Embers of Sword

Chapter 620 The Whispers of the Sword Forest
The thick fog in the sword forest was dispelled by the sword energy, revealing figures in black robes and purple robes standing facing each other from afar.

Zhou Zhiren stared at Xie Xuanyi not far away, his expression solemn, his fingers lightly tapping the purple sword in his sleeve. His divine sense covered the entire sword forest... The news of the deaths of the seven pseudo-saints in the Southern Frontier was naturally true, but at this moment he confirmed once again that Xie Xuanyi had not completed his advancement.

The sword intent swirling around the black-clad figure was clearly only a "nascent stage of the Great Dao".

This way.

Xie Xuanyi is at most the same as himself.

Half-step Yang God.

"Whoosh!"

The flying sword suddenly shot out.

Zhou Zhiren made the first move, sending out his natal flying sword, "Xin Jin," by forming a hand seal.

The Lotus Sword Technique is the general outline of swordsmanship in the Great Eagle Sword Palace. Every core disciple of Lotus Peak must practice this flying sword technique.

A streak of purple lightning shot out.

珰!
The third clash between Chen Ke and Xin Jin did not immediately produce a victor. Xin Jin's sword tip burned with raging primordial fire; this time, Zhou Zhiren imbued it with his entire "Great Dao." Xin Jin and Chen Ke became entangled, the two flying swords locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle, surging towards the distance of the sword forest. Xie Xuanyi remained silent… Years ago, he often sparred with his senior brother; Chen Ke and Xin Jin had already fought hundreds, even thousands of times, but never before had each sword aura been so intense, every wisp of sword energy carrying a boundless killing intent.

He could feel the surging killing intent emanating from Xin Jin... as if he wanted to tear him to pieces immediately.

A low rumble of thunder echoed through the forest of swords.

Zhou Zhiren's figure suddenly disappeared. The moment he handed over the sword, he stepped forward and attacked his junior brother first.

Sword cultivators' "flying sword techniques" are feared, but their physical bodies are often fragile.

Zhou Zhiren was engulfed in raging primordial fire. At this moment, he was only one step away from the complete realm of Yang Shen. A majestic Dharma image of burning fiercely appeared behind him. He raised his hand and struck Xie Xuanyi's Tianling with a palm!
boom!
next moment.

A golden divine form suddenly appeared.

The martial arts divine embryo of the Yin spirit, which had reached its peak, suddenly condensed above Xie Xuanyi's head. He threw a punch with a clean and decisive motion, which collided heavily with Zhou Zhiren's Yuan Fire Dharma Image!
One punch!
Just one punch!
The half-step Yang God Realm Dharma Image that Zhou Zhiren condensed had a crack appear in its fist!
"?!"

He watched this scene in disbelief.

Zhou Zhiren knew that his junior brother was exceptionally talented, a once-in-a-millennium sword immortal genius of the Great Sui Sword Palace...

It could be from a previous life.

Xie Xuanyi's greatest weakness is his "physical body"!
No one knew this "Junior Brother in Black Robes" better than him, and it was precisely because he knew him so well that he was able to deliver this blow.

Throwing the sword is a ruse; attacking the body is the real purpose.

boom! !

Before Zhou Zhiren could react, the second punch from the Martial Arts Divine Embryo came crashing down!

Zhou Zhiren had no time to dodge and could only manipulate the Yuanhuo Dharma Image to continue the attack. In the forest of swords, two majestic Dharma Images kept throwing punches, and the two golden and purple natal flying swords hovered above the Dharma Images' heads and kept colliding. This was an extremely "simple and unadorned" battle between sword energy and Yuan Qi, and crisp explosions rang out continuously.

The true form of Zhou Zhiren's Dharma image.

Shoulders, chest, forearms, thighs... constantly shattering, this nearly perfectly forged true body clashed with the Great Completion Martial Arts Divine Embryo nearly a thousand times in a short instant!

As for his [Exhausted Firewood] flying sword, cracks also appeared!

"Half-step Yang God..."

Xie Xuanyi stared coldly at his senior brother.

If Zhou Zhiren successfully advances to the "Yang God" level, this battle might take an unexpected turn.

But if it's only half a step Yang God.

This battle is now a foregone conclusion!
Although I have not yet become a Yang God, I can already contend with the first level of Yang Gods... A half-step Yang God can only run for his life!

[Chronic Illness] Not long ago, he drank the blood of the eighth level of the Yang God in the North Sea!

At this moment, the sword energy surged!

Click!
The flying sword 【Exhausted】 was pierced by 【Deep Illness】. After the golden sword shattered the opponent's natal flying sword, its momentum did not diminish and it went straight for Zhou Zhiren. The Yuanhuo Dharma Avatar stretched out its hands and crossed them to try to resist, but its palms were pierced by the flying sword one after another. Finally, the sword pierced into Zhou Zhiren's shoulder, and flew backward dozens of feet with the purple-robed man, and heavily nailed to a mountain wall.

"what……"

Zhou Zhiren's expression was pained, and he let out a low roar. The embryonic stage of the Dao of Annihilation, which was only one step away from the Great Dao, rushed towards his flesh and blood.

As the golden light dissipated, Xie Xuanyi withdrew his Martial Divine Embryo and calmly gazed at the man not far away... This battle, from beginning to end, only took a few dozen breaths.

He didn't even use the [Primordial Devouring Divine Power].

"This is the traitor from your sect?"

Xuanming's voice echoed within the Holy Realm.

Xuanming had previously observed Xie Xuanyi's Heart Lake and knew that his "junior brother" already had a master and several close fellow disciples.

"……Um."

Xie Xuanyi gave a soft "hmm" with mixed emotions.

"What are you going to do with him?"

Xuanming sighed softly.

He couldn't imagine how he would handle such a scene if it happened to him.

The Bai Ze lineage is incredibly united.

When the great calamity struck, he led his junior brothers and sisters to hide in the [Yuan Tun Sacred Realm]. Over the long years, Xuan Ming sheltered them from the wind and rain. Unfortunately, their vital energy was exhausted and the years were long. Eventually, they all met their "limit" and gradually died. If his junior brothers and sisters, whom he regarded as family, betrayed him, would he kill them with his own hands?
The sound of wind in the sword forest gradually dissipated.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xie Xuanyi slowly approached Zhou Zhiren.

"You lost."

Xie Xuanyi spoke calmly.

Zhou Zhiren was nailed to the mountain wall by a chronic illness.

He ignored Xie Xuanyi's words, only chuckled softly, and said with a self-deprecating and self-pitying tone, "Master really loves you, even smoothing out your only 'physical defect'... Back then, you survived the battle in the North Sea thanks to the 'Fountain of Immortality', didn't you?"

As the instigator of the Beihai case, Zhou Zhiren cared more about Xie Xuanyi's life or death than anyone else.

he knows……

Ten years ago, in such a tight net, the chances of escape were virtually zero.

unless……

There is a fountain of immortality!

He was the first to join Lotus Peak and had the longest cultivation period. After the Battle of Drinking Poison, the Great Sui Sword Palace fell into a deep abyss of decline, and the entire Great Liang Dynasty relied solely on Zhao Chunyang. But this man was powerful enough... so powerful that he seemed neither to age nor die. At that time, Zhou Zhiren suspected that his master actually possessed the "Fountain of Immortality" that countless people had yearned for during the Battle of Drinking Poison!
"..."

Xie Xuanyi stared into Zhou Zhiren's eyes without saying a word.

But silence is a form of answer.

He has never liked lying.

"Ah……"

"Hehehe..."

Zhou Zhiren, who was pinned to the mountain wall by the flying sword, suddenly couldn't help but laugh.

He got the answer from Xie Xuanyi's eyes.

He knew it.

If it weren't for the Fountain of Immortality, how could my junior brother in black robes have been reborn?
What a narrow escape from death...

What realm of life...

In truth, it was all a lie to deceive people.

……

……

(PS: Sorry, I overslept. I just wanted to take a short nap after lunch. I just woke up, so I'll post one chapter now. There will be another chapter around 4 PM.)
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