Embers of Sword

Chapter 34 Immortal Fountain

Lu Yuzhen?
Xie Xuanyi thought about it carefully...he had no impression of this name.

Over the past sixty years, the two dynasties of Dachu and Nanli have produced masters who founded their own schools, great practitioners with extraordinary strength, and those who have been able to occupy a place among the heroes of the world.

There is no such person as Lu Yuzhen.

The Taoist priest in white robe seemed to see what Xie Xuanyi was thinking.

He smiled gently and said, "Lu is new to the world and has no reputation."

"Looking at you, you don't look like a newbie."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the Taoist priest in front of him again. Judging from his appearance and age, Lu Yuzhen was at least forty or fifty years old.

"Skin is a useless thing in this world."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and asked, "Let's not talk about me, Xie Xuanyi, look at yourself, what does your current appearance mean?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi had nothing to say.

He waved his sleeves to disperse the golden energy in his palm.

No matter how true or false what Lu Yuzhen said.

At least there was one thing he was sure of.

This Taoist priest in white robes had no "killing intention" towards him. Now that he had resumed his cultivation, his realm was low. Judging from the details of the duel just now, Lu Yuzhen's realm strength was obviously higher than his. If he had intended to harm him, then the previous two moves would not have been like this.

The river was surging, and Lu Yuzhen was like a wild grass, clinging to the surface of the river.

"You said you saved me... Why should I believe you?"

Xie Xuanyi spoke slowly.

"Don't you already believe it?"

"You set out from Beijun, traveled thousands of miles south, and came to Lichao City. Standing here means that you believe in me."

The Taoist priest in white robes put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Although I don't need to prove anything. But after the battle in the North Sea, your body fell to the bottom of the sea. I fished it out and put it in a coffin to prevent it from rotting. There is only one person in the world who knows where you, Xie Xuanyi, are buried, and that person... is me."

Xie Xuanyi's eyes flickered.

He was a little confused: "But... why?"

"How can there be so many whys in this world?"

Lu Yuzhen said calmly, "During the battle in Beihai, your most trusted sect, Dasui Sword Palace, did not intervene, your most trusted friend did not show up, and the Taoist Tianxiazhai, which has always upheld justice, knew the truth but stayed out of it, unwilling to help you clear your name and remove suspicion. I can't stand those big sects with rotten foundations claiming to be righteous, and I can't stand seeing those geniuses with extraordinary talents fall like this."

Very reasonable reason.

But Xie Xuanyi didn't feel the slightest bit of emotion in his heart.

He laughed at himself: "Do you think I would believe it? Just for this reason, you resolutely chose to save me despite the world's disapproval... Even if this is true. Saving me is not an easy thing."

"Brother Xuanyi, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years."

Lu Yuzhen slowly sat down cross-legged, riding the rising tide, looking down at the young man in white on the river bank.

He smiled and said, "I know, what you are really curious about is...how did I save you."

Not bad.

This is the "truth" that Xie Xuanyi really cares about.

He didn't care about the motive, or Lu Yuzhen's high-sounding reasons.

He just wanted to know that his meridians were broken, his vital energy was completely burned out, and he was in a desperate situation with no chance of survival.

In this situation, who can save themselves?

If that person was really Lu Yuzhen, how did he do it?
"Afterlife."

Lu Yuzhen, sitting on the tide, gently uttered two words.

These two words struck Xie Xuanyi's heart directly.

He was stunned for a moment. "In the Demon Country, there is a word called 'rebirth'. The Great Master Mozhen once promised that every 'die warrior' who is willing to sacrifice his life and swear to follow the Demon Country's southern expedition will be able to 'rebirth'."

Lu Yuzhen said calmly: "It was this oath that caused the war in the North to fall into a long stalemate. Countless human cultivators chose to 'believe'... Of course, most of the cultivators here are stupid. Even if there is such a thing as 'rebirth', it will definitely not be the turn of those poor people with humble realms and weak strength. But at the end of the war in the North, even the Taoist masters who have cultivated to the Yang God realm are willing to join the Demon Kingdom and sign a contract with the Great Venerable Mozhen. Is this so-called 'rebirth' really a lie?"

Cold sweat broke out on Xie Xuanyi's back.

Right in the Tai'an City mansion, he mercilessly ridiculed the word "rebirth" in front of Shen Yan.

But now Lu Yuzhen mentioned it again.

He realized...

Isn’t yourself the best proof?
"Those great Taoist masters can even try to 'reincarnate in meditation'."

Lu Yuzhen said quietly, "If the 'rebirth' that the Great Master Mozhen said was false, or if 'rebirth' is not as good as 'sitting in meditation', why would they betray Da Chu and join the Demon Kingdom?"

"there is only one truth."

“Rebirth… is real.”

Lu Yuzhen held his chin and sighed, muttering, "The Monster Nation lives in a desolate land further north of the northern border. That place has very little vitality, no life, and is extremely barren... But the more desolate a place is, the easier it is for miracles to happen. The 'rebirth' promised by the Great Master Mozhen is the unique miracle of the Monster Nation."

"The monks of the Demon Country call it... the Fountain of Immortality."

The Taoist priest in white robe looked at Xie Xuanyi meaningfully, "The Immortal Spring can revive the dead and turn flesh and bones into white. Even if there is only one drop, it is definitely a priceless sacred object. All along, the Immortal Spring has only been a legend passed down by word of mouth in the Monster Country, just like creatures like real dragons and real phoenixes. If they really exist, then everyone believes that such creatures must only exist in the fairy world. The Immortal Spring is such a thing."

Pause slightly.

"Until... the Great Master Mozhen proved its existence to the world."

Lu Yuzhen said meaningfully: "This is why even the great Taoist masters, those who stand at the top of the world, would choose to betray. For those great cultivators who pursue immortality, obtaining the Fountain of Immortality is equivalent to obtaining immortality."

"You said it as if it were true..."

Xie Xuanyi said hoarsely: "Did you see the matter of Mo Jue having the Immortal Spring in person, or did those Taoist masters who joined the Demon Country tell you in person?"

"..."

Lu Yuzhen was speechless and could only smile.

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "If Mozhen really has the 'Immortal Fountain', then how could it die?"

"I don't know about that."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "But Mo Jue's matter is not important... Although he is dead, you are still alive."

He stretched out his finger and gently pointed at the air.

"You have ignited forty-three acupoints."

The white-robed Taoist priest’s fingertips fell.

Xie Xuanyi lowered his head.

Strands of golden light ignited, boiled, and roared at the acupoints!

"After each acupoint is ignited, golden energy will be transported to the Dantian."

Lu Yuzhen asked softly, "Why not wait until all the acupoints are ignited and see...what exactly is that vital energy condensing?"

A strong wind suddenly arose and a huge tide surged, dispersing the dark clouds and haze in the sky.

The moon is high in the sky.

Xie Xuanyi looked down at the cave in his dantian, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He realized...

What Lu Yuzhen said is very likely the truth.

Fountain of Immortality, Fountain of Immortality.

The golden energy in his body condensed at the Dantian and then spread into mist. These clusters of mist swirled and spread, seemingly without shape, but in fact they were intertwined and were gradually collapsing inwards and condensing!
If all the acupoints are ignited, golden mist will condense.

This is a drop of spring water!
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(End of this chapter)