Embers of Sword

Chapter 631 Chongming
"Black robes!"

Within the long river of sword source.

Zhao Chunyang immediately sensed the sound of sword energy.

He was fighting the Holy Empress with all his might when he turned back to look at the entrance to the forbidden area, and there he saw that wisp of phoenix fire falling from the sky...

This was a strike from a "celestial being"!
Even if Xie Xuanyi had not yet completed his Yang God advancement, and even if he had achieved perfection in both the Life and Death Paths, he would still be unable to withstand such an attack!
Just as Zhao Chunyang was about to use his supernatural powers to shatter the lotus flower and go to the rescue.

He saw a scene he had not expected.

The young man in black standing at the end of the shattered cave made a slight shift in his steps, gripped his golden sword, and dodged with an extremely slight arc, before parrying and slashing!
珰!
The golden sword light that surged forth from the deep-seated illness almost filled half of the Great Phoenix Cave Heaven!
That wisp of phoenix fire was cut in two!
Zhao Chunyang was stunned for a moment. He gave up the idea of ​​using his supernatural powers to teleport and instead stared intently at the young man in black in the distance.

Her face was seventeen, her figure unchanged from back then; everything seemed the same...

Take another look.

Zhao Chunyang already understood the reason.

At this moment, Xie Xuanyi's eyes were clear, but deep within his pupils emanated a chaotic aura.

Zhao Chunyang sighed softly.

His most precious and beloved disciple has finally arrived.

"...Not dead?"

After striking out a wisp of phoenix fire with her fingers, the Holy Empress shifted her gaze.

In her opinion.

Even a casual strike from myself now is something that an ant like Xie Xuanyi could not withstand.

However, she never expected this.

This wisp of phoenix fire was so cleanly and decisively cut in half!
The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes.

She stared coldly at the young man in black at the end of the cave.

A strong wind blew through Xie Xuanyi's black shirt.

A golden sword hung upside down in front of his face, maintaining a distance of three feet.

Xie Xuanyi suppressed his "Life and Death Dao Domain," his "Martial Dao Divine Embryo," and even all his own vital energy. At this moment... he seemed to have become an ordinary mortal without any cultivation, a truly ordinary person. This was because Xuanming of the [Primordial Devouring Sacred Realm] had, in a mysterious way, taken over this body.

Xie Xuanyi can still move, as long as a wisp of thought is transmitted.

He can then regain control of this body.

But at this moment, the "entry" of Xuanming's divine sense made Xie Xuanyi feel an unprecedented vastness.

Within the [Primordial Devouring World].

Xuanming untied the ribbon binding his eyes.

His eyes were empty.

No pupils, no irises, nothing at all... just pitch black, emanating a dark and eerie aura.

Xie Xuanyi had always been curious as to why his senior brother had his eyes bound.

Now he finally understood the "reason".

The eldest brother... is blind.

It's somewhat ironic.

Despite being a "Double-Bright Bird," it is unable to obtain light.

However, fate is often so ironic.

The Chongming Bird clan possesses the most powerful "pupil technique inheritance" in the Demon Kingdom; however, the great cultivators of this clan almost all turn into this state in their later years.

Those who watch over the heavens die young, and the birds that shine brightly go blind early.

Everything in this world has its balance...

Xuanming had long since lost his "eyes". Although his divine sense could still see, the level of his pupil techniques would be greatly reduced after the Chongming Bird clan lost their sight.

This eye-wrapping ribbon was personally crafted for him by Master Bai Ze; wearing it would "nourish his eyes."

Each time one uses their supernatural powers, wearing a ribbon allows them to recover quickly.

This time.

Xuanming removed the ribbon and prepared himself to never wear it again.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The moment Xuanming removed the ribbon, the Yuan Tun Holy Realm was plunged into darkness, shrouded in thick fog, and swept by sandstorms.

The world was dark, and a thin ray of light tore through the sky and earth.

It was a vertical pupil.

A vertical pupil powerful enough to illuminate the [Yuan Tun Sacred Realm]! As the vertical pupil appeared, Xie Xuanyi of the Great Phoenix Cave Heaven's brow gradually tore open. He closed his eyes, tilted his head slightly, and the flesh between his brows bulged outwards, a long, scarlet line breaking off. Xuanming's [Chongming] divine power took effect on him. With the appearance of this third vertical pupil, the entire Great Phoenix Cave Heaven witnessed an incredible phenomenon!
The sun was high in the sky, thunder roared, wind and snow raged, and torrential rain poured down.

All these strange phenomena occurred in one person.

"Xie Xuanyi...is this Xie Xuanyi?"

The Empress, standing atop the heavens, was filled with disbelief upon witnessing this scene.

What's happening here?
Since the imperial city—

Although she did not show herself, she had been sending her subordinates to keep an eye on this transformed "Xie Zhen".

Renshou Palace was fully aware of Xie Zhen's every move.

But the Empress couldn't understand why Xie Xuanyi had completely changed after going to the Southern Frontier.
This awe-inspiring phenomenon, capable of rivaling the Great Phoenix Cave Heaven, must be a divine power that only someone at the ninth level of the Yang God realm could unleash... Could it be that the Great Sui Sword Palace has some mysterious forbidden area unknown to us, hiding the souls of sages who reached the pinnacle of the Yang God realm?

"Oops."

The Holy Empress let out a soft cry. In just a moment of distraction, the long river of sword source that had been suppressed by the Great Phoenix Cave Heaven showed signs of rising again.

She has only just entered the "Celestial Realm" and is not yet very familiar with the power of the Immortal Tree.

If it were just a one-on-one situation, suppressing Zhao Chunyang wouldn't be a problem.

But what if we add one more person...?

One versus two.

The situation would be quite different then.

Yuan Huang's expression was gloomy as she raised her hands and pressed them down onto the ground.

The lotus blossoms were broken.

Boom boom boom!
The sword source river, which had just been lifted several feet off the ground, was pushed back down again.

Zhao Chunyang's lotus-shaped robe was ignited by the phoenix fire.

The old man merely glanced down before looking away. He seemed oblivious to the pain, stubbornly enduring the Celestial Realm Phoenix Flame and continuing to throw punches! After confirming that Xie Xuanyi's identity was unharmed, Zhao Chunyang abandoned all other thoughts and exerted all his strength to unleash the power of the Dao Source!
"Whoosh!"

Just as the Holy Empress was struggling to fight against the long river of sword energy beneath her, a sound of air being torn apart suddenly rang out beside her.

The moment before, Xie Xuanyi was still at the end of the cave.

In that instant, he appeared in front of Yuan Huang.

The two were no more than a hundred feet apart.

For cultivators at the Celestial Realm, a distance of a hundred feet is but a single step.

Xuanming, who had just "taken over" his junior brother's body, was not yet familiar with this form. He simply raised a finger and summoned the chronic illness—

The golden sword flashed out.

The heavens and earth were cleaved apart by a single line of sword light.

珰!
The Empress Dowager had no time to spare and could only raise her hand to block!
This seemingly casual collision was actually extremely powerful!
The golden sword that shot out was bounced several miles away.

The newly ascended celestial empress retreated several steps.

"You are not Xie Xuanyi..."

The Empress stared intently at the young man in black before her, her gaze fixed on the vertical pupil between Xie Xuanyi's brows. A strong sense of unease spread through her heart: "Who are you?!"

"..."

Xuanming did not answer the question.

After one hit.

He was already familiar with this body.

Its vertical pupils shifted slightly, and after rotating once, they locked onto the phoenix fire above the sky, which seemed to engulf and cover the entire world.

"This place is too dark."

Xuanming extended two fingers and gently placed them on his brow.

He said softly, "...Let there be light."

The words fell.

The Empress felt an incredibly strong sense of oppression, even stronger than that brought by Zhao Chunyang.

She looked up in disbelief.

The towering phoenix flames that ignited the majestic blue sky shattered under the suppression of incredible divine power, a sliver of light fell, and countless crimson fragments scattered.

Just one sentence.

This world has returned to its former clarity!
(End of this chapter)