189: Chapter 58: The New Master of Mysterious Water 189: Chapter 58: The New Master of Mysterious Water “Today,”
“I invite everyone under heaven to behold the lotuses of the Xuanshui Cave Heaven!”
Xie Xuanyi’s voice echoed within the Cave Heaven Realm, as the Lotus River stirred up waves and the peach blossom forest shed its leaves rustlingly.
Duan Zhao and Xu Nianning silently took their places behind Xie Zhen.
Both exchanged glances, their eyes full of confusion.
In this peach blossom forest, there were only Sword Intent but no paths.
Where exactly was the second layer of the Xuanshui Cave Heaven that legends spoke of?
Xie Xuanyi walked forward.
The two followed closely behind him.
The falling leaves from the peach blossom forest, each imbued with a chilling Sword Intent, sliced off a piece of Duan Zhao’s clothes and snapped a strand of Xu Nianning’s long hair.
They moved extremely slowly, with caution at every step.
But Xie Xuanyi was different.
Xie Xuanyi walked swiftly.
Carrying a withered branch, he casually entered the peach blossom forest, using the branch to push aside the branches in front of him and shatter the drifting leaves and petals.
The layers upon layers of dense Sword Intent were all shattered by Xie Xuanyi.
The Sword Intent that reached Duan Zhao and Xu Nianning was reduced to a mere fraction of its original strength…
Still, the two of them found it very difficult to proceed.
“The Sword Intent in this peach blossom forest is even denser than at the Lotus River.”
After nearly a hundred steps, Xu Nianning felt shocked.
Her sleeves were sliced with over a dozen cuts.
Yet, in the lead, Xie Zhen remained unscathed.
Under his guidance, in less than the time of a hundred breaths, the three of them smoothly reached the end of the peach blossom forest.
Before them was a hazy yet sacred radiance.
As the peach blossoms ended and the branches disappeared, the world in front of them suddenly opened up.
Xu Nianning and Duan Zhao stood there, dumbstruck, as they gazed bewildered at the world at the end of the peach forest—
At the end of the peach blossom forest.
Was a verdant sea blooming with thousands of golden lotuses.
Each lotus contained a strand of “Dao Intent,” these flowers grew within the Xuanshui Cave Heaven, just like life, a cycle of reincarnation every sixty years.
This was precisely why the Law Enforcement of the Sword Palace never opened this Cave Heaven ahead of time.
If it were opened prematurely,
The lotuses would not mature.
At this moment, the lotuses floating above the verdant sea were full in bud, emitting a dazzling and brilliant golden light, signaling the maturity of the “Dao.”
To pick a lotus,
Was to gain a piece of divine fortune.
Xu Nianning and Duan Zhao stood still as statues, staring in awe at this heaven-reflecting, resplendent spectacle.
If there truly were a place where immortals dwelt in seclusion in the world,
Then…
it would probably look like this.
After a long while,
Xu Nianning came back to her senses.
She did not covet the Dao fortune of the Lotus Sea but instead stood beside Xie Zhen and asked seriously, “Are you sure…
you want to let everyone in the world see this scene?”
Xie Xuanyi chuckled lightly.
The sight of the Lotus Sea was indeed beautiful.
Even he had been briefly entranced by it.
Xu Nianning’s implication, Xie Xuanyi understood, of course…
The Da Sui Sword Palace had certainly not chosen to hide this second layer of Heaven’s phenomena due to an inability to set up array patterns.
Allowing everyone to see the Lotus River of the first layer of Cave Heaven.
That was already a form of “generous gift.”
This Lotus Sea was Da Sui Sword Palace’s special boon of fortune left for the new lord of the Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
If it were someone else, like Xie Sheng, they would never make such a bold declaration, like inviting “everyone under heaven to see the lotuses.”
Imagine if Prince Jiangning won the competition today, then upon his departure from the Xuanshui Cave Heaven, he would surely keep a tight lip; nobody would be able to find out what fortunes lie within the second layer of the Cave Heaven.
“Every sincere swordsman in the world deserves a lotus.”
Xie Xuanyi chuckled softly and said, “Once every sixty years, Da Chu has waited for this day, for far too long.”
This single sentence sent shivers through Xu Nianning’s heart and mind.
She looked at the youth in front of her with a complicated expression, though they had met only a few times…
But on Xie Zhen, there was a persuasive power that was undeniable.
She always felt
that the files from the upheavals in Qing State were just a fabricated image, a false narrative.
The real Xie Zhen, compared to what others saw and speculated, was completely different.
Anyone who could say that every sincere swordsman in the world should achieve the Lotus—that
Xie Zhen’s mind and sword courage far surpassed anyone Xu Nianning had ever encountered in her life thus far.
Xu Nianning turned her head back, looking at the dense forest of withered paper and spoke gravely, “The Peach Grove conceals the array patterns of the Xuanshui Cave Heaven…
How do you intend to let those people outside see?”
“That’s easy.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled again.
He took a token out from his bosom.
These past few days, because of this token…
quite a ruckus had erupted between the peaks of the Da Sui Sword Palace.
Many people hoped to pry this token out of his hands.
A pity, they all failed.
The moment Xu Nianning saw the token, she understood Xie Zhen’s intention.
Before stepping into the Xuanshui Cave Heaven, Xie Zhen had already obtained the “Lotus Jade Token,” which could freely transmit messages, Divine Thoughts, and even images within the Da Sui Sword Palace.
“Uncle-Master Si Qi.”
Xie Xuanyi used the Lotus Jade Token, connecting it with Si Qi’s communication token.
He said softly, “Please transfer my Divine Soul onto the array pattern skyline…”
This matter,
Xie Xuanyi did not trouble Qi Lie nor Huang Su for it.
“Nephew Xie, are you sure you want to do this?”
Even so, Si Qi, who was guarding the entrance of Lotus Peak, still asked with caution, “Is this really okay?”
“Uncle-Master Si Qi…”
Xie Xuanyi asked softly, “Am I now the new master of the Xuanshui Cave Heaven?”
This question,
left Si Qi speechless and compelled him to respond reluctantly, “Of course, you are.”
The Prince Jiangning suffered a crushing defeat.
That recent sword strike ignited the blood of the disciples from all the Sword Palace peaks!
Now that Xie Zhen had become the new master of the Xuanshui Cave Heaven, it was as the masses desired, there was no suspense left in this matter!
“To let the world gaze upon the Lotus, that is the obsession deep in my master’s heart.”
Xie Xuanyi transmitted his voice, “Please, Uncle-Master Si Qi, lend a hand.”
“Your master…”
Si Qi was taken aback for a moment, a subtle sadness flickered in his eyes.
He fell silent for a short period, then said in a husky voice, “I see, I understand now.”
The skyline of the Da Sui Sword Palace, that part of the Sword Qi array pattern connected to the first layer of the Xuanshui Cave Heaven, suddenly changed.
The two Lotus Jade Tokens made a spiritual connection.
At that moment,
Xie Xuanyi released his grip, and the Lotus Jade Token, like a kite in the wind, lifted into the air and hovered high above the peach trees, reflecting an endless expanse of dazzling golden lotuses and the grand spectacle that occurs once every sixty years.
Within a radius of several dozen miles around the Da Sui Sword Palace,
thousands of swordsmen, tens of thousands of cultivators.
All of them lifted their heads.
They gazed stunned at the sky filled with dazzling golden lotuses and the azure sea, a splendor that for many became a unique and unforgettable memory in their lives.
In the misty clouds behind Golden Turtle Peak.
Countless Sword Qi hung densely in the air, their tips pointing towards the depths of the clouds and mist.
With the power of one person, the Tongtian Law Enforcer, who controlled countless Flying Swords, looked up at the lotus murals that covered the ceiling of Da Sui Sword Palace, his stern and icy face softened slightly with a blend of gratification and mourning…
But these emotions were fleeting and dissipated in a moment.
Lotus Peak, high mountain waterfalls, the chill penetrates to the bone.
Jiang Miaoyin, wearing a veil and cloaked in a snowy cape, stood silently at the peak, gazing at the stunning scroll that unfolded before her.
Although she had not gone to see the Sword Qi Ceremony in person.
She was attentive to the contest at every moment.
This instant.
She knew that the new master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven…
had already been decided.
Xie Zhen inherited Xie Xuanyi’s mantle and became the new master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
In the Sword Washing Pool, an inexplicable “Chronic Ailment” trembled.
Jiang Miaoyin took out a silk handkerchief, covering her lips, and coughed heavily; the snowy silk was quickly stained red.
The woman smiled, her laughter half joy, half sorrow.
“Xuanyi,”
she whispered softly: “This Grotto Heaven, in the end, did not wait for you…”
In the gaze of numerous spectators.
The Divine Thought within the lotus jade Token filled the entire ceiling of Da Sui Sword Palace.
Today’s Lotus Sea of Xuanshui Cave Heaven would be remembered by countless people.
But this was not the end yet.
Xie Xuanyi’s voice echoed between the peaks of Da Sui Sword Palace with the wind.
“The ‘Tao Golden Lotus’ within Xuanshui Cave Heaven matures every sixty years.”
He stood before the Lotus Sea, calmly saying, “Pick the golden lotus, and you can listen to the melodies of the Dao.
Since you have seen the lotus, it is natural to invite you all to listen to the sacred sounds of the Dao of Da Sui Sword Palace.”
Having said this.
Xie Xuanyi took a step forward.
He stood atop the Lotus Sea, surrounded by surging tides, as numerous golden lotuses drew closer to him.
Each of these lotuses.
Contained profound meanings of the Dao.
For a Cultivator from the Cave Heaven Realm to become a Yin God, they must ponder their own “Sword Intent” while solidifying their Grotto Heaven.
When the Grotto Heaven is settled, the Dao fruits should grow and mature.
This moment.
Within the buds of these golden lotuses, were contained green Dao fruits.
Xie Xuanyi brought his fingertips together, transformed into Sword Qi, and gently swept across.
With a “swish” sound!
A golden lotus bud was sliced off by Xie Xuanyi.
Although the streak of Sword Qi seemed sharp, it did not harm the root of the golden lotus; it only plucked the Dao fruit.
Xie Xuanyi tossed the bud into the air.
Sword Qi erupted in the sky—
The gilded bud received the outpouring of Dao from the heavens, and at that moment, it spread out.
Xie Xuanyi manipulated his Divine Thought to condense the overwhelming Sword Intent that erupted from the Dao fruit.
Last night.
He expounded the mysteries of “Sword Qi Striking the Bell” to countless people in the main hall of Golden Turtle Peak.
And today.
He used the Tao Golden Lotus of Xuanshui Cave Heaven as a demonstration.
With a “boom” sound!
The Sword Intent of the Dao spread out under Xie Xuanyi’s control, turning into a tangible entity.
It transformed into an ancient bell and then rang out above the central area of Da Sui Sword Palace.
All those looking up could hear the profound and majestic sound of the ancient bell.
This was the sound of fortune from Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
It was also a generous offering from the new master of the Grotto Heaven.
This was the true “Sword Qi Striking the Bell”!
At the first toll of the bell, the entire Da Sui mountain gate fell into extreme silence.
Everyone felt the sound of the Sword Qi of the Dao.
Basked in the blessings of the scattered Dao fruits.
Then came the second toll of the bell.
Xie Xuanyi plucked the second golden lotus and rang the second ancient bell of the Dao.
“Boom—”
“Boom—”
“Boom—”
A full ten golden lotuses, the most mature Dao buds in the entire Lotus Sea, were picked by Xie Xuanyi and given away.
The Sword Qi struck the ancient bell ten times.
Everyone who came to Da Sui Sword Palace to participate in the Sword Qi Ceremony.
Felt the “Dao sound” descending from the sky upon them.
All sincere swordsmen under the heavens, each deserved a lotus.
At this moment, whether they were nobles from powerful families, disciples of sects, or Loose Cultivators from the wilds, they all immersed themselves in the Dao sounds, forgetting themselves.
Until the last toll of the bell.
Xie Xuanyi’s Sword Intent pulled them from their “enlightenment.”
The ten tolls of the bell seemed brief, but each outpouring of the Dao allowed for newfound understandings.
This short yet prolonged contemplation came to a fitting end here.
The entire Da Sui Sword Palace was still immersed in silence.
The lingering sound of the bell echoed amidst the breeze that wandered through the mountains and valleys.
Suddenly, a Loose Cultivator, with tears streaming down his face, prostrated with his forehead to the ground, his voice hoarse, loudly said, “Thank you, Mr.
Xie, for your gift!
Wang is fortunate to have witnessed the birth of the new master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven!”
He was grateful for all of this.
This voice broke the stillness within Da Sui Sword Palace.
Then, one after another, shouts resounded.
“Thank you, Mr.
Xie, for your gift!”
“Thank you to the Sword Palace for the opening the mountain!”
Numerous people came from thousands of miles away.
They traversed mountains and rivers, just hoping to have a distant glimpse of the wonders of Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
If it were not for Xie Zhen…
They would not have had this opportunity.
Not long ago, the Jiangning Xie Family issued a reward in Fangyuan Fang, stating that anyone who could assist the Princely Heir could have the chance to attend and view the lotus once—an opportunity that countless people desperately sought.
Eventually, all of them were ruthlessly turned away by the Xie Family.
But now.
Xie Zhen offered the chance to “view the lotus” to everyone, free of charge.
The breeze filled with Sword Sounds, bell vibrations, combined into one.
An unprecedented chorus of shouts arose in front of Lotus Peak.
The Sword Palace had been sealed and silent for ten years.
On this day.
Someone invited people from all over the world to see the lotus.
On this day.
People from all over the world witnessed together as Xuanshui Cave Heaven welcomed its new master.
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(PS: Asking for votes again~)