This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 939 - 14: The Sword Immortal Bestows the Sword

"The Divine Armor has long been classified as a prohibited item, yet your Shuiyuntai has a large army of cultivators clad in Divine Armor," Li Qiubai asked in an extremely calm tone, posing his first question.

The decision to classify Divine Armor as prohibited was made by the current Supreme of Great Xia, Xia Zhao.

Shuiyuntai, as part of Great Xia’s Artifact Department, ignoring the prohibition, is a colossal crime.

"Chang’an Sword Immortal may not be aware, but just a little over a decade ago, Great Xia held another meeting regarding the ban on Divine Armor.

After that meeting, Great Xia ultimately decided to lift the ban on Divine Armor and even began to strongly support the development of its crafting skill," Shui Wuya replied, unhurried and composed about this sensitive issue.

Li Qiubai remained expressionless and said nothing more. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

If Shuiyuntai were only outwardly compliant while inwardly defying the ruling, he naturally wouldn’t be cordial with them.

But since it was a decision from Great Xia, he wouldn’t interfere, even if he wasn’t fond of the matter of Divine Armor.

This issue, in reality, does not have clear rights or wrongs; it’s more about ideological differences.

This is simply the way it is.

Even within Great Xia, among the Human Race, everyone’s goal is to resist the Demon Race.

But as long as there are many people involved, there will inevitably be numerous disagreements on specific methods and detailed issues.

Whether in philosophy or in style.

Some think that as long as the result is good, it’s okay if the process is cruel.

Take Divine Armor, for example; although it gradually strips a cultivator of their autonomy, it’s undeniable that it can greatly enhance the combat power of the Human Race.

A top-level Divine Armor can grant a cultivator the combat power of a Seventh Realm.

And to cultivate a Seventh Realm Cultivator requires resources and time several times, or even dozens of times, more than crafting a top-level Divine Armor would.

From this perspective, Divine Armor not only shouldn’t be prohibited but should be the recipient of resources and developed vigorously.

Indeed, some in Great Xia think this way.

However, back then, Xia Zhao banned Divine Armor with the statement that "Great Xia needs to look forward, but not at the expense of humanity."

Until recently, the situation on the extraterritorial battlefield has become increasingly dire, and war between the two races could break out at any time; Great Xia urgently needs every bit of strength.

In this context, Divine Armor has been brought back to the forefront.

And this time, the supporters of Divine Armor are in the majority.

So even though Xia Zhao disliked it, he finally agreed to lift the prohibition.

"Was the Tai’an City incident related to you?" Li Qiubai looked at Shui Wuya, expressionless, and posed another question.

Lu Qingshan also perked up his ears.

This was the purpose of their visit.

Shui Wuya showed a look of surprise, "The Tai’an City incident?"

"I don’t know what specific incident Chang’an Sword Immortal is referring to? I’m a bit unclear," he asked.

Lu Qingshan saw Shui Wuya’s confused expression and couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

"The entire population of Tai’an City vanished without a trace, not knowing who was responsible, but in Tai’an City, there was a cultivator wearing your Shuiyuntai Divine Armor ambushing the cultivators who discovered the situation," said Li Qiubai.

"An empty city?" Shui Wuya exclaimed in shock, a light flashing in his eyes, clearly shocked by this news as well.

"It’s not just one city; the same situation occurred in Winter Forest City and Thousand Birds City," Li Qiubai’s voice grew colder.

But in the other two cities, he discovered few clues until he encountered the Divine Armor Cultivator in Tai’an City.

"How is this possible?" Shui Wuya’s expression turned grim, realizing the enormity of the matter.

He was silent for a while, then slowly spoke, "I, Shui Wuya, can assure you under the name of Sect Master of Shuiyuntai, that regarding the matters of Tai’an City, Winter Forest City, and Thousand Birds City that Chang’an Sword Immortal mentioned, Shuiyuntai knows nothing and certainly could not have been involved."

"As for the cultivator in Tai’an City wearing our Shuiyuntai Divine Armor..."

Shui Wuya said solemnly, "Before this, Sect Master Xu Su of Sword Tomb requested a batch of Divine Armor from me, and I agreed."

By this point, the meaning of the Sect Master of Shuiyuntai was clear.

"Divine Armor is a property of Shuiyuntai, and you so easily gave it to others?" Li Qiubai’s voice turned colder.

"That was my mistake," Shui Wuya showed an apologetic expression, "I once owed Sect Master Xu Su of Sword Tomb a favor, and so when he asked for Divine Armor, I hesitated, but ultimately gave it to him."

This could be considered abusing official resources for private purposes, conduct exceeding boundaries.

"I will report this to the Supreme afterward and seek her pardon," Shui Wuya said earnestly.

This is a matter for Shuiyuntai, or rather, a concern of Great Xia; even if against the rules, it’s of little concern to Li Qiubai.

So since Shui Wuya assured them thus, Li Qiubai didn’t press further on the matter.

"Besides this, has no other Divine Armor leaked?" Li Qiubai asked again.

"This I can guarantee," Shui Wuya said sternly, "Divine Armor is a strategic resource of Shuiyuntai, and each piece’s whereabouts are meticulously recorded and tracked."

Lu Qingshan squinted his eyes.

That is to say, the Divine Armor Cultivator in Tai’an City could only have come from Sword Tomb.

This matter actually involves Sword Tomb... it’s truly a labyrinthine puzzle, each link intertwined.

"Why did you prevent me initially?" Here, Li Qiubai asked coldly.

"It was a message from Great Xia; they informed me that during this time, your excellency would visit, and requested that we at Shuiyuntai do not receive guests when you arrive, until ten days later when we would reopen the building to meet you," Shui Wuya stated truthfully.

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