Chapter 624: Chapter 88 I Want to Be Alone_2
However, he did not notice that, right after his words, a strange and inexplicable change briefly flashed across Xia Daojing’s expression.
“Wait a mont,” he had only taken a few steps when Xia Daojing’s compelling voice ca from behind him.
Lu Qingshan turned around in confusion, only to see Xia Daojing rolling up her sleeve, revealing a section of her fair and immaculate wrist.
His gaze involuntarily drifted towards Xia Daojing’s wrist, which looked like white jade, causing his pupils to slightly constrict.
On the wrist of this Lord, there was a bracelet made up of round, white beads with a hard shell, resembling enal.
Mingxin Bodhi.
Lu Qingshan recognized the origin of these beads at a glance.
Xia Daojing took off the bracelet and tossed it to Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan’s eyes lit up. Although he was puzzled by Xia Daojing’s sudden generosity, he did not hesitate to accept the Mingxin Bodhi bracelet, sincerely saying, “Thank you, Lord.”
“I’m only lending it to you. Rember to return it to after you co out from the Dao Source Realm,” Xia Daojing said indifferently.
Lu Qingshan nodded.
Xia Daojing was willing to lend him the Mingxin Bodhi bracelet for a while, and he was already quite content.
After all, such a precious item was unlikely to be given to him directly by this Lord, even if he truly pledged himself to her.
“And one more thing…” Xia Daojing glanced coldly at Lu Qingshan and added, “From now on, do not think about Jingjing.”
“Ah?”
Lu Qingshan left the garden in confusion.
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“My Lord, do you truly adore your ntor, or… is it just to deal with that woman?” Qin Yitian’s soft, curious voice echoed in Lu Qingshan’s heart.
“Yitian, do you know…” Lu Qingshan slightly lifted his eyelids and saw, not too far away on the corridor, another middle-aged cultivator leading an old woman towards the back courtyard, while he replied to Qin Yitian.
The middle-aged cultivator wore a respectful expression, and the old woman’s identity must be significant for her to command such respect from the servants of the Taiping Palace.
Lu Qingshan pondered in his heart.
“Know what?” Qin Yitian asked.
“Won only affect the speed at which a Sword Cultivator draws his sword,” Lu Qingshan said with a light chuckle.
“Ah?!”
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Soon after Lu Qingshan left, Xia Daojing suddenly threw the entire handful of bait into the lake.
Upon seeing the food, hundreds of spirit fish in the lake imdiately began to thrash about, competing to surface and fiercely fighting for the food.
Xia Daojing watched these spirit fish and mumbled to herself with an elusive smile, “Whoever wishes may take the bait, huh…”
She was not so naive as to think that a few words would make Lu Qingshan betray his ntor.
The reason she had summoned Lu Qingshan was firstly because she had just heard about Lu Qingshan’s performance in the cultivation field competition, and also because of his status as Xia Daoyun’s chief disciple, she was genuinely curious about what kind of person Lu Qingshan was, thus she had her subordinates invite him over.
Secondly, it was to put a test to this ntor-disciple pair.
Whether Lu Qingshan accepted her invitation was not important; if he did, it would be a pleasant surprise, but if he didn’t, it was within expectations.
The crucial point was what would Xia Daoyun think after knowing her disciple had t with her privately once, and what would she think after knowing she had lent the Mingxin Bodhi bracelet to Lu Qingshan?
Even if Lu Qingshan really didn’t agree to anything, who would believe that she would lend such a precious item to him for no reason?
Won understand won best, and on such matters, Xia Daojing did not believe her sister would be completely unconcerned.
The impact of such concern might not be significant, but as long as it existed, that was enough.
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“Jingjing.” A hoarse yet gentle voice ca, snapping Xia Daojing out of her daze.
She looked up and saw an old woman with grey hair who had appeared by the lake at so unknown ti.
“Mother,” Xia Daojing’s face lit up with a hint of surprise as she quickly approached and took the old woman’s arm, asking in a sweet voice that was unheard by others, “When did you arrive?”
“I’ve been here quite a while. I saw you were lost in thought and didn’t call out to you,” the old woman asked with a smile, “What were you thinking about to be so engrossed?”
“Just frivolous thoughts.”
“When I just arrived, I saw a handso man leaving from here. Who was that?” the old woman asked further.
Xia Daojing’s willowy eyebrows unconsciously raised a bit, and her voice lowered slightly, “That was Xia Daoyun’s disciple.”
“Has Daoyun taken a disciple?” the old woman asked with surprise and interest, “When did this happen?”
“It happened during the years Mother was in seclusion,” Xia Daojing explained.
“That’s indeed rare, co, tell the details…”
Xia Daojing discontentedly said, “How is it that you et but care about her? I am clearly your disciple, unlike her, who ran off halfway to learn the sword.”
The old woman was among the most powerful cultivators in Great Xia, once tasked with teaching the Great Xia Imperial Clan’s Lords cultivation.
Xia Daojing and Xia Daoyun, both had been taught by the old woman.
However, Xia Daoyun had only studied under the old woman for a very short period before she left to apprentice with the Sword Sect.
Xia Daojing, on the other hand, had stayed true from the beginning, and was considered the old woman’s closed-door disciple.
“Mother was wrong, Jingjing, don’t be angry,” the old woman said, unable to suppress a chuckle, and comfortingly patted Xia Daojing’s hand.
“I’m all grown up now, why do you still call by my childhood nickna…” Xia Daojing seed to rember sothing, once again protesting.
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“Dao Source Realm, what kind of special mystical realm is it?” After leaving Xia Daojing’s private garden, Lu Qingshan’s thoughts stirred, filled with anticipation.
Dao Source Realm, one of Great Xia’s most precious secret realms, was usually only open to the mbers of the Great Xia Imperial Clan, except during the debate of the Seven Domains.
Hence, he only knew that the Dao Source Realm was greatly beneficial for advancing Intent, but the true nature of it was unknown to him.
However, he knew that many Great Xia cultivators, stuck between Nascent Soul and Void Refining due to Intent, had successfully broken through in the Dao Source Realm.
And he was in exactly this situation right now, all set but for a single missing elent, with only Intent left as his threshold to Void Refining.
Truth be told, had soone else achieved such advancent in Intent in less than three years, they would be more than satisfied.
There was still plenty of ti ahead, so taking it slow was the way to go, there really was no hurry.
Yet Lu Qingshan was ambitious, unable to accept this slow processing, wasting ti idly.
But Intent wasn’t sothing he could enhance simply because he wished to do so.
Back in his previous life as a player, advancing Intent was easily achieved through quest challenges, which was straightforward.
Now, of course, such conveniences were no longer available, so his resolve was firm to utilize this opportunity to cultivate in the Dao Source Realm, to fully advance his various Intents to perfection.
This was also why he willingly kept the appointnt, fully aware of Xia Daojing’s ill intentions.
The offer was just too tempting!
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Chang’an City was vast beyond asure, with the Dao Source Realm located in a secluded area within the city.
Following the location he had learned beforehand, Lu Qingshan proceeded, and soon, a stele that covered dozens of acres, ancient and desolate, ca into view.
The stele rose hundreds of feet from the earth, emanating an aura as if from ancient tis, looming over it.
Standing before the stele, Lu Qingshan felt as insignificant as an ant.
The Dao Source Realm was hidden within this stele.
A cultivator, dressed in black armor, suddenly appeared before Lu Qingshan.
The aura emitted by the black-armored cultivator was deep and mighty, terrifyingly strong.
“To enter the Dao Source Realm, you need to show your Spirit Seal,” the black-armored cultivator said coldly to Lu Qingshan, without any superfluous words.
This was a guardian cultivator for the Dao Source Realm.
Lu Qingshan’s thoughts stirred, and he took out a docunt Spirit Seal given to him by Xia Yuan from his Storage Ring.
“No errors found,” the black-armored cultivator took the Spirit Seal, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and his tone slightly ward, “There is no one in the Dao Source Realm at the mont; you may directly enter.”
He waved his hand, and an entrance, just big enough for one person to pass through, appeared on the giant stele.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, took out the Enlightening Bodhi bracelet temporarily lent to him by Xia Daojing, and wore it on his wrist.
The ordinarily unremarkable Bodhi bracelet suddenly emitted a threadlike green halo.
Although this green halo disappeared into thin air two inches from the Bodhi, a sudden surge of indescribable serene essence arose in Lu Qingshan’s mind, making him feel that his ntal state was clear and his thoughts flowed smoothly.
This was the divine power of the Bodhi Seed, awakening one’s divine nature and enlightening wisdom.
Feeling the effects of the Enlightening Bodhi, Lu Qingshan’s confidence boosted significantly, feeling refreshed, he no longer hesitated and leaped forth, entering the Dao Source Realm through the entrance opened by the black-armored cultivator.
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