Remould the Glory of Sword Art

A moment later.

In a tavern in Giant Martial City, on the second floor by the window.

Xie Xuanyi and Huo Gu were already drinking together.

"I really didn’t expect to meet a hero like Brother Huo in Giant Martial City."

Xie Xuanyi raised his cup and drank it all in one go.

"Brother Lu, such joy!"

Huo Gu had long let down his guard and also drank fully.

Their acquaintance was but an hour, yet at this moment, they appeared as if old friends who could discuss anything without reservations.

Primarily, Huo Gu was taken aback by Xie Xuanyi’s generosity earlier.

This Brother Lu from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, though it was their first meeting, not only gifted him a bag of Primordial Pills but also "bought" most of the materials needed for his artifact refining this time.

Then, casually chatting.

Huo Gu found this person remarkably in tune with him.

This Brother Lu understood him well, and also understood the Five-Colored Ridge, and even... seemed to understand quite a bit about his Master "Master Ni Yu."

Usually, Huo Gu spent most of his time in seclusion.

Who could have thought?

That upon leaving this time, he would find such a kindred Daoist friend?

"Come, come, let’s continue..."

Xie Xuanyi drank while looking out the window and enjoying the scenery.

Outside the street, great demons were everywhere, creating quite a lively scene. Despite this tavern’s high second floor, even so, there were still enormous demons passing by, their massive size astonishing.

Every now and then, a huge "bull head" would float by as they drank.

It was truly a wondrous sight.

This fierce liquor from the Demon Country was full of powerful energy. If Xie Xuanyi didn’t use primordial energy to dissolve the alcohol, even he would find it overwhelming.

They drank for an hour.

"Brother Lu... my good Dao brother..."

Huo Gu couldn’t help but speak: "Since you fight alongside the Heavenly Phoenix Palace... I wonder under whose tutelage you are?"

"Mountain wanderer."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Not worth mentioning."

"Hmm?"

Huo Gu, who had a bit of a tipsy look, was suddenly taken aback by these words.

Bang!

He slammed the table with force, his demeanor turning dark.

Huo Gu gripped the wine cup, lowering his voice with great displeasure: "Brother Lu... are you taking me for a fool?"

He could see!

This man named Lu was definitely not some mountain wanderer!

To have reached the Yin God Realm and have so many valuable items... how could someone like that have no teacher’s background?

What a joke, this is the Demon Country!

"..."

Ao Ying, who had been massaging Xie Xuanyi’s shoulders, couldn’t help but tense up hearing this.

"Brother Huo."

Xie Xuanyi sighed lightly.

He said wistfully, "My teacher can’t compare to yours..."

Huo Gu squinted his eyes, looking intently at the young, green-faced demon in front of him.

"I joined the Heavenly Phoenix Palace under the name of training with the Red Flame Great Venerable."

Xie Xuanyi drank a cup quietly and said bitterly, "But Dragon Lord, you know, he took in too many disciples, gave me a cultivation technique, and then never cared again. If it weren’t for making some achievements in the battle at the Sea Suppression Platform, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even get to meet my Master a second time."

With these words.

The atmosphere at the table grew silent.

"Brother Lu... you’re a disciple of ’Chi Fu Dragon Lord’?"

Huo Gu’s eyes widened.

He looked at the young, green-faced demon before him in disbelief.

Throughout the Demon Country, there is only one Red Flame Great Venerable, that is "Chi Fu Dragon Lord"... The status of this Great Venerable is so high, even his own Master "Master Ni Yu" cannot come close, he’s practically the second in command of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.

It’s just that, Chi Fu Dragon Lord having many disciples is well-known throughout the Demon Country.

Chi Fu’s proudest disciple is Xuan Jin.

And within his Taoist Palace, the number of Yin God cultivators is countless...

So such a claim is reasonable.

"Can’t compare to Brother Huo."

Xie Xuanyi sighed, "Master Ni Yu earns his disciples’ respect by genuinely imparting skills, while I have only met Dragon Lord twice. After the battle at the Sea Suppression Platform, he granted me a divine skill called ’Phoenix Fire Shield’..."

With that.

Xie Xuanyi waved his sleeve.

A wisp of red Phoenix Fire flew out from his sleeve, fluttering in the air, sealing, and dispersing.

It was just a casual display.

The Phoenix Fire floated for a few moments before quickly extinguishing.

"This is...?"

Ao Ying was secretly startled in her heart.

She recognized this as the divine skill used by Chi Fu Dragon Lord during the battle at Broken Buddha Cliff, involving the Lotus Fire Shield.

At this moment.

Xie Xuanyi pinched a wisp of Karmic Fire from his chest and replicated it from memory.

The essence was about seventy percent similar.

If a Yin God Realm demon from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace were present, they might see through it, but to an Artifact Refining Venerable like Huo Gu, it was virtually flawless.

"Phoenix Fire Shield..."

Huo Gu stared blankly.

He could sense the genuine pressure from this wisp of Phoenix Fire.

Huo Gu followed Master Ni Yu and learned the artifact refining technique. Though he reached the Yin God Realm, his comprehension of the Tao Realm left much to be desired.

At this moment, he was deeply engrossed.

It wasn’t until the light and fire dissipated that Huo Gu snapped back to reality.

"Brother Lu, I was the one who was rude earlier!"

After coming to his senses, he was three parts sober from the drink.

Huo Gu suddenly stood up, immediately punished himself with a cup, and then sighed, "Brother Lu, oh Brother Lu, if you’re truly a disciple of the Red Flame Great Venerable... why didn’t you say so earlier?"

"Such matters, how can they be spoken of?"

Xie Xuanyi waved his hand with a smile, "Even if I had said... would Brother Huo have believed me earlier?"

Huo Gu was taken aback.

Indeed...

In Giant Martial City, if someone randomly approached and claimed to be a disciple of Chi Fu Dragon Lord, he wouldn’t have paid any attention.

"Moreover."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes and laughed at himself, "I’m just a useless individual now... Even though my master granted me a divine skill back then, he didn’t formally acknowledge me as a disciple. If I were to flaunt Dragon Lord’s name everywhere, wouldn’t that be shameless?"

"..."

Ao Ying’s lips twitched slightly, unsure of what to say.

In some sense.

What Xie Xuanyi was doing was even more shameless.

"Brother Lu, don’t speak like that."

Huo Gu said openly, "In all of Demon Country, you truly are exceptional. Even if Dragon Lord doesn’t remember you, he wouldn’t deny the master-disciple relationship... Even if it came to that, you’ve got a brother in me! If Brother Lu needs anything, just ask!"

"You’re too kind, too kind..."

Xie Xuanyi laughed and raised his cup.

He changed the subject.

"By the way..."

Xie Xuanyi curiously asked, "Brother Huo, there are some things I’d like to inquire about."

"Just ask."

Huo Gu eagerly drank another cup.

"I heard that Master Ni Yu of Five-Colored Ridge is skilled in artifact refining..."

Xie Xuanyi asked with a smile, "Is this recent seclusion to craft a treasure for the Holy Emperor’s birthday?"

The battle at Falcon Wind Gorge had been a year ago.

From Huo Gu’s reaction, it seemed he was completely unaware of the birthday invitation from Great Ape Mountain.

But for someone as prominent as Master Ni Yu, it would be different.

If this birthday invitation was authorized by the Nether Sea Venerable...

Then it was highly likely that the Nether Sea Venerable was already preparing outside of the Holy Land!