Lotus Flower Peak.
Mist hung outside the mountain. Immortal Qi drifted about as the clouds churned.
The sound of drums could be heard from the mountain. Patterns of the Dao filled the air as auras flickered. Various phenomena seemed to flow out.
After a long while, the clouds dispersed and the rain cleared. Two figures gradually became clear.
One was a middle-aged nun and the other was a young sword cultivator.
Lu Qingshan sat cross-legged as he breathed gently. Although he did not sense any changes to his body, he understood that changes had already occurred.
In the end, he stood up and suddenly looked at the nun in white daoist robes before him.
She was the head of the Water Moon Observatory.
"In the cultivation world, there are many methods to find people. Your method of concealing yourself and changing your appearance is only the lowest level of concealment methods.
It's usually fine, but once you encounter those unconventional methods of finding people, it won't be of much use.
Take our Heavenly Secrets Temple for example. If we want to find someone, we only need to pay a certain price. There will always be methods. "The head of the Water Moon Observatory looked at Lu Qingshan calmly and said slowly," However, these unconventional methods probably won't work. The higher the cultivation of the person you want to find, the greater the price you have to pay … "
"However," the nun paused. She shook her head and smiled at Lu Qingshan, "you're only at the fifth realm, and you've already stirred up so much trouble …
We don't know much about the Underworld's methods, but you have to understand that if they can really do what we, the Heavenly Secrets Temple, do and use the Heavenly Secrets Divination Art to find someone, with their current hatred for you, let alone one Fifth Realm cultivator, even fifty of them wouldn't be enough … "
"Now that I've used the Secret of Tianxuan from the Northmoon technique, I've erased all traces of your presence and your head and tail. If the underworld wants to use these methods to find you, they won't be able to bear the price easily," said the master of the Watermoon Observatory confidently.
"Thank you, nun," Lu Qingshan clasped his hands and thanked her sincerely.
Professional matters should be left to the professionals.
Sword cultivators like them were the best at killing people, but they knew nothing about these miscellaneous methods.
The head of the Water Moon Observatory's actions were equivalent to removing all of his worries. He was naturally grateful.
The head of the Water Moon Observatory did not mind Lu Qingshan's gratitude. She shook her head and smiled, "There's no need to be so polite."
Lu Qingshan wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
The head of the Water Moon Observatory was an experienced person. She could tell Lu Qingshan's abnormality with a single glance. She asked with a smile, "If you have something to say, feel free to say it.
....... "Lu Qingshan. Lu, I've already suspected...............................................................................
. but now.. You took the initiative to invite me into the Observatory again. You even personally used a spirit art to remove my worries. I don't think it's because of Lin Yao this time, right? "
"Helping the world is the goal of the spirit cultivators of the Water Moon Observatory." The head of the Water Moon Observatory did not directly answer Lu Qingshan's question. "Lu Qingshan, with your talent, I think you'll come into contact with these things sooner or later. Perhaps the Sword Sect has already told you about it …
If we don't count Dao Ancestor Xia, the human race is at a disadvantage in terms of strength compared to the Demons … "
Lu Qingshan fell silent.
The Sword Sect had not told him about this, but he understood it very well.
Because this was already public news in his previous life.
"Until now, none of us can be sure if Dao Ancestor Xia will be able to help when the Demons start a war again …" The head of the Water Moon Observatory continued.
"In a war that concerns the survival of our race, we have to consider the worst case scenario. That is, if Dao Ancestor Xia is unable to help, how can we win …"
Lu Qingshan silently waited for her to continue.
"In fact, I'm not afraid of discouraging you. After thinking about it, we realized that if Dao Ancestor Xia does not come, the chances of the human race winning are very slim."
The head of the Water Moon Observatory said calmly, "Unless Sword Immortal Chu can improve and become the second Dao Ancestor of the human race. After all, he is the strongest person in the human race besides Dao Ancestor Xia.
With Sword Immortal Chu's talent, if he were a Dao Master, a Spirit Paragon, or any of the other five cultivators, we would have great confidence in him. But … "
"He just has to be a Sword Immortal!" The head of the Water Moon Observatory sighed.
"Sword Immortal … What's wrong?" Lu Qingshan heard this and could not help but frown.
"If you can reach that realm one day, you will know …" The head of the Water Moon Observatory shook.
"As for now, it's useless to tell you too much. It might even shake your Sword Heart." The head of the Water Moon Observatory shook her head and said, "You only need to know that among the six major cultivation systems, for some reason, Sword Immortal is the most difficult to cross the last step."
Lu Qingshan fell silent for a moment before deciding not to harp on the matter. He was only at the fifth realm. Ignoring sword immortals, he was still miles away from the ninth realm. If he were to concern himself with sword immortals, wouldn't that be like worrying for nothing?
The head of the Water Moon Observatory continued, "Other than Sword Immortal Chu, the other great cultivators are even further away from the Dao Ancestor realm.
Therefore, the possibility of recreating Dao Ancestor Xia's ability to stop the fall of the heavens is not high. "
"If that's the case, then there is only the second method." The head of the Water Moon Observatory paused and a light flashed in her eyes. "Win with numbers!"
"If the Human Race can have ten Sword Immortals, even if there is no Dao Ancestor, what can the Demons do to us?" The middle-aged woman looked straight at Lu Qingshan. "Lu Qingshan, you are one of the potential Sword Immortals recognized by our Destiny Temple!"
"The other Dao Sects might not want to see your Sword Sect have a second Sword Immortal because that way, your Sword Sect will become the leader of the Seven Major Dao Sects. They will not be able to raise their heads."
The head of the Water Moon Observatory said firmly, "But our Destiny Temple is different. Our Destiny Temple wants your Sword Sect to have eight or ten Sword Immortals!"
"Therefore, even if you are not a disciple of our Destiny Temple, since you have been recognized by our Destiny Temple, I am willing to protect you and prevent you from dying unnecessarily." The middle-aged woman's expression was calm.
The Destiny Temple had always been one of the few forces that Lu Qingshan trusted.
This was because their pure and innocent hearts had been verified in both their previous and current lives.
In response to the head of the Water Moon Observatory's honesty and high regard, he only cupped his hands and did not say anything else. Compared to words of gratitude, it was more meaningful to improve his own strength.
Lu Qingshan did not think too much and changed the topic. He asked, "Why don't I see Lin Yao this time?"
Since he was already here, he had to meet Lin Yao.
The head of the Water Moon Observatory shook her head and smiled. "She is about to break through and is cultivating in seclusion. You probably won't see her this time."
"She is about to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?" Lu Qingshan was slightly delighted.
The head of the Water Moon Observatory nodded and pursed her lips. "The Heavenly Dao is flawed.
This girl has the Body Changing Divine Meridians and is very proficient in Spirit Art cultivation. The only thing she lacks is talent in cultivation. Otherwise, with her current status, she would not have been able to peek into the Nascent Soul Realm until now! "
Most seniors were like this. When they talked about their juniors in front of others, they would always be modest. Even Great Cultivators were no exception.
.....
Since he could not see Lin Yao, Lu Qingshan did not have any reason to stay in the Tianji Temple. After bidding farewell to the head of the Water Moon Observatory, he left.
He had just left the Lotus Flower Peak when he met a young female Taoist priest wearing a sky-blue Taoist robe and a middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a noble yellow Taoist robe.
Seeing Lu Qingshan leave the peak, the young female Taoist priest immediately stepped forward and stood proudly in front of Lu Qingshan, blocking his path.
"Fellow Taoist, what is the meaning of this?" Lu Qingshan frowned slightly.
The young female Taoist priest raised her eyebrows and said, "Sword Cultivator surnamed Lu, my aunt said that you have great talent and great luck. Therefore, she did not hesitate to exhaust her own Qi to teach you how to conceal the Heavenly Dao.
However, I am not convinced. I want to see how great your talent is that it is worth my aunt's effort. "
"Aunt?" Lu Qingshan frowned slightly.
"I am the head of the Water Moon Observatory." The young female Taoist priest held her head high and stuck out her chest, "I am Wen Miaoyuan. The head of the Water Moon Observatory is my aunt."
There was something that the head of the Water Moon Observatory did not tell Lu Qingshan.
Since there was a price to be paid for peering into the Heavenly Dao, concealing the Heavenly Dao was obviously the same.
The "Secret of Merak" of the Northmoon Spiritual Arts was a forbidden secret technique.
The price that the head of the Water Moon Observatory had to pay for using this secret was her own Qi.
A person's life depended on their Qi. The length of their Qi determined the length of a cultivator's path of cultivation. It was very important.
The few words from the young female Taoist priest immediately made Lu Qingshan's heart sink significantly.
He had never been a Sword Cultivator who could accept the kindness of others with a clear conscience.
Even if the head of the Water Moon Observatory had said that she was not doing this for him, but for the human race.
"Greetings, fellow Wen." As a result, Lu Qingshan turned a deaf ear to the slight mockery in the female Taoist priest's words. Instead, he replied politely. At the same time, he looked at the middle-aged Daoist to the side with a questioning gaze.
"I am Wen Ting. Miaoyuan is my daughter," the middle-aged Daoist said with a smile.
Wen Miaoyuan had hurried over. Although she had provoked him, she did not harbor any hostility towards Lu Qingshan.
Just as she had said, she only felt that it was unfair that the head of the Water Moon Observatory had sacrificed herself for Lu Qingshan, who was an outsider.
As a result, she also felt rather awkward when she saw Lu Qingshan act so politely. She felt that if she continued to make things difficult for Lu Qingshan, she would seem a little too unruly.
However, when she thought of the price that her aunt had to pay for using the Secret of Merak, she was unwilling to accept this. In the end, she said loudly to Lu Qingshan, "Lu Qingshan, I've heard of your name. You're the strongest cultivator of the fourth realm. You're very powerful.
But so what?
The strongest cultivator of the fourth realm is only the fourth realm!
Shang Zhongyong is not a rare thing. I'm not convinced that my aunt thinks so highly of you. "
Shang Zhongyong was an anecdote that had been circulating in the Cultivation World for a long time.
It was said that there was a cultivator named Zhong Yong who had extraordinary talent since he was young. He was born poor, but he cultivated Qi in one year, Foundation Establishment in three years, and Golden Elixir in five years.
With such talent, he was eventually valued by a large sect. He was accepted into the sect and was nurtured vigorously.
However, in the end, the large sect spent countless resources and a hundred years to allow Zhong Yong to enter the Nascent Soul Realm.
That large sect and Zhong Yong became a joke because of this.
Wen Miaoyuan stared at Lu Qingshan with her eyes wide open and scolded softly, "If you have the guts, fight with me in the Small Realm and show me your strength. Then, I will be convinced."
"I'm now in the Seven Flower Realm. You're only in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm and haven't bloomed a single flower. In terms of cultivation, I'm far superior to you.
However, you're a sword cultivator and your battle prowess is outstanding. Besides, since my aunt thinks so highly of you, you should have the ability to defeat opponents of a higher realm. It's not like I'm bullying you because of my higher cultivation, "Wen Miaoyuan said angrily.
Lu Qingshan had a smile on his face, but he did not reply.
Wen Miaoyuan was so simple-minded that she was obviously a spirit cultivator who grew up in a greenhouse. Even if she was a Seven Flower Realm cultivator, Lu Qingshan was confident that he could defeat her.
However, the Water Moon Temple Master had great affection for him. Therefore, unless Wen Miaoyuan crossed his bottom line, he was unwilling to fight with the niece of the Water Moon Temple Master.
This was the most basic quality. Even if he didn't give face to the monk, he had to give face to the Buddha.
"Could it be that you don't dare?" Wen Miaoyuan did not think so much. Seeing Lu Qingshan's behavior, she was dissatisfied. "Surnamed Lu, if you accept the challenge, even if you lose to me, I can still say that your cultivation is not as good as mine.
However, if you don't even have the courage to accept the challenge, I really feel that my aunt's sacrifice is not worth it. "
What a low-level way to goad him …
Lu Qingshan secretly complained as he thought of a way to escape.
"Miaoyuan, don't be ridiculous!" At this moment, a dignified voice came from Lotus Flower Peak and helped Lu Qingshan solve this problem. "Don't block Lu Qingshan's way again."
This was the voice of the Water Moon Temple Master.
Wen Miaoyuan, who was still arrogant, immediately withered like a frosted eggplant when she heard her aunt's reprimand. Although she was dissatisfied, she did not dare to disobey and could only step aside dejectedly.
Lu Qingshan smiled and cupped his hands to bid farewell to Wen Miaoyuan and Wen Ting.
The middle-aged Daoist's expression did not show any abnormality.
However, he did not express much about his daughter's actions — if he did not acquiesce, how would Wen Miaoyuan dare to offend him in front of her father?
Lu Qingshan naturally saw that the middle-aged Daoist was the main character. However, he did not say anything and only looked at the middle-aged Daoist meaningfully.
Helping the world was the mission of the Tianji Temple. However, everyone had their own ideas about how to do it and it was difficult to reach a consensus.
The middle-aged Daoist obviously did not agree with the Water Moon Temple Master's method of helping others at her own expense. Therefore, he allowed his daughter to block the way.
This was a battle of ideas and it was impossible to judge who was right and who was wrong.
However, since he was the beneficiary of the Water Moon Temple Master's ideology, he had to do something.
Of course, the so-called something was definitely not to fight with Wen Miaoyuan.
That would be too barbaric and vulgar. Moreover, it would be suspicious of interfering in other people's family matters.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not say anything and only let out a long breath. Following the path that the two people had made, he strode forward under Wen Miaoyuan's unwilling gaze and Wen Ting's indifferent gaze.
Then.
Spiritual power inexplicably gathered toward him and rushed forward, stirring up the surrounding clouds and mist, forming a magnificent and magnificent scene.
Behind Lu Qingshan, there was a strange scene.
It was a boundless Spirit Sea, a sea of blue waves.
There was a Spirit Seed floating up and down. On the Spirit Seed, there were four dark golden lines that flickered slightly.
This was Lu Qingshan's Dao Seed.
An Origin Dao Seed formed by the condensation of four True Meanings of Origin.
Above the Spirit Seed, a divine glow suddenly appeared, dazzling and dazzling.
Lu Qingshan took a step forward in the air.
This step crossed a distance of several hundred feet.
After this step, the Spirit Sea began to ripple. On the Dao Seed, the four dark golden lines flickered together, creating a misty scene.
The aura on Lu Qingshan's body suddenly soared.
In the blink of an eye, it rose from the early-stage to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm.
A noble dark golden lotus was still quietly blooming.
The young female Taoist priest Wen Miaoyuan and the yellow-robed Daoist Wen Ting were still in a daze when they saw this scene.
As for Lu Qingshan, he had already taken his second step in the air.
Above the Spirit Seed, the divine glow was once again dazzling. There seemed to be thousands of rays of light, thousands of auspicious colors, magnificent and magnificent.
His cultivation level rose from the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm to the late-stage of the Void Refinement realm.
The second golden lotus had already bloomed.
Lu Qingshan took the last step and his figure merged into the clouds and mist.
In the next moment, all the clouds and mist moved with the wind.
Rays of golden light penetrated the thick clouds and mist and shot out, as if illuminating thousands of mountains and rivers.
The third golden lotus had already bloomed.
One step, one realm.
One step, one flower.
Three steps, three flowers bloomed.
Three steps, the Peak Void Refinement realm.
Outside the Lotus Peak, Wen Miaoyuan and Wen Ting's expressions changed. Their pupils constricted and they were speechless for a moment.
Inside the Lotus Peak, the Water Moon Temple Lord was slightly stunned. She shook her head and sighed softly, "Lu Qingshan, Lu Qingshan …"
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