Embers of Sword

Chapter 757 Magical Powers

The principle of cause and effect can illuminate the future.

However... the future is not set in stone.

What cause and effect reveal is a kind of "possibility".

In most cases, this "possibility" will not change.

But once the future changes, even Miyun cannot predict what will happen next.

"Let's set off now."

Miyun spoke softly, looking out the window. Once the hour of Yin had passed, it would soon be dawn.

Too late and things will change.

He wanted some things to be resolved as soon as possible.

……

After a while.

A convoy hurriedly headed toward the inner city.

Xuanbei Pass is a colossal city, its area equivalent to four or five cities in the Chu Kingdom combined. Due to its immense size, it is divided into inner and outer cities for easier management. Ordinary citizens and merchants can only enter through the south gate of the outer city... To reach the inner city, one must continue north after entering the city.

Compared to the brightly lit outer city, the entrance to the inner city was deathly silent.

Several miles away, you can see heavily armored soldiers standing on both sides of the road, holding halberds.

The air was thick with murderous intent, sending chills down one's spine.

These armored soldiers were the "Black Armor Heavy Cavalry Battalion" under Jian Qingqiu's command.

Han Li's ability to contend with Chen Chong in Chongzhou was undoubtedly due in large part to the contributions of his elite troops. These heavily armored cavalry were slow to move, but extremely adept at positional warfare, easily taking on ten men per charge in short-range battles. Xuanbei Pass in Chongzhou was the most important main city along the northern border of the Li Kingdom. The Crown Prince was able to fight the Ninth Prince freely within Li Kingdom's borders precisely because of the presence of these heavily armored cavalry guarding Xuanbei Pass. Even with news of the demonic tides invading from the north, they didn't need to pay too much attention. With such a heavily armored cavalry army stationed there, even if half the sky collapsed at Xuanbei Pass, Jian Qingqiu could hold it off for a while.

Da da da.

The horses' hooves pounded the ground, making a crisp sound.

Changmei changed his appearance with a magical artifact and wore a bamboo hat... Miyun was still the same as before, sitting in the weeds of the carriage, hugging her knees and curling up.

The checks to enter the inner city were naturally much stricter.

However, this time Miyun was not stopped or inspected in any way.

For this day.

The Buddhist community had already made preparations in advance.

The Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry has been stationed in the inner city for many years, with a special grain supply line allocated by the Chongzhou Internal Affairs Department. However, due to Chen Chong's arrival, the conflict between the two generals has intensified recently. Jian Qingqiu added two private grain transport routes half a year ago. Transporting grain to the inner city of Xuanbei Pass is a matter of utmost importance. The Buddhist sect paid a great price to infiltrate this "private line" and ultimately succeeded.

Compared to the Arhat of Fortune, the Arhat of Long Eyebrows is more cautious in his actions.

For the past six months, he has been living in Xuanbeiguan, using the "grain transport" mission to quietly familiarize himself with the routes within the inner city.

We've been preparing for this, and tonight is what we've been waiting for.

The supply wagons successfully entered the inner city, and night patrols became even more stringent.

Armored soldiers kept casting glances at him, but no one reached out to stop him... Perhaps no one would have imagined that the young Buddhist disciple of Fanyin Temple would take such a great risk to personally enter Xuanbei Pass, where Yang Shen resided.

Half past the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), the grain trucks arrived at the residence, and the convoy began unloading.

The long-browed Arhat took a deep breath.

The real mission was just beginning. He had been "preparing" for tonight for the past six months. Every time he unloaded cargo, he would bring a gift to visit the "Granary Envoy" who was in charge of guarding the mansion. After a few visits, everyone in the caravan got used to the disappearance of "Long Eyebrows".

This time is the same as before.

Long-browed, carrying a heavy cloth bag and this "gift," went to visit the granary official, but upon opening the door, he immediately activated a Buddhist secret technique.

They only exchanged glances for a fleeting moment.

The powerful divine sense of the Yin God Realm swept into the mind of the Granary Envoy.

"Half an incense stick."

Changmei breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the tension between her brows did not dissipate.

He lowered his voice and said, "Master Buddha... we only have half an incense stick's time." "It seems everything is going smoothly."

Miyun climbed out of the bag, brushed the dust off his body, and his expression remained unchanged.

Everything that is happening now is not much different from the scene reflected in the Dao Realm of Cause and Effect.

Although he lacked blessings.

But entering the city went smoothly.

in fact……

Once the grain transport convoy arrives at the residence, the rest is irrelevant, regardless of time.

"Wait for me here for half an incense stick's time."

Mi Yun lowered her eyes and said softly, "After half an incense stick's time, the unloading of grain will be finished. If I haven't returned, you will return to the outer city alone. Wait another half day. If I still don't appear, then take Fu De and leave Xuanbei Pass..."

"Buddha's disciple?!"

Long-browed man paused for a moment, a pang of sadness welling up inside him.

"Uncle-Master, there's no need to worry about my safety."

Miyun smiled and said, "I am now the 'Buddha' of Fanyin Temple, and the new leader who will inherit the throne in the future. Even if the negotiations fail, that person has no reason to kill me. Nalan Qiutong has come to Xuanbei Pass, most likely to close the gates and kill us. The Buddhist sect has lost many virtuous monks in recent years... I hope that you and Fude can leave the North safely and return to Wuzhou."

"..."

His long eyebrows and lips trembled slightly.

He looked solemn and bowed.

Mi Yun returned the greeting with a single palm raised.

The young novice monk gently shook his shoulders, blowing away the weeds in the wind. He took out a gleaming golden talisman from his sleeve, shook it lightly, and a flame ignited, enveloping him in an invisible radiance. The talisman burned quickly, likely lasting only a few dozen breaths, less than a hundred, but the moment it burned… the “dense cloud” in his long-browed eyes vanished.

Even a Yin God Realm expert, standing right next to it, could not sense the slightest trace of its aura.

Miyun turned around and looked into the distance.

He gently held his breath.

As the youngest "Buddha's disciple" in the thousand-year history of Fanyin Temple, and also the earliest practitioner to comprehend the Dao, Miyun's situation is quite special. He is not a reincarnation, yet he is more like one. Master Tanluan left all his "merits" in the Buddha's bones as a treasure to be passed down to future generations, waiting only for a destined person to open it.

Miyun has forged the "Buddha's bone".

He possessed everything about Tanluan, yet he was never overwritten by Tanluan's "memories".

In a sense...

The lineage of the Brahma Temple is somewhat similar to that of the Great Cultivator of the Demon Kingdom.

This is the reincarnated being's utmost favoritism towards those destined for future lives.

Tanluan gave up the chance to live a second life, entrusting the hope of igniting a flame to an uncertain future.

but.

Three hundred years later.

The Brahma Temple did not disappoint him.

This "Buddha's disciple" is young, but exceptionally mature and powerful.

"call……"

Mi Yun's expression was resolute as she took a small step forward.