Chapter 748: Chapter 44: Just Go Ahead and Do It
“Well, then there’s nothing I can do,” Shui Yue Pavilion Master said helplessly.
After a pause, she continued, “Moreover, I can tell you in advance that the struggle between the Sword Spirit and the Demonic Qi within your Life-bound Sword is unlikely to have a winner in the short term.”
Her face filled with regret, “That is to say, if you’re unwilling to persist in this, before the outcome of this struggle is determined, you will remain at the Void Refinement Realm, unable to make any progress.”
“You’re so young and already a Void Refining Cultivator with boundless prospects, why waste such precious time?”
As a talented Sword Cultivator in whom Shui Yue Pavilion Master had great faith and had invested, she couldn’t help but urge Lu Qingshan a few more times.
“Moreover, your persistence is only for the pursuit of that slim hope.”
“Sometimes, you must learn to let go.”
“In the affairs of the world, often you have to give up something to gain something else.”
“She is just a Sword Spirit, not your Dao Companion.”
Everything Shui Yue Pavilion Master said was logical, but Lu Qingshan had no desire to listen.
“No, that’s not an option, I can’t give up on her,” he said, unmoved.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t accept the kind advice of Pavilion Master,” he apologized.
Xia Daoyun, who had been silent for a long time, his eyes like autumn waters, flashed with a touch of brilliance when he heard this, looking at Lu Qingshan with admiration.
This is what a Sword Cultivator should be like.
As a fellow Sword Cultivator, Xia Daoyun understood Lu Qingshan’s persistence the most and even felt empathetically stirred.
Lin Yao was also slightly stunned, her gaze resting on Lu Qingshan’s face.
It was because Lu Qingshan was such a person that she had always trusted him so much.
“Ah, you Sword Cultivators,” Shui Yue Pavilion Master sighed after feeling Lu Qingshan’s determination, “others truly find it difficult to understand.”
“To my knowledge, even within the Spirit Arts of the Ziwei Lineage, there isn’t a miraculous method that can resolve your current situation,” she said with a slow voice.
Shui Yue Pavilion Master lowered her voice and spoke to Lu Qingshan, “I don’t mean to dishearten you, but this Demonic Qi has already fused with your Life-bound Sword, and any external methods will no longer have any effect.
Unless the Demonic Qi chooses to leave your sword on its own, abandoning this contest of wills.”
“But since the Demonic Qi has integrated with the sword, its instinct to fight for control of the Sword Artifact, how could it possibly leave the Dragon Sparrow willingly?”
Shui Yue Pavilion Master’s words were as good as delivering a death sentence to Qin Yitian prematurely.
Lu Qingshan’s heart sank.
Having gained nothing, although disappointed, he was not surprised; but the definitive statement from Shui Yue Pavilion Master was like adding frost to snow, causing his heart to chill.
But besides him, Qin Yitian had no one else to rely on.
If even he gave up, what would become of Qin Yitian?
How could he possibly give up?
“My apologies for disturbing Pavilion Master Shui Yue,” said Lu Qingshan as he got up and respectfully cupped his fists.
Then, he gritted his teeth and turned to Xia Daoyun, “Master, I would like to go to Heavenly River City…”
He had to find the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master, even if the hope was slim.
“Alright,” Xia Daoyun nodded.
The two made their farewells, ready to leave.
“Unless the Demonic Qi leaves willingly…” Lin Yao, who had been silently listening, gazed anxiously at Lu Qingshan’s retreating figure, pondering the words of her master, when suddenly she recalled something and blurted out to stop Lu Qingshan, “Wait?”
“Hmm?” Lu Qingshan turned in response, looking at Lin Yao who had suddenly spoken to halt him, confused by her intention.
Lin Yao hesitated, “Master, you mean to say that to resolve the issue with Young Master Lu’s Life-bound Sword, the only way is for that Demonic Qi to voluntarily leave the Dragon Sparrow?”
Shui Yue Pavilion Master nodded, a flicker of puzzlement in her eyes, “Yes, what about it?”
“Master, when I was studying the Spirit Arts, I had seen the notes of the former masters of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, among which was a section on the War Demon Clan,” Lin Yao recounted, lost in thought.
“The founding Holy Demon of the War Demon Clan, that Vast Wilderness Demon Venerable who reached the Semi-Saint level, used his Bloodline Divine Ability to nurture a supreme Demonic Sword.”
“This Demonic Sword possessed unmatched killing power against the Demon Race because it has a strong restraining force against Demonic Qi. With a single slash, all demons would retreat.
It was with this Demonic Sword that the Vast Wilderness Demon Venerable was invincible for ten thousand years in the Abyss, conquering the vast territory of the Burning Moon Domain for the War Demon Clan.”
The Burning Moon Domain is the territory of the War Demon Clan in the Abyss.
“So, as long as we can obtain this Demonic Sword, we should be able to use it to force the Demonic Qi out of Young Master Lu’s Life-bound Sword on its own,” she concluded.
“Silly disciple, you also know it’s about getting that Demonic Sword,” laughed Shui Yue Pavilion Master upon hearing this, shaking her head, “I also know about it, but that sword is the supreme Divine Weapon of the War Demon Clan, enshrined in the Royal City of the War Demon Clan. How are we supposed to get our hands on it?”
It was only after Shui Yue Pavilion Master pointed this out that Lin Yao realized—
She had been so worried about Lu Qingshan that she hadn’t thought it through; upon recalling the matter of the Demonic Sword, she had blurted it out in haste.
Now thinking about it, she realized what she had said wasn’t helpful at all.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Lin Yao quickly apologized, “I’m sorry…”
Xia Daoyun shook his head, signaling it was not a problem.
“Could you tell me more about the Demonic Sword?” To everyone’s surprise, Lu Qingshan’s eyes lit up with a flash of brilliance, as he asked.