Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 1: A Thunderous Awakening
In the seventeenth year of Tianyuan, it was the rainy season .
At Yumen Pass, a slanting wind and drizzle began to fall.
The spring rain is as soft as butter, but it looks far away but is not there when you get close.
The Yumen Pass gate is very lively today.
More than a hundred sword cultivators, led by a young sword cultivator, flew into Yumen Pass one after another.
They are the sword cultivators from the Sword Sect who returned triumphantly from Zhongling.
There were not many of them, and all of them looked a little tired.
Countless monks from Yumen Pass lined the road to greet them.
These Yumen Pass monks let the cold drizzle hit their bodies, their eyes fell on the figure of the sword cultivator riding a sword in the sky, feeling a little complicated.
You must know that among those who are now welcoming the Sword Sect’s triumphant return, many were unhappy when the Sword Sect was preparing for the Western Expedition.
Because they felt that given the situation in Zhongling at that time, even if it was the Sword Sect, it would be like a stone sinking in the sea if it went to Zhongling and would not cause any waves, so why give it away for nothing?
But the miracle happened just like that.
They were not aware of the details of the battle in Zhongling, but since Zhongling had been defended and the demons had been successfully expelled, all they had to do now was welcome the hero.
Let the original differences be blown away by the wind.
The battle to defend Zhongling was only the prelude to the second war between Dao and Demon, and it was not yet time to hold a celebration banquet, so the ceremony held by the monks of Yumen Pass to welcome the returning monks of Sword Sect was solemn but simple.
However, the personal attendance of the three peak masters of the Sword Sect and the masters of several top sects in the Eastern Region still attracted the attention of many cultivators.
This scene seems a bit too big?
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In the eyes of the ignorant monks at Yumen Pass, this scene was too grand.
But if they knew that this grand ceremony was not only to welcome the triumphant Sword Sect monks, but also to welcome the new Sword Sect leader, they would not think it was such a big deal.
But they can't know.
From their perspective, Qingyun Sword Immortal was still sitting safely in Qingyun Palace.
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In the drizzle at the border, two sword practitioners, a man and a woman, finally met again after ten years.
"I'm really not used to it," Xia Daoyun looked at the man walking in front, paused, and then slowly continued: "Lu... Sect Master."
The man walking in front of the hundreds of sword cultivators was naturally the new leader of the Sword Sect, Lu Qingshan.
Xia Daoyuan's gaze fell on Lu Qingshan's handsome face, and her expression became extremely complicated.
Who could have thought that after the Battle of Zhongling, the position of the leader of their Sword Sect would actually change.
Moreover, this new sect leader was just a new disciple . He was the first and only disciple that Xia Daoyun had accepted so far.
"Although I thought of this day coming the day the old sect leader appointed you as the young sect leader, I never thought this day would come so soon." Xia Daoyun sighed, unable to tell the emotion in his words.
Beside Xia Daoyuan were Yu Canghai and Xue Wushao.
Behind the three of them were the leaders of the top sects in the Eastern Region, all of whom were cultivators above the ninth realm.
At this moment, they looked at Lu Qingshan's face, which was so young that it was unbelievable. His expression was a little dazed. He no longer had the superior and indifferent attitude of a ninth-level cultivator, and he looked no different from an ordinary person.
What is happening now is really hard to accept.
Although Lu Qingshan's reputation has long been known:
He went all the way from the strongest fourth realm to the strongest sixth realm, an average of one realm per year. Whether it was the momentum of breaking through the realm or the momentum of rising, he was lawless.
Now, Lu Qingshan has even reached the peak of the seventh realm, leaving his peers far behind.
You have to know that even though the Zhongling battle lasted for ten years, Lu Qingshan is only over thirty years old now.
This kind of cultivation talent is so terrifying that it is outrageous.
No one would doubt his subsequent achievements.
But no matter what, that is the Sword Sect, one of the seven great Taoist sects of the human race, a holy place for sword cultivation, the overlord of the Eastern Region, a behemoth. Will it be led by a young man like this in the future?
They couldn't believe it and felt it was a bit ridiculous.
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"Master, Peak Master Yu, Peak Master Xue." Lu Qingshan ignored the ambiguous looks from the others, just smiled, walked forward, and walked shoulder to shoulder with Xia Daoyun.
Xia Daoyun's eyes wandered over Lu Qingshan's profile for a moment, and when she realized that she could no longer find any trace of immaturity in him, she sighed in her heart.
"Master...thank you." Lu Qingshan suddenly said.
"After I sent you back, I was always afraid that you would never come back." Xia Daoyun naturally knew what Lu Qingshan was thanking him for.
Lu Qingshan was silent for a moment and then said, "But many people can't come back."
"The old sect leader led half of the Sword Sect out of the Eastern Region, and you only brought back a few hundred people. There are indeed too many people who can't come back."
Lu Qingshan said: "The battle in Zhongling was too difficult."
Xia Daoyun said: "Without the Daozu formation, the gap in strength between us and the demons is indeed visible to the naked eye."
"I thought you would come back earlier," she said again.
Lu Qingshan explained: "I am needed to break through the Dragon Pass, so I have to stay a little longer. Fortunately, everything went well, otherwise I should still be in Zhongling now."
"After returning to the East Region, I sent them home first before coming to Yumen Pass."
"As I should..." Xia Daoyun nodded, and then said, "The battle reports from Zhongling have been coming in all the time. As for the situation at Yumen Pass, after the three masters invited us to fight ten years ago, we have been maintaining a reluctant peace."
Lu Qingshan bowed his head, then asked: "When will their injuries be healed?"
He was talking about the three statues that were injured ten years ago.
"I don't know," Xia Daoyun shook her head, "but it will definitely not get better in a short time, so you can rest assured."
Beings at the top level of Demon Lord are already very difficult to be hurt.
Likewise, it is difficult to recover from an injury.
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The destination of Lu Qingshan's journey is Qingyun Palace.
Qingyun Palace is located at the core of Yumen Pass.
Lu Qingshan passed through Guiyi Garden, Hanguang Garden and Kaiyuan Garden.
When passing by the mountain building of Hanguangyuan, Lu Qingshan looked at the old house that was still intact, clean and tidy, and thought of the stories that had happened in the past ten years, and he couldn't help sighing.
Xia Daoyun seemed to be able to sense Lu Qingshan's emotions. "In the third year of Tianyuan, you came to the Sword Sect. Now it is the spring of the seventeenth year. It has only been fourteen years, but it feels like a lot of things have happened."
Xia Daoyun looked at the mountain building and couldn't help but think of the first time Lu Qingshan entered Jianlai Peak, and smiled slightly.
She suddenly said, "Now that I think about it, I actually didn't teach you anything at all."
Xia Daoyun's sudden self-awareness made Lu Qingshan smile. He said, "The master leads you to the door, but it's up to you to practice."
"A hundred years ago, I had just joined the Sword Sect and the old Sect Master became my teacher. In fact, he never taught me anything." It is also strange that the two Sect Masters of the Sword Sect were Xia Daoyun's teacher and the other was Xia Daoyun's disciple.
Xia Daoyun said: "The Sword Sect is interesting here. Our situation must have happened many times, but this place has always been the best place for sword cultivation to inherit."
Lu Qingshan agreed: "Indeed."
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Qingyun Palace is right in front of you.
Lin Yao was already waiting at the door.
Yes, it was Lin Yao, no longer the “Qingyun Sword Immortal”.
Lu Qingshan has returned, which means that the Sword Sect has a new leader, so there is no need for her to continue pretending.
Yu Canghai took a step forward, pointed at the Qingyun Palace in front of him, and said to Lu Qingshan: "Qingyun Palace is the core of Yumen Pass and the palace of the Sword Sect's leader. The old leader has suppressed the demons here for ten thousand years... Of course, all this is in the past. From now on, this will be your residence."
The so-called residence is naturally not just a place to live in. Everyone present knows the meaning of this.
Xia Daoyun whispered to herself, "It's not right to ask you to bear all this so soon."
Lu Qingshan said nothing.
Xia Daoyun stretched out her jade-white hand, gently placed it on Lu Qingshan's shoulder and patted him.
After a long time, Lu Qingshan raised his head, looked at Qingyun Palace, and repeated what he had promised Xie Qingyun, "I can afford it."
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On this day, Qingyun Palace took down the plaque that had been hanging for ten thousand years.
The new plaque has not been hung up yet, but the white lanterns have already been hung up.
The wind and rain never cease.
The raindrops hit the green rock floor, lightly, heavily, lightly, and loudly.
Thin streams of water flowed along the cracks between the floorboards, the sounds of tapping and flowing intertwined into a melody, with a hint of sadness in the calm.
When Qingyun Palace took down its plaque and hung up white lanterns that everyone could see, the entire Yumen Pass was stunned by the wind and rain.
One person tells ten people, ten people tell a hundred people, a hundred people tell a thousand people…
At first, many monks did not believe it until they saw the white lantern with their own eyes from a long distance.
Then, an hour later, the senior officials of Yumen Pass, headed by the three peak masters of the Sword Sect, all changed into white clothes.
Then, a piece of news came out from the Qingyun Palace, which was no longer the Qingyun Palace.
"The Qingyun Sword Immortal returns to the ruins."
"Young Sect Master Lu Qingshan took over the Sword Sect and became the Sect Master."
The weather was stormy and dark. While the monk at Yumen Pass was lost in thought, suddenly, a spring thunder sounded in the sky.
It turns out that the rain has passed and the Waking of Insects has arrived.
With a thunderclap during the Waking of Insects, all things come back to life.
