Hua Chenglu suddenly looked back, but she saw nothing. A stream of wind circled around behind her, and she shivered inside. What speed. The opponent was not weak, but he had not launched an attack. He did not seem to have any ill intentions.
Thus, she stood still and quietly used her divine sense to ask, "Who are you?"
"I'm an old friend of your brother's!" Li Qingshan used the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell to block Zhi Chenglu's soul sense.
"I know all of my brother's friends!" Hua Chenglu suddenly turned around, and Flowing Wind flew behind her again. "I don't have a sneaky friend like you!"
"It seems that there are also people I don't know. Men have a lot of secrets. In short, I want to meet him and ask him some things!"
"My brother is meditating in the Soaring Dawn Mountain."
Hua Chenglu thought about it and still decided to tell the truth. No matter what the other party's intentions were, the Soaring Afterglow mountain was enveloped in formations. Even Golden Core cultivators could not get through it. Leaving it to Hwa Seung-zan was better than leaving her in a disadvantageous situation.
"Soaring Dawn Mountain? Alright, thanks a lot! By the way, please keep this matter a secret. I believe this is also what your brother wants! "
Li Qingshan had once possessed a mental map of the Green province. Afterwards, he gradually refined all the water in the Ruyi commandery, so he understood the geography of the mountains and rivers. He immediately remembered where Soaring Afterglow mountain was.
That was originally where the Soaring Dawn sect stood. Their sect master seemed to have died in the commandery city of Ruyi, and their disciples had suffered heavy losses. As it seemed, the Hua family had used this opportunity to take over. After all, a sect without strength had no right to occupy such a holy place for cultivation.
"Alright, I'll keep it a secret for you, but you have to tell me who you are."
"One day in the future, perhaps you will know, but now is not the time!"
"I want to know now!"
Hua Chenglu asked, but she did not receive a reply even after a long time. When she looked back, all she saw were the hazy white clouds and the setting sun in the west. After a moment of hesitation, she also hurried off in the direction of Soaring Afterglow Mountain. She was just too curious.
The Soaring Dawn Sect was also a sect with over a thousand years of history. Even though the sect's master had changed, the buildings in the sect had not been damaged at all. The palaces and pavilions were built along the mountain, giving off a majestic and elegant aura.
In the main hall at the highest point of the Flying Dawn Mountain. Hwa Seung-zan paced back and forth in the empty hall. Leaning on the railing and gazing into the distance, the multicolored light gradually dimmed. All glory will eventually come to an end.
At this moment, he recalled the death of North Moon. He still found it rather hard to believe. As a human and daemon, he had risen up like a comet in just a few short decades, yet he had actually died in the jungle of the Mist province so silently.
But if one were to use reason to speculate. There was no way he could have survived the pursuit of one of the Ten Demon Kings, the Dragon King Of The Sea.
What should Qiongzhi do? Haitang probably knew nothing either. Although he was tight-lipped, he often harbored worries in his heart. This made him even more determined to cultivate. Right now, the world was in a state of chaos, and power was indispensable.
At this moment, he felt the outer formation being touched. A voice shouted, "Wedge. Open the door! "
Hwa Seung-zan looked into the distance and saw a child with red hair and red eyes smiling at him. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that this smile was very familiar. He said in disbelief, "Qingshan!"
Activating the layers of formations, Li Qingshan flapped his wings and flew over, landing on the railing gracefully. He smiled. "Your cultivation sure has advanced at an amazing rate in the past few years!"
Hwa Seung-zan's aura was calm. The fragrance of flowers lingered. He had already reached mid Foundation Establishment firmly, close to breaking through to late Foundation Establishment. Clearly, he had begun to demonstrate his extraordinary talent after breaking free from his emotional entanglements.
"You're still alive? That's fantastic, but I heard … "
"Don't worry. A single old dragon can't kill me. There will be a day when I go dragon-slaying in the Ink sea!" Li Qingshan pointed towards the east. The clouds dimmed, and the stars began to twinkle.
"I don't have to worry then," said Hwa Seung-zan.
Li Qingshan asked Hwa Seung-zan about everyone's situation and learnt that nothing had changed. Everyone was cultivating quietly, going into secluded cultivation for a year or so from time to time. The human and daemon organisations of the Ruyi commandery had all suffered heavy losses from their own people, so the situation was instead the most stable. There was also Gu Yanying, a commander who excelled in both sides, acting as a mediator, so there were basically no major battles.
The other commanderies were not as peaceful. Although it was not full-blown war, the Daemon Commanders and Daemon Generals had already ignored the Treaty of Kings. They moved about on the surface, frequently engaging in conflict and fighting. The Demon Slayer organised by the Sword Collection palace had already established a reputation in the north of the Green province.
Li Qingshan nodded. Suddenly, he realised that Hwa Seung-zan had even mentioned Liu Chuanfeng and Sun Fubai. He had even explained the development of the Cloudwisp association in detail, but he did not mention Ru Xin. He asked, "Do you know where Ru Xin is?"
Hwa Seung-zan asked in surprise, "You haven't seen her?"
"Why would I see her?" Li Qingshan asked.
"She went to the Mist province to find you!"
"When did that happen?"
"Soon after the news of your death arrived, she publicly announced that she was going into secluded cultivation. I knew it wouldn't be that simple, so I went to find her. She said …" Hwa Seung-zan paused. Li Qingshan pressed down on his shoulder. "What did she say?"
"She said with a smile, 'I refuse to believe that bastard's death would be so laughable. He killed her son, so she hunted him down until he died. Isn't that a joke?"
"That does sound like something she would say! Though, I'm already in such a horrible state, yet she doesn't even know how to grieve a little! " Li Qingshan said in dissatisfaction, but his eyes were smiling and touched. She had immediately set off several tens of thousand kilometers away to search for him as soon as she received news of his death, but he was also rather worried. Where was she right now? He spent most of his time in hiding, so it was not strange that she could not find him.
"You should talk to her. If I really died, it'd be useless even if she went. If I managed to escape, I obviously wouldn't be found so easily."
"That's what I said too, but she said that even if he really died, someone has to go and burn joss paper for him, right? When she said that, her expression was very sad. I've known her for so long, but I've never seen her look like that! "
No one doubted that the Dragon King Of The Sea would fail to kill a Daemon Commander. With how clever she was, she clearly believed that too, but she still went.
"What a troublesome woman. Can't you just stay at home obediently? You even made me go look for you!"
Li Qingshan closed his eyes before opening them again. For a moment, he was tempted to abandon the Asura Field and immediately set off in search of her.
At this moment, Hwa Seung-zan's expression changed, and he gazed down the mountain.
"What's wrong?"
"It's Chenglu. Let her wait outside for a while!"
"There's no need. It's quite late, so I should set off too. Oh right, why don't you find a master and become a disciple? Don't tell me you want to undergo the second heavenly tribulation and reestablish the Soaring Dawn sect as the sect master? "
"I'm not as powerful as you. I want to go to the Sword Collection palace and become a disciple after I break through to late Foundation Establishment!"
"You want to join the Sword Collection palace?"
"If I want to find a master, it obviously has to be a great cultivator who has undergone the third heavenly tribulation. Of the three great sects of the Green province, I can't just become a monk or go to the Umbral Yin sect in the south!"
Li Qingshan wanted to say, You're a Hawkwolf guard, so how can you join the Sword Collection palace? They might not even be willing to accept you. Apart from the three great sects of the Green province, there were a few great cultivators in the system of the Great Xia empire. However, he immediately understood what Hwa Seung-zan was trying to say. He did not want to see Gu Yanying again.
"Commander Gu gave me special permission to resign from my position as a Hawkwolf guard. She even sent me a letter saying that if I can't join the Sword Collection palace, she'll recommend me to a great cultivator of the Umbral Yin sect. She just told me to wait for a few more years. She's basically been extremely benevolent to me. Looks like it's no surprise that I've fallen in love with her."
Hwa Seung-zan smiled bitterly. This was something that most people could only dream of, but it filled him with very mixed feelings.
"What do you mean by extremely benevolent? She should know that you won't accept her at all!"
Li Qingshan said disapprovingly. That wretched woman had always been flawless, such that no one could find fault with her. She was not so slick that it was annoying, but she gave off a faint sense of alienation.
"She might even know that the Sword Collection palace won't accept me, so she purposefully spread the news. In order to prevent me from joining the Umbral Yin sect, the Sword Collection palace might be a little more confident!"
"You really are hopeless. Take care of yourself. I'm leaving!"
Just when Hua Chenglu was about to lose her patience, the entrance finally opened. She arrived before Hwa Seung-zan and asked in surprise, "Is that really your friend? Just who is he? "
Hwa Seung-zan said, "I'll introduce him to you in the future!"
… …
Before long, Li Qingshan arrived at the dwelling of the "wretched woman", the Waterside Pavilion of Listening Wind.
He knew that she possessed an Ink Dragon Talisman and that she had a close relationship with the Dragon King Of The Sea, but he still came. He clearly knew that there was no deep friendship between them, yet he could still gain her trust. This could be regarded as a form of ability!
He took a step forward and stepped from the chilly autumn night into the sunny, early summer. The lotus flowers rose and fell endlessly. The fragrance of the flowers permeated the surroundings, and the aura was fleeting.
When he flew over the sea of flowers, he saw the Waterside Pavilion of Listening Wind in the distance.
Gu Yanying's white clothes were even more beautiful than the snow. She smiled. "Looks like I was wrong!"
"Absolutely wrong!" Li Qingshan landed on the Waterside Pavilion of Listening Wind. "What do you think? You didn't expect this, did you?"
"Indeed I didn't. I didn't think that your shrunken form would be so interesting!"
Gu Yanying smiled. The moment she saw Li Qingshan, she was indeed shocked. The Dragon King Of The Sea wouldn't lie, but she was indeed alive. Her methods were truly unfathomable.
"Interesting my ass. If you had told me that Mo Yu brat had such methods, I wouldn't have fallen for his trick!" Li Qingshan said.
"You're not my man, hehe, nor my son. I tried to advise you, but you didn't listen. How can you blame me?"
"I'm not here to joke with you. I need spirit stones and elixirs of a certain attribute!"
Cultivating the second stage of the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra wasn't as easy as cultivating the first stage. It required a large amount of resources, and he was currently penniless. All his assets were placed in the Asura Field. Even with the Asura Field in hand, such a large amount of resources couldn't be bought easily. He needed her help.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll sell you out to the Dragon King?"
"No!"
"Do you have the money to pay now?"
"No!"
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