236: Chapter 19 Chen Mansion Visitor 236: Chapter 19 Chen Mansion Visitor What is that beyond Snow Mountain?
Xie Xuanyi sat in the courtyard, squinting his eyes, his thoughts drifting back to the distant past.
Many years ago, Xie Xuanyi had participated in the Northern Hunt, on that occasion, he hunted down a phoenix!
That Northern Hunt was grand and vast.
Many of the Heavenly Prides wanted to compete for the limelight of the Northern Hunt.
But in the end, they were all overshadowed by Xie Xuanyi!
Aside from the variant descendants of the Dragon Blood…
almost no member of the Demon Race could compare with the pure phoenix bloodline of Jiang Huang.
In their eyes, Xie Xuanyi had won a great haul during that Northern Hunt, but Xie Xuanyi himself did not think so.
That year’s Northern Hunt.
At the end of Snow Mountain, Xie Xuanyi discovered an ancient secret realm hidden within the mountains and heavy snow, its entrance concealed by countless swirls of Sword Qi.
The intuition from within his Heart Lake told him.
There must be tremendous fortune within this secret realm!
However…
such fortune was surely not easy to obtain.
The secret realm in Snow Mountain was just an entrance; stepping into this secret realm led to one void portal after another opening in succession.
Always cautious in his actions, Xie Xuanyi did not rashly enter but stood at the entrance, using his Flying Sword along with his Divine Thought to probe as deeply inside as possible.
In the end, the Flying Sword “struggled” to reach the end point.
He saw endless flowing radiance, gathering and flowing deep within the secret realm, and suspended at the very end of this layered realm, a fist-sized “fruit.”
That fruit, like a baby, seemed to have awakened its Spirit Wisdom.
It just slumbered as though wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Xie Xuanyi was greatly shaken.
He had never expected to see the legendary “Divine Fruit” during the Northern Hunt.
Within the Taoist texts of Lotus Peak, such a story is recorded.
It is said that when Heaven and Earth first opened, amidst the undifferentiated chaos, the Dao was mixed, and the order of this world was like various bands of rosy clouds, clear-cut yet inseparable.
Later on.
The Heaven and Earth Dao gradually became clear, and all sentient beings and spirits began to awaken.
Only then did the Dao gradually fade into the heavens, returning to formlessness.
Cultivators refining Qi, establishing Foundation, controlling Qi, condensing the Grotto Heaven, casting the Yin God, it is all a process of apprehending the Dao…
but there are divine objects that allow one to avoid such hardships and labor, needing only a brief moment to equate to the arduous decades of hard work of others.
The Divine Fruit is such an object.
This fruit requires hundreds of years to gestate, hundreds of years to grow, and thousands of years to mature.
In a certain sense.
This Divine Fruit is a “Cultivator” that has lived for a long time; throughout its gestation and growth, the Divine Fruit has been comprehending its own Dao…
When it truly “falls ripe from the stem,” that is also the moment it achieves the Dao!
A thousand years ago in the Demon Country, there appeared a supremely exalted Demon Cultivator called “Tai Sui,” who underwent enlightenment because of a Divine Fruit, developed human nature, and even achieved the Yang God!
Xie Xuanyi probed the Dao aura contained within that Divine Fruit with his Divine Thought…
A single Divine Fruit signifies a whole “Dao”!
What a pity.
The gestation time of this Divine Fruit was not long enough; it must have just been born not too long ago and had not realized the complete Tao Rules, or even conceived its own “Spirit Wisdom.” Even if consumed, it would not bring about the legendary effects.
But for Xie Xuanyi at that time.
This Divine Fruit was the greatest fortune ever, without peer!
He wished to cultivate a second Sword Dao but struggled to find a way; this second Sword Dao required that a Sword Cultivator’s own body be strong enough…
And the “Tao Rules” aura exuded by this Divine Fruit.
Was extremely similar to the Vajra Dao of Buddhism!
Perhaps because of its too harsh living environment, the Dao that the Divine Fruit comprehended was the Vajra Dao.
It’s like finding what you’ve searched hard for without any effort when you least expect it.
If he could swallow this Divine Fruit, his physical body would undergo complete transformation!
Never would he have thought.
Just when Xie Xuanyi was ready to take the risk, an accident happened.
This region of Snow Mountain began to collapse, and soon after, dense Great Demon auras descended…
Xie Xuanyi had no choice but to make a Divine Soul imprint and temporarily leave the secret realm.
Not long after, the great battle with Jiang Huang took place.
In the end, due to the fight with Jiang Huang, he expended too much Primordial Energy and spirit.
After bringing Jiang Huang back from the Northern Hunt, there was little time left for the hunt.
The collapse of Snow Mountain gradually expanded.
That Northern Hunt ended with several Yin God Masters from the Dachu Royal Family stepping in to seal off the Northern Hunt area.
Xie Xuanyi, who could not forget the “Divine Fruit,” returned to his sect and informed his master about this matter.
Zhao Chunyang did not immediately set out with Xie Xuanyi to leave Da Chu but advised him…
This fortune, if you wait a few more years to retrieve it, will be even better.
At that time, Xie Xuanyi deeply agreed.
The master should have felt that his Flying Sword Dao was not yet refined enough.
Greed cannot lead to trying to swallow an elephant.
Even with the Divine Fruit, it might not necessarily be a good thing.
Late on, after becoming the Sword Dao Leader, he mentioned the Divine Fruit again, and his master still had the same words to say.
There’s no rush.
Looking back now.
Xie Xuanyi can only sigh, the master truly deserves to be the master, his foresight was perhaps a bit too far-reaching.
No matter what, this Northern Hunt.
He must obtain the Divine Fruit.
With this Divine Fruit, his “Golden Body Realm” will face an unprecedented breakthrough.
Within Buddhism, there are nine grades to the Golden Body Realm, corresponding to the first through ninth realms of the common Body Refiners.
But the physical bodies of the Buddha’s disciples are always stronger than those of common Body Refiners of the same realm.
The reason is simple.
The Divine Embryo shaping method of Fan Yin Temple is formidable enough.
Among the Divine Embryos, there are also levels of strength and weakness!
It is said that Fan Yin Temple possesses one hundred and eighty Divine Embryo Cultivation Methods, which can directly lead any cultivator to the farthest reaches of the Dao, regardless of their insights.
This is where the strength of the Three Great Sects lies.
The Taoist Sect, Sword Palace, and Fan Yin Temple have almost reached the limits of cultivation on their respective paths of the Dao!
One point must not be overlooked.
Just as the Taoist Sect has Reincarnated True People, the Buddhist Sect also has…
After a Bodhisattva enters nirvana, leaving behind only the mortal remains, what is left are the relics!
If someone in the secular world can resonate with the relics,
they could inherit this Bodhisattva’s mantle and Buddha’s treasury, achieving enlightenment at an extraordinarily fast speed.
From creating a Golden Body to Molding the Divine Embryo, it might take only a few days.
And the Divine Fruit containing the Vajra Dao Rules can almost have the same effect as the relics of that Bodhisattva!
…
…
The following days proved to be much more “calm” than Xie Xuanyi had expected.
Many came to the Chen household to challenge in boxing.
But as Duan Zhao’s punches got faster and fiercer…
these challengers began to recognize his prowess.
Additionally,
although the news of Sword Qi Marquis’s royal reward spread throughout the Imperial City, those who truly paid attention to the matter knew that Xie Zhen had not taken residence in that marquis mansion…
Now, as Yuan Jimo examines the Lin family case, more and more gazes of disgust, as well as hatred, are turning toward the Chief Judge of the Imperial City.
Xie Xuanyi occasionally ventured out, altering his appearance with the guise of common folk and walking among the streets and alleys.
He still heard people discussing the sensational events of recent days.
However, people have already started speaking up for “himself.”
Of course, he wouldn’t naïvely believe that these street corner debaters, this crowd, possesses “beyond ordinary” wisdom, a pair of discerning eyes that could see through so many secrets and pinpoint the essence of this conspiracy.
The emergence of this phenomenon could be due to one of two possibilities.
First, the bookshop has started to “make an effort.”
Second, it is Fang Yuan Fang acquitting itself in his name.
Xie Xuanyi leaned more towards the latter.
These past few days, there had been no news from the bookshop, and ever since that night he was taken away, Chen Jingxuan seemed to be ensnared by some “troubles.” He had only inquired about Xie Xuanyi’s safety briefly through the Ruyi Order…
Clearly, when the Holy Empress summoned him then, it was not simply to grant him the title of “Sword Qi Marquis.”
A person in such a position,
where would they find the time, the energy, to play games with a “minor character” like himself?
The vortexes of the Imperial City are not limited to just one.
He is in the spotlight.
The bookshop, then, must have been drawn into the shadows.
Although Xie Xuanyi guessed the answer, he was too lazy to confirm it.
However, some things do not require initiative.
They will come on their own.
…
…
Less than half a month remains before the Northern Hunt.
The prestigious families and sects of various territories in the Dachu Dynasty have started to converge toward the Imperial City.
The Chen household’s courtyard, which had finally calmed down, gradually began to bustle once again.
After the Northern Hunt,
Fang Yuan Fang will announce the new edition of the “Top Ten Heroes of the Land.” Then, the new generation of young prodigies from Da Li and Da Chu will vie for rankings on the Heavenly Pride List.
The national fortunes of the two countries will clash at that point.
Fang Yuan Fang has placed Xie Zhen at the top three positions of the Heavenly Pride List…
that should have been Xie Sheng’s spot.
But after the battle at Xuanshui Cave Heaven,
Prince Jiangning fell from his pedestal.
Xie Zhen took his place.
It must be said, the reputation in the secular world is a laughably absurd thing…
no one could have imagined that Prince Jiangning, after a decade of painstaking effort, became a laughingstock in less than a hundred days.
On the contrary, Xie Zhen, who emerged out of nowhere, now has an even greater reputation than Prince Jiangning.
The greater the fame,
the more challengers that came seeking a battle.
Some came out of admiration, others out of envy.
Xie Xuanyi did not care; he even wished that everyone in the Imperial City would come to challenge on the same day.
After all, Duan Zhao would be the one to face them.
During this time, he was happy to be free and at ease, leaving all the trivial matters to the young lad to handle.
Occasionally, when cultivators from the Cave Heaven Realm or Golden Body Realm, who were somewhat more formidable than the young lad, came to “greet,” Xie Xuanyi, resting behind closed eyes in the backyard, would impart martial maneuvers through Divine Thought and guide Duan Zhao on how to defeat the enemy.
Today,
a spring rain had fallen over the Great Chu Imperial City.
In Xie Xuanyi’s courtyard, a familiar “acquaintance” from just one meeting arrived.
With every spring rain comes a new chill.
After the biting chill of spring, the branches in the courtyard were frosted over, lightly dusted with a layer of snow on the tender green leaves.
Duan Zhao, who was sparring in the front courtyard, failed to notice this anomaly.
But Xie Xuanyi, sipping tea in the back courtyard, did notice this unusually cold aura.
A woman donned in a snow-white cloak, like a specter, had appeared within the Chen household without anyone noticing when she arrived.
Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow, looking at the woman dressed in white from head to toe, her mask also pristine white.
“Snow Master?”
The woman gave a deep bow and sincerely said, “We meet again, Master Xie.”
…
…