This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1580 - 44: Alliance_2

Lu Qingshan from the beginning created such an impression for the Evil Venerable.

Then he gradually increased the number of Heavenly Punishments.

From summoning one Heavenly Punishment at a time, to two at a time, until finally five at once, this was his way of telling the Evil Venerable that he had plenty of confidence and many more Heavenly Punishments.

If he had directly told the Evil Venerable this, the Evil Venerable certainly wouldn't have believed it.

But instead, Lu Qingshan did not try to intimidate the Evil Venerable through words; he even seemed to agree with his assumptions, then struck him down with his actions.

This made the Evil Venerable increasingly unable to figure out Lu Qingshan, starting to lose confidence.

The final touch was when, after the Evil Venerable decided to retreat, Lu Qingshan released another Heavenly Punishment.

...

The cultivators of Jingjian City, who survived the catastrophe, were filled with pain, anger, and great depression.

Cang Xiu and Ming Yu, who also survived, felt just as uncomfortable, but their emotions were more complicated compared to others.

"Tribulation Sword... has it acknowledged you?" Cang Xiu's voice was hoarse, and he looked at the Lieque held in Lu Qingshan's hand for the first time.

"Yes," Lu Qingshan nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he added, "Actually, it's not called the Tribulation Sword."

"Lieque."

"That is its true name."

"Cough, cough..." Hearing Lu Qingshan say this, Cang Xiu seemed like his injuries were acting up, and he coughed violently.

Ming Yu shot her husband a look, then explained, "Husband, the situation was urgent earlier, and Qingshan wanted to try to wield the Tribulation... Lieque to fight against the Evil Venerable; that was the only way at the time, so I agreed."

She naturally understood the complexity of Cang Xiu's emotions at that moment—it was like a daughter you had raised for years suddenly went with someone else, how could there not be some feelings?

… Since Ming Yu had agreed, Cang Xiu had no words to say.

In fact, he hadn't intended to say anything in the first place.

Lu Qingshan single-handedly saved Lingye Island and the Cang family, such a great kindness was before them, what is one Lieque in comparison?

He was not an ungrateful person.

"Lieque... so terrifying, so terrifying indeed!" Cang Xiu looked at Lieque, recalling the unending divine might of the Heavenly Punishments just now, marveling at the sword's power.

——He, like the Evil Venerable, believed there were still many more Heavenly Punishment powers contained within Lieque at this time.

Lu Qingshan didn't explain either.

The fewer people who know about something fundamental, the better.

"I wonder if there is any record of Lieque's origins in the Cang family classics?" he couldn't help but ask.

Lieque is too powerful and extraordinary to have been a blade forged later.

Not to mention that ancient tribulation power is not something living beings can control, Lieque's [Heavenly Punishment] divine skill is fundamentally extraordinary, as if created for great cause.

Its might is equivalent to the full-power strike of a cultivator with a combat power forty times the Ninth Grade, and it has no limitation on cultivation nor does it consume any resources.

In professional gaming terms, Lieque is an unrestricted weapon.

What does this mean?

In an ancient online game from his world, with a Journey to the West background, "unrestricted" was synonymous with overnight fortune.

The existence of this attribute defies game balance.

And balance is precisely the most important aspect of a game.

Even compared to other Taoist artifacts, Lieque is undoubtedly an overpowered weapon, something that should not supposedly exist.

So Lu Qingshan couldn't help but be curious about the origins of Lieque.

The information provided by the deep blue panel was limited, stating only that Lieque was a tribulation response weapon.

This message was too general and did not resolve Lu Qingshan's doubts.

Cang Xiu thought for a while and said sullenly, "Lieque is older than our Cang family's history; when our ancestors discovered it, it had already been around for who knows how long."

"I see..." Lu Qingshan was somewhat disappointed.

"In the age of the Ancient, as Heaven and Earth first opened, Heavenly Tribulations ran rampant, all things were destroyed.

When Heaven and Earth stabilized, there was a Spiritual Object that, after being tempered by Heavenly Tribulation, remained immortal, even absorbing Heavenly Tribulation's power, possessing divinity, manifesting as Lieque."

At this moment, an elderly thought wave suddenly sounded in Lu Qingshan's heart, startling him subconsciously.

Immediately, he realized....

This was Lieque's Sword Spirit communicating with him!

A famous sword has its spirit; however, even as a Taoist artifact, not all possess the spiritual nature to communicate with others.

Since forming a contract, Lieque had never proactively communicated any thoughts to him.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan had subconsciously assumed Lieque was a Taoist Sword whose spiritual nature couldn't support communication.

Unexpectedly, Lieque suddenly spoke at this moment, shocking even its Sword Master.

Capable of communication but choosing not to... quite aloof.

Lu Qingshan subconsciously remarked.

Lieque remained silent.

Although it didn't speak, as Lieque's Sword Master, Lu Qingshan understood its meaning—not aloof, but you never sought to speak to me.

Alright, still a passive Sword Spirit.

...

Actually, it couldn't really be blamed for being aloof.

Lieque, as a tribulation response weapon existing since the dawn of Heaven and Earth, has endured long and ancient years, yet had never communicated with anyone.

Communication, was an experience it had never undergone.

A well-educated human, if they haven't written in a while, might forget how to spell.

A Sword Spirit that has never communicated with living beings, although possessing spiritual nature, temporarily lacking the ability to communicate isn't surprising.

Since forming a contract with Lu Qingshan and becoming his sixth life-bound sword, Lieque had been learning to speak.

Its subject of learning, naturally, was its Sword Master, Lu Qingshan.

Consequently, as the only one aware of Lu Qingshan's true abilities, it witnessed the entire process of him scaring off the Evil Venerable.

So......is this how humans exude such confidence...

Lieque expressed it didn't quite understand, but was greatly astonished.

....

The Ancient era.... Lu Qingshan was equally astounded.

That was the most distant era, even before the formation of the Netherworld.

Lieque, it turns out, predates even Oblivion, the Netherworld's divine artifact, older and more ancient.

As the saying goes, with an elderly in the house, there is a treasure.

But this is more than just elderly, it's like having an ancestor.

Lu Qingshan took a long breath, sighing inwardly.

Even an Ancient Heavenly Emperor secretly clicked his tongue, couldn't help interjecting, "Should I call you grandfather then?"

Not finishing his sentence, Gu Yiyi suddenly thought of something, loudly saying, "Wait, even though you are of a higher generation, rules should be followed, arrival first, you're the sixth!"

Lieque, uninterested and unbothered by the ranking: "....."

....

Boom!

A streak of green light shot rapidly from afar, landing beside the three of them in a flash.

Zang Xiaojian.

Her excitement and joy at the moment were evident.

"Lu Qingshan, I knew you could do it!" Zang Xiaojian was the first to speak enthusiastically to Lu Qingshan.

Cang Xiu, whose injuries were not light and who was being supported by Ming Yu: "....."

Daughter, such a big dad standing there, can't you see…

"Dad, are you okay? Are your injuries serious?" Zang Xiaojian reacted the second time, quickly stepping forward to support Cang Xiu's other arm, asking anxiously.

Cang Xiu weakly shook his head, "Not fundamentally injured, a decade or so of recuperation should heal."

"That's good." Zang Xiaojian heaved a sigh of relief.

Her parents' safety was the best news for her.

But...

She scanned around, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

With Great Peak split in two, Jingjian City had already completely turned into ruins.

The whole of Lingye Island was a mess after the slaughter of a thousand Ninth Grade Demon Cultivators, life devastated.

The severely wounded cultivators of Jingjian City gathered around, each with bloodshot eyes, filled with blood streaks.

Lu Qingshan took all this in, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said to Cang Xiu:

"Senior Cang, Lieque has now been taken as my life-bound sword, you no longer need to guard it."

"Moreover, after this ordeal, Lingye Island and the Demon Race have a deep blood feud, sharing a common enemy with our Human Race. Although the Evil Venerable has temporarily been repelled by Lieque, he is highly likely to return another day..."

Cang Xiu responded with silence.

He understood the meaning behind Lu Qingshan's words.

Yet, this is an iron-clad fact.

Knowing the character of the Demon Race, Cang Xiu didn't believe the Evil Venerable would just let things go with Lingye Island.

This time, Lieque's divine might repelled the Evil Venerable; what about the next time?

Besides, Lu Qingshan couldn't possibly watch over Lingye Island forever, and it's evident that Lieque's Heavenly Punishments are not infinite.

"On behalf of the Human Race, I invite senior to move the entire island to Sky Dome Heaven, to resist the Demon Race with us, and one day avenge today's blood feud!"

Lu Qingshan cupped his hands, speaking with resolute determination.