Remould the Glory of Sword Art

Ye Qinglian coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.

The fierce explosion had torn the Luohu ship apart from the inside, creating a "vacuum" within a mile radius around the large ship.

The water flowed backward, resembling an overturned giant bowl.

"You Hai King... self-detonated?"

Jiang Qihu's face turned pale.

This scene was shockingly impactful; he had never imagined things would develop in this way.

"...Yes."

Tang Fengshu silently gazed in the direction where the wreckage of Luohu was sinking.

She knew what kind of person You Hai King was.

But this self-detonation

Indeed was beyond expectation.

Ye Qinglian was somewhat dazed, "A mighty Qing State King, just died like that?"

"Dying like this is better than living a life of ignominy."

Tang Fengshu shook her head and said, "Chu Lin knew, if he did not die, I would strip him of his cultivation and send him to the Imperial City... what he would face next would be the mockery of the Imperial City's officials."

Jiang Qihu's expression grew dim.

Indeed... if he were sent to the Imperial City, with Chu Lin's personality, death might be preferable."

The Qing State upheaval, from the beginning, seemed fated to end this way.

Whether he succeeded or failed, Chu Lin was bound to face death.

"Since great disaster has been averted, and massive chaos hasn't ensued."

The Pavilion Master sighed faintly, "In that case, dying like this isn't too bad an ending."

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...

In the Seeking Tao Domain, a millennia of gloom was shattered by a fateful strike.

Xie Xuanyi watched as large chunks of rocks fell from above—

The night he communicated through the Ruyi Order,

he reached a "consensus" with Chen Jingxuan... After the outer array of the Bai Ze Secret Realm was broken, he would provide Chen Jingxuan with a position at the array's eye.

Now, the Beihai Ling began to collapse.

This also meant that the destiny of the library had successfully shattered the array's eye.

Xie Xuanyi had fulfilled his promise.

He took a step forward, reaching out to hold [Chen Ke], his Lifebound Flying Sword that had dimmed for a decade, and in that moment, it began to glow.

Xie Xuanyi's eyes revealed a hint of sorrow.

For ten whole years, [Chen Ke] had been trapped within Beihai Ling.

The Tao Rules left by the Da Dao pen tightly bound the Flying Sword.

Rust had formed on the surface of the Flying Sword, and most importantly... several cracks had appeared on the blade.

In those ten years when he was "dead,"

[Chen Ke] must have tried everything to shatter the array patterns and leave the North Sea.

Unfortunately,

It couldn't contend with the Tao Rules left by the Da Dao pen.

Xie Xuanyi extended his finger, gently wiping the Flying Sword, listening to the Sword Sound which was no longer as crisp as before, and carefully put it away.

"The heavens do not let down those who strive."

A familiar voice echoed from behind.

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes.

He didn't need to look back to know who had come.

"Brother Xuanyi, congratulations,"

Lu Yuzhen made a bow with a smile, saying, "Getting back your Lifebound Flying Sword and returning to the state of a Sword Immortal is just around the corner."

His words were sincere, with no hint of falsehood.

It's said you shouldn't slap a smiling face.

But unfortunately, the visitor was Lu Yuzhen.

Xie Xuanyi, who had been holding back a fire in his heart, without another word, turned around and summoned his Flying Sword!

[Chen Ke] shattered the gloom, drawing out a silvery white streak!

The next instant, a clear sound of metal clashing rang out in the Seeking Tao Domain—

"Clang!!!"

The Flying Sword returned, hovering over Xie Xuanyi's shoulder.

[Chen Ke] still radiated a captivating sharpness even with rust and cracks!

"Hey, hey, hey... don't damage it."

The white-haired Taoist tenderly stroked the small red furnace in front of him.

Xie Xuanyi frowned.

A Tao furnace!

Withstanding a strike from [Chen Ke], several red array patterns floating on the surface of the Tao furnace had been shattered... but as Lu Yuzhen reached out to stroke it, the array patterns restored themselves.

"Thank goodness it's not damaged,"

Lu Yuzhen checked the small furnace and relieved, joked, "I almost forgot, Xie Xuanyi, you are not a semi-Yang God now, just an ordinary Foundation Establishment. Getting your Lifebound Flying Sword back, you shouldn't be killing people, right? To strike at me, at least you'll need to rebuild your Sword Qi Cave Heaven."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was expressionless; he ignored Lu Yuzhen and spoke directly to the Tao furnace: "Dao Jiu!"

The Tao furnace did not respond.

"Stop reciting."

Lu Yuzhen sighed, "If you truly cared, why didn't you choose to take it with you from the start?"

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath.

"This 'Dao Furnace' has not yet acknowledged a master, it's only sealed by my 'Tao Rules.' Meeting Dao Jiu is very simple."

Lu Yuzhen spoke indifferently, "You just need to swear with your divine soul that after taking the 'Dao Furnace,' you won't cleanse Dao Jiu's soul with the Sword Washing Pool. I will immediately break the Tao Rules' seal."

Xie Xuanyi fell silent.

He could not make such a promise.

The emergence of the 'Dao Furnace' was bound to be accompanied by Blood Refining—

The only compromise he could think of was to use the Sword Washing Pool to change the nature of the 'Dao Furnace'!

"Look, Brother Dao Jiu, I did not deceive you."

Lu Yuzhen smiled, patting the furnace, "Following Xie Zhen would not be as good as following me."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi coldly watched the white-haired Taoist, "You waited in Lichao City until now, surely not just for a 'Dao Furnace,' right?"

"Of course..."

"No."

Lu Yuzhen spoke flatly, "Brother Xuanyi underestimates me too much. A 'Dao Furnace' is not worth such effort; if you actually wanted it now, you would just need to respectfully call me 'Lord Lu,' and I would readily cede it."

Lord Lu?

Xie Xuanyi sneered, "Don't even think about it."

Lu Yuzhen shrugged his shoulders with a hint of regret, "That's a pity, Brother Dao Jiu, seems like you can only leave with me."

Having said that, he paused.

"But there is also a second possibility."

Lu Yuzhen grinned, "Xie Xuanyi, why don't you come with me too?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at the man before him.

He really couldn't understand the thought process of Lu Yuzhen.

"After retrieving your Lifebound Flying Sword, there are only a few places you could go."

"Back to Da Sui Sword Palace, back to Lotus Peak?"

"Why not follow me and enjoy your freedom..."

Lu Yuzhen spoke very earnestly, "Leave with me, and I guarantee you'll return to your peak within three to five years, and you'll be able to use the White Ghost of Yin Mountain's head as a night pot."

"I don't need your guarantee, I can return to my peak on my own."

Xie Xuanyi spoke coldly, "Perhaps Lord Lu will tell us, what exactly are you plotting with the situation in Lichao City?"

Though his call of Lord Lu came with a touch of sarcasm.

But Lu Yuzhen was overjoyed and took great pleasure in it.

"Tsk, easy to say—"

He pointed toward the collapsing sky, saying, "Brother Xuanyi, do you know why Beihai Ling came all the way from Erosion Sun Swamp to Lichao City?"

Xie Xuanyi had already deciphered most of Beihai Ling's secrets. Now, only this last one remained.

Xie Xuanyi frowned.

The sound of thunder continued incessantly.

It was neither the sound of the tide nor the noise of Secret Tomb array patterns.

It was more like... the agonized wails of a creature.

"That 'Mandate' sword strike must have been quite painful just now."

Lu Yuzhen spoke with pity, "Luckily, I fed our big guy earlier... otherwise how could you have lasted until now?"

Xie Xuanyi was taken aback.

The big guy?

He suddenly remembered the phrase on the Bai Ze stone wall, to be exact—

The two characters, 'Dà Yuè!'

"For the past ten years, the national fate of Great Chu Country has been falling, its primordial energy withering, and the Northern County has been particularly miserable."

Lu Yuzhen spoke softly, "The juncture where the Carp Tide River connects with the North Sea had such a 'big guy' lying there, insatiable, eating anything and everything. The overseers at the Imperial City worked so hard to obtain such great national destiny, only for it all to be devoured... How could the destiny of Da Chu possibly turn for the better?"

"Although Chen Jingxuan is exceedingly talented, he is, after all, young and his life is short-lived."

Lu Yuzhen sighed deeply, putting on airs, "If I really killed the 'Dà Yuè,' the national fate would not be nurtured in return, instead, it might be completely blocked off. I have no ability to reach the heavens, only a heart of some mercy."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was left in complete silence by these words.

Boom!

Perhaps even the heavens couldn't bear to listen to Lu Yuzhen's words.

A boulder crashed down without warning onto the top of Beihai Ling, landing directly in front of Lu Yuzhen.

The white-haired Taoist looked up with his heart still pounding, then spoke more soberly, "I used a drop of Undying Spring to save that 'big guy's' life, and from now on, it will leave this place and retreat back to the North Sea."

"From today on, the accumulated national fate of Great Chu Country over the last decade will burst forth in a single morning. This will be a grand era that only comes once in a millennium."

Lu Yuzhen said seriously, "Just as I mentioned when we first met..."

"Brother Xuanyi."

"A great tide is coming."

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