Chapter 168 The Soul Returns and Comes (the Final Chapter of This Volume)

The offensive and defensive battle of Zhongling lasted for a full ten years, and the battle was so dark that it never stopped.

After leaving behind countless corpses, the demon army finally began to retreat.

They want to withdraw to Longcheng Pass.

In ten years, the wake of the Spiritual Sea tide, which could be called a natural danger at the beginning, has calmed down a lot, and it is no longer as dangerous as before.

But even so, it will still take a long time for the demons to retreat from the Changye Mountains to Longcheng Pass.

It is advisable to pursue the poor bandits bravely.

The human monks also knew that this was a great opportunity to take advantage of the victory and pursue the enemy, but they really wanted to kill the enemy and were unable to save their lives.

After ten years of high-intensity fighting, not only the demons but also the humans were exhausted.

The demons left millions of corpses outside the Heart City, and the human race also had hundreds of thousands of monks die in the Changye Mountains.

Behind the seemingly ten-to-one victory was the fact that this battle had almost wiped out the most powerful generation of monks in the Central Spiritual Realm.

At the same time, behind the continuous operation of the Zhongling Array is the consumption of spiritual stones that is difficult to calculate in numbers.

It is no exaggeration to say that most or even 70% of the property and spiritual stones accumulated in the Zhongling Realm for ten thousand years have been invested in this Zhongling Formation.

The inheritance was cut off, almost all the powerful monks died, and the resources were exhausted...

It is conceivable that after this, the spiritual realm cultivation world will fall into a long period of insecurity.

However, no matter what, the Zhongling Realm finally held on.

Where there is life, there is hope.

Compared with this battle to seize souls, the first battle between Dao and Demon 20,000 years ago was the real destruction of all living beings, the sea turned into dust, and the thunder and lightning dried up.

But so what?

Doesn’t the Zhongling human race still rise from ruin and revive from destruction?

The resilience of the human race has already been tested by history.

Just like the weeds in the wilderness, wildfire cannot burn them out, but they grow again in the spring breeze.

.........

The monks who arrived in Heart City were all waiting for the day when the demons would retreat.

Lu Qingshan is also waiting.

But his waiting had more meaning than the waiting of the monks who arrived in the inner city.

Because Lu Qingshan had something very important and had to be done, and he had been planning for it for a long time.

——So, at the moment when the demonic army retreated, three black lights immediately burst out of the sky in the heart of the city and quickly swept towards the direction of Lu Qingshan.

A moment later, three monks appeared in front of Lu Qingshan.

Zhao Yuding and Yan Hanqing, two of the three founders of the Zhulong Palace, and Situ, the formation master who presided over the construction of the Zhongling Formation.

In the fifth year of the Battle of Zhongling, the entire Zhulong Palace sect rushed to aid Zhongling, including the two ancestors of Zhulong Palace.

"Master Shuiyue Guan..." The three of them first greeted Master Shuiyue Guan next to Lu Qingshan, and then looked at Lu Qingshan with confused eyes, not knowing what to call him for a moment.

"Lu Qingshan," the leader of Shuiyue Temple saw this and took the initiative to introduce to the three of them: "The new head of the Sword Sect."

The tone of Shuiyue Guanzhu was calm. This was because she had gotten to know Lu Qingshan quite well during the nearly ten years of collaborative killing of enemies. She took it for granted that such a sword cultivator, even if he was too young, could serve as a sword sect. There is nothing wrong with the sect leader.

But the other three people had no such experience.

Therefore, the expressions of Zhao Yuding, Yan Hanqing and Situ suddenly changed wildly.

The master of the Sword Sect?

Is he the master of the Sword Sect?

No, how could he be the master of the Sword Sect? The master of the Sword Sect is clearly Xie Qingyun... Wait, could it be said that Qingyun Sword Immortal...?

Yes, both Soul Lord and Yu Lord fell in the hands of Qingyun Sword Immortal. How could Xie Qingyun not pay the slightest price when he killed two such powerful Demon Lords one after another?

But even if Xie Qingyun dies, why is the new Sword Sect master not Yu Canghai, why not Xia Daoyun, why not Xue Wushao, or even Li Shiyi, who has lost his awe-inspiring energy, but the young swordsman in front of him who has a clear cultivation level and is in the physical realm?

All three of them took a deep breath, feeling their minds confused.

However, Lu Qingshan did not have time to explain too much to them. He said concisely and concisely: "What we are going to do has been told to you through Peak Master Haoran a long time ago. I don't think I need to say more."

"Now, we set out immediately. We must complete everything before the demon army retreats to Longcheng Pass."

...........

The white clouds are long and the sun is shining high.

Under the blazing sunshine, Lu Qingshan and his party finally arrived at their destination.

The towering city wall is extremely familiar to Zhongling Monk Situ, although it has changed in appearance now.

Longcheng Pass.

After this human race's ten thousand-year-old pass fell into the hands of the demons, it was like a shadow shrouding the Zhongling territory, which was particularly disturbing.

Lu Qingshan and Shuiyue Guanzhu took the three of them to the place where they had watched the battle of Dragon City, but they were not in a hurry to enter Dragon City Pass.

A person who travels a hundred miles is only half a mile away. At this time, he is not in a hurry for that half-hour.

"The Mingyue Formation is the Dao Ancestor's formation. It is impossible to break it from the outside, so I will send you into the city later.

Situ is responsible for taking you two to the core position of the Mingyue Formation. What you have to do is to quickly deal with the demonic cultivators guarding the formation, and then destroy the core position, thus destroying the Mingyue Formation. " Lu Qingshan, Zhao Yuding, Yan Hanqing and Situ gave final instructions.

"Once the formation is broken, leave immediately and never stay for a long time."

The purpose of Lu Qingshan's trip was to destroy the Mingyue Formation established by Xia Daozu.

The Mingyue Formation has been regarded as the most important force of the Zhongling human race for 20,000 years, and it is the spiritual sustenance of many Zhongling monks.

Who can believe that what their new sect master, who can be said to have saved the fate of such a huge Zhongling, is going to do is to destroy the spiritual beliefs of the Zhongling monks?

It seems very unexpected, but actually it makes sense when you think about it carefully.

At this time, it is already a miracle that the Zhongling monks can defend the inner city. How can they talk about counterattacking Longcheng Pass?

With the help of the Central Spirit Formation, the human monks were able to forcefully block an army of nearly ten million demons outside the Changye Mountains for ten years.

The strength of the defeated demon army and the strength of the Mingyue Formation are obviously better than those of the human alliance and the Zhongling Formation. Once the demons go on the defensive, how can the human race retake Longcheng Pass from the demons?

But it is absolutely impossible to just ignore Longcheng Pass.

Longcheng Pass is located within the territory of the human race. Using this as a barrier, the demon race can send out large armies to drive straight into Zhongling at any time, provoking the second, third... or even countless soul-stealing battles.

How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?

Since Longcheng Pass cannot be recaptured, then simply destroy it.

Since it can no longer serve as a great pass for the human race to protect the peace of the human race, it must not let Longcheng Pass "help the evildoers do evil".

The Mingyue Formation is the foundation of Longcheng Pass.

Once the Mingyue Formation is broken, Longcheng Pass will cease to exist.

.......

The process of making this decision was very difficult.

Xia Daozu has disappeared for a long time, which means that once the Mingyue Formation is destroyed, it is impossible to rebuild it.

Once the Mingyue Formation is destroyed, it means that the portal to the Zhongling is about to open wide. The huge Infinite Realm will no longer be guarded, and the demons can pass through the space cracks in the Infinite Realm unimpeded and enter the Zhongling.

Regarding this, Lu Qingshan's plan was to cut off the wrists of strong men.

Just like in response to the attack of the Heart Demon Clan, directly abandon the area west of the Changye Mountains, concentrate on defending the Heart City, and regard the City as the new Dragon City Pass in the Central Spiritual Realm.

The Zhongling Formation in the Heart City has withstood the test. Although it still has shortcomings compared to the Mingyue Formation, there is no doubt that it can replace the Mingyue Formation and become the new town-controlling formation in the Zhongling Domain.

Therefore, breaking the Mingyue Formation has become the most important thing at the moment.

Time is also very tight.

Everything must be completed before the demon army retreats.

Otherwise, when millions of defeated demons enter the Dragon City Pass, it will be exponentially more difficult to do anything in the Dragon City Pass.

...........

Facing the three Nine Realm monks in front of him who were far better than him in cultivation, Lu Qingshan did not hesitate at all and directly gave detailed instructions.

Although the other three people more or less felt that this scene was a bit strange and weird, after looking at each other, they all chose to acquiesce in the end.

Among the entire human race, among the Sword Sect masters, there are theoretically no more than three people whose status can be higher than that of Lu Qingshan at this moment.

Even those who can talk to Lu Qingshan on an equal footing are only two palms apart.

Obviously, the three of them are not in these palms.

So, why should we feel resentful and dissatisfied?

.......

Lu Qingshan decided to wait until everyone's energy consumed by the rush was completely restored before taking action.

By this time, it was getting dark.

Lu Qingshan didn't care and turned around suddenly, facing Longcheng Pass.

"Without further ado..."

Lu Qingshan reached out and grabbed it, and took out the dragon bird as red as glass from the void.

Then, under the disbelieving looks of the other three people, Lu Qingshan waved the dragon bird lightly.

Like a sharp dagger cutting through a curtain, the dragon bird opened an entrance to the Mingyue Formation that could allow one person to enter or exit.

"Three of you, what happens next is up to you." Lu Qingshan said.

...........

Three hours later.

Torrential fires rose from three places in Longcheng Pass at the same time.

Countless strands of heaven and earth vitality surged out from the Dragon City Pass, raging and chaotic, roaring into the sky with strong winds.

This strong wind coming from Longcheng Pass, accompanied by the monstrous flames, seemed to transcend the scope of the human world and rolled up the deepest and darkest night.

It represents the collapse of the Moon Formation.

The strong wind whipped up the clouds, leaving deep traces on the sky that lingered.

Those traces outline an extremely realistic pattern.

It was a painting made by the clouds of heaven and earth using the strong wind as the carrier, the clouds as the brush, and the sky as the cloth.

Look from afar.

Like a "big roc" with its wings spread like clouds hanging from the sky, it flies freely among the sea of ​​clouds.

It’s just that Lu Qingshan didn’t have the chance to see this scene.

Because he expected that after the Mingyue Formation was destroyed, there would be an uproar in the Dragon City Pass, so he left early knowing that he was interested.

After a long, long time, the pattern gradually faded away.

It's like it never appeared.

The roc rises with the wind in one day and soars up to 90,000 miles.

.........

.........

The spring breeze blows, the grass grows and the orioles fly.

As the demons retreated, Longcheng Pass became history, and the situation in Zhongling finally stabilized.

People who migrated from the eastern part of the Changye Mountains to the western area are taking advantage of the beautiful weather to travel around

Ten years is just a fleeting time for the monks.

But for mortals whose life span is no more than seventy or eighty years old, it is a very, very long time.

Enough for them to settle down in a new place, enough for them to forget about leaving home ten years ago.

At most, some old people will sigh and sigh for their hometown of decades in the dead of night.

These people who were leisurely enjoying the beautiful spring scenery would never have thought that at this moment, in the clouds above their heads, there were more than a hundred sword lights flashing past.

In a sense, it was those people in Jianguang and their sects who saved Zhongling and saved them.

…………

The skylight shot down from the gap in the clouds and fell on Lu Qingshan's face.

He looked at the land below, which was like a paradise compared to the Changye Mountains, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Master Wuju Sword accompanied Master Haoran, who had not yet recovered his cultivation level, and followed closely beside Lu Qingshan.

Li Shiyi looked at Lu Qingshan's profile, his eyebrows filled with worry.

After the battle in Zhongling, he was the only one left among the three peak masters. The old sect leader Dao Yun, and the more than a thousand Sword Sect monks were finally left with only these two hundred or so people in twos and threes.

The vitality is severely damaged.

This is the time when Jian Zong is at its weakest, and everything has been destroyed.

At the same time, this is also the time when the situation is most difficult and dangerous.

The invasion of the Inner Demon Clan is undoubtedly the prelude to the upcoming second Dao Demon War.

This is the fate that mankind must face.

It happened to be at this time that the Sword Sect, which had been inherited for millions of years, ushered in the youngest sect master with the lowest cultivation level in history.

Can this young sect master really shoulder such a heavy responsibility?

Li Shiyi looked at Lu Qingshan's thin figure, his eyes wandered, and finally fell on the red sandalwood sword box on Lu Qingshan's back, and fell into a long silence.

In silence, the group of them entered the teleportation circle and embarked on their way back to the Eastern Region.

After returning to the Eastern Region, Lu Qingshan did not go to Yumen Pass immediately, but directly transferred to the Upside Down Mountains and went to Jianzong.

.......

Ten years later, Jian Zong was very quiet, even a little deserted.

There was no sound of the disciples' sword fighting, nor was there the light of swords passing through the clouds. There were not even many people to greet them.

But the returning Sword Sect sword cultivators were not surprised, and no one cared about this.

Because they all know that ten years ago, the disciples of the Sword Sect basically followed the sword roaring to the west wind and embarked on the journey to the west.

Moreover, Jian Zong is their home. It is natural for them to go to war and then return home. Where do they need to welcome them?

More than a hundred sword cultivators, after returning to the Sword Sect, dispersed in a tacit understanding and flew to their respective peaks.

They are very tired and need to go back "home" to rest, otherwise the string will break sooner or later.

This is also the reason why Lu Qingshan did not go to Yumen Pass for the first time, but took everyone back to Jianzong first.

He too, after entering the Sword Sect, rushed towards Qingfeng.

However, compared to others, Lu Qingshan seemed happier.

Because there are people in "home" to welcome his return.

Two people, two familiar and unfamiliar people - Lu Qingshan's two cute little apprentices, Lin Chuyi and Lin Shiwu.

Familiar because this is Lu Qingshan's personal disciple, so he is naturally familiar with him.

Strange because ten years are enough for two yellow-haired girls aged four or five to grow into slim little girls.

Therefore, what caught Lu Qingshan's eyes was no longer two little carrot heads, but two identical delicate girlish faces.

The facial features are very outstanding, with bright eyes, beautiful eyebrows, a beautiful nose, pretty ears, and pink lips, which match the delicate oval face and are full of aura.

The two girls, whose figures had grown longer, shed tears in their big eyes when they saw that Lu Qingshan didn't say a word.

Lu Qingshan left them in Jian Zong, and they have been fearful in Jian Zong for so many years, fearing that one day they would hear the news of their master's death.

Today they finally saw their master come back alive. How could they control their emotions?

They wiped their tears desperately, but they couldn't wipe them away.

"You're such a big girl, you can't act like a child anymore." Lu Qingshan said expressionlessly, and his tone even seemed a bit stiff.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the two young disciples immediately lowered their heads, slightly ashamed.

After being slightly embarrassed for a moment, Lin Chuyi and Lin Shishi came forward awkwardly.

Sister Lin Chuyi led the way and introduced to Lu Qingshan the trivial things that had happened in the Sword Sect in the past ten years.

They are all trivial things that are not worth mentioning, but to Lu Qingshan at this moment, they are particularly vivid and aura.

Sister Lin Shiwu obediently took over the red sandalwood sword box that Lu Qingshan had been carrying behind him for the past ten years.

Contained inside are the natal swords of all the sword cultivators of the Sword Sect who are sleeping in the Middle Spirit Realm.

In total, two thousand four hundred and fifty-six.

If the man stays, the sword will return.

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The red sandalwood sword box, which looked light but was actually very heavy, caught Lin Shiwu off guard and subconsciously exclaimed: "It's so heavy..."

Lu Qingshan, who had always been very calm, finally couldn't help but sigh, "Yeah, it's so heavy."

With half of the Sword Sect inside, can it not sink?

Thinking of this fact, Lu Qingshan suddenly felt a pain somewhere in his body.

Lin Shiwu reacted quickly and raised his head to look at Lu Qingshan, "Master, are they really unable to come back?"

Lu Qingshan naturally knew who Lin Shiwu was referring to.

"Yeah, they can't come back."

Lu Qingshan's tone was very calm, as if he was describing something that had nothing to do with him.

But the more so, the more sad it becomes.

Lin Shishi felt Lu Qingshan's sadness. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start.

Lu Qingshan saw that his little apprentice wanted to comfort him.

He reached out his hand and rubbed Lin Shishi's head just like he did ten years ago.

Subsequently.

Lu Qingshan whispered: "The soul has returned, come here."

The red sandalwood sword box in Lin Shiwu's hand trembled slightly at this moment.

Immediately, in Lin Shishi's widened eyes, the sword box opened wide.

Thousands of natal swords of all kinds came out of their boxes and flew up in a mighty manner.

The rainbow pierces the sky, and the sword energy and sword intention are different, each with its own merits.

They headed tail to tail, making a big circle on top of the green peak, drawing one shocking huge half-arc after another, unparalleled in power, wreaking havoc in the sky.

Lin Chuyi and Lin Shishi looked up, and for a moment they were fascinated by this scene.

After circling Qingfeng three times, the two thousand four hundred and fifty-six natal swords finally scattered in all directions.

They are like falling stars, flying quickly and with clear goals to the peaks of the Sword Sect, like a famous sword returning to its sheath.

The Sword Sect is very big, so once the disciples of the Sword Sect break through the five realms, they can have independent mountain peaks.

For Jian Zong disciples, that is their home.

Now, these natal swords are returning to the mountain peaks where their sword owners belong.

Like a famous sword returning to its sheath, like a wanderer returning home.

Lu Qingshan kept watching until the last sword disappeared into a mountain peak, then he murmured softly:

"I came back just for those who can't come back."