Embers of Sword

Chapter 264: Jump out of the game

"Boom!"

In the void, there were bursts of thunder, and wind, snow and paper scraps all flowed into the spark portal.

Xie Xuanyi stared at the door for a moment.

This portal contains the Taoist talisman array.

If I hadn't secretly learned the Taoist magic from Tang Fengshu, I really wouldn't have been able to see the secret behind this casual gesture...

Where did this Taoist Master Lu learn such great knowledge?
"I don't want your things. I'll give them back to you."

After looking for a while, Xie Xuanyi shook his head.

He noticed the cloak on his shoulders, frowned slightly, took it off and returned it.

"It's cold, but you're still so fussy about me putting on more clothes for you. Just think of it as someone else's kindness being taken for granted."

"Forget it...just be happy."

Lu Yuzhen was helpless, but he didn't mind. He took it with both hands and threw it back into the cave between his eyebrows. He said lightly: "Don't stare at this door. You are not the only one in the world who can 'steal' from the Taoist sect. This kind of teleportation array technique is just a small Taoist, not worth mentioning. Let's set off quickly and don't waste time."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi knew that Lu Yuzhen couldn't do anything to him.

But at the same time, he couldn't do anything to Lu Yuzhen.

This guy seems to have the ability to read minds.

The thoughts in your mind often only last for a moment before they are captured by the other party and then accurately read.

He sighed softly and stepped into the portal.

……

……

The wind and snow were replaced by sandstorms, and the whistling snow in the sky turned into the sound of cavalry charging.

After entering the portal.

The blowing sand and gravel, carrying a strong smell of blood, dragged Xie Xuanyi back to the ancient battlefield of a thousand years ago. He returned to the "dream" again. Iron cavalry were charging from all directions. There were countless thousand-man captains carrying quivers of the Dragon-Slaying Dao on their backs. They led their troops behind them and crashed into the pillar of light in the center of the battlefield like a torrent.

This time, the only difference from last time is.

Xie Xuanyi is no longer alone.

"Look, the struggle in this world will never end."

Lu Yuzhen put his hands behind his back and sighed softly, "Where there are people, there is the Jianghu. Where there is the Jianghu, there is the struggle. Ten people, a hundred people, a thousand people... The more people there are, the more intense the struggle. The conflict between hundreds of thousands of people has evolved into a conflict between countries and ethnic groups. In the end, it will inevitably turn into a war."

"do you know?"

"In a corner where no one noticed, this dragon-killing war lasted for a full thousand years."

this thousand years.

The fantasy of Dayue Kingdom has never stopped.

The dark evil forces were overturned and the fighting was raging.

In the final analysis, this illusion was caused by the collision between the True Dragon Dao and the Ruyi Dao...

"Qingli" was stabbed to death on the throne. She used the remaining power of the Tao to hold back Emperor Qi and seal off the Dayue Well.

The two mutually hostile forces of the Dao were so powerful that they overflowed.

Just like that, he turned into a black evil!
At the outermost edge of the Dayue Kingdom's secret realm, fighting continues!

This is also the reason why Emperor Qi did not expect that Qingli would be reincarnated as a mortal.

The way is to fight and the war will never end.

No one would have thought of it.

The "protagonist" of this war will leave the battlefield in this way, seek his true self in the dream, and complete the promotion.

"People have evil in their hearts, and they will fight endlessly."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said softly: "If Emperor Qi was not moved by greed, how could there be such a hard battle?"

This battle.

Emperor Qi's ascension plan was shattered, his country was destroyed, his family was wiped out, and nine million of his people turned into wronged souls.

There is no winner in this battle.

"If there is no greed, why practice?"

Lu Yuzhen smiled softly and raised a question worth pondering.

He and Xie Xuanyi walked together in the flying sand. Wherever they passed, the area within a radius of three meters was quiet. Countless cavalry rushed towards them. Master Lu just put his hands behind his back, and a silver-white light lit up around his body, turning into a round protective shield. These cavalry crashed into the shield, and blood and flesh flew everywhere in an instant.

This can be seen.

This battle.

Lu Yuzhen is not on Emperor Qi's side.

However, he did not seem to be on Qingli's side.

this line.

He was like a tourist, walking in the cracks of history, watching the flying sand, watching the cavalry, watching the separation of life and death, and the moment the wind and sand passed, the coffin was closed. These Dayue cavalry, who swore allegiance to Emperor Qi in their lifetime, even though they knew the end of their fall, still charged at the real dragon again and again until their heads fell to the ground and turned into ashes.

These iron cavalry were transformed by the Ruyi Dao principle.

Although Emperor Qi was fighting with Qingli, he could still sense the "strangeness" on the battlefield.

The cavalry were blocked by the outsider. He subconsciously used the idle Tao rule to gather more cavalry and launch a charge, but he soon realized... these cavalry were completely unable to shake this "outsider".

but.

The other side has no intention of intervening in this war.

Emperor Qi no longer condensed the principles of Tao.

The shouting and screaming sounds around Xie Xuanyi gradually became much smaller.

"..."

When he first stepped into the secret realm of Dayue Kingdom, because his realm had not yet recovered, Xie Xuanyi only walked a short distance in this dream and then "woke up".

This time.

With the "protection" of Master Lu.

The two walked very far, very far, until they came to the core area close to the battlefield, which was the "end" that Prince Jiu had reached.

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his hand and touched an invisible barrier.

On the other side of the void, wind and sand were flying.

But here, there is a solid wall standing across.

Xie Xuanyi got straight to the point and asked directly: "Master Lu, there are no outsiders here. Let's be frank. What exactly do you want to do by bringing me here?"

The words "Master Lu" made someone very happy.

"I want to...talk to you about something interesting."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "Since we first met in Lichao City and then in Beihailing, we have always lacked an opportunity to sit down and chat for a while."

He brushed his Taoist robe and sat down on the ground, in the midst of the wind and sand, not caring about his appearance at all.

"don’t worry."

Lu Yuzhen said in a gentle voice: "It won't delay you from watching this battle... I have good wine and good meat in my cave, do you want some?"

Xie Xuanyi was silent again.

He really couldn't figure out what Master Lu was thinking.

After thinking for a moment.

He also slowly sat down cross-legged in the hot quicksand.

"We can chat. Answer me a question first."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "My death that year...what exactly happened?"

"what?"

Lu Yuzhen clenched his fist and coughed lightly in front of his lips.

He blinked and pretended not to understand: "What do you mean? I don't understand?"

"You said earlier that when I fell into the North Sea...it was you who saved my life."

Xie Xuanyi calmly turned his head and said, "Is this really the case?"

"That's the way it is."

Lu Yuzhen replied with a guilty conscience: "I have put in a lot of effort..."

"I have met my master at Dasui Sword Palace."

Xie Xuanyi spoke quietly, "I know the truth of what's going on. I asked just now just to see if you were sincere, and sure enough... I can't believe a single word you say." "Is the truth really as you see it?"

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "Since you don't believe me, why bother asking me? If your master really arranged everything, why would I interfere?"

Lu Yuzhen's series of questions left Xie Xuanyi speechless.

"Ten thousand steps back."

Lu Yuzhen stretched out a finger and slowly shook it in front of him: "If I wanted to harm you, why would I go through so much trouble? If I didn't want to save you, why would I show up in Beihailing? Why would I show up in Dayue Secret Realm?"

This question, with a weight of ten thousand pounds, fell into Xie Xuanyi's heart.

"Black and white, right and wrong, good and evil..."

"Haven't you seen these things clearly in your previous life?"

Lu Yuzhen said compassionately: "If someone holds a sharp blade, he is a murderer. Then, can the person who kills the murderer with a sharp blade be considered a hero?"

Xie Xuanyi rubbed his eyebrows.

He frowned and asked, "Who...are you?"

"My surname is Lu, and my courtesy name is Yuzhen."

Lu Yuzhen spoke slowly, word by word, and responded to Xie Xuanyi's question in a serious manner.

But it was an invalid answer.

"The name is not important."

Xie Xuanyi raised his head and looked directly into the Taoist master's eyes: "You know that the answer I want is not this."

“It’s a long story.”

Lu Yuzhen sighed: "Although there is a lot of time today, it is still far from enough to answer this question."

"but."

Master Lu raised his chin.

He looked towards the center of the battlefield, at the real dragon trapped by four Ruyi Waterfalls, and said in a very soft voice: "After watching today's battle... I have answered half of your question."

"...?"

Xie Xuanyi hated Lu Yuzhen's riddle man behavior, but he could do nothing about it.

This reply is even more confusing than the previous ones.

He wanted to say something else, but was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"Do you know why I find this battle interesting?"

Lu Yuzhen chuckled and said, "The fight between Wu Zexian and Kong Que was a fight of 'false affection'. But this fight was a fight of 'real anger'. If either of these two had a chance of winning, the outcome of this battle would have been decided a thousand years ago. If one of them could gain the upper hand, they would spare no effort and kill the other at any cost."

If the two sides are not evenly matched, who would be willing to fight for three hundred rounds?

It's strange.

Xie Xuanyi originally thought that Lu Yu was a really weird person. Most of what he said and did were unreasonable and difficult to understand.

But after staying with him for a while.

Xie Xuanyi felt that he could vaguely sense what Lu Yu was really thinking——

Previously, Wu Zexian and Kong Que did not dare to exert their best because of the existence of "Lu Yuzhen".

But this battle was just the opposite.

Both top-level beings sensed the presence of such a powerful outsider.

But the battle did not stop, but became more intense!
Because of the existence of "Lu Yuzhen", both sides fought harder and more crazily!

"do you know?"

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "Don't even mention camels. If the situation is sophisticated enough, even a real dragon will be crushed to death by a straw. In the end, neither Emperor Qi nor Qingli can finish this battle. They have been fighting for too long and need a result."

"The results...will be out soon."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the sand and wind in the sky, which was shattered by thunder.

In this battle, the two were in a position where they could just watch the action without being affected.

The fight between the two celestial beings made too much noise.

The entire Dayue Kingdom is a battlefield, and magical powers are evolving everywhere!
Watching the battle between Wu Zexian and Kong Que, Xie Xuanyi was able to gain some insights, but he was unable to enter a state of meditation for a long time... On the one hand, he and Qingli once had a good relationship, and Xie Xuanyi could not completely stay out of this life-and-death battle; on the other hand, both Qi Di and Qingli were far, far superior to Xie Xuanyi in realm.

Look, there is no end to it.

Enlightenment, not enlightenment.

His mind was in turmoil, and he had a vague sense of uneasiness.

"Who do you think will win?"

Lu Yuzhen suddenly spoke up, and without waiting for Xie Xuanyi to answer, he took the initiative to answer the question for him: "Of course you think that the little mute will win..."

"She has a name, 'Qingli'."

Xie Xuanyi corrected with a frown.

"Her name is not important."

Lu Yuzhen used Xie Xuanyi's words and said calmly: "You met Qingli first, so of course you hope she wins. What if you met Emperor Qi first?"

Xie Xuanyi was stunned.

“If, in the dream at first, Emperor Qi gave you the enlightenment of slaying dragons with the Ruyi Dao Principle, and condensed the divine fruit, he would give it to you in advance.”

Lu Yuzhen said slowly: "This Lord of Dayue is on good terms with you and treats you well from the bottom of his heart... Who do you hope will win this battle?"

"I……"

Xie Xuanyi thought for a long time and said, "I cannot accept Emperor Qi's behavior."

"Sacrifice your people to prove your ascension."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "You think this is an evil way, but what if I tell you... this is the only way? Anyone who wants to become an immortal cannot avoid this step. The successful person can move the entire nation's people into the cave heaven, and these people will be reborn from the dead. The so-called 'Nirvana in Fire' and 'No destruction, no creation', aren't they all the same principle? There is also a saying in Taoism, that if one person attains the Tao, all the chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven. If the condition for this person to attain the Tao is to kill all the chickens and dogs in the yard first, then after he attains the Tao, will these chickens and dogs really resent and hate him?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a few breaths, and then said: "Put aside everything else, and just talk about this battle. I hope Qingli will win, and Qingli will indeed win... because she has survived the 'reincarnation tribulation'."

this thousand years.

Qingli wandered in the ruins of Dayue Kingdom as a mortal, meditating and practicing.

In this battle, both sides were close to their limits.

Qingli's move is the deciding factor.

"you are wrong."

Lu Yuzhen chuckled and said, "She is indeed amazing and survived the 'reincarnation calamity'. But this does not mean that she will definitely win."

Xie Xuanyi was stunned again, somewhat confused.

"You were a participant before, so you couldn't see it. I don't blame you. But now... can't you see it?"

Lu Yuzhen said quietly, "The outcome of this battle is no longer in the game."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi then noticed that where they were sitting, there was total silence, almost no sound, even the wind and sand had stopped flowing.

Emperor Qi had such a cruel and violent temper... The Ruyi Dao's condensed cavalry was destroyed by Lu Yuzhen, but he didn't care.

He actually withdrew the cavalry from the area where Lu Yuzhen was.

The intention couldn't be more obvious.

Lu Yuzhen's words fell to the ground.

A deep voice echoed in the wind and sand.

"My fellow Taoist, can you lend me a helping hand and kill this dragon monster? I will reward you handsomely after the task is completed!"

The remnant of Emperor Qi was vaguely condensed in the distant quicksand.

He gave Lu Yuzhen considerable respect.

The white paper cave covered an area of three meters, wrapping Xie Xuanyi inside and hiding his true identity.

He did not use his divine thoughts to pierce the cave, but used a gentle voice to persuade and advise: "This evil dragon has committed evil in all directions. If it wins, the consequences will be disastrous. If you are willing to rescue it, I will remember this kindness forever. After the battle is over, I will fulfill your wish with the 'Ruyi Dao Ze'!"

"???"

Xie Xuanyi had a complicated expression and turned his head to look at the Taoist priest who was slowly standing up beside him.

Lu Yuzhen lowered his head silently, looking down at the young man in black robe.

"Be sure to remember."

He said softly, "Only by stepping out of the game can victory or defeat be determined."

(End of this chapter)