Mortal Bones

Dugu Qingxiao also said helplessly at this time:

"I originally thought that the reason why the 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."

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:

"Jian Kuibang is willing to grant the sword-asking order, which 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 the transformation realm will be given the Sword Asking Order.

But it will never grant the sword-asking order to a dead person.

However, only Liu Chuxuan, the master of the Nine Palaces, and a very few monks such as Zhao Qian knew this secret.

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 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?"

After thinking about it carefully, Dugu 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 disciples who have gone out 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 Zhenwutian 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 escape 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 succeeds 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 heaven and demon that we are about to face."

After listening to Zhao Qian's explanation, Dugu Qingxiao suddenly felt relieved.

Previously, he had not connected this 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 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 Jiufu Mountain Guard, as well as 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 Shangqing cultivation world knows this very well, but unfortunately the Nine Houses have not been able to find evidence, so they can only watch the conflict between the independent cultivators and the sect cultivators intensify."

Dugu Qingxiao said:

"The Nine Houses must be thinking that they must ensure that the Sword Master Conference will proceed smoothly, so they did not investigate the matter in a big way."

Zhao Qian was not calm about this matter, but just threw the sword-asking order belonging to Xu Taiping on the table, and then said coldly:

"The Nine Houses are becoming less and less like the Nine Houses before."

Since the Zhenwu barrier was lifted and the Zhenwu Heavenly Spiritual Qi began to return, the Nine Houses gradually became arrogant.

When Xu Taiping was promised the sword-asking order, there was controversy within the Nine Houses. If Liu Chuxuan had not stood up to the pressure of offending the guest elders of the Nine Houses, I am afraid that the sword-asking order would have been taken back in the end.

So Zhao Qian was increasingly displeased with dealing with the Nine Houses.

Zhao Qian patted Dugu Qingxiao's shoulder gently, and then said earnestly:

"Qingxiao, it would be better if you can inherit the sword in this sword competition. If not, don't be obsessed. After all, the sword cultivation inheritance of our Qingxuan Sect is not weaker than the Zhenwu inheritance."

Dugu Qingxiao nodded heavily and said:

"Disciple understands."

After a few more pleasantries, there was a sudden "bang bang bang" knock on the door.

Following that, a Qingxuan Sect disciple said in a somewhat anxious tone:

"Master, many people from the Nine Prefectures have come, saying that they want to search for the fugitive Chu Ping'an!"