Chapter 641

Now, having lost his power, he experienced what it felt like to be a human.

"Is this the 'Human Dao' that the Human Sect follows? No, it is still somewhat different!"

This thought flashed through Beimingzi's mind and vanished. He looked at Su Xuan again and began to answer Su Xuan's question.

"You cannot take the Xueji Sword!"

"Oh?" Su Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly as they landed on Beimingzi. Because Beimingzi was still under the effect of his Qi-Sealing Technique, he did not release his own aura to exert pressure on him.

Yet even so, upon feeling Su Xuan's gaze, Beimingzi still felt a trace of pressure.

This was also a feeling he had never experienced before.

In the past, he had been far too strong; even when he occasionally made a deliberate effort to get close to ordinary people, because of his immense power, it ultimately felt somewhat forced.

At the very least, no one had ever brought such intense pressure to bear upon him before.

But no matter how much pressure Su Xuan brought him, he had to speak the words in his heart.

"The Xueji Sword is ranked sixth in the Sword Manual; that is its ranking within the jianghu. But to the Daoist School, its value is not merely that of a sword ranked sixth. This sword was the personal blade of the Dao Ancestor; to the Daoist School, it is a ritual object."

"Since the Daoist School split into the Heaven and Human Sects three hundred years ago, it is this very sword that has maintained the relationship between them. Over these three hundred years, through countless sword debates, even though the two sects have been in a state of contention, neither has ever thought of betraying the Daoist School!"

"If you take this sword away, the Daoist School may fall apart!"

For the people of the Heaven Sect, although they wanted to annex the Human Sect and make the entire Daoist School whole again, this did not mean they wanted the Human Sect to break away from the Daoist School and repeat the old events of the Yin-Yang School from five hundred years ago.

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"Whether the Daoist School splits or not, what does that have to do with me?"

Su Xuan appeared somewhat heartless.

"This sword is my spoils of war!"

Listening to Su Xuan's cold words, Beimingzi sighed and said, "I know that you, Master Xuantian, wish to prove on the Guanmiao Terrace that the path the Yin-Yang School sought back then was correct. But if you wanted to prove the right or wrong of the path the Yin-Yang School sought five hundred years ago, you have already succeeded."

"Master Xuantian's cultivation is profound and unparalleled, a feat unseen in ages!"

Beimingzi praised Su Xuan, then changed his tone: "Of course, in order to redeem this sword, our Daoist School will also pay a corresponding price. Master Xuantian, feel free to make any demands you have, but the Xueji Sword must remain with the Daoist School."

Su Xuan's eyes flickered slightly. "How can you be so certain that I will agree to your request and consent to trade with you?"

Beimingzi said, "I cannot be certain, but for the sake of the Daoist School, I must make the stakes clear to you, Master Xuantian."

"The Daoist School can no longer withstand another split."

Five hundred years ago, the Daoist School split once, resulting in the Yin-Yang School; the strength of the Daoist School was considered much weakened after that. Three hundred years ago, the Dao split into Heaven and Human; although it was not like five hundred years ago where one branch directly rebelled and left, the Daoist School was considered to have been weakened once again since then.

The contention between the Heaven and Human Sects meant the Daoist School's strength was no longer at its peak.

Yet even so, the Heaven and Human Sects were still considered part of the Daoist School.

If the Xueji Sword were lost, losing this ritual object that represents the orthodox Daoist School, there would be nothing left to moderate the conflict between the two sects. The conflict would erupt immediately, and the Heaven and Human Sects, for the sake of their respective ideologies, would very likely turn to life-and-death struggle. The entire Daoist School would suffer internal attrition until it perished because of this matter.

Although Beimingzi was a member of the Heaven Sect, his vision was not as simple as just seeing the Heaven Sect.

He could not accept such an outcome.

Admittedly, he had no power at this moment and could not stop Su Xuan, but for some things, if one does not try, how would one know what the answer might be? ===== CHAPTER 643 =====