Volume 7: The Strongest Four Realms Chapter 32 Guiyuan Zhenzun
As one of the largest human cities in the Western Regions, Xiaowan City naturally has a cross-domain teleportation array.
Lu Qingshan used the teleportation array in Xiaowan City and was directly transmitted to the Eastern Region smoothly without any setbacks.
It was just half an hour after he entered the Eastern Region through the cross-domain teleportation array.
"Human Lu Qingshan appeared in Xiaowan City and was teleported directly to Yixing City in the Eastern Region through the Xiaowan City teleportation array. Judging from his path... it is speculated that he should be preparing to return to the Sword Sect... He will definitely pass through the following cities..."
"Lu Qingshan, 20 years old, a sword cultivator in the early stage of Yuanying, the leader of the seven domains in the discussion of Taoism, possesses the Great Summer Sutra (Refining Void Chapter), and is ranked 95th on the Yellow List. Specific cultivation level: ... Combat power assessment: can kill cultivators in the early stage of Refining Void. Evaluation: can be expected to become a great power, and may become a sword immortal (with a very low probability). Killing sequence: upgraded from the second sequence to the first sequence."
The two secret letters, one after the other, were sent within less than half a minute of each other and were quickly delivered to an intelligence point under the Western Region Underworld.
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In the magnificent hall.
Push! Push! Push!
Several heavy footsteps came closer and closer.
A man dressed in black with green eyes, his figure was illusory, walking on the silent corridor, and pushed open the palace door shrouded in a layer of black mist.
Boom!
The palace door opened in response, and in the spacious hall, there were ten crystal obsidian chairs. On these obsidian chairs, two terrifying phantoms emerged and sat on them.
"Hmm?" The two phantoms on the obsidian chair looked at the man who entered the hall, "Yu Lei, what do you want from us?"
"Wenhe, Master Wang," the man with green eyes said with a ferocious expression, "My plan to encircle and suppress Lu Qingshan has failed."
"Failed?" The two phantoms looked at each other, seeming to be surprised and with a hint of sarcasm. "Didn't you lay a net of heaven and earth? How could you fail?"
"I don't know whether Lu Qingshan took a detour or had amazing skills in hiding his aura, but he managed to escape detection from the Zhaoxiu Mirror. This is a top-grade magic weapon provided to us by Shentu," Palace Master Yulei said with an unhappy expression. "Anyway, according to my intelligence, when Lu Qingshan reappeared, he was already in Xiaowan City. He then headed straight for the Xiaowan City teleportation array and was transported directly to the East Region through the teleportation array. According to his route, he should be preparing to return to the sect."
"In reply to the Sword Sect, according to his current route, he will definitely pass through Bai Ta City. This is a great opportunity to intercept and kill him. The Eastern Region is your sphere of influence, so this matter will be handed over to the two of you." Yu Lei said in a deep voice.
"This is not a easy thing to do. Bai Ta City is a big city for the human race, with many people and many eyes. Once we take action near here, the identity of the person who does it will be at risk of being exposed..." Wen He said quietly.
"The Lord of Fengdu has already promoted Lu Qingshan to the first sequence," Yu Lei snorted coldly, and said slowly: "Whether to contribute and how much to contribute is up to you to decide."
The underworld is like this, with a tight structure, but most of the time everyone is fighting on their own.
Not to mention the seven-region underworld division, even the major state branch halls under his Western Region Underworld fought on their own most of the time.
One reason is the special structure of the underworld.
The members of the underworld include half-demons, demon cultivators, and demon clans. The composition is extremely complex, and these people all put profit above all else. It is naturally harder than ascending to heaven to get them to cooperate sincerely.
The second reason is that the identities of the lords of the various domains and underworlds all belong to the various demon clans.
The specific reasons are rather complicated, but the faction of the demons being divided into various factions due to their different bloodlines is a historical problem. The conflicts of interest are extremely serious, so the underworld has also been divided.
The disadvantage of this situation is that each region and the local government are governed separately, and information between them is not fully interoperable, and there is even a hidden relationship of exclusion and competition.
For example, now, Yu Lei, as the person in charge of the Western Region Underworld, has to communicate with the two people in charge of the Eastern Region Underworld, and he even has to bring up the Fengdu Demon Lord.
The advantage is that a situation where one person gets into trouble and the whole government is not affected will not occur.
Just like when something happens in the Eastern Region Underworld, generally speaking, their Western Region Underworld will not be affected at all.
After hearing that Lu Qingshan was promoted to the first sequence by the Fengdu Demon Lord, Wen He and Wang Zhenren, the two people in charge of the Eastern Region Underworld, fell into strange silence for a moment.
"We will take action." Master Wang's low voice echoed in the hall.
Then, on the obsidian chair, the shadows of the two people turned into a wisp of smoke and faded away.
"You're still ungrateful after getting the advantage!" Yu Lei Mansion Lord just snorted coldly, and then said angrily: "And there are these rubbish, sending out so many people, but they still let the duck fly away."
The first sequence of the early Nascent Soul stage, to Yu Lei, this was like pie in the sky.
The underworld lurks in the human territory. In addition to causing as much chaos as possible to the human race and consuming the human race's strength, one of its important responsibilities is to kill the geniuses who are extremely threatening to the demons.
According to the degree of threat, the underworld also has a ranking.
However, there are still some slight differences between the rankings set by the Underworld and the four rankings set by the Tianji Temple.
Because the four rankings of Tianji Temple are simply based on battle records, there are more considerations on the underworld side.
With Lu Qingshan's ranking of 95th on the Yellow List, it stands to reason that he would never be able to make it to the first sequence.
But after considering the "Great Summer Sutra" and the hope of becoming a sword immortal, two factors that humans do not care about but the demons pay particular attention to, Lu Qingshan directly ascended to the first sequence with his Nascent Soul cultivation.
You know, the others in the first sequence are at least at the level of Void Refinement Monks.
This is because the cultivator of the Lianxu realm has already condensed the Dao Seed and preliminarily proved his talent in the Dao, so he can truly enter the eyes of the underworld.
Before reaching the stage of refining emptiness, no matter how outstanding you are, you can only be considered outstanding in your cultivation aptitude.
However, in order to become a great cultivator of the seventh or eighth realm, what is needed more is the ability to comprehend the Tao.
This ability cannot be strongly demonstrated before the Dao Seed is condensed.
Immediately, the Lord of Yulei Mansion waved his sleeves, and his figure disappeared from the hall.
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Eastern Region.
"The first sequence of the early Nascent Soul stage? It's simply a free gift," said the Lord of Wenhe Mansion, who was wearing a silver robe, with a sneer. "Send out the number ten hidden agent in Baita City to ambush Lu Qingshan immediately to seize the Great Summer Scripture!"
"Is it worth using the number ten hidden player for a sword cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage?" Master Wang frowned.
A hidden piece refers to a chess piece whose apparent identity is almost flawless and whose personal potential is huge.
Developing such a hidden chess piece is an extremely difficult task for the underworld.
Therefore, any hidden chess piece is extremely valuable.
In the entire Eastern Underworld, there are only sixteen hidden pieces.
"The first sequence is certainly worth the price we pay. Killing a chicken with a butcher knife will not cause any accidents. Since the Demon Lord is determined to get the Great Summer Scripture, it is worth it for us to pay a little more, not to mention..." The next moment, the eyes of the Lord of Wenhe Mansion were full of gloom, "This kid is also a sword cultivator of the Sword Sect, the first disciple of that bitch Xia Daoyun!"
Among the six major cultivation schools of the human race, the one that the demon race hates the most is sword cultivation.
As one of the people in charge of the Eastern Region Underworld, Lord Wenhe hates sword cultivators even more.
"Xia Daoyun..." When Xia Daoyun's name was mentioned, the Lord of Wenhe Mansion gritted his teeth.
Seeing this, Master Wang didn't say anything more.
Back then, the Lord of Wenhe Mansion had half his life cut off by Xia Daoyun, so the grudge had been accumulating for a long time.
Now that Xia Daoyun has become a powerful figure, they don't have the courage to provoke him again.
It is obvious that Master Wenhe cannot defeat the older one, so she decides to bully the smaller one and wants to vent her anger on her apprentice!
"understand".
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The cicada senses autumnal breeze before it blows, and one is unaware of the unexpected death.
Bai Ta City is a Da Xia city located to the west of the Sword Sect’s Inverted Mountains.
Nine out of ten monks returning to the sect from the west will pass through the teleportation array in this city.
Except for those monks who rely entirely on flying swords to return to the sect.
Inside the city gate, in the garden of a mansion, a middle-aged male cultivator was sitting cross-legged.
He was wearing the red uniform bestowed by Daxia, with a bear (pi) embroidered on the front of the chest, which represented his rank.
There were two swords, a black and a white one, placed on the male cultivator’s knees.
The male cultivator was breathing continuously, and red and black qi were exhaled from his nostrils and merged into the two swords. The black and white swords would also return the black and white qi in due course, which would be absorbed into the male cultivator's body.
"Hmm?" The male cultivator suddenly opened his eyes, and with eyes as sharp as swords, he took out a crystal card from his arms.
The crystal card is vibrating slightly.
"It's finally here," the male cultivator murmured, "The mission..."
He has been lurking in Baita City, serving as the deputy city lord for five hundred years.
Lurking for so long, just to make a move once.
Once you take action, whether you succeed or fail, your public identity will have to be abandoned.
Therefore, this time, the move must be worth the money.
The male cultivator known as Guiyuan Zhenzun carefully checked the specific information of the task, and then he was stunned, "An early Nascent Soul cultivator actually wants me to take action?"
He is a sword cultivator in the late stage of Refining Void, and he is not like the old vulture man who condenses the Dao Seed with a middle-level state of mind. His skills and methods are all unconventional and third-rate evil cultivators.
He is a cultivator who follows the lineage of the Great Xia and practices diligently step by step.
First, he used the killing sword intent of a higher level state of mind to condense the Dao seed, and then he invested in the underworld, obtained the resources and support of the underworld, and his methods reached a higher level.
It is true that the Sword Sect’s disciples have amazing skills, but a sword cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage... is it that serious?
Although he was somewhat suspicious, Guiyuan Zhenzun did not dare to be careless.
He put away the black and white swords, and disappeared into the garden in a flash.
Whoosh whoosh
Human figures appeared in the Baita City teleportation array.
Lu Qingshan is also one of these figures.
"I'm back." Lu Qingshan muttered to himself.
Once we arrived at Bai Ta City, it was only half a day’s journey away from the Sword Sect.
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Guiyuan Zhenzun silently looked at the water curtain in front of him.
Above the water curtain, the scene at the Baita City teleportation array is displayed.
He could see everything that happened in the teleportation array.
This was a surveillance tool that he had quietly deployed by taking advantage of his position.
His eyes searched the water curtain carefully, and the next moment, when Lu Qingshan's figure without any cover appeared on the water curtain, Guiyuan Zhenzun suddenly stood up.
"It is said that the Sword Sect's sword masters are the best in the world. I want to see if there will be anything special when you die in my hands." Guiyuan Zhenzun said with a grim smile.
Sword cultivators are the most proud.
As a sword cultivator himself, how could he not feel dissatisfied with the statement that the Sword Sect's sword cultivators were the best in the world?
He waved his hand, brushed away the water curtain, and then his figure transformed and disappeared into the mansion.
Naturally, there would be no teleportation array leading directly to the Sword Sect in the cities of Da Xia.
No sect would agree to this kind of thing of giving others an advantage.
After Lu Qingshan came out of the teleportation array, he went straight out of the city.
He had to fly back on his sword for the last leg of the journey.
Before he knew it, someone had followed him and also left the city.
It is none other than Guiyuan Zhenzun.
Taking action in the city would cause a great deal of noise and involve many variables. He would not do so unless it was necessary, as it would be too reckless.
The best way is to follow Lu Qingshan out of the city, kill someone suddenly in an uninhabited area, and then immediately escape thousands of miles away.
As the saying goes, "Kill one person every ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles."
It’s the swordsman!
Guiyuan Zhenzun kept adding drama to his story in his mind, and his murderous intent became increasingly sinister.
After Lu Qingshan left the city, he flew into the air on his sword at a very fast speed.
Guiyuan Zhenzun also released a white sword and followed closely behind.
However, he managed the distance very well, hanging fifty miles away.
This distance is beyond the reach of the spiritual consciousness of a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
According to the information, Lu Qingshan is only an early Nascent Soul cultivator.
But since he can be ranked in the first sequence, Guiyuan Zhenzun still gives him enough respect and treats him as a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
What's more, it doesn't matter even if you get discovered.
There are so many practitioners flying around in the sky here, coming and going, who would have thought that he might be harboring murderous intentions?
Lu Qingshan has always been a vigilant person, but as he got closer to his own sect, his vigilance inevitably decreased a lot.
Until out of habit, he inadvertently released his spiritual sense three or four times to explore the surrounding situation, and each time he found the same figure fifty miles behind him.
Guiyuan Zhenzun gave Lu Qingshan enough respect, but he did not expect that Lu Qingshan's soul realm was no weaker than his in the late stage of refining emptiness.
Therefore, a distance of fifty miles cannot limit Lu Qingshan's spiritual perception.
The perceptive Lu Qingshan immediately noticed something unusual.
This is a prosperous place with many cultivators. It is not surprising to often encounter cultivators in the sky, and it is not surprising to see them walking together for a while.
What is strange is why this monk has been able to maintain such a precise distance from himself, maintaining a distance of fifty miles?
He was not sure whether this anomaly really meant something was wrong, and even more uncertain, as they were getting closer and closer to the Sword Sect, whether there were any daring enough people who dared to take action here?
But it's always better to be careful.
Strategically, he had to move forward courageously. What kind of swordsman is he if he was timid? So he was also very ostentatious.
But you must be cautious in what you do, otherwise you will die faster than anyone else.
There is no contradiction between the two.
Lu Qingshan's heart moved, and he pretended that something had happened and turned around to fly back.
This was the method he had been taught during his safety education class in his previous life:
When you find someone acting suspiciously behind you and are not sure whether he is following you, just turn around and pay attention to him. If he avoids you unnaturally, then there is a high probability that he is following you.
Guiyuan Zhenzun followed Lu Qingshan all the way, looking for the best opportunity to take action.
As he was following, he found that Lu Qingshan suddenly turned around and came.
Discovered yourself?
He subconsciously wanted to avoid it.
However, when he was taking action, Guiyuan Zhenzun suddenly reacted as if by inspiration.
There was no way that his identity would be exposed. Even if the swordsman discovered him somehow, he would never think that he was the one who was going to attack and kill him.
Not to mention that there was a high probability that Lu Qingshan just had something to do and had to turn back.
Don't be too sensitive yourself.
It would be better to take advantage of this confrontation and kill people suddenly.
Having made up his mind, Guiyuan Zhenzun pretended to be calm and did not change the speed of flying the sword at all, and continued to move forward without revealing any flaws.
"So..." Lu Qingshan found that the monk behind him had no intention of avoiding him, and his heart moved slightly, "Am I overthinking ?"
But since they had turned around, Lu Qingshan decided to take a look at who the cultivator behind them was.
He could vaguely feel that the cultivator should be a sword cultivator.
After all, only a sword cultivator could exude a fierce aura in that escaping light.
The distance was fifty miles, and as the two men walked towards each other, they were close in just a dozen breaths.
Lu Qingshan could also clearly see the appearance of the cultivator behind him.
He was a square-faced male cultivator, wearing a red robe embroidered with bears and given by the Great Xia, and controlling a white flying sword.
"It's a cultivator from Da Xia. I was overthinking it..." Lu Qingshan murmured.
But at this moment, a fish appeared in his dark eyes.
The black fish is hidden in the dark eyes, as if it has merged into one, making it difficult to detect.
