"Furthermore, Abbess, if you really do take over Zhishou Building, I have one more thing that I need your help with." Lu Qingshan's eyes narrowed as they glowed with a dangerous light.
"What is it?" The Water Moon Observatory's Abbess raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"The Spirit Huan Sect." Lu Qingshan slowly spat out these three words.
"I hope that when the time comes, Abbess, you can use the intelligence system of the Heavenly Secrets Observatory and Zhishou Building to help the Sword Sect investigate the Spirit Huan Sect," he said firmly.
Ever since the Hundred Illusion Butterfly incident, the Sword Sect had already begun investigating the Spirit Huan Sect.
However, both were Dao Sects, and intelligence was the Sword Sect's weakness. Thus, even though they had already begun investigating for quite some time, the Sword Sect had yet to make any substantial progress.
Because his master, Xia Daoyun, was in charge of this matter, she was at her wits' end.
In terms of direct combat, he might not be able to help Xia Daoyun too much right now.
However, in this matter, Lu Qingshan had his own brilliant plan.
Encouraging the Water Moon Observatory's Abbess to take over Zhishou Building could be said to be killing four birds with one stone.
"So Young Master Lu wants me to do something for you. No wonder you're so enthusiastic." After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the Water Moon Observatory's Abbess naturally saw through his plan and couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Qingshan had taken the initiative to clean up Zhishou Building.
Back then, she had been wondering why Lu Qingshan would take the initiative and insist on dragging her down with him. It turned out that he had long since taken a fancy to Zhishou Building and wanted to take it for his own use.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shake her head.
Qingyun Sword Immortal had really picked up a treasure.
Although Lu Qingshan was incomparably young, he had truly matured.
Regardless of whether it was his neither servile nor overbearing attitude when facing the level-eight Tower Master Wei Mo, or his calmness when tricking Luo He, or his judgment and grasp of the current situation of the Human Race, it could be seen that he was already extremely experienced.
More importantly, this sword cultivator had exceptional talent and extraordinary battle prowess.
There were many sword cultivators who could kill people, but there were only a handful of sword cultivators who could kill people like Lu Qingshan.
According to what Lu Qingshan had said, he was able to easily kill three Body Integration cultivators and several hundred Deity Transformation cultivators.
In this way, it would seem that the position of Sword Sect's Junior Sect Master wasn't as sudden as he'd imagined.
But …
The Water Moon Observatory Master was in a trance.
She could understand why Sword Immortal Qingyun valued Lu Qingshan so much that he had given the Old Dragon Sword Talisman, which represented the Sword Sect's Young Sect Master, to Lu Qingshan.
But she couldn't understand why Xia Zun would give the "as if we were here in person" token to a young junior she had just met for the first time.
Was it because of Lu Qingshan's contribution in the Battle of Chang 'an?
"I wouldn't dare to ask the Water Moon Observatory Master to work for me. I'm just helping." Lu Qingshan was neither servile nor overbearing. He smiled shyly and said, "I'm afraid of what you've said."
"Alright, alright." The Water Moon Observatory Master glanced at Lu Qingshan and interrupted his performance. She said slowly, "I'll consider what you've said."
"As for whether it'll succeed in the end, isn't it still up to Xia Hou?" She said lightly, "The position of Zhishou Building Master isn't something worthless. It's not something I can sit on just because I want to."
Lu Qingshan chuckled and didn't say anything else.
He was sure that Xia Hou would definitely agree.
Because he and Xia Hou had once had a short conversation.
The reason for the conversation was to discuss how to deal with Zhishou Building.
After that conversation, Lu Qingshan understood that the Female Majesty of the Da Xia Kingdom had completely put aside her personal gains and losses as well as those of the Da Xia Kingdom.
Her only thought was to pacify the chaos caused by the Demons.
The reason why Xia Hou gave him the token of "As if I'm here in person" was not because he had made a great contribution as the Water Moon Observatory Master thought.
It was purely because he was the one who told Li Qiubai about King Qing's massacre in Chang 'an.
"If you hadn't discovered the secret of King Qing's massacre in Chang 'an in time, I would have been dead by the time he discovered the cause of the disaster and rushed to Chang' an.
I know that he must be very grateful to you. "
"He's already dead and can't express his gratitude to you. However, I don't want my husband to owe someone else a favor."
"Take this command medallion with you."
That was the last thing Xia Hou said to him as their conversation was coming to an end. Then, he gave him the "as if I were here" token.
How could such a Female Majesty refuse the Water Moon Observatory Master's idea of taking charge of Tianji Temple?
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Abyss, Tianmen Region.
The blood moon hung in the sky.
In a towering hall built because of the tall stature of the Giant Beings.
"You should all know." A deep voice sounded. "Lord Mystique is dead."
There were four top-level Devil Lords in the Giant Beings Saint Clan. They were Lord Mystique, Lord You, Lord Teng, and Lord Zhen.
The one who spoke was Lord You.
Lord Teng's eyes widened. "In terms of combat power, Lord Mystique is stronger than the three of us. He's infinitely close to a Half-Saint. How did he appear in the Human Region and die there?"
Lord Zhen shook his head and said, "We don't know the details yet. According to the news from the Human Region, King Qing of the Da Xia Kingdom colluded with Lord Mystique and tried to massacre Chang 'an. In the end, he was killed by Sword Immortal Chang' an in Chang 'an City."
"Sword Immortal Chang 'an is already so strong?" Lord Teng was surprised. "He fought against two alone? One of them is even Lord Mystique … "
"The price is that Sword Immortal Chang 'an is also dead," Lord You continued.
"Human Sword Immortals are indeed annoying." Lord Zhen's eyes flickered as he sighed.
Among the Six Dao Cultivation Sects of the Human Region, the one that Demons hated the most was the Sword Cultivators.
This was a group of cultivators who were good at killing. Among them, the Sword Immortals who were at the pinnacle had lethality that far surpassed the other Venerables.
They were like "nuclear weapons" that had a strong deterrent force.
"Now is not the time to marvel at the strength of the Sword Immortals. I called you here today to discuss how we should deal with the aftermath of Lord Mystique's death." Lord You was very calm, and his voice was gloomy.
"Our Giant Spirit Clan used to have the most number of top-level Demon Venerables among the Eight Great Saint Clans.
Lord Mystique is infinitely close to a Half-Saint. That's why we've always occupied the best territory in the Abyss, the Tianmen Region. "Lord Zhen understood Lord You's meaning.
He nodded and added, "If this didn't happen, our Giant Spirit Clan would've been given the best and most territory after conquering the Human Region."
"Because of this, the other seven clans are very jealous of our Giant Spirit Clan."
"Now that Lord Mystique is dead, our Giant Spirit Clan's strength has plummeted.
The other seven clans won't care about the so-called kinship with us. I'm afraid they'll hit us when we're down and do everything they can to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. "
Lord Teng nodded slightly and didn't raise any objections.
The Eight Great Saint Demons of the Abyss had always been like this. They were enemies and fought against each other.
The death of Lord Mystique would affect the Giant Spirit Clan first and foremost from the other Demons.
"Lord You, do you have a good idea?" Lord Zhen narrowed his green eyes as he sized Lord You up and asked.
"Competition for territory and resources is inevitable. The reason why our Giant Spirit Clan has always been the strongest is that we've always occupied the best territory in the entire Abyss," Lord You said solemnly.
The foundation of the growth of the Demons was their bloodline. As long as they grew older, they could obtain extraordinary combat strength.
However, this kind of combat strength wasn't something that fell from the sky. It required the energy of heaven and earth.
The more abundant the energy in a territory, the more Demon Race experts it could nurture, and the stronger their race's strength would be.
The stronger a clan was, the better territory it could occupy.
"The strong will always be strong. The second war with the humans is an opportunity for the Eight Great Saint Demons to reshuffle the cards.
Losing Lord Mystique at this juncture is tantamount to breaking one of our legs, "Lord You continued.
"Yes."
"What should we do?"
Lord Teng and Lord Zhen discussed with each other.
"If we still stand on the same starting line after breaking one of our legs, how can we compete with them?" Lord You said.
"Lord You, do you mean we should start the war against the humans first and seize the initiative?" Lord Teng was shocked.
"At this point, we're ninety-nine percent sure that the Great Ancestor of the humans didn't break through to the Progenitor Realm perfectly. There was a big problem. That's why he didn't kill us Demons and gave up and went into seclusion to heal."
"The Great Ancestor hasn't appeared for twenty thousand years. We've tried many times, but the results were the same."
"Since he hasn't appeared for such a long time, it's either his injuries haven't healed, or he's already fallen."
"If it's the first possibility, then it's an injury that can't be healed in twenty thousand years. That means it'll never be healed, so we don't have to worry too much. If it's the second possibility, then there's even less to worry about," Lord Xuan said methodically.
Normally, they shouldn't consider the second possibility, because when a powerful cultivator died, there would be a Dao Vanishing Celestial Phenomenon.
There was no way to hide this.
The more powerful a cultivator was, the more spectacular the Dao Vanishing Celestial Phenomenon would be.
When a powerful cultivator like the Great Ancestor died, the Dao Vanishing Celestial Phenomenon might even sweep through the entire Human Realm.
However, in the past twenty thousand years, there hadn't been such a huge Dao Vanishing Celestial Phenomenon in the Human Realm.
Therefore, the Great Ancestor Xia was most likely still alive. This was also why the Demons didn't dare to make any big moves for twenty thousand years.
Of course, it could also be because the Progenitor Realm cultivator had transcended the Heavenly Dao after opening the Gate of Heaven and was no longer affected by the Heavenly Dao Will. Even if they died, there was no need for the Dao Vanishing Celestial Phenomenon and energy to return to the world.
But no matter what, they were deeply afraid of the only Ancestor Realm cultivator of the Human Clan.
As long as they couldn't confirm the death of the Great Ancestor Xia, they didn't dare to rashly start a war.
It wasn't until twenty thousand years had passed that they finally couldn't hold back anymore.
In addition to the fact that the energy in the Abyss was getting more and more exhausted and had entered a period of weakness and couldn't hold on for too long, they had begun to tacitly accept that the Great Ancestor Xia couldn't appear again.
"The problem isn't just the Great Ancestor Xia. The main problem is that the one who acts first will suffer a great loss," Lord Zhen said with a frown.
Why did the Eight Saint Demons have to negotiate the time to start a war and attack together when they didn't get along well with each other?
Why did the Soldier Demon Clan still bide their time and wait for the other seven clans even though Desolation had already appeared in Jianluo City?
This was the reason.
Once they rashly started a war and the other seven Saint Demons bide their time, the Human Clan could mobilize the power of the entire Human Realm to fight against them.
Although the strength of the Abyss was far greater than that of the Human Clan, it hadn't reached the level where a group of Demons could fight against the entire Human Clan.
If they started a war like this, not only would they lose, but it would also cause them to suffer great losses.
There was no doubt that the other seven clans would be happy to see this happen.
— For the other seven Saint Demons, not only were the Human Clan their enemy, but the Giant Spirit Demons were also their enemies.
A dog-eat-dog situation where both sides suffered losses was exactly what they wanted.
In addition, they were also worried that when they sent a large number of demonic cultivators into the battlefield, the other seven clans would sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
Therefore, in the war between the two realms, the Eight Saint Demons had reached a tacit agreement. They would either not attack at all or attack together!
Everyone understood this. Lord Zhen couldn't understand why Lord Zhen would propose such a ridiculous idea.
"Although the Human Clan's strength can't be compared to us, we can't underestimate them. Moreover, they have great potential, so we naturally can't underestimate them," Lord Zhen said. "I definitely won't propose such a stupid idea of attacking the Human Clan alone."
"Therefore, it's not just one clan, it's three clans!" He suddenly said, "The three clans will join forces to destroy the Human Clan."
"Three clans?" Lord Teng was surprised and puzzled. "Who are the other two clans?"
"One of them must be the Soldier Demons. I can't think of the other clan for now." Lord Zhen was clearer than Lord Teng.
Because of "Desolation", the Soldier Demon Clan was already in a terrible situation. They tried to persuade the other seven clans to start the war in advance.
However, the eight clans were not united. They all gloated over the Soldier Demon Clan's misfortune. How could they agree to the Soldier Demon Clan's persuasion?
In this case, if they wanted to join forces with the Soldier Demons to start the war, the Soldier Demon Clan would definitely agree.
As for the other clan, it was hard to figure out.
"The Mental Demon Clan." Lord Zhen revealed the answer.
"It's them?!" Lord Teng's pupils shrank, and he frowned subconsciously.
No wonder he had such a reaction.
Among the Eight Saint Demons of the Abyss, there might be some disputes about which clan was the strongest.
However, when it came to which clan was the strangest and most unpredictable, it had long been recognized by everyone.
The Mental Demon Clan!
The Mental Demon Clan whose talents were "Soul Control" and "Life Control".
"Why is the Mental Demon Clan in such a hurry?" Lord Zhen was confused.
The Giant Spirit Clan was in such a hurry because of Lord Xuan's death. The Soldier Demon Clan also had their reasons.
The Mental Demon Clan should have no reason to do so.
"That's because they've already prepared everything. Victory is within their grasp," You Zun said. "They're confident that they'll be able to take over the human race's territory at an extremely fast speed, so fast that we won't even be able to react."
"However, once they take down the human territory, they're not confident that they can withstand the counterattack of the entire human territory if no one covers them."
"Therefore, the Mental Demon Clan needs our two clans to attack at the same time and cooperate with them. They'll mislead the humans into thinking that we Demons are going to start an all-out war. They won't dare to send reinforcements and counterattack from the other seven territories."
"As long as the Mental Demon Clan stabilizes the situation, the other five clans will be envious when they see the situation."
"As long as they're envious, they'll take action."
"Once they take action, the feint will become real."
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