Chapter 642 - 642 17 In Youth Not Believing There Are Farewells in the World_2
642: Chapter 17: In Youth, Not Believing There Are Farewells in the World_2 642: Chapter 17: In Youth, Not Believing There Are Farewells in the World_2 The golden-robed elder mulled over it for a long time and swallowed the consoling words he was ready to say.
In the end, he just lightly uttered a single word.
“Good.”
…
…
“You Xie bastard!
Haven’t you had enough?”
The miserable cries amidst the wind and snow lasted for nearly half an incense stick’s time.
The Snow Demon had already been beaten beyond recognition.
It never thought that even as it transformed into wind and snow, it couldn’t escape this lad’s Sword Qi lockdown…
Initially, it tried to transform into “Jiang Miaoyin’s” appearance, hoping to evoke some pity in Xie Xuanyi and receive a lighter beating, but this trick backfired terribly; its entire body was now almost crushed by the Sword Qi.
“…”
Xie Xuanyi remained silent, still observing the broken frost and snow struggling within the Sword Qi with indifference.
Completely obliterating the Snow Demon’s Divine Soul would be difficult.
The Thirty-three Cave Heavens were not just prisons but also Blessed Lands.
The great demons imprisoned here couldn’t escape because of the powerful array, but they also continuously provided demonic power to it.
If they hadn’t committed unforgivable crimes or attempted to escape, these great demons wouldn’t have been executed.
“That’s enough!”
The Snow Demon’s voice was hoarse, its tone still tough but tinged with a pleading undertone: “I’ve already apologized.
I can’t afford to mess with you.
I’ll avoid you whenever I see you in the future, okay?!”
Actually, the rage in Xie Xuanyi’s heart had already subsided quite a bit.
He thought for a moment.
He waved his sleeve, dispersing the sword thought silently.
Seeing this, the Snow Demon let out a great sigh of relief, quickly merging its Divine Thought into the grotto heaven, and its body once again scattered, ready to transform into wind and snow to escape.
But in the next moment.
A golden-robed figure unexpectedly appeared beside Xie Xuanyi, seizing the Snow Demon from the void without warning and flinging it heavily to the ground.
The Snow Demon was thrown into a daze.
It looked up, even more bewildered.
“Zhao Tongtian?!”
What was going on today, even the Yang God, responsible for guarding Golden Turtle Peak, had come?
The great demon quickly prostrated itself on the ground, not daring to utter a single word, trembling all over, completely devoid of any arrogance.
If there were no accidents, it was virtually “undying”; this body could integrate with the wind and snow, coexisting with the grotto heaven, but the appearance of the Yang God was precisely the kind of accident the Snow Demon dreaded the most.
Zhao Tongtian had the power to destroy the entire grotto heaven.
“Chhh!”
Zhao Tongtian flicked his finger, sending a golden ray of Sword Qi straight into the Snow Demon’s forehead.
The Snow Demon’s body shuddered, its voice tremulous: “Lord Tongtian?”
“From today onwards, protect Jiang Miaoyin.” Zhao Tongtian said calmly, “If she suffers even a hair’s injury while comprehending the Sword Qi Stele, I will take your life.”
The Snow Demon looked up in fear and trepidation, its face full of forced smiles, just about to explain.
But before it could speak.
Zhao Tongtian waved his sleeve: “Scram!”
The Snow Demon fled, its body dissipating a thousand miles away in utter terror.
“What brings you here?”
Seeing the Law Enforcement appear, Xie Xuanyi was somewhat surprised.
“Too much tranquility can make one restless.” Zhao Tongtian said calmly, “I’ve been guarding Golden Turtle Peak for so many years, I thought I’d step out for a walk…
What, you don’t welcome me?”
Xie Xuanyi put away his flying sword, looking toward Jiang Miaoyin’s direction.
Over by the Sword Qi Stele, countless pure white sword thoughts were emerging.
The Big Snow Sword Formation was reassembling.
At this moment, right above the Big Snow Sword Formation, a thread of Yang God thought from Golden Turtle Peak was hanging, arranged by Zhao Tongtian.
“No need to look, and no need to go.” Zhao Tongtian extended a hand, stopping him.
He said calmly, “Your Junior Sister Jiang is now comprehending the ‘Peaceful Sword Dao’ left by Ancestor Master Yubian.
Since you have discussed what you needed to, going again would disturb her cultivation.”
“Were you eavesdropping just now?”
Xie Xuanyi glared angrily.
“Without evidence, do not make baseless claims.” Zhao Tongtian’s expression was calm, his actions casual: “I just happened to come by…
just happened to, you understand?”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi laughed in exasperation.
It was the first time in many years that he had seen the usually stern Law Enforcement make such a move.
He brushed off the snow dust from his clothes, unwilling to argue over such matters.
“Since you’ve decided to leave Golden Turtle Peak, why entrust the ‘Thunder Revealing Sword Formation’ to me?”
Xie Xuanyi looked at the golden-robed elder beside him, frowning as he asked.
“It doesn’t matter who hands over this sword formation to him.” Zhao Tongtian said calmly, “Today, you were meant to reconcile with him, so delivering this sword formation is just a convenient act.”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi had nothing more to say.
In fact, he already understood Zhao Tongtian’s thoughts.
The Golden Turtle Peak lineage seemed stoic and distant, but was actually fervent at heart, just not good at expressing it.
Junior Brother Qi Lie was like that.
As was the elder Zhao Tongtian.
This master and disciple communicated little on normal days.
Zhao Tongtian believed in strict teachers producing outstanding disciples and had high demands on Qi Lie from a young age, yet he silently did a lot for him, keeping his efforts hidden from Qi Lie whenever possible…
Even in giving away a sword formation, he hoped others would pass it on, as if that would lessen his exacting efforts somehow.
“This Thunder Revealing Sword Formation was not easy to forge.” Xie Xuanyi said sincerely, “Junior Brother Qi Lie is not a fool.
He will know it the moment he sees it.
Since the Vermilion Bird Demon is no longer a threat, why persist in guarding Golden Turtle?
Junior Brother has been guarding Yubian alone, he probably wants to see you too.”
“I don’t need you to teach me.
The old man knows what’s what.” Zhao Tongtian responded impatiently.
Then.
Zhao Tongtian waved his sleeve again, golden sword Qi flickering amidst the snowy air.
“What’s this?” Xie Xuanyi frowned.
The golden sword Qi interwove into an image.
In the image, there was a small mountain.
The mountain was shrouded in white mist and exuded red haze, appearing splendid and opulent!
“Recently, in the southern border mountains, evil miasma cracked, unexpectedly revealing a secret realm.” Zhao Tongtian said in a deep voice, “This secret realm is all ‘pure white’ and surrounded by numerous powerful arrays…
If my guess is correct, it is the mountain gate of the Paperman Sect!”
“Paperman Sect Mountain Gate?!” Xie Xuanyi’s heart tightened, focusing intently.
This mountain top looked indeed familiar…
Back in Great Yue, when Lu Yuzhen used the “Pure White Saint” dharma, there was a faintly similar aura of sacred majesty.
“Just last night, the Great Chu Imperial City urgently summoned various Holy Lands to discuss the ‘Demon Cleansing’ matter.” Zhao Tongtian said calmly, “This ‘Paperman Sect’ that suddenly emerged over the past decade has already exceeded the limits of the Great Chu Royal Family’s tolerance…
The existence of Lu Yuzhen is a thorn in the heart of Ren Shou Palace.
Naturally, it is the same for the other Holy Lands.”
In the past, southern border evil cultivators only operated within their own narrow territories.
Even if they fought among themselves, they wouldn’t go beyond the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
During the most chaotic years, when Yin Mountain evil cultivators moved north…
they couldn’t make much of a stir.
To the Holy Land Families, the Three Great Sects of the southern border were not worth fearing.
But now, the situation was different.
The Three Great Sects united, yet they couldn’t suppress the “Paperman Sect”, instead being confined to their mountain gates by it…
If the Great Chu doesn’t intervene, Lu Yuzhen unifying the Three Great Sects is just a matter of time.
If the southern border evil cultivators are unified by Lord Lu, the significance of the Evil Miasma Land changes.
The Da Chu Practitioners couldn’t practice in the southern border lands.
But the Paperman Sect cultivators were unaffected…
In this way.
Lu Yuzhen could even form his own kingdom in the southern border!
Xie Xuanyi murmured in his heart: “The Demon Cleansing…
is it finally going to begin?”
He knew that the Southern Border Demon Cleansing was inevitable.
He just hadn’t expected it.
To come so swiftly.
“The other day, you and Book Tower’s arrangement for Jiangning…
achieved quite the effect.” Zhao Tongtian’s tone carried a hint of sarcasm: “But unfortunately, last night Ren Shou Palace issued a Holy Decree, though the Holy Empress hasn’t exited seclusion, she has fully entrusted a ‘Special Envoy’ to impose the latest punishment on the Jiangning Prince Mansion.”
Another wave of the sleeve.
Golden sword Qi projected the scene of the Ren Shou Palace’s black-robed special envoy reading the decree of holy judgment.
“Prince Jiangning Xie Zhisu, ineffective governance, causing the Tuan Massacre, stripped of title and temporarily banned from the ancestral temple.”
A slight pause.
The special envoy’s voice elongated, enunciating each word: “Considering the Xie family’s ancestral merits…
permitted to reflect in confinement, and to atone for his crimes with meritorious service.”