Volume 12 is missing Chapter 6: Darkness
"Into the city."
Lu Qingshan clasped his fingers together and cast several strange spiritual seals, immersing himself in the vast and majestic city wall in front of him.
These spiritual seals are pieced together to form a message that only Tianhe City can receive and interpret. It not only contains a request to enter the city, but also indicates one's identity and origin.
“Buzz!”
A ray of fairy light bloomed on the wall of Tianhe City, and then a circle of light appeared on the wall, and an old monk whose exact age could not be determined walked out of it.
"I have been waiting for you for a long time, fellow Daoist. Is this the new generation leader of the Sword Sect? He is indeed a rare talent." The old monk came over. He knew Lu Qingshan's identity from the spiritual seal that Lu Qingshan had just cast, so he spoke very politely.
He himself is also a great cultivator, possessing the cultivation level of the Third Tribulation Realm, and his eyes are filled with a sense of vicissitudes that can only be accumulated over a long period of time.
"Tianhe City has no gate, only this one," the old monk pointed at the light circle that appeared on the city wall and introduced, "Master Lu, come with me into the city. You probably haven't been to Tianhe City yet."
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
The old monk turned around and disappeared into the circle of light. Lu Qingshan did not hesitate and immediately followed him.
After the two figures disappeared, the halo also disappeared, and the city wall stood tall and intact.
The scene in front of Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed, and he was brought into Tianhe City by the old monk.
What comes into view are rows of houses and markets, with people coming and going, but most of these people are low-level cultivators, and there are even mortals.
"They are all descendants of the cultivators who guard the city of Tianhe City. They were born in Tianhe City and have settled in Tianhe City. Those who have the talent for cultivation have become cultivators who guard the city of Tianhe City, just like their ancestors. However, there are also many who do not have the talent for cultivation, just like what Sect Master Lu has seen now."
The old monk was a qualified guide. Seeing Lu Qingshan’s puzzled look, he immediately explained to him.
The old monk introduced the scenery of Tianhe City to Lu Qingshan and took Lu Qingshan into the depths of Tianhe City.
Everyone says that Tianhe City is huge, but how huge it is is hard to imagine unless you visit it in person.
——Lu Qingshan could understand that there were rivers in the city, but there were even continuous mountains in Tianhe City, and even waterfalls flowing down from them.
"That was a meteorite from outer space. When the city was being built, Xia Daozu took it down and placed it in Tianhe City as a mountain." said the old monk.
Lu Qingshan was speechless, finding it too unbelievable.
If it weren't for the outer city walls, this place wouldn't look like a city but more like a small world.
As we continued to go deeper into Tianhe City, the cultivators we met on the way were at least at the Fusion Realm.
The monks guarding Tianhe City are some of the elites sent by the major sects in the seven regions of the human race to guard the city, as well as some successful independent cultivators who go there voluntarily.
Later, due to Tianhe City’s unique environment and Daxia’s unsparing support of resources, Tianhe City gradually became a “holy land” with an extremely powerful ability to absorb and train monks.
Therefore, in the later period, although Tianhe City no longer needed the support of personnel from the major sects, the number of high-level cultivators in the city continued to increase.
Gradually, Lu Qingshan and the old monk approached the center of Tianhe City.
This journey took a full half day.
Although I didn't use any escape techniques because I was visiting Tianhe City, I could still see what a huge city Tianhe City is.
The center of Tianhe City is a forbidden area, so the old monk did not take Lu Qingshan there.
Lu Qingshan looked into the distance and saw an extremely thick dry tree standing there.
The dead tree has long lost any life and has been dead for who knows how many years, but for some reason, it has never weathered and just exists like this.
Moreover, in the cracks between the dead trees, Lu Qingshan could occasionally see a force like thunder flowing through.
"What is that...?" Lu Qingshan asked.
Because this piece of dead wood made him feel palpitations, which was definitely not ordinary.
"This is the holy object left behind by Daozu Xia. It possesses the power of Daozu and is enough to suppress an entire region." The old monk replied.
“However, after Xia Daozu disappeared, the sacred object began to dry up until it became what it is today.”
Lu Qingshan was distracted, staring blankly at the dead tree.
Does this mean that Xia Daozu’s condition is just like this holy object?
He couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with part of Xia Daozu's soul in the Daoyuan Realm.
Is it really gone?
Maybe not...
In any case, although the holy object is dry, it has never been completely weathered, and even the power of the Taoist ancestor still flows through it.
The same goes for Xia Daozu. He is the first top figure in Cangqiongtian to reach the ancestral realm after so many years. Can he really die so easily?
"There are many legends about Xia Daozu. The most popular and recognized one in Tianhe City is," the old cultivator was thoughtful and knew what Lu Qingshan was thinking. He added, "Xia Daozu encountered an accident when he broke through the ancestral realm. In order to solve this accident, he chose to cut himself off and sit in the death gate."
“That’s why the holy objects he left behind began to dry up, but they are not completely dead yet, and there will be a day when the dead wood will come back to life. Just like Xia Daozu will sooner or later break through the barrier of death and be reborn in Nirvana.” Even the old monks who have lived for countless years could not contain their excitement when they mentioned Xia Daozu.
But it's understandable.
For the new generation of cultivators like Lu Qingshan, Daozu Xia is just a figure living in legend .
But to the old monks, Xia Daozu was the savior who saved them from dire straits and a living legend.
The meanings are different after all.
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The soulless realm.
This is a peculiar area. Because of the magnetic mineral veins underground, there is no spiritual energy in this area. It can even suppress the spiritual energy in the bodies of cultivators.
Lu Qingshan had once briefly visited this Jueling Territory because of Chi Tian.
The center of Jueling Territory is a small city called Yuanci City. It is quite lively and most of the people there are engaged in the Yuanci mining business.
It was late at night and everything was quiet.
Just at this moment.
A burly figure appeared.
Appeared above Yuanci City.
It is a strange creature with four arms and a vaguely human shape, floating above the Yuanci City.
This is an impossible thing.
How can one fly in the realm of absolute spirit?
But it did it anyway.
"Is this the place?" The creature looked down at the city below and murmured softly.
It slowly raised its head, revealing a ferocious face. It also had four eyes, and its skin was dark blue. It looked extremely ugly, yet it seemed familiar.
...Rahu!
"Clear the area first."
He stretched out his hand, and a thick blood cloud emerged from his palm, rapidly expanding and spreading out.
In just a moment, the blood cloud completely enveloped the Yuanci City below, the smell of blood filled the air, and numerous blood rays shot out.
Everything is quiet, truly quiet.
There was no sound at all, because there was no longer any living creature in the Yuanci City below, not even a bug!
Luohou sneered, closed his palms slightly, and the blood cloud turned into a big knife and chopped downwards.
Boom!
Blood was everywhere, and the bloody knife went all the way down, slashing straight towards the earth.
The buildings in Yuanci City collapsed, stone chips flew everywhere, and finally a huge crack appeared on the ground.
It’s bottomless.
Everything seems to be nothing special.
But the next moment, the crack began to twist and change, as if it had life, and the broken part quickly recovered.
Luohou's eyes all lit up.
Without hesitation, he rushed in quickly before the crack healed.
This is a huge and dark underground space. There is no life wave and the aura of absolute spirituality is everywhere. However, it has no effect on Luohou. His four eyes can completely penetrate the darkness.
In front of Luohou, there is a cave with green jade steps and white jade door.
He couldn't help but look up at the portal, and his whole body trembled as if he sensed something.
Then, the smile on Luohou's mouth slowly expanded, and finally turned into a loud laugh, echoing in the underground space.
"I finally found you, the place where Xia Zu was in seclusion!"
