This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 596 - : 70 chapters Wind_2

Chapter 596: 70 chapters Wind_2

“Speaking of which, the most convincing proof of this is none other than Lu Qingshan, whom you always talk about.

As a Loose Cultivator, he became famous through the Seven Domains Forum in just two years, rising to become ‘Sword Absolute,’ the third-ranked figure on the Yellow List, an achievement that could only be described as astonishing.

Constructing this Snail Shell Dao Arena and opening it to all Cultivators of the world would surely consume an immense amount of resources. With the sectarian divisions within Great Xia, the reason Xia Zhao was able to single-handedly promote the implementation of the Snail Shell Dao Arena must have something to do with Lu Qingshan’s influence.

After all, enhancing the foundation of the Human Race is the most important matter for Great Xia, and no one knows how many more ‘Sword Absolutes’ are yet to be discovered amongst the Human Race.”

Lin Yao nodded in agreement, “Indeed, Lu Qingshan is quite impressive.”

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master felt somewhat helpless.

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Is that really my point?

“But what does that have to do with whether or not Lu Qingshan comes out of the Causality Tower?” Lin Yao blinked and realized the connection.

“Everyone knows that once the Snail Shell Dao Arena is established, it will inevitably become one of the highest Holy Lands for Cultivators of the Human Race.

Countless Cultivators will flock there, with many scions of great clans attempting to cultivate within, and numerous interests will emerge around this Dao Arena.

The most obvious outcome is that the Cultivators of the domain where the Dao Arena is located will surely experience a significant boost in their abilities, and certainly, many Cultivators will prosper because of it.

This is a great opportunity. Therefore, people from all domains are hoping that the Snail Shell Dao Arena would be constructed in their own domain, resulting in a scramble among the domains, with the Taoist Sect and others at the forefront.

In the face of an impasse, Great Xia organized a Dao Arena Competition…”

“The Dao Arena Competition is limited to Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, and Young Master Lu is the third on the Yellow List. Unless something unexpected happens, he will definitely be one of the main forces representing the Eastern Domain!” As the Shui Yue Pavilion Master finished explaining the details of the Dao Arena Competition, Lin Yao quickly caught on.

“Although the Dao Arena Competition allows Cultivators to participate irrespective of their Sects, aligning them instead by domain,

everyone is well aware that the Taoist Sects, as the dominant Sects in their respective domains, are powerful and the main competitors are likely to come from the Taoist Sects; thus, in reality, it is still a contest among the Taoist Sects.

This Snail Shell Dao Arena is tied to the welfare of the Cultivators of a domain, and everyone is eagerly watching, hoping that their domain’s Taoist Sect will win the competition and keep the Dao Arena within their territory.

In the face of such universal expectations, the Taoist Sects will naturally give it their all, else they risk the censure of the Cultivators of their domains,” the Shui Yue Pavilion Master said slowly.

“Among the Nascent Soul Stage disciples of the Sword Sect, besides Ji Chuan, there is Lu Qingshan.

Therefore, the Sword Sect must send Lu Qingshan to compete in this Dao Arena Competition, but at this moment, he is trapped in our Heavenly Secret Pavilion’s Causality Tower…” Lin Yao murmured, gradually understanding why her Master said she was in for misfortune.

In this situation, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion and the Sword Sect are competitors, yet the Sword Sect’s number two figure is unable to fight due to being trapped in the Causality Tower.

If the Sword Sect eventually wins, then there is no problem, as if nothing happened.

But if they lose…

“How long until the Dao Arena Competition begins?” Lin Yao quickly inquired.

“Half a year from now, it will commence in Chang’an,” said the Shui Yue Pavilion Master slowly.

“It has been three months since Young Master Lu entered the Causality Tower, so he should be out by then…” Lin Yao said uncertainly.

“It’s hard to say, and moreover,” the Shui Yue Pavilion Master said with some helplessness, “after he comes out, there is a high probability that he will be in a state afflicted by a Heart Demon, and it will take some time to dispel it.”

“Then there’s Ji Chuan,” Lin Yao tried to offer consolation, “The ‘Vast Righteousness Sword’ has been at the top of the Yellow List for many years, with him there, the Eastern Domain should still be able to win, right?”

The Shui Yue Pavilion Master shook her head.

That may be so, but now the other domains have already agreed to cooperate to first isolate the Eastern Domain.

In such a scenario, no matter how strong Ji Chuan is, it is hard to fight against numerous foes alone, and Lu Qingshan’s support is needed.

However, the Shui Yue Pavilion Master did not intend to let Lin Yao know about these unsavory high-level Cultivator matters for the time being.

Although their Heavenly Secret Pavilion was not deeply involved in this matter—the Dao Arena Competition for the Central Heavenly Realm was entirely led by a few princes and nobles of Great Xia.

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Sword Sect.

Several Sword Cultivators gathered together to discuss matters.

“For this Dao Arena Competition, the Eastern Domain will have ten participants, with the Constellation Sect, Danxia Sect, Shenxiao Way, and Cangtian Cave each providing one disciple, and our Sword Sect contributing six.”

The one leading was a Seventh Realm Sword Cultivator named Xi Xiang. He flicked his finger, and six Sword Tokens flew out, “This is the list of six I have chosen. Send the Sword Tokens to the various peaks and inform the respective Peak Masters.”

Although he was in charge of external affairs, within the Sword Sect, the real decisions were still made by the seven Peak Masters.

In fact, with the size of the Sword Sect, they shouldn’t really have allowed a mere Seventh Realm Sword Cultivator to be in charge.

However, the Great Sword Cultivators within the Sect were all reluctant to manage these numerous affairs.

Moreover, since Sword Cultivators rarely confined themselves to one Sect and were often traveling and cultivating outside all year round, various reasons, including these external factors, have led to the current situation.

It was the shrewd elderly Sword Cultivators who were responsible for these affairs; should there be any unsolvable issues, then the Great Sword Cultivators within the Sect would step in.

It was simple and crude.

“I understand, Master,” a disciple standing to the side quickly responded and, taking the sword message, withdrew.

The old Sword Cultivators in charge of these external affairs sat and chatted idly, waiting for a reply.

“The timing of this Grand Contest’s emergence, just as our Sword Sect dominates the first two spots on the Yellow List, it should have been an easy win. Yet, it happens to coincide with troubles stirred up by other domains, conspiring together to squeeze us out—it’s truly frustrating,” said another Sixth Realm Sword Cultivator named Fang Yuan.

He was of advanced age and had little room for advancement, so he proactively took on the administrative roles that many in the Sect were loath to deal with.

“Since we can’t control others, we can only do our best.

Luckily, with the battle performance of Ji Chuan and Lu Qingshan, even faced with such circumstances, the chances of victory should still be high.

If these people gang up and still can’t defeat us in the end, that would be a great embarrassment,” another old Sword Cultivator disdainfully said.

“Let’s hope so,” Xi Xiang said ruefully, “We can only place our hopes in the fact that they’re outstanding enough.”

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After a short while,

The disciple who had taken the sword message hurried back, his expression clearly troubled.

“Master, there’s a reply from Vastness Peak…” the disciple stuttered.

“What does it say!” Xi Xiang immediately sensed something from the disciple’s expression.

“The Taibai Sword Master said that Ji Chuan has been sent on an important mission and won’t return to the Sect for a hundred years. He won’t be able to participate in this Grand Contest,” he said.

Each peak’s disciples were managed by their respective Peak Masters, so Xi Xiang was indeed unaware of this situation.

As for Ji Chuan’s absence for a long time—cultivators often retreat for a year or two, which is quite common, so he didn’t think much of it.

This sudden news darkened Xi Xiang’s usually composed face.

The situation was already bad, and this was just adding insult to injury, truly…

Feeling helpless, Xi Xiang could only sigh, “So for this Grand Contest, the Eastern Domain only has Lu Qingshan to shoulder the burden alone… Even though this kid has been unrivaled lately, he’s still new to the scene and lacks a deep foundation, sigh…”

“Master…” The disciple below, seeing his own master so critical, swallowed his saliva with difficulty.

“What is it?” Xi Xiang, seeing his disciple hesitate to speak, asked with a frown.

“The Sword Coming Peak Master said, her disciple Lu Qingshan, has also been sent on a mission by her.

He hasn’t returned yet, and she is temporarily unable to contact him, so she doesn’t know when Lu Qingshan will be able to return to the Sect, let alone whether he can participate in this Grand Contest.”

Without a pillar to rely on, not to mention the multi-domain encirclement, even under normal circumstances, the chances of victory were nearly non-existent.

A bolt from the blue.

This time, Xi Xiang didn’t just darken his face—it all went black before his eyes.

….

Inside Causality Tower.

The murderous aura had not dissipated, and the Sword Qi was still echoing, proving that a battle had just taken place here.

In front of Lu Qingshan, the apparitions of a dozen Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Netherworld, led by Asuras, had just dispersed.

“Getting stronger and stronger,” Lu Qingshan said with an expression that was anything but relaxed, murmuring, “These people were not so powerful in life.”

The scene before his eyes was changing rapidly.

The next apparition quickly emerged.

Burial Ridge, Origin Demon.