211: Chapter 80: On Lotus Peak, the Sword Qi Resonates Long (End of Volume) 211: Chapter 80: On Lotus Peak, the Sword Qi Resonates Long (End of Volume) “Is it over just like that?”
A moment later, Zhao Chunyang returned to the pavilion; the tea on the stone table was still warm, emitting a faint mist.
Tongtian, the Law Enforcement, spoke with a complex expression, somewhat in disbelief.
“It’s not that complicated.”
Zhao Chunyang smiled and said, “You are just too soft-hearted.”
The current Law Enforcement of Da Sui Sword Palace was famously known throughout the Dachu Dynasty for being “decisive in killing and fighting.”
All over the world.
Only Zhao Chunyang would make such a remark.
“…”
Unprecedentedly, the Law Enforcement did not retort, but silently drank his cup of tea.
“Miao Yin has gone to the Thirty-three Cave Heavens.”
Zhao Chunyang said, “Lotus Peak needs someone to guard it…
I see that Qi Lie is a good lad, it is just right to entrust this responsibility to him, you don’t mind, do you?”
Tongtian, the Law Enforcement, paused for a moment, somewhat annoyed, said, “Such a big matter, why didn’t you notify me?
Qi Lie is to take over the position of Law Enforcement in the future.”
“Isn’t this notifying you now?”
Zhao Chunyang said with a smile, “I know you value this lad, but as you just said, Qi Lie taking over the position of ‘Law Enforcement’ is a matter for the future…
At present, he still needs much honing, both in cultivation and state, he is far from meeting the requirements to succeed the ‘Law Enforcement.'”
With these words, Tongtian found himself unable to refute.
“Staying in Lotus Peak, he can use the Sword Qi from the mountain to purify his sword heart, and face the ‘Sword Washing Pool’ day and night.”
Zhao Chunyang said, “Perhaps in three to five years, Qi Lie could cultivate to the ‘Asking Heart’ state, and then he can leave Lotus Peak anytime, even if he takes over the Golden Turtle Peak, no one would object.”
The Law Enforcement fell silent.
After pondering for a moment,
he frowned and asked, “Jiang Miaoyin stayed at Lotus Peak in retreat for ten years, is she so quickly able to ‘Ask Heart’?
Does she have such high talent?”
In the Yin God Realm, aspiring to achieve Yang God involves many limitations.
One of the barriers is known as “Asking Heart.”
Cultivation is also a cultivation of the heart.
Only with a heart free of guilt can one expose one’s soul under the great sun, endure the scorching sun, and condense “Pure Divine Thought.”
Countless heroes have fallen at this obstacle.
Asking Heart without guilt, how easy can it be?
“Those who enter the Sword Palace, who isn’t a favored child of heaven?”
Zhao Chunyang chuckled and said, “Since she has made up her mind to go to the Thirty-three Cave Havens to ‘Ask Heart’…
let her go, why bother about success or failure?”
“Brother, you are perhaps too indulgent with your disciples.”
The Law Enforcement spoke somewhat helplessly, anxiously said, “Asking Heart is not such a trivial matter, once ‘Asking Heart’ fails, she might never reach the next realm…
even a peerless genius like Tang Fengshu would not attempt ‘Asking Heart’ so recklessly.”
Zhao Chunyang merely shook his head, not responding to his junior brother’s doubts.
“No, this isn’t right…”
Tongtian quickly realized something.
He stared at his senior brother with some suspicion, ever since the Sword Qi competition began, he had felt something was amiss.
This Vermilion Bird Great Demon that had been quiet for many years suddenly started to “Overturn Mountains and Seas” right at the opening of the Sword Palace, keeping him too busy to attend to affairs outside of the mountains.
And then came the visit from the Island Master of Wangyou Island, followed by a series of trivial matters.
When his senior brother finished his seclusion, the Law Enforcement was extremely delighted.
But now looking back…
It all seemed a bit too coincidental.
His senior brother had asked him to lock his Divine Sense and not to concern himself with anything happening outside.
Of course, he did as instructed, which later lured out Qing Sun’s envoy and that Wu Zhexian from the Imperial City.
All these were within the “scope of awareness” of the Law Enforcement…
yet he now felt that his senior brother must be keeping some things from him.
Jiang Miaoyin had suddenly gone to the Thirty-three Cave Heavens to “Ask Dao.”
This matter was definitely suspicious.
“…”
The clouds and mist swirled around in the pavilion.
The two brothers silently faced each other, and the Law Enforcement said no more, just gazing fixedly at his senior brother.
All these years.
The two brothers had depended on each other through life and death.
He knew his senior brother wouldn’t deceive him…
“Alright then.”
Zhao Chunyang sighed softly and transmitted calmly, “Xie Xuanyi isn’t dead.”
In the next moment, the layers of cloud and mist in the pavilion were torn and sliced open by boiling Sword Qi!
“What did you just say?!”
The Tongtian Law Enforcement’s eyebrows shot up, and he inhaled sharply.
The clouds which had originally completely buried the pavilion were completely cleared now; the environment previously engulfed in clouds and mist was now completely clear.
“Xie Zhen is Xie Xuanyi.”
Zhao Chunyang said with a smile, “Actually, if I hadn’t said anything, you’d still have to guess for quite a while… after all, you’ve always been a ‘fool’.”
The Tongtian Law Enforcement gazed blankly at his senior brother.
All those initially inexplicable matters could now be explained.
Xie Xuanyi.
So…
it was all because of Xie Xuanyi.
He opened his mouth.
But ultimately, he said nothing.
Thirty years ago, the Lotus Master died in battle on the northern battlefield, and Xuanshui Cave Heaven had become masterless.
Law Enforcement, who had an extremely deep friendship with the Lotus Master…
had originally intended to carefully select a suitable master for Xuanshui Cave Heaven, but then Xie Xuanyi appeared, this genius and dazzling youth, carrying countless hopes of the Sword Palace.
But unfortunately.
This was the type of person the Law Enforcement least favored.
Too conspicuous, not knowing how to conceal his abilities.
Besides that…
he had no respect for rules, not adhering to the rites.
“I know you don’t want Xie Xuanyi to inherit this ‘Xuanshui Cave Heaven.'”
“I also know that you don’t really ‘dislike’ Xuanyi; you just hope that he can learn to hide his edge.”
Zhao Chunyang lowered his gaze and said, “Twenty years ago, when he was to participate in the Sword Champion competition, you advised him to stay in the Sword Palace and not seek empty fame.
Ultimately, Xuanyi did not heed this advice.
He insisted on participating in the competition and, as he wished, claimed the title of ‘Sword Dao Leader.’ That day, the name of our Da Sui Sword Palace was celebrated throughout the land.
Although you didn’t show any pleasure outwardly, behind the scenes, you unprecedentedly drank several jugs of wine.”