Embers of Sword

Chapter 504

A crimson dragon hangs high, blood splattering everywhere.

Under the pressure of the Dao Domain, the cultivators of the Jiangning Prince's Mansion went from standing to kneeling, and then exploded one after another.

In no time.

The entire secret hall returned to deathly silence.

Xie Zhisui landed on the ground, and apart from the two Venerables, Black and White, all the other cultivators were slaughtered.

Black Obsidian Venerable and White Jade Venerable were his absolute confidants.

The Jiangning Prince's Mansion may appear glamorous on the surface, but someone always has to do the dirty work behind the scenes.

Over the years, the relationship between the Prince's Mansion and the Taoist sect... only Prince Jiangning and they know about it.

Looking at the ruins scattered everywhere, Xie Xuanyi couldn't help but laugh, his voice full of sarcasm: "Just because they saw the 'Remnant Will of the Sacred Shrine,' they're all to be wiped out?"

Chongkan Dazhenren cared about the reputation of the Taoist community.

From the moment that lingering spirit appeared, Xie Xuanyi guessed that none of these people could escape...

He just didn't expect Xie Zhisui to act so decisively.

The war is imminent.

Although these cultivators from the royal palace were of low cultivation level, even those who were willing to risk their lives for Xie Zhisui could, with a little persuasion, at least cause him some trouble.

but……

In Xie Zhisui's mind, these people had lost their last remaining purpose.

The terrain of this secret tomb is complex and its rules are unclear.

What if one person escaped?

Then the misdeeds of the Jiangning Prince's Mansion will be exposed. Xie Zhisui has already suffered a loss once, and he cannot afford to fail a second time, so he chooses to kill them all on the spot.

"Their deaths will all be blamed on you."

Xie Zhisui spoke casually.

He glanced at the corpses, his eyes devoid of pity, and said in a low voice, "Xie Zhen, you colluded with the evil sect and betrayed Da Chu. It is true that a wicked master will have a wicked son... However, you are even more wicked than your master. If Xie Xuanyi knew this in the afterlife, I wonder if he would feel a chill if he saw you standing with Baihe Zhenren?"

The black and gold cloud robe was blown by the wind.

The Prince of Jiangning slowly stepped through the blood-stained secret hall.

The two Venerables, one black and one white, stood respectfully on either side. These two pseudo-Venerables, who had advanced to the Yin God Realm through elixirs, were now condensing their [Dao Domain]. The Bai Ze Secret Tomb was constantly absorbing vital energy, and they were consuming elixirs, sending the vital energy into the [Crimson Dragon] Dao Domain. The once ethereal and majestic true dragon regained its imposing and awe-inspiring presence. The dragon's body, which had been limp on the ground like a giant snake, slowly rose, hovering and clinging to the shoulder of King Jiangning. The dragon scales clashed against the king's robe, producing a crisp, metallic clang.

"Xie Zhisui..."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly.

He stood in the shadows, gazing at the vast and solemn image of the red dragon, and suddenly asked, "I am very curious about something."

The Prince of Jiangning paused for a moment, then frowned.

Xie Xuanyi spoke softly: "Over the years, has anyone ever said you're disgusting?"

"?"

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Jiangning's expression suddenly turned ugly.

“As a king of the Great Chu Kingdom with a different surname, you have colluded with the Li Kingdom and formed a private faction, which is disloyal.”

"As the head of the Xie family in Jiangning, you have sold your son for personal gain and joined the Taoist sect, which is unfilial."

"Ten years ago, Xie Xuanyi brought peace and prosperity to Jiangning, but you tarnished his reputation after his death and severed ties with him. This is unrighteous."

"Ten years later, you intend to seize the Xuan Shui Cave Heaven of the Great Sui Sword Palace. You are unscrupulous and have no principles. This is unjust."

Xie Xuanyi's voice echoed within the secret hall.

The voice contained no anger, only calm.

He reminisced about Beihai ten years ago.

A gentle breeze blew by.

A faint self-mockery appeared in Xie Xuanyi's eyes. His divine sea memories had cracked, and some "memories" were lost and could not be retrieved... The memories that remained in his divine sea were mostly cold and piercing blades, which made him feel helpless and sad whenever he thought of them.

He did so much for the Xie family.

in the end.

Instead, he became the person Xie Zhisui hated and despised the most.

"Disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said seriously, "A year ago, King Youhai Chu Lin died in battle in Qingzhou. As a king of the Great Chu with a different surname, you are far inferior to him... If it weren't for Renshou Palace and the Daoist sect giving you ten thousand more chances, you would not have the glory you have today."

"Shut up!"

The Prince of Jiangning roared in fury.

The angry shout was like the roar of a lion.

The Prince of Jiangning raised his sleeve and clenched his fist tightly.

The fierce battle with Renzuka had depleted a large amount of his vital energy, but at this moment, he had recovered 70% of it... and golden light surged from the [Crimson Dragon] Dao Domain.

A terrifying aura of Dao Domain appeared and condensed in his palm, transforming into a long spear!
boom!
The spear shot out through the air, carrying the power of the Great Dao, piercing through the void, and bursting directly towards the shadowy spot where Xie Xuanyi stood. The entire hall was swept up by this immense power, the dome collapsed, and dust exploded. However, a figure in black was clearly visible amidst the billowing dust.

"this?"

The two Venerable Ones, one black and one white, looked surprised. They exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They never expected that Xie Zhen could dodge the prince's full-force attack so easily!
After such a long and intense fight, the two of them and Xie Zhen were evenly matched.

Has this guy been hiding his true abilities all along?!
"You're nothing but that man's wicked disciple!"

Suppressing his anger, the Prince of Jiangning coldly said, "What...right do you have to judge me?"

The words fell to the ground.

The Prince of Jiangning clenched his fist slightly, and then another booming sound rang out.

boom!
The crimson dragon spear was planted in the ruins of the earth, and the power of the Dao Domain that spread out tore apart the space within a radius of several dozen feet. However, the black-clad figure remained unaffected. The two Venerables, one black and one white, did not see what happened... But King Jiangning saw it very clearly. The moment the Dao Domain spread, Xie Zhen disappeared from the spot. After the ripples of the Dao Domain spread out, the black-clad figure reappeared. All of this happened too fast. If one's divine sense was not concentrated or strong enough, one would think that the black-clad figure was just a phantom.

"That makes sense."

Xie Xuanyi spoke softly.

He stood with his hands behind his back, letting the wind blow his clothes around him.

The power of the [Crimson Dragon] Dao Domain is tearing his skin apart; at this moment, he no longer hides his Martial Divine Embryo.

A faint golden glow flowed out.

Rumble, rumble.

A statue even more majestic than the Crimson Dragon rose from the ground, its golden robes fluttering. Wherever the golden statue stood, the power of the Crimson Dragon's domain was repelled.

"This is... a Dharma form?"

Venerable Bai Yu's eyes widened.

Damn it!

Isn't Xie Zhen just a newly enlightened cultivator?

How did a seventeen-year-old youth, who had just broken through to the next realm, manage to cultivate a Dharma form?
Xie Xuanyi took a step forward, walking slowly and steadily through the distorted and fluctuating void. With each step he took, it seemed as if the entire world resonated with him.

"Boom."

"Boom."

"Boom."

War drums resounded between heaven and earth.

Every step.

A wisp of sword energy appeared behind the golden-robed divine embryo.

This sword energy was purplish-blue in color; it was the sword energy that Zhao Tongtian had nurtured for many years on the back mountain of Jin'ao Peak in the Great Sui Sword Palace...

After leaving the country and returning.

Xie Xuanyi stayed on the back mountain of Jin'ao Peak for almost half a month.

He stayed for one day each day.

Zhao Tongtian felt a pang of heartache every day. Cultivating a single strand of sword energy in the Sword Qi Forest would take years or even decades, yet Xie Xuanyi had absorbed more than half of it in just half a month... After the disciples of Lotus Peak advanced to Yin God, Zhao Tongtian invited them all to the Sword Qi Forest.

Upon first advancement, the natal cave's vital energy is scarce, so absorbing sword energy here is an immense stroke of luck.

only……

Xie Xuanyi's "absorption" amount was several times, even ten times, greater than that of Huang Su and Qi Lie.

When others advance to the Yin God realm, they only stay at the fifth level at most.

Xie Xuanyi broke through the dual Dao realms, starting at the tenth realm!
Moreover, his tenth realm is completely different from other cultivators. This tenth realm has no threshold. If Xie Xuanyi only comprehends the "Destruction Dao Realm" in this life, then he can quickly break through the current bottleneck and step into the eleventh realm. This is the power of the "Reincarnated True Person".

In his previous life, he had already reached the pinnacle.

I'd risk my life to be reborn.

In this life, one should naturally stand higher and move faster than in the previous life.

Take ten steps.

Behind the golden-robed divine embryo, ten thick sword energies emerged, like a peacock spreading its tail. The sword energies flowed slowly, with the Dao essence of birth and death mixed within them.

A faint cracking sound echoed in the void.

Behind the golden-robed divine embryo, ten perfect sword energies were trembling slightly...

Every sword aura.

It signifies a higher realm.

The presence of ten sword energies indicates that Xie Xuanyi's cultivation level differs from external speculation.

This is the tenth realm of Yin Spirit, and it's at its peak!
"interesting."

King Jiangning stared at the young man in black before him and said in a low voice, "Entering the Yin Spirit realm and already at the tenth level? No wonder you were able to return alive from the Li Kingdom... Your cultivation aptitude is indeed rare in a thousand years."

"Thanks to you."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "If it weren't for the deadlock at Qixia Mountain, I might still be just a grotto-heaven cultivator."

This statement... sounds sarcastic, but it's the truth.

"So, the Yin Spirit Realm cultivator who died in Lingqu City was really killed by you?"

The Prince of Jiangning suddenly remembered the strange incident that occurred the night before the demon-slaying ceremony.

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "What, you also have connections with the Crown Prince of Li Kingdom?"

The Prince of Jiangning and Nalan Xuance had a close relationship.

The assassination attempt in Lingqu City... it's reasonable that he knew the inside story.

"So it was just you... What a pity."

Xie Zhisui said coldly, "Back then, I thought you had a protector from the Great Sui Sword Palace behind you."

He had long wanted to take action against Xie Zhen—

That night in Lingqu City in Southern Xinjiang was actually a perfect opportunity to make a move.

If the assassin had escaped that night, King Jiangning would have obtained detailed information about Xie Zhen. If he could confirm the information about the "Guardian" of the Great Sui Sword Palace, then the plan to assassinate Xie Xuanyi could be brought forward! Unfortunately, the Guardian died too quickly, and King Jiangning decided to wait a little longer, until he stepped into the Southern Frontier, and then seek an opportunity.

"You think you can kill me?"

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly.

next moment……

Xie Xuanyi remained calm and took the eleventh step.

Click!

As the ten sword energies swirled, the void shattered.

The bottleneck of the tenth realm of Yin Spirit shattered as easily as a piece of paper!
What other cultivators would need to spend their entire lives to accomplish, or even if they could not accomplish it in their entire lives, he did so with such ease... After entering the eleventh realm from the tenth realm, one becomes a great cultivator in the Yin God realm. Wherever one goes, one will be worshipped and revered. The so-called Daoist sect masters and sword palace masters are nothing more than this level.

In this realm, the Dao realm can be briefly projected outward to form a grotto-heaven.

Once you reach the Yin God realm, further advancement requires the accumulation of countless years and the profound understanding of the Great Dao.

"Just like that... you broke through to a higher realm?"

The Black and White Venerables looked on in astonishment at this scene.

this moment.

They finally understood...

It turns out that Xie Zhen was just playing around in the previous duel.

This guy's strength is simply beyond what these two pseudo-Venerables can match.

boom!
After taking the eleventh step, the oppressive aura emanating from the golden-robed divine embryo enveloped Xie Xuanyi within a ten-zhang radius. This area wasn't large, but the winds flowing within that radius turned black and white. The black gales carried a dense killing intent, while the white gales contained powerful vitality. These two contradictory currents surged together—

They synthesized the unprecedented Dao Domain of [Birth and Death]!
The eleventh realm versus the nineteenth realm.

They were in no way at a disadvantage.

The smile on Jiangning King's face had vanished. He hadn't expected that his [Crimson Dragon] would be unable to suppress the Dao Domain of the young man before him.

He even had a premonition.

This is not over yet.

If Xie Zhen wished, he could even condense a twelfth sword aura, a thirteenth sword aura...

The eleventh realm is not the end!
"you……"

The Prince of Jiangning stared intently at the golden-robed divine embryo.

Under the cover of the [Faces of All Beings], he could not see the true appearance of the Golden-Robed Divine Embryo. However, as the sword energy flowed, an extremely familiar aura appeared in this world.

He knew it too well, he knew it too well.

For the past ten years, I have often dreamed of that black shirt.

At this moment... the black shirt in my memory and the black shirt in reality are faintly overlapping, seemingly merging into one.

Xie Zhisui was momentarily dazed.

After suddenly waking up.

Jiang Ningwang's back was soaked with cold sweat. He stared at the young man in front of him, his voice hoarse: "Who exactly are you?"

A young man who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

He ascended to the Yin God realm at the age of seventeen.

This can still be described as "genius and prodigy".

After advancing to the Yin God realm, one can even step on Master Junshan and the Buddha of Miaozhen to ascend all the way to the later stages of the Yin God realm...

This is absolutely not something that can be explained by geniuses or prodigies!
"..."

A brief silence fell over the secret sanctuary.

"We're all going to die anyway. There's no harm in telling you."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment. He gently reached out and wiped his face, saying, "My surname is Xie. The Xie of Xie Xuanyi."

"!!!"

A mournful wind howled.

A handsome, pale face appeared and was reflected in the depths of the Prince of Jiangning's pupils.

One stone caused a thousand waves.

Xie Zhisui staggered and nearly fell.

This was the deepest nightmare of his life.

none of them.

"Kill him...kill him!"

Xie Zhisui staggered backward, his face ashen, completely flustered. Having lived a life of luxury in the royal palace for many years, he subconsciously called out to the Black and White Venerables to step forward and meet the enemy, forgetting that he was the one with the highest realm and the strongest strength.

Clang!
A sword rang out.

A golden flying sword shot out from between Xie Xuanyi's brows.

[Chronic Illness] instantly swept across the necks of Venerable Baiyu and Venerable Heiyao.

A streak of blood shot out.

Heaven and earth returned to silence.

"You previously said that I was not qualified to judge you."

Xie Xuanyi recalled his natal flying sword and asked softly, "And now?"

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