Remould the Glory of Sword Art

In front of the Dao Furnace Great Hall, blood fog filled the air.

The familiar scent of blood echoed in the air, and Dao Jiu couldn't help but be reminded of a scene from many years ago as he rested his chin in his hand.

Hmm... it seems that the difference between humans and the Demon Race isn't as great as I imagined.

Xie Xuanyi put away his sword and stepped over the mechanical technician's fragmented remains, slowly making his way to the woman.

"Chu Lady, what spirit."

Between them lay a Golden Body Buddha.

The flesh Buddha's shell was still hard, emitting a faint golden light over its entire body, but its eyes had dimmed, and the entire Purple Mansion Divine Soul had been shattered, dead beyond any doubt.

"Killing him leaves only you and me."

Xie Xuanyi gently patted the Buddha statue standing in front of him with the side of his sword scabbard.

With a bang!

The Buddha statue fell to the ground, dust scattering everywhere.

The woman sitting at the end of the dust cloud didn't seize the opportunity to strike; instead, she silently plucked the strings—

Hum!

The wave of sound vibrated and spread from the ground!

"Not killing him would only lead to a worse outcome."

Chu Man's voice was very light, "Though they belonged to Grotto Heaven, they were controlled by greed and panic... If they cannot be commanded by me, what use is their life?"

The divisive words of Xie Zhen didn't carry much weight.

But with the "Dao Furnace" Artifact Spirit's fanning of flames, the effect was different!

Xie Xuanyi let out a cold laugh. He knew this woman was no saint, but her ruthlessness was somewhat unexpected.

A Golden Body realm could be somewhat useful. To kill on a whim!

"Young Master Xie, I've understood the rules of this 'Dao Furnace'."

Chu Man said calmly, "To take it away, one must build it with fresh blood... Now that both from Grotto Heaven are dead, their paths extinguished, if you want to take the 'Dao Furnace', Chu Man can give way."

"Give way?"

This statement surprised Xie Xuanyi even more, "Lady Chu doesn't want to compete?"

"A great fortune, who wouldn't want it?"

Chu Man smiled slightly and said, "But I would rather make friends with Young Master Xie. Those from Baihua Valley were supposed to accompany you on the journey, and now that they are nowhere to be seen, they must have been sent away... By that reasoning, as long as one leaves the Secret Realm, there will be no delay in taking the 'Dao Furnace', did Chu Man speak incorrectly?"

Xie Xuanyi looked towards Dao Jiu.

With a helpless expression Dao Jiu confirmed, "That's correct."

Sitting behind the curtains, he looked at Chu Man with a hint of admiration in his eyes. This woman was decisive and quick to respond... a promising talent.

"You were ordered by the You Hai King to enter the Bai Ze Secret Realm, kill those from Baihua Valley, and also Chu Family's advisors, only to return empty-handed in the end."

Xie Xuanyi scoffed, "Aren't you worried that the prince will blame you?"

Take a step back!

Even if You Hai King does not pursue it, everything that Chu Man did in the Secret Realm will definitely be held accountable by Baihua Valley!

"The prince?"

Chu Man's expression remained unchanged as she calmly replied, "Compared to You Hai King, I'm actually more afraid of the Sword Cultivators from Baihua Valley."

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes.

Truth be told, at this point—

The identity of You Hai King held no mystery.

Luring the Jiang Family and Baihua Valley to Lichao City to start trouble.

Clearly.

This prince was the "bloody disaster" predicted by the Zhitian Book Pavilion. Today, Chu Man eliminating adversaries in the Secret Realm was to remove obstacles for You Hai King... Few knew the true nature of this scheme. Recruiting those Evil Cultivators from the South Border was precisely because they did not need to know too much, they just needed to follow orders and kill.

Chu Man was not afraid of You Hai King.

Because she knew what You Hai King wanted to do—

And she knew the consequences of doing such things.

No matter what the outcome at Lichao City was.

You Hai King was very likely to die.

Even if he really managed to ascend to a Yang God and escape from the Da Chu border by a stroke of luck, he would only be able to move within the territories of the Demon Country in the future.

Her little betrayal, Chu Man, what did it amount to?

Would he really return for her alone to kill her?

"Interesting."

Xie Xuanyi mocked, "You think you have a way back, a second option?"

"As long as Young Master Xie nods, I have one."

Chu Man's hands rested on the strings, dust fluttering in front of the hall, her clothes billowing, appearing ethereal in the light and shadows as if she were not of this mundane world.

"Everyone has been killed."

"The disciples from Baihua Valley have also been sent away early."

Chu Man looked at Xie Xuanyi and continued, "As long as Young Master Xie stays silent, who will know I'm still alive?"

Xie Xuanyi fell silent.

Indeed, as long as he was willing to cooperate, he could indeed create the illusion that Chu Man "died" in the Bai Ze Secret Realm.

"You make a fair point..."

Xie Xuanyi sighed and then changed the subject, "But why should I agree?"

He flung his Reed Sword scabbard!

A streak of light shattered the dust in the air, shooting out like a swift arrow!

Chu Man remained silent, pressing the strings.

An invisible surge of sound hit the scabbard, knocking it back and out of trajectory. Xie Xuanyi reached out to catch it and then, with a forceful grip, drew the sword from the scabbard as waves of sound rolled in like a tidal wave, one stronger than the next.

The scene of Chu Man killing the eldest sister of Baihua Valley, Hong Jing, with her sound unfolded again!

Only Xie Xuanyi's Divine Soul was far from comparable to Hong Jing's—

He drew his sword from its scabbard and then swirled the blade, creating flowers of sword light.

With Xie Xuanyi's Divine Soul Realm, he could withstand the "seas chant," but he did not do so, instead using Sword Intent to fight against the lethal sound waves!

The sword light flowed, curling in front of him.

Numerous sound waves surged like a tidal flood, only to be sliced apart by the continuous silver light!

Xie Xuanyi "casually walked" through it all!

Chu Man accelerated the plucking of her strings, and the sound waves surged from her Ninth Grade treasure reached an almost continuous thread, with no signs of breakage. Meanwhile, Xie Xuanyi's "Reed" sword drew a perfect, flawless circle in his palm.