Embers of Sword

Chapter 451 Undercurrent
Under the night sky of Qingfu Mountain, a young child in a Taoist robe lies on a bamboo chair and takes a nap with his eyes closed. The southern border was originally dark, but after the Huxi Cave Heaven was opened, this small mountain has become a paradise. At this moment, the beautiful moonlight shines on the top of the mountain, and the small bamboo building is covered with silver light, like a fairyland.

In another bamboo building, some of the Changshengzhai disciples who were supposed to be meditating and practicing could not help but whisper to each other.

"I heard from the disciples of Zhanjiao Mountain next door that the agreed date for exorcising demons has been postponed..."

"I also heard that this was proposed by Xie Zhen."

"Tsk, no matter how powerful Xie Zhen is, he is just like us, 17 or 18 years old. How much weight can his words carry? Those big shots will not decide to delay such an important event because of his suggestion, right?"

"Hey, have you forgotten the relationship between Master Uncle and Xie Zhen?"

The matter of exterminating the demons in Southern Xinjiang was originally very serious, but after Renshou Palace took power, the court of Dachu was abandoned, the three major sects bowed their heads and the venerables of the holy mountain families came together... Under the blessing of such a scene, many young cultivators did not take this battle seriously. In addition, there is another reason. Except for the saint-level geniuses like Wu Yue Shangyi, not all the elites were sent out to exterminate the demons this time. The major sects retained the talented disciples who would become the mainstay in the future. The hierarchy in the major sects is strict, and if you want to get to the top, you need to be dazzling enough.

After waiting for an opportunity with great difficulty, quite a number of young monks began to get ready the moment they stepped onto the treasure ship, waiting for the war to be over and to gain merit.

of course.

The vast majority of the combatants remained calm.

"Silence!"

Su Hong, who was also sitting cross-legged in the bamboo building practicing, slowly opened his eyes.

He scolded in a low voice: "How dare you, a bunch of idiots, slander my uncle-master behind his back?"

"..."

The young disciple next to him who accidentally said the wrong thing quickly shut up.

Su Hong looked outside the bamboo building nervously. The child was sleeping with his eyes closed and did not move under the beautiful moonlight, which made people feel relieved. Su Hong lowered his voice and said, "Fortunately, our uncle-master is asleep... Don't listen to the gossips of those who are talking nonsense. Who is Xie Zhen? How can we look down on him? No matter how bad he is, he is still the top of the Tianjiao list. All the young heroes in the world are inferior to him!"

The young disciple scratched his head and said, "But many people say he is not good. And we don't have a good relationship with him, right?"

"..."

Su Hong was speechless for a moment.

Because it is absolutely true.

Qin Qianlian is competing with his brother for the position of "family head". They are already at loggerheads with each other and neither will give in. It is obvious that they are determined to determine a winner... Both sides have almost revealed their cards. On Qin Baihuang's side stands the Shu Lou, and Xie Zhen has had a long-standing friendship with the Shu Lou.

It is not reasonable for me to speak for Xie Zhen.

"That's not the truth. Even if you are not related to me, you can't destroy someone's innocence at will."

Su Hong, a young Taoist priest who had practiced with Qin Qianlian for a long time, sighed softly: "Xie Zhen killed a paper-figure Taoist demon, and that demon possessed the body of the Hehuan Sect's envoy... He could have not held this meeting today. But if so, what if the envoys of the other Zhanjiao Mountains are hiding evil spirits and a war breaks out? What should we do?"

What happened specifically in today's meeting.

The vast majority of people are not aware of this.

At this moment, the gossips being discussed in low voices in the bamboo building of Qingfu Mountain are just rumors from other Zhanjiao Mountains. The most terrifying thing in the world is "human heart". When people love someone, they will praise him/her as the sun, and every word and action, every move, is bright and righteous. But when they don't like this person, every word heard in the wind is slander.

Many people like Xie Zhen.

There are also many people who hate Xie Zhen.

Su Hong had never met Xie Zhen, but he guessed that he would not like this gifted child of destiny whom he had never met... because he could see that his uncle did not like Xie Zhen. Except for Yuqingzhai, the other masters of the Taoist sect all had opinions about the new master of Xuanshuidongtian in Dashui Sword Palace.

But Su Hong really couldn't go against his conscience and describe Xie Zhen as an unforgivable villain.

At least in his opinion, the proposal to postpone the demon-killing...Xie Zhen's motives were good.

The Zhulou Taoist Temple regained its peace and tranquility.

After Su Hong scolded them, these young disciples calmed down and started breathing again.

At the foot of Qingfu Mountain, the moonlight of Huxi Cave ends.

A small stream, winding and twisting, finally converges at the feet of Qin Qianlian. A young man in white clothes stands by the stream with his hands behind his back, and the moonlight casts mottled silver light in front of him.

Qin Qianlian did not look up to appreciate the moonlight, but instead lowered his head to gaze at the clear stream water.

The swaying waves shook and shattered the feminine and handsome face.

Qin Qianlian looked at "himself" in the stream for a moment, then said indifferently, "I have tried my best. Postponing the extermination of the demons... is the result of the discussion among the fourteen supervisors of Zhanjiao Mountain."

"..."

The face in the stream was shaken, shattered, and then reassembled.

Still feminine, still handsome.

It just has a slightly sickly vibe.

"I know."

A deep sigh came from the stream.

The shadow of Qin Qianlian cast in the stream began to stretch on its own, and gradually moved out of the range covered by the Huxi Cave Heaven, and finally appeared in the shadows on the opposite side of the stream. The shadows lingered like smoke, and slowly recondensed. After about ten breaths, a dark figure wearing a black feather cloak and holding a cane in one hand appeared on the other side of the shadows.

"Senior Brother Yan is really cautious."

Qin Qianlian looked at the figure in front of him and frowned subconsciously.

Even though he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help feeling a little disgusted when he saw this figure that was tainted with evil aura.

Qin Qianlian said jokingly: "An incarnation of the Yin-Yang Mirror... is it necessary to be so cautious? This time when we go south, apart from Wu Zexian, there are no other Yang Gods."

Yan Xie heard the sarcasm in Qin Qianlian's words.

He smiled nonchalantly: "This is a serious matter, so you have to be cautious. Besides... there's a guy who once reached the Yang God Realm following you, so you have to be careful, right?"

"Junshan?"

Qin Qianlian turned around and looked towards the top of the hill.

The moonlight was at its brightest in the place where the spiritual charm of Huxi Cave and Heaven converged, falling on the reclining chair in the bamboo building. The young child in Taoist robes was breathing evenly and sleeping soundly.

"Master Junshan is only at the Cave Heaven Realm now..."

Qin Qianlian said calmly: "This hill is under my control. I came to the foot of the hill on purpose, which is considered as avoiding the danger. You can show up without any worries."

Yan Xie just smiled and said nothing more.

Qin Qianlian did not continue this topic.

"Logically speaking, Xie Zhen shouldn't have noticed anything strange about the three major sects' envoys."

Yan Xie stood in the shadows and said thoughtfully: "If it weren't for what happened today, everything would have gone according to the original plan..."

“There are always some variables in this world.”

Qin Qianlian didn't care about this. He said lightly, "The meeting in the Royal Family's Message is still going on. The supervisors are discussing the specific time for postponing the matter in Southern Xinjiang. It could be three days or five days. They are contacting Renshou Palace, hoping that Da Chu can send a second Yang God to enter the territory to ensure that the matter of exterminating the demon goes smoothly."

"You're right. There are always some variables in this world. But some variables should not appear and should be eliminated."

Yan Xie shook his head and said softly, "I hope that Junior Brother can become the head of the Qin family as soon as possible... Junior Brother should think so too, right?"

"..."

Qin Qianlian was silent.

"Three days, five days, it sounds short, but it's just a blink of an eye..."

Yan Xie suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "But for this day, some people have been planning for many years. Some things should not be delayed for even a day."

"What are you going to do?" Qin Qianlian asked calmly.

"I need to leave for a while. You stabilize the situation first." The man with a crutch standing in the shadows slowly took a step back.

He looked in the direction of Qin Qianlian, his eyes fell on the Qingfu Mountain shrouded by the Huxi Cave Heaven, moving up little by little, and finally hovering at the position of the bamboo building on the top of the mountain.

"I don't know why... I always feel like I'm being stared at."

Yan Xie rubbed his brows and sighed softly: "There is only the Cave Heaven Realm in Junshan now. I hope this is an illusion."

"Of course this is an illusion."

Qin Qianlian sneered: "Even if Master Junshan was promoted to Yin God before he set out, with his current cultivation level, he should not be able to see your existence."

"…That's right. I was overthinking it."

Yan Xie smiled and continued to retreat, completely disappearing into the shadows.

Qin Qianlian stood in the stream, staring silently at the dark and miasma-filled sky in the distance, as if thinking about something.

After Yanxie left.

The stream returned to its tranquility, but the shadow cast by the moon in the water continued to break.

An undercurrent is gathering and flowing violently.

behind his back.

The young child in Taoist robes who was resting with his eyes closed on a reclining chair in the bamboo building on the top of Qingfu Mountain slowly opened his eyes. There was no trace of sleepiness in his eyes, only clarity.

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The land of southern Xinjiang becomes pitch black at night.

However, the pure white mountain world is as silvery as day, the towering holy mountains stand tall, and white paper flutters like snow.

"Xiang Ba", who was patrolling near the mountain boundary, suddenly received a message from the Taoist master, telling him not to be on guard against the next "visitor"... Xiang Ba was a little confused. Where were the visitors in Chunbai Mountain? He had just torn apart a blind Yinshan monk a few days ago. Now that the enemies were approaching, the Da Chu treasure ships entered the southern border one after another and settled down. Today, he had sensed the emergence of more than 20 Yin spirits, and none of them had good intentions! He was very sure that these guys were all here to defeat Chunbai Mountain!
soon.

At the boundary where the pitch-black and silver-white merged, a long shadow line as soft as ink appeared.

The long line was moving at an extremely fast speed, like wind and thunder, but without making any sound, it flew straight towards the Pure White Mountain. Xiang Ba was a little doubtful. Just as he was hesitating whether he should take action to cut it off, "Mo Si" who was responsible for patrolling the other side of the mountain appeared.

Mo Si did not cut the long line.

But it runs parallel to the long line.

Then the shadowy figure that was moving forward like thunder and lightning revealed itself. It was a young man in a black feather cloak holding a cane.

"Mr. Yanxie is here?"

Mo Si, who had also received the Taoist master's message, spoke in a gentle voice and immediately let the visitor go after confirming his identity.

The smoke evil turned into darkness again and swept into the pure white mountain.

"Fourth brother!"

Xiang Ba slowly approached, looked at the figure going away, and asked curiously: "Is this guy the visitor that the Taoist master ordered to be released?"

Mo Si hummed lightly.

Xiang Ba scratched his head and asked seriously, "Is this guy a human?"

This sentence may sound a bit ambiguous, but it is not difficult to understand in the Pure White Mountain Realm.

"Since you are a visitor, why bother about those..."

Mo Si reprimanded in a low voice: "It doesn't matter whether he is a human or not. What matters is that the Taoist master is willing to see him."

"Fourth brother, you misunderstood. I seem to have heard his name before."

Xiang Ba grinned and said, "The Taoist Master took me for a stroll outside the border a while ago, and I heard storytellers talking about the past of Taoism. They said that Yan Xie was originally a favored son of heaven in Taoism, but because he wanted to compete with Chen Jingxuan, he stole the [Yin Yang Mirror] and became a traitor to Taoism."

Mo Si raised his eyebrows and looked at the tall man next to him with some surprise.

Among the many transformed brothers.

Tianxiang Gu was the last to transform, so his spiritual level was the lowest. He was always stupid on weekdays, but I didn't expect that he could still pay attention to and remember such a small thing.

"good."

Mo Si said with relief: "The one just now is the Taoist traitor you heard about from the storyteller."

"But I think it's a little strange..."

Xiang Ba continued to scratch his head and said, "The storyteller said that Yan Xie was imprisoned by the Taoist sect for ten years."

"It is true. What's so strange about it?" Mo Si smiled.

"Since Yan Xie is a beloved genius, how could he be punished with ten years of confinement for stealing a treasure..."

Xiang Ba murmured, "If he was supposed to be the master of Changshengzhai, what would happen if he used this treasure?"

"The victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. Perhaps it is not wrong for Yanxie to borrow the [Yin Yang Mirror]."

Mo Si said darkly: "He borrowed the [Yin Yang Mirror] and was defeated by Chen Jingxuan. This is his biggest mistake."

Taoism is now the largest sect in the world.

The Great Master Chongkan, who governs the Seven Halls, values reputation the most.

If he defeats Chen Jingxuan.

Then what's wrong with giving this [Yin Yang Mirror] to the future master of Changsheng Zhai in advance?

"Is that so?"

Xiang Ba grinned and said innocently, "Fourth brother is really smart. I thought it was because this guy broke the [Yin Yang Mirror]."

Mo Si was stunned.

He looked at the big fool beside him with a strange expression.

Break the [Yin Yang Mirror]?
This version of the story he had heard was not there...

But on second thought, since the confinement ten years ago, the Taoist [Yin Yang Mirror] has never appeared again.

Yanxie is the most valued disciple of the master of Changshengzhai.

The theft of treasures and failure in a private fight led to confinement as punishment, which was still understandable.

But after the ten-year confinement ended, he was immediately expelled from the sect...

Isn't this punishment a bit too severe?

Mo Si asked in a low voice: "Broken the Yin-Yang Mirror... Where did you hear about this?"

"what……"

Xiang Ba was stunned for a moment, then said, "I just guessed it myself."

He carefully watched his brother's expression and whispered, "Because the punishment this guy received was too severe. If he was punished so severely in our Pure White Mountain, the only explanation is that the [Yin Yang Mirror] was completely broken and could not be repaired."

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