Embers of Sword

Chapter 148: Borrowing Fire to Forge a Golden Body

The boiling and blazing Yuan Fire rushed like a river, gathering at the heart of the black armor, and then exploded with a bang!

Before the flames burst out, Xie Xuanyi cast one last glance towards the back mountain...

Until now.

The silver-white array pattern remained silent.

Xie Xuanyi closed his eyes with regret, and the thousand-degree heat instantly engulfed him.

The black clothes shattered into ashes.

Under the impact of the boiling hot fire.

Instead of becoming blurred, Xie Xuanyi's consciousness became clearer.

The words of the Lord of Forget-Sorrow Island before he left echoed in my mind.

[“The realm of the golden body is to cleanse the meridians and marrow, and forge a golden body.”]

[“If you seal the 108 acupoints and extinguish all the burning golden energy… and run them through the meridians, wouldn’t it be faster?”]

These days.

Xie Xuanyi has been trying to reach the golden body realm.

But every time, it ended in failure.

How easy is it to block all the major orifices?
The golden primordial fire that was ignited with great effort before now resides in the acupoints and takes root firmly... If you want to achieve a golden body, you need to drive the primordial fire into the lungs and let it flow with the blood.

If it weren't for the assassination that night.

Xie Xuanyi might need to remain in seclusion for a long time before he can forge a "golden body".

Some times.

Practice requires an opportunity.

And this moment is the opportunity to forge the golden body realm!
"boom!"

The fire from the black armor's self-explosion spread.

A pair of golden eyes, more blazing than the Yuan Fire, suddenly opened.

The 108 major acupoints on Xie Xuanyi's body all expanded at this moment, and the boiling primordial fire ignited his meridians.

Next he made a crazy move. Under the bombardment of the blazing Yuan Fire, he did not retreat, but opened his arms.

Xie Xuanyi did not resist the impact of the scorching flames.

Instead, choose to actively "accept".

It is precisely because he confirmed that he is in the Pseudo Golden Body Realm.

Only this black armor will choose to "self-destruct".

At such a close distance, the power released by this "self-explosion" is enough to kill any cultivator below the Golden Body Realm.

Those who are slightly weaker in strength and whose Golden Body Realm is unstable will also die in this Yuan Fire explosion!

As for sword cultivators, they are even more vulnerable.

Although sword cultivators who have cultivated to the level of Sword Qi Cave Heaven possess extremely powerful offensive and killing power, most of them are physically weak. Under the terrifying flames of the Yuan Fire's self-detonation, their body's protective Qi will be directly shattered, followed by their lungs, hearts, and even their sea of ​​consciousness.

Being hit by the black armor is equivalent to a dead end.

When the Yuan Fire is extinguished, the sword cultivator will also turn into ashes.

But it's a pity.

Heijia could never have imagined that Xie Xuanyi's "fake golden body" was different from that of others.

There is still a small drop of the immortal spring in his body.

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There was a "boom"!
The loud noise from the back mountain of Lotus Peak attracted the attention of many people.

This primordial fire that shot up into the sky counterattacked and tore the rain curtain into pieces, creating a burst of mournful blood-red fireworks in the air.

Huang Su, who had just left the Jin'ao Peak Hall and was standing in front of the stone steps on the top of the mountain, suddenly frowned.

She looked at the location of Lotus Peak in disbelief, her face somewhat pale.

"What's going on with this sound?"

"It seems to be Lotus Peak?"

The people who were also standing in front of the hall cast their eyes over.

The fragmented primordial fire scattered in the night, brilliant for a moment, and then withered away.

There was a faint smell of blood and fire.

There is still some broken sword intent.

Kang!
A furious sword sounded in front of the main hall of Jin'ao Peak. Huang Su waved his sleeves and summoned Fu Liuyun. His expression was extremely cold. The fierce sword intent shocked the cultivators several feet away and made them fall to the ground. Everyone looked at the new leader of Lotus Peak in confusion, as his body turned into a long rainbow, rose from the ground, and rushed towards the direction of the fireworks.

"All law enforcers of Jin'ao Peak, listen up! Guard the mountain gate strictly!"

The next moment, a cold voice rang out from deep within the main hall of Jin'ao Peak.

Qi Lie stood up with a livid face, and all the law enforcers beside him stood up. For a moment, the whole hall was filled with murderous intent and silence.

Tonight is a special day.

The "thing" in the back mountain was making trouble again, and the Chief Lawyer had no intention of managing the affairs outside the mountain, so he specially handed the Sword Energy Edict to him. Qi Lie had already spread his divine consciousness throughout every corner of the Dashui Sword Palace... but he never expected that there would still be a "flaw". The explosion of Yuanhuo came without any warning, and the broken sword intent that withered along with the Yuanhuo made him feel ominous.

Qi Lie took a deep breath, suppressed the disturbance in his heart, and bowed to those seated in the upper seats.

"Please stay seated until I return."

After saying this, he also rode away on his sword.

In the entire Jin'ao Peak Hall, everyone looked at each other in confusion, still not sure what was going on.

Even those big shots are the same.

However, their spiritual consciousness was powerful, and they only saw the abnormality for a moment, but they still captured it clearly. They knew what the "sound" that just exploded in the night sky meant...

Those are not fireworks for entertainment.

It was a self-destructive fire that took lives.

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When Huang Su reached the back mountain of Lianhua Peak, the rain had become heavier.

Heavy rain poured down from the sky, making the raging fire burn even more fiercely.

The Yuan Fire just exploded.

Even from dozens of miles away, one could see the flames that were striking the sky.

The center of the explosion, an area of fifty feet in radius, was flattened directly, and the entire dense forest was burning. In the raging sea of fire, a dark figure sitting cross-legged could be vaguely seen. Even though there were layers of flames blocking the way, Huang Su still recognized the identity of this figure at the first moment.

"Thank you, Zhen!"

Huang Su shouted anxiously, and quickly shattered the sea of fire with his sword energy, and rushed towards the sitting figure.

But it came close.

She suddenly stopped. From a distance of about twenty feet, Huang Su saw Xie Zhen's situation clearly.

Most of the boy's clothes had turned to ashes, and his skin had been burned to charcoal, but he still maintained a cross-legged posture. In the center of the Yuanhuo explosion, a huge crater with a radius of three meters was blown out, and Xie Zhen was trapped in it. The remaining Yuanhuo from the explosion was like a poisonous snake, madly devouring and biting his skin.

A thick sense of deathly silence permeated from the pit.

But what stopped Flavin?

It's not the air of dead silence.

But...

Amidst the dead air, there emanates a faint vitality.

"Uncle Huang Su, you are here."

The young man sitting in the raging sea of fire slowly opened his eyes. His voice sounded a little weak, but he was still smiling.

Huang Su stared at the young man in front of him.

Enduring such an explosion of Yuanhuo at close range...

He is not dead?
No.

Not only did he not die, but he became even stronger.

She could clearly feel the changes taking place in Xie Zhen's body. The billowing Yuan Fire penetrated into his skin and lungs, but instead of burning his skin, it became "nutrients" for his meridians. The fire was so fierce that neither strong winds nor heavy rains could shake it. But at this moment, wisp after wisp of Yuan Fire rushed towards Xie Zhen.

Xie Zhen was actively absorbing the Yuan Fire.

Even Huang Su felt the madness of the person in front of him.

Is this using the Yuan Fire to impact the Golden Body Realm? !
"Little junior sister!"

At this time, Qi Lie rushed to the back mountain of Lotus Peak.

When he saw this scene, he was also dazed for a moment, with guilt, regret, heartache and self-blame in his eyes.

"The process of casting a golden body does not allow for distraction."

Without the time to explain so much, Xie Xuanyi just said softly: "Please ask the two uncles to protect me... As for what happened tonight, let me finish my promotion and then explain it."

"it is good!"

Huang Su and Qi Lie looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Xie Zhen was safe and sound, the huge rock that had been hanging in their hearts fell to the ground.

Huang Su stepped back, waving his sleeves.

Fu Liuyun flew out, and this set of flying swords hung high, blocking the back mountain of Lotus Peak.

The sea of fire was obscured by floating clouds.

next moment.

Several sword lights came from the distant sky.

When others arrived at the scene, the sea of fire had been blocked by Fu Liuyun, and the entire dense forest was shrouded in the sword energy of the sky. Dense raindrops beat down, splashing out long silver lines.

Huang Su and Qi Lie stood in front of the dense forest sword energy barrier and stopped everyone.

The banquet in the Jin'ao Peak Hall was forced to be interrupted because of this accident, but when Qi Lie left, he left an order for law enforcers to guard the hall.

The ones who rushed to Lotus Peak at this moment were several guest officials and elders who had been living in seclusion for many years.

An elder from the Sword Palace landed and asked anxiously, "What's the situation inside? Why is it blocked off... Is someone planning to attack the headmaster?!"

The burst of light and fire above Lotus Peak.

Anyone with a higher realm can see... this is Yuan Fire.

"Master, there is no problem."

Huang Su shook his head and said indifferently: "Someone is trying to assassinate me in the Sword Palace."

"Sword Palace, assassination?"

The elder was stunned.

His face was full of disbelief.

This sentence is simply a fantasy!

In the Dasui Sword Palace, each main peak is shrouded in sword energy decrees and protected by the mountain lord's divine thoughts. In addition, there is also the Lord of Law in the Yangshen realm in charge.

Qi Lie had a complicated expression and apologetic look in his eyes.

He silently grasped the sword energy decree and was about to say something.

"The assassin is very familiar with the rules of the Sword Palace and avoided the divine thoughts of the Ruler and the induction of the Mountain Master's sword energy command."

Huang Su stood up and said calmly: "Senior Brother Qi and I didn't notice anything unusual... This assassination happened very quickly, probably less than twenty breaths from start to finish. It was able to avoid the induction of divine thoughts, so this assassination is likely to involve the art of mechanical devices or the art of talismans."

Several Sword Palace elders looked at each other.

"Wait... Since the headmaster is fine, who did the assassin kill at Lotus Peak?"

An elder frowned and spoke.

He looked at the sea of fire covered by Fu Liuyun. Huang Su only protected the periphery of the dense forest and did not prevent divine sense detection, so he vaguely saw a blurry, young figure.

"Xie Zhen?"

The elder was shocked after seeing clearly, and murmured: "The one who was assassinated just now was Xie Zhen... Is he still alive?"

Huang Su nodded silently.

"This child is lucky."

The elder said with a complicated expression: "After suffering such an attack, can he still participate in the 'Xuanshui Dongtian' competition tomorrow?"

A few more hours later.

After dawn.

Xuanshui Dongtian will be open.

This is a grand opportunity that only occurs once in sixty years, and countless people are trying their best to get a glimpse of it.

After these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene became somewhat solemn.

The four characters of Xuanshui Dongtian...

It reminds people of the exciting things that happened in the Sword Palace during these days.

If this assassination was targeted at Xie Zhen.

So what exactly were the people who sent the assassins and carried out the assassination trying to do?
Before tonight, perhaps this question would be difficult to answer, because Xie Zhen was just a hidden chess piece of the library. Even though he had an outstanding performance in Beihai Ling, he was still just a hidden chess piece after all.

After tonight.

The answer to this question is somewhat obvious.

Thank you, Zhen.

He is Xie Xuanyi's disciple.

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