"Legend..."
Lu Qinghe thought of the ancient mythical stories in the earthly world...
Those were also legends.
But...
Are they really just legends?
"Miss, I believe you will definitely advance to the tenth level of refining, opening up the inheritance elemental realm!"
Caiyun said with absolute certainty.
"Miss, you have outstanding talent, and with the inheritance elemental realm, opened by a peak ten-level refining expert, sooner or later, you will be able to take this step."
Looking at the confident Snow Eagle swordsmen one by one, Lu Qingyun also had a confident smile on her face, "Then all of you must work hard. The inheritance elemental realm transmits cultivation experience and swordsmanship insights, and it also requires the other party to enter the Huan Yuan Territory and open the elemental realm. I'll look forward to forming the various elemental realms together and dominating the world with you in the future."
"We will definitely do our best!"
Lu Qingyun nodded in satisfaction.
"Well, now it's time to distribute the spoils, the Immortal Mountain Range is not a place for casual conversation."
"Understood."
"Got it."
The Snow Eagle swordsmen quickly responded.
And at this moment, Caiyun also finally remembered the cave discovered by Lu Qinghe, and her slightly calmed emotions once again surged, "Miss, this time, Young Master Lu has made a huge discovery."
"Oh?"
Lu Qingyun looked at Lu Qinghe, who had gone to count the spoils with the Snow Eagle swordsmen, and asked with some curiosity, "What discovery?"
"A vein of ore!"
Caiyun lowered her voice involuntarily, "An elemental stone ore vein that produces at least a hundred inferior elemental stones."
"Elemental stone ore vein?"
Lu Qingyun was greatly shocked, "At least a hundred in production!?"
"Exactly."
"Quick, let's go take a look."
Lu Qingyun couldn't wait and said,
Breaking through from the 9th level of refining to the 10th level is more difficult than opening the Yuan world, by a wide margin.
As for opening the Yuan world within the 10th level, it's even harder.
In the Wuxian Sect, there are no fewer than a hundred strong practitioners at the 10th level of refining, but in the past decade, only Wanchunqiu has successfully broken through and opened the Yuan world.
For others, they remained unremarkable throughout their lives and were stuck at the 10th level of refining. Peerless geniuses have fallen because they couldn't step into the Yuan world.
Among a hundred strong practitioners at the 9th level of refining, only one has the courage to advance to the 10th level, and among a hundred at the 10th level, only one has succeeded in opening the Yuan world, soaring to new heights.
It can be seen that the inheritance of the Yuan world is rare. It is much more difficult than opening an ordinary Yuan world, not just a hundred times harder.
Therefore, for Lu Qingyun, gaining access to the 10th level of refining and opening the inherited Yuan world has become extremely important in terms of resources and weight.
"Legend..."
These two words murmured in Lu Qinghe's mouth.
The 12th level of refining is just a legend...
But what he is interested in is precisely the so-called legend.
In mythological stories, the sage is a legend.
In this world, the 12th level of refining is a legend.
At the moment, he held in his hand the proof of the ascension saint in the mythological story - the Qingping Sword. Can he use this legend to break another legend?
"It seems a bit impatient..."
Lu Qinghe smiled calmly.
But... the blood in his body was boiling at this moment, seeming to want to turn into an endless source of power, pushing him to prove the ancient legend.
"Qingyun is right; a genius is meant to break norms... Since she wants to break that norm, then I will go and break this legend!"
This decision slowly emerged, and at this moment, Lu Qinghe was filled with an infinite amount of strength and fighting spirit, like when he first learned that the mythological stories truly existed.
"Master."
After a moment, a voice came from the side.
Xuanyin, the deputy captain of the Xueying Swordsmen.
"What’s up?"
"Many of these are your spoils of war."
"No problem, distribute them uniformly."
"This..."
"If I wanted to keep those spoils for myself, I wouldn't have told you about the inferior element stone vein."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyin no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement.
However, as she left, she still lowered her head and respectfully bowed to Lu Qinghe, "I'm sorry, master, for our offensive words earlier..."
"Your stance is not wrong. Considering your loyalty to Qingyun today, I will not hold it against you. You may leave."
Xuanyin looked up at Lu Qinghe and, noticing that he really didn't take it to heart, bowed again, "Thank you, master."
Lu Qinghe nodded. He had just looked at the swords of Lu Zhuxian, Zi Baihe, and Qiu Long. These three people are inner disciples of the Wuxian Sect, and their swords are all of superior quality, but none of them fits his swordsmanship style. In fact, this was evident in their confrontations with both Lu Qingyun and Lu Qinghe, who was just doing his best.
"There is no shortage of income from this trip. When I return to the sect, I will find a way to accumulate money and purchase the superior-graded treasure sword, the Tengkong Sword. A sword is one of the aids for cultivators. If I obtain this sword, I may have the power to fight against strong practitioners like Longyue, who is at the 7th level of refining."
Lu Qinghe withdrew his gaze.
"Qinghe, you are amazing!"
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the direction of the cave.
It was Lu Qingyun.
At this moment, she was as happy as a little girl, cheering, "I have just calculated that there are more than three hundred visible inferior element stones, and there may be more hidden inside, five hundred or even one thousand are possible. With these element stones, the resources needed for both of us to reach the peak of the 9th level of refining are more than enough."
"One thousand?"
This number far exceeded Lu Qinghe's estimate. However, he still nodded slightly.
The more resources, the better. No one would refuse to have enough element stones for their use.
"Although the element stones are good, they must be excavated as soon as possible. In addition, the Xiantian Mountains are quite dangerous, and digging is not easy. Once there is too much movement, it may attract other inner disciples, or even core disciples..."
Lu Qinghe's words made Lu Qingyun nod solemnly.
Thousands of inferior elemental stones.
The core disciples of the Hunyuan realm, and even the elders of the Wenxian Sect, could not disregard them.
"I understand. I will have Changli lead a team of Snow Eagle Swordsmen to stay here. At the same time, hire a team of people to dig out all the inferior elemental stones inside in the shortest time."
These things did not need Lu Qingyun to be reminded by Lu Qinghe.
In the end, she turned to Caiyun, who followed her out, and instructed, "You guard here first, I will return. If there is any situation, contact Snow Eagle."
"Yes, Miss."
Caiyun promised.
Experienced Caiyun, obviously, would handle these things better than Lu Qingyun.
"Qinghe, let's go back." Lu Qinghe nodded and followed Lu Qingyun towards the Wenxian Sect.
"The Wenxian Sect is strict with the lives and deaths of the inner disciples, but fortunately, the incident happened in the Xiantian Mountain Range, and the sect has limited control over it."
Having inherited the Yuan Boundary and broken through to the ninth level of the True Refinement, and having discovered a vein of inferior elemental stones, eliminating two major competitors, Lu Qingyun's mood was very good as she walked, her long hair fluttering, and her temperament greatly increased.
Lu Qinghe looked at the girl in front of him who had just turned sixteen, with bright eyes and neat teeth, and his eyes showed a plain smile.
With her actual age nearly twice that of Lu Qingyun's, she regarded this girl with a kind of caring like an elder looking at a younger generation.
However...
The current Lu Qingyun simply did not need his care. The roles of protector and protected seemed to have been reversed.
This point actually made Lu Qinghe feel conflicted.
Half a year's time, breaking through from the seventh level of True Refinement to the ninth level...
This talent put a lot of pressure on him.
"By the way, Qinghe, I heard from Caiyun that in addition to the Flowing Light Thirteen Swords, your practicing another high-grade sword art, the Shadow Transformation Sword Art. If it were in the past, I would have some reservations about you practicing two high-grade sword arts at the same time, but after seeing you complete the Flowing Light Thirteen Swords in a short time, I not only support your choice of sword art, but I no longer intervene. In addition, the Shadow Transformation Sword Art is also my primary sword art. When we return to the sect, I will pass on the insights of this sword art to you."
"Shadow Transformation Sword Art..." Lu Qinghe nodded, accepting Lu Qingyun's kindness.
However, after a moment, he spoke again, "If I am not mistaken, you have already mastered this sword art, just one step away from reaching perfection, right?"
"Of course. The martial art I practice is the Lingyun Technique, where the wind is intangible and the clouds are unpredictable, which is quite compatible with the Shadow Transformation Sword Art. Therefore, when I reached the fifth level of True Refinement, I chose this sword art as my primary practice, never stopping day and night, repeatedly, until my true qi reached the standard at the ninth level of True Refinement, I still cannot enter the realm of perfection, which is very distressing." Lu Qingyun said, while stroking her soft and delicate long hair.
"Regarding the shadow aspect of the Shadow Transformation Sword Art, you have reached the pinnacle, but I have a different view on the transformation aspect. The shadow is silent and invisible, silently untraceable, but your sword and internal qi, in operation, are ultimately unable to control your power and qi to the extreme, which may be the reason why this sword art has not yet reached perfection." If Lu Qinghe had said these words before, Lu Qingyun and the Snow Eagle Swordsmen would definitely not believe him, even Lu Qingyun would dismiss him as a joke. However, with his rapid progress in the Flowing Light Thirteen Swords, from the fourth level of True Refinement to near completion in less than two months, he fully demonstrated his talent in sword art practice, so Lu Qingyun couldn't help but ponder his words.
"If I'm not mistaken, your sword art realm should now be at the stage of 'lifting light as if heavy'. If one day you can enter the 'lifting heavy as if light' stage, the Shadow Transformation Sword Art will reach perfection as a natural consequence."
" 'Lifting heavy as if light' and 'lifting light as if heavy'?" Lu Qingyun curiously asked.
Not only she, but also the Snow Eagle Swordsmen who had come with her, all turned their eyes to Lu Qinghe.
" 'Lifting heavy as if light'... when you return to the Wenxian Sect, you can buy a hundred-jin heavy sword. When you can draw three sword flowers in one second using this hundred-jin heavy sword, you will have entered the realm of 'lifting heavy as if light'." Lu Qinghe said.
In the past, Lu Qingyun, while guiding him in qi cultivation, resolving his cultivation problems and difficulties, was straightforward and did not mince words, making him, the "older brother," lose face...
This time, the roles and status between the two in sword art cultivation should have reversed.
By guiding and reproaching this talented young girl, she would understand what it means to respect an older brother.
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