Embers of Sword

Chapter 403 The root of the problem
The flames spread, engulfing the entire second floor of the inn.

The self-detonation of a Cave Heaven Realm cultivator is enough to destroy everything within a radius of fifty feet.

only.

Xie Xuanyi is here.

He stretched out his palm and turned it over gently.

The golden shirt of the martial arts god flutters!

boom!
The sea of fire spread for just a moment before it was grasped in the palm of Xie Xuanyi's divine fetus.

Xie Xuanyi slowly clasped his hands together.

The sea of fire is shrinking inch by inch.

Zhou Lu risked her entire life to launch the "burn everything down together" strategy, but in the end, she didn't even burn a corner of Xie Xuanyi's sleeves.

He practiced for fourteen years and ate three hundred corpses in exchange for this level of cultivation.

The fire dissipated.

Everything turned into nothingness.

Xie Xuanyi left the burnt woman's boudoir, walked a few steps, and stopped. He looked at the shivering servant squatting in the corner. The guy was as pale as paper, curled up, and closed his eyes tightly. He was ready to resign himself to his fate and die. Unexpectedly, he was lucky. The sea of fire just exploded and burned right under his feet. If it had been a little longer, he would have been burned to ashes.

"Chichichi..."

The air was filled with a hot, bloody smell.

The servant slowly opened his eyes and looked at the scene in disbelief. The entire corridor was destroyed.

And he is still alive.

Even, it’s still intact!

Obviously, the person who saved him was the young swordsman in black in front of him.

"My benefactor..."

The servant reacted very quickly. He pinched his cheeks to confirm that he was not dreaming. Then he knelt down and kowtowed with a trembling voice: "Thank you very much, benefactor! Thank you very much for saving my life!"

Xie Xuanyi looked at the young man and frowned slightly.

The word "benefactor" fell into his heart, making him feel a little dazed.

Miyun called him benefactor.

Deng Chicheng called him benefactor.

The evil couple who had just died called him their benefactor.

Ten years ago, there was chaos in the imperial city. Chi Lin, the envoy of the imperial city who risked his life to escort him out of the city, also called him benefactor.

Over the years, he seemed to have heard such "titles" often.

"no need to thank me."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the servant in front of him and said, "I wasn't trying to save you just now."

The self-detonation of a cultivator in the Cave Heaven Realm certainly cannot hurt himself in the slightest.

But Deng Baiyi and Chu Guo are still downstairs...

If Xie Xuanyi did not take action to stop the self-explosion, the inn would collapse, the fire would spread, and Deng Baiyi and Chu Guo would be injured.

The servant was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect the black-clothed swordsman to say such a thing.

The servant hurriedly forced a smile and said, "What are you talking about, benefactor? Even if it was just a casual move, it saved my life after all. I will remember it in my heart for three lifetimes and repay you by working like a slave. If you have any instructions, just open your mouth, no matter what the request is, I will not refuse."

"..."

Hearing this, Xie Xuanyi fell silent, and his mind fell on this young servant.

This moment is just like that moment.

Fourteen years ago.

When he rescued Zhou Lu and Qu Li, they looked at him with great respect and thanked him with the most sincere words.

Unfortunately.

Planting good causes does not necessarily lead to good results.

"As long as you ask, you won't refuse?"

Xie Xuanyi looked calmly at the servant in front of him and spoke softly to confirm.

The servant smiled and nodded respectfully: "Of course!"

"In that case, you can end it yourself."

Xie Xuanyi spoke the coldest words in the most casual tone.

He glanced downstairs. The noise gradually died down. It looked like Deng Baiyi and Chu Guo were almost done fighting.

From the moment he stepped onto the second floor, his divine sense completely blocked the second floor.

No sound could be heard in the lobby of the inn. Even Zhou Lu's self-explosion was suppressed silently by Xie Xuanyi with the power of the divine fetus.

"???"

The smile on the servant's face suddenly froze.

What does it mean to end it yourself?
He looked up in a daze, looking at the black-clad swordsman in front of him in confusion.

"In the past few years, following them, I must have eaten a lot of people, right?"

Xie Xuanyi said in a light voice: "Although you are only a Qi Refiner now, you are only one step away from building a foundation. I know very well that those who practice the Yinshan technique will never be able to turn back in this life. Even if I cut off your limbs and meridians and destroy your Dantian, you will still eat people and do evil."

Back then, it was because he was unaware that these two disasters occurred.

Now he will no longer allow such mistakes to take root.

"What are you talking about, benefactor..."

The servant's voice trembled and there was no smile on his face.

With a thud, he knelt on the ground, looking at the person in front of him with some despair.

The servant's voice was hoarse and excited, and he said in a sad voice: "I was forced! They forced me to eat human flesh, I had no choice... My benefactor, you are so powerful, you have saved me once, please do me a favor and spare my life. I swear on my life that I am not like them!"

Xie Xuanyi just looked at the young man indifferently.

There are some things that you cannot get involved with.

Once it is touched, every word you say will no longer be credible.

The servant looked into the eyes of the young swordsman in black, and did not see a trace of sympathy or pity.

He sat there in a daze.

next moment.

The servant suddenly stood up, a dagger slipped out of his sleeve, he grabbed it with his backhand, and stabbed hard at the black-clothed swordsman in front of him.

"His-"

A bright red blood line appeared in the void.

An extremely thin thread of sword energy had been silently spread here before this conversation began. If the boy had not suddenly attacked, this horizontal thread of sword energy would not have been triggered.

Xie Xuanyi had a calm expression as he watched the scene blankly.

From the beginning to the end, he never had any hope that this young man would "turn over a new leaf".

By now, there is naturally no question of disappointment.

He already knew it.

This servant who kept begging for his life was actually no different from Qu Li Zhou Lu fourteen years ago.

"boom!"

The head was cut off by the sword energy thread, and under the blessing of its owner's "motion inertia", it automatically left the body, was thrown high into the air, and was thrown from the sky above the second-floor corridor, landed in the lobby on the first floor, and fell on the table, exploding into a hideous and enchanting scarlet blood flower.

Xie Xuanyi put his hands behind his back and slowly walked down the second floor.

The lobby on the first floor is already quiet.

Twenty-seven people, all killed.

Deng Baiyi's white clothes were dyed bright red. He held the stone wall with one hand, his whole body was shaking, and the palm of his hand holding the Five Thunder Talisman was emitting a faint sound of thunder.

the other side.

Chu Guo, who killed seven bandits from Yuanzhou alone, was vomiting while holding his umbrella and sword.

Xie Xuanyi walked over, patted the young man on the shoulder, and whispered, "This is your first time killing someone. How does it feel?"

"It's okay, but a little disgusting..."

Seeing Xie Zhen coming, Chu Guo quickly stood up, wiped the corners of his mouth, and replied calmly: "I finally had a full meal, I probably vomited it all out."

"Really? It's good to spit it out."

Xie Xuanyi said casually: "I forgot to tell you, what you just ate was human flesh."

"???"

Chu Guo's expression suddenly changed. He couldn't hold it in any longer and found a corner to vomit.

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(The next update will be around 12 noon tomorrow.)
(End of this chapter)