Chapter 658: Returning to Yin-Yang, entering seclusion once more!

Even though Xiaoyaozi felt some reluctance, in the end, he still did not step forward to stop this tragedy from unfolding.

Originally, it was Mu Xuzi who decided to execute Qingxuan, but in the end, it evolved into an internal struggle of the Human Sect.

When the internal struggle ended, the people of the Human Sect all felt very heavy-hearted.

It was not only because some had defected from the Human Sect, but also because, after this battle ended, many in the Human Sect had died.

Originally, these people could have become the pillars of the Human Sect in the future.

But due to various reasons, they ultimately stepped onto a divergent path, from which it was difficult to turn back.

Within the Daoist School, the strength of the Human Sect was already inferior to the Heaven Sect; after this battle, it suffered even heavier losses, and it was unknown how long it would take to recover.

But even if weakened, the Human Sect still existed; it was better than one day becoming "anti-Qin elements" and subsequently being wiped out by the Qin Guo.

Su Xuan did not participate in the aftermath of the Human Sect; he merely went to the Human Sect's library and stayed inside for a day.

Although he had read a few books in the Human Sect's library that day, everything had been delayed afterward due to Qingxuan's assassination attempt.

Now, it could be considered making up for that initial regret.

Afterward, he spent a few more days as a guest at the Heaven Sect, drinking tea with Beimingzi in the "Zhi Shou Pavilion." He stood up, and with a wave of his hand, a sword fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this sword, Beimingzi's gaze instantly sharpened.

This was because this sword was the famous Daoist sword, "Xueji."

"This sword, I return it to you all!"

Su Xuan's voice rang out, and then he turned and left this place.

Beimingzi was not surprised by Su Xuan's departure, because before drinking this tea, Su Xuan had already expressed his intention to leave. After all, Su Xuan was the Sect Master of the Yin-Yang School, and this was the territory of the Daoist School.

Su Xuan had already stayed for too long.

Beimingzi still felt some regret regarding Su Xuan's departure.

He actually had many questions he wanted to ask Su Xuan, such as what kind of realm the Heaven-Man limit truly was. He had already stayed in the Heaven-Man Realm for many years, and with his path forward obscured, Beimingzi very much wanted to know how to proceed.

Unfortunately, Su Xuan left too quickly, not giving him this opportunity.

Looking at the Xueji sword in front of him, Beimingzi sighed. Immediately afterward, he discovered that his cultivation base had returned.

Just like its disappearance for no reason that day, the recovery of his cultivation base was also without any warning.

However, all in all, the recovery of his cultivation base could be considered a good thing.

During this period, because of the disappearance of his cultivation base, he had been forced to live like a true old man for a while, which gave him some new insights. Now that his cultivation base had recovered, he prepared to enter seclusion for a while.

Perhaps it might even allow his cultivation to advance another step.

He had even thought through what he would do after his seclusion was finished.

The Heaven Sect had been reclusive for a long time; now that a brand-new era was about to arrive for the world, it was time to go out and walk about, especially since Mount Taiyi was located within the territory of the Qin Guo and was extremely close to Xianyang, so it would be possible to foster good relations with the Qin Guo.

The Yin-Yang School was utilized by the Qin Guo; if the Daoist School also fostered good relations with the Qin Guo, they could use the Qin Guo as a middle link to subsequently ease relations with the Yin-Yang School, be on good terms with Su Xuan, and then attempt to inquire from Su Xuan about the realm beyond the Heaven-Man Realm.

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The Nanshan where Mount Taiyi was located and the Lishan where the Yin-Yang School resided were not particularly far apart, and Su Xuan began his seclusion after returning to the Yin-Yang School.

Because Dongjun Yanfei and Luna had both been assigned tasks by him and were currently all away, the interior of the Yin-Yang School appeared somewhat empty for a time.

Fortunately, the people of the Yin-Yang School were much like the people of the Daoist School—a group of homebodies who were usually immersed in cultivation; even if there were some minor matters, the five Great Elders could handle them, so even if high-level figures like Luna, Dongjun Yanfei, and Su Xuan were all absent, it did not affect the overall operation of the Yin-Yang School.

Su Xuan did not care how Beimingzi would handle this famous Daoist sword after returning the Snow Clearing Sword to him.

Whether the Heaven and Man sects of the Daoist School would hold another duel to decide the ownership of this sword, or if it would be held directly by the Heaven Sect, was none of Su Xuan's concern.

Compared to the ownership of a sword, he had read through all the books in the libraries of the Heaven and Man sects of the Daoist School this time, which truly gave him many new insights and realizations that urgently needed to be digested in seclusion.

Although there were many books in the Yin-Yang School, most were those powerful magic techniques, lacking true classics, whereas the Daoist School was different; from ancient times to the present, countless brilliant and talented figures had emerged, and the classics they forged were of great help to Su Xuan.

Su Xuan had mastered such a powerful Heavenly Gang Daoist technique as Nine Breaths Regulating Qi; with the help of Nine Breaths Regulating Qi, he could deduce an originally ordinary technique to an extremely profound level. By the same token, the broader Su Xuan's foundation and knowledge were, the more profound the things he could deduce with the help of Nine Breaths Regulating Qi would be.

That day, he successfully deduced the "Huangji Jingshi Shu" with the help of the information contained in that wisp of dragon energy, and after Ying Zheng practiced this technique that Su Xuan had drafted, his strength grew rapidly.

After that, although Su Xuan vaguely grasped a trace of the existence of "Heavenly Mandate," he also realized the benefits of reading more books.

Although the current world was a Wu Xia world, the ancient era was not.

With the help of the knowledge passed down from the ancient era, some of the techniques deduced by Nine Breaths Regulating Qi could not even be called martial arts of a Wu Xia world, and they could always bring Su Xuan some surprises.

Time flowed by slowly.

After his strength became powerful, Su Xuan's periods of seclusion became increasingly long.

After the Qin Guo destroyed the State of Chu, he remained immersed for quite a long time.

During this period, some storms also arose within the Qin Guo.

First, the main general who destroyed the State of Chu, Marquis Wucheng of Qin, Wang Jian, officially retired to his fields, and Ying Zheng permitted his request to return to his hometown.

Originally, before the campaign against the State of Chu, Wang Jian had the intention of retiring to his hometown, but he could not withstand Ying Zheng's repeated requests and ultimately came out of retirement to serve as the main general for the destruction of the State of Chu; now that he had successfully retired, it could be considered a good ending to his life.

After Wang Jian retired, his son, Marquis Tongwu Wang Ben, could be considered the person with the highest status in the Qin military.

That year, Ying Zheng made him the main general and sent troops to attack the State of Qi.

Although the State of Qi had always been on good terms with the Qin Guo, and back then, upon learning that Ying Zheng had executed Lao Ai, dismissed Lu Buwei from his position as Chancellor, and taken personal control of the government, Wang Jian of Qi had personally come to Xianyang to visit Ying Zheng, this was not a reason for the Qin Guo to abandon the attack on the State of Qi.

Ying Zheng intended to unify the world, so it was impossible for him to let the State of Qi go.