Without any hesitation, the lanky cultivator chose to flee.
He could sense that True Venerable Darknorth's cultivation was not as high as his, but the other black-robed cultivators who appeared with True Venerable Darknorth had an aura as deep as the sea.
Terrifying!
True Venerable Darknorth only looked coldly at the lanky cultivator's attempt to flee.
"You want to leave?" One of the black-robed cultivators in front of True Venerable Darknorth snorted and a large palm made of spiritual energy appeared out of thin air.
The huge palm covered the clouds and the sun, bringing with it a powerful shadow. It directly pressed the lanky cultivator who was about to use an escape technique to the ground, making him unable to move.
It was like the Five Finger Mountain that subdued Sun Wukong.
"Darknorth, I'll take this person away," the black-robed cultivator, Ma Shun, said in a deep voice.
True Venerable Darknorth did not dare to disobey.
He was only a Deputy Overseer of the Zhishou Tower's Qingzhou Branch, while this person was a Deputy Town Overseer who led the three Zhishou Towers.
"Is Lu Qingshan from the Sword Sect a member of your Qingzhou Tower?" Ma Shun asked again.
"Before he became famous, he was a member of our Zhishou Tower." True Venerable Darknorth nodded with a smug and proud expression.
"That's right." Ma Shun nodded slightly and reminded True Venerable Darknorth, "The existence of such a person is of great benefit to our Zhishou Tower. Make good use of it."
"I understand," True Venerable Darknorth hurriedly replied.
Ma Shun did not say anything else and withdrew the large hand made of spiritual energy. At the same time, a golden Spirit Binding Chain snaked out like a snake and tightly bound the lanky cultivator who came to investigate the situation.
After that, Ma Shun held the captive's hand and quickly disappeared with the cultivators of the Underworld.
Seeing Ma Shun and the others disappear, True Venerable Darknorth slowly exhaled.
As an old acquaintance of Lu Qingshan, after Lu Qingshan was intercepted by the Hades cultivator, he received a message from Lu Qingshan asking him to ask for reinforcements from his superiors and wait for him to come.
In the end, it was a great harvest.
"What kind of monster is this kid?" He once again looked at Lu Qingshan's "masterpiece" — the Secret River Peak that had turned into a land of death. He sighed in his heart. "A cultivator of the Sixth Realm was defeated by him just like that?"
Once upon a time, Lu Qingshan was just a subordinate of a subordinate that he thought highly of.
In the end, in just a few years, Lu Qingshan had already grown into the "Strongest Level Four".
Even now, the True Venerable, who was in charge of many affairs in the Zhishou Tower of Qingzhou, still felt as if a lifetime had passed. It was very unreal.
True Venerable Darknorth shook his head and put away his thoughts. With a thought, he quickly sent the news to Sword Sect through Zhishou Tower's channels.
.....
Hidden in the scabbard.
This was a huge mountain that had been shaved into the shape of a sword sheath, and it was the Scripture Pavilion of the Sword Sect.
If the entire mountain was used as the Sword Sect's repository of techniques, then it was obvious how enormous the number of techniques within it would be.
Of course, the so-called vast number of books was only relative to other sword cultivator sects.
If compared to the Tai Qing Palace of the Dharma cultivator Taoist Sect, the Hidden Sword Sheath was a bit lacking.
It was obvious that the system of Dharma cultivators was extremely complicated. There were seven attributes of the five elements, and the number of technique books for any one of them could be compared to the total number of the Hidden Sword Sheath.
Lu Qingshan went straight into the sheath.
As one of the rewards of the dojo competition, the Sword Sect's Hidden Sword Sheath had already been opened to him without any restrictions, so he was not stopped by anyone.
The purpose of his trip was very simple. It was for the Internal Sword Technique.
Compared to the External Sword, his Internal Sword technique was indeed a bit lacking and needed to be strengthened.
The technique books of the Internal Sword were located at the top of the Hidden Sword Sheath.
From this, it could be seen that although the Internal and External Sword Cultivators were on par, the Internal Sword had a slightly higher status.
For sword cultivators, the Internal Sword was a method of "what I have, you don't have", while the External Sword was more like "what you have, I have too". In addition, range was the truth. As the signature and unique technique of sword cultivators, the Flying Sword had a higher status. This was not surprising.
Of course, there was a difference in status, but there was no difference between the two.
Lu Qingshan looked around and saw that the interior of the Hidden Sword Sheath was extremely spacious.
The surrounding rock walls had been chiseled into grooves one after another, and many jade slips were displayed in them.
And on the rock wall next to the grooves, there was a sword mark, from which Divine Sense information was transmitted.
As long as Lu Qingshan used his Divine Sense to probe, he would be able to obtain the Divine Sense information in the sword mark. It was a brief introduction to the Hidden Sword Technique.
There were many Sword Techniques in the Hidden Sword Sheath, roughly over a thousand.
It didn't sound like there were too many.
However, it had to be known that a sword technique that was able to be sheathed by the Sword Sect was definitely not a weak technique.
Under this premise, over a thousand Techniques was a terrifying number.
This was the foundation of the Sword Sect, a huge treasure trove of knowledge.
The saying that knowledge is power was applicable even in the Cultivation World where power was concentrated in a single body.
Lu Qingshan began to wander around the top floor of the Hidden Sword Sheath, searching.
Seven Stars Killing Sword, Five Elements Developing Sword, Shapeless Sword, Secret Sword of Thunder, Cloud Piercing Sword, Cold Flame Divine Sword …
These were all Sword Explosion Techniques that focused on strengthening the power of a single flying sword. For example, the Seven Stars Killing Sword gathered the essence of the stars and added the power of the stars to the flying sword when it was launched, thereby increasing the flying sword's lethality. Cloud Piercing Sword increased the flying sword's range …
There was also the Two Elements Immortal Sword, Light Splitting Sword Formation, Twelve Heavenly Banes Sword …
These were all Sword Formation Techniques that focused on the cooperation of multiple Natal Swords to form a Sword Formation.
Of course, it didn't mean that one had to cultivate multiple swords to practice Sword Formation Techniques, because there was a type of sword called Split Sword, which meant that a sword was actually made up of several, dozens, or even hundreds of small swords.
If this type of sword was used as the Natal Sword, cultivating one Natal Sword was equivalent to cultivating dozens of Natal Swords.
However, the weakness of this Natal Sword was also very obvious.
If a sword could be split into ten small swords, it was equivalent to splitting the power into ten portions. Naturally, the power would be extremely insufficient!
Generally speaking, those who cultivated such Natal Swords were sword cultivators who specialized in Sword Formation Techniques. Through the Sword Formation Techniques, one plus one is greater than two, allowing the Split Sword to erupt with terrifying power.
Lu Qingshan's goal was clear. He came for the Sword Explosion Technique.
Only by doing everything to the extreme could one be considered the strongest.
His flying sword was already famous for its lethality. Since that was the case, he would kill even more.
As for Sword Formation Techniques, Lu Qingshan had always been very indifferent to them.
This was because his fighting style emphasized on the word 'change'. He could switch between the inner and outer swords at any time, with the goal of using the most suitable sword.
However, Sword Formation Techniques had strict restrictions on the swords.
For example, the Tripartite Lotus Flower Sword Array required three swords to be used. And if he were to cultivate in such a sword array technique, it meant that once he used the Tripartite Lotus Flower Sword, he could only go all the way and fight with his inner sword to the end — because he only had three Intrinsic Swords.
Lu Qingshan did not like this kind of restriction. Because it was not free, he did not consider it.
Because he had a clear understanding of his own needs, Lu Qingshan quickly chose two Sword Explosion Techniques that he liked.
One was [Falling Star]. This technique could imbue the Flying Sword with the gravity of a meteorite. It was a powerful Sword Technique.
However, what Lu Qingshan valued even more was that because of the meteorite's gravity, this Sword Explosion Technique also had a hidden effect — it had the ability to repel.
If used well, [Falling Star] could even be used as a control Sword Technique.
Especially when used to restrict the advancement of body cultivators, it would definitely have a miraculous effect.
A powerful control Sword Technique?
In Lu Qingshan's previous life, there was a general rule in the gaming world. The damage of control techniques could not be too high. This was for the sake of balance.
Once there was a combination of both techniques, it would be a supermodel and a designer's mistake.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not hesitate to choose this internal Sword Technique.
The other was [Mind's Eye].
This was a technique that sounded completely unrelated to swordsmanship, but the truth was that it was indeed a technique for exploding swords.
Its ability was also very special. It did not increase the power of the Flying Sword, nor did it add special attributes to the Flying Sword. Its function was to allow the Flying Sword to accurately attack enemies in the wild.
The so-called enemy in the wild had two concepts. One was distance.
This concept was very easy to understand. If the enemy's position was beyond your line of sight, even if your Flying Sword could fly that far, it would still be difficult to accurately hit him.
The other was on the illusory level.
For example, some cultivators were proficient in Illusion Techniques. They could create thousands of clones, and the Flying Sword of a Sword Cultivator was only a single sword. When encountering such an opponent, they would often fall into an awkward situation — unable to kill.
Mind's Eye was to solve these two problems.
After practicing this technique, it was as if an intercontinental missile was equipped with satellite radar navigation. The opponent's illusions could not deceive you.
What was even more frightening was that as the cultivation level increased, the Flying Sword's range would continuously increase. Coupled with Mind's Eye, there would be a terrifying effect of "You haven't even seen me, but I've already started beating you".
Thousands of miles away, the Flying Sword Delivery, the mission would be accomplished.
Finally, these two Sword Explosion Techniques had a common characteristic. They had a complete system.
The most important thing about Spell Inheritance was the system.
What was a system?
For example, the Fireball Technique that cultivators of the Qi Refinement Realm cultivated could be upgraded to the Fireball Technique when they reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. When they reached the Aurous Core Realm, they would transform into the Large Fireball Technique. When they reached the Nascent Soul Realm, they would become the Flame Explosion Technique.
If there was no such thing as a system, it would be just like the Falling Light Sword Technique that Lu Qingshan had previously practiced. It was very useful when he was cultivating Qi, but as his cultivation increased, this sword technique became useless and meaningless. It was equivalent to wasting experience points for nothing.
For ordinary cultivators, it was a waste of time and energy.
Cultivators had extremely long lifespans, but that was only relatively speaking. In fact, apart from a few special cases, most cultivators had a general situation where their lifespans were insufficient.
Not only did they have to cultivate Cultivation Methods, they also had to cultivate Spells, they also had to plunder resources. Sword Cultivators had to nurture their swords, and Body Cultivators had to temper their bodies …
If a cultivator wanted to achieve great things, there were many things that they had to do. Wasting time on Spells that had no future was one of the reasons why rogue cultivators were often inferior to cultivators from large sects.
These two Sword Explosion Techniques could be cultivated by Void Refinement cultivators. When one reached Soul Formation, there would be corresponding advanced versions. There was no such thing as a waste.
.....
After collecting the two new Inner Sword Techniques, Lu Qingshan returned to the peak to cultivate.
On the third day, he received a spiritual message from True Venerable Darknorth.
"As expected, this matter isn't over." Lu Qingshan looked at the spiritual message in his hand. His eyes flashed with a fierce light. He muttered, "However, even if you want to, I won't agree to it …"
During that assassination, he had lost 600 years of his lifespan, more than half of his life. He had even been forced to destroy the Lu Family's ancestral land.
With such a loss, how could a mere Yuan Cang's life be enough to appease Lu Qingshan's anger?
'If you want me dead, I won't let you live either.'
Vengeance for the smallest grievance was something engraved in a sword cultivator's bones.
On this day, Lu Qingshan silently left Green Peak and the Leaving Sword Sect. Through the Transportation Formation, he plunged into the boundless territory of the Middle Heaven Region.
.....
Middle Heaven Region's Sand Province.
Zhishou Tower.
In a small hall deep inside, a young woman and a middle-aged cultivator sat opposite each other.
"… Since the beginning of the First Heaven, the Hades have been active. Correspondingly, the Demons of the Seven Mountains and the Heavenly River have also begun to stir …
"After 20,000 years of preparation, the time for the Demons to start a second war of extermination is approaching. There's no mistaking this.
"It's also because of this critical situation that the Da Xia Kingdom no longer cared about the loss of resources to nurture you since your generation.
"… You spent three years in the Immortal Transformation Pool, the Origin Realm opened, and sixty years in the Profound Mysteries Realm. However, no matter how much effort was put into it, it only took six years in the outside world for you to advance from the Golden Elixir to the Void Refinement realm.
Dantai Qingrun, you're the most outstanding member of the Zhishou Building's Echelon in the past few decades, "said the middle-aged cultivator calmly.
The woman opposite the middle-aged cultivator had a sharp gaze. Sword light flickered in her eyes.
Dantai Qingrun had come to the Zhishou Building's headquarters to be nurtured because of her Echelon position!
"Once you reach the Void Refinement realm, your Echelon training will end," said the middle-aged cultivator slowly.
The Void Refinement realm was the pinnacle of human strength.
It was just like how university students could be nurtured with resources. However, for a master's degree and a doctorate, it was not just a matter of resources. Instead, it was more about one's ability. Those without the aptitude would not be able to become a doctorate no matter how good the resources were.
Hence, the "compulsory education" ended at the Void Refinement realm.
"The Hades are rampant. We need to slay the Demons and return peace to the world. Next, you can choose a region as your area of responsibility. What do you think?" asked the middle-aged male cultivator.
"The Southern Region," answered Dantai Qingrun coldly.
She came from the Southern Region. It was a natural choice for her to join the Southern Region.
"Well, very good." The middle-aged male cultivator opposite her pushed a token over.
The token was oval in shape and made of black iron and mystic jade. There were two words engraved on it:
"Xiu Chun."
"Mobilizing Qianxiu requires special permission from the imperial authority." The middle-aged male cultivator finally exhorted, "Do not abuse your power."
"I understand." The woman's voice was sonorous and powerful.
.....
Dantai Qingrun left the Zhishou Building with a heavy heart.
Chaos was coming. No one who knew about it could remain calm.
Twenty thousand years ago, Xia Dao Ancestor ruled the world.
Twenty thousand years later, was there anyone who could stand up and end this chaos?
Her mood was a little complicated.
Dantai Qingrun shook her head and decided not to think about it.
The more fire there was, the more light there would be.
This was the only thing she could do.
Her current duty was to dig out and eradicate these Demons and Traitors hidden among the human race.
To resist external aggression, one must first pacify internal affairs.
If the internal troubles were not eliminated, how could she fight against the Demons with all her strength?
However, this was a very difficult task. She did not have much clue at the moment.
Dantai Qingrun, who was frowning because of deep thought, suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Because not far away, a man with black hair was standing. He was looking at her with a clear smile.
"Why are you here?" Dantai Qingrun's heart skipped a beat.
Lu Qingshan looked at Dantai Qingrun, whom he had not seen for six or seven years, and said with a chuckle, "North Ming Zhenzun told me that you would finish your apprenticeship today, so I came to welcome you."
After six years, Dantai Qingrun was no longer dressed in white. Instead, she was dressed in a black brocade robe. She looked valiant and formidable.
The brocade robe looked like a dress. The lower half of the robe was similar to a pleated skirt with symmetrical pleats.
The brocade robe was also embroidered with four-clawed flying fish. "Green Weave Gold-Patterned Flying Fish Shoulder Robe", "Green Weave Gold-Patterned Flying Fish Silk", "Red Weave Gold-Patterned Flying Fish Silk", "Red Weave Gold-Patterned Flying Fish Silk" …
The flying fish was "shaped like a pufferfish with crimson runes. It cannot be eaten by lightning and can be used to control soldiers." It was a powerful spiritual beast.
Just like the Xiong Bestowed Uniform worn by True Venerable Gui Yuan, brocade robes were a kind of uniform bestowed by the Da Xia Kingdom.
However, its grade was extremely high, and it had a special name.
Flying Fish Uniform.
Moreover, this Flying Fish Uniform would only appear on one kind of person.
"Xiu Chun."
The Zhishou Tower Echelon was the most powerful person in the Zhishou Tower. Their duty was to exterminate the Demons. If they discovered that a Da Xia Kingdom official was colluding with the Hades, they could even act first and report later without being held accountable.
This was the most murderous sword in the Da Xia Kingdom.
Why would such a blood-stained sword be given such a delicate name like "Xiu Chun"?
Because …
Xiu Chun. Xiu Chun was to embroider a beautiful landscape.
Xiu Chun's existence was not to kill people, but to "Xiu Chun".
But …
Without killing people, there was no way to protect the beautiful landscape.
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