Chapter 486: The Pavilion Master, the Heroine
Xu Man’s sword is called "Jue Lu" and is known as the "sword that must hit".
As the name suggests, it can force the opponent to a dead end, with no way to dodge, and can only choose to accept the attack obediently.
According to common sense, a strong saint like Xu Man, who specializes in swordsmanship, should always hit the mark and rarely miss when using such sword skills.
But under the influence of Gu Xu's "Destiny" power, Xu Man's originally extremely small probability of making a mistake was magnified countless times.
The position where her sword intention was locked was inadvertently deviated.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked carefully at the man in Tsing Yi in front of her again.
This person really only has the sixth level of cultivation.
But not only can he travel through space with ease, but he can also use the law of cause and effect and destiny so superbly that he can interfere with the moves of a strong saint like her.
It should not be underestimated.
While she was thinking, she slowly put away the long sword in her hand.
The Jiange disciples present were in an uproar.
They all focused their attention on Gu Xu, wondering who this uninvited guest was, who could actually compete with Pavilion Master Xu, who was known as the "Master of Swordsmanship".
"We have been separated for three days, so we should see each other with admiration," Xu Man said to Gu Xu's spiritual consciousness, "Gu Xiaoyou really gave me a huge surprise today!"
Gu Xu and Luo Chuan was wearing an ordinary mask today.
With Xu Man's cultivation, it is not difficult to see through their poor disguise.
"Pavilion Master Xu thanks you." Gu Xu said lightly.
His self-effacing words at this moment no longer sounded like a junior being flattered by the praise of an elder, but like the perfunctory response of a superior after hearing the flattery of his subordinates.
It can be said that he never forgets to maintain his personality.
Xu Man looked at Luo Chuan again and said, "Shou Luo came to our sect today with a wanted criminal who committed treason. Could it be that he wanted to raise a flag for rebellion and wanted to recruit me into the gang?"
"Pavilion Master Xu is really a smart man." Luo Chuan chuckled and did not deny it.
"Come with me," Xu Man pondered for a while, then said calmly, "Let's talk in the room."
After saying that, it turned into a silver sword light and disappeared among the lush trees. The mountain behind the Jiange.
Gu Xu and Luo Chuan glanced at each other, then used their skills to follow.
A group of Jiange disciples were left looking at each other with no clue——
Didn't this intruder have a fierce fight with Pavilion Master Xu just now? Why did they suddenly stop fighting, shaking hands and talking happily?
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The thatched cottage of the master of Jiange Pavilion is located on the cliff of the back mountain.
There is no way in or out here. The door opens into an abyss, which can only be reached by flying with a royal weapon.
A silver-like waterfall flew down by the window of the thatched cottage, accompanied by a thunderous roar, falling to the bottom of the valley, splashing countless flying flowers and broken jade, and filling the mountain with mist.
The furnishings inside the thatched cottage are also crude.
There is only a wooden table, a wooden chair, a straw mat, and an old sword scabbard hanging on the wall.
Xu Man crossed his legs and unceremoniously occupied the only chair in the room.
Luochuan glanced at her expressionlessly.
Then he took out a rosewood officer's hat chair from the space artifact and asked Gu Xu to sit down. He stood aside and once again told the secrets of the Great Wilderness, Gu Xu's "true identity", and the world. The relationship between Emperor Xing and Supreme Haotian, the conditions for use of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation"...
Xu Man listened patiently to his narrative.
"It seems that you are very confident that you can convince me to join you."
After a brief silence, Xu Man said lightly with the corner of his mouth raised slightly.
"Jiange's Zongzong martial arts is called "Pingtian Sword Jue"," Luo Chuan responded with a smile, "The poem left by the founder of Jiange is called 'The three-foot sword in the box on the back is for the heaven and earth. To show injustice to others'; the cultivation method passed down from generation to generation in Jiange is called 'unity of knowledge and action'.
"The master of Xu Pavilion is a genius monk who was promoted to a saint in his thirties, but his cultivation has been stagnant in the seventh realm for several years. Ten years have passed, but he has still not been able to reach the threshold of the true king's realm.
"The reason is very simple -
"What you understand is the true meaning of 'doing justice for heaven, helping people in danger and rescuing people in distress', but you have no chance to practice it.
"There is only 'knowledge', no 'action'.
"But now you know that the people of the wilderness have been in prison for thousands of years, imprisoned in shackles and roasted by fire Among them, those with outstanding cultivation will be struck to death by thunder, and their souls will be destroyed.
"Pavilion Master Xu, you have been practicing "Pingtian Sword Art" for so long, don't you want to change this situation at all?
"Think about it carefully, if you break this prison with us and save all living beings in the wilderness from the sea of suffering, how much progress will your cultivation make?"
Xu Man said calmly: " The cultivation of the seventh realm is enough for me.
"As you said, fighting against the imperial court of Qi and even the upper realm will definitely lead to death and no life. Back. I don't want to take that risk. ”
Xu Man said words of rejection.
But Gu Xu could see the wavering deep in her heart through the clenched fist of her right hand under her sleeve.
He also noticed that on Xu Man's lapel, he was wearing the silk flower that once belonged to the "Invincible Sword God" Hu Yun - now as clean as washing and as brilliant as new.
"Pavilion Master Xu, do you want to kill the Ghost King of Mangshan?" He chuckled and slowly took off his mask, revealing his handsome and handsome face.
At this time, he was sitting lazily on the official hat chair, supporting his head with his right hand and leaning on the armrest of his arm.
The seductive tone was quite similar to that of the white-haired young man who sat in the Hall of Yama and persuaded him to lend his body.
After devouring the remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei, he looked even more golden and jade-like, otherworldly and refined - that flawless appearance, even for a saint like Xu Man who had read countless people before When I saw it, I couldn't help but feel a little lost.
"Hasn't it been killed by the emperor?" Xu Man asked.
“It left a coffin in a hidden place in its old lair in Mang Mountain, hiding a fragment of its soul,” Gu Xu said. “After its body was struck to death by Emperor Tianxing’s thunder, it With this split soul, he was brought back to life.
“Pavilion Master Xu might not have been its opponent in the past.
"But now, it has lost all its 'ghost attendants', and its strength is less than 50% of its previous strength. Pavilion Master Xu can kill it with just one sword."
Xu Man remained silent. , inadvertently lowered his head to look at the silk flower pinned to his chest.
Since the death of her senior brother Hu Yun, she has never wanted to tear the Mangshan Ghost King into pieces with her own hands.
She felt a little disappointed when she heard that the Mangshan Ghost King died easily in the hands of Emperor Tianxing.
But now Gu Xu told her that the Mangshan Ghost King is still alive, and she still has the opportunity to personally avenge Senior Brother Hu, and have the opportunity to return to him the pain that Senior Brother has suffered...
"Where is it now?" After a moment, she raised her head and stared at Gu Xu and asked.
“Hibernating in its lair, recharging its energy, just waiting to make a comeback another day.”
Gu Xu smiled, stretched out his hand to summon the "Astrolabe", and a curtain of light condensed by stars immediately appeared in front of Xu Man.
On the light screen, the ghost king of Mangshan, wearing a bright yellow robe and looking like a skeleton, was lying on a human corpse, gnawing at his flesh and blood and sucking his soul.
Xu Man suddenly stood up from his seat.
After a few seconds, she realized that she was a little emotional and slowly sat back on the chair.
At this time, she noticed that the disc-shaped magic weapon in Gu Xu's hand looked very familiar - it seemed that in the Temple of Heaven, the statue of Emperor Ziwei held one of these things. Seeing these actions of hers, Gu Xu understood that he had successfully ignited a fire deep in the heart of this swordsman master.
Just add a little more oil and you're done.
"Pavilion Master Xu, Emperor Tianxing's cultivation is unparalleled, and he holds the 'Tai'a Sword', supervising all living beings in the world," he continued, "With his ability, if he wants to completely kill the Ghost King of Mangshan, even It is not difficult to destroy all the 'fierce gods' in the world.
"But as the emperor of the Daqi Dynasty, when Luojing City was attacked by the army of ghosts, Kongxuan Sanren wanted to sacrifice one hundred thousand lives. When the soul was promoted to the 'Ghost King', when the Nine Infant Snake Monster preyed on innocent people wantonly in Qingzhou Prefecture, when the entire first-generation 'Shenji Camp' was turned into 'Ghost Waiters' by the Mangshan Ghost King, when the 'Invincible Sword God' When Hu Yun, 'Free Swordsman' Su Hao and others turned into walking corpses and suffered torture...he stayed in the Zichen Palace indifferently, not caring about the lives of his subjects.
“Do you think such a person is worthy of being the leader that our great wilderness human race supports?”
While Gu Xu was talking, Xu Man couldn't help but hold the armrests of the chair tighter and tighter.
"Of course I don't deserve it." She said coldly.
“Because he is not the real leader of the human race at all, but a running dog who guards the prison for Supreme Haotian,” Gu Xu said, “In his eyes, ghosts and humans are prisoners who have committed serious crimes, and There is no difference. The people of the wilderness are as worthless to him.
"He even hopes that there will be more Mangshan ghost kings and more nine-infant snake demons in the world to wipe out more for him. Get rid of a few restless human monks so as not to disturb the tranquility of Supreme Haotian in the upper world. "
"Gu Xiaoyou, Luo Sishou said that you are the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei," Xu Man took a deep breath to calm down his chaotic mood, "If this is true, then both you and Taishang Haotian were once The supreme being in the upper realm is the being who looks down on all living beings.
"In your eyes, are the human lives in the wilderness as worthless as trash?"
Hearing Xu Man's words, Luo Chuan, who was standing silently by the side, seemed a little displeased and opened his mouth to replace Gu Xu. refute.
Gu Xu raised his hand and stopped him.
"The king is the boat; the man is the water," he said slowly, "Water can carry the boat and also capsize it.
"It is different from Taishang Haotian. All the living beings in the wilderness are all my former followers in the upper world, and they are my partners who have fought side by side with me. I could not have done without their help when I fought in all directions and made great achievements.
"Because of my failure, they were imprisoned and tortured throughout their lives.
"For them, I only feel guilty.
“I always hope that all the suffering they have suffered will be borne by me alone——”
“——Emperor, please don’t blame yourself,” Luo Chuan next to him said immediately, Stopping Gu Xu from continuing what he said, "This is by no means your fault. It was our incompetence that did not detect Taishang Haotian's conspiracy in time, so——"
"——Wenchang doesn't have to If you continue to comfort me like this," Gu Xu said in a calm tone, "In this world, being weak is the biggest original sin. It is because I am not strong enough and cannot defeat Tai Shang Haotian that I let you suffer with me. ”
Gu Xu's eyes were calm and his voice was calm.
But Xu Man could feel the pain and self-blame in his words.
As for Luochuan, he reviewed Gu Xu's words over and over in his mind, especially the sentence "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it", which made him deeply aware of the emperor's ideological realm. Admire.
As the "Wenchang Xingjun" in charge of fame and fortune, one of Luo Chuan's previous jobs in the upper world was to record the emperor's words and deeds and pass them on to the world.
"Maybe it's time to get back to my old job." He secretly thought to himself.
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After a long silence, Xu Man stood up from his seat again and walked to Gu Xu.
"Gu...Emperor."
"If Pavilion Master Xu feels that this title is awkward, just call me by my real name in this life."
"Please forgive me, there are many disciples in Jiange. , and I have been favored by the Qi court for a long time, so I cannot join you in the rebellion.”
"I understand."
Gu Xu's expression did not change, as if he didn't care about Xu Man's rejection.
However, the next second, Xu Man suddenly changed the subject:
"However, although Jiange cannot do it, Xu Man can."
As she said, While taking off the identity token of the master of the Jiange Pavilion from his waist, he placed it on the wooden table beside him with a "pop" sound.
Then he picked up a pen and paper, swiped a few times and wrote a note, saying that from now on he would no longer be a member of Jiange, and everything he did would have nothing to do with the sect.
As for the position of Pavilion Master, he will be succeeded by his favorite disciple Su Xiao.
Gu Xu watched her actions.
"Pavilion Master Xu is really decisive." He commented.
“Who, when they were young, didn’t want to be a chivalrous man or a chivalrous woman who drew their swords to help them when faced with injustice?” Xu Man raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled, “I chose to join Jiange and practice the ‘Pingtian Sword Art’ , just want to use the sword in his hand to help the world and bring peace to the people, and to eliminate violence and bring peace to the good.
"It's a pity that after becoming the master of this pavilion, the burden on my shoulders has become heavier, and my whole person has become sluggish, so that many people think that I have lost my original intention and become a pedantic and indifferent old lady.
“While I have the opportunity now, I want to be young again. ”
After taking off the badge of the Pavilion Master, Xu Man seemed to be dozens of years younger in an instant. Not only did his expression become much richer, but his tone of voice also became relaxed and playful.
“Also, don’t call me Pavilion Master Xu anymore, call me——”
“——‘Xu Nuxia’? "Gu Xu said in a joking tone.
His words seemed to hit Xu Man's mind, making her stunned for a moment.
"The emperor really understands women's thoughts," Xu Man restrained his smile and said calmly, "No wonder the female apprentice Hu Yun took has a deep love for you. If others say bad things about you, she will go there just for you. The duel with others made the entire sword pavilion in a state of chaos."
Hearing the news about Shi Xiaohan, Gu Xu felt a little uneasy immediately, and couldn't help but worry that she would be hurt during the fight.
But because Luo Chuan was still beside him, he had to keep a calm expression and maintain the indifferent persona of Emperor Ziwei.
"Wenchang." He thought for a moment and said to Luochuan.
"What is the emperor's order?"
"Since Xu Nuxia has agreed to join us, I would like to trouble you to go to Penglai Island in the East China Sea to see their attitude. We don't have much time, we must hurry up "
"Why don't you go with me, emperor?"
"A sect that doesn't even have a saint is not worth a trip in person. It's better to stay here for a while and take a look. My fiancée.”
Gu Xu emphasized the word “my fiancée” on purpose.
Luochuan understood immediately.
He knew that the emperor was not actually reincarnated, but resurrected.
The key to seizing a body is to "inherit the body and relieve the obsession" - usually, after occupying a body, the person who seizes the body needs to help the original owner of the body realize his secret wish , so that the dead soul can rest in peace and integrate better with this body to avoid being rejected by the body and affecting future cultivation progress.
The young man named Gu Xu is passionately devoted to his fiancée Shi Xiaohan.
After the emperor succeeded in seizing Gu Xu, he undoubtedly had to follow Gu Xu's obsession and take care of Shi Xiaohan's safety and ensure that she was safe.
"Then I will leave first, so as not to disturb the emperor."
As Luo Chuan said, he bowed his hands to Gu Xu, then stepped out of the thatched cottage and quickly disappeared into the cracks in space.
At this time, Xu Man looked at Gu Xu and said: "Why don't the emperor call me 'Pavilion Master Xu' in the future!"
She really likes the title "heroine".
But after being called out by Gu Xu, she was really embarrassed.
If an acquaintance of her own generation heard it, she might as well find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
(End of this chapter)