Along with Lu Qingshan, there was also a sentence that came from the Heavenly Secrets Temple.
It was a sentence that was like a huge rock falling into a lake, causing huge waves.
"Lu Qingshan is someone that my Heavenly Secrets Temple wants to protect. These words are definitely not nonsense. They are definitely not empty words. They are meant to be spread to the world.
Everyone, listen up. If anyone dares to attack Lu Qingshan, other than the Sword Sect, the Heavenly Secrets Temple will definitely investigate to the end. Take care of yourselves. "
This was an announcement to the world.
Everyone was shocked.
A sword cultivator from the Sword Sect could actually make the Heavenly Secrets Temple go to war and think so highly of him?
What kind of logic was this?
However, while they were still in shock, the Sword Sect of the Eastern Region also responded from afar.
"Lu Qingshan is a disciple of the Sword Sect. If anyone dares to disregard their status and harm a disciple of our sect, regardless of whether they succeed or not, don't blame us for being impolite. We will destroy your sect's Dao Fate and kill all your disciples."
"However, if cultivators of the same realm as him want to attack, we won't care. Even cultivators of a higher realm than him can attack as you wish." “
A stone stirred up a thousand ripples.
Compared to the unconditional protection of the Heavenly Secrets Temple, the Sword Sect seemed to be particularly different and … confident.
What did he mean by the Sword Sect not caring about cultivators of the same realm or cultivators of a higher realm than Lu Qingshan?
Did they not want to care?
No, it was obvious that the Sword Sect felt that there was no need for them to make a move against an opponent of this level. Lu Qingshan could completely deal with it.
The Sword Sect did not care about a battle between cultivators of the same realm. They even wanted to use these cultivators to sharpen their disciples' swords.
It was arrogant and very much in line with the style of the Sword Sect.
The cultivators of the various sects discussed animatedly. Lu Qingshan, who had already begun to become famous in the seven regions, became even more famous.
It was obvious that the combination of the Sword Sect and the Heavenly Secrets Temple had brought about an extremely strong deterrence to the cultivators in the world who had evil intentions.
One was the well-known Dao Sect that was the most protective.
The other was a Spirit Cultivation Sect that could detect heavenly secrets and had unfathomable methods.
Anyone who wanted to make a move would have to consider it carefully.
"Lu Qingshan has become the person protected by the two main Dao Sects. From now on, there won't be many people who will dare to target him, right?"
"No, you're wrong. Humans die for wealth and birds die for food. There will definitely be people who dare to scheme against him, and they will all be tough ones."
.....
While Lu Qingshan was leaving the Tianji Temple.
Middle Heaven Region, inside a towering Tang Tower.
"Father." Xia Yongzhen respectfully saluted the male cultivator standing before him with his hands behind his back.
"You did not complete the mission that Prince Qing gave you." As the third son of King Qing, Xia Huai wore a robe embroidered with violet and gold patterns, and his eyes glistened with divine light.
Xia Yongzhen didn't dare to quibble. "Father, I sent the River-turning Flood Dragon King to intercept and kill this Lu Qingshan, but I didn't expect that he would easily counterattack and kill him. I appreciated his talent, so …"
"You appreciate talent?" Xia Huai abruptly turned around, his sharp gaze sweeping across Xia Yongzhen's face.
"I don't care if you appreciate talent, but this is the most critical moment. You can't afford to make any mistakes. Do you understand?"
"Father, I personally thought that a mere Fifth Realm cultivator wouldn't cause any harm to Prince Qing's grand plan," Xia Yongzhen said calmly.
"Personally thought?" Xia Huai sneered and lectured, "There are many things that you think are useless. It depends on what Prince Qing thinks.
Besides, you know that Lu Qingshan was at the side when Li Qiubai went east to the Water Cloud Platform and returned to the Sword North Cangcheng. Now that Prince Qing knows about this, what will he think? " “
He clearly gave you the task of eliminating Lu Qingshan, but you didn't do it well. Prince Qing won't care about the reason. He will only think that you didn't do your job well. "
Xia Yongzhen was silent for a moment. Finally, he cupped his fists and said, "Yongzhen is ashamed. I will remember Father's lesson."
"You don't have to remember it." Xia Huai paused, then said, "You've heard the recent rumors, right?"
"Father, are you talking about … the Dao Artifact in Lu Qingshan's hands?"
Xia Huai nodded.
"But … if the sword in his hand is really a Dao Artifact, how can he control it with the divine power of a Dao Artifact?"
Xia Yongzhen was born in the imperial family and had seen many things. He immediately grasped the only thing that didn't make sense. "Besides, it's not like Lu Qingshan hasn't used that" Dao Artifact "in front of outsiders. Although it's extraordinary, it's not at the level of a Dao Artifact."
The divine power of a Dao Artifact was unimaginably huge. A single strike should be enough to shake the heavens and earth.
Before this, the power displayed by the Dragon Sparrow had clearly not reached this level.
"At first, I thought so too, so I never thought that his Natal Sword would be his Natal Sword."
"However, there's no smoke without fire. Looking back at the scene of him breaking through with a single strike during the Seven Realms Dao Symposium, that sword does have some natural Dao Charm."
"Besides, if it's not a Dao Artifact, how can you explain his cultivation speed?"
"There's really a cultivator in the world who can raise his cultivation from the late-stage of the Golden Elixir to the peak of the Void Refinement realm in less than seven years and reach the top of the Profound Ranking. Have you seen such a person before?" Xia Huai asked.
Xia Yongzhen fell silent. After a while, he shook his head quietly. "I've never heard of such a thing."
Even Dao Ancestor Xia wasn't so exaggerated back then.
Could it be that Lu Qingshan was more talented than Dao Ancestor Xia?
No one dared to think so.
"Even if he's the reincarnation of a great being, it's impossible for him to make such progress in his cultivation, right?" Xia Huai said slowly, "It's only possible if he has a Dao Artifact."
"There's a high chance that it's a Dao Artifact."
Dao Artifacts had all kinds of miraculous properties.
"There are probably two reasons why there's a difference between divine power and Dao Artifacts.
First, it's one of the miraculous properties of a Dao Artifact. It can suppress its own divine power and allow its owner to control it.
Second, there might be some problems with this Dao Artifact. It's damaged, and its divine power isn't complete. "Xia Huai made the most reasonable judgment. He was infinitely close to the truth.
"What do you mean, father?"
"A hero deserves a good sword. He's only a Tier Five cultivator. What right does he have to wield a Dao Artifact?" Xia Huai's gaze was dark and ruthless. He said slowly, "Even Prince Qing doesn't have a Dao Artifact."
Xia Yongzhen vaguely understood his father's meaning.
"Soon, Prince Qing … he's about to break through."
"Once he breaks through, even if Prince Qing doesn't reach the Progenitor Realm, he'll still be the greatest fighting force of the human race."
"How can the greatest human cultivator not have a Dao Artifact?" Xia Huai said softly, "When the time comes, we'll use Lu Qingshan's Dao Artifact as a congratulatory gift to congratulate Prince Qing on his breakthrough."
"Father, you want to kill him and seize the Dao Artifact?" Xia Yongzhen asked sternly.
"Yes." Xia Huai did not hide his killing intent at all.
"He has the Sword Sect and the Heavenly Secrets Temple's Dual Dao Sect backing him now. Can we still make a move against him?" Xia Yongzhen hesitated.
"There's nothing to be afraid of … Haha, if news of what Prince Qing has done were to spread, how great of an uproar would it cause? Killing Lu Qingshan can only be said to be insignificant to our lineage."
"If Prince Qing succeeds, it won't matter even if we kill Lu Qingshan.
But if we fail, even if we didn't do anything, we won't be able to escape the wrath of the public. "
"So, what do we have to worry about?" Xia Huai said coldly.
Xia Yongzhen was silent for a long time. The light in his eyes flickered. In the end, he sighed.
There were some things that he was unwilling to do, but his background made it impossible for him to resist.
It was not as easy as it sounded to emerge from the mud without being stained by it.
"What should we do?" Xia Yongzhen asked.
"That Lu Qingshan isn't so easy to kill now. It's even difficult to find his whereabouts."
Compared to Lu Qingshan's previous objective, which was clear and traceable, finding Lu Qingshan now was like finding a needle in a haystack.
"It's difficult to find a needle in a haystack. Why don't we just invite him into the jar?"
"Lu Qingshan has a good friend in Zhishou Tower," Xia Huai said calmly. "It's a cultivator from Embroidery Spring."
"I've already contacted Luo He and asked him to take action …"
Xia Yongzhen's expression changed drastically. "Do you want Tower Master Luo He to step in?"
Zhishou Tower was supposed to be an independent organization, an institution that was responsible for dealing with the Hades.
Even if it were them, it would be extremely difficult for them to place a person of sufficient authority in Zhishou Building.
Tower Master Luo He was one of the tower masters of Zhishou Tower.
They had spent a great deal of effort and resources to raise them up. All these years, it was also because of the power of Luo He Tower Master that they were able to do so many things that went against the laws of nature without being discovered.
Tower Master Luo He was one of the people that they could not afford to lose.
"We're already at the final stage. After this, whether Prince Qing succeeds or not, we won't be able to use Zhishou Tower's power too much. It doesn't matter even if we're exposed," Xia Huai said calmly.
"I understand."
"But, is this really going to work? Will Lu Qingshan still show up when he knows that this is a trap and a tiger's den? "Xia Yongzhen asked again.
"He'll definitely show up."
"Huh?"
Xia Qing's gaze was distant as he said softly, "Because he's a sword cultivator."
Sword cultivators followed their hearts.
The more powerful a sword cultivator was, the more this was the case.
Objectively speaking, sword cultivators were often more emotional than rational.
This was why sword cultivators were carefree and unrestrained, and their style was different from other cultivators.
At the same time, this was also a sword cultivator's weakness.
Sword cultivators who were truly accomplished in the way of the sword would only make one choice when it came to certain matters.
Xia Huai had seen too many powerful sword cultivators, and none of them could escape from this.
One could say that it was a stereotype, or a stubborn one. One could also say that it was a sword cultivator's belief.
Xia Huai had just finished speaking when his expression suddenly changed, and shock appeared in his eyes. He abruptly raised his head, and through layers of obstacles, he looked in another direction from a great distance away.
That was … Qing City!
At this moment.
In the sky above Qing City, the clouds changed color, and a huge vortex appeared with a rumble.
However, this scene could not be seen by those whose cultivation base had not reached Tier Eight.
Only those above Tribulation Transcendence could sense it.
"King Qing is going all out … I wonder if he can win," Xia Huai muttered.
However, he wasn't too worried about it.
This was because King Qing's specific plan was formulated under the premise that he could not defeat Li Qiubai.
It would be best if King Qing could win.
Even if King Qing lost, it would not be a big deal.
.....
In the sky above Qing City.
An extremely powerful fist aura tore through the sky like a white rainbow, and headed straight for the old sword immortal with fluttering robes.
At this point, the two of them had exchanged more than a thousand blows.
The new Martial Emperor, King Qing, had fully unleashed his endless stamina advantage. Although he did not gain much of an advantage with his continuous attacks, he did indeed force Li Qiubai to parry with his sword, making it difficult for him to succeed.
However, the body cultivator's Qi and blood were still surging in King Qing's body. The old sword immortal's Qi and blood were visibly weaker than before.
When one's cultivation base was not, there would always be a flaw that was difficult to make up for.
It was like a martial arts grandmaster being reborn as a 12-year-old child and bumping into an 18-year-old martial arts rookie who had just made a name for himself. Even if he won in terms of skill, it would not be easy for him to win in a battle.
The fist aura came at him like a rainbow.
It was vast and mighty.
Its color was golden, and gradually turned purple.
"Sigh." Li Qiubai could only sigh when he saw this.
King Qing was indeed powerful. He was even more powerful than Xu Su. Even among the Venerables, he was one of the strongest.
However, in his eyes, King Qing's methods were nothing. He had tens of thousands of moves to counter them.
The problem was, he could not use any of these tens of thousands of moves.
This was the unbearable part of the mismatch between one's cultivation base and one's sword path realm. It was inevitable that one would have high standards but low abilities.
If he were in the Sword Immortal Realm, King Qing would not be able to last more than a hundred moves against him.
Li Qiubai smiled casually.
He had long seen through King Qing's intention to fight a war of attrition.
"In that case, let's not play anymore."
Li Qiubai gripped the ordinary-looking iron sword in his right hand.
It did not have any resplendent features.
However, it had a thunderous name.
Bull's Ear.
In the air, Sword Immortal Chang 'an took a step back with his right foot.
A peerless sword intent rose into the air.
King Qing's expression changed slightly. He felt threatened.
He clenched his fists. Countless tiny bolts of purple lightning circulated wildly in his hands, forming a lightning pool.
King Qing pushed the lightning pool forward. Heaven and earth trembled as the lightning struck.
Li Qiubai remained calm.
In front of his sword.
Let alone a lightning pool.
Even the Nine Heavens Violent Thunder was useless.
Finally, his aura reached its peak.
Li Qiubai brazenly drew his sword.
This sword strike did not have the surging sword intent nor the surging Origin Energy.
This was a sword strike formed from sword intent.
King Qing's eyes widened.
Sword intent had always been a supplementary skill. Using sword intent to form a sword was a divine skill that no one in the world had ever used before. Others did not even dare to think about it.
In fact, it was precisely this unprecedented sword intent that allowed Li Qiubai to faintly create an Invincible Honorable Title in Realm Eight.
A cool green light flashed past the dull bull's ears.
A tornado seemed to form in the sky.
The clouds and mist around Li Qiubai's body were suddenly drawn away and surged upward.
This column of mist was as thick as a mountain peak, forming a white sword that had never been seen before and would never be seen again.
The tip of the sword was pointed at King Qing, who was controlling the lightning pool.
King Qing was using the lightning pool to control his enemy.
Li Qiubai directly controlled the power of heaven and earth to form a sword.
A sword of heaven and earth.
As a "martial artist", King Qing watched the sword from afar. Even though he was an enemy, he was still amazed.
Li Qiubai's sword strike could no longer be called a simple sword move.
The cloud sword was already charging toward King Qing.
In an instant, the distance between the Martial Emperor and the cloud sword was less than ten feet.
The lightning pool exploded, and the cloud sword collapsed layer by layer.
The collision between the lightning pool and the cloud sword seemed endless.
The Origin Energy in King Qing's body surged out continuously. His body stood firm.
On the other hand, the cloud sword was constantly damaged. The clouds at the tip of the sword turned into mist and dissipated.
However, at the same time, the surrounding clouds and mist were constantly gathering toward the cloud sword, rapidly forming a new sword tip.
The power of heaven and earth was endless.
Not only was the cloud sword not damaged, but it also became bigger and bigger. The force on it also became more and more ferocious.
The sword tip formed one after another, as if there was no end to it.
The scattered clouds and mist formed slender and heterogeneous sword qi. They became flying swords and flew in all directions.
The sky was filled with flying swords. They streaked across the sky like shooting stars.
This scene was a grand sight that made one feel relaxed and happy.
The people of Qing City saw a rain of flying swords that had never been seen before in Qing City.
King Qing shouted angrily.
He began to retreat.
The cloud sword's forward speed was faster than King Qing's retreating speed.
The cloud sword advanced inch by inch.
In the next moment, a hole appeared in King Qing's palm. It was badly mutilated.
Another breath.
A scarlet flower of blood exploded on King Qing's chest.
Finally, King Qing's lightning pool collapsed.
The cloud sword pushed against King Qing's body and advanced three hundred feet.
In the end, the thick clouds dissipated behind King Qing.
The sword had already pierced through King Qing's body.
This was a sword master. A level-eight sword cultivator could still connect to a sword immortal with a sword.
He could disregard the realm when he felt like it.
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