"Back when Water Cloud Terrace was on the verge of being replaced, it was Prince Qing who saved it. This debt, we must repay."
"Therefore, I revealed everything except Prince Qing’s na."
"That’s all I can do," Shui Wuya said softly.
...
The task Prince Qing gave to Water Cloud Terrace was to stall Li Qiubai for at least ten days.
But who would have thought that after Li Qiubai used the One-Finger River Severing technique, not only was it impossible to stall him, but Water Cloud Terrace was compelled to comply, willingly revealing all the intelligence they had.
.....
They left Water Cloud Tower and boarded the ship again.
The large ship sailed against the current, passing through the narrow strait, advancing steadily on the river.
Lu Qingshan and the Chang’an Sword Immortal stood at the bow, observing the scenery along the riverbanks, each lost in their own thoughts.
"Young man," Li Qiubai suddenly spoke from the ship’s bow.
"Senior," Lu Qingshan quickly responded.
"Your swordsmanship is impressive, and your strength is not low," Li Qiubai calmly asked, "You should be able to break through to Divinity Transformation by now, why do you still linger in this realm?"
"My strength is not enough," Lu Qingshan replied with a bitter smile, speaking truthfully.
"Not enough strength?" The Chang’an Sword Immortal raised his eyebrows, surprised by the answer.
He didn’t think Lu Qingshan was being modest.
But clearly, judging by Lu Qingshan’s displayed strength, this issue shouldn’t exist.
Li Qiubai cast his gaze upon Lu Qingshan, waiting for further explanation.
"I was fortunate to break through the Ten Flowers limit in Void Refining, but as a result, my Elent Force Divine Gate has beco incredibly solid, making it difficult to open," Lu Qingshan explained.
"Ten Flowers limit?" Li Qiubai’s eyes flashed with a trace of light, "I see."
Beyond Ninth Flowers, is there actually a Ten Flowers?
This was the first ti he’d heard of it, but he soon accepted the idea.
No wonder the strength this young man displayed was unlike that of a Void Refining Cultivator.
"To break the Ten Flowers Divine Gate, my idea is to enhance my swordsmanship further, thereby breaking through," Lu Qingshan continued.
"What a pity," Li Qiubai comnted.
Lu Qingshan had just gained insight from him, mastering the Secret Sword Technique: Spring Breeze Returns.
However, Spring Breeze Returns is a Fast Sword Technique.
And to break the Ten Flowers Divine Gate, one relies on attack power.
In other words, the realization of Spring Breeze Returns significantly increased Lu Qingshan’s combat power, but it didn’t help much in breaking the Elent Force Divine Gate.
"It’s not easy to make another breakthrough in swordsmanship after just advancing," the Sword Immortal said.
He ant that Lu Qingshan might find it difficult to advance to Divinity Transformation in a short period.
"Complex matters, difficult matters, turbulent matters, worldly matters, in the end, are but matters of a sword," Lu Qingshan chuckled, "Holding a sword in hand, why would I fear an Elent Force Divine Gate?"
Li Qiubai squinted at Lu Qingshan, paused for a mont, and slowly praised, "A sword with no regrets, retracting a sword without remorse, Lu Qingshan, with such a ntality, your future achievents will not be low."
"Did you, Senior, truly achieve no regrets and no remorse?" Lu Qingshan curiously asked.
"Good question!" Li Qiubai laughed heartily, then spoke, "In life, things rarely go perfectly, so how can there be no regrets?
I have many regrets, but acknowledging them makes uncomfortable, so I choose not to acknowledge them at all."
"As for no remorse," Li Qiubai paused, speaking softly, "Young man, you need to understand that if life had no remorse, wouldn’t that be a regretful thing?"
Lu Qingshan’s eyes revealed a peculiar expression, remaining silent for a long ti.
The principles taught by Li Qiubai seed to him no less profound than the One-Finger River Severing technique he demonstrated earlier.
"Young man, since you found insight from my technique, it shows that you are a person with an innate wisdom.
Since you are wholeheartedly devoted to studying swordsmanship, you should follow on this Sword Tomb journey.
Once you are familiar with my Sword Intent and Sword Techniques, your deanor will naturally erge."
"Do you, Senior, know ?" Lu Qingshan suddenly asked in a low voice, "Offering such superior Sword Dao guidance."
Li Qiubai’s attitude toward him was overly favorable.
For soone of Li Qiubai’s status, there was no reason to show such generosity to an unfamiliar Sword Cultivator.
He didn’t believe it was because he possessed so kind of King’s Overbearing Aura that instantly won the Sword Immortal’s favor.
There must be a reason.
"Xiaoxiao ntioned your na to ," Li Qiubai lifted his head and glanced at Lu Qingshan.
"Her?!" Lu Qingshan was utterly astonished.
Xia Zhao, he had heard her na but didn’t know her, not even having seen her.
Under such circumstances, why would Xia Zhao, the Supre of Great Xia, discuss his na with Li Qiubai?
Lu Qingshan couldn’t comprehend.
"Xia Daoyun was very pleased with you and ntioned you to Xiaoxiao several tis, which made Xiaoxiao take notice of you," Li Qiubai said in a very plain tone.
"After learning about you, she had high hopes for you, believing you could beco the backbone cultivator of the human race’s future."
"Since she favored you so much, and I happened to encounter you, offering you a bit of guidance is just a casual act."
So that’s how it is...
Ultimately, it’s because soone is backing him.
Lu Qingshan realized that in terms of background and backing, there might be few in the human race who could compare to him.
After all, his master is Xia Daoyun, the outstanding female Sword Cultivator with brows like distant mountains.
"Senior, which is stronger, Sword Intent or Sword Technique?" Lu Qingshan couldn’t help but ask, puzzled.
This was a topic that players from the previous life argued over without reaching a consensus before he arrived in this world.
Lu Qingshan thought the Chang’an Sword Immortal, who excelled in Sword Intent, would give him a definitive answer favoring Sword Intent.
But reality differed from his expectations.
"If I wish to perform Sword Technique, then it’s the strongest. If I decide to use Sword Intent to kill, naturally, it’s only the Sword Intent," Li Qiubai raised his eyes and said nonchalantly.
... Madness!
"So Senior should favor Sword Intent more." Receiving an unexpected yet reasonable answer, Lu Qingshan resignedly replied, then asked another frivolous question.
Li Qiubai, renowned for his overwhelming Sword Intent, certainly wouldn’t favor Sword Techniques, would he?
Surprisingly, at this mont, the Sword Immortal shook his head unexpectedly, "Not necessarily, I just spent the first half of my life practicing Sword Techniques, so later on, I wanted to try sothing different, thus switching to Sword Intent."
"There’s no saying of preferring one over the other."
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