"Divine armor has been listed as a forbidden item for a long time, but in your Shuiyuntai there is a large army of monks wearing divine armor." Li Qiubai asked the first question in a very calm tone.
The decision to designate the divine armor as a forbidden item was made by the current Great Xia Lord Xia Zhao.
As the weapon department of Daxia, Shuiyuntai disregarded the ban, which was a heinous crime.
"The Chang'an Sword Immortal may not know that just over ten years ago, Da Xia held another meeting on the ban on divine armor. After this meeting, Da Xia finally decided to lift the ban on divine armor and even began to strongly support the development of the art of making divine armor." Shui Wuya seemed unhurried and calm about this sensitive issue.
Li Qiubai had a blank expression on his face and didn't say anything more.
If Shui Yuntai was pretending to obey but actually disobeying, he would naturally not be polite to Shui Yuntai.
But since it was Da Xia's decision, even if he was not very interested in the matter of the divine armor, he would not meddle in it.
There is actually no clear right or wrong in this matter, it is more of a difference of opinion.
That's the truth.
Even though they are from the same Da Xia and the same human race, everyone's goal is to fight against the demons.
But as long as there are more people, there will inevitably be many differences when it comes to specific ways of doing things and minor issues.
Both in concept and in style.
Some people think that as long as the result is good, it doesn’t matter if the process is cruel.
For example, the divine armor, although it will gradually deprive a cultivator of his autonomous consciousness, it is unquestionable that it can also greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the human race.
A top-level divine armor can allow a cultivator to possess the combat power of the seventh realm.
In order to train a seventh-level cultivator, the time and resources required are definitely several times, or even dozens of times, that required to refine a top-level divine armor.
From this perspective, divine armor should not only not be banned, but resources should be poured into and vigorously developed.
There are indeed people in Daxia who think so.
However, at the beginning, the divine armor was finally banned by Xia Zhao with the statement that "Daxia needs to look forward, but not at the cost of humanity."
Until recently, the situation on the battlefield outside the domain has become increasingly grim. A war between the two races may break out at any time, and Daxia urgently needs every bit of strength.
Under such circumstances, the divine armor was brought to the table again.
And this time, the majority of people support the Divine Armor.
So even though Xia Zhao was unhappy, he finally agreed to lift the ban.
"Does the Tai'an City incident have anything to do with you?" Li Qiubai looked at Shui Wuya and asked again expressionlessly.
Lu Qingshan also pricked up his ears.
This is the purpose of their trip.
Shui Wuya showed a surprised expression on his face, "What happened in Tai'an City?"
"I wonder what the Chang'an Sword Immortal is referring to specifically? I don't quite understand it at the moment." he asked.
Seeing Shui Wuya's puzzled expression, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but frown.
"All the people in Tai'an City have disappeared. No one knows where they are and who did it. But in Tai'an City, there is a cultivator wearing your Shuiyuntai divine armor who is left to kill the cultivators who discovered the situation in Tai'an City." Li Qiu said in defeat.
"The whole city is empty?" Shui Wuya said in horror, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he was obviously shocked by the news.
"It's not just one city. The same situation applies to Donglin City and Chidori City." Li Qiubai's voice gradually turned colder.
However, he did not find many clues in the other two cities until he met the divine-armored monk in Tai'an City.
"How is this possible?" Shui Wuya's face turned ugly as he realized the seriousness of the matter.
He was silent for a while before he slowly spoke: "I, Shui Wuya, can guarantee in the name of the Shuiyuntai Sect Master that we at Shuiyuntai know nothing about the Tai'an City, Donglin City, and Qianniao City that you, the Chang'an Sword Immortal, mentioned, and we are not likely to be involved in it."
"As for the appearance of a cultivator wearing our Shuiyuntai divine armor in Tai'an City..."
Shui Wuya said in a deep voice: "Before this, Sword Tomb Sect Master Xu Su once asked me for a batch of divine armor, and I gave it to him."
At this point, the Shuiyuntai Sect Master's intentions have become very clear.
"The divine armor belongs to Shuiyuntai. How could you give it to others so easily?" Li Qiubai's voice gradually turned cold.
"This is my mistake," Shui Wuya said with an apologetic look on his face, "I once owed a favor to Sword Tomb Sect Master Xu Su, so when he asked me for the divine armor, although I hesitated, I still gave it to him in the end."
This is an act of using public power for personal gain and is beyond the rules.
"I will report this matter to my Lord and apologize to her later." Shui Wuya said seriously.
This is Shuiyuntai's business, or Daxia's business. Even if it violates the rules, it has nothing to do with Li Qiubai.
So since Shui Wuya had made such a guarantee, Li Qiubai did not dwell on the matter any more.
"Apart from this, has the divine armor never leaked out again?" Li Qiubai asked again.
"I can guarantee this." Shui Wuya said solemnly: "The divine armor is a strategic resource of our Shuiyuntai. The whereabouts of each piece are recorded in detail."
Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes.
In other words, the divine-armored monks in Tai'an City could only have come from the Sword Tomb.
This matter is actually related to the Sword Tomb... It is really complicated and interconnected.
"Why did you stop me before?" Li Qiubai asked coldly.
"This is the news sent by Daxia. They said that your Excellency will come to visit during this period of time. They asked me, Shui Yuntai, to close the door and not see guests when you come, and then open the building to meet you after ten days." Shui Wuya told the truth.
"Who issued the news from Daxia?" Li Qiubai frowned.
Whose idea was it to give such a strange order?
Who is targeting him?
"I only know that this news came from the imperial court of Daxia. I don't know who it came from." Shui Wuya said.
…
…
"Master, they have left and have now reached the narrow gap." The burly Lu Mingliang walked in from the top floor of Shuiyun Tower and reported respectfully.
Shui Wuya nodded, indicating that he understood.
After a brief conversation and getting the information he wanted, Li Qiubai turned around and left with Lu Qingshan, without staying in Shuiyun Tower for long.
This also made them feel relieved.
The pressure from the Sword Immortal is just too great.
"Master, why did the Chang'an Sword Immortal come here this time?" Lu Mingliang couldn't help but ask in confusion.
Shui Wuya thought about it, and then briefly told Lu Mingliang the information that Li Qiubai had just revealed.
"Three empty cities?" Lu Mingliang's pupils suddenly dilated. "Could this be done by Prince Qing?"
"It should be." Shui Wuya's expression didn't seem to change much, but his slightly trembling lips exposed his unstable emotions at the moment.
"What exactly is Prince Qing planning to do?" Lu Mingliang gritted his teeth and said in disbelief.
"He should be preparing to advance to the ancestral realm. Of course, this is just my guess." Shui Wuya pondered.
"Ancestral realm?" Lu Mingliang was shocked.
What is the concept?
The ancestral realm is the tenth realm.
Throughout the human race's history, there is only one person recorded as an ancestor, Xia Daozu.
Even the Tianhe Sword Immortal Chu Mushen, who is recognized as the strongest person in the human race today, is still a long way from the ancestral realm.
Prince Qing is actually preparing to advance to the ancestral realm? !
"Can he do it?" Lu Mingliang took a deep breath and asked, his tone full of doubt.
It is true that Prince Qing's life can be called legendary, but compared with Xia Daozu, it is far from it.
Not to mention Xia Daozu, even Prince Qing cannot be compared with those three sword immortals.
He really couldn't believe that Prince Qing could break through the ancestral realm.
Why?
"I don't know," Shui Wuya shook his head. "To be fair, Prince Qing is so painstaking, maybe he is confident."
"However, this ancestral realm is definitely not something that can be calculated by humans. It still depends on God's will. Otherwise, our human race would not have only Xia Daozu in the ancestral realm for so many years." Shui Wuya thought for a while, and then said: "However, although the ancestral realm is almost impossible, it is still possible to reach the half-ancestor realm."
If one fails to advance to the ancestral realm, but does gain something in the process and transcends the original realm, then he will be called the semi-ancestral realm.
"Half-ancestor is also the top combat force for our human race today." Lu Mingliang said in a deep voice.
In the human realm, there are no practitioners stronger than those at the Semi-Ancestor Realm.
Even though Tianhe Sword Immortal Chu Mushen is unrivaled in combat power, he has only reached the level of a half-ancestor.
Moreover, in the entire human realm, apart from Xia Daozu, there is only Chu Mushen who has semi-ancestor-level combat power.
If King Qing can really reach this level, it will be a great thing for the human race, which means that the top combat power of the human race will be doubled.
Moreover, Prince Qing is a physical cultivator with an unparalleled physique.
At that time, he will join forces with the unparalleled Chu Jianxian to fight the enemy. The two will complement each other, and the combat power they can exert is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two.
"Did the sect leader really tell Chang'an Sword Immortal all the news?" Lu Mingliang hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask.
Shui Wuya nodded slightly.
"But..." Lu Mingliang looked hesitant, his awareness obvious.
"Let's not talk about what the King of Qing is doing now. It is very likely that it is against the moral principles of heaven and human nature. If we conceal it, we are most likely helping the tyrant. Just take Shuiyuntai as an example. How can we have the qualifications and courage to lie in front of the Chang'an Sword Immortal?"
Shui Wuya looked up into the distance, and peered out through a window in the corner of the wall.
At this time, the Lancang River, which had just been cut off by Li Qiubai's finger, had not yet closed.
The most proud sword power in the world.
He couldn't help but mutter: "If this finger lands on our Shuiyun Tower..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Mingliang couldn't help but tremble all over, as if he had already seen the scene of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.
"Chang'an Sword Immortal is not a soft-tempered person." Shui Wuya said.
Or it should be said that sword cultivators are not all soft-tempered .
"We rashly tried to stop the Sword Immortal earlier. If it weren't for the fact that we belong to the Great Xia Weaponry Department, we wouldn't have pointed our finger at the Lancang River for Xia Zhao's sake!"
"You can spare us this time, but if we don't appreciate it, Chang'an Sword Immortal will never be polite to us." Shui Wuya is very self-aware.
This is a madman who dared to leave a sword on the Xuanwu Gate in Chang'an.
What is their Shuiyuntai to such a person?
The reason why he held back was just to give Xia Zhao face, not because he didn't dare.
"But didn't Prince Qing say that Li Qiubai had fallen from the realm of Sword Immortal?" Lu Mingliang thought of this again, "Why is he still so powerful?"
Shui Wuya hesitated for a moment and finally shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about this either. It's possible that King Qing's intelligence was wrong. However, Li Qiubai did fall from the Sword Immortal Realm, but it's not impossible that he has returned to the Sword Immortal Realm now."
"Who knows?"
Shui Wuya sighed slowly, feeling a little sad.
"When my Shui Yuntai was almost replaced, it was Prince Qing who saved Shui Yuntai. We must repay this favor."
"So, I told you everything except the name of Prince Qing."
"This is all I can do." Shui Wuya said softly.
…
The task that Prince Qing gave Shui Yuntai was to delay Li Qiubai for at least ten days.
But who would have thought that after Li Qiubai intercepted the river with one finger, not to mention delaying, Shui Yuntai dared not disobey and was sincerely convinced, telling all the information he knew.
…
Leave Shuiyun Tower and get back on board.
The big ship went upstream, then emerged from a narrow gap in the sky and continued to move forward on the river.
Lu Qingshan and Chang'an Jianxian stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, with different thoughts in their minds.
"Boy." Li Qiubai suddenly spoke on the bow.
"Senior." Lu Qingshan responded quickly.
"Your swordsmanship is not simple, and your strength is not low," Li Qiubai asked calmly, "You should have been able to break through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm by now, so why do you want to stay in this realm for so long?"
"Not strong enough." Lu Qingshan smiled bitterly and told the truth.
"Not strong enough?" Chang'an Sword Immortal's eyebrows jumped, surprised by the answer.
He didn't think Lu Qingshan was being modest.
But obviously with the strength shown by Lu Qingshan, there shouldn't be such a problem.
Li Qiubai looked at Lu Qingshan, waiting for his further explanation.
"I'm lucky enough to have broken through the Ten Flowers Realm in Lianxu. Just a sip or a bite of it, and my Yuanli Divine Gate has become extremely solid and difficult to open." Lu Qingshan explained.
"Ten Flower Ultimate Realm?" A gleam of light flashed in Li Qiubai's eyes, "I see."
Above the nine flowers, there are ten flowers?
This was the first time he heard this, but he quickly accepted it.
No wonder the strength displayed by this kid doesn't look like that of a Void Refining cultivator at all.
“If we want to break the Ten Flower Divine Gate, my idea is to further improve my swordsmanship and then break through the gate.” Lu Qingshan added.
"What a pity." Li Qiubai commented.
Under his inspiration, Lu Qingshan just gained some enlightenment and comprehended the secret sword technique: Return of Spring Breeze.
However, Chun Feng Gui is a fast sword technique.
In order to blast open the Ten Flower Divine Gate, one must rely on attack power.
In other words, Lu Qingshan's comprehension of Chun Feng Gui has greatly improved his combat power, but it is not of much help to him in breaking through the Yuanli Divine Gate.
"I have just made great progress in swordsmanship. It will not be easy to make another breakthrough in a short period of time." said the sword immortal.
What he meant was that Lu Qingshan might find it difficult to advance to the God Transformation stage in a short period of time.
"Difficulties, difficulties, storms, and all the things in the world, in the end, are nothing more than a matter of a sword." Lu Qingshan smiled at this question, "Since I hold a sword in my hand, why would I be afraid of a Yuanli Divine Gate?"
Li Qiubai narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Qingshan. After a pause, he slowly praised: "No regrets when the sword is drawn, no regrets when the sword is put away. Boy Lu, with this kind of mentality, your future achievements will not be low."
"Senior, have you really done it without any regrets?" Lu Qingshan asked curiously.
"Good question!" Li Qiubai laughed, then said, "Eight out of ten things in life are not what you want, so how can you have no regrets? I do have many things that I feel guilty about, but once I admit them, I feel uncomfortable, so I just deny them all."
"As for no regrets," Li Qiubai paused and said softly, "Boy, you have to understand that if there are no regrets in life, it would be a great pity."
Lu Qingshan's eyes showed a strange look and he was speechless for a long time.
In Lu Qingshan's opinion, the principles taught by Li Qiubai were not even inferior to the method of intercepting the river with one finger that he had demonstrated earlier.
"Boy, since you can get enlightenment from my finger, it shows that you are a person with wisdom. Now you are devoted to studying swordsmanship, so you can follow me to the sword tomb this time. When you are used to my sword intentions and sword moves, you will have your own style and meaning."
"Senior, do you know me?" Lu Qingshan suddenly asked in a low voice, "You are willing to teach me even this superior sword art."
Li Qiubai's attitude towards him was obviously too nice.
There is no reason for Li Qiubai, with his status, to do such a thing for an unknown swordsman.
He didn't think that he had any domineering aura that could win the favor of the sword immortal all at once.
Everything happens for a reason.
"Xiaoxiao told me your name." Li Qiubai raised his head and glanced at Lu Qingshan again.
"It's her?!" Lu Qingshan was extremely surprised.
Xia Zhao, he had only heard of her name but didn't know her at all, and had never even seen her.
In this case, why would Xia Zhao, the ruler of Great Xia, talk about his own name with Li Qiubai?
Lu Qingshan found it hard to understand.
"Xia Daoyun is very satisfied with you. She mentioned you to Xiaoxiao several times, and that's why Xiaoxiao noticed you." Li Qiubai said in a very calm tone.
"After learning about you, she is very optimistic about you and believes that you may become a future leader of the human race."
"Since she thinks highly of you, and I just happened to meet you, I can just give you a few pointers."
I see……
After all, it’s because there is someone behind me.
Only then did Lu Qingshan realize that, in fact, in terms of background and backing, there seemed to be few people in the human race who could compare to him.
After all, his master was Xia Daoyun, the top female swordsman with eyebrows as beautiful as distant mountains.
"Senior, which is stronger, sword intent or sword moves?" Lu Qingshan couldn't help but wonder again.
This was a question that players had been arguing about endlessly in their previous lives. Unfortunately, there was no definite answer until he came to this world.
Lu Qingshan originally thought that this Chang'an sword immortal, whose sword intent was unrivaled in his time, would give him a definite answer that his sword intent was the strongest.
But the reality was different from what he thought.
"If I am willing to use my sword style, then it will be the strongest sword style. If I want to kill people with sword intent, then naturally sword intent is the most respected." Li Qiubai raised his eyes and said indifferently.
……mad!
"So senior should prefer sword spirit." After getting an unexpected but reasonable answer, Lu Qingshan had no choice but to continue the conversation and asked another nonsense question.
Li Qiubai was the most powerful swordsman in the world. Could it be that he liked sword moves more?
Who would have thought that the Sword Immortal would unexpectedly shake his head at this moment: "No, it's just that I spent the first half of my life practicing sword moves, so later on, I wanted to change the style, so I turned to sword intent."
“There is no such thing as which one I prefer.”