Embers of Sword

Chapter 449 Meeting
The many noble families, many holy places, and many magical treasures of the Da Chu Dynasty are all under the control of the royal family. The reason is simple. The world is big, and the fist is the biggest. The reason why the Da Chu royal family can rule this thousand-year dynasty is because their own strength is strong enough. Whether it is the Taoist sect or the Da Sui Sword Palace, even in the most prosperous era, they cannot compete with the royal family. When the first emperor created this magnificent dynasty, he signed a contract with the masters of the holy places. The holy places grew by relying on the fortune of the dragon veins, and at the same time fed their own fortune back to the dragon veins.

Born here, raised here.

The cause and effect of this thousand years of cultivation is so great that as long as the dragon vein does not fall, the blessings planted by the first emperor will be enough for the descendants of the Da Chu royal family to enjoy for another thousand years.

The demon cultivators are divided into different levels of bloodline.

Da Chu, actually there is one.

Children of the royal family are generally not too bad in talent, and they have "royal blood" blessed by dragon veins flowing in their bodies.

As for this demon-suppression campaign in southern Xinjiang, only the governors of the seven Zhanjiao Mountains are qualified to hold the "Command", which is made from the luck of the dragon vein and the blood of the Great Chu Emperor.

With this power.

The order can ignore the miasma in southern Xinjiang and forcibly build a perfect and spotless soul cave.

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At this moment, there was a faint spatial tremor at the top of the seven Zhanjiao Mountains.

An invisible force transcends space and creates resonance.

Jiang Que, the governor of Yuangui Mountain on the Southwestern Front, used the "communication order" to initiate a request for a soul meeting.

next moment.

The signal caused the emperor's blood to begin burning.

An extremely stable soul cave, with seven Zhanjiao Mountains as its foundation, began to be built out of thin air.

The fog is thick.

This soul cave is not big, but it is filled with immortal energy. After the seven directions of divine thoughts are injected, it vaguely forms a huge round table. The seven supervisors, as well as the "divine thoughts" allowed by the supervisors, have entered this soul space.

There are only a few people who are qualified to use the signal order.

But at this moment, there were more than twenty figures entering the "Soul Conference".

Take the distance from Xuanzui Mountain as an example.

After Qin Baihuang received the call, he pulled all four Yinshen masters around him into this soul space... His own cultivation level was not high enough, so he had to be more cautious in such occasions. Of course, the "Hundred Eyes True Man" of the Tiangui Sect was not qualified to join the meeting. Those who could enter the Royal Family's call meeting had to be innocent people with clean backgrounds.

Qin Baihuang looked next door and saw that only two people had come from Qingfu Mountain, one big and one small.

Qin Qianlian and Junshan Zhenren.

Qin Qianlian's white hair fluttered in the wind, and he never looked in my direction from beginning to end. I guess he was trying to cover up his guilt and pretend that the incident of delivering the letter had never happened.

Wuzong, Yuqingzhai, Qiantian Palace.

The other holy mountains of the noble families all brought more than one initiator.

These members have one characteristic, that is, they are young and powerful... For example, "young geniuses" like Wu Yue, Shang Yi, and Yu Wenzhong, their cultivation realm is not enough, they are all in the perfect cave heaven, and they are just one step away from the Yin God realm, so they are not qualified to serve as supervisors, but their position in this demon-slaying campaign is very important. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be the new masters of the holy land in the future.

About a dozen breaths.

All the members who joined the seven Zhanjiao Mountains had arrived.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the direction of "Yuangui Mountain". This soul message was initiated by the Jiang family of Qingzhou.

"Elder Jiang Que."

A female guest from the Xu family in Bingzhou was the first to speak. She said in a gentle voice, "This royal decree is of great importance... You didn't touch it by mistake, did you?"

The extermination of demons in the southern border is the most grand and important event in the Da Chu Dynasty in the past ten years.

Almost all holy places have contributed, and their contributions are not small—

However, the demon-killing campaign has not yet begun, but the command has already been activated!

What a big deal!

"This is such a big thing, so we can't be careless."

Jiang Que smiled bitterly and said softly, "My fellow Taoists, thank you for your hard work... I'll leave the rest to Xie Zhen."

There were faint sounds of surprise from the other six mountains.

Those venerables looked at each other in disbelief.

On the Yuangui Mountain side, there were a total of three people present, in addition to the supervisors Jiang Que, Ye Qinglian, and Xie Xuanyi.

With Xie Xuanyi's current status, there is no dispute about his attending the meeting.

But no one expected that he would be the protagonist of this meeting.

"I believe you have already met the 'Guiding Envoy'."

Xie Xuanyi did not beat around the bush. He took a step forward and said straight to the point: "Just before, Yuangui Mountain on the southwest front was ambushed by the 'Reverend Wuque' when they were on their way to explore the route to Chunbai Mountain."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was another round of surprised sounds.

Except for Qingfu Mountain.

The other several occupied mountains have already gone to Pure White Mountain and completed the exploration... As for the power of "Reverend Immaculate", everyone has already understood it.

The southwestern front is the most remote.

Jiang Que and Ye Qinglian, the two Yin Gods, are only considered average in terms of strength among the Southern Xinjiang Demon-Slaying Team.

Even though it was rumored that Xie Zhen had already advanced to Yin God, plus a little fellow who had just been promoted... the combat power of this Zhanjiao Mountain could only be ranked last.

Encountering the Venerable Wuque without any preparation would be a disaster!
"You three don't look like you're injured."

Qin Qianlian spoke.

"It was a close call, and I escaped a disaster."

Xie Xuanyi briefly mentioned it, and said, "However, the appearance of the Immortal Master has brought out a very important message..."

He slowly told the story of "Taoist Qianyuan".

The supervisors of the six occupied mountains became solemn after listening to this… Soon, these venerables began to discuss.

"A magical artifact transforming... No wonder this paper figure is so strange. It turns out Lu Yuzhen has no living creatures under his command! Could this Lu also be a magical artifact that transforms into a human form?!"

"This is ridiculous! A dignified Yin Spirit was possessed by a paper human...and the Hehuan Sect didn't even notice?"

"Since Taoist Qianyuan might be a disguise, then is the 'Hundred Eyes Immortal' of Xuanzui Mountain also a disguise?"

Suddenly, everyone is in danger.

Notice.

They had just met with the guide. After entering the territory, the contact between the several mountains of Da Chu and the three major sects was quite smooth. They knew that the envoys looked respectful on the surface... that was because they still needed to rely on the power of the Da Chu Dynasty, but who would have thought that these "envoys" might not be themselves.

For a moment, there was a lot of discussion and noise.

"I said--"

Qin Qianlian frowned and spoke in a low voice, drowning out the noise with his own strength: "Fellow Daoists, aren't you a little too timid?"

This time we will destroy the demons in southern Xinjiang.

The vast majority of Yinshen Venerables sent by the holy land families are sixty years old, and some have even participated in the Battle of Drinking Poison.

Compared to them, Qin Qianlian was too young and inexperienced to speak so eloquently. But… in the cultivation world, age wasn't the only thing that mattered.

But strength.

In recent years, the Qin family has been quite low-key... But with the end of the Northern Hunt, the position of the Qin family's patriarch has become a mystery again, and many people have started to pay attention to the two sons of the Qin family again. It is said that Qin Qianlian, who is obsessed with Taoism, has made great progress since he entered Changshengzhai, and has reached the fifteenth level of Yinshen. Some people also say that this second son is currently "examining his heart" to overcome the tribulation.

No one can verify the truth of Qin Qianlian's statement, but no matter which one it is.

Qin Qianlian's strength is enough to rank in the "first echelon" of this demon-slaying campaign.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Qin, there are many people here, all of whom are your predecessors. You'd better be careful with your words and actions."

A guest official from Xuan Zui Mountain who had participated in the Battle of Drinking Poison whispered, "The war is imminent... We must be on guard against others!"

"..."

Qin Qianlian smiled disdainfully and wanted to open his mouth to argue.

But he noticed the gazes of the people around him in time.

There was no smile on Junshan Zhenren's face, and he did not speak a word from beginning to end... In terms of seniority, qualifications, and strength, he was the one most qualified to speak at the table.

Qin Qianlian took a deep breath and chose to restrain his arrogance.

"I think Brother Qin is right. How can you be afraid before the battle is about to begin?"

Not far away, a Yinshen Venerable, a former independent cultivator, smiled and said, "Little Mountain Master Xie just said... Although Taoist Qianyuan has been possessed by the 'Paper Man Dao', he is fighting with Venerable Wuqiu, who is in charge of protecting the mountain gate! What does this mean? There is no harmony within the Paper Man Dao. Perhaps there is an internal conflict going on. Now is a great opportunity to attack!"

This Yinshen Lord comes from the army of King Jiangning.

Xie Zhisui had an indifferent expression and his eyes never left Xie Zhen from beginning to end.

The assassination attempt on Liguo failed, and the Jiangning Palace suffered an unprecedented heavy blow. The good situation he had worked hard to build for twenty years was gone... Fortunately, Renshou Palace finally gave him this opportunity to redeem himself. Xie Zhisui put a lot of thought into it, regrouped, and rushed to southern Xinjiang with his best soldiers and generals.

The "Fuqing Mountain" where he is located is also guarded by four Yinshen Venerables, and its combat power is no weaker than that of Xuanzui Mountain!
"good."

Another Yin God Venerable beside King Jiangning spoke up: "If the evil magic of the Paper Man Dao can really control the Yin Gods of the three major sects, why didn't they take advantage of the opportunity just now to kill us all?"

Not long ago, the envoys from the three major sects took the governor of Zhanjiao Mountain to the south to explore the route, which was an excellent opportunity to make a move.

Killing a few Yin Gods would definitely dampen the morale of the Da Chu camp—

After these remarks were made, the tense atmosphere eased a lot.

The expressions of several Yinshen masters relaxed.

"Little Master Xie, are you really sure that 'Taoist Qianyuan' was possessed by the Paper Man?"

At the Xu family in Bingzhou, due to Xu Nianning's presence, the female Yin spirit of the Xu family sent a voice transmission of concern and asked: "Could you have seen it wrongly?"

There were more than one such messages.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi frowned when he saw this.

He used the royal decree to publish the latest information on paper, hoping that the leaders of several Zhanjiao Mountains could see the situation clearly and not be blindly arrogant.

The celebration banquet in Lingqu City last night was already a very bad omen.

If the situation on the Southwestern Front is like this, will the other fronts be much better?
However, now it seems that although the message has been spread, it may not attract enough attention.

These people have never fought against Paper Man.

Only I, who have met Lu Yuzhen, know how powerful he is.

Most of the time, Xie Xuanyi trusts his intuition.

He had met Lu Yuzhen more than once.

Every encounter.

This Taoist Master Lu was always smiling and speaking kindly, as if everything he did was to pave the way for himself... But this did not mean that Lu Yuzhen was a "good person". From the first time he saw Lu Yuzhen, Xie Xuanyi felt "disgusted" and "disgusted" in his heart. He could not trust Lu Yuzhen from the bottom of his heart.

It was as if something important of his was taken away by Lu Yuzhen.

After being resurrected for the second time, Xie Xuanyi lost some of his memory.

He tried hard to get it back, but so far he has only pieced it together in bits and pieces.

The gap ten years ago.

So that he could not know the truth.

The only thing he could rely on was his natural sharp intuition as a swordsman...

cause and effect.

cause and effect.

Leaving the country as an envoy, fleeing to Yuanzhou, Xie Xuanyi read Zheng Fengsheng's broken memories in Taoyuan and confirmed one thing... In the gaps of history that no one cared about, Lu Yuzhen had already appeared many times and planted many causes and effects. It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Everything Lu Yuzhen did to himself was no different from others. In essence, it was just for the purpose of reaping the harvest after the "cause and effect" matured.

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"There is a question that I have been curious about for a long time."

The Yin God beside King Jiangning suddenly smiled and said, "Little Master Xie, you seem to know Lu Yuzhen of the Paper Man Dao very well? You can even recognize the spiritual treasure that took over the body of Taoist Qianyuan? In addition to you, there are so many Yin Gods here, and there are actually quite a few who travel to Southern Border on weekdays... But no one has ever seen a cultivator of the Paper Man Dao, let alone dealt with him."

The discussion gradually died down.

Many eyes fell on Xie Xuanyi.

"What do you want to say?"

Xie Xuanyi had a blank expression on his face.

"nothing."

The Yin Spirit waved his hand and continued with a smile, "I'm not questioning the falsification of the case files at the library. Although Chen Jingxuan and Xie Xuanyi were close friends, how could the dignified Grand Master Chu edit the case files out of a past relationship with a traitor? I'm just raising a reasonable question. Before becoming the Young Master Xie... it seems he'd always been working for the library."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi remained silent.

"Everyone, don't you think it's a coincidence?"

The Yin God raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically, "The Paper Man Dao has appeared for a full ten years, but the Great Chu Dynasty knows very little about it. The major holy lands and sects sent strong men to explore it, but all of them found nothing. As a result, when Xie Zhen appeared, the case files of the Paper Man Dao came out, and Lu Yuzhen's portrait also appeared. Now even the specific mountain gate has come out! This guy even personally found the traitor of the Paper Man Dao... What realm is the guy who took over the body of 'Qianyuan Taoist', and what realm are you? How come you have seen all the coincidences in this world?"

On the other side, Qin Baihuang could no longer remain calm, frowned and scolded: "Asshole, what on earth do you want to say?!"

"What I want to say is very simple."

The Yin God under King Jiangning shrugged and said indifferently: "The Southern Border Demon Extermination, the war is imminent. The young master Xie Shan sent these messages... Could it be that he wants to stop the demon extermination?"

The scene fell into silence.

After a while.

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi nodded and said calmly: "That's exactly what I meant."

(End of this chapter)