Embers of Sword

Chapter 205 Head (6K)

A golden thread runs through heaven and earth.

Three diamond-bodied earth puppets blocked Wu Qiong at the same time, stretched out their hands, and tried to block him, but they were unable to stop him even for a moment...

The flying sword pierced through the chests of the three zombie puppets, swept out from their backs, and hit Wu Qiong's forehead.

The Jia Geng fell into complete silence.

The blood-red cave sky floating above the cloud ship was like a broken mirror. After a short delay, cracks appeared, and then the cracks became more and more numerous and dense.

The same was true between Wu Qiong's eyebrows.

This young genius, who had lived in seclusion in the mountains of southern Xinjiang and practiced hard for more than a decade, looked at this scene in disbelief.

His eyes were full of confusion.

After the three earth puppets fell, the black-clothed figure standing at the stern of the high-pitched boat suddenly became blurred, and a sharp pain came from his forehead...

Wu Qiong looked down at the talisman in his palm.

Teleportation array talisman.

It's only a little bit of energy away from being ignited.

"why?"

He looked at the boy in front of him blankly, his voice hoarse and difficult.

When the danger signs sounded in his heart, he knew that things were not simple.

When Wu Qiong saw the golden light flashing between Xie Zhen's eyebrows, he knew that Xie Zhen was also practicing the art of flying sword.

But why is Xie Zhen’s flying sword so fast?
It was so fast that I couldn't dodge it at all.

There wasn't even a chance to activate the talisman.

"..."

Of course there is no answer to this question.

Bang.

This rare genius of the Tiangui Sect just fell down and fell heavily in a pool of his own blood.

【Chronic Illness】 instantly rushed back to the Sword Qi Cave Heaven.

The golden light between Xie Xuanyi's eyebrows flashed for just a moment before returning to calm. The whole process took only a breath, or even less.

The way of the flying sword.

He practiced for his entire life.

No one is better than him at killing people with a flying sword... and that is why Xie Xuanyi wants to practice the second sword art.

"The Jia Geng was out of control during the Northern Hunt. Da Chu should send someone to search soon."

Xie Xuanyi did not leave. He walked slowly on the blood-stained deck of the ship, looking at the fallen evil cultivators from Southern Xinjiang.

These people don't have anything valuable on them.

There is no need to search.

But Wu Qiong is different.

Xie Xuanyi came to the fallen Wu Qiong, stretched out his palm, and exerted force gently.

Whoosh.

The golden teleportation talisman flew into his palm.

"It really is a teleportation talisman specially made by the Da Chu royal family..."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the densely packed and obscure array patterns on the talisman and frowned slightly.

Just as I guessed.

The Da Chu royal family seems ready to accept the surrender of Southern Xinjiang. The strength of the demon-suppression campaign has been greatly weakened in the past ten years. Sending Wu Qiong to participate in the northern hunt this time can be regarded as a "test".

Maybe it won't be long.

If you completely submit to the three evil sects of the Da Chu Dynasty, you can stand under the sun openly.

Although Xie Xuanyi had some knowledge of talismans.

But in his previous life, he focused most of his energy on practicing swordsmanship and spent almost no time studying formations.

For a teleportation array talisman of the level before him, even if Xie Xuanyi was taught the method of engraving the talisman, he would not be able to replicate it.

"This is a good thing."

Xie Xuanyi twisted the talisman and felt it with his spiritual sense.

If you guessed correctly.

After this talisman is ignited, it will shatter the void barriers between the two locations and form a formation portal that spans a long distance.

The talisman that Wu Qiong obtained from the Da Chu royal family...

Judging from the current relationship between Da Chu and Southern Xinjiang.

The array master who carved the talisman probably would not set the "end point" of the talisman to the Tiankui Sect in Southern Xinjiang.

Wu Qiong obtained this talisman when he came to the imperial city. In other words, the destination after lighting the talisman... should be the Da Chu Imperial City.

Xie Xuanyi took the talisman.

Other than that.

He checked again with his divine sense and found that Wu Qiong had some treasures of good quality on him, including some magic weapons of the eighth and ninth grades.

But Xie Xuanyi was not interested.

Most of the "treasures" of the evil cultivators in southern Xinjiang exude a disgusting smell.

Xie Xuanyi shook his head, and a ball of fire flashed from his palm.

With a "hiss" sound!
He threw the ball of light and fire out, and the entire Jia Geng quickly caught fire, turning into a sea of fire in an instant.

Xie Xuanyi controlled the air to float and quietly hovered beside the Jiageng, watching the cloud ship being engulfed by flames.

This scene was very shocking. The snow-capped mountainside, which had been dead and cold all year round, was hit by a burning ship. Ice and fire were intertwined, and countless snow fragments were flying in the high temperature. The traces left here would be completely eliminated.

What Xie Xuanyi has to do is very simple.

He didn't want anyone to be able to infer his whereabouts after the crash of the "Jia Geng" through the wreckage of the "Jia Geng".

The fact that the evil cultivators from Southern Xinjiang participated in the Northern Hunt could not be made public.

Now they were all killed and even the ships were burned.

What else is there to say about the Da Chu Imperial City Division?

In addition to this, there is one more thing that Xie Xuanyi has to guard against.

That is, sinking the cloud ship this time, although it was a strange move, could escape from everyone's sight and Beishou's layout.

But he didn't know.

As the planner, will "Qing Falcon" also make similar crazy moves?

What if this guy was near the Jia Geng, saw what happened, and chose to leave the ship and track it immediately?

Burning this ship can also cut off the "Qi exploration" by later generations.

Just watch as the sea of fire engulfs the cloud ship.

The whole process was peaceful and quiet.

There was no other sound except the sound of burning flames.

After making sure that all the energy had been burned out, Xie Xuanyi chose to leave.

……

……

Not long after Xie Xuanyi left.

"Whoosh!"

A figure flew over the Jiageng.

The fire has been extinguished.

The ship had been burned to charcoal, its core array had been destroyed, its hull had been burned, leaving only a rough trunk.

"Is it over yet?"

Qing Falcon frowned and looked at the scene in disbelief.

When the Jia Geng lost control, he reacted immediately, jumped out of the main ship and followed.

Unexpectedly.

This cloud ship is so fast——

He was now seriously injured and was being bitten by fire all the time, so he was unable to keep up at full speed.

After risking my life to rush to the scene, I only saw the wreckage of a cloud ship.

Everything is over.

pat.

Qing Falcon landed on the cloud ship. He looked at the scene in front of him silently. Countless corpses were burned to ashes. If he remembered correctly, there were only more than twenty people on this cloud ship... However, the dry black ashes scattered on the hull at this moment were so dense that they looked very shocking.

So many evil cultivators from Southern Xinjiang, were all killed by Xie Zhen?
What really made Qing Sun feel incredible... was the three Vajra Earth Puppets lying at the bow of the ship.

Because his body was strong enough, he did not turn into ashes after being burned.

He recognized it at a glance. It was the treasure of the Tiangui Sect.

obviously.

This is the trump card that Wu Qiong, the genius of the Tiangui Sect, carefully prepared for this battle!

Qing Suan walked silently to the end of the cloud boat. He squatted down and looked at the headless corpse in front of him… Although it had been burned beyond recognition, judging from the quiet environment around it, it should be Wu Qiong himself.

The ship had been burned so badly that many details could not be guessed.

But there is one thing that can be guessed.

The last battle of the Jia Geng was between Xie Zhen and Wu Qiong.

The process of determining victory or defeat may only take a moment.

“This is too weird…”

Qing Falcon looked at the "headless corpse" in front of him and felt a little confused.

He doesn't understand.

Why didn't Wu Qiong even have time to activate the teleportation array talisman?
Is Xie Zhen’s sword too fast?
There is another thing he doesn’t quite understand, where did Wu Qiong’s head go?

The headless body was burned into complete ashes.

Based on his understanding of Xie Zhen, this young man didn't seem like the type of person who would intentionally take the head away.

……

……

In southern Xinjiang, in the Tiangui Sect, in an unknown cave.

"Friend Mo, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much."

This cave was shrouded in mist, and two phantoms were sitting opposite each other.

"..."

The figure sitting at the end of the cave is like a dark candle, burning silently but casting a dark and deep swaying shadow.

On the other side, there is a sharp contrast.

The visiting figure sat in the cave, surrounded by wind and snow. The cave was submerged in the dark candlelight, except for the three-foot pale and quiet space where he was sitting.

"White ghost."

Taoist Mo said in a hoarse voice: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Bai Gui smiled, he looked at the cave for a moment, restrained his gaze, and said softly: "A few days ago, my disciples were killed... The Yinshan deputy sect leader was slaughtered."

Taoist Chihun, the murder of Jinyuan Zhenren——

The whole southern Xinjiang was in an uproar.

"Yin Shan can swallow this breath with blood and broken teeth."

The white ghost said in a gentle voice: "But today's tragedy, who knows if it won't happen somewhere else tomorrow?"

"Do you want to go to war with 'Paperman Dao' now?"

Taoist Mo raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "The Dachu royal family has already accepted the 'gift' from Southern Xinjiang... Why not wait a little longer?"

"Wait a little longer, who knows what will happen? Will Da Chu clear out the Paper Man Sect for us first, or will the Taoist master wipe out the Southern Border first?"

Bai Gui smiled and said, "The Holy Queen accepted the head of the Paper Man Daoist Venerable. Does that mean that we can stand under the law with open arms? Daoist Fellow Mo shouldn't be so naive as to think that the Great Chu Royal Family will sincerely accept us, right?"

To be able to live to this age in southern Xinjiang.

Naturally, they are all old monsters and big villains.

They knew better than anyone that the relationship between Da Chu and Nanjiang could only be that of master and servant. Even if Da Chu accepted Nanjiang's kowtow, it would not mean anything.

"I know what the Holy Queen wants to do. She wants the three major sects to become Da Chu's knife and stab the paper man."

Taoist Mo closed his eyes again and said calmly: "...Southern Xinjiang fell into war, and she finally stepped forward and easily pacified the Taoist master and took over the three sects."

Yes.

This is the real "intention" of the Da Chu royal family.

Even Bai Gui and Mo Dao Ren, who advocated seeking help from the imperial city, could see it clearly.

They never thought that the royal family of Da Chu would be good people.

It’s just that people under the eaves have to bow their heads.

The Queen is still okay.

The previous Emperor Chu did not give them any chance to "surrender"... After he ascended the throne, he summoned heroes more than once to eliminate the demons in southern Xinjiang!

"perhaps……"

The white ghost spoke.

He hesitated for a long time, then slowly said, "Perhaps what the Holy Queen wants to do is not just that simple."

Taoist Mo was stunned for a moment.

He frowned and asked, "You mean, the Holy Queen doesn't just want to conquer Southern Xinjiang?" "No. Quite the opposite."

Bai Gui chuckled and said, "If it was the previous Emperor Chu, then what he would have done would definitely be to clamp down on the Paper Man Dao through the three major sects, and effortlessly bring Southern Xinjiang under his command, and in the process, achieve greater ambitions."

"But the Holy Queen is different from him."

"I have known this woman for many years..."

"She never cared about worldly power."

Bai Gui murmured, "Until the Battle of Drinking Poison sixty years ago, after that battle, she began to try to grasp the Great Chu Imperial City in her palm."

Mo Dao Ren didn't quite understand what Bai Gui wanted to say.

"A person who is high above and not close to the dust suddenly does this. Why?"

Bai Gui's tone was filled with confusion at this moment, and he looked seriously at the "old friend" in front of him.

Living in southern Xinjiang, there is no such thing as friends, let alone trust.

Even the Three Saints of Yinshan were wary of each other.

The White Ghost and the Black Taoist fought each other openly and secretly countless times.

But precisely because they had fought so many times and no one could do anything to anyone else, he developed a sense of "trust" in the person in front of him.

He "trusts" Mo Dao Ren's ability.

some things.

Others may not understand, but Mo Dao Ren must understand.

"I don't know the Holy Queen."

Taoist Mo said calmly: "But if something like this happened in Southern Xinjiang...it would definitely not be a good thing."

A cold-faced and ruthless elder in the sect.

Suddenly he behaved kindly towards one of his disciples and assigned him to do some simple tasks.

Then it is definitely not that the old man has become a better person.

It is highly likely that this disciple will be treated as a "pill" and refined.

The attitude of the Da Chu Imperial City towards Southern Xinjiang has always been cold, cruel, and merciless.

But now everything has suddenly turned upside down and reversed.

What does this kind of thing mean.

Mo Dao Ren is very familiar with it, and Bai Gui is also very familiar with it.

"Ha ha……"

The White Ghost lowered his eyebrows and smiled, saying, "So you also know that the Holy Queen is definitely not 'kind' to us. Why can you still keep your composure?"

"If the elder of Tiangui Sect wants to refine a disciple into a 'living corpse', is it meaningful for this disciple to fight back desperately?"

Taoist Mo looked at the white ghost and asked a question that went straight to the point.

The White Ghost fell silent.

This is the cruelest thing...

The fate of the three major clans in southern Xinjiang is not in their hands.

In the past, Emperor Chu had been exorcising demons only in the hope that the young cultivators of various sects could be tempered in southern Xinjiang before the attack of the Demon Country.

This way.

Demons are often destroyed, and although the three major sects need to pay a heavy price, there will always be a glimmer of hope left.

But now, the Holy Queen waved her sleeves, making it impossible to see the future clearly.

“A few years ago, I went north from Yinshan Mountain.”

Bai Gui laughed at himself and said in a hoarse voice: "One of my disciples went to the Imperial City."

"Ok?"

It was the first time that Taoist Mo had heard of such a thing.

Disciples of the three major sects would surely be despised, hated and excluded if they went elsewhere.

If you practice evil techniques, you will soon be recognized.

"There are some important people in the Imperial City who need to be 'tamed'."

Bai Gui said faintly, "You also know about the Jade Sea Hunting Ground...Yin Shan's spirit-controlling technique was noticed by that great man, and he finally settled down in the Imperial City."

"interesting."

Taoist Mo said sarcastically with a blank expression: "It's a pity that no one in the Imperial City would like to refine living people into corpses. I, a disciple of the Tiangui Sect, don't have such a good place to go."

This is really an irony.

The Yinshan disciples, under the protection of the great men in the Imperial City, lived safely...

But if you think about it carefully, it makes perfect sense.

The Da Chu Imperial City can even accommodate those descendants of demons with demon blood flowing in their veins. So what else can’t it accommodate?

What the Imperial City's Si Tan Yi Wei did was not much more noble than what the evil cultivators in Southern Xinjiang did.

As long as the big shots nod, they can stand in the light.

Otherwise, you will live in the shadows.

This is the way the world is.

"That's not important. What's important is... what I taught him back then was not only the art of controlling spirits, but also the art of observing qi."

"Under the care of that great man, he needs to raise monsters and repair the formation patterns in the Jade Sea Hunting Ground. This also gives him the opportunity to quietly observe the direction of the luck of the Jade Sea Mountain. This mountain range is connected to the martial vein guarded by the Qin family, but it is not affected. The reason why it was chosen by the royal family to build a hunting ground is because this mountain bears the burden of transporting luck. It is considered a main road leading to the heart of the dragon vein of the Great Chu Imperial City."

Bai Gui said: "He told me that the luck of the Great Chu Imperial City has not declined over the years, but has been constantly gathering."

Taoist Mo was still calm at this moment: "Is there anything wrong with this?"

The Da Chu Imperial City is the foundation of a dynasty.

An era of declining fortune.

The Da Chu royal family tried their best to preserve the fortune of the imperial city.

This makes sense.

"He told me again a few days ago."

"The fortune of the Great Chu Imperial City has begun to decline."

The white ghost grinned and said, "Think about it carefully, what does this mean?"

"..."

Taoist Mo frowned.

In an era of declining fortune, the Da Chu Imperial City gathers fortune.

Now the great era has arrived.

In any case, the fortune of the Da Chu Imperial City should be taken to a higher level.

But now the luck is declining sharply.

There is only one explanation for this situation: the luck that the Da Chu Imperial City had "accumulated" over the past ten years has been consumed.

The fortune of the imperial city also means the fortune of the country.

The decline of the imperial city's fortune also means the turmoil of the country.

Taoist Mo was horrified and looked at Bai Gui in disbelief: "You mean, someone is stealing the luck of the imperial city?"

Someone who has the ability to use the fortune of the imperial city.

only one.

Holy Queen!

The white ghost shook his head and said, "Think about it again."

This time, Taoist Mo was no longer calm.

Bai Gui's hint was extremely obvious... Even the Saint Queen would not use the luck of the imperial city for no reason. With the advent of the great era, the luck of the imperial city did not increase but decreased. What did this mean? What else could this luck be used for?
"Above the gods?"

Taoist Mo's voice was hoarse and full of surprise.

"It is said that thousands of years ago, a true immortal appeared in this world."

Bai Gui laughed and said, "It's a pity that, let alone True Immortals, even True Dragons and True Phoenixes have become extinct... Just the Heavenly Man Realm alone has made countless geniuses bow down to it. Qin Zu, the Sword Palace Master, the Taoist Master, and the Great Li Martial God all seem to have achieved a realm above the Yang God, but they are still a long way from True Immortals. Is it because they are not strong enough that they cannot become True Immortals?"

"..."

Mo Daoren's back was wet with cold sweat.

"It's just that I don't have enough luck."

Bai Gui restrained his smile and said calmly: "If the luck of this world had not dried up, I think they could all become true immortals now. If the luck is enough, anyone has the opportunity to reach the top... I am the best example."

The famous Three Saints of Yinshan were just ordinary chores disciples back then.

It was just by chance that I picked up the "Earth Dragon" and refined it.

Only today.

It took Taoist Mo a long time to calm down.

He said in a complicated voice: "You mean, the Holy Queen is using the national destiny of Da Chu to impact the heavens and men?"

"Just a guess."

Bai Gui smiled wryly and said, "Back to the original question, why would someone who is so high up in the world suddenly descend into the dust? Of course, it's because she needs the dust. The three major sects in Southern Xinjiang, the Paper Man Sect, everything... can serve as a wedding dress for the final 'True Immortal'."

This news is indeed too shocking.

Taoist Mo was silent for a moment.

He said hoarsely: "So, your war between Yinshan and Paperman Dao was just a cover?"

"The death of Chi Hun and Jin Yuan can be important or unimportant..."

Bai Gui sighed softly and said sadly: "I have many disciples under my seat, and they are just one of them. If Southern Xinjiang needs peace, even if all these disciples die, Yinshan will not declare war on Paper Man Dao."

Taoist Mo looked at the figure in front of him as if he had seen a ghost.

“Although I have never met the Taoist master, I know that he is a man of great talent and great strength.”

Bai Gui sighed, "He suddenly appeared, and in just ten years, he defeated Yinshan, Tiangui Sect, and Hehuan Sect, and they were lost... If nothing unexpected happens, it is only a matter of time before the Paper Man Sect unifies Southern Xinjiang."

If nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be an accident.

Taoist Mo completely understood the reason why Bai Gui came here.

The so-called war...

It's just a pretext to intensify the conflict.

Once war breaks out in southern Xinjiang, what the Holy Queen intends to do will be further exposed to the Paper Man Dao’s vision.

The Holy Queen wants to use the three major sects as swords.

And this move.

The White Ghost wanted to use the Taoist master as a sword... In the past ten years, the three major sects have fallen into a disadvantage in the struggle with the Paper Man Sect. If they want to win, they need the support of the Great Chu Imperial City.

This way.

The "strength" of this Taoist master of Southern Xinjiang will be fully used on the Holy Queen.

Once they feel the Saint Queen's intention to impact the true fairyland.

What actions will the Paper Dolls take?
"Report!"

At this moment, an urgent shout was heard outside the cave.

The white ghost raised his eyebrows and looked back at the entrance to the cave.

"What's the matter?"

Taoist Mo looked a little unhappy. He had instructed that during this meeting, if there were no trivial matters, he should not inform them.

"Senior Brother Wu Qiong...died in battle!"

Outside the cave, a disciple of the Tiangui Sect was kneeling on the ground, speaking anxiously.

Taoist Mo felt as if he was struck by lightning.

He is a little different from the White Ghost.

He only had a few disciples, and each of them had invested a lot of effort—

And Wu Qiong is his most favorite disciple, no doubt about it!

"What did you say? How did Wu Qiong die!?"

Taoist Mo suddenly became furious, he stood up, huge pressure poured out, silent anger, it seemed as if it would fill the entire cave.

he knows.

Wu Qiong came out this time to cooperate with the Da Chu royal family.

Go to Beihun and participate in the Beihun mission——

Yuan Jimo of the Da Chu Imperial City promised him that he would keep Wu Qiong alive no matter what, and that he would give him a life-saving teleportation talisman on this trip.

"I asked, but Da Chu has not responded to this matter yet."

The disciple gritted his teeth and said, "But... just now, someone sent Senior Brother Wu Qiong's head."

Taoist Mo was stunned.

Wu Qiong should be thousands of miles away.

"Who sent it?"

Taoist Mo calmed down, his voice filled with murderous intent.

"That person... sent a head, and then he blew himself up before reaching the mountain gate."

The disciple held the wooden box in both hands and said in a hoarse voice: "That person... claims to be a disciple of the Paper Man Sect."

The cave fell into silence.

The silence speaks.

The white ghost's expression is very interesting.

This scene seems familiar.

(End of this chapter)