This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Lu Qingshan stepped off the arena and closed his eyes to rejuvenate his spirit.

This time, even the eternally tranquil Taibai Sword Master unconsciously spared Lu Qingshan an extra glance.

The Taibai Sword Master, while somewhat appreciative of Lu Qingshan's previous performance, hadn't felt compelled to give him a second look until now.

After all, what Lu Qingshan had achieved was something he himself had been capable of during his Golden Core phase, and even then, he had done it better.

But ever since he witnessed with his own eyes that Lu Qingshan, at the age of eighteen, had cultivated his Flying Sword to the level of Sword Burst Thunder Sound, he finally took the young man a bit more seriously.

He recalled in his mind, "It seems that I only reached that point when I was in my twenties, right? This kid..."

In the second round of the arena fights, most of the matches were still one-sided.

The most fierce and evenly matched fight was on arena number twenty-five, where two Body Cultivators at the late Golden Core stage battled fiercely.

The two fought for nearly an hour before one of them ran out of Spiritual Power, bringing an end to the combat.

After resting for an hour as well, Lu Qingshan faced his third round in the arena.

This time, it was the beautiful Shui Yue Pavilion Master presiding over the round, who stepped forward and softly announced, "The third round of the arena fight is the top twenty-five advancing to the top thirteen. Due to the odd number of participants, there will be one person byed directly to the next round.

After our decision, the one with the bye, Zhou Yuan!"

The crowd exchanged glances, but there were no objections to be spoken.

Had it been anyone else, some might have not accepted it: why does he get a bye and not me?

But when the one given the bye was Zhou Yuan, nobody really had any complaints.

Not convinced? If you're not convinced, go and fight Zhou Yuan yourself!

"For the third round of the arena fights, the pairings continue according to the rules of the previous round, with the winner of arena number two facing the winner of arena number twenty-five, the winner of arena number three facing the winner of arena number twenty-four, and so on," announced the Shui Yue Pavilion Master decisively.

As the winner of arena number seven, Lu Qingshan's opponent would be the winner from arena number twenty, a Spiritual Cultivator at the Golden Core Perfection stage, Ling Yue.

Particularly, Ling Yue was the only female Cultivator still in the tournament among those who had not yet been eliminated.

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Lu Qingshan returned to the arena as a woman in a moon-white robe also ascended the stage.

She was Ling Yue.

Ling Yue wore a gentle smile as she looked at Lu Qingshan's handsome face, blinked her eyes, and said very politely, "Illusory Spirit Palace's Ling Yue."

Her voice was pleasant, conveying a playful vibe.

"Qing State's Lu Qingshan." Lu Qingshan returned the gesture.

"The match starts now!"

The soft voice of the Shui Yue Pavilion Master spread throughout the venue.

The moment her voice sounded, Ling Yue's eyes immediately flickered with a faint ghostly light.

Hum hum hum!

An invisible wave of void Divine Soul burst forth from Ling Yue's eyes, instantly reaching in front of Lu Qingshan. It followed his brow straight into his sea of consciousness.

The speed of the Divine Soul Light Beam was too fast, and more importantly, its mode of attack was different from that of typical Techniques. It targeted the Primordial Spirit level, rendering any Protective Spiritual Power or Defensive Artifacts utterly ineffective!

Thus, the Divine Soul Attack easily penetrated into Lu Qingshan's sea of consciousness.

The next moment, a look of confusion appeared in Lu Qingshan's eyes.

"It's a Divine Soul Attack. Lu Qingshan has been hit by Ling Yue's Divine Soul Attack, and that's going to be tough for him," a Cultivator watching the fight said quietly, seeing the situation clearly.

On her side, Ling Yue's heart leaped with joy as she saw this!

It was working!

She reacted quickly, seizing the opportunity as she swept her hands together. Seven crescent-shaped blades linked to form a rotating Crescent Moon, whirling like a scythe as they flew straight towards Lu Qingshan.

The speed of the Crescent Moon was so fast that it was nearly impossible to trace its trajectory, making it impossible to capture their path.

Using Divine Soul Attacks to make the enemy fall into a disoriented state, then launching an attack during that window, this was Shui Yue's combat system, simple and crude, but also practical.

In the past, Lu Qingshan had also used this kind of attack routine through the Crying Soul Sword.

Unexpectedly, just as the Crescent Moon Artifact was about to reach him, Lu Qingshan's body suddenly manifested five layers of thick sword screens.

Ding ding ding ding ding!

The Crescent Moon struck the sword screens, bursting with Spiritual Light, and under the force of the rebound, it scattered again, turning into seven crescent-shaped thin blades.

Looking over again, Shui Yue could see no hint of absence in the handsome eyes of the opposing Sword Cultivator, but rather a clear lucidity.

Moreover, she was horrified to discover that there was even a mocking smile on the Sword Cultivator's face.

Shui Yue's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition surged within her.

Experience told her that premonitions often proved untrue for the good and true for the bad.

Swish swish swish!

A continuous whistling sound, five hundred filaments of Sword Qi that had slipped into the void without notice suddenly manifested around her, enveloping her from all sides.

Shui Yue's face drained of color, but her reaction was still too slow, the Sword Qi Filaments like streaks of lightning had already bombarded her Protective Spiritual Power.

With the sound of clanging, the Protective Spiritual Power was instantly shattered.

The next moment, a beam of Spiritual Light mysteriously emerged, shielding Shui Yue.

It was the protective Spiritual Light from the Array in the arena.

"Lu Qingshan is victorious."

Shui Yue Pavilion Master looked meaningfully at Lu Qingshan and solemnly declared.

"What happened, what's going on?" Some talented Cultivators hadn't understood at all, clearly, just a moment ago, Lu Qingshan had been hit by Shui Yue's Divine Soul Attack, how did it turn out that Shui Yue was swept out of competition so quickly?

"Lu Qingshan wasn't affected at all, his Primordial Spirit Realm is very high..." Xuanji Dazun also glimpsed this scene and instantly understood the reason.

Yes, Lu Qingshan's Primordial Spirit Realm was extremely high.

The Nine-Pattern Golden Pill he had formed already provided a significant boost to his Primordial Spirit Realm, and the comprehension of Intent also enhanced the strength of the Primordial Spirit. Moreover, the Primordial Spirit Sword Control Technique that he practiced also refined the Primordial Spirit.

With the culmination of these three factors, his Primordial Spirit Realm was now about to break through to the late stage of Solidifying Form.

You should know that the Primordial Spirit Realm of an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator doesn't even reach the mid-stage of Solidifying Form.

Such a solid Primordial Spirit, surpassing most Nascent Soul Cultivators, meant that Shui Yue's Divine Soul Attack, which was still at the Golden Core Level, had no effect on him whatsoever.

Lu Qingshan's thoughts moved, and any remaining Sword Qi Filaments dispersed into nothingness.

"Wait!" As Lu Qingshan was about to leave the arena, Shui Yue called out to him.

Lu Qingshan turned his head back in surprise, not understanding why.

Shui Yue bit her lip, her eyes filled with a deep grudge, "Just now, weren't you affected by my Divine Soul Attack at all?"

Lu Qingshan thought for a moment, then silently nodded his head.

"You... you're too much!" Shui Yue said indignantly, her face full of sorrow as she stormed off the arena.

The reason she could enter the top twenty-five of the Seven Domains Martial Meeting was largely due to her Divine Soul Attack.

If Lu Qingshan was immune to her Divine Soul Attack, then he could easily defeat her.

But despite his overpowering strength, Lu Qingshan had performed a ruse by feigning to be affected, and while she was proudly attacking, he quietly laid out the Sword Qi Filaments, instantly crushing her in a dramatic reversal.

This made her look particularly foolish.

Remembering the mocking smile on Lu Qingshan's face from earlier,

The Sword Cultivator, who had seemed extraordinarily handsome in her eyes, suddenly became sinister, leaving her feeling deeply irritated.