"Recently advanced to the stage?" Elder Kongming was puzzled.
"More precisely, I just advanced to the Refining Stage Tenth Layer last night, with the help of the Mixed Element Celestial Crystal's power."
"Just advanced to the Refining Stage Tenth Layer?" Elder Kongming, Beiyou Wang, Elder Yunyan, Beihan Yue, Li Wenda, Sword Lord, and others, all had a look of surprise on their faces.
"Just advanced to the Refining Stage Tenth Layer, and you have already cultivated such a thick true qi!?"
"Could it be that our Wuxian Sect is about to produce a second Lu Qingyun?"
"This Wuxian Sect..."
Elder Kongming was shocked for a moment, and then burst into laughter again, "Good! Good! This is really great. You have just advanced to the Refining Stage Tenth Layer and have already cultivated your muddled Innate True Qi into the Innate Purple Qi. Your potential is truly amazing. Compared to Lu Qingyun, your talent is no less! Haha, I think instead of going to the Martial Institution for learning, you might as well follow me back to the Wuxian Sect and once again become a disciple of the Great Lord Qing."
On the other hand, Beiyou Wang, Beihan Yue, Li Wenda, and others looked at Lu Qinghe with a hint of surprise and jealousy in their eyes.
The biggest difference between an ordinary Refining Stage Tenth Layer practitioner and one who has hope to open the inheritance of the Original World lies in whether the messy Innate True Qi in their bodies can be tempered into pure purple Innate True Qi.
An ordinary Refining Stage Tenth Layer practitioner cannot take a step forward in their entire life.
Only those top talents, with the accumulation of time, the collision of opportunities, and the enlightenment of cultivation, can gradually refine their Innate True Qi and purify it into the Innate Purple Qi, and then gradually touch the door of the Original World, thus opening the inheritance of the Original World.
The kind of person who can cultivate the Innate Purple Qi in their body at the beginning of their advancement is without exception a supreme genius among geniuses.
Among the top ten princes of the ancient kingdom, only the invincible prince, in a breakthrough moment, condensed the innate purple energy directly in his body.
Today, the innate purple energy in his body has evolved a doorway to the primal world, opening up the hope of inheriting the primal world, reaching as high as thirty percent.
Looking at the Elder Kong Ming's endless surprise, Lu Qinghe helplessly shook his head again and said, "Elder Kong Ming, I'm afraid you have all misunderstood. I have not yet condensed the innate purple energy."
"This is impossible! If you didn't condense the innate purple energy, how could you have killed the Lord of a Thousand Transformations?"
"Maybe… it's the difference in swordsmanship."
Lu Qinghe pondered for a moment and said seriously.
The difference in swordsmanship.
The Sword Prince smiled.
The difference in swordsmanship?
In the entire ancient kingdom, his swordsmanship had already reached the peak among his peers, he claimed to be the first, and no one dared to claim the second place. But relying on the advantage of his swordsmanship, he was still unable to defeat the Lord of a Thousand Transformations.
The Lord of a Thousand Transformations had been close to the demonic beasts since he was a child, with a powerful physique, a fierce aura, and a terrifying intuition, enough to make up for the gap in swordsmanship.
"Swordsmanship!?"
Elder Kong Ming, upon seeing Lu Qinghe reiterate this matter again and again, became serious: "Are you telling the truth?"
"At least, the true energy in my body does not have the color of innate purple."
"Shooo!"
Elder Kong Ming stepped forward and seized Lu Qinghe's wrist, his speed was so fast that Lu Qinghe could not even sense it.
"Elder Kong Ming…"
"Don't resist!"
Elder Kong Ming's voice came.
Then, a stream of true energy entered Lu Qinghe's body through his right hand, peering into his true energy, making him feel as if all his true energy and secrets were about to be completely exposed by Elder Kong Ming.
However, what truly surprised Lu Qinghe was not the Elder Kong Ming's true energy probing at this moment.
It was the terrifying body movement he had just displayed.
That speed…
Even though he had achieved great strength in his bones, he had not captured a single bit of it!?
What particularly astonished him was that Elder Kong Ming's rapid movement had not caused any visible gust of wind, quiet and silent.
"Elemental... this is the strength of a sixth-layer Elemental Realm expert…"
If the Elder Kong Ming wanted to kill him, even if he appeared silently behind him, he would absolutely have no chance of sensing it.
"No… there is no… truly none."
After investigating Lu Qinghe's body for a moment, Elder Kong Ming released him, with a look of unhidden disappointment on his face.
"Elder Kong Ming?"
Yunyan hastily stepped forward.
Upon hearing Elder Kong Ming's words, Beiyu Wang, Beihan Yue, the Sword Prince, Li Wenda, and others all flashed a hint of surprise in their eyes, quietly waiting for the rest of Elder Kong Ming's words.
Elder Kong Ming was after all a sixth-layer Elemental Realm expert, and had witnessed countless extraordinary events these years. Soon, he had settled his mind.
"Elder Kong Ming? None? Lu Qinghe, truly didn't condense the purple innate energy?"
Elder Kong Ming slightly shook his head, and looked at Lu Qinghe with a complex expression, "This little guy has also practiced a physical training method, with abundant qi and blood, and strong bones and muscles, not inferior to top-grade ferocious beasts…"
"Practicing physical training?"
Yunyan was slightly surprised.
The others were also greatly surprised.
Only Beihan Yue seemed to be lost in thought.
She had witnessed with her own eyes the battle between Lu Qinghe and the Lord of a Thousand Transformations. The decisive moment was the direct confrontation between the two using their flesh and blood bodies.
In that fierce collision, the Lord of a Thousand Transformations was struck and died on the spot.
It seemed that…
"But even so, Lu Qinghe probably can't kill the Lord of a Thousand Transformations."
"Perhaps it is really because of his swordsmanship."
Lu Qinghe, who had not condensed the innate purple energy, seemed to have visibly dampened Elder Kong Ming's interest.
At this moment, Bai Feixian, who had previously been ordered by Lu Qinghe to fetch the Heavenly Ge sword, also walked into the courtyard, "Elder, here is your Heavenly Ge sword."
"Heavenly Ge…"
Elder Kong Ming glanced at the sword in Bai Feixian's hand.
Since Lu Qinghe had not condensed the innate purple energy, it meant that he was likely to face the despair of being perpetually stuck at the tenth level of the truth-refining stage.
In this case, this Heavenly Ge sword…
Although reluctant to waste, Elder Kongming is ultimately a formidable expert at the sixth stage of the Origin Realm. His words will not be easily taken back.
With a wave of his hand, Elder Kongming signaled to hand the sword over to Lu Qinghe. However, his attitude was undoubtedly vastly different from before.
"Lu Qinghe, the Sky Halberd Sword, was the personal sword of the Prince of Tianque one hundred and thirty-four years ago. The Prince of Tianque was Elder Kongming's senior brother at that time and, among the top ten princes of that generation, he overshadowed all others, undefeated and unmatched. In front of him, all the geniuses of the eternal kingdoms paled in comparison. Later, I specifically requested the Refinery Master of the sixth stage of the Origin Realm to forge this precious sword, the Sky Halberd!"
"What!?"
On the side, Li Wen, Ding Hai, Lin Xia, as well as Jian Gongzi, Beihan Yue, and others, all had a slight change in their expression upon hearing about the Sky Halberd Sword. Their eyes were suddenly filled with fervor.
"This is the personal sword of the Prince of Tianque from one hundred and thirty-four years ago!?"
"Every fifty years in the eternal kingdoms, a period will give birth to an extraordinary figure who leads the trend. One hundred and thirty-four years ago, it was the era of the Prince of Tianque! I never expected Elder Kongming to present this sword to Lu Qinghe!?"
"Lu Qinghe has never even cultivated the Innate Purple Energy. How could he, with what virtue and ability, be able to possess such a treasure sword!?"
Li Wen and even Jian Gongzi couldn't help but feel jealous and unwilling in their hearts.
"Lu Qinghe, I hope you will not disgrace this sword."
Elder Kongming felt reluctant in his heart. He had no hope of opening the Inheritance Element Realm, so he could only let the precious sword gather dust. However, since it was already given away, it was not good to lose face by making a fuss about it.
"This sword is too precious. I, Lu Qinghe, am afraid I cannot handle it."
Lu Qinghe remained calm.
How could he not see that Elder Kongming's gift of the sword was not heartfelt?
"Hmph!"
Lu Qinghe's refusal made Elder Kongming furious, "How can you refuse to accept the elders’ gift! Take the sword!"
Having said that, he left in a huff.
Beiyou Wang smiled dumbfoundedly. He originally thought that the Ask Immortal Sect had produced another top genius, making him worried and so he had come to see. But now it seemed...
Nothing more than that.
Li Wen, Beihan Yue, and Jian Gongzi, who had been shocked to learn of Lu Qinghe's slaying of Wanhuo Gongzi, all dispersed.
Although Lu Qinghe had a decent level of strength at this moment, he was ultimately nothing compared to a master of the Origin Realm. No matter how powerful a Lianzhen Realm expert was, when facing the weakest Origin Realm expert, they could only be mercilessly killed.
Compared to Lu Qinghe, they, one by one, had all cultivated the Innate Purple Energy, undoubtedly leading him by a large margin on the path to opening the Elemental Realm. From this perspective, they were still at the peak of the younger generation.
"Lu Qinghe, the elder has bestowed the sword, you must not refuse, accept the sword."
Bai Feixian now understood what had happened and her tone was far less friendly than before.
This sudden change in attitude left Lu Qinghe speechless.
In the end, he accepted the Sky Halberd Sword.
"Do not let down the Sky Halberd Sword. If you still have not opened the Inheritance Element Realm after graduating from the academy, I will personally take back the Sky Halberd Sword."
Bai Feixian said severely, and then, despite Lu Qinghe's reaction, quickly caught up with Elder Kongming and left.
"Lu Qinghe, even if you are practicing both body cultivation and swordsmanship, it shouldn't take killing Wanhuo Gongzi to... Could it be that the martial art you cultivate is oriented towards killing rather than breaking through realms?"
Elder Yunyan frowned and asked.
"Hehe, this young friend Lu Qinghe depends only on the realm of swordsmanship."
Beiyou Wang had already left, and Jian Gongzi and Beihan Yue also did not stay for long.
"Lu Qinghe, right? I'm looking forward to fighting you again when you open the Elemental Realm and ascend to the Origin Realm. Then I will make you understand what true swordsmanship is."
Jian Gongzi left these words and then left with Beihan Yue.
"Practicing a martial art focused on combat and killing..."
Li Wen also showed a smile at the corner of his mouth.
It is well known that martial arts fall into two categories.
One is immensely powerful and deadly, but has little effect on breaking through realms. Some mental methods, when cultivated to the peak, can even harm oneself, leading to a hopelessly realmless life. Generally, only the guards and law protectors of the great sects would choose this kind of martial art.
The other kind is moderately powerful, but has a significant effect on breaking through realms and opening the elemental realm.
Obviously, Li Wen saw Lu Qinghe as the former.
Not only him, most people had the same thoughts.
Otherwise, how could Lu Qinghe, with a cultivation level of just reaching the tenth layer of the Lianzhen Realm, have killed Wanhuo Gongzi?
Lu Qinghe?
A genius?
A phony genius with strength but no hope of inheriting the Elemental Realm.