Embers of Sword

Chapter 45 Traitor

"what--"

An extremely painful wailing sound rang out over the Small Barren Mountain.

Immediately afterwards, a human-shaped soul with a hideous face condensed in Xie Xuanyi's palm!

Soul search successful!

Relying on his powerful spiritual power, Xie Xuanyi forced his way into the purple palace heart lake of the dying man.

Different from Xu Youxinhu.

Perhaps because of his evil practice, Jialiu's heart was turbid and filled with huge black waves.

But this lake of the heart is really too "dirty"...

The surface of the lake was cut into pieces by black waves, and evil spirits could be seen everywhere.

The tranquility of the heart lake is a symbol of the peace of mind and soul of the practitioner. This heart lake is destined to cause Jialiu to suffer from the torment of the soul on a regular basis, and many evil practitioners cannot escape this disaster.

Xie Xuanyi walked quickly on the heart lake.

He knew that Jialiu would not live long...

He needed to complete the soul search before this person's life force was completely extinguished. Jia Liu's memories of this life drifted above the Heart Lake, like the blood-red cave she had condensed. These fragments of memory condensed into scarlet vertical pupils, making the entire Purple Mansion Heart Lake look dark and eerie.

If she can still hold on, Xie Xuanyi doesn't mind spending some time to see how this disciple of the Tiangui Sect has gotten to where he is today.

But now, time is running out.

The most urgent task is to find deeper "information" about the Bai Ze finger bone mission.

Xie Xuanyi wanted to know who the black-robed elder who was in charge of the task of handling the finger bones was.

Earlier years.

He has also dealt with many venerables from the Demon Kingdom.

In the past ten years, there have been dramatic changes in the Da Chu Dynasty, and I'm sure that things and people have changed a lot in the Demon Kingdom as well. But what if the other party is an "old acquaintance"?

The higher the realm of a cultivator, the stronger his soul.

The lake of the heart will be wider.

The more important the memory, the deeper it tends to be locked away.

This was the case when Xu You's soul was searched. Jialiu's heart lake was almost three or four times the size of Xu You's. The more he searched, the more red mist spread. There was even flashing red light, which turned into blood-red thunder and blocked the surface of the heart lake.

"This is it."

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes and stopped.

The familiar aura of the Demon Kingdom hovered over the Jialiu Heart Lake, forming a hard soul shield that enveloped it!

That venerable imposed a soul blockade on Jialiu that was even tougher than the one imposed on Xu You!
But for Xie Xuanyi, this level of soul blockade is nothing.

His cultivation was completely lost, but his soul foundation was still there.

Even if the black-robed venerable launched a spiritual attack on him face to face, he would not be afraid.

"Chichi..."

A bright sword light flashed between Xie Xuanyi's eyebrows. He slowly stepped into the soul shield. Countless evil spirits crashed into his body, but were shattered by the bright sword energy in an instant.

Above the turbid lake of my heart, a familiar figure slowly gathered.

He was wearing a black robe and had black hair, with only half of his face showing as he looked back sideways.

"He is indeed an acquaintance."

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "Venerable Longmu, long time no see."

Many years ago, he had fought against several venerables from the Demon Kingdom.

At that time, Long Mu was the youngest and most "infant" among the many demon lords. He had just been promoted and was at the back in terms of seniority.

This is actually a lucky thing.

Because the several venerables who fought with Xie Xuanyi were all killed!
It can be said that...Long Mu escaped a disaster because of this.

Wow!
The turbid heart lake is filled with huge black waves!
This is Jialiu's memory, and the shadow of Venerable Longmu is just an illusion. No matter how Xie Xuanyi speaks, it will not be able to hear him.

"Jia Liu."

Long Mu in the Heart Lake spoke softly: "Yisan has arrived in Lichao City...but I think there is something wrong with his identity."

Jia Liu, kneeling on the turbid heart lake, bowed his head and obeyed: "What does the Venerable Master mean?"

"I'll give you three days to kill him."

Venerable Longmu paused and said, "This matter... must be done cleanly and neatly." Jialiu's body stiffened slightly.

"Yes."

She agreed without hesitation, and then slowly asked, "Sir, how did you know that 'Yi San's' identity was different?"

Venerable Longmu turned his head slightly and looked at Jialiu expressionlessly.

Jialiu quickly lowered his head again, not daring to look him in the eye.

Waves surge up on the turbid lake of my heart.

Two people, one standing and one kneeling, rose and fell with the waves, and time seemed to stand still.

Perhaps it was a coincidence... Venerable Longmu's gaze passed Jialiu and followed the waves to fall on Xie Xuanyi in the distance who was now stepping into this memory.

"Ah."

Xie Xuanyi crossed his arms and looked at the scene with sarcasm. The two of them were thousands of miles apart, "looking at each other".

No wonder the black-robed venerable was so friendly to me the last time I met him...

From the very beginning, it had no intention of letting itself go.

Is this the way the demon country acts?
Use one chess piece and discard one.

"intuition."

After a moment, Venerable Longmu withdrew his gaze, murmured softly, and uttered two words.

He has no evidence, and he doesn't need any.

For the existence of this realm.

Mysterious intuition is something that is trustworthy most of the time.

Venerable Longmu put his hands behind his back and resumed his stern tone. "With Great Sun Devourer still asleep, I wonder how many people have betrayed this 'spider web' in Northern Junction Qingzhou... Grade B spies can no longer be trusted. After eliminating Yi San, I will grant you a full year of 'pardon' to spare your soul from suffering."

After hearing this, Xie Xuanyi finally understood.

Just as he had guessed before, this "spy network" in Qingzhou, Beijun, was controlled by only one person.

The Great Sun-Swallowing One.

It’s just that there seemed to be some problems with the Great Sun Devourer…and the control of this spy network fell into the hands of the Venerable Longmu.

This time, the mission of obtaining Bai Ze's finger bones progressed step by step and finally fell into Jia Liu's hands.

The so-called "reward system" of the evil country's spy network has always been a lie.

The reason why Venerable Longmu doesn't care about betrayal is that the core spies who can truly be trusted have all been branded with the soul imprint.

This is why Jialiu's heart lake is so turbid.

Xie Xuanyi had noticed earlier that Jialiu's heart was extremely dirty... It seemed that the "divine soul weapon" given by the Demon Country was used to control the lifeblood of his subordinates.

Once you join the Demon Kingdom, there will be no room for regret!

If you don’t fight for your life, you will die!
Jia Liu gritted his teeth, responded respectfully, and then spoke with difficulty: "My lord, the area around Lichao City is heavily guarded. Even if I get the finger bone, it will not be easy to get close to the 'secret realm'."

"A secret place?"

Venerable Longmu spoke in a deep voice and chuckled.

"After you get the finger bone, it's almost time. You go to meet someone."

He put his hands behind his back and did not move.

The sky was covered with dark clouds.

The entire heart lake quickly became dim and gloomy—

Xie Xuanyi's expression became serious.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Layer upon layer of demonic energy hit his soul and body, colliding with the clear sword energy in Xie Xuanyi's own heart, bursting out with endless crisp shattering sounds!

The soul pressure on this heart lake suddenly increased, which meant that the following memory was very important, so Venerable Longmu imposed a second layer of soul blockade.

Xie Xuanyi held his breath.

He had just been to Lichao River a few days ago, and the security there was indeed tight. It was likely that a tight net had already been set up around the secret realm.

He wanted to use Bai Ze's finger bones to identify the authenticity of the secret realm in advance.

There must be a "guide" with sufficient authority!
The mysterious existence that Reverend Longmu wants to reveal to Jialiu——

obviously.

He is the "big shot" who secretly betrayed Qingzhou and colluded with the Demon Kingdom!
　Z Warriors, assemble!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)