"Zang Clan...."
"So you're from the Longevity Clan?"
Lu Qingshan's mind flashed with a mischievous and spirited face.
Zang Xiaojian.
The little girl who laughed, revealing two rows of bright, shining white teeth.
An answer that was unexpected yet logical.
It was undeniable that Zang Xiaojian had an extraordinary background.
Although over the years Lu Qingshan had kept an eye out, even now, as the Taoist Sect Master of high rank, he still hadn't found any trace of Zang Xiaojian's family or sect.
The fleeting presence leaves a mark.
Even for hidden sects or hidden families, there must be so trace left.
Unless...
Zang Xiaojian's family doesn't exist within Sky Do Heaven!
Lu Qingshan had considered this possibility, but it didn't seem realistic.
Zang Xiaojian was unmistakably from the Human Race, and they had t in the Southern Territory offshore, so how could she be a being from outside the realm?
Now everything had a reasonable explanation.
— Certainly not a being from outside the realm, but also not from Sky Do Heaven Human Race.
She is from the Boundary Sea Longevity Clan.
Lu Qingshan was almost certain that Zang Xiaojian must be from the Zang Clan.
"Will there be a chance to et again?" he pondered.
.....
When Lu Qingshan ca back to his senses, Chu Mu was nowhere to be found.
"Fifth Tribulations Realm advancent task: [To gaze far, ascend higher], has been completed!"
On the deep blue panel, a line of firefly-like small letters flashed silently at this mont.
Lu Qingshan's most important purpose for coming to Heavenly River City had been achieved, yet his heart was not at ease.
The recent conversation was too astonishing and heavy; he needed so ti to digest it.
"Let's first check the specific information about the Zang Clan and.... its location." Lu Qingshan shook his head, deciding to temporarily set aside the heavy matters and first consult the information about the Longevity Clan.
The Taoism's mystique is in understanding all laws; for the Zang Clan to be listed among the seven major Longevity Clans, their mystique must be more than just the "extrely strong sense of swords" as Zang Xiaojian had said before.
So, what is the Zang Clan's mystique?
Chu Mu never introduced these specifics to him.
....
As he descended from the city wall, the old cultivator had returned, waiting for Lu Qingshan.
"Sect Master Lu." Seeing Lu Qingshan co down, the old cultivator imdiately greeted him.
Lu Qingshan nodded in acknowledgnt.
"Sect Master Lu is new to Heavenly River City and unfamiliar with the place; just tell this old man if you want to go anywhere." The old cultivator was appointed as Lu Qingshan's guide.
"Please take to the place where the records of Heavenly River City are stored," Lu Qingshan said.
"Sect Master Lu, follow ." The old cultivator replied politely.
.....
Passing through the center of Heavenly River City again, the chaos here had long been settled, and everything returned to tranquility.
Qi Butian's efficiency was extrely high.
Lu Qingshan glanced again at the trendously large, withered tree.
"Is it an illusion?" He squinted, his heart startled.
For so reason, he felt that the power of the Ancestral Taoist contained within the withered wood seed to have beco sowhat faint and weak, as if moving toward true decay.
It must be an illusion.
A sacred object that hasn't completely dried up and died in twenty thousand years, how could it change within such a short passage of ti?
"You are Lu Qingshan?" A prominently resonant voice suddenly ca from above, pulling Lu Qingshan out from his slight daze.
In the sky, a cultivator riding a White Jade Lion shrouded in clouds, unmistakably extraordinary, descended from above.
The cultivator sat on the back of the White Jade Lion, looking down at Lu Qingshan from above.
"New Sword Sect Master?"
At the mont the cultivator appeared, the old cultivator imdiately showed a vigilant expression.
Lu Qingshan instantly understood a lot, and he looked up, squinting slightly at the newcor.
His face looked very young, skin extrely pale; although male, he emanated a soft, fragile aura, appearing incredibly strange.
Isn't this the typical image of a villain?
For no reason, this thought flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind.
"No need to look at , I know what you're thinking," the Cultivator saw Lu Qingshan's gaze, but he didn't care and looked directly at Lu Qingshan, "My na is Dao Yuanzi, Dao Chen is my great-uncle."
Dao Chen, the Taoist Sect elder who spied on Xie Qingyun's Sword Dao and was blinded by Xie Qingyun.
The visitor cos with ill intentions.
They're here to cause trouble, Lu Qingshan understood.
It seems that this Taoist Sect has great influence in Heavenly River City. He had just arrived in Heavenly River City, yet he was already found by soone from the Taoist Sect.
"Years ago, my great-uncle rely took an extra glance at your deceased Sect Master and was blinded by him, relying on his great power," Dao Yuanzi said lightly, "You should be thankful your cultivation is low, so different from mine, I wouldn't bully the weak.
Otherwise, I would definitely blind you today as a small compensation for what your Sect Master did back then."
Dao Yuanzi is a Nine Realms Cultivator, while Lu Qingshan is only in the Fourth Tribulation Realm, so saying "bullying the weak" isn't arrogant, it seems to be a fact.
"My great-uncle has been in seclusion, bitterly cultivating for years, greatly advancing in cultivation, originally wanting to one day avenge the sha of those years, but then he heard the news of Xie Qingyun's death, hmm, it's truly a pity." Dao Yuanzi continued.
Although he spoke of pity, his deanor and tone were extrely relaxed and casual, full of mockery and derision, his words full of malintent.
"Just initial Unity, who knows which Dao he might have stolen, what's there to be proud of?
Bullying the weak? If it ca to a real fight, I would definitely suppress you." Lu Qingshan replied coldly, his tone very aloof.
Though it was confrontational, it was indeed a fact.
After the Tribulation Crossing Realm is the Unity Realm, which is divided into four steps, only after crossing these steps can one reach the Honorable Realm.
Although Dao Yuanzi is a Unity Realm Cultivator, his aura isn't particularly strong, rely at the first step, and it's highly likely he achieved Unity through stealing others' Daos with his clan's ability to perceive all thods.
Such Unity Realm Cultivators, in Lu Qingshan's view, are not strong, and certainly not undefeatable.
It's worth noting that he once faced the Sect Master of the Sword Cleansing Pool and the Bai Shuang Sword Master head-on at Yanlan Pass.
Although the ultimate victory leveraged the power of two hundred thousand swords from the Sword Cleansing Pool, not entirely Lu Qingshan's combat strength, it was enough to prove that he now possesses the strength to fight head-on with a Nine Realms Cultivator.
The Bai Shuang Sword Master, after all, is a Seventh Tribulation Realm Sword Cultivator.
Obviously, the Taoist Sect people before him are out of date with information, unaware of this matter, otherwise, they wouldn't dare provoke Lu Qingshan.
It's not surprising, Heavenly River City is located above the Boundary Sea, isolated from the Sky Do Heaven, slowing the spread of information.
Moreover, the Taoist Sect itself doesn't belong to Sky Do Heaven, without influence within it, making them even less inford about news from Sky Do Heaven.
"You have the courage, can I take it you're challenging ?" Dao Yuanzi's eyelids drooped, staring at Lu Qingshan, angrily.
The words "stolen" clearly touched a forbidden area with him.
Though it's the truth, the Taoist Sect people could never tolerate those words.
If an outsider dared speak like that in front of them, it would inevitably lead to relentless revenge.
"Challenge?" Lu Qingshan shook his head, "You hardly rit that term, consider it as..."
"Provocation."
Lu Qingshan said with an even more casual deanor than Dao Yuanzi had, seemingly treating him as nothing at all.
Dao Yuanzi had been extrely flamboyant, attracting the attention of many Heavenly River City Cultivators with his descent, and his direct calling of Lu Qingshan's na further piqued their curiosity and attention.
But the Heavenly River City Cultivators never expected the situation to evolve to this point.
A Fourth Tribulation Realm Sword Cultivator challenging a first-step Unity Realm strongman truly caused a massive sensation.
The difficulty of cross-realm challenges is imnse, generally requiring the strong foundation of a Sixth or Seventh Tribulation Realm, yet Lu Qingshan intended to perform this heaven-defying act as a Cultivator of the Fourth Tribulation Realm.
Especially as Dao Yuanzi is a genius.
He's one of the few in the Taoist Sect who achieved Unity on his own as a Nine Realms Cultivator, having walked his own Dao, not stolen.
Coupled with his miraculous insight into all thods, he was virtually invincible in magical combat, his combat power extrely strong, and he was a proud figure of the Taoist Sect.
It's common for prodigies to reverse-slay High-Level Cultivators, but if the opponent is also a prodigy, differing by a major realm, then there's basically no chance of winning.
"Arrogant people don't live long, like your old Sect Master," Dao Yuanzi said.
Having learned of Lu Qingshan's arrival in Heavenly River City, he sought him out with the initial intention of intimidating Lu Qingshan, avenging his great-uncle a bit. He didn't expect Lu Qingshan to be so courageous and straightforward, directly claiming he would suppress him.
"Whether arrogant people live long, I don't know, but those who talk too much certainly don't," Lu Qingshan retorted.
It's the plain truth.
Villains often die from excessive talking.
The Heavenly River City Cultivators clicked their tongues.
Truly fitting for soone from the Sword Sect, this domineering stance is the Sword Sect to the core, boldly claiming to suppress a Cultivator a major realm higher than himself.
"Everyone, you can testify, today it wasn't , Dao Yuanzi, bullying the weak, but he himself spoke disrespectfully, challenging , forcing to take action to show him the vastness of the sky and earth."
Dao Yuanzi, though incensed, was eager for Lu Qingshan's provocation, loudly declaring to the surrounding Heavenly River City Cultivators.
Technically speaking, he had a lower status than Lu Qingshan, constantly ntioning "bullying the weak" intentionally to press down on Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan could see this clearly, but he didn't bother with verbal disputes.
"Annoying." He uttered just two words.
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