Embers of Sword

Chapter 254 Iron-Blooded Measures
The reason why Xie Xuanyi wrote this "loose" soul oath.

It was because he didn't want Ao Ying's path to promotion to be interrupted.

This dragon girl has obtained two great fortunes. If she can return to the Demon Kingdom safely, her promotion to the Demon Lord is a foregone conclusion. With time, it is not impossible for her to become a Great Lord.

"Becoming a Great Master..."

Ao Ying took a deep breath.

She shook her head and decided not to think about these distant things. The most urgent thing was to escape from the Dayue Kingdom.

"The Ruyi Dao is about to blockade the entire ancient country. What are you going to do next?"

Ao Ying looked at Xie Xuanyi. After she made the soul oath, she felt a lot more relaxed for no reason. Perhaps it was because she knew that Xie Xuanyi would not attack her right now, so her tone of voice was also a lot more relaxed.

"Have you ever heard of the name Yan Xie?"

The flying sword quickly rose into the air.

Xie Xuanyi carried Ao Ying and climbed to the zenith.

Whoosh whoosh—

Streams of light shot out from the ground, and Ruyi Dao transformed into iron cavalry, shooting arrows at them.

"Yanxie... this name sounds familiar."

Ao Ying frowned and said slowly: "The Great Lord of the Demon Country once joined forces to post a golden list in each demon domain, seeking the arrest of human cultivators. This person seems to have appeared on the list."

"Oh?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled.

"The cultivators of the demon realm are born in blood."

Ao Ying said seriously, "As the saying goes, there must be brave men under great rewards. Once a cultivator on the list kills a person, he will receive a huge reward and will be noticed by the Demon Lord, or be taken in by the Great Lord and trained as a focus. This list was written by a magician in the Demon Realm who was observing the secrets of heaven. It includes many geniuses from two dynasties. Some of them are at a high level, and some specialize in magic. No matter which one is killed, it will be considered a heavy blow to the human race."

"The Monster Realm has posted a list, covering thousands?"

Xie Xuanyi was quite interested and asked, "Is Shihao here too?"

"The Ten Heroes... needless to say."

Ao Ying shook his head and said, "This level of great cultivators is posted on the list purely for fun. Even if a great master comes out, he may not be able to take down a hero who is among the top ten heroes of the human race. If the two races had not gone to war, there would basically be no great cultivators of this level who would die on the border."

She paused and said, "This list was only released ten years ago. When the list was first released, the news of your death had not yet reached the Monster Country. At that time, the fortune teller ranked you first on the Yin God List. Putting aside the illusory existence of the Ten Heroes, Xie Xuanyi was an existence that all Monster Domain cultivators wanted to kill."

"and after?"

Xie Xuanyi chuckled.

After so many years, hearing this news, it feels like a lifetime ago.

“A man dies like a lamp going out.”

Ao Ying had a complicated expression and said, "The sorcerers in the demon domain have verified the news of Xie Xuanyi's death through various means and channels. Who would go to the Golden List to issue an order for a dead person? You will fall from the top of the list... The top of the Yin God List will be replaced by the current Grand Master of Chu, Chen Jingxuan."

"As for this Yan Xie, he should have been among the top five back then."

The Dragon Girl rubbed her brows and fell into recollection: "I don't know what happened later...The demon domain sorcerer updated the list, and Yan Xie fell off the Yin God list, and Chen Jingxuan was temporarily removed from it."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi thought about it for a moment and understood the reason.

The sorcerer from the demon realm must have stolen some of Da Chu's secrets.

Yan Xie was removed from the list because he was confined by the Taoist sect and had no energy at all...

Why would there be a need to issue a wanted order for a criminal locked in the Dao Sect's cave? Yan Xie had no chance to leave the Dao Sect, let alone encounter a cultivator from the demon realm.

As for Chen Jingxuan, he was removed.

He didn’t quite understand…

Could it be that those sorcerers from the demon realm, through divination, figured out what kind of person this young imperial teacher was, and determined that he would not leave the imperial city in the next few decades?

"Although Yan Xie has joined the Taoist sect and practiced the art of longevity, he is not a Taoist monk in the traditional sense."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "This person's cultivation philosophy is completely opposite to that of the Taoist sect, and the techniques he cultivates are even more comprehensive. You also saw the Three Dust Incense Formation just now. The reason why only very few people can comprehend it is not because it is precious and rare, but because this formation is considered to be a low-level 'hiding breath' technique in the Taoist sect."

Most Taoist people are aloof and untainted by the dust of the world.

Standing in the dust, with incense by your side.

This is a vulgar battle formation.

"So?" Ao Ying didn't quite understand what Xie Xuanyi meant.

"Since he has shown up, he must have a backup plan."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "If Yan Xie can leave a trace of divine consciousness on Qin Wanyang, he can also leave divine consciousness on other people."

As soon as these words came out, Ao Ying's eyes lit up slightly.

She understood what Xie Xuanyi meant!

Just now, the young prince of the Qin Mansion hid in the Sanchen incense formation, using talismans to spy on Xie Xuanyi's killing, and then his true body appeared... All of this was just a part of Yan Xie's divine consciousness layout.

"As long as he can leave a trace of his divine consciousness behind to escape, he will have accomplished his mission."

Xie Xuanyi sneered.

The deity is not here.

It would be extremely difficult for the remaining consciousness of Yanxie to change its master.

A fish out of the abyss, if there is no water, will die in an instant.

Even if this person has practiced the Demon Sect's method of possessing another's body.

But after all, he had been imprisoned by the Taoist sect for many years. Even if his spiritual power was powerful, he was destined to suffer heavy damage after the wisp of spiritual power left in Qin Wanyang was killed.

From this point of view, it is almost impossible for Yan Xie to take over another body with his remaining spiritual consciousness.

Xie Xuanyi said expressionlessly: "Those Qin Mansion staff or Taoist people who went here with Qin Wanyang must still have evil thoughts."

Ao Ying understood what Xie Xuanyi was going to do.

Weeds and roots.

Since Yan Xie has already seen through Xie Xuanyi's true identity, this lingering thought must be killed no matter what.

"You come with me."

Gently uttered four words.

The flying sword flew northward, and Xie Xuanyi's spiritual consciousness had already expanded to its limit.

Ao Ying saw from afar that there were more than a dozen people riding swords in the smoke and dust, and among them were thunder talismans... It was obvious that they were people from the Taoist sect.

"After entering the Imperial City, Yuqingzhai kept to himself and only stayed in inns. He never had any contact with the Qin Mansion."

Xie Xuanyi said quietly: "Fang Hang, the Taoist of the Supreme Master, visited Yan Xie alone... These people are the monks of the Supreme Master."

Ao Ying felt the murderous intent in the air as if it were tangible.

It is better to kill by mistake than to let go.

Is this going to be a massacre?
"Although we have sworn a soul oath, you and I are still from a different race..."

Xie Xuanyi suddenly said, "If others see you and I together, it will be troublesome for you and me as well."

Ao Ying asked with a headache: "I'm going north now?"

She really didn't want to live with Xie Xuanyi anymore. The sword intent from this killer was really frightening.

Just one or two strands released can make people feel uncomfortable all over.

"Not urgent."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said, "I remember you asked me in Dayuejing if I had killed many people."

Ao Ying was stunned for a moment.

She did ask this question, but at that time she had not yet guessed Xie Xuanyi's identity.

"I have killed many people. But these people are either those who deserve to be killed or those who want to kill me."

Xie Xuanyi said quietly, "Since you have been poisoned by my 'Sword Gu' and accepted my 'Soul Oath', from now on you are considered half of my disciple. Before we part, you will stand on this flying sword and observe how I handle this matter. Watch carefully and learn well."

……

……

The wind and sand are very strong.

A group of monks were struggling to steer their swords.

These people are not all Taoist disciples.

There were also some monks wearing red clothes and stepping on precious mirrors. They were the monks from Qiantian Palace. These were the monks from the two sects who had stayed behind to guard the snow mountain.

now.

The leader of this team is Yuwen Zhong, the Holy Son of Qiantian Palace.

Qi Yu, the second senior brother of the Taoist Taishangzhai, asked with a worried look: "Son Yuwen, the weather is so bad today, can we really reach the south?"

When everyone looked up, they could see that in the center of the wind and sand, there was endless lightning flashing, and a real dragon was circling above the dome. Emperor Qi's Ruyi Avenue turned into brilliant rainbows that penetrated the sky and the earth.

This unprecedented war has already begun.

But the sound has not yet spread out.

They had never stepped into the Dayue Well, so naturally they didn't know what this scene meant.

But just based on the sound of thunder, it is enough to infer that the road ahead must be extremely difficult and bumpy.

"Don't give up, we're almost there!"

Yuwen Zhong spoke in a deep voice, trying his best to open the Panxuan Mirror to block the wind and sand for his fellow apprentice behind him.

He finally found his lost comrades from the sect. The only thing he needed to do now was to find the people from Wu Zong and reunite with them.

"Buzzing."

The sound of a sword rang out in the void.

The sound of the sword was not hidden, but rather very harsh, announcing the purpose of the attack to everyone.

Naturally, everyone heard the trembling sound of the sword energy.

Yuwen Zhong narrowed his eyes.

The Taoist disciples and the Qiantian Palace disciples all became nervous, and they stared at the sword shadow coming from the distant sky.

"Thank you, Zhen!"

Qi Yu was the first to exclaim in surprise, and he subconsciously wanted to cast a thunder magic array.

But Yuwen Zhong stretched out his hand and pressed it down.

"Qiantian Palace disciples, do not take action without my order!"

Yuwen Zhong gave an order.

The team slowly stopped in the wind and sand.

The sword energy also stopped.

Xie Xuanyi jumped down from the flying sword and came in front of the group of people. The Saint of Qiantian Palace looked sincere, clasped his hands together, and saluted: "Little Master Xie, nice to see you again."

"See you again."

Xie Xuanyi spoke softly and nodded at the same time, indicating that he had met him before.

The reason why he held back and didn't take Yuwen Zhong's life during the previous Longwen formation was because this Holy Son acted openly and directly, unlike Fang Hang and Xie Sheng.

Yuwen Zhong showed all courtesy and asked politely, "Little Xie Shanzhu, why did you land here on purpose?"

He seemed reckless, but his mind was as clear as a mirror...After the battle at the Longwen Formation, he knew clearly that he and Xie Zhen were not opponents of the same level at all.

This young man has already comprehended the Tao.

If he really wanted to take action, even if all of them were added together, they would not be enough for him to kill alone.

Take ten thousand steps back.

The sound of swords could be heard from hundreds of feet away.

Obviously... this was Xie Zhen greeting me in advance.

"There is something."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "I am looking for a cultivator who has entered the devil realm. His divine consciousness is hidden in the sea of divine consciousness of the Taoist disciples."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Especially Tai Shang Zhai.

Qi Yu took a step forward and shouted angrily: "Xie, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi turned a deaf ear and completely ignored the scolding from the second senior brother from Tai Shang Zhai.

He stretched out a palm and the Yuan Fire ignited.

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "All Taoist monks who want to continue to move forward must undergo the test of my 'Soul Shock' technique."

Yuwen Zhong looked unhappy.

He knew what the "soul shock" technique meant. If one was not careful, the soul would be shocked and the heart lake would be shattered.

The place of the Purple Palace of the Spirit and Soul is an important place for cultivation on the same level as the Dantian!
How could an ordinary cultivator let go of his soul and accept the shock...

Isn't this equivalent to handing your life over to someone else?
"Little Master Xie, don't be anxious."

Yuwen Zhong quickly said, "Is there any misunderstanding here? Why don't you tell me in detail who the demon monk you are looking for is?"

Xie Xuanyi silently watched these Tai Shang Zhai monks.

He glanced over.

All these Tai Shang Zhai monks looked at each other with anger.

"It's a long story."

After a brief silence, Xie Xuanyi uttered: "...It's better not to say it."

Yuwen Zhong was stunned.

For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

"Accepting Soul Shock is such a humiliation! As a dignified Taoist sect, we have never bowed our knees!"

At this moment, Qi Yu's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted, "What if we refuse? Xie Zhen, can you still kill us all here?!"

"???"

These words made Yuwen Zhong break out in cold sweats.

Only then did he realize.

Qi Yu had no idea what kind of existence they were facing now!
With Xie Zhen's personality...

What would it matter if we killed all these people?
Xie Sheng died, Fang Hang also died——

The cause of death of Tai Shang Zhai Taoist has not yet been determined. After Yu Wenzhong found Qi Yu, he did not tell him. These Tai Shang Zhai Taoists had no idea what the black-clothed young man in front of them did in the Longwen Formation.

Buzz!
As Qi Yu's angry shout died down, dense sounds of swords arose. In the wind and sand, countless sword energies hung in the sky, shaking the sword bodies and pointing the sword tips at the Taoist disciples.

This is an extremely shocking picture.

The number of flying swords is dozens of times, nearly a hundred times, the number of Taoist disciples at the moment.

"???"

The anger on Qi Yu's face suddenly froze.

He looked in disbelief at the countless flying sword tips that were gleaming with silver light.

The Fangyuanfang archives said that Xie Zhen had just been promoted to the Cave Heaven Realm.

This file... is it fake?
Is this his first time entering the cave? How did he see the power of the Dao entwined around the flying sword? !

"Very good, very courageous."

The young man in black standing in the middle of the wind and sand, with an indifferent expression, said slowly word by word: "You can choose, either accept the soul shock, the innocent people continue to move forward, Xie will personally send you to the south bank, and leave Dayue country safely. Or die under Xie's sword, and be buried in the sea of sand with that demon. Everyone... you only have ten breaths to consider, after ten breaths, those who take off their armor will not be killed."

Say it.

Silently, the ashes flew by.

The ten-breath countdown has begun.

"..."

Above the flying sword in the distant sky.

Ao Ying, who was holding his chin and watching this scene, fell into silence for a long time.

She didn't understand. Xie Xuanyi wanted her to watch carefully and learn well. What exactly was he watching and learning?
Or kneel down.

Or kill him.

Can I learn this method of killing embryos and dealing with things by myself?

(End of this chapter)