Embers of Sword

Chapter 722 The Path of Withering

"Master..."

The crimson snow, stained by the Dao of Withering, fell in abundance. Upon seeing the figure of the newcomer, the Feathered Venerable, who had lost an arm, finally collapsed, unable to hold on any longer.

The dead phoenix caught the Feather Venerable, a hint of heartache in its eyes.

Although the internal fighting within the Demon Kingdom was fierce, it was like a giant breeding ground for poisonous insects.

But even a great demon, after transforming into human form, will develop the seven emotions and six desires—

The great demons who can truly occupy a place in the Heavenly Phoenix Palace are all of noble blood and extremely rare existences. They are descendants of the same clan with ancient bloodlines. Because of their rarity, their feelings for each other are exceptionally deep.

This is why Ci Jing treated Jiang Huang like a younger sister.

The demon kingdom passes its inheritance through blood.

Those of the same bloodline are considered the closest of relatives.

For the Phoenix, Venerable Ling was not only his most prized disciple, but also the closest relative of his bloodline!

"Xie Xuanyi, it's you again."

Dead Phoenix stared coldly at the young man before her, her brows slightly furrowed.

This guy looks different from when we last met. Is he wearing some kind of magical artifact that can change his appearance?
[The Faces of All Beings] could originally only resist the divine thoughts of the Yin God Realm.

However, after Xie Xuanyi refined the [Yuan Tun Sheng Jie], his divine sense underwent further transformation... The protective power of this treasure was further enhanced. At this moment, even the dead phoenix at the third level of Yang God could not detect anything unusual. She stared at the black-clad figure for a long time, and finally saw through Xie Xuanyi's identity through her natal flying sword and the [Destruction Dao Intent].

"meet again."

Xie Xuanyi spoke calmly: "Your disciple is truly disappointing. Is this the strength of a Great Perfection Yin God in the Demon Kingdom? In a battle between equals, I only used one sword strike and he has already fallen to this state."

If you can't kill someone, then destroy their spirit!

"you……"

When Venerable Ling, who was lying in his master's arms, heard these words, he was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth and his Dao heart collapsed.

As a Great Perfection cultivator, when have I ever suffered such humiliation?

She desperately wanted to reveal her true demonic form and fight Xie Xuanyi to the death!
Unfortunately.

In the face of an absolute disparity in strength, fighting desperately is meaningless.

Venerable Ling himself knew that even if he risked his life, he couldn't avoid a mutually destructive outcome.

"There's no need to waste your time."

Dead Phoenix swung his sleeve and struck the back of the disciple's neck with his palm. Ling Zun Zhe immediately lost consciousness and collapsed into his arms.

In this way, she forcibly cut off all communication with the outside world.

Xie Xuanyi, having failed to kill, sought to corrupt his Daoist heart.

Death Phoenix heard that the ancient prince of Chiling City, who was only one step away from condensing the Dao after reaching the Great Perfection stage, had his Dao heart nearly collapse after the human race's northern hunt. He then secluded himself in seclusion and never appeared in the world again.

It is said that the destruction of the ancient prince's Daoist heart was also related to "Xie Xuanyi".

How rare is the Great Perfection of Yin Spirit?
Barring any unforeseen circumstances.

These chosen ones will surely ascend to the Yang God realm in the future!
Moreover, once promoted, they become powerful among the Yang Gods!
But if one's Dao heart is corrupted, it is no different from falling from the sky into the abyss... Let alone advancing, one might even fall into a lower realm!
"Tsk."

Xie Xuanyi chuckled with a hint of regret upon seeing this scene.

He did indeed want to corrupt Venerable Ling's Dao heart.

And they were just one step away from success!
"If I hear the Dao in the morning, I can die content in the evening." The pride of those genius cultivators in the Demon Kingdom is no less than that of human cultivators... People like Venerable Ling and Prince Gu would rather die in battle than lose face. If I were to continue speaking, Venerable Ling would very likely risk his life to fight me.

At that time, whether you stop him or not, you will not be able to prevent Venerable Ling's "Dao Heart from being destroyed".

"When I first met you at Jinli Mountain, I was unable to witness your skills."

The dead phoenix casually tore the void rift wider, and then threw the Feather Venerable into it.

next moment.

The great venerable one of the demon kingdom took a step forward, shattering the void and sending countless red snowflakes swirling and tumbling. She walked towards Xie Xuanyi.

"You can't possibly have set up an ambush outside the Northern Border Pass this time against the demon tide at Jiayong Pass."

The dead phoenix's eyes were filled with coldness.

Last time at Jinli Mountain, Xie Xuanyi made a plan in advance, calling on Chen Jingxuan and Tang Fengshu to severely injure the Red Carp Dragon Lord.

Now... beyond the northern border, the demon kingdom reigns supreme!

Rumble!
From a distance of several miles, Death Phoenix struck out with a palm. This seemingly casual blow sent a strong sense of crisis through Xie Xuanyi's heart!
This invisible force swept past swiftly!

The snow shattered, and everything that stood between the two was instantly annihilated by this single palm strike!

"Buzz!"

Xie Xuanyi dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately unleashed the [Sick Illness], the Martial Divine Embryo, and the Dual Paths of Life and Death!
A golden deity stands before him, holding a sword horizontally.

The two paths merge into one, and the sword slashes forward!
Sword energy clashed with palm wind, causing countless trees to spring up from the ground along the way!

Although Xie Xuanyi could confront the Yang God head-on.

However, the opponents they had previously fought, such as Wu Jiu and the young master of the One Blade Sect, were all newly promoted "peer cultivators".

The dead phoenix was completely different from them.

This female Grand Venerable had already condensed her Dao and cultivated to the third level!
With just one strike, Xie Xuanyi was at a disadvantage!

The sword energy and the palm wind were burned away together.

The dead phoenix was completely unaffected, while Xie Xuanyi retreated a mile.

The Martial God Embryo's clothes were torn and it was severely injured. Sixty percent of its Dharma Body's radiance had been worn away... It was already a miracle that this Dharma Body, which was only at the Yin God Realm, could withstand a blow from the "Path of Withering"!
Xie Xuanyi activated the Dao of Life, quickly healing the injuries to his divine embryo!

But Death Phoenix gave him no chance to catch his breath; the second attack was almost uninterrupted—

boom!
The void shattered once more!

As the female Grand Venerable traversed the void to close the distance with Xie Xuanyi, she casually unleashed her second palm strike.

"Primordial Devouring Divine Power..."

Xie Xuanyi subconsciously wanted to use the Devouring Dao Scroll to break through the second palm strike.

But this thought was almost immediately suppressed. He felt that something was wrong, so he raised his Dao Realm again and used his Divine Embryo to launch a direct attack, completing his second resistance.

The divine embryo suffered another defeat in the counterattack.

Xie Xuanyi was forced to retreat in defeat.

The duel has officially begun—

The void collapsed, and the Dead Phoenix attacked as it moved forward!
At her speed, she could catch up with Xie Xuanyi in just a dozen breaths.

But the dead phoenix's path was not a straight line—

One handprint after another was made!
These moves were not aimed at vital points, but rather were constantly striking Xie Xuanyi's entire body!
Soon, it enveloped Xie Xuanyi from all sides.

These void handprints contain the Dao of Withering; once struck, the affected area will quickly fall into annihilation.

Even though Xie Xuanyi possessed the vapor of the Immortal Spring and the Dao of Life, he did not want to touch it easily.

This way.

Xie Xuanyi was then forced to change his retreat route.

Every seemingly casual attack by the Dead Phoenix actually contains profound meaning!

Tens of breaths later.

One after another, the void handprints condensed around Xie Xuanyi, seemingly connecting end to end... transforming into a hundred-zhang-wide, indestructible cage of the withered path!

This is the true purpose of the dead phoenix!
From the very beginning, she had no intention of giving this young human swordsman a chance to retreat to the border!
The reason why they traversed the void and circled around Xie Xuanyi was to use these withered Dao hand seals to completely cut off Xie Xuanyi's escape route!
(End of this chapter)