This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1574 - 42: Thunderbolts Shatter Peaks and Mountains

Land of Heavenly Punishment.

Lu Qingshan's right hand passed through the endless lightning, reaching directly for the purple-black long sword.

The lightning surged, its power instantly penetrating the soul.

Yet in this moment, Lu Qingshan had an indescribable feeling, a feeling of being like a fish in water.

These fierce flashes of lightning suddenly became extremely intimate to him.

All the surging lightning no longer targeted Lu Qingshan, and even seemed to embrace him.

"Has it acknowledged me?" Lu Qingshan murmured in his heart, staring intently at the Tribulation Sword, his heart slightly trembling.

He could feel that, without needing the Innate Swordseed, he had already gained the recognition of the "Tribulation Sword" after crossing the heavenly chasm.

Gaining the acknowledgment of this unprecedented sword of the divine, destined to shake Heaven and Earth.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The sound of resonance reached its peak, even forming tangible waves spreading to the surroundings.

This dull sound even surged outward to the periphery of the Land of Heavenly Punishment, sweeping in all directions.

Even the three battling on Heaven's Vault—the Evil Venerable, Cang Xiu, and Ming Yu—heard this vast sound.

The three instinctively glanced at the source of the sound.

Then, their hearts all skipped a beat.

Ming Yu knew early on what this sound represented, and now seeing this resonance echo through Heaven and Earth, a thought arose in his heart—it couldn't be....

Cang Xiu wasn't aware of what had just happened in the Land of Heavenly Punishment, but with the Tribulation Sword present, such an unprecedented anomaly naturally led to hundreds of speculations in his mind.

As for the Evil Venerable, with his insight, he could naturally see that the Land of Heavenly Punishment was where Lingye Island's treasure was located, and the commotion at present instinctively gave rise to a bad premonition in his heart.

Yet the three had not expected that this was only a precursor, the real uproar was just beginning!

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In the instant that the expressions of the Evil Venerable, Cang Xiu, and Ming Yu changed, Lu Qingshan finally grasped the hilt of the Tribulation Sword.

At this moment, an indescribably strong wave erupted from the Tribulation Sword, directly breaking through Heaven's Vault, tearing a twisted fissure in the heavens above.

Then, a bolt of lightning broke through that fissure.

Clear crackling lightning!

As this light appeared, the world changed color, clouds tumbled.

Purple became the only color in this sky.

Lightning descended from the heavens, pointing straight at the Tribulation Sword and Lu Qingshan down below. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The instant the lightning appeared, everyone who saw it had their hearts trembling, an uncontrolled surge of awe and fear from the depths of their souls.

The cultivators of Lingye Island were like this, and so were the invading cultivators of the Demon Race.

No matter the race, no matter the cultivation level, even the Evil Venerable could not escape this awe.

Rumble!

As if thunder exploded.

The entire Lingye Island echoed with the sound of thunder in that instant.

Above Lu Qingshan's head, that bolt of lightning drew closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer.

In the end, this bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, fully engulfing Lu Qingshan and Lieque.

Rumbling!

The earth shook and the mountains swayed.

The hills crumbled.

This Great Peak, reaching almost to the clouds, shook violently amidst the flashing lightning and rumbling thunder, as if it were about to collapse.

Not as if.

It truly collapsed.

In the lightning, Lu Qingshan tightly held the "Tribulation Sword."

The words "Lieque" flew through his mind in that instant.

He knew, this was the true name of the "Tribulation Sword."

He slowly raised his right hand, lifting Lieque.

Thus, in Jingjian City.

The entire Jingjian City.

Buildings torn apart and soared upwards, walls ripped and ascended.

The Great Peak.

Tree after tree uprooted and floated upwards.

Stones fell like hail.

The 480,000-zhang tall mountain, steep and towering.

Now split in a line.

The stone doors of the cavern clanged open.

As if a heavenly being split the mountain with one sword, the Great Peak split neatly from the middle, dividing into two halves.

The vastness of Qingming was bottomless, the sun and moon illuminated the Land of Heavenly Punishment.

Lightning as clothing and wind as horse, the Lords of the Clouds descended continuously.

All rivers return to the sea.

The lightning wandering around Lingye Island, drifting in the Land of Heavenly Punishment, like rivers of the same source, flowed into the sea, surging toward Lieque.

In just a few moments, they were fully absorbed into the blade of Lieque.

At the same time, some thoughts inexplicably flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind...

Those who can lead troops are called generals, and those who can command generals are called virtuous leaders.

The sword is military, while the physical body, cultivation, and primordial spirit are generals, and willpower is the leader.

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A strong commander can coordinate soldiers and generals, thus unleashing tenfold or a hundredfold power.

The importance of willpower is self-evident.

But whether it is the physical body, cultivation, or primordial spirit, there are various means of enhancement, only willpower relies on the heart, treasures and secret techniques have no effect.

A thousand troops are easy to obtain, a singular leader is hard to find.

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"When I wield the sword and move forward, I will never look back," Lu Qingshan murmured.

This was his will.

Lu Qingshan's expression showed enlightenment, understanding everything.

If just now, when reaching the limit, his heart had even the slightest thought of retreating, his will would no longer be firm, unable to ignite that Immortal Power belonging to him.

This was the true test of the ancient tribulation's strength.

"This is my sword, my sixth life-bound sword!" Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed, affirming confidently.

At the appropriate time, a string of glowing words silently appeared before Lu Qingshan's eyes.

"Would you like to choose Lieque as your life-bound sword?"

"Yes." Lu Qingshan answered without hesitation.

"Conducting attribute detection."

"Lieque's attribute is thunder, not conflicting with existing life-bound sword attributes, passing the attribute detection, binding to life-bound sword..."

"Contract successfully established, you have bound Lieque as your life-bound sword!"

A feeling of bloodline connection arose between him and Lieque.

A series of glowing words rushed down, flickering non-stop.

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Lieque (Thunder · Life-bound Sword)

Sword Master: Lu Qingshan

Quality: Taoist Artifact

Level: lv1 (0/10,000) --- [All sword techniques performed using this life-bound sword have +10% damage]

Description: Lieque's storm lights, hills crumble.

Supplementary Description: Lieque is a sword in response to tribulations, capable of wielding thunder and presiding over heavenly punishment.

Divine Skills:

[Heavenly Punishment]: Lieque, the heavenly flash!

As the Sword of Heavenly Punishment, Lieque continuously draws upon the power of heavenly tribulations from Heaven and Earth, storing it within the sword, forming the heavenly punishment.

Current Heavenly Punishment count: 18/20 (One heavenly punishment can be obtained per year, with a maximum of 20)

Description: As the sword master's cultivation improves, the recovery speed of heavenly punishment will increase.

Supplementary Description: This divine skill has no cultivation limitations and requires no consumption.

[Ancient Tribulation] (Passive): A tribulation, stopping others by force.

Attacks performed using this sword will automatically carry the corresponding ancient tribulation power (physical body/cultivation/primordial spirit) targeting the enemy's weak points.

Enemies killed by this sword will completely decay and vanish from the world, unable to reincarnate.

[Returning Difficulties] (Passive): While the sword master wields this sword in battle, heavenly tribulation thunder may descend to assist the sword master in attacking the enemy.

The longer the battle duration, the higher the frequency at which tribulation thunder is triggered.

The power of tribulation thunder depends on the heavenly tribulation experienced by the sword master.

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