Coming back to his senses, Lu Qingshan looked around.
It was visible to the naked eye that the thick fog was becoming thinner and slowly dissipating.
After Lu Qingshan figured out the direction, he flew up on his sword without any hesitation and started his journey home.
One reason is that he knew very well that although he had slaughtered all the inner demons gathered in this heart nest without leaving a single one alive, with the inner demons' special abilities, it was very likely that other inner demons had already received the news and were on their way.
It is conceivable that after knowing the result of this battle, the inner demon who will come here will have such strength—starting from the ninth rank, and may even be a demon lord.
Lu Qingshan was confident that in the near future, the ninth-grade demon cultivator would be nothing to him, and he might even be able to fight against the Demon Lord.
But he still needs time.
At least for now, he is unable to fight against such a being.
He had just wasted an hour due to his daydreaming, so he didn't dare to stay here for long.
Another reason was that Lu Qingshan at this time did not know that Mo Yan had rekindled the Eternal Fire, eliminated the pursuers of the demons, and was about to return to the human realm.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, he had to rush back to the human realm as soon as possible and tell Xie Qingyun and the other three peak masters the verified secret of the Heart Demon Clan: "Three souls in one body, the soul will be destroyed when the body dies."
One last thing. At the last moment of his trance, he caught a glimpse of the three frontline cities of Zhongling, which have now been surrounded by the demonic tide.
The Sword Sect's two thousand swordsmen were assembled on the top of the city to fight the tide.
Lu Qingshan wanted to go back urgently.
Although he didn't know for sure what role he could play in a war of this magnitude even if he rushed back.
But that was his sect.
His sect is going through an unprecedented difficult battle.
Then go back.
No matter how difficult it is.
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Kawakami Plateau.
The location of Huanling Sect.
The Zangbo River divides Huanlingzong into the south bank and the north bank.
The south bank is the core area of ​​the Huanling Sect and a restricted area that outsiders have never been allowed to enter.
This place has always been very mysterious in the spiritual world. Many people are curious about what it is like, but no one has ever been able to figure out what it is like.
Today, the Huanling Sect has long become an empty city as the true purpose has been revealed and the inner demon has entered the realm.
But at this moment, a person walked out of the clouds in the sky.
Man in blue.
The leader of the Sword Sect, Xie Qingyun, came to the Huanling Sect.
In the tide of the Spirit Sea, he walked on the tide, making the water of the Spirit Sea stand still. He did this without paying a price.
But he is still as powerful as ever, even more powerful than before.
Now he stands on the sky with a very clear purpose.
Huanling Sect, the abyss on the south bank.
There is no one in Huanling Sect now, and there is no one on the South Bank either.
Therefore, Xie Qingyun did not need to break in, but just naturally stepped into the restricted area of ​​​​the Huanling Sect.
The entrance to the abyss on the south bank is a vertical downward passage with a slight pulling force.
Xie Qingyun simply jumped up and fell into the abyss like falling down a waterfall.
Below is a deep cave several thousand feet wide, covered with flowing water on all sides. Looking up , one can see smaller caves on both walls.
It doesn't seem to be anything special.
However, the caves were emitting black smoke.
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it demonic energy.
Devil's cave .
Xie Qingyun's gaze, like thunder, slowly swept over these caves, with no emotion on his face.
Da da.
Just then, two footsteps were heard.
As the footsteps sounded, the water around them seemed to still, with ripples forming.
The evil energy that surged out of the cave suddenly became murderous.
Countless muffled thunders exploded in the cave, and the demonic energy transformed into countless murderous intentions, attacking Xie Qingyun wildly.
It's like thousands of troops charging into battle.
Xie Qingyun just waved his sleeves lightly.
A wind suddenly blew up from the cave, breaking the murderous intent into pieces.
And at this moment, two people walked out of the evil spirit.
The owner of the footsteps.
They were two ordinary-looking Taoists, wearing golden Taoist robes.
As his footsteps rose and fell, demonic energy surged out from the abyss on the south bank.
The three of them remained silent for a while, and the cave was completely silent.
"I'm sure you two have been waiting for a long time." After a moment, when the two Taoists approached, Xie Qingyun finally spoke.
The two people who appeared were the two former rulers of the Huanling Sect and the leaders of the Heart Demon Clan today.
The Azure Dragon is the ruler and the White Tiger is the ruler.
Among them, the Azure Dragon Lord has the most extraordinary combat power and is a regional guardian monk of the middle level.
"I know that if you humans want to win this battle, you will definitely come to our Huanling Sect's important location to investigate the situation."
"The Kawakami Plateau has been occupied by our demons. If you, the human cultivators, want to come here to investigate, you must go through many lines of defense. Once you are accidentally discovered by our demons, you will be immediately surrounded by our demon army. Moreover, you don't know whether there are any cultivators in our Huanling Sect. Therefore, investigating Huanling Sect is a very risky but necessary thing for you."
“There is nothing that cannot be done by those who are not capable.”
"If you, Xie Qingyun, really ascend to Zhongling, then the one who came to Huanling Sect could only be you." The Azure Dragon Lord spoke as if he was explaining, but also as if he was talking to himself.
"We have been waiting here for a long time."
Finally, he looked at Xie Qingyun and said, "The last one to come is you."
"Yes, it's me." Xie Qingyun understood what he meant and admitted it directly.
"It is said that your Sword Sect is the number one Taoist sect in the human domain. Then, as the Sect Master of the Sword Sect, you, Xie Qingyun, should also be the most powerful cultivator among the seven major Taoist sects. Today, I would like to see whether Sword Immortal Qingyun can fight one against two and defeat the two of us." The voice of the Azure Dragon Lord was extremely cold.
Xie Qingyun did not answer, but just looked at the Azure Dragon Lord quietly, and then turned his gaze to the White Tiger Lord beside him: "You two are clearly walking side by side at this time, which shows that your status is equal. But before this, he has always been the strongest in Huanling Sect, and he is also the cultivator who controls the region."
"So, you hid your strength?" he asked.
The White Tiger Lord nodded and replied calmly, "A tall tree attracts the wind. If our Huanling Sect produces two Territory Guardian Cultivators, I'm afraid the attention of all the cultivators in the world will be focused on our sect."
Xie Qingyun put his hands behind his back, smiled and nodded.
His smile was very easygoing, "You are very cautious."
"How can you conceal the truth if you are not careful?" asked the White Tiger Lord.
"That's true."
"Are you, Xie Qingyun, really confident that you can fight two people alone?" Seeing that Xie Qingyun's expression remained calm from beginning to end, the Azure Dragon Lord was curious and asked.
"Maybe." Xie Qingyun said.
"You are overestimating yourself," Azure Dragon Lord paused and said, "You should know that even for me, the strength I show on the surface is hidden."
His voice was cold and loud, like winter thunder on a snowy field.
Yes, although the Azure Dragon Lord has demonstrated combat power comparable to that of a regional cultivator, that is not all, there is still some reservation.
He is much stronger than he lets on.
"I'm not as good as Chu Mushen, so I'm here." Xie Qingyun was very calm.
He affirmed: "But I am just not as good as him."
The meaning of this sentence is very clear.
Except for Chu Mushen, no matter who it is in the world, no matter how many there are, Xie Qingyun can fight against them.
As he spoke, Xie Qingyun's aura began to change and fluctuations occurred.
"I said..." The Azure Dragon Lord said indifferently as he looked at the changes in Xie Qingyun.
"I don't care what you said." Xie Qingyun interrupted the Azure Dragon Lord.
He swung the first sword.
It was an ordinary sword, but it seemed to condense all the spiritual energy of the world into one sword, and completely tear apart and disperse the surging evil energy.
One against two.
Xie Qingyun took the initiative to draw his sword.
Thus began the first battle between the monks in the town.
This is a battle between the strongest people in the world.
Therefore.
The battle of the human race.