Since Xia Zhao ascended to the throne, although he was very strong inside, he always appeared to be very kind and gentle and listened to the opinions of the people.
No one knows why she changed her previous behavior this time and showed such a tough side.
But no matter what, Xia Zhao is the ruler of Da Xia and the nominal ruler .
Perhaps her skills are not enough to convince the people, perhaps her dictatorial and domineering attitude will make many people feel unacceptable, but Xia Zhao's will will still be executed in the end.
Of course, this is not because of Xia Zhao’s status as the Great Xia Lord.
Strength is the foundation of all status.
Xia Zhao doesn't have very strong power, but she has the support of two of the most powerful people in the world.
One is Xia Daozu who has disappeared for 20,000 years, and the other is Chu Mushen who has guarded Tianhe City for 20,000 years.
This is the key.
Therefore, the high-level monks of Yanlan Pass who were in an uproar soon calmed down.
No matter how much they opposed or questioned in their hearts, they were suppressed by Xia Zhao's extremely strong persistence.
"The Yulin Guards at Yanlan Pass and the Chang'an Guards at Chang'an City will support the Central Spiritual Territory together with the Sword Sect."
What shocked the monks of Yanlan Pass even more was that Xia Zhao sent the Yulin Guard and Chang'an Guard, who were the ones she had the best understanding of and who supported her the most, to support Zhongling Realm.
what does that mean?
This means that from now on, Xia Zhao will no longer have any power that is truly under her control.
All the monks present had to admit that Xia Zhao's arrangements were without any selfish motives, and they also had to admit her great courage.
But in the eyes of many people, this is just a meaningless struggle and attempt.
Even the Great Xia cultivator who supported Xia Zhao the most thought so.
In the battle between Taoism and demons in the Central Spiritual Realm, the demons suppressed the human race from top to bottom.
Apart from anything else, the fact that there were no cultivators guarding the area meant that the human race had no hope of winning the battle in the Central Spiritual Realm.
——In Dao Sect, there are very , but the reason why they all chose to give up the Central Spiritual Realm in a very tacit understanding in the end is because there are no cultivators in the area who can spare time to support the Central Spiritual Realm.
The simplest analogy is, how can a country without nuclear weapons challenge a country with nuclear weapons?
No one could understand Xia Zhao's decision for a moment.
But thousands of years later, history will prove that the decision she made was correct.
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Tianshan Mountains, Yumen Pass.
The peak masters who had gathered in Qingyun Palace had already dispersed.
They will announce their decision to the sect's disciples and conduct rounds of screening to divide the Sword Sect's sword cultivators into two major camps: those who are good at guarding the gates and those who are good at attacking.
Those who are good at guarding the pass will stay at Yumen Pass, and those who are good at attacking will go to Zhongling Territory.
This will obviously take some time.
However, at this moment, the old leader of the Sword Sect and the young junior leader did not participate in this matter.
Because they have more important things to do.
There were hurried footsteps outside the palace gate.
After a moment, a graceful figure of a woman with eyebrows like distant mountains and red lips and a jade-like face appeared in the clouds and mist lingering in Qingyun Palace.
Her wide sleeves fell like clouds, more graceful than clouds.
Her manners and appearance were impeccable, and her divine light made the clouds and mist suddenly clear.
There is only one such woman in the world, Xia Daoyun.
Another beautiful woman in a moon-white Taoist robe followed Xia Daoyun out carefully, with a hint of uneasiness in her expression.
The woman is actually a very graceful and generous person.
However, the person she wanted to meet now was the number one person in the Eastern Region and one of the three great sword masters in Chang'an.
How could she continue to be generous?
The woman first looked curiously at the Qingyun Sword Immortal who was standing with his hands behind his back. Her expression became serious and she unconsciously revealed a bit of restraint and a little bit of uneasiness.
However, when her eyes swept over the man's figure beside Qingyun Sword Immortal, she unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
It was like meeting an acquaintance in a very strange place, and I felt relieved.
Then, the woman bowed gracefully and said, "Lin Yao from Tianji Temple, I am honored to meet Qingyun Sword Immortal, Master Lu."
The woman who was picked up from Yumen Pass by Xia Daoyun in person in Zhongtian Territory was naturally Lin Yao, who possessed the divine veins of a phantom body.
Xie Qingyun looked at Lin Yao carefully, then spoke in a very gentle and mellow voice, "Qingshan told me that your phantom body vein can allow you to transform into anyone, and regardless of your behavior, there will be no flaws?"
Lin Yao blinked and nodded, "What Master Lu said is true."
Xie Qingyun was surprised and asked, "Even if you are only at the Nascent Soul stage now, you can transform into a high-level cultivator so flawlessly?"
Lu Qingshan thought to himself, it turns out there are things that the Sword Immortal doesn’t know, but I know.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little proud.
After all, it was he who discovered Lin Yao's physique and supported her.
It can be said that without him, there would be no Lin Yao today.
However, at that time, he just thought that Lin Yao's phantom divine veins would play a huge role in the future.
But he could never have imagined at that time that in just eight years, that young girl who had only cultivated at the level of Qi Refining would now be involved in the survival of hundreds of millions of human beings in the two domains.
If you plant willows intentionally, they will grow into shade trees.
The circumstances of the world are truly marvelous.
Here, Lin Yao did not hide anything and nodded again.
Qingyun Sword Immortal thought for a moment and said, "Can you demonstrate it?"
It still seems hard to believe. The Sword Immortal is no different from us.
Lu Qingshan continued to think.
Lin Yao pondered for a moment, and then a strand of hair appeared in her hand.
The next moment, a flash of light appeared in her hand, and the hair decomposed into strange but mysterious symbols one after another, and merged into Lin Yao's hand.
Ripples like water waves appeared on Lin Yao's body.
In the ripples, her figure, appearance, and even her cultivation and aura were changing rapidly.
After a moment, the ripples dissipated.
The originally beautiful woman has turned into a man.
An extremely handsome man.
Xia Daoyun, who had been silent all this time, finally showed some changes in his mood. He looked at "Lin Yao" carefully at this moment as if he was interested, and then shifted his gaze to Lu Qingshan.
Xie Qingyun was also doing the same action.
Only Lu Qingshan's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.
because……
The person that Lin Yao transformed into was none other than Lu Qingshan.
"Can you tell the difference between me and Lu Shaozong?" Lin Yao bowed again and asked.
Even the voice is exactly the same as Lu Qingshan's.
Lu Qingshan's eyelids twitched again, and his expression was subtle.
After all, seeing someone who looked exactly like him acting like a woman did indeed make him feel awkward.
"Exactly the same, even the cultivation level is the same." Xie Qingyun looked Lin Yao up and down for a moment and said in surprise.
There are many illusions, but he has never seen an illusion that can even create the aura of cultivation.
"It's really flawless," he said.
"There are still some differences." Xia Daoyun finally stopped her gaze which was constantly scanning back and forth out of curiosity.
"What's the difference?" Lin Yao was stunned, finding it hard to imagine.
Lu Qingshan was also extremely surprised.
You know, even the top demon lord of the demon clan could not see through Qing Ge disguised by his phantom divine veins.
Master actually?
"I can't explain it, but it's just different." Xia Daoyun said.
Isn't it the same as saying nothing?
Lu Qingshan couldn't help but complain, and continued to play the role of narrator, making up the lines in his mind.
Lin Yao calmed down and said with a smile: "This must be because Lu Shaozong is your disciple."
"Just like twin brothers who look exactly the same, their parents can often recognize which is the older brother at a glance by intuition," she explained.
In fact, Lin Yao had one more thing to say.
Parents and children are connected by blood, so it is normal for them to do this.
You and Lu Qingshan are just master and disciple, why are you so familiar with him?
"So that's how it is." Xia Daoyun nodded, thoughtfully.
No one knows what he is thinking.
"Okay, very good." Xie Qingyun nodded with great satisfaction.
He ignored the real Lu Qingshan and said to the fake Lu Qingshan seriously: "Then for the next period of time, you will pretend to be me."
Lin Yao stood there in a daze for a long time, and after a moment, she spoke with difficulty: "Senior Sword Immortal, do you want me to transform into you?"
Xie Qingyun nodded and said sincerely: "I want to go to the Central Spiritual Realm, but Yumen Pass can't be without me, so I need your help."
Lin Yao was shocked as if thunder was roaring from the sky. Combining this with the information she had received previously, she immediately understood the Sword Sect's plan.
"You want me to transform into you, guard Yumen Pass, and intimidate the demons, and then you... secretly go to the Central Spirit Realm?"
"Smart." When asking someone for help, one should naturally say more nice things, so Xie Qingyun praised.
Lin Yao felt like her head was a mess and hesitated, "But...but..."
"But... I'm afraid I can't do this well."
Lin Yao was hesitating.
She is indeed smart and knows the meaning and importance behind this matter.
It is because I know that I am afraid.
Once her disguise is seen through, the Soldier Demon Clan will probably immediately attack the city with all their might and launch the second war between Taoism and Demons.
Such a big matter has to be undertaken by a Nascent Soul cultivator like her?
"You are a sword immortal, and I am just a Nascent Soul cultivator, and a spiritual cultivator at that. It is too difficult to disguise myself as you without being seen through." Lin Yao told the truth.
"You just need to pretend to be me. The rest of the matters will be handled by Dao Yun, Master Wushao Peak and Master Canghai Peak. Don't feel too much pressure." Xie Qingyun comforted him.
"You can play the role of Lu Qingshan, such a handsome young swordsman, so similarly. It will be even easier for me to play the role of Lu Qingshan, a middle-aged man with ordinary appearance." Xie Qingyun said again.
"Mediocre" is no longer a derogatory word, Lu Qingshan thought.
Xie Qingyun was not aware that the young Shaozong beside him was constantly adding to his lines. He flipped his hand and a spiritual jade appeared in his palm.
As he handed the jade forward, he continued, "I have organized my habits and preferences into this jade. Qingshan said he taught you a magical power. What's it called..."
He recalled the strange name. "An actor's self-cultivation? Anyway, as long as you have this information, you can play me very well."
"And, don't worry, I seldom appear in public, and the demons know even less about me. You don't need to imitate my behavior too much. As long as you don't make some feminine movements, everything else won't matter." Not only Lu Qingshan, but Xie Qingyun also felt very awkward with Lin Yao's female blessing gesture performed in Lu Qingshan's appearance.
"I can still do this," Lin Yao relaxed a little, but did not take the jade immediately, "Even if you ask me to play you, I am still very nervous."
It's not that she's not strong enough, it's like suddenly asking someone to pretend to be the top leader of a country.
And once the identity is revealed, there will even be terrible consequences leading to the destruction of the country.
Anyone who is in this situation would be terrified.
“I didn’t see how nervous you were when you turned into Qingshan.” Xie Qingyun spread his hands.
"Because you are the strongest cultivator in the Eastern Region and one of the only two sword immortals in the world."
Xie Qingyun's eyebrows trembled slightly, as if he could not suppress his joy, and he said proudly: "So it seems that I am a relatively unusual person?"
Lu Qingshan thought to himself, asking questions when you already know the answer is indeed the highest level of pretense.
Also, why do you just pretend and drag me down?
He thought again, his mind extremely active.
Lin Yao shook her head and replied with a wry smile: "It's not just unusual, it's extremely unusual."
Xie Qingyun patted Lin Yao on the shoulder and laughed: "No matter how extraordinary you are, you are still a human being, right?"
"I am a human being, and you are also a human being, so there is nothing that is impossible."
Lin Yao was speechless.
"In the usual sense, you are no longer a human being, but an immortal, a sword immortal." Lu Qingshan on the side added in a low voice at the right time.
It is said to be mumbling softly, but in this situation, no matter what the sound is, as long as it is made, others can naturally hear it.
So, Xie Qingyun raised his eyebrows and looked at the young master he had appointed with dissatisfaction.
He stopped patting Lin Yao's shoulder and instead hit Lu Qingshan hard on the head.
"Are you tearing me down?" he asked.
Lu Qingshan was hit so hard that he felt pain and couldn't help but feel very annoyed.
But he dared not speak out.
It was the first time that Lin Yao saw Lu Qingshan being humiliated, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Lu Qingshan glared at Lin Yao with dissatisfaction.
I can't afford to offend the old sect leader, but I can still bully you.
Lin Yao was glared at by Lu Qingshan and quickly put away the smile on her face.
But after this incident, her nervous and anxious mood was indeed relieved a lot.
Because Lin Yao suddenly discovered that Qingyun Sword Immortal was actually a human being who could comfort the younger generation and "suppress" disciples. He was a living person.
"Although I'm sorry to put so much pressure on you, this is really the only solution we can come up with, so I'm counting on you." Xie Qingyun said again.
Lin Yao remained silent, his expression becoming serious.
After a moment, she raised her head and looked directly at Qingyun Sword Immortal, "My master is still in the Central Spiritual Region. If no one supports the Central Spiritual Region, my master might..."
"So, even if it's just for my master, I have no reason to refuse."
"However, I have a question I would like to ask Senior Sword Immortal."
Xie Qingyun nodded slightly, "You say."
"Is the Sword Sect really confident that it can turn the tide, support the collapsing building, and hold up the sky with one pillar?"
"To be honest, no."
"And you still?"
"In sword practice, we talk about right and wrong instead of benefits and losses, about success and failure instead of adversity, and about eternity instead of one's own life."
There was another moment of silence.
Finally, Lin Yao's expression became resolute and she reached out to take the spiritual jade handed to her by Xie Qingyun.
She said solemnly:
"But for your sake."