Chapter 474: Strategic Window, Sword of Peace
Chapter 474: Strategic Window, Sword of Peace
Seeing Shi Nandang's desperate look, Zheng Fa also understood a little:
When someone complains to you about the company in private, you record it. That is really inhumane.
Shi Nandang didn't want to run away now, but there was really nothing he could do.
He made a big mistake by promoting Zheng Fa.
The only reason he could survive was that Zheng Fa's magical power was so powerful that his ability to change was too strong, which made him fall into the trap unconsciously. It was not that he was disloyal to the sect, but that Zheng Fa was too cunning.
But once this image is released...
The motive for the crime is clear and the act of treason is heinous. In a modern society ruled by law, he would probably be labeled a spy.
To release Hao Rishan, even if you die eight hundred times, it won’t be enough.
How can I not despair?
It's understandable, but it's impossible to be soft-hearted.
Shi Nandang was good to "Li Hao", but if his plot had succeeded, the Hundred Immortals Alliance and the Nine Mountains Sect would probably have suffered a great disaster by now, and it is hard to say how many people in the Nine Mountains Sect would survive.
After all, Shi Nandang is not a amiable elder, but an unfortunate enemy.
Just looking at Shi Nandang's expression, he still seemed a little depressed, and it seemed that he was still feeling unfair.
Zheng Fa didn't say much, but took everyone back to the Nine Mountains Realm first.
In the Nine Mountains Realm, Xie Qingxue was already waiting, her eyes full of anticipation.
Zheng Fa stretched out his hand and handed the Xianjian Sword to Xie Qingxue, and asked Jiao Wuji and the other man to take Shi Nan and the others away.
Xie Qingxue took the Xianjian Sword, glanced at Shi Nan and the others, and asked, "They don't want to?"
"It's easy to deal with the people of Chongxuan Sect, but Shi Nandang still needs to do some more work."
In any case, Zheng Fa naturally would not let Shi Nandang leave, otherwise the matter of the trapped fairy sword would be leaked too easily.
This is not kindness, it is playing with the lives of all the people in the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
Therefore, he would rather capture and suppress him than let him return to Haori Mountain.
If the other party is willing to work for the Jiushan Sect, then that would be easy to deal with.
If they are unwilling, Shi Nandang and others would be "dead" to Hao Rishan.
But it is not so easy to transform him into a spy of Jiushan Sect.
"Shi Nandang is the incarnation of Haori Mountain after all. Not to mention his loyalty... his technique is a big problem." Xie Qingxue frowned and said, "We should be more cautious."
Zheng Fa nodded and said, "This still depends on the Great Sun True Fire, but I am not strong enough now. I will try again after I become a Spiritual Transformation."
Seeing that he had thought it through, Xie Qingxue nodded slightly, then looked at the Xianjian Sword in her hand, her eyes full of joy:
"Is this the Immortal-Trapping Sword of the Grandmaster?"
God have mercy on me, there are really not many things left behind by the founder of the Tianhe Sect, Tianhe.
The exercises are fake.
The Four Swords of Zhu Xian are also fake.
As a potential Tianhe fundamentalist, Xie Qingxue could hardly contain her joy when she saw the Xianjian.
Before Zheng Fa could say anything, a mysterious light flashed on the Xianjian Sword, and the Xianjian Sword spirit raised its head with two small tufts of hair on its head. It glanced at Xie Qingxue and said in a conscientious tone:
"Are you a younger disciple of the Tianhe Sect?"
"Yes."
"Then he should be killed."
Before he finished speaking, the tip of the Xianjian Sword turned and stabbed Xie Qingxue directly.
Xie Qingxue only felt that the sky suddenly dimmed, and she seemed to have entered a space isolated from the world. She had no strength to move her limbs and could only watch as a black fairy sword broke through the air. The overwhelming murderous intent made her feel as if she was falling into the abyss. She even thought that she was dead.
"Snapped!"
A loud slap woke her up. When she opened her eyes, she saw Zheng Fa holding the Xianjian sword spirit's head with one hand and holding the Xianjian sword with the other, looking at her apologetically.
"This is the Immortal Sword Spirit..."
"Too murderous." Zheng Fa was also somewhat speechless, "I doubt the disease has been cured."
The sword spirit of Xian Xian was having an attack all the way, and kept chattering in his ear, saying that she wanted to kill this one or that one. According to her, Shi Nandang was not worthy of this child, and she must not let him live.
Xie Qingxue felt a little sad when she saw the Xianjian sword spirit in Zheng Fa's hands, which looked so cute and helpless with no power to resist. After all, this sword was the master's thing. As a disciple of Tianhe, she had complicated feelings towards the Xianjian sword. Naturally, she felt a little uncomfortable when she saw the sword being controlled by Zheng Fa.
"Who said I was sick?" Xianxian Sword Spirit was lifted up by Zheng Fa, waving his limbs in the air, puffing his face and saying, "I was born like this!"
Xie Qingxue was stunned.
"The Four Swords of Zhu Xian were born for killing! Everything in the world can be killed!"
The excitement in Xie Qingxue's eyes gradually faded, as if she suddenly understood the horror of fundamentalism. Her lips trembled slightly: "So this is what the master thought..."
"of course not."
Zheng Fa was also curious, so he released the Xianjian Sword Spirit and said, "Talk nicely."
Xian Xian Sword Spirit tidied his hair and gave Zheng Fa a white look, seeming a little indignant, but still explained: "The Four Swords of Zhu Xian are the purest treasures of the Way of Killing, born for killing. Tianhe let four disciples wield the four swords, in fact, to restrain our killing nature, and only unsheathe them when it is time to unsheathe them."
Seeing that Zheng Fa was listening attentively, Xianjian Spirit became interested and said, "Especially the Zhuxian Sword Formation. This formation is extremely terrifying. Once deployed, it has infinite power. Tianhe gave the four swords to the four disciples, also intending to let the four of them check and balance each other."
"In his opinion, the thing that could make the four disciples work together is probably the real life and death crisis of Tianhe Sect."
Zheng Fa and Xie Qingxue fell silent. Perhaps even Venerable Tianhe could not have imagined that the person that his four disciples were working together to deal with was actually him.
"Do you know why the four disciples of Tianhe Zun..."
The Xianjian Sword Spirit shook his head. Zheng Fa felt disappointed. He then heard the Xianjian Sword Spirit say, "I heard Xianjian Patriarch sighing and saying that the Master wanted to completely cut off the life of Xuanwei cultivator."
Zheng Fa and Xie Qingxue looked at each other and had some guesses in their minds.
Judging from the Four Swords of Zhu Xian alone, Venerable Tianhe was not targeting the Xuanwei creatures, but the Xuanwei cultivators.
This is highly consistent with his practice of cutting down mountains and destroying temples.
However, Zheng Fa was not quite sure why Venerable Tianhe chose this path. He only roughly understood that Venerable Tianhe was standing against the four sects.
It was not known whether Xianjian was mentally impaired because she had been suppressed by Haori Mountain for all these years, or whether she herself did not understand many things. She really did not know much about Venerable Tianhe.
Zheng Fa thought about it and suddenly asked, "What's the matter with the Zhuxian Formation? Do you know what the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor wants to do?"
Unexpectedly, Xianjian Sword Spirit was shocked and shouted, "Has the Zhuxian Formation Diagram been refined?"
Her reaction naturally made Zheng Fa even more curious, and he asked, "Do you know this formation?"
"I also heard about this from the Xianxian Patriarch." Xianxian Sword Spirit had a bit of panic on his face. "He said that Tianhe Patriarch wanted to refine a formation diagram to suppress and control the four swords, or even refine them again... He also said that if the formation diagram is completed, the four of them will have no choice but to let Tianhe Venerable bully them. There will be no room for resistance."
Zheng Fa raised his eyebrows. If that was the case, the Zhuxian Formation might be the fuse for the Tianhe Sect’s rebellion in the last era.
From this we can know that this formation diagram is of great importance and is actually in the hands of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
"You mean, refining?"
Xian Xian Sword Spirit nodded and said, "With the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram, the four swords will be melted into a true whole, and can set up the Zhu Xian Sword Formation anytime and anywhere."
"So, it's easy to guess the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor's purpose..." Xie Qingxue said softly, "He wants to refine the four swords in the sect so that he can control the Immortal Execution Sword Formation?"
Zheng Fa frowned and said, "But aren't these four swords fake?" Unexpectedly, the Xian Xian Sword Spirit shook his head and said, "If I am refined by Hao Rishan, then Xian Xian Patriarch is real, and can even be certified as a true immortal."
Zheng Fa suddenly realized, and finally understood why the four ancestors of the Tianhe Sect wanted to give the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to the four sects - the Tao fruits cannot coexist.
The Xianxian Patriarch wanted to turn the false into the true, but the Xianxian Sword was an obstacle.
"In the beginning, I was still in contact with Xianxian Patriarch, or in other words, I was the main one and he was the auxiliary one..."
Zheng Fa nodded slightly, this was very consistent with Xie Qingxue's situation.
"But ever since he had countless thoughts coming from nowhere, he seemed to have transcended the constraints of the sword. Later, I felt that there seemed to be another immortal sword in the world."
"Feeling?" Zheng Fa felt confused and enlightened at the same time when he heard this - he understood many things he didn't know before, but also had many more questions.
"Why do you say that he can only become a true immortal after you are refined by Hao Rishan?"
Xianxian Sword Spirit glanced at him, and seemed a little surprised that he didn't know this common sense, but still answered the question:
"Because the transition from a scattered immortal to a true immortal is the process of attaining the only fruit of the Tao."
"The only Dao fruit?"
"For a cultivator to achieve the status of a Sanxian (loose immortal) is to take control of his own destiny. It is like jumping out of the Three Realms. However, this cannot be called true transcendence."
Zheng Fa thought of the inner demon tribulation that started from the Nascent Soul stage, and compared it with this statement of fate, he began to understand something more.
"True transcendence?" He thought for a moment and guessed, "Kung Fu? Dao Fruit? Getting rid of the control of other Dao Fruit cultivators?"
"That's it. From a casual immortal to a true immortal, it is a process of walking one's own path alone. This path must be unique and cannot rely on the skills of others. This is the so-called unique path."
"To achieve true immortality is to be outside the five elements."
Zheng Fa understood part of it after listening:
A scattered immortal is probably the one who has gathered together all the selves in the parallel worlds?
However, the transition from a casual immortal to a true immortal tests the uniqueness of the cultivator's Tao fruit. The existing spells are all based on the Five Elements. If they are not included in the Five Elements, that is to say, true immortals have their own new methods that are not included in the existing spell system.
"What about above the True Immortal?"
“Golden Immortal.” Xianjian Spirit said with arrogance, “As for what kind of existence the Golden Immortal is, I don’t know either. I only know that Venerable Tianhe said that if we set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, we can kill the Golden Immortal.”
Zheng Fa was immediately startled.
"According to the character of Jiuyou Demon Ancestor, he should have hidden in the dark, but if it was for the purpose of refining the four swords, it is understandable." Hearing the power of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Zheng Fa understood Jiuyou Demon Ancestor's choice.
This thing is so powerful!
As far as Zheng Fa knows, there are no Golden Immortals in Haori Mountain.
The Zhuxian Sword Formation, which is capable of killing Golden Immortals, is enough to make all cultivators take the risk.
"The four sects will definitely not sit idly by." Xie Qingxue's brows showed a hint of anxiety.
Zheng Fa knew that she was worried about Sect Leader Yan.
"Master Yan..." Zheng Fa shook his head. "He is not a man without plans. He must have some confidence in making such a choice."
Seeing Xie Qingxue still frowning, Zheng Fa said, "We are still unclear about the response of the four sects, but at this moment, no news is good news."
If the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor's plot was thwarted, news would naturally spread to the Xuanwei Realm. Even if a major war broke out, the Jiushan Sect would be able to see unusual phenomena.
Xie Qingxue suppressed the worry in her brows and nodded gently to Zheng Fa, as if thanking him for his comfort. As if she had thought of something, she said, "In this way, Jiushan Sect will probably be able to relax a little."
Zheng Fa agreed upon hearing this, but he was reluctant to show it in front of Xie Qingxue.
Although he sympathized with the Tianhe Sect, he had to admit that the move by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor had brought a hard-earned strategic window of opportunity to Zheng Fa and the Jiushan Sect.
The more arrogant the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is and the more terrifying the power of the Immortal Execution Sword Formation is, the more concerned the Four Sects will be.
It seems that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor has a deep blood feud with the Four Sects. To make a simple analogy, in the modern world, this is equivalent to your mortal enemy rubbing a nuclear bomb in his hands. Would you panic?
Now it seems that although the four sects are powerful, they were unable to defeat the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor in a short period of time.
Although they didn't know the reason, they would pay much less attention to Jiushan Sect... Even Haori Mountain, which was the most hostile to Zheng Fa, was the same.
This is what Xie Qingxue meant when she said "easy".
Zheng Fa is now secretly cheering for the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor——
If he could last a hundred years, Zheng Fa would even erect a huge monument for him in the Temple of Sages!
If he can hold on for a thousand years, Zheng Fa is willing to change the name of Jiushan Sect to Jiuyou Sect!
Xie Qingxue counted on her fingers:
"Your transformation into a god."
“The First Fifty-Year Plan.”
“Even the development of the sea area…”
"What Jiushan Sect lacks is only time."
At this point, she looked a little stunned, and suddenly laughed, "I really don't know how the four sects would feel if they finally dismantled the Zhuxian Sword Formation and saw the Nine Mountains Sect, which was even more terrifying than the sword formation."
……
Zheng Fa smiled, thinking that Xie Qingxue really thought highly of him, and asked another question: "Fairy Xie, where is the Qingping Sword?"
Xie Qingxue had a strange expression on her face. She took out the Qingping Sword and said to Zheng Fa, "Can it really be changed?"
The Great Sun True Fire in Zheng Fa's hand ignited and wrapped around the Xianjian Sword: "It is impossible to refine the Xianjian Sword into the Qingping Sword, but changing its appearance is not a big problem."
The method used by Venerable Tianhe to refine the Xianjian Sword originated from the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir Method", in which the spiritual material particles contain the five elements' sub-symbols.
After Zheng Fa modified the Heaven and Earth Gods Array, the Xianjian Sword now fits Zheng Fa's skills very well, and is even equivalent to practicing a part of the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Demons Transformations".
Therefore, the Xianjian Sword naturally became like the Jade Book of Creation, with some ability to change.
Plus the Big Sun Fire...
A moment later, Zheng Fa, holding a "Qingping Sword", flew out of the Nine Mountains Realm with Xie Qingxue, and then used the Rainbow Transformation Technique to fly straight towards the Haori Mountain.
"Zheng Fa, why do you care so much about Luo Sanxian?"
In the rainbow light, Xie Qingxue asked.
"On the one hand, as Senior Sister Zhang and I said, it can further clear us of suspicion."
Xie Qingxue nodded, but still frowned, a little puzzled: "Aren't you afraid of making things worse?"
"On the other hand..." Zheng Fa glanced at Xie Qingxue, "Peace cannot be avoided."
Xie Qingxue was stunned, wondering why Zheng Fa suddenly said this.
"Luo Sanxian has violated a taboo. If we keep silent about it, given the personalities of the four sects, they will become even more aggressive. Then..."
Xie Qingxue understood immediately and nodded slightly.
"What's more, it's not like my Jiushan Sect is completely without leverage."
Xie Qingxue was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that Sect Leader Yan had colluded with the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor. Now, she, Yan Wushuang, and Old Han were the biggest leverage over the Nine Mountains Realm...
"The peace of the Jiushan Sect depends on the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor." In the rainbow light, Zheng Fa's voice was calm but firm, "It also depends on this sword."
Xie Qingxue closed her eyes silently, with only one sentence left in her mind: Zheng Fa, it seems that he has never thought of severing his relationship with the three of them.
The Xianjian Sword is what he deserves!
(End of this chapter)