Xu Man's sword, called "Dead Road", is known as "the sword that must be hit".

As the name suggests, it can drive opponents to a dead end, and there is no way to dodge, so they can only choose to obediently take the move.

According to common sense, a strong saint like Xu Man, who specializes in swordsmanship, should have a hundred shots and rarely miss a sword technique when he uses such a sword technique.

But under the influence of Gu Xu's "Mandate of Heaven" authority, Xu Man's originally extremely small probability of making a mistake was magnified countless times.

The position where her sword intent locked inadvertently deviated.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and once again looked seriously at the man in Tsing Yi in front of her.

This person really only has the cultivation of the sixth realm.

But not only can he easily shuttle through space, but he also uses the way of cause and effect fate so well that he can interfere with the moves of her, a saint powerhouse.

This is not to be underestimated.

She thought as she slowly put away the sword in her hand.

The Sword Pavilion disciples present were in an uproar.

Their eyes were all focused on Gu Xu, thinking to themselves what kind of person this uninvited guest was, who could actually compete with Xu Gezhu, who was known as the "Sword Dao Grandmaster".

"Shibei three days, when you are impressed," Xu Man said to Gu Xu's divine sense, "Gu Xiaoyou really gave me a huge surprise today!" ”

Gu Xu and Luo Chuan were wearing ordinary masks today.

With Xu Man's cultivation, it is not difficult to see through their inferior disguise.

"Lord Xu Ge has won the award." Gu Xu said lightly.

At this moment, his humble words are no longer flattered by the younger generation after facing the praise of the elders, but like a perfunctory response from the superior after hearing the flattery of his subordinates.

It can be said that we never forget to maintain the character design.

Xu Man looked at Luo Chuan again and said, "Luo Si Shou came to my sect today with a wanted criminal who committed a major crime of treason, didn't he want to raise the flag to rebel, and also want to pull me into the gang?" ”

"Pavilion Master Xu is really a smart person." Luo Chuan smiled and did not deny it.

"Come with me," Xu Man pondered for a while and said lightly, "We'll talk in the house." ”

After saying that, it turned into a silver-white sword and disappeared into the mountain behind the verdant Sword Pavilion.

Gu Xu and Luo Chuan glanced at each other, and they also used their skills to follow.

Leaving a group of Sword Pavilion disciples looking at each other, clueless-

Didn't this intruder just fight with Lord Xu Ge? Why did you suddenly stop fighting and shaking hands?

…………

The grass house of the Sword Pavilion Pavilion Lord is located on the cliff face of the back mountain.

There is no way to enter or exit here, and when you open the door, you will find an abyss, which can only be reached by flying the imperial weapon.

A silver-like waterfall flowed down by the window of the grass house, accompanied by a thunderous roar, falling to the bottom of the valley, splashing countless flying flowers and broken jade, and filling the mountains.

The cottage is also poorly furnished.

There was only a wooden table, a wooden chair, a straw mat, and an old scabbard hanging from the wall.

Xu Man crossed Erlang's legs and unceremoniously occupied the only chair in the room.

Luo Chuan glanced at her expressionlessly.

Then he took out a rosewood official hat chair from the space magic weapon, asked Gu Xu to sit down, and stood aside, once again telling about the secrets of the Great Wilderness, Gu Xu's "true identity", the relationship between Emperor Tianxing and Taishang Haotian, and the conditions for the use of the "Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array......

Xu Man listened patiently to his narration.

"You seem confident that you will be able to convince me to join you."

After a short silence, the corners of Xu Man's mouth rose slightly, and he said lightly.

"The martial arts of the Sword Pavilion is called the Pingtian Sword Technique," Luo Chuan responded with a smile, "The poem left by the ancestor of the Sword Pavilion is called 'The three-foot sword in the box on the back is for the sky and shows injustice'; The cultivation method that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Sword Pavilion is called 'the unity of knowledge and action'.

"Lord Xu Ge is a genius monk who has been promoted to a saint in his thirties, but his cultivation has been stagnant in the seventh realm for decades, but he has not been able to touch the threshold of the True Monarch realm.

"The reason is simple -

"What you comprehend is the true meaning of the avenue of 'doing the right thing for heaven and helping the needy', but you don't have the opportunity to practice it.

"There is only 'knowing', not 'doing'.

"But now you know that the people of the Great Wilderness have been in prison for thousands of years, shackled and scorched by fire, and those who have cultivated prominently will be killed by the thunder of the sky, and their souls will be destroyed.

"Pavilion Master Xu, you've been cultivating the Pingtian Sword Technique for so long, don't you want to change this status quo at all?

"Think about it carefully, if you break this cage with us and save all beings in the Great Wilderness from the sea of suffering, how much progress will your cultivation have?"

Xu Man said calmly: "The cultivation of the seventh realm is enough for me.

"As you said, confronting the Great Qi Imperial Court and even the Upper Realm will definitely be lifeless, and there will be no return. I don't want to take such a risk. ”

Xu Man said words of refusal.

But Gu Xu could see the deep shaking in her heart through her right hand clenched into a fist under her sleeve.

He also noticed that on Xu Man's placket, he was wearing the silk flower that once belonged to the "Undefeated Sword God" Hu Yun - at this time, it was as clean as wash and as brilliant as new.

"Pavilion Master Xu, do you want to slaughter the ghost king of that mountain?" He chuckled and slowly removed his mask, revealing a handsome face.

At this time, he sat lazily in the officer's hat chair, his right hand supporting his head, and his arm holding the armrest.

The demagogic tone was quite similar to the white-haired young man who sat in the Yama Hall and persuaded him to lend his body.

After devouring the remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei, he looked more and more golden and jade-beyond - that unflawed appearance, even a saint like Xu Man, who had read countless people, couldn't help but lose his mind a little when he saw it.

"Hasn't it already been killed by the Emperor?" Xu Man asked.

"It left a coffin in a hidden place in the old nest of Bishan Mountain, hiding a wisp of split soul," Gu Xu said, "After its body was slashed to death by Emperor Tianxing with a heavenly thunder, it used this wisp of split soul to come back to life."

"In the past, Pavilion Master Xu may not have been its opponent.

"But now, it has lost all its 'ghost attendants', and its strength is less than fifty percent of what it used to be. Pavilion Lord Xu could kill it with just one sword. ”

Xu Man was silent, and inadvertently looked down at the silk flower pinned to his chest.

Since the death of her senior brother Hu Yun, she really didn't want to dismantle the ghost king of the mountain with her own hands all the time.

Hearing that the Ghost King of Bishan died easily at the hands of Emperor Tianxing, she was still a little disappointed.

But now Gu Xu told her that the Ghost King of Bishan was still alive, and she still had the opportunity to personally avenge Senior Brother Hu, and had the opportunity to return the pain that Senior Brother had suffered to it to the letter......

"Where is it now?" After a moment, she raised her head, stared at Gu Xu and asked.

"Dormant in its lair, recuperating, just waiting for another day to make a comeback."

Gu Xu smiled, stretched out his hand to summon the "astrolabe", and a light curtain condensed by starlight immediately appeared in front of Xu Man.

On the light curtain, the skull-looking Ghost King in a bright yellow robe was lying on top of a human corpse, devouring his flesh 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 in her chair.

At this time, she noticed that the disc-shaped magic weapon in Gu Xu's hand was very familiar—it seemed that in the Shangcang Temple, the statue of Emperor Ziwei was holding a piece of this thing in his hand.

Seeing her actions, Gu Xu understood that he had successfully lit a fire in the heart of this kendo master.

Just add a little more oil and you're done.

"Lord Xu, Emperor Tianxing has cultivated to the world, and he holds the 'Tai'a Sword' in his hand to supervise all living beings in the world," he continued, "With his ability, it is not difficult to completely kill the Ghost King of Pishan Mountain, or even eliminate all the 'fierce gods' in the whole world."

"But as the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, when Luojing City was broken by the ghost army, when the Kongxuansan people wanted to sacrifice 100,000 souls to be promoted to the 'Ghost King', when the Nine Baby Snake Demon wantonly preyed on innocent people in Qingzhou Mansion, when the entire first-generation 'Shenji Battalion' was turned into a 'ghost servant' by the Ghost King of Bishan, when the 'Undefeated Sword God' Hu Yun, the 'Easy Swordsman' Su Hao and others turned into walking corpses and were tortured...... But he stayed in the Zichen Palace and was indifferent, not caring about the lives of his subjects.

"Do you think such a person is worthy of being the leader of our Great Wilderness Terran clan?"

While Gu Xu was speaking, Xu Man involuntarily clenched the armrests of the chair tighter and tighter.

"Nature is unworthy." She said coldly.

"Because he is not a real Terran leader at all, but a lackey who guards the prison for Taishang Haotian," Gu Xu said, "In his eyes, ghosts and humans are both criminals with great sins, and there is no difference. The people of the Great Wilderness are as worthless as mustard to him.

"He even hopes that there will be a few more ghost kings in the world, a few more nine-baby snake demons, and a few more restless Terran monks for him, so as not to disturb the tranquility of the upper realm."

"Gu Xiaoyou, Luo Sishou said that you are the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei," Xu Man took a deep breath and calmed down the chaotic mind, "If this is true, then you and Taishang Haotian were both the supremes of the upper realm, and they were existences that looked down on all beings.

"In your eyes, is the life of the Great Wilderness as unworthy as mustard?"

Hearing Xu Man's words, Luo Chuan, who was standing silently on the side, seemed a little displeased, and opened his mouth to refute for Gu Xu.

Gu Xu raised his hand and stopped him.

"Gentleman, Zhouya; "Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat."

"It's different from Taishang Haotian. All the beings in the Great Wilderness are my former followers in the Upper Realm, and they are partners who have fought side by side with me. When I fought in all directions and made great achievements, I couldn't do without their help.

"It was also because of my failure that they were imprisoned and tortured in the first lifetime.

"I feel nothing but guilt for them.

"I don't want to give me all the suffering they have suffered—"

"-Emperor, don't blame yourself," Luo Chuan next to him immediately spoke, preventing Gu Xu from continuing to say this, "This is definitely not your fault. It's because I'm incompetent, and I didn't detect Taishang Haotian's conspiracy in time, that's-"

"-Wenchang doesn't have to comfort me like this anymore," Gu Xu said in a non-fluctuating tone, "In this world, weakness is the biggest original sin. It's because I don't have enough strength to defeat Taishang Haotian, so I let you suffer with me. ”

Gu Xu's gaze was calm, and his voice was calm.

But Xu Man could feel the pain and self-blame in his words.

As for Luo Chuan, he recalled Gu Xu's words over and over again in his mind, especially the sentence "Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat", which made him deeply impressed by the emperor's ideological realm.

As the "Wenchang Xingjun" who was in charge of the famous Wenyun, Luo Chuan's previous work in the upper realm was to record the words and deeds of the emperor and praise them to the world.

"Maybe it's time to get back to the old ways." He thought to himself.

…………

After a long silence, Xu Man stood up from his seat again and walked in front of Gu Xu.

"Gu ...... Emperor. ”

"If Pavilion Master Xu feels that this title is awkward, just call me my real name in this life."

"I beg your pardon, there are many disciples of the Sword Pavilion, and I have been favored by the Great Qi Imperial Court for a long time, so I can't rebel with you."

"I understand."

Gu Xu's expression did not change, as if he didn't care about Xu Man's refusal words.

However, in the next second, Xu Man's words suddenly changed:

"However, although the Sword Pavilion can't, Xu Man can."

As she spoke, she took off the identity token of the Sword Pavilion Pavilion Master from her waist and placed it on the wooden table beside her with a "snap".

Then he picked up a pen and paper, brushed a few times and wrote a note, saying that he would no longer be a member of the Sword Pavilion from now on, and everything he did would have nothing to do with the sect.

As for the position of pavilion master, he was succeeded by his proud disciple Su Xiao.

Gu Xu watched her moves.

"Pavilion Master Xu is really straightforward and decisive." He commented.

"Who doesn't want to be a chivalrous and chivalrous woman who sees unevenness on the road and draws a sword to help each other when he is young?" The corners of Xu Man's mouth rose, and he laughed softly, "I chose to join the Sword Pavilion back then, and I repaired the "Pingtian Sword Technique", just because I wanted to use the sword in my hand to help the world and the people, and eliminate violence and peace.

"It's a pity that after becoming the lord of this pavilion, the burden on my shoulders has become heavy, and the whole person has become gloomy, so that many people think that I have lost my original intention and become a pedantic and indifferent old lady.

"I want to be young again when I have the opportunity now."

After taking off the Pavilion Master Token, 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 in the future, call me-"

"-'Xu Woman'?" 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 a woman's thoughts," Xu Man restrained his smile and said lightly, "No wonder that female apprentice of Hu Yunshu has a deep affection for you." When others say bad things about you, she will duel with others for you, making the entire Sword Pavilion restless. ”

Hearing Shi Xiaohan's news, Gu Xu's mood immediately became a little uneasy, and she couldn't help but worry that she would be hurt in the process of fighting with others.

But because Luo Chuan was still on the side, he had to maintain a calm look and maintain the emotionally indifferent character of Emperor Ziwei.

"Wenchang." He thought for a moment and said to Luo Chuan.

"What does the emperor command?"

"Now that Lady Xu has agreed to join us, I would like to ask you to go to Penglai Island in the East China Sea to see their attitude. We're running out of time, so we're going to have to hurry. ”

"The emperor won't go with you?"

"A sect that doesn't even have a saint is not worth my personal trip. Why don't you stay here a little longer and see my fiancée. ”

Gu Xu deliberately bit the words "my fiancée" very hard.

Luo Chuan immediately understood.

He knew that the emperor was not actually reincarnated and reborn, but resurrected.

The key to retrieving one's body is to "inherit one's body and solve one's obsession" - under normal circumstances, after occupying a body, the relinquisher needs to help the original owner of the body fulfill his wishes, so that the soul of the deceased can rest in peace and better integrate with this body, so as to avoid being rejected by the body and affecting his future cultivation progress.

The young man named Gu Xu had a deep love for his fiancée.

After the emperor successfully captured Gu Xu, he undoubtedly had to take care of Xu's obsession, take care of Shi Xiaohan's safety, and keep her safe.

"Then I'll go first, and don't disturb the emperor."

Luo Chuan arched his hand towards Gu Xu as he spoke, then stepped out of the grass house and quickly disappeared into the spatial crack.

At this time, Xu Man looked at Gu Xu and said, "Otherwise, the emperor will still call me 'Pavilion Master Xu' in the future!" ”

She really liked the term "woman".

But after being shouted out by Gu Xu, it was too embarrassing for her.

If she was heard by an acquaintance of the same generation, she might as well go find a hole in the ground and get in.

(End of chapter)