NOVEL WEB Chapter 85: 10 Years
The strong wind blew past.
The treasure ship that burned like the sun quickly extinguished, and the corpse in Xie Xuanyi's arms turned to ashes in an instant, scattered by the wind.
"The first reaction was to self-destruct rather than call for help…"
Xie Xuanyi withdrew his Martial Arts Divine Embryo, silently watching the ashes of the corpse drifting across the sky.
"You villain!"
The voice of the Longevity House disciple echoed in the Heart Lake before his death.
Why was it like this?
The relationship with the Taoist was indeed strained, but there hadn't been a conflict with the Longevity House yet.
This young disciple seemed to hate him deeply…
Without reason.
Xie Xuanyi thought of what the Crown Prince had said to him.
"You cannot go back anymore."
He slightly moved his head, his gaze shifting to the bottom of the treasure ship, where the mast had shattered, completely suppressing the cabin. After the recent self-destruction, an extremely faint primordial energy was emanating from the seam of the deck… It was the aura of a Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure. Xie Xuanyi didn't hesitate, stepping towards the bottom of the ship, a wisp of Sword Qi attached to his fingertip, he deployed the Annihilation Dao Realm, effortlessly slicing through the deck seam.
A narrow barrier streaming with primordial energy brilliance appeared within the gap.
Xie Xuanyi saw a young woman dressed in a Longevity House Taoist robe, curled up and trembling.
"..."
At this moment, he somewhat understood part of the reason why the previous disciple desperately self-destructed. The young woman curled up in the gap had a thin realm, only at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, probably the weakest member of the Longevity House's demon-slaying team this time… Perhaps she was the little junior sister of the house, thus cherished and able to receive this precious Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure for life-saving. The Yin Mountain Evil Cultivators slaughtered everyone on the treasure ship but overlooked the woman hiding in the deck seam, the wounded cultivators of the Longevity House knowing they were "hopeless for survival," thus left their last hope for her.
She was very fortunate.
She truly survived.
"I'm not a bad person."
Xie Xuanyi tore open the seam of the Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure, extending a hand and speaking in a gentle tone: "I'm here to save you."
Amidst the fiery wind, the flames of the treasure ship gradually extinguished.
The massive hull, like the carcass of a beast, with all its flesh and blood decayed away, leaving only a dry skeleton.
All around was only the mournful sound of the wind.
There was no trace of happiness in the woman's eyes, only terror, dread, and… anger.
She looked at Xie Xuanyi, her eyes full of despair.
Thus, the same scene played out again.
The woman closed her eyes, igniting her Divine Sea, and the scorching Primordial Fire of the Divine Sea burned, causing this Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure, which could hold only one person, to crack from the inside out—
She chose to self-destruct!
But this time, Xie Xuanyi was prepared; the moment he saw the Primordial Fire ignite, he hurriedly acted, sending forth a wisp of Divine Thought of Life.
Saving is much harder than killing.
If one is set on dying, igniting the Divine Soul—even a Daluo Golden Immortal wouldn't help!
Xie Xuanyi's Divine Thought of Life didn't make it in time, and the whole body of the Longevity House's little junior sister turned into blazing light and fire.
Xie Xuanyi clenched his teeth.
He could only give up on "rescue," forcibly injecting his Divine Thought into the other's Divine Sea.
Rumble!
The second violent combustion erupted with great intensity. Facing the self-destructive flames of the Foundation Establishment Realm, Xie Xuanyi did not summon his Martial Arts Divine Embryo, choosing instead to withstand it with his physical body. He took a step forward, entering the Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure, against the violent flames, he pressed his palm onto the young woman's head, reluctantly initiating "Soul Search" before her Divine Soul was completely burned away.
Only for a moment—
Xie Xuanyi saw the scene of the Bingyou being slaughtered.
Dark clouds hung high at the Heavenly Peak, soul banners whistled, evil ghosts screamed—
The Yin Mountain Evil Cultivators were hiding among the clouds.
He saw several "acquaintances."
The disciples under the White Ghost's command had come to this place, yet the most prestigious among them was the eldest disciple under the White Ghost, White Crane True Man Ren Zhong.
Ten years ago in the North Sea battle,
Ren Zhong had already been a Great Practitioner at the Fifteenth Realm of Yin God.
Ten years passed…
Ren Zhong had probably advanced to the Perfect Realm of Yin God.
What Xie Xuanyi found "eerie" was… the Yin Mountain Evil Cultivators behind Ren Zhong spread out in order of rank, yet there was a "black-robed man" standing side by side with Ren Zhong.
Who is this?
Equal in standing with Ren Zhong, without any distinction…
Moreover, this black-robed man seemed faintly more eminent than "Ren Zhong."
If Ren Zhong and the black-robed man hadn't appeared, the slaughter on the Bingyou might still have been resistible.
The young Evil Cultivators under Yin Mountain were attacking the Bingyou and were temporarily trapped by the Treasure Ship Array.
Because of this… the little junior sister of the Longevity House had time to hide in the deck seam. After the senior brother had arranged everything, she hid in the Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure and then witnessed an "unforgettable" scene.
Ren Zhong and the black-robed man exchanged a few words.
The next moment.
The black-robed man stepped forward, gently raising his hand.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
The sound of Sword Sound resonated, and the pitch-black sky over the great ship was illuminated by a Golden Sword.
A wisp of Sword Qi blossomed at the Heavenly Peak, transforming into a lotus.
The lotus descended, shattering the array.
Countless Yin Mountain Ghost Cultivators swept into the treasure ship like ghost souls, starting the slaughter…
Within the perspective of "Soul Search," Xie Xuanyi merged with the hidden little junior sister of the Longevity House, his gaze through the narrow seam of the Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure, looking at the Heavenly Peak where the splendid and sacred Sword Qi Lotus scattered the shadows over miles, he clearly saw the face of the black-robed man.
Xie Xuanyi's Divine Sea went blank for a moment—
He never anticipated.
In the instant that the splendid Sword Qi spread its brilliance.
He would see another "himself" in the blazing flames.
...
...
The violent flames subsided.
Xie Xuanyi stood alone in the shattered cave of heaven, these two self-destructions hadn't caused him any harm…
But he felt a heaviness in his Heart Lake.
The falling light and fire landed on the ground.
Looking down, the scattered burning light and fire were like residual rain, like a bright mirror, each spark after hitting the ground reflected a clear pale face.
At this moment.
He understood why the previous Longevity House disciple had shouted "You villain."
He understood why the little junior sister of the Longevity House would so resolutely activate the self-destruction.
The senior brother of the sect hid her here…
Hoping she might survive and then await the arrival of the Great Chu's reinforcements.
In some sense.
She actually waited for the "reinforcements."
But…
The one who came happened to be Xie Xuanyi.
Just moments ago, she witnessed the death of her last senior brother with her own eyes.
If Xie Xuanyi hadn't found this Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure, perhaps she could have continued to wait.
But unfortunately…
There are no "ifs" in the world.
In her eyes, Xie Xuanyi was not the hope to save her from the Earth Abyss, but a wicked ghost bringing despair.
"Heh."
Xie Xuanyi chuckled slightly, he left the cabin, stepping onto the broken, fallen mast, boarding the prow of the extinguished treasure ship.
The Foundation Establishment Realm is too low.
Even if the "Soul Search" operated for just a moment…
Xie Xuanyi could still see a lot.
The poor dead woman just now was named "Song Yu," indeed the youngest little junior sister of the Longevity House.
From the attack at Qingfu Mountain.
To the gathering at the treasure ship.
Then to the descent of Ye Ancestor, falling into the Earth Abyss.
Song Yu's Divine Sea memories were entirely "absorbed" by Xie Xuanyi.
He heard every word Ye Ancestor said.
Also saw Zhou Ceng, Prince Jiangning, Ye Qinglian, Jiang Que… the reactions of these Great Chu Yin Gods.
The damp lake wind of the Earth Abyss blew past, familiar memories surged within.
Ten years have passed.
It's another new decade.
Xie Zhen, Xie Xuanyi.
Earth Abyss, North Sea.
This moment, just like that moment.