"This is?" The Water Moon Observatory Master's pupils shrank when she saw Lu Qingshan take out a broken arm that was covered in dark golden patterns.
"It's the broken arm of the Sixth Grade Soldier Demon that I killed," Lu Qingshan said seriously.
It was the arm of Qing Ge that Marquis Calm Sea had cut off. He had picked it up, and it came in handy today.
The Master of the Water Moon Temple did not know that she had obtained this arm by chance. Her eyelids twitched — What kind of habit is this? Dismembering the body after killing and preserving it? Is this a sword cultivator?
"This Soldier Demon's father is at least an Eighth Grade Demon. This clue will be of great help to me when I enter the Soldier Demon King City," Lu Qingshan continued.
For the Abyss World, which had an overpopulation and insufficient resources, there was a very real problem in front of the Demons.
That was, the social hierarchy among the Demons had been solidified. The channels for promotion were almost monopolized, and the internal centralization of power was quite serious.
The extreme "division between the rich and the poor" caused all the resources to be firmly controlled by the few Demons.
It was no exaggeration to say that the Demon Sword left by Demon Venerable Mang Cang was one of the most important resources of the Soldier Demon Clan.
Countless facts had proven that in this case, for the higher-ups of the Soldier Demon Clan, even if they couldn't use the Demon Sword, they wouldn't give it to the "untouchables".
It was like the so-called "milk" being poured into the river while countless people were starving to death on one side.
In addition, this Demon Sword, as the most precious magic weapon of the Soldier Demon Clan, must be closely guarded by many people. It was difficult for others to get close to it, let alone touch it.
With his cultivation, if he wanted to take the Demon Sword, he couldn't use violence. He could only use force.
Therefore, if he didn't have a high enough status, he wouldn't be able to touch the Demon Sword.
Since Qing Ge's father could give Qing Ge a blood-stained battleship that could resist the attack of any Seventh Grade Cultivator, he must be at least an Eighth Grade Cultivator.
His father was at least an Eighth Grade Demon Cultivator, and his status was definitely not low. He might even be a pure-blood Soldier Demon.
However, a high status also meant that it was easier to be exposed.
After all, the higher Qing Ge's status, the more attention he would receive. Under the watchful eyes of so many people, it would be easier for him to reveal flaws.
However, if his goal was to come into contact with the demon sword, Qing Ge was definitely Lu Qingshan's best choice right now.
"He was a Sixth Rank Devil General when he was alive. It's too easy for a Spatial Tempering cultivator to disguise yourself as a Sixth Rank Devil General," said Xia Daoyun.
This was the first time she had objected to Lu Qingshan's idea.
Body-changing Divine Meridian could indeed transform a person into a completely different creature, including aura and bloodline.
However, the problem was that this kind of transformation was only for show.
You can't possibly have the strength of a cultivator of the Ninth Realm just because you disguised yourself as one, can you?
That was unrealistic.
In other words, although Lu Qingshan could transform into a green dagger-axe, his aura could also become that of a sixth grade Devil General. Even the Demon Venerable could not see through his transformation, but that was only under the condition that he did not make a move.
At the end of the day, Bronze was still Bronze. What was the use of a Diamond account other than showing off?
Once he made a move, he would know whether or not it was real.
Xia Daoyun's question hit the nail on the head.
"That's easy to deal with." Lu Qingshan looked at Xia Daoyun with shining eyes. He said confidently, "Wouldn't it be fine as long as I can display the strength of an elementary level Devil General?"
He was afraid that Xia Daoyun wouldn't believe him, so he continued, "Since I can kill a Sixth Rank Devil General, I naturally have the strength of an elementary level Devil General."
This sounded quite reasonable.
The Water Moon Monastery's Master was already clicking her tongue inwardly.
Just now, she had been thinking about how to deal with the problem of Lu Qingshan's Natal Sword, so she didn't think too much about it.
Now that she had calmed down a bit, she suddenly realized this extremely terrifying matter — Lu Qingshan, a Spatial Tempering cultivator, had actually killed a Devil General?
…
Xia Daoyun's phoenix eyes stared at Lu Qingshan.
The ratio of her pupils to the whites of her eyes was just right, which made her eyes look extremely intelligent and elegant, as well as a bit of nobility.
After a moment, Xia Daoyun's expression calmed down a bit, and she said, "Since you have the confidence, then I won't say anything else."
"There is one more important question. Do the Demons have a way to sense Qing Ge's death?" Lu Qingshan thought of something else. He asked, "Our human race has a soul lamp that can sense whether a disciple is dead or alive. His status isn't low, could it be …"
If the Demons also had such a thing, then he would be walking right into a trap by impersonating Qing Ge.
"You don't have to worry about that. Soul lamps that can sense life and death are unique to our human race's cultivation system. The Demons don't have such a thing." The Water Moon Monastery's Master knew what Lu Qingshan was worried about, and spoke out to comfort him.
She said with certainty, "If the Mental Demons have similar methods, then there is still a possibility. After all, they are experts at manipulating souls.
As for the Soldier Demon? Heh heh … "
"Good, then another problem has been solved." Lu Qingshan sighed in relief. "Everything is ready. We only need one thing."
"There is no time to lose. Lin Yao and I have to hurry to Jade Gate Pass and complete the transformation of the Body Changing Divine Veins, then enter the abyss."
It had already been three days since Qing Ge had chased after him.
The more time passed, the more suspicious it would be when he reappeared as Qing Ge.
That was why time was of the essence.
Xia Daoyun also realized the crux of the matter. "I will bring the two of you back to Jade Gate Pass. This will save you a lot of time, and prevent any accidents from happening."
If Lu Qingshan transformed into Qing Ge here, he might not even be able to enter Heavenly Mountain.
That was why he could only complete the transformation in the battlefield outside Jade Gate Pass.
Lin Yao would have to follow him to the Jade Gate Pass.
"Yao 'er, thank you for your hard work," the Water Moon Monastery's Master said to Lin Yao, her tone full of meaning.
Lin Yao only obediently bowed in greeting.
… …
… … …
Jade Gate Pass.
After a day, he left in a hurry and returned in a hurry.
After returning to Jade Gate Pass, Lu Qingshan still had something important to do.
Fire Beacon Hall.
This was an important area of Jade Gate Pass. Apart from the real-time battle reports of Jade Gate Pass, it was also the location of the treasury. Human cultivators could use their battle achievements to exchange for spiritual materials.
Lu Qingshan walked into the side hall.
The treasury was heavily guarded by restrictions and formations. There was also a Daoist guarding it.
"Exchange for Spirit Crystals, please." Lu Qingshan handed over his identity token and stated what he needed.
The Daoist casually took Lu Qingshan's token. However, when he saw the two words' Sword Sect 'on the token, he couldn't help but become serious. The disciples of the Sword Sect had always been superior in Jade Gate Pass.
He was actually a disciple of the Sword Sect. However, he didn't look familiar.
The information on the identity token was confidential. Apart from the person himself, no one else could easily check it.
Hence, the Daoist could only ponder about this in his heart.
"How many Spirit Crystals do you need?" The Daoist asked as he pondered.
"Eight hundred and fifty," Lu Qingshan replied.
His original battle merit was 8,050. Killing Qing Ge gave him another 464 battle merit points, so his total was 8,514.
One Spirit Crystal required 10 battle achievements.
"Alright, 850 …" The Daoist suddenly started stuttering. His eyes widened. "800 … 50 Spirit Crystals?!
… That's more than 8,000 battle achievements. Are you sure you're not mistaken? "
"I'm not mistaken. Just take the Spirit Crystals. You don't have to worry about not having enough battle achievements." Lu Qingshan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The Daoist still couldn't believe it. He took Lu Qingshan's identity token and walked into the treasury.
The entire process of exchanging battle achievements for treasures was similar to the "credit card shopping" in his previous life. Lu Qingshan's identity token was the "credit card". The Daoist didn't know how many battle achievements were in the token. He was only responsible for taking out the items and "swiping the card".
Not long after, the Daoist walked out with 850 Spirit Crystals.
Lu Qingshan weighed them in his hands. After confirming that the amount was not bad, he left under the respectful gaze of the Daoist. A cultivator with such a huge amount of battle achievements was, without exception, a hero of the human race. They deserved his respect.
Lu Qingshan's reason for exchanging these Spirit Crystals was very simple.
After entering the abyss, he could only rely on himself.
Experience Points were his most important source of confidence.
However, time was of the essence, so he could only exchange for Spirit Crystals first. He didn't even have time to convert these Spirit Crystals into experience points before leaving in a hurry.
After leaving the Fire Beacon Hall, Xia Daoyun brought Lu Qingshan and Lin Yao back to the Willow Catkin Pavilion.
She still had some matters to discuss with Lu Qingshan in private.
"You know very well that even though your idea is feasible in theory, there will be too many problems in practice." Xia Daoyun got straight to the point.
Reality was just as she had said. His plan seemed to be traceable, but it was actually full of holes.
The most important problem was that he didn't have enough information.
Putting aside the specific situation of the Demons in the abyss, he didn't know much about the customs of the Soldier Demon Clan. Once he entered the abyss, there was a high chance that he would be exposed through some careless words.
He didn't even know Qing Ge's exact identity.
In addition, there was another fact. He was a sword cultivator under the human cultivation system, while Qing Ge was a Soldier Demon.
Even if he had the strength of a low level Demon General, the methods of the two systems were completely different.
Could it be that the Iron Palm could impersonate the One Yang Finger?
All in all, the risk was extremely great.
"Master," Lu Qingshan said calmly. "Even if I don't have any confidence, I still have to face the difficulties for her sake. That's why under these circumstances, there's no point in thinking too much."
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Let's just do it first."
Lu Qingshan's voice was full of determination.
"This is the information our Jade Gate Pass has gathered about the Soldier Demon Clan after confronting them for many years. It should be of some help to you." Xia Daoyun had already expected Lu Qingshan's reaction. She silently pushed over a stack of jade slips.
Lu Qingshan was delighted. He hurriedly put the jade slips away. "Many thanks, master."
Many of the information in these jade slips were actually classified. It wasn't something a Void Tempering cultivator like Lu Qingshan could come into contact with.
However, Xia Daoyun wouldn't be restricted by these rules and regulations.
Lu Qingshan probed the jade slips with his divine sense. He first skimmed through the information in the jade slips. Only after he had a rough impression of what was going on did he put the jade slips away.
Immediately after, his expression became incomparably serious. "Master, there's one more thing I haven't told you yet."
Xia Daoyun was startled. "What is it? There's no harm in saying it."
A white ring appeared in Lu Qingshan's hand.
This was one of the two rings Gu Yiyi had left behind from Qing Ge.
"After killing that Sixth Stage Devil General, I obtained two rings from him. One of them was a storage ring, while the other was this."
Lu Qingshan said slowly, "At first, I couldn't understand how the Demons were able to pinpoint my location so accurately, see through my disguise, and reveal my true identity.
"Only after I saw the item in this ring did I understand the reason." With a thought, a ray of light flashed from the white ring.
In the next moment, a strange rainbow butterfly appeared.
A Hundred Illusion Butterfly.
This ring was something similar to a Spirit Beast Pouch.
As soon as the Hundred Illusion Butterfly appeared, it rushed towards Lu Qingshan impatiently. It was as if Lu Qingshan was a delicate flower that possessed boundless attraction.
Xia Daoyun's gaze froze. She looked at the Hundred Illusion Butterfly on the back of Lu Qingshan's hand. "This demonic beast can lock onto your aura?"
Lu Qingshan nodded. "That's right."
"In addition," he continued, "I've seen this demonic butterfly in the Spirit Huan Sect before. Back then, I asked a Spirit Huan Sect cultivator what kind of demonic beast it was.
"The answer he gave me was that it was a new type of demonic beast raised by a powerful cultivator of the Spirit Huan Sect. It was one of a kind in the world, so he didn't know what kind of demonic beast it was.
"Then, for the time being, we can assume that this demonic butterfly is the one I saw in the Spirit Huan Sect."
A cultivator's memory had always been outstanding.
When he arrived at the Spirit Huan Sect, the Hundred Illusion Butterfly had flown past him. At that time, it had left an impression on him. Therefore, when he saw the Hundred Illusion Butterfly again, he recognized it at a glance.
"The demonic butterfly raised by the Spirit Huan Sect appeared in the hands of the Demons and was used to track me.
In addition, during the Seven Regions Dao Symposium, there was an incident where Sect Leader Changgeng of the Spirit Huan Sect was a cultivator of the Hades. "Lu Qingshan did not give his own judgment. He only stated the facts objectively.
"In addition, I once foiled the plans of the Hades in the Qingzhou Spiritual Ruins House. At that time, they used all the power of the Hades in the Spiritual Ruins in an attempt to obtain the corpse of the Gengjin Tiger King hidden in the Demon Spirit Graveyard." Lu Qingshan added.
"At that time, I had a doubt. Although the body of the Fifth-Grade Gengjin Tiger King was precious, it was definitely not to the point where the entire Spiritual Ruins of the Hades would go all out to obtain it …"
"Unless, this body of the Gengjin Tiger King had some unknown use for the Hades."
"After that, when I visited the Spirit Huan Sect, I received another important piece of news."
"In order to cultivate the Soul-Based Beast Taming Technique, the Spirit Huan Sect had been collecting the blood essence of the Four Spirits.
The Gengjin Tiger King happened to have the bloodline of the White Tiger of the Four Spirits. From its body, one could cultivate the White Tiger's blood essence. "This was what he suddenly thought of in the Spirit Huan Sect.
"Such a coincidence …" Lu Qingshan said calmly, "So I instinctively linked these two matters together.
However, I have cultivated an eye technique called Evil Detection. This eye technique allows me to see the killing intent of others towards me.
So when I was suspicious of the Spirit Huan Sect, I used this eye technique to check on the situation of the Spirit Huan Sect.
However, the result was that within my field of vision, there was no one who had any killing intent towards me. "
Lu Qingshan stood from the perspective of a third party and revealed all the suspicious points and good news in this matter.
He also understood what would happen if his identity was exposed during this trip to the Abyss.
So before he left, he had to inform others of this important information.
It was like he was making arrangements for his death.
"I understand." Xia Daoyun's eyes flashed with a cold light. She said coldly, "The Spirit Huan Sect …"
Lu Qingshan's information was practically conclusive. There were definitely other spies within the Spirit Huan Sect.
"Before you return, I will only secretly investigate this matter. I will not spread the news of the Hundred Illusionary Butterfly," Xia Daoyun said.
If the news of the Hundred Illusionary Butterfly spread, Lu Qingshan's identity would be difficult to hide. He had clearly given the Hundred Illusionary Butterfly to Qing Ge. How could it appear in the hands of a human?
This was also why Lu Qingshan only told Xia Daoyun about this.
Because he did not trust others.
If others knew about this, they would definitely investigate the Spirit Huan Sect with great fanfare.
As for keeping it a secret?
How could that be possible?
How could the life of a Fifth Level cultivator be more important than finding a spy within the sect?
Only Xia Daoyun would care about his life.
… …
After chatting for a while, Xia Daoyun brought Lu Qingshan and Lin Yao out of Jade Gate Pass.
Under Xia Daoyun's lead, the three of them moved extremely quickly through the wilderness.
The scenery along the way quickly passed by, blurring into afterimages. It was impossible to see them clearly.
Xia Daoyun was trying her best to help him make up for the three days he was missing, to make up for the gap in time.
Not long after, their surroundings finally became clear.
"Three hundred li ahead is the closest city of Demons to where you were ambushed, Demon Feather City." Xia Daoyun stopped. "You should make your preparations here."
Lin Yao said softly, "Young Master Lu, please make your preparations."
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
When she saw this, Lin Yao reached out her palms and gently brought them together, forming an incomparably profound seal.
"All arts return to the origin. Pulling out the Yao can change the image …"
An ethereal voice sounded. An indescribable vibration suddenly spread from Lin Yao's body, making her tremble slightly.
Immediately afterwards, countless specks of dazzling starlight flickered from her palms, forming a visible line that connected her and Lu Qingshan.
Soon after, the two of them were connected, and the line disappeared. However, that indescribable feeling of connection didn't disappear.
Starlight whistled through the air, carrying with it a formless power. It surged out from Lin Yao's body, following that invisible line and entering Lu Qingshan's body.
Under the infusion of this power, Lu Qingshan suddenly discovered that he possessed a divine ability that he had never possessed before. However, this divine ability seemed to have existed since birth, and he didn't find it difficult to use it at all.
This was the Body Transformation Divine Ability that Lin Yao had lent to Lu Qingshan through the "Stellar Transposition".
"Hurry! My cultivation isn't high enough. The Stellar Transposition can't be maintained for too long." Lin Yao's voice was urgent.
Lu Qingshan didn't dare waste any time. He hurriedly took out Qing Ge's severed arm and used the Body Transformation Divine Ability.
A streak of golden light surged from his body, quickly enveloping Qing Ge's severed arm.
A moment later, under the effects of the golden light, the severed arm actually turned into countless complicated and profound characters. They swirled around and merged with Lu Qingshan's body.
Then, Lu Qingshan's body began to grow taller, and his body began to become sturdier.
His eyes began to change color, and his face began to distort. His skin also began to change color. Streaks of dark golden patterns appeared on his skin, and all of his bones began to creak and groan.
A moment later, Lu Qingshan no longer looked like a human. He had turned into Qing Ge, and even the aura on his body was the same as Qing Ge's. There was no difference at all.
"You really look ugly." When Xia Daoyun saw this, she commented indifferently. "Compared to your original appearance, it's far inferior."
Lu Qingshan didn't have anything to be picky about.
He took out Qing Ge's black storage ring and put it on his finger. At the same time, he transferred all of the items in his storage ring into the black storage ring.
They were both storage rings, but there were still some differences between the storage rings of humans and Demons.
For the sake of safety, he didn't want to bring any human artifacts that might expose his identity.
"Take this." When she saw that Lu Qingshan had prepared everything, Xia Daoyun calmly handed Lu Qingshan a stack of bright yellow talismans.
"What are these?" Lu Qingshan was puzzled.
Talismans?
That wasn't likely.
He had never heard of a sword cultivator who knew how to craft talismans.
"These are sword talismans. There are a total of ten of them, and each one has a strand of my sword energy sealed within." Xia Daoyun's voice was extremely calm. "In terms of power, they can instantly kill Seventh Rank Demons."
Lu Qingshan understood.
They were sword talismans, but that was only because they looked a bit like talismans. In reality, they had nothing to do with talismans.
These ten sword talismans were priceless. This was because condensing sword energy wasn't difficult, but the materials that could prevent the sword energy from dissipating and reducing its power were extremely precious.
Using such precious materials to craft sword talismans was the least cost-effective choice. Only Xia Daoyun would be able to do something like this.
"Apart from these things, I can't help you much in this trip to the Abyss. You have to be careful and come back alive." Xia Daoyun shot Lu Qingshan a glance. "Your master doesn't want to see you die before you die."
Lu Qingshan's gaze subconsciously drifted towards Xia Daoyun's silky black hair. Then, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
Master, there's no need for that.
Xia Daoyun noticed Lu Qingshan's small movements. She rolled her eyes at Lu Qingshan in dissatisfaction.
"Thank you very much." Lu Qingshan turned around and expressed his gratitude to Lin Yao.
"Young master Lu, there's no need to be so polite." Lin Yao didn't take the credit.
"I'm leaving!" Lu Qingshan didn't waste any more time. He bid farewell to the two of them and left.
…
Xia Daoyun watched as Lu Qingshan's figure turned into a black dot, and then completely faded away. She sighed inwardly.
She understood that Lu Qingshan's trip was fraught with danger. There was a high chance that he wouldn't come back.
However, she didn't try to stop Lu Qingshan from throwing his life away.
Sword cultivators were the ones who understood sword cultivation the most.
"Everything went smoothly. Then … I'll come back." A soft murmur sounded by Xia Daoyun's ears.
She turned around and saw that Lin Yao had raised her head and was looking in the direction Lu Qingshan had disappeared. Her red lips were pursed, and her gaze was distant. However, her face had become much paler at some point.
"Your relationship with Qingshan isn't bad?" Xia Daoyun was moved. She asked directly, "Or are you saying that you like my disciple?"
"Ah?" Lin Yao was caught off guard, and her beautiful face suddenly flushed red.
"Stellar Transposition is one of the forbidden techniques of the Northmoon Spiritual Arts. Using it once will cause irreversible damage to one's foundation," Xia Daoyun said.
"However, you didn't hesitate in the slightest, nor did you ask for any benefits. You took the initiative to use Stellar Transposition to help Qingshan.
You didn't even tell Qingshan about the price he had to pay to use it. "
"If you didn't have a good impression of Qingshan, why would you do this?"
"I didn't …" Lin Yao shook her head frantically. She stammered, "Young master Lu has done me a great favor, so …"
"That's it?"
"Yeah …"
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