"Also, Master, if you really take over Zhishou Tower, I need your help with one thing." Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly, with a dangerous light in them.
"What's the matter?" The master of Shuiyue Temple raised his eyebrows in surprise, seeming to be very confused.
"Huanling Sect." Lu Qingshan slowly uttered three words from his mouth.
"I hope that you, the master, can use the intelligence systems of Tianji Temple and Zhishou Tower to help the Sword Sect investigate the Huanling Sect." He said in a resounding voice.
Ever since the incident with the Hundred Illusion Butterflies, the Sword Sect had already begun investigating the Huanling Sect.
But both are Taoist sects, and intelligence is precisely the Sword Sect's weak point. So even though the investigation has been going on for quite some time, there has been no substantial progress on the Sword Sect's side.
Since Master Xia Daoyun was in charge of this matter, he felt quite helpless at the moment.
In terms of frontal combat, he might not be able to help Xia Daoyun much at the moment.
But in this matter, Lu Qingshan has his own tricks.
Encouraging the abbot of Shuiyue Temple to take over Zhishou Tower can be said to be a strategy that kills four birds with one stone.
"So Young Master Lu wants me to work for you. No wonder you are so enthusiastic." After hearing what Lu Qingshan said, Master Shuiyue Temple naturally saw through his plan easily and couldn't help laughing.
The cleaning of Zhishou Tower was initiated by Lu Qingshan.
At that time, she was wondering why Lu Qingshan was so proactive and insisted on dragging her into the water. It turned out that he had long had his eyes on Zhishoulou and wanted to use him for his own purposes.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shook her head.
Qingyun Sword Immortal really found a treasure.
Although Lu Qingshan in front of him was extremely young, he was already truly mature.
Whether it was his neither humble nor arrogant attitude when facing the Lord Wei Mo who had reached the eighth level of cultivation, or his calmness when planning to deceive Luo He, or his judgment and grasp of the current situation of the human race, it can be seen that he is already very experienced.
More importantly, this sword cultivator has extraordinary talent and extraordinary combat power.
There are many sword cultivators who can kill people, but there are only a handful of sword cultivators as capable of killing as Lu Qingshan, and they are even unprecedented.
According to what Lu Qingshan said before, he was able to easily defeat three fusion cultivators and hundreds of spirit transformation cultivators working together.
From this perspective, the position of the Sword Sect's Young Master seems to have fallen to this young man, and it is not as abrupt as imagined.
only……
The master of Shuiyue Temple was in a trance.
She could understand why Qingyun Sword Immortal valued Lu Qingshan, so she handed over the Old Dragon Sword Talisman, which represented his status as to Lu Qingshan.
But she just couldn't understand why Xia Zun would hand over the token of "As if I were here in person" to a young junior whom she had just met for the first time?
Is it because of Lu Qingshan’s contribution in the battle of Chang’an?
"How dare I ask the Master of Shuiyue Temple to do anything for me? It's just a favor, just a favor," Lu Qingshan said with a shy smile, neither humble nor arrogant, "The Master's words really frightened Qingshan."
"Okay, that's enough," the head of Shuiyue Temple glanced at Lu Qingshan, interrupted his performance, and said slowly: "I will consider what you said."
"As for whether it will succeed in the end, doesn't it still depend on Xia Zhao's intentions?" She said calmly, "The position of the owner of Zhishou Tower is not a worthless thing. I can't just sit there whenever I want."
Lu Qingshan laughed and said nothing more.
He was sure that Xia Zhao would agree.
Because Xia Zhao once had a brief conversation with him.
The reason for the conversation was to discuss the handling of Zhishou Tower.
After that conversation, Lu Qingshan understood that this female ruler of Da Xia had now completely put aside her personal gains and losses as well as those of Da Xia.
Her only thought and concern at this moment was to quell the rebellion of the demon clan.
And the reason why Xia Zhao bestowed him with the token of "As if I were present in person" was definitely not because he had made a great contribution as the master of Shuiyue Temple expected.
It was simply because he was the one who told Li Qiubai the news of Prince Qing's massacre in Chang'an.
"If you hadn't discovered the secret of Prince Qing's massacre in Chang'an in time, I would have been dead by the time he found out and rushed to Chang'an. I know he must be very grateful to you."
"He has passed away and cannot express his gratitude to you, but I don't want my husband to owe others a favor."
"Here is the token. Take it."
These were the last words Xia Zhao said to him at the end of the conversation, and then he gave him the token that read "As if I were present in person."
How could such a female master refuse the idea of ​​taking charge of Tianji Temple proposed by the master of Shuiyue Temple?
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Abyss, Tianmen Realm.
There is a blood moon in the sky.
Because the giants are tall, the hall was built tall and majestic.
"You should all know this," a deep voice came, "Xuan Zun has fallen."
In the Giant Spirit Holy Clan, there are four top demon lords: Xuan Zun, You Zun, Teng Zun and Zhen Zun.
The one who spoke at this time was You Zun.
Teng Zun's eyes widened, "In terms of combat power alone, Xuan Zun is stronger than the three of us, infinitely close to a semi-saint. How could he appear in the human domain and perish in the human domain?"
Zhen Zun shook his head and said, "The specific situation is still unclear. According to the news from the human race, King Qing of Great Xia colluded with Xuan Zun and tried to massacre Chang'an. In the end, he was killed in Chang'an City by the Chang'an Sword Immortal."
"Is Chang'an Sword Immortal already so strong?" Teng Zun asked in surprise, "One against two? One of them is even a Xuan Zun..."
"The price is that the Chang'an Sword Immortal will die." You Zun continued.
"The human sword immortal is indeed annoying." Zhen Zun said with emotion, his eyes flickering.
Among the six cultivation schools of the human race, the ones that the demons hate the most have always been sword cultivation.
This is a group of cultivators who are good at killing. The top powerful sword immortal among them has a killing power far exceeding that of other monks with different titles.
It's like a "nuclear weapon", with a very strong deterrent effect.
"Now is not the time to marvel at the strength of the Sword Immortal. I called you here today to discuss how we should deal with subsequent matters after Xuan Zun's death." You Zun was very calm, his voice gloomy.
"We, the Giant Spirit Clan, originally had the largest number of top-level demon lords among the eight holy clans, with four in total. Xuanzun is infinitely close to being a semi-saint, so we have always occupied the best territory in the abyss, the Tianmen Territory." Zhenzun understood Youzun's intention, nodded, and added:
"If this incident had not happened, after we conquered the human domain in the future, if nothing unexpected happened, our Giant Spirit Clan should have been allocated the best and largest territory."
"Because of this, the other seven tribes are extremely jealous of our giant tribe."
"Now that Xuanzun has done this, the strength of our Giant Spirit Clan has plummeted. The other seven clans will not care about the so-called kinship with us. I'm afraid they will take advantage of our misfortune and try every means to snatch our food from our mouths."
Teng Zun nodded slightly and did not raise any objections.
The eight holy demon clans of the abyss have always been like this, enemies of each other, and fighting against each other.
The fall of Xuan Zun will first affect the giant clan, and the first impact will come from other demon clans.
"Lord You, do you have any good ideas?" Zhen Zun narrowed his green eyes and looked at You Zun, and asked.
"Competition for territory and resources is inevitable. The reason why our giant clan has always been the strongest is because we have always occupied the best territory in the entire abyss." You Zun said solemnly.
The foundation of their demon race's growth relies on their bloodline, and they will gain extraordinary combat power as they grow older.
However, obtaining this kind of combat power is not something that can be obtained easily; it requires the energy of heaven and earth.
The more energy a territory has, the more powerful demons it can breed, making their race stronger.
The stronger the race, the better territory it can occupy.
"The strong will always be strong. The second war with the human race is an opportunity for us, the eight holy demon clans, to reshuffle. At this juncture, if we lose Xuan Zun, it would be like cutting off one of our own legs." You Zun continued.
"right."
"What should I do?"
Teng Zun and Zhen Zun talked and discussed with each other.
"With a broken leg, if we are still standing on the same starting line, how can we compete with them?" You Zun said.
"You Zun means that we should take the lead in launching a war against the human race and seize the initiative?" Teng Zun was shocked.
"At this point, we are 99% certain that when our human race's Xia Zu broke through the ancestral realm, it was not perfect. Something went wrong, so he didn't kill all of our demon race, but stopped and closed himself off to heal his wounds."
"In the past 20,000 years, Xia Zudu has never appeared again. We have tried many times and the result has always been the same."
"He has not shown up for such a long time. Either his injuries have not healed yet, or he has already died."
"If it is the first possibility, the injury cannot be healed in 20,000 years, then it will never be healed, and we don't need to worry too much. If it is the second possibility, then there is no need to worry too much." Xuan Zun said in an orderly manner.
Normally, the second possibility should not be considered, because when a powerful monk dies, there will be a celestial phenomenon of the disappearance of the Tao.
This cannot be concealed.
The more powerful the cultivator is when he dies, the more spectacular the phenomenon of the disappearance of Tao will be.
When such a powerful figure as Daozu dies, the phenomenon of the disappearance of his Tao may even sweep across the entire human world.
However, in the past 20,000 years, such a huge phenomenon of the disappearance of the Tao has never appeared in the human world.
Therefore, it is highly likely that Xia Daozu is still alive, which is also the reason why the demons have been dormant for 20,000 years and dared not make any big moves.
Of course, it is also possible that the ancestral cultivators have transcended the Heavenly Dao after opening the Heavenly Gate and are not subject to interference from the Heavenly Dao’s will. Even if they die, there is no need for the Heavenly Dao to disappear and return energy to the Heaven and Earth.
But no matter what, they all had deep fear in their hearts towards the only ancestral cultivator of the human race.
As long as we cannot be sure that Xia Daozu is dead, we will not dare to start a war easily.
It was not until 20,000 years had passed that they could no longer hold back.
In addition to the fact that the energy in the abyss is becoming increasingly exhausted and has entered a period of weakness and cannot last for too long, they have begun to assume that Xia Daozu will not be able to appear again.
"The problem is not just with Xia Daozu. The main thing is that whoever takes the lead first will suffer a great loss." Zhen Zun frowned.
Why are the eight holy demon clans so at odds with each other, yet they still have to negotiate the time to launch a war and attack together?
Why has Huang already appeared in Jianluo King City? Even though the Bingmo clan is in imminent danger, why does they still keep their troops on hold and wait for the other seven clans?
That's the reason.
Once they rashly launch a war and the other seven holy demon clans remain inactive, the human race can mobilize the power of the entire human domain to fight against them.
Although the strength of the abyss is far superior to that of the human race, it has not reached the level where a single demon clan can defeat the entire human race.
Waging a war in this way would not only lead to their inevitable defeat, but would also cause them to suffer serious damage.
There is no doubt that the other seven clans would be happy to see this situation.
——For the other seven holy demon clans, not only the human race is the enemy, the giant demon clan is also the enemy.
Dog-eat-dog, both sides suffer, which is exactly what they want.
In addition, they were also worried that when they sent a large number of magic cultivators to the front battlefield , their homes would be stolen by the other seven tribes who were watching the fight from the sidelines.
Therefore, in the war between the two worlds, the eight holy demon clans reached a tacit understanding: either none of them move, or they move together!
Everyone understands this truth, but Zhen Zun can't understand why You Zun would come up with such a ridiculous idea.
"Although the human race is not as strong as us, it should not be underestimated, and its potential is huge, so it should not be underestimated," You Zun said, "I will definitely not make the stupid suggestion of a clan attacking the human race."
"So, it's not one tribe, it's three tribes!" He said fiercely: "The three tribes joined forces to kill the human race."
"Three tribes?" Teng Zun asked in surprise and confusion: "Who are the other two tribes?"
"One of them must be the Soldier Demon Clan. There is another clan that I can't think of for the time being." Zhen Zun saw it more clearly than Teng Zun.
The Soldier Demon Clan had already been in a state of desperation because of the "wasteland" and had been lobbying the other seven clans to start a war in advance.
But the eight clans are not of the same mind. Each of them is gloating over the misfortune of the Soldier Demon Clan. How could they agree to the Soldier Demon Clan’s lobbying?
In this case, if they wanted to join forces with the Bingmo Clan to start a war, the Bingmo Clan would definitely agree with it wholeheartedly.
As for the other clan, it is more elusive.
"The inner demon clan." You Zun revealed the answer.
"Is it them?!" Teng Zun's pupils suddenly shrank and he frowned subconsciously.
No wonder he reacted that way.
Among the eight holy demon clans in the abyss, there may be some controversy as to which clan is the most powerful.
But when it comes to which tribe is the strangest and most unpredictable, it has long been recognized by everyone.
The inner demon clan!
A clan of inner demons whose talents are "controlling souls" and "controlling lives".
"Why are the Heart Demon Clan so anxious?" Zhen Zun couldn't understand.
Their Giant Spirit Clan is in such a hurry because of the death of Xuan Zun, and their Soldier Demon Clan also has their own reasons.
There should be no reason for the Heart Demon Clan to do this.
"This is because they have already prepared everything and are confident of victory," You Zun said, "They are confident that they can take over the human race's territory at an extremely fast speed, so fast that neither our human nor demon races can react."
"But once they take over a human territory, if no one protects them, they won't be able to hold out even if the human territory uses all its strength to counterattack."
"So, the Heart Demon Clan needs our two clans to take an offensive posture at the same time and cooperate with them, so that the human race will mistakenly think that our demon clan is about to launch an all-out war and will not dare to easily dispatch personnel from the other seven regions for support and counterattack."
"As long as the Heart Demon Clan stabilizes the situation, how can the other five clans not be jealous when they see this situation?"
"As long as they get jealous, they will take action."
"Once they start, the feint becomes real."