Chapter Seven: Ye Lao Falls Asleep

  "In just half a year, you've undergone such great changes, which I didn't anticipate. Everyone has their own secrets, but Lu Qing, remember one thing: we were born in the Zixia Sect, and as people of the Zixia Sect, even in death, we are ghosts of the Zixia Sect."

  "Born as a person of the Purple Mist Sect, dead is the ghost of the Purple Mist Sect." Lu Qing said in a low voice, he knew what Xuan Qing meant, indeed, before experiencing the Blood Sacrifice Evil Sword Array, he only had the innate talent of a human being, but the speed of progress was almost unimaginable, this has deviated from the general understanding of swordsmen's promotion, if it is said that there is no one behind helping him, then no one would believe it.

  The most crucial thing is the progress of his swordsmanship realm, which is a cumulative process that requires a certain degree of accumulation in swordsmanship to achieve a breakthrough. His previous enlightenment of "lifting heavy as light" can be said to have been under the watchful eyes of everyone, without anyone doubting it. However, after his three battles that made him famous, which took place within less than three months, he once again grasped the swordsmanship realm of "lifting light as heavy", a realm that even among swordsmen, few people can comprehend.

  Even at the time of Zixia Peak, when he received the three sword auras from Li Jingxuan, he even used a strong realm that was slightly self-transforming and heavy. If all this is said to be understood by Lu Qing himself, it is simply impossible. This swordsmanship realm and talent are unrelated, it is an accumulation of qualitative change process.

  With a solemn expression on his face, Lu Qing opened his mouth and said: "Master, rest assured that this disciple understands the great righteousness. The Lu family has been rooted in the Zong domain under the Chaoyang Peak for generations, and has done its best for the sect for over a thousand years. As long as this disciple is alive, he will never do anything that goes against the interests of the sect. Otherwise, let this disciple's sword path stop, his soul fly away, and let the sword god be witness!"

  Here is the translation:

  As he spoke, Lu Qing's finger flicked out, and a drop of blood floated up from his fingertip, slowly emitting a faint golden glow, as if it were sensing direction. After a few breaths, the drop of blood suddenly burst into a dazzling flash of gold light, splitting into two in an instant. One half shot into Lu Qing's brow with a whooshing sound, and he only felt a slight chill on his forehead, but couldn't sense anything else. The other half of the blood drop shot into the void, causing a strange ripple in space before disappearing without a trace.

  Xuan Qing was clearly stunned by Lu Qing's last move, and after a moment, he looked at Lu Qing with a thoughtful gaze before turning to leave. As he walked to the gate of the courtyard, Xuan Qing stopped again.

  "That Wind and Thunder Step of yours still needs more refinement, it will be helpful for your Five Peaks Sword Debate. Don't think it's too simple, this time's Five Peaks Sword Debate is not simple."

  After a pause, Xuan Qing said: "That Leifeng's beast dan you should make good use of it. Now that your wind and thunder energies are combined, you don't have to worry about absorbing single attribute powers while your sword yuan attributes are unbalanced."

  As expected, looking at the gradually disappearing figure of Xuan Qing, Lu Qing's expression solidified, and he still figured it out. In fact, when he first obtained the Thunder Beast Dan, Lu Qing had already suspected that it was probably the beast dan of that thunder python. Later, he used this to achieve the purple electric sword energy with thunder power in advance, and the beast dan was always placed by him in the stone cave behind the Mingyue Pond waterfall.

  It's really hard to deceive the top figures of the Five Peaks! Lu Qing knew that he had still underestimated Xuan Qing, and for Xuan Qing, he had always been grateful, otherwise Nian Yun Jian would not still be on his back.

  He understood the meaning of Xuan Qing's previous words, so he would make that sword oath. Apparently, in the end, Xuan Qing chose to believe him, just like Zhao Qian Ye and the others at the beginning, Xuan Qing acknowledged Lu Qing's possession of the Lei Peng Beast Dan.

  "How are you, young one? I heard something and couldn't believe it - you actually have the Beast Dan?" At this time, Ye Lao's weak and astonished voice rang out.

  Without hiding anything, Lu Qing told the story of how he had obtained the Beast Dan and achieved the Purple Thunder Sword Aura. Subconsciously, he still didn't mention the mysterious person or the blood-colored long sword, which had inadvertently become an unsolvable secret deep within his heart.

  "Ah, young one, it seems that you have swallowed the Beast Dan. The Thunder Python has just entered the fifth stage of condensation, and its Thunder Beast Dan is highly compatible with your Sword Origin. You should be able to smoothly break through to the second layer of the Purple Emperor's Sword Body without needing any consolidation."

  He nodded, and for that beast core, such treatment was the best. However, afterwards Lu Qing asked with some concern: "Ye Lao, what's wrong with you? Why does your voice sound so weak?"

  "It's not because of you that I'm weak, but to present the perfect original aura of the Wind and Thunder Two Qi for you, this old man has really lost a lot this time. Otherwise, do you think those things would appear in your mind out of nowhere?"

  A surge of emotion in his heart, but Lu Qing immediately spoke up and asked, "Master, you won't be in trouble, will you?"

  After a moment of silence, Ye Lao finally spoke up and said: "A young eagle must eventually fly on its own, I suppose you understand this principle too. The reason why I didn't answer you when your swordsmanship reached a bottleneck was to make you think of this principle yourself. No matter what, one can only gain true benefits by relying on their own strength to solve problems."

  "My original power has been exhausted, I need to go into hibernation now. You take care of yourself, no matter what, you must remember that only the things you get through your own efforts are truly yours." Ye Lao's voice grew weaker and weaker, until the last sentence was almost inaudible.

  The feeling of the Lian Xin sword's aura disappearing, Lu Qing's gaze also became more determined. From this moment on, Lu Qing finally deeply recognized his own dependent heart from the beginning.

  Turning his gaze to the stone monument beside the bamboo forest behind him, this monument is six feet high and made of hard bluestone, with straight edges and corners. On it are clearly engraved two sentences: The heavens move in constant motion, a gentleman must always strive for self-improvement; the earth remains still and unchanging, a gentleman must cultivate virtue to carry all things.

  These two sentences were left by the Sword Emperor Lu Tian Shu when he was in the Purple Bamboo Temple. After Lu Qing moved to the Lianxin Temple, he ordered a outer sect disciple to find a piece of green stone and carve these two sentences on it with one stroke at a time under the guidance of Qi Jian Zhi.

  "Self-improvement has no bounds..." Lu Qing read slowly, a look of realization on his face. "Yes, self-improvement has no bounds, the strength is in oneself, and how to become stronger also depends on oneself. External things may be powerful, but ultimately they are not one's own way."

  In the following seven days, Lu Qing devoted himself to comprehending the Purple Thunder Wind and Lightning Sword. Perhaps due to his understanding of the origin of the wind and thunder energies, Lu Qing's comprehension of the two energies had reached a new level. The profound sword technique was called profound because it could fully exert the power of the five elements, and for the profound sword technique, the power of the five elements was fundamental.

  Similarly, with the deepening of his understanding of the power of the line, his understanding of swordsmanship also became easier. In almost one day, Lu Qing had grasped the seventh move of the Purple Cloud Wind and Thunder Sword. For six consecutive days, he was able to grasp a new move every day, until the thirteenth move, when he was unable to execute it due to insufficient cultivation.

  However, judging from Lu Qing's understanding of the Wind and Thunder energies, as long as he can break through to the Sword Master level, he will definitely be able to use the 13th style smoothly. Even so, with his current level of understanding, he has already far surpassed Zhao Qianye.

  At present, except for the swordsmanship boundary where he is still slightly inferior to Zhao Qianye, in other aspects such as cultivation, sword style comprehension, and the fusion of wind and thunder sword energy, Lu Qing has already surpassed Zhao Qianye. Now, Lu Qing has confidence in competing with him and can smoothly gain victory.

  In other words, Lu Qing now fully possesses the strength of the top five in the Dragon and Phoenix List.

  So in this big comparison, Lu Qing's eyes flashed a sharp light as he sat cross-legged on the bed, and an unruly figure appeared in his mind.

  One night passed, Lu Qing did not practice or comprehend anything, he just sat quietly on the bed to nourish his mind and spirit. At this moment, it was already summer, the cool breeze blew gently, rustling the sound of the bamboo in the courtyard, Lu Qing's body faced the bamboo window, the quiet moonlight at midnight poured down from the window, flowing over Lu Qing's body.

  The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight fell on the bamboo window, Lu Qing's eyes opened, without any emotional expression. His face was calm and peaceful as he drew out the Heart Refining Sword from behind his back and placed it horizontally in front of his chest. He picked up a black cotton cloth from the peach wood table in front of him and slowly began to wipe it clean.

  At present, the Lian Xin sword is a deep blue color throughout its body, and it seems to be flowing with an invisible air current on its surface, which repels the surrounding air. Lu Qing can feel that since Ye Lao entered the Lian Xin sword, the Lian Xin sword has been undergoing some kind of subtle change. From the perspective of Lu Qing's swordsmithing skills, the current Lian Xin sword already has a seven-grade level.

  Although there was no dust on the Lianxin sword, Lu Qing still carefully wiped it clean before reinserting it into his back. This was a habit he had developed after Ye Lao entered the sword, and it could also be seen as a special way for Lu Qing to show respect to Ye Lao.

  He got up and went out of the house, the air was exceptionally fresh, but Lu Qing smelled an unusual breath from it. There was not a single sound of wind in the yard, and the air was slightly condensed.

  Lu Qing knew that this was the war intent and momentum hidden in the bodies of many disciples, which had shaken the entire Chaoyang Palace, and the wind and rain could not enter.

  The big comparison is about to begin. PS: The dormitory has lost power, this chapter was rushed out in ten steps at the internet cafe, oh dear, for us online writers, what we fear most is a power outage and no internet. Everyone please wait a bit, the next chapter may be late, finally, please ask friends who haven't collected to collect, collection is very important when a new book goes on sale.