Embers of Sword

Chapter 124 Senior Brother
"Is this how you're going to use the Immortal Fountain?"

It took Xie Xuanyi a long time to calm down.

There were still a few wisps of water vapor left in his dantian. He no longer used them, but "sealed" them.

Chen Kuang trembled twice, as if he was still unsatisfied.

The Immortal Fountain cleans the sword...

If this matter were to be made public, countless people would call it ridiculous.

"rest assured."

Xie Xuanyi patted the flying sword and said softly: "I will wipe yours often in the future..."

Got this promise.

Chen Kuang became much more obedient and returned to the Jianqi Cave Heaven obediently.

"Cause and effect, cause and effect, is this cause and effect?"

Xie Xuanyi felt a little emotional.

He didn't think so much when he took action against the Nine Deaths Ban.

After using the Immortal Fountain, there were significant gains... Judging from the current situation, this drop of Immortal Fountain will only take about a month to be fully restored.

By then, he can use it again.

Whether it is helping Jiang Huang relieve the death energy or smearing the remaining principles of the Dao on the body of the Chenyan Sword, it is extremely good.

The candle in the oil lamp burned out, and the dawn light shone outside the window. It was a long night, but dawn had already come. Xie Xuanyi looked back at Jiang Huang who was sleeping soundly... Fighting against the Nine Death Forbidden Tonight, his soul was violently shaken. I'm afraid the little guy will have to sleep for a long time before waking up.

He came to the courtyard. Birds were flapping their wings in the sky, a breeze was blowing, and the sound of people walking nearby could be heard. It was very lively.

Today is the day when the Sword Qi Ceremony officially begins.

Xie Xuanyi took the jade token given to him by Huang Su, pushed the door and left.

He did not wear a bamboo hat this time. There were countless people coming to pay homage at the gate of Dasui Sword Palace, and wearing a bamboo hat would attract attention... It was still quiet at the foot of Lotus Peak, but there was a lot of noise in the direction of Jin'ao Peak. The Sword Qi Ceremony was held at Jin'ao Peak and lasted for a full fifteen days.

During these fifteen days, all cultivators who wish to join the Dashui Sword Palace will first undergo a qualification review.

Then there were groups and competitions.

All the senior brothers, elders, and guests will pay attention to...

According to the rules of Dashui in previous years, the final winner of the Sword Qi Ceremony will worship at the foot of Lotus Peak.

Of course, being able to rank in the top ten is already a rare talent.

After the Sword Qi Ceremony is over, the Xuanshui Cave Heaven will be open. According to the rules, except for some "specially invited" guests, only the top ten young geniuses will be qualified to step into this cave heaven!

Those who enter the cave are all blessed.

Treasures, flying swords, mental skills, sword tactics, enlightenment...

Someone once asked Dasui Zhanglu what kind of blessing was inside Xuanshui Cave Heaven.

The chief lawyer, who always abides by the rules, answered this question for the first time.

But... this answer is very fair.

Tongtian Zhanglu’s answer was simple.

"Inside the cave, there is a great fortune and everything you need. How much you can get depends on your own destiny."

This answer did not surprise everyone. As everyone knows, Xuanshui Cave Heaven is the "blessed land" presided over by Zhao Chunyang, the head of Dashui. According to the rules, it is only open once every sixty years. Even Xie Xuanyi, the former head of Lotus Peak, has never set foot here. From this point of view, the amount of good fortune here is immeasurable.

Of course, the reason why Xuanshui Dongtian can attract so many people is also due to the three words "Xie Xuanyi".

Xie Xuanyi was really famous back then.

If he had not died prematurely in the North Sea...how could Xuanshui Dongtian have had the opportunity to be opened to the public?

When the Jiazi year comes, Xie Xuanyi will take direct control of it and refine it!

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Xie Xuanyi bypassed Jin'ao Peak, avoided the crowd, and went directly to Xiaochong Mountain.

He had no interest in the Sword Qi Ceremony.

It’s not that I’ve lost my desire for the sword.

It was really like competing with a group of boys and girls who were twenty years younger than me... It was meaningless and there was no suspense.

When in Lingqu City, Fang Yuanfang provided an extremely detailed case file.

This case file specifically lists all the young "geniuses" from various forces who may come to pay homage to the sect during the Dasui opening ceremony.

The Sword Palace is recruiting disciples this time, but will not accept disciples over the age of 30.

Under this restriction, those who have reached the Qi Controlling Realm are already "rare", and can be considered to have good qualifications. It is not a problem for them to join the Sword Palace, and it is even possible for them to become disciples of several main peaks.

But to become a "true disciple", he is still a little short of the required skills.

Xie Xuanyi took a quick look.

To be able to compete for the top ten in this Sword Qi Ceremony, one must at least have the cultivation level of the Cave Heaven Realm.

There are thirteen cave heaven monks from all four realms, from east to west, south to north, who come to participate in this sword energy competition.

If nothing unexpected.

These thirteen people will all become true disciples under the main peak!

The strongest among them is Xie Sheng, the Prince of Jiangning.

In the Fangyuanfang case file, it was believed that Prince Jiangning possessed the strength of a perfect cave heaven, which was already a crushing victory.

There are ten levels of cave heaven.

With each advancement in the heavens, the natal flying sword would undergo a tempering process.

The perfect cave heaven of the tenth heaven can easily crush and shatter the first heaven.

For a cultivator who has reached perfection in the cave heaven, the embryo of the Great Dao has matured and only needs to take root and sprout, waiting for the final promotion to the Yin God.

And the first level of the cave heaven may have just found one's own "road".

of course.

Xie Xuanyi's "First Level of Cave Heaven" is an exception.

In the way of kendo, he has come a long way.

Others condense the sword energy cave heaven, while he reshapes the sword energy cave heaven. The difference can be seen from this point.

For him, the road to the cave is nothing more than walking faster or slower.

Xie Xuanyi had already seen clearly where the avenue was.

Jinao Peak was crowded with people.

Xiaochong Mountain, on the other hand, is much quieter.

Xie Xuanyi walked quietly on the mountain steps. Because of the jade plaque hanging there, there were disciples from the Sword Palace coming and going, who kept greeting him and paying him respects.

Xie Xuanyi nodded one by one.

He walked very slowly along this road, and he recalled the past years of training in the Sword Palace. Before he picked up Si Qi and Huang Su.

There are actually only four people in the direct lineage of Lotus Peak.

Senior Brother Zhiren, Junior Sister Miaoyin, and Junior Brother Qilie.

In order of chronological order of entry, Xie Xuanyi ranked second.

Although he was born in the Xie family of Jiangning, Xie Xuanyi's "fate" was indeed not good.

His parents died early.

The elders of the clan used up all their gratitude and sent him to the Dasui Sword Palace. At that time, the Jiangning Xie family had already fallen on hard times. The "gratitude" of a collateral elder was actually to send him to a guest official. Their original intention was to have him serve in the Sword Palace, even if he could only be a menial servant, which was considered an explanation to his deceased parents.

But Xie Xuanyi is really talented.

The day he held the sword.

This guest from Xiao Chongshan, who inherited the friendship from his old friend, realized that he might have accidentally picked up the future "kendo champion".

So after several months of careful teaching.

This guest official sent the six-year-old Xie Xuanyi to Lotus Peak...

Afterwards, Xie Xuanyi was noticed by the head of Chunyang Sect.

Many people in the Da Chu Dynasty are familiar with the story that follows.

But in the eyes of the parties involved.

All that happened was not so "shocking". In fact, in Xie Xuanyi's eyes, these spectacular past events were just the daily practice in Dasui Sword Palace.

When fighting with others with swords, winning is nothing.

Topping the list of geniuses and becoming the leader in swordsmanship among the younger generation is nothing.

When he plunged into the North Sea, his consciousness fell into a trance...

What he missed was not the singing of the world or the false fame.

It’s just the porridge and dishes and some old friends on the Lotus Peak in the past.

"Faster, faster!"

At this moment, shouts were heard from afar at the gate of Xiaochong Mountain.

Several horse-drawn carriages drove up, accompanied by shouts, and the originally deserted Xiaochongshan suddenly became lively.

The disciples of Xiao Chongshan were extremely worried and called on their fellow disciples for help, and kept unloading the heavy books from the carriage. More people came than expected to celebrate the opening of the Sword Palace this time, and Xiao Chongshan's tasks were extremely heavy. Today also happened to be the day when the library was being sorted and archived, so the manpower was far from enough.

All the disciples of the Sword Palace at the mountain gate were pulled over.

"Junior brother, would you mind lending a hand?"

A disciple carrying heavy books made an invitation to Xie Xuanyi with a sad face: "I have too many things to do today. It's really troublesome. I'm sorry."

Xie Xuanyi hurriedly picked up a thick stack of case files from the carriage and rushed over.

"Why are you so busy?" He said subconsciously, "Zhen Yinfeng should share some of the burden of sorting out the case files."

"What are you talking about? What day is it today?"

The disciple from Xiaochong Mountain smiled bitterly and said, "The work of the disciples from Zhenyin Peak is not easy. The disciples from Jinao Peak are busy hosting the Sword Qi Ceremony, not to mention Yuping Peak and Lianhua Peak..."

Yuping Peak is a forbidden area, and disciples usually do not go out.

The disciples of Lotus Peak are of noble status and rare in number.

Halfway through the conversation, the disciple from Xiaochongshan glanced at the jade token on Xie Xuanyi's waist, and his expression changed immediately: "Brother... I'm really sorry, let me move this case file."

Xie Xuanyi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he understood the reason.

The jade pendant given by Huang Su is very useful.

Even the lotus engraved on the jade plaque is a bit intimidating.

Wear this jade pendant.

This means that he is a disciple of Lotus Peak, at least he has an exclusive mansion at the foot of Lotus Peak.

Of course, it is not only Master Chunyang who can accept disciples at Lotus Peak.

Although the Lotus Peak Jade Plate is rare in the Dasui Sword Palace, there are dozens of them. However, those who are qualified to give out this jade plate are at least great figures at the level of Yinshen Venerable, either extremely distinguished guests or great practitioners who have served in high positions in the Sword Palace.

The disciples of Xiaochong Mountain would not be interested in the identity of the owner of the Lotus Peak Jade Plate...

This is the Sword Palace.

Jade plaques cannot be faked.

"That's not necessary."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "I have nothing to do today. Since Xiaochongshan is short of manpower, I will help out."

Upon hearing this, the young disciple from Chongshan looked much better.

Disciples of Lotus Peak are rarely seen on weekdays. The mountain has been closed for ten years, so they actually know most of them.

However, the young man in front of him seemed a little unfamiliar.

Going back and forth along the way, delivering case files more than a dozen times, Xie Xuanyi chatted a lot with this disciple from Xiaochongshan and roughly knew the current situation of Xiaochongshan.

Just when he was making the last trip to the carriage to carry the case files.

A mellow voice as gentle as a spring breeze suddenly sounded, with a hint of blame.

"Mai Qing, how can you trouble Lianhua Peak with the trivial matters of Xiaochong Mountain?"

As soon as this voice came out.

Xie Xuanyi's body stiffened for a moment.

He turned around and saw a familiar figure.

At the mountain gate, stood a middle-aged Confucian scholar in a purple robe. Ten years had passed, and Jiang Miaoyin had become haggard, while Huang Su was spotless.

The eldest brother Zhou Zhiren, on the other hand, has become more "reserved".

The years have left their marks on his body, with a few strands of gray hair appearing at his temples.

But the whole person's temperament is deeper and heavier.

"Master Master... I was wrong. There are simply too many things going on in Xiaochong Mountain."

The disciple who was moving the books with Xie Xuanyi quickly bowed his head and apologized.

"I've told you so many times that you shouldn't bother other main peaks with Xiaochong Mountain's affairs...that's all."

Zhiren shook his head.

He stepped forward personally, rolled up his sleeves, and grabbed the stack of books that originally belonged to Xie Xuanyi.

The two looked at each other.

Xie Xuanyi's complex expression was perfectly hidden by the images of all living beings.

Zhou Zhiren stared at the young man in front of him seriously. After a moment, he asked seriously, "This nephew... have we met him somewhere before?"

(End of this chapter)