Chapter 1 Jingzhe 1 Thunder

In the seventeenth year of Tianyuan, it was the rainy season.

At Yumen Pass, there was a slanting wind and drizzle.

The spring rain is as moist as crispy cakes, but there is nothing close when you look at it from a distance.

The city gate of Yumenguan is very lively today.

More than a hundred sword cultivators, headed by a young sword cultivator, flew into Yumen Pass one after another.

They are sword cultivators from the Sword Sect who have returned triumphantly from Zhongling.

There weren't many of them, and all of them looked tired.

Countless monks from Yumenguan lined the road to greet him.

These Yumenguan monks let the cold drizzle hit their bodies. Their eyes fell on the figure of the sword cultivator in the sky, and they felt a little complicated.

You must know that many of the people who are now welcoming Jian Zong's triumphant return were not happy when Jian Zong was preparing for the Western Expedition.

Because they felt that given the situation in Zhongling at that time, even the Sword Sect would just sink into the sea without making any waves if they went to Zhongling, so why should they give it in vain?

But the miracle happened just like that.

They didn't know the details of Zhongling's battle, but since Zhongling was defended and the demons were successfully expelled, they could just welcome the heroes now.

Let the original differences dissipate with the wind.

The Zhongling Guard Battle was only the prelude to the second Dao Demon War, and it was not yet time for the celebration banquet, so the ceremony for the Yumenguan monks to welcome the returning Sword Sect monks was solemn but simple.

However, the personal attendance of the three peak masters of the Sword Sect and several top sect masters in the Eastern Region still attracted the attention of many monks.

This battle seems a bit too big?

.......

This battle was too big in the eyes of the monks who didn't know what was going on at Yumen Pass.

But if they could know that this battle was not only to welcome the victorious Sword Sect monks, but also to welcome the new Sword Sect master, it would not be a big deal.

But they can't know.

From their perspective, Qingyun Sword Immortal was still sitting in Qingyun Palace safely and soundly.

.......

In the drizzle at the border, two swordsmen, a man and a woman, finally met again after ten years.

"I'm really not used to it," Xia Daoyun looked at the man walking in the front, paused for a moment, then slowly continued: "Lu... Sect Master."

The man walking at the forefront of more than a hundred sword cultivators is naturally the new head of the Sword Sect, Lu Qingshan.

Xia Daoyun's eyes fell on Lu Qingshan's handsome face, and his expression became extremely complicated.

Who would have thought that after the Zhongling Battle, the position of the leader of their Sword Sect would actually change.

Moreover, this new sect master was just a new disciple of the Sword Sect more than ten years ago. He was the first and so far only disciple that Xia Daoyun accepted.

"Although on the day when the old sect master appointed you as the Young Sect Master, I had thought of this day coming.

But I never thought that this day would come so quickly. "Xia Daoyun sighed, unable to express his emotions in words.

Beside Xia Daoyun are Yu Canghai and Xue Wushao.

Behind the three of them are the sect leaders from the top sects in the Eastern Region, all monks above the Ninth Realm.

At this moment, they looked at Lu Qingshan's unbelievably young face. His expression was a little dazed. He no longer had the aloof indifference of a ninth-level monk, and was no different from ordinary people.

What was happening before me was too hard to accept.

Although Lu Qingshan’s reputation has already been established:

He went from the strongest four realms all the way to the strongest six realms, with an average of one realm per year. Whether it was the trend of breaking through the realm or rising, he was lawless.

Now Lu Qingshan has reached the peak of the Seventh Realm, leaving the monks of his generation far behind.

And you must know that even if the battle between Zhongling lasted for ten years, Lu Qingshan is still only in his thirties now.

This kind of cultivation talent is simply terrifying.

No one can doubt his subsequent achievements.

But no matter what, that is the Sword Sect, one of the seven great sects of the human race, the Holy Land of Sword Cultivators, the overlord of the Eastern Region, a behemoth, and such a young man will be in charge in the future?

While they couldn't believe it, they also felt a little ridiculous.

........

"Master, Master Yu, Peak Master Xue." Lu Qingshan ignored the other people's confused glances, just smiled and walked forward, side by side with Xia Daoyun.

Xia Daoyun's eyes wandered on Lu Qingshan's profile for a moment, and when he found that he could no longer find any trace of youthfulness, he sighed in his heart.

"Master...thank you." Lu Qingshan suddenly said.

"After I sent you back, I was always afraid that you would never come back." Xia Daoyun naturally knew what Lu Qingshan was thanking.

Lu Qingshan was silent for a moment and then said: "But there are many people who will not be able to come back."

"The old sect leader took half of the Sword Sect out of the Eastern Territory, but you only brought back a hundred or so people in the end. There are indeed too many people to come back."

Lu Qingshan said: "The battle between the spirits is too difficult."

Xia Daoyun said: "Without the Dao Ancestor Formation, the strength gap between us and the demons is indeed visible to the naked eye."

"I thought you would come back earlier." She added.

Lu Qingshan explained: "I am needed at Broken Dragon City Pass, so I have to stay longer. Fortunately, everything went well, otherwise I would still be in the spirit now."

"After returning to the Eastern Region, I first sent them home before coming to Yumen Pass."

"It should be..." Xia Daoyun nodded and added: "Zhongling's battle reports have been coming in all the time. As for the situation at Yumen Pass, a reluctant peace has been maintained since the three deities invited the battle ten years ago."

Lu Qingshan paused and then asked: "When will their injuries heal?"

He was talking about the three injured figures ten years ago.

"I don't know," Xia Daoyun shook his head, "But it will definitely not get better in a short time, so you can rest assured."

It is already difficult for an existence of the level of the top demon lord to be injured again.

Likewise, it is difficult to recover after an injury.

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The end point of Lu Qingshan's trip is Qingyun Palace.

Qingyun Palace is located at the core of Yumen Pass.

Lu Qingshan passed by Guiyi Garden, Hanguang Garden and Kaiyuan Garden along the way.

When passing by the mountain tower of Hanguang Garden, Lu Qingshan looked at the old residence that was still intact, clean and tidy. Thinking of the stories that happened in the past ten years, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Xia Daoyun seemed to be able to feel Lu Qingshan's emotions, "In the third year of Tianyuan, you came to Jianzong. It is now the spring of the seventeenth year. Although only fourteen years have passed, it feels like a lot of things have happened."

Xia Daoyun looked at the mountain tower and couldn't help but think of the way Lu Qingshan entered Jianlai Peak for the first time, and smiled slightly.

She suddenly said: "Actually, now that I think about it, I didn't teach you anything at all."

Xia Daoyun's sudden self-knowledge made Lu Qingshan smile, and he said: "Master, lead me in. Cultivation is personal."

"Going forward a hundred years, I just joined the Sword Sect at that time, and the old sect master was my teacher. In fact, he didn't teach me anything at all." The two sect masters of the Sword Sect, one was Xia Daoyun's master, and the other was Xia Daoyun. The disciples are also wonderful.

Xia Daoyun said: "The Sword Sect is interesting here. This situation must have happened to us many times, but this place has always been the best inheritance place for sword cultivation."

Lu Qingshan agreed: "Indeed."

........

Qingyun Palace is right in front of you.

Lin Yao was already waiting at the door.

Yes, it is Lin Yao, no longer the "Qingyun Sword Immortal".

Lu Qingshan has returned, which means that there is a new leader of the Sword Sect, and there is no need for her to continue her disguise.

Yu Canghai took a step forward, pointed at the Qingyun Palace in front of him, and said to Lu Qingshan: "Qingyun Palace is the core of Yumen Pass and the palace of the Sword Sect's leader. The old leader has suppressed the demons here for thousands of years... ..

Of course, all this is in the past, and this will be your residence from now on. "

The so-called residence is naturally not just about living in it. Everyone present knows its meaning.

Xia Daoyun whispered to himself: "It's unreasonable to ask you to bear all this so soon."

Lu Qingshan remained silent.

Xia Daoyun stretched out her hand as white as jade, gently placed it on Lu Qingshan's shoulder, and patted it.

After a long time, Lu Qingshan raised his head, looked at Qingyun Palace, and repeated the words he promised Xie Qingyun, "I can afford it."

...........

On this day, Qingyun Palace took off the plaque that had been hanging for thousands of years.

The new plaque has not been hung up yet, but the white lantern has already been hung up.

The wind and rain continued continuously.

The raindrops hit the Qingyan floor, gently, heavily, lightly, noisily.

Streams of slender water flowed along the gaps between the floors, and the sounds of percussion and flowing intertwined into a music, which was calm and tinged with a touch of sadness.

When Qingyun Palace took off the plaque and hung up the white lanterns visible to everyone, the entire Yumen Pass was stunned by the wind and rain.

One spreads to ten, ten spreads to a hundred, a hundred spreads to a thousand...

At first, many monks didn't believe it until they saw the white lantern with their own eyes from a long distance away.

Then, an hour later, the senior officials of Yumen Pass, led by the three peak masters of Jian Zong, all changed into white clothes.

Then, a piece of news came from Qingyun Palace, which was no longer Qingyun Palace.

"Qingyun Sword Immortal returns to the ruins."

"Young Sect Lu Qingshan took over Fuyao and took over the Sword Sect and became the leader of the Sword Sect."

The wind and rain were like darkness, and in the confused thoughts of the monks at Yumenguan, suddenly, a spring thunder sounded in the sky.

It turns out that the rain has passed and the Awakening of Insects has arrived.

With a sound of thunder, all things come to life.