Volume 4 Peach Blossom Chapter 6 onwards
After hearing what Guard Yun Lang said, the three of them looked solemn.
As the three cultivators of the Void Refining Sect, they were naturally well aware of the power of the original true meaning.
You have to know that even the Void Demon can grasp the true meaning of space only because of his blood relationship.
It is because of the existence of the true meaning of space that the Void Demon becomes so difficult to deal with.
What kind of taboo would the other place of the true meaning of the origin be? Just thinking about it makes them shudder.
Who could have imagined that in the desolate land on the edge of Qingzhou, there would be such an unfathomable place with hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
When Supervisor Yun Lang had finished speaking, he waved his hand tiredly and sent the guest away.
The three great masters of the Refining Void Stage were also very tactful and quickly said goodbye and left.
After the three building owners left Tianji Building, Guard Yun Lang suddenly started coughing violently, and blood spurted out of his mouth and splashed on the ground.
Yun Lang looked at the bloodstains spilling on the ground, which looked dazzlingly red, and sighed. His tone revealed a sense of old age, "Time is running out..."
Working hard but not having a good ending seems to be the usual fate for disciples of Tianji Temple.
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Qingfeng Realm, the central place.
The three hosts gathered together to discuss the trip.
"If we don't find a way to limit the true meaning of space, even if we lead the monks in the building to attack them, we can only wipe out those minions of the underworld. The Void Demon can completely escape with the help of the true meaning of space." Deputy Building Master Lu Yuan said quickly, hitting the nail on the head.
"If we fail to capture the Void Demon in one fell swoop this time, we don't know when this opportunity will come again!" Bei Ming Zhenzun seconded.
If they want to defeat the Void Demon, the true meaning of space is a hurdle they cannot avoid.
"I have already reported the specific situation on our side to the Southern Region branch. They also attach great importance to our action to eradicate the Void Demon this time, so they will send cultivators who have the ability to deal with the true meaning of restricted space to assist us in our actions." The owner of Pangyang Tower said firmly, confident of victory.
"That's good." Hearing this, Lu Yuan put aside his worries.
"So what are our next arrangements?" asked Bei Ming Zhen Zun.
"First, let's wait for the reinforcements sent from the building to arrive, and then we..." The owner of Pangyang Building had a stern expression and told the two owners the detailed plan.
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On the fifth day in Qingfeng Realm, after Tan Tai Qingrun sent a farewell message to Lu Qingshan, he quietly left the Southern Region and went to Zhishou Tower in Zhongtian Region through the teleportation array.
After all, Tan Tai Qingrun is the first main plot character that Lu Qingshan meets after coming to this world, so he still has some feelings for her in his heart.
After this separation, it would probably be a long time before they would meet again, which made Lu Qingshan feel a little regretful.
Next, we have to wait for the task that Bei Ming Zhen Zun mentioned.
Lu Qingshan glanced at the Western Rat King who was still practicing martial arts seriously, and nodded secretly.
He really didn't expect that the little mouse demon with such a lively personality could actually calm down and practice.
As for himself, he took out the Taoist scroll that recorded the Secret Sword of Zhentian and began to study it.
With the blessing of a natural sword, he doesn't have to rely on experience points to learn this secret sword technique. It is completely feasible for him to study and practice on his own to master this secret sword technique like ordinary cultivators.
Although it takes a lot more time, it is another way out when you don't have enough experience points.
Five days passed in a flash as Lu Qingshan was researching, and he put away the scroll in his hand.
Of course, it is impossible to master the Secret Sword of Heaven in such a short period of time.
It was only because of the violent spiritual fluctuations caused by the Western Rat King that a secret spiritual message penetrated through the light shield that was guarding Fan Lou.
Lu Qingshan waved his hand and found that it was a spiritual letter from Bei Ming Zhenzun.
He probed his spiritual consciousness into the spiritual letter again, and the expression on his face changed slightly.
Without thinking any more, Lu Qingshan sent out a gentle divine thought, awakening the Western Rat King who was practicing.
"What are you doing?" The little mouse demon scratched his head and asked in confusion when Lu Qingshan called him out from his training state.
"I'm going out for a while. Do you want to stay here and practice, or come with me?" Lu Qingshan said leisurely.
"With you!" The King of Western Rat was decisive and smart.
"Let's go." Lu Qingshan said.
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Qianzhao City, located at the outermost part of Qingzhou and the capital of Qianzhao Prefecture, is far less prosperous than other prefecture cities.
Lu Qingshan emerged from the glowing Qianzhao City teleportation array.
As soon as he arrived in Qianzhao City, Lu Qingshan quickly left the city.
After leaving the city, Lu Qingshan, who was clearly arriving in this city for the first time, controlled his flying sword and flew in one direction with ease.
An hour later, a mountain appeared in Lu Qingshan's eyes.
In the middle of this mountain stands a sect called the Iron Fist Sect, which is a local sect that has been passed down for nearly a thousand years.
A huge protective magic formation covers the entire sect.
At the sect entrance on the mountainside, there are two black-robed monks guarding the gate.
Lu Qingshan stopped at the entrance of the sect and threw a token in his hand to the two men in black.
After the two men in black took the token and checked it, they immediately returned it and stepped aside to make way. A gap appeared on the protective shield formed by the formation for him to pass through.
Lu Qingshan flashed and flew in.
A huge sect square came into view.
There were already many cultivators there. Lu Qingshan took a look around. Although he didn't know any of them, it was not difficult to tell that they were all cultivators from Zhishou Tower.
Moreover, the aura emanating from these cultivators was extremely deep. After a rough observation, it was found that they were all at least in the middle stage of the Golden Core stage, and there were even quite a few in the Nascent Soul stage.
Such a luxurious lineup can be said to have gathered most of the high-level monks in the Qingzhou main building.
Lu Qingshan's cultivation level of the early Jindan stage seemed to make him the worst among these cultivators.
But he did not care about it, nor did he show off, but quietly blended into this group of monks.
There were many monks whispering.
From their conversation, Lu Qingshan quickly determined that the cultivators present were in the same situation as him. They were brought here after receiving spiritual letters from the cultivator Bei Ming Zhenzun.
As for the content of the spiritual letter, apart from the fact that a mission had been initiated and they were asked to gather here and act in secret, there was no other additional information.
After a while, the monks' whispers stopped.
Four monks appeared on the high platform in front of the square at some point in time.
Lu Qingshan recognized three of them, they were Bei Ming Zhenzun and the other two owners of the main building. As for the last middle-aged male cultivator who was wearing a gray Taoist robe and had eagle-like eyes, he did not recognize him.
But since he can be ranked together with the three hosts, he must be at least a great cultivator with the cultivation level of Refining Void.
"Everyone." Bei Ming Zhen Zun said loudly. This time he was responsible for explaining to the cultivators on the field, "I called you here because there is a big mission. You should all know it."
"As for the specific content of the mission, I have never told you."
"The reason is very simple. This mission involves too much interference and cannot afford to make mistakes. In order to prevent insiders from leaking information, the specific mission content has been kept confidential."
The monks on the field fell silent and took a deep breath.
From the brief explanation given by Bei Ming Zhen Zun, they had already realized that what he would say next would definitely not be simple.
Bei Ming Zhen Zun continued: "Since all of you colleagues have already arrived here, we will soon face a tough battle. There is no need to conceal the content of the mission."
He looked solemn, paused, and scanned the cultivators on the field with a gaze like a knife, and said in a deep voice: "This time, our target will be the helmsman of Qingzhou Underworld, the Void Demon!"
One stone can cause a thousand ripples. Bei Ming Zhen Zun's words seemed to have dropped a huge rock into the hearts of all the cultivators present.
The Void Demon was the biggest enemy of their Qingzhou Zhishou Tower. Now that the True Lord Bei Ming suddenly said that he wanted to take action against the Void Demon, the shock brought about made the cultivators on the scene feel a little unreal.
Only Lu Qingshan seemed unusually calm among the crowd.
Long before this, he had already roughly guessed what the big action that Bei Ming Zhen Zun was talking about referred to.
After all, it was he and Tan Tai Qingrun who personally followed into the demon tomb and dealt with Li Zun.
However, even so, the sense of unreality in his heart still existed, although the reason was different from that of other monks.
He lamented that the change of the new era name from Xianwu to Tianyuan had made him feel the changes brought about by the butterfly effect in himself, but those were only relatively illusory changes. This time, it was the first time that he witnessed a major change in the specific plot with his own eyes.
Qingzhou Zhishoulou's attack on the Void Demon should have happened in the middle of the next version in the game.
Moreover, the time span from the current version to the mid-term of the next version is more than ten years.
In other words, the attack on the Void Demon happened more than ten years earlier than the original history.
Lu Qingshan felt a little complicated.
The storm brought about by the butterfly effect is like a snowball, it will get bigger and bigger.
If things continue to change like this, he doesn't know how long the plot he is familiar with can continue to develop as planned.
This time, the plot is just advanced in timeline, but next time, it is very likely that the entire plot will undergo earth-shaking changes.
But no matter what, for Lu Qingshan, improving his strength is the most important thing.
As long as he is strong enough, even if he doesn't know how the plot will develop, he can remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
But if the strength is insufficient, it will be like the corpse puppet rebellion. Even if you are familiar with the direction of the plot, you still can't change anything.
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"We have found the location of the Void Demon, which is in the Desolate Land." Bei Ming Zhenzun continued, "That's why we have to summon you to the Iron Fist Sect of Qian Zhao Mansion to gather. As for asking you to hide your bodies and come individually, it is to avoid the collective action making too much noise, which would alert the underworld and cause them to escape temporarily."
Qianzhao Prefecture is the prefecture closest to the Desolate Land, and the Iron Fist Sect happens to be close to the Desolate Land as well, making it the most suitable gathering place.
If it is too close, it would be difficult to hide given the great influence of the underworld, but it cannot be too far, otherwise it would be inconvenient to move around.
The Iron Fist Gate is an intelligence point of Zhishoulou in Qianzhao Prefecture.
In fact, in almost all prefectures in Qingzhou, Zhishoulou has set up its own intelligence points.
After all, for Zhishoulou, it is very important to grasp the abnormal movements of various forces.
Moreover, these intelligence points have gradually become local indigenous forces during the hundreds and thousands of years of development of Zhishou Tower.
They have good friends and are well-informed. They slowly expand their network in the process of survival and development and possess considerable intelligence capabilities. In many cases, they can even serve as a temporary stronghold for the monks in Zhishou Tower, as it is now.
Bei Ming Zhenzun raised his hand, and a gray wooden boat floated in the air, rapidly growing larger.
"Next, we will take this flying spiritual boat and go deep into the desolate land to defeat the Void Demon and the underworld monks. During this process, all spiritual messages will be prohibited, and I hope you will not make mistakes." Bei Ming Zhenzun's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he emphasized again: "If anyone privately sends a message to the outside world, no matter what the reason, they will be treated as traitors."
"Understood!" All the monks responded in unison, their hearts pounding with excitement.
They have gradually reacted and understood the significance of this trip.
If they can really eliminate the Void Demon this time and severely damage the Qingzhou Underworld forces, then those who participated in this operation will have made a great contribution.
Whether psychologically or materially, they can gain huge benefits, which makes them extremely excited just thinking about it.
"Then let's not waste any more time. Everyone get on the spirit boat and get ready to set off." Bei Ming Zhenzun stepped back, and the owner of Pang Yang Tower stood up and gave orders in a swift and decisive manner.
All the cultivators present jumped onto the spirit boat without any hesitation. Finally, the three building owners and the great cultivator whose origins were unknown also jumped onto the spirit boat.
"Rise!" Under the control of Bei Ming Zhenzun, the spirit boat soared into the air and turned into a gray, almost invisible shadow. It passed through the Iron Fist Sect's protective formation and rushed towards the desolate land.
The speed was as fast as thunder, and the mountains on both sides turned into afterimages and flashed past quickly.
After a few hours, the spirit boat officially entered the desolate land.
However, the overall area of the Desolate Land is very large, and it will take two or three days to reach the place where the Void Demon is.
Along the way in the veins of the desolate land, it is rare to see large areas of green. Most of the green is not forests or lush vegetation, but mostly huge and wide low shrubs.
As the spirit boat went deeper and deeper, it would occasionally pass by one or two small human villages, each with only a few hundred people.
Lu Qingshan stood on the flying boat and took a quick glance, and found that the villagers in these villages were short, dark and thin as iron.
Although these people look thin, they can survive in such a barren and harsh place. In terms of physical fitness and combat quality, they are actually better than most mortals.
"Not all of the desolate land is so barren. Half of the area is more like an oasis. It's just that the place where the Void Demon is hiding seems to be in this barren land." There was a young cultivator in his twenties next to Lu Qingshan. Seeing Lu Qingshan staring at the scene on the ground in a daze, he took the initiative to interrupt and introduce.
Seeing Lu Qingshan looking over, the young monk smiled cheerfully, took the initiative to bow to Lu Qingshan, and said in a friendly manner: "My name is Liu Yu."
"Lu Qingshan." Lu Qingshan and Liu Yu responded, "Fellow Daoist Liu seems to know a lot about this desolate land?"
Liu Yu smiled and said, "I don't know much about it, but I was originally from Qianzhao Mansion, so I know a little about the situation in the Desolate Land. I just didn't expect that the Void Demon would be hidden there."
