Embers of Sword

Chapter 444 Broken Furnace
"Lu Yuzhen chose the body of 'Qianyuan Taoist' for you. This is definitely not a coincidence..."

"The Hehuan Sect must also be part of the Paperman Dao plan."

"You infiltrated the three major sects and even seized the bodies of Yin Shen cultivators, but you did not delay the 'Demon Suppression'..."

"So there's only one explanation."

"Lu Yu really hopes that the three major sects will join forces with Da Chu to attack Pure White Mountain?"

This is very unreasonable.

But it is the only reasonable answer.

No matter what Lu Yuzhen was planning, using paper figures to confront the entire Da Chu Dynasty was undoubtedly like "an ant trying to shake a tree."

The paper man says there are eight yin gods.

But so what?
The Great Chu Yang God only dispatched Wu Zexian. If the war was frustrated, the Yang God of Baihua Valley, the Yang God of Qiantian Palace, the Taoist sect, the Dasui Sword Palace, and even Qin Zu...

Lu Yuzhen is simply not capable of fighting against strong men of these levels.

Xie Xuanyi had witnessed Lu Yuzhen's methods in Dayue Kingdom.

It’s really good.

It is indeed not comparable to the White Ghost and the like.

But it is still not enough, far from enough. There is no need for the great masters of Chunyang Sect and Xiaoyaozi's level to take action. As long as Da Chu sends another Yangshen to join forces with Wu Zexian... Lu Yuzhen will have no chance of defending the mountain gate.

"..."

These words did not receive any response.

Xie Xuanyi looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face.

Daojiu is no longer the same as when he was in Beihailing.

No matter how Xie Xuanyi speaks.

The "Qianyuan Taoist" wearing a bright red robe just smiled and said nothing.

Xie Xuanyi knew that the Dao Jiu standing in front of him at this moment was no longer the Dao Jiu he was familiar with.

At this moment.

A light breeze blew across the barren mountain, bringing with it a strong fishy smell.

Southern Xinjiang is too big, and these barren mountains are often sparsely populated, but if someone were to go here... something bloody would probably happen.

Xie Xuanyi had long been accustomed to this taste.

He knew that there must be many dead bodies buried under his feet.

Daojiu also noticed the strange smell in the air.

"have to say."

He smiled and changed the subject, saying, "You are quite good at choosing a place. This barren mountain was once the place where the Hehuan Sect refined the 'furnace cauldron'... I heard that the Hehuan Sect used living people as the furnace cauldron, and after refining the elixir, they discarded the 'dregs' into the barren mountain. Over time, these 'dregs' will emit a disgusting smell, which is probably what it is now. In a few days, the smell should be even worse."

In a few days.

The war against demons begins, and many people will die.

"To practice [Daolu], one needs to kill people."

Xie Xuanyi suddenly said, "Even if Lu Yuzhen has found a suitable skin for you now, it will cost a lot to restore your cultivation after leaving Beihailing... How many people have you killed?"

"Less than three hundred people."

Dao Jiu responded in an extremely calm tone.

He casually kicked the earth slope under his feet and waved the red sleeves of his robe. A strong wind swept past, his spiritual thoughts penetrated, and the small wasteland mountain range trembled slightly, shaking out a cloud of bright red blood dust.

"laugh!"

What does three hundred lives mean?
In fact, it is just a pile of dust.

Dao Jiu stretched out his palm, looked at the blood and medicine residue hanging in front of him, and said lightly: "At least a thousand lives are buried under this mountain. Compared with the Hehuan Sect, the number of people I killed in my transformation is not that many."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment.

Three hundred people were indeed not many. Over the years, Lingqu City Lord Zongbi had killed more than this number of children.

The culprit responsible for the Lingqu City's tribute mission, Qianyuan Taoist, has killed at least ten times as many people... If we only consider the number, then Daojiu is simply a "good man". But Xie Xuanyi clearly felt that Daojiu's aura was different from Beihailing.

When Bei Hailing first met Dao Jiu, the aura he exuded was pure white and spotless.

A blank piece of paper, open to anyone's scribbles.

now.

Brought to southern Xinjiang by Lu Yuzhen.

Daojiu was painted with a light layer of "red". After the treasure transformed, it followed its master to walk in the world, and it would most likely grow into what the master wanted. Now Daojiu's temperament is three or four points similar to Lu Yuzhen.

"You shouldn't have left Beihailing."

Xie Xuanyi thought for a moment and said seriously: "If you come back to Dasui Sword Palace with me, you will be much better than you are now."

"In theory, I have the freedom to choose..."

Dao Jiu smiled and said, "Besides, I am living a good life now."

"Live well..."

Xie Xuanyi paused and said regretfully: "The premise is that you can continue to live."

The two were only a few feet apart.

next moment.

Xie Xuanyi suddenly took a step forward, and in an instant he appeared in front of Dao Jiu!
Rumble!
At the top of the small barren mountain, the ground collapsed, and countless suspended blood dust was shattered by the sword energy and strong wind, turning into a circle of huge ripples that spread outward!
Xie Xuanyi once gave Dao Jiu a choice in Beihai Mausoleum...

Follow him out of the secret realm.

After returning to the human world, he will bring "Daojiu" back to the Dasui Sword Palace, and then immerse the [Daolu] in the sword washing pool to wash away all the evil thoughts. From then on, Daojiu can practice in the Dasui Sword Palace. As long as he walks in the sword washing pool, this piece of top-quality pure white jade will not need to absorb blood for practice. After it transforms, it can also walk around the world with integrity.

Unfortunately.

Daojiu chose to follow Lu Yuzhen and leave.

When they met at Tailing before, Xie Xuanyi had the intention to kill Chu Man. If the conditions allowed at that time, he would kill Chu Man and destroy the [Dao Furnace] at the same time.

Daojiu, whom I first met in Beihailing, was considered half a friend of mine.

Daojiu, who can join Paperman Dao, is just an enemy, not a friend.

"boom!"

Xie Xuanyi threw a punch.

Dao Jiu frowned slightly, he did not dodge, but raised his hands to block in front of him, and took the blow head on. This punch seemed ordinary, but in fact it was very powerful. Dao Jiu was a "spiritual treasure body", but he still couldn't resist it. He was hit so hard that his body shook, and his feet plowed a wide gully on the ground to release the force. After dozens of feet, he finally stopped.

"When we first met, I knew that you were a genius that only appears once in a thousand years in this world."

The dust slowly dissipated.

Dao Jiu shook his numb arms and said with emotion: "At that time, you were only in the Cave Heaven Realm, which already made me feel incredible... I was sure that you would become one of the most powerful practitioners in the world in the future, but I didn't expect your cultivation speed to be so fast. It has been less than half a year since we met in Tailing, and you have been reborn and can fight against the Yinshen late realm. Xie Zhen, Xie Zhen, what kind of magic medicine did you take?"

There are eight "Purely Venerable Ones" in Pure White Mountain.

These eight Immaculate Ones are the creatures nurtured by the [Chenglu].

Lu Yuzhen plundered them, brought them under his command, and continued to cultivate them... These eight Immaculate Venerables are at least at the late stage of Yin God realm.

In a sense.

Dao Jiu is the ninth "Reverend Immaculate" of the Paper Man Sect. He has only been in the world for a year, practicing with Chu Man. He finally obtained a body that conforms to the cause and effect, the "Taoist Qianyuan". His current strength is about the fifteenth level of Yin God.

This is the well-deserved later stage of the Yin God. One step further, one can step into the "perfect" state of the Yin God and begin to accept the tests of the two great tribulations of asking for the way and asking one's heart.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi also shook his sleeves and did not answer.

His face was extremely calm, without any fluctuations. What seemed like an incredible miracle to Dao Jiu was, in his opinion, the most normal thing.

This was not his first time practicing.

It is inevitable to cultivate the Yin Spirit.

From the moment he started living a second life, what he wanted was no longer just to reach the top.

At this moment, the divine fetus of martial arts, which was entangled with the two realms of life and death, slowly emerged.

From that punch just now, he had a rough idea of Daojiu's strength.

The fifteen realms of Yin God.

Very strong.

Under normal circumstances, Daojiu's cultivation is already enough to crush the middle realm of Yin Shen.

But...what he has to face now.

It is the divine fetus of martial arts, plus the two realms of great success of myself.

"You want to kill me? Just because I didn't go with you?"

Dao Jiu looked at this magnificent Dharma image and said with a smile: "Chu Man told me that you hold a grudge very well. I didn't expect you to hold a grudge so well."

Xie Xuanyi remained silent.

He held up two fingers in front of him.

The golden divine fetus behind him also made the same movement.

Buzz!
Along with the sound of tremors, golden rays of light lit up in the smoke and dust on the top of the barren mountain!

The Dao Realm of Destruction and the Dao Realm of Life merged together, transforming into sharp sword energies. These sword energies were arranged in arrays in mid-air, densely packed like swimming fish, rippling with thousands of golden sword intents, which were dazzling.

"Tsk..."

Daojiu sighed again.

How could this be a scene that a Yin Shen in the middle realm could create?
It seems that he didn't need to take any action in the fight with Chunbaishan just now. With the strength of "Xiang Ba", he can't pose a threat to Xie Zhen now.

"Whoosh!"

Xie Xuanyi performed the spell lightly.

Sword Qi burst out one after another——

Dao Jiu stopped smiling instantly, raised his hands and clasped them together.

"His!"

The ceiling was torn open by the [Tao Furnace].

The blazing flames are falling!

A waterfall poured down from the ceiling and landed heavily between the two people, as if it would turn into a natural screen, completely isolating the two!
After doing this, Dao Jiu turned around without any hesitation and transformed into a beam of light to leave.

Unfortunately.

The blazing flames of [Dao Furnace] did not last long, not even for a breath.

Xie Xuanyi's "Realm of Destruction" directly penetrated the blazing flames!

Hundreds of sword energies shot out from the top of the mountain, like a straight red sword, piercing through the sea of fire and directly hitting Dao Jiu!
There was a strong sense of uneasiness in my heart.

Dao Jiu, who was flying in the air, glanced back with an ugly look on his face.

He twisted his body forcefully, summoned the [Tao Furnace], and took the attack head-on.

Boom!
On the top of the barren mountain, the sounds of Huangzhong and Dalu are heard!
"Xie Zhen! How could you do this!"

Dao Jiu was a little angry and said in a hoarse voice: "After all, I saved you before!"

"It wasn't me you saved, it was 'Xiang Ba'."

Xie Xuanyi said expressionlessly: "I'm sorry, this time I came here specifically to kill you."

From the moment he recognized Dao Jiu's identity, Xie Xuanyi was not prepared to stop.

This time I entered Xinjiang.

He received an extremely important message.

Lu Yuzhen was surrounded by treasures, which were awakened and transformed under the nourishment of the "Immortal Spring"... After practicing to the Yin God realm, Lu Yuzhen even sought skins for them! If he hadn't happened to meet himself, Dao Jiu, disguised as "Qianyuan Taoist", could continue to walk in the Hehuan Sect.

How terrifying is this?

think carefully.

Paper Dolls has been around for ten years!
Is there only one “transformation treasure” under Lu Yuzhen’s command?

Is it the Hehuan Sect that is the only one that has been invaded?

In fact, Xie Xuanyi had heard part of the dispute between Xiang Ba and Dao Jiu. His divine consciousness was at the peak of Yin Shen... If I guessed correctly, these "transformed treasures" under Zhi Ren Dao were not united. After all, each of them had cultivated to the latter stage of Yin Shen, or even to perfection. These treasures all longed to have a body of their own!

Daojiu obtained the body of "Qianyuan Taoist", and in a sense, he has gained freedom!
But Xiangba didn't.

The other venerables guarding Pure White Mountain...probably don't have them either.

from this angle.

Lu Yuzhen took the initiative to launch the "Demon Suppression" movement, and it seemed that there was a reason...

Many people will die in this war.

Things like seeking "skins" are naturally easier to accomplish the more dead people there are.

……

……

A long rainbow runs through the zenith.

The sword energy fell like a pillar and turned into a cage!
[Dao Furnace] tore through the sky, cutting a long and thin crack. Countless molten lava fell from the sky, and were all cut by the sword energy, turning into a bright red barrier canopy.

Xie Xuanyi had already made all the arrangements before he drew his sword. He was not just a killer. When facing those "hard to kill" characters, he would carefully hide his murderous intentions. Before confirming that the prey had entered the game, Xie Xuanyi would maintain the greatest degree of patience to ensure that the entire layout was meticulous and without omissions. He knew that the southern border was under the control of Lu Yuzhen. If he wanted to kill "Dao Jiu", he would need to be extremely cautious and careful, so before showing up in the area near the Pure White Mountain, he deliberately lowered his breath.

He even didn't reveal the identity of "Daojiu" yet, just to leave enough time to secretly bury these sword energies before breaking off relations with "Daojiu".

At this moment, no matter how big the phenomenon of [Dao Furnace] is, it will be covered and suppressed by the sword energy.

It was only at this moment that Dao Jiu truly realized that something was wrong.

The sense of crisis in my heart suddenly rose.

This was no longer just the slight sign that something was wrong as before!

But a strong tremor!

Daojiu chose to act in front of "Xiang Ba" before because he never thought that he would face such a disaster.

Xie Zhen deliberately concealed his cultivation level, and also deliberately released some of it.

This made Dao Jiu let down his guard, because he could see that Xie Zhen, who was still in the Cave Heaven Realm according to external publicity, had broken through and became a Yin God.

only……

He couldn't have imagined it.

Xie Zhen is already enough to pose a threat to himself!
"kill!"

Xie Xuanyi shouted in a low voice, and the martial arts divine fetus behind him shone brightly. The two realms of life and death suddenly merged at this moment. Countless flying swords quickly closed together and turned into a straight long sword. The golden color covered the entire world!
Dao Jiu looked pale.

He raised his hands and summoned out the complete form of [Dao Furnace]!

Countless magmas collided with sword energy!
click!
The sound of shattering resounded throughout the heaven and earth!
……

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