Embers of Sword

Chapter 591 All the way north

"senior……"

Ya Zi tried her best to remain calm, and asked in a tense voice, "You...you're still alive?"

The master of this divine thought incarnation is an existence on par with Panqiu!

As soon as Ya Zi opened his mouth, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

That statement is somewhat ambiguous... If I were to anger this ancient celestial demon from a thousand years ago, I would be doomed!
Ya Zi was about to speak up and correct him.

"Alive? I guess so..."

Xuanming sighed softly with a complicated expression.

Ya Zi was stunned for a moment.

The other party didn't seem angry.

"After the great calamity, the Heavenly Dao was destroyed. Many people died, and I... now only have a wisp of remnant left, barely surviving in this world."

Xuanming smiled and said, "Your cultivation level is quite good, but it's a pity that the 'Panqiu' inheritance in your Divine Sea is incomplete."

They have cultivated themselves to such a level.

The legacy left behind, more or less, will retain a wisp of divine thought.

Xuanming wanted to catch up with his old friends.

It seems...

In the end, we never met.

"senior."

Ya Zi gave a wry smile and honestly said, "I came from the south of the Demon Kingdom and have some dragon blood in my body, which is why I acquired the inheritance of the Great Sage Panqiu. As far as the complete divine treasures of Qiantian Palace are concerned... I am, after all, just an outsider."

"I see."

No further explanation is needed.

From the moment he stepped into the Purple Mansion Heart Lake, Xuanming understood the cause and effect.

He thought for a moment, then slowly raised one arm.

hum.

Xuanming's palm hovered, and invisible ripples spread out in layers in the void like water ripples.

Ya Zi immediately felt a powerful pressure coming towards him. Although the pressure was strong, it was not coercive. It landed on his heart and made him feel awe and worship.

"Qiantian Palace has bestowed upon my junior brother the opportunity to practice his fist techniques."

Xuanming said, "As a return gift... I will bestow upon you a great fortune."

"Junior brother?"

Ya Zi was stunned.

What's going on? Did I hear that right?

Is Xie Xuanyi the junior brother of this celestial demon?
It seems this kid has not only acquired a supernatural power, but has also received the complete inheritance left by the Great Sage Bai Ze!

"Having dragon blood and the ability to inherit the legacy, you are a person destined for this."

Xuanming spoke slowly, saying each word clearly: "Today I will impart to you a method that can unlock the divine sea secrets left behind by Panqiu!"

The winds and clouds change color, and the heart's lake gathers clouds.

As the sunlight descended, a surge of divine inspiration cascaded into the lake of my heart like a waterfall.

Countless ancient demonic scripts emerged in the divine sea, unfolding like a Taoist scroll—

The great demon Yazi knelt on the ground, his expression sincere, prostrating himself completely, his eyes filled with nothing but respect.

……

……

"Why has the sect leader been fighting for so long?"

"Xie Xuanyi...is he really that powerful?"

The Qian Tian Palace ship was in a state of chaos, affected by the powerful energy, and swayed constantly.

The disciples on the boat all looked tense.

Elder Zhu stood beneath the mast, reaching out to steady the flagpole of the coiled dragon banner. He gritted his teeth, staring intently into the depths of chaos… In truth, he knew in his heart that this ship of cultivators had come to the Southern Frontier today for only one purpose: to witness that, under the Holy Empress's decree, the Qian Tian Palace was the first to respond, and that Sect Master Yuwen had indeed exerted his strength to suppress the rebels.

As for other things, they can't do them.

This level of combat is beyond the capabilities of these young disciples.

Even someone at the Yin God Realm like myself wasn't qualified to participate.

"Elder Zhu."

The young disciple who had come first approached cautiously and said, "The Empress's decree has been issued for some time now... why haven't we seen any other holy lands respond? Could it be that our sect leader is no match for Xie Xuanyi?"

"What are you talking about!"

Elder Zhu's eyes widened: "No matter how talented or monstrous Xie Xuanyi is, how many years has he been cultivating?"

How many years has it been since Sect Master Yuwen achieved the Yang God realm?
Logically speaking...

This battle should be a foregone conclusion, with the outcome decided quickly.

But within that chaos, there were constant gusts of wind from fists and booming thunder!

Are these two really so evenly matched?
Deep within chaos.

The battle situation is tense.

It's true that there was no suspense in this battle, but it's also true that the fighting was fierce and the outcome was difficult to determine.

Yuwen Bo suppressed the Great Dao, reducing his own realm to the first level of Yang Shen.

He threw over a hundred punches in a row!
He knew in his heart that Xie Xuanyi, at his "half-step realm," could only withstand a maximum of ten punches.

After ten punches.

Either break through to a higher realm, or be "killed" by yourself!
If the former scenario occurs, then everyone will be happy. This aggressive "pursuer" can use the Chaotic Dao Domain to protect Xie Xuanyi, complete the Yang God Tribulation, and then quickly lead the Qiantian Palace to retreat. This can be considered as fulfilling his mission and successfully completing the task.

If the latter situation occurs, Yuwen Bo will have to find a way to back down and stop.

Unexpectedly.

This battle was completely unexpected by Yuwen Bo!

He used the "First Heaven" realm to continuously compress and accumulate the intent of his fist, and then unleash it!

Unexpectedly, the young swordsman's sword intent was not weak at all; the stronger his fist intent was, the fiercer the opponent's sword intent became!

The two sides attacked each other, their sword and fist intents surging upwards!
This offensive exchange was like a relentless, surging tide!
This was almost the most exhilarating head-on confrontation Yuwen Bo had ever experienced in his life.

After unleashing a hundred punches, he finally ran out of breath.

Yuwen Bo took a step back, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He couldn't believe that Xie Xuanyi, at the "half-step realm", had actually withstood a hundred punches from him, who was at the first level of the Heavenly Realm!
Even more unbelievable is...

Even with all those punches, he still couldn't break through his opponent's cultivation level?!

Ask yourself.

Withstanding such an attack, Xie Xuanyi has already earned the right to be among the "Ten Heroes of the World". Even though he has not yet condensed the "Destruction Dao Intent" into a Great Dao, with such combat power, he has the strength to fight to the death even against a mountain peak cultivator who has just become a Yang God!

In the past thousand years, have there ever been any prodigies who could fight beyond their level and even contend with the gods of the yang realm?

Yuwen Bo didn't know if figures like the First Ruler, the Dao Ancestor, and the First Emperor of Da Sui could have done it.

but……

Xie Xuanyi accomplished it at that moment.

"You kid..."

Yuwen Bo's expression was complicated, and he helplessly transmitted his voice: "I don't understand, what step are you stuck at in the Yang God realm?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was speechless.

Comprehending the dual realms of birth and death, coupled with his martial arts divine embryo, made him invincible within his realm. However, the corresponding price was that the difficulty of advancing to a higher realm increased dozens or even hundreds of times.

He experienced the Yin Spirit Realm once.

Now facing the Yang God Realm, the difficulty of advancement is akin to ascending to heaven.

Even with the aid of a divine technique like the "Devouring Dao Scroll," achieving perfection remains extremely difficult.

However, Xie Xuanyi gained a lot from this punching session.

This was completely different from the previous battle at Yinshan.

Although Yuwen Bo's fist intent had no killing intent, it was extremely vast!

Every punch he threw was aimed at pushing Xie Xuanyi into a desperate situation, squeezing out his potential, and making Xie Xuanyi shatter the threshold of the Yang God realm.

In a sense.

Both of them pushed themselves to their limits.

"My Devouring Dao Scroll... I have already comprehended and mastered seventy percent of it..."

Xie Xuanyi was able to withstand those hundred punches.

It's not just about relying on the Dual Dao Realm, Divine Embryo, and the Fountain of Immortality.

The most important one is the "Swallowing Dao Scroll".

Every punch came.

He was manipulating the flying sword, using the "Devouring Dao Technique" to erase and steal some of Yuwen Bo's Dao intent.

For the Lord of Qiantian Palace.

Although this [Yuan Devouring Divine Power] is strange, it is ultimately a form of training. Yuwen Bo turned a blind eye to the slight Dao intent stolen by the "Devouring Dao Technique" attached to the flying sword. If Xie Xuanyi needs these, then he can take them.

Thus... little by little, it adds up.

After a hundred punches, these Dao intents had condensed into a fragmented stream, hovering around Xie Xuanyi.

These remnants of Yuwen Bo's Dao intent were condensed and reappeared by the "Swallowing Dao Scroll," radiating a shimmering blue light!

"Finally, I've encountered a useful 'Dao Realm'."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the stream and a look of emotion appeared on his face.

He flipped his palm to accept it, then absorbed it into his dantian, beginning to digest and absorb it.

The few pseudo-saints from the Southern Frontier that I killed earlier were of no benefit to me in terms of their Dao Realm cultivation.

He has already perfected the Way of Annihilation.

The "Great Dao" of these false saints is violent and chaotic; absorbing it with the Devouring Dao Scroll would be harmful and not beneficial.

However, the Dao realm of this Palace Master Qiantian is completely different.

Yuwen Bo's Great Dao is quite rare, and it contains a great deal of vitality.

These fragments of the Great Dao can be categorized into the "River of Life" branch of the Great Dao, which is the Dao realm enlightenment that Xie Xuanyi needs most!

"Is this the Yuan Devouring Technique?"

Yuwen Bo looked at the stream formed from the Dao intent that had been stripped away from him not far away.

A strange feeling arose in his heart.

Logically speaking.

To strip away the Great Way and use it for one's own purposes is an evil and malevolent art.

However, when he fought Xie Xuanyi, he did not sense any evil aura during the clash of their flying swords.

"That's all."

Yuwen Bo sighed inwardly, "I heard that this young man surnamed Xie has comprehended the 'Great Dao of Life,' perhaps my insights into the Dao can be of some help to him..."

Watching Xie Xuanyi accept Daoxi.

"Almost half an hour has passed."

Yuwen Bo sighed and said helplessly, "The other holy lands will be here soon... With your level of cultivation, you should be able to traverse the void."

"you……"

"Let's go."

He originally intended to use this opportunity to send Xie Xuanyi into the Yang God Realm.

You may try to plant flowers, but they may not bloom.

Things in life are hard to force.

Yuwen Bo hadn't expected that after a hundred punches, Xie Xuanyi's cultivation level hadn't wavered at all... It seemed that this young man was far from reaching the Yang God Tribulation.

"Sect Master Yuwen."

Xie Xuanyi was taken aback: "You're just letting me go like this?"

"if not?"

Yuwen Bo said angrily, "Who told you to be so useless... If you had just advanced to the Yang God realm, I could have pretended to retreat, and there would have been no need for all this trouble."

talking.

He tore open a corner of his sleeve, revealing his chest.

"He stabbed me with his sword before he left."

Yuwen Bo pointed to his chest and said quietly, "If the Empress Dowager comes to question me, I will at least have something to say."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was at a loss for words.

"After stabbing me, he headed north."

Yuwen Bo said in a low voice, "You walked this road ten years ago, you should know it very well..."

Xie Xuanyi's expression briefly wavered.

Heading north?
Yuwen Bo's words reminded him of the past ten years ago.

That memory is gray and white.

He started his escape from Jiangning, heading north to Beijun. Back then, Xie Xuanyi wanted to leave Da Chu and go to the Demon Kingdom via Beihai.

This is the only way to survive.

Now, this gray memory has resurfaced.

"Remember, do not act impulsively. Fortune changes every thirty years. Although you have the strength of a Yang God, the one who wants to kill you is the Holy Empress!"

Yuwen Bo said in a deep voice, "Xie Xuanyi... this is the only path you can take."

The people the Holy Empress wanted to kill.

As long as you are in Da Chu, there is nowhere to escape, no matter where you go, whether you go to heaven or earth.

……

……

After a while.

The large ship nearly capsized completely during a violent rocking motion.

All the disciples did their best to stabilize the great formation.

The Chaotic Dao Domain at the forefront suddenly exploded, and countless powerful sword energies tilted and spread out.

"metropolitan!"

"metropolitan!!"

A figure in a yellow robe stumbled out of the chaos and landed back on the deck of the large ship.

Yuwen Bo staggered backward until he reached the mast, where he reached out and pressed down on the massive dragon flagpole to steady himself. The Palace Master of Qiantian Palace had a grim expression, his clothes torn, a thin sword wound piercing his shoulder, golden blood trickling down and dripping onto the deck. A rich aura of the Great Dao emanated from his blood, permeating the entire ship's cabin.

All the disciples of Qiantian Palace gathered around.

Yuwen Bo stared intently at the end of the chaos. After the Dao Domain shattered, Ya Zi fell out of the Dao Domain with him and landed on the deck. The great demon was not much better off than him, with a pale face and a listless spirit.

At the edge of the Dao Domain, a wisp of void was torn apart by sword energy.

The traitor wanted by Qiantian Palace escaped by tearing through the void with his sword energy.

"...They escaped?"

Elder Zhu blinked as he watched this scene.

The large ship hovered above the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in southern Xinjiang.

Many disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

Xie Xuanyi escaped...

Whether this news was good or bad for them was unclear, but judging from their sect leader's gloomy expression, it didn't seem to be good news.

The void torn apart by the sword energy had just been repaired.

The sound of the void shattering echoed again not far away.

Rumble!
Golden flames blazed brilliantly as a gate slowly opened.

Not far away, on a mountain bearing the mark of the "Great Chu Dynasty," the void array patterns were activated. From the other side of the gate, the head of the Imperial City Guard, clad in a black robe, arrived on a small treasure ship. Although he was alone, he exuded a silent yet powerful aura.

Yuan Jimu stood alone at the bow of this small treasure ship.

He was like a piece of dead wood, a piece of withered stone, lifeless, merely a puppet.

The position of Chief of the Imperial City Guard is certainly valuable...

However, in the eyes of someone of the Qian Tian Palace Master's caliber, this status is not enough.

but.

At this moment, Yuwen Bo's expression became solemn.

Because Yuan Jimu was holding a precious mirror in his arms, the mirror was as dazzling as the sun, radiating endless light, making it impossible for people to look directly at it. Almost everyone on the ship couldn't help but shed tears when they saw the precious mirror in Yuan Jimu's arms, and felt an urge to kneel down and worship it... Even Elder Zhu, who was at the Yin God Realm, was no exception.

The Yazi demon silently lowered its head and retreated into the shadows of the mast.

Only Yuwen Bo.

He stared directly at the mirror, his gaze calm.

In the mirror, which was as hot as the sun, was reflected a slender and magnificent figure of the empress.

"You're just going to let him go like that?"

The Queen's voice, transmitted clearly through the mirror, landed on the large ship.

"I am powerless to stop Xie Xuanyi from cultivating the Yang God."

Yuwen Bo spoke calmly, having already prepared his words and escape route: "These remnants of the Sword Palace cultivate the 'Way of Annihilation,' and should not be underestimated... It was my carelessness."

"Is it?"

The Empress seemed to have foreseen this outcome.

She asked casually, "Which direction did he escape to?"

He fled to the north.

Yuwen Bo subconsciously looked in the direction where the sword energy had dissipated.

He murmured softly, "It must be... he went to Beihai."

(End of this chapter)