This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 681 - 20: Three Steps, Three Blooms
Chapter 681 -20: Three Steps, Three Blooms
Lotus Peak.
The fog outside the mountain was thick, immortal qi drifted about, and the clouds tumbled.
Within the mountain, the sound of evening drums echoed, with Taoist patterns crossing the sky, their energy flickering and various phenomena subtly emanating.
After a long while, the clouds dissipated, and the figures of two people gradually became clear.
One was a middle-aged nun, and the other, a young sword cultivator.
Lu Qingshan, seated cross-legged and meditating, took gentle breaths, and although he perceived no change within himself, he understood that a change had occurred.
Eventually, he stood up abruptly and turned towards the middle-aged nun in the pale moon-colored Taoist robe.
Shui Yue Pavilion Master.
“In the Cultivation World, there are many ways to search for someone, and your method of concealing your form and altering your appearance is the most elementary of hiding techniques.
It works under normal circumstances, but once you encounter some unconventional tracking methods, they are of little use.
Take, for instance, my Heavenly Secret Pavilion. If we wish to find someone, we only need to pay a certain price, and there will always be some methods available,” Shui Yue Pavilion Master calmly looked at Lu Qingshan and slowly said, “However, these unconventional methods almost always adhere to the principle that the higher the cultivation of the person sought, the greater the price to be paid….”
“But,” the middle-aged nun paused and shook her head with a smile at Lu Qingshan, “you who are merely at the Fifth Realm have already stirred such turmoil…
We don’t know much about Netherworld’s methods, but you must understand, if they could search for someone like our Heavenly Secret Pavilion, through the art of divining the heavenly secrets, with the hatred they have for you now, they would not hesitate to pay the price of searching for fifty cultivators of the Fifth Realm, let alone one…”
“Now, I have already cast the Secret of the Northern Moon from the Northern Moon Spirit Art, erasing all traces of your energy and any leads. For the Netherworld to try and find you through these means again, the price they must pay will be more than they can easily afford,” declared Shui Yue Pavilion Master confidently.
“Thank you, Pavilion Master,” Lu Qingshan bowed with his hands clasped together, sincerely expressing his gratitude.
Professional tasks should indeed be left to professionals.
They as sword cultivators may be unrivaled at killing, but when it comes to these varied and miscellaneous strategies, they had no clue.
By doing this, Shui Yue Pavilion Master effectively concealed all of his potential worries, and naturally, he was immensely grateful.
To Lu Qingshan’s gratitude, Shui Yue Pavilion Master waved it off nonchalantly, smiling, “There’s no need for such formalities.”
Lu Qingshan looked somewhat hesitant.
Being an old and astute figure, Shui Yue Pavilion Master saw something unusual in Lu Qingshan’s expression and asked with a smile, “Speak freely if you have something to say.”
“I wanted to ask the Pavilion Master, why you… or rather, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, have treated me so kindly,” Lu Qingshan paused before asking slowly, “The last time I had this doubt, but you said it was to repay the favor I did by sending Lin Yao to your sect. I feared I might be overthinking it, so I didn’t dwell on it.
But now, you took the initiative to bring me into the pavilion again and personally used Spirit Art to relieve me of my worries. This time surely can’t be just because of Lin Yao, right?”
“Benefiting the world is a principle upheld by the Spiritual Cultivators of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion,” Shui Yue Pavilion Master did not directly answer Lu Qingshan’s question, “Lu Qingshan, with your talent, you will inevitably come across these matters sooner or later, or perhaps the Sword Sect has already informed you….
If we disregard Ancestral Daoist Xia, the Human Race is in fact on the back foot in terms of overall strength against the Demon Race….”
Lu Qingshan fell silent.
The Sword Sect had not yet mentioned these matters to him, but he understood them well.
Because this was already public knowledge in his previous life.
“And up to this point, not one of us dares to be certain that Ancestral Daoist Xia will be able to act when the Demon Race once again wages war….” continued Shui Yue Pavilion Master.
“In a war that concerns the survival of our races, we must consider the worst-case scenario, which is if Ancestral Daoist Xia cannot take action. We need to figure out how to win under those circumstances…”
Lu Qingshan waited quietly for what was to come.
“To be honest, without intending to discourage you, after much deliberation, we realized that if Ancestral Daoist Xia does not intervene, our Human Race’s hope of victory is very slim,” Shui Yue Pavilion Master said calmly. “Unless Sword Immortal Chu can advance further and become the second Ancestral Taoist among our race, as he is currently the foremost cultivator within the Human Race aside from Ancestral Daoist Xia.
Given Sword Immortal Chu’s talent, if he were a Taoist Master, a Spiritual Venerable, or any other cultivator from the five practices, we would have great confidence in him, but…”
“He just happens to be a Sword Immortal!” sighed Shui Yue Pavilion Master.
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“What’s wrong with being a Sword Immortal?” Lu Qingshan inquired, his brows slightly furrowing upon hearing this.
“If one day you reach that realm, you will understand…
For now, telling you too much is pointless and may even shake your Sword Heart,” Shui Yue Pavilion Master shook her head, adding, “You just need to know that, for certain reasons, crossing that last threshold is toughest for Sword Immortals within the six major cultivation systems.”
Lu Qingshan grew silent for a moment, choosing not to dwell on the matter any further—being only at the Fifth Realm, the Ninth Realm, let alone Sword Immortals, was miles away for him. Why worry about Sword Immortal matters prematurely?
“Apart from Sword Immortal Chu, the other great cultivators are even farther from reaching the Ancestral Realm. Hence, the probability of replicating Ancestral Daoist Xia’s feat of single-handedly holding the heavens is not high,” continued Shui Yue Pavilion Master.
“Since that’s the case, there’s only one other option,” Shui Yue Pavilion Master paused, a sharp gleam appeared in her eyes, “to prevail through sheer numbers!”
