205: Chapter 74: Ten Years of Sealing Mountain, A Hundred Wastes Await Revival 205: Chapter 74: Ten Years of Sealing Mountain, A Hundred Wastes Await Revival “Let’s cut to the chase.”
After crushing the Divine Soul Token, Xie Xuanyi sat in the Illusion Realm of the prince’s mansion and directly stated, “The prince should be aware, why we are meeting today.”
He had no intention of making small talk with Xie Zhisu.
In his previous life, he hadn’t had much interaction with the Xie Family.
Ten years after his death, the actions of Prince Jiangning had only made it clearer to him the true nature of the Xie Family.
“The assassination case actually has nothing to do with the Xie Family…”
Xie Zhisu sighed helplessly and said, “This prince knows that no amount of explanation will suffice, please just name your price, Sword Palace.”
The Qing Sun assassination had been instigated by the Holy Empress.
Wu Zhexian had suffered a great loss in the Imperial City, and even though the Qin Ancestor intervened, the matter hadn’t subsided.
Zhao Chunyang had the upper hand and was bound to demand an explanation from the Imperial City.
Over the years, the Xie Family’s status had risen through the favor of the Imperial Family…
Naturally, they would have to bear the consequences of this assassination case.
Xie Zhisu knew that the person he was negotiating with today was not Xie Zhen.
It was Zhao Chunyang.
He would have to give whatever the other party demanded.
“Alright.”
Having received this response, Xie Xuanyi did not hesitate.
He took out a bamboo slip, pointed it into a sword, and slowly started to carve.
Sword Qi fell upon the bamboo slip.
Dense and winding, like dancing dragons and snakes.
Prince Jiangning was taken aback; he had not expected this youth to spend a good half hour writing.
By the time the Divine Soul bamboo slip was handed over, it had been completely filled.
“This?”
Xie Zhisu glanced at it and felt slightly dizzy.
The list contained nearly a hundred items: treasures, array patterns, spiritual medicines…
some of which even he had not heard of.
Xie Zhisu’s expression turned somewhat ugly.
He looked at Xie Zhen with disbelief; could a seventeen-year-old really write such a list?
“These items, gather them within seven days and deliver them to the Sword Palace.”
Xie Xuanyi stated calmly, “I have calculated for the prince, with the resources of the prince’s mansion, organising these items will be somewhat troublesome…
but it should not be ‘crippling’.”
Xie Zhisu’s lips quivered slightly as he forced a smile, “Is the Sect Leader perhaps overestimating the prince’s mansion?
“The prince jests.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled indifferently, “Who in the world does not know that the Jiangning Xie Family is currently the foremost family among the nobility, beneath only the Imperial Family of Dachu?”
The interesting part of the assassination case was this.
The Sword Palace Master had already reached a “settlement” with the Holy Empress…
the assassin Qing Sun had even been sent back to the Imperial City.
The issue had caused a huge stir openly.
Yet, it had already been suppressed by the top figures with their Tongtian methods in the shadows.
Golden Turtle Peak could be lifted high and set down lightly…
provided that Prince Jiangning’s mansion submitted an answer sheet satisfactory to the Sect Leader, otherwise the assassination crime would fall on the Princely Heir’s head.
If Xie Sheng had been in Jiangning, he could simply deny everything and keep away from Sword Palace, but now Xie Sheng was trapped in “prison.”
Given Qi Lie’s temperament,
If Prince Jiangning tried to wriggle out of it, then Golden Turtle Peak would truly not release him.
“…”
Xie Zhisu hadn’t expected that this youth would demand terms far harsher than he had imagined.
A big chunk in one bite!
Half of the Xie Family’s efforts over the past decade had prepared them for this…
“Can we extend the deadline a bit?”
Prince Jiangning took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, “Seven days is really tight, I can gather these items in half a month.”
“Technically, seven days should be enough.
Doesn’t the prince still have the Imperial City behind him?”
Xie Xuanyi stated indifferently, “But, be it half a month, half a year, or a year…
Sword Palace doesn’t mind.
However, before the items arrive, the dear son might have to spend some more time at True Hidden Peak.
I wonder if he can get used to the food in the back mountain.”
Da Sui Sword Palace’s back mountain, a Grotto Heaven forbidden area, also served as a place where criminals were detained.
“???”
On hearing this, Xie Zhisu’s expression abruptly changed.
He clenched his teeth and speechlessly said, “Seven days, then seven days!”
“They say Prince Xie dotes on his only son; it seems the rumors are true.”
Xie Xuanyi stood up, chuckled softly.
Petals floated and danced.
The Divine Soul meeting was severed.
His body dissolved into numerous phantoms, disappearing within the mansion.
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“How did it go?”
As soon as the Divine Soul meeting ended, Zhao Chunyang returned, leading Jiang Huang.
Clearly,
The Sect Leader had been closely monitoring the situation in the courtyard.
“…
I made a list.”
Xie Xuanyi carved the contents of the bamboo slip again and handed it to Zhao Chunyang.
“Boy, you’re harsher than I expected,”
Zhao Chunyang glanced at it and smiled, “To gather all the items on this list, the Xie Family’s glory over the past decade will need to be cut by at least half.”
“That’s still asking for less.”
Xie Xuanyi shook his head and calmly said, “Even if we demanded more, the Xie Family would have to provide…”
This time Zhao Chunyang had come out and fought to a draw with the elder of the Qin Family.
This meant that, in terms of top-tier combat strength, Sword Palace still maintained an unrivaled position.
Had there not been a draw, but a defeat instead,
there would have been no negotiation like this.
Because Zhao Chunyang was strong, there was a “compromise” with the Holy Empress.
This assassination case was an affront by the Imperial City against Sword Palace; logically and morally, there should be “compensation.”
No matter how much Xie Xuanyi asked for, as long as the Jiangning Xie Family could afford it,
they would have to give!
“A hundred Sea Breaking Pills…
a thousand Green Yuan Pills…”
Zhao Chunyang squinted his eyes and glanced at the list once more.
The Sea Breaking Pills were indeed excellent for cleansing the muscles and meridians and washing the sea of qi; a hundred pills were not too many.
With all of them consumed, they would be enough to elevate Xie Xuanyi’s Golden Body Realm by several levels.
But the Green Yuan Pills.
For Xie Xuanyi at present, they were essentially “chicken ribs.”
Within Da Sui Sword Palace, the primordial energy was abundant.
Setting aside the grotto heavens in the forbidden areas behind Yucheng Peak, just the Xuanshui Cave Heaven of Lotus Peak alone would suffice for Xie Xuanyi to cultivate up to the Yin God without worrying about primordial energy.
On this list, more than ninety percent of the items.
Were such “trifles.”
From fourth to eighth rank defensive treasures, a total of one thousand two hundred pieces…
How would Xie Xuanyi need so many treasures for himself?
Furthermore, Xie Xuanyi’s golden body alone could contend against eighth rank treasures.
“Da Sui Sword Palace had sealed its mountain for ten years, a full ten years without any interaction with the outside world.”
Xie Xuanyi understood what his master intended to say.
He smiled slightly and said, “In recent days, as I walked between the peaks, I could see…
the robes and treasures of my fellow disciples are somewhat old and damaged.
Although Xiao Chong Mountain has artifact refiners, due to the material shortages during the sealing period, some resources…
cannot be produced within the territory of Da Sui Sword Palace.”
“You…
”
Zhao Chunyang’s expression was somewhat complicated.
“I was born and raised here.”
Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said earnestly, “The assassination attempt doesn’t matter much to me.
This compensation is not only for my Sect Leader’s needs but also for the Sword Palace’s needs.
After the fragmentation of Beihai Ling, the prosperity of the era surged into the Dachu Dynasty.
With Da Sui Sword Palace in need of rejuvenation, the compensation from the Jiangning Xie family will be just right for the reconstruction of the Sword Palace.”
Apart from some cultivation resources on this list.
Xie Xuanyi also requested a large sum of gold and silver.
Once it’s delivered, the mansions, array patterns, and cultivation grounds of the various peaks could be renovated.
With the mountain sealed for ten years, the sword cultivators have been in decline.
Although his fellow disciples have not spoken of it, Xie Xuanyi could see it.
Huang Su, the younger sister apprentice, wore robes from ten years ago.
Si Qi’s white crane had also lost much weight, its feathers far less glossy than in the past.
The core disciples who used to cultivate at Lotus Peak back then, all of them were like this…
not to mention the others.
This grand Sword Qi ceremony.
The Sword Palace spent vast financial and material resources to organize it, causing the whole world to take notice.
But if one were to look through the accounts, it would inevitably be noticed.
Since the battle where they drank poison, the fate of Da Sui Sword Palace had waned, and the reserves within the sect dwindled.
Up until now, there was probably only a thin layer of reserves left.
“There are some things that you must handle.”
Zhao Chunyang flipped through the list again, becoming more satisfied the more he looked, and couldn’t help but voice his admiration, “Indeed, the student surpasses the master.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled.
Upon reflection, this matter really had to be handled by himself.
If his master, with his status, were to step forward in this matter…
If the word ‘compensation’ was even uttered, it would be an insult to the Sword Palace itself.
Great figures should carry the spirit of greatness.
Above the absolute peaks, there are only a few figures.
Below the absolute peaks, however, there are countless “climbers”, eager and waiting.
“After the mountain reopens, Golden Turtle Peak should restart the ‘Law Enforcement Hall.'”
Xie Xuanyi spoke softly, “Disciples of the Sword Palace, when traveling outside, should explore the world, engaged in worldly cultivation, and can wield their swords to eliminate injustice.”
Once the Law Enforcement Hall is opened, the dire situation of the Sword Palace’s Sealing Mountain will improve significantly.
Take Fang Yuan Fang as an example.
Fang Yuan Fang undertakes countless tasks every year.
For each task, the “remuneration” offered by the employer is subject to a certain commission.
It is said that this business started in the Da Li Dynasty and flourished along the way.
It even caught the “good days” when the Daoist Sword Palace sealed the mountain.
In these ten years, it has made a fortune…
truly reaching its peak.
“Besides, True Hidden Peak can also dispatch disciples to use the ‘Divine Soul Order’ to contact the families of Da Chu’s Zhongzhou.”
Xie Xuanyi sat straight, reflecting, and said with regret, “Back then, several Holy Land Families wanted to discuss a few deals with the Sword Palace…
Unfortunately, I was being chased to be killed, and after the mountain was sealed, those deals definitely fell through.
I don’t know if ‘Fang Yuan Fang’ has snatched them up.
Now is a good time to renegotiate them…”
Speaking of which, it’s strange.
The significant matter of assassinating Emperor Chu, I can’t remember at all.
But those scattered trivial memories are crystal clear and unforgettable.
“…”
Zhao Chunyang sat on a wooden chair, smiling, not interrupting, just listening silently to the young man’s words in front of him.
People say, this disciple is very much like him.
Indeed very similar.
Fighting, killing, drawing the sword, even the style of conduct, all are identical to his own.
Yet in many aspects, he’s not alike in the slightest.
Because he had thrown Xie Xuanyi out of the Sword Palace early on, letting him wander and question the sword everywhere… This boy has acquired a lot of the jianghu air, and only a very few close people know that Xie Xuanyi is not the traditional paragon that the established sects envisage.
This boy has never been one to follow the rules.
There are no rules in his eyes.
This is also the real reason why the Law Enforcement Junior Brother genuinely dislikes him.
The rules that Da Sui Sword Palace upheld for nearly a thousand years began to change after Xie Xuanyi appeared.
Back then, Xie Xuanyi, along with Qi Lie, opened the Law Enforcement Hall in the Northern County, South Border…
and even planned to directly engage in demonic eradication daily in the South Border.
This move naturally garnered a lot of support, but more opposed it!
Additionally, Xie Xuanyi, along with Si Qi, sent the Sword Palace’s White Crane everywhere in Da Chu to deliver messages to the people without charge.
Besides, he had the Artifact Refiners from Xiao Chong Mountain forge Divine Soul Orders overnight.
He dispatched nearly a thousand Divine Soul Orders across various states to communicate with True Hidden Peak.
Over the years… the number of “rule-breaking” acts that Xie Xuanyi has committed is simply too numerous to count.
It’s just unfortunate that after he fell into the North Sea.
These old matters were forced to a halt, without witnessing the subsequent effects.
But in Zhao Chunyang’s heart, there was already an answer…
A new grand era is about to arrive.
He wants Da Sui Sword Palace to ride the tide of this grand era and reach the peak.
He and the Law Enforcement Junior Brother, being the “old generation,” most likely can’t accomplish this.
Perhaps.
The Sword Palace now needs Xie Xuanyi.
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