This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1674 - 31: Qingshan Appears Most Charming to Me_3

Chapter 1674: Chapter 31: Qingshan Appears Most Charming to Me_3

The first time they crossed swords, Xia Daoyun controlled the sword light, transforming it into a chessboard that descended from the sky, but the Luohu incarnation effortlessly broke through it. Xia Daoyun exerted herself to the fullest, but the Luohu incarnation continued to counter every move with ease, walking leisurely.

If it weren’t for some unknown reason, the Luohu incarnation’s attacks were sometimes hesitant, as if hindered and unable to exert full power, especially when its energy stalled at critical moments, giving Xia Daoyun the chance to escape, she might not have survived unscathed.

Both of them felt a lingering fear after narrowly escaping death.

"An incarnation, for decades, how could it become so strong? Almost as powerful as the Luohu’s true form." Lu Qingshan couldn’t understand. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

He was certain there was a secret behind it, one that couldn’t be replicated—if it could, the Human Race would have been wiped out long ago.

The question was, what had happened?

At this level, with a vague sense of celestial intuition, he sensed that this matter was far more complicated than it appeared.

Whether it was the sudden appearance of the Luohu incarnation, or the rapid increase in its power and its strange behavior during battle, all seemed too illogical.

——Xia Daoyun appeared due to fate, so how could the appearance of the Luohu incarnation be explained?

In silence, they finally crossed the border of the Black Armor Domain and entered the Burning Moon Domain, belonging to the War Demon Clan.

With injuries and the burden of carrying Lu Qingshan now, if Xia Daoyun were to return to the Human Realm through the Yang Realm and the Heavenly River Sea, it would take too long and they would likely be pursued. Thus, she could only take the risk and choose the quickest path through the Burning Moon Domain to return to the Eastern Domain.

Of course, this also meant there was an unavoidable battle.

Because the Burning Moon Domain and the Eastern Domain were connected by a spatial channel, and on the other side of the channel, a Demon Race city was guarded.

Having left the Black Armor Domain and entered the Burning Moon Domain’s borders, the Asura Clan and War Demon Clan were at odds, so the Luohu incarnation couldn’t wantonly pursue them like it did in the Black Armor Domain. Xia Daoyun quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

She glanced at the mountain range stretching for tens of thousands of miles below, "Let’s find a safe place to heal."

Both she and Lu Qingshan needed time to recover.

Below, this Zhumu Mountain Range, located on the border between the Black Armor Domain and the Burning Moon Domain, was far from Demon Race cities, with few traces of demons but many fierce beasts, making it the most fitting place for recovery at the moment.

Both knew this was a risky decision, as Luo Qiantuo had managed to find Lu Qingshan in the wilderness, showing that he had mastered a special tracking method.

This tracking method could likely be mastered by the Luohu incarnation as well.

But Lu Qingshan and Xia Daoyun had no choice, as their physical conditions were far from optimistic.

Xia Daoyun chose a steep peak several hundred zhang tall, then found a cave amidst ancient trees on the cliff face where she settled with Lu Qingshan temporarily.

After placing Lu Qingshan down from her back, a gleam of gold flashed in Xia Daoyun’s eyes as she immediately looked at Lu Qingshan.

In her eyes, the dissipating half of the Human Race’s fortune finally stopped dispersing at this moment, but hadn’t yet begun to recover.

This scene was reminiscent of the days when Sword Sect made their westward expedition, and Xia Zhao gazed eastward from the walls of Yanlan Pass.

"We’ve temporarily escaped danger, but we can’t let our guard down," Xia Daoyun said coolly.

Seeing Lu Qingshan just barely manage to stand, only to totter again, Xia Daoyun frowned, moved to his side, and supported him to prevent him from collapsing to the ground.

"How bad is your current condition?"

Lu Qingshan let out a deep breath, internally assessing himself.

His whole body was weak, and his internal meridians ached, twisted and deformed, but fortunately, he had only lost his life essence, not his cultivation.

Lu Qingshan couldn’t lie before Xia Daoyun, so he could only speak honestly: "To kill Luo Qiantuo, I paid three-tenths of my life essence to forcibly slash with a sword. If three-tenths of life essence are taken instantly, it would be enough to bring a cultivator to their death, but perhaps because I’m still young, with abundant life essence defying common sense, I was lucky to survive."

"Of course, even though I’m not dead, paying such a heavy price almost left me crippled."

Such severe injuries would leave Lu Qingshan with extremely serious aftereffects even if he recovered.

For example.... Xia Daoyun’s gaze "casually" swept over Lu Qingshan’s near-white hair, feeling complicated.

After the sword strike, black hair turned into Bai Shuang.

"But, fortunately," Lu Qingshan softly reassured, "The Longevity Whale once gifted me with a spark of life force to keep by my side; with this aiding me, I will eventually restore myself to full strength."

At the Heavenly River Sea, the Whale God Zhuo gifted Lu Qingshan with a spark of life force as a token for their communication with the Longevity Whale and a reward for Lu Qingshan’s help.

The abundance of life force it contained was unimaginable, capable of saving him in critical moments.

And now, it was that crucial moment.

Deep within Lu Qingshan’s body, an intensely green glow, vibrant with life force, was continually releasing waves of life energy, healing his injuries.

Without the Longevity Whale’s gift, how could he have regained consciousness and clarity so quickly?

"You seem to have many fortunes," Xia Daoyun remarked.

"Not only fortunes, many methods too. Even though I’m now a Sword Immortal, I wouldn’t say I could certainly make Luo Qiantuo end up in that condition." Realizing Lu Qingshan was safe, Xia Daoyun’s mind wandered to other matters, then thought of the battlefield scene of the barely recognizable Luo Qiantuo.

"Pity I couldn’t kill him; I was so close..." Thinking about Luo Qiantuo, Lu Qingshan couldn’t help but feel pained.

Even if the Luohu incarnation appeared a moment later, Luo Qiantuo would have been dead beyond saving.

Of course, he himself would have been the same.

Even if Xia Daoyun arrived a moment later, he would have already perished in the Netherworld.

So, was this fate?

Lu Qingshan looked at Xia Daoyun, wanting to say something but found it hard to speak.

In his relatively short cultivation journey, whenever he caught up to other cultivators, they would trail further behind him, ultimately left far behind.

Only Xia Daoyun was an exception; even though their cultivation levels had nearly matched, Xia Daoyun became a Sword Immortal before him, leaving him behind again.

Whether as a former master or now a Sword Immortal, the pressure from Xia Daoyun made it difficult for Lu Qingshan to express certain thoughts.

Moreover, he indeed felt he wasn’t too adept in certain areas.

Seeming to notice Lu Qingshan’s hesitation and his attempts to speak but stopping short, Xia Daoyun suddenly asked, "What was the sentence?"

"Hmm?"

"What was the sentence you should have told me back then?" Xia Daoyun asked patiently.

Lu Qingshan bit his lip, finally speaking up.

"Daoyun, apart from sword cultivation, have you ever considered matters of emotion before?" he asked.

"Never. Aside from the sword," Xia Daoyun shook her head lightly, saying, "To me, all beings are like wood."

As expected... Lu Qingshan had anticipated this yet couldn’t suppress his disappointment.

"But... you are not wood." Seeing Lu Qingshan’s eyes dim significantly, Xia Daoyun’s lips arched slightly, softly murmuring, "Only you are Qingshan."

Lu Qingshan felt as though struck by lightning, looking up suddenly, staring straight at Xia Daoyun’s mountain-like brow, making eye contact.

Xia Daoyun didn’t flinch, confidently facing him.

I find Qingshan alluring.

May Qingshan find me the same.