Embers of Sword

Chapter 418 Thirty-three Caves

Xie Zhen also prepared a gift for himself?
Qi Lie was stunned again when he heard this.

He looked at the young man in front of him with subtle expression… According to the sect's seniority, he was Xie Zhen's uncle, so how could a younger generation prepare gifts for an elder?

and.

Xie Zhen was a little strange today. Neither his tone of voice nor his movements and manners seemed like that of a young man.

Normally, Qi Lie doesn't care about these unnecessary formalities.

But everything that happened today, put together, made him a little suspicious.

"No need."

Qi Lie waved his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "You left the country on this mission and survived many dangers. It was not easy for you to come back... There is no reason for you to give me a gift. Now that you have been promoted to a Yin God, Uncle Master will give you a robe."

Thunders were flying in the Lei Chi Dojo. Qi Lie stretched out his hand and fished out a golden lotus robe shining with golden light from his natal cave.

Xie Xuanyi smiled helplessly.

He whispered, "Why don't you take a look at what this 'gift' is first."

The words fell.

Xie Xuanyi took out a gourd and threw it out.

"This is?"

Qi Lie took the gourd.

The gourd was not heavy, it was filled with wine, and there were no excessive carvings on the surface.

It looked very ordinary, but after taking over... Qi Lie's eyes turned red.

Senior Brother Xuanyi liked to drink back then.

This gourd exudes the sword spirit that he is familiar with.

You can't go wrong!

This is Xie Xuanyi’s wine gourd from back then!
"Jin'ao Peak practices the 'Xuan Lei Sword Dao'. This gourd of wine contains the sword intent left by the 'Xuan Lei Sword Immortal'."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "If a Yin God Realm wants to reach the top of Yang God Realm, he must step over the two great chasms of 'asking the way' and 'asking the heart'. The more thorough the comprehension of the Dao Realm, the greater the chance of success in 'asking the way'."

Qi Lie turned a deaf ear to it.

He stared at the black-clad young man in front of him and asked, "Where did you get this gourd?"

"Is it important..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment and sighed softly.

He was actually a little helpless.

The origin of the gourd is not important at all. What is important is the sword intent in the gourd.

If he guessed correctly, Qi Lie, who had already reached the fifteenth level of Yin God, would soon face the test of "examining his heart" and "asking for the Tao". Tongtian Zhanglu arranged for him to retreat to Jin'ao Peak in order to temper his Tao heart and let him concentrate his mind so that he could cope with the difficulties that were to come.

At that time, he sought the truth in the Thirty-Three Caves and Heavens and observed all the sword intentions of the sages of the Sword Palace.

From the experience of someone who has been there.

The sword intent of Xuan Lei Sword Immortal was of great benefit to Qi Lie.

Before leaving Jin'ao Peak, Xie Xuanyi thought carefully, then picked the gourd from the forest, carved it with sword energy, and injected divine thoughts into it. Finally, in this way, he "euphemistically" came to Yuping Peak to deliver the gift.

Because there are hexagram arithmetic methods such as [Observing the Sky].

Some things are always hard to say.

Communicating with Qi Lie in this way can better avoid the "cause and effect" divination.

but.

Xie Xuanyi still misjudged this matter.

Qi Lie's character is the same as that of the chief lawyer of Jin'ao Peak, he is straightforward and never beats around the bush.

"This is my brother's favorite wine vessel."

Qi Lie stared at the gourd, and scanned it with his mind, confirming again: "This... still exudes Senior Brother's sword intent."

"so?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at Qi Lie.

“So that doesn’t make sense.”

Qi Lie frowned, "If Senior Brother had fled to Beijun ten years ago and entrusted this gourd to you... then how could this gourd be so 'smooth', without any trace of time, as if it had just been picked?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi remained silent.

Four purple-green swords were suspended in the sky above the Lei Chi Dojo.

"and many more--"

The sword trembled slightly and the sound of thunder continued to be heard. Qi Lie, who was holding the wine gourd, suddenly understood something.

He looked shocked and looked at the young man in black in front of him in disbelief.

……

……

There are nine Taoist temples in Yuping Peak.

These nine dojos were built by the headmaster and the head of the law. Several years ago, when the Dasui Sword Palace was at its most glorious and prosperous, each of these dojos had a Yin Shen realm cultivator in charge. These dojo masters were the key personnel who guarded the 33 caves of Yuping Peak. Now that the Dasui Sword Palace was declining, the talents of the cultivators in the various peaks were dwindling, and it was no longer possible to gather nine dojo masters to guard the "Yuping Peak".

But it is still possible to send a powerful Yin God to take charge.

Jiang Miaoyin was in seclusion, and the heavy responsibility of being in charge of the Thirty-three Caves and Heavens was handed over to Qi Lie.

now.

The entrance to the Thirty-Three Caves was glowing. Qi Lie, who was in charge of the Lei Chi Dojo, tore open a narrow door with his sword energy. Light and fire splashed everywhere. The "world" on the other side of the door was even more vast than the entire Dasui Sword Palace sect.

After a practitioner enters the Yin Shen realm, his natal cave heaven can be established.

The higher the realm, the greater the degree of the cave heaven's expansion. Later, a cave heaven took root completely and turned into a pure land world. This world-famous "Thirty-three Cave Heavens" was the supreme blessing left by the ancestor of Dasui Sword Palace thousands of years ago. A total of thirty-three great practitioners worked together to settle the cave heaven and consolidate it completely.

Because of its isolated nature.

The "Thirty-three Caves in Heaven" has become a unique holy place for the disciples of Dasui Sword Palace to practice.

If it were just this point alone, the "Thirty-three Caves and Heavens" would not be worth it for Yuping Peak to set up nine Taoist temples to suppress it.

The world has been turbulent in recent years.

The Dashui Sword Palace has experienced countless wars and countless fights. The "Thirty-three Caves and Heavens" is the forbidden prison where the Dashui Sword Palace detains serious criminals and demons!
Some great demons and evil monsters were suppressed here.

The reason why there is a sword washing pool on Yuping Peak.

This is because this sword-washing pool is connected to the Thirty-Three Caves in Heaven, and it transforms the sword energy of the Dasui Sword Palace into "cleansing power" every day to cleanse the hearts of those great demons in prison.

Once there is something unusual in the cave prison, the sword washing pool will roar!

"Except for the headmaster and the head of the law, I am the only one who can enter the entire Dasui Sword Palace."

The Spark Portal slowly settled.

Qi Lie looked at the vast world in front of him and said with a complicated expression: "Although I am responsible for guarding Yuping Peak, this is my first time to set foot here. I have heard since I was a child that the Thirty-Three Cave Heavens are the forbidden areas of Dasui Sword Palace. Without the permission of the master, you must not easily step into it. Time flies."

"It's really fast."

Xie Xuanyi smiled softly: "Now you have transformed yourself into a symbol of the will of the 'master'."

This scene is a bit weird.

One big and one small, stood in the array of drifting and dissipating sparks.

However, the young man in black, who looked obviously younger, spoke in a much more mature tone.

"Senior brother..."

Qi Lie also smiled.

But his eyes were still complicated, and it was obvious that he was thinking about something.

Qi Lie was not interested in the vast cave full of blessings in front of him.

He stroked the wine gourd in his hand, thought for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Brother, why me?"

"Ok?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows.

"Back in the day at Lotus Peak, Senior Brother treated you the best, and Senior Sister Miaoyin and you were childhood sweethearts."

Qi Lie lowered his eyes and said slowly: "Si Qi and Junior Sister were both picked up by you personally... I didn't expect that you would come to Yuping Peak..."

"You don't understand why I came to you?"

From the moment Qi Lie opened his mouth, Xie Xuanyi understood what his junior brother wanted to ask. Qi Lie was puzzled before, and the Jiangning turmoil was settled.

Why didn't I go back to Lotus Peak, but came here instead?

Xie Xuanyi thought for a moment and said in a gentle voice: "Because Junior Brother Qi, you are the most upright person. Dasui Sword Palace needs an extremely strong backbone to support it in the future. I can't do this, and no one else can do it. Only you can become this 'backbone'."

In Jin'ao Peak, everyone is like a sword, upright and straight.

As Zhao Tongtian's most beloved disciple, Qi Lie's moral character is beyond doubt.

A sword cultivator would rather break than bend.

If one wants to become the chief judge of Dasui Sword Palace, one needs to endure great loneliness... After Xie Xuanyi had achieved success in his cultivation, he traveled around the four regions and asked for advice on swordsmanship all over the world.

Although his sword skills are strong enough, his mind is not calm enough.

He can become the sharpest "sword tip" of the Dashui Sword Palace.

But it is not enough to become the "backbone" that supports the Sword Palace.

"The great age has arrived, and with it will come the great catastrophe."

Xie Xuanyi said with emotion: "I witnessed the 'catastrophe' of Buddhism in Li Country with my own eyes. I wonder what this great catastrophe will look like when it sweeps to Dasui Sword Palace... If I were the 'catastrophe-solver' in the long river of fate, and I were asked to choose a 'catastrophe-taker', it would probably be my junior brother."

Qi Lie was a little confused.

"Big Brother stays away from disputes and is not stained by worldly dust. I don't want him to get involved in the muddy waters."

"Si Qi and Huang Su are too young. This burden is too heavy. I don't want it to fall on them so early."

These words.

If others heard this, they would inevitably feel resentful.

But Qi Lie was not annoyed at all.

He looked at Xie Xuanyi and asked seriously, word by word, "So... in Senior Brother's eyes, Qi Lie is the one who deserves to be entrusted with an important task?"

"nature."

Xie Xuanyi said sincerely: "If I can only choose one person, I will choose you."

Qi Lie's lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

The two of them just fell into a brief silence.

The mountain wind howled, blowing up fallen leaves, which were ignited by sparks in the formation.

"...Xiao Qi."

Guilt appeared in Xie Xuanyi's eyes. He looked at the younger brother in front of him, who was younger than him, and said softly: "I hope you can forgive me... The battle in the North Sea in the last life was too tragic. It was difficult to live again. I didn't meet you with my 'real name' before."

I haven't heard this name for a long time.

Qi Lie felt a sour taste in his nose.

"Brother...what are you talking about?"

He shook his head and said hoarsely, "Not recognizing each other is the right thing to do. How can I blame my brother for such a small matter?"

He knew very well what the three words "Xie Xuanyi" meant.

Once the identity of the senior brother is exposed, he will likely encounter catastrophic disaster again.

Therefore, even though Xie Xuanyi has already comprehended the two realms of life and death, and has the divine fetus of martial arts, he still needs to be extremely careful.

Qi Lie didn't blame Xie Xuanyi for hiding the truth at all.

"These ten years..."

"I think about the Imperial City case day and night."

The heart lake that Qi Lie had kept hidden for ten years encountered the biggest shock today. He wanted to swallow these words completely.

But today it is like water bursting through a dam, surging out.

"I think you must have been wronged, brother."

"I thought, Brother, you must not be dead."

Qi Lie smiled uncomfortably and said, "Brother, do you know? I went to the Imperial City on purpose. I wanted to use the [Huan Yuan Yi] to predict your life or death. I don't believe that you died in the North Sea..."

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his hands and straightened the collar of Junior Brother Qi's clothes.

This is what Qi Lie said.

Of course he knew, he knew it all.

The death of Master Lian is a knot in the heart that Zhang Lu cannot let go of.

His own death was also a knot in Qi Lie's heart.

"Brother, you are not dead."

Qi Lie's voice was a little choked: "For me, this is the best gift."

……

……

In fact, Xie Xuanyi had thought about the scene when he would meet his fellow disciples more than once.

When I crawled out of the dark coffin in Yuzhu Town.

He thought about this scene.

If this moment comes, I will be extremely happy, very happy.

A banquet was held on Lotus Peak, and sword music was played.

But he also knew that it was easy to "recognize" but difficult to "get together". If he only wanted to have a moment of happiness, he could have announced it to the world after leaving Yuzhu Town, letting everyone know that Xie Xuanyi was not dead and had returned alive from the North Sea, and the masters of the various peaks of the Dasui Sword Palace would all come on their swords to take him back.

But what happens next?

The battle in the North Sea did not come to an end.

Will my "fate" repeat itself again?
and so.

Xie Xuanyi could only swallow his anger temporarily. Now that he had been promoted to Yin God and comprehended the dual realms of life and death, it was still not enough.

If time permits.

He had to stand higher.

"Senior brother..."

The time the brothers spent together soon came to an end.

Qi Lie took a deep breath.

He had recovered his emotions, but his voice was still a little hoarse: "So you came to this cave today not only to see me, but also to see Senior Sister Miaoyin?"

"……Um."

Xie Xuanyi did not explain too much. He said calmly, "On Lotus Peak, apart from you and Miaoyin, no third person will know this identity for the time being."

A few days ago, Jiang Huang's words fell into the lake of my heart, causing thousands of ripples that could not be eliminated.

How long will it take until the day when the world is “named right”?
Xie Xuanyi didn’t know, nor did he want to know.

He just knows.

There are some things that I have wanted to do for a long time.

There are some things I have wanted to say for a long time.

In this case, now that I have been promoted to Yin God and returned to the Sword Palace... it is a good opportunity to say and do everything I should say and do.

Xie Xuanyi didn't want to leave any regrets.

"I understand."

Qi Lie looked solemn. He handed over a jade slip and said solemnly, "Brother, Qi Lie still needs to guard the Jade Screen and cannot continue to accompany you... The Thirty-Three Cave Heavens are extremely dangerous. Don't be careless. Although you have now been promoted to a Yin God, you will still encounter danger when walking here. The fortune of the Dasui Sword Palace has declined recently, and the restrictions on those great monsters have also been relaxed a lot. If you need to leave, feel free to send a message via the jade slip."

"rest assured."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "I'm familiar with this place."

Qi Lie nodded and said no more.

He took a step back, his robe fluttering, his figure floating, sword energy blazing, he withdrew from the "Thirty-three Caves in Heaven" and returned to the Lei Chi Dojo.

Xie Xuanyi was the only one left at the entrance of the Thirty-Three Caves.

"His."

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his palm and uncovered the appearance of all living beings.

Here, next, the person he was going to meet did not need any concealment.

(End of this chapter)