Embers of Sword

Chapter 27 Soul Search
The Duanyuan Formation appeared particularly dark and gloomy under the cover of night.

Xie Xuanyi's white clothes stood out in the pitch-black environment...

The vital energy emanating from the Qingyuan Pill swirled around him, emitting brilliant divine light.

Xu You, covered in blood, looked particularly miserable under the divine light.

"To be an official of Da Chu, you need to be examined by the national treasure 'Hunyuan Instrument'. Your every move in the city will be monitored by the Zhongzhou Imperial City Department... Is this why you chose to act outside the city?"

Xie Xuanyi took out a piece of white silk from his bosom, wiped his dirty palms stained with blood, and whispered softly: "But I can't understand why the deputy city lord of Tai'an City would be so mean. I just took five Qingyuan Pills from you, so do you have to set up the Broken Yuan Formation to take my life?"

"Ho..."

Xu You stared at Xie Xuanyi and couldn't help but sneer.

"It seems that Qingyuan Pill is really valuable to you."

Xie Xuanyi squatted in front of Xu You and said calmly: "But your real purpose is not just this. You want to kill me, why?"

"No reason."

Xu You sneered: "I want to kill you, do I need any other reason?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled slightly and was not angry.

Xu You’s physical condition is very bad now. He can only breathe in but not out.

It's really because I haven't done anything serious for a long time.

I lost control just now and my attack was a bit too strong. If I had hit him a few more times, I might have sent this guy flying on the spot.

"Isn't that Da Chu behind you?"

Xie Xuanyi suddenly said this.

"From the moment Fengsui City entered the pass, I began to doubt. The incident at Lingluo Mountain was flawless, but the signs of human design were too obvious. There are not so many coincidences in this world. The daughter in distress threw herself into my arms several times, and Shen Yan also escaped death once. Why did she think I had the ability to take her into the city? And why did she think those people in the Deng family were good people?"

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly: "Although I don't know which 'venerable' of the Demon Country is standing behind you, this game is not well laid out. A woman who is trying so hard to survive will not trust anyone. Those who believe that 'there are many good people in the world', none of them can survive in Beijun. They have long been buried under Fengsui City."

Xu You's face turned very ugly.

The silence speaks.

"Sure enough... after so many years, the Demon Country still misses Beijun and Qingzhou."

Xie Xuanyi stared into Xu You's eyes and spoke softly, "How about we make a deal? I guarantee in the name of Xie Zhen that as long as you tell me the name of the master behind you, I will spare your life and pretend that what happened tonight never happened."

"Are you serious...?"

After hearing this, Xu You fell silent.

He looked at the young man in white, and there was an obvious hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said frankly: "It's true."

"Come here."

After a moment, Xu You spoke in a hoarse voice, motioning Xie Xuanyi to come closer.

Xie Xuanyi came over with a smile.

It was too late, but it was soon.

Xu You took out a long and thin object from his arms and stabbed it at Xie Xuanyi!
This is exactly the token that Shen Yan worked so hard to send!
A piece of finger bone.

With the infusion of Xu You's vital energy, the dry and black finger bone suddenly turned snow-white!

The night veil of the Broken Yuan Formation was torn apart in an instant, and an extremely terrifying and powerful energy gathered in the valley. The finger bone seemed to have become an extremely sharp sword, and wherever the tip of the sword pointed, the void was shattered!

"His!"

The boiling white energy tore the Broken Yuan Array into pieces. This array, which was extremely solid after condensation and almost impossible to be destroyed from the inside, was torn open with a thin hole. The energy of heaven and earth continuously flowed into the array. Along with this piercing tearing sound, the inky black night was dotted with faint starlight.

And spots of bright red blood.

Xie Xuanyi turned his head expressionlessly and looked at the tattered clothes on his right shoulder.

The white clothes were stained red with blood, but that was only stained red with blood.

The sting was terrible.

But unfortunately, it didn't hit the target.

Xie Xuanyi's reaction was faster than Xu You's. He never let his guard down from beginning to end, and he didn't believe that this demon spy would so easily reveal the secret of the mastermind behind the scenes... He dodged and responded the moment the finger bone light burst into light, but the speed of this attack was too fast. Under such a close-range bombardment, a piece of flesh was scraped off Xie Xuanyi's shoulder.

But at this moment... everything has come to a real end.

Xie Xuanyi grabbed Xu You's wrist and exerted force with his five fingers.

"Crack!"

Xu You let out a wail, his wrist was completely broken!
The finger bone fell to the ground with a snap. After losing the infusion of vital energy, it quickly turned from snow-white to dark black.

"Is this the real source of my uneasiness?"

Xie Xuanyi whispered softly in his heart.

He picked up the finger bone, and then looked at it carefully. After a moment, he smiled and said, "Is this what Shen Yan wanted to give me?"

"???"

Xu You's face turned pale, but not because of the pain, but because of what Xie Xuanyi said next.

"There is a talisman stuck on Shen Yan's calf. This talisman looks like a 'Thousand Miles Talisman', but it actually contains the energy fluctuations of other array patterns. If you want to find out what it is, you need to tear off the talisman..."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "I should have told you that I know a little bit about talismans. From the first moment we met, I noticed that this talisman was different, but I couldn't really ask Miss Shen to strip naked and lie on the couch to cooperate with the inspection... However, after seeing the 800-mile forbidden area in Qingzhou, I suddenly guessed the use of this talisman."

"The most likely reason for this talisman is to smuggle prohibited items."

"Now, the truth is clear."

"The demon race has important items that need to be urgently sent to Qingzhou territory - but the existence of the '800-mile ban' makes the possibility of demon cultivators crossing the border infinitely close to zero. The demon country can only send human confidants to carry forbidden items and secretly cross the border. At least when facing border inspections, the identity of the tribe will not be suspected."

"We will hand it over after we cross the border."

"You are the deputy city lord of Tai'an City, but you dare not greet Shen Yan. It's because the Imperial City Bureau's 'Hun Yuan Yi' is always watching Tai'an City. Whether you go out to greet her or assign subordinates to escort her... you will be watched by the 'Hun Yuan Yi'. This token must be very important, right? The person behind you doesn't want any mistakes to happen during the escort process, so he came up with this idea."

Xie Xuanyi said quietly, "No matter how powerful the Hun Yuan Yi is, it is impossible to keep an eye on every mortal who enters and leaves Qingzhou. It is the safest and most concealed to have Miss Shen 'deliver' the goods."

"you you you……"

Xu You looked at the young man in white in front of him, his lips trembling: "Who are you?"

Xie Xuanyi chuckled softly.

He squatted down and said calmly: "Trust me, you don't want to know."

A hand gently pressed on the top of Xu You's head.

This time is different from before.

This time, Xie Xuanyi's palm moved very lightly, like a straw, and gently fell on Xu You's head.

But this time, the fear Xu You felt in his heart was greater than any previous time.

"Soul search...you want to search my soul?"

Search for souls.

This is almost the most notorious technique in the cultivation world.

It is very difficult to initiate a soul search. It is simply impossible to do so during a battle... Even the most evil, darkest, and most desperate ghost cultivators usually only use the soul search technique on people who are close to "death".

Because this is a technique that allows one to immerse one's soul into the mind of another.

Once you hit a wall.

The caster's mind will be shattered and his entire soul will collapse, but if successful, the caster will be able to see the fragments of memory hidden deep in his heart by the soul searcher.

The higher the soul realm, the greater the difference between the two souls, and the greater the chance of a successful soul search...

But no matter whether it succeeds or not, it will cause great damage to the soul sea of the person whose soul is being searched!
"I'm sorry, I never search a person's soul."

Xie Xuanyi looked down at the man in front of him indifferently.

He spoke calmly.

"But you have already surrendered to the Demon Kingdom, haven't you?"

Can people who surrender to the demon country still be considered human beings?
Xie Xuanyi's palm fell lightly.

"……ah!!!"

Xu You howled miserably, pressed his hands on his cheeks, and pinched his fingers to draw lines of blood.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and his entire crown seemed to be sucked into a whirlpool.

The surging vital energy gathered on his forehead.

Faintly, a weak "human-shaped soul" was condensing in Xie Xuanyi's palm!

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(End of this chapter)