Volume 4 Peach Blossom Chapter 4: Secret Sword: Heaven-Suppressing Sword (Part 2)
The next day.
Tan Tai Qingrun, who had returned to his family, arrived back in Lingxu City on time. He and Lu Qingshan went directly to Qingzhou capital, Fufeng, through the teleportation array.
The city of Fufeng is located on a huge spiritual vein. The quality of the spiritual vein itself is not high, but because of its length and winding nature, Daxia built a huge provincial capital based on it.
Also, because there is a jade river like a silver belt surrounding the city, the whole Fufeng City is filled with light mist all year round, and the air is moist, mixed with abundant spiritual energy. Just talking about this environment, it is truly extraordinary.
The land and water nurture the people, and the mortals living in Fufeng City generally have a longer lifespan, and the chance of newborns having spiritual roots is also greatly increased.
The place is blessed with outstanding people and full of magical powers.
As soon as Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun arrived in Fufeng, they went straight to the Qingzhou main building hidden in the city.
Outside the main building, after the report was made, a monk in green soon brought two people into the building.
After stepping through the tower door, both of them were dazzled.
Inside and outside the building are actually two different worlds.
Outside the building, people are coming and going, it is very noisy, and there are many buildings, which is the scene of a bustling market.
Inside the building, there are misty fairy mountains, lush trees, dotted with pavilions and buildings, flowing springs and waterfalls, and abundant spiritual energy, resembling a fairyland.
This is the small world ruled by Zhishoulou, the Qingfeng World.
This kind of scene was not surprising to Lu Qingshan, who had experienced many big scenes. It just gave him an inexplicable feeling of reunion after a long separation.
"Come with me." The green-robed monk said, taking the lead and flying in front to lead the way.
Qianxiu Tower is one of the three top floors in Qingfeng Realm. The person in charge is none other than the deputy building owner, Beiming Zhenzun, a thunder-attributed cultivator in the middle stage of the Refining Void Realm.
There is also a very large palace complex surrounding Qianxiu Tower, all of which are named and extremely important functional palaces.
There is an intelligence department where intelligence is stored and processed, a treasure hall where precious spiritual materials are stored, and a scripture pavilion where skills and spells are passed down. They are all guarded by great monks who are either Golden Elixir or Nascent Soul.
Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun went straight into Qianxiu Tower.
"You two can just go in. The True Master is already waiting for you in the building." The green-robed monk was polite and considerate, neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke softly to the two of them.
After the two of them bowed to the green-robed monk to express their gratitude, they entered Qianxiu Tower.
Just watching the backs of the two people entering Qianxiu Tower, the green-robed monk revealed a hint of imperceptible envy on his face.
These two Jindan cultivators are so valued by the True Venerable and they are so young, so it can be foreseen that they have a bright future.
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Lu Qingshan stepped into the tall and bright hall of Qianxiu Tower. The interior decoration of the hall was extremely simple, and the Taoist sense of tranquility was clearly revealed.
" Greetings, True Lord."
In the hall, Bei Ming Zhen Zun sat on the main seat, and the two men bowed to him.
Seeing Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun coming in, Bei Ming Zhen Zun first smiled lightly and made a gesture of support. Then, as if he had discovered something, his eyelids twitched and he asked in surprise, "Huh? Early stage of Golden Core. It's been only a short while since we last saw each other, and you have already broken through to Golden Core?"
Lu Qingshan said modestly: "It's just a small breakthrough, not worth mentioning."
“At this age, he has already reached the Golden Core stage, and the Nascent Soul stage is just around the corner!” Bei Ming Zhenzun exclaimed in admiration, but there was a hint of regret in his tone.
Zhishou Tower is not a sect, and there is no restriction on the origins of its members. In other words, even if you come from other sects, you can still work in Zhishou Tower. For example, Beiming Zhenzun comes from a top sect.
However, there is still a question of choice, that is, the distinction between direct and collateral lines.
If one wants to focus on Zhishou Tower, he will be able to take over the real power in Zhishou Tower and benefit from the resources of Zhishou Tower. Correspondingly, the cultivators will also have to focus most of their energy on the affairs of Zhishou Tower and be directly under the direct control of the clan.
In this matter, Zhishoulou emphasizes that it should be a matter of mutual consent and there is absolutely no coercion.
If one focuses on self-cultivation, then it would be more like the duty of a guest official in charge of guarding a building, which belongs to the side branch.
Although Bei Ming Zhenzun was born in a big clan, but since he holds the high position of deputy chief of Qingzhou main building, it means that his quality is more inclined towards Zhishou Building. The same is true for Tan Tai Qingrun.
Moreover, the quality of Tan Tai Qingrun should be even better. After all, for the Tan Tai family, Zhishou Tower is like an insurmountable mountain.
But Lu Qingshan has made it clear that he has no intention of taking over the real power of Zhishoulou, so he belongs to the side branch.
It is understandable that Bei Ming Zhenzun feels it is a pity that such a talented cultivator has no intention of developing in Zhishou Tower.
But no matter what Lu Qingshan's future will be like, at least he is only a Jindan cultivator at present. Even if Bei Ming Zhen Zun is optimistic about him, he is not to the point of having Lu Qingshan as his wife. So he quickly put away his thoughts and changed the subject to ask Tan Tai Qingrun: "How is the matter at Lingxu Tower being handled?"
"Everything has been dealt with. Once Li Zun dies, there will be only a few small animals left in the Lingxu Underworld, and it will be difficult for them to make a big splash." Tan Tai Qingrun reported respectfully.
In fact, Tan Tai Qingrun had already compiled the specific situation into a file and reported it to the main building. Bei Ming Zhenzun's questions were more of a courtesy.
But this seemingly meaningless courtesy precisely reflects how much Bei Ming Zhenzun values Tan Tai Qingrun.
In the eyes of Bei Ming Zhen Zun, the outstanding performance of Tan Tai Qingrun, whom he valued and promoted, indeed made him feel proud.
Bei Ming Zhen Zun nodded and got down to business. "You should know why I summoned you two here this time."
“With almost no bloodshed, we have dealt a heavy blow to the Lingxu Underworld and even seized extremely important spoils. For such a great achievement, the building will naturally not be stingy with rewards.” Bei Ming Zhenzun waved his hand, and two jade slips flew out and hovered in front of the two men.
"This is a list of spiritual materials and spiritual weapons in the treasure house in the building. The building has decided to give you a fixed share, and you can choose ten spiritual materials and one spiritual weapon from them. However, both of you are sword cultivators, and your demand for spiritual weapons is originally less than that of other cultivators, so this can only be regarded as a bonus. The real big reward will be told to you in detail later." Bei Ming Zhenzun explained.
Lu Qingshan did not doubt it. He took the jade slip and probed into it with his spiritual sense.
Zhishou Tower, which is affiliated with Daxia, is indeed extraordinary when it comes to treasure hiding. A dazzling array of spiritual materials come into view, and not only are there lifelike images, but also extremely detailed explanations.
Among them are many precious spiritual materials that are priceless in the world of cultivation.
Most importantly, Lu Qingshan also saw the spiritual materials needed for the Five Elements Sword Armor.
Lu Qingshan has a broad vision and a clear understanding and planning of his own cultivation system, so he is very efficient in selecting the spiritual materials he needs.
After selecting the spiritual materials needed for the fire and earth sword armors, he picked out a few more spiritual materials needed to upgrade the sword armors. Finally, he chose a suitable magic weapon from the list of high-grade and top-grade spiritual weapons.
The magic weapon is called Dingshen Pei, a top-grade spiritual weapon. It is a very rare soul defense weapon, refined with Dingshen Jade produced in the cold and gloomy land.
Not only can wearing it help calm the mind and assist the cultivator in his practice, but it also comes with a soul defense spell. When a cultivator is attacked by the soul, it will emit a calming light wave to block the soul attack and even allow a counterattack.
As long as all the five elements of sword armor are refined, and coupled with the calming pendant and the soul realm that reaches the middle stage of condensation, Lu Qingshan will be an iron wall in terms of defense.
After Tan Tai Qing Run had selected the spiritual materials and spiritual weapons he needed, Bei Ming Zhen Zun then straightened his face and told the two of them the real key matters.
"Tan Tai Qingrun, the building owner's decision is to give you the sequence number of our Qingzhou main building." Bei Ming Zhenzun said in a deep voice with a serious expression.
Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Qing Run frowned, with confusion flashing in his eyes. It was obvious that he did not understand what this meant.
But Lu Qingshan was immediately shocked, because he had heard of this thing in his previous life.
To put it simply, the sequence quota is equivalent to the sect's core disciple quota.
"The sequence quota represents the key training targets of Zhishou Tower. There are two requirements. It cannot be given to those who are not direct descendants, and it cannot be given to those who are not talented and capable." Bei Ming Zhenzun explained the specific situation. "Once you are selected into the sequence, you must immediately go to the main building of Zhishou Tower in Zhongtian Domain to receive training and trials in the main building. Even our Qingzhou main building only has such a sequence quota every ten years. I don't know how many people in the building are eyeing this quota. If you hadn't made two great contributions in Zhenjiang and Lingxu, and let the owner of Pangyang Tower personally ask for this quota for you, I'm afraid it would be difficult to convince everyone."
With thirty-six prefectures under its command, the Qingzhou main building controls thousands of branches and only has one sequence quota every ten years. One can imagine how fierce the competition is and how precious the quota is.
In addition, the origins of the members of Zhishoulou are complicated, so the competition for this quota is bound to be entangled with the overt and covert struggles of many forces, and undercurrents are surging.
Only Tan Tai Qingrun, who had made tremendous contributions, could do this, break the situation with force, and grab this sequence quota.
In other words, it's about to take off.
Tantai Qingrun was naturally a person who knew the importance of things. After understanding the meaning of the sequence, he immediately bowed and thanked sincerely: "Thank you for your appreciation, Master of the Building and Master Zhen."
Bei Ming Zhen Zun nodded slightly, very satisfied with Tan Tai Qing Run's calmness, "No need to thank me, this is also what you have fought for with your own ability."
"As for you," Bei Ming Zhen Zun cast his eyes towards Lu Qingshan, and with a wave of his hand, an ancient but shining Taoist scroll flew out, "This scroll records a secret sword technique for sword cultivators: [Zhen Tian]. Zhen Tian is a secret sword technique created by a generation of sword immortals in their early years, and it is a rare secret sword technique that has been passed down by the sword immortal himself. However, as a secret sword created by a sword immortal, it is extremely difficult to practice, and it is difficult for those who are not gifted in swordsmanship to master it. Therefore, this scroll has been placed in the building for a hundred years, and still no sword cultivator has succeeded in practicing it. The owner of the building means that you can give it a try. If after a hundred years, you still cannot master this secret sword, the building can recycle this scroll at a fair price."
Lu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.
The temptation of the secret sword to a sword cultivator is like a clear spring to a traveler lost in the desert, a good meal to a hungry beggar, a pervert to...
Not to mention, this is a secret sword technique created by a sword immortal, and its meaning is even more different.
Sword Immortal is the honorific title for sword practitioners.
There are tens of thousands of sword practitioners in the world, but only a few can be honored as Sword Immortals, even rarer than phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
This title alone was enough to make Lu Qingshan, a sword cultivator, feel his heart pounding. Moreover, there was even a note left by the sword immortal in it.
Lu Qingshan couldn't hide his excitement and anticipation. He opened the scroll first, and a page of neatly written characters came into view.
“There are people in this world who are born extraordinary.
Born into a mortal merchant family, he began learning sword at the age of four and had already shown his talent at the age of six.
Seeing that he was gifted, his family invited a famous teacher to teach him. However, among the known sword masters within a hundred miles, none could last more than a month. Most of them could not last more than half a month. There was no way to teach him.
So everyone called him the true master of kendo.
Finally, when he was ten years old and had no teacher anymore, he took nature as his teacher, learned the walking postures of various beasts, and created his own sword skills.
Three years later, he just came out with a three-foot wooden sword, challenged martial artists in the martial arts world, and won every battle, becoming the leader among the swordsmen in the martial arts world.
At the age of eighteen, he challenged a martial arts master and killed him with one sword. Since then, he has been invincible in the martial arts world and has no rivals.
The world of martial arts is vast, but it is lonely at the top. I couldn't find an opponent, and I felt lonely. But suddenly I heard that there are still cultivators and sword practitioners in the world.
So he traveled thousands of miles to find the Taiyi Sword Sect, the top sword-cultivating sect in the Southern Region, and tried to become its disciple.
However, his spiritual roots were not obvious, and his age was beyond the limit of foundation building, so he was ultimately not allowed to enter.
If I hear the truth in the morning, I am willing to die in the evening. Faced with the skills of a top sword cultivator, he was unable to enter the realm of the sword master. He could not let it go, so he challenged the sword master with his ordinary sword skills.
It was a ridiculous act, but who would have thought that one man with one sword, as fast as lightning, could defeat three Qi Refiners and one Foundation Establishment Master in succession.
This move caused a sensation at the time. The newly promoted elder of Taiyi Sword Sect, Duxiang Zhenzun, was amazed by his understanding of natural sword skills and was willing to give him a chance.
Du Xiang Zhenzun brought him to the sect's sword monument, intending that if he could learn half a sword skill from it within half a year, he would make an exception and accept him into the Sword Sect to teach him the art of sword cultivation.
He stood motionless in front of the sword monument. After two days and two nights, he slashed out a sword out of thin air. The power of his sword style was almost non-existent, but the sword intent was fully revealed. Du Xiang Zhenzun was amazed and called him a natural sword man. He accepted him into the Taiyi Sword Sect.
This sword style was perfected by this person into a secret sword technique after he achieved great success in his cultivation. No one knows its real name. I am shocked by its earth-shattering power, so I temporarily call this sword style Zhentian.
This person is one of the three great sword masters of the human race today, invincible in battle, and his honorable name is: Li Qiubai."
On the title page of the Daojian is a detailed introduction to the background and origin of this secret sword.
Lu Qingshan continued reading.
On the second page, there are a few lines of extremely sloppy but wildly written characters.
"What the hell is this Zhentian? What kind of name is this? It's just a random sword I swung. It's simple and crude. But because it's the first sword I swung since I started practicing Taoism, I remembered it and perfected it. I called it Sword One. Everyone says I'm a genius in swordsmanship, which is even more inexplicable and nonsense - isn't swordsmanship simple? - Li Qiubai."
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So this is what the so-called Sword Immortal wrote down himself? Is the so-called title of Heaven-Suppressing just a false name given by others?
Lu Qingshan was speechless for a moment.
At the same time, the detailed explanation of the secret sword in the Taoist scroll came into view, and a line of small firefly characters appeared before his eyes.
[Secret Sword: Heaven-Suppressing Sword] (Sword One)
Learning conditions: A natural talent for kendo
Casting conditions: This skill can only be cast with a sword.
Skill Effect: Slash out three swords with five times the power.
Note: The power depends on one's own cultivation. The higher the cultivation, the greater the power.
Additional note 1: The Sword of Heaven is extremely powerful and places a heavy burden on the user, so use it with caution.
Supplementary Note 2: This secret sword cannot be combined with other sword styles.
Additional note: To learn this secret sword, you need to spend 200,000 experience points.
