Embers of Sword

Chapter 237: From Nothingness, To Nothingness

The palm wind was mighty and poured out.

Xie Xuanyi covered the little girl Qingli's eyes with his hands, his expression calm.

Boom.

Prince Jiu's hand suddenly stopped three feet in front of Xie Xuanyi. The demon prince, whose strength had reached the peak of Yin God, felt a sudden skip in his heart and all the hairs on his body stood up!

"Your Majesty?"

Chi Wu still didn't realize what was happening.

Prince Jiu, who had originally stretched out his hand to take off Xie Xuanyi's mask, suddenly gave up the idea and dragged Chi Wu backwards, even faster than when he came!

After killing the captain of ten thousand men, the colorful divine shadow that had gradually become dim, at this moment it shone brightly again!
But it's still too late!
A ray of sword energy appeared above Xie Xuanyi's head, and after sensing the danger, it surged out.

Zhao Chunyang left behind a trace of sword thought.

This sword thought can keep Xie Xuanyi safe.

Back then in the Da Chu Imperial City, even the Holy Queen did not take off the mask of "all living things".

the reason is simple.

The Holy Queen did not want to provoke Zhao Chunyang.

This is a real "celestial being". Even if he only leaves behind a trace of sword spirit, it is still difficult to deal with.

now.

This wisp of sword thought trembled slightly.

The sword energy lotus hanging above Xie Xuanyi's head slightly cracked open a small gap.

"Swish" sound!
A sword energy shattered the void and pierced towards Prince Jiu!

Prince Jiu retreated several miles in an instant.

The sword energy penetrated for several miles, piercing through buildings and long alleys.

The reason why Zhao Chunyang left this ray of sword energy was because he knew very well what Xie Xuanyi would face after his retreat...

This was his most beloved disciple.

He could accept that Xie Xuanyi was defeated by someone of the same level and generation.

But he could not accept that Xie Xuanyi died at the hands of a great cultivator who was several realms higher than him.

Prince Jiu's face turned pale at this moment.

He was even forced to use his physical body to break through the air, but the sword energy could still tear the void apart. When the sword energy was approaching, he did not hesitate to throw Chi Wu out!
"Your Majesty?!"

It all happened so fast!
Before Chi Wu even realized what was happening, he was thrown in front of the sword energy!
He tried his best, exerting all his Dao principles, trying to resist this sword...

It's like an ant trying to shake a tree.

The lotus sword thought left by Zhao Chunyang, even if it was just a tiny wisp, could not be shaken by this fake Yin God.

Just a moment!
The sword energy was so powerful that it killed the fake Yin God, and flesh and blood exploded all over the sky!

The remaining sword energy all hit Prince Jiu!
"..."

This demon prince, who was at the peak of Yin God level, was in an extremely miserable state, with his feet firmly planted on the ground. After throwing Chi Wu out, he got an extremely precious moment to adjust himself. This moment was enough for him to summon out the entire five-colored divine shadow and move it in front of him!
The magic of the Peacock Lord turned into a mountain when it landed on the ground!

Rumble!
The five-colored divine shadow collided with the lotus sword energy, splashing out a surging air wave hundreds of feet long!
……

……

for a long time.

After a long time.

Tiesuo Alley was almost razed to the ground, filled with smoke and dust, and the surrounding scene was blurry.

Faintly visible, at the end of the alley, a colorful divine figure stood majestically, like a giant Buddha, with its palm outstretched. The palm that was confronting the sword energy was like porcelain, with hundreds or thousands of cracks, but the glass light slowly flashed, and these cracks were healing at an extremely fast speed.

Prince Jiu finally blocked the sword.

but.

The sword energy lotus above Xie Xuanyi's head did not dissipate.

"Thank you..."

Deep in the smoke and dust, someone coughed muffledly and waved his sleeves vigorously.

Prince Jiu walked out slowly.

He stood under the Five-Colored Divine Shadow Seat and did not easily leave the protection range of the Divine Shadow Domain. He stared at the young man in black with a gloomy expression.

"You hid it really well."

After searching the souls of those Northern Hunting monks killed by Chiling City this time, we can get information about Xie Zhen’s life.

This young man can be summed up in four words: he came out of nowhere.

There was no news for more than ten years.

Suddenly, he appeared in everyone's sight overnight...

And soon after, during the Sword Palace competition, he reached the top of Xuanshui Cave Heaven and took the initiative to reveal his identity as a disciple of Xuanyi!

Coincidence, all coincidence!
Compared to the information obtained by Devouring Soul, Lord Jiu was more willing to believe his own eyes. Just based on the sword energy lotus that Zhao Chunyang bestowed on the young man, he could be sure that the connection between the young man and the Dasui Sword Palace was closer than everyone imagined. This was definitely not the treatment that a casual Xuanyi disciple could get...

Who is Zhao Chunyang? The entire Demon Country regards him as a "saint"-level existence who is a serious threat to them.

A person of this level would be killed if he died.

Several great masters of the demon country will gather together to discuss whether they can put aside their past grudges, give up their internal fighting, and work together to march south...

If there was no Zhao Chunyang in the world, the demon clan’s chance of winning the battle to the south would be at least 10% higher.

The Demon Kingdom has been fighting with Zhao Chunyang for a hundred years, but has never gained any benefit.

They are extremely familiar with and clear about the personality traits of Master Dasui!
After the Battle of Drinking Poison, there were only two people that Zhao Chunyang cared about the most!
Lawyer Zhang, and Xie Xuanyi!

Xie Xuanyi died and Zhao Chunyang was in seclusion. This news was known to everyone in the entire demon country. Now, this sword energy lotus that condensed the complete sword way and even the thoughts of heaven and man... How could Zhao Chunyang casually give it to a young man in the cave who he had only met once?

These thoughts gathered in Prince Jiu's mind.

His mind was in chaos and he suddenly came up with an absurd guess.

What if Xie Xuanyi wasn’t dead at all?
The information that the Demon Country has received in recent years is completely false!
The Xuanyi Sword Immortal, who was regarded as the biggest threat to the demon race in the future, did not commit suicide by jumping into the sea...

Dasui Sword Palace tried its best to create a "fake death" to conceal the truth.

In this way, the Demon Country will let down its guard.

But as soon as this idea came out, it was immediately rejected by Prince Jiu.

unreasonable.

Very unreasonable.

If the person in front of me is really Xie Xuanyi, why would he need to use Zhao Chunyang's sword energy lotus to fight against me after ten years?
Let's fight fairly, and the winner will be revealed by the hands. Although the spy network of the demon country was severely damaged by Da Chu, some news is not difficult to verify... Xie Xuanyi was hunted down by the royal family of Da Chu and died, so it is difficult to fake it.

All kinds of distracting thoughts sway back and forth.

Prince Jiu was confused for a moment and didn't know which information was true and which was false.

Wait until the smoke has cleared and the dust has settled.

Prince Jiu took a deep breath.

He stared at the young man in front of him and asked slowly, word by word: "Mr. Xie, are you reincarnated?"

This statement is ridiculous.

But what's even more ridiculous is...

He actually "guessed" the truth!
Qingli, who was held in his arms, blinked and looked at Xie Xuanyi blankly. Although the little mute girl didn't know the relationship between Xie Xuanyi and Lord Jiu, she could sense the emotional changes of the people around her. After Lord Jiu's words fell, although Xie Xuanyi's face was indifferent, a fleeting ripple was stirred in the depths of his heart.

"…There is no point in talking any more."

Xie Xuanyi was too lazy to say more and said calmly: "I have a lotus flower, and you have a divine shadow. If you insist on killing me today, let's see whether my lotus flower is exhausted first or your divine shadow is broken first."

Human cultivators come to this conclusion mostly based on evidence and logic.

This demon clan...

But it is much simpler and more direct.

Prince Jiu came to this "correct conclusion" mainly based on intuition.

After killing the Northern Hunter monk in a single blow and searching his soul, what he got were only incomplete fragments. The information about "Xie Zhen" in Prince Jiu's hands was very little, and even the forged case file in the library could not be pieced together completely.

A blessing in disguise.

Without the interference of many fake information, Prince Jiu is closer to the truth...

The two half-step demon lords under his command who had condensed the Dao principles died at the hands of "Xie Zhen", and their corpses showed signs of destruction by the Dao principles.

Plus this sword energy lotus.

He would rather believe that this young man is the reincarnation of Xie Xuanyi!

In his opinion, this was definitely Zhao Chunyang, the head of Dashui Sword Palace. In order to allow his most proud disciple to avoid being hunted down by the royal family, he used great means to help him live another life!
"Good good..."

Prince Jiu couldn't help but laugh.

Once he is sure of something, he will no longer be suspicious.

In his eyes, if the boy explained, it would be a cover-up.

Now there is no explanation, which means Xie Xuanyi doesn't want to hide it at all!
Prince Jiu stared at the lotus flower hanging high above Xie Xuanyi's head and shouted in a deep voice: "Today... I will sacrifice Xie Xuanyi to avenge my dead demon brothers!"

The colorful divine figure slowly opened its mouth.

A small furnace of pure gold was spit out by it.

"This thing is called the Five-Colored Divine Furnace. This king wants to keep it until the Yang God is overcoming the tribulation, and then take it out."

Prince Jiu said expressionlessly: "I took it out today... just to refine this world. Xie Xuanyi, you deserved your death!"

"Whoosh!"

The small furnace was suspended high and fell into the palm of the colorful divine shadow.

In an instant.

The sky above Xie Xuanyi's head was covered with a golden glow.

This Iron Lock Alley, with a radius of five miles, was locked by the Five-Colored Divine Furnace. After this treasure was sacrificed, it unreasonably tore this world apart and took it into its belly!
Rumble.

A sea of fire rose.

However, the power of the sea of fire that rose this time was far from comparable to that of the incomplete Taoism of the Iron Bee.

Every ray of fire is colorful!
"With this power, could it be a supreme holy treasure?"

Xie Xuanyi looked a little ugly.

But the next moment.

His expression eased a little: "No... This treasure has not yet reached the realm of the Supreme Dao. It should be a Yang God spiritual treasure that the Great Peacock has nurtured to the extreme with his magic power."

Although the world of Tiesuo Lane was locked by the Five-Colored Divine Furnace, the speed at which the void was burning and collapsing was not fast!

It can be seen that it was somewhat "reluctant" for Prince Jiu to activate the divine furnace.

Obviously... this was the natal magic weapon that Prince Jiu kept for himself after he was promoted to the Yang God!

now.

In order to resist the sword energy lotus left by Zhao Chunyang, Prince Jiu took out this trump card in advance.

This big furnace is only used to refine Xie Xuanyi.

Xie Xuanyi's situation was not too difficult.

He believed in the strength of the head teacher.

Even if Peacock Great Venerable came in person, this complete sword energy lotus could still help him escape from the predicament.

But now Prince Jiu seems to have seen his "weakness".

He didn't want to touch the lotus at all. Instead, he wanted to slowly refine Xie Xuanyi and the entire Tiesuo Lane together, like boiling a frog in warm water!
Xie Xuanyi saw through Prince Jiu's true colors.

Prince Jiu also saw Xie Xuanyi's flaws.

The sword energy lotus left by Zhao Chunyang is not under the control of Xie Xuanyi.

He wanted this five-colored divine furnace to refine this void to the extreme...

Finally! Use the power of heaven and earth to suppress this lotus!
This is what Xie Xuanyi is really "worried" about.

At that time, even if he could escape with the help of the lotus, what would happen to Shan Man and Qing Li?
At this moment.

A light echo came from the wooden house that had been silent for a long time.

This voice is neither the language of humans nor the barbaric language of demons.

Xie Xuanyi was stunned.

This is an ancient text from the Dayue Kingdom thousands of years ago, carrying an ancient breath that strikes the soul, as well as a hint of sadness.

Someone was singing softly.

The old voice dissipated with the wind.

Falling into a sea of fire.

"From nothingness..."

"Into the void..."

(End of this chapter)