Embers of Sword

Chapter 255: Dao Sect’s Reputation
There was silence in the wind and sand.

The Taoist disciples stared in amazement at the silver flying swords hanging in the sky and the wide black robe that was blown back by the wind and sand.

Although there is no sound of counting.

But everyone was silently counting ten breaths in their hearts.

Ten breaths are very long, enough to decide a person's life or death.

Ten breaths were also very short, and just like that, accompanied by the roar of the wind and sand, it was gone in an instant.

Ao Ying sat on the flying sword, holding his chin with his hand, waiting for Xie Xuanyi to drop the sword and kill.

Although she didn't have much dealings with Taoism.

But judging from the reactions of these young Taoists, they would not have enough time to make the right decision within ten breaths.

In fact, Ao Ying could see that among these Taoists, several of them were hesitant and were ready to obediently take off their magic weapons and inner armor. However, due to face concerns, or perhaps because they did not believe that Xie Xuanyi really dared to attack the Taoist sect, they just stood there, indifferent.

These idiots, do they really think the flying sword won’t fall?
Just when Ao Ying was ready to watch the show.

"Keep someone under the sword!"

A clear voice sounded in the distant sky!

Accompanied by a rapid sound of sword, a figure in a white shirt and a veiled hat just fell into the wind and sand, opened his arms, and stood in front of everyone.

The visitor was Shang Yi from Yuqingzhai.

After entrusting her junior sister to Wuzong, she went to Dayue City alone to look for the traces of Taishangzhai disciples.

After all, she and Fang Hang have known each other for many years...

This Taoist master Tai Shangzhai died in the snowy mountains.

anyway.

She should give an explanation to her master, or at least bring everyone from Tai Shang Zhai back to the Taoist sect.

Xie Xuanyi had an expressionless face as he stared at the Fairy Yuqingzhai who was blocking the way of the crowd. Words like "spare his life" were actually meaningless. How could a person who truly had the intention to kill be stopped by just a few words?
The last of ten breaths.

Shang Yi followed time and arrived at the end of the wind and sand.

It was at this moment that Xie Xuanyi waved his sleeves mercilessly, and countless flying swords fell down and landed in the direction of the Tai Shang Zhai disciples.

Boom boom boom!
Countless flying swords fell, creating a sword energy tornado in the wind and sand!
Everyone looked up with pale expressions, watching the overwhelming sword intent sweeping down like a tidal wave.

A bright light shone between Shang Yi's eyebrows.

The fairy from Yuqingzhai raised her arms and blocked the crowd with her own strength. Countless sword energies whizzed out from her sleeves, rising from the ground and turning into a semicircular barrier. These snow-white sword energies were as condensed as rainbows and extremely solid. They collided forcefully with Xie Xuanyi's sword intent containing the "Principle of Destruction". Although it was destroyed in an instant, the sword intent was continuous and full of vitality... Amid the continuous momentum of collapse, the snow-white sword rainbow actually withstood the bombardment of the Principle of Destruction!
This sword energy attack lasted for a long time, and countless yellow sands were shattered by the sword energy.

finally.

Xie Xuanyi flicked his sleeves and retracted his sword energy.

He looked indifferent as he looked at the pale-faced and torn-clothes Fairy Yuqingzhai in the distance.

Shang Yi paid a huge price to stop this move.

She used the secret treasure "Zhao Rong" given by her master.

This is a small mirror shining with silver light. Several years ago, when Xie Xuanyi and Shu Ning of Yuqingzhai were fighting, they had played chess with this treasure. This treasure can accumulate sword intent... People today are better than the old ones. Shang Yi has a more solid foundation in cultivation than her master. The sword intent stored in this small mirror is almost twice as much as Shu Ning's back then.

Unfortunately, she met Xie Xuanyi, who was "reincarnated".

At this moment, all the sword intent accumulated in the mirror was emptied out.

Besides.

All the "accumulation" in Shang Yi's sword energy cave was also completely worn away by Xie Xuanyi's sword energy...

This was because Xie Xuanyi showed mercy.

The reason for showing mercy.

Certainly not out of kindness.

Xie Xuanyi has not yet been promoted to Yin God, and has always been controlling the degree of promotion of the "Law of Destruction".

The massive sword energy attacks are extremely challenging to the soul.

If the bombardment continues, the Way of Destruction will most likely be promoted on its own.

"Ms. Shang, you are so kind-hearted."

Xie Xuanyi put his hands behind his back, calmed his heart, and spoke softly: "You are willing to sacrifice yourself to save others?"

"Little Master Xie... there must be a misunderstanding in this matter."

Shang Yi covered his chest with one hand and breathed hard.

In order to find someone, she used Taoist secret techniques and controlled talismans to try her best to sense the movements near the Dayue Kingdom.

The previous conversation.

She could vaguely hear it from a distance, and immediately rushed down to save these innocent fellow disciples.

Shang Yi knew that Xie Zhen had achieved great success in his cultivation, but she had never expected that in just a dozen breaths, just a wave of flying sword attacks would clear out all the sword energy in the "Zhao Rong" sword mirror.

"Misunderstand?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows.

At this time, Yuwen Zhong also stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying softly: "Thank you, Master Shan. The Dao sect is upright and honest. How could it harbor a 'devil'? Fairy Shang also means well... If there really is a 'devil' hiding, there is no need for you to take action. Fairy Shang and I will kill the evil!"

"good."

Shang Yi hurriedly said: "I, Shang Yi, am willing to swear on the reputation of Yuqingzhai that there are no treacherous people among these Taoist disciples."

"...Miss Shang, do you know who I'm looking for? Although the reputation of a Taoist sect is not worth much, it shouldn't be used in this way."

Xie Xuanyi sneered and looked at Shang Yi indifferently.

"this."

Shang Yi was slightly stunned, not knowing how to answer. Of course, she heard the sarcasm in Xie Zhen's words, but this sentence really made her unable to refute.

indeed.

She didn't even know who the devil Xie Xuanyi was talking about.

The reason why she made such a bold statement and guaranteed it with her credibility was simply because she wanted to protect these lone disciples and did not want Xie Zhen to die and create enmity with the Taoist sect.

Separated by layers of wind and sand.

Ao Ying, who was sitting on the flying sword at the moment, had a wonderful expression on her face. She had not expected that there would be a female swordsman who had reached the perfection of the cave heaven and could arrive at the "check point".

People with the surname Xie don't like to reason.

But these people seemed to want to reason with him.

She also doesn't like to reason.

If it were her.

At this moment, he must continue to draw his sword and kill them all, including that "hypocritical" human fairy!
Shang Yi was in a dilemma. He took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "Even though I don't know who Lord Xie wants to kill, Shang Yi still dares to guarantee... I am a disciple of the Dao Sect and I am innocent."

"madness."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and asked, "What do you use as collateral?"

"..."

Just as Shang Yi was about to continue speaking.

"Xie Zhen... you have such a murderous instinct! Who do you want to capture? Can't you just have a peaceful conversation? Are you going to kill everyone just because of a disagreement? In your eyes, the name of Taoism is worthless!"

Qi Yu recovered from his frightened state.

At this moment, his attitude was much more restrained.

But there was still anger in his heart.

The moment the flying sword was suspended in the air, Qi Yu knew that this Xie guy had the same personality as his master, both were killers.

If Shang Yi hadn’t risked his life to stop them, these flying swords would have really fallen!
Hearing this, Xie Xuanyi frowned and scolded coldly: "Noisy."

He waved his sleeves.

A slap landed on Qi Yu's cheek from a distance.

The second senior brother from Tai Shang Zhai was beaten so hard that he staggered and fell to the ground.

The next moment, those flying swords that had returned surged and leaped like fish and dragons again, hanging above everyone's heads.

"???"

Qi Yu looked pale as he looked up at the densely packed flying swords.

Voices rang out in the dust: "Xie Zhen is crazy, this is a sword formation!"

"He really wants to kill them all!"

"Fairy Shang, help!"

The sword formation took shape at an extremely fast speed within a few breaths.

This time.

Not only the Taoist sect is covered, but also the Qiantian Palace!
Yuwen Zhong and Shang Yi's faces changed drastically, the wind and sand suddenly rose, the sound of swords carried the power of heaven and earth, and a mighty force suddenly descended. The swords and weapons they carried with them flew out of their hands one by one, flew above the wind and sand, and were sucked tightly by the sword formation.

Followed by.

A thunderous sound exploded in the wind and sand.

This voice, containing a strong soul power, directly fell into the hearts of the young cultivators from Qiantian Palace and Taishangzhai.

"Yanxie, how long are you going to hide?!"

This shock.

Ninety percent of the disciples looked pale, and some even vomited blood.

The name Yanxie shocked Shang Yi and Yuwen Zhong.

What shocked them even more was what happened next.

The sword formation enveloped the world. Xie Xuanyi forcefully activated the soul-shaking sound, which rang in the hearts of the disciples of the Taoist sect and Qiantian Palace. The next moment, one of the disciples had purple smoke above his head, and a wisp of his spiritual body suddenly flew out, crashing into the outside of the sword formation and into the yellow sand like lightning.

"……Thanks!"

The remnant of the spirit only had time to utter the first word before the shrill sound was forcibly suppressed by the sword energy.

Xie Xuanyi, you are so crazy!

This was what Yan Xie's remnant thought originally wanted to say, but unfortunately Xie Xuanyi drew his sword too fast, and this wisp of spiritual thought was crushed the moment it left his body!
As Xie Xuanyi clenched his five fingers.

Bang.

The head of the Tai Shang Zhai disciple exploded directly in the wind and sand, and the whole person turned into a cloud of blood mist. This broken body, along with Yan Xie's spiritual consciousness, were shattered!

Everyone stared at all this in amazement.

They all saw it very clearly...

When this remnant thought left the body, although its facial features were shrouded in smoke and could not be seen clearly, it was wearing a Taoist robe with the pattern of Changshengzhai engraved on it.

It’s not over yet.

Xie Xuanyi raised his sleeves and waved, using sword energy to transform into a huge bell.

He showed the visualization diagram of Lotus Peak and the sword energy ringing the bell to the disciples of Qiantian Palace and Taishangzhai "free of charge".

The sword energy in the sky was like swimming fish, gathering into a bell with intricate patterns.

next moment.

The bell rings and the sound of souls rolls.

"Boom!"

A loud noise spread in the wind and sand, and several disciples, with painful expressions, screamed and revealed the spiritual body of "Taoist Immortal". Then the flying swords fell and killed them. Along with the rich sound of bells, a total of four bodies in the teams of Qiantian Palace and Taishangzhai exploded and turned into blood mist!
"Chi chi chi——"

The wind and sand have settled.

The scarlet and hot gravel hit Shang Yi's snow-white clothes.

The fairy from Yuqingzhai looked at the bloody scene behind her in disbelief. Four people died, three of whom were from Taishangzhai.

There is one more person.

From Qiantian Palace.

Crackling, sword rain fell.

Xie Xuanyi removed the sword formation, and the weapons belonging to the Taoist monks of Qiantian Palace fell back into the dust.

"How is this going?"

Yuwen Zhong stared at this scene in a daze. He looked at his junior fellow apprentice Chen Li. When the disciple from Qiantian Palace was killed by the sword energy, he saw a wisp of Taoist remnant attached to it, which was struck out by the sword bell.

"Brother Qi, shouldn't you give me an explanation..."

Chen Li didn't know how to explain, he could only look at Qi Yu angrily.

After the Son left.

He stayed with Qi Yu. When the demons attacked, Qiantian Palace and Taishangzhai huddled together for warmth and entered the secret realm, taking care of each other. But in the end, one of his own disciples was "possessed"!

If the sword bell hadn’t revealed that regret, Qiantian Palace would probably still be kept in the dark!
Qi Yu looked pale.

"I……"

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Previously, the second senior brother of Taishangzhai had the toughest attitude, so Xie Xuanyi certainly took special care of him with his divine thoughts. However, the ending disappointed him a little. Qi Yu was not eroded by Yanxie's divine thoughts. Perhaps it was because the remaining power of this remnant was too weak to invade the heart of a late-stage cave cultivator...

These monks who died under the sword energy and thunder were all very weak and very young.

obviously.

They are the weakest and most likely to have their minds invaded by divine thoughts!
"The shadow of the door just now, with smoke shrouding his face, wearing a pure white Changshengzhai robe with a blue smoke scroll pattern..."

Yuwen Zhong turned his gaze to Shang Yi and said in a hoarse voice: "I heard that the legendary Master Yan Xie's divine mind and Dharma appearance look like this... I also heard that Yan Xie is a criminal of Changshengzhai and was expelled from the Taoist sect. He practiced forbidden techniques and secretly moved secret treasures, which was not tolerated by the Taoist sect..."

Shang Yi just remained silent.

She had nothing to say because everything Yuwen Zhong said was true.

These hearsays are secondary.

The most important thing is that before the Northern Hunt, Fang Hang deliberately brought the disciples of Tai Shang Zhai to visit Master Yan Xie!
I'm afraid this is the reason why the divine consciousness has taken root.

Shang Yi heard from his elders in the sect that this "Master Yanxie" had fallen into the evil path due to a single thought and was beyond redemption.

He made a serious mistake back then and was ordered to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion. However, when the reflection period was over, Yanxie took the initiative to leave Changshengzhai and left the Taoist sect as a casual cultivator.

No one knows what he will do next.

The seven masters of the seven halls warned their disciples one by one.

Don't have too much contact with it.

Don't get personal with it.

It’s a pity that there are always people who don’t listen to advice.

"Brother Yuwen...Brother Zhou's heart lake has been completely destroyed."

A disciple of Qiantian Palace leaned over to check the body of the dead junior brother, reached out to touch the chest, and said in a trembling voice: "In order to completely occupy the heart of the junior brother, the 'Master Yanxie' forcibly destroyed the entire Purple Mansion... He had no intention of leaving any survivors!"

This method of taking over someone else's body is the most cruel and the safest.

After killing the original owner, you can completely use this body for your own benefit.

Killing someone is not enough, taking their body, deceiving their master, what a dirty and despicable method!

"..."

Looking at the blood mist that fell to the ground, Shang Yi's expression became extremely ugly.

Just now, she even used the reputation of the Taoist sect as a guarantee...

Think about it now.

These remarks are childish and ridiculous to the extreme.

"Miss Shang, Fairy Shang."

At this moment, Xie Xuanyi's voice sounded faintly: "You said before that you would guarantee these Taoist disciples? I wonder what you would use as a guarantee?"

(End of this chapter)