Embers of Sword

Chapter 98: Sword Qi Cave Heaven
It was raining heavily and the crows were chirping.

Xie Xuanyi landed back on the Lei Chi hill. The thunder talismans flying all over the sky gradually dimmed, and the righteous spirit that tore apart half of the night sky slowly dissipated.

Although Master Jin Yuan died, the "yin objects" that were controlled by spirits did not gain freedom.

This technique of controlling spirits is both evil and overbearing.

Once their hearts are manipulated, they can only become "playthings". Once the master dies suddenly, these slaves must die with him.

The sky was filled with crows, which fell down one after another, splashing scarlet blood pits on the ground.

The young monk had never seen such a strange scene before. His face turned pale and he kept turning his Buddhist beads and reciting Buddhist scriptures silently.

With the help of others, Fazhao slowly sat up.

"Thank you for your help, benefactor."

The old monk let out a sigh of frustration in a deep voice.

"You're welcome. Southern Xinjiang is dangerous. You two should take care of yourselves."

Xie Xuanyi glanced at the two of them without saying anything more. He picked up his hat, shook off the water stains, turned around and was about to leave.

He came to Southern Xinjiang to avenge the pursuit in Beihai.

The main sect of Yinshan Mountain closed the mountain, so it was a good opportunity for him to vent his anger on Baigui's disciples, and at the same time use the blood of these evil cultivators to heal his chronic illness.

As for saving people?

I just happened to arrive and did it.

If he had left it alone before, Taoist Jin Yuan would have refined the old monk, which would have been a great help and caused him a lot of trouble.

"Donor, please stay."

Fazhao forced himself to stand up, holding the vajra, and took a step forward.

The sound of wind and thunder shook the top of the hill.

Xie Xuanyi stood still and slowly turned half of his face.

"The donor is so young, and both his physique and talent are top-notch, one in a million, and can be said to be a rare talent."

Fazhao warned sternly: "But I have seen your face and your forehead is black, which means you are haunted by evil spirits. There are many evil spirits in southern Xinjiang... There are also many monsters, so be careful."

Haunted by evil spirit?

Upon hearing this, Xie Xuanyi sighed in his heart.

He turned around completely, put his bamboo hat across his chest, and said, "I've heard that the monks of Fanyin Temple can see the people they know. Since we have a chance today...why don't you take a closer look, Master?"

"……Um?"

Fazhao looked carefully.

After the young man took off his hat, a pair of deep eyes were revealed.

Looking into its eyes, you feel as if you are in the sea or the boundless starry sky.

The images of all living beings come into view.

"This, this, this..."

Fazhao shook his head and just watched for a few breaths before he felt dizzy. Fortunately, he held the vajra tightly, otherwise he would have fallen down immediately.

With the help of the young novice monk, Fazhao managed to steady his body and steps.

"This poor monk is too shallow."

After a long pause, he finally spoke, his face full of shame: "Young donor, your merits are as great as those of nature, I cannot see through it... I cannot see through it..."

Xie Xuanyi hummed softly.

He put his hat back on...

This old monk from Fanyin Temple was able to see that he was "possessed by evil spirits", which showed that he was indeed quite capable.

So there was the scene where they took off their hats and looked at each other.

It is a rare opportunity to meet a Buddhist master with a "keen eye", who is just right for testing whether the "Appearance of All Living Beings" refined by Qin Baihuang can conceal the truth.

The result of this test made Xie Xuanyi feel a little relieved.

"Go in this direction for 200 miles and you will be out of Southern Xinjiang."

"Recently, miasma has spread, demons are dancing wildly, and if we return the same way, I'm afraid we won't be able to return to Li Country safely."

Xie Xuanyi pointed in a direction and said calmly, "I know that you two are ascetics who came to Southern Border with the intention of 'slaying demons', but since you have already crossed Southern Border, why don't you go out into the world and save more innocent lives?"

After saying that, he took out a thick stack of Haoran Thunder Talismans.

There are some ascetics in Buddhism.

They entered southern Xinjiang not for survival.

Destroy the demon, destroy the demon.

Of course, we must eradicate evil spirits and eliminate the devil!
This journey will involve crossing thousands of miles and traversing hundreds of thousands of mountains, and naturally they will encounter many evil cultivators along the way.

Only one out of ten can survive.

The young monk was stunned as he took the bundle of thunder magic talismans. He certainly knew that the Taoist thunder magic was unparalleled in the world, but the number of these thunder magic talismans... was a little too much.

"Take it to save your life."

Xie Xuanyi patted the little monk's head and said calmly: "Your master is injured, take good care of him, leave Da Chu and walk slowly back to Liguo, do you understand?"

The little monk nodded desperately.

Fazhao looked at the young man in front of him with a complicated expression.

"My little donor is very kind and righteous. I will repay you for saving my life today."

Fazhao held his disciple's shoulder, bowed deeply with him, and asked sincerely, "Would you please tell me your name?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi pressed down his hat and smiled softly.

When the two looked up again, they saw only flying broken talismans all over the mountain.

The man in black clothes has disappeared.

……

……

Deep in the miasma of southern Xinjiang, in the belly of a remote and desolate mountain.

Flames were curling and black smoke was rising.

"Xie Zhen, can I not eat it?"

The little girl in a red shirt sat by the campfire, looking at the crows rolling and roasting on the wooden rack, and pleaded pitifully.

"You are a demon, not a human."

Xie Xuanyi took off his bamboo hat and said calmly, "There's not much to eat here, so don't be so picky... Just pluck the feathers from the Yin Crow and treat it as a pheasant."

The second half of the sentence is not wrong.

In front of the Phoenix Demon, the Yin Crow is really no different from a "pheasant".

"..."

Jiang Huang was torn between her conscience and her desires. She looked at the smoking black crows on the grill, then looked down at her growling stomach. Finally, she hardened her heart and took a big bite of the crow meat.

"No need to leave it for me."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the dark crow meat on the campfire and frowned: "Fortunately... I have already fasted."

fortunately?

Is this what people say?

Jiang Huang said angrily, "Sister Bai Yi is right. You just know how to say nice things! After leaving Lichao City, I have never had a good meal with you!"

The years of cultivation for the demon race are more anxious and longer than those for humans.

It often takes a lot of time before the spirit can be awakened and transformed.

And once it takes shape.

Their growth rate will become extremely fast. In just one month, Jiang Huang has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The most obvious change is that her brain has become much smarter.

When she was first brought back from Jinli Mountain, the little one followed Xie Xuanyi around happily every day, begging for food and drink. Even if you covered her mouth, you couldn't stop her from calling daddy and mommy.

Now, Xie Xuanyi was forcing her to scream.

She didn't want to do that either.

Although her appearance has not changed much, her intelligence has improved from seven or eight months old to seven or eight years old.

As the saying goes, even a seven or eight-year-old dog is disliked.

Human children of this age...probably tend to be rebellious and lawless.

Jiang Huang is no longer as well-behaved as before.

It just so happened that the little guy had a good memory. When he followed Deng Baiyi, he memorized a lot of nagging "golden sentences".

Now he uses it to criticize Xie Xuanyi every day.

Xie Xuanyi didn't care much either.

"It's a pity that you didn't leave with Sister Bai Yi."

He replied calmly: "Otherwise, it would have become a Taoist mountain guardian beast, or been plucked and roasted on the grill by Master Tang?"

After all, he is only seven or eight years old. How can he fight with someone like me who has lived two lives?

The current verbal battle.

Still ended with a great victory.

"..."

Jiang Huang ate a lot, and Yin Ya had almost finished eating. After barely filling her stomach, she stopped bothering Xie Xuanyi and asked curiously, "Can you tell me my origins again?"

Everyone asks where they come from.

Jiang Huang is no exception.

As for this question, Xie Xuanyi has never been shy about answering it.

While cleaning up the bonfire, Xie Xuanyi briefly recounted the story of Yuzhu Town.

"...Well, that's pretty much what the story is."

"If you don't quite understand, just remember this: you burst out from between the rocks, and I just happened to pick you up."

Jinli Mountain is a volcano.

When the volcano erupted, Xie Xuanyi picked up Jiang Huang, who burst out from between the rocks... He was not wrong.

The little guy looked sad when he heard this.

So far, Jiang Huang has accepted the fact that he is a monster.

She was also very clear that the attitudes of the Beichu and Nanli dynasties towards monsters... were the same.

Either kill or enslave.

"So, why am I called this?"

Jiang Huang rubbed his head, puzzled: "Also, you've gotten into this mess, why are you still supporting me? Why don't you just sell me off?"

“It’s not out of the question to sell it.”

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "If you continue to be picky and complain about the food, I might sell you tomorrow."

"..."

Jiang Huang was humiliated again. She put her hands on her hips angrily, but didn't dare to say anything more.

At first, there was nothing wrong with Xie Zhen in her eyes.

But now, Xie Zhen is full of flaws and has no advantages at all.

Such a bad guy.

What was I thinking before? I kept calling him dad!

"I'm full, time to go to bed..."

Xie Xuanyi waved his hand and set up a purification array for Jiang Huang.

Seeing the little guy looking angry.

Xie Xuanyi smiled and coaxed, "Don't worry, the hard times are almost over. In a few days, I will take you away from this damn place and eat steaming hot meat buns outside."

"Meat buns?"

Children's anger comes and goes quickly.

Jiang Huang's eyes lit up.

The depression that had accumulated in her eyes was swept away as soon as she heard the word "meat buns".

"really?"

"Of course it's true... When have I ever lied to you?"

Xie Xuanyi said helplessly: "When we left Lichao City, I packed so much food for you. If you had eaten sparingly, why would you have to eat Yin Ya to survive now?"

Jiang Huang said bitterly: "Then I'm hungry, what should I do?"

"Have a good sleep."

Xie Xuanyi patted the little girl's head. Girls of seven or eight years old are always the easiest to coax.

Not even a moment passed.

Jiang Huang obediently entered the quiet formation and fell asleep peacefully.

After Xie Xuanyi waited for her to fall asleep, he also set up a purification array for himself.

Tonight is a good night.

It’s not just the day when Taoist Jin Yuan dies...

"Om."

The sound of the sword echoed in the belly of the mountain.

A broken flying sword floated in front of Xie Xuanyi, and he flicked it with his finger.

The sword's sound vibrated for a long time.

"Three hundred and fourteen evil cultivators were killed, and more than one thousand seven hundred evil creatures were killed."

"The sword's aura has finally recovered a little..."

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath and looked down.

The Immortal Spring has occupied the entire Dantian, with countless golden mists swirling and spreading. The scale of this Dantian is ten times larger than that of any cultivator at the same level!
Vitality, spirit, and body.

Xie Xuanyi is currently practicing these three paths.

Needless to say, the one who made the fastest progress was——

On the path of sword cultivation, Xie Xuanyi has already reached the step where he is about to reach the top.

As long as he wants, he can reshape the "Sword Qi Cave Heaven" at any time.

However, the deep-seated illness that was bound and entangled by the [Dao Pen] has now begun to crack.

Moreover, for a full ten years, Xie Xuanyi had no connection with his natal flying sword.

Want to reshape the cave.

It is best to establish a stable connection with the flying sword first.

this time.

Xie Xuanyi's killing of evil cultivators in southern Xinjiang was not only a reckoning, but also a form of cultivation.

today.

That was the day he rebuilt the Sword Qi Cave Heaven!

(End of this chapter)