262: Chapter 35: Removing the Falcon 262: Chapter 35: Removing the Falcon “How can Xie Zhen run so fast?”
Snowflakes whirled in the flurry.
An armored figure trod upon the snowy ground.
Qing Sun’s expression was unsightly.
Ever since he fell from Jiageng, he began tracking Xie Zhen, never expecting that he, a revered Yin God, would almost break his legs running and still not catch up to the boy.
Within the range of his Divine Thought, there was emptiness!
Upon landing, that guy headed straight north, without any intention to look back.
As it stood,
the kid was very likely inside the territory of Li Lan Mountain!
What a joke!
After all this running around in circles, he ended up back at Li Lan Mountain…
So, sinking the Cloud Ship was just to “deceive others,” to dodge the “killing game” he’d set up for himself?
It must be said,
Xie Zhen succeeded, not only in escaping the encirclement of the great hunt at Li Lan Mountain.
He also dragged him into it, leading him around in circles.
Regret flickered in Qing Sun’s eyes.
If he hadn’t been so eager to hunt and insisted on following Jiageng…
the situation might not have unfolded this way.
Had he kept his composure originally and gone ahead to wait at Li Lan Mountain,
perhaps by now, he would have already caught his “prey”!
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Ten miles away,
Xie Xuanyi stood atop a snow mountain, high above, overlooking it all.
“Indeed…
the killing game at Jiageng was laid by Qing Sun and Yuan Jimo.”
Since falling from Jiageng,
Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake had been showing signs of unease; he felt that he was being targeted by something “unclean.”
So,
before stepping into Li Lan Mountain, he deliberately chose a spot to halt and released his Divine Thought.
This place was the end of Resentful Ghost Ridge, and also the limit of Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Thought release.
It’s true that Qing Sun is a Yin God.
But Qing Sun’s Divine Soul Realm is not on par with Xie Xuanyi.
“Qing Sun is seriously injured.”
Xie Xuanyi oversaw this man from afar with his Divine Thought.
They had a skirmish once before at the small courtyard on Lotus Peak.
Without the Phoenix Fire,
that battle would have been extremely tough.
The gap between a Yin God and the Cave Heaven Realm cannot be bridged by talent alone.
This is a boundary that cannot be crossed!
But now, the situation was different.
Qing Sun’s “Fire Devouring” had continued for several tens of days; this former special envoy from the Imperial City had his spirits worn down to the brink.
Surviving until now was already a “miracle.”
The Sword Qi of the Sect Leader of Pure Yang had at least destroyed half of his meridians.
His original cultivation…
might only be left with two or three tenths.
“If I ambush and kill him here, is there a chance I can finish him off?”
Xie Xuanyi fell into contemplation.
If he enters Li Lan Mountain,
Qing Sun would become a huge variable…
This man harbored deep killing intent towards him.
At the moment Jiageng fell, he chose decisively to jump ship.
Obviously,
he wanted to take advantage of the solitude and directly “finish” him off!
Xie Xuanyi took out a talisman from his waist pouch, no longer hesitating, he sat down cross-legged.
Qing Sun might be gravely injured, but no matter what, he was still a Yin God!
“This man cannot be left alive.”
With that thought settled, Xie Xuanyi took out the talisman.
In an instant,
layers of Sword Qi flitted across the snow mountain, as Xie Xuanyi swiftly engraved array patterns.
The formation he was setting up was the renowned Nine Luminous Phoenix Fire Refinement Grand Array, which he taught to Deng Baiyi in Lichao City!
However, he didn’t have much time at this moment.
In another half moment, Qing Sun would pass by here.
Xie Xuanyi chose to “simplify” the Formation—
This Little Phoenix Fire Array, leading with Jiang Huang’s fresh blood, still possessed an incredibly powerful explosive force.
Thirty-six array eyes settled around the snow mountain.
Xie Xuanyi quickly finished engraving the array patterns and then dispersed a wisp of Divine Thought.
Not far off,
Qing Sun, who was just passing by, sensed something amiss at once.
“Hmm?”
The armored man raised his head, looking in the direction from whence the Divine Thought came.
Atop the snow mountain, a figure in black stood with his hands behind his back.
“Xie Zhen?”
Qing Sun was stunned; he did not expect to encounter Xie Zhen here.
Was he waiting for him on purpose?
“Lord Qing Sun, long time no see.”
Xie Xuanyi stood with his hands behind his back, calmly inquired, “Since our parting at Lotus Peak, have you been well?”
Upon hearing this,
underneath Qing Sun’s armor, his face twisted in a pang of pain.
He clutched his forehead, shaking his head vigorously.
“Ugh…”
Since parting at Lotus Peak…
That memory had been erased and completely burned from his mind.
Not even a trace of ash remained.
Every attempt Qing Sun made to recall it led only to a blank, painful void.
“What have you done to me?”
Qing Sun gritted his teeth, raised his head, and looked straight at the youth before him.
“…”
Xie Xuanyi calmly said, “If you want to know, you might as well come find the answer yourself.”
As his words fell,
a loud boom echoed from beneath the snow mountain.
Qing Sun transformed into a scarlet rainbow, soaring from the ground, hurtling towards Xie Xuanyi.
Indeed he was a Yin God Realm cultivator.
Even with grave injuries and suffering from Fire Devouring, his might was not something an ordinary Cave Heaven cultivator could withstand—
Boom!
In an instant.
Xie Xuanyi’s feet shattered the ground beneath him, creating a depression.
Qing Sun appeared before him in an instant, raising his hand to press down on Xie Xuanyi’s cheek.
At the same time.
The Little Phoenix Fire Array emerged!
Thirty-six streaks of scarlet light soared into the sky as Xie Xuanyi took a step back, bringing his hands together in a seal without hesitation, activating the formation.
The moment Qing Sun saw the youth appear, he knew that the Snow Mountain must have been embedded with array patterns.
Xie Zhen daring to appear before him surely meant he had a trump card.
Some things had to be done.
If he wanted to “live,” Xie Zhen had to “die.”
He wanted to know what had transpired at Lotus Peak.
Even if Xie Zhen had set up ten great formations on the spot, he would still need to break through them!
“Attack me with fire?”
Qing Sun coldly said, “Do you not know that I am the Fire Saint Body?”
Those thirty-six beams of light converged above in the sky, transforming into a vast sword with its tip pointing downward, an endless intent to kill surging down like the Milky Way, aimed at Qing Sun who showed no intention of “dodging.” He continued moving forward, maintaining his hand “caressing face” posture, aiming to crush Xie Zhen’s head first.
“I’m targeting the Fire Saint Body.”
Xie Xuanyi’s gaze sharpened as he continued to retreat, simultaneously dropping the sword seal.
Qing Sun’s pupils slightly constricted.
He heard the Sword Sound rise from behind him, a ripple of tremor forming within his Heart Lake, compelling him to glance back involuntarily.
Spring breeze, wild grass.
Two long swords, fast emerging from the deep snow, turned into two beams of light.
Although Qing Sun’s memory was partially lost, his intuition was not diminished at all—he realized that the Sword Qi of this Cave Heaven Realm youth was extremely dangerous.
With his condition severely fallen and injuries serious, he must defend against this sword.
The heavily armored man quickly raised his arms, the Fire Qilin Armor bursting forth with a layer of mighty fervor.
In an instant, spring breeze, wild grass, swept by from both sides.
The sword tip grazed the black armguards, sparking a burst of resplendent light and fire.
In the blink of an eye.
Spring breeze, wild grass, swept into Xie Xuanyi’s palms, the youth who had been continuously drawing seals to drive the formation stopped retreating and initiated an attack instead.
Sword and scabbard in hand.
Xie Xuanyi leaped off the ground, like a cheetah darting into the embrace of the heavily armored man.
With a “clang,” the tip of the wild grass sword chopped down on the armguard, emitting an extremely sharp, bone-piercing sound.
This move.
At Resentful Ghost Ridge before, it had been enough to claim the life of a Great Demon of the Cave Heaven Realm instantaneously!
Now…
Qing Sun simply let out a slight grunt.
In the moment that their eyes met,
Xie Xuanyi saw the shock and astonishment in the other’s eyes.
Because of the accumulation of Sword Dao from his past life,
Xie Xuanyi’s Sword Qi was extremely potent.
Almost no one could guess that the power of this sword had already surpassed the Perfect Cave Heaven…
Immediately afterward,
came the succession of chops.
“Bang bang bang bang bang!”
Spring breeze, wild grass, like a scythe as Xie Xuanyi spun in mid-air, his black robe and sword light turning into a whirlwind of fluff.
These two long swords rotated and chopped at the moment of contact.
Qing Sun, originally unstoppable, now found himself only capable of retreating and resisting hard.
The rage in his eyes had transformed into shock and fear!
“???!”
Qing Sun’s arms felt numb, as did his scalp.
Is this Grotto Heaven?
How could this possibly be Grotto Heaven!
Because the memories from the small courtyard at Lotus Peak were erased…
At this moment, he began to suspect that Zhao Chunyang’s purpose in doing so was to cover up the cultivation realm of this disciple.
Could it be that Xie Zhen had already surpassed the geniuses of the Dachu Dynasty and ascended to the Yin God Realm before anyone else?!
In fact.
Xie Xuanyi was also trying for the first time to engage in a fight to the death with a being from the Yin God Realm in this manner.
The second method of the Sword Cultivator’s Sword Dao is very similar to that of Martial Artists.
A stream of Sword Qi, unceasing and infinite.
Once a sword is drawn, it must be a fight to the death!
Since Xie Xuanyi showed up and summoned Qing Sun to the fight, he had to exert all his strength to seize the initiative and not give his opponent any chance to “breathe.”
After nearly a hundred consecutive chops and slashes.
The stream of Sword Qi within Xie Xuanyi’s chest finally began to show signs of faltering, and he took a deep breath.
Sheathing his grass-like sword back into the spring breeze, he stomped his foot on the heavy armor’s chest, using it to forcefully leap backwards.
At the same time, he turned his head and smashed down the scabbard with all his might.
Like swinging a club!
With a heavy thud—
Qing Sun, who was desperately holding up his hands and enduring the onslaught, had finally waited for the sword moves to end, but under this unreasonable “smashing swing,” the solid bracer that had accompanied him for over a decade was smashed to pieces by a Perfect Cave Heaven sword cultivator—
Qing Sun’s eyes, filled with shock, ignited with blazing light.
He knew that his opportunity had come!
After crossing swords, Qing Sun no longer regarded Xie Zhen as a lowly ant beneath his own mighty realm, but as an extremely rare opponent in a life-or-death struggle!
This series of sword moves had beaten him to the point where he couldn’t even lift his head.
If he let this little rascal recover his Sword Qi…
The next set of sword moves.
How could he even resist?
“Kill!”
Qing Sun took large strides forward, his Fire Saint Body’s momentum reaching its peak driven by Divine Thought.
The Fire Qilin Armor emitted ripples, layer upon layer.
At this very moment.
The heavy sword suspended in the air, absorbing Phoenix Fire and Sword Thoughts, came slashing down!
At this moment.
At the top of Snow Mountain, the Little Phoenix Fire Array erupted completely, and Qing Sun, roaring with rage, arrived in front of Xie Xuanyi.
And that heavy sword also landed on his head!
The mighty Yin God.
The Fire Saint Body.
Was penetrated through the skull by a Sword of Suspended Fire, his heavy armor shattered, and copious amounts of blood melded with lava, stood out starkly against the snow…
This crimson shadow, exerting all his strength, grasped Xie Xuanyi’s scabbard with both hands.
A pair of blood-red eyes.
Focused intently on the young man in black before him.
“Xie Zhen…”
Qing Sun was enduring a pain that struck straight at the soul.
His physical body was on the verge of shattering.
But his soul had never felt so fervid.
With a hoarse voice, the man in heavy armor said word by word, “I…
remember now!”
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(PS: There is only one update today as I need to brainstorm the plot.
There will be another update before 12 noon tomorrow.)