"I'm a Demon King."
Li Qingshan was slightly surprised. Even if the master of the Sword Collection palace wanted to kill him here, he would not find it so strange. After all, the power he used could not be tolerated by the righteous path. He might even be suspected of colluding with the Demon domain, and he had even ruined Ming Fei's plans.
If the master of the Sword Collection palace did not fall out with him, then so be it, but he even allowed him to take a sword. Wasn't that a little too generous? Was there some scheme involved?
"Since even the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga believes you possess a buddhist nature, it's not the Sword Collection palace's turn to clean you up. Our Sword Collection palace always keeps our promises. Since we've agreed to give you a sword, come and take one!"
"What if I don't want to go?" Li Qingshan asked.
"That's up to you."
The master of the Sword Collection palace moved away and waved his hand, expressing that he could leave as he pleased.
Ming Fei and Ji Xuanri exchanged glances and stowed their swords away.
"Since the palace master is so sincere, I'd seem arrogant if I don't go. Let's go!"
Li Qingshan smiled. No matter what scheme was involved, he was confident he could destroy it with force. Even if it was a tiger's den, he would still venture into it.
"You really do have some courage!" the master of the Sword Collection palace said. He had not seen the slightest hint of fear in Li Qingshan the entire time.
"Do you think the palace master will harm me?" Li Qingshan said.
They made their way north together. Ji Xuanri and Ming Fei took Yu Zijian and Fu Qingjin with them, while Li Qingshan and the master of the Sword Collection palace flew together.
The streak of light was extremely fast, leaving Li Qingshan behind very soon. Li Qingshan smiled. He had no intentions of chasing after them.
A while later, Li Qingshan arrived before the renowned Sword Collection peak.
A lone peak hovered in the sky, piercing through the sea of clouds like a lone island.
The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga's Great Buddha mountain was renowned for its resemblance to a great buddha, while the Sword Collection peak was like a supreme sword!
The isolated peaks below were like swords, currently bowing towards the sword in the sky!
Between the Hidden Sword Peak and the other peaks below, there was an iron chain that was as large as a horned dragon. It was as if once the iron chain was broken, the divine sword would break through the air and fly away.
Li Qingshan thought, "The mountain forms the force, and the force forms the formation. The protective formation of the Sword Collection palace is anything but ordinary. If I enter it and the palace master suddenly turns against me, it won't be much safer than venturing into the Ink sea."
"Please!" The palace master raised his hand.
"Alright!"
…
The Sword Collection palace did not have a flight ban like the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga. The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was filled with buddhist statues and pagodas, so buddhist disciples obviously could not fly above senior monks, bodhisattvas, or buddhas. For a sword cultivator, flying on a sword was the most basic of basics.
There were sword lights flying between the peaks. Some of them formed sword formations, some of them fought one-on-one, and some of them flew alone. They practiced the art of sword kinesis and roamed between the mountains and the sea of clouds. They really had the aura of Sword Immortals.
The palace master invited Li Qingshan onto the Heaven's Leaning peak. In the majestic hall of the sword palace, he ordered, "Summon the sword masters of the various peaks. Immediately prepare for the Sword Selection ceremony!"
Li Qingshan gazed out of the hall. The lone sword-like peaks suddenly lit up with light of various colours. The light rapidly extended along the iron chain and reached the Hidden Sword peak.
At that moment, Li Qingshan heard a strange hum. It was heavy, yet it also possessed a soaring clarity, enough to make even his soul tremble.
The Hidden Sword peak was activated. A streak of light rushed into the air, shattering all the clouds in the sky. The stars were vast, and the moonlight was boundless. They all seemed to spin, dazzling.
All the disciples of the Sword Collection palace stopped what they were doing, raising their heads and gazing at this sight. Their expressions were no different from the disciples of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga during the Dharma Assembly of Zen.
"What a detestable sound. Li Qingshan, where the hell have you come to?"
The Wild Flower blade soul's voice suddenly rang out in Li Qingshan's head. In order to prevent the Wild Flower blade soul from rambling and drawing hatred to him, he had always placed the Wild Flower blade in the Asura Field. However, their minds were still connected.
Just now, Li Qingshan withdrew his gaze and answered in surprise, "You sensed it?"
"I hate swords the most. Cut that damned sword in half!" the Wild Flower blade soul ordered.
"That's not a single sword!"
Li Qingshan glanced at the Sword Collection palace. There were many swords stuck in it. The wondrous sound probably came from all the swords ringing together.
"Really? Then cut them all! "the Wild Flower blade soul said impatiently.
"Don't! I still have one in there!" Li Qingshan was not that bored.
"What! You want to use a sword!? You're bold enough to use a sword!? "The Wild Flower blade soul suddenly lost his temper. Blade intent rushed into Li Qingshan's sea of consciousness, kicking up surging waves.
"You've lost your mind!" Li Qingshan suppressed it with the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression in a hurry.
"You already have me. You're not allowed to use any other weapons, much less swords. Those who use swords are all hypocrites. I'll kill every single one I see!" the Wild Flower blade soul said furiously.
"Haha, that's a sharp one! Not only are you a hypocrite, but you're also a poser! Apart from my Little Ann! " Li Qingshan had completely forgotten that he had also used a sword in the past. "Don't worry. I'm only drawing a sword. I don't know how to use it."
"Don't say I didn't warn you. If you refine any other sword, we'll be on our own!"
"Why are you laughing, fellow?" All the master of the Sword Collection palace saw was Li Qingshan's mysterious smile.
"Nothing. I'm just excited to see something like this."
Li Qingshan looked at the master of the Sword Collection palace. If it really was like what the Wild Flower blade soul had said, then this person was the greatest hypocrite and poser.
As they spoke, the sword masters and elders of the various peaks arrived in the hall. One of them cried out in surprise and joy, "Li Qingshan!"
Li Qingshan glanced past them. The speaker was a handsome man, also at the second heavenly tribulation. He must have been a sword master of some peak. Even the joy on his face was unable to wash away his melancholy. Li Qingshan found him rather familiar, but he was unable to recall his name. "You're …"
"Yin Xiaochou! You've come at a perfect time! Are you bold enough to fight me again? "
Yin Xiaochou's face turned cold, and he gripped the Waterbreaker sword on his waist firmly. All these years of arduous cultivation had been for this moment. If it were not for the fact that Li Qingshan had gone to the Mist province, he would have gone to challenge him a long time ago.
"Oh, it's you!" Only then did Li Qingshan remember that he had defeated Yin Xiaochou's Waterbreaker sword with the water sword in the past, which basically made him famous in the Clear River prefecture.
"Since you've come, why bother putting on an act?"
Yin Xiaochou was certain that Li Qingshan was purposefully humiliating him by not being able to call out his name, but Li Qingshan had gone through so many years of continuous battles. Who knew how many existences at the third heavenly tribulation he had even killed, lingering on the brink of death so many times, so how could a clash between Foundation Establishment cultivators in the past leave any deep impression on him?
At the very least, Fu Qingjin still posed a great threat to him, but Yin Xiaochou had been defeated by him in a single strike, having been worn away by the passage of time a long time ago.
"Putting on an act!" Li Qingshan swore inside, "It's not like I'm using a sword right now!"
"Xiaochou, stop messing around!" The master of the Sword Collection palace said.
"Palace master, please allow me to spar with the sword against elder Li!"
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