Kill?
Not kill?
The King of Sin had never been so conflicted as he was at this moment.
If he did not kill the merchant, once the merchant returned, he would surely make trouble for him.
Thinking of the terrifying forces behind the merchant, his scalp tingled.
Kill?
That carried great risk too.
But soon, he thought of something. As Ye Xuan had said, if he killed the merchant, he could blame it on Ye Xuan.
With that thought, a ferocious glint flashed in the King of Sin’s eyes. He charged directly at the merchant.
He could not let him live.
Though he knew this was Ye Xuan’s plot, he still had to kill.
No, this was an open scheme.
Damn it.
This Reliance King and this merchant were the worst people in the world.
Seeing the King of Sin suddenly attack, the corners of Ye Xuan’s mouth lifted slightly.
In the distance, the red-robed merchant’s expression changed drastically. “Damn it. King of Sin, have you gone mad?”
The King of Sin said nothing. He rushed straight to the red-robed merchant and threw a punch.
This was a killing blow.
The red-robed merchant was horrified. He was now gravely injured, and his storage ring had been taken by Ye Xuan. How could he resist the King of Sin now?
He was done for.
The merchant slowly closed his eyes, awaiting death.
At that moment, a sword hum suddenly rang out.
Boom.
Then, the King of Sin, who had just reached the red-robed merchant, was slashed back tens of thousands of zhang by a sword light.
The red-robed merchant was stunned. He looked at Ye Xuan nearby. Ye Xuan smiled slightly, then looked at the King of Sin. The King of Sin’s face was extremely ugly. He stared fixedly at Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan glanced at the red-robed merchant. “Run quickly.”
Hearing this, the red-robed merchant immediately turned and fled. After running a bit, he suddenly turned back to Ye Xuan and said sincerely, “Thank you.”
Ye Xuan nodded. “You’re welcome.”
The red-robed merchant glanced at Ye Xuan, then at the King of Sin, then turned into a beam of light and vanished at the horizon.
The King of Sin watched the red-robed merchant disappear into the starry river. He fell silent.
Ye Xuan glanced at the King of Sin, then said, “King of Sin, one must have a conscience. He did not provoke you, yet you tried to kill him. Do people from your world have no conscience? You…”
“Shut up.”
The King of Sin suddenly roared. He glared at Ye Xuan, his whole body trembling. “You are the worst person in the world.”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The King of Sin gave Ye Xuan a cold glance, then turned and left.
Ye Xuan looked at the King of Sin, smiled, then turned and departed too.
He did not attack again. Though the King of Sin was gravely injured, he himself was not much better.
He would recuperate first.
At the mountain peak, the King of Sin watched the departing figures of Ye Xuan and the Lord of Infinity. His gaze was gloomy, lost in thought.
Beside the King of Sin, the red-robed man said in a low voice, “King of Sin, that merchant and the others…”
The King of Sin said calmly, “This Reliance King is setting a trap for me.”
The red-robed man nodded. “But how should we deal with it now?”
After a long silence, the King of Sin said, “Report it directly. Let them know this Reliance King has the power to kill our true bodies. That way, it will surely attract others to conquer this world.”
Hearing this, the red-robed man’s expression darkened. “If we do that, won’t we have to share the benefits of this world?”
The King of Sin said softly, “If we do not, what else can we do?”
The red-robed man said, “Our other three kings are also awakening. With them, we might be able to kill this Reliance King outright.”
The King of Sin fell silent.
The red-robed man added, “King of Sin, we have spent countless time and effort on this world. To give up now would be too unwilling.”
The King of Sin narrowed his eyes slightly. “Then let us gamble one last time.”
The red-robed man nodded. “Gamble one last time.”
The King of Sin looked towards the distant horizon and said ferociously, “Summon all our people here.”
The red-robed man nodded. “Good.”
With that, he turned and left.
The King of Sin looked towards the distant horizon, his gaze cold.
One last gamble.
…
Ye Xuan and the Lord of Infinity returned to the Xuzhen Divine Hall. Inside the hall, Ye Xuan spread his palm. The merchant’s storage ring appeared in his hand. He scanned it. Inside the storage ring was a mysterious crystal, palm-sized, containing extremely strange energy.
The Lord of Infinity looked at the crystal and frowned. “What is this?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I do not know. This crystal is quite different from the spirit stones of our world.”
With that, he handed the crystal to the Lord of Infinity.
The Lord of Infinity took the crystal, then said, “I heard the King of Sin call this thing a spirit essence earlier…”
He examined it closely, shook his head. “It is indeed different from our crystals, but the energy within it is incredibly terrifying.”
Ye Xuan nodded. The energy in this spirit essence was indeed terrifying, far beyond what crystals in this world could compare to.
At this moment, the Lord of Infinity suddenly said, “Ask the Primordial Divine Tree.”
Ye Xuan was stunned, then quickly summoned the Primordial Divine Tree.
He had almost forgotten about this fellow.
When it saw the spirit essence in the Lord of Infinity’s hand, the Primordial Divine Tree was surprised. “Spirit essence?”
Ye Xuan and the Lord of Infinity exchanged a glance. Ye Xuan asked, “You recognise it?”
The Primordial Divine Tree nodded. “Yes. It is the spirit essence of the True World.”
Ye Xuan said in a low voice, “This True World you mention…”
The Primordial Divine Tree said, “The Xuzhen World is actually divided into the False World and the True World. People from the True World call our world the False World.”
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. “True World?”
The Primordial Divine Tree nodded. “I do not know the details. I only know that they suddenly invaded this world one day, and then it was like this.” After a pause, it added, “However, the owner of the Great Dao Brush should know their true origins.”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile. “The owner of the Great Dao Brush, that fellow has gone who knows where.”
The Primordial Divine Tree said solemnly, “Is there a possibility that he is deliberately avoiding you?”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
The Lord of Infinity nearby also said, “I think so too.”
Ye Xuan chuckled. “Why would he avoid me?”
The Lord of Infinity smiled. “You would have to ask him that.”
After a moment of silence, Ye Xuan looked at the Primordial Divine Tree. “Tell me about this spirit essence.”
The Primordial Divine Tree said solemnly, “Do you know what this is made of?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
The Primordial Divine Tree said, “It is condensed from powerful beings.”
Ye Xuan was slightly stunned, then said, “Powerful beings?”
The Primordial Divine Tree nodded. “After those divine spirits kill powerful beings in this world, they extract their lifelong cultivation, essence, qi, and spirit, then create spirit essence. One piece of spirit essence requires at least tens of thousands of powerful beings…”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan and the Lord of Infinity’s expressions darkened.
Using people to make spirit stones?
That was ruthlessly vicious.
The Primordial Divine Tree said softly, “The stronger the person, the purer the spirit essence produced. With your two strengths, you could produce at least hundreds of thousands of spirit essences.”
Ye Xuan shook his head slightly. “I never expected this about spirit essence.”
The Primordial Divine Tree said, “Those divine spirits treat all living beings in this world as leeks. When they mature, they harvest a crop.”
It shook its head slightly. “Back then, if not for the owner of the Great Dao Brush, this world would have been finished. But this time… the owner of the Great Dao Brush probably will not act again. Because he has already handed the Dao Gate to you. So…”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “So, I have been pitted by him again. If I die in battle, I will take him with me.”
Owner of the Great Dao Brush: “…”
…..
Everyone is curious about what happens to Ye Xuan in the future.
The chapters updated in the new book today explain it. You can go check it out.
Having written for so long, my feelings for One Sword are deeper than anyone’s.
One Sword will not be a tragedy.
Many readers ask why I am writing a new book. Those who have read the new book should see it. The new book is also setting up pits for the old book.
All the characters you care about will have their endings in the new book.
If I wrote these characters in the old book, their roles would be too small, and you would scold me for padding.
From Invincible to One Sword, I have written for too long. Many people started reading my books when they were students, and now they are married. I really want to give the characters in this book a good conclusion: Qing’er, Xiaoyao Zi, Yang Ye, Little White, Er Ya, Tu, Nether Palace, An Nanjing… and the Reliance King Ye Xuan.
In short, sincere thanks to all readers for your companionship.
One Sword updates slowly because it is indeed slowly coming to an end. I want to go fast… but I cannot speed up.
