343: Chapter 76: The Sword Gu 343: Chapter 76: The Sword Gu Above the pinnacle of the sky, countless streams of light cascaded like a waterfall, sealing the entire capital
The True Dragon raised its head, roaring furiously.
All around trembled.
Qing Li placed a hand on the city gates, where the void overflowed with colorful light.
The Ruyi Dao manifested firmly on the ground, becoming a prison.
Emperor Qi’s lingering thoughts rapidly spread, attempting to envelop the entire Great Yue Kingdom.
In an instant, the fractured ancient country would be dragged into the Grotto Heaven.
“Crack!”
Qing Li exerted slight force between her palms.
The Ruyi Dao that sealed the capital immediately received a crack.
Seeing this, Prince Jiu’s eyes burst with the brilliance of colored glaze.
He suddenly reached out, his severed arm temporarily replaced by the Ruyi Dao, transforming into a hundred yards of streaming light, ruthlessly smashing toward Qing Li!
A sound of metal clashing exploded over Qing Li’s head.
The lingering presence of the True Dragon Dharma endured.
Qing Li placed one hand on the wall while lifting the other to catch this massively heavy Dao assault.
The ground under the young girl’s feet shattered, continuously exploding into one spider-web crack after another.
“…Now is the moment!”
A cold voice resonated within Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake.
He immediately understood, enveloping Ao Ying with his Sword Qi and sweeping toward the outskirts of the capital.
In the void, light splintered everywhere.
Dao’s divine brilliance shot out like arrowheads.
Qing Li, standing within the city, swept her sleeve to intercept most of it, but still countless streaks of light fell and transformed into iron cavalry.
Boom, boom, boom!
Ao Ying looked back.
The iron cavalry charged with incredible speed, relentlessly pursuing the two, on the verge of leveling the entire ancient country.
She bit her lip, and after much hesitation, she spoke, “Xie, I have a proposal.”
“Speak.”
Xie Xuanyi surrounded Ao Ying with Sword Qi, the two riding a thread of Sword Qi, flying just above the ground.
They moved swiftly through streets as buildings and stone walls behind them were crushed into rubble by the iron cavalry.
Ao Ying said, “Emperor Qi’s Ruyi Dao is currently obstructed by the True Dragon.
The number of iron cavalry charging out is not yet overwhelming… but it will certainly escalate.”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows but did not speak.
In fact, he had already guessed what the demoness wanted to say when she had begun speaking.
“If I leave, these iron cavalry will be divided in half.”
Ao Ying carefully proposed, “With your ability, escaping them should not be difficult.
Perhaps it’s better if we part ways now.
I’ll head north, and you south.”
“Miss Ao.”
Xie Xuanyi said lightly, “With your current cultivation, safely escaping will hardly be easy.”
Ao Ying responded, “How I escape is my own business.
Parting now is good for you and me both.”
Xie Xuanyi sneered, “Are you so afraid of me that you hurry to part ways, not even caring for your life?”
It was now Ao Ying’s turn to fall silent.
There might be a way out amid the iron cavalry charge.
Traveling with the fearsome Xie Xuanyi, what would her end be?
If she were captured by the Dachu Dynasty, life would be worse than death!
“I seek nothing more but hope that you will keep your promise and return to me that Red Dragon Fortune.”
Ao Ying sighed deeply.
She earnestly turned back, looking at Xie Xuanyi, her face full of pleading.
This time Ao Ying was smarter.
The man before her, Xie Xuanyi, possessed a Divine Soul at the peak of the Yin God; her “charms” would undoubtedly be ineffective.
If used, they might even increase his disdain.
She completely retracted her psychic influence and stopped using her techniques.
Unexpectedly.
It was surprisingly effective.
“Whoosh”— Sword Qi suddenly accelerated, leaving the iron cavalry far behind.
Straightaway, Xuanyi took a wisp of bright red energy from his Mei Xin Cave Heaven.
This wisp of energy transformed into a small dragon curling around his fingers and just quietly resided in the palm of his hand.
Ao Ying held her breath.
She extended her hands, palms up, waiting for Xuanyi’s “return”.
“Are you afraid that I will kill you, or afraid that I will take you back to the Dachu Dynasty?”
Just as he was about to repay, Xie Xuanyi suddenly spoke.
Ao Ying paused and candidly replied, “Both.”
“That’s not unexpected.”
Xie Xuanyi suddenly chuckled lightly, saying leisurely, “Here’s the Red Dragon Fortune for you.”
That said.
Xie Xuanyi pinched the Red Dragon between two fingers, appearing ready to toss it into the palms of Ao Ying which she raised, while he nonchalantly said, “Since you request to part ways, the soul contract of the Great Yue Well ends here.
Miss Ao, once you take the Red Dragon Fortune, we are no longer allies.”
“Wait…”
Ao Ying withdrew her hands, not eagerly catching the dragon, but instead anxiously asked, “Xie, you wouldn’t give the fortune and immediately turn hostile, would you?”
“Miss Ao, the fortune is right here.”
Xie Xuanyi simply asked, “Do you want it or not?”
“I do!”
Ao Ying took a deep breath.
Xie Xuanyi released his fingers, and the Red Dragon fell, caught by Ao Ying.
The vertical pupil in her brow split open, and under the [Feng Mou], it instinctively wanted to devour the fortune, but Ao Ying was prepared.
She grabbed the fortune and hurriedly stuffed it into her own mouth…
perhaps because she had previously consumed enough Holy Blood within the Great Yue Imperial Palace, the [Feng Mou]’s desire to seize this fortune was not very intense.
With that Ancient Saint Essence Blood as a foundation.
The probability of the [Feng Mou] overpowering its master was significantly reduced.
This Secret Treasure was extremely greedy; only when its owner demonstrated absolute strength to claim it, could anyone make it sufficiently satiated to be controlled!
“Hiss hiss hiss!”
The vertical pupil on Ao Ying’s forehead turned the color of the Red Dragon.
She sat atop Xie Xuanyi’s Sword Qi, a finger constantly placed ahead of the [Feng Mou], vigilantly on guard against Xie Xuanyi’s move, ready to escape at any time.
But Xie Xuanyi simply stood with his hands behind his back, calmly watching.
After a few moments.
Ao Ying had swallowed down the Red Dragon Fortune completely.The demoness’s pale complexion turned much rosier.
She looked up at Xie Xuanyi, her eyes filled with suspicion… Unexpectedly, Xie Xuanyi hadn’t withheld a portion of the Red Dragon Fortune but had given it to her entirely and completely.
She had long heard that Xie Xuanyi had acted cold-bloodedly, ruthlessly killing countless demons!
How could such a person, reincarnated, become a good person?
“Miss Ao, how do you feel?” Xie Xuanyi asked slowly.
“…It’s bearable, just a bit hot.”
Ao Ying felt her body burning hot, struggling with the intense heat.
This Red Dragon Fortune was of the same origin as hers, and she would refine it faster than Xie Sheng could.
She had just ingested it and already felt the feedback from the fortune; it appeared to be a “great tonic”!
However, just as a joyous expression started to appear on Ao Ying’s face, it immediately froze.
“I have a question.”
Xie Xuanyi suddenly asked, “In today’s setup, if our positions were reversed, how would you handle it?
Would you return this Red Dragon Fortune entirely and completely?”
“Xie, you…”
Ao Ying looked up at the young man in black, feeling utterly creeped out.
“What do you mean?”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi remained calm in his response.
Ao Ying’s expression turned extremely ugly.
She lowered her head and pressed hard against her chest, feeling a vague pain, as if Sword Qi was churning inside!
The demoness asked hoarsely, “Xie Xuanyi, what have you done to this fortune?”
“Don’t worry, the Red Dragon is intact.”
Xie Xuanyi replied lightly, “But Miss Ao must be careful when refining it.”
Ao Ying’s mind flashed through countless scenes.
This Red Dragon had been taken by Xie Xuanyi, confined within the Mei Xin Sword Qi Cave Heaven.
She already had her answer.
The demoness murmured, “Did you add Sword Intent into the fortune?”
“In Da Chu’s South Border, there are quite a few evil cultivators.”
Xie Xuanyi shook his head slowly and said, “These evil cultivators defy the heavens in their cultivation.
Among them, some cannot open up their meridians, some cannot sense Primordial Energy… Do you know what they cultivate?”
This sudden, inexplicable question.
Made Ao Ying stunned.
“Mechanical Techniques, Gu Techniques, Techniques of Desire.”
Xie Xuanyi spoke softly, “I used to disdain these myriad paths.
Later, I gradually understood a principle: the vast world contains all oddities.
Every method under the heavens is within the allowance of the Tao… The techniques I looked down upon might not be ineffective.”
Ao Ying asked anxiously, “So what exactly did you add to this Red Dragon Fortune?!”
“A type of Gu.”
Xie Xuanyi said slowly, “I know that there are quite a few Gu refiners in Demon Country, who all revere Erosion Sun Swamp.
But I assure you, when you return to Demon Country, even if you scour the entire swamp, and find that Great Erosion Sun Venerate, you still won’t find an antidote to this Gu… This Gu is triggered by ‘Sword Qi,’ and only the unique mental method from Da Sui Sword Palace’s Lotus Peak can neutralize it.”
Ao Ying no longer hid the resentment in her eyes and coldly said, “Gu… You, the great Xie Xuanyi, would also use Gu?
It seems that the so-called reputable Da Sui Sword Palace is just part of the tainted undercurrent!”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi did not retort, merely maintaining a calm gaze with the demoness.
From their first meeting to traveling together,
he had seen too many faces of Ao Ying.
This demoness seemed pitiful, but in reality, she was ruthlessly heartless.
A person has many faces, yet none are truly real.
Perhaps only her current resentment was genuine.
Actually, Ao Ying’s fingers had been lingering near the position of her third eye from the beginning.
When taking on the Red Dragon Fortune, she had prepared for the worst case scenario.
If Xie Xuanyi made a move, she also felt confident she could escape.
As long as she was willing to pay a sufficient price, she could activate the “Feng Mou” again!
This was her strongest confidence in proposing to part ways…
She had planned to take back the Red Dragon Fortune and then use Feng Mou, by sacrificing her essence, exhaustively leaving!
As for her “entanglement” with Xie Xuanyi, she would settle it slowly after achieving results in her practice in the future!
But now.
This final confidence had been completely destroyed by Xie Xuanyi.
Ao Ying had never heard of a Gu triggered by Sword Qi… nor did she know what consequences would occur when the Gu activated.
“Let’s be frank.”
She took a deep breath and gritted her teeth, “You could have killed me already if you wanted to, so why place a Gu?
What do you want me to do?”
“Smart.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled slightly and said, “The first thing you need to do is quite simple…”
The Flying Sword suddenly stopped,
in front of a collapsed ruin.
Xie Xuanyi looked towards the swiftly approaching streams of Sword Qi lights in the distance.
He had some recollection of these people.
When he had slain the molten cicada, he had saved some Loose Cultivators.
They had not followed the instructions of the Jade Scroll to leave the Great Yue Kingdom; it seemed they were hunting treasures in the city.
Now that Ruyi Cave Heaven was expanding and countless Dao Rules transformed into cavalry destroying the ancient city…
they were being hunted by the cavalry.
“Master Xie!
Save us!”
“Young Master Xie, save us!”
These Loose Cultivators were approaching him while crying out desperately for help.
Xie Xuanyi then spoke,
“The first thing you need to do is…”
With an expressionless face, he watched those Loose Cultivators fleeing for their lives and said softly, “Take action for me and kill ‘them’ all.”
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