Along with Lu Qingshan, a message came from the Tianji Temple.
A word that creates a huge wave like a huge rock falling into a lake.
"Lu Qingshan is the person that I, Tianji Temple, want to protect. This is not nonsense, it is not just empty talk, but it must be spread throughout the world. Everyone, listen carefully. If anyone dares to attack Lu Qingshan, not only will the Sword Sect not let you off easily, but Tianji Temple will also track you down to the end. Be careful."
This is a notice to the world.
Everyone was shocked.
A swordsman from the Sword Sect can actually cause the Tianji Temple to go to war. How can he be so highly regarded?
What's the logic behind this?
But while they were still in shock, the Eastern Region Sword Sect on the other side also responded from afar.
"Lu Qingshan is a disciple of the Sword Sect. If anyone dares to disregard his status and harm our disciples, no matter whether he succeeds or not, don't blame us for being rude. We will destroy your sect's destiny and kill all your disciples."
"However, if cultivators of the same realm as him want to attack, our sect will not care. Even cultivators of a realm higher than him can attack as you wish."
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
Compared to the unconditional protection of Tianji Temple, Jianzong appears to be particularly unique and...confident.
What does it mean that if a cultivator of the same realm or a cultivator of the same realm as Gao Lu Qingshan takes action, the Sword Sect will not do anything?
Don’t you want to care?
No, it was obviously because the Sword Sect felt that Lu Qingshan could completely deal with opponents of this level without them having to take any action.
The Sword Sect simply disdains to care about the battles among people of the same realm, and even wants to borrow these cultivators to sharpen swords for their own disciples.
Arrogant and very sword-like.
The monks of various sects were talking about it, and the name of Lu Qingshan, which was already famous in the seven regions, became even more famous.
It is obvious that the combination of the Sword Sect and the Tianji Temple has brought a strong deterrent effect to the cultivators in the world who have evil thoughts.
One is Dao Zong, who is well-known for being the most protective of his own people.
One is a spiritual sect that can survey the secrets of the universe and use unpredictable methods.
Anyone who wants to take action must think carefully.
"Lu Qingshan has become a person that the two great Daoist sects are protecting. From now on, there won't be many people who dare to take advantage of him, right?"
"No, you are wrong. People die for money and birds die for food. There will definitely be people who dare to take advantage of him, and they will all be tough guys."
…
At the same time Lu Qingshan left Tianji Temple.
In Zhongtian Territory, in a towering Tang Dynasty building.
"Father." Xia Yongzhen bowed respectfully to the male cultivator standing in front of him with his hands behind his back.
"You have not completed the task that Prince Qing assigned to you." Xia Huai, the third son of Prince Qing, wore a robe embroidered with purple and gold patterns, and his eyes were shining with divine light.
Xia Yongzhen didn't dare to argue, "Father, I assigned King Fujiang Jiao to kill Lu Qingshan, but I didn't expect him to kill him so easily. I appreciate his talent, so..."
"Love talent?" Xia Huai turned around suddenly, his eyes sweeping across Xia Yongzhen's face like a knife.
"I don't care if you love me, but now is the most critical moment and we can't afford to make any mistakes. Do you understand?"
"Father, I personally think that a mere fifth-level cultivator will not cause any adverse impact on King Qing's plan." Xia Yongzhen said calmly.
"My opinion?" Xia Huai sneered and taught, "Many things you think are useless, it depends on what King Qing thinks. Also, you know that when Li Qiubai fled to Shuiyuntai in the east and returned the sword to Beicang City, Lu Qingshan was there. King Qing already knows about this, what will he think?"
"You were clearly given the task of eliminating Lu Qingshan, but you didn't do it well. Prince Qing won't care about the reason. He will only think that you are not doing your job well."
Xia Yongzhen was silent for a moment, and finally clasped his fists and said, "Yongzhen is ashamed and will remember his father's teachings."
"Don't remember it," Xia Huai paused, and then said, "You have heard the recent rumors."
"Father, are you referring to... the Taoist weapon in Lu Qingshan's hand?"
Xia Huai nodded.
"But...if the sword in his hand is really a Taoist weapon, how could he control it with the power of a Taoist weapon?"
Xia Yongzhen was born into a royal family and was well-informed. He immediately caught the only unreasonable part of the story. "Besides, it's not like Lu Qingshan hasn't used that 'Dao weapon' in front of outsiders before. Although it's indeed extraordinary, its power doesn't reach the level of a Dao weapon."
The power of the Taoist weapon is so immense that it is hard to imagine. Just one strike of the sword should be enough to shake the heavens and the earth.
Before this, the power displayed by Longque had obviously not reached this level.
"That's what I thought at first, so I never thought that his natal sword would be the Dao Sword."
"However, there is no smoke without fire. Looking back at the scene where he broke the law with one sword at the Seven Realms Discussion, that sword does have some natural Taoist charm in it."
The rhyme of Tao cannot be faked and it only exists on Taoist instruments.
"Besides, if it's not a Taoist weapon, how can we explain the speed at which his cultivation level improves?"
"There really are cultivators in the world who can improve their cultivation from the late Jindan stage to the peak of Lianxu in less than seven years, and rank first on the Xuan List. Have you seen it?" Xia Huai asked back.
Xia Yongzhen fell into silence. After a moment, he shook his head silently, "Unheard of."
Even Xia Daozu was not so exaggerated back then.
Could it be that Lu Qingshan is even more talented than Xia Daozu back then?
No one dared to think so.
"Even if it is the reincarnation of a great being, it is impossible to have such progress in cultivation, right?" Xia Huai said, "It is only possible if one possesses a Taoist weapon."
"The words of Daoqi are most likely true."
The instrument that inherits the Tao has all kinds of magical powers.
"There are probably two reasons why the divine power is different from the Taoist weapon. One is that this is one of the magical powers of the Taoist weapon, which can suppress its own divine power so that the master can control it. The other is that there may be something wrong with this Taoist weapon, it may be damaged, and the divine power is incomplete." Xia Huai made the most reasonable judgment, infinitely close to the truth.
"So what does father mean?"
"A hero deserves a good sword. How can he, a fifth-level cultivator, be qualified to wield a Taoist weapon?" Xia Huai said with a sinister look in his eyes, "Even Prince Qing doesn't have a Taoist weapon in his hands."
Xia Yongzhen vaguely understood what his father meant.
"It's almost there, Prince Qing...he's about to break through."
“Once he breaks through, even if King Qing doesn’t reach the ancestral realm, he will still be the top combat force of the human race today.”
"How can the number one cultivator of the human race not have a Dao weapon?" Xia Huai said softly, "When the time comes, give this Dao weapon in Lu Qingshan's hand as a gift to congratulate King Qing on his breakthrough."
"Father wants to kill him and seize the Taoist weapon?" Xia Yongzhen asked in a serious tone.
"Yes." Xia Huai did not hide his murderous intent at all.
"He now has the Sword Sect and Tianji Temple two sects supporting him. Can we still take action against him?" Xia Yongzhen hesitated.
"There's nothing to be afraid of... Hehe, if the things done by Prince Qing were to spread out, it would cause a huge uproar. Killing Lu Qingshan would only be a minor incident for our lineage."
"If Prince Qing succeeds, it won't matter even if we kill Lu Qingshan. If he fails , even if we do nothing, we will still be criticized by thousands of people."
"So, what do we have to worry about?" Xia Huai said coldly.
Xia Yongzhen was silent for a long time, with a gleam in his eyes, and finally he sighed.
There were things he didn't want to do, but his background made it impossible for him to resist.
It is not as easy as it sounds to stay clean in the mud
"What should we do?" Xia Yongzhen asked.
"It's not so easy to kill Lu Qingshan now. It's even hard to find his whereabouts."
Compared to before when Lu Qingshan’s purpose was clear and there were traces to follow, finding Lu Qingshan now is more like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"It's hard to find a needle in a haystack, so why don't we just lure you into a trap?"
"Lu Qingshan has a good friend in Zhishou Tower," Xia Huai said calmly, "He is a monk named Xiuchun."
"I have contacted Luo He and asked him to take action..."
Xia Yongzhen's face changed drastically, "Do you want the owner of Luohe Tower to come forward?"
Zhishou Tower was supposed to be an independent organization, an institution, specifically responsible for dealing with the underworld.
Even for them, it would be extremely difficult to place a sufficiently influential person in Zhishou Tower.
The owner of Luohe Tower is one of the owners of Zhishou Tower.
They spent a lot of effort and resources to build this up. Over the years, it was also with the help of the power of the owner of Luohe Tower that they were able to hide the truth and do so many immoral things without being discovered.
The owner of Luohe Tower is one of the people that their lineage cannot afford to lose.
"It's the final period. After this time, no matter whether Prince Qing succeeds or not, we won't have much use for the power of Zhishou Tower. It doesn't matter even if it is exposed." Xia Huai was calm.
"I see."
"But is this trick really useful? Knowing clearly that it is a trap and a dangerous place, will Lu Qingshan still show up?" Xia Yongzhen asked again.
"He will definitely come."
"ah?"
Xia Qing looked far away and said softly, "Because he is a sword cultivator."
Sword cultivation follows one’s heart.
The more powerful the swordsman, the more so.
To be more objective, sword practitioners are often more emotional than rational.
This is the reason why sword cultivators are so unrestrained and uninhibited, and their style is very different from that of other cultivators.
At the same time, this is also the weakness of sword cultivators.
A swordsman who is truly accomplished in the way of the sword will only make one choice in some matters.
Xia Huai has seen too many powerful swordsmen, and none of them can escape this.
You can call it a stereotype, a stubborn mindset, or the belief of a swordsman.
As soon as Xia Huai finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, shock appeared in his eyes. He raised his head suddenly, looking in another direction through layers of obstacles and across a long distance.
That is... Qingcheng!
Right now.
Above Qingcheng, the clouds in the sky changed color and a huge vortex appeared with a rumble.
This scene alone cannot be seen by those whose cultivation level is below the eighth level.
Only those who have passed the tribulation can feel something.
"Prince Qing is really angry... I just don't know if he can win." Xia Huai murmured.
However, he was not too worried.
Because Prince Qing's specific plan was made on the premise that he could not defeat Li Qiubai.
If Prince Qing can win, that would naturally be the best.
Even if Prince Qing is defeated, it won't be a big deal.
…
Above Qingcheng.
The extremely powerful fist force was like a white rainbow, tearing through the sky and directly hitting the old sword fairy with fluttering clothes.
By this time, the two of them had already exchanged more than a thousand moves.
The new Emperor Wu, Prince Qing, fully utilized his infinite endurance advantage. Although his continuous offensive failed to gain any significant advantage, it did force Li Qiubai to constantly use his sword to parry, making it difficult for him to succeed.
However, the physical cultivator's surging blood and energy were still surging in King Qing's body, and the old sword immortal's aura was visibly weaker than before.
Even if one has reached a certain realm but not a certain level of cultivation, there will always be flaws that are difficult to make up for.
It's like a martial arts master being reborn as a twelve-year-old child and encountering an eighteen-year-old martial arts rookie who has just become famous. Even if the boy is superior in terms of skills , it is not easy to win the fight.
The fist force came towards him like a rainbow.
Thousands of miles long.
The color is golden and gradually turns purple.
"Alas." Li Qiubai could only sigh upon seeing this.
Prince Qing is indeed very strong, stronger than Xu Su. Even among those in the realm of noble titles, he is one of the strongest.
But in his eyes, Prince Qing's methods were nothing but a drop in the ocean, and he had thousands of tricks to break them.
The problem is that he can't use most of his tricks.
This is the discomfort of the mismatch between cultivation and sword realm, which inevitably has a sense of "high aspirations but low skills".
If he were given the Sword Immortal Realm, Prince Qing would not be able to withstand even a hundred moves in front of him.
Li Qiubai smiled casually.
He had seen through Prince Qing's intention to fight a war of attrition early on.
"In that case, let's not play anymore."
Li Qiubai held the ordinary-looking iron sword in his right hand.
There is nothing dazzling.
But it has a well-known name.
Cow ear.
In the void, Chang'an Sword Immortal took a step back with his right foot.
A mighty sword intent unparalleled in the world rose from the void.
Prince Qing's face changed slightly, and he felt threatened.
He clenched his fists, and countless tiny purple lightning bolts flowed wildly in his hands, forming a pool of thunder.
Prince Qing pushed the thunder pool forward, and the heaven and earth shook, with waves of Jingzhe.
Li Qiubai remained as calm as ever.
Before his sword.
Not to mention a minefield.
Even the Nine Heavens Thunder is a useless trick.
Finally, the energy reached its peak.
Li Qiubai drew his sword boldly.
This sword does not have the powerful sword energy, nor the mighty and surging Yuan force.
This is a sword condensed from sword intent.
Prince Qing suddenly widened his eyes.
Sword intent has always been an auxiliary function. Using sword intent to condense a sword into a sword is a magical method that has never been performed by anyone in the world. Others dare not even think about it.
In fact, it was precisely because of this unprecedented sword intent that Li Qiubai was able to create the reputation of being invincible in the Eight Realms.
Above the dim cow ears, a cool green light flashed by.
There seemed to be a tornado above the sky.
The clouds centered on Li Qiubai's figure were suddenly rapidly pulled away and rushed upwards.
The column of mist rising into the sky was as thick as a mountain, forming a white sword that was unprecedented and unparalleled.
The tip of the sword was pointed directly at Prince Qing who was controlling the Thunder Pool.
Prince Qing used the Thunder Pool to control the enemy.
Li Qiubai directly controlled the power of heaven and earth to form a sword.
A piece of the sword of heaven and earth.
Prince Qing, who was a "warrior", watched the sword from a distance, and as an enemy, he was also amazed.
Li Qiubai's sword can no longer be simply called a sword move.
The Yun Sword was already charging straight towards Prince Qing.
In an instant, the distance between Emperor Wu and Yun Jian was less than ten feet.
The thunder pool exploded, and the cloud swords disintegrated layer by layer.
The collision between Lei Chi and Yun Jian seemed to have no end.
The energy in Prince Qing's body surged continuously, but his body remained motionless.
The Cloud Sword was constantly damaged, and the cloud at the tip of the sword turned into mist and dissipated.
However, at the same time, the surrounding clouds were constantly gathering towards the Cloud Sword, quickly forming a new sword tip.
The power of heaven and earth is endless.
With this in and out movement, the Cloud Sword not only did not get damaged, but became larger and larger, and its power became more and more fierce.
The sword tips kept coming one after another, and there seemed to be no end.
The scattered clouds formed into fine and complex sword energy, which looked like flying swords and shot in all directions.
The sky was full of flying swords, streaking across the sky like shooting stars.
The scene is magnificent and refreshing.
The people of Qingcheng saw an unprecedented rain of flying swords in Qingcheng today.
Prince Qing shouted angrily.
The steps began to retreat.
Yun Jian's forward speed was faster than King Qing's retreating speed.
The cloud sword advanced inch by inch.
The next moment, a hole appeared in Prince Qing's palm, and it was covered in blood and flesh.
One more breath.
A scarlet blood flower exploded on Prince Qing's chest.
Finally, Prince Qing's plan collapsed.
The Cloud Sword pushed against King Qing's body and advanced three hundred feet backwards.
Finally, the thick clouds dissipated behind Prince Qing.
——A sword has already pierced through Prince Qing’s body.
This is the master of swordsmanship. A sword cultivator at the eighth level can still become a sword immortal with just one sword.
When you are in high spirits, you don’t care about the state of mind.