Embers of Sword

Chapter 265 A condition

The war between Emperor Qi and the True Dragon has lasted too long.

Both sides have run out of energy and reached their limit.

Now... the appearance of outsiders has become the biggest variable in this battle!

Emperor Qi's spiritual consciousness condensed into a shape and appeared in the wind and sand. He was very respectful to Lu Yuzhen.

Able to fight against the existence of Ruyi Daozhi.

At least the Yang Shen realm.

And this "outsider" in front of him was able to use his own cave heaven to repel the Ruyi Avenue... Even among all the Yang Gods, he was definitely considered a strong one!
Such a person must be won over!
the other side.

The wind and sand were turning, and where the True Dragon Dao fell, Qingli also condensed into a body of divine consciousness, but she did not speak, but just stared quietly in the direction where Lu Yuzhen was.

She did not rush to express her opinion, but just looked at the Taoist Master silently.

"This person...don't you have anything to say?"

Lu Yuzhen smiled and turned away.

He looked at the green carp.

The latter still had no reaction, but just stared at Lu Yuzhen's eyes persistently.

The two eyes met for a long time.

Qingli said slowly: "If you help me kill him, the Ruyi Dao will also fall into your hands. I don't want the fortune of Emperor Qi, nor do I want everything here... I just want to 'go home'."

Go back?

Xie Xuanyi was somewhat confused after hearing this passage and did not understand what was going on.

He didn't understand what Qingli wanted to "return home".

"Daoyou——"

Emperor Qi said in a deep voice: "Since ancient times, humans and demons cannot coexist. If you don't want to help, that's fine. But you must not help this demon to do evil!"

"What is a demon? What is evil?"

Qingli said sarcastically, "Who is the one who sacrificed millions of lives, and who is the one who set up the formation to imprison me? Have I ever harmed a single plant or tree in Dayue Country since you set up the formation to break through the border?"

Rumble, rumble!

Above the zenith, thunder roared and the battle continued.

The two "celestial beings", incarnated as divine minds, argued fiercely with Lu Yuzhen.

This scene satisfied Master Lu's "bad taste" in his heart. He looked at Qi Di and Qing Li with a smile, waiting for the next round of verbal battle between them.

"Look...how fun!"

Lu Yuzhen softly transmitted his voice to Xie Xuanyi: "No matter who it is, as long as there is 'desire' in their hearts, there will be an ugly side that is unbearable to look at. Look at Emperor Qi now, does he look like a celestial being who is only one step away from becoming an immortal?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment, then asked, "So, who are you going to help?"

This question.

This made Lu Yuzhen stunned for a moment.

"You brought me here to see the struggle between the gods and humans...it's all about the so-called 'battle for human hearts'."

Xie Xuanyi asked quietly, "But in the end, you have to make a choice. Who are you going to choose?"

Although this is the question.

But Xie Xuanyi's actions had already made his position clear. As he spoke, he stood up and came to the three-inch cave where white paper was fluttering. He slowly stretched out his palm and touched the end of the cave.

Buzz!
Scrap of paper flew and collided with the sword energy.

Although Lu Yuzhen set up a shield of heaven and earth to block external sensors.

But if Xie Xuanyi wanted to get away on his own initiative.

It's hard to stop him.

The two celestial beings did not try to see through Lu Yuzhen's cave setting only out of "respect".

"Hey hey..."

Daoist Master Lu spoke with a headache, helplessly saying: "We have become the last straw in the dragon-killing war. It was not easy to get two celestial beings to compete for the price, so we naturally have to wait a little longer."

"Wait……"

Xie Xuanyi said expressionlessly: "What are you waiting for?"

"Naturally, I will wait until the price of straw is higher."

Daoist Master Lu explained earnestly, "As the saying goes, rare goods are valuable. Whoever can convince me now will have the upper hand. There is no room for mediation in this life-and-death battle. Both sides will do whatever it takes to win. Emperor Qi was willing to fulfill my wish with the Ruyi Dao. If I wait any longer, he will be willing to continue cutting off his flesh."

Pause slightly.

The Taoist Master laughed and said, "Can you guess...what price he is willing to pay in the end?"

"What if he's willing to give it all?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned and asked.

Daoist Master Lu asked without hesitation: "Of course I will accept it all. Even if you are a celestial being, you cannot violate the oath of the soul. If he dares to give it, why should I not dare to accept it?"

"Let's not talk about trying to get the skin of a tiger. Let's take a step back and ask, don't you have your own 'scale'?"

Xie Xuanyi stared at the Taoist master's eyes.

"You asked me before, what would happen if Emperor Qi regarded me as a brother... This is putting the cart before the horse."

"First of all, when I stepped into Dayue Country, the person I met was not Emperor Qi, but Qingli."

"Secondly, if he really met Emperor Qi, he would not have such an encounter... With his cold personality, he could kill the four generals who had served him for many years without any consideration for their friendship, and even use him as a tool to deceive people. How could such a person open up to a stranger?"

These words were interrupted by Lu Yuzhen.

Daoist Master Lu also stared at Xie Xuanyi's eyes. He chuckled and asked, "So, just because you want Qingli to win, you also want me to stand on your side, give up the benefits that I should have gotten, and help Qingli win."

Just one question.

This left Xie Xuanyi speechless.

Lu Yuzhen saw his silent actions of pressing the White Paper Cave Heaven, but the latter did not have the slightest intention of stopping him.

"If you want to threaten me, go ahead."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "You can leave this cave and meet Qingli. She did survive the 'reincarnation catastrophe', but her true body is decayed and her injuries are too severe to recover. This battle is taking place in Ruyi Cave, and Emperor Qi has the upper hand. You might as well help her with your sword energy... and see if Qingli's chances of winning can be increased by three points."

Obviously, this was a mockery of Xie Xuanyi.

But this sentence is both cruel and true.

Want to influence a confrontation of this level.

Not to mention the cave realm.

Even if Xie Xuanyi could return to his peak immediately, he would still be slightly inferior.

"As long as there is a trace of 'will', a trace of 'impulsiveness', a trace of 'anger'..."

"You are still in the game."

Lu Yuzhen said lazily, word by word, hammering at Xie Xuanyi's soul: "Have you really thought about how to get out of this situation?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at the Paper Taoist silently.

The noisy heart lake becomes calm again at this moment.

Lu Yuzhen, with his cloak fluttering, seemed to be waiting for bids from both parties.

in fact.

He was watching a play.

Even though he himself has entered the play and become a part of this drama, he is still "outside of it".

"so……"

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath and regained his composure: "You already have a scale in your heart."

"Huh? Why do you see it?"

Lu Yuzhen smiled and spoke.

“The reason why you can act and watch the show here is because… you have already seen what will happen in the next stage.”

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes and said slowly: "You have already thought about which side you will help."

The smile on Lu Yuzhen's face gradually faded.

He looked at the young man in black robe seriously, with surprise, expectation and a little relief in his eyes.

Daoist Master Lu said softly, "Tell me, who should I help?"

"Since you are the straw in this battle to slay the dragon, you will naturally fall in the direction of the wind."

Xie Xuanyi raised his head: "It's obvious, isn't it... You have been in Dayue Country for a long time, and you chose to show up only now. Others come here to hunt for treasures and kill people, but you don't. You are waiting for Qingli to survive the 'reincarnation calamity'." "..."

Lu Yuzhen put his hands behind his back and said nothing.

He signaled Xie Xuanyi with his eyes to continue.

"What you call 'the highest bidder wins' is just a fruit."

"Emperor Qi can offer many conditions... but even if he offers them all, they are not enough to completely impress you."

Xie Xuanyi stared at Lu Yuzhen and asked slowly: "No matter what conditions Emperor Qi offered, you would choose to help Qingli in the end. Not only because you can get more from her. But also because her existence is the 'fundamental reason' that made you fall here."

Unfortunately.

Xie Xuanyi still couldn’t guess what the “cause” of Qingli’s death was.

He knew too little about Qingli and even less about Lu Yuzhen!
"Xie Xuanyi, I knew I was right..."

Hearing this, Lu Yuzhen finally spoke.

He said with emotion: "Da Chu Da Li, where can I find another person as interesting as you?"

Xie Xuanyi didn't buy it, and said coldly: "Don't say these useless things. You have delayed until now just to see Emperor Qi make a fool of himself and test me again. Now that I have seen enough jokes and said what I need to say, I will act quickly."

No matter what Lu Yuzhen’s purpose is, he reminds himself to "step out of the game."

This time.

He really taught me something very important...

That is to look at the cause from the result.

From the beginning to the end, Xie Xuanyi was extremely wary of Lu Yuzhen. After the Qingzhou turmoil ended, he always felt uneasy when he thought of what happened to Bei Hailing.

This feeling of uneasiness in my heart is unprecedented.

Whether it is the white ghost or other enemies.

None of them had ever given Xie Xuanyi this kind of feeling.

On the surface, Lu Yuzhen was extremely "good" to him, had a gentle attitude, and would come to the rescue at critical moments. He even boasted that he had "saved his life" to him.

But Xie Xuanyi always felt something was wrong.

In a vague place.

Something is missing.

"You are still too impatient."

Lu Yuzhen said with a smile: "Sometimes, even if you have guessed the ending, can't you just watch it for a little longer? Why are you in such a hurry... Speaking of which, if you are so anxious, I won't be in such a hurry."

"???"

Xie Xuanyi glared at Master Lu.

The latter said leisurely, "Why not just do it the same as before. If you agree to one condition of mine, I will take action now."

Without waiting for Xie Xuanyi to speak.

"Don't worry...it's just a very simple question."

Daoist Master Lu stretched out a finger and waved it in front of his eyes.

He asked very seriously: "Xie Xuanyi, when did you discover my existence?"

……

……

In fact, it was after killing Qing Falcon that Xie Xuanyi confirmed that "Lu Yuzhen" had infiltrated the Beihun team.

but.

The realization of "Lu Yuzhen"'s existence began from the moment of Beishu!
During this northern hunt, after stepping onto the cloud boat, Xie Xuanyi had an uneasy feeling in his heart.

Soon, a serious "siege and killing" incident occurred on the Jia Geng.

Xie Xuanyi knew very well that Wu Qiong and his gang were not the main reason for his vigilance... A mere genius of the Southern Border evil cultivation at the ninth level of the Cave Heaven Realm, plus some inferior minions, how could they be regarded as his great enemies? Unsheathing his sword was already a great honor for these people. Being able to die under his sword and witness his true self was the greatest honor before their death.

Let the deep illness come out.

This was Xie Xuanyi's "plan".

This uneasiness made him think of Lu Yuzhen first.

After killing Wu Qiong and others.

Xie Xuanyi did one thing.

That means burning ships and burning corpses.

He could guess that someone was following him, and that the cloud ship he had created with his own hands had crashed, and there was no way to completely get rid of the "uneasiness".

Xie Xuanyi watched with his own eyes as the corpses of the evil cultivators from Southern Xinjiang were burned to ashes...

But at a certain moment, a familiar thump sounded in his heart.

After the burning of the ships, the uneasiness in his heart grew stronger and stronger, reaching its highest point.

The subsequent layout of Ghost Ridge.

Fighting with the Green Falcon.

On the one hand, it was "unavoidable", and on the other hand, Xie Xuanyi was confirming Xinhu's conjecture.

He wanted to use this to force out the culprit who was causing the unrest in his heart!
After killing the blue falcon.

The uneasy feeling in my heart still hasn't disappeared.

At this moment, Xie Xuanyi could almost confirm it.

This familiar uneasiness did not come from Qing Suan, but most likely... came from "Lu Yuzhen"!
So, he used the soul-searching technique to plunder the Green Falcon at the time of extinction.

The moment a person dies, the sea of soul breaks apart, and some fragmented memories can be temporarily searched out... This kind of soul search is extremely inefficient, and often all that can be found are some messy and invalid fragments.

But this time, God favored us.

Xie Xuanyi only found a very brief scene.

But this scene is extremely important.

In the soul sea of the dead Qing Falcon, Xie Xuanyi forcibly intercepted the moment when he stepped onto the cloud ship and examined the corpse from the turbulent flow of his incomplete memories during his lifetime.

Xie Xuanyi remembered it very clearly.

Wu Qiong, the holy son of the Tiangui Sect in Southern Xinjiang, was killed by his own flying sword, with his head pierced by a serious wound.

The fire that followed should have destroyed all of Wu Qiong's flesh and blood.

But it can be found in Qing Falcon’s “Dying Memory”.

The Wu Qiong he saw in the cloud boat was headless.

This is a brief scene.

It became the most important clue for Xie Xuanyi to find out the uneasiness in his heart.

This head will not fly away with wings.

Especially watching the fire burn the ship and destroy everything.

The only explanation...

There was someone who covered himself with a cave, and in the fire, under his own watch, he took away the head of "Wu Qiong" openly.

Although Xie Xuanyi is only at the Cave Heaven Realm, his soul realm is still there.

But there are not many people in the whole Da Chu who can accomplish this under his spiritual supervision.

Lu Yuzhen is one of them.

……

……

"Good good..."

Master Lu's cloak fluttered in the wind. After listening to Xie Xuanyi's words, his expression was very interesting, with a smile, but more of helplessness.

"I didn't expect that I would be caught even though I acted so cautiously."

"But... this doesn't count as my mistake, right?"

Master Lu wiped his chin and his eyes focused.

Thinking back carefully, the reason I was exposed was not because I left any traces.

It was purely because Xie Xuanyi was too perceptive——

Just following by myself.

It aroused the sword cultivator's heart's resonance!
(End of this chapter)