Remould the Glory of Sword Art
Chapter 45 - 45 45 The Traitor

45: Chapter 45: The Traitor 45: Chapter 45: The Traitor “Ah——”

An extremely painful wail resonated above Little Desolate Mountain.

Soon, a ferocious-looking Human-shaped Soul Spirit condensed in the palm of Xie Xuanyi!

Soul Search successful!

Xie Xuanyi, relying on his powerful Divine Soul Power, had forcibly squeezed into the soon-to-be-deceased individual’s Purple Mansion Heart Lake.

Unlike Xu You’s Heart Lake.

Perhaps because of cultivating the evil path, Jia Liu’s Heart Lake was turbid, with towering black waves surging.

But this Heart Lake was just too “dirty”…

The lake’s surface was carved up by the black waves, split into fragments, with demonic energy surging everywhere.

A calm Heart Lake is a symbol of a Cultivator’s peaceful Divine Soul, this Heart Lake dictated that Jia Liu was frequently tormented by his Divine Soul, a fate many Evil Cultivators inevitably suffer.

Xie Xuanyi strode across the Heart Lake.

He knew Jia Liu wouldn’t live much longer…

He needed to complete the Soul Search before this person’s vitality completely ceased.

Jia Liu’s memories of his lifetime floated above the Heart Lake, as bloody as the Grotto Heaven she had formed, those fragments of memories, solidifying into crimson vertical pupils, casting a dark and demonic gloom across the entire Purple Mansion Heart Lake.

If she could hold on longer, Xie Xuanyi wouldn’t mind spending some time to see how this disciple of the Heavenly Puppet Sect had step by step gotten to this point.

But now, there wasn’t much time left.

The pressing matter was to find the “information” deeper into Bai Ze’s finger bone mission.

Xie Xuanyi wanted to know, the black-robed Venerate in charge of the finger bone task…

just who was he really.

In earlier years.

He had also dealt with quite a few Venerates from the Demon Country.

With the drastic changes within the Dachu Dynasty in these ten years, presumably things have also changed drastically in the Demon Country, but what if he was an “old acquaintance”?

The higher a Cultivator’s realm, the stronger their Divine Soul.

And so, their Heart Lake becomes wider.

The more crucial memories are often locked deeper within.

Just as it was when he Soul Searched Xu You, Jia Liu’s Heart Lake was almost three to four times that of Xu You’s, the further inwards he went, the more the red mist thickened, even flashing red lights, turning into bloody thunder, sealing the surface of the Heart Lake.

“This is it.”

Xie Xuanyi narrowed his eyes and halted his steps.

A familiar aroma of Demon Country hovered above Jia Liu’s Heart Lake, forming a hard Soul Enclosure, enveloping downwards!

This Venerate had imposed a more formidable Divine Soul Seal on Jia Liu than on Xu You!

But for Xie Xuanyi, such a level of Divine Soul Seal was nothing.

He had lost his cultivation, but his Divine Soul foundation remained.

Even if that black-robed Venerate performed a face-to-face Divine Soul attack, he wouldn’t fear it.

“Hiss hiss…”

A bright sword light shone from the center of Xie Xuanyi’s brows as he slowly stepped into the Soul Enclosure, countless demonic energies hitting his surroundings, instantly shattered by the clear sword Qi.

Above the turbid Heart Lake, a familiar figure slowly condensed.

Clad in black robe and black hair, revealing only half of his face as he looked back.

“It really is an old acquaintance.”

Xie Xuanyi softly spoke, “Long Mu Venerate, it’s been a long time.”

Many years ago, he had clashed with several Venerates from the Demon Country.

Back then, Long Mu, among many Demon Venerates, was the youngest and most “naive” one, having just advanced, ranking quite behind in seniority.

This was actually a stroke of luck.

Because the Venerates who had fought with Xie Xuanyi were all slain!

One could say… Long Mu thus escaped a calamity.

Whoosh whoosh!

The turbid Heart Lake, stirred up towering black waves!

This place held Jia Liu’s memories, Long Mu Venerate’s shadow was but an illusion, no matter what Xie Xuanyi said, it couldn’t hear him.

“Jia Liu.”

Long Mu in the Heart Lake spoke softly, “Yi San has already arrived at Lichao City…

but I feel something is off about his identity.”

Jia Liu, kneeling on the turbid Heart Lake, listened in submission, “What does the Venerate mean?”

“Give you three days, kill him.”

Long Mu Venerate paused, “This matter…

must be done cleanly and neatly.”

Jia Liu’s body stiffened slightly.

“Yes.”

Without hesitation, she answered, then slowly asked, “My lord, how did you discern that ‘Yi San’ had a different identity?”

Dragon Wood Venerable turned back slightly, his face expressionless as he looked at Jia Liu.

Jia Liu quickly lowered her head again, not daring to meet his gaze.

Waves surged above the murky Heart Lake.

With one standing and the other kneeling, they rose and fell with the waves, as if time itself had stopped and solidified.

Perhaps by coincidence…

the glance that Dragon Wood Venerable cast over his shoulder passed Jia Liu, and with the fluctuations of the waves, landed on Xie Xuanyi, who at that moment stepped into this memory.

“Heh.”

Xie Xuanyi crossed his arms, a mocking look on his face as he watched this scene.

Despite the vast distance between them, they “looked” at each other.

No wonder at the last encounter with the demon artifact, this black-robed venerable had been so amiable towards him…

From the beginning, it had never intended to let him go.

Is this the way of the Demon Country?

A pawn in use, another discarded.

“Intuition.”

A moment later, Dragon Wood Venerable withdrew his gaze, murmuring softly, uttering these two words.

He had no evidence, nor did he need any.

For an existence at this level.

Mysterious and profound intuition often proved to be trustworthy most of the time—

Dragon Wood Venerable, with his hands clasped behind his back, resumed his stern tone, “Now with Sun Swallowing Venerable still in slumber, it’s uncertain how many in Qing State of Northern County have already betrayed…

Level Yi Dark Children can no longer be trusted.

After eliminating Yi San, I will grant you a full year of ‘pardon’, sparing you from suffering of the Divine Soul.”

Hearing this, Xie Xuanyi understood.

As he had guessed earlier, the spy network in Qing State of Northern County was controlled by only one person.

Sun Swallowing Venerable.

Only it appeared Sun Swallowing Venerable had encountered some issues… and therefore, control of this spy network had fallen into the hands of Dragon Wood Venerable.

This mission involving Bai Ze’s finger bone had progressively landed in Jia Liu’s hands.

The so-called “reward system” of the Demon Country’s spy network was always deceiving.

The reason Dragon Wood Venerable did not care about betrayal was that those core spies he truly trusted were all marked with the Divine Soul Mark.

This was why Jia Liu’s Heart Lake was so turbid.

Xie Xuanyi had sensed earlier that Jia Liu’s Heart Lake was extremely foul…

It seemed the “Divine Soul Demon Artifact” granted by the Demon Country was used to control the life threads of its underlings.

Joining the Demon Country left no room for regrets!

If you don’t serve, you die!

Jia Liu clenched her teeth, respectfully responded, and then said with difficulty, “My lord, the surroundings of Lichao City are heavily guarded.

Even if I obtain the finger bone, approaching the ‘Secret Realm’ will likely be no easy task.”

“The Secret Realm?”

Dragon Wood Venerable’s voice was robust as he chuckled lowly.

“Once you’ve obtained the finger bone, the time will also be about right.

You are to meet someone.”

He kept his hands clasped behind his back, showing no hint of movement.

Ominous clouds pressed down on the sky.

The entire Heart Lake quickly darkened, turning gloomy—

Xie Xuanyi’s expression became solemn.

Clang clang clang!

Layers of demon energy collided with the clear Sword Qi in his own Heart Lake, sparking a continuous crisp shattering noise!

The pressure from the Divine Soul on this Heart Lake suddenly increased, signifying the upcoming memories were very important, and Dragon Wood Venerable applied a second layer of Divine Soul seals.

Xie Xuanyi held his breath.

A few days ago, he had just visited Carp Tide River, which was indeed heavily guarded.

The area around the Secret Realm was likely already trapped in an elaborate encirclement.

To use Bai Ze’s finger bone to verify the authenticity of the Secret Realm in advance.

One would need a guide with sufficient authority!

The mysterious figure that Dragon Wood Venerable intended to reveal to Jia Liu—

Clearly.

It was that major figure who secretly betrayed Qing State and conspired with the Demon Country!

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