Embers of Sword

Chapter 692 Appointment
"Xie Xuanyi betrayed Da Chu, colluded with the Demon Kingdom, and attempted to assassinate someone in the imperial city!"

"The Imperial City Guard mobilized the entire territory to exterminate him! Yet he still managed to escape!"

"I never imagined that the mighty Great Sage Sword Immortal would be such a treacherous and cunning person..."

Snowflakes fluttered down, and the air was filled with the noise of people.

Qingzhou, Qingyang City.

Xie Xuanyi leaned against the wall of the dark alley, arms crossed, listening to the discussions outside with a blank expression.

The assassination attempt by the Moon Concealment Realm is now common knowledge.

During this period, he traveled north from Jiangning to Qingzhou.

Because he was caught off guard, Xie Xuanyi suffered many losses on the way. By the time he broke through the encirclement of Jiangning, he was already seriously injured.

The situation is very different now.

Relying on his "memory," Xie Xuanyi maneuvered his way through, fighting and retreating, and his injuries were much lighter than in his previous life.

"In the past few days, my Dao of Annihilation has been nearing completion."

"The Way of Life has also condensed into the Laws of the Dao... but it is very difficult to condense them into the Dao Realm."

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his palm, looking at the few wisps of snow-white energy emanating from it, and fell into deep thought.

Because I was given a second chance at life.

He can still comprehend the "Way of Life," but due to the limitations imposed by the pre-mature Dao of Annihilation, this "Way of Life," which arrived a step later, can only exist as a Dao principle now, even if he has some understanding of it.

This is why those reincarnated Yang Gods risk their lives to become Yin Gods in the Dual Path Realm!
The upper limit of combining two paths is much higher.

"This 'way of life' can only heal minor injuries."

Xie Xuanyi clenched his fist and sighed inwardly, "It takes seven or eight days to recover from using 'Burning Flower' once. The difference between Dao principles and Dao realms... is simply too great..."

If Xie Xuanyi successfully condenses the Dao of Life, his situation will be greatly improved even without the Fountain of Immortality.

The forbidden killing move, Burning Flowers, can be used even once more in a crucial moment to turn the tide of battle.

"However, there is one strange thing."

Xie Xuanyi murmured softly, "Since I can comprehend the 'Way of Life' anew, why can't I unleash the 'Primordial Devouring Divine Power'?"

Xie Xuanyi preserved the memory of the Way of Life.

Xie Xuanyi also possesses the memories of Yuan Tun Divine Power!
However, Xie Xuanyi tried many times...

In any case, he was unable to use the Yuan Devouring Technique.

"Is it because the [Primordial Devouring Sacred Realm] isn't on my person?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly.

His divine sense swept over the dantian area again, but it was empty. There was no fountain of immortality, nor any sacred stone tablet.

"To escape this 'illusory world,' one must at least survive the Great Calamity of the North Sea."

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath.

He woke up in the worst possible situation.

Surrounded on all sides, an enemy of the world.

Xie Xuanyi had no chance to catch his breath. Even with his memories of his past life, he had nowhere to land. All the cultivators in the entire Da Chu Dynasty were on the move... The Holy Empress had taken control of the Imperial City, and the Imperial City Guard and the Black Scale Guard were spread throughout the four borders, following him like hyenas.

One can only stay in a city for half a day at most before leaving immediately.

"Logically speaking, I should avoid Qingzhou and the Jiang family..."

Xie Xuanyi turned his gaze to the center of the city.

That's where the Jiang residence is located.

last life.

He fled to Qingzhou and sought help from the Jiang family, thinking he had found a safe place to rest and recover from his injuries. However, he was attacked and killed by Bai Gui as soon as he settled in.

It can be said……

The turning point of the Battle of Beihai lies here. "But there is another key figure in this 'illusory realm' that I must meet."

Xie Xuanyi fell into thought.

This illusion is inextricably linked to Jiang Miaoyin.

In fact, I should have returned to the Sword Palace immediately... but Jiangning was already heavily besieged, and there must have been even more ambushes on the way to the Sword Palace.

Returning to one's clan rashly would be the worst possible course of action!
Therefore, he only had one choice: to flee north.

Xie Xuanyi originally intended to bypass Qingzhou and the Jiang family, but after careful consideration, he still chose to come to the old place.

"If you want to see Jiang Miaoyin, you still have to come here..."

Xie Xuanyi sighed silently, turned and left the alley. He put on his bamboo hat and blended into the crowd of people in Qingyang City. This place had been jointly controlled by the Imperial City Guard and the Book Tower. There were many spies and fly-eyes on the street that seemed to be hidden but were actually very conspicuous... Xie Xuanyi walked towards the Jiang residence. When he passed the gate, he took out a "Black Scale Guard" stone tablet that had been temporarily polished with sword energy and handed it to the private guards of the residence.

This stone tablet appears to be a token of the library, but in reality, it contains an extremely faint wisp of sword energy.

Jiang Qihu only needed to glance at it to know... that this was his work.

With a mere sweep of his divine sense, he could dissect a string of secret patterns from the stone tablet. By deciphering them using the common secret communication methods found in the library, he could obtain the coordinates of a dense forest outside Qingyang City.

In his previous life, he used this method to contact Jiang Qihu.

This time, the same method was used.

Half an hour later, Xie Xuanyi waited for the person he was looking for in the dense forest.

Jiang Qihu attended the meeting alone, dressed in extremely simple clothes. This future master of Qingyang City was wearing a bamboo hat and a hemp robe. Apart from his tall stature, he had almost no particularly noteworthy features... He didn't even bring the sword at his waist out of the mansion.

"You surnamed Xie, you're insane!"

Upon meeting, Jiang Qihu lowered his voice and said in a flustered tone, "You dare to come to Qingzhou!"

"..."

A hint of relief appeared on Xie Xuanyi's face.

This guy's lines are exactly the same as they were back then, unchanged.

If I remember correctly, Jiang Qihu would then take out a bunch of healing pills... Unfortunately, this time his injuries weren't that serious, and he didn't need to stay overnight in Qingzhou.

The idea had just begun to form in my mind.

Wow!
Jiang Qihu opened his robe and took out several bottles and jars from his bosom. He rambled on, saying, "You're lucky. The Jiang family has stockpiled quite a bit of medicine over the years... The old master usually doesn't check these stocks. I don't know anything about medicine, so take a look and see which pills might be useful, and eat them quickly. You must have suffered some serious injuries from being besieged by the various sacred mountains these past few days, right?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward.

In his previous life, Jiang Qihu lifted Xie Xuanyi's robe and saw several deep, bone-revealing scars that were still oozing blood.

In this life, Jiang Qihu did the same thing, but fell silent.

"No injuries?"

Jiang Qihu raised an eyebrow, his face full of surprise.

He had heard that Xie Xuanyi had fought more than twenty battles from Jiangning to Qingzhou, his journey stained with blood...

How come this guy isn't injured at all?!

Is that human being!
"There is an injury, an internal injury... but it's not too serious."

Xie Xuanyi chuckled and pushed the pill back. Then, his smile faded, and he said seriously, "Qihu... I would like to ask you to help me arrange a meeting with someone."

"...?"

Jiang Qihu was taken aback.

"I'd like to meet your sister."

Xie Xuanyi said seriously, "The sooner the better, preferably today."

……

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(There will be another update tomorrow morning.)
(End of this chapter)