This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 304 - 8 Lu Qingshan’s Weakness

Chapter 304: Chapter 8 Lu Qingshan’s Weakness

The release of the “Seven Domains Debate” version made the players suddenly realize that even compared to NPCs of the same generation, they were mere bystanders, mercilessly thrashed by NPCs in various ways.

Of course, among such a large number of players, there were always some with extraordinary talent.

In the past life, there were players who successfully joined the Taoist Sect through the Seven Domains Debate.

Although few, it was still a possibility.

Only the Sword Sect was an exception.

Yes, in the Seven Domains Debate, not a single Sword Cultivator player managed to enter the Sword Sect.

Including Lu Qingshan, who also failed—he was eliminated in the second round of the retest.

No one joining the Sword Sect was a regret shared by all Sword Cultivator players, as well as by Lu Qingshan.

As for the reasons, it wasn’t that Sword Cultivator players were inferior to players of other schools.

It was all due to the Sword Sect’s almost obsessive threshold for recruiting disciples.

If joining the Taoist Sect was like ascending to the heavens,

then entering the Sword Sect was even more difficult than that.

As the overlord Sect of the Eastern Domain and the holy land for all Sword Cultivators, the total number of members in the Sword Sect had never exceeded five thousand!

What kind of concept is this?

An ordinary third or fourth-grade Sect would definitively have more than five thousand members.

In the Taoist Sect, the Great Pure Palace had the most members; even if we only count core disciples, there were more than five thousand. If we include outer sect disciples and Sect management personnel, the total number of people in the Great Pure Palace would reach over a million.

As part of the Taoist Sect, the fact that the Sword Sect could dominate a territory with only five thousand members was indeed considered a marvel in this world.

What one cannot obtain is always considered the best; hence, the Sword Sect became the unattainable dream for countless Sword Cultivator players.

Facing the chance to start over, Lu Qingshan was determined not to be a supporting character again, and even less inclined to pass by the Sword Sect without joining.

This was also why he had been willing to remain a Loose Cultivator up until now.

If one were to join a Sect, it had to be the best Sect.

If one were to enter an insignificant Sect, they could only learn inconsequential Secret Techniques. What use would it be to learn such things?

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Beiming True Venerable asked, “Do you know why I have summoned you here?”

Lu Qingshan was startled, then shook his head.

“I am from the Great Pure Palace,” said Beiming True Venerable softly.

Lu Qingshan’s eyes flickered with a hint of enlightenment, but upon careful thought, it made sense.

A Void Refining Great Cultivator skilled in Thunder Spells, stationed in the Southern Territory, hailing from the Taoist Sect’s Great Pure Palace famed for Thunder Spells—it was not surprising.

“The news from our Sect states that Great Xia’s valuation of this Seven Domains Debate is beyond ordinary people’s imagination.

Apart from the rewards listed publicly for individual Cultivators, there is also a significant amount of hidden resource allocation involved.

If we, people from the Qing State Tower of Guardianship, achieve good rankings in the Seven Domains Debate, it would be a tremendous accomplishment for us.”

“These are matters that we too, hold in high esteem,” said Beiming True Venerable, his voice pausing emphatically, “The three Tower Masters decided that we will select a young Cultivator from our Qing State Tower of Guardianship, allocate resources preferentially, and focus on cultivating him to achieve a good placement in the Seven Domains Debate.

But as you know, due to the special nature of our Tower of Guardianship, most of our Cultivators are of older age, and young Cultivators are scarce.”

“After much consideration, I have recommended you to the Tower Master!” Beiming True Venerable’s gaze rested on Lu Qingshan’s handsome face, full of admiration, “As far as I know, you’re only around eighteen years old this year.

An eighteen-year-old at the Golden Core Middle Stage is a rarity among the Human Race, truly a prodigy.”

A year ago, Beiming True Venerable’s opinion of Lu Qingshan was that he was among the top.

But after Lu Qingshan’s unimaginably rapid advancement to the Golden Core Middle Stage, his opinion of Lu Qingshan had been elevated to the highest level.

Lu Qingshan’s heart stirred.

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To actually receive such extra privileges was something he had not anticipated.

However, it was exactly what he had been hoping for, so he agreed to it without any hesitation.

Seeing that Lu Qingshan had accepted, Beiming True Venerable nodded slightly, “The Tower Master’s intention is, as long as your final ranking is within the top ten thousand in the Southern Territory, it will be considered a great achievement.

We can offer an additional three Spirit Crystals as a reward!”

Being in the top ten thousand of the Southern Territory was the expectation and request of the Qing State guard tower for Lu Qingshan.

“Three Spirit Crystals?” Lu Qingshan was greatly surprised.

The three Tower Masters were really sparing no expense.

Even in the rewards for the discussion among the Seven Domains, one would only receive a Spirit Crystal for ranking in the overall top ten thousand.

But Beiming True Venerable, as long as he made it into the top ten thousand of the Southern Territory, would reward three Spirit Crystals.

“Yes, three Spirit Crystals,” Beiming True Venerable nodded slightly and repeated, then sighed with some regret, “It’s just a pity that the discussion among the Seven Domains came too early.

At eighteen years of age, in the Golden Core Middle Stage, based solely on talent, he should rank well beyond the top ten thousand of the Southern Territory.”

In his eyes, considering only cultivation talent, Lu Qingshan was definitely capable of ranking among the top in the Seven Domains.

Unfortunately, this was about the discussion among the Seven Domains, where combat power and talent were being compared.

Lu Qingshan was silent.

This was the very issue that troubled him.

The premature discussion among the Seven Domains had cost him a whole nine years of preparation.

With the rapid increase in cultivation provided by the Attribute Panel and an incomparable talent in the Sword Dao bestowed by the Innate Swordseed, he nearly had no shortcomings in terms of talent.

But he had one major weakness.

—-His cultivation time was too short.

He had been cultivating for only three years, and his actual age was not yet nineteen.

And the age limit for the discussion among the Seven Domains was under fifty.

For ordinary cultivators, the concept of time is irrelevant.

After all, in the world of cultivators, spending a year or two refining a Magic Artifact is a common occurrence.

However, for genius cultivators, especially in the earlier stages, one must look at them in a new light if three days go by without seeing them.

Take Lu Qingshan himself, for example; the current him could easily dispatch the him from a year ago in an instant.

Of course, his situation is extreme as other genius cultivators probably couldn’t achieve this extent.

But for genius cultivators, each year that passes brings about an earth-shattering change to their combat power and cultivation, and this is indeed a reality.

The gap between geniuses is inherently small; why should someone who has only cultivated for three years be able to defeat a genius who has cultivated for thirty years?

The logic is that simple.

“A cultivator’s strength is determined by cultivation, spells, and the understanding of intent. Your Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation is already far beyond most cultivators, at least you should have no problem sweeping the younger generation of Qing State,” Beiming True Venerable explained.

“However, sweeping the younger generation of Qing State, and being among the top ten thousand in the Southern Territory, is still a significant divide. What follows is that we will do our utmost to help you ascend another rank in strength in the next six months,” explained Beiming True Venerable.

This was the benefit of displaying one’s own strength.

If one pursued keeping a low profile and excessively concealed one’s capabilities, it would fail to draw others’ attention and thus lose many potential opportunities for advantageous exchanges.

Therefore, in this regard, Lu Qingshan had never deliberately hidden his powers.

However, even so, Beiming True Venerable still underestimated him.

He only saw Lu Qingshan’s cultivation at the Golden Core Middle Stage, but he was unaware that Lu Qingshan had already mastered the higher intent of the Slaughter Sword Intent and the nascent form of Primordial Intent.

Moreover, in terms of spells, Lu Qingshan was a master of two Secret Sword Techniques.

Even with just three years of cultivation, reaching the top ten thousand in the Southern Territory was still an easy task for Lu Qingshan!

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