Embers of Sword

Chapter 445 Life
[Dao Furnace] Molten magma poured out from the ceiling, trying to cut off the heaven and earth, but was directly cut off by the sword energy!
The two realms of life and death were like dragons and snakes, clinging to the arms of the martial arts god. The dragon and snake bodies that extended out evolved into long swords.

This sword tore through the sky and landed firmly on the surface of the [Dao Furnace]!
Boom!
The sound of the Huangzhong and Dalu colliding resounded through the heavens and earth! A fine line exploded on the surface of the [Daolu]!
"Thank you, Zhen!"

Dao Jiu didn't expect the situation to develop to this point. He suppressed his anger and asked in a low voice: "Do we have to go to war with each other?!"

Xie Xuanyi did not respond.

But the martial arts god behind him raised his sword again.

Seeing this scene, Dao Jiu's expression turned completely cold.

The red robe belonging to Taoist Qianyuan fluttered in the wind, sending up sparks and debris all over the sky.

He raised his hands high and held the [Tao Furnace] above his head.

After withstanding the sword attack, the furnace body was broken but still remained intact!
The next moment, Dao Jiu summoned the [Dao Furnace] and did not retreat but counterattacked. He chose to actively kill Xie Xuanyi!

"……Come!"

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath, and a golden light flashed in the space between his eyebrows.

Daojiu was ready to fight to the death.

Xie Xuanyi did not hold back at all during this attack. He summoned [Chronic Illness], and his innate flying sword, which had been suppressed for a long time, was ecstatic. It leaped out of the cave and fell into the empty sword shape entangled by the realm of life and death. In an instant, the dragon and snake took shape, and the whole world was eclipsed.

Compared with the blazing sword light, the sparks in the sky were like dim debris.

Just one sword!
The [Chronic Illness] that merged the two Dao Realms split the [Dao Furnace] in one go, breaking it in the middle and cutting it into two halves!

Taoist Qianyuan’s body was also cut in half!

Xie Xuanyi cut horizontally.

Taoist Qianyuan's entire body exploded completely and turned into a ball of blood mist, only his head flew up and landed in front of Xie Xuanyi.

……

……

The flying sword broke through the sky, turned into a stream of light, and fell back to Zhanjiao Mountain.

Ye Qinglian, who was sitting cross-legged on the ceiling of Qingteng Cave, opened her eyes. Xie Zhen's return speed was faster than she had imagined.

"You're back?"

Ye Qinglian looked at the young man in black who landed on the top of the mountain.

"Ah."

Xie Xuanyi's expression was extremely calm.

Ye Qinglian noticed that Xie Zhen seemed to have a faint smell of blood on his body.

That black shirt looks clean.

But it seems like it's been a battle...

The sky was gloomy and the land was shrouded in darkness, but the Zhanjiao Mountain was shrouded in strange light. The magical treasures of the Baihua Valley and the Jiang family were hanging on the top of the Zhanjiao Mountain.

On the other side, a figure flew over from the Qingcan Qionglou.

"Where is Taoist Qianyuan?" Jiang Que asked anxiously.

"died."

Xie Xuanyi uttered two words.

"died?"

Jiang Que was stunned.

next moment.

A head flew out from Xie Xuanyi's sleeve and landed in front of Jiang Que.

"Well... I killed him." Xie Xuanyi nodded.

"You killed Qian Yuan?!"

Jiang Que looked shocked.

Before he set out on this trip, he was summoned by the old man and given some instructions. The Jiang family had a very good relationship with the Dasui Sword Palace, and they were even "inseparable friends" with Xie Xuanyi back then. Jiang Qihu and Jiang Miaoyin both had a close relationship with Xie Xuanyi, and old man Jiang Lie provided quite important help when Xie Xuanyi was the enemy of the world.

The old man told him.

Xie Zhen has most likely already advanced to Yin God...

At first, Jiang Que didn't believe it. Even if this kid named Xie was more talented than his master, he was only seventeen years old. There were only a few cultivators throughout history who could achieve the Yin Shen realm at the age of seventeen!

But when he evacuated from the Pure White Mountain Realm, he had to believe it.

Xie Zhen’s escape speed is even faster than his own.

This is no longer a speed that can be achieved in the Cave Heaven Realm.

But Taoist Qianyuan... is in the late Yinshen realm after all! Xie Zhen had just been promoted, how could he possibly be a match for Taoist Qianyuan!

"Elder Jiang, why do you look at me like that?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "My master is Xie Xuanyi. It should be reasonable for me to kill him, right?"

At that time, Xie Xuanyi was besieged in Beihai.

Yinshan is the main force, and all three major sects are involved, and the Hehuan Sect is naturally no exception.

"Can you kill Qian Yuan?" Jiang Que had not yet recovered from his shock.

"luck."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "That Immortal Master severely injured him. When I met him, he was almost dead. Since we met by chance, I might as well give him a quick death."

"..."

Jiang Que had a complicated expression and was speechless.

Ye Qinglian fell into silence.

"Now the three major groups and Da Chu are in a 'cooperative' relationship."

Jiang Que rubbed his brows and said helplessly: "On the southwestern front, our Zhanjiao Mountain is backed by the Hehuan Sect. It's okay for Taoist Qianyuan to die at the hands of Taoist Zhiren, but if you kill him... I'm afraid it will be a bit tricky next."

"Don't worry about that."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "The Hehuan Sect wanted to settle accounts, so they came to me alone. Compared with the death of 'Qianyuan Taoist', there is one thing that is more important. I need to launch the Dachu Royal Family's communication order and hold a soul meeting with the other Zhanjiao Mountains."

This time, we must conquer the demons in southern Xinjiang and capture the imperial city of Dachu.

After the treasure ship entered the border, it was affected by the miasma and ordinary means of communication could not be used.

But each Zhanjiao Mountain has a "Royal Communication Order" blessed and tempered by Renshou Palace. This communication order can ignore the obstruction of formations, space, and miasma, and build a "Soul Bridge" at the cost of consuming vitality. With this communication order, the seven Zhanjiao Mountains can establish contact at any time even if they are hundreds of miles apart, so as not to be isolated.

"You want to issue a signal?"

Jiang Que said solemnly: "You should know that launching this command will cost a lot."

This order is only in the hands of the chief inspector of Zhanjiao Mountain.

Ye Qinglian is young after all.

This time on the southwest front, Jiang Que will be in charge of this extremely precious royal order.

"The Taoist Qianyuan who was killed by me was not the real master."

Xie Xuanyi glanced at the head below him and said slowly: "This body has been controlled by the Paper Man Dao...Does Elder Jiang think it is necessary to launch the 'Royal Message' to inform the other Zhanjiao Mountains of this news?"

The words were earth-shattering.

Jiang Que couldn't believe it.

He tried to understand what was said: "You mean, Taoist Qianyuan was possessed? Our meeting and trip just now were all part of the plan of the Paper Man Dao?"

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi said in a deep voice: "In addition, the secret realm of 'Pure White Mountain' mentioned by the paper man is man-made. This is probably a scam. Lu Yu really deliberately induced Da Chu to go south and take the initiative to welcome this demon-slaying event."

"……absurd!"

Jiang Que had a strange look on his face and couldn't help but speak in a low voice.

Lu Yuzhen can indeed be called a great hero of his generation...

But how could he fight against Da Chu alone? Take the initiative to meet the demon? What a joke!
Ridiculous! So ridiculous!

"..."

Xie Xuanyi could tell from the other party's expression that the Jiang family elder was not willing to believe the news he brought back.

Sometimes the world is so absurd that the truth is more difficult to believe than lies.

"and many more……"

Ye Qinglian frowned and said, "Since Taoist Qianyuan has been possessed by the 'Paper Man Taoist', how could he be severely injured by Venerable Wuque?"

Sure enough, the thing I was worried about happened.

Although all the "news" about the Pure White Mountain Realm were true, Ye Qinglian, Jiang Que, and even the other Yin God leaders of Zhanjiao Mountain were not Chen Jingxuan, and these people would not believe him unconditionally...

Xie Xuanyi had to use lies to cover up some of his secrets.

"Internal strife."

Xie Xuanyi looked down at the severed head and said slowly, "I guess things are not going well in the Paper Man Sect. If you think about it carefully, is the timing of the appearance of this Immortal Master too coincidental? Is the treasure of Taoist Qianyuan also a little strange?"

"……Huh."

After this word.

Ye Qinglian also noticed the strangeness of what had just happened.

Taoist Qianyuan was a cultivator from the Hehuan Sect. When he was fighting against Venerable Wuque, he actually sacrificed a furnace. The "furnace and cauldron" technique of the Hehuan Sect was only tainted with the words "furnace and cauldron", and the main means of killing was still based on the soul!

"Thinking carefully, I have indeed not seen Taoist Qianyuan perform the secret technique of the Hehuan Sect along the way..."

Jiang Que frowned and murmured, "A Yin God was possessed by another spirit, and the Hehuan Sect didn't even notice it?"

This is really a terrifying thing to think about.

If Paper Human Dao can infiltrate the Hehuan Sect through this method...

What about the other two major sects?

Jiang Que's expression turned grim. The other six Zhanjiao Mountains were all led and guided by monks from the three major sects!
Has the Paper Man Sect's hidden trick been planted in this?

……

……

"Crash."

The water in the pool sways and mist rises.

A naked, graceful body slowly rose from the pool.

"Sister Chu Man, how is your recovery going?"

At the other end of the pool, there was a beautiful woman sitting. She had long hair tied up and wore a tight white dress that highlighted her curvy figure. She had a smile on her face.

"Thank you Sixth Sister for your care. I feel much better now."

Chu Man looked a little pale and forced a smile. She subconsciously touched her chest.

In Beihai Mausoleum, she was "killed" by Xie Xuanyi's flying sword that pierced her heart.

If the Taoist master had not appeared and saved her with the Immortal Fountain, she would have died.

Now I am lucky enough to live a second life.

But I often feel pain in my heart...

"Miss Chu is awake? Is the 'white paper incarnation' of the fourth brother still working?"

Beside the Longevity Pond stood a tall figure, his voice deep and resonating like thunder.

The tranquility of the entire Changsheng Pond was shattered by this sound.

"Jing San, don't be so loud! You're disturbing the Taoist master's meditation!"

Changshengchi scolded in a low voice.

"Fifth sister..."

The man called "Mirror Three" lowered his voice and squatted beside the pool. He stretched out his hands, massaged the woman's shoulders, and said with an apologetic smile, "I just came back from patrolling the northern border and killed some people. It was not intentional."

Chu Man slowly stood up from the pool.

"Close your eyes."

[Changshengchi] stretched out his snow-white hands to cover Jingsan's eyes, then pulled out a white robe from the void and threw it in front of Chu Man.

"Snapped."

Looking at the white robe blooming like a flower on the surface of the pool, Chu Man slowly came back to her senses.

Her memory still stayed at several hours ago.

At the southern border, she met Xie Zhen.

This meeting was arranged by the Taoist master... She transformed herself into a white paper and concentrated her mind to escape. Even if she was hacked to death by Xie Zhen, she would not really lose her life.

In fact, this magical power, called "Thousand Miles of Divine Manifestation", is a top-level magical power that most people in the Yangshen realm cannot display.

However, with the help of Mo Si's white paper incarnation, even if he is only in the Yin God realm now, he can complete the concentration of the mind out of the body. Of course, Mo Si's "white paper incarnation" has many limitations. The distance between the saints is greatly reduced, and it needs to consume a huge amount of divine thoughts. This round trip also takes a lot of time.

"call……"

Chu Man digested this memory and then put on a white robe.

"The Taoist master said that if he wakes up, we should go find him."

Changshengchi spoke softly, "The Taoist master is in seclusion in the cave abode on the top of Chenglu Mountain."

Chu Man nodded and looked not far away.

She walked alone towards the top of the mountain, accompanied by many headless dwarfs carrying baskets on their backs.

Chu Man walked barefoot through the mud. Wherever she passed, human heads emerged from the soil. These heads had chaotic faces and their entire faces seemed to be covered with gauze. But even without facial features... it could still be seen that they were looking up and shouting with miserable expressions, as if they were begging for mercy.

The cave on the top of the mountain where Lu Yuzhen lived was not luxurious, and the entrance was dark and deep.

Countless scraps of white paper floated out from it continuously.

From the mountain, falling down the mountain.

As white as snow, as bright as the moon.

Walking against the white snow into the depths of the cave, you will find that it is not actually dark here. The interior of the cave is spacious, with long-burning and ever-mingling bright candles floating in the air on all sides, like stars.

The temperature here was extremely high, and Chu Man resisted the urge to take off her clothes. The Taoist master was particular about etiquette and did not like naked people.

The deepest place where the flame dances.

Sitting there was a figure in a white robe and a snow-white cloak.

This cave was opened on the top of the [Chenglu] mountain. The place where Lu Yuzhen was sitting at the moment was connected to the heart of the Chenglu. The reason why the temperature here was extremely high was not because of the candles lit in all directions, but because the fire of the [Chenglu] was beating...

"Master."

Chu Man came to Lu Yuzhen's side and spoke in a very soft voice.

"you're awake."

Lu Yuzhen said softly: "Go see Xie Zhen for me earlier. Is he okay?"

"as always."

Chu Man lowered her head and said respectfully: "As you expected...he is here after all."

"He has always been like this. He doesn't like to listen to advice."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "I treat everyone with sincerity, but everyone is willing to listen to me, except him... It's really a headache."

"..."

Chu Man frowned slightly.

She was standing beside Lu Yuzhen, and for some reason, her heart trembled slightly.

What is extremely coincidental is that standing at this position, you can just see the interior of the Qingcheng furnace.

The heart beats in unison with the blazing flames.

She saw clearly that inside the furnace there were "things" that were beating like hearts.

innermost.

It seemed that there was also an embryo that he was very familiar with.

"Don't look at it. It's Daojiu."

Lu Yuzhen spoke softly.

Daojiu?

Chu Man was stunned. She subconsciously wanted to summon the [Tao Furnace], but found that the Sea of ​​God was empty.

Her natal weapon is missing!

"I promised to set Daojiu free."

Lu Yuzhen looked at the Dao furnace in the fire and said with a smile: "When you were sleeping in the Longevity Pond, something happened... I peeled it from your body and gave it a life. Perhaps it was too easy to get it, so it didn't cherish it. Its life ended too quickly."

(End of this chapter)