Chapter 1611 - 174: Quelling the Chaos (Part 1)

Chapter 1611: Chapter 174: Quelling the Chaos (Part 1)

The carriage parked in front of the Taoist gate remained motionless.

It just stood there quietly.

Two Daoist children came to greet him, but the young monk inside the carriage only responded politely with a few words, then continued to sit inside waiting, neither getting out nor stepping in.

A gentle breeze swept by.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted by the wind, and the next moment, the monk, who had been reciting sutras with folded hands, raised his head to find a person had appeared out of thin air before him.

"Master Xie, I’ve heard of your renowned name."

The monk smiled, revealing his snow-white teeth.

He was very young.

Only seventeen or eighteen years old.

But his realm was not low; at seventeen or eighteen, he had already reached the Cave Heaven Realm. Even in the Great Pudu Temple, not to mention the entire Great Chu Dynasty, he was considered exceptional among men.

"You are from the Li Kingdom, aren’t you?"

Xie Xuanyi casually glanced at him.

"Yes."

The young monk was somewhat surprised, then sincerely said, "My monastic name is ’Fa Qing’, and I had been at Fan Yin Temple for many years, practicing under Miaozhen Bodhisattva. A year ago, I came to the Great Pudu Temple, and Master Mi Yun instructed me to wait for you here today at the Taoist gate."

Xie Xuanyi smiled upon hearing this.

Interesting.

This Fa Qing, though young, was still seventeen or eighteen. The Master Mi Yun he spoke of was just over ten years old now.

However...

Mi Yun held a very high status in the Fan Yin Temple. Since the awakening of the Tanluan Buddha Bones, he was considered on the same level as the Zen Masters.

Truly speaking of hierarchy.

Even a Great Divine Ability User like Miaozhen, who had undergone rebirth and relearning, could not compare to him.

Seeing Fa Qing, Xie Xuanyi understood the meaning behind what Jun Mountain had mentioned earlier.

In this world, there truly are a very few people capable of foreknowledge.

Chen Jingxuan, through the Sky Observation Technique, consumed fate to obtain heavenly secrets.

Lady Duan had similar methods.

But Jun Mountain and Mi Yun...are a bit different.

The "Taoist Intent" cultivated by these two relates to fate, cause and effect, and the future.

Normally, a Great Divine Ability User must have reached the peak of the Yang God realm or have an extraordinary enlightenment to enter the River of Destiny, glimpse a segment of cause and effect, and deduce the blossoming of petals.

But Jun Mountain and Mi Yun did not have so many restrictions.

In a sense, these two were born "Divine Travelers," able to receive insights about the future even without reaching the required realm.

Of course—

As they didn’t have to pay a heavy price, they naturally couldn’t act entirely as they pleased.

Since this meeting was arranged by Mi Yun, Xie Xuanyi had already guessed seven or eight out of ten reasons for this encounter.

Xie Xuanyi said, "Is the decisive battle in Wuzhou not over yet?"

"...It is not."

Fa Qing sighed lightly, a hint of helplessness in his voice. Speaking of the civil strife within the Li Kingdom, it had been ongoing for several years. The outcome should have been decided two years ago, but both sides were deadlocked, tugging back and forth at several battle sites... fighting fiercely till today.

"A year ago, a demon catastrophe erupted at Xuanbei Pass."

Fa Qing sighed, "Master Xie, although you cut down Sun Eater Venerable, Nalan Xuance seemed to make some deal with the Demon Country. With tides pushing south continuously applying pressure, the Northern Iron Cavalry could not head south, and Xuanbei Pass was once on the verge of being lost."

"Hmm?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned upon hearing this.

He hadn’t expected the struggle within the Li Kingdom to escalate to such an extent.

That Nalan Xuance... truly despicable, colluding with the Demon Country. For the sake of the royal throne, such relentless means?

He didn’t have only the Li Kingdom as an option.

If there was a fair competition under the rules and he lost, at worst, he could return to Xuanwei Island and make a soul oath never to return to the mainland.

The Ninth Prince was not dead set on having him exterminated completely.

But now, things had reached a situation of undying and undying.

The matters that follow.

There’s no need for Fa Qing to elaborate further; Xie Xuanyi was already aware.

Having resorted to any means, Nalan Xuance was bound to stop at nothing.

"Over these past two years, Li Kingdom has been in ruins, with cries of misery everywhere."

Fa Qing spoke with a bitter voice, "Demon tides push south, and human calamities run rampant. Beyond all this, Nalan Xuance created a bizarre divine skill, utilizing the ’Control String Skill’ to revive the dying on the battlefield, causing the Southern State Iron Cavalry to grow more numerous as they fought. Now, the battlefields surrounding Wuzhou are almost all at a disadvantage."

"Bizarre divine skill?"

Upon hearing this, a subtle foreboding tingled in Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake.

He knew the power of the Control String Skill, but this skill primarily manipulates hearts, deducing divination. It falls under a relatively balanced branch of ninth-grade skills, yet in Nalan Xuance’s hands, it became a puppet array skill that could temper Vajra.

Nalan Xuance even crafted top-notch puppets capable of contending with those in the Initial Stage of Yang God.

But...

No matter what, this skill couldn’t achieve resurrecting the dead.

Thinking of Nalan Xuance’s puppet named [Shadow], Xie Xuanyi couldn’t help but recall the abnormality at the Nether Lake not long ago.

He fell into contemplation.

The carriage fell silent as well.

Seeing Xie Xuanyi not responding.

Fa Qing became tense.

He knew.

After reaching the Yang God Realm, every move would involve cause and effect with heaven and earth.

The upheaval in Da Li shouldn’t have enlisted the involvement of this Da Sui Sect Leader. In earlier years, Xie Xuanyi was only in the Yin God Realm, but now it was different; he was a Yang God Great Cultivator. Once he intervened, he might attract calamities.

Cautiously, Fa Qing said, "Master Xie, I am truly sorry for the boldness of today’s meeting. Given the current situation in the Li Kingdom, Fan Yin Temple alone truly finds it hard to cope; Master has exhausted all efforts, hence came up with this method..."

His words were cut off.

"Where is your master?"

Xie Xuanyi pondered for a moment, then raised his head to meet Fa Qing’s eyes.

The young monk was taken aback for a moment, then whispered, "In Wuzhou City..."

"Good."

Xie Xuanyi replied with just one word, then extended his palm, gently placing it on Fa Qing’s shoulder.

Swish!

Fa Qing’s eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before him, watching as the void shattered instantly. Just a blink ago he was in the carriage, and in the next moment, he was swept by rolling clouds. Countless Sword Qi traversed and condensed in the void, paving a great path.

Xie Xuanyi was traveling using the Life and Death Dao!

Now his speed was far beyond even the peak period of Ci Jing.

The Harmonization Dao Domain shattered the void.

In an instant, nearly ten miles were covered.

This method of traveling naturally had its drawbacks, namely the need to consume vast amounts of Primordial Energy... but for Xie Xuanyi, these costs were negligible. He possessed a grand Primordial Sea ten times more vast than the typical Yang God of the same realm, and with the Undying Spring Eye in residence, unless it was a desperate battle, Primordial Energy was virtually inexhaustible.

The Demon Country was tens of thousands of miles from the Great Chu Imperial City.

It took Xie Xuanyi less than a day to complete the journey.

Wuzhou was just at the western border of the Li Kingdom, around a thousand miles from this place.

This time, heading east, Xie Xuanyi’s traveling speed was even faster than going south.

He didn’t have to worry about being ambushed by a Great Demon. As for the once-dreaded "Iron Curtain," it could now be completely ignored.

The sky broke, rivers surged.

"We’ve arrived?"

Fa Qing felt dizzy.

Before he realized it, he had already transitioned from the silent carriage to the bustling Wuzhou City.

He had heard.

That a Great Divine Ability User could shatter the void and travel quickly.

But this... was unbelievably fast.

"We have arrived."

Xie Xuanyi released his grip and gently patted the young monk’s shoulder, calmly saying, "Take me to him."