Embers of Sword

Chapter 750 Seed of Annihilation

The mysterious powerful figure who appeared in Xining City must have an identity.

Few people would agree with this identity...

But Luo Hai happens to be one of them!

You want me to take the blame for you?

Luo Hai's expression changed, becoming strange.

"Don't worry, no one was killed, so I'm not taking the blame."

Xie Xuanyi laughed and said, "I only taught the Yin Shen Venerable of the Xining Marquis's Mansion a little lesson. Since you've taken Xie Yueying as your disciple, it's only natural to teach those ignorant fools a lesson, isn't it?"

Regarding what happened tonight, Xie Xuanyi casually picked up a bamboo slip and inscribed it with his divine sense.

Luo Hai glanced at it once, and his expression softened.

This certainly doesn't qualify as taking the blame...

have to say.

This matter was handled exceptionally well. The Marquis of Xining's residence will soon report the matter of Baoyue Tower. With Nalan Xuance's investigation, someone will have to step forward.

"I can help you."

Luo Hai lowered his voice and said, "You have to tell me... where did you get all that information you mentioned earlier?"

Xie Xuanyi knew Luo Hai's character.

This person values ​​promises very much; a word is as good as gold.

Once you open your mouth, it's equivalent to agreeing.

"I disappeared for six months."

Xie Xuanyi no longer concealed his intentions and said, word by word, "In the past six months... I have entered a state of 'spiritual travel'."

"Dreaming?!"

Luo Hai's eyes widened. Tonight, when he met Xie Xuanyi, the things he heard were more and more outrageous than the last.

Luo Hai had heard his father mention the term "divine journey" with a look of envy on his face. This was an immense opportunity that most Yang God experts never had the chance to experience. The physical body retreats into the void, while the soul roams the river of destiny... Perhaps only the leaders of the three sects could reach this level and comprehend its mysteries.

He never imagined that someone in the Yin Spirit Realm could travel in spirit.

"lucky."

Xie Xuanyi glossed over the matter: "In short, I saw some cause and effect during this 'spiritual journey.' The source of the information you are curious about is what I saw during the 'spiritual journey.'"

In the world of divine travel, Xie Xuanyi witnessed the internal strife in the Great Li for five years.

One major reason for the Crown Prince's defeat was the defection of the "One-Sword Sect"!

Luo Hai, in his spiritual travels, became a Yang God several years later than in the real world...

However, after the promotion.

He then went alone to Qianzhou to assassinate the crown prince!

Although the assassination failed...

However, Luo Hai's assassination attempt directly led to the breakdown of the relationship between the One-Sword Sect and the Crown Prince.

No one would believe that Luo Hai's assassination attempt had nothing to do with Luo Lie.

After the assassination attempt, the Crown Prince disregarded Nalan Xuance's advice and forcibly dispatched Chen Chong to lead his iron cavalry in a desperate siege of the Yidao Sect's leader.

In this way, the Buddhist sect not only gained a respite, but also successfully rallied its remaining forces and launched a general offensive.

The overall situation has shifted, and the roles of offense and defense have been reversed.

"I'm truly impressed..."

Luo Hai looked at Xie Xuanyi with a look of utter disbelief.

He didn't really want to believe that this information came from Shenyou.

but……

The information was so accurate that he couldn't help but believe it.

He never revealed his true intentions regarding the assassination to anyone, just as outsiders perceived. The One Blade Sect was the Crown Prince's closest ally, and only by maintaining this relationship could the assassination proceed smoothly and unleash its maximum destructive power.

"Actually, I'm a little curious."

Xie Xuanyi suddenly asked, "Why would you consider assassinating the Crown Prince?"

The relationship between Luo Lie and the Crown Prince is real.

Even the sect leader of the One Blade Sect didn't know that his future successor would launch such a surprise attack.

"Ah……"

Luo Hai smiled casually and said calmly, "Since you saw the result from your spiritual journey, the reason isn't hard to guess, is it?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xuanyi vaguely understood the answer.

Although Luo Hai is Luo Lie's biological son, he was not carefully cared for by his father from a young age.

The leader of the One Blade Sect has many offspring... The competition among great families and sects is often extremely fierce. As the son of the leader, if he has no talent, he will be "exiled to the frontier" under the guise of self-improvement, but in reality, this is both a form of abandonment and a way of "raising poisonous insects".

Clearly, Luo Hai was initially categorized as someone who lacked talent.

That's why Luo Hai brought along the elders of the Chaoyin Pavilion when he went to challenge the Da Sui Sword Palace.

His relationship with the One-Sword Sect is quite complicated.

It wasn't until he condensed his Dao principles that the One Blade Sect gradually came to acknowledge him...

Now that he has reached the pinnacle of Dao, all the controversies have slowly disappeared. Only then did Luo Lie seriously consider entrusting the future of the One Blade Sect to his son.

But feelings are a thing.

Once something is lost in the early stages, it becomes very difficult to make up for it later.

Luo Lie and Luo Hai... are good examples.

“I don’t care about the position of sect leader of the One-Sword Sect at all.”

Luo Hai said casually, "So... it doesn't matter whether my father's relationship with the Crown Prince is good or bad. My relationship with the Crown Prince is terrible."

This is the reason for the assassination.

"You want the Crown Prince dead... He's offended you?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned and asked.

"..."

Luo Hai didn't answer, but just smiled and asked, "In the river of fate, you witnessed my assassination attempt. What was the outcome?"

"Failed."

Xie Xuanyi said frankly, "You failed to assassinate the Crown Prince... but many things that happened during that dream journey are different from what we see now."

In the long river of destiny, the cause and effect can change in any way, and the final outcome of things may take a major turn.

In that dreamlike state...

Luo Hai's promotion came three years later than it is now.

He denied participating in the assassination.

All these causes and effects led to the assassination's failure.

"What about the One-Sword Sect?"

Although Luo Hai said he didn't care about the One Blade Sect, it was still his sect after all. Now, Luo Lie was really considering handing the One Blade Sect over to someone else.

"The assassination attempt failed, and the One Blade Sect was besieged and annihilated by Chen Chong's iron cavalry."

Xie Xuanyi paused for a moment, then said, "The Crown Prince has lost trust in the One Blade Sect, and the two have completely broken ties."

"Ah……"

Upon hearing this, Luo Hai showed a relieved expression and said with a self-deprecating laugh, "In this light, the outcome of this assassination attempt wasn't so bad after all."

"If I'm not mistaken..."

Xie Xuanyi said, "You didn't carry out this assassination just for yourself, did you?"

"If I said... I did it for the sake of the country and the world, would you believe me?"

Luo Hai spoke lazily.

“Of course.” Xie Xuanyi’s answer was simple and forceful: “That is why I used the signal tonight to summon Brother Luo. In a sense, although we are from different countries, we are allies.”

"What kind of talk is that? I felt an instant connection with Brother Xuanyi."

Luo Hai remained as nonchalant as ever, cracking a joke and glossing over the serious topic.

He declined to discuss the assassination attempt and factional infighting.

Luo Hai replied with a smile, "In short, you don't need to worry about Nalan Xuance's investigation... I'll help with the work in Xining City tonight."

Xie Xuanyi clasped his hands in a salute.

……

……

Xie Yueying was taken away by Luo Hai.

The sword energy dissipated, and the place returned to peace.

Xie Xuanyi stood alone in the night, pondered quietly for a moment, and then took out the Ruyi Token.

After a while.

Xie Xuanyi appeared in the dreamlike library.

"You've arrived? Did your departure and entry into the country go smoothly?"

Chen Jingxuan sat opposite him at the jade table, where tea had already been brewed.

"Entry is a minor matter; with your advice, it will proceed smoothly."

Xie Xuanyi sat down and asked bluntly, "Xie Yueying... is this the 'surprise' you mentioned?"

"how……"

Chen Jingxuan smiled and said, "Meeting an old friend in a foreign land should be considered a pleasant surprise, right?"

"You know exactly what I mean."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head.

He knows Chen Jingxuan too well.

As the most powerful celestial observer in a thousand years, this guy's gaze could pierce through most of the causal fog—

Apart from a few wanderers who have long been immersed in the river of destiny, almost no one can compare to them!
For Chen Jingxuan, his chance encounter with a member of the Xie clan was hardly a pleasant surprise.

"How do you know she can comprehend the 'Way of Annihilation'?"

This was Xie Xuanyi's biggest question.

Before the incident at Baoyue Tower tonight, Xie Yueying was just an ordinary cultivator.

If one has not comprehended the principles of annihilation.

Then her value would be greatly reduced.

“Xuan Yi, you know the rules of the ‘Sky Watchers’.”

Chen Jingxuan held up one finger: "Even if a Celestial Watcher sees the future, they cannot easily reveal it..."

"Ok."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xuanyi could only sigh and give up the idea of ​​asking further questions.

“However, there are some things I’d rather not say more about than just hint at them.” Chen Jingxuan changed the subject and smiled slightly. “During your seclusion, I used the [Hun Yuan Yi] and saw some interesting glimpses of the future.”

Xie Xuanyi held his breath and focused intently: "An interesting future?"

"Taoism has reincarnated immortals, and Buddhism has reincarnated bodhisattvas."

Chen Jingxuan said softly, "Have you noticed that among the three major sects, only the Sword Palace... has no reincarnated disciples?"

Xie Xuanyi's expression hardened.

The Taoist school has Junshan, and the Buddhist school has Miaozhen.

Sword Palace... has itself.

Am I a reincarnated person?

In a sense, he did indeed live a second life, but his "second life" was clearly different from that of Junshan Miaozhen.

"Everyone says that the Sword Palace contains a manual called the 'Destroying Yuan Chapter,' which is a top-tier reincarnation technique that allows cultivators to start over."

Chen Jingxuan paused, then continued, "However, for thousands of years, countless talented sword cultivators in Da Sui have never seen the [Destroying Yuan Chapter]... Perhaps this legendary reincarnation technique of the Sword Palace is simply a lie?"

“It’s indeed false.”

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said, "I have never seen the [Destroying Yuan Chapter], nor has my master."

These words, coming from Xie Xuanyi, carried considerable weight.

If neither the current nor the future leader of the Sword Palace has ever seen the "Extinction of the Yuan Chapter"... then where is the "Extinction of the Yuan Chapter"?
This can only lead to one conclusion: the "Destroy the Yuan Chapter" simply does not exist.

"I used to think so too."

Chen Jingxuan did not stop there, but continued, "However, over the years... Master Zhang has been sending the Golden Turtle Peak's accumulated fortune to the library..."

Although Venerable Lian died and his cultivation vanished, Zhao Tongtian never gave up hope.

Even if there is only a sliver of hope, the Master does not want to give up.

However, he could never muster the courage to exhaust all his luck and find out the cause and effect of "Lotus Venerable".

"Wait, could it be..."

Xie Xuanyi's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the scholar in the blue robe in front of him and an unbelievable thought came to mind.

"The concept of 'cause and effect' in this world is finite."

Chen Jingxuan smiled and said, "There are only so many 'fruits' that the Great Dao River can produce. Every time someone picks one, there is one less 'fruit' in the river. In fact, the method used by the Celestial Watchers to track down the whereabouts of 'reincarnated beings' is very simple. Most of those famous reincarnated powerhouses had already condensed their Dao before their death... Even if they failed to condense their Dao, they were still unique beings in their time."

"So, by using the [Hun Yuan Yi] to capture the aura of the 'Path of Annihilation,' we can pinpoint the reincarnation of Venerable Lotus?"

Xie Xuanyi's eyes narrowed.

"good."

Chen Jingxuan said softly, "In fact, the reincarnations of Taoists and Buddhists are accomplished through similar methods... No two rivers in this world are exactly alike. Even if one is successfully reincarnated, one will only become an extremely similar flower."

For example, in this life, the True Man of Junshan was reincarnated into the body of a child who was "physically weak".

The child died.

He had just woken up.

Most of the memories in the Divine Sea remain.

Dao realm, secret techniques, supernatural powers... almost everything is there.

This method does indeed allow one to live a second life, but the "Junshan" of this second life is ultimately different from the first.

"Xie Yueying wouldn't..."

Xie Xuanyi stared intently at Chen Jingxuan.

I know what you're expecting.

Chen Jingxuan shook his head, saying with a hint of regret, "I'm sorry, but it seems she isn't the reincarnation of 'that person' at the moment. As I said before, although the Law Master has sent a lot of fortune to the Library, the Library won't act rashly until he decides to consume the fortune in the Golden Box..."

Zhao Tongtian has not yet made a decision regarding the bookstore.

As the observer of the heavens, Chen Jingxuan would not waste this vital energy on his own.

"Some time ago, I used the [Hun Yuan Yi] to observe the scenery of the Thirty-Three Grotto Heavens."

Chen Jingxuan said, "In the Thirty-Three Heavens, I sensed something unusual about the 'Path of Annihilation'... If I'm not mistaken, your Dao realm should have experienced a karmic upheaval..."

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi paused, then frowned and said, "During that divine journey, I was forced to condense my Dao and advance to the Yang God realm. After leaving the River of Destiny, I naturally fell out of the Yang God realm."

"This fluctuation of the Great Dao... allowed me to see the residual aura of the 'Path of Annihilation'."

Chen Jingxuan sighed and said, "This may be a coincidence, or it may be fate. I saw the 'Path of Annihilation' transform into countless long lines, crossing out. Most of these long lines were annihilated in the void, while a very few found their home and landed on the heads of the 'lucky ones'."

Clearly, Xie Yueying was one of those lucky ones.

"I'm not really sure if Xie Yueying will be able to comprehend the 'Principles of Annihilation'."

Chen Jingxuan said, "Now it seems that my guess was correct. Perhaps your divine journey in the Thirty-Three Grotto-Heavens caused the 'Destruction Dao Fruit' in the Great Dao River to regenerate and spread its seeds... Thus, Xie Yueying became the holder of the 'Destruction Dao Law'."

(End of this chapter)