The sky is clear and the clouds are light.
A stream of light fell from the sky, broke through the clouds, and entered the sky above the place called Huishan.
This is a high mountain located around Tai'an City.
Huishan is sparsely populated and is particularly quiet and profound.
There is a stream that winds around the mountains like a jade belt.
Lu Qingshan, who was flying on a sword, was suspended high in the air, and his spiritual sense was exploring downwards.
There are hawthorn trees all over the mountains.
There are very few buildings in the mountain, only an old Taoist temple on the mountainside.
"It looks like this might be another wasted trip?"
Lu Qingshan frowned, and finally had an idea. He took the two sisters Lin Chuyi and Lin Shiwu and went straight to the Taoist temple.
As the sword flashed, three figures appeared in the Taoist temple.
It seemed that no one had been to the Taoist temple for a long time, and the courtyard was filled with withered yellow leaves.
In the center of the yard, there is an ancient well.
There are also hawthorn trees planted next to the ancient well, but they do not look very pretty due to being exposed to wind, rain and sun.
Lu Qingshan looked around.
The two sisters were also looking around, but as they looked, their big eyes gradually filled with tears.
"Master, this is Qingfengmen. There used to be a Taoist grandpa living here. My father often brought me and my sister here to play..." Lin Chuyi said with pursed lips.
Lin Shiwu also nodded vigorously, pointed at the ancient well and said, "At that time, my sister and I loved to throw hawthorns into the well... Daddy would scold us when he saw it..."
"But now, Taoist grandpa is gone, father is gone, mother is gone..." Lin Shiwu pouted, his eyes red.
Lu Qingshan was silent for a while, sighed, rubbed their heads, and finally scooped up a handful of hawthorns and placed them on the wellhead. "I'll go out and take a look. You wait here for me."
…
After leaving the Taoist temple, Lu Qingshan wandered around the mountain again, and his mood gradually became heavy.
Who would have thought that the Qingfeng Gate he had been looking for was actually located near Tai'an City.
It was not known whether it was God's will or something else, but after leaving the boundary wall of the Yellow Spring Realm, the place they appeared in was the area where the Qingfeng Sect was once located.
I can only say that it is because I am in this mountain.
If Lin Chuyi's question hadn't woken him up, Lu Qingshan might not have realized this until now.
Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are called oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are called tangerines.
This illustrates the impact of the natural geographical environment on fruits.
The Zhongtian region is extremely vast, and is also affected by the abundance of spiritual energy, so the taste of the same fruit in different places can vary greatly.
But the two sisters said at the time that the taste of the candied haws in Tai'an City was exactly the same as the taste of the hawthorns in their home.
Does this mean that Qingfeng Sect is most likely around Tai'an City?
This is the most reasonable explanation.
So he returned to his hometown and found Huishan, a place near Tai'an City where hawthorns were grown in abundance.
As it turned out, his guess was correct.
only……
According to Chuyi and Shiwu, this should have been the headquarters of Qingfeng Sect.
But now looking around, there are no other buildings except the remains of a Taoist temple located on the mountainside.
Not only the people but even the objects of the sect that once existed have disappeared without a trace.
"No wonder……"
The Zhongtian Realm is countless miles long and wide, and its territory is vast. However, over the past ten thousand years, so many human beings have been sold into the Demon Realm without being noticed. This is definitely not just because of the vast area.
More importantly, these human traitors did a great job in covering up the aftermath.
They can completely erase all traces of a sect from this world.
It 's not just physical erasure, it also includes intelligence.
According to the intelligence database of Zhishou Tower, the Qingfeng Sect here has never existed.
This is the scariest part.
The power of the real culprit behind the scenes is unimaginable.
Lu Qingshan's eyes were as sharp as knives.
The Sword Sect's territory is the Eastern Region. Although the Sword Sect also has its own intelligence channels in the Zhongtian Region, it is obviously impossible for it to pay attention to a small and unknown Qingfeng Sect.
"It seems that I have to go to Tianji Temple after all." He murmured.
In the Zhongtian Region, where the Great Xia royal family has absolute power, the only place that can compete with them is the Tianji Temple.
Only with the help of the intelligence and power of Tianji Temple can we unravel this conspiracy and eradicate this cancer.
"However, before that, we can go to Tai'an City first."
Huishan, where the Qingfeng Sect is located, is not far from Tai'an City. There should be many people in the city who know the news about the Qingfeng Sect.
Perhaps they have a way to erase all traces of Qingfeng Sect’s existence, but they definitely cannot erase Qingfeng Sect from these people’s memories.
…
Lu Qingshan turned back to the Taoist temple.
In the Taoist temple, the two sisters' eyes were still red.
They were gently throwing a handful of hawthorns from the wellhead into the ancient well.
This is like a ritual, a ritual to commemorate deceased relatives.
The ancient well was very deep, and hawthorns fell into the well one by one, but no tinkling sound could be heard.
Just like the Zhongtian Realm controlled by the mastermind behind the scenes, over the past ten thousand years, it has swallowed up countless human beings without making any sound or causing any waves.
"Master..." Seeing Lu Qingshan coming back, the two sisters quickly wiped their tears and walked obediently to Lu Qingshan.
For them, Lu Qingshan, who saved them from the demons, is not only their master, but even more like their relative.
The two sisters didn't know much, but they understood that this matter was very dangerous. If Lu Qingshan continued to investigate, something dangerous might happen.
Therefore, they never asked Lu Qingshan to avenge them. Instead, they thought about learning skills on their own and taking revenge on their own after they had mastered the skills.
Lu Qingshan didn't say much, but just gently held the two sisters' hands.
Since he accepted them as his disciples, even though only in name only, from then on, the affairs of the two sisters were also his affairs.
As a master, you should make decisions for your disciples.
It's a very simple truth.
Xia Daoyuan thought so, and so did Lu Qingshan.
…
Lu Qingshan flew across the sky on his sword.
The weather today is exceptionally sunny, with no clouds in the sky and gentle breezes.
With his speed, it didn't take long for the majestic outline of Tai'an City's city wall to come into his sight.
He lowered his altitude slightly.
You can faintly hear the chirping of birds and the rustling of the breeze through the trees.
There is nothing else besides this.
Lu Qingshan frowned.
It's too quiet.
Tai'an City is not far away, so how could there be no smell of smoke or human voice?
It was like the whole city was asleep.
He had some bad premonitions in his heart and instinctively felt an extremely strange and eerie atmosphere.
Lu Qingshan couldn't help but speed up and flew into Tai'an City, quickly circling over the city.
There was not a single person to be seen on the wide street.
Occasionally, a few local dogs wandered on the streets, whimpering softly.
It seems that even they cannot adapt to such a scene.
In just over a month, the once bustling and bustling Tai'an City had completely turned into a deserted city.
The people in the city disappeared.
What's going on?
A huge question arose in Lu Qingshan's mind.
He glanced around the city.
There were no signs of massacre, nor any damage caused by riots, and all the buildings were intact. The only exception was that all the people in Tai'an City had disappeared.
It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth.
Of course, it can't be real evaporation, there must be some reason.
Lu Qingshan thought of a possibility.
But this possibility is so terrifying that Lu Qingshan is subconsciously avoiding it.
Many images flashed through his mind at this moment.
The busy streets were bustling with people. The streets had just rained in spring, and the air was fresh. The vendors were shouting and hawking, and the couple who were kind enough to buy candied haws for Lin Chuyi and Lin Shiwu...
Now they are all gone.
A great sorrow rose in his heart.
"Master, what's going on?" Lin Chuyi also realized that something was wrong and asked in a low voice.
Lu Qingshan frowned and was about to answer.
The next moment, below the deserted Tai'an City, a circular magical weapon wrapped in an extremely powerful aura suddenly shot out.
This circular magic weapon contains extremely powerful force, and its surface is supported by Yuanli and spread with thunder.
He reacted very quickly and dodged to the right with his flying sword.
The ring turned into a lightning snake, piercing through the place where he was just now.
The attack missed, and Razer turned in the air, adjusted its direction, and suddenly grew in size, pouncing towards the three people again.
"There is an enemy, in the Divine Transformation Realm." Lu Qingshan looked solemn, not wanting to be approached by the lightning snake.
——Lin Chuyi and Lin Shiwu are still mortals, without any cultivation. In a battle of this level, if they are slightly affected, they will suffer serious consequences.
He had an idea and quickly broke away from the sword-controlling state. He then controlled the flying sword to carry the two sisters away, avoiding the frontal battlefield.
At the same time, the blazing red dragon bird had turned into a red light and rushed out of his body. It circled and slashed towards the oncoming lightning snake transformed from the circular magic weapon.
A dazzling light flowed on the Dragon Sparrow Sword, and it quickly turned into a streak of lightning and fire, swaying with a long tail. A large piece of fire fell and crashed straight into the Thunder Snake.
puff!
Purple light flickered above the lightning snake, and electric ripples appeared all over its body, with thunder rumbling.
The next moment, the rays of light flashed and the sound of swords was deafening.
Thunders rushed out from the lightning snake, but were chopped off one by one by the dragon bird controlled by Lu Qingshan.
The clanging of the dragon bird was deafening , and the sound of the sword shook the sky, dispersing the overflowing thunder and slashing towards the lightning snake.
Razer fought hard, bursting out with brilliant and pure power, clashing with Lu Qingshan's Dragon Bird.
With a clanging sound, the lightning snake finally couldn't bear its weight and was split apart, turning into a circular magic weapon again and flying downwards.
Lu Qingshan's expression remained unchanged, he was extremely calm. Another faint blue sword light rushed out from his body, like a comet across the sky, at an astonishing speed, piercing through the sky and the earth, chasing after the circular magic weapon retreating below.
Once a magical weapon is defeated, its owner will inevitably choose to recall it.
Therefore, as long as you follow the trajectory of the circular magic weapon, you can directly hit the person who attacks you.
"How is this possible?" said a slightly plump middle-aged monk wrapped in a black robe in a restaurant in Tai'an City.
There was a gleam in his eyes, and a hint of ferocity flashed through them.
It was he who launched the sneak attack just now.
whoosh!
The circular magic weapon returned very quickly and soon returned to the middle-aged monk.
But his expression was extremely horrified.
Following closely behind his circular magic weapon was a ray of sword light!
boom!
The sword light, with an unstoppable momentum, directly hit the restaurant where the middle-aged monk was.
The restaurant exploded in the air like a grand firework, and wood chips and debris spread out and flew everywhere.
Lu Qingshan, who was in mid-air, narrowed his eyes.
Because in his spiritual sense, at the moment when his flying sword hit the restaurant, the middle-aged monk suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The next moment.
A black mist flashed by and appeared below, rushing towards him.
In the black mist, the middle-aged monk had a gloomy look on his face.
He was certain that Lu Qingshan was definitely only a cultivator of the fifth realm.
The difference between spiritual power and elemental power is too obvious to be disguised.
But the problem is that such a fifth-level cultivator poses a threat to him comparable to that of a sixth-level cultivator.
This made him extremely shocked.
However, he did not have too much fear in his heart.
This is a sword cultivator whose body is extremely weak, not to mention that he is only a fifth-level cultivator.
He is a genuine sixth-level cultivator. As long as he gets close to Lu Qingshan, he will be able to severely injure him.
On this side, facing the aggressive middle-aged monk, Lu Qingshan was also fearless.
He has always been one of the sword practitioners who is least afraid of close combat.
Indeed, with the physical body of a sword cultivator, if he is hit, he will either die or be injured.
Even Lu Qingshan could not overcome this problem.
Heaven is always fair.
If a sword cultivator has the strongest killing power and the fastest flying sword, and his physical body is invincible and has amazing defense, then who would still cultivate magic? Who would still cultivate the body?
They all went to practice sword skills a long time ago!
Therefore, close combat has always been an extremely risky way of fighting for sword practitioners.
Lu Qingshan's solution to this problem was also very simple.
Since getting infected is so dangerous, why not just avoid it?
His mind moved, and strange symbols quietly appeared in his black eyes.
The true meaning of cause and effect, the miraculous: precognition.
At this time.
Boom!
What arrived faster than the middle-aged monk was a dazzling bolt of lightning.
Suddenly chopped out from the air.
Thunder is extremely fast and catches people off guard.
Squeak!
But in the middle-aged monk's incredulous eyes, Lu Qingshan already had the Dragon Bird in his hand. He slashed the sword in the air, and the sword produced flames and sword energy. He thrust out the sword like a deer hanging on a horn, and hit the sudden thunder.
The thunder dissipated instantly.
The middle-aged monk's face changed drastically.
Whether it was Lu Qingshan's reaction speed or the ability to easily defeat his magic with his Lianxu cultivation, he was deeply shocked.
"Where did this monster come from? How can a fifth-level cultivator be so strong?" Although the middle-aged cultivator was still ready to pounce, he felt a little hesitant in his heart.
He was ordered to guard Tai'an City and to kill anyone passing through Tai'an City before..., in order to prevent the news of Tai'an City from leaking out in advance.
When he saw Lu Qingshan appear, he was still mourning for Lu Qingshan in his heart.
What other outcome could there be for a cultivator at the fifth realm facing his ambush except death?
The result was that after just two quick moves, the middle-aged cultivator had already fully realized that the swordsman in front of him was not simple.
It can even be said that in his thousands of years of practice, he had never seen such a swordsman.
With thousands of thoughts in his mind, the middle-aged monk still moved forward and rushed towards Lu Qingshan.
——No matter what, as a cultivator in the late stage of Spiritualization, he had no reason to retreat when facing a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage.
As soon as he thought about it, dense arcs of lightning and thunder spread out from his body.
Purple lightning flashed.
His entire body turned into a ball of lightning with a diameter of more than ten meters.
The crackling sound of thunder continued to ring out.
The thunder ball hit Lu Qingshan with tremendous force.
"Go!" Lu Qingshan just pointed from a distance.
Wangchuan, who had just landed behind the middle-aged monk, immediately chased after him from behind at a speed far exceeding his, like a returning swallow, leaving a ghostly trail in the air and shooting towards the thunder ball he had transformed into.
"What a fast flying sword!"
The middle-aged monk naturally sensed this situation.
But his expression was very calm and he didn't react much.
It is well known that sword cultivators' flying swords are very fast.
When facing a sword cultivator, it is unrealistic to dodge the flying sword. The only way is to fight head-on.
He has full confidence in himself.
boom!
A dazzling blue sword light streaked across the sky and lingered for a long time.
The sword light instantly tore through the lightning snakes on the surface of the lightning ball, turning into a sharp arrow that continued to penetrate into it.
There is always a limit to one’s strength.
Wangchuan was exhausted when he was halfway to the middle-aged monk's body.
He is a cultivator who has reached the state of Divine Transformation.
It is unrealistic to think that you can hurt him with just a flying sword.
Lu Qingshan was not surprised by this.
"This move should be his trump card. It is indeed incredibly powerful."
And in this short period of time, the middle-aged cultivator finally approached Lu Qingshan.
Of course, this is also the reason why Lu Qingshan did not choose to retreat.
"Die!" The middle-aged monk's eyes were bloodshot, and his momentum had reached its peak.
Lu Qingshan's figure and movements were reflected in his eyes.
Faced with such a fierce attack, Lu Qingshan did not dodge or evade, but just raised his wrist and swung the sword at him.
"I don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is!"
The middle-aged monk thought viciously.
His technique was extremely powerful in terms of impact and lethality. How could it be blocked by a single sword?
Moreover, he had now transformed into a thunder ball with a diameter of more than ten meters.
Lu Qingshan's sword was as small as a toothpick in front of him.
Using a toothpick to poke chicken eggs, isn't that too high or too low?
"Secret sword, suppressing the sky."
Here, Lu Qingshan shouted in his heart.
The spiritual power in his body quickly surged out and instantly focused on the dragon bird in his hand.
The Zhentian Secret Sword with fifteen times the power is Lu Qingshan’s most powerful means of explosion.
The blazing red dragon bird swung out, and the surrounding air was squeezed away, forming a spreading air wave.
The space around the sword has become a vacuum zone.
The blade of the Dragon Bird Sword cut through the sky, and the sword light directly outlined a long river, which was extremely spectacular, and slashed towards the thunder ball transformed by the middle-aged monk.
This Divine Transformation cultivator, whose whole body was filled with terrifying thunder, suddenly widened his eyes in horror at this moment.
Squeak!
The dragon bird brought with it a mighty sword energy, like a river, rushing forward, breaking through the thunder in the sky, shattering the terrifying electric arc, easily disintegrating and destroying the thunder ball that had the power to destroy the world, and then swept towards the head of the middle-aged monk.
Wow!
The long river hangs upside down, and the sword energy is everywhere.
This powerful late-stage Jindan cultivator was transformed into a ball of blood mist under Lu Qingshan's Dragon Bird.
Fall directly!
That was the moment .
Somewhere underground in Tai'an City.
A pair of eyes suddenly opened.
"What? He died already?!"