Reincarnated Adept

Daoist identity, so useful after all?

Deng Baiyi noticed that the Fengsui City official's expression was noticeably kinder than before!

Indeed, the Daoist Sect was practically the highest-ranking sect in the Great Chu Dynasty.

In the past hundred years, only the Great Grain Sword Palace could compare.

For the last decade, the Sword Palace had closed its mountain, and the Daoist Sect had secluded itself. Disciples of these two sects rarely appeared in the world, almost never showing their faces to the public.

But their reputation remained.

Deng Baiyi reached out and steadily took the talismans, her eyes flickering, her mind racing.

Xie Zhen had only taught her two types of talisman drawings so far, named "Silence" and "Detonation" respectively, but the official had called the Detonation Talisman "One Qi Talisman"... If this was a secret Daoist transmission, could it be inferred that Xie Zhen was actually a Daoist?

Just as Deng Baiyi was pondering silently.

A voice, condensed with Primordial Qi, entered her ears.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not a member of the Daoist Sect, I just know a little about Daoist talisman techniques."

Xie Xuanyi could guess what Deng Baiyi was thinking with just a glance. He patted Deng Baiyi on the shoulder and whispered, "This isn't over yet, there's still an 'inspection' coming up. Revealing a Daoist identity doesn't guarantee entry into Fengsui City."

Deng Baiyi snapped back to reality.

She then noticed... the atmosphere in Fengsui City tonight seemed particularly grim, with a large number of Bronze Scale Guards patrolling the city walls!

"Notice it? There's something going on in Fengsui City tonight."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "The security here wasn't this tight before."

"Since you're a friend of the Daoist Sect, you should be aware of the rules."

The tall official slowly withdrew his smile.

He stood up straight and said in a deep voice, "To enter the city, you must verify your identity!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

The Bronze Scale Guards retreated to both sides, leaving a large open space.

The tall official reached out and pulled out a huge lantern standing on the city wall. He pressed his other hand against the stone wall, supporting his body, and jumped forward, falling off the city wall.

With a bang!

Snowflakes flew in front of Fengsui City's gate.

Although this official was huge, his movements were as agile as a leopard. He landed gently in an instant. Although it seemed like a grand spectacle, it only stirred up a few layers of snow dust. The ground where he landed was flat.

For someone of his size, creating a large pit in the ground would be an easy task.

"This official is much stronger than Reverend Heavy Mist... he's at the peak of the Qi Guiding Realm."

This detail caught Xie Xuanyi's attention.

He reaffirmed his earlier thought.

The patrol force in Fengsui City tonight has definitely been strengthened!

The official responsible for checking identities in Fengsui City in previous years would never have been this strong!

"Close your eyes."

The official simply reminded them and then raised the huge lantern, shining it on the Deng Estate group. In the dark night, countless streams of Primordial Qi crashed into the lantern, and the core suddenly burst into a brilliant light. For a moment, the fire in the official's hand blazed like the sun!

"Ah..."

Where had the Deng family ever seen such a scene?

Those who were a little slow to react and met the light of the lantern immediately let out a wail and quickly covered their eyes.

The next moment, everyone cowered and turned their backs to the lantern.

Shen Yan curled up in the carriage, trembling under the intense light...

Deng Baiyi's face was pale, and she barely managed to stay upright by relying on her meager Primordial Qi.

At this moment, she finally realized how huge the gap between cultivators could be!

The pressure that this Fengsui City official brought her was unprecedented!

Just a glance made it impossible to breathe. Compared to him, the so-called great demons of Jade Pearl Town were a joke!

After being targeted by the huge lantern, only two people present did not change their expressions.

One was Xie Xuanyi.

He was still calm and composed, looking at the lantern with a peaceful expression, even staring directly at the core. In the depths of his dark eyes, there seemed to be a deep pool, and the scorching light swept into it, disappearing without a trace.

Xie Xuanyi stared with interest for a moment.

"It's actually a Soul Separation Lamp... Although it's a counterfeit of the real thing in the Imperial City, judging by its quality, it should be considered a seventh-grade treasure."

This treasure was carefully imitated by the Refinement Division of the Great Chu Imperial City, and counterfeits of varying quality were released every year.

They were distributed in batches in the borderlands.

The real thing enshrined in the Imperial City was said to be able to illuminate and shatter the souls of all great demons, allowing the souls of all living beings to separate from their bodies!

And these "imitations" naturally possess some of the original's effects.

At the border outposts, officials typically use this Soul Separation Lamp to test whether the "souls" of those entering the pass are pure. If there are shapeshifting demons, they will immediately reveal their true forms when illuminated by the lamp!

Of course... it also depends on the demon's cultivation level and strength.

Those who showed no reaction to the Soul Separation Lamp included Xie Xuanyi, and the soundly sleeping Jiang Huang.

The little one slept soundly in the nanny's arms, not even opening her eyes when exposed to the bright light.

The tall outpost official felt a sudden thump in his heart, sensing something was amiss.

The white-robed youth was one thing.

But what was the background of that soundly sleeping little girl...?

"Now do you understand why the Daoist Sect would go to the Northern Prefecture?"

Xie Xuanyi's Primordial Qi voice transmission entered the outpost official's ears at just the right moment.

He said quietly, "How could a good seedling favored by the All-Under-Heaven Pavilion be disturbed by a mere 'Soul Separation Lamp'?"

"Daoist Sect, All-Under-Heaven Pavilion?"

Cold sweat faintly trickled down the outpost official's back.

The Daoist Sect was too vast, spread throughout the land, and the most powerful branch within it was the "All-Under-Heaven Pavilion"!

Often, disciples of the All-Under-Heaven Pavilion would not say they were from the Daoist Sect, but would precisely state their "Pavilion name."

You can't just play like that!

The outpost official's expression was complex as he looked at Xie Xuanyi, once again confirming that there was no Primordial Qi on the young man's body.

No Primordial Qi meant only two possibilities.

One, he had not cultivated and was merely an ordinary Qi Refiner.

Two... his cultivation realm far exceeded his own.

Initially, the outpost official naturally assumed the white-robed youth belonged to the former.

But now he didn't think so. He knew the Daoist Sect had a technique called the Dissolution Art. Many great figures of the Daoist Sect would choose to dissolve themselves actively before their death, gifting all their insights and realms to the heavens and earth, and thus passing away. However, this was not the end. Daoist disciples would travel the land and occasionally bring back some "good seedlings." These people were mostly very young, but their soul foundations were incredibly solid. After being brought back to the Daoist sect and receiving baptism, it wouldn't be long before they awakened.

From then on, they would ascend rapidly, beginning their cultivation at an extremely fast pace, unstoppable until they reached the pinnacle.

In the Daoist Sect, these people were called "Reincarnated Adepts."

Within the Daoist Sect, some cultivators firmly believed that it was because of the active dissolution that the deceased ancestors were favored by the heavens, luckily living again, living out a second life. Other cultivators believed that this was because the ancestors gifted their insights to the heavens and earth before their death, causing their luck to plummet and fall upon a lucky person, hence the subsequent awakening. People cannot be brought back to life after death, so this phenomenon can only be considered "inheriting the ancestor's legacy" and cannot be considered reincarnation.

The outpost official gritted his teeth and once again illuminated Jiang Huang with the Soul Separation Lamp... confirming that she was just a six or seven-year-old child, and not at all afraid of the intense light.

The more she was illuminated, the more soundly she slept.

"Could this one be the legendary...?"

The outpost official heard the sound of his heart pounding wildly.

He took a deep breath and carefully transmitted his voice.

But before he could say the four words "Reincarnated Adept."

"There's no legend or not. Things are just as you think."

Xie Xuanyi smiled faintly and asked, "At this age, unafraid of the Soul Separation Lamp, who else could it be?"

"This..."

The tall outpost official's face suddenly turned pale, and he immediately retracted the lamp.

The intense light dissipated.

The powerful sense of oppression vanished in an instant.

Everyone below the city felt a sense of relief and breathed a long sigh of relief.

The peace under Fengsui City only lasted for a few breaths.

The outpost official's stern voice rang out again -

"In that case... I was truly presumptuous just now."

No one expected that the fearsome Fengsui outpost official would now adopt a humble posture, bowing slightly to Xie Xuanyi and speaking in an extremely gentle tone, "I was blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai. My apologies."

"???"

The Deng Estate people looked pale, in disbelief.

And those Bronze Scale Guards and halberdiers couldn't believe their eyes even more.

The outpost official was apologizing?

"Let them pass!"

The tall outpost official looked solemn and waved his hand. The Bronze Scale Guards quickly retreated, making way for the caravan.

Xie Xuanyi signaled with his eyes that everyone could enter the pass.

"We passed... just like that?"

Deng Baiyi felt a little dazed.

Shen Yan, bathed in the cold sweat induced by the Soul Separation Lamp, looked even more pale, her nerves still frayed.

Xie Xuanyi stood alone beneath Fengsui City's iron walls, standing shoulder to shoulder with the tall garrison official. He wasn't in a hurry to leave, instead watching the convoy depart first.

After a moment, the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance.

The Bronze Scale Guard halberdiers all withdrew, leaving a quiet space for the two to talk.

Only then did Xie Xuanyi smile and ask, "Garrison Official, what is your name?"

"This humble one's surname is Yue. Yue Chen."

The garrison official spoke softly, adopting a very humble posture.

"Master Yue, I'd like to ask about something."

Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow, looked around, and asked in a gentle voice, "The last time I came, Fengsui City wasn't like this... why is the security so tight now?"

Yue Chen sighed helplessly upon hearing this.

"My lord, you are unaware."

He said in a low voice, "It's not just Fengsui City, but the entire Qing Province, within an eight-hundred-mile radius, is like this! An urgent order has come from above, an eight-hundred-mile ban on Qing Province. Anyone entering the pass must be strictly checked... the number of garrison officials has doubled, and every entrant must have their 'travel pass' strictly checked. Every Qi Refiner must be illuminated by the Soul Separation Lamp! Only after ensuring their identity is without issue can they be allowed to pass!"

"Oh? This is the first time I've heard of this..."

Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow and continued to ask, "Does Master Yue know the reason for the strict investigation?"

"My lord, please don't make things difficult for me."

Yue Chen gave a wry smile. "This is King Youhai of Qing Province's order. How would a Qi Guiding Realm garrison official like me know the reason? Even if I advanced two more realms, I probably wouldn't have the qualifications to know."

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