Lu Qingshan's main purpose of leaving the sect this time was to go to the Hades. The idea of improving his sword intent was more like a bonus.
There was a consensus among all the players in his previous life.
Whenever the shadow of the Hades was mentioned, there was a 99% chance that the cultivators of the Hades were involved in it.
In addition, any matter involving the Hades would not be a small task. Usually, it would be a big task with rich rewards.
In the game, this kind of task would often make the players rush in.
The two words "Hades" were like a brand in the genes of the players. As long as they heard it, it would make them instinctively excited.
In Lu Qingshan's expectation, this request for help was also like this.
Therefore, when Ji Chuan mentioned that the Hades might be involved in this matter, he did not hesitate to take the initiative to participate.
In the game terms, it was like the first Senior Brother Ji Chuan of the Yellow Board was leading a big task. Would you go or not?
Whether it was the weight of the first Yellow Board or the drive of the two words "Hades", it was enough to be the reason for Lu Qingshan to take this trip.
The so-called Yellow Board was also called the ranking list of cultivators in the fourth realm.
The Tianji Temple monitored the world, and the information was very fast and accurate.
The Yellow Board was the ranking list of cultivators listed by the Tianji Temple.
The hundred strongest Nascent Soul cultivators were selected from all the cultivators in the Four Realms of the human race, and the rankings were made public.
As for the ranking, it was based on the cultivator's achievements and achievements that were known.
In other words, this list could not be guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Because even if there was a Nascent Soul cultivator with unparalleled combat power who could defeat a Void Refining cultivator, if he had been practicing in seclusion, his name would not appear on the Yellow Board.
But generally speaking, it still had a great reference value.
In fact, this kind of ranking list was divided into four lists: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow.
The Yellow Board recorded the ranking of cultivators in the fourth realm, the Xuan Board recorded the ranking of cultivators in the fifth realm, and so on until the Heaven Board recorded the ranking of cultivators in the seventh realm.
Among the four lists, the Sword Sect occupied two of them.
Taibai Sword Master who was first on the Heaven Board and Ji Chuan who was first on the Yellow Board.
The reason why Ji Chuan could be ranked first on the Yellow Board was very clear.
Name: Ji Chuan
Ranking: First
Cultivation: Full Circle of the Nascent Soul Realm. Cultivates the Unity Realm Reincarnation Sword Intent (True Meaning of Origin) and the Perfection Realm Five Elements Sword Intent (Five Elements, all of which are superior concepts). His master is Sword Master Taibai, who is ranked first on the Heavenly Rankings. His swordsmanship is exquisite and he is suspected to be a dual cultivator. His Natal Sword is a high-grade Heaven Artifact, Green Waist.
Battle Record: Exterminating the Vulture Evil Sect, which had two Void Refinement Realm cultivators, in the Evil Ridge of the Cliff Province. Killing the Middle Fifth Stage Demon King, Nine Netherworlds Ao, with a single sword strike.
Nickname: Haoran Sword
Identity: Eldest Senior Brother of the Eastern Region Sword Sect
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However, from another point of view, the existence of these four rankings seemed to have provided Hades with a lot of useful information, allowing Hades to accurately bury and kill human genius cultivators according to the rankings.
This seemed to be an extremely irrational behavior.
Speaking of which, the origins of the four lists had to be brought up.
Its source was, in fact, the Hades.
At that time, it was still called the Hades Bounty Board.
The Hades lurked among the human race for another big task, which was to find a way to eradicate human genius cultivators and kill the possibility of them becoming powerful cultivators.
Therefore, according to the reputation and performance of human cultivators, Hades made such a Bounty Board in Hades, including human cultivators in the fourth realm to the seventh realm.
As for why the cultivation was limited to this range, the reason was very simple.
There were too many cultivators below the fourth realm, and it was hard to figure out their general strength. There was no need to specifically target them, and it was impossible to target them.
Cultivators above the seventh realm had profound means. To kill them, Hades had to use all its power, and it was not something that could be done by one or two people or a branch hall. Therefore, it was not listed on the Bounty Board.
In addition, the Bounty Board not only had the introduction of the human cultivator's strength and detailed description of his achievements, but also a huge reward.
This Bounty Board was distributed to all branches of Hades and all cultivators in Hades.
As long as a Hades cultivator killed a cultivator on the Bounty Board, they would be able to receive the corresponding reward.
It was clear that those who could be listed on this Bounty Board were all people of the same realm with shocking means and great strength.
Based on this Bounty Board, Hades cultivators were extremely active. For a time, everyone was in a state of panic, and many people were afraid that they were listed on this Bounty Board.
Later, the Da Xia Kingdom's royal family learned of the Bounty Board's existence. After some thought, they made a decision to do the opposite. In the name of the Heavenly Secrets Temple, they changed the Bounty Board's name and made it public.
This ingenious move turned the human cultivators' fear of being listed on the Hades Bounty Board into a great reputation.
The human cultivators no longer feared it, but were proud of it.
.....
Before leaving the sect, Lu Qingshan went to Heng Peak one last time.
Heng Peak was the official name. It was another popular name that was passed down by the disciples of the Sword Sect, and it reflected its use.
Treasure Peak.
This peak was where the Sword Sect's treasure trove of resources and scriptures were located.
Lu Qingshan had two goals. One was the cultivation method, and the other was the spiritual materials.
Although he was only at the late stage of the Golden Elixir, and seemed far from the Nascent Soul stage, as long as he had experience points, this seemingly distant gap was nothing.
It was inevitable that he would encounter unexpected situations when he was outside. To be safe, Lu Qingshan decided to apply for the Nascent Soul cultivation method first.
On Heng Peak, there were two halls, Matter and Knowledge.
Its meaning could be understood from its name.
Matter Hall was the Spiritual Materials Hall, and Knowledge Hall was the Cultivation Method Hall.
Knowledge Hall was actually a large group of halls. The one Lu Qingshan was looking for was the Hall of Inheritance that was in charge of the Golden Elixir Daoist cultivation method.
In terms of cultivation methods, the Sword Sect would not make things difficult for their disciples.
It was not easy to take someone into the Sword Sect, but to learn the sect's cultivation method still required various conditions. What was the point?
When Lu Qingshan entered the Hall of Inheritance, an old sword cultivator came to greet him.
"I would like to apply for our sect's Nascent Soul cultivation method." Lu Qingshan bowed and said.
After the old sword cultivator verified Lu Qingshan's sword talisman, he nodded slightly and turned to enter the hall. When he came out again, a piece of Dao jade flew out from his hand.
"This Dao jade records the Nascent Soul chapter of our sect's Sky Severing Sword Manual. It is the fundamental cultivation method for you Golden Elixir Daoists to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.
Cultivation is the foundation of everything. You should cultivate well. Don't be addicted to the Sword Dao and forget the importance of cultivation methods. "The old sword cultivator's encouragement carried a warning.
At his age, he had experienced too many things.
In the Sword Sect, there were many sword fanatics. Because they were addicted to the Sword Dao, they neglected their cultivation methods. After so many years, he had seen a few sword cultivators like that.
Therefore, ever since he took over the affairs of Heng Peak's Knowledge Hall, when disciples came to apply for cultivation methods, he would more or less say this.
He didn't care whether it was useful or not. He mainly wanted peace of mind.
"Thank you for your help, Uncle-Master." Lu Qingshan put away the Dao jade and bowed deeply to the old sword cultivator.
Cultivators like the old sword cultivator were all seniors who didn't have much time left in their lives and were willing to shine for the last time in the Sword Sect.
More cultivators, when they didn't have much time left, would choose to indulge in the world.
There was no right or wrong between the two. However, it was necessary to maintain respect for the former.
The Knowledge Hall was not far from the Knowledge Hall.
After verifying the sword talisman, Lu Qingshan entered the Knowledge Hall. He was a little excited.
This was the Dao Sect's treasury. How many people had seen it before?
On the first floor of the Knowledge Hall, it was spacious and bright. It was much larger than it looked from the outside.
This was the Small Realm Mustard Seed Technique.
Compared to the Knowledge Hall's unlimited cultivation method inheritance, the Knowledge Hall's restrictions were much more stringent.
The reason was also very simple. The price of the spiritual materials in the Knowledge Hall was extremely affordable. It was often 20% lower than the market price.
If there were no restrictions, it was hard to guarantee that there would be disciples of the sect who would buy low and sell high. They would buy spiritual materials from the Knowledge Hall at a low price and resell them to other sect cultivators at a high price.
In summary, the Knowledge Hall's restrictions were the two words, "quota."
The total amount of spiritual materials that each cultivator could buy in the Knowledge Hall could not exceed a total quota.
This total quota was obtained by adding the basic quota and the additional quota.
The basic quota depended on the cultivator's cultivation.
The additional quota was obtained by completing some sect missions or by meeting some special conditions, such as being on the Yellow Roll.
Lu Qingshan naturally only had the basic quota now.
However, the Sword Sect was still as forthright and generous as usual.
The Golden Elixir Daoist actually had a quota of five spirit crystals.
His goal for this trip was clear. The three spiritual materials, Withered Dragon Wood, Earth Dragon Essence, and Sheep-Fat White Jade.
They were also what the Peach Blossom Sword needed to advance to a high-grade Heaven Artifact.
The three spiritual materials were all sixth-grade spiritual materials and were not cheap. In addition, Lu Qingshan's request was quite high. Even if the price was 30% lower, his quota was not enough.
Fortunately, Lu Qingshan had considered this situation before coming. At the price of two spirit crystals, he bought an additional quota of six spirit crystals from Ji Chuan.
One had to know that this was only the quota.
If Lu Qingshan wanted these spiritual materials, he still had to pay the spirit crystals himself.
The preciousness of the Sword Sect's Knowledge Hall's quota could be seen.
Of course, it was worth it. If Lu Qingshan went to find them himself, who knew how long it would take to gather these three spiritual materials.
With enough quota, Lu Qingshan waved his hand and spent eight spirit crystals to finally prepare all the materials needed for the Peach Blossom Sword's advancement.
A total of ten spirit crystals were spent.
These ten spirit crystals were equivalent to the net worth of ten Nascent Soul cultivators.
More intuitively, because the Spirit Qi contained in the spirit crystals was incomparably pure and in the form of crystal marrow, cultivators could use the spirit crystals to quickly cultivate and break through.
Absorbing all of a spirit crystal could be converted into 50,000 experience points.
In other words, in the blink of an eye, Lu Qingshan had spent another 500,000 experience points on the Peach Blossom Sword.
Fortunately, the Seven Regions Dao Discussion had rewarded him with 100 spirit crystals, which allowed Lu Qingshan to have the ability to support his family.
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East Region, Prison State, Origin Mansion, Burial Ridge.
The land here was withered and yellow, spreading out as far as the eye could see. The color was like a desert, and a sense of desolation rose.
Two figures floated in the air above a brown mineral vein.
"We're here. This is our destination." Ji Chuan said to an ordinary-looking male cultivator beside him. His aura was restrained, and his specific cultivation base could not be seen.
The male cultivator looked down at the patch of yellow below and muttered, "Origin Orchid mineral vein, Qiu Family …"
This male cultivator was naturally Lu Qingshan, who had used the Nightstalker Ancient Jade to conceal his identity.
After using the sect's Teleportation Formation to reach Prison State, they had headed straight for this place.
The letter for help that the Sword Sect had received was related to the owner of this brown mineral vein, the Qiu Family.
Ji Chuan explained the situation of this mission to Lu Qingshan in detail.
Burial Ridge. This was a very strange place.
This place belonged to the Origin Mansion, but it was indeed very large. It was even larger than the Origin Mansion.
The reason why it was included in the Origin Mansion was because 80% of Burial Ridge's area was forbidden and uninhabited. Only 20% of the area was meaningful.
"Forbidden area?" Lu Qingshan asked curiously, "Is there any danger?"
Ji Chuan did not directly answer Lu Qingshan's question. Instead, he asked a question of his own. "Do you know that there are other worlds outside the one we're in?"
"I do. For example, the Abyss where the Demons reside is an independent and complete world," Lu Qingshan replied.
Nine Skies, Nine Skies. Although it wasn't officially recognized, in the minds of the players, there should be nine worlds.
However, other than Firmament Heaven where the human race resided, he only knew of the existence of the Abyss.
"Senior Apprentice Brother, do you mean this place is related to other worlds?" Lu Qingshan's heart stirred. He had a vague guess.
Ji Chuan nodded. "There are two worlds adjacent to our Firmament Heaven. One is the Abyss where the Demons reside. We've been at odds with them for tens of thousands of years. There's no need to say more.
The other world is the Yellow Springs. "
"The Yellow Springs?!" Lu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.
This was a secret of a world that he had never come into contact with.
"Whether it's the human race or the demon race, as long as it's a living being, when it dies, its soul will go to the Yellow Springs," Ji Chuan explained.
"As neighboring worlds, when the world walls expand and wriggle, it's inevitable that they'll collide and create cracks.
Within the forbidden zone of Burial Ridge, there exists a spatial crack that leads to the Yellow Springs.
The deathly aura of the Yellow Springs continuously seeped in through the spatial crack, enveloping the entire region.
Cultivators can't stay in an environment filled with deathly aura for long periods of time. Although the deathly aura isn't immediately fatal, it will gradually suppress your vitality and devour your yang energy.
When your physical body's vitality is completely suppressed by the deathly aura, your physical body will be no different from death. Even if you're still alive, your primordial spirit and soul will leave your body.
That's why very few cultivators stay in a region enveloped by deathly aura.
However, as time passed, some of the monsters in that region gradually adapted to the deathly aura of the Yellow Springs and underwent corresponding changes. They became a new demon race.
They called themselves the Origin Demons.
Among the Origin Demons, there was even an eighth-rank Great Demon King, the Origin Demon King.
It's precisely because of the Origin Demons that that region became a forbidden zone. "
Lu Qingshan was astonished. "Could there be some strange creatures in the Yellow Springs that act like Demons and invade our human territory? Or could it be that our human cultivators don't want to explore the Yellow Springs out of curiosity? "
Ji Chuan shook his head. "The reason the Abyss was able to invade Firmament Heaven without any hindrance is because the Demons are fundamentally the same as us humans. They all possess essence, energy, and soul.
Similarly, we humans can also enter the Abyss without any hindrance.
However, the Yellow Springs is different. It's a place where souls go to be reborn.
Normally, Firmament Heaven and the Abyss are called the Yang Realm, while the Yellow Springs Realm is called the Yin Realm.
Only souls can enter the Yin Realm.
The Yellow Springs Realm's barrier has an irresistible restriction.
If you want to enter, you must be a soul without any yang energy. If you try to force your way in, it'll destroy all of your yang energy and turn you into a true corpse.
At the same time, the human Firmament Heaven's barrier also prevents all creatures from entering the Yellow Springs. "
"I see …" Lu Qingshan looked pensive. "So, the Yellow Springs and Firmament Heaven are both unknown forbidden zones to each other.
Is it because of this that the powerful cultivators allowed this spatial passageway to exist? "
"More or less." Ji Chuan nodded. He thought for a moment and said, "However, it's not completely a forbidden zone because there are still beings who can enter the Yellow Springs in Firmament Heaven."
"Someone has entered the Yellow Springs?!"
"Not a person," Ji Chuan corrected. "It's a demon."
"The Origin Demon King has entered the Yellow Springs!"
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