Remould the Glory of Sword Art
Chapter 33 - 33 33 The Great Tide is Coming

33: Chapter 33 The Great Tide is Coming 33: Chapter 33 The Great Tide is Coming A moment later.

Deng Baiyi sat on the bed with a complex expression, looking at the young man in white leaning against the windowsill.

“Is this what you mean by…

‘sleeping in embrace’?”

“Otherwise?”

Xie Xuanyi looked out at the streetscape from the window and calmly said, “Jiang Huang is small in stature but restless in sleep, so it will be tough on you tonight.

Endure it as best as you can.”

Only after lifting the bed canopy did Deng Baiyi realize that there was another person in the room.

Indeed.

This little one had been sleeping throughout, and she had almost forgotten his existence…

“What about you?” Deng Baiyi carefully tucked in Jiang Huang, somewhat uneasy.

“I do not need to sleep.”

Xie Xuanyi shook his head, “We’ve been exhausted from the journey these past few days.

You should rest well, as there’s still ‘trouble’ ahead.”

“More trouble?”

Deng Baiyi became anxious, thinking that reaching Lichao City would mark the end of the journey, but it now seemed that was not the case.

“Just some ‘minor troubles.’ Do not worry,” he said, looking down, “I will keep the promises I made before.

I will arrange a residence for your father in the Imperial City and find a reliable teacher for you.”

Xie Xuanyi said slowly:

“These past few days, most of your acupoints have opened.”

“Soon you will advance to the second realm, personally smelting Primordial Energy.

Your cultivation speed is considered good even in the great sects.

With a renowned master’s guidance, you will become a pillar amongst the younger generation soon enough…”

Hearing this, Deng Baiyi silently lowered her head, concealing the fleeting sense of loss in her eyes.

Xie Zhen is trying to send me away…

With that thought,

the cultivation tips that Xie Xuanyi spoke of afterward,

passed through her ears like the wind cutting through a hall, quickly forgotten.

She responded absentmindedly with a few hums.

Seeing Deng Baiyi’s distraction, Xie Xuanyi did not say more.

Although they shared a room, neither of them spoke again.

The small guest room fell into a prolonged silence.

Perhaps exhausted from the long journey, Deng Baiyi, who sat on the bed lost in her thoughts, soon fell into a deep sleep, muttering dreamily in her drowsiness.

Sitting by the window, Xie Xuanyi shook his head, got up to draw the curtains for her, and then silently left the room.

…

…

Night fell, but Lichao City was brightly lit and bustling.

Disguised and with a new face, Xie Xuanyi walked alone through the lively streets.

Now, this face looked very ordinary.

Walking on the street, he attracted no one’s attention.

After a decade away from the world,

Lichao City still looked the same as before.

Not lacking performers of martial prowess and entertainers who had roamed the jianghu, these individuals had exceptional martial skills, were heroes who could break stones against their chests or spit fire from their mouths, surrounded by a crowd of tourists who threw copper coins as tips.

If it were ten years ago,

I would undoubtedly be someone in the crowd enjoying the show, one of the spectators throwing coins.

But now, Xie Xuanyi had no interest in watching.

His gaze passed over the streets and alleyways, over the bustling throngs of people, toward the high tower on the east side of Lichao City, with birds flying overhead, flames soaring into the clouds, and distant waves crashing against the dyke…

all impacting Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake.

“Buzz!”

In the Heart Lake, the sound of the flying sword’s ringing, long absent, resounded!

The firmest connection in the world is that between a cultivator and their life-bound object.

Once smelted,

The cultivator and the object are bound for life.

Life-bound, the weight of these two words is heavy.

Xie Xuanyi’s sword was named “Chen Ke.”

As long as Chen Ke existed, so did he.

If Chen Ke were broken, he would be no more.

A Sword Cultivator lives with the sword, may die but never kneel, the Flying Sword may bend but never break.

Xie Xuanyi walked in the direction of the high tower in Lichao City, the noise around him gradually fading, the lights dimming.

Eventually, he stood in front of a large dam.

Ahead, the pitch-black tide washed up countless white froths in the night, roaring like a pride of lions.

Wave after wave crashed against the dam.

The surging waves rolled.

The fierce wind struck the face.

Upon arriving at the scene, Xie Xuanyi could no longer hear the sound of the flying sword in his Heart Lake.

He furrowed his brows, tuning in carefully…

The world was too noisy.

The Heart Lake was in utter silence.

There was no sound of “Chen Ke”.

“The high tide is coming soon.”

In the darkness, a calm voice suddenly rang out.

Xie Xuanyi looked to his side.

Before the dike’s stone railing, at some unknown time, a figure stood, almost as still as a statue, blending into the night…

But the moment their gazes met, Xie Xuanyi’s hair stood on end.

Although he was standing in darkness, he was in a white robe with white hair!

Some people…

can be recognized without ever having met.

Without a doubt, this was the “mysterious Taoist” who had made a deal with Deng Baiyi.

Xie Xuanyi retreated, launching a talisman with a flick of his wrist!

With a “boom,” a huge explosion.

In the darkness, a vast fireball erupted, the Tao Talisman, infused with phoenix blood, ignited the night, its fiery glow expanding into a massive sphere of ten zhang, but the figure at its center did not evade, bearing the scorch of the flames without a hint of pain, eyes even containing a trace of amusement.

“Xie Xuanyi, aren’t you a sword cultivator?”

This mysterious Taoist seemed younger than Xie Xuanyi had imagined; although he had white beard and hair, he seemed merely middle-aged.

The white-robed Taoist spoke softly, “Taoist talisman skills are of little use against me.”

The next moment.

Brilliant primordial energy shot forth, and Xie Xuanyi, while retreating, pointed his fingers towards the standing figure in the dark.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

There was very little primordial energy in the major acupoints.

But Xie Xuanyi insisted on using it, managing to squeeze out a little.

There was a crisp “bang”.

The flying sword, condensed from golden primordial energy, instantly pierced through space, arriving directly in front of the white-robed Taoist.

This time, the Taoist no longer stood firm against the assault but slightly shifted to the side, dodging it…

The flying sword instantly sliced back, colliding with the white robe, emitting a sharp clangor of metal on metal.

The Taoist seemed like a piece of catkin, gently drifting away with the wind, effortlessly covering a great distance before settling above the churning river surface.

He asked with a smile, “This sword was nearly overflowing with killing intent.

Must there be such enmity between us?”

Xie Xuanyi’s expression remained unchanged.

He kept a fixed gaze on the white-robed Taoist before him, saying coldly, “What do you mean ‘between us’?

Am I familiar with you?”

“Some people remain fresh despite white hair; some form deep bonds at first meeting.”

Still smiling, the Taoist spoke softly with a soothing voice, “The world is not simply black and white…

Xie Xuanyi, even if we cannot be friends, we do not necessarily have to become enemies.”

His words did not improve Xie Xuanyi’s mood.

He still focused intently on the white-robed Taoist before him…

Xie Xuanyi’s reason told him.

This white-robed Taoist was an extremely dangerous entity, with unfathomable cultivation.

Yet, his Heart Lake did not emit a “warning”.

This was truly terrifying.

The white-robed Taoist said with a smile, “Let’s put aside our differences for now.

Even if you don’t like me, I did save your life.

Now that we have met, why resort to violence?”

“So…”

Xie Xuanyi clenched the golden Primordial Sword in his palm, his voice cold, “The person behind Yuzhu Town’s schemes, leading up to today, is that you?”

Since awakening in Yuzhu Town, with every step taken, he felt as if his lifeline was being tugged.

He had always suspected that it was this white-robed Taoist’s doing…

Xie Xuanyi had even worried that the person behind the scenes, so deep in hiding, would never show themselves.

But now, it seemed.

This person was much more “candid” than he had imagined.

“How could this be called scheming?”

The white-robed Taoist, with a look of sorrow, sighed deeply, “Recall the battle ten years ago.

After a thousand li of struggle, you were depleted, your body and acupuncture points shattered.

In that state, even without falling into the sea, you were no different from a dead man.

Tell me, how great is this debt of a saved life?

Even if I took some things in return…

it’s not too much, right?”

Xie Xuanyi furrowed his brow.

The white-robed Taoist smiled, “You’ve received the true teachings of Lotus Peak from Da Sui Sword Palace, and your Divine Soul Skill is unmatched in the world, allowing you foreknowledge…

Whether my previous words were true or false, you’ve already known in your heart.

If I really meant to scheme against you, why did the warning tugs of the lifeline disappear after leaving Tai’an City?”

Indeed.

After killing Xu You, the unsettling feeling of the lifeline’s tugs disappeared.

But that wasn’t enough to put Xie Xuanyi at ease.

He was certain he had never seen this face before in his life…

To be able to revive himself from ten years ago.

To summon life and death, to flesh out bones, even a Daluo Golden Immortal could do no more!

How could he have never heard of such a character?

“Who…

exactly are you?”

Xie Xuanyi stared at the white-robed Taoist, voicing the deepest doubts in his heart.

“We meet for the first time.”

The white-robed Taoist bowed slightly, performing a salute, and said softly, “I am Lu Yuzhen, a humble and negligibly regarded Taoist.”

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