Embers of Sword

Chapter 459: Leaving the Pavilion
When saying these words, Jingsan was still smiling, but his tone sounded a little sad.

Buddhism holds that all things in the world have spirits, and all those with spirits can practice cultivation.

But practicing with treasures is too difficult... One does not know how many years, how many hardships, one must go through before a ray of spiritual wisdom can be opened. Ordinary people go against the will of heaven in order to seek immortality, while beings like "Mirror Three" go against the will of heaven, often just to seek the illusory freedom.

"So you went to so much trouble to invite me here, just to say this?"

Xie Xuanyi responded coldly.

The self-pity in Jing San's words seemed a little ridiculous in Xie Xuanyi's eyes.

It is not easy to practice with precious tools, and it is not easy to practice with ordinary tools either.

In order to survive in this miasma-filled land of southern Xinjiang, the three major sects refined soul flags, raised furnaces, cooked corpse puppets, and did everything they could... The paper man is actually the same, filling the white paper incarnation with blood. Here, the strong prey on the weak, the winner is the king, and the loser is the enemy, no matter who comes, it will be the same.

How can the words life and death be fully expressed in just a few words?

"Although I really want to have a good discussion with Master Xie, now is not the time."

Jing San tactfully dropped the topic. He smiled and said with regret, "There is an important person who wants to see you and has offered you a price that is impossible to refuse... This is our most important mission tonight."

If Xiao Qi had not exposed himself, he could have lurked in Baihua Valley for a long time. The hidden chess piece had been successfully laid, and as long as he had enough patience, he could reap a great surprise.

With Xiao Qi's cultivation, within a year at most, he would naturally "stand out", be appreciated by the elders and guests of Baihua Valley, and become an inner disciple. After that, everything would be smooth sailing, and he would successfully become a core disciple, and then become one of the most dazzling young geniuses.

In name, Xiao Qi's mission was to steal the sword manual... but considering Lu Yu's true talent, other than the "Burning Flower Style", the other moves were not worth mentioning and there was no need to review them.

When Xiao Qi truly gained a foothold in Baihua Valley, the role of this hidden chess piece was truly played out.

By then, everything that happens in Qingzhou will be under Lu Yuzhen's control, and any disturbance will fall into his grasp.

did not expect.

Such a hidden chess piece that was carefully placed was abandoned just like that.

What happened that made Lu Yuzhen make such an arrangement...

Even Jing San described this as a "remarkable" figure.

"So the Paper Man Dao is the same as Fang Yuan Fang. As long as you name the price, you can make a deal."

Xie Xuanyi said expressionlessly: "The other party offered a very high price, how high?"

This is not a question that deserves a response.

But Jing San responded.

He pointed to the sky, then to the ground, and said solemnly and sincerely, "The Taoist Master specifically instructed that if you ask this question... answer it like this."

This is a big part of the reason why Xie Xuanyi hates Lu Yuzhen.

He hates beating around the bush.

Lu Yuzhen likes to play riddles the most.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was too lazy to think about the meaning of this riddle.

He raised his head and looked at the snow that was getting colder and colder. Xie Xuanyi had long noticed that the frost and snow falling from the sky were getting heavier. He chose to stand here and let the snow cover his shoulders just to make sure Yuan Yi could leave safely. At this moment, this nameless barren mountain was covered with frost and snow, forming a brand new, round barrier.

Unlike the [Boundary of Wind Tailor], this barrier is larger in scope and more solid.

The reason why I didn't act rashly.

This is because Jing San is different from the several Wuque Venerables he had encountered before.

Just standing here made Xie Xuanyi feel an invisible pressure in his heart.

This is something that Dao Jiu, Xiang Ba, and Xiao Qi cannot do... This guy may very well possess the strength of a perfect Yin God.

Xie Xuanyi calmed his mind and silently recalled the part of the sea of ​​consciousness that he had obtained through soul searching.

The ranking of the Pure White Mountain Immortal Venerables has nothing to do with strength, but is determined by the time they entered the mountain gate. But in a sense, this ranking means strength. The longer you follow Lu Yuzhen, the more opportunities you will get.

However, there are differences between the treasures, so this list can only be used for reference.

The attack and killing treasure like [Daolu] has a much better fighting talent than [Caifengxiao], so Daojiu has been in the mountain gate for a very short time, but the power he can exert has surpassed Xiao Qi. [Xuanming Mirror] has been with Lu Yuzhen for a longer time than them.

And much longer.

This is a pure offensive and killing weapon like the [Daolu].

"Lu Yuzhen is really a master of foresight. He even predicted what I would ask..."

After a brief silence, Xie Xuanyi finally spoke: "Did he anticipate that I wouldn't be willing to cooperate tonight?"

The words fell to the ground.

Xie Xuanyi suddenly swung his arm and slashed horizontally!
The martial arts god behind him suddenly opened his eyes, and the brilliant sword energy that was inserted into the ground rose directly from the ground and cut across -

Rumble, rumble.

The snow was flying and sweeping like waves, and layers of inky black realms of destruction were attached to the surroundings of the sword energy!
This originally slender sword energy suddenly expanded dozens or even hundreds of times after being drawn out, setting off a roaring and rolling silent wave of fire, as if it was going to swallow up the entire mountain!

Jing San looked calm.

Looking at the sword that almost swallowed up the world, he did not retreat and still stood in front of the pavilion.

Jing San stretched out his arms, and his sleeves fluttered, creating countless pieces of paper snow.

He is indeed not on the same level as Xiao Qi.

If it was placed in the [Realm of Wind Cutting], this slash would be enough to cut the entire cave world in half, but it did not work here. Countless paper snows surged out of Jing San's sleeves and instantly solidified into mirrors, colliding with the sword energy of destruction, but it was not a "head-on collision".

Xie Xuanyi frowned as he watched this scene... The innate magical power of [Xuanming Mirror] seemed to be related to "refraction".

next moment.

After a brief silence, the strong sword energy became uncontrollable and was directly bounced away!
boom!
The pitch-black sword light shot out from the top of the barren mountain. It should have been like a firework shooting into the sky, exploding with brilliant light at the highest point of the zenith. Unfortunately, the sky of southern Xinjiang has always been shrouded in miasma, and this black sword energy exploded in the black sky clouds and disappeared silently, like snow dissolving in water.

"How scary."

Jing San shook his arms and said with a smile: "Little Xie Shanzhu, Daozhu knows that you will not cooperate. So this meeting tonight is arranged here."

As he spoke, Jing San raised his head and admired this scene which should have been wonderful but was invisible and intangible.

After this small hill formed a round barrier, only the top was not capped.

At this moment, the sword energy of annihilation that swept up into the sky exploded at the top of the sky, and the fluttering frost and snow were mixed with a little black...

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent.

He originally thought that the appearance of [Xuanming Mirror] was to replace Xiao Qi who died in advance, and that this round barrier arranged by Frost and Snow was to continue "moving mountains" and move itself and the barrier into the Pure White Mountain. But now it seems that the plan of Paper Man Dao is not the case.

Black paper snow fell between heaven and earth, and the remaining sword energy of the Dao of Destruction took effect.

The snow on the ground began to melt.

More and more black snow fell, and the world lost its original pure white color...

This is indeed the "Zhanjiao Mountain" left over from renovations many years ago, but it was not left behind by the Da Chu Dynasty.

Xie Xuanyi looked up at Gu Ting.

The words on the rusty plaque of the dilapidated ancient pavilion gradually appeared.

There was a word engraved on the plaque.

Leave.

Leaving the country.

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(PS: Okay, I know it might be a little late this afternoon... but it took me this long to write... and there's still some to come in the evening. I finally managed to update for a while, so you will definitely forgive this little problem of not being on time, right?)

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