415: Chapter 24: Flying Swords 415: Chapter 24: Flying Swords The Buddhist sect possesses six Divine Skills.
Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Ear, Telepathy, Destiny, Heavenly Travel, and Leakage-Free Communication.
Among these six Divine Skills, mastering any one of them qualifies one as a “Heavenly Pride.” If further distinguished, the first five are known as “visible divine powers,” which can be both gained and lost, while the sixth, “Leakage-Free Communication,” is an undefiled divine power, the difficulty of which surpasses the combined efforts of the previous five!
However, attaining divine power is just the beginning.
The higher the realm, the stronger the divine power.
Because of reincarnation, Miao Zhen had realized the “Heavenly Ear Technique” at the Cave Heaven Realm, but his cultivation was still “shallow”; therefore, he hadn’t heard everything from the previous conversation at Moss Ridge.
“…”
In just a few words, Miao Zhen understood that Xie Zhen was no easy figure to deal with.
He seemed not to care about the reputation of Great Chu.
Moreover.
Xie Zhen seemed not to care about his own reputation either.
On the contrary, the youth holding the heavy sword stepped forward with a serious expression and seriously countered, “What nonsense are you spouting?
My young master comes from an honorable background.
How could he possibly have ties with a Demon Sect cultivator?”
“If there’s no relation, then how do you explain the title ‘Guest Elder’?”
Miao Zhen calmly spoke.
Duan Zhao was at a loss for words, as he was utterly unaware of what had transpired at the waist of Moss Ridge.
“Guest Elder…”
Xie Xuanyi replied indifferently with a smile, “It’s just a title, is there really anything to explain?”
Miao Zhen was stunned for a moment.
“Cultivators from the Paperman Sect are cunning and excel in sowing discord among people.”
Xie Xuanyi spoke unhurriedly, “Now it seems that the schemes of the Paperman Sect have already succeeded.
Merely the indifferent title of ‘Guest Elder’ has aroused your suspicion…”
“If you have no ties with the Paperman Sect, why didn’t you use your Lifebound Flying Sword earlier?”
Miao Zhen furrowed his brow, changing the subject.
He could feel that Xie Zhen’s swordsmanship was of an extremely high realm!
Traveling from the Da Li Dynasty all this way, none of the cultivators he had encountered at the same realm could give him such a strong “alert” as Xie Zhen did.
“If you hadn’t come… perhaps the Lifebound Flying Sword would have been unsheathed by now.”
Xie Xuanyi silently cursed inwardly but suppressed his complaints and continued to explain, “Not drawing the sword is precisely because I knew it would be fruitless.”
He was aware of the power of the [Tao Furnace] and understood Lu Yuzhen’s methods.
Unsheathing the sword tonight would only expose his [Illness] prematurely.
“Hmph!”
A cold glint flashed in Miao Zhen’s eyes.
He coldly said, “Could it be that ‘Guest Elder Xie’ has a guilty conscience?”
Boom.
A gust of wind erupted at the Tailing Mountain Top, and the young monk in green robes took an unreasonable step forward, thrusting out the Ming Sha Treasure Staff!
“???”
Duan Zhao’s pupils constricted, and he instinctively drew his sword, intending to shield his young master, but immediately his collar tightened from behind, and a great force came through.
This kid…
was foolishly trying to block the staff for him.
Xie Xuanyi felt a warmth in his heart, immediately stepping forward, and threw Duan Zhao backward.
The great acupoints throughout his body were ignited by Primordial Fire.
He casually struck out with his palm, using his physical prowess to forcibly receive the strike from the Ming Sha Treasure Staff!
Clang!
Sparks scattered all over the top of Tailing Mountain, and the sound of metal clashing spread.
“…Primordial Fire forges a Golden Body.”
Miao Zhen stared intently at the youth in black: “You’re not only a Sword Cultivator but also a Body Refiner?!”
This news truly shook him.
Before departing from Fan Yin Temple.
He had diligently reviewed the intelligence from Fangyuan Square.
After the reverse flow of spiritual energy in the North Sea, numerous geniuses began to emerge from all the holy lands, with several reaching Perfect Cave Heaven…
but among these, none caught Miao Zhen’s “eye.”
Special mention was made of Xie Zhen in the intelligence from Da Li Fangyuan Square.
Miao Zhen had initially not taken it seriously.
The strength noted for this youth in the intelligence was “Initial Cave Heaven,” but now it appeared the intelligence was flawed, this fellow was definitely hiding his true strength, and beyond that…
he felt an indescribable pressure.
This was definitely not something any so-called Heavenly Pride could evoke.
“Merely body refinement, what’s so surprising about that?”
Xie Xuanyi hinted with a smile, “I heard you killed the Yin Mountain Venerable in South Border…
that’s quite a deed.”
Cave Heaven killing Yin God?
It sounds unbelievable.
But if it happened to a Reincarnated True Person, it was not entirely impossible.
Yin Mountain, although one of the Three Great Sects of South Border, the White Ghost required little of its disciples; promotion was acceptable even if achieved via elixirs…
With Miao Zhen’s “realm,” he must possess a complete top-level Tao Rule, and it was indeed possible that an evil cultivator, who rose to the rank of Yin God Venerable through elixirs, might get executed with a staff before he could consolidate his realm and while his magic was wholly suppressed.
“Let me see your Lifebound Flying Sword.”
Miao Zhen narrowed his eyes, exerting force with one arm.
Hum.
The Treasure Staff vibrated, this immense force transmitted through the Ming Sha Zen Stick inch by inch, reaching Xie Xuanyi’s palm in an instant.
Powerful energy transmitted, the wind howled.
Xie Xuanyi stepped back, his feet creating a dent on the peak of Tailing Mountain, firmly receiving the palm strike from the Ming Sha Treasure Staff, numerous Primordial Fires converged, he could feel the Sword Qi Cave Heaven between his brows already ignited with a raging will to fight…
Under the influence of Miao Zhen’s Tao Rules.
[Illness] was eager to strike, ready to burst out of the Cave Heaven the moment Xie Xuanyi’s thought settled.
But Xie Xuanyi did not grant Miao Zhen his wish.
For some reason.
Seeing Miao Zhen, the “unease” in his Heart Lake had not dissipated.
His Purple Mansion Divine Soul kept trembling, alerting him to be cautious.
This trembling frequency was getting higher and higher—
It seemed that this “unease” was not only coming from Miao Zhen.