Embers of Sword

Chapter 505 Kneel down
The world was silent, and blood spurted out.

"...?"

Venerable Baiyu looked bewildered.

He didn't even see what just happened.

That golden light... was it sword energy?
It wasn't until a thin, cold, stinging pain shot through his neck and throat that he realized something was wrong. Venerable Bai Yu looked down blankly, and the world in his vision suddenly began to distort. He felt himself falling... His vision darkened uncontrollably, the whole world began to dissipate, and then he saw his own chest and thighs.

Finally, the entire world is completely reversed and turned upside down.

The head was severed at the root by a chronic illness and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Tsk tsk tsk."

The raging primordial fire flowed out from the acupoints, and Venerable Baiyu looked up at the body he was standing on, his eyes gradually becoming empty.

the other side.

Obsidian Venerable fell backward, crashing heavily to the ground like a clay statue, shattering into pieces.

Although he was a pseudo-Venerable who advanced through taking elixirs.

However, these two were, after all, loyal guards of the Prince of Jiangning's mansion. With powerful backing, they had accumulated a huge amount of resources over the years... Their strength, placed within the realm of the fifth level of the Yin God realm, was undoubtedly that of a powerful figure.

He couldn't withstand Xie Xuanyi's sword strike.

It's not because they lack skill or strength.

Rather, this sword strike contained the ultimate "Path of Annihilation" that Xie Xuanyi had comprehended through two lifetimes of cultivation.

Luo Lie, the sect leader of the One-Sword Sect, possesses the "Destruction Realm," which can sever the physical body.

The Lotus Venerable's "Path of Annihilation" can sever the soul.

And Xie Xuanyi...

That would be a direct strike against destiny!

At the severed necks of the two Venerables, black and white, primordial fire still flowed. Their souls had not yet been extinguished, but their causal destiny had been severed... The Dao power of the two Venerables was torn to pieces by the sword energy, and the residual charm of the Great Dao evaporated in the air. This is the terrifying aspect of the "Dao Realm of Annihilation".

This realm's killing power is too strong.

In recent years, almost no one has been willing to fight against a cultivator who has mastered the Dao of Annihilation at the same level.

Ten years ago, during the battle in Beihai, hundreds of cultivators were grazed by Xie Xuanyi's "Destruction Dao Realm" and died with resentment.

Even if they survived by sheer luck.

From then on, he would recall the Battle of Beihai day and night.

Renzuka is the best example.

In that era, Xie Xuanyi became a source of inner demons and nightmares for many.

The Prince of Jiangning was no exception.

“A chronic illness…the Great Completion of the Dao of Annihilation…”

At this moment, fear filled the eyes of the Prince of Jiangning.

He stared at his natal flying sword, brimming with killing intent, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "You really are Xie Xuanyi... You're not dead?"

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "Shouldn't you be happy to see that I'm still alive?"

Ten years ago.

On the night they fled to Beijun, a snowstorm raged, and Xie Xuanyi wanted to survive.

If we can escape this calamity...

Then the "mystery" in the imperial city can probably be solved, right?

Xie Xuanyi knew that many people were waiting for him to return, and he naively thought that the Xie family of Jiangning was one of them.

But now it seems that it was just wishful thinking on my part.

"you you you……"

How are you still alive?

The Queen of Jiangning took two steps back, barely managing to steady herself.

He looked at the dried blood on the ground, his eyes filled with confusion.

Xie Xuanyi?
Is Xie Zhen the same as Xie Xuanyi?
In that case... Xie Zhen's cultivation level, and everything that happened after Xie Zhen joined the Sword Palace, all make sense...

This only made the Prince of Jiangning even more puzzled.

Why is it that after ten years, Xie Xuanyi's aura has not aged, but instead has become even younger?
His "ability to judge people" is never wrong; the young man in front of him has bones and meridians that indicate he is only seventeen or eighteen years old!
He remembered Xie Xuanyi from ten years ago; although his swordsmanship was superb, his physical body was weak...

However, the "Xie Zhen" standing in front of him at this moment had cultivated a martial arts divine embryo!
"Do not……"

"No no no..."

The Prince of Jiangning couldn't help but laugh.

A strong wind blew through his black and gold cloud robe, and this powerful prince of the opposite sex swayed unsteadily, like withered grass.

He stretched out his hand, pointing at the young swordsman in black before him, and loudly mocked, "You think you can fool me? You can't possibly be Xie Xuanyi... Xie Xuanyi is dead! I watched him breathe his last! He fell into the North Sea!" "..."

Xie Xuanyi looked at Prince Jiangning.

A hint of disappointment appeared in his eyes.

Xie Xuanyi originally thought that after revealing the "face of all living beings", he would be faced with a life-or-death battle with all his might.

But now it seems.

This battle might not be so intense.

Because at this moment, Xie Zhisui's Purple Mansion Divine Sea had already begun to tremble...

His own "live news" seemed to have had too great an impact on the Prince of Jiangning.

Do you really want me to die?

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly.

The laughter that echoed in the secret hall suddenly stopped.

"Not hope..."

The swaying Prince of Jiangning suddenly regained his composure.

He looked at the young swordsman before him and said with a bitter laugh, "Whether you are Xie Zhen or Xie Xuanyi... no matter who you are, you must die today!"

The night the civil war broke out in the imperial city.

The Prince of Jiangning once faced a difficult choice—

Ultimately, was it to help Renshou Palace eliminate Xie Xuanyi and demonstrate loyalty?

Or should they simply ignore the debt of gratitude owed to Jiangning in the past?

For the past decade, everyone in Jiangning has praised Xie Sheng for his extraordinary talent, calling him the next Lotus Sword Immortal. This is the highest praise Jiangning can bestow. Even after the chaos in the North Sea, many still remember how brilliant Xie Xuanyi was back then. In other words, the Xie family's meteoric rise from poverty is absolutely inseparable from Xie Xuanyi, and even Xie Zhisui's control of power cannot change this fact…

So he made his choice almost without hesitation.

After Xie Xuanyi left the capital, his first thought was to flee back to his hometown of Jiangning. However, he did not expect that as soon as he landed in Jiangning, countless pursuers attacked. The evil cultivators from Yinshan were unimpeded and, carrying the Soul Banner, poured into the county. Xie Xuanyi was forced to head north.

These coincidences were all orchestrated by the Prince of Jiangning.

At the moment when Xie Xuanyi shone with brilliance.

He wished for Xie Xuanyi to die...

Xie Zhisui has always been grateful that Renshou Palace was willing to give him such a "legitimate" opportunity to contribute his modest efforts.

If... Xie Xuanyi were still alive, then thousands of years later, who would remember his name, Xie Zhisui?
He clearly sacrificed so much for the Xie family!

He should be the first person the people of Jiangning will remember!
But now, Xie Zhisui saw this face, etched like a nightmare into the deepest part of his heart...

He knew that the illusions in his heart had been shattered.

Ten years have passed.

Xie Xuanyi did not age or die; instead, he became even younger.

The Prince of Jiangning could not accept this fact.

If Xie Xuanyi hadn't died...

Then what about all the hard work he's done over the years?
in the end.

Jiang Ning still only remembered Xuan Yi, not him.

boom!
The [Crimson Dragon] Dao Domain erupted completely. King Jiangning summoned his perfected Dharma form, and the majestic true dragon roared as it fell from the sky, as if it wanted to swallow Xie Xuanyi whole.

Watch this scene.

Xie Xuanyi simply shook his head.

The Martial Arts Divine Embryo expanded the [Birth and Death] barrier, blocking the [Crimson Dragon] from entering.

Xie Xuanyi did not draw his sword.

He took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Prince Jiangning, throwing a punch that landed heavily on the prince's abdomen.

"?!"

The Prince of Jiangning's pupils contracted.

The punch was too fast; he had no time to dodge it.

Plop!
The Prince of Jiangning was beaten to his knees, his knees slamming into the ground and creating a spiderweb-like pattern.

"Kneel down."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "This is what you owe me."

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(PS: I need to explain that I really didn't skip the show TAT The plot is very important recently, and I don't want to just give you a perfunctory answer, so I've been making a lot of changes. Please forgive me.)
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