Even the Evil Lord was forced to flee in a panic after being struck by this heavenly punishment, and the remaining demon cultivators naturally felt even more guilty.
They knew clearly in their hearts that if it were them, they would probably be reduced to ashes by a single punishment from heaven!
No one would joke about his own life.
Therefore, the demon cultivators came in a fierce force, and when they retreated, they were even more fierce. In almost the blink of an eye, they had already disappeared into the sky.
Dao Yuanzi was mixed in with the retreating demon cultivators, looking a little dazed.
He hasn't come to his senses yet!
The impact brought to him by Lu Qingshan's display of power just now was undoubtedly much greater than that brought to other demon cultivators.
He could never have imagined that Lu Qingshan, whom he had provoked and looked down upon not long ago, and whom he thought was doomed to die and whom he had determined to humiliate and kill with his own hands, would actually overthrow his superior, force Xie Zun to flee in embarrassment, and become the savior of Lingye Island.
Dao Yuanzi found it hard to accept this polar reversal and his mind became uncertain.
But at this moment, an extremely bright light suddenly flashed, and descended upon the world with a soul-trembling pressure, which made him wake up all of a sudden.
After waking up, Dao Yuanzi's pupils suddenly shrank, and his entire body hair stood on end. An indescribable fear arose from his heart, spreading throughout his body, making him feel as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
Because, that light is... a punishment from heaven!
No... The Heavenly Thunder that even Xie Zun had great difficulty dealing with, you use it to strike me, aren't you thinking too highly of me?
This thought flashed through Dao Yuanzi's mind subconsciously.
The speed of the heavenly punishment was too fast, and Dao Yuanzi had no way to avoid it.
Even the Evil Lord couldn't dodge the attack, so how could he, a weak ninth level realm cultivator, dodge it?
Under the lightning, the whole world seemed to dim in an instant.
Dao Yuanzi's scalp seemed to explode. He let out a desperate roar, clasped his hands together, and resisted with all his might.
Be it his killer moves, magical powers, or protective weapons, they all erupted at this moment, filling his body with all kinds of spiritual light.
But in the face of the power of heavenly punishment, Dao Yuanzi's methods were undoubtedly a drop in the bucket and were not enough.
His destruction was in an instant.
And it was truly reduced to ashes.
As if being wiped out, Dao Yuanzi's body was completely shattered and turned into ashes, without even a trace left.
The power of the heavenly punishment went far beyond this. After destroying Dao Yuanzi, the lightning continued to rage forward like a wolf among a flock of sheep, swallowing up dozens of ninth-grade demon cultivators before finally dissipating.
This incident truly shattered the remaining courage of the demon cultivators.
They didn't dare to hesitate any longer and immediately used all they had learned in their life, using all their strength to perform escape techniques, for fear of falling behind and being targeted by Lu Qingshan again.
Although his figure could no longer be seen, his divine consciousness was still paying attention to the Evil Lord here, and at this moment he finally dispelled the last bit of doubt in his heart.
If you are not rich, who would use a meat bun to hit a dog?
Similarly, if Lu Qingshan did not have many Heavenly Punishments in his hands and was not fearless, how could he have attacked them so brazenly when they had clearly chosen to retreat?
What's more, it is such a luxurious act to use a butcher knife to kill a chicken!
This is the ultimate trick that he has kept in his heart. If he didn't have a lot in surplus, why would he use it to chop some ordinary ninth-grade items?
Thinking of this, Xie Zun sighed, withdrew his divine consciousness and other thoughts, looked deeply at Lingye Island, and finally walked away suddenly without looking back.
The heavenly punishment cannot be released indefinitely, there must be an upper limit... Everyone is very clear about this, including Xie Zun.
But the thing is, no one can judge how many heavenly punishments Lu Qingshan can still unleash.
Lu Qingshan acted so confident.
How can one fake that kind of confidence and ease?
It must be because he knows what is going on.
Anyway, Xie Zun didn’t think that Lu Qingshan was trying to scare him.
Even though he was unwilling to accept it in his heart, Xie Zun still had to admit... he was a coward.
He didn't dare to try his best to test Lu Qingshan's bottom line.
Of course, there is also the reason why Xie Zun felt it was not worth it after weighing the pros and cons.
To have his current status and position, he is definitely not a timid person. The point is, what can he gain by working so hard?
The rare treasures of Lingye Island are indeed of great interest, but for Xie Zun, they are just icing on the cake, not indispensable.
If he could seize Lieque by force with a crushing force, he would be extremely willing to do so. Even if it meant sacrificing the lives of some of his men, he would not mind.
But now he was asked to risk his life for something that would be the icing on the cake...
Naturally, Xie Zun refused to do so.
So the decision to retreat was a natural one.
…
"Is this 'An Actor's Self-cultivation'?" Qin Yitian, who had just learned Lu Qingshan's background, murmured absentmindedly.
Judging from his young master's attitude just now, Qin Yitian would believe him even if he said that he could send out another twenty heavenly punishments.
But Lu Qingshan just told her that there was only one left...
You are worthy of being a young master!
Even the sword spirit girl who knew Lu Qingshan best was frightened by him, so Xie Zun's panic escape seemed even more reasonable.
Lu Qingshan smiled slightly.
In fact, from the moment he appeared, everything he did was to pave the way for forcing the evil lord to retreat.
At the beginning, he did not immediately use the divine power of heavenly punishment, but relied on his own strength to confront the Evil Lord head-on.
This move is not only to verify one's own combat capability, but more importantly to set the tone.
It sets the tone that nothing is strange happening to him.
Since he could do such an outrageous thing as confronting the Evil Lord with his cultivation in the Five Tribulations Realm, isn't it possible that he could unleash many heavenly punishments?
Lu Qingshan created this impression for Xie Zun from the very beginning.
Afterwards, he gradually increased the number of heavenly punishments.
From drawing out one heavenly punishment at a time, to drawing out two heavenly punishments at a time, and all the way to the last time when he drew out five heavenly punishments, these were all actions that told Xie Zun that he had enough confidence and that he had many more heavenly punishments.
If he said this directly to Xie Zun, Xie Zun would definitely not believe it.
But Lu Qingshan not only did not scare Xie Zun with words, he even agreed with his guess verbally and then attacked him with his actions.
This made Xie Zun increasingly unable to figure out Lu Qingshan, and he began to feel guilty.
The finishing touch was the heavenly punishment that Lu Qingshan unleashed again after Xie Zun chose to withdraw his troops.
…
The monks from Jingjian City who survived the disaster were filled with pain and anger and were extremely depressed.
Zangxiu and Mingyu, who also survived the disaster, also felt bad, but their emotions were more complicated than those of others.
"Jie Jian...has recognized you?" Zang Xiu's voice was dry, and the first thing he looked at was Lie Que who was held in Lu Qingshan's hand.
"Yes," Lu Qingshan nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not called the Robbery Sword."
"Lie Que."
“That’s its real name.”
"Cough cough..." Hearing Lu Qingshan say this, Zang Xiu seemed to have an outburst of injuries and started coughing violently.
Ming Yu rolled her eyes at her husband, then she explained, "Husband, the situation was urgent before. Qingshan wanted to try to control Jie... Lieque to fight against Xie Zun. That was the only way at the moment, so I agreed."
She naturally knew how complicated Zang Xiu's emotions were at the moment - it was like a daughter that she had raised for many years suddenly followed someone else, how could she not have some complicated emotions?
...Since Mingyu agreed to it personally, Zangxiu couldn't say anything more.
In fact, he had no intention of saying anything.
Lu Qingshan saved Lingye Island and their Tibetans with his own efforts. With such a great favor in mind, what is a Lieque sword compared to?
He is not an ungrateful person.
"Lie Que... so terrifying, so terrifying!" Zang Xiu looked at Lie Que, recalled the continuous power of heavenly punishment just now, and marveled at the power of this sword.
——He, like Xie Zun, believed that there were still many powers of heavenly punishment contained in Lieque at this time.
Lu Qingshan did not explain either.
The bottom line is, of course, the fewer people who know about this , the better .
"I wonder if there is any record of Lieque's origin in the collector's books?" he couldn't help but ask.
Lieque is so powerful and mysterious that it is impossible for it to be a sword forged by humans.
Not to mention that the power of ancient calamity is beyond the control of living beings, Lieque's magical power of [Heavenly Punishment] is even more powerful than the heavens and the earth.
Not only is its power comparable to a full-strength attack from a ninth-grade cultivator with forty times the combat power, but its use has no restrictions on cultivation level and consumes no energy.
Translated into professional gaming terms, Lieque is a weapon with no level restrictions.
What is the concept?
In his world, in an extremely old online game based on Journey to the West, "no level restrictions" is synonymous with getting rich overnight.
The existence of this attribute is contrary to the balance of the game.
And balance is precisely the most important aspect of a game.
Even compared to other Taoist weapons, Lieque is undoubtedly a super-model weapon and should not exist.
So Lu Qingshan couldn't help but become curious about Lieque's origins.
The information given on the dark blue panel is very limited, with only one sentence saying that Lieque is a weapon to deal with disasters.
This information was too general and could not answer Lu Qingshan's doubts.
Zang Xiu thought for a moment and said in a muffled voice: "Lieque is older than our Tibetan family. When our ancestors discovered it, it had already existed for who knows how many years."
"So..." Lu Qingshan was a little disappointed.
"In the ancient times, when the world was just created, the heavenly calamity raged and destroyed all things. After the world stabilized, there was a spiritual creature that survived the calamity but remained immortal. It even absorbed the power of the heavenly calamity and possessed supernatural powers, manifesting as Lie Que."
At this moment, an old thought wave suddenly sounded in Lu Qingshan's heart, causing him to be subconsciously startled.
Then, he reacted...
This is the sword spirit Lieque communicating with him!
Famous swords have spirits, but even Taoist weapons, not all of them have the spirituality to communicate with others.
Since the contract was signed until now, Lieque has never actively conveyed any thoughts to him.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan subconsciously regarded Lieque as a Taoist sword whose spirituality could not support communication.
Unexpectedly, Lie Que suddenly spoke at this moment, which scared even the sword master.
You can communicate but you never do so... You're quite cold.
Lu Qingshan complained subconsciously.
Lieque was silent.
Although he didn't say anything, as the sword master of Lieque, Lu Qingshan understood what he meant - it's not that I'm aloof, it's that you didn't talk to me.
Yes, it’s also a passive sword spirit.
…
In fact, you can’t really blame it for being aloof.
Lieque, as a calamity-resisting instrument that existed at the beginning of the universe, has experienced a long and arduous time, but has never communicated or interacted with others.
Communication, this is something it has never experienced before.
An educated person will forget words if he has not written for a long time.
It is not surprising that a sword spirit that has never communicated with living beings, although it has spirituality, has not yet mastered the ability to communicate.
Since it formed a bond with Lu Qingshan and became Lu Qingshan's sixth natal sword, it has been learning to speak.
The object of study is naturally Lu Qingshan, the master of the sword.
Then, as the only one who knew Lu Qingshan's background, it witnessed the whole process of Lu Qingshan scaring off the Evil Lord.
So... are all humans so self-righteous...
Lie Que said that although he couldn't understand it, he was deeply shocked.
…
In the ancient times... Lu Qingshan was also greatly shocked.
That was the most ancient era, when even the underworld had not yet taken shape.
Lieque is actually even older and more ancient than Wangchuan, the sacred artifact of the Underworld.
As the saying goes, an old person in the family is like a treasure.
But this is more than just an old man, he is simply an ancestor.
Lu Qingshan let out a long breath and sighed in his heart.
A certain ancient emperor was also secretly shocked and couldn't help but interrupt, "Then should I call you grandpa?"
Before he could finish his words, Gu Yiyi suddenly seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly said loudly: "Wait, although you are older than me, you still have to follow the rules. First come, first served. You are the sixth!"
Lie Que, who didn't care about this ranking and didn't want to compete for it, said: "..."
…
boom!
A green light shot out from a distance and landed beside the three people in an instant.
Hide the small sword.
The excitement and joy in her heart at this moment were beyond words.
"Lu Qingshan, I knew you could do it!" Zang Xiaojian said excitedly to Lu Qingshan the first thing he did.
Zang Xiu, who was seriously injured and supported by Ming Yu, said: "..."
My daughter, your father is standing there, can't you see him...
"Dad, are you okay? Is your injury serious?" Zang Xiaojian reacted the next moment and hurriedly stepped forward to support Zang Xiu's other arm, asking anxiously.
Zang Xiu shook her head weakly, "It's not seriously injured. It should be healed after ten years of rest."
"That's good." Zang Xiaojian felt relieved immediately.
Her parents are safe, which is the best news for her.
only……
She looked around and couldn't help but reddening her eyes.
Jingjian City had already been completely reduced to ruins as Dayue was split into two.
The entire Lingye Island was in ruins and devastated by the massacre committed by thousands of ninth-grade demon cultivators.
The monks from Jingjian City who had suffered heavy casualties gathered around, their eyes red and bloodshot.
Lu Qingshan took all of this in, pondered for a moment, and slowly spoke to Zang Xiu:
"Senior Zang, Lieque has been taken as my natal sword. You no longer need to guard it."
"In addition, after this incident, Lingye Island and the demons have formed a blood feud, and have become a common enemy with us humans. Although Xie Zun has been temporarily forced back by Lieque, he is very likely to make a comeback at some point..."
Zang Xiu remained silent.
He understood what Lu Qingshan meant by this.
But this is an ironclad fact.
Given the character of the demons, Zang Xiu didn't think that Xie Zun would just reveal the secrets of Lingye Island to them.
This time, the power of the god Lieque forced the evil lord to retreat, but what about next time?
Not to mention that Lu Qingshan couldn't possibly guard Lingye Island forever, Lie Que's heavenly punishment was obviously not endless.
"On behalf of the human race, I invite you to move the island to the sky, and fight against the demons together with us. One day, we will avenge today's blood feud!"
Lu Qingshan clasped his fists and spoke loudly.