Remould the Glory of Sword Art
Chapter 36 - 36 36 Jia Liu

36: Chapter 36 Jia Liu 36: Chapter 36 Jia Liu Boom!

The tide roared like thunder, countless waves piling and rushing forward!

As the tidal wave approached, the White Robed Taoist Lu Yuzhen, sitting on the surface of the river, lifted his head to watch the snow-avalanche-like torrent of water and let out a long exclamation of admiration.

He stretched out his arms, welcoming the waves—,

Then with a boom, his white robe was engulfed by the tide!

Xie Xuanyi’s gaze had been fixed on Lu Yuzhen from start to finish.

Perhaps because their realms were too far apart, he did not capture the traces of the white-robed Taoist’s departure.

“Splish splash…”

When the tide reached the river bank before him, all that was left were a few murky waves, neither too large nor too small.

The white-robed figure, swallowed by the tide, thus disappeared into the night.

“Lu Yuzhen.”

Xie Xuanyi silently noted this name.

Only after Lu Yuzhen had left, did Xie Xuanyi notice that not far in front of him, on the Carp Tide River, there was a wisp of light, hanging like a lantern, half-submerged in the riverside waves.

Now it finally went out, quickly dissipating into the darkness…

It was a talisman that had been affixed earlier, shielding a hundred paces radius from any perception of Qi or movement.

The disturbance from his recent confrontation with Lu Yuzhen was not small.

But there had been no indication that Lichao City was aware of it.

But now that the talisman had burnt out, it was different.

Xie Xuanyi had intended to look for his Lifebound Flying Sword…

but now it seemed that “Chen Ke” was trapped within the Secret Realm of the Great Venerate Bai Ze’s mansion.

Could that legendary Supreme Taoist Treasure really sever the connection between a cultivator and their lifebound object?

Xie Xuanyi stood before the tide, suppressing the impulse to go and investigate.

If Great Venerate Bai Ze truly owned a Grotto Heaven located in the Carp Tide River…

then by now it would surely be under surveillance by many powers in Qing State.

The strict measures taken by Fengsui City’s “Eight Hundred Li Ban” reflected the high-level attitude of Qing State toward this Secret Realm.

With his current strength,

To rashly enter the Carp Tide River would likely lead to immediate detection.

Not to mention retrieving the Flying Sword,

Escaping from there would become even more difficult.

“Buzz!”

At that moment, a very faint vibration sounded from the ring that Xie Xuanyi was wearing on his finger.

This was a communication artifact left to Xu You by the Demon Country.

Since leaving Tai’an City, it had not stirred the slightest.

Xie Xuanyi had been waiting for news from the Demon Country.

At this moment, he silently retreated, leaving the Carp Tide River and returning to the lively and bustling streets…

He found the most secluded and deserted dark alley to ensure no surveillance bugs noticed him.

Then, Xie Xuanyi released a Purity Talisman and slowly allowed his Divine Soul to seep into the treasure of the ring.

“Yi San, why has it taken so long?”

Xie Xuanyi’s consciousness entered the interior of the demon artifact.

His Divine Soul attached itself to a remnant soul of Xu You, prostrated on the ground, not far from the mysterious Great Venerate who had been previously issuing tasks.

“Venerable Lord.”

Xie Xuanyi, controlling the remnant soul of Xu You, replied cautiously, “The defenses of Lichao City are strict, with many surveillance bugs.”

“Hmm…

no matter.”

The response of this Venerable confirmed his own speculation.

The spy network of Demon Country was dense and vast.

After the end of the Battle by Poison, the true identities of these spies had not been completely exposed.

To counter the severe crackdown by the Imperial City officials…

Most Demon Country Venerates only knew the “code names” of their spy subordinates and not their true identities.

It appeared the Venerate was unaware of Yi San’s replacement.

“You are quick, already in Lichao City?”

The black-robed Venerate turned around, looking at Yi San prostrating on the ground.

He praised with a smile, “You’ve done well.

Once this is over, the day to head south will soon arrive, and Great Venerate will surely reward you handsomely.”

“…”

Xie Xuanyi remained silent upon hearing this.

The higher-ups in Demon Country seemed quite adept at making promises, didn’t they?

When he performed Soul Search on Xu You, he saw the scene of Xu You’s promise to Shen Yan…

The ordinary and overconfident Xu You actually dared to promise Shen Yan an entire Northern County.

Most importantly, the Venerate’s tone of speaking also seemed to be the same.

Between the lines, there was a hint that Demon Country could descend south and start a second war at any time.

Faced with such a tempting offer, Xie Xuanyi hurriedly controlled the remnant soul of Xu You to kowtow, replying in a trembling voice.

“I would go through fire and water, and not shy from death a thousand times over.”

The Venerate waved his sleeve, “All right, no need for such formalities.”

After a brief pause,

the Venerate began assigning a new round of tasks, “Your speed is faster than I expected, and the original plan was to have the handover ceremony in three days.

But since you have arrived early, the task can also be advanced…

Jia Liu will enter the city tomorrow, and I will ‘connect souls’ with your tokens; the handover task in Lichao City will be his responsibility.”

“…

Jia Liu?”

Xie Xuanyi slightly furrowed his brow.

Yi San, Jia Liu, they are all code names…

Do these code names seem to be related to the realm of cultivation?

Although Shen Yan was a crucial link in the task of transporting the phalanx, she didn’t have such a code name.

If that was the case, then Xu You, who was in the Qi-controlling Realm, was rated as “Yi,” so the realm of this “Jia Liu” – wouldn’t it be “Grotto Heaven,” which is above Qi Control?

“Once the handover task is successfully completed, Jia Liu will give you a ‘Purple Yuan Pill’ as a reward for accomplishing the mission,” the black-robed Venerate said kindly: “With this Purple Yuan Pill, you can be promoted to ‘Jia’ rank in at most six months.”

Purple Yuan Pill?!

The usually unflappable Xie Xuanyi suddenly looked up.

“What…?”

The Venerate saw the blurred face of the soul in front of him, showing a surprised and happy expression, and couldn’t help but laugh, “Are you this happy over a single Purple Yuan Pill?

When the day to head south arrives, the Great Venerate will give you more, and perhaps…

you might even have a chance at ‘rebirth’!”

Upon hearing this, Xie Xuanyi’s expression became somewhat complicated.

He did indeed want the Purple Yuan Pill…

But as for rebirth, he would pass on that.

“Thank you, Venerate, thank you, Great Venerate!”

In any case, acting required playing the full role.

The remnant soul of Xu You overflowed with gratitude, knocking his head on the ground repeatedly.

The black-robed Venerate standing not far away saw this and snorted with a laugh, shaking his head and cutting off the divine soul connection with the “Yi San” treasure.

“Complete the phalanx handover and there’s a Purple Yuan Pill as a reward?”

In the cover of night, Xie Xuanyi leaned against an alleyway, silently clinching his ring.

The words of the black-robed Venerate had piqued his interest.

The Jia Liu entering the city tomorrow, carrying a Purple Yuan Pill?

He had now lit up forty-three major acupoints!

Still short by sixty-five…

if he were to absorb Green Yuan Pills, he might need ten more!

But if it were a Purple Yuan Pill, perhaps just one would suffice!

At this moment,

the Demon treasure ring transmitted another tremor; Xie Xuanyi’s gaze sharpened.

This tremor was different from the soul summons of the Venerate from before…

It must be that black-robed Venerate, establishing a spirit connection between the demonic treasures for the spies who were about to exchange the phalanx.

He went along with the tremors of the demon treasure, immersing his divine soul.

The familiar world of divine souls.

Soul fog filled the air.

Xie Xuanyi maneuvered the remnant soul of Xu You, looking ahead.

Within the depth of the fog stood a tall figure, its outline resembling a small mountain.

“Jia Liu?”

The fog was so dense that Xie Xuanyi couldn’t see the other party’s figure clearly and tentatively asked a question.

“It’s me.”

True to Jia Liu’s character, his deep voice was as weighty as a mountain, echoing far and wide, even sweeping the fog clear.

Xie Xuanyi was sizing him up.

He was sizing up Xie Xuanyi as well.

“You’re…

Yi San?”

In their first meeting, both maintained a relatively safe distance from each other.

“The Venerate hopes to advance the task, but I still have some arrangements to make…”

Jia Liu spoke with a weighty tone, “So, let’s keep the phalanx handover on the original schedule.”

“Three days later at the hour of the rat, I will wait for you at Chenqing Mountain south of Lichao City.”

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