Embers of Sword

Chapter 201 Jia Geng

There was silence on the Jia Geng.

Xie Xuanyi boarded the boat carrying an umbrella and sword, and only saw three or four scattered figures. This cloud boat was not big and could probably only accommodate more than twenty people.

These people were obviously wandering cultivators from the mountains. They just occupied a corner of the cloud ship and sat in meditation to practice.

Xie Xuanyi got on board.

They just glanced at it briefly and then looked away.

Now... in the entire imperial city, who doesn’t know Xie Zhen?

The monks who come to participate in the Northern Hunt should at least remember a few names... Xie Zhen must be one of them.

Maybe it's because he knows Xie Zhen is not someone you want to mess with.

Boarding the ship went surprisingly smoothly.

Xie Xuanyi did not talk to anyone. After getting on the boat, he found a seat near the stern and sat down. There stood a huge mast, and under the mast was a dark and gloomy area.

The reason for choosing this place is that it is remote enough and there is no need to deal with anyone.

During this northern hunt, the cloud ship would take two days to leave the northern border of Da Chu, and nearly three days to reach the border of Li Lan Mountain.

There are no guest rooms reserved on this boat.

Northern Hunting! We go to hunt big monsters and gain fame, not to enjoy the scenery!

"Thank you, Lord Mountain!"

After Xie Xuanyi sat down, before he entered into meditation, he heard a slight shout.

Hovering next to the Jia Geng was a cloud ship that was twice as large.

Willow leaves are suspended on the Yi Geng.

This is the array and talisman symbol of "Hundred Flowers Valley". This cloud ship... is the one that Hundred Flowers Valley is riding on. However, the person who spoke this time was not Yuan Yi as Xie Xuanyi had imagined.

But it’s Lu Yuan.

This senior sister from Baihua Valley stood at the stern of the Yi Geng, overlooking the "cold and deserted" Jia Geng, and smiled as she transmitted: "It's a pity that Master Xie didn't draw the Yi Geng."

Although this big ship was drawn by Baihua Valley, Baihua Valley did not have it exclusively.

Many independent cultivators also boarded the ship.

Most of the independent cultivators are unwilling to travel with large sects like the Xie family, Qiantian Palace, and the Taoist sect.

But Baihua Valley is an exception.

All the disciples in Baihua Valley are female, and the sect has just experienced the Qingzhou Incident, which has seriously damaged the sect. Whether it is the Sword Palace's founding ceremony or this Northern Hunt, Baihua Valley is just going through the motions... In other words, they don't care about their final ranking in the "Northern Hunt", they just want the young people in the sect to have more qualifications to travel and experience more "big things".

"There will be a chance."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and asked, "Is Yuan Yi also participating in this Northern Hunt?"

The Yi Geng had been shrouded by the formation, making it difficult for him to clear it with his spiritual power.

"I knew you would ask her."

Lu Yuan explained softly, "As soon as Junior Sister got on board, she found a secluded place and carved a formation pattern, saying that she wanted to practice in seclusion... She is now in a state of meditation. I don't know why, but since the opening ceremony of the Sword Palace ended, she has become a different person. She used to be lazy in her practice, but now she has become the most diligent practitioner in the valley."

He said he didn't know why.

But Lu Yuan knew better than anyone why Yuan Yi practiced so hard.

Beihailing’s darkest hour.

Yuan Yi met Xie Zhen.

Xie Zhen saved her and also saved the entire Baihua Valley... A girl of this age cannot hide her thoughts.

The reason why I practice so hard.

This is because the difference between the two is as huge as heaven and earth.

One is in the sky and the other is on the ground.

When they first met, Xie Zhen was just a secret agent in the bookstore.

At the second meeting, Xie Zhen defeated Prince Jiangning and became the new master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven once every sixty years.

The third meeting was in Beishu.

"Diligence can make up for one's shortcomings, which is a good thing."

Xie Xuanyi nodded and said, "Miss Lu, the Northern Hunt is dangerous, and Baihua Valley must be cautious when participating in this."

"Xiao Xie Shanzhu, you are absolutely right."

Lu Yuan smiled bitterly: "The vitality of Baihua Valley is now greatly damaged, and there are not many thoughts about Beihu. Even if the eldest sister is here, I am afraid she will not be able to compete with Qiantian Palace..."

This world is much more splendid and cruel than she had imagined.

The saint sons and Taoist sons of these major sects are almost all monsters and evildoers who have reached the ninth level of the cave heaven and are perfect in the cave heaven.

They really can’t compare with Baihua Valley, they can’t compare!

……

……

While chatting, more than a dozen people boarded the Jia Geng ship one after another.

Xie Xuanyi noticed...

This group of people seemed to have boarded the ship at the same time.

interesting.

The drawing of lots is random, but a certain force or a certain sect can send a representative to selectively draw lots for everyone.

This way.

Even if they are just independent cultivators in the mountains, they can contact each other in advance, reach cooperation, and keep each other warm before setting out on the big hunt.

This also means.

It seems that there are not as many lonely people on this ship as I imagined.

In the northern suburbs of the imperial city, there was a roaring and shaking sound. The cloud ships that were already fully loaded had begun to burn the Yuan Stones and activate the formation patterns.

Jia Geng Hao is no exception.

There was a loud bang!
The bow of the Jia Geng was raised, and it broke away like a speeding arrow. At first, it just flew vertically on the ground, and the speed was not very fast. Then it crashed into the sky, and the speed was getting faster and faster. The sound of sonic booms was piercing all around, but after the formation of the large ship was completely activated, it was like a canopy, covering the hull, and after all the bumps were gone, the hull gradually regained stability, and the bow slowly sank.

Finally, the Jia Geng roamed among the sea of clouds like a baby whale.

Xie Xuanyi sat under the shadow of the mast, silently gazing at the cloud ship. There were a total of twenty-three people on the ship, and all of them seemed to be wearing "treasure weapons" that concealed their state of cultivation. When he scanned them with his divine sense, he felt obstruction. If he wanted to test it forcefully, he would definitely be sensed by the treasure weapons.

"Everyone, I am the 'supervisory ship' of this northern hunt." After sailing into the sea of clouds.

A low and hoarse voice suddenly sounded above the Jiageng.

An ethereal shadow appeared on top of the mast of the Jia Geng. He was wearing a pitch-black robe, and his entire body blended into the shadow of the mast, like a thin slanting moon, exuding a fierce murderous intent.

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes.

As far as he knew, every year during the Northern Hunt, the Da Chu Imperial City would dispatch varying numbers of surveillance ships to protect the safety of the cloud ships and maintain order throughout the Northern Hunt.

If you want to serve as a ship monitor, you must at least have the strength of a Yin Shen realm!

Moreover, he must be the best in the Yin Shen realm!
The Northern Hunt is a fight with the Demon Kingdom.

Every year there are some "emergency" situations that require the ship's examiners to take action. There was even one time when they were ambushed by the Demon Country on the way to the Northern Hunt, and several venerables launched a counter-hunt against the human geniuses!

However, the number of Northern Hunters was large, and the number of cloud ships was also large.

It is impossible to arrange a ship monitor on every ship.

Xie Xuanyi could see that the "monitoring ship" on this ship was just a shadow of divine consciousness, which was made visible through the divine soul formation patterns engraved on the Jiageng.

If I'm not mistaken, the ship inspector himself is on the large cloud ship not far from the Jiageng.

A wisp of Yin Shen's divine consciousness is enough to intimidate everyone.

The sound of the surveillance ship spread, making the already silent Jia Geng even more silent.

All eyes were focused on the mast.

"Before the Northern Hunt, there are some things I need to make clear to you..."

The ship inspector spoke in a cold tone about the rules that should be observed during this northern hunt.

In fact, there are not many rules in Northern Hunting.

Whoever hunts more monsters will receive more rewards.

The entire Northern Hunt lasted fifteen days, which was not a long time.

Because it is too far from the border of Lanshan and the Dachu Great Wall, if the northern hunting takes too long, the demon country's venerables will travel here and it is likely to cause huge losses.

"This is the border map of this northern hunt."

After explaining the rules, the examiner waved his sleeves, and a picture of the snowy mountain border appeared before everyone.

"at last."

"Northern Hunting is the classic method of hunting monsters by the genius of Da Chu... Therefore, private fighting is strictly prohibited on the cloud ship before leaving Da Chu territory."

He looked around and said coldly: "If anyone violates this rule, I will deprive him of his Northern Hunting qualification and kick him out of the Cloud Ship immediately!"

The sound slowly echoed around.

This phantom also turned into black smoke and slowly dissipated.

Everyone on the boat turned their gazes back.

The Jiageng returned to silence again.

On the surface, everything seems calm.

But actually...not so.

Xie Xuanyi silently chewed over the last sentence said by the examiner.

Before leaving Da Chu territory, private fighting is strictly prohibited?
and so.

As long as we leave the territory of Da Chu, it doesn’t matter what happens, right?

He looked again at the last group of wandering monks who had boarded the ship.

Xie Xuanyi is not a rookie who has just entered the world of martial arts. He does not think that... this "drawing of lots" is absolutely fair and just, and no one will do anything tricky.

Notice.

The people responsible for maintaining order in the cloud ships in the northern suburbs of the Imperial City are the Black Scale Guards under the Imperial City Administration.

Yuan Jimo, the head of the Imperial City Department, almost had the word "kill" written on his face.

"Are you Xie Zhen?"

Finally, among this group of wandering cultivators, a figure in a white linen robe was surrounded like the moon surrounded by stars.

Obviously, this person is the representative who draws lots for "everyone".

Although this young man was dressed simply, his eyes and eyebrows revealed a hint of evil.

Xie Xuanyi stared at the young man in front of him without saying a word.

"I have long admired my name."

The young man smiled and said, "My name is Wu Qiong."

Xie Xuanyi said expressionlessly: "Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

"I've never been out of the mountain before, so it's normal that Fangyuanfang doesn't have any information about me."

Wu Qiong sighed with a little regret and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, Brother Xie will soon know who I am."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was still just sitting in the shadow of the cloud ship's mast.

He was too lazy to pay any more attention to Wu Qiong.

In the case file that Fang Yuanfang had given him previously, he had collected all the young talents from all major sects and families.

However, the world is so big that there are always omissions, and Wu Qiong's name is not on the list.

But...it doesn't matter.

Xie Xuanyi guessed it after just one glance.

This young man was born in southern Xinjiang.

Although he was wearing a treasure that could conceal his realm, he knew what happened in the imperial city and still dared to ride on the same ship with him. He must have some confidence.

I guess he is in the late cave heaven stage?
The three major sects of evil cultivators in Southern Xinjiang.

Yinshan, Hehuan Sect, Tiangui Sect.

Although he really hoped that Wu Qiong was a cultivator from Yinshan, he was too familiar with the aura of the evil cultivators from Yinshan.

The evil aura emanating from Wu Qiong is not in line with the Yinshan cultivation method.

If I'm not mistaken, this should be a disciple of the Tiangui Sect.

(End of this chapter)