Embers of Sword

Chapter 86 Seeking the Realm of Dao

A drop of blood, engraved into the soul, then you can become the master of the [Dao Furnace]!
Xie Xuanyi looked at the hall in front of him with red clouds billowing.

Do not know why.

There was not much joy in his heart.

On the contrary, Daojiu was cheering and rubbing his hands in anticipation.

He was about to have the long-lost freedom. The whole hall was enveloped in divine mist, and the furnace was delivered to Xie Xuanyi.

But after waiting for a long time, Xie Xuanyi did not take any next move.

Dao Jiu couldn't help but speak out: "Thank you, brother?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi slowly lowered his raised hand.

He looked at the ancient red copper furnace and suddenly said, "I heard that the [Dao Pen] can erase the Dao mark and eliminate the spiritual connection between the treasure and its owner... Is this rumor true or false?"

This sudden question made Dao Jiu stunned for a moment.

"Why are you asking about this suddenly?"

Dao Jiu thought for a moment and said sincerely, "That guy is different from us... The Supreme Dao Holy Treasure was born from heaven and earth, and is born with incredible magical powers. As far as I know, the [Da Dao Pen] seems to be able to eliminate karma, erase cause and effect, and cut off the connection between the treasure and the owner, so there is naturally no problem."

"Oh?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows and said, "Then after it transformed, did it do anything?"

"This broken brush preaches all day long and likes to teach others."

Dao Jiu sneered, “For those years, we had to endure the preaching voice of the [Dao Pen]. Later, it left the secret realm and never came back. Our ears became much quieter.”

Xie Xuanyi nodded and asked, "Since it can leave, why doesn't it take you with it?"

Daojiu did not answer this question.

The spirit of the weapon looked at Xie Xuanyi in confusion.

"I don't understand...why are you asking this?"

"Brother Daojiu, I'm just thinking of another possibility."

Xie Xuanyi knocked on the stove, and a dull sound came from his fingertips.

He lowered his eyebrows and said, "Several years ago, Bai Ze left this secret mausoleum... Perhaps at that time, he had no idea that there would be so many treasures in the mausoleum that would have spiritual intelligence, and the rules of this mausoleum did not have so many rules and regulations."

"After all, Bai Ze likes quietness."

There was a sentence engraved on the stone wall I saw earlier.

[“If I could attain enlightenment, I would like to be buried in the North Sea and feed turtles with my body, so that I could obtain great purity for thousands of years.”]

How could a demon saint who likes quietness allow his tomb to become so noisy after his death?
When I first met Daojiu.

The spirit of the instrument was even playing music on the flute.

If this place was really the "tomb" that Bai Ze left for himself, how could he allow such a scene to appear a thousand years after his death?
Dao Jiu narrowed his eyes: "Xie brother, I don't understand what you mean."

"What I mean is simple."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly and said, "You must have concealed something from me, or... lied to me."

The hall fell into a long silence.

"What is the function of this device, Dao Furnace? How did the demon cultivator who died here die?"

Xie Xuanyi looked directly at Dao Jiu, "And the most crucial point, this rule that one cannot inherit Dao Furnace without killing everyone... Who set it up?"

"..."

Dao Jiu's expression as he looked at Xie Xuanyi gradually changed.

He was no longer cheering.

The fluttering hem of the clothes slowly fell down along with the curtains.

"Xie Zhen, if you lose to Chu Man, maybe it will be a better ending."

Dao Jiu looked at the woman who was pierced through the heart by a flying sword and nailed to death, and said regretfully: "If she was standing here alive, there wouldn't be so many problems."

"Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world."

Xie Xuanyi said: "I am the one standing here now."

"You're smarter than I thought."

Dao Jiu sighed, "I did lie to you. Not all of these demon cultivators died from 'infighting'... some of them were swallowed up by the [Dao Furnace] and became the nourishment for the furnace fire."

"But I didn't lie out of any bad intentions!"

Dao Jiu quickly explained: "As a weapon spirit, how can I choose my master at will? Those demon cultivators at the beginning only had greed in their hearts, so they were attacked by the Dao furnace... I killed them, but they died a worthy death."

"Really? What about me?"

Xie Xuanyi sneered: "If I choose to drip blood and carve it into my soul, will I also suffer the backlash of the [Dao Furnace]?"

"No no no..."

Dao Jiu spoke in a deep voice.

"You are different from them!"

That time several years ago, Daojiu was still "young" and he did not have an urgent yearning for the outside world.

So after watching the demon cultivators killing each other.

It chose to use the fire of the Tao furnace to devour the bodies of all demon cultivators.

There is indeed a rule in the secret realm: the winner can become the master of the [Dao Furnace]!
But this also depends on whether the spirit of the [Daolu] itself is willing!
"Although your realm is not high, I can feel that you are different from those guys..."

Dao Jiu said sincerely: "I really want to recognize you as my master, Xie Zhen, this time I am telling the truth."

This young man exudes an aura that is different from everyone else.

Dao Jiu had a vague intuition in his heart——

If he could leave with Xie Zhen, it would definitely be the right choice. This was the real reason why he had tried to keep him.

"So, this [Dao Furnace] actually needs to devour the blood and fire of living beings in order to practice?"

At this moment, Xie Xuanyi changed the subject.

He looked at the small furnace suspended in front of him.

When I knocked on it before, I didn't feel anything unusual. This furnace is indeed extremely heavy, but if it only has this one characteristic, it really doesn't deserve this grade!
"The Dao Furnace can refine the blood, fire, vitality, and soul of living beings..."

Dao Jiu no longer concealed it at this moment: "As long as you drop a drop of my heart blood into it, you can feel my memory. The blood and fire of those demon cultivators back then are still in the furnace now."

After hearing these words, Xie Xuanyi frowned.

Refining flesh, blood, vital energy, and soul!
Isn’t this the treasure that the evil cultivators in Southern Xinjiang have always dreamed of!
"I saw you taking the vitality pill..."

Dao Jiu immediately took credit for it, saying, "If you refine the Dao Furnace, you won't have this kind of trouble at all. If you lack vitality, you only need to extract it from the Dao Furnace. Every enemy you kill will be refined into vitality furnace fire. The vitality is inexhaustible and can be used endlessly!"

What a domineering [Daolu]!
Xie Xuanyi was silent for a while.

He didn't even dare to imagine what he would become after he really refined this thing.

The so-called "natal artifact" is an important magical tool that is connected to the soul and consciousness of its owner!

Once Xie Xuanyi refines the [Tao Furnace].

Dao Jiu lived in the lake of his heart.

This is a thousand-year-old spirit who has cultivated the Great Dao and is comparable to a Yin God... Xie Xuanyi's every word and action will certainly affect Dao Jiu, and similarly, Dao Jiu will also affect Xie Xuanyi.

This [Tao Furnace] needs to devour the flesh and blood of living beings to complete its cultivation.

It will affect Xie Xuanyi's heart at all times.

"The last question is, 'You can only inherit after you kill them all', was this rule really established by Bai Ze?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at Dao Jiu and asked the last question.

In historical records.

Thousands of years ago, the Great Sage Bai Ze traveled around the world, made many friends, and did not get involved in worldly disputes.

Therefore, many secret realms and countless Taoist treasures were left behind.

This secret treasure is coveted by people all over the world.

However, when Xie Xuanyi entered the Beihai Secret Tomb, the "Great Sage Bai Ze" he saw was different from what was recorded in history.

Whether it is the stone wall that is eager to seek the truth.

It is still this cruel and ruthless law of the universe.

All of these overturned the image of this demon saint in Xie Xuanyi's mind.

"I do not know."

Dao Jiu spoke in confusion, muttering, "This rule seems to have existed since I awakened my spirit. I only know that the rule has not changed since then."

Speaking of which.

He suddenly realized the true meaning of Xie Zhen's question.

"and many more!"

Dao Jiu stared at the boy in front of him with eyes wide open in disbelief, muttering, "You mean... the Dao Pen?"

"The Great Dao Brush can cover up cause and effect."

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "Then tampering with the rules of the secret tomb left by the Great Sage Bai Ze will naturally not be a problem."

“Perhaps, everything in this secret mausoleum was left behind by the Great Dao Pen.”

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "With its power, can't it erase Bai Ze's constraints on you? Don't forget, when the Great Sage Bai Ze died, what grade of treasures you were."

Dao Jiu was completely silent. His eyes were blank, and he was in deep doubt.

The [Dao Furnace] from a thousand years ago is of good quality.

But it would definitely not be dragged into the mausoleum by Bai Ze, specially collected, and set rules and deliberately restricted.

"You mean... the reason why I awakened my spirit is not because of my master."

Dao Jiu murmured: "But, the Great Dao Pen?"

Xie Xuanyi remained silent.

He didn't mention the crueler reality.

Perhaps, Daojiu's master is not Bai Ze at all——

After entering the secret tomb.

Xie Xuanyi always felt something was strange.

It's not just the image of Bai Ze Monkey King that differs from historical records.

Many things in this secret tomb seem disconnected.

If you want to give gifts to the whole world, why set rules?
Now, everything seems to have an answer.

Over the past thousand years, the real "master" who controls the secret tomb is——

It’s not Bai Ze, but the [Dao Bi].

This supreme holy treasure is the "only" important object buried by Great Sage Bai Ze in the secret tomb.

Countless array patterns and several mechanisms.

It’s all just to restrain the [Dao Pen]!
After the [Daobi] was awakened, during the period before it broke free from its shackles, it followed its nature and taught and taught. All the countless treasures in the secret mausoleum benefited from it and developed their own spiritual wisdom. This was the reason for the birth of Dao Jiu. If it hadn't been for the [Daobi], it might have taken many more years for it to be able to cultivate into a human form.

Think about this.

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly.

He took a step back: "I'm sorry, Daojiu... I can't be your new master."

Dao Jiu looked at the boy blankly.

"The great Dao of the world does not distinguish between right and left. But the Dao of the Dao Furnace is not my Dao."

Xie Xuanyi paused and said, "Actually... leaving here with me may not be a good thing for you."

"Leaving with you is not a good thing...what does this mean?"

Dao Jiu was even more confused.

Xie Xuanyi opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

It was difficult for him to tell Daojiu that the method that Daolu was proud of, which was to smelt the flesh, vitality, and soul fire of living beings, was actually a complete evil magic!
Daojiu was locked at the bottom of the North Sea.

For a thousand years, he had no contact with the human world.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with "blood refining" living beings.

The reason why it appears to be elegant and easy-going when talking to Xie Xuanyi is simply because it is still unfamiliar with the human world and does not understand the outside world!
If it were to be born like this...it would definitely be a disaster!
The cultivator who obtains the [Dao Furnace] will definitely practice at an extremely fast speed and advance to the next level.

The more you give up your bottom line, the easier it will be to achieve a higher level!
But in the end, the Da Chu Dynasty would never sit idly by. Once controlled by the [Dao Lu] and accustomed to the blood refining technique, the fate of the master of the [Dao Lu] would be miserable. No matter how talented an evil cultivator is, how can he fight against the entire Da Chu Dynasty?

and so.

The best fate for [Daolu] if it fell into Xie Xuanyi's hands would probably be to be sealed again.

It's just a change of place.

Xie Xuanyi shook his head, and as soon as he thought about it, the small furnace floating in front of him slowly rose and enlarged again.

He gave up the "refining" option in his heart lake and put the [Tao Furnace] back to its place.

Divine clouds were surging in the sky, and the whole hall regained its brilliant and dazzling glow.

"Xie Zhen... Is it because I lied to you before that you won't take me away?"

Dao Jiu was completely stunned when he saw this scene.

There was a hint of pleading in his voice at this moment.

Dao Jiu pleaded bitterly, "I deliberately concealed part of the truth before, but I have absolutely no ill intentions. If you still have any questions, just ask them. Dao Jiu will tell you everything he knows!"

Xie Xuanyi felt a little reluctant.

He actually knew that Daojiu was not lying and that it really wanted to recognize him as its master.

The heart lake's perception has been stable, and there have been no signs of danger.

In other words.

This [Daolu] has no ill intentions towards me...

At the beginning, he ate those demon cultivators only out of the instinct of [Daolu]. If Dao Jiu was really bloodthirsty, he would not have let go of those disciples of Baihua Valley so easily.

"The avenue is above."

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath, and with a clear conscience, he said solemnly: "If there is something, if you help me, I can take you out of the secret mausoleum..."

Of course, he could swear in the name of "Xie Zhen" and then just do it casually.

But Xie Xuanyi did not do so.

Daojiu's expression was startled, and he immediately sat up straight.

Xie Xuanyi said: "The reason I entered the mausoleum was actually to find the treasure that was left here ten years ago."

"Ten years ago... the treasure was left here..."

Dao Jiu was stunned for a moment, and then he frowned and said, "Due to the formation pattern, treasures will be sucked into the secret mausoleum every once in a while. What is the level of your treasure and what does it look like?"

"A flying sword."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "Although I haven't cultivated into a human form, I already have some intelligence."

"Oh?"

Dao Jiu looked at Xie Zhen in disbelief.

These precious artifacts were able to be awakened because of the teachings of the [Dao Pen].

It is extremely difficult for an ordinary treasure to give birth to spiritual intelligence!
This young man is indeed no ordinary person... He had such a treasure ten years ago!

Xie Xuanyi asked: "Do you have any impression?"

"Now that you mention it... it seems like there really is..."

Dao Jiu stroked his chin and murmured, "Ten years ago, I vaguely felt a sharp sword energy that rushed through the Secret Mausoleum and shattered several large formations... In the end, it was trapped and locked in the 'Seeking Dao Domain'."

"Seeking Dao Domain?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned.

"The area where the Dao Pen was originally used to teach and impart knowledge was called the Dao Seeking Area."

Dao Jiu explained: "This is the core of the Secret Mausoleum, the core of countless array patterns... Anything that tries to disrupt the operation of the Secret Mausoleum will be sent to the 'Seeking Dao Domain' by the array patterns. Once you go there, it will be difficult to leave. Speaking of which, I haven't felt that sharp 'sword energy' for a long time."

As soon as these words came out, Xie Xuanyi's face suddenly became gloomy: "Can you open the door to the Dao Realm?"

This sudden murderous aura made Dao Jiu feel at a loss as to what to do.

"Xie Zhen, are you crazy, or do you want to die?"

Dao Jiu hurriedly said: "The Qiu Dao Domain is surrounded by countless array patterns, do you really want to go in?!"

Having said that.

But he still opened a door.

Xie Xuanyi stood in front of the door. He was not a reckless person, so he naturally would not step in immediately.

"call……"

Xie Xuanyi pushed open the door, stretched out his arm, and hung in front of the scarlet divine cloud.

Buzz!
The reed sword let out a trembling wail!
An extremely powerful sword thought sounded behind the portal, penetrating two unconnected worlds!
Xie Xuanyi's pupils lit up with a gleam of light!
Daojiu is right! [Chronic Illness] is behind the door!
Rumble, rumble——

At this moment, the entire secret tomb began to shake.

Dao Jiu, who was sitting in the main hall, frowned and looked up. He had never felt such frequent vibrations before. Even if the large array patterns were changing, it shouldn't be like this.

"What happened in the secret tomb today?"

A cold voice sounded.

"Daojiu, open this door, don't close it."

Xie Xuanyi said: "I am ready to enter the Dao-seeking realm."

"???"

Daojiu looked at Xie Zhen and was about to speak out to stop him.

Xie Xuanyi said again: "Before I leave, I will come again. Then, I will take you out of the mausoleum together."

"Hey! Xie Zhen..."

Dao Jiu was stunned for a moment.

next moment.

Xie Xuanyi took a step forward and entered the portal, and his entire body was swallowed by the red flames and disappeared.

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