Chapter 119 Taking the token, the restless Dugu Qingxiao
Dugu Qingxiao also said helplessly at this time:
"I originally thought that the reason why Sword Chief Bang made an exception and agreed to give Taiping the Sword Order was because it was expected that Taiping would eventually be able to catch up with this competition. Now it seems that the disciple is overthinking it."
As he spoke, he picked up the teapot and poured Zhao Qian a cup of tea.
Zhao Qian took the tea cup and took a sip, then shook his head and said:
"The fact that Jian Kuibang is willing to grant the Wenjian Order at least shows that Taiping is alive." ??
One of the reasons why Qingxuanzong asked Jiufu for the Sword Questioning Order the day before the Sword Chief Meeting was to begin was to prove whether Xu Taiping was still alive.
Because of the Sword Leader List, although it is true that due to the request of the Jiufu, one or two monks who have never broken through to the realm of transformation will be given the Sword Asking Order as an exception.
But it will never grant the Sword Questioning Order to a dead person.
However, this secret is known only to Liu Chuxuan, the master of the Nine Palaces, and a very few monks such as Zhao Qian.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Qian and Dugu Qingxiao are so sure that Xu Taiping is still alive.
At the same time, he was also willing to send several peak masters and Mr. Zhang to the Dry Stone Sea to search for him no matter the cost.
But seeing that tomorrow was the last sword quiz at the Jiangui Association, Xu Taiping still didn't show up, so the two of them no longer had any hope.
Dugu Qingxiao also took a sip of tea, then nodded and said:
"There is a lot of time for monks. As long as people are alive, everything is easy to talk about."
After saying this, Dugu Qingxiao was suddenly startled.
He suddenly discovered that he had often said this sentence since the beginning of the Jiangui Association.
It is obviously unusual for a cultivator who has reached the Dzogchen realm to repeat the same sentence frequently.
Zhao Qian on the side also discovered this at this time.
Immediately, Zhao Qian put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Dugu Qingxiao with a solemn expression and said:
"Qingxiao, did your intuition sense something?"
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After thinking about it carefully, Gu Qingxiao suddenly shook his head and said:
"The disciple didn't sense anything specifically. It's just that after the sword master meeting started, I always felt a little uneasy."
Hearing this, Zhao Qian opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.
Seeing this, Dugu Qingxiao immediately asked curiously:
"Master, do you know something?"
After Zhao Qian hesitated for a moment, he said:
"It's not that I discovered anything, it's that I suddenly remembered what Uncle Jiu said to me just before coming to the Jiankui meeting."
Zhao Qian had already revealed some things about his ninth uncle Lu Daoxuan to Dugu Qingxiao.
After saying this, Zhao Qian sacrificed his natal flying sword with a "zheng" sound, using the sword intention and sword energy of the natal flying sword to completely cut off the outside atmosphere.
Seeing Zhao Qian being so cautious, Dugu Qingxiao couldn't help but become more curious.
So he asked Zhao Qian a little eagerly:
"Master, what did my uncle say to you?"
After Zhao Qian thought about it in his mind, he said:
"Uncle Ninth, when he was leaving, he specifically asked me to let Qingxuan Sect's Immortal Killing Formation merge with the aura of the entire Yunlu Mountain, and let the sword formation change from acquired to innate, and then operate on its own."
Dugu Qingxiao was shocked and said:
"If we do this, wouldn't it mean that for at least three months, we outgoing disciples will not be able to return to Qingxuan Sect?"
Zhao Qian nodded and said:
"At that time, I also felt that Uncle Jiu was making a fuss out of a molehill by doing this, but Uncle Jiu insisted, so I had no choice but to agree to it."
After calculating the time in his mind, Dugu Qingxiao suddenly said:
"It was exactly three months from the time we left Qingxuan to the end of the Jiufu Sword Leader Association."
Dugu Qingxiao looked a little nervous and said:
"Could it be that Uncle Jiu had a premonition that something would happen to Zhenwu Tianhui during the Jiankui Conference, so he blocked the mountain gate in advance?"
Zhao Qian shook his head helplessly and said:
"I asked, but Uncle Jiu just told me not to think too much. We can't avoid what is coming, and just do what we should and can do. Qingxuan Sect has him, so there is no need to worry."
If he had heard this when he first came out of Qingxuan, Dugu Qingxiao would most likely not have thought anything of it.
However, there have been frequent strange things in Liuxian Town in recent times, and he was already feeling uneasy, which made it impossible for him not to doubt the meaning of Uncle Jiu's words.
Dugu Xiang suddenly looked at Zhao Qian with a serious face and said:
"Master, what do you think?"
Zhao Qian stood up after hearing this, put his hands behind his back, looked at the bright moon outside the window solemnly and said:
"Whether Zhenwu Jiankui will succeed or not is related to the safety of the entire Shangqing Realm."
Dugu Qingxiao said with some confusion:
"Why do you say that?"
Zhao Qian glanced at Dugu Qingxiao and then explained:
"If the True Martial Sword Leader Conference goes well, within three months until the next Sword Leader Conference is held, there will be at least thirty more sword immortals and hundreds of great sword cultivators in the Shangqing Realm."
"This will undoubtedly be a great help for the battle between gods and demons we are about to face."
After hearing Zhao Qian's explanation, Dugu Qingxiao suddenly felt relieved.
Previously, he had not connected the sword chief meeting with the battle between heaven and demon, so he never thought that this sword chief meeting would most likely affect the subsequent battle between heaven and demon.
Zhao Qian then continued:
"Because of this, Jiuyuan will definitely intervene in this sword master meeting."
Dugu Qingxiao frowned and said:
"In this way, the recent assassination of the elder of the Mountain Guard of the Jiu Mansion, and the tragic death of Chu Ping'an, a highly suspected loose cultivator, in prison, the force behind this must be Jiuyuan!"
Zhao Qian nodded and said:
"In fact, the upper-Qing cultivators know this very well. It's a pity that Jiufu has been unable to find any evidence, so they can only watch the conflict between casual cultivators and sect monks intensify."
Dugu Qingxiao said:
"The Jiufu must also be thinking that no matter what, we must let the Jiankui Association continue smoothly, so we did not investigate the matter with great fanfare."
Zhao Qian was not calm about this matter. He just threw the sword-asking order belonging to Xu Taiping on the table and said coldly:
"The Jiufu is becoming less and less like the Jiufu before."
Ever since the Zhenwu barrier was lifted and the Zhenwutian aura began to regress, Jiufu has gradually become arrogant.
When Xu Taiping was promised the Sword Questioning Order, there was controversy within the Jiufu. If Liu Chuxuan had not resisted the pressure of offending the elders of the Nine Palaces, I am afraid that the Sword Questioning Order would have been taken back in the end.
Therefore, Zhao Qian dislikes dealing with Jiufu more and more.
Zhao Qian gently patted Dugu Qingxiao's shoulder at this time, and then said seriously:
"Qingxiao, it would be better if we can pass on this sword master meeting. If we can't, don't be obsessed with it. We won't have to worry about having no firewood to keep Qingshan alive. After all, the sword cultivation inheritance of our Qingxuan Sect is no better than the Zhenwu inheritance.
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Dugu Qingxiao nodded heavily and said:
"Disciple understands."
After a few more pleasantries, there was suddenly a rapid "bang bang bang" knock on the door.
Immediately after, a Qingxuan Sect disciple said in a somewhat anxious tone:
"Master, many people from the Jiufu came, saying they wanted to search for the fugitive Chu Ping'an!"