Embers of Sword

Chapter 287 Reach the sky in one step

It was already midnight when Xie Xuanyi returned to Chen's house.

A lantern was hung in the courtyard of the mansion late at night. A young man in cloth clothes was sitting under a tree, dozing off with a heavy sword in his arms. His head was like a chicken pecking at rice. When he heard the sound of the door being pushed open, he suddenly looked up.

Xie Xuanyi just stood at the threshold and looked into the eyes of the aggrieved young man.

"I'm back." Xie Xuanyi said.

"..."

Duan Zhao didn't say anything, obviously sulking.

The details of this northern expedition spread throughout the streets and alleys of the imperial city.

As a disciple of Lotus Peak.

He didn't receive a message from Xie Zhen.

"The Imperial City is in urgent need of help." Xie Xuanyi sighed helplessly and explained softly, "After dealing with all the miscellaneous matters and returning to the mansion, it is now."

The little guy still didn't say anything, and his expression was quite resentful.

Xie Xuanyi noticed that along with the heavy sword, the Lotus Order was also held in his arms.

"I was wrong about this."

He rubbed his brows and smiled bitterly, "I will definitely summon you next time."

“Don’t keep saying next time.”

A faint voice sounded behind Xie Xuanyi.

Huang Su, dressed in black, stepped into the courtyard. She put away Fu Liuyun, sat leisurely in the courtyard, and brewed a pot of tea for herself. "Your behavior is exactly the same as my senior brother's. You always say next time, next time... There are many regrets in life. We always say we can make up for it next time, but not everything will have a next time."

"..."

This sentence hit Xie Xuanyi at once, leaving him stunned on the spot.

Some habits are always difficult to change.

He was indeed always like this. In his previous life, he traveled all over the four realms, visited masters to ask for swords, and when he returned to the Dasui Sword Palace, there would always be a lamp and a pot of tea left on Lotus Peak.

There is always someone who stays awake and waits for you to come back.

If you think about it carefully, it turns out that after entering the world.

He never took Jiang Miaoyin to the foot of the mountain to see the bustling world with its hustle and bustle.

All he sees are swords, victory or defeat, life or death.

My junior sister, who used to accompany me to climb mountains and cross rivers, buy candied haws and listen to opera at the foot of the mountain when we were young, asked me more than once when we could go down the mountain together again to see the fireworks scenery of the world.

Xie Xuanyi always said, next time, next time.

But when will the next time be?
If there was no Fountain of Immortality, would he have a second chance at life?
"Uncle Huang Su is right!"

Duan Zhao, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up, angrily saying, "Little Mountain Master, you are so mean. Not only did you not take me with you to the Northern Hunting, but you also didn't even tell me when you returned to the Imperial City. You said before that you would teach me how to practice swordsmanship and take me to practice, but you didn't keep your word."

The little fellow was holding a lot of resentment in his heart, and taking advantage of the support of Uncle Huang Su, he spoke it out in one breath.

However, he didn't expect that Xie Zhen's attitude was surprisingly gentle.

"You're right."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a long time, then said calmly: "I was wrong this time, there won't be a next time."

Huang Su raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

In the past, she always felt that this young man was almost exactly like her senior brother.

But now she noticed something different.

If it were my senior brother, he probably wouldn't say something like that, right?
"Have a good rest tonight, and I'll take you to Wuzong tomorrow."

Xie Xuanyi patted Duan Zhao on the head and said softly: "Whether you are a martial artist or a sword cultivator, you need to fight. The harder you fight, the faster you will progress."

The little guy's eyes widened.

"Is it true?"

Duan Zhao has been feeling very depressed these days.

Although Xie Xuanyi asked Sang Zheng to take care of Duan Zhao, the library was a "place of elegance" after all, and this kid had no interest in reading papers and could not calm down. He always wanted to find someone to fight with. At the beginning, Sang Zheng still had time to fight with Duan Zhao a few times, but after all, as a Black Scale Guard, he was busy with trivial matters, and Duan Zhao could not always bother him.

As the Northern Hunt began, the courtyard of the Chen Mansion became deserted... The Northern County family invited these visitors just to disturb Xie Zhen's meditation.

Xie Zhen went to participate in the Northern Hunt.

This visit to ask for the sword became meaningless.

Hence, Duan Zhao could only practice sword and boxing silently by himself.

After calling and waiting for a long time, the wait finally ended today.

"really."

Xie Xuanyi nodded and made a serious promise.

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After returning to the room, Xie Xuanyi did not rest.

He sat cross-legged, silently organizing his thoughts and reviewing what he had experienced during this period.

Although the God Fruit was not obtained during this northern hunting trip, the comprehension of the laws of life was a far more useful gain than the God Fruit.

Two strands of Dao power emerged in the palm of his hand.

One black, one white; one strong, one weak.

The principle of destruction is obviously stronger than the principle of life.

As long as Xie Xuanyi is willing, with one thought, the Dao of Destruction can be completely solidified, the Cave Heaven Realm can be broken through, the sword energy Cave Heaven dust is settled, and the Dao is paved into a road.

There are a total of twenty realms of Yin God.

The first to fifth realms are called the initial realms, the fifth to tenth realms are the middle realms, and the tenth to fifteenth realms are the final realms.

After reaching the fifteenth stage, one can then examine one’s mind and ask about the Tao. This is the final and most difficult “stage of perfection”.

The power of the Dao that a cultivator comprehends will affect the strength of his or her promotion to Yin God. For those Yin God masters who take elixirs to advance, no matter how hard they try, they cannot cross the chasm. Throughout their lives, they can only reach the fifteenth realm of Yin God, or at most, the so-called later realm. Ask your heart, ask the way, and even reach perfection...

It has nothing to do with this kind of people.

Some geniuses have extremely powerful powers due to the Dao principles they comprehended in the Cave Heaven Realm.

Once you are promoted to Yin God, you will no longer be just in the initial stage.

When Xie Xuanyi comprehended the "Principle of Destruction" and completed the promotion to the Cave Heaven, he directly entered the middle realm of Yin God. He could directly condense the "Dharma Image" and fight for life and death with the cultivators of the seventh and eighth realms of Yin God!

This is the same reason why Huang Su dared to challenge Tai Shang Zhai Zhu just after being promoted to Yin Shen.

The Dao itself is strong enough to compete with the cultivators in the middle realm of Yin Shen.

Add to that the top-level sword set called "Fu Liuyun".

Even when facing a cultivator in the late Yin Shen stage, he would be able to hold his own.

Only after reaching the Yin Shen realm can one practice Taoism.

“The Great Way… The Great Way…”

Xie Xuanyi looked at the two Dao principles entangled like fish in his palm and fell into deep thought.

He originally wanted to use the divine fruit to condense the divine fetus and cultivate the great way, but now the emergence of the law of life has made his cave realm more complicated.

The divine fetus must be cultivated, and the principles of life must also be cultivated!

Others started practicing Taoism after reaching the Yin Shen realm...but he started this step in the Dong Tian realm.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, the Lotus Order suddenly trembled.

Xie Xuanyi’s thoughts returned to reality. There were only a handful of people who could contact him through this token.

"Hey, Xie Xuanyi, are you okay?"

A disrespectful female voice sounded.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi's mind was immersed in the Lotus Order. Mist enveloped the Purple Palace. He came to the virtual scene of the Heart Lake. Opposite the Heart Lake, sat a man in a fluttering red shirt.

Ao Ying placed one hand on his knee and held the lotus token in his other hand. He looked at the token over and over again with an impatient expression and frowned, "How do you use this thing? Can you hear me? Could he be dead?"

next moment.

Ao Ying suddenly saw a black shirt in front of her. She was startled, but her expression was obviously more pleased: "Wow, he's still alive."

"It's not that easy for me to die again."

Xie Xuanyi made a self-deprecating remark and asked, "Have you found a place to stay?"

"That's natural."

Ao Ying raised his eyebrows: "If there is no place for retreat and cultivation, I will not contact you with this token... You are okay? Not hurt at all? Have you returned to Da Chu?"

Xie Xuanyi was a little confused and didn't quite understand why Ao Ying reacted like this.

"Great Peacock had a great battle with the Yang God of the human race in Lilan Mountain. This news has been reported back to the Monster Country, and the entire Monster Country is in an uproar."

Ao Ying spoke in a deep voice: "The Great Moon Secret Realm has emerged, and the forces of Da Chu and the Demon Country have already started a war in the Snow Mountain... Both sides are searching each other's souls. I heard that Da Chu believes that you killed Tai Shang Zhai Daozi and Prince Jiang Ning. I suggest that you do not return to Da Chu. The methods of those guys are not simple."

Xie Xuanyi immediately understood.

No wonder Ao Ying spoke in this tone...

It seems that this dragon girl is quite resourceful. She even managed to get the soul-searching information from the snowy mountains.

"The news you gave me is too late. I am already in the Da Chu Imperial City." Xie Xuanyi said.

Ao Ying was stunned.

"I have already dealt with the troubles you were worried about."

Xie Xuanyi paused for a moment, and then said: "The person that Dao Sect hates the most right now is not me, but you."

"???"

Ao Ying's expression was very interesting.

She had a very ominous premonition in her heart. Would this guy let her take all the blame?

"Pretty much what you think."

Xie Xuanyi could almost guess what the Dragon Girl was thinking at the moment.

He smiled and said, "You are in the demon country, so it's nothing to help me deal with a few disasters. If you make enemies in the demon country, you can also use my name. I don't mind."

Anyway, the Great Lord of the Demon Country cannot kill the Great Chu Dynasty.

"you……"

Ao Ying was so angry that she was speechless. She gritted her teeth and said seriously, "You said before that the Taoist sect has spies. That should be true, right?"

Xie Xuanyi has the Dasui Sword Palace behind him, so he is not afraid of the Great Master's revenge.

But she is different.

She was really afraid of Master Chongkan, so she went north at all costs and traveled thousands of miles to retrieve the Red Dragon's destiny.

"it is true."

Xie Xuanyi stopped smiling and said seriously, "If Chongkan is determined to go north, I will tell you. If he wants to take advantage of the situation, it will be an opportunity for us."

"Okay, I'm relieved with your words."

Ao Ying breathed a sigh of relief. She said solemnly, "After this message, I will be in seclusion for a long time. I can feel that the blood of the True Dragon of Dayue Country is merging into my blood, and the [Phoenix Eyes] of Chiling City seem to be merging into my body... After this seclusion, I should be able to successfully achieve the status of a Venerable."

The blood of the true dragon transforms the bloodline and improves the level of bloodline.

This is a great fortune!
When Ao Ying is promoted to the Demon Lord, which realm will she directly break through to? Judging from the current situation, it will be at least the middle realm after the fifth realm, or even... with the blessing of the True Dragon Blood and the Red Dragon's Luck, she may directly touch the bottleneck of the tenth realm!
What does it mean to reach the top in one step?
That's it.

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(Happy National Day everyone. This update is posted in advance. I'm packing up to go to the dinner party. The next update will be about the same time as yesterday~)

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