The scenery of Lotus Peak is as beautiful as ever.
Lu Qingshan and Lin Yao walked side by side.
"Even facing such a situation, you can still remain so calm." Lin Yao said softly.
"No matter how panicked I am, I can't change anything, so why shouldn't I stay calm?" Lu Qingshan said with a smile.
Lin Yao couldn't help but chuckle. She blinked her eyes and looked at Lu Qingshan's handsome face. She couldn't help but say, "Mr. Lu, you are obviously younger than me, but your words and deeds are almost the same as Master and the others."
"For us cultivators, age doesn't have much reference value." Lu Qingshan replied.
In the world of cultivation, it is not uncommon to find cultivators who have lived for thousands of years but are still not very smart and act like low-intelligence villains.
After joking, Lin Yao's eyes flickered, and she calmly said, "Mr. Lu must also understand that the impact of the news that you have a Taoist weapon is not limited to the crisis you may encounter in the future... It also lies in the jealousy that will inevitably arise from those cultivators who will not attack you."
Lu Qingshan nodded slowly.
Although he is in the limelight, his strength is far from being worthy of the Taoist weapon.
Would those monks who were stronger than him be jealous of him? What would they think?
Of course, due to the influence of some rules, strength, and the threat of the Sword Sect behind him, there are only a few cultivators who dare to attack him.
"Even if these monks won't attack you, they will always start to exclude you intentionally or unintentionally because of jealousy." Lin Yao said worriedly.
"I don't care about other people's thoughts that have nothing to do with me." Lu Qingshan shook his head and didn't care.
When living in this world, you should not care about the thoughts of those who look down on you or hate you, but should let those who like you know that you are really a good person.
"Cows and sheep travel in groups, while lions and tigers walk alone." Lin Yao nodded in agreement.
"You think highly of me." Lu Qingshan said with a smile.
"You are the strongest in the fourth realm and the strongest in the fifth realm as assessed by our Tianji Temple. Who dares to look down on you?" Lin Yao chuckled and said, "Who knows, you may still be the strongest in the sixth realm in the future."
“The cultivators who are truly moved by the Dao weapon and want to attack you will undoubtedly want to act as soon as possible.
After all, you have already possessed such strength at the level of Refining Void, so they definitely won’t let you advance to the level of Transformation Spirit before they start to attack you, otherwise it will be much more difficult to kill you by then. "Lin Yao changed the subject and began to analyze seriously.
Due to the gap between Yuanli and Lingli, there is a natural chasm between the transformation of spirit and the refining of emptiness.
She could hardly imagine that Lu Qingshan, who could ignore the natural barrier of Yuanli in the Void Refinement Stage, would be able to improve his combat power to what level after crossing this threshold and converting his spiritual power into Yuanli.
Obviously, she was not the only one who understood this truth.
Therefore, the next period of time before Lu Qingshan is promoted to the Spirit Transformation Realm will be the most dangerous time for him.
"This is exactly what I've been looking for." Lu Qingshan's eyes became slightly hot at this moment.
Sword moves have always been a way of killing and attacking.
His second secret sword style is now at a bottleneck.
Working in isolation will only result in half the effort and twice the results.
Fighting and warfare is undoubtedly the best catalyst for the understanding of the secret sword.
Under high pressure, people are most able to unleash their potential.
He had a hunch that his second secret sword move would most likely be perfected and realized in combat.
And it happened soon after.
As for the risks?
Why should a sword cultivator fear danger?
Besides, it wasn't like he just rushed in mindlessly without any preparation or cards.
"It turns out that you sword cultivators have the same temperament, which is not something the rest of us cultivators can understand." Lin Yao shook her head helplessly at Lu Qingshan's words.
As a spiritual practitioner, especially a Ziwei spiritual practitioner who practices the art of divine intelligence, seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster is almost an instinct imprinted in her soul.
She was most afraid of Lu Qingshan's behavior, which was that he knew there was a tiger in the mountain but still went there.
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In a remote territory of the Western Regions, in a secret place near the headquarters of the Western Regions Underworld.
The palace door was wide open.
There is a huge, beautifully carved round table inside the hall, with many seats surrounding it.
Every seat was shrouded in black fog and could not be seen clearly.
"I think you all know why we have gathered you all here today," asked the Lord of Yulei Mansion.
"Taoist weapon." A sinister voice came from other seats.
"Yes, the news that Lu Qingshan possesses a Taoist weapon has spread to everyone, and it is most likely true." The Lord of Yu Lei Mansion waved his hand, and the black mist formed a picture of light and shadow that changed in the void.
It was a replay of Lu Qingshan performing the Dragon Bird Breaking Technique and defeating Zhou Yuan at the Seven Realms Discussion.
"Back then, he must have relied on the Taoist weapon to forcibly break Zhou Yuan's secret method and finally win the championship."
"This is the magic and dominance of the Dao weapon."
"You all should understand how important the Taoist weapon is. If we can obtain the Taoist weapon in Lu Qingshan's hand, our strength will increase several times." The Lord of Yulei Mansion said coldly.
"Lu Qingshan is rising too fast. If his growth is not stopped, then in the future with the Taoist weapon in hand, he will definitely become a powerful cultivator of the human race." Someone added.
"Indeed, there are only three Dao swords known to the entire human race, and they are in the hands of three sword immortals. The Dao sword in Lu Qingshan's hand is the fourth one."
"Killing Lu Qingshan is not only about seizing the Dao weapon, but also about eliminating a future powerful man of mankind for us. This time, we can kill Lu Qingshan at any cost, under the premise of not being exposed, and we must seize the Dao weapon from him." The Lord of Yu Lei Mansion said in a deep voice.
"According to intelligence, he is currently in Tianji Temple. This is our best chance. Otherwise, if he hides his identity, who will know his whereabouts?"
——When Lu Qingshan went to Tianji Temple, he did not know that the news that he possessed a Taoist weapon was spreading rapidly, so he did not deliberately hide his identity.
This also led to the fact that when he entered the Tianji Temple, he was seen by some interested people and his whereabouts were discovered.
Yu Lei Palace Master nodded in agreement, "We dare not enter Tianji Temple privately. This is a Taoist sect, and luring him out would be too obvious. Fortunately, this Tianji Temple is not his sect, and he will leave sooner or later."
"So, we just need to wait and see, and keep an eye on every cultivator who leaves Tianji Temple during this period of time."
"Then Palace Master, how are we going to send people to intercept and kill him this time? This kid has only a small level of ability, and is not that easy to deal with." Another cultivator from the Western Region Underworld said worriedly, feeling that it was extremely difficult to deal with.
"This Lu Qingshan, with the help of Taoist artifacts, possesses the combat power of a top-level Divine Transformation cultivator. There is no doubt about that. If you want to kill him, the first way is to send out a Seventh Realm cultivator." said the Lord of Yulei Palace.
"He can handle a Divine Transformation cultivator, but there is absolutely no way he can deal with a Fusion cultivator."
"The problem is that Lu Qingshan is in charge of a Dao weapon, and there is a high probability that he has a life-saving trump card given by the Sword Sect. Even if he is a combined cultivator, he may be killed if he is unlucky."
"It's not that we can't afford to lose a fusion cultivator. The main thing is that fusion cultivators are all people with great backgrounds. It's impossible for them to appear out of thin air. They have a lot of connections with us and it's hard to deny them. If we send out fusion cultivators, it is very likely that our information will be exposed."
Sacrificing a few combined monks is nothing. What they are afraid of is that they will be traced back and their entire nest will be wiped out.
After all, the act of ambush seems a bit too blatant, and it is difficult to deal with it cleanly from beginning to end.
"Is there another way?" asked a cultivator from the underworld. He understood the hidden meaning of Lord Yulei's words.
"This man is so powerful that it is impossible for one or two Spiritualization cultivators to kill him. We cannot use the Combined Body cultivators, so the quality cannot be improved. In this case, we can increase the number."
"One Divine Transformation cultivator can't handle him, so what about ten, twenty, or thirty?"
"After all, he is just a sword cultivator with a weak body, and he is still a sword cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm. As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands, how can he deal with several Spirit Transformation cultivators at the same time with his three natal swords?" The Lord of Yu Lei Mansion was confident of victory.
According to their intelligence, Lu Qingshan still has three natal swords.
"Let's send out the Soul-Calling Division. This time we'll use one division to exchange for the other."
The Lord of Yulei Palace was extremely resolute, and his voice seemed to echo in the hearts of the cultivators in the field palaces, "Move quickly. I estimate that it is not only us who are targeting Lu Qingshan. The other domains and underworld palaces are definitely unwilling to fall behind. Don't let them get ahead of us."
"Yes." Everyone responded respectfully in unison.
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"Kill Lu Qingshan and seize the Dao weapon?"
"No matter the cost, act quickly and wait for the opportunity..."
In the human realm, similar scenes are happening in various places.
Of course, the first to take action will definitely be the underworld in various regions.
Some human cultivators or evil cultivators may also have ill intentions, but their intelligence information is obviously not as well-informed as that of the underworld. They cannot quickly find out Lu Qingshan's whereabouts, and it will take some time for them to react.
In short, the underworlds of various regions sent a large number of people to the Zhongtian Region in an attempt to seize the Taoist weapons.
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Zhongtian Domain.
"I can only monitor him like this. As long as Lu Qingshan leaves Tianji Temple, he will definitely not escape my sight."
In a mountain range thousands of miles away from Tianji Temple, a cultivator in the combined form was lurking silently.
He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
In his mind, what appeared was the scene around Tianji Temple.
"The Palace Lord has assigned me to monitor the situation at Tianji Temple. As soon as Lu Qingshan leaves the temple, I must immediately pass the news to the monks from the Soul-Seizing Division and cooperate with them in carrying out the ambush and killing operation..." Marquis Xueyi murmured.
The Palace Master did not dare to easily mobilize the combined cultivators to participate in the ambush , but it would not be a big problem to let him assist from the side.
Just don't expose yourself.
When he thought of the terrifying achievements Lu Qingshan had made in such a short period of time, Marquis Xueyi couldn't help but tremble.
He was just a grassroots cultivator from a remote small state, but at the age of 18, with the cultivation base of Golden Core, he reversed the situation and defeated Zhou Yuan, who was in the early stage of Nascent Soul, and won the championship of the first Seven Realms Discussion.
Afterwards, it rose at an unimaginable speed and remains unrivaled today.
It's really incredible.
He felt jealous and envious.
"It's all because of the Dao weapon. I was saying that no matter how talented Lu Qingshan is, he shouldn't be able to rise to prominence at such a speed..."
"If I can possess this Taoist weapon, I should have the hope of being promoted to the eighth realm, right? If I can possess this Taoist weapon, why would I join the underworld?"
Thinking of this, his eyes became even redder and more murderous.
He was waiting silently, waiting for Lu Qingshan to appear and leave Tianji Temple.
"Just because of you, a fifth-level cultivator, they are making such a fuss..."
Marquis Xueyi was a cultivator from the Western Region Underworld. He had long guessed that in addition to their Western Region Underworld, the underworlds in other regions were also apparently taking action.
As for who will get the Taoist weapon, it depends on who is more ruthless.
The fact was just as he guessed. All the underworld governments in various regions received orders from the top and sent out corresponding personnel to kill Lu Qingshan.
Moreover, their ideas were surprisingly consistent. They all decided to use their numerical advantage to kill Lu Qingshan.
But it’s not surprising when you think about it.
After all, the situations in the underworlds of various regions are surprisingly similar, and even their respective concerns are almost the same.
Everyone is not stupid. After some consideration, they all made the decision that seemed to be the most reasonable one on the surface.
However, each domain and underworld are independent of each other.
Because they belong to different demon tribes.
For example, the underworld in the Eastern Region belongs to the Soldier Demon Clan, while the underworld in the Central Sky Region belongs to the Giant Spirit Clan.
There is a subtle hostility between the eight holy demon clans, and the relationship is not very harmonious.
If the owners are like this, how good can the relationship between dogs be?
Therefore, the underworlds in various regions generally do not participate in each other's actions.
And every underworld in each region has an unimaginable greed for Taoist weapons and is determined to obtain them, so they all sent people to try to seize the Taoist weapons by intercepting Lu Qingshan.
Under the unconscious tacit understanding, the current situation of being surrounded by enemies and ambushed from all sides has been formed. There is no telling how many monks from the underworld are secretly eyeing Lu Qingshan.
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In the undulating Tianluo Mountains, a ray of sword light broke through the clouds and mist and emerged from the huge protective formation of the Tianji Temple.
"Lu Qingshan, come out!"
"He actually showed up so openly. Is he not afraid of death, or is he still unaware that the news that he owns a Taoist weapon has been exposed?" Marquis Xueyi was a little confused.
In his expectation, Lu Qingshan would carefully hide his identity, change his appearance and leave Tianji Temple, so he also prepared many means to verify his identity, but he didn't expect that none of them would be used.
——I don’t want to pretend with you at all, you are just worrying too much.
This surprised the monks in the underworld who were observing secretly.
However, this is not what they should be concerned about.
Their top priority was to immediately convey the message to the monks in the underworld who were responsible for the interception operation.
In another dark place.
The monks from the Soul-Seeking Division of the Underworld in the Western Region, who had been lurking for a long time, had a fierce light flashing in their eyes after receiving the news from Marquis Blood Wing that Lu Qingshan had left the sect, and their murderous intent instantly reached its peak.
"Don't be in a hurry. This place is too close to Tianji Temple, so it's not advisable to take action. Let's wait until Lu Qingshan is farther away. Anyway, our spies are already keeping a close eye on him and won't lose his position." Hei Wu, the leader of these underworld monks who was in charge of this ambush operation, gave the order.
"They are willing to send out dozens of Jindan cultivators, even risking the loss of the entire Soul-Seeking Department, just to deal with a Xudian cultivator like you. You should be proud of it, Lu Qingshan." Hei Wu said secretly.
Similar situations are also happening in many dark places around Tianji Temple.
If you count carefully, you will find that there are exactly six similar groups.
These are all monks from the underworld.
Six of the seven underworlds have been dispatched, all with the purpose of killing Lu Qingshan and taking away the Taoist weapon from him!