This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

The Heavenly Secret Pavilion's gate was located within a small realm bathed in spiritual light.

A middle-aged cultivator with a genial face was instructing a lovely-looking female cultivator in the practice of techniques.

At this moment, a streak of green light suddenly transmitted from outside the realm, which the genial middle-aged cultivator casually caught.

"Uncle Master Jing Hu, what is it?" the female cultivator asked curiously.

"It's a spirit message from your master Shui Yue. It's nothing much, just mentioning some details about the recent Seven Domains Conference," responded the Jing Hu Pavilion Master with a smile.

The female cultivator was none other than Lin Yao, whom Lu Qingshan had personally sent to the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

"The Seven Domains Conference? Has it ended?" Lin Yao's eyes lit up.

Even though she had been in secluded cultivation here, isolated from the world, she had still heard about the significant event of the Seven Domains Conference.

"Yes, this time your master apparently plans to bring back over a dozen new disciples to the sect. They were all recruited from the Seven Domains Conference, each with exceptional talents," he said.

Jing Hu Pavilion Master unconsciously pursed his lips and continued, "What's peculiar is that, according to your master, the champion of this Seven Domains Conference is an extremely young sword cultivator.

In the finals, he managed to turn the tables, defeating a Nascent Soul cultivator with his late-stage Golden Core cultivation."

"A late-stage Golden Core cultivator defeating a Nascent Soul cultivator?!" Lin Yao couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, this sword cultivator is quite capable," nodded the Jing Hu Pavilion Master casually, "Seems like his name was something like Lu Qingshan..."

The Jing Hu Pavilion Master suddenly stopped speaking.

Because at this moment, Lin Yao's beautiful eyes became slightly focused, flashing with disbelief and a hint of delight.

It's him!

The handsome and attractive face of a man emerged in Lin Yao's mind.

Without a shred of doubt, upon hearing the name Lu Qingshan, she was certain that this Lu Qingshan had to be the one she was thinking of.

She would never forget that it was Lu Qingshan who had taken her from a small prefectural city in Qing State to this most supreme sect of the Human Race.

Three years ago, she was merely a Qi Refining Cultivator.

Now she had just entered the Golden Core stage, which could be described as a meteoric rise.

All of this originated from Lu Qingshan.

"What's wrong? You know this person?" Jing Hu Pavilion Master sensed something was amiss from Lin Yao's gaze.

"I think I do," Lin Yao nodded slightly, her clear eyes sparkling, "Uncle Master, let's continue. I still have many questions about this technique."

Only by advancing to Nascent Soul could her abilities truly come into play.

And only then, at their next meeting, could she give Young Master Lu a surprise and prove that she was worthy of his high regard.

Jing Hu Pavilion Master raised his eyebrows slightly; he had not expected his little niece from a remote place to be acquainted with such a prodigy.

Seeing Lin Yao immerse herself again in the practice of the Heavenly Secret Spirit Art, he shook his head slightly and decided not to pry further.

This little niece of his, despite her mediocre spirit root, had a special constitution, earning the considerable favor of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master.

Had it been only that, it would have been enough, but later they discovered that Lin Yao also possessed natural aptitude for the most prestigious spirit art of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, the Heavenly Secret Spirit Art, understanding it instantly with minimal guidance.

The difficulty of the Heavenly Secret Spirit Art was well-known among all cultivators of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

Only those who successfully practiced this art could wield the Pavilion's Taoist artifact, the Heavenly Secret Mirror.

Because of this, Lin Yao suddenly leapt from obscurity and became a key disciple whom the Heavenly Secret Pavilion focused on nurturing.

Thinking of this, the Jing Hu Pavilion Master felt somewhat emotional.

The cultivator they had been searching for to master the Heavenly Secret Spirit Art had turned out to be one who came to them of her own accord.

Fate indeed works in mysterious ways.

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In Qingfeng Realm of Fufeng City, Qing State.

Inside the spacious and bright hall of Qianshou Tower, a figure was calmly perusing the many jade slips on the table.

It was Beiming True Venerable.

Whoosh!

Into the silent hall, a streak of golden light suddenly entered from outside.

Beiming True Venerable slightly raised an eyebrow, received the spirit message, and probed it with his divine sense to see the specific content.

The next moment, Beiming True Venerable was stunned, his lips parted as if shocked.

After a long silence, Beiming True Venerable eventually shook his head and chuckled, "This kid, no wonder he had such an air of indifference to our main Qing State tower. It turns out our waters were too shallow..."

"Champion, with a boundless future. Even though I highly estimated you, it seems I still underestimated you. Who would have thought... Who would have thought..."

Beiming True Venerable was filled with emotion.

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Fufeng City, within the City Lord's Mansion.

The quiet and magnificent interior was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood, refreshing and uplifting to the spirit.

A robust figure was discussing something with other cultivators, emanating an incredibly strong aura.

Just then, a cultivator hurriedly walked in from outside, rushing to report respectfully to the Fufeng City Lord seated in the main chair, "City Lord, the Seven Domains Martial Forum has concluded!"

"Oh?" The City Lord of Fufeng raised an eyebrow, suddenly intrigued, "What was the outcome?"

"Lu Qingshan has won the championship!" The cultivator standing below was overjoyed, his voice trembling slightly with excitement, "The champion of this year's Seven Domains Martial Forum is from our Qing State!"

"Won the championship?!"

The City Lord of Fufeng couldn't help but inhale sharply, stunned.

You see, his initial hope was only that Lu Qingshan would make it into the top ten thousand of the forum.

But now, Lu Qingshan had directly taken the top spot.

The shock this brought to the City Lord of Fufeng was like him wanting just a Dao Companion, yet Lu Qingshan had directly presented him with a grand crystal palace, making him feel as if he was dreaming.

"The Seven Domains Martial Forum, champion..." The voice of the City Lord of Fufeng involuntarily took on a trembling note, his pupils constricting sharply, he naturally knew what that title represented...

It signified the most talented young cultivator among the human race's Seven Domains, aside from the Taoist Sect and the top hundred sects!

Such a person, actually came from their Qing State?

As long as one could break into the top ten thousand of the forum and did not fall midway, becoming a Void Refining Cultivator was almost certain.

The champion represented the possibility of Lu Qingshan reaching the Seventh Realm or even the Eighth Realm in the future!

This shock nearly made the City Lord of Fufeng feel asphyxiated, his throat going dry uncontrollably.

"This guy..." The City Lord of Fufeng pursed his lips, but in his mind, he recalled the decision he had made several months ago.

At that time, he couldn't have imagined that Lu Qingshan would reach this point, he had simply invested in Lu Qingshan on impulse.

Looking at it now, it was an extremely wise move.

I, truly have the discerning eye of a wise man!

The City Lord of Fufeng felt a wave of self-satisfaction in his heart.

"City Lord, we only allocated the position of the Deputy City Lord candidate of Zhenjiang Prefectural City to the Lu Family... Recently, due to this position as Deputy City Lord, there has been much overt and covert struggle between the Lu Family and the other two candidate cultivators..." The messenger cultivator gently reminded in a low voice, bowing his head solemnly.

"Send the order, directly grant the Deputy City Lord position to the Lu Family!" The eyes of the City Lord of Fufeng flashed coldly, "When one man gains the Dao, even his pets ascend to heaven. The Lu Family, it is their time to soar!"

.......

Joy for some, sorrow for others.

In a nameless and extremely secretive place.

Yin Qi lingered.

The cultivator seated at the head, with a gravelly, gloomy voice and slightly narrowed eyes, a subtle aura of murderous intent spread quietly, "Tell me, what went wrong, wasn't the championship supposed to be almost certain? How could Yinhe lose to a Golden Core Sword Cultivator?"

"The Great Xia Scripture was right before you, yet you failed to secure it! Do you really think the opportunity to obtain the Great Xia Scripture will come again?"

"Are you all wastes, or do you have treacherous intentions?"

A fierce evil aura emerged, oppressing the blood-robed cultivator standing in front of him.

"Hall Master, Yinhe says, it's not that he was unwilling, but he had concerns," the blood-robed cultivator, under the heavy pressure of the Hall Master, felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly explained, "That Sword Cultivator called Lu Qingshan, the final sword move he used was extremely strange, containing a force nearly absolute, dispersing his Blood Spirit Technique.

Although Yinhe still had hidden tactics unexposed, under such circumstances, he didn't dare to continue fighting this Sword Cultivator.

Because he didn't know the limit of this Sword Cultivator's swordsmanship.

If the fight continued, and if Lu Qingshan was capable of dispersing his Heavenly Demon Possession Great Technique, then his identity would be exposed for all to see!

His identity being exposed is one thing, and if death were to follow, so be it, but the Heavenly Demon Possession Technique is of great importance. If it were exposed, causing the identities we've concealed for many years to be revealed, that would be a grave sin!

He didn't dare to take this risk!

Reluctantly, he had to present the appearance of being outmatched and hastily end the battle, allowing Lu Qingshan to win easily..."

Hearing the blood-robed cultivator's words, the Hall Master immediately fell into deep thought, and an eerie silence suddenly emerged. Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"Though there are reasons, don't think you can escape responsibility," after a long while, the Hall Master finally spoke, his tone deadly, "Also, this Lu Qingshan cannot be left alive, we must thwart the possibility of another Sword Immortal emerging among the human race... even if the chance is very slim!"

The blood-robed cultivator nodded and responded, "Understood!"

No one understood the terror of a human Sword Immortal more than the Demon Race.

The human race currently had three Sword Immortals.

These three Sword Immortals were the beings they feared the most, aside from the long-missing Ancestral Taoist Xia.

They were also considered thorns in their eyes that they eagerly wished to remove!

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