This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable
Chapter 971 - 24: As Interest Arises_2

Chapter 971: Chapter 24: As Interest Arises_2

The Taoist Artifact carries various divine wonders.

"There are probably two reasons why the divine power and the Taoist Artifact differ.

One is that one of the divine wonders of this Taoist Artifact is its ability to suppress its own divine power for the master to wield.

The second is that there might be an issue with this Taoist Artifact, causing some damage, leading to incomplete divine power," Xia Huai made the most reasonable judgment, infinitely close to the truth.

"Then what does father mean?"

"A hero deserves a fine sword. He is just a Fifth Realm cultivator, what qualifications does he have to wield a Taoist Artifact," Xia Huai’s gaze was sinister as he spoke slowly, "Even the Qing King does not have a Taoist Artifact."

Xia Yongzhen vaguely understood his father’s intentions.

"It is soon, the Qing King... he is about to break through."

"Once he breaks through, even if the Qing King does not reach the Ancestral Realm, he will still be the strongest combat power of the Human Race today."

"How can the first cultivator of the Human Race not have a Taoist Artifact?" Xia Huai softly said, "At that time, let’s present the Taoist Artifact in Lu Qingshan’s hand as a gift to celebrate Qing King’s breakthrough."

"Father wants to kill him to seize the Taoist Artifact?" Xia Yongzhen asked solemnly.

"Yes." Xia Huai did not conceal his murderous intent at all.

"Now that he has the Sword Sect and the Heavenly Secret Pavillion both standing for him, can we still take action against him?" Xia Yongzhen hesitated.

"Nothing to fear... if the Qing King’s actions are spread out, what sort of uproar would it cause? Killing a Lu Qingshan is only insignificant to our lineage."

"If the Qing King succeeds, even if we take action to kill Lu Qingshan, it will not matter.

If the great affair fails, even if we do nothing, we won’t escape the scorn of the masses."

"So, what is there for us to worry about?" Xia Huai said coldly.

Xia Yongzhen was silent for a long time, his eyes flickering with uncertainty, finally sighing.

There were some things he did not want to do, but his background made it impossible for him to resist.

Rising from mud unstained is not as easy as just talking about it.

"How to do it?" Xia Yongzhen asked.

"Right now, Lu Qingshan is not so easy to kill, it is even hard to find his trace."

Compared to before, Lu Qingshan’s purpose was clear, with traces to follow, now locating Lu Qingshan is like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Finding a needle in a haystack is difficult, we can invite him into the trap."

"Lu Qingshan has a friend in the Knowing Guard Tower," Xia Huai said quietly, "someone from Xiuchun."

"I have already contacted Luo He, to have him take action...."

Xia Yongzhen’s face changed greatly, "Are we letting Tower Master Luo He step in?"

The Knowing Guard Tower is supposed to be an independent organization, an entity responsible for dealing with the Netherworld.

Even for them, it was extremely difficult to plant someone with enough weight in the Knowing Guard Tower.

Tower Master Luo He is one of the Tower Masters of the Knowing Guard Tower.

This was someone they had spent great effort and resources to support, and over the years, with the power of Tower Master Luo He, they were able to conduct numerous deeds contrary to the natural order without being discovered.

Tower Master Luo He is one of the people their lineage could least afford to lose.

"We are already at the final stage, after this, regardless of Qing King’s success, we will no longer need the power from the Knowing Guard Tower, so exposure does not matter anymore," Xia Huai said confidently.

"I understand."

"But, will this tactic really work? Knowing it is a trap, a lair of dragons and tigers, will Lu Qingshan still appear?" Xia Yongzhen asked again.

"He will definitely come."

"Huh?"

Xia Qing’s eyes were distant, he spoke softly, "Because he is a Sword Cultivator."

Sword Cultivators act on their whim.

The stronger the Sword Cultivator, the more so.

To put it more objectively, Sword Cultivators are often more emotional than rational.

This is the reason why Sword Cultivators are so free and unrestrained, so different in style from other cultivators.

At the same time, this is also the weakness of Sword Cultivators.

Those Sword Cultivators who can truly achieve something in Sword Dao would only make one choice in some matters.

Xia Huai had seen too many strong Sword Cultivators, none of them could escape this.

You could call it a stereotype, stubbornness, or the belief of a Sword Cultivator.

As soon as Xia Huai finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, his eyes revealing a look of shock, he suddenly looked up, through numerous obstacles, across the vast distance, looking towards another direction.

There is... Qing City!

At this moment.

In the sky above Qing City, the heavens and clouds changed color, a giant vortex roared into appearance.

Just this scene is invisible to those whose cultivation is below the Eighth Realm.

Only those above Tribulation Crossing can sense a bit of it.

"Qing King has ignited his true fire... just not sure if he can win," Xia Huai murmured.

However, he didn’t worry too much in his heart.

Because the Qing King’s plan was based on the premise that he couldn’t defeat Li Qiubai.

If the Qing King could win, that would naturally be the best.

Even if Qing King were defeated, it would not be of much consequence.

......

Above Qing City.

A tremendously powerful Fist Aura, resembling a hanging white rainbow, tore through the sky, directly attacking the old Sword Immortal whose robe was fluttering.

By this moment, the two had already exchanged over a thousand moves.

The new Martial Emperor Qing King fully leveraged his unlimited stamina advantage, with incessant onslaughts, although failing to gain a significant upper hand, effectively forcing Li Qiubai to continuously strike with sword techniques to defend, making it hard to accomplish anything.

However, the surging Qi-Blood of a Body Cultivator still raged vigorously within Qing King’s body, the old Sword Immortal’s energy compared to before was visibly weaker.

Once the realm is reached, if cultivation is lacking, there will always be irreparable flaws.