Embers of Sword

Chapter 87 Freshmen
After Xie Xuanyi left, the Daolu Hall became deserted again.

The divine mist is still gushing out.

The three cave gods died here, and their blood dyed the floor of the hall red.

Dao Jiu was alone, floating in the hall, looking at the spark door with some resentment...

Daojiu did not doubt Xie Zhen's promise.

But now he felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have opened the door like this and let Xie Zhen go to the Dao Realm to seek help earlier.

"Da. Da. Da."

The Secret Tomb Formation was running, but Dao Jiu heard footsteps coming from afar.

The voice was very soft.

But every step seems to fall on the lake of people's hearts.

Dao Jiu frowned and looked at the front of the hall.

A figure with white hair and white robe slowly walked out of the darkness.

The footsteps stopped.

A figure with white hair and white robe stood in a pool of blood, facing the main hall, Daolu, and Daojiu from afar.

Time seems to have frozen.

"I think I've seen you before..."

Dao Jiu looked at the white-haired man with a confused look in his eyes.

"I have a good memory."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "I have indeed met him once, but it was just a quick glance."

Daojiu remembered.

Several years ago, when the secret mausoleum was last opened, many monks stepped into this place.

At that time, there was this figure.

In order to fight for the [Dao Furnace], many demon cultivators fought fiercely, but many people overcame their greed and chose to retreat.

The white-haired man in front of him was the one who chose to retreat.

"Eclipse Lake... Lichao River..."

Dao Jiu rubbed his brows and recalled what Xie Zhen had told him.

Xie Zhen said that the last time the secret tomb landed was in the Eclipse Lake of the Demon Kingdom, and this time it was in the Lichao River of the human race. The two places are tens of thousands of miles apart - so is it a coincidence that the man in front of him entered the tomb twice?
Is this guy a demon cultivator or a human?
"It's not a coincidence."

Lu Yuzhen's prophetic voice echoed throughout the hall: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not a demon cultivator."

This statement came out.

Dao Jiu's expression suddenly changed.

He looked at the white-haired man in front of him as if he had seen a ghost.

Has my spiritual thoughts been spied on?
Or... is this guy carrying a magical treasure that can peek into people's hearts?
Dao Jiu stared at Lu Yuzhen, trying to find some clues from him, but something even stranger happened.

In his divine sense.

Lu Yuzhen, standing in a pool of blood in the hall, was like a wisp of wind.

It doesn't exist at all.

As a spirit of an artifact, he should not have human emotions, but under the influence of the [Dao Pen], Dao Jiu cultivated into a human form, and he slowly felt the emotions that only humans can have.

He will be happy, he will be sad...

But at this moment, looking directly at Lu Yuzhen, an unprecedented feeling surged in his heart.

Daojiu felt fear.

The curtains of the hall were stretched as tight as swords, pointing straight to the ground. The Dao furnace also emitted a blazing and boiling breath, and rays of divine mist swirled above the hall.

"Daojiu, don't be afraid."

Lu Yuzhen sighed softly.

He tried to make his voice gentle, but it didn't help much.

The stretched curtain pointed at him.

Lu Yuzhen quickly raised his hands, showing a gesture of surrender. He smiled helplessly and said, "Actually, I didn't come here for you."

Dao Jiu stared at Lu Yuzhen, not relaxing his vigilance at all.

"I did it for her."

Lu Yuzhen stretched out his finger and gently pointed at the end of the stone wall, where the woman was dying.

In Daojiu's confused gaze.

A drop of crystal clear golden nectar flew out from Lu Yuzhen's fingertips. The drop of nectar floated in the air, slowly drifting away, and finally landed on Chu Man's dry lips.

In the battle with Xie Xuanyi, Chu Man was defeated completely.

The guqin was chopped into pieces, and the flying sword was seized.

In the end, she was stabbed through the heart by a sword. Daojiu saw it all with his own eyes.

You can count your breaths later.

"Bang" sound!
A faint heartbeat sounded in the deadly silent hall.

Chu Man, who was killed by a flying sword piercing her heart, still had her eyes closed, but countless golden auras rose from her chest, enveloping her with vigorous vitality.

Daojiu saw it very clearly.

Chu Man's stiff body actually caused her knuckles to tremble slightly.

He was shocked beyond words by this scene.

"This? How is it possible!"

Even if it is just a spirit of an artifact, even if it has never been exposed to the outside world.

But Daojiu also knew it very well.

The way of life and death is the iron law of heaven and earth that cannot be violated!

Even as powerful as his master, the Great Sage Bai Ze who roams the world freely, will still have his day of death.

But this white-haired Taoist priest actually saved Chu Man, whose heart was pierced by a flying sword, with just one drop of "water"!
This scene completely overturned Daojiu's cognition.

"Xie Zhen's attack is as fierce as ever."

Lu Yuzhen looked at the woman who was still in a coma, and his eyes became much softer: "But fortunately, it was only pierced through the heart, not beheaded... There is still time." The divine mist evaporated from the golden water droplets enveloped Chu Man.

Layers of mist enveloped the woman, turning her into a giant ball.

Chu Man, who had lost consciousness, slowly floated up and came to Lu Yuzhen's side.

Lu Yuzhen reached his hand into the golden mist and stroked Chu Man's cheek. He waved his sleeves lightly, and the already tattered gray shirt completely fell off and fell to the ground, revealing a soft body with exquisite curves but terrible scars.

"She's a poor creature."

"Under the great tide of the world, how many people can avoid being swept away?"

Lu Yuzhen admired Chu Man, his eyes full of pity: "Born in a cage, even if you are a rough diamond, you will not be seen by others, and you will never be able to show your own brilliance. Chu Lin only has 'revenge' in his eyes. He doesn't even care about his own life and death, how can he care about yours?"

His fingertips skimmed across the woman's body inch by inch.

Every inch passed.

The hideous scar disappeared an inch.

Dao Jiu stared at this scene in amazement… This was already a “heavenly method” that was beyond his understanding.

Not long after.

Chu Man's body lost all its ugliness, like a brand new piece of white jade.

"Follow me."

Lu Yuzhen looked at Chu Man and said seriously and solemnly: "I will give you a new life and freedom."

This sentence will be discussed later.

His gaze shifted to Dao Jiu in the hall.

This was not only said to Chu Man, but also to Dao Jiu.

The fear in Dao Jiu's heart has been replaced by another emotion——

Many, many years ago.

When [Dao Furnace] had not yet been fully awakened, it followed beside the Great Sage Bai Ze and witnessed the glorious glory of this ancient sage of the demon race as he reached the pinnacle of his practice.

At that time, Dao Jiu's mind was mostly filled with the emotions of the moment.

Awe! Admired!
This seemingly ordinary white-haired Taoist priest exudes an aura that is completely different from that of the First Lord.

But it reverses life and death and gives new life.

But it is a "magic method" that even Bai Ze cannot do!
"Do not……"

Daojiu struggled to overcome the fear and awe in his heart.

He gritted his teeth and looked towards the door held open by the starfire, "I can't go with you."

"Because of Xie Zhen?"

When Lu Yuzhen heard this, his expression didn't change much.

He smiled and said, "In fact, I heard everything you and Xie Zhen said before. Although I don't like those rules, I still understand the principle of first come first served."

Dao Jiu was stunned.

"It is precisely because Xie Zhen rejected your recognition as master that I made this invitation."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "Is it really the best choice for you to stay here and wait for him? Even if he takes you out of the secret mausoleum, you will not be 'free' in the future. He cannot accept the evil art of blood-refining creatures, and he will not allow the [Dao Furnace] to shine brightly outside."

As soon as these words came out, Dao Jiu's expression changed: "You mean, if I leave the secret mausoleum with Xie Zhen, I will be sealed again?"

Lu Yuzhen did not answer this question, but shook his head and said sincerely: "There is a sword-washing pool on the Lotus Peak of Dasui Sword Palace. This sword-washing pool can cleanse the soul and eliminate evil spirits. If you follow Xie Zhen and leave, you will most likely be thrown into the sword-washing pool... If your soul can withstand the scouring of the sword-washing pool, then you will have a chance to be reborn."

"The sword-washing pool cleanses the soul and sweeps away evil spirits?"

Dao Jiu was stunned. He asked in confusion: "Could it be... I am an evil spirit?"

"Evil spirit? In Xie Zhen's eyes, you might be. But in my eyes, you are definitely not."

Lu Yuzhen said calmly: "Of course you can choose to wait for Xie Zhen and ask him clearly when you meet him to see if what I said about the 'Sword Washing Pool' is true or not. If you insist on leaving with him, I will definitely not stop you. But before you make a choice, ask yourself, what kind of 'new life' do you want?"

Dao Jiu looked at the young woman wrapped in golden mist.

His eyes were full of confusion.

"If I leave with you..."

Dao Jiu murmured: "Will I be reborn?"

"of course."

Lu Yuzhen smiled when he heard this: "The ultimate wish of all weapon spirits in the world is to break free from their shackles. One day they can break free from their treasures and live their lives as 'humans'. Being trapped in the North Sea is not a rebirth, and being cleansed by the sword in the Sword Washing Pool is not a rebirth either... Being able to ignore the rules and live freely is what we call a 'rebirth'."

As soon as these words came out, Dao Jiu's eyes lit up.

It sounded like a dream, unbelievable.

Dao Jiu murmured, "To break free from the shackles and no longer be a weapon spirit... Is this kind of thing really possible?"

"Didn't you see it with your own eyes?"

Lu Yuzhen said calmly, "The last time the Secret Mausoleum landed in the Eclipse Lake, who left?"

Daojiu was shocked.

The last time Mi Ling landed in Eclipse Lake, he was only concerned with performing the "recognition of the master" ceremony.

But now, after being reminded by Lu Yuzhen, he realized one thing——

After the secret tomb was closed, the Dao Pen disappeared.

The sound of the Tao never appeared again.

and so……

The Great Dao Pen has broken free from its shackles? !

Dao Jiu looked at Lu Yuzhen in shock.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared again in the sky above the hall.

"Of course, you have a third choice."

Lu Yuzhen looked up at the crumbling ceiling and whispered, "That means we won't follow anyone but stay here and sink into the North Sea with Bai Ze's secret mausoleum, waiting for the next appearance... But judging from the current situation in Lichao City, after the secret mausoleum sinks this time, it may never surface again."

"Daojiu, think about it carefully."

Lu Yuzhen stared at the ceiling for a long time, then took two steps back and murmured, "It's almost over outside... You don't have much time left."

(End of this chapter)