Qin Yitian touched his head, looking distressed, and ultimately did not dare to argue further, whispering, "Then, General, what are you planning to do?"
Lu Qingshan spun around impatiently in place.
Suddenly, he stopped walking, looked at Qin Yitian earnestly, "If the price for your survival is to leave your holand from now on and follow soone everywhere, to live and die together, would you be willing?"
In the dark palace, the palace lamp in Qin Yitian's hand could not illuminate thoroughly.
She blinked, looking at Lu Qingshan's face that flickered between light and shadow, and asked, "Follow whom?"
"Is there a big difference?"
"Of course," Qin Yitian said cheerfully, "I am the Princess of the State of Qin, the ruler of the most powerful country on this land, how can I beco soone's little follower?"
"However, if that person is the General," she blinked playfully, "Upon careful consideration, it seems not unacceptable."
After saying this, Qin Yitian noticed that Lu Qingshan had fallen silent. Looking closely, she saw his eyes shining with a peculiar emotion that was indescribable.
"Yitian, perhaps so things are truly destined," Lu Qingshan called Yitian by na for the first ti in this world after a long silence.
He took a large stride and walked out of the palace.
Qin Yitian was bewildered, "General, where are you going?"
"To find a way to save you," Lu Qingshan said.
Qin Yitian wanted to say sothing more, but she stepped lightly and followed him out.
The bright moonlight spilled like water onto the ground, and Lu Qingshan walked under the moon, moving swiftly, already barely a vague silhouette, and before long disappeared without a trace.
What on earth is going on here.
She couldn't help stomping her feet.
Qin Yitian looked up at the massive moon in the sky and recalled Lu Qingshan's recent words, reminding her of that desperate night when she used the Taoist Spell, the moon was equally bright.
Unconsciously, the events of the world had changed because of her Causality Taoist Spell and Lu Qingshan's arrival, bringing about peace and tranquility in the world.
She silently thought in her heart, "General, you left your holand for , ca to the Dao Source Realm, quelled the plague of Otherworldly Ghosts, and brought stability to the Dao Source Realm, how could I be unwilling to follow you?"
Although Lu Qingshan didn't say it, from the emotions he occasionally showed, Qin Yitian keenly sensed that in Lu Qingshan's world, there was also unrest, facing foreign invasions.
.....
Two years later.
ng State.
This used to be the territory of one of the nine great countries, the ng Country, but now in the Dao Source Realm, the era of the nine great countries is long gone.
The State of Qin is the most powerful and the only country in this world.
Thunderclouds gathered densely, and ash-black mountain peaks, like quenched blades, pierced straight into the sky.
This is a desolate and rugged land.
Yet in this place, there is a small Ancient Temple, its scale is very small, not at all majestic, but is sowhat ethereal against the surrounding scenery.
The na of the temple is inscribed on the plaque at the temple entrance.
"Little Thunder Sound Temple."
In front of the Ancient Temple, there is an ancient, strong bodhi tree, so old that even six or seven people couldn't encircle it, but its ancient trunk is already hollow, as if it were dead.
Bang Bang Bang——
The door of the lonely Ancient Temple was being knocked.
Soon, soone hurriedly ca out from the temple and opened the door.
A man stood at the door, exposing his snow-white teeth, and smiled, "Who's in charge here?"
The young man who opened the door's legs almost gave way, nearly falling to the ground.
Everyone in the world knew this man today.
The Great General Protector of the Nation, Lu Qingshan.
.....
In the Ancient Temple.
A stone Buddha stands within, beside it a Bronze Ancient Lamp flickering lights.
Lu Qingshan glanced around, finally setting his sights on the stone Buddha, asking, "Does the abbot have faith in Buddha?"
"Amitabha, you're joking, General, this is a temple, naturally we have faith in Buddha," Purdu Abbot's face appeared calm, and he answered peacefully. However,
He held a string of prayer beads in his hand, constantly rolling them, indicating that his inner heart was not as calm as his exterior suggested.
"Then by that logic, you shouldn't hold such a grudge against , you should support instead, since what I do reflects the greatest Buddhist virtue of equality for all beings."
"Moreover, I'm not like Buddha, who only talks the talk, I genuinely act on it," Lu Qingshan pointed beyond the temple door, "Now anyone in the world can learn supre martial arts, the opportunity to rise is no longer monopolized by sects and noble families, this is true equality."
Lu Qingshan said proudly, emanating indescribable heroic spirit.
Purdu Abbot looked at the man before him, his emotions were exceedingly complex.
This man brought "equality" to the world, but at the sa ti, he created countless murders, causing widespread chaos, countless families ruined and people dead.
Yet he led his army to suppress the Otherworldly Ghosts, unifying the world, allowing the common people to live prosperous lives, saving many from death due to him.
So, this kind of person, is he good or evil?
Purdu Abbot couldn't say.
"General, what brings you to visit?" Purdu Abbot sighed and asked.
"Naturally, not for the descendants you protect," Lu Qingshan said calmly, "If I had wanted to exterminate them completely, they wouldn't have escaped back then."
"I have long since abandoned the world, secular affairs have nothing to do with . To , they are not my descendants, just ordinary people caught in distress. My Buddha is compassionate, so I took action to save them."
"Don't talk to about these trivial things, I am not interested," Lu Qingshan said, waving dismissively, "ng Feng, I know you are the one in the ng country's Imperial Clan who understands the Sealing Heaven Taoist Spell the best. I need your Sealing Heaven Taoist Spell."
ng Feng, the previous King of ng, handed over the throne to the Crown Prince in his middle age and secluded himself in the mountains to focus on Buddhism.
"The Great General of the state of Qin, who is omnipotent, actually has monts when he seeks help?" Abbot Pudu questioned with a hint of mockery.
"Seeking help?" Lu Qingshan looked at ng Feng in surprise, "Why would you think that I am asking for your help?"
"I am rely informing you."
Abbot Pudu finally couldn't maintain his calm deanor. His expression fluctuated between green and white, finally saying, "What if I am unwilling?"
"That's why when I conquered the Royal City of the ng country back then, I didn't exterminate them completely but let your descendants escape and hide here with you," Lu Qingshan confessed.
After a prolonged silence.
"General, you are not a Buddha..." Abbot Pudu joined his hands in salutation and finally said, "But I will follow the General's command."
"Indeed, I'm not a Buddha; I'm higher than Buddha," Lu Qingshan clapped his hands and then sincerely praised, "A wise man submits to circumstances. The abbot is indeed a master, profoundly understanding Buddhist teachings."
'A wise man submits to circumstances' is not a saying from Buddhism, Abbot Pudu silently thought to himself, and then said nothing more.
....
One year later.
Qin City.
Gu Mansion.
Gu, as in Gu Tianyan's Gu.
Now in the Dao Source Realm, Qin and Lu reign supre, followed by Gu.
"After all these years, General hasn't changed a bit, but I, on the other hand, have aged a lot." Gu Tianyan remarked, looking at Lu Qingshan's face, which had hardly changed at all in over twenty years.
"Thank you for your hard work," Lu Qingshan nodded, "You must be finding it hard to suppress it, right?"
"Yes," Gu Tianyan nodded, "Ever since the threat of the Otherworldly Ghosts was quelled, although I have stopped my martial cultivation over the years, the feeling of ascension has beco increasingly apparent. It's becoming harder to suppress it."
The Qingshan Sword Technique spread throughout the world, but so far, Gu Tianyan is the only person in the vast Dao Source Realm to have practiced the Qingshan Sword Technique to the twelfth level, his martial arts achievents second only to Lu Qingshan.
Gu Tianyan is undoubtedly the number one martial arts prodigy in this world.
Ascending in broad daylight, breaking through the Void with martial arts.
This was once Lu Qingshan's path, and now Gu Tianyan is about to embark on this journey as well.
After the threat of the Otherworldly Ghosts was pacified, Lu Qingshan sought out Gu Tianyan with a request, asking him to do his best to suppress his ascension and delay the ti of breaking through the Void with martial arts.
Out of utmost respect for Lu Qingshan, Gu Tianyan agreed without hesitation, but now he is close to his limit. Even if he wants to suppress it, he can no longer do so, which is why he called upon Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan still wore a faint smile, not surprised at all.
He had long been prepared for everything.
"For any martial artist, breaking through the Void with martial arts is the ultimate aspiration. For my own desires, you have remained in the mortal world for so long, which ans I owe you a favor," Lu Qingshan said.
"No, if not for the General, how would Tianyan be where he is today?" Gu Tianyan respectfully clasped his hands, mories of twenty years of military campaigns flashing before his eyes.
It was a dreamlike journey.
"I rely provided an opportunity; your achievents today are ultimately your own doing," Lu Qingshan said, not taking credit for himself.
"From now on, you no longer need to deliberately suppress it. In ten days, you will ascend," he then said solemnly, "However, you must understand, after ascension, everything is just beginning."
"Listen carefully, the Cultivation Technique I am about to recite, you must rember every word without error, as it will be your reliance after ascension," Lu Qingshan seriously stated.
Upon hearing this, Gu Tianyan imdiately sat upright, focused and attentive.
Thus, the two sat facing each other, one reciting, the other listening.
After a long ti, Gu Tianyan appeared dazed, as if Lu Qingshan's words contained so sort of magic that made his mind wander.
"General, what is this Cultivation Technique?" he couldn't help but ask.
"The 'Returning Ruins Scripture'. This cultivation technique can only be practiced after you ascend to the new world."
"That world is far larger than the Dao Source Realm, and this cultivation technique will be your significant reliance, but as I've said, it ultimately depends on you."
"A new world..." Gu Tianyan's face showed a look of longing.
"There are many things to pay attention to, which you should also keep in mind."
Following this, Lu Qingshan ticulously explained to Gu Tianyan everything to be aware of in the Cultivation Realm, sparing no detail, at this mont the two seed not like General and subordinate, but more like Master and disciple.
This was Lu Qingshan's gratitude to Gu Tianyan.
During Lu Qingshan's instructions, Gu Tianyan gradually gained so understanding of that vibrant world, and recalling the truth about the Dao Source Realm—the source of the Otherworldly Ghosts—Lu Qingshan also revealed it to Gu Tianyan.
"Compared to that world, the Dao Source Realm is simply a world abandoned by the gods," Gu Tianyan remarked.
For ordinary people, the heavens are the supre deity, yet this deity attempts to destroy them.
"A world abandoned by the gods?" Lu Qingshan was montarily taken aback at this, as though sothing crossed his mind.
Finally, he shook his head and calmly said, "That world isn't necessarily favored by the gods either."
Lu Qingshan stood up, striding out the door, "You should be prepared. In ten days, you will ascend."
All is ready, only the east wind is lacking.
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