Giant Sword Gate, in the sword training hall!
"Senior Brother Zuo, I plan to go to Longhu Lake and would like to ask Senior Brother Zuo to accompany me!" Linghu Xin said.
"Longhu? Junior Brother Linghu, do you want to go to the Qingmu Sect ruins?"
"Now is not a good time to go in. I don't know what unexpected situation happened at the Qingmu Sect ruins. Eighteen years ago, the formation there has changed, and the power of the restriction seems to have recovered a lot. The maps explored in the past are almost invalid... The danger has increased greatly... Junior Brother Linghu, you have to think twice!" Zuo Mo frowned.
In his opinion, in the entire Longhu area, only the ruins of Qingmu Sect could attract his talented junior brother.
Yes, genius!
Linghu Xin has been practicing for only sixty or seventy years, but he has already become a master in the middle stage of foundation building. According to his speed of advancement, he will be able to advance to the peak of foundation building before he is a hundred years old, and he will have a chance to reach the golden elixir stage in the future!
"The ruins of the Qingmu Sect? No... The ruins of the Qingmu Sect have been raided several times. Basically, everything that can be taken out has been taken away. In addition, the restrictions and formations there have been changed. Not to mention those of us who have established our foundation, even the ancestors would not easily go there to explore."
"Senior Brother Zuo, do you still remember the cultivator named Chen Changsheng?" Linghu Xin asked.
"Chen Changsheng? Haha, of course I know this name. He's the most famous person in Longhu Lake right now. Even the Lord of Lingxi Island died at his hands!"
"Why, is there any grudge between Junior Brother and Chen Changsheng that you want to know?" Zuo Mo asked.
"It's not really a grudge... Decades ago, when I was still cultivating my Qi, I once hunted down robbery cultivators in the Dragon Lake area to train myself. I had heard of this man back then!"
"He relied on the formation to kill hundreds of Tribulation Cultivators in a single battle, and was hailed as the number one cultivator under the Foundation Establishment stage in Longhu!"
"Brother, you know me well. I never submit to anyone, so I wanted to test the strength of the so-called number one cultivator in Longhu who has not yet reached the foundation building stage. Then, I sent someone to deliver a letter of challenge..."
"That Chen Changsheng did accept the challenge, but the annoying thing is... he actually avoided fighting passively, causing me to wait for him for more than a month without even seeing him..." Linghu Xin said depressedly.
"If that's the case, then Chen Changsheng must be scared..." Zuo Mo said with a smile, but he was secretly complaining...
Do you think that all those casual cultivators are like you, battle maniacs?
If you just challenge someone for no reason, there's no benefit in winning, and you'll offend the Giant Sword Sect. If you lose, you might even lose your life. Avoiding is undoubtedly the best option. If I were in that situation, I would definitely choose to avoid it too...
"At that time, I thought the same thing. Although I waited in vain for more than a month, I didn't care much. Later, after I advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, I went to Sanyang City to participate in the grand auction, hoping to buy a few suitable spiritual weapons. Then I heard news about this person again. He had also achieved the Foundation Establishment stage and joined Sanyang City..."
"So, I challenged you again..." Linghu Xin said.
"He escaped again?" Zuo Mo asked with a smile.
This Chen Changsheng is really unlucky. No matter where he goes, he always runs into this fighting maniac...
"I didn't see him, but... I did see another female Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Wanfa Sect, who fought on his behalf..." Zuo Mo's cheeks flushed as he spoke of the female Foundation Establishment cultivator, and a hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, as if he was recalling something...
"What? A female Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Wanfa Sect? And she's fighting for Chen Changsheng?"
"What is their relationship?"
Suddenly, Zuo Mo said with a serious expression.
Longhu can have a so-called number one person, and can also have some alliance or something like that, but this is not taken seriously by the Giant Sword Sect.
Regardless of whether they are the first or not, or whether they are in an alliance or not, it would be a very simple matter for the Giant Sword Sect to destroy them.
But if Chen Changsheng, as the number one person in Longhu, had an ambiguous relationship with the Wanfa Sect, then it would be a different story...
What if this person brings Longhu with him to join the Wanfa Sect? Wouldn't that allow the Wanfa Sect to occupy Longhu's land for no reason?
"I asked... that woman at that time, and she just told me not to worry about it..." Linghu Xin shook his head.
"Then... did they fight?" Zuo Mo asked.
"I fought... and I lost miserably..." Linghu Xin said with a wry smile.
"Oh...that's normal...wait...you lost badly?"
"Is this true? I know your strength very well. Even if you had just entered the foundation-building stage at that time, your strength was enough to challenge the veteran foundation-building cultivators, right?" Zuo Mo said in surprise.
"I lost... That woman was very strong... And she didn't even use her full strength when fighting me!"
"After I came back that time, I secluded myself for five years to recover from my injuries!" Linghu Xin said.
Five years of seclusion to recover from injury?
Fortunately, you have been in seclusion for five years, otherwise, you would have been promoted to the late stage of foundation building by now?
Then you might even take my place as the head of the Sword Training Hall...
Like the Wanfa Sect, the Jujian Sect also has about three hundred foundation-building cultivators, and more than ten cultivators in the late foundation-building stage. Zuo Mo is one of them, and he serves as the head of the sword-training hall!
"So, you heard news about Chen Changsheng again this time, and are planning to challenge him again?" Zuo Mo asked.
"That's exactly what I mean!" Linghu Xin nodded.
Then Chen Changsheng’s 100th birthday...
Back then, that woman was willing to fight against him on his behalf. I guess their relationship must be very special, right?
Then he should also go to Chen Changsheng’s 100th birthday, right?
This is Linghu Xin’s real purpose!
"This time, I must find out who you are... I have a few friends at the Wanfa Sect, but they haven't been able to track you down..."
How could he know that Xiao Ping'er was the last disciple of Qinglin Patriarch, the next generation of Jindan seed of Wanfa Sect, and that she cultivated in the forbidden area at the back mountain. Until Xiao Ping'er's appearance, the only foundation-building cultivators in Wanfa Sect were the sect leader, the elders who transmitted skills, the elders who enforced the laws, and the dozen or so top figures. The ordinary foundation-building cultivators had no idea of Xiao Ping'er's existence...
"Haha, okay, then I'll accompany you on this trip. And bring a few sword masters from our sword training hall with you!" Zuo Mo said with a smile.
The sword masters in the Sword Training Hall are all foundation-building level sword practitioners!
Even in the Giant Sword Sect, not all cultivators are sword cultivators.
Sword cultivation requires talent, and ordinary people cannot become a sword cultivator. But once they succeed, their combat effectiveness will be among the best at the same level!
Linghu Xin was a gifted swordsman. Even though he had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, in Zuo Mo's opinion, his strength was comparable to that of a veteran Foundation Establishment cultivator. So, upon hearing that he had lost, he was extremely surprised...
Far away in Longhu, Chen Changsheng, preparing for his centenary celebration, had no idea that his celebration had already attracted many forces...