"What is this?" The master of Shuiyue Temple looked at the broken arm covered with dark golden secret patterns that Lu Qingshan took out, and his pupils shrank.
"The broken arm of the sixth-grade soldier demon whom I killed." Lu Qingshan said in a serious tone.
This was Qing Ge's arm that Marquis Anhai had cut off. He picked it up and it came in handy today.
The head of Shuiyue Temple didn't know that he got this arm by chance, and his eyelids couldn't help but twitch - killing people and dismembering the body, and dismembering the body and preserving it, what kind of good habit is this? Is this a sword cultivator?
"This soldier demon, his father is at least an eighth-grade demon. This clue can provide me with great help in entering the Soldier Demon King City." Lu Qingshan continued.
For the Abyss World, which has an overpopulation, insufficient resources, and has almost reached the end of its development, there is a very realistic problem facing many demons.
That is, among the demon race, the classes have become solidified, the channels for upward mobility are almost monopolized, and internal centralization has become quite serious.
The extreme "rich-poor divide" has led to all resources being controlled by a small number of demons and firmly held in the hands of these people.
It is no exaggeration to say that the magic sword left behind by Demon Lord Mangcang is definitely one of the most important resources of the Soldier Demon Clan.
Countless facts have proved that in this situation, for the high-level members of the Soldier Demon Clan, the magic sword would not be given to the "untouchables" even if they themselves could not use it.
It's like on one side countless people are starving to death while on the other side "milk" is being poured into the river.
In addition, as this magic sword is the sacred weapon of the Bingmo clan, it must be closely guarded by a large number of people, making it difficult for others to get close to it, let alone touch it.
With his level of cultivation, if he wanted to take the sword, violent means would not work, and he had to use leverage.
Therefore, if he did not have a high enough status, he would not have any chance of coming into contact with the magic sword.
Qingge's father was able to give Qingge a blood-stained warship that was powerful enough to withstand the attacks of any seventh-level cultivator.
This shows that his father is at least an eighth-rank demon cultivator, and his status is definitely not low. He may even be a pure-blooded soldier demon.
Although, a high status also means that it is easier to be exposed.
After all, the higher Qingge's status, the more attention he will receive, and the easier it will be for him to reveal his flaws under the watchful eyes of the public.
But if the goal is to contact the magic sword, Qingge is definitely Lu Qingshan’s best choice at the moment.
"The one in front of him is a sixth-rank demon general. It would be too easy for you, a Void Refining cultivator, to be exposed pretending to be a sixth-rank demon general." Xia Daoyun said.
This was the first time she opposed Lu Qingshan's idea.
The phantom divine vein can indeed allow a person to completely transform into another creature, including the breath and blood, without any flaws.
But the problem is that this kind of transformation is just a show.
It's impossible that just because you transform into a ninth-level cultivator, you really possess the strength of a ninth-level cultivator, right?
This is unrealistic.
In other words, although Lu Qingshan can transform into Qing Ge, his aura can also become that of a sixth-rank demon general. Even the Demon Lord cannot see through his transformation, but that is only when he does not take action.
Bronze is bronze after all. What's the use of having a diamond account other than showing off?
You will know whether it works or not with just one move.
The question raised by Xia Daoyun hit the nail on the head.
"This is easy to solve," Lu Qingshan looked at Xia Daoyun with burning eyes, and said confidently, "As long as I can show the strength of a primary demon general, isn't it enough?"
He was afraid that Xia Daoyun would not believe him, so he continued: "Since I can kill him as a sixth-grade demon general, I must have the fighting power of a primary demon general."
That sounds reasonable.
The master of Shuiyue Temple, who was standing nearby , was already secretly shocked in his heart.
She was just busy thinking about how to solve the problem of Lu Qingshan's natal sword and didn't think too much about it.
Now that she had calmed down a little, she suddenly realized this extremely terrifying thing - Lu Qingshan, who was in the Void Refinement Realm, actually killed a demon general?
…
Xia Daoyun stared at Lu Qingshan with her phoenix eyes.
The ratio of her pupils to the whites of her eyes is just right, so her eyes look very smart and somewhat noble.
The master's gaze made Lu Qingshan feel a little scared.
"Since you are so confident, I won't say much." After a moment, Xia Daoyuan calmed down a little and said this.
"There is another crucial question. Is there a way for the demons to sense Qing Ge's death?" Lu Qingshan thought of something and asked, "Among us humans, we have soul lamps to sense the life and death of our disciples. He is of high status, so will he..."
If there is such a thing among the demons, then he would be walking into a trap by pretending to be Qing Ge and entering the abyss.
"Don't worry about that. The soul lamp that can sense life and death is a unique product of our human cultivation system. The demon race's cultivation system does not have such a thing." The master of Shuiyue Temple also understood what Lu Qingshan was worried about and spoke to comfort him.
She asserted, "If it is said that similar methods exist among the Heart Demon Clan, this is somewhat possible. After all, they are experts in manipulating souls. As for the Soldier Demon? Haha..."
"Okay, that solves another problem," Lu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief, "everything is ready, we just need the right time."
"Without further delay, Lin Yao and I must hurry to Yumen Pass, complete the transformation of our phantom body's divine veins, and enter the abyss."
At this time, three days had passed since Qingge chased him out.
The longer time goes on, the more suspicious he will appear when he reappears as Qing Ge.
So time is running out.
Xia Daoyun also realized the key point. "I will take you two back to Yumen Pass. This can save you a lot of time and prevent you from getting into any accidents."
If Lu Qingshan were here, he would first turn into Qingge, and then he would not even be able to enter Tianshan.
Therefore, he could only complete the change of appearance on the battlefield outside Yumen Pass.
This requires Lin Yao to go with him to Yumen Pass.
"Yao'er, thank you for your hard work." The master of Shuiyue Temple said to Lin Yao with a meaningful tone.
Lin Yao just bowed obediently.
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Yumen Pass.
A day later, he left in a hurry and came back in a hurry.
After returning to Yumen Pass, Lu Qingshan still had a very important thing to do.
Beacon Hall.
This is the important place of Yumen Pass. In addition to the real-time update of Yumen Pass battle reports, it is also the location of Yumen Pass spiritual material treasure house. Human cultivators can use their battle merits to exchange spiritual materials here.
Lu Qingshan walked into the side hall.
The treasury is filled with numerous restrictions and strict formations, and there is also a Taoist priest guarding the treasury.
"Exchanging spirit crystals, please." Lu Qingshan handed over his identity token and told what he needed.
The warehouse manager took Lu Qingshan's token without any concern, but after seeing the word "Sword Sect" on the token, his expression unconsciously became serious - the disciples of the Sword Sect have always been the superior ones in Yumen Pass.
He turned out to be a disciple of the Sword Sect, but he looked a little unfamiliar.
The identity information on the identity token is confidential and cannot be easily checked by anyone other than the person himself.
So the warehouse manager could only ponder secretly in his heart.
"How many spirit crystals do you need to exchange?" The warehouse manager asked while thinking.
"Eight hundred and fifty." Lu Qingshan replied.
His original military merit was 8,050 points, and killing Qing Ge gave him another 464 points of military merit, for a total of 8,514.
One spirit crystal requires ten battle merits.
"Okay, eight hundred and fifty..." Master Ku suddenly said nonsense, his eyes widened, "Eight hundred... fifty spirit crystals?!... This requires more than eight thousand battle merits. Are you sure you are right?"
"That's right, just go ahead and get the spirit crystals, and don't worry about not having enough merits." Lu Qingshan said helplessly.
The treasury manager was still a little bit in disbelief, and walked into the treasury with Lu Qingshan's identity token.
The whole process of exchanging military merits for treasures is somewhat like "swiping credit cards for shopping" in the previous life. Lu Qingshan's identity token is the "credit card". The warehouse manager has no idea how many military merits are in the token. He is only responsible for helping to take out items and "swipe the card".
Not long after, Master Ku came out with 850 spirit crystals.
Lu Qingshan weighed it and made sure it was of the right weight before leaving under the respectful gaze of Master Kudao - all cultivators with such great military achievements were, without exception, heroes of the human race and worthy of his respect.
The reason why Lu Qingshan exchanged these spirit crystals was very simple.
Once you enter the abyss, you have to rely on yourself for everything.
Experience points are his most important confidence.
However, time was running out, so he could only exchange the spirit crystals first. He didn't even have time to absorb these spirit crystals and convert them into experience points, so he had to leave in a hurry.
After leaving Beacon Fire Palace, Xia Daoyuan took Lu Qingshan and Lin Yao back to Liuxu Pavilion.
She still had some things to discuss with Lu Qingshan alone.
"You know it well in your heart that although your idea is feasible in theory, there will be too many problems encountered in the actual process." Xia Daoyun said straight to the point.
This is indeed the case. His plan seems to have a clear path forward, but upon closer inspection, it is found to have many loopholes.
The most important reason is insufficient intelligence.
Not to mention the specific situation of the demons in the abyss, he did not understand the various customs and habits of the Soldier Demon Clan. Once he entered the abyss, he would most likely be exposed because of some inadvertent words and deeds .
He didn't even know Qing Ge's specific identity.
In addition, there is another very realistic thing. He is a sword cultivator under the human race's cultivation system, while Qingge is a military demon.
Even if he possesses the strength of a primary demon general, the methods of the two systems are completely different.
Could it be possible that the Iron Sand Palm could impersonate the One Finger Zen?
All in all, the risks are extremely high.
"Master," Lu Qingshan said calmly, "Even if I have no confidence, I have to face the challenge for her, so in this situation, there is no point in thinking too much."
“When the time comes, things will work out. Let’s just do it first.”
Lu Qingshan's tone was full of determination.
"These are the information we have collected about the Soldier Demon Clan after years of fighting against the Soldier Demon Clan at Yumen Pass. They should be helpful to you." Xia Daoyun had anticipated Lu Qingshan's reaction and silently pushed a stack of jade slips over.
Lu Qingshan was slightly delighted and quickly put away the jade slip, "Thank you, Master."
In fact, a lot of the information in these jade slips is confidential, and it is not reasonable for Lu Qingshan, who is still at the Nascent Soul stage, to access it.
However, Xia Daoyun will not be bound by these rules and regulations.
Lu Qingshan probed the jade slip with his spiritual sense and first roughly scanned the information in the jade slip. After he had a general impression, he put away the jade slip.
Then, his expression became extremely serious, "Master, there is one more thing I have not told you before."
Xia Daoyun was startled. "What's the matter? Feel free to tell me."
A white ring appeared in Lu Qingshan's hand.
This is one of the two rings that Gu Yiyi left from Qingge.
"After killing that sixth-rank demon general, I obtained two rings from him. One of them is a storage ring, and the other is this item."
Lu Qingshan said slowly: "I have never been able to figure out how the demons were able to accurately locate me, see through my disguise, and tell me my true identity."
"It was not until I saw what was in this ring that I understood the reason." His mind moved, and a ray of light suddenly flashed on the white ring.
The next moment, a strange colorful butterfly appeared.
Hundred Fantasy Butterflies.
This ring is something similar to a spirit beast bag.
The moment the Hundred Illusion Butterfly appeared, it couldn't wait to pounce towards Lu Qingshan, as if Lu Qingshan was a beautiful flower with infinite attraction.
Xia Daoyun's eyes fixed on the Hundred Illusion Butterfly that finally landed on the back of Lu Qingshan's hand, "Can this monster lock onto your aura?"
Lu Qingshan nodded, "That's right."
"Moreover," he continued, "I have seen this demon butterfly in Huanling Sect. At that time, I asked the monks of Huanling Sect what kind of demon beast it was."
"He told me that this was a new species of demon beast cultivated by the Huanling Sect's master. It is a unique species in the world, so he didn't know what species this butterfly was."
"Then, we can assume that this demon butterfly should be the one I saw in Huanling Sect."
The memory of monks has always been outstanding.
When he ascended to the Huanling Sect, the Hundred Illusion Butterfly once flew past him. He was impressed at that time, so when he saw the Hundred Illusion Butterfly again, he recognized it at the first sight.
"The demon butterfly cultivated by Huanling Sect appeared in the hands of the demons and was used to track me. Moreover, in the Seven Realms Discussion Forum, it was said that Chang Geng, the head of Huanling Sect, was a cultivator from the underworld." Lu Qingshan did not give his own judgment, but stated the facts objectively.
"In addition, I once disrupted the plan of the underworld in Lingxu Prefecture in Qingzhou. At that time, they used all the power of Lingxu Underworld to try to obtain the corpse of Gengjin Tiger King hidden in the tomb of demon spirits." Lu Qingshan added.
"At that time, I had a doubt. Although the body of the fifth-grade Gengjin Tiger King is precious, it is definitely not to the point where the entire Lingxu Underworld will do its best to fight for it..."
"Unless it is said that this body of the Gengjin Tiger King has some unknown magical use for the underworld."
"After that, I went to Huanling Sect and learned another important piece of news."
"In order to cultivate the magical power of incorporating souls and taming beasts, the Huanling Sect has been collecting the essence and blood of the four spirits. The Gengjin Tiger King happens to be the white tiger bloodline of the four spirits, and the white tiger essence and blood can be refined from its flesh." This was what he suddenly thought of in the Huanling Sect.
"It's such a coincidence again..." Lu Qingshan said calmly, "So I instinctively connected the two things. However, I have practiced a pupil technique called Identifying Evil, which allows me to see other people's murderous intentions towards me. So when I became suspicious of the Huanling Sect, I used this pupil technique to check the situation of the Huanling Sect. However, the result is that within my field of vision, there is no one who has murderous intentions towards me."
From a third-party perspective, Lu Qingshan revealed all the doubts and good news in the matter.
He also understood what would happen if his identity was exposed during this trip to the abyss.
Therefore, before leaving, he must inform others of this important news.
This is a bit like making arrangements for one's final wishes.
"I understand." Xia Daoyun's eyes flashed with a sharp cold light, and he said coldly: "Huanling Sect..."
The information provided by Lu Qingshan has almost confirmed that there must be other traitors within the Huanling Sect.
"Before you come back, I will only investigate this matter secretly and will not publicize the matter of the Hundred Illusion Butterfly." Xia Daoyun said.
If the matter of the Hundred Illusion Butterfly were to be publicized, Lu Qingshan's identity would no longer be concealed - how could the Hundred Illusion Butterfly, which had clearly been handed over to Qingge, appear in the hands of humans?
This is also why Lu Qingshan only told Xia Daoyun about this matter.
Because he doesn't trust others.
If other people knew about this, they would definitely start investigating the Huanling Sect in a big way.
As for keeping it a secret for him?
How is that possible.
Can the life of a fifth-level cultivator be more important than uncovering the traitor in Dao Sect?
Only Xia Daoyuan would value his life.
…
After a brief conversation, Xia Daoyuan took Lu Qingshan and Lin Yao away from Yumen Pass.
Under the leadership of Xia Daoyun, the three of them moved very quickly across the wilderness.
The scenery along the way quickly receded and blurred into a residual image, which could not be seen clearly at all.
Xia Daoyun did this to help him make up for the three missing days in the middle as much as possible to fill the time gap.
After a while, the surrounding scenery finally became clear.
"Another three hundred miles ahead is the demon city closest to where you were attacked, Yumo City," Xia Daoyun paused, "You should complete all preparations here."
Lin Yao said softly: "Mr. Lu, get ready."
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Lin Yao stretched out her palms and gently put them together to form an extremely mysterious seal.
"All laws return to their origin, and drawing the Yao (yao) can change the image..."
An ethereal voice sounded, and an inexplicable vibration suddenly came from Lin Yao's body, causing her to tremble slightly.
Immediately afterwards, countless brilliant starlight flashed in her palms, forming a line visible to the naked eye, connecting her and Lu Qingshan.
Soon, after the two were connected, the line disappeared, but the inexplicable sense of connection did not disappear.
The starlight whistled, and therein lay an invisible force, which surged out from Lin Yao's body, and flowed into Lu Qingshan's body along the line that had become invisible.
Under the infusion of this power, Lu Qingshan suddenly found that he possessed a magical power that he had never had before, but this magical power seemed to have existed innately, making him feel there was no difficulty in using it.
This is the magical power of phantom body that Lin Yao lent to Lu Qingshan through the magic of "The Change of Stars".
"Hurry, my cultivation is not enough, and the Star Shift cannot last for too long." Lin Yao's voice was urgent.
Lu Qingshan did not dare to delay, and quickly took out Qingge's broken arm and used his magical power of illusion.
A golden light surged out from his body and quickly enveloped Qingge's broken arm.
A moment later, under the influence of the golden light, the broken arm turned into countless complex and profound strange characters, which rotated and merged into Lu Qingshan's body.
Afterwards, Lu Qingshan began to grow taller and his body became stronger.
His eyeballs began to change color, his face began to twist and deform, his skin also began to change color, dark golden secret lines appeared on his skin, and his bones made crackling sounds.
After a moment, Lu Qingshan had completely lost his human appearance and turned into the shape of Qingge. Even the aura on his body was the same as Qingge, with no difference.
"You look really ugly now," Xia Daoyun commented calmly upon seeing this, "You are far inferior to your original appearance."
It's okay that Xia Daoyun dislikes his current appearance, but Lu Qingshan himself has nothing to complain about.
He took out Qingge's black storage ring, put it on his finger, and at the same time transferred all the items in his storage ring to the black storage ring.
Although both are storage rings, there are still differences between the storage rings of humans and the storage rings of demons.
To be on the safe side, he did not plan to bring any human magic weapon that might expose his identity.
"Take this." Seeing that Lu Qingshan had prepared everything, Xia Daoyun calmly handed Lu Qingshan a stack of bright yellow talismans.
"What is this?" Lu Qingshan wondered.
Talisman?
Not likely.
He had never heard of any sword cultivator who could make talismans.
"These are sword talismans, there are ten in total, each of which seals a strand of my sword energy," Xia Daoyun's voice sounded, very calmly, "In terms of power, a seventh-grade demon can be killed instantly."
Lu Qingshan understood.
It is called a sword talisman only because its appearance is somewhat similar to a talisman, but in fact it has nothing to do with a talisman.
There are ten sword talismans, each of which is priceless.
This is because it is not difficult to condense sword energy, but the materials that can preserve the sharp sword energy and prevent it from dissipating and losing its power are extremely precious.
Using such precious material to make sword talismans is the least cost-effective option. I'm afraid only Xia Daoyuan has the skill to do this.
"On this trip to the abyss, other than these, I can't help you much. You should take good care of yourself and come back alive." Xia Daoyun glanced at Lu Qingshan and said lightly: "I don't want to be the old man sending off the young man."
Hearing this, Lu Qingshan's eyes subconsciously turned to Xia Daoyun's black hair that was as soft as flowing water, and then he curled his lips unconsciously.
That's not necessary.
Xia Daoyun noticed Lu Qingshan's little trick and rolled her eyes at him in dissatisfaction.
"Thank you very much for this time." Lu Qingshan turned around and solemnly expressed his gratitude to Lin Yao.
"You're welcome, Mr. Lu." Lin Yao did not take credit for it.
"Let's go!" Lu Qingshan did not delay any longer. He said goodbye to the two of them and jumped away.
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Xia Daoyun watched from afar as Lu Qingshan's figure turned into a black dot and finally faded away completely, and sighed slightly in her heart.
She knew in her heart that Lu Qingshan's trip was full of dangers and there was a high probability that he would never return.
However, she did not stop Lu Qingshan from committing suicide.
Sword cultivators are the ones who understand sword cultivation best.
"Everything goes well, and then... come back." A soft murmur sounded in Xia Daoyun's ears.
She turned around and found that Lin Yao raised her head and was looking at the place where Lu Qingshan disappeared. Her red lips were slightly pursed and her eyes were distant, but her face had become much paler at some point.
"You have a good relationship with Qingshan?" Xia Daoyun's heart moved, and he asked directly: "Or do you like my disciple?"
"Ah?" Lin Yao was caught off guard, and a blush suddenly appeared on her pretty face.
"The Star Shift is one of the forbidden arts in the Northern Moon Arts. Using it once will cause irreversible damage to one's own essence."
Xia Daoyun said: "But you didn't even hesitate, and didn't ask for any benefits, and you took the initiative to offer to use "Dou Zhuan Xing Yi" to help Qingshan.
Most importantly, you didn’t even tell Qingshan the price he would have to pay for using Dou Zhuan Xing Yi.”
"If you don't have feelings for Qingshan, why would you be so selfless?"
“No…” Lin Yao shook her head in panic and stammered, “Mr. Lu has been very kind to me, so…”
"so?"
"Um……"