CHAPTER 1108: CHAPTER 73: A TIMELY AID IN THE SNOW, FUEL ON THE FIRE

Because everyone knows that the Sword Palace Master has the ability to pursue from thousands of miles away and retreat unscathed!

For a Great Cultivator of this realm, trading fame for longevity could very likely be severed by a single strike from Zhao Chunyang, which is really not worth it.

"Your master once had an arranged battle with the Heavenly Phoenix Palace Master at the Northern Border."

Zhao Tongtian paused for a moment, then said, "The Heavenly Phoenix Palace Master accepted the challenge... but your master did not."

"...?"

Xie Xuanyi was momentarily stunned.

"The Northern Border is too vast, even for a Yang God Realm, crossing the void requires time... no one expected at that time that your master released the challenge news purely to confuse others."

Zhao Tongtian couldn’t help but snicker, "The Heavenly Phoenix Palace made full preparations for this battle. The Great Palace Master is not someone who fights fair; he had long set up a Heaven and Earth Net, just waiting for Zhao Chunyang to appear. For the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, making full preparations beforehand is always a gain!"

Zhao Chunyang initiated the challenge.

If he didn’t dare to enter the pass, didn’t dare to fight, then his reputation as the Sword Palace Master would be thoroughly ruined overnight, becoming a laughing stock throughout the world.

If he showed up in person, then it would be just what the Heavenly Phoenix Palace Great Palace Master desired, falling into the trap.

"These two choices seem like dead ends."

Zhao Tongtian recalled the past, saying softly, "At that time, I even advised Brother not to act impulsively... Presumably, even the spies from the Demon Country, lurking in the Northern Border Great Wall, were closely watching his every move. Everyone saw the scene of Brother leaving the Great Wall and going to face the Demon Country’s Snow Mountain alone, but no one expected that Brother didn’t choose either path."

The Heavenly Phoenix Palace set up a Heaven and Earth Net.

But Zhao Chunyang didn’t even take a single step in.

This challenge was for a better "straightforward approach."

"That day, Brother stepped into the Demon Country, fighting across three thousand miles in one day, slaying traitors and the Demon Country Venerable of the Erosion Sun Swamp."

Zhao Tongtian lowered his voice and said, "This move caught the Heavenly Phoenix Palace completely off guard... regrettably, Brother’s return route was blocked..."

This should have been a perfect diversion.

But because of the "Holy Empress," Zhao Chunyang faced an ambush on his return.

Although this ambush was resolved, it still sowed the seeds of "trouble."

After this great battle, the Sword Palace demonstrated sufficient deterrent power, and Zhao Chunyang began a long retreat in the Lotus Forbidden Land, breaking out once only to kill Mo Zhen Venerable.

"Brother told me, the sword of a Sword Cultivator is not in its form, but in its heart."

Zhao Tongtian squinted his eyes, his voice complex as he spoke, "Some words are not hard to understand. But this truth... not everyone can achieve it."

His sword, his path, is like Golden Turtle Peak.

Straight and sharp.

Rather break than bend.

He has always taught his disciples this way.

But Brother is different.

Zhao Chunyang’s "path" is no longer confined to the "sword," and this Sword Palace Master has long achieved transcendence in every sense.

A layer of dawn breaks through the dark clouds, thus spreading.

The long night is almost over.

The uncle and nephew stood on the city wall, bathing in the warm breeze, looking at each other silently, remaining quiet for a long time.

After a long while.

Zhao Tongtian spoke again, with a complex tone and a light sigh: "Xuanyi...you’re not here at Sea Suppression Platform just to see the sea like that silly boy before, are you?"

During the scolding of Chu Guo just now.

The Law Enforcement vaguely guessed a bit.

Chu Guo, although young, must have received the instruction from "Chen Jingxuan" to come to Sea Suppression Platform.

For the young junior Chen Jingxuan, Zhao Tongtian’s feelings have gone beyond mere appreciation.

This is a "genius national master" who surpassed his master Yan Xin at a young age.

In a way.

This one, like his own Xuanyi, is a "demonically talented" person appearing once in a thousand years.

Zhao Tongtian knows that the beast tide at Sea Suppression Platform, the martial law at City Lord Mansion, everything that happened tonight... must have been within Chen Jingxuan’s plans.

Given this.

Xie Xuanyi’s arrival was also a part of the plan.

After dawn, the plan would continue.

Obviously...Sea Suppression Platform won’t be Xie Xuanyi’s final destination.

"I still have to go ’over there’ a bit more."

Xie Xuanyi extended his hand, pointing eastward.

Sea Suppression Platform is the easternmost line of the Great Chu Northern Border Great Wall, adjacent to the North Sea. To ordinary folks, this "sea area" is almost an untraversable existence, but once reaching the Qi-controlling Realm, stepping on a flying sword and ascending to the sky, one would find that bypassing a "gap" and heading eight hundred miles further east, a piece of land protruding like the mouth of a vase can be seen.

That is Xuanping Pass of the Northern Li Country.

The terrain of Great Chu is located in the northwest, while Li Kingdom is situated in the southeast.

Because of the favorable terrain, Great Chu has always been able to suppress "Li Kingdom" over the years, but also due to this terrain disadvantage because whenever the Demon Country invades south, Great Chu Northern Border is the first to suffer. After all, Xuanping Pass is easy to defend and hard to attack, and Chong State of Li Kingdom is much smaller compared to Northern County. Even if captured with great effort, it’s just a tasteless morsel.

"Over there..."

Zhao Tongtian paused, slowly turned his head, and then furrowed his brows even deeper.

"You want to go to Li Kingdom?"

He could hardly believe it.

Now with the southern and northern wars, the situation is so tense, and Chen Jingxuan actually wants to send Xie Xuanyi out of the country’s borders, to the enemy nation?

In this past half a year, the Great Venerables of the Demon Country have made continuous appearances.

After the Battle of Shifang City...

All the Holy Lands of Great Chu are discussing overnight who to send among the Yang Gods to assist Yu Wenbo in guarding the western line.

Under such circumstances, Xie Xuanyi should be stationed at the border; with a "Yang God level" combat power present, the pressure on the western line would be greatly reduced.

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Over there in the Demon Country, there’s an amazing chess player sitting in charge. That guy is formidable; Jiayong Pass, Sea Suppression Platform... these two great shows are probably both orchestrated by him."

"So, what does that have to do with Li Kingdom?"

Zhao Tongtian became more perplexed.

"Initially, I didn’t quite understand the reason, but your earlier words enlightened me."

Xie Xuanyi calmly said, "The Heavenly Phoenix Palace and Great Ape Mountain are wary of each other, and there’s a rift. This southern campaign is fundamentally different from the past Battle of Poison... With the Holy Land of the Demon Country internally divided, sustaining a prolonged beast tide is challenging. In such circumstances, if the Demon Country wants to achieve results, they must be swift and precise; no matter what, they must first bite off a piece of flesh."

"You mean..."

Zhao Tongtian’s eyes lit up as he had guessed Xie Xuanyi’s meaning.

"Exactly."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his gaze and said, "In these past six months, the Northern Border Great Wall has withstood one hundred thirty-one waves of demon tides. That guy has clashed with Chen Jingxuan over a hundred times; he knows better than anyone that Great Chu is not easily bitten..."

Thus.

That tasteless and discarded "chicken rib" becomes the only food the Demon Country can consume.

"Li Kingdom’s Xuanping Pass is the true target of the Demon Country’s southern invasion this time?"

Zhao Tongtian squinted his eyes and said instinctively, "If you have guessed the intention of the Demon Country’s chess player... why not go with the flow and observe the changes?"

Great Chu currently needs rest.

The cessation of the demon tides is good news.

As for Li Kingdom.

These years, although at peace with Great Chu, its motivations are known to everyone; if demon tides engulf Xuanping Pass, and Chen Chong is too busy to attend to external matters, it might be beneficial for Great Chu.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent.

"Xuanping Pass is merely the first frontier stronghold in the Northern Li Country."

Zhao Tongtian fell into thought, muttering to himself, "Even if Xuanping Pass is lost, this battle is still on, the logic of ’if the lips perish, the teeth will be cold’ I understand, but there’s really no need to ’offer timely help’ at the moment..."

Halfway through his words.

The Law Enforcement was startled: "Wait, Chen Jingxuan having you leave the country couldn’t be to ’add fuel to the fire’, right?"

"Adding fuel to the fire... are we such people?"

Xie Xuanyi couldn’t help but laugh.

"Probably so."

Upon saying this, the Law Enforcement couldn’t help but secretly criticize in his heart.

"Actually..."

Xie Xuanyi propped his head and looked into the distance, his gaze spanning over the mountains and seas.

He said meaningfully, "Whether Xuanping Pass is lost or not, it’s both important and unimportant."

What is this nonsense, completely incomprehensible.

The Law Enforcement was even more puzzled: "Both important and unimportant?"

"It depends on whose Xuanping Pass it is at the moment."

Xie Xuanyi softly and earnestly said, "After fighting for so many years, there should finally be a respite... This time going to Li Kingdom, I’m both offering timely help and adding fuel to the fire."