Ye Zhu's expression suddenly froze.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Countless Red Leaf Sword Qi shattered at this moment, the Killing Intent of Burning Flower burst forth, yet above the head of that figure in black appeared a pitch-black Divine Image, emitting a faint golden light!

The Path of Destruction, combined with the Martial Arts Saint Body.

Threads broke, leaving countless scars on Xie Xuanyi's skin.

A mild pain vanished in an instant.

Xie Xuanyi stretched out his palm and slowly wiped over his skin... This action was done very slowly, deliberately for Ye Zhu to see, Xie Xuanyi didn't even use the "Undying Spring", merely utilizing his understanding of the "Life Dao", he easily smoothed out and healed these superficial wounds.

"My Burning Flower couldn't even cause him harm?"

This scene greatly shocked Ye Zhu.

Even though he hadn't used his full strength.

But the ferocity of Burning Flower is known to all under heaven.

A wisp of Red Leaf Sword Qi could be enough to slay a Yin God... And this Xie Xuanyi, who promoted to Yang God using the "Path of Destruction", has become this formidable?!

"Senior wants to persuade me not to kill 'Jiang Miaoyin'."

Xie Xuanyi said softly, "I understand your intentions. Unfortunately, the 'Jiang Miaoyin' at this moment is not the 'Jiang Miaoyin' you understand."

"What do you mean?"

Ye Zhu was stunned for a moment.

His Divine Thought had certainly already swept over Jiang Miaoyin.

Most of the evil spirits in this world cannot escape the Yang God Realm Divine Thought's probing... If Jiang Miaoyin had been "Seized", he would have detected it long ago.

"If Jiang Miaoyin were truly here, why would she flee north?"

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "Senior might want to take a closer look... In the time it took us to exchange blows, she has almost fled out of Qing State."

"?!"

Ye Zhu's pupils contracted, and only then did he notice that Jiang Miaoyin, who was fleeing towards Qingyang City, had already traversed over a hundred li.

"I don't have time to waste."

Xie Xuanyi spoke softly, "The sins wrought by the Paperman Sect's actions must be eradicated one by one; many must be killed today."

This northern escape, Chi Wu will use all her strength to stop me.

Qingyang City is just the beginning.

Xie Xuanyi knew well that Ye Zhu was the "innocent", completely unrelated to the Paperman Sect; otherwise, the Burning Flower Sword Technique would have already been laden with Killing Intent!

In a switch of thought.

Lu Yuzhen left the "Pure White Venerable" under their command to guard the Divine Travel World, maintaining the order of Cause and Effect, inevitably under some restriction... Although the Paperman Sect had many followers, upon reflection, it seems none of the Yang Gods have completely become pawns of the Paperman Sect!

Is it because the karmic pressure involving a Yang God is too immense?

Or is there another reason?

No time to ponder more, Xie Xuanyi took a step forward, directly crossing layers of heavenly clouds filled with Red Leaf Sword Qi, arriving before Ye Zhu.

"...You!"

Ye Zhu just opened his mouth, managing only to utter a single word, before nothing more followed.

As done before.

Xie Xuanyi pressed a palm against Ye Zhu's chest.

Bang!

With a dull sound, countless Red Leaf Sword Qi shattered in the wind, a heavenly cloud cascade fell, Ye Zhu's figure dropped like a kite with a broken string.

"Ye Zhu has been defeated!"

"He was defeated so quickly!"

Under Qingyang City, exclamations rang out one after another.

Some had pursued from the Sword Palace to Qing State without pause, now seeing the figure falling from the heavenly peak, along with the shattered swaying red leaves, couldn't help but murmur: "Wait, this scene seems familiar, I feel like I've just seen it..."

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...

The Zen Master was right.

There are no two identical rivers in this world.

Even if there are, it's coincidental resemblance. Across years, in some Divine Travel World, another pursuit spanning a thousand li in the "North Sea" has emerged.

The protagonist remains Xie Xuanyi.

But... the other protagonist has become Jiang Miaoyin.

The entire Da Chu Dynasty is shaken by this pursuit, all Holy Mountains, all noble families, are fully mobilized. The Imperial City dispatched the Imperial City Department, Hidden Guards, mobilized nearly a hundred Treasure Ships, aiming to intercept this pursuit in the Northern County region. Just as Xie Xuanyi anticipated, the Paperman Sect had corrupted this dynasty, "Emperor Chu" had already become a puppet chess piece controlled by the Paperman Technique.

Chi Wu could no longer care about the risk of conspiracy exposure.

She just wants to survive.

But unfortunately...

The current Xie Xuanyi has already "Condensed Dao", Law Enforcement and Ye Zhu's obstructing attempts all ended in failure, the Paperman Sect's Dark Children at most only reached the Yin God Realm, the Treasure Ships dispatched by Emperor Chu couldn't obstruct Xie Xuanyi in the slightest.

Countless Treasure Ships were knocked down by Sword Qi before even having a chance to pass through the Void Formation.

This pursuit was not lengthy.

It lasted less than a day.

Two figures, one chasing and one fleeing, crossed over three major states, eventually arriving at Northern County.

Chi Wu's route clearly headed for the North Sea... But after entering Northern County, she deliberately changed direction, heading towards the Northern Border Great Wall. King Yanle's Iron Cavalry stationed there, and amidst the many noble families of Northern County, holding their ground, this farce has developed into a matter known to all in the Four Realms.

Swoosh.

Chi Wu landed atop Little Desolate Mountain in Northern County, already around the Northern Border Great Wall, the nearest signal tower only a dozen miles away.

In these few short hours, utilizing various mystic arts, even consuming elixirs.

"Huff..."

Chi Wu's face was as pale as paper, letting out a long breath of turbid air.

Even without Xie Xuanyi taking action, she's now on the brink of collapse, though being beheaded by the Flying Sword is terrifying, that Flying Sword that hangs without falling is all the more frightening!

"Stopped running?"

Xie Xuanyi, hands behind his back, landed atop the mountain, calmly opened his mouth.

This desolate mountain isn't high, but the surrounding fog is dense; unlike Qing State, Northern County is known for its constant heavy snow, now the snow and fog cloak "Chi Wu", making her figure blurry, how could there be any trace of Jiang Miaoyin? This is clearly the appearance of a Paperman Sect cultivator.

"I can't escape you."

Chi Wu let out a bitter laugh.

Clutching her heart, she lowered her voice and said, "Xie Xuanyi... I know, you're deliberately not killing me. You want to see where I would run, you want to use me... to find the Daoist Master..."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi remained silent, just narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You almost succeeded."

Chi Wu said softly, "At first, I wanted to seek 'Daoist Master's' help. But later, I changed my mind."

Chi Wu's route clearly shifted.

Though the endpoint is unknown, Xie Xuanyi's "Heart Lake Sensing" told him that Chi Wu was likely attempting to escape to the North Sea.

"You changed your mind?"

Xie Xuanyi chuckled lightly, "You wouldn't be thinking... that escaping here would let you live, right?"

His Divine Thought had long covered several li around.

This signal tower known as "Junfeng", nearby is quite barren, with only a small city in the Divine Travel World; Emperor Chu hadn't abolished the garrison commander, so Junfeng City was still prosperous. The desolate mountain chosen by Chi Wu is some distance from the small city, suitable for ambushing Iron Cavalry.

In fact, Chi Wu indeed planned so.

Xie Xuanyi sensed the faint setup of array patterns around the desolate mountain...

Guessing correctly.

King Yanle had long led his Iron Cavalry to wait in the vicinity, just waiting for Chi Wu to arrive, falling into their trap.

"Alive or dead, I have to try to know."

Chi Wu lowered her eyes, mockingly said, "Perhaps, today, the one who dies here might be you, who knows."

This sounded like a joke.

But Xie Xuanyi didn't laugh, because he knew very well, Chi Wu was not a foolish person.

Someone willing to cast aside even their own life for a fight... is very likely seeing a hope, seeing a chance for victory.

Dong.

Dong.

Dong.

From deep within the snow and wind, low rumbles of a gong and drum sounded, along with the solemn and imposing sound of iron hooves!

Dim talisman lights lit up around the desolate mountain.

Xie Xuanyi slightly furrowed his brows, faintly feeling... this land's connection to the outside seemed to be severed by something.

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(PS: This chapter is called "Junfeng", inspired by recent plays of Path of Exile, such a great game TAT.)

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