This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1595 - 50: A Fish (Part 2)
"It’s nothing more than letting him live a little longer!"
Capable of advancing or retreating, Qian Venerable, as a top-level Venerable of the Demon Race, is not an irrational brute and knows when to cut losses.
Dao Wuya remained silent.
"If you still want to play with him, then go ahead yourself. Our clan will not accompany you." Qian Venerable left these final words and commanded the entire army to retreat, taking all the demonic cultivators with him, leaving Dao Wuya who was still in a state of stupor.
It was long after that Dao Wuya came to his senses, thought for a long time in the same place, and finally clenched his teeth to make the decision to retreat.
Teaming up with the Demon Race, they still couldn’t handle Lu Qingshan. Now that the Demon Race had left, how could they, the Taoism clan alone, contend with Lu Qingshan?
Just thinking about how Lu Qingshan not only seized their Taoism clan’s treasured Cloud-patterned Primordial Stone but also cost them heavily, made Dao Wuya feel as if his heart was being roasted on a fire.
...... 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
By the time Lu Qingshan discovered the retreat of the Taoism and Demon clans, half a day had already passed.
Because during the previous time, he was under the sea, silently recovering his state.
Throughout the half-month-long guerrilla war, although he was unscathed, the consumption of mana and divine soul was enormous.
Although the Heart Eye is powerful, its consumption is equally huge, and there is no such thing as perfection in this world.
Moreover, to avoid the Demon Race’s search, he had dived five hundred feet deeper.
In the Heavenly River Sea, the deeper you go, the more significantly the divine sense is attenuated, making transmission difficult and requiring immense power to achieve.
Currently, his divine soul and mana are less than forty percent of their full strength.
For a cultivator, when mana and divine soul fall below fifty percent of their peak, it is not a suitable state for combat.
Thirty percent is a warning line, because in this state, a cultivator’s ultimate skills locked in reserve cannot be properly executed.
Lu Qingshan dared not push his state below the warning line, so he would occasionally pause the "hunt" to recover some strength.
"Have they left?" Lu Qingshan softly murmured to himself.
"They have indeed left."
He had searched multiple times and obtained a definite answer.
The coalition forces, once determined and with a formidable number, had retreated dismally.
Although he utilized the advantage of time and place, irrespective of where this triumph is discussed, beheading nearly a hundred Ninth Grade and forcing the retreat of a coalition of thousands from the Taoism and Demon clans single-handedly, is a shockingly brilliant feat.
However, by now, Lu Qingshan no longer has the need to make a name for himself.
The title of Sect Master of the Sword Sect is already his greatest renown.
Since the coalition of the Taoism and Demon clans had retreated, it marked the complete resolution of Lu Qingshan’s crisis.
He had countless matters to attend to.
As the Sect Master of the Sword Sect, he shouldn’t leave Yumen Pass for too long, plus Lu Qingshan also worried about the Demon Race making a comeback to attack Lingye Island or targeting the Whale God in the Heavenly River Sea again; he needed to seize the time.
Swish!
With such thoughts, in the next moment, Lu Qingshan was speeding under the sea, heading straight for Heavenly River City.
A tornado spanned across the seafloor.
......
People gone... sea empty.
The next moment, the spot where Lu Qingshan had previously been lurking seemed to boil, with bubbles mysteriously rising.
Transparent and nearly white bubbles eventually condensed into a blurred figure, silently watching in the direction where Lu Qingshan departed.
"Even such a weak human can possess the power to threaten, shake, and even control me..." The voice was calm, almost devoid of emotion, yet a sense of rage could be felt within.
"The Heavenly River, it birthed me, gave me strength, yet also shackled me, became my chain..."
"The eagle fights in the skies, the fish swims in the shallow sea, myriad beings compete freely under the frosty skies, why am I the one deprived of freedom?"
The calm and ethereal voice echoed in the deep sea, like the whisper of a sea demon.
It seemed to have made a decision, looked once more in the direction where Lu Qingshan left, then the bubble phantom, the bubbles dissolved, the figure disappeared, leaving nothing in existence.
.......
Heavenly River City.
Qi Butian was not at all disappointed to see Lu Qingshan returning alone after two months of being out of the city, as it was expected.
"It seems that even such a handsome young man like Sect Master Lu can’t move those stubborn old hearts," he even had the mind to joke.
Lu Qingshan looked at Qi Butian, whose expression matched his expectations, and with a touch of mischievous pleasure, he spoke in a more nonchalant tone than Qi Butian, "Qi Pavilion Master, you’re mistaken, the Great Cultivators of the Wind Clan, though old, are not stubborn, and as for the Zang Clan cultivators, they can’t even be called old, nor particularly obstinate."
"Could it be that the Zang Clan cultivators are very few and very young..." Qi Butian raised his eyebrows, casually asked, then suddenly realized, "You met the Zang Clan cultivators?!!"
Indeed, seeing the normally wise person show such surprised expression gave a sense of inexplicable satisfaction, even he could not resist.... Satisfied with his result, Lu Qingshan thought secretly.
"Yes," Lu Qingshan nodded and said, "I met them."
"Moreover, the Zang Clan is willing to form an alliance with us, the Human Race," he paused and did not leave Qi Butian hanging, continuing, "but on one condition, that we help them in the complete relocation of their clan from Lingye Island."
"The Wind Clan is the same, I’ve already negotiated with them," Lu Qingshan added, releasing another bombshell.
"Complete relocation?" surprised in his heart, Qi Butian asked, not understanding why the Wind and Zang Clans would have such a condition.
One must know that the Li and Tao Clans have been allied with the Human Race for thousands of years, yet never had the thought of mass migration to the Sky Dome Heaven.
How can one bear to leave their homeland?
"Because the Heavenly River Sea is no longer a safe place, the Demon Race has taken action, sending troops intending to eradicate dissidents, even the neutral Zang Clan is regarded as part of the dissidents..."
Lu Qingshan briefly informed Qi Butian of the Demon Race’s actions and the betrayal of the Taoism clan, which was the primary reason for his visit to Qi Butian.
"The Zang Clan consists of only three people... the Zang Clan’s Family Head can battle the Evil Venerable for thousands of rounds... their ancestral sword possesses boundless divine power and has been refined by you..." Qi Butian’s feelings were unspeakable.
He always maintained composure, but the news brought by Lu Qingshan was overwhelmingly shocking, causing turmoil within him.
"The force of the Demon Race is immense, making the Heavenly River Sea by no means a safe haven." Lu Qingshan continued.
"Even the Zang Clan is viewed as a major threat by the Demon Race, so how could they spare the Li Clan, who are allied with us, the Human Race?"
"It’s just that the Zang Clan has attracted the attention of the Demon Race first, allowing the Li Clan to be safe for the moment."
Pavilion Master Qi, if we do not want the Li Clan to be forced to turn to the Demon Race or be slaughtered by them, we must inform them of this matter, and aid in their complete relocation to Sky Dome Heaven." Lu Qingshan finally reminded.
This is a matter of urgency.
"Complete relocation..." Qi Butian suppressed the turmoil within him, furrowed his brows, thought seriously for a moment, and said: "This is no easy task."
Let alone the manpower and resources needed, such a large movement would undoubtedly be detected by the Demon Race, who would then dispatch their army to intercept—after all, they’re already troubled by the Human Cultivators holding Heavenly River City without coming out, so how could they not seize such a good opportunity?
It was undoubtedly an almost unsolvable problem, making one’s head ache.
"I understand Qi Pavilion Master’s concerns, but I might have a way to solve this problem, though it requires Qi Pavilion Master’s cooperation..." Lu Qingshan smiled.
He came to solve the problem, not to bring new ones to Qi Butian.
Even though Qi Butian was only slightly surprised earlier to hear that Lu Qingshan had persuaded the Wind and Zang Clans, now upon hearing this, his pupils widened dramatically, staring at Lu Qingshan in disbelief: "You have a way?"
"Yes, I have a way to help the Wind, Zang, and Li clans complete their mass migration without using too much manpower or any resources," Lu Qingshan confirmed.
"What way?"
"I know someone who can do this single-handedly, but I am not sure whether I can persuade it to act," Lu Qingshan said.
"Who?" Qi Butian asked again.
It was not that he was being persistent, but what Lu Qingshan said was incredibly hard to believe—even Chu Mu, the first person of the Human Race, definitely didn’t have this ability.
Lu Qingshan thought carefully and cautiously said: "A fish."
