Embers of Sword

Chapter 220 Meeting an old friend in a foreign land

Where is God?

These four words were engraved on the last page with great force, exuding a hint of madness!
There is only one historian left in Otsuki Province!
"If you are determined and still want to take a look at the 'Da Yue Jing'..."

The old man sighed softly and said, "Help me do something. I'll make you a 'talisman' for entering the city."

The Dayue Kingdom was destroyed, with only one large formation still in operation.

Those cavalry.

And the general guarding the main city.

In fact, they are all the products evolved from the operation of the National Protection Array!

The historian family has special privileges in Dayue. They can enter and leave the ancient city freely by wearing special talismans.

In his early years, Shanman walked in the ancient city, looking for the ancient history left by his parents.

What he relied on was the talismans of the historian.

Until the end of the conversation, she did not tell Xie Xuanyi who the "mysterious man" was who gave her life.

Shan Man asked Xie Xuanyi to look for some materials near the ancient country, saying that they were necessary for making talismans for historians.

Bring these materials with you.

She helped Xie Xuanyi make talismans and entered the main city. In addition, there was another condition: she had to bring Qingli with her when she went to look for materials.

Xie Xuanyi could see it.

Qingli is treated differently from other Limei here at Shanman.

This little girl has a very pure temperament. On weekdays, she is often called to the wooden house to be alone with Shan Man and use formation patterns to purify her soul.

After Xie Xuanyi left the wooden house, he asked Qingli Shanman about the story.

The little mute girl just gestured to indicate that Master Shanman was a good person and that she had lived with him since she was a child and had received a lot of preferential treatment.

Shan Man did not tell all the information in one breath.

She asked Xie Xuanyi to look for them one by one.

The first material needed to make the amulet is called the "Soul-Soaked Stone", which contains magical powers that can calm people. It is said that it can be found in a river blocked by a black evil spirit to the west of the ancient country.

Xie Xuanyi took Qingli and rode the sword.

The two of them left Tiesuo Lane together and spent a whole night avoiding the cavalry.

When we arrived at the big river, we found that it had dried up.

Xie Xuanyi had no idea what this river looked like before the destruction of the ancient country.

He searched for a long time, almost turning over the entire riverbed, but still couldn't find the "Soul-Soaking Stone".

Finally, he returned to Tiesuo Lane with several black stones containing spiritual power.

Shan Man did not reject these materials, but told Xie Xuanyi that the second material, "White Star Sand", was found in the sand hills on the east side of the ancient country and could restrain evil spirits.

This time.

Xie Xuanyi took Qingli to the easternmost part of the ancient country.

The sand hills have long since collapsed.

The white star sand that is said to be able to restrain evil spirits has been corroded and turned into a pitch-black color.

Countless black sands flowed in the wind, carrying an ominous aura.

Xie Xuanyi found a handful of white sand that had not been eroded in the collapsed sand mountain and returned to Tiesuo Lane.

This time.

Shanman still didn't refuse.

But Xie Xuanyi had already seen through the old man's intention.

It has been a thousand years since the Great Moon Kingdom was reduced to ashes.

The rivers dried up and the sand hills were razed to the ground.

The so-called amulet might just be a cover to tell myself not to harbor illusions and try to step into the main city.

"The ancient kingdom was destroyed, and the way of heaven collapsed."

The old man sighed and said, "Are you really going to Dayuejing?"

"Anyway, I'm going to take a look."

Xie Xuanyi was very determined: "Even if I don't have the amulet... I will go."

God fruit.

It was his "obsession" from his previous life.

"I have both the Soul Soaking Stone and the White Star Sand. But the most important materials are the bones and blood of the Great Moon Country's Iron Cavalry, as well as the artifacts containing the Dragon Slaying Principle."

The old man looked at Xie Xuanyi and said, "If you really want to enter the main city, you must be prepared to make enemies with the Great Yue Kingdom... You must kill more than ten cavalrymen, collect their bones and blood, and bring back a set of relics of the Great Yue Kingdom's generals."

Xie Xuanyi immediately took out the black box with dragon pattern.

When the old man saw the arrowhead, he fell silent.

The look she gave Xie Xuanyi became much more complicated, and she asked in a deep voice, "Where did you get this Dragon Slayer Box?"

Xie Xuanyi did not answer: "Is this box enough?"

"If it is the relic of the 'Thousand Captain', three sets are needed."

"If it is the relic of the 'Ten Thousand Men', a set is needed."

"If it's 'General'..."

The old man smiled and said, "If you can get the General's relics, you won't need any amulets. The set in your hand is the quiver of Captain Dayue. If you have two more sets, extract the Dao Rule and you can make a talisman for entering the city."

"You need two more sets?"

Xie Xuanyi rubbed his eyebrows slightly.

The two centurions he met in the outside world were stronger than those in the Cave Heaven Realm and had already touched the threshold of the Yin God.

If it was a one-on-one fight, Xie Xuanyi wouldn't be afraid.

But the fear is that the Dayue Kingdom's cavalry never acts alone...

A thousand-man commander often appears with hundreds of cavalrymen.

Another point is very important.

After entering the Dayue Kingdom, he had never seen a "thousand-man commander". Even the iron cavalry only appeared in numbers of tens or dozens.

There were not many cavalry patrolling the ancient country.

like……

The scene that I saw in my dream can only be seen on the dragon-slaying battlefield.

"no problem."

Xie Xuanyi pondered for a moment and asked seriously: "I will go hunt down the two centurions now...but where can I find them?"

The corner of Shanman's eye twitched.

In order to persuade the boy to give up, she had already made many harsh demands...

So this kid really wants to hunt down the centurion?
"There are 'Thousand Captains' in all four borders of the ancient country. The probability is very low."

Shan Man's answer made Xie Xuanyi feel a little relieved: "When the national defense formation is in operation, the captain of a thousand men often travels alone and does not take on the responsibility of "patrolling the streets". He is only responsible for clearing out the evil spirits of the ancient country..."

Look.

The order in the ancient country is completely different from the dragon-killing battlefield.

"Eliminate evil spirits?"

Xie Xuanyi felt that this statement was a bit strange. In the Da Chu Dynasty, the existence of Li Mei was a kind of evil.

After all, this is the regret after a person dies.

"Actually, it means killing useless souls and restoring balance to the Great Moon Nation."

Shan Man smiled bitterly and said, "The existence of Li Mei is a burden to the Great Yue Nation... The national defense formation is struggling to operate in the black evil. The free energy of this world is pitifully small. Because there are too many resentments, Li Mei will naturally absorb the energy of the world when it is born."

Those who have no vitality to absorb will go crazy, lost, and walk on the streets.

If those cavalry encounter them, they will wipe them out.

But there are more mysteries hiding in the corners.

The ancient country was very large.

Their existence is like a "blood-sucking worm", absorbing nutrients from the national defense formation.

The national defense formation has no will, but these kingdom garrisons are different...

The iron cavalry that Xie Xuanyi encountered in his dream.

Most of them only know how to charge forward and don’t have much wisdom.

But the centurion is obviously different!
They carried the Dragon-Slaying Box, commanded the cavalry, knew when to advance and when to retreat, and clearly had tactics and will.

……

……

three days later.

In a ruin near the main city of Dayue Kingdom.

Qingli, with her hair in a bun and a dirty face, stuck her head out and looked carefully at the scene outside.

This hunting mission is very dangerous, but Shan Man still asks to bring Qingli with him, saying that the little girl will come in handy at the critical moment.

Xie Xuanyi had no choice but to refuse.

Although he brought Qingli with him, he did not place much hope on the little mute. He just found a collapsed ruin, set up a formation, and used it as a temporary base.

anyway.

He wants to ensure Qingli's safety.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The little fellow suddenly widened his eyes, as if he had seen an incredible sight, and patted Xie Xuanyi who was meditating with his eyes closed.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was using Yuanhuo to cast a golden body, trying to shape a divine fetus.

Although I am practicing with my eyes closed.

But the divine consciousness covered the ruins within a radius of several miles.

"Ok?"

Xie Xuanyi opened his eyes, looking a little surprised. He could sense a strong aura slowly emerging from the direction of the main city. A few miles away, in the fog.

A tall figure in armor sat on a giant horse, carrying a black box, a long sword and a large bow, walking slowly alone.

Obviously, it was the captain!
However, what surprised Xie Xuanyi was not the captain of a thousand men.

It was the little girl who stuck her head out and looked at the outside world with her naked eyes.

He could see that Qingli had not reached any level of cultivation...

In Dayue country, there is darkness and thick fog.

This little girl has such good eyesight?

It's almost comparable to my own divine thoughts!

"Don't be impatient."

Xie Xuanyi stretched out a palm and pressed Qingli down. He was not in a hurry to attack, but observed first.

According to Shanman.

Near the main city, there are four generals stationed.

Although these generals usually do not show up, they are extremely powerful. Xie Xuanyi estimates that these four generals are likely to be in the late Yin God stage, or perhaps even higher?
There is too little information about the Otsuki Kingdom.

He chose to hide in the dark and sense silently.

"clatter."

"clatter."

"clatter."

The heart-pounding sound of horse hooves could be heard along the empty street.

The combat power of a centurion and that of ordinary cavalry are not at the same level at all.

Lightness is the power emanating from the soul.

It is several levels higher.

but.

The captain of a thousand men within Xie Xuanyi's sensing range at the moment was somewhat different from the ancient black evil general he encountered in the Dragon-killing battlefield.

"Why does it feel like the aura is much weaker?"

Xie Xuanyi was a little confused.

In the previous encounter, the two ancient black evil generals left a very deep impression on Xie Xuanyi.

Definitely surpass the cave.

At that time, General Gu's combat power was at the level of a half-step Yin God.

But now his perception is different.

This centurion who appeared alone was probably at the peak of the Cave Heaven level.

"Is it because the National Defense Formation has been running for too long?"

Just for a moment.

Xie Xuanyi understood the reason.

There are no immortals in this world, and the Dayue Kingdom has been destroyed.

Whether it's a general, a captain of ten thousand men, or a captain of a thousand men...

In fact, they are just the manifestation of residual souls.

They can exist in the world because of the operation of the National Protection Array.

The vitality of Dayue Kingdom is dwindling.

The power of the national defense formation became weaker and weaker.

In other words.

The strength of the "creatures" here will continue to decline.

The centurion who originally possessed the strength of a half-step Yin God, after a long time, when he reappeared in a physical form, he only had the combat power of "peak cave heaven".

"In this way, the difficulty of hunting down the two centurions will be greatly reduced."

For Xie Xuanyi.

This is definitely good news!

The "Captain of Thousands" that Xie Xuanyi had encountered in the dream before was extremely powerful. If they really had to fight to the death, considering that the main city general was an unknown existence that could not be figured out, the risk factor would be extremely high. Xie Xuanyi needed to play all his cards to have a chance to take him down.

It’s different now!

Just as Xie Xuanyi was about to make his move, several extremely powerful auras appeared within the range of his spiritual thoughts...

"and many more."

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows, and the golden sword light flashing on his forehead dimmed at an extremely fast speed.

He hid behind the ruins array.

The centurion passed by here alone on horseback and did not notice anything unusual about the formation.

And after the thousand-man commander.

Three figures, dressed in tattered clothes and looking very embarrassed, moved forward "slowly".

"Xie Sheng, Taoist Master of Taishangzhai, Holy Son of Qiantian Palace?!"

Xie Xuanyi held his breath and watched the scene silently, feeling both amused and helpless in his heart.

He really didn't expect to meet Xie Sheng here...

The so-called meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

This is probably the picture.

These three young geniuses.

At this moment, he was "following" the ancient Black Evil General, moving extremely carefully.

obviously.

The purpose of these three people is the same as Xie Xuanyi's, they are also preparing to hunt down and kill the lone centurion!

only.

Judging from the tattered clothes of the three people, their life after entering Dayue Kingdom must not be easy.

The vitality here is exhausted and there are many evil spirits. Not to mention the iron cavalry parading in the streets, the crazy evil spirits alone are enough to make people feel annoyed.

Shanman's formation patterns were densely spread in all directions of the ancient country. She told Xie Xuanyi that the three auras that descended a few days ago were teleported to the north where the most crazy and charming people were.

Look.

The three geniuses dodged Li Mei and the Iron Cavalry all the way south and arrived here.

"Woooo..."

Qingli was very nervous. She also noticed the three people and quickly made gestures to Xie Xuanyi.

These three are very strong!
They are all at the peak of the cave heaven!
"No problem."

Xie Xuanyi responded with his divine thoughts: "Don't worry, I will take care of everything."

As the saying goes, when the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole stalks behind.

Xie Xuanyi hid behind the formation.

He saw clearly that the three Saint Sons were trying to join forces to trap the centurion...

After the vitality of the national defense formation was weakened.

The strength of the centurion is no longer as strong as before.

Once the formation is set up.

Dragnet.

This centurion commander will definitely not be able to escape the destruction of the three geniuses.

"You are all geniuses. Since you have come to participate in the Northern Hunt, there must be some difficulties..."

"Let me help you!"

Xie Xuanyi took a glance, picked up a stone from the ruins at random, attached his spiritual consciousness to it, and flicked his finger.

Snapped!
This stone, containing sword energy, shot out from the void with great force and directly hit the towering centurion who was about to leave.

"???"

It's not very harmful, but it's extremely insulting.

The long street fell into deathly silence in an instant.

The three young geniuses who had separated were all stunned at this moment. Their minds had long been locked on the centurion... and they naturally saw the stone that was flying towards them, but the strange thing was that no one could see clearly where the stone came from.

"What the hell!"

Yuwen Zhong, the Saint of Qiantian Palace, was furious and asked in a voice transmission: "Where did that stone come from?!"

"Hell..."

Fang Hang, the Taoist priest of Tai Shang Zhai, also had a gloomy expression on his face. His spiritual power had already blocked the long street, ready to take action at any time.

Where did that flying stone come from just now?
There's a fourth person here?!

No time to think, no time to react.

The centurion who was hit by the stone shook his body slightly, and then "woken up" in an instant, and cast a thunderous look in the direction where the stone came from.

Boom!

Thunder rumbled over the long street.

The centurion directly discovered the three people who were preparing to set up the formation!
"Buzz!"

Say nothing.

The majestic ancient general sitting on the giant horse raised his bow and shot. The arrow shot out directly from the string of nothingness, whizzing past with the sound of wind and thunder!
This arrow shot directly at the Prince of Jiangning who was closest to him.

"???"

Xie Sheng looked pale and even more angry, and couldn't help but swear.

This accident came too suddenly!
He had no time to dodge, and he didn't dare to lead the Red Dragon Cave. He could only form a magic seal with his hands and block the arrow head on!
Click!

The arrow of nothingness pierced through the long street, cut through the void, and left a straight trajectory of nearly a hundred feet.

Prince Jiangning groaned as he was shot backwards by the arrow, crashing into the wall and spitting out a large mouthful of blood!

(End of this chapter)