A fine drizzle fell from the sky like silk.
After the eventful spring, the seventh year of the Heaven Origin Era entered the eventful summer.
A majestic mountain range stretched between heaven and earth. Its length was immeasurable, as if a giant dragon was sleeping.
Countless terrifying tornadoes connected heaven and earth. It was a spectacular sight.
From time to time, streaks of light would pass through these tornadoes, flickering about.
Eastern Domain, Heavenly Jade Gate Pass.
A streak of sword light shot through the sky.
"Wow! Wow! Wow! "From within the sword light, a shifty-eyed exclamation could be heard from time to time.
"Quiet down." A cold voice sounded.
"The world of flowers and flowers is mesmerizing. Rat Grandpa is shameless." The shifty-eyed voice sounded again.
Lu Qingshan shook his head.
He sometimes found the Western Rat King's "liveliness" to be both angry and amusing.
However, it was always good to be "livelier".
That way, he would be able to face the "difficulties" of life with determination.
With that thought in mind, Lu Qingshan didn't bother with the Western Rat King, who was like Granny Liu who had just entered the Grand View Garden.
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After passing through the Grand Wind Formation with ease, the majestic Heavenly Jade Gate Pass entered his eyes.
After Lu Qingshan handed over his identity imprint, he directly entered the city.
A moment later, outside the Willow Catkin Pavilion.
This was Xia Daoyun's temporary residence in the Jade Gate Pass.
Since he was already in the Jade Gate Pass, how could he not pay his respects to his master?
Lu Qingshan stopped at the entrance, which was a rare occurrence. He solemnly straightened his clothes, patted his clothes, and then sent out a message to pay a visit.
In an instant, the light of the formation covering the Willow Catkin Pavilion scattered.
"Come in." A clear and dignified voice sounded from within the Willow Catkin Pavilion, like the cry of a phoenix or the cry of a crane.
Lu Qingshan stepped through the door.
Inside the Willow Catkin Pavilion's main hall, a light breeze carried a faint fragrance.
Lu Qingshan took a deep breath, and his entire body shook.
"Hmm?" A voice that was slightly surprised and a little dissatisfied was heard.
Only then did he realize that it wasn't very polite to do such a thing in a woman's palace. He immediately rubbed his nose awkwardly.
Fortunately, Xia Daoyun didn't pursue the matter any further.
Looking in the direction of the aroma, he saw a woman sitting on the main seat in the pavilion's hall. It was carved out of fine agarwood.
He wore a light-colored sky-blue robe, and his temperament was transcendent.
This was his master, Fairy Luoshen, Xia Daoyun.
"Qingshan greets Master," Lu Qingshan said respectfully as he bowed. However, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes.
He could vaguely sense that the Xia Daoyun before him now possessed an indescribable aura compared to the last time they met.
This aura was hard to describe, but it was as deep as an abyss and incomparably powerful.
Lu Qingshan also vaguely felt that this aura was somewhat familiar, as if he had felt it somewhere before.
'Has Master's strength improved again during this period of time?'
However, less than three months had passed, and Master had just passed her six-in-nine heavenly tribulation. She didn't have the assistance of the divine ability, Deep Blue, either. There was no reason for her to advance so quickly, right?
Lu Qingshan was still trying to guess the origin of this powerful aura on Xia Daoyun's body. The Western Rat King, who had been swaggering around on Lu Qingshan's shoulder all this time, had already jumped down and prostrated himself in front of Lu Qingshan.
The Western Rat King had always been a wise man who adapted to the circumstances, a typical fence-sitter.
Even though this woman in front of him was pretty, if he treated her like a flower vase, then his head would definitely be chopped off.
This was a true heroine! In the novels he liked to read the most, Xia Daoyun was one of those legendary true heroines who didn't care about worldly affairs, but possessed peerless martial arts. She was an old monster.
As long as this old monster was treated well, even the slightest bit of benefit from her fingers would be enough to benefit him immensely.
Moreover, his greatest backer had always been Lu Qingshan.
However, no one could tell that in front of Xia Daoyun, even someone as carefree as Lu Qingshan was extremely obedient.
This was absolutely true. She wasn't someone a rat could afford to offend.
The Western Rat King thought to himself as he lowered his head in a humble manner.
When Xia Daoyun heard Lu Qingshan's greeting, her reaction was extremely abnormal.
Her expression was cold and cheerless. She gave Lu Qingshan a sidelong glance, and then revealed a smile that wasn't a smile.
"Young Master Lu?" She said.
The Western Rat King immediately lowered his eyes again, inwardly muttering to himself, 'See no evil, hear no evil.'
Even it could tell that Xia Daoyun's words were full of profound mysteries.
Lu Qingshan coughed, and then said a bit awkwardly, "Master, please don't make fun of me."
"What? If the grand young master of the Sword Sect can't even take a few words from me, how are you going to deal with the gossip and gossip of others?" Xia Daoyun said coldly.
"That's not the case. Others are others, while master is master." Lu Qingshan restrained his expression, and then said seriously, "Master's words are more important than all of the words of others combined."
Xia Daoyun was slightly stunned. Her phoenix eyes stared straight at Lu Qingshan's incomparably handsome face. She seemed to have thought of something, and her furrowed brows slowly relaxed, revealing an almost undetectable hint of anger.
After a moment of silence, Xia Daoyun put away the smile on her face, and finally said seriously, "Do you know that being the young master of the Sword Sect isn't easy?"
"I believe that you have the ability to become the young master of the Sword Sect, but it's too early.
"You should have rejected the old sect master first, and waited until your cultivation was a bit higher."
This was the reason why Xia Daoyun was a bit angry.
She felt that Lu Qingshan taking over the position of the Sword Sect's young master right now was too rash and dangerous.
Lu Qingshan nodded. He understood what Xia Daoyun was trying to say.
When Xia Daoyun said that being the young master of the Sword Sect wasn't easy, she didn't just mean that he had to convince the sword cultivators of the Sword Sect.
… In fact, Xia Daoyun had a mysterious confidence in her own disciple when it came to this.
"The Sword Sect must protect the borders of humanity. As long as the Sword Sect doesn't fall, the Jade Gate Pass won't fall." Xia Daoyun's expression was serious. "That is why if you become the young master of the Sword Sect, even if the Sword Sect falls, it will have to be after you fall. This is your responsibility."
"As long as the Sword Sect doesn't fall, the Jade Gate Pass won't fall." These short words displayed the Sword Sect's incomparable decisiveness.
Sword cultivators, because of their powerful offensive and charging power, were born to be the arrowheads on the battlefield.
As the young master of the Sword Sect, once the battle began, Lu Qingshan would naturally be at the forefront of the charge.
However, in such a dangerous battlefield, a Soul Formation cultivator was nothing more than an insignificant drop of water.
In Xia Daoyun's opinion …
It really was too early.
Lu Qingshan was well aware of Xia Daoyun's worries.
He said softly, "Master, the war between the two races is a fate that we cultivators have no choice but to face. As a sword cultivator of the Sword Sect, we have no other choice but to face it bravely."
"If we don't have to hide, we'll lose our drive instead," he said seriously. "Sword cultivators should always press forward courageously."
Xia Daoyun stared blankly at her disciple, whose figure was as straight as a pine tree. Her eyes flickered like ripples in water. In the end, the corners of her lips curled up.
"You really are my disciple."
Lu Qingshan shook his head and said, "As long as master doesn't scold me for being impetuous."
"Since you've accepted the responsibility of being the Sword Sect's young master, you should understand our Sword Sect's situation." Xia Daoyun smiled, and it was as if an iceberg had melted.
"The old sect master shouldn't be in the mood to explain these things to you, right?"
"Indeed." Lu Qingshan shook his head and replied.
"I knew it." Xia Daoyun raised her eyebrows, full of heroic spirit and seductive charm.
Lu Qingshan calmly waited for the rest.
He had always had a rough estimate of the Sword Sect's strength.
However, he didn't dare to say for sure what the exact details were.
Now, he finally had a clear understanding.
"You should know that once a sword cultivator breaks through the ninth level, they become a sword immortal, right?"
Lu Qingshan nodded. "I know."
When she saw Lu Qingshan nod, Xia Daoyun didn't keep him in suspense any longer. "That is why the Sword Sect only has a single cultivator at the ninth level, and that is the old sect master, Sword Immortal Qingyun."
This was something that everyone knew, so it wasn't much of a secret.
Xia Daoyun continued, "The old sect master is fully deserving of the title of number one in our Sword Sect, and even in the Eastern Region. His path of the sword is seven thousand li long, and he is several times more powerful than the Dao Masters, Martial Emperors, and other cultivators of the Eastern Region's top sects.
The further a cultivator goes, the harder it is to raise their strength. In the Venerable Realm, becoming several times more powerful is an insurmountable moat.
"According to the Demons' ranking, the old sect master is a peak Demon Sovereign, and even among peak Demon Sovereigns, he can be considered one of the most powerful.
"This is also the main reason why our Sword Sect has been able to firmly occupy the position of the Dao Sect, and defend Jade Gate Pass for ten thousand years without falling.
"The old sect master is the cornerstone of our Sword Sect.
"After the old sect master, the highest level of cultivation in the Sword Sect is only at the eighth level.
"It's just that …" Xia Daoyun's lips curled into a smile. "You also know that because of the uniqueness of our path of cultivation, even though there are many cultivators at the eighth level in the Sword Sect, most of these eighth level sword cultivators can fight against ninth level sword cultivators. They definitely can't be treated as ordinary eighth level sword cultivators."
Lu Qingshan was silent, and his heart skipped a beat.
This was something that he had expected.
If the other eighth level sword cultivators of the Sword Sect didn't have the strength of a ninth level sword cultivator, then the Sword Sect wouldn't be called a Dao Sect, and they wouldn't be able to defend Jade Gate Pass.
After all, there were three peak Demon Sovereigns, close to three hundred Demon Sovereigns, and three thousand ninth level devil cultivators in the Burning Moon Domain.
However, when he first heard it, he was still a bit shocked.
The Sword Sect was a sect that treated crossing levels as a common occurrence.
"The Sword Sect has seven peaks. The Azure Cloud Peak Master is the old sect master, and the second person in the Sword Sect is the Blue Sea Peak Master."
The Blue Sea Peak Master … Lu Qingshan muttered this name in his mind.
When he entered the sect, his eldest senior brother Ji Chuan had already introduced him to the situation of the Sword Sect's seven peaks.
The Blue Sea Peak Master, Yu Canghai, was an expert in inner sword formation techniques. His sword formation was like an endless sea.
"The Blue Sea Peak Master, who cultivates in sword formation techniques, can fight against a hundred by himself if he relies on the Jade Gate Pass' sword formation to attack …
Yes, a hundred refers to a hundred ninth level devil cultivators. With the strength of Demons, the Blue Sea Peak Master is equivalent to a high-level Demon Sovereign. "
Lu Qingshan clicked his tongue inwardly.
This was a sword cultivator.
Cultivators of other sects who could fight above their level seemed to be treated as "main characters".
However, for sword cultivators whose paths of cultivation were special, after reaching the eighth level, even though they couldn't be said to be everywhere, there were still more than five who could fight above their level.
"Then, the Unsheathed Peak Master, Xue Wuqiao, and the Eternal Peak Master, Ning Fengchen. Although they are slightly weaker than the Blue Sea Peak Master, they also have the strength of high-level Demon Sovereigns."
Lu Qingshan's memories of these two peak masters surfaced in his mind.
Both of them were extremely skilled sword cultivators.
Xue Wuqiao was famous for his Sword Nurturing Technique. He could store up power for a hundred years for a single strike, and that strike could overturn rivers and seas and slay demons. In terms of explosive power, no one could match him.
The Eternal Peak Master, Ning Fengchen, was an expert in killing sword techniques. He cultivated and used the most vicious and fierce sword techniques.
As the saying goes, a person's life is fleeting for a hundred years, but they must be free and unrestrained for eternity.
"As for the Horizontal Peak Master, Gu Qiu," Xia Daoyun continued, her eyebrows rising slightly. "Even though he only has the strength of a mid-level Demon Sovereign under normal circumstances, if he explodes with power, he can temporarily fight on par with the Blue Sea Peak Master. As such, he can also be considered half a high-level Demon Sovereign."
Lu Qingshan carefully calculated in his mind.
If that was the case, then among the seven peak masters of the Sword Sect, there was one sword immortal (top-level Demon Sovereign) and four high-level Demon Sovereigns.
Coupled with the power of the jade gate's formation, as well as the assistance of the cultivators of the Eastern Region's other top-tier sects, even though there was still a visible gap between them and the Demons of the Burning Moon Realm, they should at least be able to hold their ground.
"Don't you find it a bit strange? Compared to the other five peak masters, Peak Master Hao Ran seems a bit out of place?" Xia Daoyun asked.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Apart from Sword Immortal Qingyun, the other four peak masters were all at the eighth level and ninth level. So why was Peak Master Hao Ran, who was also a peak master of the seven peaks, still a cultivator at the seventh level?
How did a cultivator at the seventh level become the peak master of the Sword Sect's main peak?
Suspicions immediately arose in his mind.
Xia Daoyun revealed an expression as if she had already guessed this. "That's because Peak Master Hao Ran's background is not ordinary."
"His background is not ordinary?" Lu Qingshan was stunned.
Was she referring to his background being extraordinary?
That didn't seem very likely. The Sword Sect was one of the most powerful forces of the human race, so who would they give face to?
When she saw Lu Qingshan's thoughtful expression, Xia Daoyun paused for a moment before slowly revealing the answer. "Of the Sword Sect's seven peaks, Hao Ran Peak has existed for even longer than Qingyun Peak."
"Huh?" Lu Qingshan was stunned. He didn't understand.
"The current Peak Master Hao Ran is actually in his third life." Now that the truth had come to light, Lu Qingshan felt even more puzzled.
Xia Daoyun didn't keep Lu Qingshan in suspense any longer. She said gently, "During Peak Master Hao Ran's first life, his constitution was extremely special.
Later on, he coincidentally ingested a stalk of divine medicine for immortality, which gave him twenty thousand years of lifespan. Moreover, he was able to cultivate wisdom, so he specially cultivated the Buddhist Sect's secret reincarnation technique.
"This allowed him to self-destruct and cultivate anew. His memories were preserved in his wisdom, and they were unsealed when he cultivated to the eighth level.
"During his first life, Peak Master Hao Ran was already a cultivator at the eighth level. However, at that time, he felt that he had no hope of clearing the path, so he self-destructed and cultivated a second life.
"During his second life, Peak Master Hao Ran underwent nirvana and ascended. With his exceptional talent, he cultivated to the eighth level again, and successfully unsealed the memories of his previous life.
Afterwards, he verified the sword dao of his two lives.
As a result, compared to his first life, Peak Master Hao Ran was much, much more powerful. However, he was still far from clearing the path and becoming a Sword Immortal.
"As a result, during Peak Master Hao Ran's golden age, he used his astonishing determination and perseverance to once again self-destruct and cultivate a third life.
"Today, he is in his third life.
"As a result, even though Peak Master Hao Ran is still a cultivator at the seventh level, once he cultivates to the eighth level, he will awaken the memories of his previous two lives, and combine them with the sword dao he cultivates in this life.
His comprehension of the sword dao from three lives will be verified. At that time, his cultivation will definitely advance by leaps and bounds. His battle prowess will be extraordinary, and his sword techniques will be flawless.
It won't be strange at all for him to become the number one person in the Sword Sect, second only to Qingyun Sword Immortal.
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