214: Chapter 1 Sea of Suffering 214: Chapter 1 Sea of Suffering Xuanshui Cave Heaven, above the azure sea.
The bell tolls thunderously, lotuses bloom in unison.
Xie Xuanyi sat in the center of the lotus bud, with legs crossed, Chen Ke placed across his knees, as layers of waves rolled over, submerging his garments and soaking his black robe.
The lotus transformed into a small boat, traversing towards the end of the azure sea.
Streams of Sword Intent burst forth within the Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
This was a spectacle far more grand than when Xu Nianning had his epiphany.
Traditionally, nearly every Sword Immortal ancestor who had left their Sword Intent in Xuanshui Cave Heaven manifested their Divine Thought and gathered above this lotus boat.
“I am the Chisui Sword Venerate, cultivated the ‘Path of Yang Fire’, young friend, would you like to witness the evolution of my Sword Intent?”
“Young friend, my name is Cang Lin, my lifetime’s learning, condensed into the Dragon Descendant Body Refinement Magic…”
“Young friend—”
Call after call swept into Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake.
He looked at these familiar faces, his Heart Lake stirred slightly…
On the perimeter of the Thirty-three Cave Heavens, stones steles filled with Sword Intent were planted.
Xie Xuanyi had once cultivated there for an extended period, in other words, he had already interacted with these venerable Sword Palace predecessors.
Only back then.
The Sword Intent left by these Sword Palace predecessors did not discriminate, directly engaging him in combat.
As soon as Divine Thought submerged into the stele, a great battle would instantly erupt.
But now.
These predecessors had become “Instructors”, all wanting to impart their Sword Dao and cultivation techniques.
Xie Xuanyi found it somewhat unfamiliar.
He stood up, bowed respectfully to these Sword Palace ancestors, and politely declined, “Venerated predecessors, I am sorry…
I came here with no doubts this time.”
Not long ago, Xu Nianning had encountered Li Xin Sword Immortal in the Sea of Lotuses, observing the “Path of Yin Fire” Sword Intent evolution…
For the young talents of the Grotto Heaven Realm, this was indeed a wholly beneficial opportunity, the vast boundless Sea of Lotuses, as long as one’s talent was exceptional, one would likely encounter a Sword Dao similar to one’s own.
But for Xie Xuanyi.
He did not need to observe anyone’s Sword Dao evolution.
He had his own Dao.
This Sword Dao was named “Extinguish.”
Back then, Xie Xuanyi’s combat prowess, uncontestedly ranked first amongst his peers.
Especially after the Yin God Realm, his Cave Heaven fully formed, the “Sword Dao” seedling also began to sprout, as soon as Chen Ke’s Flying Sword was sacrificed, it could split mountains and part seas.
Sword Qi slashed through, vegetation shattered, all vitality ceased.
This was a Sword Dao that pursued the ultimate in killing and destruction.
To draw the sword was to take a life!
Throughout this entire Sea of Lotuses, there weren’t many venerates’ Sword Dao that could contend with Xie Xuanyi’s “Path of Extinguish.”
After Xie Xuanyi had bowed.
The surrounding Sword Immortal apparitions by the lotus boat suddenly felt disappointed.
Sighs echoed throughout the azure sea.
These Sword Palace ancestors, although able to speak with their bodies of Divine Thought…
fundamentally, they were but wisps of ethereal spirit.
The original masters had long perished, the remaining thread of thought merely acted in accordance with Sword Intent, searching for a new master to pass the legacy to…
once rejected, naturally, they dissipated.
Of course, this also related to the realm.
The Divine Thoughts of Yin God venerates could not compare with those of Yang Gods.
The lotus boat continued to traverse through the azure sea, Xie Xuanyi sat quietly, and not long after, he felt an extremely powerful presence, far stronger than the previous venerates…
the initial clear skies no longer remained, with flashes of lightning and rumbling thunder, a dark storm howling, and a vast throne loomed, suspended in the air.
The throne was filled with densely packed swords.
This wisp of Divine Thought belonged to a being of the Yangshen Realm.
As thunder flashed, a figure in black robes sat at the very top of the throne, enveloped by darkness, eyes dazzling and captivating as the lightning illuminated them.
He merely looked indifferently towards Xie Xuanyi.
Sitting in the lotus boat, Xie Xuanyi also gazed at the massive throne.
“…Xuanlei Sword Immortal.”
Xie Xuanyi softly spoke.
He recognized at a glance, the identity of the Divine Thought embodied on the giant sword throne.
Seven hundred years ago.
Da Sui Sword Palace had no Sect Leader, and Golden Turtle Peak’s Law Enforcement presided over the Sword Palace for six decades, Xuanlei Sword Immortal was one of the strongest figures of that era, ultimately perishing while attempting to ascend a higher realm…
This great Sword Immortal’s Sword Dao was extremely tyrannical and resolute.
Many years ago, during Xie Xuanyi’s trial behind the Jade Screen Peak, he suffered greatly at the hands of Xuanlei Sword Immortal.
Among those steles in the Thirty-Three Cave Heavens, the killing power of Xuanlei Sword Immortal’s Sword Intent ranked within the top three!
This was an extremely proud person.
That throne was where Xuanlei sat over Da Sui Sword Palace back in the day, breaking the swords of his enemies, hundreds to nearly a thousand, and even the shattered horns of a Great Venerate from Demon Country on both sides of the throne.
“Thundering!”
The thunder roared over this region of the sea.
Xuanlei Sword Immortal sat on the throne, silently watching Xie Xuanyi.
Xie Xuanyi knew, given Xuanlei Sword Immortal’s proud character, he certainly would not initiate imparting Sword Intent…
his mere presence as a body of Divine Thought was already giving “himself” a chance, if he only spoke up, then he could witness Xuanlei Sword Immortal’s Sword Dao evolution.
However, his objective for ringing the bell this time was not Xuanlei Sword Immortal.
Hence.
Xie Xuanyi rose again, silently performed a bow.
No words necessary.
All was conveyed in silence.
The azure sea returned to tranquility, the floating heaven’s Sword Intent gradually receded, the clouds swiftly dispersed, the Sword Throne vanished into the sky, and Xie Xuanyi’s lotus boat continued to traverse forward.
Following Xuanlei Sword Immortal.
The Yang God predecessors of Da Sui Sword Palace gradually made their appearances.
They revealed their Divine Thought bodies to this newly risen master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven.