Volume 7: The Strongest Four Realms Chapter 39: March
There was silence for a moment.
"That's right. My disciples of the Sword Sect cannot be questioned casually by others," Taoist Kongshan looked at Luo Tanghou coldly and continued, "Luo Tanghou was so aggressive and wanted us from the Sword Sect to give you Da Xia an explanation. When the dust settles and things turn around, shouldn't Luo Tanghou also give us from the Sword Sect an explanation?"
"Otherwise, why would my Sword Sect cooperate with you?" Taoist Kongshan sneered, "We will not tolerate others bullying our disciples like this, even if it's Da Xia!"
Luo Tanghou's face turned from pale to blue, and finally to red.
What Taoist Kongshan said was true. Even if it was Da Xia, one could not act too ostentatiously in front of the Sword Sect.
The Sword Sect is one of the seven great Taoist sects and the overlord of the Eastern Region.
Even if Da Xia's overall strength surpasses that of the Sword Sect, it will not be too much higher.
Not to mention, the Sword Sect's leader, Qingyun Sword Immortal, is an existence that can intimidate the Abyss Clan alone and is one of the most terrifying cultivators in the world.
If Daozu doesn't come out, no one in the whole Daxia will dare to claim that they can defeat Qingyun Sword Immortal.
What's more, he only belongs to a faction in Daxia and has no right to represent the entire Daxia.
Marquis Luo Tang was certain that his backers would definitely not want to offend the Sword Sect.
In fact, he was only ordered to create trouble for Xia Daoyuan and did not dare to have any intention of offending the Sword Sect.
Luo Tanghou stared at Lu Qingshan, the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitching constantly.
However, when I thought about it, I remembered the instructions from the person behind me.
He gritted his teeth. Since he was already in a difficult situation, he just said, "What do you think?"
"My request is very simple. Responding to the challenge will cost me a lot of energy and require me to use a lot of means. I deserve compensation after all." Lu Qingshan said calmly.
"Okay, a hundred spirit crystals as compensation, is that enough?" Luo Tanghou sneered, "But, you have to be able to defeat Luo Ji to be eligible for this compensation."
Luo Ji is the legitimate son of Marquis Luo Tang.
Lu Qingshan nodded without objection.
With the Sword Sect's endorsement, Marquis Luotang would not dare to cheat.
"As for the second matter, in order to clear myself of suspicion of murdering Guiyuan Zhenzun, I have to fight with your son," Lu Qingshan bared his sharp white teeth at Luo Tanghou, "your direct descendant attacked and killed me, how are you going to clear yourself of suspicion and how are you going to apologize to me? Please give me a satisfactory solution, otherwise I will not accept this battle."
Marquis Luo Tang was silent.
He and Lu Qingshan looked at each other with calm but murderous eyes, and neither of them said anything.
The two men were in a standoff.
Lu Qingshan’s meaning was very simple. The solution given by Luo Tanghou must satisfy him before he would accept the challenge.
Luo Tanghou's heart gradually twisted, and a morbid madness flashed in his eyes.
As long as it can be proven that it was Lu Qingshan who set up the trap and killed Guiyuan Zhenzun, then even if Lu Qingshan was a disciple of the Sword Sect, he would be doomed, and even Xia Daoyun might be implicated.
Of course, it is impossible to destroy Xia Daoyun just based on this incident.
But as long as he can harm her first disciple and offend her, the person behind him will be satisfied.
The point is, Xia Daoyun is now very powerful, and her momentum must be suppressed...
He knew very well the fighting ability of his own son, which was definitely not comparable to that of Guiyuan Zhenzun.
Besides, in his eyes, Lu Qingshan was able to kill Guiyuan Zhenzun, and he must have used some external objects.
After all, as Xia Daoyun's first disciple, he didn't believe that Xia Daoyun would not prepare some self-defense treasures for Lu Qingshan.
Thinking about it this way, can Lu Qingshan, who is in the late Nascent Soul stage, defeat his own son in a head-on confrontation?
He doesn't believe it!
"Okay," Luo Tanghou nodded, a strange smile on his handsome face, "If you can really defeat my legitimate son, then I will cede 50% of my Luo family's assets to your Sword Sect as an apology. Are you satisfied?"
Fifty percent of the seventh realm cultivator's fortune was definitely a huge loss.
"Ninety percent." Lu Qingshan said lightly.
Marquis Luotang wanted him dead, so how could he let Marquis Luotang have an easy time?
Marquis Luo Tang’s face froze.
After a moment of stalemate, he finally uttered a word slowly from his mouth, "Okay."
Ninety percent is ninety percent. No matter how much more you want, you have to find a way to get it!
Luo Tanghou thought to himself.
"Okay, then I, Lu Qingshan, will accept this battle." Lu Qingshan was satisfied.
"After three months, the Zhongtian Domain Martial Hall and Martial Palace will start this battle. Do you have any objections?" Luo Tanghou's mind moved slightly and he said in a cold voice.
The reason why he set the date of the decisive battle to after March was because he wanted to give the matter some time to ferment and let the battle spread throughout the seven regions of the human race.
The wider the scope, the greater the blow to Xia Daoyuan's reputation.
The second reason is that he also feels some pressure.
Lu Qingshan dared to accept the battle so recklessly and even had the mind to put forward many harsh conditions. Naturally, he would not think that Lu Qingshan was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.
Could Xia Daoyuan's first disciple be that stupid person?
Lu Qingshan must have some strength to be so confident.
His legitimate son Luo Ji is at a critical point in his cultivation. Once he crosses this bottleneck, his strength will leap forward to a greater level.
He decided to use these three months and spare no resources to help his legitimate son make further progress.
"No objection." Lu Qingshan nodded slowly.
There was nothing more to say. Marquis Luo Tang just snorted coldly and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
"Sorry to bother you two." Wang Yan, who had been watching almost the entire show, quickly apologized to Taoist Kongshan and Lu Qingshan, then left with Marquis Luo Tang.
The matter has developed to the point where it has little to do with his Lin'an Tingwei Mansion.
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"Marquis Luo Tang's legitimate son is named Luo Ji, and he is a cultivator. He has been practicing for more than 500 years, and has mastered the Dharmakaya, with extraordinary magical powers. Although he did not make it to the Xuan List, he is definitely a good fighter among the cultivators in the late stage of Refining Void. You should be a little careless in this battle." After Marquis Luo Tang and Wang Yan left, Taoist Kongshan frowned and expressed his concerns.
"And Marquis Luo Tang postponed the battle between you and Luo Ji to after March. He probably wanted to give this matter some time to ferment and spread it to everyone."
Taoist Kongshan paused, and then continued: "Besides that, I also suspect that he is actually a little unsure, so he is going to prepare some trump cards for Luo Ji in these three months. In three months, if one is determined, a lot can be done."
"The Peak Master is right. We can accomplish a lot in three months." Lu Qingshan nodded in agreement.
Marquis Luo Tang wanted to use these three months to build up his influence as much as possible and help his legitimate son to reach a higher level of cultivation, but he did not know that this would only make him fall into a trap.
For Luo Ji, three months is at most a step forward in his career.
But for him, he can achieve even higher levels.
This time, Lu Qingshan had no other plans.
Practice, and then defeat Luo Ji fairly, this was his idea.
Moreover, Marquis Luo Tang may not know that if you want to fight, you have to fight immediately. Whoever sets a so-called deadline will have a good ending?
There was a three-year deadline before, and now with the three-month agreement, he wanted to let Marquis Luotang mourn for his predecessor again.
Lu Qingshan chuckled and comforted Taoist Kongshan who was in a worried mood, "Peak Master, please rest assured. I know my limits and I am confident."
Taoist Kongshan's eyes fixed upon hearing this, and he glanced back and forth at Lu Qingshan several times.
Seeing Lu Qingshan's confident look, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and finally said slowly: "Since you say you are sure, I will definitely believe you, so I will no longer be a gossiper, you can do whatever you want."
Lu Qingshan bowed and said goodbye.
Looking at Lu Qingshan's gradually receding figure, Taoist Kongshan's eyes were a little dazed.
It was not until Lu Qingshan completely disappeared from his sight that Taoist Kongshan laughed and said to himself: "This kid looks very much like his master..."
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The main hall of the Eastern Region Underworld.
The ghostly figures of Lord Wenhe and Master Wang appeared.
"Wenhe, what's the matter? Why did you call me here so suddenly?" asked Master Wang.
"The assassination attempt of spy number ten has failed." The face of Lord Wenhe was gloomy.
"Failed?!" Master Wang was a little surprised.
"I thought sending out the No. 10 spy to kill Lu Qingshan was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but I didn't expect the result to be so unexpected." The Lord of Wenhe Mansion also found it hard to accept.
"Lu Qingshan is just a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage. The gap in cultivation is so huge. How could he have killed the number ten hidden man?" Master Wang frowned.
“Lu Qingshan’s cultivation is not just at the early Nascent Soul stage.” Mansion Master Wenhe shook his head.
"Um?"
"The latest intelligence reports show that Lu Qingshan's cultivation has now reached the late Nascent Soul stage."
"How is this possible ?" Master Wang's face changed, he was extremely shocked. "The latest intelligence report from Yu Lei clearly said that Lu Qingshan was only in the early stage of the Nascent Soul. How come in just a few days, he has become a cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul... And even if he is a cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul, there is no reason why he could kill our hidden player number ten, right?"
"I think he had hidden his cultivation level before," Wenhe Mansion Master made the most reasonable analysis. "As for the counterattack against the number ten hidden player, it should not be based on his own strength. Don't forget who his master is."
"Xia Daoyun!" Master Wang suddenly reacted and immediately understood what Master Wenhe meant. "How could a figure like Luoshen not prepare some self-defense methods for his disciples?"
"Yes," Master Wenhe nodded, "The number 10 hidden player was most likely defeated by the self-defense method that Xia Daoyun prepared for his disciples."
"Fortunately, the one who was sent out was a hidden player." Master Wang said thankfully.
The so-called hidden player is a cultivator from the underworld whose identity is flawless on the surface and who has not been tainted by the slightest bit of the demon clan's cultivation system.
Therefore, even in Daxia, it is difficult to discover its connection with the underworld.
Although a hidden chess piece was lost, at least no one else would be implicated.
"We had such a good chance to kill, but we lost a hidden player number 10, and ultimately failed to capture Lu Qingshan!" The eyes of the Wenhe Mansion Master were filled with gloom. "It's really hateful. I guess I will be ridiculed by Yu Lei later."
At this moment, the token hanging on the waist of Lord Wenhe suddenly flashed a black light.
This is an intelligence subpoena.
The Lord of Wenhe Mansion felt something in his heart.
Is there any important information?
Thinking of this, he had already picked up the black light and received the information in it.
The next moment, even though the mission failed, the Mansion Master Wenhe, who only looked a little gloomy, was suddenly stunned.
When Master Wang saw Master Wenhe's behavior, he immediately realized that something big had happened. "What is the information?"
Master Wenhe handed the black light to Master Wang, "Look for yourself.
After a moment, Master Wang was also stunned and a little confused. "Daxia accused Lu Qingshan of attacking and killing their officials, and wanted to let a cultivator in the late stage of refining emptiness fight against Lu Qingshan in three months?!"
The subsequent development of this matter was so strange that they dared not even imagine it.
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In Zhongtian Realm, in the Tianji Tower of Tianji Temple.
When the four lists were named, Lin Yao and Ling Yue integrated the latest intelligence information emerging from the Sky Survey Realm as the basis for the latest ranking of the four lists.
Although these intelligence messages are very complicated, for those who are practicing spiritual cultivation, integrating them does not take much energy and can be done with ease.
Moreover, the two of them found those anecdotes very interesting and naturally enjoyed themselves.
After sorting out the intelligence on the three regions of Zhongzhou, Lingyue glanced over to the Eastern Region.
There are nearly a thousand golden lights flashing on it, which is information worthy of attention.
"This time, there is a golden light appearing near the Sword Sect?" Lingyue discovered that a golden light appeared near the Sword Sect's gate.
As for the other Taoist sect, Lingyue's attention naturally surpasses others.
So she clicked on the golden light without thinking, and then she seemed to have seen some shocking news, her expression was shocked, and she stood there in a daze.
Lin Yao, who was busy nearby, hadn't noticed this side at first.
But after a moment, she realized that her junior sister, who had been chirping like a lark, seemed to have been silent for a long time, so she turned around.
Then, she also saw the message displayed on the Sky Survey Realm.
"On August 26th of the fourth year of Tianyuan, when Sword Sect disciple Lu Qingshan was returning to the sect, he was suspected to be intercepted by the deputy city lord of Baita City, a sword cultivator in the late Lianxu period, Guiyuan Zhenzun, 700 miles outside Baita City. He eventually succeeded in counterattacking and killing him."
"On August 31st of the fourth year of Tianyuan, the Marquis of Daxia Luotang and the Supervisor of Lin'an Tingwei Mansion Wang Yan came to Jianzong in person to investigate the death of Guiyuan Zhenzun... Marquis of Luotang and Lu Qingshan made an appointment in three months... After three months, Lu Qingshan will fight against Luotang's legitimate son, Luo Ji, who has the cultivation level of the late Lianxu period, in the Martial Hall of Zhongtian Dao Sect."
The two looked at each other.
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Those who were well-informed received the news at the first opportunity.
But soon, this news, driven by some people with ulterior motives, spread throughout the world at a boiling speed.
The conflict between the Sword Sect and Daxia;
Lu Qingshan, the leader of the Seven Realms Forum, is caught up in the storm of attacking and killing Daxia officials;
A cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage was actually going to have a head-on confrontation with a cultivator in the late Refining Void stage in the Martial Hall of the Zhongtian Domain.
Each of these three pieces of news is not a trivial matter, and each one is quite explosive.
Not to mention the superposition of the three, it was like a gust of wind that spread rapidly, sweeping across the seven domains of the human race in an instant, setting off a huge wave.
Every region was experiencing sudden disturbances, with storms rising and waves surging. Monks from various sects were discussing the matter, and even the Dao Sect was unable to remain calm.
No one expected that a Sword Sect disciple who had just entered the Yellow List would cause such a stir and attract such huge attention.
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In the bamboo building.
Lu Qingshan took out two jade boxes from the storage ring.
In the jade box on the left is the crystal jade leaf taken from the ashes of the Thunder Tree.
This is a treasure with artistic conception that embodies the true meaning of cause and effect.
In the jade box on the right is an unripe raw thunder fruit.
Lu Qingshan was thinking.
The Thunder Fruit will be of great benefit to the improvement of his immortal true meaning, so he must take it.
As for that jade leaf...
His true meaning of cause and effect has remained in the incomplete realm for a long time. With the help of this jade leaf, it is very likely that he will be able to enter the realm and truly master the true meaning of the origin.
But he had some hesitation in his heart.
As mentioned before, artistic conception greatly increases the combat power of cultivators. If one comprehends a new artistic conception, one's strength will also increase.
Moreover, this is the true meaning of the origin.
The problem is that there are many pros and cons to understanding artistic conception.
If a Nascent Soul cultivator wants to break through to the Void Refining Realm, he must elevate all the realms of artistic conception he has comprehended to the realm of perfection.
The true meaning of the origin is extremely powerful, and accordingly, the difficulty of improving it is as difficult as ascending to the sky.
Even a genius like Ji Chuan was stuck in the sword intent of reincarnation for a long time.
And he already possessed an original true meaning: the true meaning of immortality.
If he were to comprehend the true meaning of cause and effect at this time, the pressure on him to advance to the Refining Void stage would become very great, and he might even be stuck in the Nascent Soul stage for a long time.
There's no telling when the demons will rise up and launch a second invasion. If Lu Qingshan wastes too much time in the Nascent Soul stage because his state of mind cannot be perfected, it will be something he cannot tolerate.
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"Young Master, are you hesitating whether to use this jade leaf?" Qin Yitian noticed Lu Qingshan's dilemma and asked.
Lu Qingshan nodded, "Yitian, what do you think I should choose?"
"Sir, don't ask me, ask yourself." Qin Yitian said gracefully.
"Ask myself..." Lu Qingshan was stunned, and then seemed to understand.
Isn't it power that he pursues? Now he has some concerns?
What is there to worry about? Isn't it just the true meaning of the origin?
Wherever the heart goes, it is to break through and to be fearless, nothing can stop it.
Only those who move forward courageously can be considered as sword cultivators.
Lu Qingshan had the answer in his heart.
He opened the jade box on the left.
In the jade box, there was a crystal jade leaf that glowed with fluorescence, as if it was carved from mutton-fat jade, with a mysterious flow on it that was indescribably magical.
Without further hesitation, Lu Qingshan followed his heart and calmed his mind, sinking into the jade leaf...
