Chapter 466 (2)
The First and Second Holy Lords remained silent.
They too understood the significance of the Gold Spirit Pearl to their Third Brother.
“Young one, I wouldn’t let you take such a treasure for nothing.” Lu Qing smiled. “I am willing to exchange a single sword move for it.”
“A single sword move?”
The Third Holy Lord was immediately intrigued.
As someone who had walked the path of the sword, he was extremely sensitive to all sword-related inheritances.
His Gold Spirit Pearl was a treasure comparable to a superior magical artifact.
Yet, Lu Qing was proposing to trade it for a mere sword move inheritance. This both shocked and intrigued him.
What kind of sword move could possibly make Lu Qing believe it was of equal value to a superior magical artifact?
“My master is a great expert in the Way of the Sword. I was fortunate to receive his meticulous guidance and have grasped a fraction of his swordsmanship.On my way here, I passed by Azure Dragon Pass and observed the One Line Sky Gorge, which sparked an epiphany.
Combining my master’s sword inheritance with my own insights, I comprehended a single sword move.
Senior, please watch carefully!”
As soon as Lu Qing finished speaking, he brought his fingers together like a sword. A wisp of sword qi condensed at his fingertip and slowly thrust toward the Third Holy Lord.
The moment this sword qi emerged, apart from Lin Zhirui, who remained ignorant, all three Holy Lords' expressions drastically changed.
Though the sword qi itself was not particularly powerful, the aura it exuded was terrifying.
It carried the profound intent to sever all things, to annihilate all existence.
Even their very souls trembled in response.
The Third Holy Lord, who directly faced the sword move, froze entirely. His divine soul seemed dazed.
In his eyes, there was nothing else—only the sword qi unleashed by Lu Qing.
For a fleeting moment, he hallucinated—seeing an unparalleled, heaven-piercing sword qi, cutting toward him with absolute sharpness, capable of slicing through all in its path.
It would utterly erase his existence—both his body and divine soul, reducing him to complete nothingness.
At the moment he believed he was certain to die, the illusions vanished.
All that remained was Lu Qing, standing before him with a calm smile, his sword fingers already retracted.
The terrifying sword qi had disappeared without a trace.
“Third Holy Lord, what do you think of my sword move? Is it enough to exchange for your Gold Spirit Pearl?” Lu Qing asked with a smile.
The Third Holy Lord circulated his spiritual power, dispelling the cold sweat that had formed on his back.
His expression turned solemn as he looked at Lu Qing. “Little Daoist Lu, you’re saying this sword move was something you just comprehended on your journey here?”
“Precisely.” Lu Qing nodded. “The One Line Sky Gorge of Azure Dragon Pass resembles a heaven-splitting sword scar.
While traveling through the skies, I caught sight of the gorge and was struck by inspiration.
After meditating on it, I comprehended this sword move.”
Yes. The sword move Lu Qing had just displayed…
At this moment, even Lin Zhirui couldn’t help but interject, “That’s right, Holy Lord! When we passed Azure Dragon Pass, Young Lord Lu was struck by inspiration and entered seclusion for a short time.
Otherwise, we would have arrived here much sooner.”
It was true!
The three Holy Lords simultaneously drew a sharp breath.
For so long, they had already known that Lu Qing’s cultivation talent was unparalleled.
Ever since the spiritual revival, he was the first to undergo a tribulation.
His cultivation progressed at an absurd speed, leaving others speechless.
In just a few short years, he had attained the Golden Core Realm.
Now, he was undoubtedly the strongest cultivator in the world, slaying Golden Core experts as easily as chopping vegetables.
But now, hearing that the sword move he just displayed was something he had casually comprehended during his journey?
The three Holy Lords were still shocked beyond belief.
Putting aside how powerful the sword move was, its profound intent already far surpassed the Golden Core Realm.
They had no doubt—if Lu Qing unleashed it with full power, even this Sacred Mountain might not withstand its sharpness.
And such a terrifying sword move… was casually comprehended?
How could they not feel inconceivable?
…
A long moment passed before the Third Holy Lord finally calmed his emotions.
His eyes gleamed with fervent intensity as he looked at Lu Qing. “Little Daoist Lu, you’re truly willing to trade this sword move for my Gold Spirit Pearl?”
His tone was now completely different from the hesitation he had shown earlier.
“Of course. It just depends on whether Senior is willing to part with it.” Lu Qing nodded.
“Agreed!”
Without hesitation, the Third Holy Lord took out the Gold Spirit Pearl.
He willed his divine soul imprint on it to dissipate, causing the pearl to first shine brilliantly before turning ordinary.
“Little Daoist Lu, here. I have removed my divine soul imprint from the Gold Spirit Pearl. It now belongs to you.”
The Third Holy Lord handed the Gold Spirit Pearl to Lu Qing.
“Third Brother…”
The First and Second Holy Lords were taken aback.
They hadn’t expected the Third Holy Lord to agree so readily.
They understood just how precious this Gold Spirit Pearl was to their Third Brother.
A pure metal-element artifact was perfectly suited for his sword cultivation.
Without it, his strength would drop significantly.
And perhaps even his future cultivation path would be obstructed.
“Big Brother, Second Brother, I can feel that this sword move is incredibly important to me.
Perhaps… my hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm and breaking free from the Sacred Mountain’s shackles lies within it!”
The Third Holy Lord spoke with absolute certainty.
Upon hearing him mention breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, the First and Second Holy Lords fell silent.
They did not cultivate swordsmanship, so while Lu Qing’s sword move had shocked them, they couldn’t grasp its true depth.
But if its value was truly as great as the Third Holy Lord believed, then exchanging it for the Gold Spirit Pearl was no loss.
In fact, it was a massive gain!
After all, their greatest wish was to one day step into the Nascent Soul Realm and break free from the Sacred Mountain’s constraints.
Even inviting Lu Qing here was in hopes of borrowing his strength to achieve this ambition.
If this sword move was truly that crucial for the Third Holy Lord’s breakthrough, then any price was worth it!
…
As he looked at the Gold Spirit Pearl being handed to him, even Lu Qing was a bit surprised.
He had expected the Third Holy Lord to hesitate longer, not to agree so decisively.
It seemed that after being trapped in Sacred Mountain for a thousand years, the desire for freedom among these three Holy Lords was greater than he had imagined.
Instead of immediately accepting the Gold Spirit Pearl, Lu Qing took out a jade slip engraved with runes from his Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag.
A surge of powerful divine soul force poured into the jade slip, imprinting the sword move’s insights into it.
After a moment, Lu Qing withdrew his divine soul force and handed the jade slip to the Third Holy Lord.
“Senior, please.”