Five thousand miles away from the Tianluo Mountains.
Lu Qingshan's sword light suddenly stopped.
He could vaguely see a blurry light flashing through the high clouds without any warning.
After a short while.
A group of black shadows appeared in Lu Qingshan's line of sight.
The leader was a cultivator with a cold expression. The aura of a perfected Soul Formation cultivator was surging from his body.
There were more than thirty Soul Formation cultivators behind him. Each of them was at least in the late stage of the Soul Formation Realm.
The eyes of the leader of the cultivators were filled with terrifying killing intent. The moment he appeared, he pounced on Lu Qingshan without hesitation. His speed was extremely fast.
At the same time, a sinister and rampant demonic aura erupted from his body.
In the next moment, his skin turned greenish-black. Snake wings grew on his back, and branch-like horns grew on his head. His aura surged again and expanded several times.
This was the special ability of a demonic cultivator who had reincarnated with the bloodline of Demons — Demonic Transformation.
There wasn't any nonsense about greeting each other.
He suddenly appeared and brazenly attacked.
Because a long delay meant trouble. There was no point in talking nonsense.
But this was not the end.
In another space, the void was also rippling.
Another forty or so Divine Transformation cultivators appeared.
At this moment.
"Those are the men from the Southern Region." Marquis Bloodwing, who was hiding in the dark to monitor Lu Qingshan's whereabouts, frowned. "The people from the Northern and Southern regions are here. We can't wait any longer. Otherwise, they will be taking advantage of us."
Although Lu Qingshan was already five thousand miles away from the Heaven's Secrets Temple, his suspicious nature did not make him feel at ease.
Marquis Bloodwing originally planned to wait for Lu Qingshan to be further away before letting the cultivators of the Life Demanding Division take action.
It was just that the current situation had forced him to go to Liangshan.
He wanted to wait, but the others did not have the patience.
Once Lu Qingshan died in the hands of the Underworld of the other regions and the Dao Artifact was snatched away, it would be even more difficult for the Western Region to snatch the Dao Artifact back. They would also inevitably be blamed by the Mansion Master.
Marquis Bloodwing decided not to wait any longer. He immediately notified his subordinates who were hiding in the dark. "Do it now."
Upon receiving the order, the cultivators of the Western Region Life Demanding Division hurriedly rushed in the direction of Lu Qingshan.
Boom!
Boom!
Over here.
Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly as he looked at the Demonic Qi bursting out of the Demonic Qi and pouncing towards him like a demonic beast.
"Myriad Sword Arts."
Thousands of sword energy threads suddenly swam out from his body, shooting towards the Divinity Transformation Stage devil cultivator like a swordfish.
"Venomous Devil Spike!" As the leader of this group of cultivators from the Northern Hades, Ming Shi shouted in his mind.
In his mind, a black fog flashed out, forming a drill-like object that instantly penetrated the void and drilled into Lu Qingshan's mind.
"Primordial Spirit attack?" Lu Qingshan felt the black fog enter his body, but he remained indifferent.
He was least afraid of Primordial Spirit attacks.
Lu Qingshan's mind was extremely firm. The eyes of the mini version of Lu Qingshan sitting cross-legged in his sea of consciousness suddenly emitted golden light, and a beam of golden flame shot out from it.
Soul Fire, also known as the Primordial Spirit Flame.
It was a unique technique of the Primordial Spirit Realm.
Buzz!
The surging black fog that was about to invade Lu Qingshan's soul shook slightly and turned into nothingness under Lu Qingshan's Soul Fire.
Ming Shi, who was getting closer and closer to Lu Qingshan, found that Lu Qingshan's eyes were clear, and a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.
This was the innate ability he obtained after reincarnating with the bloodline of the Demons. It was extremely powerful, and it was often successful against Demonic Transformation cultivators of the same realm. But it didn't have any effect on Lu Qingshan?
This surprised him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this time, the sword qi threads released by Lu Qingshan had already shot into Ming Shi's body.
His demonized body, which was shrouded in demonic aura, shook violently as if it was burning.
The sword qi threads quickly fell, and their numbers were incomparably large. Like streaks of flowing light arrows, they completely locked down the space around him.
Puff! Puff!
Puff! After penetrating the black fog around him, the sword qi threads instantly pierced into Ming Shi's body. It was as if thousands of arrows had pierced through his body, and fine beads of blood seeped out.
This time, Ming Shi was in great pain, and his eyes widened.
He could feel that the sword qi threads weren't strong, and they were only formed from weak spiritual power, so he didn't take them too seriously.
But who would have thought that these sword qi threads actually contained an extremely sharp penetrative intent?
And even though they were formed from spiritual power, they were so vigorous and pure that they were comparable to origin power.
It was because of this moment of carelessness that he, whose cultivation was far superior to Lu Qingshan, was lightly injured.
But although he was surprised, he wasn't too flustered.
If he didn't have one or two tricks up his sleeve, would he be worthy of being called the strongest of the Five Realms? Why would they send out so many Divine Transformation cultivators?
A burst of blood-red light flashed across Ming Shi's body, and the small wounds instantly healed.
"Go! Attack together and take him down in one blow!" Ming Shi growled, his eyes full of anger.
At his command, the cultivators of the Northern Region's Hades attacked one after another.
Clumps of black sand appeared in their hands.
Then, they quickly threw out the black sand.
"Black Sand River!"
Ming Shi's voice rumbled.
This was a magic tool that they had specially prepared to deal with Lu Qingshan. It was refined from Xuanming sand, and each grain weighed a thousand pounds and was indestructible.
On the other hand, the magic power required to activate this black sand was also extremely large, so it required the combined power of many cultivators to unleash the full power of this magic tool.
As soon as the black sand was thrown out, it instantly expanded, scattered, and converged into a huge river. Each grain of black sand was shining brightly, and its power was vast and mighty as it rolled toward Lu Qingshan.
The power was unimaginably terrifying.
This was a magic tool that required more than thirty Divine Transformation cultivators to activate together.
"Lu Qingshan, die! Hand over the Dao Artifact!"
From the moment Ming Shi launched his attack to the moment he decisively activated the "Black Sand River" magic tool, only a breath of time had passed.
On the other side, the cultivators of the Southern Region's Hades who appeared at almost the same time as them saw this scene. Their expressions changed drastically before Lu Qingshan.
"Damn it, the Northern Region's Hades wants to take the Dao Artifact in one fell swoop." Ma Zhou, the leader of the cultivators of the Southern Region's Hades, looked at the upside-down Black Sand River from afar, his eyes full of anger.
He wasn't willing to hand over the Dao Artifact to the Northern Region's Hades.
At this moment, there was a huge sand vortex in the Black Sand River. Like a millstone, it was ready to grind everything down and crush Lu Qingshan.
Thunderclaps boomed in mid-air, surging like raging waves crashing against the shore. The impact was extremely ferocious.
Lu Qingshan's eyes narrowed, and he didn't dare to be careless.
Boom!
A scorching red sword projection shot out from his body.
Dragon Sparrow!
The Dragon Sparrow Sword emitted a buzzing sound. Dense red light enshrouded it, and luxurious golden dragon patterns appeared.
An instant later, divine light shone on the Dragon Sparrow, and the projection of an azure dragon roared out.
The sword gave birth to a dragon's aura.
It was as if a red sun had exploded.
Boundless flames rushed toward the oncoming Black Sand River.
Boom!
The two collided violently, and a dazzling rain of light danced in all directions.
The sky was filled with sparks and black sand.
This was a clash of top-tier divine abilities.
Ming Shi roared. The mighty river formed from black sand was instantly dispersed by Lu Qingshan's attack.
He was greatly alarmed, and he hurriedly yelled, "Condense again!"
Under his command, the cultivators of the Northern Region's Hades mobilized their vital energy. Their bodies glowed, and they tried their best to control the scattered black sand. Only then did they condense the Black Sand River again.
Ming Shi, who had thought that he would be able to capture An Lin easily, was now wearing a grave expression.
This Lu Qingshan was even more powerful than the rumors said! It was beyond his imagination!
The cultivators of the Southern Region stared at the Dragon Sparrow hovering in the air with scorching eyes. Their eyes were filled with greed.
"Is this the power of a Dao Artifact?"
A Dao Artifact that was powered by over thirty Soul Formation Stage cultivators was only able to fight to a draw against Lu Qingshan, who was only at the Void Refinement Stage.
They didn't think that Lu Qingshan could be this powerful.
Without a doubt, this was all because of that sword.
That was a Dao Artifact.
It was too powerful. A Dao Artifact!
They all exclaimed in their hearts.
"Attack!" The cultivators of the Southern Region's Hades reacted quickly. Seeing that Ming Shi's side didn't succeed in one go, they hurriedly followed.
This time, more than sixty Soul Formation Stage cultivators attacked at the same time.
The lineup was unprecedentedly huge.
Lu Qingshan's expression gradually became serious.
If more than sixty Soul Formation Stage cultivators came one by one, he could deal with them.
However, if they all attacked at once, it would indeed bring him great trouble.
The saying that two fists couldn't fight four hands was still true under normal circumstances.
However, Lu Qingshan was fearless. His Battle Qi surged in all directions.
He reached out, held the Dragon Sparrow tightly, and slashed at the void.
"Sword Qi living thing."
In his sea of consciousness, the green snake was immediately triggered.
In the next moment.
A green sword energy exploded from the blazing red Dragon Sparrow. The red and green colors formed a sharp contrast, and it was incomparably bright.
Sword Qi rolled layer by layer like spring thunder and stacked on top of each other. In an instant, a green Qi that was as thick as a dragon appeared out of thin air.
It was hard to tell if it was sword Qi or sword force, but the green Qi that covered the sky and the earth had the spirit of surging three thousand miles in a single breath. It turned into a mysterious green snake that coiled around Lu Qingshan. Its body was three hundred meters long, and it looked very lifelike.
Not to mention how lethal it was, just its charm that was comparable to a living thing was already enough to shock these Soul Formation Stage cultivators of the Hades.
They had seen many sword cultivators, but it was really the first time in their lives that a sword cultivator could display such a scene with just a wisp of sword Qi.
They were shocked and couldn't believe it.
How was that sword Qi? It was simply the manifestation of life!
Although Lu Qingshan was still a Void Refinement Stage cultivator, his understanding and use of sword Qi had long exceeded the realm that it should be. It made everyone dumbfounded and fearful.
On the other side, Ming Shi gritted his teeth and restrained himself from thinking about anything else. He directed the black sand river to surge out again.
'No matter how strong you are, you will die today!'
He said viciously in his heart.
The green snake swayed ferociously, rolling and rushing in front of the black sand river.
The black sand river surged mightily and was incomparably powerful. The green snake overturned the rivers and seas, tangling with the huge black river, preventing it from getting close to Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan seemed to be in a storm for a moment. His black hair danced wildly and his robes fluttered wildly.
On the other side, the attacks from the Southern Hades cultivators were about to arrive.
Compared to the Northern Hades who came prepared, the Southern Hades seemed much cruder. Even so, they were still mighty.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The peach blossom and River of Forgetfulness shot out quickly and circled in front of Lu Qingshan, blocking many attacks.
All of a sudden, sword Qi soared into the sky and spiritual light flashed.
The spiritual power in Lu Qingshan's body was rapidly depleting.
It was still too exhausting to fight against so many alone.
Although he could still handle it now, he obviously couldn't hold on for too long.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
At this moment, nearly a hundred figures suddenly appeared in mid-air, one after another.
More cultivators from the Four Hades finally arrived at the scene.
"This Lu Qingshan is really impressive. Facing such a siege, he can actually hold on until we arrive."
The leader of the Western Hades cultivators, Hei Wu, looked at Lu Qingshan who was controlling the green snake to fight against the "black sand river" and thought to himself.
Lu Qingshan's gaze was cold as he swept the situation over here.
"Today, Lu Qingshan must die. As for who his Dao Artifact will end up with, it will depend on each of our abilities," Hei Wu glanced at the Eastern Hades not far away and said coldly.
"Alright, it will depend on each of our abilities!" The cultivators from the other Hades were not to be outdone.
"Are they all here?" Faced with such a dilemma, Lu Qingshan chuckled and said softly, "It's good that they are all here."
The next moment.
Suddenly, a powerful pressure descended upon them.
At the same time, an extremely dignified and solemn female voice sounded.
"You guys are really daring."
A wave of water flickered in the void, and a figure suddenly appeared in the water.
She was dressed in a Daoist robe and had a jade crown on her head. She had a graceful figure and a beautiful face.
She was the Vice Temple Master of the Heavenly Secrets Temple, the Water Moon Temple Master!
"To think that you would dare to openly assassinate Qingshan. Furthermore, you did it so close to my Heavenly Secrets Temple. You cultivators from the Underworld sure have guts." The Water Moon Temple's Temple Master coldly looked around.
The cultivators from the various Hades who were originally clamoring with murderous intent and murderous aura changed their expressions and fell silent at this moment.
The atmosphere became dead silent.
How could they not understand what was going on?
However, this was the Water Moon Temple Master of the Heavenly Secrets Temple!
She was a cultivator of the eighth realm!
How could this be?
Since when did the Sword Sect and the Heavenly Secrets Temple become so close?
A cultivator of the eighth realm of the Heavenly Secrets Temple would personally stand on the side of a Void Refinement realm cultivator from the Sword Sect?
Even among the spirit cultivators of the Heavenly Secrets Temple, there weren't many who could make the Water Moon Temple Master personally stand on their side.
He was just an outer sect cultivator. What right did he have?
Could it be that he was the illegitimate son of the Water Moon Temple Master, or …
Hei Wu looked at the tall and handsome Lu Qingshan, who was standing beside the Water Moon Temple Master. He even had some lewd thoughts in his mind.
However, he quickly put away these thoughts and wished he could give himself two tight slaps.
Why was he still thinking about these things at a time like this?
The Water Moon Temple Master's eyes were incomparably cold. She didn't know what these people were thinking and didn't care at all. She just looked around at the cultivators from the Hades and finally stretched out her right hand and said softly, "Bind!"
Buzz!
Her words were the law.
With her as the center, a layer of misty green light suddenly lit up in a five hundred feet radius and enveloped all the cultivators from the Hades.
The green light turned into vines and instantly wrapped around all the cultivators from the Hades.
Law Domain.
This was the Water Moon Temple Master's Law Domain.
The cultivators from the Hades, regardless of their cultivation level, were all equal and couldn't move.
It wasn't just their bodies. The Yuan Power and Yuan Spirits in their bodies were also imprisoned.
The hundred or so Divine Transformation Stage cultivators had been captured without any resistance.
This was the power of the Law Domain.
The cultivators from the Hades felt despair in their hearts.
Trapped in a Law Domain, if they didn't have a Law Domain to resist, they could only be trampled on.
This was the tyrannical power of the Law Domain.
Even the gods couldn't save them.
Compared to the despair in the hearts of the cultivators from the Hades, Lu Qingshan was incomparably calm.
"Do you think you're lying in ambush from all sides?" He shook his head and said softly, "Actually, you're the ones who are surrounded by enemies."
The Water Moon Temple Master naturally didn't appear by coincidence. She had been secretly watching them for a long time.
This was the plan he and the Water Moon Temple Master had agreed on.
Everything had been planned.
Although the Water Moon Temple Master couldn't take care of him for a lifetime, it wouldn't be a big problem for her to cooperate with him and help him solve some problems.
According to Lu Qingshan's expectations, the cultivators from the Hades would most likely attack him first.
This was because the cultivators from the Hades had no bottom line and didn't have too many scruples. They were already enemies with the human race, so why would they worry about the Sword Sect's revenge?
In addition, the cultivators from the Hades were powerful and well-informed.
It seemed that the cultivators from the Hades would most likely attack first. After all, they definitely didn't want to be a step behind others.
There was' only 'one Dao Artifact.
How could Lu Qingshan and the Water Moon Temple Master not think of such an obvious reason?
Therefore, Lu Qingshan calmly left the Tianji Temple without any disguise. He wanted to see if the cultivators from the Hades could hold back.
In the end, he didn't expect that the cultivators from the Hades really couldn't hold back their temper. They actually attacked him not long after he left the Tianji Temple.
He thought that the cultivators from the Hades would at least wait until he was far away from the Tianji Temple before they could attack.
After all, he had a certain degree of recognition for the sinister and cautious nature of the cultivators from the Hades.
However, this time, the cultivators from the Hades had unexpectedly lost their minds.
It seemed very unreasonable, but thinking about it carefully, the reason was very good.
They were completely forced to do so.
This was because the cultivators from the Hades knew that there were other cultivators from the Hades from the other regions who were ready to make a move. They were all eyeing Lu Qingshan covetously.
None of them wanted to fall behind others. They wanted to attack as soon as possible and kill Lu Qingshan first so that they could snatch the Dao Artifact.
With such thoughts in mind, the cultivators from the Hades from the Southern Region were the first to make a move.
As for the cultivators from the Hades from the other regions, even though they knew that this was not the best time to attack, they could only bite the bullet and follow in order not to fall behind others.
If this was in Lu Qingshan's previous life, there was a very suitable term for this — "Inner Scroll".
In the dark.
The Bloodwing Marquis had already opened his eyes.
The moment the Water Moon Temple Master appeared, he withdrew all his techniques and didn't dare to look anymore.
He knew that the cultivators from the Hades were beyond saving.
.....
Lotus Flower Peak.
"Thank you, Water Moon Temple Master, for personally making a move this time," Lu Qingshan said seriously.
"It's nothing. Besides, using you as bait this time was a big gain." The Water Moon Temple Master smiled.
A Soul Formation cultivator from the Hades might not be much, but this time, she had taken down more than a hundred Soul Formation cultivators from the Hades in one go.
Even if she could only obtain some subtle information from each of the cultivators from the Hades, the amount of information collected from so many people was definitely not small.
"Are you really not planning to return to the Sword Sect? Although I've taken down so many cultivators from the Hades this time and it's quite a deterrent, it's definitely not enough to stop all the cultivators from being greedy.
As long as you don't return to the Sword Sect, there's always the possibility of danger and assassination. "
The Water Moon Temple Master hit the nail on the head and said, "There's always a chance of failure."
Lu Qingshan shook his head calmly. "Although it's safe to go into seclusion in the Sword Sect, it'll slow down the progress of my cultivation."
"Sigh." The Water Moon Temple Master looked at Lu Qingshan's determined face and sighed. "As long as you don't die, you'll definitely achieve great things in the future.
If it were any other time, I'd definitely advise you to slow down the progress of your cultivation to ensure your safety. But now … "
"The Soldier Demon Clan of the Burning Moon Domain is facing the threat of 'Desolation' and is actively urging the Demons to launch the final battle against the Human Race.
In such a situation, the only thing I can do is to make the best use of my time and increase my cultivation as soon as possible, "Lu Qingshan said slowly.
The Water Moon Temple Master looked at Lu Qingshan solemnly and sighed with emotion. She did not hide her good opinion and satisfaction of Lu Qingshan. "You're only at the Void Refinement realm, but you've already done so much. You've infiltrated the abyss and brought back so much important information. You've even caused the Hades to lose their minds and give them a huge blow for nothing.
I believe that when the day of the final battle between the two races arrives in the future, you'll definitely be an indispensable force for the Human Race. "
"Temple Master, you're too kind." Lu Qingshan was not impetuous.
"Well, I won't stop you." The Water Moon Temple Master pondered for a moment and said, "Later, I'll send a message to the cultivators of the Seven Regions in the name of the Heavenly Secrets Temple. I'll tell them that the Heavenly Secrets Temple swears to protect you, Lu Qingshan. If they try to assassinate you, they'll be hunted down by the Heavenly Secrets Temple."
"In terms of intelligence and investigation, the Heavenly Secrets Temple is the best in the world. I think the deterrence we bring to those rascals might be even greater than the Sword Sect."
That was true.
There was no definite answer to which was stronger between the Sword Sect and the Heavenly Secrets Temple.
However, in terms of investigation, the two Sword Sects could not compare to the Heavenly Secrets Temple.
Although some cultivators were afraid of the Sword Sect, they still hoped that they would get lucky. If they secretly assassinated Lu Qingshan and stole his Dao Artifact, would the Sword Sect be able to find out that they were the ones who did it?
However, if the Heavenly Secrets Temple were to appear, most of the cultivators with this mentality would have to give up.
The Heavenly Secrets Temple was not joking when it came to investigating the Heavenly Secrets.
"Is this appropriate?" Lu Qingshan asked hesitantly.
He was an outer sect cultivator. If the Heavenly Secrets Temple treated him so well, he was afraid that some of the Heavenly Secrets Temple cultivators would be dissatisfied with the Water Moon Temple Lord.
"You don't have to worry. Since I said so, it is the result of careful consideration," the Water Moon Temple Lord said.
"Then thank you, Water Moon Temple Lord." Lu Qingshan did not stand on ceremony. He cupped his fists and bowed.
The Water Moon Temple Lord had already helped him many times. From the Secret of Heavenly Jade to helping him sneak into the abyss, and now she had taken the initiative to support him. It could be said that she treated him like her own son.
He was very grateful.
"There is one more thing that I would like to ask the Water Moon Temple Lord for help with," he said after thinking for a while.
The Water Moon Temple Lord was very gentle. She smiled and said, "Just say it. You don't have to be so polite with me."
In her heart, she already treated Lu Qingshan as her junior.
"I'll have to trouble you to send my two disciples back to the Eastern Region Sword Sect. With my current situation, it's not suitable for me to bring them along," Lu Qingshan explained.
Lin Chuyi and Lin Shiwu had followed him to the Heavenly Secrets Temple. In the end, the matter of the Dao Artifact happened.
In his current situation where he could be attacked by cultivators at any time, it was clearly not suitable for him to bring two girls with no cultivation base with him.
"That's a small matter." The Water Moon Temple Lord nodded. "No problem. Don't worry. I'll definitely send your two little disciples back to the Sword Sect safely."
.....
After speaking with the Water Moon Temple Lord, Lu Qingshan went to visit the two in-name disciples that he had temporarily placed in the Heavenly Secrets Temple.
Lu Qingshan pushed open the door and entered an exquisite courtyard.
When the two sisters saw Lu Qingshan enter, they hurriedly stood up and shouted obediently, "Master, you're back!"
Lu Qingshan nodded to the two sisters and said, "Long story short. I have some things to do next, so it's not convenient for me to bring you along. However, I'll get someone to send you back to the Sword Sect."
He thought for a moment and took out a jade slip from his mustard seed. "When you return to the Sword Sect, give this jade slip to Uncle-Master Xi Xiang of the Sword Sect. Also, tell him that you're my in-name disciples.
When the time comes, he'll arrange for you to go to my Green Peak and arrange cultivation methods for you. After you've obtained the cultivation methods, you can begin to try to cultivate. "
Lu Qingshan did not have the Qi Refinement section of the Heaven-severing Sword Manual. Moreover, the Dragon Elephant Mystic Skill was a Daoist scripture of the Dragon Elephant Temple. It was not suitable to be taught to outsiders. Therefore, he had not taught Lin Chuyi and Lin Shiwu to cultivate.
"We understand, Master!" Lin Chuyi replied cutely.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Although the two disciples were young, they were naturally intelligent and well-behaved. He did not need to worry too much about them.
"Wait." Lu Qingshan remembered something and reminded the two sisters, "There's a little rat demon on the Green Peak. If you see it, don't be afraid. It won't hurt you."
"Rat demon?" The younger sister, Lin Shiwu, exclaimed subconsciously.
To her, a demon was a very scary thing.
"Yes, a rat demon. However, just like how there are good and bad people, demons are the same. This rat demon …" Lu Qingshan hesitated for a moment and continued, "It's a good demon. Don't worry."
"Okay, we're not afraid." Lin Shiwu nodded vigorously and said loudly.
In fact, she was still a little scared. However, her trust in Lu Qingshan easily suppressed this fear.
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