Volume 7: The Strongest Four Realms Chapter 14 Carp Fighting for Food
"Dead?"
"The old vulture who dominated Mogao for so many years just died like this?"
A feeling of unreality arose in everyone's hearts.
It was too fast, the battle situation changed in an instant.
A moment ago, the old vulture was still displaying his prowess, fighting against Jue Zhen and Lu Qingshan alone, and successfully breaking through Jue Zhen's interception and killing Lu Qingshan.
The next moment, the Buddha's disciple Lotus and Xiezhi appeared together, with a sword across the sky. When they came back to their senses, the outcome of the battle was decided.
The moment the old vulture man's breath disappeared, the monks watching the battle in Giant Bear City all understood that the sand bandits who had been causing the Nine Clans so much headaches had been killed by this sword cultivator of unknown origin.
They already had a very high opinion of Lu Qingshan before the battle began.
But they only believed that Lu Qingshan relied on something external, but they did not expect that Lu Qingshan's reliance would actually be his own strength.
"Great revenge has been achieved..." When Xiong Li saw this scene, his cloudy eyes suddenly turned red.
For him, the joy completely overshadowed the shock in his heart.
"A Yuanying sword cultivator is actually no match for the old vulture man in the middle stage of the refining void. This is too exaggerated..." The giant bear tribe leader, who was originally resentful, was now in disbelief. "According to this level, this sword cultivator can already be on the yellow list... Such a dragon crossing the river actually appeared in a shallow place like ours..."
A cultivator from the Giant Bear Tribe suddenly thought of something and asked cautiously, "Chief, what are we going to do with the head that the sword cultivator has embedded in the city wall..."
There was silence for a moment.
The giant bear chieftain’s face turned pale.
As long as the head of the evil monk in the Sand Sea remains embedded in the wall of Giant Bear City, the shadow of the swordsman will be lingering.
Anyone who sees this head will mention the Giant Bear Tribe when talking about the swordsman.
"Let the bandits commit crimes right beside your bed, and don't dare to say a word."
The sooner this head is removed, the better.
But now the question is…
They didn't dare to pick it.
Even the old vulture was no match for the swordsman, let alone the Giant Bear Tribe.
Who knows what kind of personality that swordsman has?
Who knows, the swordsman might get angry because they rashly took off the head. What should they do then?
At present, no one in their Giant Bear Tribe, at least not one, could afford the wrath of this swordsman.
…
Lu Qingshan put away the vulture old man's storage ring, turned to look at the seriously injured young monk Juezhen, thought for a while, and a ray of light flew towards the calm-looking little monk.
"What do you mean, benefactor?" The little monk was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
The spiritual light finally hovered in front of Jue Zhen's body.
It was a storage ring, a storage ring from the evil monk in the Sand Sea.
"I am the main force in this battle, but you have also made a great contribution. This is what you deserve." Lu Qingshan said.
"I came here to resolve the problem of Qi Luo. Even if that Qi Luo didn't attack you, I would still take action against him. Instead, I want to thank the donor for helping me lure out the Qi Luo." The little monk clasped his hands together with a stubborn look in his eyes.
"As for the old vulture, I didn't contribute much. Even if there is no self, I think it will not be difficult to deal with him with the means you just used."
Lu Qingshan looked at Juezhen's determined and shining eyes and said with a smile: "One thing is one thing. The reason why you helped me is another matter, but you did help me."
He was also very determined.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Longque and Wangchuan were taken back into Lu Qingshan's body.
"I don't know how to address the donor?" When Lu Qingshan was about to leave, Jue Zhen finally remembered this and asked.
"Sword Sect, Lu Qingshan." Lu Qingshan said with a smile.
"If you encounter any trouble when you come to the Xisha Plateau in the future, you can come to the Chicken Soup Temple to find me." Jue Zhen said again.
"Sure!" Lu Qingshan waved to the little monk, flew up on his sword, and flew away.
…
In the battle outside Giant Bear City, the Sand Bandits dispatched a total of three leaders in the late Nascent Soul stage and the Vulture Old Man in the middle Refining Void stage.
Without exception, all died at the hands of Lu Qingshan's sword.
In addition, there was the Sindhu who had previously died at the hands of Lu Qingshan.
Half of the eight leaders of the Sand Bandits have been killed.
And then, after losing the deterrence of the old vulture man, the sand bandits will undoubtedly be severely beaten by the nine clans.
The outcome is obvious.
Why pick on a swordsman when there are so many people to pick on?
…
Lu Qingshan continued to go deeper into Mogao according to the instructions on the map, while carefully counting the harvest.
Killing the old vulture should have earned him a large amount of experience points, but the cost of using the Yellow Spring Sword was too expensive.
After going in and out, he didn't gain much experience points. Together with the experience points given by the four Yuanying stage leaders of the sand bandits, the total experience points only increased by 400,000.
Something is better than nothing.
However, it was the assets of those bandits that surprised Lu Qingshan a little.
After all, the main purpose of being a sand bandit is to plunder resources, so their wealth is far greater than that of ordinary cultivators, which is a good deal for Lu Qingshan.
Just for spirit crystals, this old vulture man actually has nine in stock in his storage ring.
Could it be that he is accumulating it for use when he breaks through to the late stage of refining emptiness?
Lu Qingshan thought to himself.
After removing those evil cultivators' magical tools, a rough estimate of the medicinal herbs and spiritual materials that could be sold was that they were worth about six or seven spiritual crystals.
When the time comes, I can just find a larger monk's shop to sell it to.
With this calculation, I earned almost a million experience points on this trip.
No wonder it is said that heroes all love to suppress bandits.
Because as long as your fist is strong enough, the rewards are really tempting.
"It's really a good thing to be a hero!" Lu Qingshan thought with a smile, and at the same time, his heart was moved, "I just don't know how many more carp will come to grab food next..."
Since he came to the Western Regions, he has been acting in a very high-profile manner and has not concealed his identity. He has been using himself as bait.
Isn't it time for the monks in the underworld of the Western Region to take action after hearing the news?
Those who are willing will take the bait. Not only the old vulture is caught, but also the demon cultivator from the underworld!
As for whether you will play with fire and get burned?
Lu Qingshan was not too worried.
Because as long as he can improve his strength faster than the speed at which the underworld updates information, he will be invincible.
In this regard, he is second to none, and no contemporary monk would dare to claim to be first.
Of course, risks always exist no matter what.
But this is the situation, you have to give up something to gain something.
Without taking risks, his strength can be improved steadily , but the speed will never reach what he wants.
In order to grow faster than the timeline, he must take some risks.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
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In Zhongtian Realm, inside the mountain gate of Tianji Temple.
Dozens of rainbow lights were traveling across the sky.
"Senior Sister Lin Yao." Two rainbow lights landed in front of a mountain at the same time. A pretty woman wearing the Taoist robe of a disciple of Tianji Temple said respectfully to another female cultivator who was also wearing the Taoist robe of a disciple of Tianji Temple.
"Junior Sister Lingyue," Lin Yao, whose face was covered with a veil, nodded slightly, glanced at Lingyue, and then a little surprise flashed in her watery eyes, "You have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
Although Lingyue had already achieved perfect Golden Core cultivation when she entered the sect, and it seemed natural for her to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, it can be said that being able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age is still something worthy of praise.
Lingyue smiled and said, "Yes, I just broke through a few days ago, and I have been in seclusion these days to consolidate my cultivation."
Lin Yao's eyes sparkled as she praised, "Junior sister's cultivation aptitude is indeed extraordinary."
"Thank you, senior sister." Lingyue bowed slightly.
She really meant it when she called me "Senior Sister".
The senior sister in front of her, although younger than her, was said to be only in her early twenties, and her aptitude for cultivation was very average. With the resources provided by her as a direct disciple, she had only reached the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.
But everyone in the temple knows that Senior Sister Lin Yao has a unique talent for the art of divination and has reached an extremely high level in this art.
In Tianji View, the magic of Tianji is justice.
Because for Dao Sect, although cultivating Nascent Soul cultivators is not easy, it is definitely not a big problem. You can feed them hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators by using elixirs.
But if you want to cultivate a monk who masters the magical arts of heaven, it is harder than ascending to heaven!
Lingyue boasts that he has extraordinary comprehension and can easily master various spiritual arts.
But when faced with the divine art, she felt like she was reading a book written in heaven. She found it obscure and difficult to understand, and her head was overwhelmed. She had no choice but to give up. Therefore, she has always admired Lin Yao, who has mastered the divine art.
and……
Lingyue always felt that this senior sister had a unique temperament in which she could not show her emotions.
Although she is younger than her, she is very mature and steady, so she has no psychological barriers to calling her "senior sister".
Lingyue frowned, pulled Linyao's sleeve, rolled her eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Sister, do you know why Master called us all here at the same time? Could something big have happened?"
Her master is the deputy abbot of Tianji Temple and the abbot of Jinghu Temple.
Lin Yao’s master is another deputy abbot of Tianji Temple, the abbot of Shuiyue Temple.
As the direct disciples of the deputy abbot, both of them had extremely noble identities. It was unexpected that they were summoned at the same time. Lingyue subconsciously felt that something serious had happened.
Seeing Lingyue's worried look, Lin Yao chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Master called us here only for the matter of the Tiandi Xuanhuang Four Rankings."
"The top four of Heaven and Earth?" Lingyue opened her mouth slightly, surprised.
Lin Yao nodded lightly, "Yes, my master and Uncle Jinghu are planning to let the two of us take over the naming and updating of the four lists."
"Ah?!" Lingyue was surprised and happy.
The Four Lists of Heaven, Earth, Mysterious and Yellow are the facade of Tianji Temple and an extremely important means for Tianji Temple to demonstrate its skills.
In simple terms, the Four Lists are the most important "business" of Tianji Temple.
Letting them take over the affairs of the four lists means that their status and resource allocation will rise to a higher level. Most importantly, it also shows that the temple values them both.
"Let's go. Don't keep Master and the others waiting for too long." Lin Yao said with a smile.
The two of them turned around and headed straight for the Tianji Tower that stood tall on the top of the mountain.
When they rushed into the Tianji Tower, they saw that the inner wall of the Tianji Tower, which was hundreds of feet high, was made into one scripture cabinet after another, displaying countless jade slips.
The jade slips record many major events that occurred in the seven domains of the human race.
This is the largest intelligence database of the human race.
There are hundreds of Tianji Temple monks moving around, processing and classifying various information and intelligence.
Under the guidance of one of the monks from Tianji Temple, Lin Yao and Ling Yue went straight to the core inner room on the roof.
As soon as you enter the inner room, what comes into view is the jade walls on all sides that are like water curtains, with many words and light and shadow engraved on them.
In the center of the inner room, there is a huge transparent ball suspended, which seems to be made of glass.
Inside the big sphere, there is a huge thumbnail of the terrain.
Lin Yao briefly compared it with the terrain thumbnail and immediately reacted.
Aren’t these the seven realms of the human race?
The scenery in the big ball is specific and miniature, with mountains, land, lakes and rivers, plateaus, deserts...all kinds of terrain are scattered, as if the mountains and rivers of the human territory were shrunk tens of millions of times, turned into a world and put into this big ball.
This is the place that determines the four rankings that countless cultivators in the world pay attention to and gossip about.
Inside the room, the abbot of Shuiyue Temple, who was wearing moon-white Taoist robes and had a beautiful face, and the abbot of Jinghu Temple, who had a kind face, had already been waiting.
"Master." Lin Yao said respectfully.
"Master!" Lingyue called out coquettishly.
"You should know that the reason I called you two here this time is because I am going to let you two be responsible for deciding the names of the four lists." The head of Shuiyue Temple smiled as he looked at the two female disciples who had completely different temperaments but were both elegant and refined.
"I know. Senior Sister Lin Yao just told me about it when I came here." Lingyue responded obediently.
"Are you two willing to take on this important task?" asked the master of Shuiyue Temple again.
"Of course we are willing." Lin Yao and Ling Yue answered in unison.
"That's good," the head of Shuiyue Temple nodded, "Then I will first tell you the detailed rules for naming these four lists..."
"This is the Sky Survey Mirror." She waved her Taoist robe, and the thumbnail of the terrain in the large glass ball in front of her immediately flew out and hovered in front of the two of them.
On the map, there are many areas that are emitting golden light and flashing continuously.
The master of Shuiyue Temple stretched out his finger and pointed at an area emitting golden light.
A tall figure appeared, with a text introduction next to the figure.
"In April of the fourth year of Tianyuan, after Yu Xu from Longxiang Vajra Academy successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, he went to Daxia Xiling Pool to practice."
"It's Yu Xu. He has also reached the Nascent Soul stage!" Ling Yue was a little excited when she saw that it was an acquaintance from the Seven Realms Forum.
"The golden light that appeared above the Sky Survey Realm is the latest intelligence information collected by the temple during the period from the last time the four lists were decided to now. What you need to do is to integrate this information," the Shuiyue Temple Master nodded slightly and pointed to the four jade walls, "and compare it with the last ranking recorded on these jade walls, so as to update the list..."
…
After a while, the abbot of Shuiyue Temple finally explained all the matters.
"You two understand?"
Lin Yao and Ling Yue looked at each other and nodded, "Disciple understands."
“But…” Ling Yue hesitated, “My senior sister and I are only Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators. Forget about the Yellow List, but can we do well on the Heaven and Earth Profound Third List…”
The head of Shuiyue Temple smiled and comforted him, "There is not much connection between the two. The finalization of the four lists, if you really want to say it, should actually be considered as an intelligence integration task. It is only because of its great relevance that it seems so important, and it has nothing to do with cultivation. This matter can be done by foundation-building cultivators, and by fusion cultivators, so it is naturally no problem for you two."
"You just need to pay attention to the fact that there is a very important principle in the ranking of the four lists of cultivators, which is that heroes are judged by their battle records, and must not be interfered with by personal subjective will," the master of Jinghu Temple at the side said at this time, "Also, Shuiyue and I will help you to look after the first few times of the four lists. After you really get the hang of it, it will be completely handed over to you two, so you two don't have to worry too much about making mistakes."
"Lingyue, do you have any other questions?" The master of Jinghu Temple stared at his beloved disciple and asked.
"No problem." Lingyue raised her nose slightly and snorted.
My own master is once again complaining that I am not as steady as Senior Sister Lin Yao.
Lingyue knew it well.
"You guys give it a try." The master of Jinghu Temple said with a smile.
Lingyue nodded vigorously, her eyes wandering excitedly across the sky-patrolling realm.
"Hey, these two areas flashing golden light are so close to each other. Did something big happen?" Lingyue suddenly noticed the bright spots and subconsciously stretched out her fingers to tap the two areas.
Two lights flashed, and two messages soon appeared in front of the four people on the field.
They were first surprised to find that the figures shown in the two rays of light were actually the same!
He was a young male cultivator wearing a black Taoist robe with a dark golden dragon embroidered on it, standing with a sword in hand.
Taoist robes are the attire of disciples of the Sword Sect.
As for the young swordsman, he stood upright with a clear and handsome face, delicate eyebrows and majestic eyes. An unruly and unrestrained temperament came to the fore from this static portrait.
Two lines of text flashed next to the static image.
"On April 21st of the fourth year of Tianyuan, Sword Clan disciple Lu Qingshan faced off against 'Green Wave Sword' Qianliu on the Fengling River in Baizhou, Western Region. He used three swords, defeated Qianliu with two, and stopped the Fengling River tide with one sword."
"On April 27th of the fourth year of Tianyuan, Jianzong disciple Lu Qingshan was intercepted by Mogao bandits outside Giant Bear City in the Mogao Desert of the Western Regions. As the main force, he joined forces with Dragon Elephant Chicken Soup Temple Juezhen to fight the enemy, and personally killed the Vulture Old Man who was in the middle stage of Lianxu, the leader of the bandits in the late Yuanying stage, the Evil Monk of the Sea of Sand, the Netherworld Evil Blade, and the Blood Soul."
"It's Lu Qingshan!" Lingyue called out subconsciously, feeling surprised and happy.
After the excitement, Lingyue suddenly realized that she had lost control of herself. She stuck out her tongue, quickly restrained her expression, and glanced at the other three people cautiously.
"Did I see it wrong?" The next moment, Lingyue was slightly stunned.
Because she discovered that Senior Sister Lin Yao's eyes, which had always been as calm as a deep valley, were now filled with extremely complicated emotions.
And those emotions actually seemed familiar to her?
"Senior Sister, do you also know this Lu Qingshan?"
"Junior sister, are you familiar with Lu Qingshan?"
Two voices, one cold and one crisp, rang out at the same time.
Lin Yao and Ling Yue were like two carps fighting for food. They stared at each other with cautious, questioning, suspicious and curious eyes.
