"Thank you for your advice, Senior. I will take my leave and go back to make preparations."
Lu Qing didn't care about the old man's sarcasm.
The purpose of his trip was to obtain the certificate to participate in the trial.
Now that he had the certificate, he didn't linger for long and left immediately.
Looking at Lu Qing's leaving back, the old man's originally cloudy eyes gradually became clear, and a strange color appeared in his eyes.
"Why did the sword energy from before have the flavor of a certain sect? Could it be that this kid is a disciple of that crazy sword sect?"
But soon, the old man shook his head again.
"Not quite right, this kid's sword energy is not pure enough, and there is something else mixed in it. He doesn't look like a pure disciple of the Potian Sword Sect."
"Could it be that some lucky little fellow got some inheritance from the Sky-Breaking Sword Sect and became famous through cultivation?"
"It's also possible that some of those old monsters of the Sky-Breaking Sword Sect liked to leave their inheritance in various worlds, euphemistically saying that it was left for the destined person. This kid might be one of the lucky ones."
“No wonder you are so confident. You think that you can pass the test of my Nether Palace and master the cultivation of that sect. You can be called a genius of swordsmanship.”
"If you are careful, it may not be impossible to pass the trial and become an outer member of our Nether Palace."
"But... the disciple I inherited and trained ended up coming to our Nether Palace. If those sword madmen knew about this, they would definitely not be happy about it. They would be very angry, right?"
When the old man thought of this, an interesting look appeared on his face.
He couldn't wait to see the expressions on those sword maniacs' faces when they found out about this.
Lu Qing was naturally unaware of all this.
His [Small Sky-breaking Sword Qi] was gained through his supernatural powers from the sword marks in the sky in his hometown world.
The sword mark has existed for more than 100,000 years.
In addition, he had always been a loner and had no idea that the Po Tian Sword Sect had been passed down.
After leaving the small building, Lu Qing took off his disguise, found an inn, and stayed there temporarily.
After everything was arranged, he took out the jade talisman and looked at it carefully.
To be honest, obtaining this trial certificate was much easier than he expected.
But come to think of it, even Wubao Taoist was able to participate in the trial with his original strength, so it would naturally be very easy for him.
After using his supernatural powers to check and finding that there was no problem, Lu Qing then probed his spiritual power into it.
Soon, he learned from it the location and time of the trial.
"Half a month later? That's enough time to prepare."
Lu Qing still attaches great importance to this experience.
This concerns whether he can quickly accumulate a large number of spirit stones in the future.
He even had an idea that if he could obtain the status of an outer member of the Nether Palace, he could exchange all the treasures he had accumulated into spirit stones through the Nether Palace.
After all, the Netherworld Palace is a terrifying force that even the demons and humans have to fear.
He must have enough appetite to eat all the treasures in his hands.
In that case, even if he didn't accept the assassination mission, he would be able to collect enough spirit stones for his practice for a long time in the future.
Of course, this can only be attempted after he has passed the trial and has gained sufficient understanding of the Nether Palace.
After thinking for a while, Lu Qing concentrated his mind and began to practice.
Although he now has few spirit stones in his hand, they are unable to support his high-intensity practice.
But the small cave in this inn is also full of spiritual energy.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The key to spiritual practice lies in the accumulation of little by little.
Since he was free anyway, Lu Qing didn't plan to waste his time and continued to practice slowly.
It takes no time to cultivate one’s mind, and half a month goes by in a flash.
Lu Qing came out of seclusion an hour earlier. After settling the bill at the inn, he turned into a stream of light and flew to the place recorded on the jade talisman.
The location recorded on the jade talisman was thousands of miles away from the city where Lu Qing was staying.
Of course, this distance is nothing to Lu Qing.
At his current speed, it wouldn't take long for him to arrive.
It was an ordinary valley in a forest.
If there was no guidance from the jade talisman, others would never have imagined that this was the famous Netherworld Palace trial site.
Lu Qing checked again and again in the sky, and only after making sure that he was not in the wrong place did he land.
However, when he was halfway down, suddenly, a flash of a knife flew out from the forest below and slashed towards him.
The sword light was so sharp that it had reached the level of the late Jindan realm.
Lu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly. Before he figured out what was going on, he didn't make any unnecessary movements. He just flashed his body and gently avoided the knife light.
"Huh?"
A light exclamation was heard from the forest below, as if the person was surprised that Lu Qing, who only revealed the aura of a middle-level Golden Core realm, was able to avoid his sneak attack.
Immediately afterwards, three figures flew out from the forest below and blocked Lu Qing.
"Not only did you launch a sneak attack on me, you also blocked my way. What do you mean by that?" Lu Qing asked calmly.
At this time, he was still wearing a ghost mask on his face and a black cloak, looking quite mysterious.
As for Xiao Li, he had already entered the Lihuo Cauldron to practice.
"What's your intention?" One of the three said coldly, "Boy, don't play dumb. If you know what's best for you, hand over the trial jade talisman. If you do that, the three of us brothers might be able to spare your life!"
"You want my trial jade talisman? Are you from the Netherworld Palace?" Lu Qing asked.
He had already sensed that there were still many people hiding in the forest below.
But they were all spread out quite far apart from each other, as if they were on guard against something.
And watching their conflict in the sky, he had no intention of stopping it and remained hidden.
Feeling these abnormalities, Lu Qing suddenly understood something in his mind.
He remembered what the old man said when he got the trial jade talisman.
The trial in the Nether Palace recognizes the jade talisman and not the person.
When the three people on the opposite side heard Lu Qing's words, they were stunned for a moment. After looking at each other, the person who had just spoken nodded directly.
"Yes, we are the people who are hosting this trial in the Nether Palace. Now hand over your trial jade talisman and you can enter."
"Really? It doesn't seem like it to me. Are there other people as weak as you in the Nether Palace?" Lu Qing said in a calm tone.
"You're looking for death!"
After hearing this, the three men knew that they had been tricked by the ghost-faced boy in front of them, and they immediately became furious.
Then the three of them attacked together, using their own best Taoist techniques to attack Lu Qing.
Under the burst of aura, there were actually two Jindan seventh-turn masters and one Jindan fifth-turn strongmen.
When they attacked each other, they also used the art of formation implicitly, and with the qi connected, the power of their attacks was also greatly enhanced.
Although Lu Qing was able to dodge their sneak attack just now, the three of them realized that the boy in front of them was not simple.
But with the combined efforts of the three brothers, they were confident that even with an eighth or ninth level golden elixir, they would be able to fight.
Even if the boy in front of them had hidden strength, he would definitely not be their opponent.
They came here in advance and had been lying in ambush for a long time. It was a rare opportunity for them to encounter this boy with a ghost face and a weak aura, so they had to snatch a trial jade talisman for their third brother.
In that case, if the three brothers enter the trial site and work together, their chances of passing the trial will be much greater.
The three men attacked in anger and with murderous intent. The magic they displayed was so powerful that even a strong man in the late Jindan stage would be defeated.
If Lu Qing was really at the level he displayed, he would definitely be blown to pieces.
However, facing the siege of three people, Lu Qing didn't even intend to dodge.
The next moment, countless sword energies appeared out of thin air in front of him and transformed into a long river of sword energy, sweeping forward.
Wherever the sword energy went, it cut everything. No matter the sword lights, internal energy, or magic weapons of those three people, in front of Lu Qing's sword energy, they were all like tofu and shattered in an instant.
After the long river of sword energy shattered all the attacks, its power did not weaken in the slightest and continued to sweep towards the three people.
"Oh! No!"
"Quickly form a formation to resist!"
"How can he be so strong!?"
"Brother, I can't stop it!"
“Mercy, mercy!”
"ah!"
…
Accompanied by a scream, the three Jindan realm masters were directly chopped into blood mist by countless sword qi, leaving only a few magic weapons and storage instruments in place.
Lu Qing's mind moved slightly, and he put away everything.
It was not until this moment that the other powerful men hidden in the forests below were shocked and looked at this scene in disbelief.
At the same time, a thought arose in my mind.
"This man's swordsmanship is terrifying and unbeatable!"
Those who dare to come and participate in the trial of the Nether Palace are almost all extremely arrogant and powerful people.
The true identities of some people are the talented disciples of some powerful forces.
But at this moment, everyone was shocked by the scene that Lu Qing single-handedly killed three Jindan realm powerhouses in an instant.
I made a decision in my mind at the first moment that if I met this person when I actually entered the trial ground, I must not be hostile to him.
There was no way. Two seventh-turn Jindan warriors, plus a fifth-turn Jindan warrior, even though they formed a formation, still couldn't withstand Lu Qing's attack.
Everyone predicted that this mysterious man wearing a ghost mask was probably at least a powerful person who had reached the eighth level of the Golden Core Realm.
Many people have even begun to speculate wildly in their hearts which sword-fighting sect Lu Qing belongs to.
As for Lu Qing, after collecting the remains of the three people, he stepped forward, found an empty spot, and landed.
But this time, no one dared to stop him.
"I originally wanted to be more reserved and first find out the situation of this trial, but I didn't expect to encounter this."
Lu Qing shook his head slightly.
According to what Taoist Wubao said, each trial in the Nether Palace is not fixed.
Therefore, before actually entering the trial ground, no one knows what they will face.
Lu Qing originally wanted to keep a low profile and see how the situation develops, but he didn't expect to encounter such a speechless thing just after arriving here.
"Well, this way, no one will dare to provoke me anymore, and I can avoid some unnecessary trouble."
Lu Qing casually scattered a few jade talismans, which fell to the ground, forming a simple formation to conceal his figure and breath.
He just took a look and found that the valley was shrouded by an invisible space wave and could not be entered at will.
Combined with the powerful people hidden in this forest and the time mentioned in the trial jade talisman.
Lu Qing estimated that the valley would not be opened before the time recorded in the jade talisman.
Therefore, he decided to hide in the mountains and forests like everyone else and wait secretly.
The facts were just as Lu Qing had guessed.
During the waiting time, some more strong men arrived.
In some of them, fighting even broke out.
Through the conversations with those people, he also learned that in each stronghold of the Nether Palace, the number of trial jade talismans issued for each trial was limited.
In other words, even if one has reached a certain level of strength, not everyone can obtain the Trial Jade Talisman.
Therefore, some people began to think of other ways to rob and snatch the trial jade talisman before the trial actually began.
Anyway, the Netherworld Palace only recognizes talismans and not people. Anyone who has the jade talisman can participate in the trial.
This was what happened to the three people who had previously wanted to rob Lu Qing.
The three brothers had put in a lot of effort and finally found a base in the Netherworld Palace, but they were told that there were only two trial jade talismans left.
In order to collect the jade talisman, the three of them robbed Lu Qing, but they didn't expect to hit a big iron plate and ended up dying.
As for the battle that happened later, Lu Qing just watched quietly without taking any action.
None of those who can come to participate in the trial of the Nether Palace are good people.
His death was his own fault, so he wouldn't have any psychological fluctuations.
Lu Qing waited quietly. The time recorded in the jade talisman was about to arrive. Suddenly, two figures appeared not far from where he had set up the formation.
The two men looked around but didn't see the person they wanted to see.
One of them shouted anxiously, "Is that Ghost Face Senior nearby? We have something important to ask of you. Please show yourself and see us."
Looking for your own?
Lu Qing's heart moved. He thought for a moment and removed the formation: "What do you want from me?"
Lu Qing's sudden appearance startled the two of them.
They didn't expect that Lu Qing was right next to them, but they were completely unaware.
This ability to restrain his breath, coupled with the terrifying strength that the opponent had displayed before.
Suddenly, both of them showed awe and bowed to Lu Qing.
One of them said, "Senior Ghost Face, those three Jindan realms you killed earlier, do you have any extra trial jade talismans? If so, could you give them to us?"
"Want to try the jade talisman? Sure, use spirit stones to buy it."
After hearing this, Lu Qing said directly without hesitation.
The two were delighted to hear this. They didn't expect that Lu Qing would be so easy to talk to.
"I wonder how many spirit stones you want to give up this trial jade talisman?" one person asked respectfully.
"How many spirit stones are you willing to pay for this jade talisman? Tell me a price and let me see your sincerity."
The two looked at each other, and one of them said cautiously, "We don't have many spirit stones with us. I wonder if you are satisfied with the price of 10,000 spirit stones for one jade talisman?"
"Middle-grade spirit stone?"
The man smiled bitterly and said, "Senior, you are joking. It is naturally a low-grade spirit stone."
"Can."
Lu Qing directly took out two trial jade talismans and threw them over.
The two men were immediately overjoyed. After taking the jade talisman, they also took out the spirit stone and carefully handed it to Lu Qing.
Lu Qing was in a good mood as he got a sum of spirit stones for nothing.
He had just put away the spirit stone when suddenly, a wave came from the valley ahead.
The time recorded in the trial jade talisman has finally arrived.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
