Embers of Sword

Chapter 608 Send Me to the Clouds

Amidst the flames of the Nine Bright Phoenix Fire Refining Void Array stood a thin scholar in a flowing blue robe.

The moment the thunderbolt struck, the world fell silent.

Chen Jingxuan showed no panic, but simply closed his eyes silently.

Gambling with your life.

He knew he was gambling with his life.

As the phoenix fire extinguished and lightning enveloped the area, Chen Jingxuan's fingers continued to tap away from his sleeves... Ninety percent of the phoenix fire in the great formation had died down, but he was still waiting.

He sacrificed much of his lifespan to complete the divination using the [Hun Yuan Yi] instrument for this battle.

Blessed by Heaven, these years of life were not wasted, and Chen Jingxuan was able to witness the two most crucial scenes of the decisive battle on the shores of Beihai.

One image depicts that dazzling, golden sword energy, traversing thousands of miles before finally settling into the reed marshes.

He had been waiting for Xie Xuanyi's arrival.

There's another scene...

Countless phoenix flames illuminate the North Sea.

This is why he formed an array here to meet the enemy and chose the "Nine Bright Phoenix Fire Refining Void Array". He had already seen the future "effect", so he naturally created the "cause".

really.

The moment the phoenix flames of the great formation were extinguished, a clear phoenix cry rang out from the sky.

A girl with pigtails, riding a Vermilion Bird demon, descended from the sky, raising her head and letting out a clear whistle that tore through the dark clouds and pierced down.

"wipe!"

The Vermilion Bird's iron wings swept past, slashing a line of blood between the Great Master's eyes.

Chongkan let out a shrill scream, clutching his eyes tightly with his left hand, and stumbled backward.

The Thunder Pool was shattered.

The Phoenix Fire Formation, which had collapsed and extinguished, was instantly restored to its full strength, with raging flames burning against the sky. Thanks to the arrival of the "Pureblood Phoenix," the formation received the purest Phoenix Fire.

"Brother!"

On the back of the Vermilion Bird Demon, the girl with pigtails spoke softly, her expression excited.

Ci Jing looked indifferently at the end of the reed marshes.

Xie Xuanyi clutched his chest and swayed as he stood up, his face pale. He hadn't expected to see Ci Jing and Jiang Huang in this battle...

"How will you be here?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned.

"Uncle Zhang saw that I was practicing boxing hard, so he let me wander around."

Jiang Huang grinned, revealing an innocent smile: "Big brother hasn't left Jin'ao Peak for a long time, so let's go together."

"...?"

Xie Xuanyi's expression was somewhat strange.

Although he didn't know what had happened at the Great Jade Palace, based on his understanding of the Law Enforcer, he would definitely not release the person for this reason.

Judging from Cijing's attitude, it seems that it's not as simple as "just browsing around".

"The Great Sword Palace is about to face a great battle!"

Ci Jing remained calm and silently transmitted his voice: "Your Uncle Tongtian still showed some mercy and let me leave before the great battle. I plan to take Jiang Huang north and return to the Demon Kingdom."

"……I see."

Xie Xuanyi fell silent. In this way, it made perfect sense for Ci Jing to be here.

"This little girl is not a human cultivator to begin with, and she carries the bloodline of a pure phoenix. In the end, she is a scourge."

Ci Jing continued to transmit his voice, explaining earnestly, "If the Great Sui Sword Palace is destroyed... she will also suffer. In any case, I cannot let this tragedy happen."

"indeed……"

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly.

In his view, sending Jiang Huang away was indeed a good choice.

"I have no intention of leaving."

Ci Jing suddenly spoke up: "Lotus Venerable has been kind to me. Although that old fellow surnamed Zhao trapped me in the Sword Qi Forbidden Zone, he has still given me a lot of good fortune... I hate owing favors to others more than anything else in my life."

"You're not planning to leave?"

Xie Xuanyi was taken aback.

After seeing Jiang Huang off, I returned to the Great Sui Sword Palace.

Ci Jing spoke calmly, while the great demon's eyes gleamed, as if he had already made up his mind long ago.

That is why he landed in this reed marsh.

If he is determined to return north, why should he get involved in this mess?

With his keen eyesight, Zhuque had long ago detected the chaotic atmosphere and signs of battle emanating from the reed marshes. He could make a thousand choices. Jiang Huang hadn't even had a chance to sense her "brother" Xie Xuanyi's presence. As long as she left the North Sea and was sent back to the Demon Kingdom, Jiang Huang would gain her freedom. As for the future... with the Pure Phoenix bloodline's blessing, Jiang Huang would undoubtedly be able to secure a prominent position in the future Demon Kingdom!
"I'm the kind of person who just loves to stir up trouble!"

Ci Jing said jokingly, "Over the years, that old Zhao has often talked to me about the Daoist sect's 'shrine'... As the second-in-command of the Sword Palace, he has always been overshadowed by the second-in-command of the Daoist sect. How can he save face? It's a rare opportunity to kick someone when they're down. If I don't take advantage of their misfortune, it would be a disgrace to my reputation as a 'monster of the demon kingdom'."

Xie Xuanyi was speechless.

This spiritual exchange took only two or three breaths and did not delay the battle.

"brute!"

"brute!!"

not far away.

Chongkan roared in fury, veins bulging on his forehead, his anger reaching its peak.

His eyes were slashed by the iron wings, an extremely serious injury. The "turbid body" of the Turbid Clear Cave Heaven was already covered in wounds, but its eyes remained intact, so it could still be "healed".

Whoosh whoosh!
One could see streams of clear and turbid energy gathering at his brow, rapidly undergoing a "replacement".

"Quickly, attack together..."

Despite the excruciating pain, Tang Fengshu stood up and once again condensed the Great Dao River Treasure Technique.

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him!"

The female monk was the first to strike, unleashing her powerful technique, which struck the "personality form" among the Three Pure Ones' incarnations.

Chen Jingxuan clasped his hands together and manipulated the Phoenix Fire Array. Tens of millions of golden threads rose from the ground, mixed with pure phoenix flames, and shot towards the second Dharma Image.

"...Brother!"

Although Jiang Huang was young, her reaction speed was extremely fast.

The moment she landed in the reeds, she realized the urgency of the situation.

Aside from her brother, Tang Fengshu and Chen Jingxuan were all people she had met once before in Carp Tide City… She knew these were all her brother's friends, and right now, her brother and his friends were being chased by a Daoist Grand Master in black robes, and they looked to be in grave danger. Clearly, this was a crucial life-or-death battle!

She quickly reached out her hand, beckoning Xie Xuanyi to ride the Vermilion Bird together.

"it is good!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Xuanyi took a step to the side and appeared on Ci Jing's back.

Whoosh!
Suzaku truly deserves to be called the second fastest in the world.

In the blink of an eye, it flapped its iron wings and immediately disappeared from the spot.

Xie Xuanyi felt countless clouds rushing towards him. Ci Jing suddenly rose from the ground and climbed straight up to the top of the sky, but the "Heavenly Dharma Image" was too huge. After traveling for several breaths, it only barely reached his chest.

"His-"

The Heavenly Dharma Form unleashed its third sword strike!

Chongkan was in excruciating pain in his eyes, his mind was in disarray, and his Three Pure Ones avatars were severely injured, leaving him only able to draw his sword on instinct.

Even so, this sword was still chillingly sharp.

"珰!"

The towering clouds transformed into a sharp sword blade, slashing down with deadly intent even from hundreds of feet away. Ci Jing quickly turned around, attempting to collide with the blade using his iron wings.

But the sound of metal clashing rang out, and the Vermilion Bird Demon was only grazed by the Heavenly Sword Qi before it immediately lost its balance... Although Chongkan could not fully unleash the third "Divine Sea Thunder Shock", the sword qi of the Heavenly Dharma Form still contained extremely terrifying killing intent. Its iron wings tilted, and a large string of blood mist burst out.

"The realm of life!"

Xie Xuanyi placed one hand on the Vermilion Bird's back and poured the Dao of Life, mixed with a wisp of the Immortal Spring's vapor, into the great demon beneath him.

"?!"

Ci Jing's pupils suddenly contracted.

It felt the vast vitality spreading within its body in disbelief.

This is... the power of the Yin God Realm?
The injuries he sustained at the Yang Shen realm... could actually be healed so effectively! This is simply a miracle!

How did this kid surnamed Xie manage to do such a thing? Could he be the reincarnation of the Buddha of Fanyin Temple?
"kill!!"

With a sharp cry, the Vermilion Bird struck its iron wings again and charged toward the shrine.

This is an unfair contest.

Four Yang Gods surrounded and killed one of them.

But the scales are tipping in a different direction... not toward these four who have joined forces.

After a series of battles, the vital energy was depleted, the Qingzhuo Cave Heaven was almost completely exhausted, and the magic treasure [Chaos Breath] was damaged... Under the influence of these many unfavorable conditions, Chongkan finally lost its advantage.

At this moment, the balance between the two sides finally shifted in a truly decisive way, determining the outcome.

Even so, this so-called "tilt" only lasts for a brief moment.

Iron Wings soared upwards against the flow of clouds.

Chongkan realized that a real "danger" was approaching.

Tang Fengshu and Chen Jingxuan's task seemed to be merely to entangle the two incarnations of the Three Pure Ones... while the young swordsman in black riding the Vermilion Bird and attacking at an extremely fast speed was the real "weapon"!
The first sword strike from the Heavenly Dharma Image should have directly struck down the Vermilion Bird.

But this damned Xie brat, despite only being at the Yin Spirit realm, possesses an exceptionally powerful grasp of the "Life Dao Realm"—

The speed of the Vermilion Bird did not decrease but increased.

Tian Ge Fa Xiang could only continue swinging his sword. This time, Chong Kan chose to attach an extra layer of "Divine Soul Shock" to the blade. He could no longer unleash the third "Divine Sea Thunder Shock". The soul attack intensity of this sword was far less than before... Chong Kan could only place his hopes on this sword. He hoped that this sword could knock down the Vermilion Bird and buy himself a chance to catch his breath.

It is a pity.

Xie Xuanyi did not give him that chance.

"I will take the sword."

Above the dome, the floating clouds stretching for thousands of miles were cleaved in two by the Heavenly Elemental Manifestation. Facing this chilling sword intent sweeping across the sky, Xie Xuanyi rose to his feet, summoned his pent-up ailment, and forcibly used his Yin Spirit Realm to withstand the attack head-on.

"not good……"

Ci Jing's pupils contracted; he could sense the terrifying spiritual power contained within that slash.

This strike was even more terrifying than the previous one.

The shrine is imbued with a divine soul attack from the eighth level of the Yang God realm. Could that kid surnamed Xie be directly annihilated, soul and spirit?

"Brother!"

Jiang Huang watched with bated breath.

Xie Xuanyi directly collided with the immense sword energy formed from the ten-thousand-foot-long flowing clouds. His martial arts divine body held the heavy sword in both hands and slashed down heavily. The flowing clouds shattered like a waterfall, and the immense divine energy that rushed towards him was instead completely deflected.

Rumble, rumble!

Hundreds of millions of dazzling golden rays bloomed above the clouds in the sky!

One man, one sword, shattering ten thousand feet of flowing clouds!

"fine?!"

Ci Jing looked astonished. He had considered a million possibilities, but he never expected that Xie Xuanyi could withstand the attack of the Soul Sword and escape unscathed.

Its iron wings trembled, and the Vermilion Bird let out a long cry.

Xie Xuanyi, who had directly confronted the Heavenly Dharma Image Sword Qi, was knocked back hundreds of feet, and was perfectly caught by Ci Jing.

"Brother! Are you alright!"

Jiang Huang spoke with concern.

"Don't worry... I'm fine!"

Xie Xuanyi sat cross-legged, his black robes torn to shreds by the sword energy, and several bloody holes appeared in his internal organs. This sword strike was quite different from the previous "Divine Sea Thunder Strike." The shrine was imbued with two major attack methods: "divine soul" and "primordial energy." If the Vermilion Bird Demon had taken it head-on, it would have surely been knocked down from the clouds.

But he was different.

With the [Primordial Devouring Holy Realm] present, all Soul Sword attack methods can be ignored.

As for the killing power of the Cloud Sword itself, it was neutralized by the "Fountain of Immortality". The current Chongkan is far from being comparable to his peak form.

As long as this sword cannot kill me immediately...

I can survive on my own! And I can recover quickly!
"You fucking... you're a monster among monsters..."

The Vermilion Bird Demon had never seen such a monstrous Yin God in his life.

A Yin spirit, who had not yet "condensed the Dao," was about to be slashed by a Yang spirit at the eighth level.

Is this still human?

No matter how severely injured or weakened this eighth-level Yang God was.

This is, after all, a cultivator at the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm!

Xie Xuanyi sat in meditation, and the acupoints in his body resounded. Under the nourishment of the Undying Spring, the damaged acupoints quickly recovered. He had actually paid a heavy price for taking that sword strike... The flesh and blood of his entire arm were worn away by the Cloud Sea Sword Qi, leaving only a dry, snow-white main bone. However, he possessed the "Undying Spring" and had the "Life Dao Realm" disguise. With just two flaps of the Vermilion Bird's iron wings, flesh and blood grew back from the white bone.

"It's incredible!"

The Vermilion Bird Demon was filled with mixed feelings; the scene before him made him involuntarily doubt his own existence.

He vaguely guessed that this kid had already mastered the "Way of Life" realm, otherwise how could he explain this inexplicable scene?!

Some of the royal blood demons in the demon kingdom possess top-tier talents, and their vitality is extremely vigorous after opening the divine treasure.

But no matter how vibrant their life force is... they can't do what Xie Xuanyi did.

At this moment, Ci Jing finally understood why the Great Sui Sword Palace valued Xie Xuanyi so much.

If someone at the Yin God realm is already this monstrous, what would happen if they were to advance to the Yang God realm?!
He was an unruly and powerful demon at the Yang God Realm!
But at this moment, he felt a sense of submission and was willing to let Xie Xuanyi, this descendant of the Yin God, ride on him to defy the heavens.

For thousands of years, Ci Jing has never heard of anyone who, in the realm of Yin spirits, could defy their superiors and kill a Yang spirit...

But maybe.

Today he will witness this miracle!
"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"

Xie Xuanyi sat on the back of the Vermilion Bird, exerting all his strength to circulate the Undying Spring to heal the arm that had turned into bones. His hands rested on his knees, and although they had turned into bones, he still gripped his natal flying sword tightly.

The chronic illness trembled continuously, echoing with the excited sword cries of high fighting spirit!

In the heart lake between the eyebrows.

The second green slip of the [Yuan Tun Shen Tong] was thus laid out.

Xie Xuanyi's divine sense rapidly absorbed the spiritual texts of the Devouring Yuan Scroll.

Dual-purpose.

"Senior Cijing..."

Xie Xuanyi looked up at the sky, his divine sense locked onto the figure of the black-robed Grand Master who was trying to disappear into the clouds.

Say it out loud.

Xie Xuanyi paused for a moment.

After a moment, he said, word by word, with utmost calmness, "Send me to the heavens."

The words started to fall.

Iron wings shattered the void, unleashing a deafening explosion!
The Vermilion Bird suddenly accelerated, becoming like a fiery red sword rising from the ground, piercing straight into the clouds and heading straight for the black-robed Grand Master.

(End of this chapter)