Embers of Sword

Chapter 375 Then Practice
The young man lowered his voice and spoke word by word, expressing the deepest oath in his heart.

He stared hard at the old man in the distance.

Perhaps he seemed to sense something... From a distance, Zheng Fengsheng pushed the wheelchair, changed direction, and turned to look towards the high point of the hillside.

Chu Guo's expression changed immediately, he put on a lazy smile, waved his hand, and said "Hello" nonchalantly.

In fact, Lao Zheng couldn't see anything clearly.

The blazing light was too strong, and against the light, he could only see the figure of a young man sitting on the ground at the top of the mountain. The hem of his clothes was blown up by the wind, and as he waved his hand, thousands of small flowers surged towards him like waves.

The wind was blowing and the sun was shining.

It's a new day again.

"Do you want to practice?"

Xie Xuanyi suddenly spoke.

This question was beyond Chu Guo's expectations. He was startled and looked at the young man next to him in disbelief.

"Practice?"

Chu Guo was at a loss.

He had met several immortal masters and experienced the incredible aspects of immortal arts...For ordinary people, the word "cultivation" is high and heavy.

He never thought that he would have the opportunity to practice.

“If you are also a practitioner.”

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "The things that are bothering you now will surely become much simpler."

"I almost forgot, I have an incredible father..."

Chu Guo smiled and said, "Can I practice cultivation? I heard that practitioners need to test their 'spiritual roots'. Could it be that I was thrown away because I don't have spiritual roots?"

"Who told you?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned: "That's not the case."

When Dashui Sword Palace recruits disciples, it considers qualifications, cause and effect, and fate.

Spiritual roots...

Only Taoism has this saying.

However, as far as he knew, the Taoist sect did not consider spiritual roots as the only criterion for accepting disciples.

“Street stories are all written like this.”

Chu Guo curled his lips and said, "It's published by Fangyuanfang, how can it be fake?"

"Don't look at those things..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment, and then said, "Why would the matters of the cultivation world be written down for the common people to read?"

"I just said..."

Chu Guo sighed, then slowly stopped smiling.

He uttered these four words seriously.

"I want to practice."

Xie Xuanyi's response was simple. He did not exaggerate the atmosphere or give too much explanation. He simply responded with the same four words.

"Then practice."

……

……

"Lord Meng!"

"Yuanning County has already investigated 90% of the case... and so far, Xie Zhen has not been found!"

On the top of a small hill in Yuanzhou, the sound of reporting echoed.

Du Yunzhong had a gloomy expression as he stared at the map of Yuanzhou spread out in front of him.

Meng Kejian put his hands behind his back, squinted at the dazzling marks on the map, and examined them carefully.

Fifteen days have passed since the riot in Qixia Mountain.

Almost the entire Yuanzhou was turned upside down!
Wherever the cavalry passed, Buddhist temples were destroyed, and every place of looting was marked on the map!

"how is this possible?"

Du Yunzhong thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't understand: "We have almost finished investigating Yuanning County, but still have no results. Where did Xie Zhen escape to? Did he escape back to Anyang?"

"impossible!"

Meng Kejian took a deep breath.

He closed his eyes, sorted out his thoughts, and spoke slowly: "The String Plate given by the general has caused a reaction in Yuanning County. This kid must be hiding in Yuanning County."

Four counties.

When searching the first three pieces, there was nothing unusual about the string discs.

only……

Yuanning is just a county after all! No matter how many cavalrymen there are, it is impossible to turn over every inch of land!
"That's strange..."

Du Yunzhong said in a deep voice: "Xie Zhen took Miyun to escape. Logically, he should have contacted Fanyin Temple as soon as he escaped from Qixia Mountain... Almost all the Buddhist temples in Yuanning County were trampled by the cavalry. Every time a temple was trampled, it was either you or me who personally supervised the battle and took the "Xian Pan" with us. These days, the Xian Pan has not produced a second vibration."

"The law of cause and effect..."

Meng Kejian recalled the general's words.

He murmured, "The general said that the young Buddhist monk named Miyun inherited the 'law of cause and effect' left by the holy monk Tanluan."

Du Yunzhong is a rough man.

"Who cares about the Dao rules!"

He lost his temper and said in a hoarse voice: "A six or seven-year-old kid can actually fly with wings?!"

"You led the ambush at Baopingkou before, didn't you find it strange?"

Meng Kejian rubbed his eyebrows and suddenly spoke.

This question.

Du Yunzhong was stunned.

It's really strange...

The Fanyin Temple delegation stopped a mile before the Baopingkou Pass before they realized something was wrong.

He originally thought that it was the negotiation between Nalan Qiutong and Xie Zhen that exposed the Cang camp ambushing in Baopingkou!

But this is not reasonable.

If the Fanyin Temple delegation had discovered the ambush, how could they have come so close?

"You mean... the ambush at Baopingkou was discovered by the 'Principle of Karma'?"

After Du Yunzhong opened his mouth, cold sweat broke out on his back.

The two reincarnated immortals, plus the number one on the Tianjiao list, did not discover the ambush at Baopingkou!

An ambush carefully planned by Nalan Xuance.

But it was seen through by a young child!
If so.

The law of cause and effect is really scary.

"Seek good fortune and avoid disaster."

Meng Kejian whispered: "We have to believe that this is the power of the 'law of cause and effect'... In this way, the reason why Xie Zhen escaped from Qixia Mountain can be explained."

Using the law of cause and effect, a teleportation array is forcibly drawn.

Since we seek good fortune and avoid disaster...

Then naturally, you will find the most suitable place to "escape".

"Etc., etc……"

Du Yunzhong stretched out his tiger paw and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He gritted his teeth and said, "So, out of the four counties, we missed the first three... was it destined?"

"It's a coincidence, but it's also inevitable."

Meng Kejian smiled somewhat sarcastically.

"If my guess about the 'law of cause and effect' is correct, then we should first check the three counties near Yuanning... and we will find that Xie Zhen is hiding in 'Anyang', hiding in the dark."

"This……"

Du Yunzhong didn't know what to say for a moment.

His eyes widened.

How to check this?
“It’s actually a good thing to realize this.”

Meng Kejian took a deep breath and said, "Yuan Ning. They must be in Yuan Ning... Miyun is a Buddhist sect after all, and the law of cause and effect will take Xie Zhen to hide. It is difficult to escape. Yunzhong, those temples that were demolished a few days ago must have been missed."

"Should I lead the group there again?"

Du Yunzhong also calmed down: "As long as you are sure that you are in Yuanning, I will demolish each temple one by one!"

"No, no hurry."

"Go and report to the general that the blockade of Yuanzhou will continue for some time. Under the protection of the law of cause and effect, it will probably take some time to find them."

"in addition."

Meng Kejian paused, looked at the map in front of him, and said expressionlessly: "Help me call all the scouts from the two camps. I want to collect as many maps of Yuanning County as possible... from previous years, and even previous years. I want to see how many temples there are in Yuanning County, how many were demolished by the cavalry, and how many were destroyed by the weathering of time."

……

... "It has been fifteen days since we left Qixia Mountain. Recently, the Yuanzhou cavalry seems to be making less and less noise..."

"The rain is coming and the wind is blowing all over the building."

Xie Xuanyi sat in a wheelchair and clenched his fists silently.

He whispered, "No movement is more terrifying than movement."

Millions of eyes are watching everything that happens in Yuanzhou.

Some days ago.

The Yuanzhou cavalry smashed and destroyed Buddhist temples and launched a plan to destroy Buddhism.

vigorous.

There was a lot of buzz.

Whenever Xie Xuanyi heard this news, his anxiety would dissipate a little. The protection provided by the law of karma was very safe. After the last time they took the initiative to overthrow Yuanguang Temple, the Yuzi Camp cavalry led by Meng Kejian smashed farther and farther, and searched farther and farther away, so they should have escaped.

A while ago, the sense of danger in Xinhu almost disappeared.

But in the past few days, this sense of danger has re-emerged.

A faint feeling of uneasiness lingers over the lake of my heart.

He knew that what was coming would eventually come.

"How is your injury recovering?"

Deng Baiyi spoke with concern. She pushed the wheelchair and walked along the mountain path. The fallen leaves swayed and rustled.

The sun is about to set.

During this period of time, the two of them accompanied each other and walked this road every day.

Days like this seem uneventful.

But for Deng Baiyi, it is a rare "happiness".

After coming to Taoyuan, her practice went more smoothly than ever before.

Just by exhaling silently, he ascended two small realms in fifteen days...

Perhaps, this is what is called a blessing in disguise.

After escaping from the deathly situation at Qixia Mountain, her state of mind changed.

Deng Baiyi never understood what the host meant by the word "entering the world" before, because she was the Taoist practitioner with the shortest time of practice, with one foot in the world of practice and the other half still in the secular world. She could not even be considered to have left the world, so how could she talk about entering it?
It wasn't until this moment that she understood.

It is not only practitioners who need to enter the world.

This world is so vast, everyone is in the world, and everyone has not entered the world.

For those who are involved in the world, their mind and heart are in perfect harmony with the heaven and earth.

Not seeking perfection is perfection.

If you don't understand the Tao, then follow the natural way.

"It's still the same."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said with some regret: "The meridians' primordial fire is about to burn but has not yet burned."

These days, the Immortal Spring has completely dispelled the bone-dissolving powder and cold blood poison planted by Meng Kejian.

However, the Yuan Fire in the acupoints could not be ignited.

The practice of the Way of Life is stuck at the final stage of "enlightenment".

Save others, save yourself.

No matter how we save them, it won't be enough.

Xie Xuanyi didn’t understand the “reason”. Perhaps Taoyuan was too small, and he had to save more people before he could understand the principles of life.

"It's the same as usual today. Will I pick you up at Chou hour?"

Deng Baiyi pushed Xie Xuanyi into the forest behind the Taoyuan Mountain. The fallen leaves piled up and made a rustling sound when they were pressed by the wheelchair.

"We can start one hour earlier today."

Xie Xuanyi said: "At present, he has learned almost everything he needs to learn."

"It seems that Doctor Xiao Chu has good qualifications?"

Deng Baiyi smiled.

She looked at the fallen leaves blown by the wind in the depths of the dense forest, with a hint of relief in her eyes. There was a thin figure, stubbornly swinging a wooden sword.

"Do you want to hear the truth?"

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "His aptitude is not as good as yours. If he continues to practice like this, it may take several years to build a foundation."

Since I said, "Then let's practice."

Xie Xuanyi then began to really teach Chu Guo how to practice.

Taoyuan is actually a place with poor spiritual energy. It is not easy to practice here.

but.

Xie Xuanyi is such a great man, but he can't even teach someone how to refine Qi. He really doesn't live up to his reputation.

not to mention……

The other party is the son of Emperor Chu.

The direct bloodline of the Da Chu royal family is extremely powerful. It is the purest and most yang "dragon vein" holy body of the human race. At that time, Emperor Chu was distracted by state affairs, but he still quickly cultivated into a Yin God!

"His qualifications are inferior to mine?"

Deng Baiyi was somewhat surprised.

She never asked about Chu Guo's identity.

But she still had some vague guesses in her heart... Xie Zhen agreed to this mission because of the book house and Mr. Chen Jingxuan. If Xie Zhen's mission was to bring back this young man, then he must be an extremely important person to the book house, and such a young man must be a good candidate for cultivation.

"Don't underestimate yourself. Your qualifications have always been good."

Xie Xuanyi said sincerely: "What did I say before... an above average appearance is already pretty good."

Xie Xuanyi's evaluation of Deng Baiyi is that he will become a great formation master in the future. As for his other achievements, he dare not say much.

But this is already amazing.

As for Chu Guo...

Perhaps because his bloodline is still blocked, this kid really has no talent.

Xie Xuanyi has never bothered to teach people the most basic methods of cultivation.

This time, he did not let Chu Guo start refining Qi directly.

He randomly found a piece of open space in the dense forest behind the Taoyuan mountain and filled it with simple wooden dummies.

Xie Xuanyi only taught Chu Guo to do one thing.

Draw your sword.

Use the wooden sword to strike at the wooden man!
No restrictions on sword moves, no need to learn any methods, just do whatever you want...

Draw the sword in whatever way feels comfortable to you.

The great way of the world has always been invisible.

Only when there are more people practicing will it take shape.

The sword is the king of all weapons. Whether it is holding the sword, drawing the sword, or even putting the sword away, there are countless rules and principles summarized by predecessors. But in the beginning, the sword is just a sword, and the person holding the sword only needs to hold it without thinking too much.

In theory, this is a very simple matter.

But Chu Guo just couldn't do it right.

He chopped the wooden man-stump.

It took a long time to cut it down.

"In the past few days, Miyun has been practicing medicine with Zheng Fengsheng. I heard that Miyun has good aptitude."

Deng Baiyi chuckled and said, "I thought that Doctor Xiao Chu was also making rapid progress."

"He practiced with me, but he followed the wrong person."

Xie Xuanyi sighed and said helplessly: "This young man should learn to save people. The sword... is used to kill people."

Chu Guo was born with a pair of skillful hands.

On weekdays, when treating patients in Taoyuan, it only takes half an incense stick of time to cure a person.

But now it takes a whole night to barely cut down a stake.

but……

This young man is quite determined.

He carried the wooden sword every night and persevered. This energy was the only thing that made Xie Xuanyi feel gratified.

"Kill people, save people..."

Deng Baiyi looked at Xie Xuanyi, tilted his head, and smiled curiously: "In that case, this is actually a good thing?"

"Good news?" Xie Xuanyi was stunned.

"You only know how to kill people, not save them."

Deng Baiyi smiled and said, "He learns from you how to kill people, and you learn from him how to save people. Isn't that the best of both worlds? Anyway... it's both cultivation."

(End of this chapter)