Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 306 Dragging Lu Xueqi into the Water
Deep in a secluded valley surrounded by towering peaks.

Gu Qing was pretending to dig a pit and trying to set up an array. Just as he was working hard, a beautiful figure gracefully appeared on him.

Gu Qing suddenly turned around and saw a beautiful woman, dressed in white, standing atop a magnificent azure flying sword in the clear sky. Her eyes were as clear as autumn water and as cold as ice. Unlike the ethereal beauty like Xiaolongnu, who was detached from worldly affairs due to her cultivation, this woman's coldness emanated from within and was entirely natural.

"Is she a junior sister from Xiaozhu Peak?"

Gu Qing bowed to the beauty in white.

Lu Xueqi looked at Gu Qing, whose eyes were clear and whose demeanor was composed, unlike that of an ordinary man. She nodded slightly and stared at the red-glowing bead.

The Tianya Sword's resonance originated from this bead.

"This is the most malevolent treasure of the Demonic Sect, called the Blood-Devouring Bead."

Gu Qing looked at the Bloodthirsty Bead and took the initiative to introduce it, saying, "It is said that a thousand years ago, there was a demonic man from the Demonic Sect named Black Heart Old Man who once unified the Demonic Sect with the Bloodthirsty Bead. When I was traveling around the world, I happened to meet an old senior who was seriously injured because of this treasure. He asked me to find a secluded valley to throw it away."

Gu Qing spoke without hesitation.

Lu Xueqi watched as the Bloodthirsty Bead fluctuated, and the Tianya Sword fluctuated accordingly. The two echoed each other, and the emotions conveyed by the sword light were those of two enemies with deep-seated hatred.

"So it turns out that my junior sister is in charge of Tianya."

Gu Qing revealed a knowing look and said, "The Ten Chapters on Extraordinary Treasures records that the Tianya Sword is the nemesis of the Blood-Devouring Pearl. Back then, the Loose Immortal Kuxin Shangren used the Tianya Sword to break the Blood-Devouring Pearl of the Black Heart Elder, eliminating a great enemy for the righteous path. When the Blood-Devouring Pearl appeared, the Tianya Sword came along."

The Bloodthirsty Bead was originally overflowing with ferocity. By chance, Zhang Xiaofan fused the Bloodthirsty Bead with the Soul-Capturing Staff, and only then did the ferocity subside.

"I see."

Lu Xueqi's voice was cold, like cutting through snow and breaking ice.

Gu Qing clasped his hands in a fist salute, then turned around and continued digging pits and setting up the formation.

"Find a place far away from Xiaozhu Peak to throw it!"

Lu Xueqi said coldly.

No one would be happy to have such a malevolent thing thrown near their home.

Gu Qing silently turned around, looked up at Lu Xueqi, and after sizing her up for a few moments, suddenly said, "You must be Junior Sister Lu from Xiaozhu Peak. I've heard that you have exceptional talent and are making rapid progress. How about we exchange a few moves?"

Lu Xueqi's eyebrows furrowed slightly in surprise, taken aback by Gu Qing's sudden provocation. While still in mid-air, she made a magic hand gesture, and the Tianya Sword beneath her feet transformed into a stream of light, flying rapidly toward Gu Qing.

"Go!"

Gu Qing reached out and drew the Dragon Slayer Sword out of its sheath, its emerald light shining brightly as it collided with the Heavenly Sword in the air!

In an instant, sword energy surged, the earth shook, and rocks fell haphazardly down the mountainside.

Lu Xueqi floated in mid-air, naturally unharmed, while Gu Qing soared into the sky at this moment, wielding his sword and unfurling a dark blue Tai Chi diagram before him. When Lu Xueqi thrust her sword, the Tai Chi diagram served as a defense. Behind the Tai Chi diagram, Gu Qing's longsword was slightly bent, and he appeared as if carved from jade, exuding a Daoist aura. With a flick of his left hand on the Dragon-Slaying Sword, the world instantly lost its color.

The man was no longer a man, and the sword was no longer a sword. At this moment, Gu Qing's sword heart was clear, and he seemed to be above all living beings. With a simple move of the Returning Origin Sword Technique, the Dragon Slayer Sword circled around the Tianya Sword. After three rotations, the aura of the Tianya Sword weakened greatly, while the Dragon Slayer Sword seemed to accelerate and went straight towards Lu Xueqi!

"Taiji Xuanqing Dao!"

Lu Xueqi's voice was cold and clear. She made a hand gesture and drew a circle with one hand. The Tai Chi diagram also unfolded in front of her. However, when the Dragon Slayer Sword came, it shattered with one strike. The emerald green sword tip stopped between Lu Xueqi's eyebrows.

Lost!

Lu Xueqi stared blankly, her face pale.

Upon entering Xiaozhu Peak, everyone praised Lu Xueqi as a prodigy. Lu Xueqi was also extremely diligent in her cultivation, never slacking off from morning till night. She was determined to bring glory to Xiaozhu Peak during the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament. However, Lu Xueqi had lost, defeated by an unknown Qingyun disciple. Gu Qing gracefully sheathed his sword, held the Tianya sword hilt upside down, and handed it back to Lu Xueqi.

Lu Xueqi was stunned for a few moments, then lowered her eyes to look at the hilt of the Tianya sword held by Gu Qing. She noticed that his fingers were long and slender, with visible tendons and bones, and were bright red and spotless. Only then did she slightly extend her hand to grasp the Tianya sword in her hand. As the two touched, Lu Xueqi seemed to smell a strange fragrance, cool and refreshing, which was invigorating.

"Which lineage do you belong to?"

Lu Xueqi suddenly asked.

"Gu Qing of Dragon Head Peak".

Gu Qingren was in the air, and the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao followed the path of the Absorption Technique. Lu Xueqi saw the blue Tai Chi in Gu Qingren's hand spinning, and the rolling rocks below naturally retreated to both sides. The bright red Bloodthirsty Bead suddenly flew over and landed in Gu Qingren's hand.

Seeing the azure light circulating and the blood-red light receding, Lu Xueqi knew that Gu Qing wanted to bury the Bloodthirsty Bead in a different place, and asked, "Why can't my Tai Chi Diagram block your sword?"

Lu Xueqi had many questions, but what puzzled her most was the Tai Chi diagram.

In Lu Xueqi's view, Gu Qing's Taiji Xuanqing Dao cultivation was below hers, but when the Tianya Sword pierced through, Gu Qing was able to block it with the Taiji Diagram. However, when Gu Qing's sword came, it directly pierced through Lu Xueqi's Taiji Diagram.

"Oh……"

Gu Qing calmly said, "That was the senior who gave me the Blood Devouring Pearl. He taught me a set of nameless secret techniques, which made my meridians stable, far surpassing ordinary people. The secret techniques I can use are also a little more powerful than others."

It turns out there was another opportunity...

Lu Xueqi nodded slightly.

"Junior Sister Lu, would you like to learn?"

Gu Qing looked at Lu Xueqi with a smile.

Lu Xueqi's gaze was icy as she scrutinized Gu Qing, suspecting that Gu Qing harbored ill intentions.

"Immortals are specially blessed with extraordinary energy and are governed by nature."

Ignoring everything else, Gu Qing began to recite. Gu Qing's background was in the Quanzhen Sect, a sect that combined the three religions. Although Gu Qing did not have much understanding of the Taoist scriptures, he had learned quite a bit through exposure to them. At this moment, Gu Qing was expressing the terms of the Great Brahma Prajna through the Taoist scriptures.

"The Tao is boundless, and the path to immortality is endless..."

"Metal and stone resonate, waiting to be struck..."

Lu Xueqi initially didn't want to listen, but after a few sentences, she felt that this set of scriptures was profound and actually no less than the Taiji Xuanqing Dao. She immediately put away her contempt and listened attentively. When she finished listening to the scriptures, she still felt shocked.

"There are a couple of things to pay attention to at the very beginning of this technique..."

Gu Qing explained some of the conflicts between the Great Brahma Prajna and the Taiji Xuanqing Dao before saying, "Junior Sister Lu, I am teaching you this secret technique because you are the master of the Tianya Sword. You should also bear some responsibility for sealing the Bloodthirsty Pearl. Since you don't want me to seal it here, I hope you can hold the Tianya Sword and protect me next time you seal it."

Lu Xueqi nodded solemnly, agreeing to the matter.

Gu Qing smiled brightly.

Tianyin Temple.

The monk Puzhi held two bamboo tubes with a cotton thread running through them. When he left the grass temple, he couldn't contain his curiosity and made a special trip to see the end of the thread. At this moment, while he was studying it, Faxiang straightened the thread, and the distant sound traveled along the bamboo tubes.

"set……"

Puzhi was devastated at that moment, feeling like he had messed up completely.

(End of this chapter)