Embers of Sword

Chapter 241: A Mountain of Corpses and a Sea of Blood

Some things in this world are just so unreasonable.

Not long ago, when they first met at Ghost Ridge, they were still enemies.

But now, at least it is considered a half ally.

Prince Jiu wants to kill Xie Xuanyi, and he also wants to kill Ao Ying!

"Chongkan and Lord Jiu will definitely come here as well."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "We have to speed up."

"……it is good."

Ao Ying nodded with lingering fear.

After a series of battles, a lot of her blood and essence was absorbed by the Phoenix Eyes, but she knew the consequences of being caught up by Prince Jiu and Chong Kan. Although her steps were weak, she still kept up with Xie Xuanyi's pace.

"The royal family of Dayue Nation has a rich heritage."

Ao Ying looked at the ancient palace and couldn't help but sigh.

This thousand-year-old palace is extremely luxurious and radiates golden light. Even the giant pillars with ancient carvings on them can be auctioned for a huge price if one of them is removed.

"It's all gone."

Xie Xuanyi uttered three words softly.

The royal family of Dayue Kingdom had all died long ago.

He slowly told Ao Ying the history of the demise of this ancient country.

The demon girl listened very carefully. She had stepped into this ancient country originally just to ambush and kill the three saints of the human race, Xie Sheng, to absorb their bones and blood and to seize their fortune.

She did not see the so-called dream of the ancient battlefield.

Later, by chance, they discovered the dragon pattern formation, and Ao Ying realized that... a brutal war involving the Dragon Clan had once taken place in the Dayue Kingdom.

"so……"

After a long time, Ao Ying frowned and asked, "In order to ascend to the level of a true immortal, the ruler of this ancient country, Emperor Qi, wanted to refine the people of the entire country. This is why so many resentments gathered in this city, forming the Li Mei?"

The Ghost Ridge outside.

It was just a small battlefield projected by the remnant of the Otsuki Kingdom.

Xie Xuanyi said: "You can say that."

"What about her?"

Ao Ying did not speak directly for this sentence, but carefully sent out a wisp of divine thought to ask through voice transmission.

She was very curious about Qingli's identity.

"Of course she...is not Li Mei."

Xie Xuanyi hesitated for a moment, then calmly transmitted his voice: "I don't know who she is either. I brought her to Dayuejing to find out the secret of her origin."

Ao Ying smiled and asked no more questions.

She knew it in her heart. She couldn't believe everything Xie Zhen said to her. It must be half true and half false.

The identity of this little mute girl.

I'm afraid it has a lot to do with the Dragonborn.

"So, to become a True Immortal... does it cost such a huge price..."

Ao Ying changed the subject and sighed, "Nine million lives, all sacrificed, what a shocking scene that would be?"

The words fell to the ground.

The two men stopped.

Xie Xuanyi lowered his head. The water under his feet flowed slowly, but a void barrier appeared out of thin air in front of him.

The two looked at each other and nodded.

Ao Ying took a step back slightly.

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his palm and pressed it on the barrier of nothingness!

The sword energy accumulated layer upon layer, and the incomplete way of destruction gathered into a point and exploded!

Click!
The moment cracks appeared on the void barrier, Xie Xuanyi frowned. He smelled a strong smell of blood... This void barrier seemed to be blocking a sea of corpses and blood. The moment it was shattered, scarlet blood overflowed!
A "chi" sound.

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his hands to cover Qingli's eyes, and at the same time, he used sword energy to transform it into a sun of light and fire. Thousands of threads converged into one, and slowly floated up!

The void barrier was completely shattered.

A rolling scarlet sea fell from the broken sky.

"..."

Qingli looked very ugly.

She didn't look around curiously, but the strong and pungent smell of blood still made her guess what the scene outside was like.

Even Ao Ying, who was used to fighting and killing, looked a little pale at this moment.

Countless corpses piled up into a mountain.

That void barrier was not meant to stop the "newcomers".

But to stop the corpses from falling.

These corpses were piled up densely like a mountain. The moment the barrier was broken, the mountain began to collapse. The first corpse fell, causing the second corpse to collapse... The whole process was like an avalanche. Xie Xuanyi's sword energy and light were held high above, expanding the surrounding three feet of clear and pale.

But the next moment.

Countless corpses fell down.

This "avalanche" directly drowned the three people.

The crackling sound of falling objects was as dense as rain and sounded extremely heavy.

Ao Ying hid in Xie Xuanyi's sword energy barrier. She had a complicated expression, looking at the human boy in front of her with shock and fear.

When they first met, she thought he was just an ordinary human swordsman.

But now she doesn't think so...

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood surged down.

A ray of sword light split it in half.

This young seaman in black shirt was calm and composed from beginning to end. If it were me, could I really be so calm?

This moment.

Ao Ying doubted from the bottom of his heart whether Xie Zhen had killed many people in his life, so he could remain indifferent when seeing such a huge mountain of corpses collapsing in front of him.

After a while.

The avalanche is over.

The mountain of corpses was still there, but the ones that had fallen were shredded by the sword energy and became a sea of blood under their feet...

"All right."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "The road is ahead. We can continue."

A relatively narrow path was cut out from this mountain of corpses.

"Are you...really a human?"

Ao Ying had a complicated expression and slowly uttered these words.

"Replacement guaranteed."

Xie Xuanyi responded calmly: "How can you, a demon, ask such a boring question?" "..."

Ao Ying was silent for a moment, then said sincerely, "I've never seen a freak like you."

"Why, should I be so frightened that I can't move? Would you feel happier that way?"

Xie Xuanyi covered Qingli's eyes with one hand, and he drew a talisman from his sleeve. The vital energy ignited and spread to cover Qingli's face. This talisman was called "Purifying Air Talisman", and it was also one of the lowest-level talismans in Taoism. It could isolate foul gases. Qingli's face was still pale, but his overall condition was much better... If it weren't for the talisman to conceal the breath, I'm afraid the little guy would vomit on the spot.

He walked slowly into the mountain of corpses.

Ao Ying hurriedly followed.

The range of the sword energy barrier is very small, and Xie Xuanyi does not want to waste his energy, so there is not much space left for the demon girl.

The two men walked sideways, close to the pile of corpses.

Ao Ying looked at the heads and distorted faces, and his mood was extremely complicated.

Although the demons are bloodthirsty by nature, they also seek good fortune and avoid danger.

On weekdays.

Few demon cultivators would go to an ancient battlefield to seek trouble.

There are so many "dead people" right in front of us.

Even she felt unlucky.

“These people have been dead for a long time.”

Xie Xuanyi walked in front. The mountain of corpses was very long. He observed the dead and got some information: "Their bodies should have rotted long ago, but they were preserved by the power of the Tao... This cave at the bottom of the well seems to have a complete set of rules that can freeze time and solidify their corpses."

"What does it mean?"

Ao Ying raised his eyebrows: "Emperor Qi didn't die back then, did he?"

"Dead is definitely dead."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "But beings of this level can often leave their souls behind... Since the Dao of this cave at the bottom of the well can seal the palace and preserve corpses, it must exist to satisfy the desires of more powerful people."

He didn't know what realm Emperor Qi, the ruler of Dayue Kingdom, had reached back then.

But the first master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven will not be inferior to Emperor Qi.

The original master was able to leave behind a remnant of his soul that had consciousness and divine awareness.

Emperor Qi may also stay.

"Are these people the people who were sacrificed?"

Ao Ying couldn't bear to look at it.

Instead, Xie Xuanyi stopped, stretched out his hand and gently touched a dry head.

The divine thought swept away, leaving nothing behind.

Unable to read the soul sea.

But there is no need to read the soul sea...

This empty shell is consistent with the final outcome of that war.

The creatures of Dayue Kingdom were sacrificed, their bodies fell into the formation, and their resentful souls rose into the void.

"Obviously. This is the formation that Emperor Qi used to ascend."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes and said slowly: "Perhaps... if we walk a little longer, we can see the truth of the 'Dragon Slaying War'."

He slowly withdrew his hand that was resting on the dead man's head.

"My surname is Xie."

Ao Ying finally couldn't help it, she asked very seriously: "Have you killed many people?"

"..."

This was not the first time Xie Xuanyi had heard this question.

He sighed softly and fell into a brief memory.

At that time, countless people in the four regions said this.

In Dasui Sword Palace, a sword immortal with the potential to kill appeared. His talent in swordsmanship is unparalleled in the world, but his murderous intent is too strong!
Kill one person in ten steps, leave no trace behind in a thousand miles!
Back then, I went alone to the northern country to hunt monsters and to the southern border to eliminate demons.

How many people were killed? Thousands, tens of thousands?

Maybe if they are piled in front of you, they can form a small hill.

But compared with the towering mountain built by nine million lives, it seems too small.

hard to imagine.

The word "True Immortal" would make the ruler of a country willing to sacrifice all his people...

Is it true that Emperor Qi has nothing else to be attached to in this world?

Xie Xuanyi's silence.

In Ao Ying's eyes, it was like a response.

She had long doubted the identity of "Xie Zhen". What kind of qualifications could one have achieved the status of a Half-Step Yin God at the age of sixteen or seventeen?

Want to get to this point.

It seems that only the reincarnated immortals of Taoism and the nirvana Buddhas of Buddhism can do it!

What kind of identity is it?

Can you face such a sea of corpses and blood without changing your expression?

This young man...

Is he really a teenager?

"Ao Ying."

A very light voice sounded at the end of the mountain of corpses, and the end of the mountain of scarlet flesh was just ahead.

Xie Xuanyi suddenly spoke, and his voice interrupted Ao Ying's thoughts.

The witch came back to her senses.

"You and I have signed a soul contract. In Dayue, I will not kill you."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "I have always kept my word. I will return the Red Dragon Luck I promised you before when I leave. But this does not mean... I will not attack you from now on."

These words made the hairs on Ao Ying's back stand up.

She looked at the young man in front of her with an uncertain expression, and her spirits tensed up again.

"I can see that you are very interested in my identity."

Xie Xuanyi continued: "If you really want to know the answer, you can guess it in front of me. As long as you guess it right, I will never deny it."

Does this guy have the ability to read minds? How can he know what I'm thinking?
"..."

Cold sweat began to form on Ao Ying's forehead.

Xie Zhen asked her to guess?
How dare she guess!
This guy said that he kept his promises, but after traveling in the Demon Realm for many years, Ao Ying had never seen a cultivator who truly kept his promise!
"very good."

Xie Xuanyi said expressionlessly: "It seems that you are also afraid of something. Since you are afraid of death and afraid of provoking me, then don't ask, don't guess. Sometimes being a fool can help you live longer than being a smart person... Knowing too much will not do you any good."

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(I will adjust my biological clock. There will be three updates tomorrow. The first update will be before 12 noon.)
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