Volume 8: Demon Suppression Chapter 9: Drawing the Sword
This was the inscription written by Xia Xuanji when Zhishou Tower was founded, and it is also the purpose of Zhishou Tower all along.
Monks, who possess great powers, are long-lived and powerful, must strive for the survival and welfare of the human race.
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
However, it is unknown how many people still keep this sentence in mind and put it into practice.
Lu Qingshan took a deep breath, stepped over the archway, and walked towards the first tall building inside the archway with Tan Tai Qingrun.
Seeing the two people coming, the foreign affairs monk outside the tall building came over to greet them.
After Tan Tai Qingrun took out the "Xiu Chun" token and stated his purpose, he took the initiative to lead the two of them into the tall building, and at the same time retreated to inform the high-level monks in the building.
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After half a cup of tea.
"My name is Lu Jianxing. May I know what your names are?" Lu Jianxing, the governor of Zhishoulou in the Southern Territory, entered the hall.
"Greetings to Governor Lu," Tan Tai Qing Run responded, while introducing himself: "Xiu Chun, Tan Tai Qing Run, as for this one..."
When mentioning Lu Qingshan, Tan Tai Qingrun paused and finally said, "Lu Qingshan."
Only the name was introduced, not the identity.
Because she didn't know how to calculate Lu Qingshan's identity.
His own subordinates?
Heh... The recent actions are clearly led by Lu Qingshan, so how can he be like a subordinate...
If he wasn't his subordinate, it would seem unreasonable to bring Lu Qingshan here.
So Tan Tai Qingrun secretly skipped the introduction of his identity.
A clever woman.
Lu Jianxing seemed to be thinking about something. As the governor of Zhishou Tower, he had access to intelligence and Lu Qingshan was also a celebrity. How could he not recognize him?
The reason for asking the question is actually to inquire about the relationship between the two.
However, seeing that Tantai Qingrun did not answer, Envoy Lu did not ask any more questions, but instead asked: "What do you two have to tell me this time? Or do you have any action that requires me to dispatch personnel to cooperate with you?"
Xiuchun has an extraordinary status and there is no hierarchy between her and other officials in Zhishou Tower.
It’s just that Envoy Lu is a cultivator of the seventh realm, while Tan Tai Qingrun is only of the fifth realm, but the difference in their cultivation levels exists and is indelible.
Therefore, Tan Tai Qing Run was also very respectful and presented a jade slip, "Your Excellency the Pacification Envoy, these days Lu Qing Shan and I have been secretly visiting various places in the Southern Region, and we carried out a campaign to eliminate a branch of the Southern Region Underworld that we discovered earlier. The operation went very smoothly, and we also obtained some valuable information from those Underworld monks. Combined with the gains from the previous secret visits, I compiled this jade slip, please take a look."
Envoy Lu lowered his eyebrows slightly, his mind moved, and the jade slip instantly appeared in front of him.
He probed his spiritual thoughts into it, and after a while, the expression of Envoy Lu changed slightly and he sat up straight.
In the jade slip, there were actually the locations of the fourteen provincial halls of the Southern Region Underworld!
"Is the information credible? Is it a trap? The mouths of the monks in the underworld are not easy to pry open, right?" Envoy Lu asked in succession.
Tan Tai's clear and moist eyes were like ripples on water, and she unconsciously glanced at Lu Qingshan at this moment - the mouths of the cultivators from the underworld were indeed difficult to pry open, so they did not interrogate them at all. The information in the jade slip was completely written by Lu Qingshan himself, one sentence at a time, and he wrote it in front of her.
If it weren't for the precedent of the Heming Town underworld branch, even she would have felt a little uneasy at this moment.
But now...
"Eighty percent." Tan Tai Qingrun said without hesitation.
"Eighty percent..." murmured Envoy Lu.
Knowing that the monks guarding the tower always leave a way out when they speak, 80% is actually about 100%...
Thunderbolt!
Although the location of the Southern Region Underworld's Main Hall was not listed on the jade slip - it was not that Lu Qingshan had kept it secret, but that he did not know either.
In the previous life, in the Shadow of the Underworld version, although the human race won in the end, it was not a complete victory. It only caused serious damage to the Underworld.
The location of the Southern Region Underworld's main hall was not revealed until the end of the version.
But no matter what, if these fourteen state temples can be wiped out in one fell swoop, the Southern Region Underworld will almost be in name only and will never be able to cause much trouble again.
After all, the reason why the underworld can stir up so much trouble is because of the manpower and intelligence spread all over the place, not just the few "lords of the underworld" in the main hall.
"Wait a moment." Lu Xingjian's face became serious. He took out a communication device and quickly notified other senior executives in the building.
This time, the waiting time was much longer.
After a long time.
As monks with powerful auras entered the hall one after another, although no one deliberately exerted pressure on them , the invisible oppressive aura still filled the entire hall.
Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun, who only had the cultivation level of Lianxu, were like two huskies mixed in with a wolf pack at this moment, but they were still calm as usual.
Have your own bearing.
Not fearing the strong and not bullying the weak, this has always been the demeanor that sword practitioners uphold.
"Governor Lu, is there something important that requires you to gather all of us here to discuss the matter?" The owner of the Southern Territory Zhishou Tower, Jin Yichuan, spoke in a solemn and dignified manner.
"Everyone, please take a look at this jade slip first." Lu Xingjian calmly pushed the jade slip in his hand to the other great cultivators.
After a moment, the already serious atmosphere in the hall became even heavier, and even a few heavy breathing sounds were heard.
“It’s actually the address of the fourteen state branch halls of the underworld?!” Everyone was stunned and felt their hearts beating fast.
Even before they came, they had guessed that something big was going to happen, but they were still shocked at this moment.
"Where did you get this information?" Jin Yichuan asked quickly with a calm expression.
Lu Xingjian told Jin Yichuan again about Tan Tai Qingrun's identity and what she said.
"Xiuchun..." Jin Yichuan was certain in his heart.
To be honest, when he first , he thought it was a scam.
But the information was given by Tan Tai Qing Run, which makes things different.
Xiuchun, as the most prestigious position in Zhishou Tower, has extraordinary power. Therefore, in order to join, in addition to outstanding talents and abilities, one must also undergo a strict background check and even go through a "conscience bureau".
Only with such stringent conditions and multiple screenings can we ensure that there will be no traitors among Xiuchun.
Therefore, even he would not have the slightest doubt towards Monk Xiuchun.
Knowing that Shoulou and the underworld have been hostile for a long time, even though they were surprised by the information, which came from Monk Xiuchun, they would take it seriously and would never give up easily.
In terms of strength alone, Zhishoulou can undoubtedly crush the underworld. This is the gap between a local dragon and a snake crossing the river.
The reason why the underworld is so powerful is always because the underworld is well aware of the essence of fighting behind enemy lines and is good at lurking. It usually remains silent and only comes out to make trouble every few decades or hundreds of years.
Those who abandon the Yin are like tuberculosis or a carbuncle attached to the bone.
That's all.
Now that we have specific information, why should we worry about the destruction of the underworld?
"Let's discuss the specific action plan." Jin Yichuan looked at Tan Tai Qingrun again.
The subtext of this statement is to dismiss Tan Tai Qing Run and Lu Qing Shan.
Outsiders should not interfere in other people's affairs. The final action plan, personnel transfers, time of action, etc. should naturally be formulated by the senior officials who have been in charge of the Zhishou Tower in the Southern Territory for hundreds of years, and have nothing to do with Tan Tai Qingrun.
"To eliminate demons and defend the Way is what we seek," Tan Tai Qing Run was a reasonable person, but before leaving, he cupped his hands and said, " When the host is ready to start the operation to wipe out the underworld, we two beg to go with you."
This was actually Lu Qingshan's request, but it also happened to be in line with Tan Tai Qingrun's wishes.
Planning and strategizing behind the scenes is more like what spiritual practice does.
As a sword cultivator, he naturally enjoys charging into battle.
"Of course that's the way it should be," Jin Yichuan agreed without hesitation, "You two go and rest for a while, and I'll let you know when I make a decision."
Jin Yichuan agreed to their request without hesitation.
He had no reason to refuse.
As a monk of Xiuchun, it is Tantai Qingrun's right to go out with the guards in the tower.
As for Lu Qingshan, he is the number one of the younger generation in the current Sword Sect and the strongest in the fourth realm. Such a person is willing to join the Zhishoulou camp. Who would push him out?
Zhishoulou does not fight for power or profit, but only wants to destroy the underworld, so the complicated factional disputes in Daxia have nothing to do with them.
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When Lu Qingshan came out of the hall, he felt a strong sense of strength resonating in his chest.
This time, if the fourteen state branches of the underworld can be wiped out in one fell swoop, it will be an unprecedented and glorious achievement.
Of course, it is also obvious that this will plunge the entire human situation into great turmoil.
From then on, the plot he was familiar with was bound to be a winding mountain road, and he would end up at his grandmother's house.
But... fear of change has never been Lu Qingshan's mentality.
On the contrary, everything he did was to change the established plot.
Before coming to this world, Jiutian's game plot had only reached the middle stage.
Lu Qingshan was not sure whether the human race’s story would have a happy ending.
But from what he had seen with his own eyes, during the ten-year plot line, the human race in the game suffered countless casualties, with bones scattered all over the ground.
Anyone with empathy would feel sorry and sad when seeing the tragedy of the so-called "NPCs" who are also human beings in such a game that is almost 100% virtual.
At the same time, I will feel helpless and regretful for my inability to change the plot .
Not to mention, now all of this has turned into a real world, and the former "NPCs" have become real people with flesh and blood.
Lu Qingshan couldn't bear to see those tragic scenes happen again.
This is also why the first thought that came to his mind when he first came into this world was to make up for his regrets.
The regret of the human race is also the regret of every individual.
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Xianxia, Xianxia, where would the immortals come from without heroes?
I came to this world in the last years of Chang'an, and after nearly seven years, at the end of the sixth year of Tianyuan...
He, Lu Qingshan, officially draws his sword against the underworld!
