After leaving his master's pavilion, Lu Qingshan checked the contents of his storage ring with his divine sense.
It wasn't that he was being reserved, but rather that he didn't open the red packet in front of the person who gave it to him. This was the etiquette education he'd received since he was young.
After carefully checking the contents of the storage ring, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but stare blankly for a long time. In the end, he sighed with emotion.
As expected of his master.
Sword cultivators didn't have much need for magical tools, so there weren't any in the storage ring.
There were bottles of medicinal pills with all kinds of functions.
Some could heal physical injuries, some could recover spiritual energy, some could heal the soul, some could ward off evil spirits, and there were even medicinal pills for feeding spiritual pets …
There were all kinds of unimaginable pills, useful pills, and all of them were of extremely high quality, with the worst being at the fourth rank or above.
There was so much variety that Lu Qingshan even suspected that his master had emptied out the entire stock of some pill house.
In reality, Lu Qingshan's guess was spot on.
Medicinal pills would always come in handy.
Adhering to this simple concept that she'd developed since she was young, Xia Daoyun directly bought out a certain pill house, and then gave all the medicinal pills inside to Lu Qingshan.
Master really was rich …
Lu Qingshan sighed with emotion.
When he looked further down, he saw a small pile of jade slips inside the storage ring.
Lu Qingshan scanned through them. They were all jade slips for magical techniques of other cultivators.
Preparing these things for him, a sword cultivator, didn't seem very reasonable.
However, Lu Qingshan, who was gradually getting to know his master's temperament, could vaguely guess at Xia Daoyun's intentions.
These should be for him to use to 'socialize' or 'gain the favor of women', right?
Even though cultivators had already transcended the mundane world, in some ways, they weren't too different from ordinary people.
When it came to socializing with friends or gaining the favor of women, directly giving them spirit stones wasn't too appropriate. Even though the other party might be willing to accept it, it would be too ugly on the surface.
It was too tacky!
It would be much more appropriate if you gave them gifts instead.
And for a cultivator, a top-notch magical technique that was suitable for them would definitely be on the list of the best "gifts".
Master really was considerate …
Lu Qingshan sighed again.
Beside the jade slip, there was a mountain of spirit stones and a small cluster of spirit crystals.
It was said to be a small cluster, but if one were to count it carefully, there were a total of 200 of them, which was exactly twice the amount of the reward for the champion of the Seven Regions Dao Exchange.
Master, not only is he rich and considerate, he's also very competitive …
Lu Qingshan sighed.
In his heart, Xia Daoyun was already a perfect 'Miss Perfect' of the cultivation world.
…
Soaring Sky Peak, Penghao Hall.
This was the place where the Sword Sect received guests.
Five days after returning to the sect, he was summoned here.
Because the people of the Da Xia Kingdom had come looking for them.
"There are two cultivators from the Da Xia Kingdom who have come to inquire. One is Wang Yan, a Soul Formation cultivator from the Lin 'an Supreme Court, and the other is Marquis Luo Tang, a marquis from the Da Xia Kingdom from Chang' an."
The Empty Mountain Daoist in charge of this matter had a grave expression. As he led Lu Qingshan into the hall, he transmitted his voice to Lu Qingshan. "I originally thought that this was only a matter of the Eastern Regions. I didn't expect that there would be people from Chang 'an behind the Gui Yuan True Venerate. This might be more troublesome than expected."
"But don't worry, the Gui Yuan True Venerate only has the Chang 'an cultivators behind him. You have the Sword Sect behind you," the Empty Mountain Daoist comforted him.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Only the Dao Sect would have the confidence to vouch for their own disciple under such circumstances.
These so-called people from Chang 'an should be the faction that Xia Daoyun spoke of, the faction that had a grudge against her in Great Xia.
Xia Daoyun had warned him in advance, so he knew what was going on.
Lu Qingshan and the Empty Mountain Daoist walked into the Penghao Hall together.
There were already two cultivators waiting for them inside the hall.
One of them was an extremely handsome male cultivator dressed in a long robe. His long robe was covered in faint mysterious Dao inscriptions, and a profound aura was contained within them.
The other person was a middle-aged male cultivator with a solemn expression.
"This is Supervisor Wang Yan from the Lin 'an Supreme Court." The Empty Mountain Daoist pointed at the solemn middle-aged male cultivator.
"Lu Qingshan greets Supervisor Wang." Lu Qingshan bowed respectfully.
"I have only come to investigate the death of the Gui Yuan True Venerate. Please forgive me for disturbing you," Wang Yan said with a smile. He was extremely courteous, making others feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.
The Empty Mountain Daoist said in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing. "Our Sword Sect will naturally cooperate with your Da Xia Kingdom's investigation. However, Supervisor Wang must act appropriately."
"Of course." Wang Yan ignored the Empty Mountain Daoist's sharp tone and said with a smile, "Of course."
The Empty Mountain Daoist nodded. Then, she pointed at the handsome male cultivator with a grave and stern expression. She introduced him to Lu Qingshan. "This is Marquis Luo Tang from Chang 'an."
"Greetings, Marquis Luo Tang." Lu Qingshan spoke. However, his figure didn't move, nor did he even greet him.
He couldn't be bothered to feign civility with this person.
As a disciple, he naturally had to stand with his master against a common enemy.
"You are Lu Qingshan?" Marquis Luo Tang didn't seem to care about Lu Qingshan's lack of 'courtesy'. He sized up Lu Qingshan and said, "Xia Daoyun's head disciple?"
Lu Qingshan didn't reply to Marquis Luo Tang's question. Instead, he took the initiative to speak to Wang Yan. "Supervisor Wang, if you have anything you want to know, feel free to ask."
Wang Yan acted as if he didn't notice the sharp contrast between Lu Qingshan and Marquis Luo Tang. "According to the Empty Mountain Peak Lord, the Gui Yuan True Venerate took the initiative to attack you, but you killed him instead. I want to know the details."
"That day, I returned from the Western Regions to the Eastern Regions and prepared to return to the sect through Bai Ta City's teleportation formation.
However, after leaving Bai Ta City for less than half a day, I discovered that someone was tailing me. "Lu Qingshan calmly narrated.
"Out of caution, I turned back to check, but discovered that it was a cultivator from the Da Xia Kingdom. At that time, I had already let down my guard." Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed with a cold light. "Who would have thought that the cultivator from the Da Xia Kingdom would suddenly attack me without any warning."
Wang Yan and Marquis Luo Tang listened silently, as if they were pondering over the information.
Lu Qingshan continued, "Fortunately, I reacted quickly and dodged the sneak attack. Then, after several battles, I was able to win by luck."
Clap clap clap!
When Lu Qingshan finished speaking, Marquis Luo Tang began to clap.
"Marquis Luo Tang, what do you mean?" Empty Mountain Daoist frowned and looked at Marquis Luo Tang.
"True Venerable Gui Yuan is already dead, and there are no bystanders in this matter. Naturally, this matter has become your sect's disciple's word. You can fabricate whatever you want. Anyway, the dead cannot testify." Marquis Luo Tang's handsome face had a fake smile as he said coldly, "However, there is a huge flaw in the testimony of your sect's disciple!"
"A huge flaw?" Lu Qingshan looked at Marquis Luo Tang calmly. "Marquis Luo Tang, please enlighten me."
"You're quite stubborn." Marquis Luo Tang looked coldly at Lu Qingshan. His eyes were filled with disgust as he said disdainfully, "True Venerable Gui Yuan is a Late Void Refinement Stage sword cultivator. According to what you said, he attacked you first …"
"Let me ask you!" Marquis Luo Tang suddenly shouted sternly, "You're a Late Nascent Soul Stage sword cultivator. How did you survive the sneak attack of a Late Void Refinement Stage cultivator and even kill him!"
His voice was like a thunderclap that rumbled.
A monstrous pressure spread out from Marquis Luo Tang's body and pressed down on Lu Qingshan.
The expression of the Empty Mountain Daoist changed. He took a step forward and blocked the pressure released by Marquis Luo Tang.
This Tranquil Heart Peak Master, who had always been a good person in front of the sword cultivators in the sect, burst out with a fierce aura at this moment. He looked coldly at Marquis Luo Tang, "Marquis Luo Tang, are you trying to attack my Sword Sect's disciple in my Sword Sect?"
Marquis Luo Tang laughed dryly and retracted his pressure. He said calmly, "I don't dare. I just couldn't help it because I was angry."
"Just as I said, this' flaw 'is something that your sect's disciple can't cover up." Marquis Luo Tang said word by word, "If your esteemed sect doesn't give me a reasonable explanation, I can even suspect that your esteemed sect has long since planned to kill my Da Xia Kingdom's official and slander him. Then, you use the Sword Sect as a protective talisman, thinking that you have nothing to fear."
"What reason does my Sword Sect have to kill Da Xia Kingdom's official?" The Empty Mountain Daoist asked bluntly.
"I don't know about that. Perhaps it's not because of benefits, but because someone wants to take revenge for a personal grudge?" Marquis Luo Tang's gaze wandered over Lu Qingshan. He said faintly, "Xia Daoyun's head disciple … Hehe …"
Lu Qingshan frowned.
How could he not understand that Marquis Luo Tang wasn't just looking for trouble with him, he was even using this matter to slander Xia Daoyun.
"Hehe!" In the next moment, Lu Qingshan suddenly laughed coldly.
"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Lu is laughing about?" Wang Yan didn't know if he had good eyesight or if he was fanning the flames, but he clearly saw that Lu Qingshan had something else to say, so he took the initiative to speak up.
"I'm laughing at how Marquis Luo Tang, as a marquis of Da Xia Kingdom, is a frog at the bottom of a well, so short-sighted!" Lu Qingshan shot him a glance.
"What do you mean by that?" Marquis Luo Tang's expression darkened. His handsome face was completely sinister. "Do you think you can be disrespectful to me just because you're a disciple of the Sword Sect?"
"How am I disrespectful?" Lu Qingshan was at ease. He wasn't afraid of the slightly angry Marquis Luo Tang at all. He said fearlessly, "And who was it that told Marquis Luo Tang that late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators can't kill late-stage Void Refinement cultivators?
It's just a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator killing a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator. I haven't even seen this before. What's wrong with me saying that Lord Marquis Luo Tang is a frog at the bottom of a well? "
Lu Qingshan's mind had already calmed down.
In fact, he had a clear conscience about this matter. The only thing he lied about was that it wasn't Gui Yuan True Venerable who made the first move.
However, just as Marquis Luo Tang said, the dead tell no tales, and the details were made up by him.
At this moment, the Empty Mountain Daoist also spoke up to help. He said earnestly to Marquis Luo Tang, "Marquis Luo Tang can't be blamed for this misunderstanding. It should be that Marquis Luo Tang doesn't know much about our Sword Sect."
"With the talent of our Sword Sect's disciples," the Empty Mountain Daoist said in high spirits, "it's normal for a junior to defeat a senior. It's indeed nothing strange. It's Marquis Luo Tang who's ignorant and strange. He actually treated this matter as a 'flaw'."
However, Marquis Luo Tang's expression gradually calmed down under the Empty Mountain Daoist's mocking. "You said that you can defeat a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator just because you're a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator? Does the Sword Sect really want to act like this in front of our Da Xia Kingdom? "
"First of all, Marquis Luo Tang can't represent the Da Xia Kingdom, so don't use the Da Xia Kingdom's banner." Since they had already shed all pretenses of cordiality, and they were in their own territory, Lu Qingshan also completely shed all pretenses of cordiality with Marquis Luo Tang. "Second of all, if I say I can, then I can!"
"You don't have Xia Daoyun's strength, but you've learned a lot from her." Marquis Luo Tang couldn't help but laugh.
"Your Excellency is merely a marquis of the Da Xia Kingdom. What right do you have to call my master by her name? Why are you being so disrespectful? "Lu Qing asked with a serious expression." Has no one taught Your Excellency the etiquette of cultivators? "
Xia Daoyun was a cultivator of the Eighth Realm, while Marquis Luo Tang was merely a marquis of the Da Xia Kingdom who had just entered the Seventh Realm.
The difference between the two seemed to be only a single realm, but it was actually a world of difference.
Logically speaking, Marquis Luo Tang should have called Xia Daoyun by her title, and not by her name.
"It was a slip of the tongue. I apologize to Fairy Luoshen." Marquis Luo Tang nodded coldly, and looked at Lu Qingshan. "Since we are here to find out the truth, your words aren't enough. You need proof. Otherwise, Imperial Supervisor Wang and I wouldn't have had to come to your esteemed sect."
Lu Qingshan's heart trembled inwardly.
If Marquis Luo Tang only knew how to rage, then there was nothing to be afraid of no matter how great the commotion was.
The problem was that Marquis Luo Tang was actually able to adapt to circumstances. He was so rational that he decisively apologized in response to his reprimand, and then quickly moved on to the main topic.
"What does Marquis Luo Tang want?" Empty Mountain Daoist asked in a heavy voice.
Marquis Luo Tang's words were reasonable, so he didn't want to be perfunctory.
"Since your esteemed sect's disciple said that he killed the Tenth Origin True Venerable with his own strength, then he must provide proof that he has the ability to do so.
If he doesn't have this ability, then it means that his testimony is fabricated.
The so-called Tenth Origin True Venerable taking the initiative to kill him is also not credible. "Marquis Luo Tang looked at Lu Qingshan and said slowly.
"I agree with Marquis Luo Tang." Wang Yan nodded at the right time.
At least logically, Marquis Luo Tang's words were not too problematic.
"How does Marquis Luo Tang want me to prove it?" Lu Qingshan smiled.
"It's very simple. I have a son who happens to be in the late Void Refinement realm.
When the time comes, I will arrange for him to fight with you. If you win, then it will prove that what you said is true. "Marquis Luo Tang said expressionlessly.
Empty Mountain Daoist was shocked, and said coldly, "Marquis Luo Tang, I'm afraid that's not appropriate.
Although your son and the Tenth Origin True Venerable are both in the late Void Refinement realm, how can their battle strength be on the same level? "
There would be a world of difference in battle strength between people in the same realm.
Marquis Luo Tang's son had a father in the seventh realm. He was born in a prestigious family. Regardless of talent, resources, or inheritance, how could the Tenth Origin True Venerable compare to him?
Just like the late Void Refinement realm of the Sword Sect, how could it be the same as the late Void Refinement realm of the other sects?
Marquis Luo Tang did not reply to the Empty Mountain Daoist's opinion.
His vicious thoughts were obvious.
"I can accept this battle." Lu Qingshan stopped the Empty Mountain Daoist who still wanted to argue for himself. He took a step forward and looked directly at Marquis Luo Tang. "However, Marquis Luo Tang, if I want to defeat your son, I will have to use a lot of trump cards and put in a lot of effort.
For such an innocent matter, you want me to accept this battle for nothing. Your Excellency should at least give me an explanation, right? "
"In addition," Lu Qingshan's expression gradually turned cold, and his words were like knives that stabbed at Marquis Luo Tang. "When the dust settles, the Tenth Origin True Venerable, as an official of the Da Xia Kingdom and a direct descendant of Your Excellency, attacked me.
Do I have reason to suspect that he was ordered by Your Excellency to attack me?! "
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