Embers of Sword

Chapter 588 Yuan Devouring Divine Power!
Yinshan.

It can no longer be called Yinshan.

Within a radius of ten miles, blood flowed like rivers, corpses piled up like mountains, and bones formed dense forests.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, and fine rain fell, washing over the earth, but it couldn't wash away the strong, pungent smell of blood emanating from the ground.

A flying sword hovered in the air.

A figure in black sat atop the flying sword.

Xie Xuanyi sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to rest and regulate his breathing.

The battle lasted all night.

This is, after all, the main ancestral temple of Yinshan.

The Crimson Immortal and Azure Owl's natal grotto-heaven is located here. These two saints from the Southern Frontier are in charge of the Myriad Souls Array. They have opened the array with the lives of thousands of disciples from Yin Mountain as their stake, intending to fight Xie Xuanyi to the death... After these disciples die in battle, they are immediately refined into Yin souls and awakened again from the Soul Banner to join the battlefield.

The illness lasted for nearly ten hours.

Xie Xuanyi, alone with his sword, pierced through the Ten Thousand Souls Formation, killing the Yinshan Sect Master seven times in and out.

In the end... it turned out like this.

All the disciples of Yinshan were killed in battle.

The Crimson Immortal and Azure Owl had their heads severed and their souls burned away.

At this moment, two thin "ribbons" floated in front of Xie Xuanyi.

One stripe was scarlet, the other a vibrant blue.

This is the "Dao Realm" stripped from the Devouring Dao Scroll. Before Chi Xian and Qing Xiao died, Xie Xuanyi completely stripped away the Dao Realms of these two pseudo-saints.

These two Dao realms are only one step away from condensing the Great Dao.

But it didn't bring much benefit to Xie Xuanyi.

The Dao realms cultivated by Chi Xian and Qing Xiao are both violent paths of absorbing divine souls and devouring living beings... Even if they were refined using the Devouring Dao Scroll, the Dao realm insights they could gain would likely belong to the long river of the "Great Dao of Annihilation." Xie Xuanyi now needs to absorb fragments of insights from the "Great Dao of Life."

"it is finally over."

Xie Xuanyi sat on the flying sword and gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

He immersed his divine sense into his dantian.

……

……

"Little junior brother."

The Primordial Devastation Realm was shrouded in chaos.

Xie Xuanyi's divine sense descended, and just as he condensed his form, a figure in black slowly floated out from the distant chaos.

Xuanming, his eyes shrouded in black satin, smiled and asked, "Have all those enemies been killed?"

After the Holy Realm was subdued.

Xie Xuanyi thus became the master of this realm.

As the guardian of the Holy Realm, Xuanming needs Xie Xuanyi's permission to release his divine sense, and there are also distance limitations for releasing divine sense... However, Xie Xuanyi has never severed the divine sense connection within the [Yuantun] Realm, so as long as Xuanming is willing, he can see the outside world at any time through himself.

"They have all been killed."

Xie Xuanyi nodded, his eyes revealing his exhaustion.

The battle has raged for so long.

Even with the Fountain of Immortality, he still felt exhausted—exhausted in his very soul… Chi Xian Qing Xiao wanted to use the "Ten Thousand Souls Array" to prolong the battle as much as possible, slowly tearing him apart and wearing him down. It was a good idea, but unfortunately, they encountered Xie Xuanyi.

"These filthy cultivators, what kind of filthy techniques do they practice... They deserve to die!"

Xuanming coldly uttered a sentence.

His tone was cold and filled with disgust.

When the previous battle began, out of concern, Xuanming sent out a wisp of divine thought to check on the battle situation.

But he only glanced at it before immediately looking away.

The path that Chi Xian and Qing Xiao cultivated... was similar to, or even inferior to, that of Bai Gui.

Xuanming despised these cultivators in the Southern Frontier who devoured the flesh and blood of their "compatriots" for cultivation. A thousand years ago, when the great calamity struck, the Chongming Bird clan was incredibly united; no one ever considered taking advantage of their misfortune. The same was true of the Bai Ze sect. As the sect's senior disciple, Xuanming possessed the highest cultivation level and bore the heaviest responsibility. Even without Xie Xuanyi's appearance, he would not have entrusted the Yuan Tun Sacred Realm to these evil cultivators.

In his view, this battle was a foregone conclusion.

Having inherited the legacy of the [Yuan Tun Sacred Realm], Xie Xuanyi was able to slay the two evil demons, Chi Xian and Qing Xiao, even without my help.

"Senior Brother Xuanming."

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath, gathered his spirits, and asked sincerely, "In that battle earlier... I seem to have realized something..."

This statement came out.

Xuanming paused for a moment.

"Oh?"

Xuanming suppressed the strange thoughts that welled up in his mind and said with a smile, "Tell me... what did you realize in that battle just now?"

He knew that this junior brother was quite talented.

It has only been one day since he began to comprehend the Devouring Dao Scroll.

Just one day.

Could this junior brother really have "comprehended" something extraordinary?

"That's roughly it."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xuanyi did not hesitate at all. He immediately raised his hand, aimed at Hun Dun not far away, and suddenly flicked his sleeve, exerting force from his palm.

boom!
A wisp of green light bloomed from between his brows.

As he activated the "Devouring Dao Technique," a blue light burst forth from between his brows, and the chaotic void was struck by an invisible force.

Within this [Primordial Devouring Sacred Realm], many subtle Dao intents remain.

Xuanming alone refined dozens of Great Daos.

Just then, a wisp of Dao intent swept across the void like a fish in the direction Xie Xuanyi exerted his palm force, and was caught perfectly... It struck him and then froze!

"When I used my flying sword to slay the evil cultivator, I unexpectedly discovered..."

"The 'Swallowing Dao Scroll' seems to be able to extend with divine thought."

Xie Xuanyi frowned.

He had actually gained this knowledge during the battle, and once the battle ended, he immediately returned to the Holy Realm to seek confirmation from Xuanming.

"continue."

Xuanming uttered only these two words, signaling Xie Xuanyi to continue.

"Since the technique of swallowing the Dao can be extended."

"Perhaps I can choose a carrier for it."

Xie Xuanyi fell into recollection and slowly said, "I tried to use my flying sword to imbue it with the power of 'Devouring the Dao' and kill a heretical cultivator at the Cave Heaven Realm from a distance of a thousand feet... This heretical cultivator condensed a 'Fragment of the Dao Principle,' but the moment it came into contact with the flying sword, the Fragment of the Dao Principle was completely suppressed by the power of 'Devouring the Dao.' Then I killed him directly, and that wisp of the Dao Principle was brought back by the flying sword."

this means.

The chronically ill can take the place of its master and complete the "swallowing path"!
Actually, there's nothing particularly special about this place.

"..."

But the smile on Xuanming's face gradually disappeared.

He looked at Xie Xuanyi with a complicated expression, silently waiting for what would happen next.

"Then I wondered, what if the person the flying sword was pointing at wasn't a grotto-heaven, but a Yin spirit, or a Yang spirit of a higher rank than me?"

Xie Xuanyi continued to murmur, "So when I was fighting Chi Xian, I used this move again... The flying sword successfully unleashed the 'Devouring Dao Power', but this attack was not as smooth as before and did not kill Chi Xian directly. His Dao Realm power was extremely profound, and he withstood the flying sword attack. However, I could clearly feel that the flying sword caught the power of the 'Devouring Dao Scroll' and completed a momentary suppression."

He stopped there.

Swallow the Dao, swallow the Dao.

When Xuanming taught this divine ability, he only told Xie Xuanyi that the Devouring Dao Technique could accelerate the comprehension of the Dao realm, making it an essential auxiliary technique! Cultivators who practice this divine ability can contain many complex Dao realms, comprehending them on their own and using them as a one-time "Dao Great Strike" when encountering enemies!
However, Xie Xuanyi grasped another layer of meaning during actual combat...

The moment the Swallowing Scroll was completely stripped away.

The Great Way will be suppressed.

What would happen if we abandoned "devouring the Dao" and only pursued "suppression of the Great Dao"?

A brief silence fell over the chaotic Holy Realm. "Junior Brother, you..."

Xuanming sighed softly: "You are much smarter than I imagined."

Thousands of years passed.

The land here is decaying and its vitality is exhausted. Xuanming originally thought that there were no more heroes and great men in the world.

But he never expected that his junior brother would have such good aptitude.

In just one day, Xie Xuanyi comprehended the advanced mysteries of the "Devouring Dao Scroll." Even a thousand years ago, Xie Xuanyi's talent would have been extraordinary.

"Devouring the primordial essence, devouring the Dao, devouring the Qi, devouring the soul..."

"In fact, all four of these techniques possess a certain degree of 'suppression' ability."

Xuanming said gently, "To absorb, you must first suppress. When Master created this divine power, he only wanted to comprehend the Great Dao... But the Great Dao is interconnected, and all laws are equal. Even without the auxiliary function of this 'Yuan Devouring Technique,' this divine power still has extremely powerful might in battle."

Swallowing the Dao—

Its application in battle is to suppress the Great Dao!

The same is true.

The four techniques suppress primordial energy, suppress the Great Dao, suppress the Qi, and suppress the soul!

Mastering the four Yuan Devouring Techniques makes one virtually invincible.

"So my guess was correct..."

Xie Xuanyi murmured, "This 'Devouring Dao Technique' can be integrated into swordsmanship..."

"Junior brother, why don't you offer me your sword?"

At that moment, Xuanming smiled and spoke.

He took a few steps back, signaling Xie Xuanyi to draw his sword against him.

Xie Xuanyi was familiar with this senior brother's abilities.

Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed his deadly attack, aiming a direct strike at Xuanming's brow—

My natal flying sword contains the Great Dao of Annihilation!

This is the first level of the Dao Realm!
Xuanming remained calm and did not retreat. He stared directly at the flying sword through the black silk. He flicked his sleeve and released a wisp of powerful energy, which was directly cut apart by the Great Dao of Annihilation. The flying sword instantly descended above Xuanming's head. Immediately afterward, this senior brother, who had already cultivated to the level of a celestial being, flicked his sleeve a second time. This time, what swept out was the Dao intent he had accumulated over many years.

"boom!"

In a battle of wits, victory or defeat can be decided in a mere moment.

How can the Dao of Annihilation, which has not yet condensed the "Embryo of the Great Dao," contend with the perfect Great Dao of Xuanming?

Just for a moment.

Xie Xuanyi's natal flying sword was about to be blasted away immediately—

Xie Xuanyi remained calm and immediately used the "Devouring Dao Scroll".

hum!
A sharp clang rang out.

The flying sword, imbued with the "intention of swallowing the Dao," stubbornly resisted the perfect Dao of Xuanming... and continued to fall by one centimeter!
"this?!"

Xie Xuanyi's pupils contracted, unable to hide his shock.

The flying sword fell by one centimeter.

This is a distance that is almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

But for Xie Xuanyi, this was already an incredible miracle, and the gap between him and Xuanming was like heaven and earth.

Even the Great Dao of Perfection of Heaven and Man can be affected by the "Scroll of Devouring the Dao"?
Due to the activation of the "Devouring Dao Scroll", the flying sword was essentially plundering the Great Dao. However, the difference in the levels of the two Great Daos was too great, so the plunder naturally ended in failure... But this is no longer important. At the moment of plunder, the Great Dao will inevitably be affected by it.

The morbidly ill creature flew backwards and crashed back to its owner's side.

Xie Xuanyi stared at the scene in disbelief, and it took him a long time to recover.

In a duel between top-tier experts, the outcome, whether life or death, can often be decided in a mere instant...

This power of devouring the Dao is simply too domineering!

If one is careless, even a Yang God could be struck by one's own flying sword!

"Now, Junior Brother should understand the first wonderful use of the 'Swallowing Dao Scroll,' right?"

Xuanming said meaningfully, "The Yuan Devouring Technique... is such a technique. As your realm improves, this 'Devouring Dao' power will become stronger and stronger. When this divine ability is truly mastered, it will be of great benefit when defending against enemies. Just imagine, with your flying sword technique, you can suddenly launch a hidden arrow. Once the opponent's Dao is compromised, the outcome will be clear."

"……Been taught a lesson."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the flying sword in his palm with a complicated expression.

and many more.

What's the first clever application?
What does it mean?
By the time Xie Xuanyi realized something was wrong, it was too late.

next moment.

Xuanming suddenly attacked without warning. He raised his hand and pulled out a powerful Dao Realm from behind him, casually tossing it away—

This great Dao realm was like a long whip, crashing down on Xie Xuanyi!
"???"

Xie Xuanyi's first reaction was to draw his sword.

He was pulled out of his deep-seated illness.

The Dao of birth and death enveloped it—

The long whip on this road suddenly trembled.

Xie Xuanyi could clearly feel a power being activated... It was the "Devouring Dao Scroll"! It was Xuanming's "Devouring Dao Scroll"!
The outermost layer of the Dao of Annihilation was immediately affected by the "Scroll of Devouring Dao".

Let's pull it a little.

The Dao of Annihilation was erased by the "Scroll of Devouring the Dao".

The long whip of the Great Dao collided with the flying sword, but fortunately, he still had a second "Path of Life" to protect him.

Xie Xuanyi was thrown away and crashed into a small mountain not far away.

Smoke and dust flew everywhere.

Xie Xuanyi grinned and stood up, supporting himself with his sleeves. The blow he had just received wasn't heavy; he had only suffered superficial injuries. But upon closer reflection, he remembered feeling a sharp pain in his body when he was struck by the force of the Great Dao whip!
Why does it hurt so much?

Even with his martial arts prodigy, he still couldn't withstand the attack!
"I used two supernatural powers in that attack just now."

"Swallow the Dao, swallow the Qi."

Xuanming smiled and said, "Was that attack very painful...? Even with the protection of the Martial Arts Divine Embryo, it still hurt a lot?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi grimaced, unable to speak.

"Because I have deprived you of your 'Tao' and 'Qi'."

Xuanming said slowly, "However, you still have a second path... Your Path of Life helped you withstand most of the power of that whip. The Yuan Devouring Technique is powerful, but it also has its flaws. The 'Devouring Dao Scroll' can suppress the Great Dao, but its suppressive power against cultivators in the Dual Dao Realm is not as great."

Xie Xuanyi knew that the attack just now was the result of Xuanming deliberately controlling the force.

With his level of understanding.

Even if one possesses dual Dao realms... one can still temporarily separate them through "devouring the Dao".

"This second wonderful use is that the four Yuan Devouring Techniques can resonate with each other."

Xuanming said softly, "Master can activate four supernatural powers at the same time and complete the separation of 'Yuan Dao Qi Soul' in an instant. It is already very difficult to cultivate even one of them. The difficulty increases exponentially with each higher level of cultivation... I thought it would take you at least a month to touch the true meaning of 'Devouring Dao Scroll'."

Actually, when Xuanming said one month, he was deliberately shortening the timeframe.

He originally thought it would take Xie Xuanyi a very long time to grasp the wonders of the "Devouring Dao" power.

At the fastest, it will take at least a month.

one day.

This... is really too short.

"This must be a coincidence."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the flying sword, chuckled self-deprecatingly, and said helplessly, "When we were fighting earlier, I was completely absorbed in the battle, and some thoughts just popped into my head involuntarily."

"Junior brother, you are a true genius."

Xuanming said sincerely, "Perhaps you really can accomplish what we couldn't accomplish back then... master all four Yuan Devouring Divine Powers."

(End of this chapter)