Chapter 633 - 633 12 33 Grotto Heavens
633: Chapter 12: 33 Grotto Heavens 633: Chapter 12: 33 Grotto Heavens Xie Zhen also prepared a gift for himself?
Qi Lie was stunned once again upon hearing this.
He scrutinized the young man before him with a subtle expression…
According to the sect’s hierarchy, Qi Lie was Xie Zhen’s martial uncle.
How could a junior prepare a gift for an elder?
Moreover,
today, Xie Zhen seemed strange.
His tone of speech and mannerisms didn’t resemble that of a young man.
On normal days, Qi Lie didn’t care about these trivial courtesies.
But today’s occurrences, together, made him somewhat suspicious.
“No need.”
Qi Lie waved his sleeve, speaking in a deep voice, “This time, your mission to the Li Kingdom was a perilous journey, and it’s already uncommon for you to return safely…
There’s no reason for you to present me with a gift.
Now that you’ve advanced to the Yin God Realm, your martial uncle will gift you a robe.”
In the Thunder Pond Arena, lightning surged as Qi Lie extended his palm and retrieved a shimmering Golden Lotus Robe from his Lifebound Cave Heaven.
Xie Xuanyi smiled helplessly.
He spoke softly, “Why don’t you see what this ‘gift’ is first.”
As he finished speaking,
Xie Xuanyi took out a gourd and tossed it.
“What is this?”
Qi Lie caught the gourd.
The gourd wasn’t heavy, filled with liquor, and its surface lacked excessive carvings.
Though it appeared very ordinary, as soon as he held it…
Qi Lie’s eyes turned red.
Senior Brother Xuanyi used to love drinking wine.
This gourd emitted a familiar Sword Intent.
It couldn’t be mistaken!
This was Xie Xuanyi’s wine gourd from back then!
“The cultivation of ‘Mystic Thunder Sword Dao’ on Golden Turtle Peak and the liquor in this gourd contain the Sword Intent left by Xuanlei Sword Immortal.”
Xie Xuanyi spoke slowly, “For a Yin God Realm cultivator to ascend to the Yang God Realm, they must cross the great chasms of ‘Seeking the Dao’ and ‘Asking Heart.’ The clearer the understanding of the Tao Realm, the higher the success rate of ‘Seeking the Dao.’
Qi Lie remained oblivious,
fixing his gaze on the young man in black before him, “Where did you get this gourd?”
“Does it matter…”
Xie Xuanyi fell silent for a moment and sighed lightly.
He was somewhat helpless.
The origin of the gourd wasn’t important, what mattered was the Sword Intent within it.
If he wasn’t mistaken, Qi Lie, who had already reached the Fifteenth Realm of Yin God, would soon face the trials of ‘Asking Heart’ and ‘Seeking the Dao.’ Tongtian Law Enforcement arranged for him to retreat on Golden Turtle Peak to temper his Dao Heart, helping him to focus and face the upcoming challenges.
Back then, he himself had sought the Dao in the Thirty-three Cave Heavens, observing the Sword Intent of all the predecessors of the Sword Palace.
From past experience,
the Sword Intent of Xuanlei Sword Immortal would greatly benefit Qi Lie.
Before leaving Golden Turtle Peak, Xie Xuanyi had carefully considered and then picked this gourd from the forest, carving it with Sword Qi and imbuing Divine Thought, and finally delivered it to Yuping Peak as a gift in this subtle manner.
Due to certain divination techniques like the Sky Observation Technique,
some things were better left unsaid.
Communicating with Qi Lie this way better avoided the divination of ’cause and effect.’
However,
Xie Xuanyi still underestimated this matter.
Qi Lie’s character, like the Law Enforcement of Golden Turtle Peak, was straightforward and never beat around the bush.
“This was Senior Brother’s favorite wine container.”
Qi Lie stared at the gourd, scanning it with Divine Thought to confirm again, “It still emanates Senior Brother’s Sword Intent.”
“So?”
Xie Xuanyi looked at Qi Lie.
“So it doesn’t make sense.”
Qi Lie frowned deeply, “If Senior Brother escaped to the Northern County ten years ago and entrusted you with this gourd…
then how could the gourd be so ‘spotless,’ showing no traces of time, as if just picked?”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi said nothing.
Four purple and green long swords hung in the sky above the Thunder Pond Arena.
“Wait——”
The swords trembled slightly, as the sound of falling thunder continued, and Qi Lie, holding the wine gourd, suddenly realized something.
He looked at the young man in black before him in shock, unable to believe it.
…
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Yuping Peak had a total of nine arenas.
These nine arenas were forged by the Sect Leader and Law Enforcement.
Years ago, during the peak of Da Sui Sword Palace’s glory, each arena had a Yin God Realm cultivator stationed.
These arena masters were key holders who guarded the Thirty-three Cave Heavens of Yuping Peak.
Now, with the decline of Da Sui Sword Palace’s fortune and the depletion of talent across the peaks, they could no longer assign nine arena masters to solely guard ‘Yuping Peak.’
But they could still assign one powerful Yin God to guard it.
Jiang Miaoyin was in retreat, and the heavy burden of guarding the Thirty-three Cave Heavens fell on Qi Lie’s shoulders.
At this moment,
Radiance flared at the entrance of the Thirty-three Cave Heavens while Qi Lie, stationed at the Thunder Pond Arena, split open a narrow portal with Sword Qi, sparks flying everywhere.
The ‘world’ on the other side of the portal was broader than the entire Da Sui Sword Palace’s territory.
After cultivators stepped into the Yin God Realm, their Lifebound Cave Heaven could thus be grounded.
The higher the realm, the greater the extent of the externalization of the Cave Heaven.
Eventually, a Cave Heaven would take root entirely, transforming into a pure land.
The renowned ‘Thirty-three Cave Heavens’ was the pinnacle blessing left by the ancestors of Da Sui Sword Palace a thousand years ago, where thirty-three great practitioners jointly grounded their Cave Heavens, firmly securing it.
Due to its isolated nature,
The ‘Thirty-three Cave Heavens’ became a unique cultivation Holy Land for Da Sui Sword Palace disciples.
If it was only for this reason alone, the ‘Thirty-three Cave Heavens’ wouldn’t be worth setting nine arenas on Yuping Peak to suppress it.
These turbulent years,
Da Sui Sword Palace had undergone countless wars and killings.
The ‘Thirty-three Cave Heavens’ became a forbidden prison specifically for incarcerating serious criminals and demons!
Some great demons and evil spirits were suppressed here.
The reason Yuping Peak had a Sword Washing Pool,
was that this pool was connected to the Thirty-three Cave Heavens, converting the Sword Qi of Da Sui Sword Palace daily into ‘Washing Power’ to cleanse the Dao Hearts of the imprisoned great demons inside.