Lu Qingshan panicked.
He hastily released his spiritual sense, but when it extended to the Dragon Bird, the feeling of being able to control it as if by one's own arm was no longer there, and the close connection between him and the Dragon Bird also disappeared.
Lu Qingshan's face suddenly became as gloomy as water.
"What's wrong with her?" Gu Yiyi, who had been crying loudly, came back to her senses and asked nervously.
To her, the furnace in Qingge's body was just a dark and smelly place, nothing else.
Although Gu Yiyi spoke tough, she secretly acknowledged in her heart that Qin Yitian was much stronger than herself - how much impact could something that I didn't have any feelings about have on Qin Yitian?
So, she never took it seriously.
It was not until now that Gu Yiyi realized that something was wrong.
Lu Qingshan shook his head and looked at his own panel. A line of information stood out:
Rank: Lianxu·Fourth Flower Realm (can be upgraded to Nineth Flower Realm, but cannot be advanced)
…
At this point, the advanced task column has turned grey and cannot be selected.
This means that his path of cultivation is interrupted !
His cultivation has a limit, and after reaching the ninth flower realm of refining emptiness, he can no longer improve.
Before coming to Yumen Pass, Xi Xiang had warned him that if he was really unlucky and encountered a soldier demon whose strength far exceeded his own, he would rather be seriously injured than not protect his natal sword.
This is because once a sword cultivator's natal sword is destroyed, he will be seriously injured at best, and his cultivation path will be cut short at worst.
Unexpectedly, my words came true.
Lu Qingshan's heart suddenly sank.
It was not because he saw that his own path of cultivation was cut off, but because this message seemed to mean that the Dragon Bird was destroyed...
His eyes were bloodshot and without saying a word, he took a few steps forward, picked up the dragon bird, and carefully checked its current condition.
The sword is intact.
But the evil energy in the sword seemed to have merged with the dragon bird and could not be dispelled.
The dragon bird lost all its original spirituality and could no longer feel.
Most importantly…
Qin Yitian disappeared.
Lu Qingshan, who had managed to remain calm even when facing life-and-death crises several times, began to tremble in his heart for the first time.
He looked at the panel silently, accepting the final judgment:
【Dragon Bird】：???
All the original information about Longque disappeared, leaving only three question marks.
But when he saw this, Lu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.
Therefore, the Dragon Bird was not destroyed, but fell into some unknown strange state.
If it was destroyed, it should have been displayed as [Dragon Bird]: Damaged.
If it was really damaged, then he would be powerless even if he had the power to save it.
And the current situation just shows that there is still a glimmer of hope.
No matter what, it's not an irreversible situation.
Lu Qingshan just breathed a sigh of relief.
Because, it is absolutely true that his path of cultivation has been cut off.
This means that although the Dragon Bird was not destroyed, its situation is definitely not going to be any better.
He tried to take the dragon bird back into his body, but found that he couldn't do it.
He sighed, and his mood became even heavier. He could only silently put the Dragon Bird into his storage ring, and also collected Qingge's "black blood".
Ding! Ding!
"And this, Lu Qingshan." Gu Yiyi said in a low voice on the side.
Lu Qingshan turned his head and saw that on the tip of Wangchuan's sword, there were two rings, one black and one white.
"This is……"
"It was something from that bad guy. I felt it should be very valuable, so I kept it for myself," Gu Yiyi explained.
"That's thoughtful." Lu Qingshan praised.
Buzz!
Wangchuan let out a crisp sword sound in response.
"Let's go back to Yumen Pass." Lu Qingshan didn't dare to delay any longer. He took a pill, controlled his injuries a little, and then flew up on his sword.
…
In the past few days at Yumen Pass, the most prominent position on the jade tablet of the Beacon Fire Hall was occupied by a new battle report - [The demon army launched a surprise attack on Luoyan Pass, and Xia Daoyun's first disciple appeared out of nowhere]
Below this battle report, a large amount of space is used to give a detailed introduction to the course of the battle.
Among them, the focus is particularly on describing that the demons sent out an army that was far more powerful than the monks of Luoyan Pass to launch a surprise attack, but with the desperate fight of the Luoyan Pass master and the cooperation of Xia Daoyun's first disciple "Lu Qingshan", they won the impossible battle of Luoyan Pass.
Yes, Lu Qingshan’s name officially appeared in the main text, instead of using the title as Xia Daoyun’s first disciple to take advantage of Xia Daoyun’s “popularity”.
But compared to people like An Haihou who were merely referred to as "Luoyan Pass Repairer", Lu Qingshan's situation was already considered a very high-level treatment.
Afterwards, the name Lu Qingshan spread throughout Yumen Pass at an astonishing speed.
A big part of the reason is that the gimmick of Xia Daoyun being the first disciple is extremely eye-catching.
It can be seen that the high-level monks in Yumen Pass understand human nature very well.
Lu Qingshan, this represents that he is the first disciple of Xia Daoyun, the first female sword cultivator of Yumen Pass, and the youngest cultivator who has made tremendous military achievements on the battlefield of Yumen Pass. He is a symbol of the younger generation of cultivators in Yumen Pass gradually growing up and shouldering heavy responsibilities...
Everyone remembered it.
…
Qingyun Palace.
The palace of Qingyun Sword Immortal in Yumen Pass.
In the main hall.
"It's only been five years since you last overcame the 59th Heavenly Tribulation, and now you're preparing to overcame the 69th Heavenly Tribulation again."
Xie Qingyun, the middle-aged swordsman in green and the master of Qingyun Palace, frowned slightly and said to the slender woman in front of him, "We old people can still shoulder the burden of the human race for a while. You don't need to be so anxious. Just take it step by step."
"I'm not in a hurry," the woman shook her head and said lightly, "It's just that I'm 100% sure."
"Are you 100% sure..." Xie Qingyun raised his eyebrows, speechless.
He looked at the confident woman in front of him, as if he had thought of something. He changed the subject and said with emotion, "Fortunately, I brought you to the Sword Sect in the first place. Otherwise, it would be a waste for you to stay in Daxia and follow the path of practicing magic..."
"Dao Yun is grateful to the old sect master for teaching him martial arts." The woman said softly.
"You should have been the best candidate for the next leader of our sect," Xie Qingyun sighed, and then said, "It's a pity..."
Xia Daoyun is Xia Xuanji's only bloodline, and her future path should be to become the King of Great Xia.
Even if she failed to succeed the throne of King of Da Xia in the end, given her status, she would not be suitable to be in charge of the Sword Sect.
"The Sword Sect is full of talented people, and I may not be the best choice." Xia Daoyun said calmly. He did not seem to be modest, but rather stated a fact.
"I hope so." Xie Qingyun did not object to Xia Daoyun's words, and said calmly: "I haven't left Yumen Pass for a long time. I heard that there are many good talents in the sect in recent years."
Xia Daoyun did not respond.
Xie Qingyun added: "These days, your first disciple has become quite famous in Yumen Pass. They all praise that like master, like disciple..."
This hit directly into Xia Daoyun's proud spot.
"Just teaching casually," the woman seemed to be very frugal with her words, but she was in high spirits, "not as good as the old patriarch."
Xie Qingyun laughed, "You are good at talking."
Because he was the one who taught Xia Daoyun the sword art back then.
Xia Daoyuan's words not only affirmed Xie Qingyun's praise of Lu Qingshan, but also praised Xie Qingyun, and finally praised himself.
…
After chatting, Xia Daoyun slowly left Qingyun Palace.
After taking a few steps, she sensed something, frowned slightly, and disappeared from the spot.
When she reappeared, she was already outside Liuxu Pavilion, her own palace.
"It's rare to see you so anxious," Xia Daoyun glanced at Lu Qingshan who was blocked outside the pavilion by the formation, and asked while opening the formation, "What happened?"
"Master," Lu Qingshan followed Xia Daoyun into the Willow Catkins Pavilion and said in a hoarse voice, "Master, please save me."
"Save people? Save whom?" Xia Daoyun asked seriously, with a hint of concern in his eyes.
"On the way back to Yumen Pass, the disciple was ambushed by the demons. They sent out a seventh-rank demon commander and a sixth-rank demon general."
"My disciple was about to die, but when the general of Luoyan Pass, Marquis Anhai, saw that I was surrounded, he suddenly appeared and stopped the seventh-rank demon commander for me."
"With the help of Marquis Anhai, I escaped from the siege and killed the sixth-rank demon general who was following me. However, the situation on Marquis Anhai's side is unknown whether he is alive or dead."
"If Marquis Anhai is defeated, early reinforcements may save his life."
Xia Daoyun's expression straightened up and his face suddenly became serious.
"I will immediately notify the high-ranking monks in this level and ask them to coordinate the actions."
She took out a sword letter and used her finger as a pen to write down the details.
Then with a light flick, the sword flew out of Liuxu Pavilion, turned into a ray of light, and disappeared in an instant.
In just a moment, a faint light flew into Liuxu Pavilion from outside.
A voice came from the aura, "I have received the message and will deal with the matter immediately and send help."
"Okay, it's solved, you can rest assured." After doing all this, Xia Daoyun's expression eased a little, and he asked with his mind free, "You killed a sixth-rank demon general?"
She was a little surprised.
"Yes," Lu Qingshan did not elaborate further, but took a deep breath and said seriously: "I would like to ask Master to save one more person."
"who?"
"she."
Lu Qingshan took out the Dragon Bird from the storage ring.
A ripple suddenly appeared in Xia Daoyun's autumn-water-like eyes.
"Is this your natal sword?"
Lu Qingshan nodded.
"What's going on?" Xia Daoyun looked at the dragon bird that was infected by evil spirit with burning eyes.
Lu Qingshan briefly recounted the specific situation, including the fact that the Dragon Bird was a Taoist weapon.
This was the first time he told others about the rank of the Dragon Bird.
He believed in Xia Daoyun.
"A natural sword spirit, a Taoist weapon..." Xia Daoyun murmured, "A sixth-grade weapon demon, a refining furnace, this shouldn't be the case..."
"Show me your sword."
Lu Qingshan quickly handed over the dragon bird.
Xia Daoyun's fingers, as sharp as white jade, gently brushed across Longque's sword. He closed his eyes slightly, and quietly felt something.
After a moment, she opened her slightly closed eyes and suddenly realized that Lu Qingshan was looking at her with hope. She sighed, shook her head and said, "I can't save her either."
"The evil spirit has completely merged into the sword and has become a part of it. If I use my power to forcibly expel the evil spirit, it would be equivalent to destroying your sword."
"Why is this happening?" Lu Qingshan asked.
The "furnace" of the Soldier Demon should have destroyed the sword, but why did it not destroy it, but instead turned into a fusion?
"Part of the sword's divine power has been stripped away." Xia Daoyun explained.
"Was it stripped off?" Lu Qingshan frowned slightly and murmured, "I originally thought it was sealed..."
Apart from the magical power of Tongxuan, Longque's own strength is actually not compatible with the Taoist weapon. Lu Qingshan has always known this.
It’s just that Longque’s divine power is defective, which is actually a good thing for him.
Because only in this way can the Dragon Bird have practical value, and only in this way can he use the Dragon Bird freely.
Otherwise, just think about it and you will know that Taoist weapons, as tools of the great Dao, have infinite power.
At that time, he was only at the foundation-building stage. Even if he exhausted all his spiritual power, or even took his life, he would not be able to cut the dragon bird with his sword.
It's like having a ten-thousand-pound iron hammer in front of you. Everyone knows that it will be extremely powerful once it is swung. But for a three-year-old child, this ten-thousand-pound iron hammer is only for viewing and cannot be used as a weapon.
Because the child does not have the strength to swing the hammer.
But a long time ago, when he asked Qin Yitian about the origin of the Dragon Bird, Qin Yitian's answer to him was that many memories and secrets were sealed by her.
As his cultivation level improves, these seals will gradually be lifted.
At that time, Lu Qingshan naturally thought that Longque's magical power was also sealed by her.
Very reasonable judgment.
Who would have thought that the Dragon Bird's power was not sealed, but stripped away...
Who stripped it of its power? Where is that part of divine power now?
"It's not wrong to say it's sealed," Xia Daoyun pursed her lips, but confirmed Lu Qingshan's statement, "It's true that part of its divine power is sealed. This part of divine power will gradually be unsealed and released as your cultivation level improves."
Lu Qingshan seemed to understand something.
The divine power that Master mentioned should be the source of power for Longque to display his magical powers. It is the reason why Qin Yitian exists, and it is also the reason why Longque will become stronger as his cultivation level improves.
"As for why the strange situation of fusion occurred..."
"The demon soldiers trained by the Soldier Demon all possess extremely domineering and immortal demonic energy. You should have heard about it, right?" Xia Daoyun asked back.
Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed.
He also deeply understands this.
When they first entered Yumen Pass, the scarred male cultivator who guided this group of newcomers to understand Yumen Pass had a scar on his face from a knife wound inflicted by the Soldier Demon, and the scar had never gone away.
One can imagine how domineering the Soldier Demon's immortal demonic energy is.
Xia Daoyun added: "This is precisely due to the effect of their furnace refining magic.
According to the information we have from the human race, due to the bloodline, the "refining furnace" in the soldier demon's body will produce a constant supply of special immortal magic energy, which will continuously refine their demon soldiers, thus making their demon soldiers possess immortal magic energy. "
"And the reason why they can use the 'Refining Furnace' to refine other magic weapons is that they use this immortal magic energy to dissolve the magic weapons, extract the essence from them, and integrate it into the magic weapons."
"Your natal sword is a Dao weapon. If a sixth-rank weapon demon swallows it, it will take a very long time to refine it. Logically speaking, it was taken out after being swallowed by the weapon demon for such a short time. As a Dao weapon, it should be unharmed."
"But something unexpected happened."
"It is because a portion of the divine power of your natal sword has been stripped away, so the space inside the sword where the divine power was originally stored has been vacated."
Xia Daoyun said helplessly: "These evil spirits took the opportunity to occupy the space where the dragon bird originally stored the stripped divine power. And your natal sword, because the divine power is sealed, does not have the ability to resist the entry of these evil spirits."
"Then, these evil spirits became a part of this sword, no longer being yours or mine. However, since they and the remaining divine power of your natal sword did not come from the same source, the two could not coexist harmoniously. In the end, the two naturally fell into an instinctive struggle within the Dragon Bird, trying to seize control of the Dragon Bird, and your sword spirit fell into a deep sleep."
"Which part of the power ultimately wins in this battle will be able to devour the power and will of the other party and become the sword spirit of this sword."
Lu Qingshan's face changed drastically.
Xia Daoyun added: "If you are lucky, your sword spirit will soon win and wake up. But the problem is that even if she wins the final victory, after absorbing the power and will of the demonic energy, she will no longer be the same person when she wakes up. And if you are unlucky, she will completely dissipate, and her body and soul will be destroyed..."
"The only good news is that no matter what, your natal sword will eventually revive, and you can resume your cultivation. It just depends on when they can decide the winner..."
"Qingshan , what do you think?" Xia Daoyun's voice became much heavier.
Her mind was wavering and she was filled with worry.
As a sword cultivator, she understood very well the feelings of a sword cultivator towards his natal sword, and she also knew how much of a blow this outcome would be to Lu Qingshan.
"Is there really no way to get rid of these evil spirits without hurting her?" Lu Qingshan still refused to accept his fate and asked with the last glimmer of hope.
"From my perspective, I don't know that such a method exists in the world," Xia Daoyun fell into deep thought. After thinking seriously for a long time, he said, "However, perhaps you can go to Tianji Temple to ask. Their methods are profound, and they may have a magic trick that I don't know about that can solve this problem."
Lu Qingshan was silent for a moment, and finally bowed to Xia Daoyun and said respectfully: "Master, I will take my leave first."
He would try any possibility.
He had to go to Tianji Temple.
"Wait a moment." Xia Daoyun called out to Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan turned around and looked at Xia Daoyun in confusion.
"Let me go with you," Xia Daoyun said softly, "It just so happens that I have to go back to the human realm these days. Besides, if you go alone, even if they have a method, they may not teach you..."
"Thank you, Master." Lu Qingshan was extremely grateful.
…
Tianji Temple is located outside the crisscrossing mountains.
In a flash of sword light, two figures, a man and a woman, appeared and stopped in front of the Tianji Temple mountain gate formation.
The woman handed over a sword letter and flew into the formation.
"Please come in, both of you." After a moment, the Tianji Temple opened the great formation, and a middle-aged Taoist priest appeared and welcomed the two in. "The master of Shuiyue Temple is waiting for you at Lianhua Peak."
Xia Daoyun nodded slightly.
The two of them quickly moved towards Lotus Peak.
…
"Master Jianlai, you are visiting my Tianji Temple today. I wonder why you are here?"
Outside the Lotus Peak, the master of Shuiyue Temple had received the news and had been waiting for a long time with Lin Yao.
She knew that Xia Daoyun brought a young male disciple with him.
Lu Qingshan's appearance had changed and it looked good, but she still guessed at once, who else could this young disciple be except Lu Qingshan?
Although she didn't know the purpose of Xia Daoyun's visit, she also brought her disciple Lin Yao with her to greet her out of the peak as a sign of courtesy.
"The master of Tianji Temple is not here?" Xia Daoyun frowned.
"The abbot is in Tianhe at the moment, so I am in charge of the temple for the time being," Shuiyue Temple Master said self-deprecatingly, "Why, does Fairy Luoshen look down on me as the deputy abbot?"
"I didn't mean that," Xia Daoyun shook his head, "but this matter is more important, so..."
"Let's go into the peak and discuss in detail," Shuiyue Temple Master said politely, "If I can't solve it, it won't be too late for Jianlai Peak Master to go find the old monk then."
Xia Daoyun nodded and had no more objections.
The four of them quickly fled into Lotus Peak and entered the core hall.
"What exactly is going on?" The head of Shuiyue Temple invited Xia Daoyun and Lu Qingshan to sit down, glanced at Lu Qingshan, and asked, "Could it be related to Lu Qingshan?"
Xia Daoyun's eyes flashed.
She vaguely realized that the master of Shuiyue Temple and Lu Qingshan seemed to be very familiar with each other and had a good relationship.
Somewhat inexplicable.
But now is not the time to worry about such things.
"Qingshan." Xia Daoyun said softly.
Lu Qingshan responded, understood Xia Daoyun's meaning, and quickly took out the dragon bird, "Master Shuiyue Temple, please look."
The head of Shuiyue Temple looked at the Dragon Sparrow Sword surrounded by evil spirits, his expression changed slightly, "What is this?!"
"This is my natal sword." Lu Qingshan said softly.
Lin Yao, who was standing behind the master of Shuiyue Temple, bit her lip unconsciously when she saw this scene, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"What's going on? What happened?" The master of Shuiyue Temple looked serious and asked in a stern voice.
Xia Daoyun briefly explained the specific situation and asked in a clear voice, "I wonder if Tianji Temple has any way to solve this problem?"
Lu Qingshan looked at the master of Shuiyue Temple with burning eyes, and his heart unconsciously tensed.
Tianji Temple may be his only hope.
The head of Shuiyue Temple suppressed her shock and lowered her head in deep thought. After a long time, she finally raised her eyes and said to Lu Qingshan: "In our Beiyue lineage, there is a spiritual technique that can nourish the spirit of a magic weapon. With the help of this spiritual technique, it may help your sword spirit win this battle, end this long battle early, and let you continue your cultivation path as soon as possible."
"What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Daoyun shook his head silently and sighed deeply in his heart.
This is not what Lu Qingshan wants.
"no."
As expected, Lu Qingshan refused without hesitation.
——According to the method described by the master of Shuiyue Temple, the sword spirit that was finally revived was no longer the Qin Yitian who had always fought alongside him.
His sword is Qin Yitian, and it can only be her.
"What?" The master of Shuiyue Temple frowned, not understanding.
"She is my sword."
Lu Qingshan's face was calm and his tone was firm.
"I can't live without her."