Embers of Sword

Chapter 636 The Hidden Moon of Yesteryear

Chapter 636 The Hidden Moon of Yesteryear (Part 2)

Countless memories are reflected in the turbulent waters.

Xie Xuanyi was pale and staggered until someone gently pressed down on his shoulder.

"How are you?"

Zhao Chunyang looked at his disciple with concern.

Amidst a jumble of images before him, Xie Xuanyi steadied himself and his mind.

He held onto his master's arm and murmured, "I... am fine."

The words have not yet fallen.

The tall woman nailed to the immortal tree laughed again.

"I remembered?"

Yuan Huang gazed at the young man before her with a mixture of pity and sarcasm.

Ten years have passed, and time seems to have changed nothing.

Xie Xuanyi is as young as he was when he first entered the Moon Concealment Realm...

As for himself, he was now bound to this towering tree, just as he had been back then...

Over the long years, Yuan Huang kept a low profile and cultivated diligently. On one hand, she supplied the Immortal Tree with her phoenix blood, and on the other hand, she drew nourishment from the Immortal Tree. Finally, in the most remote and desolate corner of the palace, she silently cultivated to the tenth level of the Yang God realm. With this power that surpassed that of the Supreme Emperor, she broke through the Moon Concealment Formation in one fell swoop.

Unable to suppress her murderous intent, she killed Emperor Chu on the spot.

That's ironic.

When she was first brought back to Da Chu, she racked her brains every day, trying to break free from her constraints, leave this place, and return to the demon kingdom...

After killing Emperor Chu.

But she didn't do that.

Having been trapped for so many years, Yuan Huang had already figured things out.

Even if she breaks free from the "binding" of the great formation, she will not leave this Great Chu Imperial Palace... Now that she has returned to the Demon Kingdom, where else can she go? Could it be that she has to return to the Heavenly Phoenix Palace to fight for power with the Phoenix Blood Clan whom she has not seen for hundreds of years?

Meaningless.

No matter where you stay, it's better to stay in Da Chu.

Here lies the "immortal tree" she painstakingly nurtured.

There is also the entire prosperous Great Chu Dynasty at your disposal.

As for the charge of "assassinating the emperor," it was conveniently left to Xie Xuanyi, who was traveling with Emperor Chu in the Moon Hidden Realm... From then on, she became the new "emperor" of Great Chu.

Looking across Da Chu, very few people know the truth about their "demon body".

Over the years, her disguise has been extremely effective. Even if someone like Yan Xin discovers that there are other secrets in the Yueyin case, what can he do?

He dedicated his essence and blood to the Immortal Tree to support its growth.

He contributed to the battle of drinking poison and sent out information about the Phoenix Clan.

During these long years, she was imprisoned in the palace by the Emperor Tai. Although she was a demon, she had long since merged with the Great Chu.

Since that immortal tree symbolizes Da Chu's hope.

Then what about yourself, who merges with the immortal tree...?

"……I remembered."

Xie Xuanyi slowly regained his composure.

He gazed at the immortal tree and said in a strained voice, "For a time, I really thought... I killed him."

The whole world is hunting him down.

Burdened with the crime of regicide, Xie Xuanyi fled from the capital, then to Jiangning, then to Qingzhou, and finally to Beijun.

If there is one thing.

Everyone in the world believes you did it...

Then the so-called innocence becomes no longer innocence.

Xie Xuanyi really wanted to defend himself.

But what happened in the Moon Concealment Realm... he himself couldn't figure it out. Even now, after getting back the "Fetal Light", he could only recall some scattered fragments of broken images.

The phoenix flames burst forth from the seal of the immortal tree.

The Moon Concealed Tide was engulfed by the Phoenix Flame.

That's pretty much everything that happened that day.

As for Emperor Chu, he was merely a fleeting shadow swallowed by the tide.

Spare my life.

Yuan Huang's voice was hoarse as she turned to Zhao Chunyang: "I will clear your disciple's name... This immortal tree can also be given to the Great Sui Sword Palace."

“…?” Zhao Chunyang frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"I have already lost."

Yuan Huang lowered her eyes and said, "If you don't kill me, I will hand over everything of Da Chu to you and then retire to the Demon Kingdom, never to be involved in worldly struggles again. You can then become the new emperor of the Da Chu Dynasty, and the Da Sui Sword Palace can become the number one sect in the world, far more powerful than the Daoist sect and the Fan Yin Temple."

She had already prepared everything.

The current emperor of Chu is merely a figurehead.

With Zhao Chunyang's strength, he could easily manipulate the puppet emperor "Chu Yin" and thus rightfully control the entire Great Chu Dynasty.

Do you think... I'm interested in this kind of thing?

Zhao Chunyang felt as if he had heard a joke.

He had absolutely no interest in imperial power.

Besides.

He didn't care at all about worldly rankings.

If you want to fight.

Over the years, Zhao Chunyang only needed to leave his seclusion and fight a couple of battles...

With just two punches, one can teach the Taoist priest Chongkan to bow his head and behave himself.

Even when Zhao Chunyang fought against Qin Zu, who was at the tenth level of the Yang God realm, he did not use his full strength. He not only saved Qin Zu's face but also guided him on the path of "Dao Source".

“If you don’t think about yourself… you should at least think about the Sword Palace.”

Yuan Huang spoke in a hoarse voice, cutting to the chase: "You won't live much longer."

This statement came out.

Xie Xuanyi's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at his master, the meaning in his eyes self-evident.

"Precisely because I don't have much time left, I don't want to think about these things so much."

Zhao Chunyang gave an answer that surprised everyone.

He did not shy away from death.

“All living things have their tribulations… If they cannot withstand these tribulations, they are destined to perish. I could not withstand the tribulation of my lifespan, and my death and annihilation are the end I deserve.”

Zhao Chunyang said calmly, "As for the Sword Palace, the most difficult ten years of the Sword Palace have passed. The Great Sui that followed included Xuan Yi, Miao Yin, Qi Lie, Huang Su... These matters are not for a dying man like me to consider."

"..."

Yuan Huang fell silent, gazing at the old man before her with a complex expression.

She couldn't understand Zhao Chunyang's thoughts.

Perhaps it's because... she and Zhao Chunyang are fundamentally two different types of people.

Ten years ago.

Yuan Huang had actually considered launching a direct attack on the Great Sui Sword Palace.

However, due to Zhao Chunyang's apprehension, she chose to "rest and recuperate," first securing the dynasty in her grasp before making further plans.

Looking back now... it seems I made a very wrong choice.

"Then there's nothing to discuss..."

Yuan Huang sighed and said coldly, "After that battle, you probably didn't have much power left... Now that I'm one with the 'Immortal Tree,' I still maintain the Celestial Realm. You think killing me will be that easy?"

The pure-blooded phoenix had almost completely drained its blood.

Beneath the immortal tree, a pool of golden blood had already gathered.

but……

This does not mean that she will actually die.

The four dragon veins continue to nourish this divine tree, and with the divine tree's support, Yuanhuang's vitality is almost inexhaustible.

"Killing you would indeed be very difficult."

Zhao Chunyang spoke seriously, admitting that Yuan Huang was difficult to kill.

He had previously witnessed the miracle of [Pupil Sea. Boundless].

Even true divine powers could not kill this pure-blooded phoenix that had merged with the immortal tree of the dragon vein.

As long as she remains in fusion with the Immortal Tree, then Yuan Huang... will be virtually immortal.

"But...do you remember what I said at the beginning?"

Zhao Chunyang also sighed.