207: When people grow old, they become wise and willing to die?

Tianquan Division.

Inside the Second Hall.

Lin Qinghuang poured Xie Weilou a cup of fragrant tea and asked, "Did you gain anything from your trip to Han Shui Temple?"

Xie Weilou took the fragrant tea, waved his hand, and the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow flew in front of Lin Qinghuang: "I got a blade from an old monk."

"Great Xia Dragon Sparrow!"

Lin Qinghuang gazed at the evil blade before her.

Buzz!

She reached out and lightly flicked the blade, and a fierce blade qi permeated, instantly filling the entire hall.

"Do you know anything about this blade?"

Xie Weilou asked.

Lin Qinghuang said calmly, "One of the Great Xia's two national guardian Divine Weapons. The grade of this blade has surpassed Spiritual-Grade and reached the Dao Artifact category."

"Dao Artifact?"

Xie Weilou was a little surprised.

Lin Qinghuang explained, "Above Supreme-Grade Spiritual Weapons are Dao Artifacts. Throughout the entire Great Xia, the number of Dao Artifacts is very few. The Saint Academy has one, the Imperial Palace has one, and now you have one."

A national guardian Dao Artifact was naturally no ordinary item. If this blade was used well, it would certainly possess immense power.

"......"

Xie Weilou stared at the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow before him.

Lin Qinghuang walked to the side, took out a scroll, and handed it to Xie Weilou: "The Tianquan Division has some records about this blade and its master. The previous owner of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow was the Great Xia Green Dragon Envoy, a Dragon Transformation Realm Peak cultivator. He was a ruthless character, bloodthirsty by nature, and also a rebellious traitor who harbored intentions of rebellion. Later, he was suppressed by the previous Emperor and the Imperial Advisor, and had no choice but to retreat into Buddhism. This person is definitely not a benevolent one!"

"......"

Xie Weilou took the scroll and read it carefully.

The records on it were quite clear. That old monk was not benevolent; he was insidious, cunning, and bloodthirsty. If not for his contributions to the Great Xia, he would have likely been suppressed and killed.

Lin Qinghuang looked at Xie Weilou: "Besides giving you the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, did that old monk give you anything else?"

Xie Weilou smiled faintly, "Dao Fruit!"

Lin Qinghuang's face also showed a smile upon hearing this: "He's old and shrewd. An old fellow who has hopes of breaking through to the Divine Court Realm, how could he be willing to die? The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow is fine, but the Dao Fruit might not be. You need to be careful."

The higher the cultivation, the more one cherishes life. For cultivators, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will desperately grasp it. Who would willingly die and give their Dao Fruit to others?

"Naturally!"

Xie Weilou nodded lightly.

Lin Qinghuang did not continue the topic. Given Xie Weilou's personality, he should be able to detect these issues.

As if thinking of something.

Lin Qinghuang said meaningfully, "That person in the Imperial Palace wants to further hone you, this whetstone! But he might have miscalculated some things. This Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, in your hands, might just become a dragon-slaying weapon."

Treating Xie Weilou as a whetstone, as a chess piece? Who was the real whetstone in the end?

As he honed and honed, suddenly realizing that the whetstone had become a peerless dragon-slaying blade, wouldn't that be very interesting?

Xie Weilou smiled indifferently, putting away the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow: "It's just a blade, nothing remarkable."

"......"

Lin Qinghuang smiled and did not take the matter too seriously. As Xie Weilou said, it was just a blade, indeed nothing remarkable!

Not long after.

Baili Changqing entered the hall. He looked at Xie Weilou with a strange expression: "His Majesty wants you to enter the palace!"

"Alright!"

Xie Weilou put down his teacup and stood up to leave.

The previous Emperor did not kill a rebellious traitor out of consideration for his contributions, but this Emperor was different.

The Xia Emperor certainly wouldn't keep a traitor alive. Now that he was dead, he still needed to be checked again.

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Phoenix Luan Hall.

Dugu Buzheng murmured, "No wonder I felt uneasy! Xu-嬷嬷, what do you think of this matter?"

Xu-嬷嬷 pondered, "To have such means to subtly instigate the Four Ferocious Generals and the defectors of the Heavenly Gang, I'm afraid it's that person in the palace..."

Dugu Buzheng sighed, "The Heavenly Gang's defection might be related to that person in the palace, but the Four Ferocious Generals should not be."

The defection of the Heavenly Gang and the Four Ferocious Generals caused her foundation to be damaged, making future tasks much more troublesome.

Cultivators were different from ordinary people. The higher their cultivation, the more they had their own ideas. As long as the benefits were in place, defection was very normal.

Xu-嬷嬷 added, "Xie Weilou should have obtained the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow... His Majesty is summoning him to the palace."

"Great Xia Dragon Sparrow? That boy originally posed no great threat, but now his threat is growing. Who would dare ignore him now?"

A fierce glint flashed in Dugu Buzheng's eyes.

"What does the Empress plan to do?"

Xu-嬷嬷 asked.

The fierce glint in Dugu Buzheng's eyes faded, and she said indifferently, "Have him come see me later. Besides that, you go investigate who the Four Ferocious Generals have been in contact with recently. To instigate my people right under my nose, I want to see who has such guts!"

"......"

Xu-嬷嬷 bowed and turned to leave.

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Imperial Study.

A bronze mirror was placed there.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Xie Weilou bowed to the Xia Emperor.

The Xia Emperor looked at Xie Weilou and smiled faintly, "No need for formalities."

"......"

Xie Weilou stood up.

The Xia Emperor said, "I hear you obtained the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, one of the Great Xia's national guardian Divine Weapons?"

Xie Weilou smiled wryly, "I did indeed obtain it. That old monk forcibly gave me the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow. If I didn't accept, he would have killed me!"

The Xia Emperor laughed upon hearing this, "It's good that you got it! Besides that, did that old monk give you anything else? You'd best not conceal anything, or if something happens, I won't be able to save you."

An old fellow with immense ambition, how could he willingly die? He did not believe that.

Xie Weilou summoned the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow and shook his head, "Besides this blade, he didn't give me anything else, but from his words, I felt something was amiss."

"Oh?"

The Xia Emperor gazed at Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou said with a serious expression, "Before that old monk died, he asked me to keep this blade for him and said he wanted to slay a dragon, claiming he had other pursuits. The more I listened, the more something felt off. How do I feel like he might not be dead?"

"Slay a dragon? Just an old fellow."

The Xia Emperor sneered. He checked the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, and after confirming there were no issues, he said, "The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow is fine. Did he truly not give you anything else?"

Xie Weilou smiled bitterly, "He didn't give me anything!"

The Xia Emperor glanced at the bronze mirror, and seeing no reaction, he smiled and nodded, "If he didn't give you anything, then so be it. This Great Xia Dragon Sparrow is extraordinary. With your current cultivation, you temporarily can't use it. You'll have to start from practicing blade arts. How about this! I'll give you another blade manual."

With that, he took a scroll from the side and handed it to Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou took the scroll but did not open it immediately.

The Xia Emperor smiled faintly, "This blade manual is called Ninth Heaven Blade. There are only nine blades in total. Take it back and study it slowly. You can seek Lin Qinghuang or the Pacification Envoy for guidance."