"They are fighting with Lord Jiu while retreating. If the situation allows, they should eventually escape here."

Shang Yi paused for a moment and said softly, "I know what you are worried about. If nothing unexpected happens... Prince Jiu will eventually come here."

(End of this chapter)