All good things must come to an end.
On the Lancang River, the breeze blew gently, and the waves were still.
Although they had only been traveling together for a very short period of time, Lu Qingshan could not help but feel excited after witnessing Li Qiubai's unparalleled sword intent with his own eyes and witnessing the immortal sword technique.
As the undisputed leader of the sword path, Li Qiubai took great care of a junior like him.
Li Qiubai's influence on him was not only limited to Spring Breeze's Return and the second sentence of "a carp leaping over the dragon gate", but more importantly, it made him realize what it meant to be a sword deity.
"Great changes." Lu Qingshan could not help but feel a little absent-minded as he recalled his recent experiences.
It was the seventh year of Tianyuan.
In his previous life, this period of time was only considered the early stages of the game. The players had just ended the Corpse Puppet Riot and headed to the mansions in the southern region to develop. Even the Seven Regions Dao Discussion had not started yet.
As far as Lu Qingshan could remember, before he came to this world, he did not have any memory of Li Qiubai returning Jian Beicang.
It was clear that Li Qiubai's work as a sword deity would soon spread throughout the seven regions.
There was a huge contradiction between the two.
Back then, the players' range of activity was limited to the southern region. Their strength and status were low, and the news was blocked. Therefore, they did not hear about it.
Or was it because of his arrival, and because of the butterfly effect, something that shouldn't have happened happened? Or was it because of something that should have happened later had happened earlier?
As for what kind of situation it was, Lu Qingshan did not know.
In short, he clearly realized that up to this day, the memories of the plot from his previous life were only some insignificant references for him. He absolutely could not trust them completely.
In fact, he had already realized this when he was in Zhenjiang City.
There was a set of strict logic behind everything that happened, and a slight change in one part would affect the whole situation.
Unless he did nothing, as long as he touched one of the links, the situation would change, and various chain reactions would be inevitable.
Li Qiubai's trip this time was to look for King Qing to investigate the Emptiness of the Three Cities and the appearance of humans in the Demon Territory.
This was a malignant tumor of the human race that had existed for tens of thousands of years, and it could only be eradicated with strong medicine.
However, Lu Qingshan did not have the ability to participate in matters involving people of this level.
Li Qiubai was one of the few people in the world who could interfere.
Lu Qingshan had an inexplicable trust in the Sword Immortal of Chang 'an.
Li Qiubai's attainments in the Sword Dao were unimaginable for him to be able to display the combat strength of a Sword Immortal at the Eighth Realm.
Lu Qingshan looked down at the moon in the river.
His entire life had been smooth sailing. He had not encountered any bottlenecks until he reached the Sword Immortal Realm that was unreachable in the eyes of the world. Then, he realized that everything was like the moon in the water.
Thus, he severed his Sword Dao and fell from the Sword Immortal Realm.
After traveling in the mortal world for ten thousand years, his Sword Dao had reached the ninth level.
In Great Peace City, he used a leaf to break the armor. On the Water Cloud Platform, he used a finger to cut off the river. In Beicang City, he borrowed thousands of swords to defeat a Martial Emperor.
A Sword Immortal in the Chang 'an year could still create an unprecedented scene in the Tianyuan year.
He was not a Sword Immortal, but he was better than one.
If Li Qiubai opened the way again and advanced to the ninth realm, what kind of scene would that be? What kind of grand spectacle would that be?
Could it be that it was possible to touch the legendary Ancestor Realm?
Perhaps in the established plot, the future hope of the human race was the Chang 'an Sword Immortal?
Lu Qingshan murmured.
The difference in strength between the human race and the devil race was so great. In his opinion, there were only two possibilities for victory.
The first was the return of Dao Ancestor Xia. The second was that the human race had another Ancestor Realm cultivator.
.....
Qing City.
"Prince Qing, the Water Cloud Platform and Beicang City failed to stop Li Qiubai. They didn't even delay him for long," the black figure said in a deep voice.
"He can return to being a Sword Immortal at any time. He just lacks some luck." Prince Qing narrowed his eyes. His eyes turned, and his expression was solemn.
"Li Qiubai, oh Li Qiubai. No matter how highly I think of him, I still underestimated his talent." He could not help but say.
With his Martial Emperor Realm, he could make a judgment based on the information he received. How could he not know about Bai Li Qiubai's current situation?
Destroying one's Sword Dao was equivalent to denying one's own ability.
If he wanted to find another path, the difficulty would be incomparable to the first time.
However, even under such harsh conditions, Li Qiubai still managed to do it.
This time, his Dao was immeasurably powerful.
Who could deny Li Qiubai's talent?
"Prince Qing, if Sword Immortal Chang 'an really returns to being a Sword Immortal, wouldn't it be highly possible for him to ascend to the Ancestor Realm?" The black figure hesitated for a moment, then asked slowly.
There can be no construction without destruction. Destruction must be followed by construction.
"Who knows?" Prince Qing sneered. "The Sword Immortals walk a path that defies the heavens. It goes against the Heavenly Dao. Every path is carved out by countless Sword Immortals.
However, no Sword Immortal has ever reached the Ancestor Realm. No one knows if one can really touch the Ancestor Realm by going against the heavens, or what kind of threshold one will encounter. "
The Sword Dao was an unknown path. It was filled with endless possibilities, but at the same time, it was also filled with countless uncertainties.
On the other hand, the Ancestor Realm paths of the Five Sects' cultivators could be seen.
It went without saying which one was more important.
After hearing Prince Qing's words, the black figure nodded in agreement. His conviction was strengthened once more.
"Li Qiubai, who has figured out the situation, might come knocking on our door soon. Are you ready, Prince Qing?" The black figure asked again.
Prince Qing nodded coldly. "I've prepared three obstacles for Li Qiubai since the beginning.
Although the first two obstacles didn't stop him at all, the last one will definitely stop him. "
The last hurdle he had set for Li Qiubai would be to temporarily divert Li Qiubai's attention and buy him some time to prepare. Li Qiubai's plan was to do the same at the expense of his own life.
It was obviously unrealistic to face Li Qiubai head-on, so he could only resort to trickery.
"No matter how great the sacrifice is now, it'll be worth it as long as it succeeds." A hint of madness flashed through Prince Qing's eyes.
"How's the situation on the other side?" Prince Qing asked after calming himself down.
That was the most important part of this plan. If the other side didn't succeed, no matter how well he did here, it would all be for naught.
"If everything goes according to plan, it should be a few days faster than originally planned," the black figure said.
"That's good." Prince Qing exhaled, his gaze unreadable.
"Prince Qing, are you really going to … let the tiger into the mountain?" The black figure's heart trembled at the thought of Prince Qing's plan.
In fact, it was more than just letting the tiger into the mountain.
"The Progenitor Realm isn't that easy to enter. If you want to gain something, you have to give something." Prince Qing's eyelids drooped slightly, and he sneered. "Everything will proceed according to the original plan. I'll make some preparations and put on a show for our Chang 'an Sword Immortal."
.....
In the abyss.
"Roar —"
A faintly discernible roar reverberated through the air.
"I wasn't wrong. His luck is immeasurable … Just a little more, just a little more. I'll wait for him for a few more days. He must live up to my expectations, hehe …"
Among the roars, there were a few murmurs, and the greed in them was obvious.
Outside the abyss, there was also a secret place. Fog flowed, and everything was hazy and unreal.
At this time, the fog took shape, and all kinds of scenes were replayed at an extremely fast speed like a movie being played in reverse.
Everything seemed illusory.
Finally, the fog froze and formed a human figure.
"Lu Qingshan." A deep voice sounded.
"According to the intelligence, this person has clearly died once. How did he appear again?"
"What's done can't be undone. What we should be more concerned about is how much we've exposed." Another voice sounded.
"Maybe the situation is already very bad. Didn't the people below say that there seemed to be many pairs of eyes watching us recently? Now, it seems that the cause is very likely here. "
"How do the Soldier Demons do things? They can't even kill a little Sword Cultivator? " A strange beast with six eyes spoke in a human voice. Disdain and contempt flickered in its six eyes.
"I heard that something big happened over there. The Clan's Divine Weapon has finally reappeared in the world after hundreds of thousands of years." A gray figure shrouded in fog said indifferently.
This topic immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Ah?!" Another person could not help but exclaim softly.
A person's reputation was like a tree's shadow. Back then, Demon Venerable Mang Cang relied on the Devil Sword to dominate the world, and left an indelible memory in the history of all races.
They were fully afraid of the power of the Devil Sword.
"Then, the Soldier Demon Clan's strength has increased greatly. Who can control the Devil Sword? Is it the Soldier Demons? "
"No." The person who spoke earlier shook his head and said, "I heard that it's a nameless mixed-blood Soldier Demon."
"That's good." Everyone heaved a sigh of relief, but they were still a little surprised. "It's a mixed-blood who can control the Devil Sword again."
"What's funnier is that this mixed-blood disappeared together with the Devil Sword in just one day." The gray figure sneered. It was obvious that he was gloating.
"Disappeared together with the Devil Sword? How could this happen?" The six eyes of the six-eyed beast all widened at the gray figure.
"That's right. Although it sounds absurd, it's true.
Now the Burning Moon Domain is in a mess. They can't wait to turn Jianluo City upside down to find the Devil Sword. " The gray figure confirmed. Then he waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's focus on our business."
"Lu Qingshan … I think we should get rid of him as soon as possible. He's brought us a lot of trouble. I don't want to see him again."
"Moreover, he went from the Void Refinement Realm to the Fifth Realm in just one year. Even I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing." The six-eyed beast said ferociously.
"If this goes on, there might be another Sword Immortal in the human race. Just from this point of view, we should get rid of him as soon as possible." The gray figure asserted.
"Regardless of how he did it, what we have to know is that he's currently powerful enough to rival a top-tier Deity Transformation cultivator. Unless we send out a Body Integration cultivator, there's no way we'll be able to kill him," a coarse voice sounded.
"It's not that we can't afford to lose a Combination Realm cultivator. The problem is that in the Human Domain, with the ability of the Tianji Observatory, there will be traces of a Combination Realm cultivator. It's inevitable that we'll find some clues."
"Pull one hair and the whole body will be affected. We've been planning this for so long. As long as we succeed, our race will become the leader of all the races. We can't lose the big picture for small gains."
"Moreover, with his talent and the temperament of the human race's great cultivators, I'm almost certain that he must have a defensive secret treasure. Even if we send a Combination Realm cultivator, we can't guarantee that we can kill him." The gray figure added.
"Then what do you think?"
"Aren't the humans best at fighting among themselves? Why don't we use a borrowed knife to kill him? "The six-eyed beast's six eyes rolled as he came up with a plan. He smiled sinisterly.
"What do you mean?" The others were tempted.
.....
Tianji Observatory, Lotus Peak.
Immortal mist was ethereal, and Dao patterns were faintly discernible in the sky.
A sword light pierced through the air and rushed out of the clouds.
In front, a female Taoist priest had been waiting for a long time. "Come with me, Fellow Daoist Lu."
The female Taoist priest brought Lu Qingshan to the edge of a cliff. The clouds around them tumbled, and the mountain wind blew.
The female Taoist priest bowed and left.
At that moment, a middle-aged female Taoist priest in a moon-white robe walked out of the clouds. Her face was luxurious, and her body carried an unfathomable aura.
The Water Moon Observatory's Master.
However, Lu Qingshan's horizons were much higher now.
He had seen more than ten Devil Lords, and even Sword Immortals. He did not have much of an impression of the Water Moon Observatory's Master's aura.
"You're back?" The Water Moon Observatory's Master sized up Lu Qingshan. Her gaze was somewhat "numbing".
"Yes." Lu Qingshan braced himself and said, "I've been back for a while. It's only today that I found a chance to visit."
"You've suffered a lot?" The Water Moon Observatory's Master looked into the distance. "Before you left, you were only a Three Flower Realm cultivator. After a month, you're already the strongest Fifth Realm. Could it be that you had a great encounter in the Demon Territory?"
"There were hardships, but there were also opportunities," Lu Qingshan replied. He was rather emotional.
During his trip to the Abyss, he had been dancing on the edge of a knife. If there were any impossibilities, he would be finished.
However, the returns were also extremely high. Not only did he successfully retrieve the Heavenly Sword, but he also broke through to the Ten Flower Realm with the help of the Blood Spirit Crystal. He learned some secrets hidden in the undercurrent. Finally, he obtained the Demon Suppression, which had complete divine power and was comparable to a Dao artifact.
"Oh?" At that moment, the Water Moon Observatory's Master's eyes suddenly lit up. She carefully looked at Lu Qingshan.
When she saw Lu Qingshan panicking, the Water Moon Observatory's Master exclaimed, "You really deserve the title of the strongest Fifth Realm. I was still wondering how you did it. Now, I can see the reason."
"Your Primordial Soul has broken through to the Soul Realm?" The Water Moon Observatory's Master asked.
Lu Qingshan was stunned for a moment. Then, he understood.
She was indeed a spirit cultivator who specialized in the Primordial Spirit. She could see his Primordial Spirit Realm at a glance.
"Yes." Lu Qingshan nodded.
"You're still in the Void Refining Realm, but your Primordial Spirit has reached the Soul Realm. This is unheard of." The Water Moon Observatory's Master exclaimed.
"Lu Qingshan, Lu Qingshan, you're really … amazing."
"I relied on some luck." In front of the seniors who had helped him a lot, Lu Qingshan did not forget to be humble.
"I didn't misjudge you. In fact, I underestimated you."
The Water Moon Observatory's Master paused and said, "Your combat power is extraordinary now. If you can break through to the Soul Formation Realm, you should do it as soon as possible. There's still a big difference between Primordial Spirit and Primordial Spirit. It's difficult to understand the mysteries of it without a breakthrough."
"Besides, I'm also looking forward to seeing what kind of power you'll have after you break through to the Soul Formation Realm."
"I'm not powerful enough now. I can't break through," Lu Qingshan said helplessly.
The Water Moon Observatory's Master shook her head and smiled.
You're pretending to be arrogant outside, but you're so humble in front of me.
This brat is really respectful to me.
"You're neither arrogant nor impatient." The Water Moon Observatory's Master smiled and said, "Tell me, when do you plan to break through to the Soul Formation Realm?"
"After I comprehend another secret sword technique." Lu Qingshan said honestly.
"Another … secret sword technique?"
Secret swords were not that easy to comprehend.
Otherwise, there would not be so few secret sword techniques in the human race.
Comprehend a secret sword technique? And again?
This kid has already reached this level?
He's only at the Void Refinement Realm.
"This might take a long time," the Water Moon Observatory's Master said again.
"I've already prepared myself mentally." Lu Qingshan was now in a strategic position. With the comprehension of Sword Immortal Chang 'an and Devil Venerable Mang Cang, he was very confident in himself.
The Water Moon Observatory's Master was really surprised this time.
She originally thought that a young prodigy like Lu Qingshan, who had become famous at a young age and whose name spread across the seven regions, would be in a hurry to improve.
She did not expect that Lu Qingshan would have the patience to stop and stabilize himself in front of the Soul Formation Realm, which was so close at hand.
This was incredible!
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