Embers of Sword

Chapter 321 Tan Luan
Luck is the most illusory thing in the world.

But it does exist.

The two dynasties of Da Chu and Da Li produced countless geniuses in every era. Before Fang Yuan Fang came into being, there was already the so-called "Tianjiao List", and these geniuses fought fiercely to get their names on the list.

The Da Pudu Temple has been giving lectures these days.

Countless young monks entered the temple, asked questions, and competed.

It's not just about fighting for Da Chu.

It's also a way to fight for your own luck!
Unfortunately, most of them were defeated... The bright golden light gathered on the top of the Golden Body Tower was condensed in these seven days. This is a huge fortune that cannot be ignored. But this fortune must have a landing point.

Not for myself, nor for leaving my country.

Miaozhen is waiting for a "destined person" to reach the top and draw his sword.

in order.

It is the Buddha bone in front of you.

Three hundred years ago.

Master Tanluan, a high-ranking monk from the country of Li who presided over this great Pudu Temple, died of old age and passed away on the spot. His flesh and blood were burned away, leaving only this Buddha's bones.

Over the past three hundred years, although the Da Chu Imperial City has not undergone tremendous changes, it has changed many owners.

In this great world, things are changing with each passing day.

This piece of Buddha bone has long been weathered, but when it is summoned out at this moment, it seems to still contain a rich spirituality.

It was as if the owner of the corpse had just passed away.

"Crash..."

A strong wind blew, and the pool of blood in front of Miaozhen was filled with Buddha's light, emitting a brilliant and holy golden color.

He raised his palm.

The dry skeleton hanging in the air was wrapped in the rising and swaying blood, as if it was wearing a soft golden coat.

"Are you praying for luck for the Buddha's bones?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned. This was the most absurd thing he had seen since his reincarnation.

Master Tanluan has been dead for three hundred years.

What's the point of praying for good fortune for these remains?

"Yes."

Miaozhen just replied with one word indifferently.

"absurd."

Xie Xuanyi frowned and said, "Tanluan died a long time ago. What's the use of giving all this great fortune to the Buddha's bones?"

"Thank you, benefactor. A wooden sword is useless in the hands of ordinary people."

"But what if it falls into your hands?"

Miao Zhen asked with a smile: "If I give you a wooden sword, can you kill the cave monster?"

"nature."

Xie Xuanyi answered without any hesitation. With his current state of mind, it didn't matter what kind of sword he used when facing the cave demon.

Not to mention wooden swords.

Even if it is just a piece of grass, as long as it contains the power of Tao, it can kill the demon!

next moment.

Xie Xuanyi understood what Miaozhen meant.

"You mean... the Buddha bones left by Tan Luan can still absorb luck even after three hundred years?" Xie Xuanyi's eyes lit up, and he asked in a deep voice with a hint of doubt: "How is this possible?"

Master Tanluan did not leave many traces in history.

It’s not because his realm is not high.

Rather, the period when the Great Pudu Temple was established was quite peaceful. Peaceful years are always like this. Looking through the history books, this period of time is the most uneventful episode in the surging river. Even if a stunning person appeared, he would not leave a stunning name.

Xie Xuanyi recalled the archive files of the library on the Great Pudu Temple.

Three hundred years ago, there were records of this in the library files.

Master Tanluan, when he was in charge of the Great Pudu Temple, displayed at least three or four Buddhist magical powers... Practicing two magical powers is considered to be the perfection of Yin God. From this record, it can be inferred that Tanluan is very likely to have silently broken through the realm of Yang God.

But even if Tan Luan was promoted to Yang God, so what?

Even his own master, Zhao Chunyang, would only leave behind a pile of ashes three hundred years after his death.

No matter how high Tan Luan's realm is, can it be higher than that of the Head Teacher?

"Thank you, sir. Nothing is impossible in this world."

Miaozhen chanted the Buddha's name calmly.

“Although birds are small and cannot compete with elephants, they can still fly high into the sky as long as they spread their wings.”

"The Sword Palace's skills are different from the Buddhist practice path..."

“Some things are hard to explain.”

Miao Zhen paused, thought for a moment, and slowly said, "The Fanyin Temple delegation has crossed the sea to the west, and there must be constant rumors in the imperial city these days. Mr. Xie has been sitting in the teahouse listening to music these days, so he must have heard a general idea."

Xie Xuanyi had indeed heard a lot of discussions on the streets.

Everyone wanted to know why the Fanyin Temple delegation was traveling west.

Since the Western Mission will take the Buddha bones back to the State of Li after seven days of preaching, some people speculate that the Buddha bones contain the divine thoughts of the holy monk, while others speculate that the Buddha bones contain immortal divinity and can cure the king of the State of Li.

These speculations are ridiculous.

When Xie Xuanyi heard this, he just laughed it off.

But at this moment he couldn't laugh.

"The purpose of this mission's westward journey has actually been guessed by others."

This Buddhist who didn't like to keep people in suspense got straight to the point and said, "Miao Zhen was ordered to come to Da Chu this time to absorb enough luck so that the divine consciousness of the holy monk Tanluan... can usher in a second life."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi's expression was complicated.

Some things, the more absurd they are, the closer they are to the truth.

It is said that people in the Buddhist community behave strangely because they believe in the law of cause and effect.

Sow the seeds and reap the fruits.

This great path is even more illusory and elusive than the path of destiny.

Now Xie Xuanyi has experienced it personally.

"Resurrecting a dead person from three hundred years ago... you really dare to think..."

Xie Xuanyi couldn't help but say, "When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. How can anyone truly live a second life?"

He paused halfway through his speech.

It’s okay to say this to other people.

But the two people standing on the top of the Golden Body Tower at this moment, in a sense, are both living out their second life.

Xie Xuanyi knew that he was different from Miao Zhen.

Ke Miaozhen...died himself sixty years ago.

This is the person who truly lives out his second life.

However, after these words were spoken, the top of the Golden Body Pagoda fell into a brief silence.

"The 'second life' of the holy monk Tanluan is somewhat different from that of others."

Xie Xuanyi knew that Miao Zhen could have avoided any explanation for him, but he didn't know why.

The face of this tall monk seemed to have become much softer... Bodhisattvas have both angry and kind moments. Now that his golden body was cut, Miao Zhen's attitude towards him became much better.

He said slowly: "Just a few months ago, Junior Brother Miyun returned from training in Southern Xinjiang, and he unexpectedly awakened a trace of divine consciousness."

"...?"

Xie Xuanyi was stunned for a moment.

This should be the time for me to save Miyun.

"This is an unexpected event, but also a happy one."

Miao Zhen sighed and said, "Except for me, there shouldn't be any more reincarnated people in Fanyin Temple... But after Miyun returned from Southern Xinjiang, he actually comprehended the so-called 'law of cause and effect'. This has been verified by the Zen master. How could a ten-year-old child comprehend such a grand and complex doctrine of cause and effect?"

The road of cause and effect.

There are many practitioners who live to be a hundred years old or even longer.

Can't even touch the edge.

Xie Xuanyi's pupils shrank slightly: "What you mean is..."

"Three hundred years ago, the holy monk Tanluan practiced 'cause and effect'."

Miao Zhen said softly, "Some things cannot be explained by common sense, but if we believe in the law of cause and effect, then everything can be explained. Heaven will give great responsibilities to this person. Junior Brother Miyun's 'awakening' is a gift from the world, and it is the treasure left by the holy monk. The reason why the Western Mission wants to bring the Buddha's bones back home this time is to allow Miyun to absorb the remaining fire in the Buddha's bones."

There was a pause.

"but……"

“When a person dies, it is like a light going out. This is true.”

Miao Zhen had a complicated expression, and murmured, "Thank you for saying this, it seems you have a deep understanding."

The young and tall monk laughed at himself and continued, "You are right, no one can truly live a second life... The so-called reincarnation is nothing but a lie."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi didn't know what to say for a moment.

He suddenly thought that the reincarnation method of Taoism and Buddhism was essentially that the Yang God used his own vast soul to forcibly lock onto the Great Dao before extinction.

It is said that when people die, the Tao does not perish.

This trace of Taoism condenses most of Yang Shen's memories, like a wisp of residual fire in the wind.

With the support of the two powerful sects, this remnant fire was preserved.

Some years later.

This remaining flame will find a host that meets the requirements.

The fire of Tao is rekindled, and reincarnation is started again.

The weaker the host's body is, the better. The arrival of Dao Fire will accelerate the destruction of the body's soul... How can a mere mortal resist the vast divine consciousness of the Yang God? Even if the Yang God has been annihilated, this wisp of soul consciousness can't even retain one tenth of its power in life, but crushing a child to death is as easy as crushing an ant.

The evil sect in Southern Xinjiang has a method that is despised by all righteous practitioners.

"Possessing the body".

In a sense, the "reincarnation and cultivation" of Taoism and Buddhism is 50% similar to "possession of another's body".

But the difference is...

When an evil cultivator takes over the host's body, he will kill the host's soul immediately.

However, the reincarnated yang gods of Taoism and Buddhism will protect the host's soul at the most vulnerable moment during his lifetime, seeking perfect "fusion". The two originally compatible souls will merge together to form a new life.

Hard to say.

The tall monk standing in front of him now is the "Miaozhen" from sixty years ago.

Even if the soul is fully awakened.

Even the Miaozhen today is 90% similar to the Miaozhen back then.

But still... there's something a little different.

This is probably the reason why Miaozhen let out a long sigh?
Xie Xuanyi's unintentional words.

It touched his heart.

"I heard that Dasui Sword Palace has a supreme sword technique called 'Mie Yuan Pian'. For a thousand years, no one has been able to comprehend it." Miao Zhen said meaningfully: "There has been no reincarnation in Dasui Sword Palace for a thousand years. The Mie Yuan Pian has been questioned and does not exist at all... It is my honor to be able to learn the sword technique of Mr. Xie today. I have heard that Mr. Xie is extremely talented, but I didn't expect that he could even comprehend the Mie Yuan Pian. Such an achievement, I am afraid that the Chunyang head of the Sword Palace cannot do it, right?"

After the sword of the Golden Body Tower.

The identity of the young man in black in front of him was already very obvious.

At this age, he has such attainments in swordsmanship.

How could a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old do this?
The person in front of him could only be Xie Xuanyi, who committed suicide by jumping into the sea ten years ago.

But Miao Zhen couldn’t understand one thing. When she used the reincarnation method, she waited for half a century before finding a suitable “reincarnator”. Was Xie Xuanyi’s luck a little too good?
ten years.

Judging from the combat capability he has demonstrated so far, it seems that this young man started his second life of practice shortly after committing suicide in Beihai.

Did you find a host with a suitable physique so quickly?
Or.

When it comes to reincarnation, does Xie Xuanyi also have extraordinary talents and qualifications?

"..."

Xie Xuanyi fell silent again.

He did not refute the statement about the destruction of Yuan... This is actually a very good explanation that can perfectly cover up the existence of the "Immortal Fountain".

But there were some things Xie Xuanyi had to say before leaving the tower.

"Do you remember our previous agreement? You owe me a request..."

Just as Xie Xuanyi was about to speak, he was interrupted by Miao Zhen.

"Thank you, benefactor. You don't have to worry about me leaking the secret—"

Miaozhen raised her hand, signaling Xie Xuanyi not to say anything more.

He said slowly, "I have heard about what happened in the North Sea ten years ago... You don't need to use that 'request'. Today's battle is for you to help me gain momentum. It is reasonable for me to keep the identity of Mr. Xie a secret. But please forgive me for saying too much. The Qingzhou Rebellion and the Northern Hunting Disaster have attracted countless eyes. The result of today's battle will surely spread throughout the world. The 'Gorgeous List' of Fangyuanfang will be announced soon. A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. If you keep such a high profile, Mr. Xie's identity will be difficult to hide for a long time."

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "I understand this principle. It's a pity that the fortune of the world is converging on me. Since you have come to the Great Pudu Temple, there is no reason for me not to pass on this sword to you."

This statement came out.

Miaozhen's eyes lit up.

When Tailing first met him, he had only an average impression of the young man.

But after [Chronic Illness] was unsheathed and broke the golden body, his attitude changed greatly.

Now let's have a conversation.

This young man's style of doing things is exactly what Miao Zhen likes.

He began to admire this young swordsman who died young more and more.

"There's no need to be so cautious about some things."

Miao Zhen encouraged him in a deep voice, "With your talent, if you can cultivate the great way of life and death to perfection and unity, once you step into the realm of Yin God, you can fight with those in the later realm of Yin God. With such strength in this realm, how many people in the world will be qualified to be on par with you in the future?"

Is this guy really from Fanyin Temple?
His speaking style sounds even more heroic than that of a sword cultivator.

Xie Xuanyi smiled.

He knew... as long as he was still alive, the disaster in the North Sea would happen again sooner or later.

"Some things can't be avoided."

"Cause and effect, cause and effect. Cause and effect exist everywhere in this world."

Miao Zhen seemed to have thought of something. His eyes suddenly became complicated. He said word by word, "... Mr. Xie was right in saying that the fortunes of the world always converge on those who live on the top of the mountain. Those who fear calamity may not be able to escape the pursuit of cause and effect even if they escape to the deepest part of the mortal world. Since you have lived a second life, instead of letting your heart of Taoism be covered by dust, it is better to practice at will and break through the great way."

(End of this chapter)