Volume 10: Fuyao Chapter 23 “Soul”
"He pretended it again, he pretended it again, he pretended it again..." Gu Yiyi's saliva was about to flow down as he watched this scene.
She had always dreamed of appearing before others, but for Lu Qingshan, it was always as easy as eating and drinking.
How could this not make Gu Yiyi jealous and envious?
Jealousy has already completely changed Gu Yiyi.
However, although Lu Qingshan said this calmly and a little arrogantly, it was indeed the fact.
This is indeed just the beginning for him.
This time, a total of 700 million experience points were earned, plus 60,000 military merits.
As long as he is willing, Lu Qingshan can raise his strength to a higher level at any time.
——On the basis of the already extremely powerful foundation, it has been taken to a higher level.
In other words, this is fighting to support the war.
As long as he doesn't die, he will become stronger and stronger with each battle.
What's more, of the six words of Mangcang, Lu Qingshan has only mastered three so far, and he is still a long way from condensing the seed of the magic domain.
In other words, he has only reached the halfway point of the Spiritual Transformation Realm.
Killing a high-level demon commander is far from his limit.
After making up for the missed military achievements, Lu Qingshan did not stay in the Beacon Hall any longer and left directly.
But, things obviously won't end like this.
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After Lu Qingshan left, Deacon Lin, who was in charge of correcting the military merits, had a flickering look in his eyes, thinking about something.
After a moment, he no longer hesitated, and quickly sorted out the details of the incident and reported it.
In Yumen Pass, in addition to the Sword Sect, there are four other top sects whose forces should not be underestimated.
These four top sects also have ninth-level monks in charge.
Of course, there is definitely no one at the level of Sword Immortal.
These four forces are evenly matched in normal times, and it is difficult to tell the primary from the secondary. On the surface, they appear to be extremely harmonious, but in fact, each of them wants to secure the second position under the Sword Sect.
Deacon Lin belongs to the Xingxiu Sect among these four forces.
Not only were the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Clan dissatisfied with the new Young Clan Leader appointed by the Sword Clan, but the cultivators from the four top sects and forces were even more dissatisfied.
Even if you know that the other person has unlimited potential and a limitless future.
But no matter how great his potential is, he is only a Divine Transformation cultivator. How can he enjoy all kinds of privileges, and how can he bear the title of the Young Sect Leader of the Sword Sect?
You must know that with the Sword Sect as the leader in Yumen Pass, all the cultivators from the four major forces, except for a few high-level cultivators, have to bow down to the Sword Sect's young master.
Among the four top sects, there are quite a few cultivators in the seventh realm.
When these people thought about how they, as fusion cultivators, would have to bow down to a spirit transformation cultivator in the future, how could they be willing to do that?
Therefore, a big part of the reason why the rumors about Lu Qingshan have been intensifying during this period is because the cultivators from these four major sects have been fanning the flames behind the scenes.
Now, after learning about Lu Qingshan's battle record, Deacon Lin felt it necessary to report the matter to the sect's top leaders and ask them to restrain the sect's cultivators as soon as possible.
This Lu Qingshan not only has unlimited potential...his strength alone should not be underestimated.
There is no need to provoke a sword cultivator like this.
You should even seize the opportunity as soon as possible and make friends with him!
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Kaiyuan Garden and Liuxu Pavilion.
"Master Xia." A tall and thin middle-aged swordsman bowed to the extremely young Xia Daoyun.
"Master Youhou Peak, is there something wrong?" Xia Daoyun raised his eyebrows and looked at the sect's sword cultivator Master Youhou Peak who came to visit him, feeling a little surprised.
The master of Youhou Peak, an eighth-level sword cultivator of the Sword Sect, is also one of the leaders of the Beacon Fire Hall.
"Indeed, there is something. I came here specifically to ask for Peak Master Xia's opinion." Peak Master Youhou nodded and replied.
"Ask for my opinion?" Xia Daoyun asked in a clear voice, "What is it?"
"Master Xia, do you know about Master Lu's... Young Master's heroic deeds?"
"Qingshan?" Xia Daoyun frowned, and the handsome face of his disciple appeared in his mind. He asked in surprise: "He has just arrived at Yumen Pass not long ago. What great things has he done?"
"Lu... Young Master, single-handedly slaughtered almost all the high-ranking demon cultivators in the demon city of Yumo City, and beheaded the two city lords of the city."
As one of the persons in charge of Beacon Fire Hall, Master Youhou of Peak accidentally saw the record of Lu Qingshan's application for compensation for military merits during his routine review of the awards of military merits.
He was also very concerned about his own newly appointed young master of the Sword Sect, so he immediately summoned Deacon Lin, the deacon monk in charge of compensation for military merits, and asked about the situation.
He was instantly shocked by the fierce battle record of beheading the city lord and deputy city lord who were both powerful demon commanders, and killing nearly seventy seventh-grade demon cultivators and hundreds of sixth-grade Yumo City guards.
This was a huge victory brought about by one man's siege, and a complete victory!
“It’s incredible!”
“Even if he has a Dao weapon as his natal sword, even if he is gifted, even if he enjoys many resources, he is only a Divine Transformation cultivator after all. How can he be so strong that he can even kill a high-level Demon Marshal?!”
Although the master of Youhou Peak was an eighth-level cultivator and had extensive experience, he was still shocked by Lu Qingshan's achievements.
No matter how many factors and external forces are involved, Lu Qingshan is only a Divine Transformation cultivator after all!
You must know that although Taoist weapons are powerful, they also have very stringent requirements on the user. If you are not strong enough, it is difficult to exert your combat effectiveness.
Just like the Demon Suppressor, every sword strike consumes a huge amount of mana. Lu Qingshan also has a huge accumulation of mana, so he can barely exert the power of the Demon Suppressor.
From this we can see that if a person is not capable, it is useless even if he possesses a Taoist weapon.
"Qingshan slaughtered all the high-level monks in Yumo City?" Upon hearing this, Xia Daoyun's eyes suddenly rippled like water waves, which was very beautiful. I wonder what he was thinking.
The head of Youhou Peak said respectfully, "Yes."
"Then I really don't know about this," Xia Daoyun said truthfully, then changed the subject and asked, "But what does this have to do with you coming to see me?"
"That's right. As far as this matter is concerned, it is actually a great victory for us at Yumen Pass. It is worthwhile to publicize this battle report through the Beacon Hall to boost the morale of the monks at this pass, and..."
At this point, Youhou Peak Master glanced at Xia Daoyun cautiously, and then continued: "Recently, there have been many rumors and dissatisfaction about Lu Shaozong. Many people have said a lot about Lu Shaozong's move into Hanguang Garden behind his back, and it has even affected the prestige of our Sword Sect to a certain extent... If this matter is made public, it can also quell these rumors."
"That's right." Xia Daoyun nodded slightly in agreement.
“But I don’t know whether the news that Young Master massacred the city alone is top secret or not. Can it be spread outside?” asked the Lord of Youhou Peak.
Put yourself in his shoes. If he were an enemy of the human race, and knew that a human cultivator who had attained the Divine Transformation stage was so strong, how could he tolerate it?
Once the demons knew that the sword cultivator who massacred Yumo City that day was actually just a 23-year-old Divine Transformation cultivator, they would definitely strangle Lu Qingshan in the cradle even at the cost of disregarding the rules and losing one or two eighth-grade demon cultivators.
A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
The master of Youhou Peak was not sure whether it was appropriate to spread the news now, and whether he needed to wait for Lu Qingshan's cultivation to improve further.
"Don't worry," Xia Daoyun suddenly chuckled, "Pushing my disciple to the forefront will only make him stronger, not destroy him."
"Spread the news of the Qingshan massacre!" She was in high spirits, with a strange light flashing in her eyes.
This is exactly what Qingshan wanted...Xia Daoyun said to himself.
She knows her disciples very well.
If Lu Qingshan really wanted to conceal his achievements, given his personality, he would not have made a special trip to Beacon Palace and risked the news leaking out just to make up for his achievements.
The real purpose is not to drink.
Youhou Peak Master nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Then he respectfully said goodbye to Xia Daoyuan.
"A cultivator who has reached the Spiritual Transformation stage can actually have such fighting power and achieve such a level..."
After the head of Youhou Peak left, Xia Daoyun rested his chin on his hand and thought deeply. Then a smile flashed across his face. He shook his head and said to himself, "My disciple, after reaching the seventh realm, should be better than me at the seventh realm, right?"
Well, it's true that the disciple is better than the master.
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The next day.
[Sword Sect's Young Master Lu Qingshan slaughtered the city alone and killed two high-level demon commanders! ]
A new battle report was updated on the jade tablet in Beacon Hall that recorded important battle reports. It was directly squeezed into the first three columns of the jade tablet, just below the battle report of [Xia Daoyun of the Sword Sect, killed the Three-eyed Demon Lord at Xiongshi Ridge], which made for an interesting contrast.
The news, with Beacon Palace as the center, quickly spread to all parts of Yumen Pass at a crazy and terrifying speed.
In less than a day, monks could be heard discussing Lu Qingshan's news everywhere in Yumen Pass.
"Lu Qingshan is only a spirit-transforming god. How can a spirit-transforming god be so strong? Impossible, this is impossible!"
"The news is absolutely true. When has the Beacon Fire Palace ever made false reports about its battles?"
"We were dissatisfied with his move into Hanguangyuan before, and we complained about it in various ways. But he didn't make any excuses, and directly proved everything with his actions..."
"If this news is true, Lu Qingshan is so terrifying and amazing that he can be considered a peerless genius that only appears once in 20,000 years for our human race."
"Although Lu Qingshan is a genius, it is too exaggerated to say that he only appears once every 20,000 years. Once every 1,000 years is more accurate."
…
The news spread quickly.
Lu Qingshan already has a positive reputation in Yumen Pass.
The spread of this news also meant that Lu Qingshan had officially entered a new circle - the circle of seventh-level cultivators.
After practicing to the sixth level, one enters the level of a strong person.
The interactions between strong people focus more on strength rather than potential.
In the eyes of the strong, a genius is just a genius, and as long as he has not grown up, he is nothing.
But now... Lu Qingshan is a genius, but at the same time, he is also a strong man!
In the eyes of the monks in Hanguangyuan, Lu Qingshan is a terrifying existence whose strength is comparable to theirs, but whose potential completely crushes them.
Given Lu Qingshan's current situation, his future achievements will surely be even more terrifying, and it is very likely that he will even become the new leader of the Sword Sect.
Soon, many monks from Hanguangyuan began to realize their mistake, started to apologize, and some even wanted to visit Lu Qingshan to make friends with him.
Unfortunately, everyone came to nothing.
Because Lu Qingshan had already left Yumen Pass.
Apart from staying at Yumen Pass for one day to complete Taohua's transformation and collect military merits, he never stopped again.
He planned to march through the seventeen city gates built by the Sword Sect on the battlefield outside the domain, and every inch of land that belonged to the human race, and he didn't even want to let go of the barren mountains and swamps.
During this process, he also brought the King of the West Rat along.
The main reason why Lu Qingshan brought the little mouse demon from Qingfeng to Yumen Pass this time was due to a new discovery.
The King of Western Rat once awakened a talent that allowed him to keenly sense the spiritual creatures around him that were beneficial to the evolution of his own bloodline.
This talent played a certain role during the Zhenjiang Corpse Rebellion.
This kind of sensitivity is an instinct that comes from the blood and cannot be concealed by formations, runes, or secret techniques.
Of course, although it sounds special, it doesn’t seem to be a particularly powerful ability.
At best, it is a treasure-hunting rat, and a very limited one at that.
Lu Qingshan originally thought so too and didn't take it seriously.
It was not until he returned from the abyss that the King of Western Rat said that he had a very strange smell on his body.
That is the smell of blood crystal.
The Blood Spirit Crystal is a priceless treasure that helps the evolution of bloodlines. It is not surprising that the King of Western Rat can sense it.
What Lu Qingshan didn't expect was that even though the Blood Spirit Crystal had been refined by him, the little mouse demon could still sense its aura.
What does this mean?
This means that the Western Rat King will become a "rat-shaped radar", and anyone who has refined the Blood Spirit Crystal will not be able to escape its sensing within a certain range.
The Blood Spirit Crystal is extremely valuable and its quantity is limited, so any demon cultivator who has the opportunity to refine the Blood Spirit Crystal is a person of extraordinary potential and noble status. Even if his combat power is weak, he is at least a primary demon general.
In the war between the two races, the ability of the mouse demon will surely produce unimaginable effects in many aspects.
For example, cooperating with human monks to complete the decapitation operation, or providing early warning...
That was why Lu Qingshan brought the little mouse demon along, so that the King of Western Rat could also master the terrain and environment of the battlefield outside the domain, so that he could better utilize its talent when the war broke out in the future.
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Central Spiritual Realm, Huanling Sect.
In the mysterious abyss of the south bank, the wind is howling.
There are many holes on the walls of the abyss on both sides.
At this time, a white-haired old man, hunched over, walked to a hole in the wall with a cane.
He raised his cane and tapped the hole in the wall.
Ripples suddenly appeared at the entrance of the hole in the wall.
A moment later , a low roar of a wild beast was heard from the cave in the wall.
"What's wrong?" Then a dull voice was heard.
"The 'soul' you sent out to carry out the 'isolated island' mission and Fei Cang's 'soul' disappeared together. I feel something is wrong..." The old man's voice was gloomy and hoarse, very harsh and unpleasant.
"I need both of you to return to your souls and see what's going on."
"Okay." The voice from the hole in the wall responded.
Immediately, following the sound of dongdong's footsteps, an unclear shadow slowly walked out of the hole in the wall.