Embers of Sword

Chapter 712 Swallowing Soul
North Sea.

A streak of light, like a rainbow, fell from the sky and crashed onto the surface of the North Sea, spreading out in countless wisps of snow.

It was Chi Wu.

"Finally escaped..."

Chi Wu looked pale and turned around with a hint of fear in his eyes.

She subconsciously looked in the direction she had come from, which was where the Northern Great Wall was located. After leading Xie Xuanyi to the vicinity of the "Junfeng City Wall", the danger in her heart dissipated considerably.

Chi Wu knew that relying solely on the Banquet King, the Northern Iron Cavalry, and the Dragon Locking Formation would not be enough to stop Xie Xuanyi.

But the Demon Kingdom breached its walls, and the Holy Prince headed south.

This formidable enemy will not allow Xie Xuanyi to escape easily.

"We need to hurry!"

Chi Wu took a deep breath, concentrated, and began to set up the grand formation.

Over the years, the Paper Doll Path has not only infiltrated the Great Chu Dynasty, but also several holy lands of the Demon Kingdom. At this rate of infiltration, it won't be long before the entire world is under its control!

Unfortunately, Xie Xuanyi appeared at the worst possible time. Many key figures were still out of his control. If he could use the "paper doll technique" to control the Holy Prince, he would not need to flee to the North Sea or fear Xie Xuanyi's pursuit.

Currently, there's still a possibility that this Xie guy can catch up—

I must quickly convey the cause and effect of what happened in this world, and hopefully the true form of the Dao Lord will descend!
Countless talismans and their radiant light rose from the surface of the North Sea.

Chi Wu calmed his mind and set up the great formation. As the snow-white light condensed, the seawater peeled away and transformed into a flawless domain. Within this domain was a silver treasure.

[The Pool of Immortality]!
It is her incarnation.

Lu Yuzhen used his several Immaculate Venerables as "anchors," each casting them into a divine realm, using their "natal artifacts" as the foundation. These transformed artifacts only possessed souls, lacking physical bodies. Xie Xuanyi's encounter with "Dao Jiu" in the Southern Frontier was a prime example; Lu Yuzhen killed Qianyuan Daoren, stripped him of his skin, and thus Dao Jiu became Qianyuan Daoren.

The same goes for Ikego.

She has taken over the body of "Jiang Miaoyin", but her true essence still needs to be preserved.

This... is the most important "thing" that the Paper Doll Path left in this world of divine travel!
"Boom, boom, boom!"

The Pool of Immortality hangs in the very center of the Pure Realm.

Countless seawater swirls around it.

Chi Wu clasped his hands together and poured his divine sense into the [Longevity Pool]. Using his natal artifact as a bridge, he quickly recorded the cause and effect that had recently occurred in this divine travel world.

Streaks of light condensed on the surface of the [Longevity Pool] and then disappeared.

They came quickly, and they left quickly too!

With each disappearance of a talismanic inscription, Chi Wu felt a weight lift from her heart. She knew that her "message" had been successfully sent out, and even if the Dao Lord couldn't receive it immediately, he would soon find out.

Less than half an hour.

Chi Wu then finished recording the entire "cause and effect" and began to summon the Dao Lord's true form to descend.

Just as she finished the entire formation and was about to unleash her soul power, her heart suddenly tightened.

behind it.

A chilling sound rang out as it cut through the air!

"Buzz!"

The void shattered, and a figure in black robes arrived riding a sword. The moment he descended, the seawater within a five-mile radius of Chi Wu was instantly enveloped by the [Domain of Annihilation]!
It is said that when evil cultivators descended upon the southern border, the scene was terrifying.

The sight of Xie Xuanyi's arrival was even more "frightening" than the seven saints combined.

The sky was pitch black.

The dense sword light flashed like lightning, and each wisp of sword energy exuded a dense, dark death aura!
"They arrived so quickly!!"

The moment Chi Wu heard the sound of sword energy, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

She immediately abandoned the idea of ​​unleashing her soul power.

Xie Xuanyi had already arrived. Once his divine sense left Jiang Miaoyin's body, it would probably be immediately cut off and destroyed!

"I knew it was in Beihai."

Tens of millions of strands of pitch-black sword energy surged in the sky, like the spines of dragons.

Xie Xuanyi looked down at the woman beneath him expressionlessly and said slowly, "Very good... I suppose this is the 'anchor point' that Lu Yuzhen has set up."

Sea water is easy to open.

In the entire "dark world", only the area where the [Longevity Pool] is located remains a striking pale white.

A light wisp of paper snow drifted around Chi Wu's body.

"You...you're not injured?! How is that possible?!"

Chi Wu raised his head and stared intently at the black-clad figure suspended in the sky above the sword.

The demon kingdom goes south.

Under the "pulling" of fate, the Holy Prince will inevitably clash with Xie Xuanyi. This peer, the strongest in the Demon Kingdom, is at least an evenly matched "enemy," even if he is not Xie Xuanyi's match. According to the information held by the Paper Doll Path, the Holy Prince's "Battle Dao" is a Dao intent that suppresses the "Dao of Annihilation."

If the two were to go to war, the Holy Prince should have the upper hand!
But now, Xie Xuanyi is not only not dead, but there is not even a trace of injury on his body!
According to Chi Wu's estimate.

Xie Xuanyi will be held back for at least the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

However, Xie Xuanyi arrived much faster than she had imagined...

How did this guy manage to do that?
"You must find this strange..."

Xie Xuanyi chuckled and said, "With the Holy Prince's strength, how could I possibly arrive in the North Sea so quickly?"

"..."

His thoughts were laid bare, and Chi Wu's expression turned ugly.

"In this world, those who can reach the Yang God Realm, are they mediocre?"

Xie Xuanyi sneered and said, "I must say, Lu Yuzhen has indeed successfully manipulated events in this realm and has put the Great Chu royal family under her control. But do you really think that this 'paper doll technique' is enough to deceive everyone in the world?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Wu had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

The reason Xie Xuanyi arrived in Beihai so quickly...

There is only one possibility: the Holy Prince did not fight him!
Because of Xie Xuanyi's appearance, she decided to push forward the "Southern War" ahead of schedule... but this plan was ultimately a bit of a stretch.

The existence of paper doll magic is like a shadow that cannot be seen in the light.

It will shatter when exposed to the bright sun.

The reason why the Dao Master constantly travels through the River of Destiny and leaves behind "Immaculate Venerables" as anchor points is because in most of the worlds of divine travel, the "development" of the Paper Doll Dao ends in failure. They are shadowy figures hidden in the darkness, developing at an extremely fast pace, but also extremely fragile.

Those great cultivators who have reached the pinnacle of the Dao and ascended to the Yang God realm are like blazing suns.

In the early stages of its development and rise, the Paper Doll Path was at its most vulnerable. Once it was detected by a Yang God Realm being, it would be eradicated quickly!
obviously.

Xie Xuanyi must have convinced the Holy Prince of the existence of the Paper Doll Path.

"It's incredible."

Chi Wu chuckled self-deprecatingly and said quietly, "That monkey is a great cultivator of the demon race, and you've never met him before... how could he trust you so easily?"

"unimportant."

Xie Xuanyi said coldly, "What matters is... your fate."

"I?"

Chi Wu shrugged and calmly said, "I have already sent out all the 'causal information' of this divine travel world. Even if you kill me, you cannot change the outcome."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi looked towards the [Longevity Pool], where he sensed the dissipation of vital energy fluctuations within his natal artifact. Indeed.

I'm late.

The King of Banquet, the Northern Iron Cavalry, and the Holy Prince... successfully stopped him.

But from beginning to end, Xie Xuanyi didn't care about the causal information of this divine travel world.

The reason he didn't kill Chi Wu earlier was because he didn't care about these things.

It wouldn't hurt for Chi Wu to give all this intelligence to Lu Yuzhen.

"Miss Chi, you must be mistaken... Why would I want to kill you?"

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "You are currently attached to Jiang Miaoyin's soul. If I kill you... wouldn't she also be injured?"

"?"

Chi Wu was taken aback.

She looked at the young swordsman in front of her, puzzled.

Xie Xuanyi's attitude wasn't like this before... In the Great Sui Sword Palace, this guy's sword strikes were extremely ruthless, clearly indicating that he genuinely wanted to kill me!
That madman didn't care about Jiang Miaoyin's life or death at all back then!

"Judging by the time, it should be almost here..."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the [Longevity Pool] and calmly said, "The 'Secret Message of Cause and Effect' that you sent out should have reached Lu Yuzhen's Divine Sea by now, right?"

This statement came out.

Chi Wu vaguely understood Xie Xuanyi's true intentions.

This guy……

They are waiting for themselves to summon the Lord of the Dao!
As if in response to Xie Xuanyi's words, the entire North Sea began to surge. One by one, the array talismans surrounding the [Longevity Pool] lit up, and a magnificent power from the distant void crossed the River of Destiny, beginning to descend upon this realm. The shattering of the River of Destiny would inevitably break certain rules, causing the void to collapse and countless turbulent currents to emerge near the [Domain of Annihilation].

"Kakaka!"

Lightning converged, and the sword energy shattered.

Xie Xuanyi could feel the sword energy emanating from his body flickering and beginning to decline—

Because the river of destiny has been crossed, the causal barrier in this area of ​​the North Sea has begun to crumble.

In this world of divine travel, Xie Xuanyi is a Yang God who has ascended through the condensation of the Great Dao of Annihilation.

In the long river of destiny, Xie Xuanyi was merely at the pinnacle of Yin Spirit.

"Oh no...oh no!"

An ominous premonition arose within the Five Hearts Lake.

She wanted to withdraw her divine sense and call upon the Dao Lord to leave, but it was too late.

The void shattered.

Countless paper snowflakes gathered at the top of the sky.

Lu Yuzhen successfully captured the "Chi Wu" anchor point and prepared to cross the river of destiny and personally descend into this divine travel world!
"It's back, everything is back!"

North Sea area.

Xie Xuanyi's eyes lit up, and the "Fountain of Immortality" in his dantian began to roar. His Martial Saint Body automatically dropped one realm, returning to the Martial God Embryo. The Great Dao of Annihilation also began to degenerate, transforming into the "Embryo of the Dao of Annihilation".

But the area around this Dao embryo was filled with snow-white vitality!
The Realm of Life has returned...

And because of his five years of travel in this "divine world", these accumulated insights into the meaning of life surged into his heart in an instant.

The surging vitality almost completely covered the "Path of Annihilation Embryo"!
The Dao of Life... is just one step away from perfection, becoming a Dao embryo form like the Dao of Annihilation!
of course.

These are not the most important "changes"!
Beside the Fountain of Immortality, a snow-white Dao stele slowly emerged!
The Primordial Devastation Holy Realm... is finally back!

Xie Xuanyi had been waiting for this moment for a long time!
How could he abandon "Jiang Miaoyin"? How could he hurt "Jiang Miaoyin"? Even if his junior sister was not the anchor point for his spiritual journey, Xie Xuanyi would never let her be lost.

But he was well aware of the methods of the Paper Dolls.

Once she shows weakness, Chi Wu, who has taken over Jiang Miaoyin's body, will become even more unscrupulous. Those chess pieces manipulated by the "paper doll technique" are all because they exposed their weaknesses, and then one wrong step led to another.

The Holy Realm has returned.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Xuanyi extended his palm directly towards "Jiang Miaoyin".

The Primal Devouring Divine Power!
A hundred feet away, countless waves roared!
This time, Xie Xuanyi used... neither Devouring Yuan nor Devouring Dao.

It's actually the "Soul Devouring Scroll"!
In this world of divine travel, although he had neither the Way of Life nor the Holy Realm, he obtained something extremely precious.

That is time.

Xie Xuanyi had already thoroughly mastered the four volumes of the Yuan Swallowing Divine Technique.

Xie Xuanyi did not waste a single moment of these extra five years. He traveled to various states of the Great Li Dynasty, comprehending the Great Dao day and night, and constantly studying supernatural powers.

Under the Paper Doll Sect, those "Immaculate Venerables" who have materialized from magical artifacts are able to invade souls and dominate physical bodies, making them virtually unsolvable.

Almost no one in this world can simultaneously annihilate Chi Wu's five souls and then preserve Jiang Miaoyin's complete physical body.

Xie Xuanyi was an exception.

The Soul Devouring Scroll in the Yuan Devouring Divine Power is a secret technique that was lost and passed down a thousand years ago. This secret technique is specifically designed for "soul cultivators"... but there are no more soul cultivators in this world.

Paper dolls are an exception.

now.

The [Soul Devouring] divine power, though seemingly immature, has been refined through five years of day and night study.

The power of soul devouring traversed space and arrived above Jiang Miaoyin's head almost instantly—

"no no!"

A tall, naked, snow-white female spirit suddenly appeared on Jiang Miaoyin's head; it was the five transformations of the [Longevity Pool].

The tall woman was deathly pale, her face filled with terror.

This was the first time in all these years that she had encountered an offensive divine power specifically designed to target "soul cultivators"!
She tried her best to attach herself to the host's body, but she was unable to resist the powerful "absorption" force of this supernatural ability. In just a few breaths, she was pulled away...

"go with!"

Chi Wu gritted his teeth and used his divine sense to activate his natal artifact.

The Longevity Pool rose from the ground, transforming into a long rainbow that crashed directly into Xie Xuanyi. She intended to use this method to interrupt Xie Xuanyi's use of his divine power.

Unfortunately.

Even though Xie Xuanyi's cultivation level has declined, the gap between the two is still as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.

boom!
Xie Xuanyi struck casually, and the [Longevity Pool] was hit by the sword energy, flying horizontally and simultaneously developing countless cracks!

"Lord Dao...save me!"

A hint of despair appeared in Chi Wu's eyes. She looked up at the distant sky and let out a final, hoarse cry.

The Dao Lord's true form is about to descend upon this world. Countless paper snowflakes piece together a blurry figure in the void, which is just a hair's breadth away from solidifying.

But in the end... it fell just short.

Just for a moment.

Xie Xuanyi then rode his sword and landed on the surface of the North Sea, extending his palm and pressing it on Jiang Miaoyin's head.

Chi Wu's soul was completely extracted!

The tall, naked woman was instantly suppressed by the Soul Devouring Scroll, lost consciousness, curled up, and shrank rapidly, eventually turning into a snow-white soul spirit only the size of a fist!

(End of this chapter)