# Chapter 2518: Such a Nixuan
To become the legitimate wife of the Blood Absolute War God was naturally no ordinary woman.
Nixuan Shi was the first woman the Blood Absolute War God married after surviving the Eon Calamity. At that time, she was the number one talent of the new generation in the Shura Divine Temple and was enfeoffed as a Divine Maiden.
Two thousand years had passed since she married the Blood Absolute War God.
Two thousand years ago, Nixuan Shi was already a top-tier expert below the Divine Realm in the Hell Realm. After marrying the Blood Absolute War God, she no longer walked the world, rarely appeared in public, and almost never set foot outside the Blood Absolute Family's territory, becoming mysterious and low-key.
The world only knew that the Blood Absolute War God, aside from cultivation, paid no attention to mundane affairs. All matters, large and small, within the family were handled by Nixuan Shi.
This not only represented the Blood Absolute War God's trust but also his affirmation of her abilities.
They also knew she was once the Shura Divine Maiden. Those cultivators who understood her former glory had either already died of old age or had become gods.
As for most cultivators, they only knew that the Blood Absolute War God's legitimate wife was called Nixuan Shi. Beyond that, she had no presence whatsoever. Even her real name was known to very few.
Logically speaking, with her talent and having a divine husband like the Blood Absolute War God, she should have become a god two thousand years ago.
Yet she remained below the Divine Realm to this day.
The White Deer Sacred Chariot drove forward, its sound rumbling and exploding, shattering the peace between heaven and earth.
All cultivators were stirred up like a boiling pot, ready to watch the excitement.
Needless to say, just the identity of being the Blood Absolute War God's legitimate wife was enough to be frightening. Although she had not become a god, even ordinary gods would be wary of her.
Yuan Qianmo had considerable understanding of Nixuan Shi. A strange light flashed in his eyes as he politely cupped his hands and bowed, saying, "Qianmo pays respects to Senior Nixuan."
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"Something's strange," Feng Qingli said softly.
Luo Sheng Tian asked, "What's strange?"
"Yuan Qianmo is number one on the Divine Reserve Scroll. He can break through to godhood at any time. Although he is not yet a god, there is no difference between him and a god. Why would he bow to Nixuan Shi?"
"Nixuan Shi's age is there. Yuan Qianmo, out of respect, slightly cupped his hands. That's normal."
"Teacher Yan's age is also there, so why is he treated differently?"
Luo Sheng Tian thought for a moment, then said, "Nixuan Shi is, after all, the Blood Absolute War God's legitimate wife. Even if Yuan Qianmo breaks through to godhood, when he sees the Blood Absolute War God, he would probably have to lower his head."
"You said it yourself, it's the Blood Absolute War God who has such deterrent force. The one who has come now is only the Blood Absolute War God's legitimate wife. Yuan Qianmo is such a proud person—how could he easily show such an attitude?"
Luo Sheng Tian nodded slightly. "You have a point. Zhang Ruochen is the Blood Absolute War God's grandson and is deeply valued by him. Yet Yuan Qianmo still dared to kill him. This shows that no matter how noble a cultivator's status, it would not make him wary. Then there is only one possibility... Could it be that Nixuan Shi possesses power that even he finds quite threatening?"
Only the strong are respected.
"So it seems, this Nixuan Shi is not simple. Unfortunately, as far as I know, Zhang Ruochen's relationship with Nixuan Shi is not good—in fact, it could be called hostile. For Zhang Ruochen, this is undoubtedly adding insult to injury."
Feng Qingli had never had a good impression of Zhang Ruochen, feeling that Luo Sha had entrusted herself to the wrong person, even thinking their marriage was purely a union of two major forces' interests. Therefore, her tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.
Anyway, Zhang Ruochen and Luo Sha had not yet formally married. If something happened to Zhang Ruochen...
Luo Sha would be freed.
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The White Deer Sacred Chariot stopped in the void. The divine light emanating from the deer's body created a light-like planar surface beneath the sacred chariot.
Nixuan Shi did not get out of the chariot. "Yuan Qianmo, you say Zhang Ruochen killed Lu Baitou and Shan Qiu. Do you have evidence?"
"I saw it with my own eyes," Yuan Qianmo said.
The voice from within the chariot said, "You mean your words are evidence?"
"I disdain to lie."
"Many times, people unknowingly become the very kind they most disdain."
"What sharp words." Source Shu Zhen Huang murmured, stepping forward. "Zhang Ruochen used spatial power to kill Lu Baitou and Shan Qiu. The three of us witnessed this scene."
"Why did Zhang Ruochen kill Lu Baitou and Shan Qiu?" the voice from the chariot asked.
Source Shu Zhen Huang shook her head. "I do not know."
"Alright, the matter is very clear. Lu Baitou and Shan Qiu saw that Zhang Ruochen was only at the Hundred Shackles Realm and that no one was around, so they had the idea of killing him and taking his treasures. But they ran into an iron wall and were killed instead. The children of my Blood Absolute Family are not to be bullied. These two deserved to die."
Even Yuan Qianmo and Source Shu Zhen Huang, both figures with hearts as deep as the sea, could not help but show surprise on their faces.
This woman, once the Shura Divine Temple's Divine Maiden and now the Blood Absolute War God's legitimate wife, with such a lofty status—how could she speak so unreasonably?
Source Shu Zhen Huang said, "Senior Nixuan coming to such a conclusion is hardly appropriate."
"What is inappropriate? Can you give a more reasonable explanation?"
Yuan Qianmo, mindful of his status and reputation, did not argue.
In a situation where the dead could not testify, any argument would be futile, only making the watching cultivators laugh. Now, only strength could speak—whoever had the harder fist, whoever's words would be the truth.
Nixuan Shi's arrival did not make him abandon his resolve to kill Zhang Ruochen; it only made things much more troublesome.
Nixuan Shi could see that in the Hell Realm, what ultimately mattered was strength. So she called out, "Stop!"
The three words carried powerful spiritual power, transforming into three invisible sacred hands that flew toward Zhang Ruochen and Lan Ying, who were locked in battle.
The residual sound waves entered the ears of the attending Great Saints, shaking their minds with a buzzing sound, darkening their vision, and making their organs feel as if they would split.
Those Great Saints who had never heard of "Nixuan Shi" before were greatly shocked.
Yuan Qianmo snorted lightly, shattering the three sound-wave sacred hands. His tone was no longer as respectful as before. "Lan Ying is avenging the Great Saint of the Green Deer Divine Temple. I ask Senior Nixuan not to interfere."
"Calling me 'senior' again and again has already angered me. Today, I will weigh the number one on the Divine Reserve Scroll."
The white deer moved forward, the sacred chariot following close behind.
"Rumble."
Where the sacred chariot passed, it crushed space, forming shattered chaotic zones, revealing large swaths of void space.
Traveling through the shattered space, the sacred chariot remained steady. Behind it, sometimes a bloody Shura Divine Mountain manifested, sometimes stars twinkled, sometimes thousands of troops and horses... Various strange scenes continuously appeared.
Yuan Qianmo's figure flew out like a teleport, blocking the sacred chariot's path, preventing Nixuan Shi from approaching the battlefield between Zhang Ruochen and Lan Ying.
Beneath his feet, countless sacred dao rules extended outward—no one knew how many trillions—constructing a hundred thousand barren mountains and a hundred thousand vicious rivers.
The two did not engage in physical combat but in a contest of magical arts.
The vast majority of Great Saints were retreating far away.
"Nixuan Shi is actually this powerful? She can contend with Yuan Qianmo?"
"Yuan Qianmo is only showing respect to the Blood Absolute War God and is not going all out. He only needs to hold Nixuan Shi back and create an opportunity for Lan Ying to kill Zhang Ruochen."
"One must admit, Nixuan Shi is still very formidable. The power fluctuations she unleashes are not something ordinary Supreme Realm Great Saints can compare to."
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Zhang Ruochen naturally noticed Nixuan Shi's arrival. Seeing her clash with Yuan Qianmo, he was somewhat surprised.
To be honest, Zhang Ruochen had many trump cards up his sleeve. Fighting Lan Ying did not put much pressure on him.
But he was very wary of Yuan Qianmo.
The Death Clan's death thought power was as eerie as the Underworld Clan's curses.
Yuan Qianmo was definitely a master in this regard. If he used death thought power to ambush him, no one present would likely notice. With Nixuan Shi tying up Yuan Qianmo, Zhang Ruochen's pressure was greatly reduced, allowing him to fully focus on his confrontation with Lan Ying.
Lan Ying saw the situation had changed and suddenly retreated far away. Forming strange sword seals with both hands, he smiled sinisterly. "Your sword dao has some tricks. But I don't want to play anymore. I'll kill you with one sword now... no, two swords, two swords."
Something strange happened.
The heavenly and earthly rules of the universe rapidly converged above Lan Ying's head, condensing into another Lan Ying.
The purest sword dao rules among the heavenly and earthly rules condensed into Lan Ying.
Between heaven and earth, a mountain-shaking, sea-roaring sword cry arose. It was not real swords trembling, but the sword dao rules of the world rejoicing.
Zhang Ruochen narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "Heavenly Sword Soul."
A sword cultivator's sword soul had three levels: Human, Earth, and Heaven.
Zhang Ruochen's sword soul was still at the Earth Sword Soul level.
All around, exclamations of surprise were endless.
"It's actually a Heavenly Sword Soul!"
"In the last hundred thousand years, among cultivators below the Divine Realm in both the Heavenly Court and Hell, sword cultivators who have cultivated a Heavenly Sword Soul can be counted on one hand. Lan Ying is probably the only one who cultivated a Heavenly Sword Soul at the Thousand Questions Realm. Even the Sealed Dust Sword God a thousand years ago might not have been this early."
"Cultivating a Heavenly Sword Soul, the next step is to enter godhood through the sword."
"The sword soul not only cuts the physical body but also cuts the cultivator's sacred soul. And the Heavenly Sword Soul—every sword technique aligns with the heavenly dao, and it also cuts the cultivator's sacred dao rules. All defensive measures are useless before the Heavenly Sword Soul."
"Since the Heavenly Sword Soul has appeared, the outcome of life and death is decided."
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The Clear Sky and Desire Sea swords circled around Lan Ying's Heavenly Sword Soul, merging with the sword dao rules of heaven and earth.
"Cross Asura!"
Lan Ying directly executed the most ancient Asura sword technique, pointing at Zhang Ruochen.
The Clear Sky Sword and Desire Sea Sword slashed out simultaneously, forming a cross sword seal.
At the intersection of the cross, it seemed as if an infinite cosmic space appeared, absorbing all matter in the world, trapping Zhang Ruochen so he could not teleport even half a step.
Back when Lan Ying had not yet cultivated the Heavenly Sword Soul, he had already caused considerable trouble for Que with the Asura sword technique.
Zhang Ruochen looked up. The space covered by the cross sword seal was immeasurable in thousands of miles, with no end in sight. It was as if four walls of light had divided the world into four parts.
Zhang Ruochen's divine light surged greatly. Then, a sea of stars spread out, forming the scene of "Starry Sea Without Shore."
In the sea of stars, a bright moon rose.
Time imprints frantically gathered toward the Abyssal Ancient Sword.
The fifth layer of the Time Sword Art, Radiant Moon Like Song.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Ruochen thrust his sword. The sea of stars and the bright moon all converged into the sword body, outlining a sword mark interwoven with truth and time.
This sword unleashed ten times the attack power.
"Boom!"
Meeting strength with strength, the sword tip struck the center of the cross sword seal. The violent sword qi then exploded.
"Bang bang." Sword qi fell like raindrops onto the Fire God Armor on Zhang Ruochen's body, but the power was not strong, unable to harm the flesh within the armor.
The sword rainbow that broke through the cross sword seal pierced through Lan Ying's dao domain, extending all the way to before him.
The power was exhausted. Only a few time imprints landed on him, barely harming his lifespan.
The watching Hell Realm Great Saints were all astonished.
Had Zhang Ruochen actually broken Lan Ying's Asura sword, executed with a Heavenly Sword Soul?
It must be known that when fighting against the Ten Thousand Death One Life Realm Great Saint, Lan Ying had not used his Heavenly Sword Soul, nor had he been as serious as today.
"How has Zhang Ruochen become so strong? I remember that on the Heaven Hunting Battlefield, he struggled greatly against Chi Di. That was only a few months ago," Feng Qingli said, extremely surprised and finding it hard to understand.
Relying only on the brute force of a demigod body could never break the Asura sword under a Heavenly Sword Soul.
Lan Ying's eyes were full of surprise. He smiled and said, "In an instant, you can stimulate the tenfold attack power of the Way of Truth and also integrate the Way of Time into your sword dao. Zhang Ruochen, I find that my interest in you has surpassed Que."
"Let's continue. I want to see if your demigod body can withstand the eruption of tenfold attack power."
Zhang Ruochen could see that although Lan Ying had cultivated a Heavenly Sword Soul, he had not yet reached the point where the Heavenly Sword Soul and sword dao were one. The gap between his use of the Heavenly Sword Soul and Xue Lingxian was enormous. Therefore, he was not too wary.
"Fine! Let's fight!" Zhang Ruochen agreed.
"Stop!"
Xing Luo and a group of strong men from the Destiny Temple flew through the air, shouting a stop from afar.
"What a bother. It's those troublemakers from the Destiny Temple again."
Lan Ying was somewhat frustrated. He withdrew the Clear Sky and Desire Sea swords into his body and gave Zhang Ruochen a sinister smile. "I have six swords. Today, you've only seen three. I have not yet used my Sacred Will, nor have I bullied you with my Cosmic Dao Domain. Set a time, and we'll fight again. I'll go all out to kill you. How about that?"
Zhang Ruochen put away the Abyssal Ancient Sword. "If we're talking about determining victory or defeat, I honestly can't say I can beat you now. But if we're talking about life and death, you're dead."
This statement was not contradictory.
Determining victory or defeat—Zhang Ruochen would certainly not borrow external forces, such as the Qiankun Realm.
To defeat Lan Ying was indeed not easy.
But if it was life and death, then Zhang Ruochen had many methods.
The arrival of the Destiny Temple caused Yuan Qianmo and Nixuan Shi to stop their magical contest, both retreating far away.
Some cultivators had already informed Xing Luo of the entire incident.
Xing Luo glanced at Zhang Ruochen, then stepped back a few paces. "Since it's about mediating a dispute, this matter should be decided by Her Highness the Divine Maiden."
Xing Luo knew his proper place. In a situation of internal and external troubles, he could not let the outside world think that the Destiny Temple was internally divided.
The power should be in whose hands it belonged, and that person should preside.
To support the new Divine Maiden's rise, he had to take the lead in showing an attitude.
But when Yuan Qianmo heard Xing Luo say "mediating a dispute," a strange look appeared on his face. Those words carried deep meaning.
Did the Destiny Temple intend to make a big deal small?
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[Apologies. Today's update is late. Tomorrow will likely also be late.]