Embers of Sword

Chapter 709 The power of the whole country
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The sound of iron hooves came from the depths of the wind and snow, and streaks of dim light swept across the sky and earth, strung together like iron chains.

Xie Xuanyi's premonition was correct.

The Northern Prefecture was already sparse in terms of spiritual energy, and now, under the effect of the great formation, all the spiritual energy of the entire small desolate mountain was sealed off and drained... This was the "Dragon Locking Formation" of the Great Chu royal family. Most cultivators in this world need to use spiritual energy when fighting. Even the Northern Border warriors who specialize in cultivating their physical bodies need at least a mouthful of spiritual energy to maintain their martial arts golden body.

It can be said that the Dragon Locking Formation is the most powerful weapon among all the great formations, especially against cultivators with Yuan Qi!
only.

For the Yang God on the mountaintop, most of the formations in this world have lost their meaning.

In the recent battle on the shores of the North Sea, Chen Jingxuan, who was proficient in all kinds of formations, did not set up the "Dragon Locking Formation" because the Little National Preceptor knew better than anyone else that a Daoist Grand Master in the Yangshen Realm had his own inner world, and even if he sealed off the primordial energy of heaven and earth, it would not have any substantial impact.

The same applies now.

Xie Xuanyi remained calm as he watched the array of iron cavalry slowly emerge from the wind, snow, and fog.

Densely packed.

The end is as far as the eye can see.

The leader was none other than the Banquet King, whom they had met once five years ago.

If we meet again, it will be with swords drawn.

At this moment, King Yanle was fully armored, and his once delicate and handsome face was now shrouded in a cold, ruthless light, revealing only his decisive and ruthless nature.

His sword was drawn, revealing a cold glint, which further accentuated his murderous intent.

Five years have passed.

King Banquet King has also been "promoted"!
This was somewhat different from Xie Xuanyi's prediction... He had thought that the Paper Doll Technique couldn't manipulate the Yang God Realm pieces. However, the "cause and effect" of this Divine Travel World had undergone drastic changes under the influence of the Paper Doll Technique. It was reasonable that the "paper dolls" that were originally at the pinnacle of the Yin God Realm had completed their advancement under the influence of a long period of time.

The ultimate limit of heaven and earth is here. As long as the tide of fortune remains unchanged, the Yang God will always be the most difficult to advance to!
King Yanle can be said to be the most talented "chess piece" in this world of divine travel.

He was also the only "exception" to be promoted.

"Everyone, listen to my orders!"

King Yanle spoke expressionlessly, standing at the foot of the mountain, looking at the people on the mountain, and with a low shout, he drew his long sword.

Rumble!
Countless snowflakes swept towards the blade's edge...

Clearly, the thick frost, snow, and fog were all related to the "Great Dao" he cultivated.

At the command of the King of Banquet, the sound of swords being drawn rose and fell in succession.

Thousands of cavalrymen formed a tight encirclement around the mountain, making the area impassable.

"A grand formation, iron cavalry, and another Yang God..."

Xie Xuanyi remained expressionless, looked at Chi Wu not far away, and asked, "Is this your trump card? Do you think this is enough to defeat me?"

"..."

Chi Wu just smiled.

Although they had been on the run the whole way.

But Chi Wu witnessed Xie Xuanyi and Zhang Lu's two encounters with Ye Zu.

She knew it.

The young sword immortal before me is no ordinary Yang God.

"Some things, you have to try them to find out the answer."

The woman smoothed her hair and spoke softly, "Since you're so confident in your abilities... why not see if you can survive today..."

After saying that, she stepped back.

The wind in the sky began to pick up speed—

At the foot of the mountain, King Yanle gently pulled the reins, and the snow-white dragon horse beneath him, bearing the blood of the demon race, leaped hundreds of feet, shattering the void and arriving at the top of Little Wilderness Mountain!
boom!
With a single slash, the snowstorm was torn apart by the light of his blade!
This strike was as slender and powerful as a rainbow, its momentum immense...

Judging solely from the power of his swordsmanship after his advancement, this King Yanle is far more formidable and troublesome than Luo Hai, the young master of the One-Sword Sect!
boom!
Xie Xuanyi did not retreat, but calmly flicked his sleeve, using his sword energy to shatter the blade's aura.

A single strike was unleashed.

The void of the entire small, desolate mountain was shattered!
Unable to withstand the immense pressure, the magnificent steed beneath King Yanle's mount broke its four hooves upon landing and crashed heavily to the ground. The handsome man clad in heavy armor landed not far away, glanced at the steed, and then looked away, seemingly unconcerned about the steed's death.

"Brother Xie, it's nice to see you again."

King Yanle stood with his hands behind his back and said leisurely, "Five years have passed, and I never thought this day would come."

five years ago.

The two negotiated peacefully, each taking a step back in the courtyard.

Five years later.

The two men clashed, each wielding a sword, to determine victory or defeat, and to decide their fate.

"Things are unpredictable."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "However... you should have expected this scene today."

"It is a bit of a pity."

King Yanle smiled and said, "Back then, you had not yet been promoted. If we had concentrated our efforts to eliminate you... it certainly wouldn't have been as troublesome as it is today."

That meeting in Northshire was the starting point for all of this.

It was that conversation in the courtyard of the Prince's mansion that made Xie Xuanyi completely confirm the existence of the Paper Doll Dao in this world of divine travel.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly.

He suddenly realized a problem.

For him, the Paper Doll Path remained hidden in the shadows.

In Chi Wu's eyes, his identity as a "spiritual traveler" seemed to have been exposed long ago. Since the Paper Doll Path wanted to manipulate cause and effect, it should have eliminated this scourge of his as soon as possible.

Chi Wu... actually gave himself five years.

What exactly has Paper Dolls been preparing for these past five years?
The Great Chu Dynasty was peaceful and tranquil.

Although there was a power struggle in the other country, it was still relatively peaceful.

Everything seemed to remain largely unchanged. Over the past five years, Xie Xuanyi had been not only a traveler but also an observer. He believed that no major event in either dynasty could escape his notice.

No.

and many more.

Xie Xuanyi's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood the problem.

The world is vast.

Two dynasties, but that's not all.

After descending into the Divine Travel World, Xie Xuanyi tacitly agreed that the Paper Doll Path would manipulate cause and effect between Da Chu and Da Li, but in fact, in the desolate land further north of Bei Jun... there also lived a "kingdom" that was subconsciously overlooked.

Demon Kingdom!

"Crash."

As the two talked, the snowfall on the summit of Xiaohuangshan gradually intensified.

The snowflakes falling from the sky were sharp as knives.

Xie Xuanyi erected a sword energy barrier above his head, slicing and shattering all the snowflakes.

It was from this moment on that...

The unease in Xie Xuanyi's heart gradually became clearer and stronger.

This "unease" did not originate from the King of Banquets.

Instead, it came from the far north.

"A Yang God, a grand formation, plus ten thousand iron cavalry... perhaps that won't be enough to kill you..."

King Yanle said softly, "But what if we add a demon kingdom to it?"

Boom!
Boom!
Boom! ! !
The earth was still rumbling, but the encirclement forces were already in place. The rumbling did not come from the Northern Iron Cavalry under the command of King Yanle, but from the outer perimeter of the "Junfeng" Great Wall.

……

……

Miles away.

Before the beacon tower, a thick fog shrouded the area, and the ground rumbled and shook incessantly. Several garrison cavalry units that were supposed to be stationed at the beacon tower had been forcibly withdrawn due to the temporary reassignment by King Yanle, leaving only a few scattered soldiers guarding the tower. As the rumbling and shaking sounded, the scouts on the Junfeng city wall instinctively tried to climb over the wall to investigate, but a command from higher-ups rang out, ordering them to stop.

then.

After several dozen breaths.

As the fog dissipated, a gigantic, mountain-like, ferocious face suddenly appeared on the faces of the soldiers stationed on the beacon tower walls.

It was a white ape nearly a hundred feet tall, with an extremely majestic body. With a gentle exhale of turbid air, it extinguished the red fire on the beacon tower, and the thick fog was stirred up. The soldiers stationed there widened their eyes, and before they could even send out the words "enemy attack" with their divine sense, a shadow fell over their heads, growing ever larger.

Finally, with a loud "boom"—

The white ape slammed its paw down, slamming it heavily onto the Junfeng City Wall. Coincidentally, the city's protective array, which had been activated year-round, was closed that night. The slap landed squarely, and the array's protective barrier offered no resistance whatsoever. The entire majestic city wall was utterly destroyed by this single blow! The Junfeng defensive line, stretching for miles, was like a fragile, long, narrow viper, shattered and severed in half. Countless stones and earth flew everywhere. The two sides where the white ape struck resembled the viper's coiled, raised shell, twisted and lifted upwards by the immense force!

"call……"

After unleashing this palm strike, the white ape paused for a moment, slightly turning its head as if trying to determine its direction.

On its head.

A figure in white robes sat cross-legged, eyes closed in meditation, seemingly indifferent to everything that had just happened.

Although the man had his eyes closed, his facial features were extremely sharp, with a pointed mouth and almond-shaped cheeks, and light downy hair growing on both sides of his face. At this moment, his hands were placed down, with a golden staff lying across his knees, and his palms resting on either side of the staff.

Rumble, rumble.

The white ape turned its head and strode straight toward the small desolate mountain.

About twenty breaths later, the news that the "Junfeng" city wall had been breached finally reached the neighboring beacon tower. Although King Yanle was in charge of the Northern Commandery and guarded the Great Wall, the 108 garrison commanders of the Northern Commandery were the true guardians of this Great Wall. At this moment, a large number of cavalry were mobilized and rushed towards the breach in the "Junfeng" city wall.

Unfortunately, twenty breaths was already too late.

After the giant white ape smashed through the city wall, countless monsters followed behind.

With the great formation shattered, the birds of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace appeared without restraint.

Countless teleportation portals appeared at the gaps in the crumbling walls of Junfeng City—

This massive demonic tide condensed in an extremely short time, transforming into a sharp longsword that pierced through the thick city walls and plunged straight into the heart of Da Chu, unstoppable and unstoppable!

The cavalry mobilized in such a short time were simply no match for the frenzied southward advance of the demonic tide...

This was a breakout attack comparable to the "Battle of Drinking Poison," and the peace that the Great Wall of Beijun had held for nearly a century was torn to shreds at this moment.

The one who started this was none other than King Yanle.

Or perhaps it is the way of the paper dolls.

……

……

After the Junfeng City Wall collapsed and shattered, Xie Xuanyi's suspicions were completely confirmed.

These five years.

The most important thing that Paper Dolls did was not to manipulate "Da Chu" or "Da Li". After experiencing the failure of the Holy Empress's cause and effect, Lu Yuzhen decided to find another way.

"So, is the true intention of the Paper Doll Path to instigate this demonic tide?"

Xie Xuanyi stood in the wind and snow, speaking softly.

"Actually, it's for the sake of luck."

King Yanle calmly said, "This world has many heroes, but few innate talents. To stir up a great tide, we must start a chaotic era..."

"So, this way, we can reverse our fate?"

Xie Xuanyi spoke coldly.

"It's better than a peaceful and prosperous era."

King Yanle smiled and pointed his long sword at Xie Xuanyi. His voice suddenly slowed down as he said, word by word, "Only in chaotic times can heroes emerge!"

Clang!
Countless blade energies erupted simultaneously, rushing towards Xie Xuanyi to annihilate him.

At this moment, the entire desolate mountain was enveloped by the Great Perfection Blade Domain, and the majestic wind and snow condensed and fell heavily!
At this moment, Xie Xuanyi finally understood why the "Snow Lord" had chosen to follow the King of Banquet and Music... This young prince of Beijun had honed his swordsmanship and Daoist intent to the pinnacle, truly a replica of Da Chu's "Chen Chong." The Paper Doll Dao had put in a lot of effort to cultivate him.

The immense pressure of the snow-covered road crashed down!
The entire hill collapsed in sections!

Xie Xuanyi extended two fingers and gently stroked them. A ray of golden light pierced through the heavens and earth, shattering the swirling snow into pieces.

The venomous weapon pierced towards the King of Banquet's brow at incredible speed!
Perhaps because the Paper Dolls had such a thorough understanding of Xie Xuanyi's information... King Yanle chose to block the flying sword with his sword before it arrived, and actually managed to block this extremely fast attack.

A sharp sound!
The blade was struck heavily by the flying sword, and King Yanle was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

"Well!"

King Yanle thrust his longsword into the ground with a backhand motion, retreating dozens of feet. The blade's energy carved a huge trench in the ground, barely stopping his retreat.

He stared grimly at his knife-wielding hand.

It was just a brief exchange of blows...

The area between his thumb and forefinger was shattered and went numb, bleeding, and most of his arm lost sensation!

They are all chosen ones! They have all advanced to the Yang God realm!
Why is there such a huge difference?!

the other side.

Xie Xuanyi also snorted coldly, but the martial god image that had achieved the Great Perfection of the Dao of Annihilation tilted its shoulders slightly and completely withstood the wind and snow domain that King Yanle had smashed down with all his might!
Xie Xuanyi was not seriously injured.

But this strike was extremely powerful, and the Dao Domain continued to fall, almost leveling the entire small mountain!

Just a few breaths ago, Xie Xuanyi was still a hundred feet tall.

A few breaths later, the Wind and Snow Domain had already carved a crater into the ground.

"Kill me!"

King Yanle took a deep breath, stood up, and raised his long sword again.

The mountain has been leveled.

Upon hearing the command, the cavalry charged without hesitation...

"..."

Xie Xuanyi looked at this scene with a complicated expression.

In the "peak duel" at the Yang Shen realm, the Northern County Iron Cavalry, whose physical bodies were only at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment realms, could not change the outcome no matter how many there were.

These people are like the Dragon Locking Formation.

They are the "ashes" of this battle, the "sacrificial pawns," the insignificant "scraps of paper."

Xie Xuanyi knew this principle, King Yanle knew it, and Chi Wu also knew it.

But in the philosophy of Paper Dolls.

Cultivating these discarded children, these waste papers...

It is for this moment, this very moment!
Xie Xuanyi sighed softly, and with a gentle flick of his sleeve, a sword aura emerged.

The Way of Annihilation condenses into a barrier.

It only covers an area of ​​twenty feet in radius.

The barrier wasn't large, but the moment it settled, it formed an absolute "Death Domain." Iron cavalry roared in, crashing into the sword energy barrier, piercing to the bone and flesh, turning directly to ashes, without even having time to scream or wail...

If you look down from above, you can appreciate how breathtaking this scene is.

In the desolate, pale pit of the earth.

Thousands of iron cavalry charged forward wave after wave, all for the purpose of encircling and killing one person!
That person, surrounded by countless iron cavalry, was nothing more than an extremely small, almost imperceptible black dot.

This scene looked like a "canary trying to shake a tree".

only.

Millions of people are like ants.

That person is a tree.

This tiny, almost imperceptible black dot emanated a sword aura as deep as an abyss, constantly devouring the lives of these iron cavalrymen.

One hundred, one thousand, ten thousand.

No matter how many come, the outcome will be the same.

(End of this chapter)