Remould the Glory of Sword Art-Chapter 1248 - 159: A Visit to the Book Tower
Great Chu Imperial City. Book Tower.
With a loud crash.
The Green Radiant Array situated on the outer edge of the Book Tower was decisively shattered by a slap from a young woman draped in a snow-white Daoist robe, her clothes untouched by dust. She stepped in without expression... The few Black Scale Guards Death Soldiers guarding the array’s perimeter looked at this scene, exchanging glances with each other, unable to say anything or dare to step forward to block her.
Oh no, oh no.
Sang Zheng, who came upon hearing the news, looked at this scene, his mouth twitched, his expression complex.
Has Mister pried too much into the Heavenly Secret, provoking backlash?
Wasn’t this deduction a bit too unsuccessful...?
How many days has it been?
Little Xie Mountain Lord just left, and now Master Tang has come!
...
...
With another loud crash.
The doors of the Book Tower were suddenly pushed open. Tang Fengshu, unlike Xie Xuanyi, left Chen Jingxuan no room for "courtesy." As soon as she entered the Imperial City, she went straight to the Book Tower. She ignored the Imperial City Department’s obstructions and the Black Scale Guards’ reports altogether.
Her purpose this trip was solely to see Chen Jingxuan.
As she wished.
She saw a figure sitting amidst the thousands of golden threads, that should have been illuminated like a Golden Immortal, now appearing withered and extremely pale.
"..."
Chen Jingxuan sat with closed eyes, immersed in the deduction of the [Roundness Instrument].
His head slightly lowered.
Seemingly motionless like a stone sculpture.
Yet.
The moment the array of the Book Tower was broken and the main door opened.
The Little State Preceptor’s closed eyelids slightly trembled.
How could he not know, what has happened?
If Tang Fengshu was willing to meet according to the "procedure," he might still have time to retract the golden threads, restore the Book Tower to normalcy, just like last time when he met with Xie Xuanyi, making a show of pretending nothing happened.
Yet, unfortunately.
Master Tang has a more impatient and direct character than Xie Xuanyi.
There was no way to perform this act.
Tang Fengshu stood still, having seen the scene she wanted to see, she didn’t speak, just silently watched the golden threads hanging everywhere in the Book Tower... Each golden thread represented a strand of cause and effect, also representing a strand of blood Qi consumed by Chen Jingxuan.
Although she hadn’t comprehended the "Life Dao Realm," she could see Chen Jingxuan’s current state.
Life force bleak, extremely frail.
Exchanging one’s own life for Heavenly Destiny...
In the end, it is bound to lead to this result.
Tang Fengshu just stood silently under the golden canopy.
Who would have guessed, after a loud sound, the Book Tower would fall into such prolonged silence?
This silence lasted for a very long time.
"You’ve come."
Ultimately, it was Chen Jingxuan who couldn’t suppress it any longer.
He sighed, smiling slightly helplessly, "Sorry... for letting you see a joke."
Using the [Roundness Instrument] for deduction is an extremely heart-consuming task.
After Xie Xuanyi left the Imperial City.
Chen Jingxuan began to divine on the spot, for three entire days, without sleep or rest.
At this moment, he looked disheveled, his hair crown askew.
As a State Preceptor of a nation, to appear like this in front of people, is somewhat disgraceful.
"How much longer can you live?"
Tang Fengshu went straight to the point with pinpoint precision.
"Sixty years..."
Chen Jingxuan scratched his head, giving the exact same answer he had when meeting Xie Xuanyi.
"Liar."
Tang Fengshu uttered the word expressionlessly.
She looked into Chen Jingxuan’s eyes, not speaking further but the implication was very clear—
She wanted to hear the truth.
"Alright then..."
Chen Jingxuan was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke in the calmest tone, "At worst, three to five years, if lucky... maybe ten or twenty years..."
"...?"
The Daoist-robed figure under the golden canopy of the Book Tower swayed, seemingly a bit lost.
Tang Fengshu’s gaze towards Chen Jingxuan grew complex.
Three years, five years...
Someone who could rank among the youngest Yang God Great Cultivators in a thousand years...
How could he have such little life span left?
Is this the price that the Sky Watcher must pay?
"I suppose it wasn’t Xie Xuanyi who called you here."
Chen Jingxuan smiled, saying, "That guy, finally showing some loyalty."
To retreat into seclusion and refuse visitors is not uncommon.
For the past half year.
Most of the time, the Book Tower has been closed to visitors...
Recently, Chen Jingxuan was sitting on the ground forming an array, intending to use the [Roundness Instrument] to divine the heavenly secrets, which was the top-level secret.
"Xie Xuanyi didn’t stop you?"
Tang Fengshu’s voice was hoarse.
She knew that a few days before, Xie Xuanyi had come to the Imperial City, and the two had met.
At this moment, Chen Jingxuan’s brow seemed to flow with a vitality, particularly noticeable.
This flesh body entwined by golden lines should have been a state of blood Qi dispersing, a dying state, but because of this vitality, it was compensated...
This was Xie Xuanyi’s merit.
The Undying Spring Water Vapor was constantly nourishing Chen Jingxuan’s Primordial Fire Acupoint.
Only unfortunately.
This is merely a palliative measure.
"He did stop me."
Chen Jingxuan weakly chuckled, saying, "Just like Master, he couldn’t stop it... only Master had more schemes."
Aware of his imminent consumption of vast life span to conduct a significant deduction.
Aside from Xie Xuanyi, there was one other person.
Yan Xin.
Tang Fengshu’s arrival was definitely not an accident, not a coincidence.
Thus, the answer was clear.
"Mr. Yan asked me to come to the Imperial City to see you."
Tang Fengshu slowly walked to the Green Jade Case, squatted down, straightened Chen Jingxuan’s clothes, and adjusted his hair crown.
She never kept secrets when she had concerns in her heart for Chen Jingxuan.
As the woman performed these actions.
Her eyes were filled with distress.
"It’s just the second Battle of Poison..."
Tang Fengshu extended her hand, gently caressing Chen Jingxuan’s cheek.
She couldn’t help but hoarsely ask, "Why to this extent... why to this extent?"
Six months had barely passed since the great battle between the north and south.
And Chen Jingxuan’s life span has dwindled to such an extent.
In those years, Mr. Yan Xin consumed two hundred years of life span for the Battle of Poison... yet never withered to such a degree...
"Fengshu."
Chen Jingxuan reached out his hand, gently placing it on hers.
He smiled and said, "Those years of life were not wasted. I... have seen something far more distant."
"...?"
Tang Fengshu’s pupils slightly contracted.
"I know Master’s thoughts."
"I have stepped into the Yang God Realm at such a young age; if I could cherish my life span, guarding Great Chu would not be a problem for three or five cycles of the 60-year era..."
Chen Jingxuan spoke softly, "Master does not understand. Some things only I can do, and I... must do them."
Discussing realms, discussing cultivation, discussing all...
Chen Jingxuan surpassed Yan Xin.
The Old National Master’s control over the [Roundness Instrument] had long been surpassed by Chen Jingxuan.
In the aspect of "Observing the Sky."
Chen Jingxuan’s aptitude was indisputably the best since the founding of Great Chu.
"This deduction was extraordinarily important."
Chen Jingxuan took a deep breath, eyes filled with determination, "Master couldn’t stop me, Xie Xuanyi likewise, and you... likewise."
