Embers of Sword

Chapter 634

【Pupil Sea. Boundless】 lasted only twenty breaths.

The Great Phoenix Cave was completely burned to the ground.

The supernatural power has ended.

The grotto was shattered, the land was desolate, and only the Immortal Tree remained. The phoenix that was nailed to the Immortal Tree had its physical body almost destroyed, but it still retained a last bit of spiritual essence.

Yuan Huang did not die.

"..."

Xuanming calmly gazed at the phoenix before him, slowly lowering his raised arm.

It wasn't that he showed mercy.

Although he was gentle and kind, he never showed mercy to his enemies...

He certainly wanted to kill the phoenix directly.

However, the Immortal Tree has been awakened by the Dragon Vein, and the vitality that supports Yuanhuang's "survival" is too abundant.

I am now nothing but a wisp of remnant spirit, with very little power left.

The activation of 【Pupil Sea. Boundless】 can only go this far.

If this continues, Xuanming doesn't know whether the phoenix will be burned to ashes by the [Eye Sea] first, or whether he himself will be consumed first.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Within the Holy Realm, Xie Xuanyi quickly spoke up.

"Don't worry about me..."

Xuanming spoke softly and gently, saying, "You are but a rootless weed; if you hear the Dao in the morning, you may die in the evening."

While talking.

The wind was blowing.

Xuanming, who was sitting cross-legged in the chaos of the eight directions, suddenly dimmed by three points.

He was originally just a wisp of remnant spirit, and the fact that he could use Xie Xuanyi's body to suppress the "celestial being" was already a miracle.

The supernatural power, 【Pupil Sea. Boundless】, almost completely burned away all of Xuanming's accumulated divine thoughts over the past thousand years.

Now, he is nothing more than a tiny, extremely fragile remnant of his soul.

Speaking and conversing are not a problem.

But if it's a battle...

Xuanming is no longer capable of using a divine power of the level of [Boundless Eyes].

"It's a pity... we couldn't kill this phoenix directly."

Xuanming looked regretful. After hesitating for a long time, he asked self-deprecatingly, "Junior Brother, was I being greedy for life?"

"Do not……"

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said seriously, "Senior Brother... all things have the will to live, so how can there be any greed for life?"

The moment [Pupil Sea. Boundless] was unleashed.

The outcome is already decided!

Now that the Great Phoenix Cave Heaven has been completely destroyed, the outcome of this battle is no longer in doubt. However, the Holy Empress still has a sliver of life left, but her master is still there to protect her.

"Is that so?"

Xuanming's tone was tinged with weariness.

He withdrew from Xie Xuanyi's soul sea and handed over this body to the original owner.

In the chaos, Xuanming stretched out his hands and retied the black ribbon to bind his eyes.

"Junior brother..."

Xuanming said softly, "Senior brother is tired... and wants to rest for a while..."

He forced a smile.

Chaos, like a haze, spread and enveloped him.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi wanted to say something more, but the rolling chaos descended, like an insurmountable chasm, separating him... As the master of the [Holy Realm], Xie Xuanyi could have forcibly torn through this chaos, but he did not do so.

Xie Xuanyi stood silently outside the chaos, watching the sky darken and his senior brother's figure gradually disappear.

He could sense that Senior Brother Xuanming's aura was still present.

This battle...

Xuanming had consumed ninety percent of his soul power, but still had a wisp left.

Just as Xuanming said before.

He was greedy for life.

If he hadn't encountered Xie Xuanyi, given his personality, he would have burned everything to the ground, unleashing the [Boundless Eyes Sea] technique to incinerate the Great Phoenix Cave Heaven along with the phoenix. As for who would die first, that wouldn't matter... So what if everything perishes? Cultivators of the [Eyes Sea] technique will eventually go blind. This technique is the most powerful and fierce art in the world. How could a cultivator be afraid of death?
However, Xie Xuanyi changed Xuanming.

After a thousand years of lonely waiting, Xuanming was prepared to face death calmly.

He witnessed the passing of his closest relatives and friends...

Time is ruthless.

After the Holy Realm has chosen its master, he should also face his death.

But by chance, Xie Xuanyi possessed the "Spring of Immortality".

Because of Xie Xuanyi, Xuanming's death aura wasn't as strong, and the thought of "living on" sprouted in his mind.

He withdrew his supernatural powers at the last moment.

[The Sea of ​​Eyes. Boundless] ends here.

Xuanming left behind a lingering regret, but also a glimmer of hope.

……

……

"Tsk tsk tsk."

As Xuanming's divine sense receded.

【Chongming】The magical power dissipates.

The world has transformed back into the Lotus Forbidden Land.

The vertical pupil between Xie Xuanyi's brows gradually disappeared, closing little by little, and the powerful aura belonging to Xuanming also dissipated.

"Master."

As soon as Xie Xuanyi opened his eyes, he saw the figure in the lotus-patterned robe that he had been longing for.

At this moment, he was in the River of Sword Origin.

Countless lotus flowers of sword energy floated in the long river of the Great Dao.

"..."

Zhao Chunyang looked at the disciple in front of him with a complicated expression.

Although she was in seclusion at Lotus Peak.

However, Zhao Chunyang spent most of his time in a state of "spiritual wandering," his physical body in seclusion while his soul roamed the river of destiny. He had seen his "prized disciple" more than once in the past, the future, and at different points in time. Having wandered in his spirit for so long, his soul was somewhat unaccustomed to returning.

The meeting at this moment felt somewhat awkward.

but no matter……

It's good that we can meet.

Zhao Chunyang reached out, intending to stroke his beloved disciple's head as before, but after a moment's thought, he placed his hand on Xie Xuanyi's shoulder instead.

He gently patted his disciple's shoulder.

"Master... are you alright?"

Xie Xuanyi felt the warmth coming from his shoulder and spoke cautiously.

Compared to Xuanming, he was more worried about his master's current condition.

If an enemy steps into the River of Sword Source, they will be instantly annihilated.

However, Xie Xuanyi was Zhao Chunyang's most beloved disciple, and the Sword Source River allowed him to roam freely. If he wished, he could remove all of these sword qi paths without any problem.

therefore.

Xie Xuanyi's divine sense landed on his master without any hindrance.

He clearly sensed that although his master's aura was abundant, and his divine sense, Dao realm, and physical body were all at their "peak," his life force was declining at an extremely rapid pace...

This kind of strength.

It's more like a "last gasp before death".

"I've always been fine."

Zhao Chunyang said gently, "Don't worry, those 'flaws' you see are not 'flaws,' they're just because I'm getting old."

Xie Xuanyi was taken aback upon hearing this.

People will grow old. People will die.

Zhao Chunyang suddenly asked, "Do you still remember that cicada?"

cicada……

Xie Xuanyi suddenly recalled the scene of leaving the country.

In Peach Blossom Spring, under the influence of Fa Cheng's supernatural powers, Xie Xuanyi stepped into a long river, where he saw the figure of the Zen master.

The Zen master handed himself a "cicada".

A golden cicada!
"In the long river of fate, all living beings are like cicadas. Born in the morning and dying at dusk, life is as fleeting as a snap of the fingers."

Zhao Chunyang smiled and slowly said, "...As long as it is a cicada, it will die."

This sentence is somewhat obscure.

But Xie Xuanyi vaguely understood something. "Heh...hehe..."

Just then, a low, hoarse, cold laugh came from the direction of the Immortal Tree.

The great demon, whose chest was pierced by a flying sword, was unable to maintain its demonic form and reverted to human form.

The tall woman lowered her head, her cascading hair falling down, her clothes torn, revealing her snow-white and jade-like plump skin. It was originally an extremely beautiful and gorgeous scene, but against the backdrop of the flying sword, it appeared bloody and glaring.

Her chest was torn open by a deep-seated illness, revealing her golden, burning heart.

Fresh blood continued to flow from the crack in the flying sword, flowing down the alabaster skin and congealing.

"What a touching scene of deep affection between master and disciple..."

Yuan Huang was extremely weak at this moment, but she still couldn't resist a sarcastic remark: "Truly touching, enough to bring tears to one's eyes..."

She certainly heard the conversation between the master and his apprentice.

What about cicadas... or Zen...?

She couldn't understand.

They don't care.

The reason she spoke sarcastically was because Yuan Huang simply could not tolerate such a scene.

She was clearly still alive, and the battle was clearly not over yet, but Zhao Chunyang ignored her and treated her like air.

She knew she had lost.

But she could not bear such humiliation.

"I had almost forgotten about you."

This statement came out.

Xie Xuanyi turned around, spoke coldly, and said sarcastically, "There's still something alive here..."

Despite saying that, Xie Xuanyi did not approach, but stood in the Sword Source River, maintaining a safe distance from the Holy Empress under the layers of protection of his master Dao Source.

As for the [Sickness] nailed into the Immortal Tree, Xie Xuanyi was in no hurry to retrieve it.

Although the Empress was so weak that she was on her last breath... she was, after all, a "celestial being".

Xie Xuanyi would not give Yuan Huang the slightest chance.

Xie Xuanyi did not refer to Yuan Huang as a "living person," but rather as a "living thing."

In his view, the Empress's actions were beyond what one could call human... Of course, she herself was not human.

"Ah……"

The tall woman didn't take Xie Xuanyi's sarcasm to heart, but just chuckled softly, "Sharp-tongued, you've lived a second life, how come you're different from before? I remember when you stood under this tree back then, you didn't have so many words."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xuanyi's pupils contracted slightly.

A slight pain came from the sea of ​​souls.

He looked at the immortal tree before him, its tall and lush branches swaying and stretching like flowing fire. Anyone who saw this scene would never forget it.

But Xie Xuanyi had no recollection of it.

He couldn't remember anything about the Moon Concealment Realm.

What happened back then?

Xie Xuanyi stared intently at the Empress Dowager, speaking each word in a hoarse voice.

It's known throughout the land.

He assassinated Emperor Chu at the Moon Hidden Cave.

Afterwards, the capital was thrown into chaos, and the Great Chu Dynasty collapsed... Xie Xuanyi lost his memory and fled to the North Sea.

For so many years.

The events that occurred in the Moon Concealment Realm became a thorn in Xie Xuanyi's side.

No matter how hard he tried to recall, he couldn't remember that "dark" past from ten years ago. Even after drinking "Drunken Immortal Brew" in the foreign land, he only managed to salvage a few fragmented memories of escaping the capital.

No one knows what exactly happened in the Hidden Moon Realm ten years ago.

Except for the Holy Empress.

"you……"

The Empress raised an eyebrow, looked at the young man before her, and said with a mocking smile, "You really don't remember?"

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his palm and covered his forehead.

At this moment.

A warm sensation came from my shoulder again.

“This is what I stole from the ‘Paper Doll’ earlier.”

Zhao Chunyang patted Xie Xuanyi on the shoulder and said softly, "This is... your thing."

The old man in the lotus-patterned robe opened his palm.

In the palm of his hand lay a golden, radiant halo.

"This is……"

Xie Xuanyi paused, then asked, "Tai Guang?"

Lu Yuzhen's paper doll technique requires the collection of life souls.

In the pure white cave dwelling of the Paper Doll Path, within the [Chenglu] furnace, countless fragmented souls are displayed.

Among them is its own "Tai Guang"!
Lu Yuzhen regarded herself as a "precious treasure" and carried this fetal light with her wherever she went... Xie Xuanyi thought that he would hardly see this "life soul" again, but he did not expect that his master would snatch it back!
Where is Lu Yuzhen?

Xie Xuanyi then realized that Lu Yuzhen, who had seized the sword qi dragon vein, had also entered this Great Phoenix Cave Heaven.

But at this moment, his divine sense swept across the entire forbidden area.

He couldn't sense even the slightest presence.

Lu Yu is not here.

This world... doesn't even have a single scrap of paper.

How is this going?

“Lu Yuzhen…”

Zhao Chunyang's expression became complicated. He remained silent for a moment, then sent the fetal light into Xie Xuanyi's palm. At the same time, he sent the scene of the previous battle into Xie Xuanyi's mind through his divine sense.

Xie Xuanyi then saw the complete footage of the previous battle.

He saw the paper figure locked by the Sword Source River suddenly vanish into thin air.

Was this... a sudden death in the void? Or a narrow escape from death?

"He must have escaped."

Zhao Chunyang sighed softly: "I have seen his figure in the long river of destiny."

"The Great Dao Brush... Paper Doll Technique..."

Xie Xuanyi took the radiance and murmured in confusion, "How could it be the 'Great Dao Brush'?"

He saw clearly.

When his master launched a powerful attack with the Sword Source River, Lu Yuzhen revealed his true form and used the Supreme Dao Treasure "Great Dao Brush" to withstand the two punches.

Back in the Southern Frontier, Xie Xuanyi suspected that the true form of this Daoist Master Lu was the Great Dao Brush.

However, his cultivation level did not match this.

"When I came into contact with him, I sensed a murky aura."

Zhao Chunyang lowered his voice and said, "He is not quite the same as ordinary transforming treasures... If we say that this 'Great Dao Brush' is his true form, it doesn't seem to be a problem. But I have a feeling that even if I use all my strength to shatter the 'Great Dao Brush,' he will not perish."

"You mean, Lu Yu's true form is not just the 'Great Dao Brush'?"

Xie Xuanyi paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"I am not sure."

Zhao Chunyang shook his head and said, "His method of disappearing into thin air doesn't seem like it was done intentionally. It's more like a gamble... He's betting that if I throw the last punch, he will leave this world."

"The Way of Time... The Way of Space..."

Xie Xuanyi suddenly thought of his senior brother Xuanming's guess.

During the sacrificial rites of the Great Yue Kingdom.

The blue carp was once trapped in this space-time by Emperor Qi using an incredible "sacrificial technique".

It's completely unreasonable that Lu Yu has now disappeared.

But if one has witnessed the battle between the gods and humans of the Great Yue Kingdom, then everything seems to be beginning to take shape.

In Qingli's original "timeline," her disappearance... was exactly the same as Lu Yu's real disappearance.

Ten years ago.

Lu Yu suddenly appeared in the Great Chu Dynasty.

In fact, this is not the first time he has "descended" here.

Five hundred years ago, he entered the Bai Ze Secret Mausoleum and attempted to refine the Dao Stele of the Yuan Tun Sacred Realm.

perhaps……

In the vast river of destiny, Lu Yuzhen has appeared and disappeared many times. For him, his "time and space" has always been discontinuous.

Think about this.

Xie Xuanyi gazed at the "fetal light" that belonged to him in his palm.

he knows.

The memory of "Moon Hidden" from ten years ago may be buried within this radiance.

Xie Xuanyi no longer hesitated and swallowed the golden light.

(End of this chapter)