Embers of Sword

Chapter 392 Cicada (Part )
Xie Xuanyi's eyes gradually turned cold as he looked at the skinny monk.

"As expected... you are not Facheng."

During this period of time, his spiritual sense checked Facheng countless times.

Every time he checked, Xie Xuanyi found no trace of remaining Yuanli.

All signs indicate that Facheng is just an ordinary person who has never started the path of spiritual practice.

But now it seems that the truth is not that simple.

"I am indeed not the 'Fa Cheng' you know."

The skinny monk sighed and said, "But... Mr. Xie has already sacrificed [Serious Illness], so you should at least allow others to reveal your identity, right?"

"Ah……"

Xie Xuanyi smiled when he heard this.

This is the truth.

But how can a mortal like me, who has never practiced cultivation and does not care about worldly matters, recognize a serious illness?

"I know that Mr. Xie killed Yuan Jimo with the Lotus Sword Qi in Qujiang not long ago."

Facheng bowed slightly and said gently: "I am now probably equivalent to this wisp of 'Lotus Sword Qi'. The head of Chunyang Sect integrated his thoughts into the Lotus Sword Qi, and the Zen Master integrated his thoughts into this 'water drop'."

He stretched out two fingers and tapped the center of his eyebrows.

The air is filled with water vapor.

"...Fountain of Immortality?"

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes.

The drop of immortal spring in front of Facheng has been consumed by half.

No wonder the rain falling from this land is so warm...

It turns out that this rain of life comes in this way.

"good."

Facheng sighed and said, "This is the gift from the Zen Master before his death, and it is also the reason why you and I can meet today. In a sense, you can understand me at this moment as the incarnation of the Zen Master's will. Although I am the Zen Master, the Zen Master is not me, because I have only cultivated three magical powers, 'Heavenly Eye', 'Divine Foot', and 'Fate'... As for other magical powers, I have limited qualifications and have never obtained them."

Xie Xuanyi listened to all these words.

"and many more……"

Xie Xuanyi's expression suddenly changed: "The Zen Master is dying? The Zen Master is dead!"

These four words are really too harsh.

This news will probably shock the world!

"Yes, the Zen master has passed away."

Fa Cheng sighed again, and said in a sad tone: "Before Chang He died, he gave away the Fountain of Immortality. With the power of 'Fate Passage', he laid a backup plan in the long river of fate. My appearance is to change Chen Chong's position, so as to avoid the future catastrophe of 'Suyang City'."

Say it.

He slowly stretched out a hand.

The Fountain of Immortality is trembling softly—

In the dim Buddhist kingdom, a circle of golden light ignited and turned into a portal.

Facheng invited Xie Xuanyi to step into the "Fate Channel" and watch the future catastrophe together.

Xie Xuanyi hesitated in silence for a moment, and chose to step into the "Portal of Destiny".

Russian qing.

The river is surging and light and fire are burning.

Everything was frozen, and he saw the scene that Chen Chong had seen before. The entire Suyang City was trampled to pieces by the iron cavalry, and countless Buddhist monks were killed. This was the true meaning of "destroying Buddhism". Compared with this, the disaster today was not worth mentioning at all.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi watched this tragic scene in silence.

If the Zen master is dead, then the Fanyin Temple is indeed in a bad situation today.

The great catastrophe of Suyang City that has now been revealed by fate is just a microcosm of the great catastrophe of Buddhism.

Nalan Xuance and Chen Chong have already taken initial control of the country.

These two powerful men, one is in charge of Fangyuanfang and is the national teacher.

The other one was in charge of the cavalry of three states and had great power in the court.

These two people joined forces to strike hard, and the destruction of Buddhism in Yuanzhou set a precedent. The subsequent destruction of Buddhism will be even more massive!
As long as the two do not show up and come to the Fanyin Temple in person, it will be difficult for Buddhism to resist.

The hidden "Yang Shen Realm" strongman of the Buddhist sect had almost no choice. Either he would strike with thunder and fight for his life with Nalan Xuance and Chen Chong...

Otherwise, they can only sit back and watch as the torrent of iron cavalry sweeps across Dali, sweeping away and flattening all the thousand-year accumulations of Buddhism scattered across the four regions!
"So that's why you want me to spare Chen Chong's life?"

Xie Xuanyi felt a little ironic, and still couldn't understand: "The massive anti-Buddhist movement in Yuanzhou today was personally carried out by Chen Chong... Do you think that with what he did today, he will stand against Nalan Xuance when the great catastrophe comes in the future?"

"You reap what you sow, and no one can escape it."

Fa Cheng lowered his eyes and said, "I originally wanted Chen Chong to accept a complete drop of the Immortal Spring Water. As fate would have it, and karma would have taken root, when Suyang City is in great trouble in the future, he will have no choice but to save the people."

"However, Chen Chong is unwilling to appreciate it..."

He looked regretful and said slowly: "This person is also a stubborn person. He practiced for many years just to fight with the Zen master and break through the Yang God realm. This idea is almost crazy and cannot be resolved. So I can only consume this "water vapor" and display the magical power left by the Zen master..."

Having said this, Fa Cheng paused and looked around.

Xie Xuanyi had noticed a long time ago that this Buddhist kingdom was so majestic and magnificent that even though it was beginning to dissipate at this moment, it still exuded an inviolable sacred aura!
Is this the magical power left by the Zen master?
The existence of the three religions' leaders is indeed not to be desecrated.

Chen Chong’s defeat in this battle was not unfair.

“No one knows what will happen in the future.”

Facheng thought for a moment and said compassionately: "Even the images reflected in the long river of fate may just be an illusion. In the fate-sensing telepathy left by the Zen Master, I saw signs of the coming catastrophe. Everything in the world has birth and death, and a lifespan. Fanyin Temple, Daomen, Dasui Sword Palace, these three holy places with a thousand-year heritage will sooner or later face the catastrophe."

"The three holy places all suffered great disasters?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows: "This catastrophe is similar to the 'drinking poison war' of the past. Is it caused by the demon country?"

"Thank you, sir. I'm sorry I can't answer that."

"With my power, I cannot see the specific scene of this catastrophe..."

Facheng smiled bitterly and said honestly: "If the one standing here was a complete Zen master, then you would definitely get a satisfactory answer. It's a pity... I am just an incarnation of a thought, and in the long river of fate, I am just a blade of grass."

Xie Xuanyi was a little disappointed.

"but……"

Facheng changed the subject and said slowly: "After awakening the 'fate-seeing', I saw the Zen master's figure in the long river. Although he left, he left some words."

"What?"

"The Zen master said that the calamities of the three religions and the calamities of the world all require people to resolve them and to face them."

Facheng chanted the Buddha's name softly.

"Thank you, benefactor."

He looked at Xie Xuanyi and said softly, "You are the 'person who will bear the calamity' chosen by the head of Chunyang Sect. You survived the battle of the North Sea because of the Immortal Spring. This time you have reincarnated and cultivated again. In the future, you will definitely bear the great calamity of the Sword Palace... The person who will bear the calamity and the person who will bear the calamity of the Dasui Sword Palace should be you."

This statement moved Xie Xuanyi a little.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"And the one who was to be afflicted with the 'Buddhist Great Disaster' that I saw in the long river of fate was Mi Yun. And the one who could save him was Chen Chong."

"This is why I want to save Chen Chong's life no matter what."

The monk bowed and saluted, his attitude was humble, but his voice was sincere and powerful: "Buddhism believes in 'fate' and 'cause and effect'. I have awakened my 'fate-seeing' today, and I met Chen Chong today. I think it is all arranged by fate. Thank you, benefactor, and please don't drop this sword for the sake of the people of Suyang City."

“There’s no need to bring up these great principles.”

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said coldly: "I am a Chu person. I can't even handle the mess in my own territory. How can I care about the catastrophe in Suyang City?"

Pause.

"If I can return to Da Chu safely, it doesn't matter whether the sword falls or not, or whether I kill him or not."

It is indeed remarkable that Chen Chong was able to break through and become a Yang God in this battle.

But Xie Xuanyi didn't take it seriously.

He only cared about whether he could return to Chu territory safely.

After returning to Chu, the urgent need for the cavalry to surround and kill him was extinguished. After that, no matter how much the anti-Buddhist movement in Li State caused, it had nothing to do with him.

As for Chen Chong... Xie Xuanyi knew very well that once he was promoted to Yang God, he would be even stronger than Chen Chong!

"But you have to understand that during this period of time, the cavalry under Chen Chong's command has almost visited all the Buddhist temples in Yuanzhou."

“Even if the Fanyin Temple dismissed its disciples ahead of time, many innocent people died in this disaster…”

Xie Xuanyi said, "Not long ago in Qixia Mountain, he ordered his subordinates to kill all the monks in the delegation. If it weren't for Junshan and I risking our lives to save him, Miyun, who was carrying the 'Tanluan Buddha Bones', would have perished in the calamity. As you said, if even those who were to be calamed died in Buddhism, what was the point of going through this great calamity?"

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