This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1626 - 6: Not Like a Youth’s Journey

"I'm ready to set off." Lu Qingshan put down the newly arrived intelligence report and said in a deep voice.

"Have you made up your mind?" Ji Chuan and Yu Canghai both frowned.

Yu Canghai warned, "You need to think it through. If you truly go to the Black Armor Domain, you'll have no assistance at all — besides you, none of us can directly enter the Black Armor Domain. If you encounter danger, you'll be isolated and helpless, your body and spirit might both perish."

"The smoke of war rises outside Guangling Pass, both you and I know that relying solely on the Martial Debate Hall and the Central Martial Domain cultivators, it is extremely difficult, extremely difficult to defend against the Asura Clan, known for their prowess in battle," Lu Qingshan said calmly.

"We must give them a hand, but after the battle at Central Spirit, the Sword Sect has suffered a great loss of vitality and cannot endure another western crusade."

"As it stands, this method is the most effective and has the least impact on Yumen Pass."

"I will be careful and measured," Lu Qingshan said.

"The Black Armor Domain and the Burning Moon Domain happen to be adjacent domains. If the War Demon side also cannot hold back and launches an attack, the Sect Master can conveniently return to the Burning Moon Domain from the Black Armor Domain and carry out the original plan; indeed, this is a feasible strategy," Ji Chuan thought for a moment and agreed, "Leave Yumen Pass to us."

"You are the Sect Master; since you've made up your mind, we have no reason to oppose," Yu Canghai and Xue Wujian exchanged a glance, sighed heavily, and said no more.

"Be extremely careful. If it's only the Burning Moon Domain, returning is still somewhat convenient, but if you are surrounded and intercepted in the Black Armor Domain, the way back will be long," Yu Canghai said calmly, giving a final warning.

Lu Qingshan nodded.

According to the original strategy, he planned to go straight to the Demon Race's rear when they attacked Yumen Pass to gain a proactive advantage for the Human Race.

Yet, even as the War Demon continued to bide their time and probe, it was the Asura Clan, who hadn't shown much movement all along, that unexpectedly launched an offensive against Guangling Pass first.

The predicament of Guangling Pass is well known in the world.

Undoubtedly, if Guangling Pass doesn't receive external help this time, it will be hard to overcome this hurdle.

After the battle at Central Spirit, Sword Sect doesn't need to hesitate about whether to support or not, having already made a decision.

But how to provide support has become a difficult problem — the current state of Sword Sect is akin to a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, unable to ensure its own safety.

Then, Lu Qingshan conceived this extremely daring idea.

To go directly to the Asura Demon Clan's rear, gaining the initiative for Guangling Pass.

The good news is, in the Abyss, the Burning Moon Domain, where the War Demon Clan resides, and the Black Armor Domain, belonging to the Asura Clan, are neighboring domains.

This means Lu Qingshan can completely travel through the Burning Moon Domain to enter the Black Armor Domain, while also being able to react first and return to the Burning Moon Domain in case of any movements there.

Moreover, aside from these strategic needs, for Lu Qingshan himself, venturing into the Black Armor Domain is also of great significance:

For a full ten years, his Dao had only slightly progressed due to the constraints of advancing to the Seventh Tribulations Realm.

He had also experienced anxiety, finding it hard to remain calm.

Because time waits for no one.

And now, after another ten years have passed, his age increased from thirty-three to forty-three, nearing the critical age of fifty.

Fifty, that is already the age of knowing one's destiny.

In fact, prior to this, Lu Qingshan had always set a goal for himself to advance to the Sword Immortal Realm before the age of fifty.

This would ensure that during the second war between Dao and Demons, he would have enough strength to influence the outcome.

It seems, however, that this goal is very difficult to achieve now.

After all, the Seventh Tribulations is still far off, with the Eighth and Ninth Tribulations above that, not to mention the Sword Immortal.

Yet later, Lu Qingshan suddenly realized that although his Dao was difficult to advance, there were changes within his body, and he also gained some insight into the Sword Dao.

This is a rare accumulation, which can solidify the foundation of his Dao.

It is known that back then, Li Qiubai left hidden dangers because his path was too smooth, eventually severing his own great way and starting anew.

With this precedent, Lu Qingshan understood even more that even if his Dao couldn't advance now, it could still be seen as a stroke of fortune, allowing him to build a higher future achievement amidst the tribulation.

During this process, he began to realize his shortcomings.

In cultivation of the Eighth Realm, although his first seven realms were advanced using the "Deep Blue," through reconstruction, accumulation, and sublimation, as well as the Dao Source Realm's cultivation of the mind, they were extreme perfection and sublimation.

Only in this Tribulation Crossing Realm, driven by a sense of urgency and some opportunities, did his progress become especially fast—from the First Tribulation to the Sixth Tribulation in less than a year.

This is a terrifying thing, a speed of progress that astonishes everyone, and there are even countless rumors that Lu Qingshan is a naturally born cultivator, unparalleled in talent, destined to rise with the tribulations.

But such swift progress in cultivation is not entirely a blessing, eventually leaving hidden dangers.

The ten years spent in the Sixth Tribulations Realm happen to have provided Lu Qingshan the chance to eliminate these hidden dangers and perfect himself.

While accumulating fortune, he calmingly cultivated, reflected, found his own shortcomings, and began to mend them.

This took nearly eight years, but the gains were enormous.

The most direct manifestation is that his original base of 2.929 million Element Qi silently and naturally increased to three million without any significant progress in cultivation.

On the surface, the increase seems small.

But one must understand that purely from a game design perspective, having a base of 2.929 million, with some portions having decimals, implies a flaw, a lack of perfection.

The foundation of three million Element Force is the true perfection.

It's like the difference between a full score and ninety-nine looks like just one point, but the gap within is indescribable to outsiders.

But at the moment when his Element Force foundation reached three million, Lu Qingshan had a premonition, faintly sensing that the upcoming heavenly tribulation he would face would ascend to another level, becoming immensely terrifying, a world-shaking thunder tribulation.

From this point, Lu Qingshan's Dao foundation was completely honed to perfection, yet he fell into a true bottleneck.

Even though there was still an urgent mood for enhancing his cultivation, Lu Qingshan had long understood the principle of excess, turning instead to comprehend the Dao, beginning to reflect on his path.

He recalled all the techniques he had learned and mastered.

From the four True Intents to the Six Secret Swords, from the Flying Sword Technique to the Sword Domain Divine Ability........

This is still not enough, far from enough.

Xia Daoyun once told him, one must play a thousand tunes before understanding sound, observe a thousand swords before recognizing craftsmanship.

Moreover, among any three people, there is bound to be one who can teach me something.

Even Sword Cultivators with cultivation far below Lu Qingshan's might have created sword techniques with advantages he had not yet achieved.

Let alone those Great Sword Cultivators once renowned.

Thus, Lu Qingshan sought the archives of the Sword Sect, learning those ancient chapters, understanding the evolution of sword techniques and the differences between the past and present.

Merely understanding is not enough; true mastery is required for verification.

Even though the Sword Sect's archives have been strictly curated to extremes, the number of Sword Canons passed down over so many years is still as numerous as the hairs of an ox, vast as the sea.

Even not seeking proficiency, just aiming for preliminary mastery, undoubtedly is a massive undertaking, requiring extremely extended time.

But for Lu Qingshan, this task was not as difficult as imagined.

Because....he has two great cheats.

The [Innate Swordseed] endowed him with unparalleled supreme talent in the Sword Dao, and with his current insight and Sword Dao attainment, he could grasp many Sword Canons almost at a glance—just like a university student solving elementary school math problems.

Of course, some Sword Canons were more complex and not so easily understood.

But Lu Qingshan had a second cheat.

"Deep Blue."

Grasp at a touch.

Grasping at a glance plus grasping at a touch, equates to understanding all methods.

In two years, Lu Qingshan mastered countless new techniques again.

For him, most of these techniques held no practical combat significance, but this did not mean they were without value.

Various techniques circulated in Lu Qingshan's mind, constantly intertwining.

What Lu Qingshan needed to do was to unravel them, find a thread of coherence, and then ultimately merge them into one, creating his path, a method suited for him.

Mere theoretical summary, obviously, cannot reach the extreme.

Lu Qingshan encountered difficulties again.

Firstly, pure theoretical learning was already very hard to achieve any breakthrough; he must go through actual combat for honing.

Secondly....his Experience Points, through such consumption, were finally running out.

Lu Qingshan urgently needed new Experience Points replenishment.

This was an urgent matter.

Lu Qingshan did not want to finally complete the advancement task, only to be halted by a lack of Experience Points.

Reflecting like this, the journey to the Black Armor Domain appeared indispensable.

He must head to that perilous place, to accumulate for his future attainment of Dao.

.....

Lu Qingshan's execution ability and action power have always been strong.

Since the decision was made, and matters at Yumen Pass were already arranged, Lu Qingshan did not hesitate, taking Dragon Sparrow and Qin Yitian, he set out immediately.

Twenty years later, Lu Qingshan stepped onto the path to the Abyss for the second time.

Unlike the caution and careful planning of the previous time, this journey to the Abyss Lu Qingshan went with killing intent, destined to stir up a far greater storm than the first time.

In twenty thousand years, only three people of the Human Race had ever ventured alone into the Abyss.

Ancestral Patriarch Xia, Xie Qingyun, and...

Lu Qingshan.