Their eyes met. One's gaze was deep, while the other's was clear.
Both of them were tall and straight. As they stood facing each other, they were basically equal. There was also an indescribable flow of Qi, like the mountain breeze that echoed between the peaks.
"You can go now," said the palace master.
"Alright!" Li Qingshan thought, "Didn't you want to fight here?"
After arriving at the main hall, there was an almost straight metal chain that connected to the Hidden Sword Peak in the sky.
Li Qingshan glanced upwards and leapt onto the chain, beginning his climb with all his might.
Everyone watched as Li Qingshan's figure continued to rise. As he leapt, he was like a tiger climbing a mountain, arriving at the bottom of the Hidden Sword Peak.
Li Qingshan glanced down. Everyone was already as tiny as a mustard seed. When he looked up again, at such a close distance, the Hidden Sword Peak did not seem much different from any other mountain. Greenery and vines coiled around the rock. However, basically every rock was stabbed with a sword. There were thousands of them, making for a rather spectacular sight.
However, the swords were all sealed in a layer of rust, making it impossible to tell the material of the sword. One had to make a choice based on instinct, and if the sword did not choose its owner, it was impossible to pull it out by force.
Everyone wanted to know what kind of sword he would pull out.
"I want the strongest sword!"
Li Qingshan leapt onto the Hidden Sword Peak without any hesitation. Even if he had already given up on the path of the sword, the stronger the weapon, the better. He could still sacrifice it if he did not use it.
He could not help but think of something. If he sacrificed all the swords on the Hidden Sword Peak on the Asura Altar of Armaments, he wondered what kind of asura weapon he would obtain!
However, he could only think about it for now. The Asura Altar of Armaments also needed to test the strength of the sacrificer. The End Blossoming Blade was already the most powerful weapon he could wield right now.
Discarding these stray thoughts, Li Qingshan began searching through the Sword Collection peak. Although the master of the Sword Collection palace had sealed up his demon heart, his strength of the ox demon could not be sealed up. He was confident he could draw out any sword on the Sword Collection peak. What mattered was how he could find the strongest sword!
He climbed up and down. He seemed like he was focused on searching for the sword, gripping the rusty hilt from time to time before releasing it again. Actually, he was secretly practising the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression to derive it.
On a platform at the foot of Sky Leaning Peak, a group of outer sect disciples who were only in the Qi Refinement Realm looked up as well. Their eyes were filled with envy and hope as they discussed among themselves softly.
"Who is this person? He's so powerful!" "You're really ignorant, haven't you heard of Li Qingshan?" "I heard he's not much older than us, yet he's already become a guest elder. He's even the White Hawk commander of the Hawkwolf Guard!"
Among the discussions, only a young man remained silent. His gaze remained locked onto Li Qingshan the entire time, without shifting at all. The outline of his bronze face was distinct. If someone looked closely, they would discover that he bore some resemblance to Li Qingshan.
A short, chubby young man beside him smiled. "Senior brother Xiao Yao, why're you looking at him so seriously? You're both surnamed Li. Don't tell me you're relatives? "
"How can that be?" Li Xiaoyao withdrew his gaze and smiled. "I do want a relative like that."
"Sigh, I'm the one who really wants a relative like that. It's enough for you to have senior uncle Hua's protection. In less than two years, you'll probably be able to undergo the heavenly tribulation and pull out a sword on the Hidden Sword peak. By then, you have to protect me! "
"I can't protect you."
Li Xiaoyao shook his head with a smile. He knew that this junior brother Tian was renowned for being straightforward, but he did not have any ulterior motives. As for the assistance that Hwa Seung-zan had provided him, there was no need to deny it. Otherwise, with his talent, it would have been impossible for him to reach the tenth layer at such a young age.
"Forget it, forget it. I knew you couldn't be relied on. I still have to rely on myself. Oh right, why haven't I seen senior uncle Hua recently?"
"He seems to be in secluded cultivation."
"I heard that senior uncle Hua and elder Li are good friends. Do you think that's true?"
"I'm not sure about that. You'll have to ask senior uncle Hua."
Li Xiaoyao actually knew that a large part of the reason why Hwa Seung-zan treated him differently was because of the man on the Hidden Sword peak, his second uncle!
Of course, he did not possess that kind of extraordinary talent after all. After so many years, he had not even undergone a single heavenly tribulation.
However, he already felt like it was enough. This was the path of a swordsman that he wanted to walk. Even if he could not reach the apex, he wanted to walk down it step by step.
He thought to himself, Second uncle, even if you don't acknowledge me, I'll still treat you as my second uncle.
Li Qingshan sensed something and glanced down. When he saw Li Xiaoyao, he naturally felt a connection of blood. He could not help but smile. The child from back then had already grown up.
By now, he had already eliminated most of the swords on the Hidden Sword peak. They were all spiritual and arcane artifacts. Only twenty-three true treasured swords remained. Although they seemed rusty to regular people, no different from other swords at all, his eyes shone brightly. He could not help but sigh inside.
"The heritage of the Sword Collection palace sure runs deep. I wonder where they gathered so many treasured swords from. If you include the treasured swords that are currently in use, there'll be several dozen of them. The South Sea Sword pavilion is also a large sect of sword cultivators, but they basically want to cry when they see the Hidden Sword peak."
However, what came next would be rather difficult. Two or three of the ten renowned swords of the Sword Collection palace seemed to have yet to appear, which was his target. However, how was he supposed to find those two or three renowned swords out of the twenty-three?
The Hidden Sword Hidden Sword was not just a collection. It was also a seal.
Li Qingshan knew very little about the ten renowned swords of the Sword Collection palace, so he had no idea about the names or characteristics of the remaining renowned swords. Under the circumstances where their grades were similar, even the spirit turtle would struggle to find out which sword was the renowned one.
He felt rather regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have investigated a little. Making up his mind, he might as well search through them one by one.
"He seems to have separated the grades of the swords!" Ming Fei said to the palace master with a frown.
"It's fine. That's his ability." The palace master was not particularly worried about the fact that Li Qingshan was about to take away a treasured sword, or even a renowned sword, from the Sword Collection palace.
"That's true." Ming Fei sneered.
"Hmm? The Soaring Dragon sword seems to be stuck here!"
Li Qingshan discovered a hole in a piece of green rock. It happened to match the shape of the Soaring Dragon sword. When he gazed into the depths of the hole, it was like a black eye staring back at him, but at a closer glance, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Li Qingshan shook his head. Was he imagining things?
In the end, he eliminated another six or seven swords. He really could not distinguish the remaining ones, so he just let it go. "Whatever. They're all treasured swords anyway. It's not like I'm going to use them, so I'll just randomly pick one!"
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