This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

"Not hard to guess?" Zang Xiaojian was taken aback and puzzledly said, "Do you have a way to know where the Dragon Slaying Saber plans to slay the dragon?"

Xue Zhuyong and Mo Zhizhi heard this and both turned their gaze toward Lu Qingshan, waiting for his next explanation.

"The Jiaolong Demon King's strength has reached the peak of the Fourth Grade, and the Dragon Slaying Saber certainly can't surpass him.

In such a situation with such disparity in combat power, to slay the dragon, one must rely on external forces." Lu Qingshan paused with each word as he analyzed, "Formations are naturally the first choice of external aid, but given the magnitude of this affair, if the Dragon Slaying Saber only prepared the formation, it would certainly not be secure enough.

After all, since we're dealing with a scheme to lure the Jiaolong Demon King into a trap, such an overt plan would not leave the Demon King unguarded; therefore, the Dragon Slaying Saber must also prepare another trump card aside from the formation."

"But what trump card could possibly allow the Dragon Slaying Saber to slay the dragon?" Lu Qingshan countered. "If counterattacking the Jiaolong Demon King were so easily prepared, then the three Upper Sects of Jiaolong Island wouldn't have been defeated so miserably back then, and there wouldn't be sayings about cultivators overcoming grades as if scaling the heavens."

"Indeed, that's true," Zang Xiaojian nodded his tiny head, but then he looked puzzled, "Then, what does this have to do with their chosen battleground?"

"Interestingly, doesn't Jiaolong Island have a natural location that acts as a deadly trap for High Level Cultivators?" Lu Qingshan revealed the answer.

"You mean," Zang Xiaojian suddenly realized and exclaimed, "the Spiritual Abyss! They must be planning to use the power of the Spiritual Abyss to counterattack the Jiaolong Demon King."

Lu Qingshan nodded.

This matter was indeed not hard to guess. After putting himself in that situation, if it were up to him to counterattack the Jiaolong Demon King with these existing forces, he would definitely consider the Spiritual Abyss as his trump card.

Thus, Zang Xiaojian had merely needed him to suggest a little, and he had guessed the answer as well.

The Spiritual Abyss, a place where no one was heard to have ever come out safely after falling in. Over thousands of years, it was the most mysterious and deadliest locale on Jiaolong Island.

Lu Qingshan did not believe that after planning for so many years, the Dragon Slaying Saber could fail to think of using the Spiritual Abyss.

"Then I'll go to the Spiritual Abyss immediately," Xue Zhuyong nodded in agreement with Lu Qingshan's words and declared solemnly.

"I'll accompany you," Lu Qingshan said. "I'm fairly acquainted with Mo Yan, otherwise, if Family Head Xue were to approach them without knowing anyone, the Dragon Slaying Saber wouldn't easily trust a stranger in such crucial matters."

"You're making sense," Xue Zhuyong glanced at Lu Qingshan, "then come with me."

"I'll go with you as well," Zang Xiaojian volunteered without any hesitation.

"And me," Qin Yitian also said softly.

Lu Qingshan glanced at the two, thought for a moment, and then made a decision, "You both come with us. I'm afraid it will be trouble for Mrs. Mo to wait here in the city for news."

Mo Zhizhi fell silent for a long while before she finally nodded and softly said to Xue Zhuyong, "Come back alive... with Yan'er."

Xue Zhuyong silently nodded.

The reason Lu Qingshan arranged it this way was simple.

He was very clear about the character of Zang Xiaojian; stopping him would definitely be impossible.

Moreover, Zang Xiaojian, who clearly came from no ordinary background, would certainly have a few life-saving items given by senior sect members when traveling alone, so Lu Qingshan was not too worried about his safety.

As for Qin Yitian, if he was not mistaken, the origin of her Dragon Breath and Dragon Pool likely had a significant connection. Moreover, with Qin Yitian's elusive presence, which made it impossible to determine her cultivation level, such a mysterious and unpredictable lady would certainly have no need to worry about her personal safety.

As for Mo Zhizhi, that was different.

Firstly, Mo Zhizhi's cultivation was not high; if she rashly went to the battlefield, it would be far too dangerous.

Another very important reason was her close relationships with Xue Zhuyong and Mo Yan. If anything were to happen to her, it would inevitably affect Xue Zhuyong, making it a very unstable factor.

In such circumstances, to eliminate unstable factors and avoid overly dramatic scenarios, even though he knew Mo Zhizhi was anxious, Lu Qingshan still had her stay in Jiaolong City.

Mo Zhizhi understood the reasoning, so even though she desperately wanted to go to the Spiritual Abyss, she stayed in the city as Lu Qingshan suggested.

"Let's go," Lu Qingshan turned and motioned for Zang Xiaojian and Qin Yitian to set off.

However, turning back to see the expressions on the two faces, Lu Qingshan felt somewhat speechless.

Despite the immense danger of the situation, Zang Xiaojian was visibly excited, his eyes sparkling.

And Qin Yitian had a gentle, smiling expression.

"What are you laughing at?" Lu Qingshan knew Zang Xiaojian's temperament all too well, so it was not too surprising, but he was rather puzzled by Qin Yitian's reaction.

With sparkling eyes, Qin Yitian said, "I just think that Young Master Lu, you... are quite impressive."

"Ah?" Lu Qingshan was somewhat baffled by Qin Yitian's answer.

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Sea God Sect.

The Jiaolong Demon King led the massive surge of Jiao Beasts into the area.

The lower-grade cultivators of the Sea God Sect had not realized that their sect's Golden Core senior cultivators had already been wiped out, and they were going about their usual activities. The grand arrival of the Jiaolong Demon King immediately terrified them to the point of losing their souls.

The lower-grade cultivators responsible for the formation nervously activated the formation firstly, letting the Jiao Clan into the sect, and then immediately sent spirit messages to notify the upper cultivators in the sect. They were horrified to find that all the spirit messages were sunk without a trace.

The Jiaolong Demon King looked at these lower-grade cultivators with a cold gaze and without stopping, his massive form flew straight towards the core area of the Sea God Sect.

Before the main hall of the sect.

On the wide open square, remnants of the previous fierce battle were still present.

The Jiaolong Demon King's body was entwined in a whirl of black smoke, transforming into a handsome young man dressed in black.

This was the human-incarnation form of the Jiaolong Demon King.

Rage filled the eyes of the Jiaolong Demon King.

On the ground before him, there were patches of dried blood.

It was the blood of Jiao Yan.

"Human Race!" The Jiaolong Demon King ground his teeth with a grating sound.

Crack.

An eerily strange sound arose.

The Jiaolong Demon King turned his gaze towards the source of the sound.

An array plate shimmered with light, and then, a light screen emerged above it.

Blood-covered Jiao Yan, bound by golden ropes and barely breathing, with dull massive eyes, finally sparked a glint upon seeing his father through the light screen, "Father King..."

The Jiaolong Demon King didn't respond, waiting for something.

Moments later, the one-armed Sword Master appeared on the light screen.

"Jiaolong Demon King, if you still want to save the life of your only offspring," the Sword Master paused, his eyes full of battle intent, "then come and fight here."

This was a blatant scheme.
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Predicated on the Jiaolong Demon King's value of Jiao Yan and confidence in his own strength, even knowing that the location set by the Sword Master was a trap meant for his demise, he would definitely attend this 'banquet.'

As for the outcome, it would depend on whose fist was harder.

With scorn and disdain in his eyes, the Jiaolong Demon King sinisterly said, "Years ago I was able to take one of your arms, today I can certainly leave you with no trace of your corpse."

He had already recognized that the Sword Master was the Sect Master of the Blood Blade Sect, the human representative in the battle against the Jiao Clan hundreds of years ago.

"Then I shall await you here!" the Sword Master shouted fiercely.

Swish!

The next instant, light shattered into glimmers of spiritual light and dissipated.

With a wave of his left hand, the Jiaolong Demon King smashed the array plate into powder, swept his fierce gaze, and roared, "Follow me, we'll exterminate the Human Race!"