Chapter 1035 - 21: The Meeting
"Xie Xuanyi betrayed Great Chu, colluded with the Demon Country, and attempted an assassination in the Imperial City!"
"The Imperial City Department united the power of the Four Realms to execute him! Yet he still managed to escape!"
"I never expected that the esteemed Da Sui Sword Immortal would be such a treacherous and cunning individual..."
Heavy snow was swirling, and people’s voices were noisy.
Qing State, Qingyang City.
Xie Xuanyi leaned against the dark alley wall, arms crossed, listening expressionlessly to the discussions outside.
The assassination in the Moon Hidden Realm was already known throughout the world.
Recently, he fled north from Jiangning, escaping to Qing State.
Back then, because he was unprepared, Xie Xuanyi suffered many losses along the way, and by the time he broke through the encirclement in Jiangning, he was severely wounded.
Now the situation is very different.
Xie Xuanyi relied on his "memories" to maneuver all the way, fighting and retreating, and his injuries were much lighter than in his previous life.
"In the past few days, my Annihilation Dao Realm has almost reached great success."
"The Life Dao has also condensed some Tao Rules... However, wanting to condense into a Dao Realm is indeed very difficult."
Xie Xuanyi extended his palm, gazing at the few strands of snow-white Primordial Energy traversing his palm, deep in thought.
Due to living again in this lifetime.
He can still comprehend the "Life Dao," but due to the limitation of the mature Annihilation Dao Realm, even if he has some understanding of the "Life Dao" that came later, it can only exist as Tao Rules now.
This is why those reincarnated Yang Gods, risking their lives, strive to become a Yin God in the Dual Dao Realm!
The upper limit of Dual Dao Unity is much higher.
"This ’Principle of Life’ can only heal minor injuries."
Xie Xuanyi clenched his fist and sighed lightly in his heart: "Using ’Burning Flower’ once requires seven to eight days to recover. Tao Rules and Dao Realm... really differ too much..."
If the Principle of Life successfully condenses into a realm, even without the Undying Spring, Xie Xuanyi’s situation would greatly improve.
The Burning Flower, a forbidden killing technique, if used one more time at a critical moment, could reverse the entire battle.
"But there’s one thing that’s quite strange."
Xie Xuanyi muttered softly, "Since I can comprehend ’Life Dao’ again, why can’t I use the ’Primordial Swallowing Divine Power’?"
The memories of Life Dao, Xie Xuanyi retained.
The memories of Primordial Swallowing Divine Power, Xie Xuanyi also has!
Yet Xie Xuanyi tried many times...
Regardless, he couldn’t perform the Primordial Swallowing Technique.
"Is it because the [Primordial Swallowing Sacred Realm] isn’t on me?"
Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly.
His Divine Thought once again swept past the Dantian location, and it was empty, without the Undying Spring or the Holy Realm Stone Tablet.
"To escape from this ’Divine Travel Illusion Realm,’ at least a catastrophe over the North Sea must be overcome."
Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath.
When he awoke, he was in the worst situation.
Surrounded on all sides, the whole world was his enemy.
Xie Xuanyi had no breathing room, even with memories of his past life, he couldn’t find footing, as all cultivators of the Great Chu Dynasty were mobilized... The Holy Empress already controlled the Imperial City, the Imperial City Department and Black Scale Guards spread throughout the Four Realms, like hounds tightly following him.
In a city, he could stay for no more than half a day before leaving immediately.
"Logically, I should avoid Qing State, avoid the Jiang Family..."
Xie Xuanyi’s gaze was cast toward the center of the city.
That is where the Jiang Mansion is located.
In his previous life.
He fled to Qing State, sought the Jiang Family’s help, thought there would be a safe place to rest and heal, but as soon as he settled down, he was attacked by the White Ghost.
You could say...
The turning point of the North Sea battle was right here.
"But in this ’Divine Travel Illusion Realm,’ there is still a key person I must meet."
Xie Xuanyi fell into contemplation.
This illusion is intricately linked with Jiang Miaoyin.
Actually, he should have returned to the Sword Palace first... but Jiangning was already surrounded, and more traps would certainly be set on the way to the Sword Palace.
To recklessly return to the sect would be the worst plan!
Thus, he had only one choice, which was to flee north.
Xie Xuanyi intended to bypass Qing State, bypass the Jiang Family, but after much thought, he chose to come to his familiar location.
"To meet Jiang Miaoyin, I still have to come here..."
Xie Xuanyi sighed silently, turned and left the alley, putting on a bamboo hat, blending into the flow of people on the streets of Qingyang City. The area was already heavily monitored by the Imperial City Department and the Book Tower, with numerous spies and Fly Eyes that seemed hidden but were actually conspicuous... Xie Xuanyi made his way to the Jiang Mansion, and when passing the gate, he took out a Stone Token polished with Sword Qi from his bosom and handed it to the mansion’s private guards.
This Stone Token appeared to be a Book Tower keepsake, but was actually infused with a very weak layer of Sword Qi.
Jiang Qihu only needed to take one look to know... it was his handiwork.
With a sweep of Divine Thought, a string of secret patterns could be extracted from the Stone Token and decoded into a coordinate of a secret forest outside Qingyang City using the common cipher method employed by the Book Tower.
In his previous life, he contacted Jiang Qihu using this method.
This time, he used the same method.
An hour later, Xie Xuanyi waited in the secret forest for the person he wanted to meet.
Jiang Qihu came alone, dressed very plainly, this future master of Qingyang City was wearing a bamboo hat and a hemp robe at the moment, apart from his tall stature, there was almost nothing particularly noteworthy... not even the sword at his waist had been taken from the mansion.
"You madman, Xie!"
Upon meeting, Jiang Qihu lowered his voice and spoke with a panicked tone: "You dared to come to Qing State!"
"..."
Xie Xuanyi’s expression revealed a hint of comfort.
This guy’s lines were the same as back then, unchanged.
If I remember correctly, Jiang Qihu would soon take out a bunch of healing elixirs... Unfortunately, this time I’m not that severely injured, nor do I need to stay in Qing State.
This thought just emerged.
Whoosh!
Jiang Qihu opened his coat and took out several bottles and jars from his bosom, talking endlessly: "Consider yourself lucky, the Jiang Mansion has stocked up quite a bit of medicine over the years... The old man usually doesn’t check these stocks, I don’t know medicine, you see if these elixirs can be used, hurry up and take them all. You’ve probably suffered quite a bit under the siege of the Holy Mountains these days?"
While speaking, he stepped forward.
In his previous life, Jiang Qihu lifted Xie Xuanyi’s coat and saw several deep wounds that exposed the bones, still seeping with fresh blood.
This life, Jiang Qihu did the same action, yet fell into silence.
"No wounds?"
Jiang Qihu raised his brows, full of astonishment.
He had heard, from Jiangning to Qing State, Xie Xuanyi had fought over twenty battles, waging bloody struggles along the way...
How could this guy have no wounds?!
Is this still a human!
"There are wounds, internal injuries... not too severe."
Xie Xuanyi chuckled softly, pushed the elixirs back, then, with seriousness, said, "Qihu... I want to ask you to help me arrange a meeting."
"...?"
Jiang Qihu paused.
"I want to meet your sister."
Xie Xuanyi said seriously, "The sooner, the better, preferably today."
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(Another Chapter will be released tomorrow morning.)