Remould the Glory of Sword Art

"Bang!"

Ao Ying fell heavily to the ground.

She gasped in pain, hitting the snow-covered earth in a rather disheveled manner, sliding tens of meters...

A full twelve hundred miles.

Crossing the Void.

She exhausted all the remaining Essence Blood within her Feng Mou.

The scene at the Ruins was indeed too terrifying.

Ao Ying didn’t want to linger in that sinister place for even a moment.

The force of the casual strike from the Great Palace Master was enough to burn her Yin God to ashes, leaving not even a trace.

"Hoo..."

Ao Ying stumbled along in the wind and snow.

She looked back, where the dazzling flare of the Lushui Cave Heaven, blooming like a lotus amidst the howling wind and snow of the dark sky, was glaringly bright. With countless Array Talismans supporting and enhancing it, the magnificent Grotto Heaven glowed like a Luminous Pearl, emitting an exceptionally brilliant hue.

Fortunately.

The spot chosen by this Xie wasn’t inside the Lushui Cave Heaven.

Otherwise.

She would have to find a way to sneak into the Grotto Heaven... The scenes inside the Sword Qi Lotus Order were located around twenty miles north of Lushui Cave Heaven. This distance wasn’t short, surrounded by desolate mountains. It’s said that this area was once the ruins of the Demon Country a thousand years ago; finding a "ruined temple" among the Desolate Ridge shouldn’t be too difficult.

A thousand years ago.

The relationship between Demon Cultivators and the Human Race was not as bad as it is now.

At that time, all methods flourished brightly.

There were more than ten Heavenly Human Great Cultivators.

Buddhist, Dao, Sword...

Every Great Dao could be verified for immortality!

In the Demon Country, there were many Great Cultivators who had bonded with the Buddhist, conformed under the Buddhist, and practiced Buddhist Law.

Heavenly Phoenix Palace, Great Ape Mountain, and even the Ancient Dragon Court...

All had Buddhist Demon Cultivators.

After all, the Dao knows no boundaries; whether human or demon, as long as one’s mind is clear and pure, one can comprehend the "Dao Fruit" in the Great Dao River, touching the vast "Origin."

"Found it."

Ao Ying trudged through the wind and snow for an hour.

She saw from afar a broken and ragged ancient temple; it was indeed a Buddhist temple.

After the Great Tribulation, the Great Cultivators of the Demon Country had completely severed ties with the Buddhist... but some Great Venerables continued practicing Buddhist Magic, mastering Buddhist Divine Skills. Because of fear of these Great Venerables’ prestige, a significant number of ancient Buddhist temples still existed within the vast territories of the Demon Country.

Thinking about this carefully, it’s actually quite ironic.

The "Li Kingdom," the most powerful Buddhist tradition, sought to Destroying Buddha everywhere, toppling numerous ancient temples.

But ironically, within the irreconcilable Demon Country, there was a considerable number of ancient temples preserved...

"Creak..."

Ao Ying nervously pushed open the wooden door of the ancient temple.

Thankfully.

The first sight upon opening the door was the young man in black, with sword-like eyebrows and Feng Mou.

Xie Xuanyi lay incredibly weak in a pool of blood, his face pale, eyes closed, lips trembling lightly.

The ancient temple, although not large, enshrined a single rusted Buddhist statue. It was the famously revered "Vast Eye Heavenly King," clad in Red Armor, with a Red Dragon coiling around its arm; despite being weathered by time, it seemed more dignified, glaring fiercely as if it might come to life at any moment. In the dark temple, something sticky was spreading beneath the feet.

It’s blood.

A large amount of fresh blood.

A lingering "charred smell" filled the air.

"Master Xie... are you okay?"

Ao Ying immediately rushed forward, crouching down, called out, but received no response.

She extended two fingers, cautiously checking Xie Xuanyi’s breath.

The breathing was very faint.

But he was still alive.

The heart that had been slightly eased now tightened again.

Ao Ying accidentally lifted a corner of Xie Xuanyi’s black shirt, almost crying out in shock. The dark temple was dim, she simply ignited Primordial Fire to illuminate the shadowy darkness under the Buddha statue... Xie Xuanyi’s chest was a bloody mess, a large cross-shaped gash cleaved his torso.

The prior charred smell in the air originated from this.

A massive amount of Phoenix Fire was burning.

Xie Xuanyi’s skin was burnt to charcoal, but his heart still maintained a faint beat... He wasn’t dead yet; the flesh was slowly healing under the drive of the Undying Spring despite being sliced by the long sword formed from the Phoenix Fire Origin. It was a wound Ao Ying couldn’t fathom; she was certain this kind of injury would be impossible for anyone else to survive.

Only Xie Xuanyi managed to retain a thin thread of breath.

The Undying Spring was almost depleted.

Every fresh wisp of vapor produced by the Spring Eye was instantly consumed.

A grain-sized, snow-white radiance rested on Xie Xuanyi’s brow, emanating a warm glow... His survival till now was indeed a miracle, relying not just on the Undying Spring but also on Cui Zhen’s Longevity Lamp. This Longevity Lamp similarly provided a substantial amount of vitality for Life Extension.

"He really survived the Great Palace Master’s hand..."

Ao Ying couldn’t help but mutter.

Just looking at these wounds, she could imagine how tragic the battle in the Ruins was.

Xie Xuanyi had a fierce battle with the Great Palace Master, and managed to escape the pursuit of this Heavenly Phoenix Palace leader.

To face off against the strongest and survive.

This is already proof of formidable strength.

"Cough..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Accompanied by a fit of intense coughing.

Xie Xuanyi, pale as paper, slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, he couldn’t even clearly see the scene before him, countless Ao Ying faces spread, overlapping...

A blessing amidst misfortune.

His soul thought was still somewhat stable.

"Ao Ying."

Xie Xuanyi rasped, "You came?"

"I... came."

Ao Ying’s expression was complex, she sighed softly.

She still didn’t understand till now.

Why did Xie Xuanyi send a message to her?

She had heard that Xie Xuanyi was the one who joined forces with Cui Zhen to slay the Sun Erosion... In theory, given such a desperate situation, reaching out to Cui Zhen should be the priority.

Cui Zhen’s strength was greater than her own, his divine skills vast.

Saving Xie Xuanyi’s life shouldn’t be an issue.

As for herself.

Eleventh Realm of Yin God, neither high nor low. When it comes to life-and-death combat, none of Xie Xuanyi’s opponents were ones she could handle.

"I knew you would come."

Xie Xuanyi smiled with difficulty.

"Is there anything I can do?"

Ao Ying lowered her voice, "Do you need Feng Mou, Red Dragon Fortune, or... my Dragon Blood?"

Feng Mou was the most precious secret treasure she possessed.

If activated, it could cross the void, far away from this troubled land.

Red Dragon Fortune might slightly improve his injuries.

As for Dragon Blood...

It was a great tonic, somewhat able to boost blood qi. If Xie Xuanyi didn’t mind, she was willing to nurture him with her own Dragon Blood.

"No..."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head gently and said, "You just need to stay here."

"Stay here?"

Ao Ying was a bit bewildered.

Her first thought was to escape with Xie Xuanyi.

But thinking carefully.

Although the Demon Country was vast, there was no place to set foot now, the Heavenly Phoenix Palace had the Power of the Sky Vault to divine; given Xie Xuanyi’s current state, any rash action could easily expose his whereabouts.

However.

Is staying in this ruined temple really safe?

"I’ve erased all my traces; it’s temporarily safe here."

"Stay here, guard over me..."

Xie Xuanyi said wearily, "The Great Palace Master failed to kill me, he won’t let this go."

This was the most serious injury Xie Xuanyi had ever suffered.

Without exception.

He needed time to recover.

And during this period, he needed a guardian.

Regarding what Ao Ying was thinking.

Xie Xuanyi had thought about it as well.

Cui Zhen... indeed was a good "ally."

But in Xie Xuanyi’s current state, it was really not suitable to meet with Cui Zhen.

After all, Cui Zhen and he were not of the same mind.

Should even a trace of murderous intent arise.

The current him had no means of counteraction.

Of course, there was another very important reason. Xie Xuanyi was well aware of Cui Zhen’s situation, this guy, although not injured, his current predicament might not be better than his own; Heavenly Phoenix Palace wanted to kill him more than they wanted to kill me... This whole year, it had been me who protected Cui Zhen.

Heavenly Phoenix Palace had exhausted all means, collecting Cui Zhen’s information, trying to divine through cause and effect.

He himself was not of the Demon Race.

Within the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, they had no "token" of his to perform Sky Vault Divination.

But Cui Zhen was different.

In the current situation, if Xie Xuanyi were to meet Cui Zhen again, the originally intact cause and effect track might be leaked as a result.

By then, if blocked by the Great Cultivator of Heavenly Phoenix Palace, there would truly be no way to escape, no place to flee.