Remould the Glory of Sword Art

The flying sword hung in midair, emitting a whistling sound.

A sharp sword intent dispersed the fog and clouds.

"I'm sorry..."

Xie Xuanyi extended a finger, gently moved the flying sword aside, and said apologetically, "I'm new here, and the fog is quite thick."

The flying sword buzzed loudly.

The woman's voice rose in query again, "If you knew the fog was thick, why did you continue forward?"

Xie Xuanyi was taken aback.

"Although Da Sui has unsealed the mountain, within the sect, there are still many forbidden areas...anytime clouds and fog envelop an area before the mountain gate, one should consider it 'forbidden.'

The female disciple, seeing his stymied expression, frowned and asked, "Judging by your appearance, you're probably here to participate in the Da Sui Sword Qi Ceremony at the mountain. Didn't the disciples from True Hidden Peak inform you of these details when they guided you in?"

Xie Xuanyi could only offer a wry smile.

Jiang Qihu had led him directly deep into the mountain gate; how could the disciples of True Hidden Peak have time to guide him?

Let alone inform him of these matters.

No wonder the path had been deserted and remote all along.

"Let it be..."

"Considering it's your first offense, I won't hold it against you this time."

The female disciple at the mountain gate of Jade Screen Peak, her clothes fluttering, waved her sleeve, and recalled the flying sword.

The sword offering before was just a warning.

She hadn't truly intended to pass the sword.

The female disciple sternly warned, "The precepts of Da Sui are strict—such mistakes must never be repeated."

"It should indeed be so."

Xie Xuanyi bowed respectfully and asked, "May I ask the fairy... since when has Jade Screen Peak been a forbidden area?"

"Jade Screen Peak has always been a forbidden area."

The female disciple said expressionlessly, "The master is in seclusion here, guarding the Sword Washing Pool and the thirty-three grotto heavens behind the mountain."

This was precisely the duty of Jade Screen Peak.

Da Sui Sword Palace has thirty-three cave heavens, all located behind Jade Screen Peak. The name 'Jade Screen' signifies this, as the mountain extends vast and broad, dividing the Sword Palace into yin and yang sides.

Only, Xie Xuanyi remembered.

Back when he was a cultivator in the Sword Palace, holding the Da Sui token meant he could come and go freely.

It was just outsiders that couldn't go to the back mountain.

How come now...

Jade Screen Peak too had become a forbidden area?

Just then,

a familiar, naïve voice unexpectedly sounded.

"Mr. Xiao Xie!"

Xie Xuanyi's body stiffened.

He turned around and saw several familiar figures through the fog, riding their swords and precisely stopping in front of Jade Screen Peak's mountain gate.

The voice belonged to the Baihua Valley disciple he had met once at Beihai Ling.

Yuan Yi.

This opening of Da Sui Sword Palace was a grand ceremony held once every ten years.

The great tide from the North Sea, bringing with it national fortune, surged backward.

Da Chu to the north and south would both undergo a thorough cleansing of great fortune.

Thus all sects, great families, all sent people with gifts...although Da Sui Sword Palace had declined and couldn't compare with the Taoist sects.

But the Sect Leader was still there.

As long as the Sect Leader was present, the Sword Palace stood.

Baihua Valley, as the holy land of sword cultivators in Qing State, naturally wouldn't miss this, and the one leading the disciples...

was naturally Ye Qinglian.

A group of female sword cultivators landed in front of Jade Screen Peak's mountain gate.

Ye Qinglian first glanced at Yuan Yi behind her. Her eyes stern, the latter quickly bowed her head, her hands clutching the reeds, her face filled with shy regret, swiftly whispering an apology,

"...Master, Yuan Yi realizes her mistake."

In front of the gate of Jade Screen Peak,

such shouting was really not proper etiquette.

Ye Qinglian sighed softly to herself, not saying a word.

She led the people to the front of the mountain gate and greeted Xie Xuanyi with a bow, warmly saying, "Xie Zhen, long time no see."

In the case of Qing State, whether it was the Jiang Family or Baihua Valley,

They all owed Xie Zhen a favor.

Especially after the Little National Master confirmed the identity of the "Xie Zhen" from the library as a Dark Child—

Even Ye Qinglian had to treat him with courtesy.

The young man before her, though young, was ultimately someone from the library valued by Chen Jingxuan, and given time, he would assuredly achieve something.

"The Young Valley Master is too courteous."

Xie Xuanyi returned the bow and slightly turned his head, smiling, "Miss Yuan, long time no see."

This time, Yuan Yi didn't dare to speak directly, cautiously looking towards her master.

After receiving Ye Qinglian's nod of approval,

she joyously chirped in a low voice, "Mr. Xiao Xie, long time no see... it really is you."

The cloud and fog were ethereal, spanning a great distance.

She saw a familiar figure.

Since they parted in Qing State just over a month ago, to a cultivator, sitting in meditation felt like just the blink of an eye would pass,

But for some reason, to Yuan Yi,

this month felt especially long.

She couldn't help but remember everything at Beihai Ling, and a particular figure lingering in her mind, hard to dispel.

So almost the moment she saw Xie Xuanyi—that instant—

Yuan Yi blurted out uncontrollably, completely beyond her control.

Later feeling regretful, but it was already too late.

Xie Xuanyi watched the girl's barely concealable excitement, feeling somewhat complex. In reality, from the first shout, he had guessed that it was people from Baihua Valley.

Because up to now, the only one who called him "Mr. Xiao Xie" was Yuan Yi alone.

Actually, back at Beihai Ling, he had corrected this address.

But Yuan Yi hadn't changed... so afterwards, he had just let it go.

"Why don't I see Lu Yuan?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled as he spoke, looking around. Ye Qinglian had brought quite a few disciples this time, besides Yuan Yi, he didn't notice other familiar faces.

"The battle at Beihai Ling… Sister Lu sustained injuries,"

Yuan Yi's expression darkened, "And several other sisters, they are all recovering in the valley, missing this mountain-opening ceremony."

Xie Xuanyi nodded, indicating understanding.

Amidst the chaos in Qing State, Baihua Valley had suffered severe losses. Sister Hong Jing and several younger cultivators of the Grotto Heaven perished, souls dispersed. Each of these individuals could have been considered a pillar in any sect and might even have had the potential to ascend as a Yin God in the future.

Their tragic demise was truly lamentable.

"Xie Zhen, you sure are bold, to disregard the face of Prince Jiangning in front of so many,"

Ye Qinglian suddenly said with a smile.

After Jiang Qihu arrived in Da Sui Sword Palace, he did not head straight to True Hidden Peak, but waited at the mountain gate.

She was naturally aware of this.

But initially, Ye Qinglian could never have imagined... that this matter would take such a dramatic turn.

"Had I known earlier that there would be such a spectacle, I definitely would not have missed it."

Ye Qinglian expressed her regret with a curious tone, "Could you let me in on the secret—was that scene with Prince Jiangning arranged by Chen Jingxuan?"

"Would the Young Valley Master believe me if I said it wasn't?"

Xie Xuanyi asked with a smile.

"It's hard to believe."

Ye Qinglian looked at Xie Xuanyi, then suddenly realized something, "Wait, are you here to visit Jade Screen Peak too?"

"Just wandering around."

Xie Xuanyi laughed, making up an excuse, "As a junior, I've always admired Da Sui Sword Palace and wanted to see the legendary 'Sword Washing Pool' for myself. Hence, I accidentally ended up here."

"Just wandering around and you ended up here?"

Ye Qinglian raised an eyebrow slightly.

The upheaval in Qing State had completely exasperated her with Chen Jingxuan.

This new master of the scriptorium was indeed unfathomable.

"Truly just wandering, I was about to leave."

Seeing the look on Ye Qinglian's face, Xie Xuanyi couldn't help but sigh lightly, thinking that some misunderstandings probably couldn't be explained away no matter what.

He turned and bowed to the woman in white at the mountain gate, speaking solemnly, "I apologize for the disturbance earlier. I will take my leave now."

Having said that.

He turned to leave.

Just at that moment—

Above the mountain gate, from the peak shrouded in clouds, suddenly descended an ethereal and expansive yet heart-touching female voice.

"Young Master Xie, please stay."

This voice caused Xie Xuanyi's body to suddenly stiffen.

He stood with his back to the mountain gate, not turning around.

A thread of Divine Thought swept down from above the clouds, arriving in front of the gate, outlining its rough shape amidst the mist.

The clouds were snow-white, the garments whiter than the clouds, and her skin whiter than her garments.

The mere condensation of Divine Thought made all the women of Baihua Valley spellbound, each unable to shift their gaze away.

Even Ye Qinglian felt her heart surge, struggling to calm down after a long time.

By contrast.

The female disciple who had been standing by the mountain gate seemed divinely graceful on her own, but now standing beside Jiang Miaoyin's condensed Divine Thought, she seemed rather "ordinary," like the myriad stars under the Great Yue, dull and outshone, utterly losing their luster.

The mere condensation of Divine Thought possessed such beauty, it was unsettling.

It was hard to imagine.

What divine beauty must the actual person possess?

"… Master."

The Jade Screen Peak female disciple quickly knelt, bowing to the woman beside her, her eyes showing some surprise, as she had never expected that this accidental visit of the young man in a conical hat not only knew Baihua Valley but ultimately even summoned her master to personally descend in Divine Thought form.

Master.

Within the entire Jade Screen Peak, only one person could be addressed as such.

Jiang Miaoyin.

"I have heard about what happened before at the mountain gate,"

The condensation of Jiang Miaoyin's Divine Thought, though only a vague outline, conveyed an extraordinary demeanor, akin to a Heavenly Person.

She slightly bowed toward the silhouette of Xie Xuanyi, "Regardless… please convey my thanks to Mr. Chen."

The voice fell like a gentle stream into the heart.

Xie Xuanyi smiled wryly, his voice slightly hoarse, "… A small matter, indeed."

It was well known.

Da Sui Sword Palace had a pair known as "the Golden Boy and Jade Girl."

Xie Xuanyi and Jiang Miaoyin.

One was an unparalleled Sword Immortal, possessing a rare Sword Dao talent seen once in a thousand years. The other was a contemporary beauty, lovelier than a heavenly fairy. Both entered the Sword Palace as childhood students, sharing their early years... Before Xie Xuanyi's death, their relationship had always been a splendid tale.

After Xie Xuanyi's demise, Prince Jiangning initially compared his son with "the living Xuanyi," using the momentum to gradually become recognized.

As things grew more intense.

The entirety of Jiangning now believed that Xie Sheng's appearance surpassed that of the historical Xie Xuanyi.

The matter of receiving guests at True Hidden Peak was declined by the leaders of various peaks…

This signaled their attitude toward the Jiangning Xie Family.

After expressing thanks, Jiang Miaoyin's Divine Thought form slowly spoke.

"Miss Ye, for the past ten years, Da Sui has been sealed, and Miaoyin pledged an oath, locking herself at Jade Screen Peak, never to go out nor interact with the outside world."

She first looked at Ye Qinglian and the disciples of Baihua Valley, "Once a Divine Soul oath is taken, it cannot be broken… During these ten years, even Qihu's arrival was refused at the door, which was discourteous, but I hope will be understood."

With that, Jiang Miaoyin's Divine Thought bowed slightly, making a gesture of invitation.

Ye Qinglian's expression was complex.

She and Jiang Miaoyin had been acquainted for many years.

Ten years.

She had wanted to meet and exchange notes with Jiang Miaoyin to settle their standings, a desire spanning ten years.

But… throughout these ten years, Jiang Miaoyin had always refused to meet her.

Ye Qinglian had never known the reason.

Only at this moment did she realize, Jiang Miaoyin had actually taken a Divine Soul oath, confining herself within Jade Screen Peak.

"Young Master Xie..."

Jiang Miaoyin's Divine Thought looked at the silhouette of the young man in black, hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "If Young Master Xie doesn't mind, please join us in entering the mountain."

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(Three updates complete. Tomorrow's update might be in the evening, or even later, as I need to carefully plan out the upcoming plot… Hmm, this segment of Da Sui has a lot of characters, I wonder if everyone prefers big chapter updates in one go or today's sort?)