Lu Qingshan came quickly and left quickly. No one dared to stop him, so he disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Only the Green Radish Sect that had lost the Sect Protecting Formation, the Green Radish Sect disciples that had left the cave due to the commotion, and the heavily injured Sect Master Pu Ze were left behind. All of this proved that he had been here.
"Lu Qingshan, the most powerful cultivator in the Fifth Realm, has reached the Peak Soul Formation Stage, and his battle prowess is comparable to an early-stage Body Integration Stage cultivator."
The Green Radish Sect Vice Sect Master was still digesting this shocking news. The more he thought about it, the more shocked he felt. He felt that the world had reached a point where he could not understand.
A few dozen breaths after Lu Qingshan left, Patriarch Qing Luo appeared in Elder Murong's cave.
"Patriarch." The Green Radish Sect Vice Sect Master and Sect Master Pu Ze hurriedly bowed respectfully.
"He left?"
"Yes." Sect Master Pu Ze nodded.
After a moment of silence, Patriarch Qing Luo raised his head, looked around, and sighed. "The formation is gone. In the following days, you have to be more careful and rebuild the formation as soon as possible. Also, you have to prevent other people from taking advantage of the situation."
"We understand, Patriarch." Sect Master Pu Ze replied. "Although the formation is gone, our Green Radish Sect cultivators are still here. Other sects will not dare to provoke us."
"It's just that …" Sect Master Pu Ze and the Vice Sect Master looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and said with difficulty, "It's not that we want to be disrespectful, but we don't understand why Patriarch is so polite to Lu Qingshan."
"You saw it yourself. He is not lying. Someone from our Green Radish Sect did indeed imprison his friend.
Moreover, this person is a cultivator from the Hades. From this point of view, if we really want to pursue the matter, our sect will have to bear the crime of harboring a cultivator from the Hades. We have to thank him for helping us uncover our internal problem. "
"But …" Sect Master Pu Ze was still very unwilling. "No matter what, he should not be so domineering as to destroy our sect's Sect Protecting Formation."
"Then what do you want?" Patriarch Qing Luo turned around, the meaning in his eyes was indescribable. "I want to settle the score with him. Can you beat him?"
"If he hadn't shown mercy, you would be a corpse now. Do you know that?"
Sect Master Pu Ze was momentarily at a loss for words. After a long while, he slowly said, "Don't we still have you, Patriarch?"
"Do you think that if I really make a move, I will definitely be his match?"
"Patriarch, are you saying that Lu Qingshan possesses the combat prowess of a mid-Body Integration Stage being?" Sect Master Pu Ze exclaimed in disbelief.
As an early-Body Integration cultivator, he was well aware of just how powerful a mid-Body Integration cultivator was. There seemed to be only a minor difference between a mid-Body Integration cultivator and an early-Body Integration cultivator, but the difference between the two was substantial.
"I'm not sure, but there's a high probability. Even if I could suppress him, it would take a lot of effort. You have to understand that my current state is not suitable for an intense battle." Ancestor Qing Luo said slowly.
At this point, Sect Master Pu Ze suddenly realized that Ancestor Qingluo had sealed all of her life force and energy to slow down the loss of her lifespan because her lifespan was nearing its end.
If he wanted to fight with Lu Qingshan, then he would have to break the seal …
"It's my fault for not thinking things through …" Sect Master Pu Ze bowed and stopped arguing.
"Cough cough …" Ancestor Qing Luo coughed violently again and said in a hoarse voice, "I have to leave the sect for some matters, and I'm not sure when I'll return. If anyone comes looking for me, tell them the truth."
"Huh?" Before Sect Master Pu Ze could react, a green light flashed before his eyes and Ancestor Qing Luo's figure disappeared without a trace.
The two sect masters stood rooted to the spot and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
What the hell was going on? Not only was the sect's grand formation destroyed by a single sword strike, but the sect's Patriarch had also suddenly left. Why did it feel like the tea had cooled down after the person had left …
… …..
The Green Radish Sect was one of the few large sects in the Xing Province, and the disappearance of its sect's grand formation was no small matter. It was quickly noticed by other cultivators.
Some people began to inquire about what had happened in the Green Radish Sect.
However, there were too many Green Radish Sect cultivators who had witnessed this, and the two sect masters knew that they couldn't keep their mouths shut, so they simply ignored it.
Moreover, the Xing Province was one of the top provinces in the Middle Heaven Region, and there were many sects and clans. It was extremely prosperous and lively, and news spread quickly.
Therefore, in just one day, this shocking news spread from Xing Province to every province and territory of the human race like a virus.
"Shocking news! Just yesterday, the most powerful Fifth Rank Sword Master Lu Qingshan attacked. He destroyed the sect's grand formation of the Green Radish Sect with a single sword strike, and he even heavily injured the sect master of the Green Radish Sect, who was at the early-stage Body Integration Stage!"
The news of the battle at the Green Radish Sect that day quickly spread, and everyone who heard this news was shocked.
If Lu Qingshan's previous reputation was already extremely sensational and his reputation spread far and wide, then this news was even more shocking and shocking than all the previous news, causing countless cultivators to be shocked and flabbergasted.
"Lu Qingshan defeated a Body Integration Stage cultivator? Did I hear wrong? How can a Spatial Tempering cultivator do that?
Ridiculous, ridiculous, the person who spread this rumor must be treating us like idiots! "Most people's first reaction was disbelief, and they felt that this was just a rumor.
However, they couldn't be blamed for this. This news was simply too untrue, and it was almost absurd and beyond common sense.
"It's absolutely true. However, not a Spatial Tempering cultivator can do this. Lu Qingshan is already at the pinnacle of the Soul Formation Stage!" Someone in the know revealed another piece of important news.
"Ridiculous, it's still ridiculous. A month ago, the Heaven Secret Temple just rated him as the most powerful Fifth Rank Sword Master, and now you're telling me that he's already at the pinnacle of the Soul Formation Stage? Do you think this is ridiculous? "
They didn't believe it, and they still didn't believe it.
All of a sudden, a storm was stirred up. Some people in the know argued for what was right, but there were also people who categorized this news as a rumor, and both sides had their own opinions.
The more heated the debate was, the more heated it became.
However, this debate was only limited to cultivators with lower cultivation bases.
Specific and accurate information quickly appeared on the desks of many large sects and clans, and some powerful cultivators checked it out.
"Lu Qingshan only took a year to reach the most powerful Fifth Rank Sword Master from the initial Spatial Tempering Stage …
I thought that there wouldn't be anything more ridiculous in this world, but now you're telling me that he didn't even take a month to reach the pinnacle of the Soul Formation Stage from the most powerful Fifth Rank Sword Master? Is this reasonable? "
Even the powerful cultivators who were used to seeing big scenes had their emotions churning at this moment, and they didn't know how to evaluate Lu Qingshan.
"The Nine Stages of Cultivation are more difficult as one progresses. Why does it seem to be the other way around for him?" A powerful cultivator murmured to himself as he tapped the table lightly with his fingers.
"Let's not talk about how ridiculous his cultivation speed is. He's only at the Soul Formation Stage, so how can he defeat a Body Integration Stage cultivator?" Some cultivators from the large sects couldn't help but ask.
The Nine Stages of Cultivation were more difficult as one progressed. Similarly, the further one progressed, the greater the gap between them.
If the gap between a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator and a Golden Elixir Daoist was one.
Then the gap between a Soul Formation Stage cultivator and a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was ten.
The gap between a Body Integration Stage cultivator and a Soul Formation Stage cultivator could be twenty, or even thirty.
However, when they thought back to Lu Qingshan's battle achievements, they suddenly realized:
When Lu Qingshan was at the late stage of the Golden Elixir, he defeated Zhou Yuan, who was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Stage, and became the champion of the Seven Regions Dao Discussion.
When he was at the Nascent Soul Stage, he killed an early stage Soul Formation Stage cultivator and became the "most powerful Fourth Rank Sword Master".
When he reached the Spatial Tempering Stage, he killed a Soul Formation Stage demon beast with a single sword strike and became the "most powerful Fifth Rank Sword Master".
Now, Lu Qingshan had reached the Soul Formation Stage, but he was still able to defeat a Body Integration Stage cultivator.
This sword cultivator seemed to have always treated his cultivation level as nothing.
What kind of terrifying existence was this?
"A young Sword Immortal, this is definitely a young Sword Immortal. His potential and talent are comparable to his master Xia Daoyun's, and might even surpass her!" Finally, someone made this judgment.
The Human Realm was shaken. Many people were analyzing and discussing.
In the end, they concluded that Lu Qingshan really had the potential to be a Sword Immortal. In the future, there might be a situation where a master and disciple were both Sword Immortals, and a sect with three Sword Immortals.
"The Sword Sect has Xia Daoyun and Lu Qingshan. They're going to prosper!" Even in the Dao Sect, there were mighty figures who sighed.
.....
The outside world was in turmoil. Lu Qingshan had already entered the Heavenly Secrets Temple again.
Lotus Peak, in a classical room.
Dantai Qingrun's eyes were tightly shut as she lay on a yellow rosewood bed. Her face was pale, and her situation was not optimistic.
There were two people standing in the room.
The Water Moon Temple Master and Lu Qingshan.
At that moment, Dantai Qingrun's body was enveloped by a faint green light.
A moment later, the green light dissipated.
"It's a strange secret technique. This secret technique will continuously seize her vitality. Moreover, this secret technique is hidden in her blood and fused with it. Therefore, if one doesn't have a certain level of understanding in this aspect, even if one's Primordial Spirit is powerful, it will be difficult to detect it." The Water Moon Temple Master said to Lu Qingshan, who had retracted the spirit art.
Lu Qingshan was clearly not someone who knew this.
What else could a sword cultivator know other than the sword?
"I see." Lu Qingshan nodded and felt much more at ease.
Since she could discover the cause of the problem, with the Water Moon Temple Master's ability, she should be able to solve the problem.
As expected.
"Although it's strange, it's not a problem for me. It's because the secret runes have already fused with her blood. I need some time to slowly remove the runes," the Water Moon Observatory's Temple Master said.
Lu Qingshan said with shame and gratitude, "I'll have to trouble the temple master again."
The Water Moon Temple Master waved her hand and said, "You're welcome."
"It's just that …" She paused and looked at Lu Qingshan. She could not help but ask, "If I'm not wrong, your cultivation base is now at the Perfected Soul Formation Stage?"
Lu Qingshan nodded and explained, "I've had some enlightenment during this period, so my cultivation base has improved."
This explanation was worse than not explaining.
The Water Moon Temple Master pondered over the words "improved" and thought to herself.
After a long time, she exhaled and sighed. "The younger generation will surpass us in time."
She did not ask further and waved her hand. "Alright, you can leave first. I'll help solve her problem."
The Water Moon Temple Master had always been a wise person.
Lu Qingshan did not suspect anything. He bowed respectfully to the Water Moon Temple Master and left slowly.
.....
After leaving the room, Lu Qingshan's expression was normal as he waited quietly. However, ruthlessness appeared in his heart.
This matter was definitely not over.
After Dantai Qingrun recovered from her injuries and woke up, he would ask about the situation and settle the score.
Today, he had the ability to deal with many things on his own.
He was now at the Perfected Soul Formation Stage and had the combat power of the Conjoint Body Realm.
Most of the powerful cultivators in the Human Territory were gathered in the Seven Mountains and One River to confront the Demons. His combat power of the Seventh Realm was definitely not to be underestimated.
He was silent.
After a few hours, the closed door opened and the Water Moon Temple Master appeared.
The beautiful female temple master nodded slightly to Lu Qingshan. "She's awake. Go in and take a look."
Lu Qingshan cupped his fists again and bowed deeply to the Water Moon Temple Master. Then, he turned and walked into the room.
At this moment, Dantai Qingrun, who was unconscious not long ago, was half leaning on the bed and looking at Lu Qingshan who walked in.
"How do you feel?" Lu Qingshan asked with concern.
Dantai Qingrun was not the kind of woman who would show her weak side. She was very carefree as she said, "I'm still a little weak, but my injuries are not too serious. I'll be able to recover after some time."
Then, she looked around and asked carefully, "This is the Heaven's Secrets Temple?"
Lu Qingshan nodded. "The secret art you were hit with was very strange. I couldn't solve it, so I brought you to the Heaven's Secrets Temple."
"I see …" Dantai Qingrun murmured. She looked up at Lu Qingshan again. "I found something important to tell you."
"Something important?" Lu Qingshan frowned. But seeing Dantai Qingrun's reaction, he knew what she was worried about. "Don't worry. It's very safe here. You can tell me directly."
"Okay." Dantai Qingrun nodded. She trusted Lu Qingshan's judgment. She did not waste any time and immediately took out an item from her bosom.
It was a Spirit Jade that shone with a glossy light. It was usually used to store information about cultivation methods and spells.
"What's this?" Lu Qingshan asked in surprise.
"Take a look first," Dantai Qingrun said immediately.
Lu Qingshan knew that something important must be going on. He quickly took the Spirit Jade and probed it with his Divine Sense.
There was only an introduction to the secret art in the Spirit Jade …
"The Blood Symbol Art, one of the Eight Secrets of the Abyss. It's a secret art of the Giant Spirits.
Through this secret art, the Giant Spirit Demons obtain the ability to control blood essence. They can refine the blood essence of living beings to increase their own strength. It's the number one auxiliary secret art of the Demons. "
The Blood Symbol Art was the secret art introduced in the Spirit Jade.
"The Eight Secrets of the Abyss?" Lu Qingshan murmured.
There were eight great Saint Demons in the Abyss. Each of the Saint Demons had mastered an extremely powerful secret art, which was the so-called Eight Secrets.
Each of the Eight Secrets had its own unique abilities and strengths. The Army Symbol Art that he mastered was the supreme secret art of the Soldier Demons. It was the number one offensive secret art of the demons.
On the other hand, the Blood Symbol Art that the Giant Spirit Demons mastered was not outstanding in terms of attack. Its strength lay in its auxiliary abilities.
Refining blood essence to increase one's own strength sounded like a method used by some heretic cultivators. However, the Blood Symbol Art was much more powerful than heretic cultivators.
The forbidden arts of heretic cultivators were basically techniques that could be mastered quickly. They were methods to hasten the growth.
Although it could allow a heretic cultivator's cultivation to increase by leaps and bounds in a short period of time, there was a limit to the increase.
Some of the weaker forbidden arts could allow a heretic cultivator to reach the Nascent Soul Realm or the Void Refinement Realm.
Some of the stronger forbidden arts were only at the Soul Transformation Realm or the Body Integration Realm.
There had never been a forbidden art that could help a heretic cultivator reach the Eighth Realm.
Therefore, these forbidden arts were regarded as heretical because they did not lead to the Great Dao.
In addition, there were usually all kinds of flaws and hidden dangers associated with using such heretic methods to increase one's cultivation.
For example, practicing heretic methods would increase the cultivator's potential and lifespan in advance.
Also, it would disturb the cultivator's mind and cause the cultivator's Inner Demons to grow. In the end, the cultivator would go berserk and have a drastic change in personality. There would also be a situation of "high cultivation but low combat strength" and so on.
In short, very few people would learn the methods of heretic cultivators unless they had no other choice.
However, the reason why the Blood Symbol Art was regarded as the number one auxiliary secret art of the Demons was because these side effects and flaws were not suitable for this secret art.
There was no upper limit to its effect of increasing one's strength. As long as one could find enough blood essence, even if one was a Ninth Stage Demonic Cultivator, the Blood Symbol Art could help their cultivation reach a higher level.
In addition, the Blood Symbol Art did not have any hidden dangers in increasing one's cultivation!
It was also because of this secret art that the Giant Spirit Demons had always been the race with the highest number of high-combat strength Demonic Cultivators in the abyss. In terms of strength on paper, they were ranked first.
'This doesn't seem to be a big deal …' Lu Qingshan thought to himself after reading this introduction in detail.
Although the information about the Blood Symbol Art could be considered a secret, it should not be enough for Dantai Qingrun to call it a big deal.
This meant that the thing that truly shocked Dantai Qingrun was yet to come.
Lu Qingshan continued to scan with his Divine Sense. Then, he saw that after the introduction of the Blood Symbol Art, there was a sentence left behind.
It was a simple sentence with a total of eight words, but it caused Lu Qingshan's pupils to shrink abruptly. His heart trembled, and great waves of shock surged in his heart.
"King Qing's Blood Massacre seeks the Ancestor Realm!"
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