Could it be that Hwa Seung-zan also had feelings for Gu Yanying? From a man's point of view, this was simply too normal. It would be abnormal if he didn't have feelings for her. (- <
However, they had only just met each other, and asking such a question was a little too much.
Hwa Seung-zan said, "In that case, I wish you good luck as well. I wish you good luck in your cultivation and become the son-in-law of the Han family as soon as possible."
The two of them looked at each other and shook their heads with bitter smiles.
Before they knew it, they had left Clear River city and passed through the invisible formation. Outside the city, the grass was lush and the nightingales were chirping. It was spring. Although it was night, the fragrance of various flowers still assailed their nostrils.
"Let's hurry up!" As he spoke, Hwa Seung-zan summoned the Silver Dragon Horse from the seal. He pulled on the reins, and the Silver Dragon Horse raised its front hooves, neighed loudly, and galloped away with the wind. It was as if the horse wanted to dispel its worries.
Li Qingshan rode on a cloud and followed closely behind with Little Ann.
Wood Kui the Giant Lumberman strode forward, but his speed was not slow.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they saw a city wall that rose and fell. It was surrounded by mountains, and the lights were flickering in the darkness.
Li Qingshan exclaimed in astonishment, "This is the Hua family?" In terms of scale, the land of a single family surpassed even Qingyang city. In terms of grandeur and beauty, even a hundred Qingyang cities paled in comparison.
"The clan has been around for a long time, so there will be more people." Hwa Seung-zan reined in his horse in front of the city gate.
On top of the city wall, a group of guards patrolled past, each and every one of them was brimming with vigor and vitality. Not only were they Qi Practitioners, but there were also signs of physique refinement.
"Young Master is back." A shout came from the top of the city gate, and the gate that was dozens of feet tall opened with a loud bang.
Hwa Seung-zan rode his horse in first, but Li Qingshan could sense that the city gates were not the only thing that had been opened. There was also the formation that enveloped the entire Hua family. As soon as he stepped into the formation, he immediately sensed the dense spiritual qi in the surroundings. It was even denser than the secluded cultivation cavern of the Hawkwolf Guard in Jiaping city. (- <
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The location chosen by the Hua family was an excellent spiritual land. Not only did this formation have the function of defense, it was also a gigantic spiritual energy gathering formation. One could imagine how great of an advantage it was to cultivate here compared to ordinary rogue cultivators.
Even if ordinary people lived here, their bodies would be stronger than those outside, and they would not get sick.
After entering the city gate, there was a broad road that led directly to a tower-like building in the center of the city. Apart from this building, there were no other particularly tall buildings. The arched eaves were hidden in the shade of the trees. The entire city was like a large garden, and the buildings were just decorations.
Lush greenery, winding corridors, rockeries and ponds, every step one took was a different scenery, too much for the eye to take in. However, the overall layout seemed to coincide with the Dao of the Five Elements, resonating with the formation.
Jewels were embedded everywhere in the city, emitting a faint glow in the darkness, illuminating the roads.
After crossing the small bridge, Hwa Seung-zan brought them to the front of a pavilion. A small river flowed in front of the pavilion, and behind the pavilion was a forest.
Hwa Seung-zan said, "My residence is not far from here, it's just in that direction. The places that are surrounded by the stream are all my territories. You can walk around as you please, but it's best not to wander around outside. It's getting late, you should take a rest first! "
Hwa Seung-zan briefed them, then he took his leave in a courteous manner.
Li Qingshan and Little Ann entered the pavilion to rest.
Wood Kui went to the back of the pavilion and stood together with the trees. He put his bare feet on the ground, stood up straight, and closed his eyes.
The next morning, Li Qingshan sat cross-legged in front of the small stream. The small stream was sparkling and translucent. Under the illumination of the sun, the surrounding scenery became more and more pleasing to the eye. Looking around, it was as if he was in a painting.
The pavilion hidden by the trees did not seem out of place at all. Instead, it added a lot of liveliness to it, taking the phrase "being one with nature" to the extreme.
Li Qingshan's mind became calmer too. He took out an item from his hundred treasures pouch. It was a small, jade-green sword. The sword was only a foot long, and it only had a blade. It did not have a hilt. <
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The blade was as thin as a strand of hair, vaguely transparent and covered in fine ripples. With a gentle flick, it trembled like water.
After reaching the sixth layer, he could control artifacts. Ever since Li Qingshan emerged from seclusion, he had directly come to the Clear River prefecture. He had not had the time to refine a flying sword of his own.
He had carefully chosen this small sword from thousands of spiritual artifacts. Not only was it a high grade spiritual artifact, but it was also of the water element. The sword itself did not possess any special techniques, except that it was extremely light, extremely fast, and extremely sharp.
Li Qingshan held the small sword in his hand. The extremely pure Gui Water true qi in his body permeated over and filled the sword. The sword flickered with light, brightening and dimming as if it was breathing rhythmically.
Hwa Seung-zan walked over from the small bridge with Hua Chenglu and Yu Zijian behind him.
Hua Chenglu was currently grumbling, "Seriously, there's so much going on, yet you didn't call us over." She knew what she had missed out on last night, so she was filled with regret.
Hwa Seung-zan shushed her gently and pointed at Li Qingshan who sat by the stream nearby.
"Li Qingshan! He's really at the sixth layer now!" Hua Chenglu said in surprise. When they last met, he was only at the second layer. In just a few months, he had crossed four layers consecutively. His speed was startling. During this period of time, she had never slacked off on her cultivation either, but she was only at the fourth layer. Of course, this was already quite impressive at her age.
"What's he doing?" Yu Zijian asked curiously. Although only a few months had passed, everything she had experienced made her feel like the Island of Cherishing Flowers was already extremely distant. The young man who sat there without moving could only be regarded as a stranger.
Hwa Seung-zan said, "He's refining a flying sword. Chenglu, you don't have to be envious. His cultivation speed is fast, but his foundation is rather unstable. His true qi isn't pure enough either, so this step will be much more difficult."
It was not that the Hua family did not have a way to push Hua Chenglu to an even higher realm of cultivation, but there would definitely be many repercussions from this method of seeking instant success. Moreover, her foundation would be unstable, and her true qi would be impure. Her cultivation would become more and more difficult.
Before Hwa Seung-zan had even finished speaking, Yu Zijian pointed at Li Qingshan and said, "It's flying."
Hwa Seung-zan suddenly looked back, only to see the tiny sword in Li Qingshan's hand shoot into the air with a swish before turning back with a swish. It pierced through a fake mountain silently before returning to Li Qingshan's side, hovering in front of him.
Hwa Seung-zan's insight was extremely shrewd. Although the flying sword was still rather stiff when it turned around and was not smooth enough, achieving something like this on his first time riding a sword was basically unbelievable. In particular, he noticed that Just Now, the flying sword had actually flown over a hundred paces away. It had completely exceeded the distance regular sixth layer Qi Practitioners could ride their swords. It was on par with seventh or even eighth layer Qi Practitioners.
This only meant one thing. Li Qingshan's true qi was extremely pure.
Hwa Seung-zan rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly in response to Hua Chenglu's doubtful gaze. She really had no idea how he cultivated.
Even though there were many spiritual medicines that could purify true qi, it was impossible for it to reach such a level of purity. Qi Practitioners still needed to spend large amounts of time tempering it. And, once he purified his true qi, it would lengthen the time he spent cultivating. He probably really had been cultivating day and night in the past few months! Sure enough, there were many aspects about him that surpassed ordinary people for her to value him so highly.
No matter how clever Hwa Seung-zan was, he would never have imagined that Li Qingshan possessed a sumeru ring that even Foundation Establishment cultivators could not possess. Moreover, he could absorb the spiritual qi of the world as a Qi Practitioner.
Li Qingshan had noticed Hwa Seung-zan and the others' arrival a long time ago. However, he was too focused on riding his sword to divert his attention.
He formed a seal with his hand, and the sea of qi in his dantian constantly surged. There was a profound connection between him and the flying sword, allowing it to move about freely. It pierced through rock and wood with startling might, demonstrating the power that a high grade spiritual artifact should possess.
The reason why he could grasp the art of controlling artifacts so quickly was because his pure true qi played a decisive role. Water was soft by nature. Although it was not good for attacking, it was extremely gentle and easy to control. Furthermore, without a body of pure true qi, it would be difficult to refine a high grade spiritual artifact in such a short period of time.
After a rough estimation, he could now control his sword at a distance of about a hundred steps. He could truly behead someone within a hundred steps. Once he exceeded this distance, his power would be greatly reduced, and he might even lose control. He did not know how long it would take for him to reach the realm of beheading someone from a hundred miles away.
However, he was already very satisfied with this power. He also understood more and more why the art of body tempering had declined. How much effort did body tempering cultivators have to put in to make their own speed faster than this small flying sword? Even if the sword was made of steel, it would still be useless.
After refining the flying sword, Li Qingshan stood up and said with a smile, "You're here."
The small sword moved and retracted into his sleeve. It circled around his arm like an armband. As the first flying sword he controlled, it would be his primary method of attack in the human world in the future. He obviously had to carry it on him constantly and familiarize himself with it from time to time so that he could wield it freely. Just Now was the time to stop.
Hwa Seung-zan and the other two made their way over Just Now. Li Qingshan greeted Hua Chenglu gently. "Young miss Hua, long time no see. I will never forget the help you provided me with back then. I've been thinking of ways to repay you."
Now that he thought about it, the two of them had both supported him once, and it had all been against the door.
Hua Chenglu smiled reservedly. "Back then, it was nothing much. There's no need to call me young miss. You can just call me by my name. After tomorrow, we'll be fellow students. Please take good care of me then, Qingshan."
Li Qingshan said, "Your sister's bearing is even greater than yours, Chengzan!"
Hwa Seung-zan smiled. "Exactly. That's what everyone else says. I can't help but sigh at my own inferiority!"
Hua Chenglu had always been quick-witted, so how could she not tell that the two of them were teasing her? She immediately refused.
There was nothing Hwa Seung-zan could do about his younger sister. Yu Zijian pursed her lips into a smile. Only then did she display her usual naivety.
"And miss Yu, long time no see." Li Qingshan saw that Yu Zijian was still dressed in violet, but her bearing had become much calmer. A sword hung by her waist, making her seem valiant and heroic.
She asked in concern, "B- big brother Li, I heard that the sect wants to deal with you. Are you fine?"
"I'm fine." Li Qingshan sighed inside. Back underground, he called her Niu Juxia, but now, he called her big brother Li.
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