Embers of Sword

Chapter 348 Life and Death
The purple and blue treasure ship slowly approached the shore. The breeze was gentle and ripples appeared on the surface of the river.

The Qi-controlling talisman drawn by Deng Baiyi built a bridge out of thin air at the bow of the ship. The monks in the delegation carried out boxes of scriptures and led the horses to the shore. Soon the entire delegation was settled and ready to set off at any time.

"Brother Qian, thank you very much."

Xie Xuanyi stood by the boat and bowed again.

A conversation.

The way he addressed Qian San has changed from "Shopkeeper Qian" to "Brother Qian".

"polite."

Qian San shook his head and said with a smile, "Leaving Qujiang and heading east, it's about thirty miles to the Chuli border. I won't accompany you on the rest of the journey, Master Xie... If you need me in this border area, just let me know."

Everyone bowed one by one.

Qian San stood on the big ship and watched the delegation leave silently.

He has been undercover in the country for many years.

He finally returned to his hometown, but there was not much joy on Qian San's face.

He took out the Ruyi Order and injected his divine consciousness into it.

"gentlemen……"

Qian San reported all the details of the trip: "As you expected, Master Xie survived the disaster in Qujiang safely. The delegation has left the river and will arrive in Yuanzhou soon."

……

……

"Tell me quickly, how did you kill that Yuan guy?"

The carriage was jolting.

Junshan Zhenren brought a bag of nuts with great interest, hugged it in his arms, took out a handful like a chinchilla, and ate them slowly.

The trip to Qujiang was uneventful.

Now the delegation has resumed its journey, and everything seems to be no different from a few days ago.

Junshan originally wanted to sneak into the last carriage to chat with Miyun and find out when the law of cause and effect would be used next time. Unfortunately, Miaozhen did not give him this opportunity and had already cast the golden light formation early on to prevent someone from violating the moral code of martial arts.

There was really no one to disturb in Junshan, so he could only come to disturb Xie Zhen.

"How can I kill?"

Xie Xuanyi felt helpless.

No matter how powerful he is, he is just a cave heaven.

The two principles of birth and death have not yet been fully comprehended.

With the power currently in hand, it is pure wishful thinking to want to kill Yuan Jimo.

"Of course I'm not curious about your principles..."

Junshan sneered and raised his eyebrows: "I want to see Zhao Chunyang's Lotus Sword Intention. There are not many people I admire from the bottom of my heart. Zhao Chunyang is a character, only slightly inferior to the eldest brother... The sword intention he left behind, even if there is only a trace, should be more than enough to kill scum like Yuan Jimo. You must have some left, right? Let me see it!"

“It’s really gone—”

Xie Xuanyi spread his hands.

He really didn't lie about this. The sword power left by the head of Chunyang Sect had already been consumed once. The battle in Qujiang this time could not allow for any accidents, so Xie Xuanyi did not save it and poured all his sword power on Yuan Jimo!

“…It’s boring!”

Junshan Zhenren performed a face-changing performance, and the little face that was originally full of expectation suddenly became stern.

But the next moment, the Taoist-robed boy regained interest.

He flicked his sleeves, left his seat, and walked around Xie Xuanyi in the narrow carriage like a ghost, sighing: "Come to think of it, your 'Principle of Life' is quite interesting..."

Before Junshan disturbed me.

Xie Xuanyi was comprehending the laws of life. The aura of the laws filled the carriage, and a snow-white light was burning between his brows.

"This is the first time I've seen birth and death in one person."

Junshan Zhenren held his chin in the air, picked a wisp of snow-white air and played with it on his fingertips.

"Oh?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Brother, who have you seen before who has comprehended such a principle?"

"I've met several Daoists of Destruction... but their Dao auras seem different from yours."

Junshan Zhenren said calmly: "There is one person you must know, the Lotus Master of Lotus Peak. The sword path that this female sword fairy comprehended is the 'Sword Path of Destruction'."

Xie Xuanyi was calm inside.

he knows.

Venerable Lian was the previous master of Lotus Peak. It was because of his reading of Taoist scriptures that he was able to comprehend the "Principle of Extinction".

"anything else?"

"There is another one, who is in Li State, his name is Luo Lie."

Junshan Zhenren narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "In the battle of drinking poison, Master Lian died, but Luo Lie survived. This guy is now successful and famous, and has become a Yang God on the top of the mountain... But he is not a sword cultivator, he practices the way of the knife."

The great road of birth and death is extremely broad...

Ultimately, what practitioners can comprehend is just a glimpse of the artistic conception.

It depends on the practitioner's own choice as to what weapon to apply this artistic conception to.

"Brother Dao said that their principles of destruction are different from mine?"

Many years ago, Xie Xuanyi had heard of Luo Lie's name. There were many holy places in Da Chu, and the same was true in Li. The "One Sword Sect" where Luo Lie was located was one of the most powerful of the many holy places. The One Sword Sect had a transcendent status. Although it could not compete with the three major sects, it also had a long history of nearly a thousand years, and its status was equivalent to the "Qiantian Palace" in Da Chu.

Luo Lie is the current leader of the Yidao Sect and one of the top ten heroes in the world.

He was born too late to take part in the Battle of Drinking Poison.

Zhenren Junshan personally witnessed this war and experienced firsthand the "Great Way of Destruction" of Venerable Lian and Luo Lie.

"The Tao is a fragment of the conception of the Great Dao."

Junshan said slowly: "It is the same 'Great Dao of Destruction', but the different weapons used by the comprehenders, their different mental states, and their different understandings of the Great Dao... may lead to changes in the way the Dao evolves."

There are three thousand avenues, just like rivers, with no end.

For any avenue, there are countless ups and downs. It takes a long time to comprehend them.

"The 'Way of Extinction' of Master Lian is the annihilation of the soul."

Junshan Zhenren thought for a moment and said, "I saw her draw her sword with my own eyes on the battlefield in the northern border... and killed a nineteenth-level Yin God demon in just three breaths."

The first thing a sword cultivator should do is to cultivate his soul.

The art of flying swords requires great mental strength to maintain.

Xie Xuanyi became interested: "Where's Luo Lie?"

"Luo Lie's 'Way of Destruction' seeks to destroy the body."

Junshan Zhenren smiled and said, "So when he fought with the demon clan masters, the fight often lasted for three days and three nights, because the true bodies of those big demons were extremely powerful and could withstand the invasion of Luo Lie's "Way of Destruction". At the beginning of the Battle of Drinking Poison, he was defeated by a dragon-born demon master, because the speed at which the "Way of Destruction" tore the skin could not match the recovery speed of the dragon-born bloodline. However, because Luo Lie's swordsmanship could also be used for defense, this dragon-born demon master had no way to do anything to him. In the end, he relied on the "Way of Destruction" to successfully escape from danger. After that battle, Luo Lie touched the threshold of Yang God." What happened afterwards is something that everyone knows.

Venerable Lian died on the battlefield in the north.

Luo Lie was promoted to Yangshen and became one of the Ten Heroes.

"There is no high or low in Taoism, but if Venerable Lian and Luo Lie were to fight... I don't think there would be much suspense."

Junshan Zhenren sighed, "Lotus Venerable's swordsmanship is truly formidable in single combat. It's a pity that her spiritual power is limited. Once surrounded, she's actually inferior to Luo Lie..."

At this moment, Deng Baiyi, who had been drawing talismans in the carriage, suddenly asked, "Senior Junshan, where is Xie Zhen's 'Way of Destruction'?"

"His 'Way of Destruction'?"

Junshan Zhenren smiled and said, "Now the Great Dao has not yet condensed, it is just a piece of Dao rules, so I can't see it clearly... But I can clearly feel some shadows of Master Lian from these Dao rules, but they are a little different. Speaking of which, I missed a good opportunity. When the North Sea was in a killing game, Xie Xuanyi fought against a hundred people alone, and it seemed that he also used the "Dao of Destruction" to break the game. I wonder what kind of artistic conception his "Dao of Destruction" is."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment, and slowly said: "In fact, in addition to the soul and body, the 'Way of Destruction' has another level of artistic conception evolution..."

The way of destruction of Master Lian is indeed very domineering.

When I was practicing, I had seen the Dao principles of countless sages in the back mountain of Yuping Peak. The aura of the Dao principles left by Venerable Lian was the most powerful among all the sword intents of the sages!
Once the "intention of destruction" targeting the soul bursts out, it only takes a moment to decide life and death!
This way of destruction is almost invincible in a one-on-one fight...

But facing the siege, he seemed somewhat powerless.

"Your master actually taught me even this ultimate trick?"

Master Junshan smiled and said, "Tell me about it."

"Life."

Xie Xuanyi raised his head and uttered this word calmly.

The carriage was silent.

Deng Baiyi looked confused.

Master Junshan's pupils were dizzy. He had never expected that his casual question would result in such a shocking answer.

"It's not life, it's destiny."

Xie Xuanyi lifted the curtain of the carriage, stretched out a hand, and said calmly: "If you want to cut a leaf, you only need to send out the sword energy..."

Hiss!

A fallen leaf fell into my palm outside the car curtain, and a breeze blew by.

As the leaf fell, it broke into two without a sound.

"Cut off a leaf. It's easy."

"Because its life is very thin, thinner than paper."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "But in fact, killing a person is the same as cutting a leaf. As long as you find the 'destiny' and cut it down, the person will die... Some big monsters have strong bodies but weak souls. If you want to cut off their 'destiny', you have to annihilate their spirits. Some evil cultivators have weak bodies but strong souls. If you want to kill them, you need to first cut off all the blood and flesh feed in the evil banner."

"Behead...life?"

Master Junshan was silent for a long time before he murmured.

It turned out to be the case.

The evolution of Xie Xuanyi's "Way of Destruction" artistic conception is not to kill the body, nor to kill the soul, but to directly kill the fate.

From this point of view... it seems that he is even more ruthless than the Lotus Master back then.

“It’s really a new generation replacing the old one.”

Junshan Zhenren sighed, "What a pity that such a great man died so quietly in the North Sea. If he were still alive today, I would definitely challenge him to a duel."

"I just talk about it all day long."

Deng Baiyi pursed his lips and poured a basin of cold water on him: "The words 'behead' sound even more advanced. Xuanyi Sword Immortal's 'Dao' is even more perfect than that of Lotus Venerable. If there hadn't been the accident in Beihai, I'm afraid you wouldn't be his opponent even if you hadn't been reincarnated."

"..."

Junshan Zhenren's face was filled with black lines. He said unhappily, "You little bitch, I've taught you for nothing. It's only been a few days and you're already turning your back on me! Xie Xuanyi and I haven't even fought yet. How do you know I'm no match for him?"

"Do you still need to fight?"

Deng Baiyi was full of energy and said, "Xie Zhen is the disciple of Xuan Yi Jian Xian. If you were really powerful, you wouldn't have asked him to help you fight Monk Miao Zhen!"

"Can this be the same?"

Junshan Zhenren was deflated at once, and said helplessly: "But what you said is not wrong... In a fight between the same realm, I really don't think I am a match for Xie Zhen. The disciple is better than the master, how come this kid's Tao is even more outrageous than his master's?"

The way of life, the way of death.

No matter which one it is, it is the top principle!
Once you achieve enlightenment, you can almost walk around freely in the Yin Shen realm. No matter where you go, you will be treated as a distinguished guest and receive courteous treatment.

Xie Xuanyi has a "way of destruction" that can kill people, and he suppressed an era.

Now, Xie Zhen not only comprehended the "Way of Destruction", but also comprehended the "Way of Life" which is completely opposite.

"The great road is hard to cultivate, and the crescent moon is hard to be full."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head.

The Way of Life is indeed powerful, but practicing it on your own is extremely slow.

The two sudden inspirations from Dayue Kingdom could almost be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Now that they were exhausted, they only allowed him to condense half of the principles of life.

Xie Xuanyi often comforts himself that there is no perfect person in this world.

My talent is obviously more suitable for killing people. When I was comprehending the principle of destruction, I made rapid progress.

only……

At the current speed, would it take another three to five years of practice to perfect the Way of Life?
Xie Xuanyi's mind suddenly moved.

He asked, "Brother Junshan... I wonder if you have ever seen anyone who has comprehended the 'Dao of Life' in these years?"

"Have."

Junshan Zhenren sighed and said, "But it seems that comprehending the principles of life is more difficult than comprehending the principles of death... In all these years, among Da Chu and Da Li, I know of only one person who succeeded in comprehending. That person is the current leader of Buddhism, the 'Zen Master' who has lived for a long time."

"Zen Master...what you are contemplating is the 'principle of life'?"

This was the first time Xie Xuanyi heard of this news.

Zen masters are extremely mysterious to most people.

His significance to Buddhism.

It is light.

Without the Zen master, there would be no Fanyin Temple today.

"Yes... maybe this is why the Zen Master was able to live so long."

"The longer you live, the more respected you are. In recent years, there have been countless dignitaries who want to visit Fanyin Temple to meet the Zen master. Everyone wants to get a taste of the blessing of this 'immortal'. Those who are enlightened by the Zen master will either achieve fame or become local heroes in recent years."

The more Junshan Zhenren thought about it, the more absurd it seemed to him. He re-examined the young man in front of him and said in a strange voice, "It is reasonable for a holy monk who saves people from suffering and promotes Buddhism to comprehend the principles of life. But you... you are the disciple of the killer Xie Xuanyi. How can you comprehend such principles?"

(End of this chapter)