Chapter 1723
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Although through speculating on the intentions of the person behind Zhao Linglong, both Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue have guessed that Lin Qingnu is very likely to use the stop-war order to reject Amon’s sword-asking.
But when they really heard Lin Qingnu reject the challenge, both of their faces still showed surprise.
Because Lin Qingnu’s current act of rejecting the challenge was equivalent to proving their previous guess – someone wanted to use Lin Qingnu as a whetstone to temper the sword hearts of Zhao Linglong and Senior Amon.
Looking at Lin Qingnu walking down the sword platform step by step below, the Spirit Moon Fairy murmured with sharp eyesight：
“If this plan was really masterminded by Lin Buyu, then her identity may be far more complicated than what we currently know.”
Xu Taiping asked curiously：
“Why？”
The Spirit Moon Fairy explained：
“Leaving aside how she appeared at this True Martial Swordmaster Conference, just talking about this plan itself, it is more like the work of those old monsters from outside the sky.”
“What these old ghosts are plotting is never the gain or loss of a victory or defeat, but to use a sword challenge as a starting point to guide the karma and destiny in this world for hundreds or even thousands or tens of thousands of years, so that this karma and destiny can give birth to the fruits they want.”
“And they, like the people who planted the trees, quietly wait for the fruits to ripen and then pick them and eat them.”
Although he didn’t fully understand what the Spirit Moon Fairy said, after hearing these words, Xu Taiping still felt a shiver down his spine.
Because according to the words of Fairy Lingyue, any cultivator in this Upper Clear Realm, any opportunity or disaster, may be a plan of some old ghost outside the sky.
Xu Taiping then probed and asked：
“Sister Lingyue, have you ever encountered these？”
Fairy Lingyue hesitated for a moment and finally nodded and said, “I gave up my physical body, fused with the Earth Fruit, and escaped to the mundane world of the True Martial Heaven through countless hardships. Indeed, it was to cut off a cause and effect and avoid being eaten as a Dao Fruit by a certain old ghost.”
These words made Xu Taiping’s heart tremble.
At this time, Fairy Lingyue added again：
”Actually, I originally planned to tell you these words after this Sword Champion Meeting.”
“But today’s sword interrogation clearly shows the traces of those old monsters’ interference. I can only inform you in advance so that you can be mentally prepared.”
Xu Taiping nodded, and then looked solemnly at the sword flat below and said：
“In this case, wouldn’t all of us cultivators be likely to become the pawns of those old ghosts in Sister Lingyue’s mouth?”
Fairy Lingyue shook her head and said：
“Interfering in the cause and effect and fate of others is no joke. Even those old ghosts can only plant one tree and one seed in their lifetime.”
“This is like gamblers placing bets.”
“Once the bet is placed, it cannot be repented.”
“So they must be extremely cautious.”
“And there are so many cultivators in this world. Those who can be selected by them must be the most outstanding cultivators in this world.”
“So at least for now, you will not appear on their chessboard.”
“However…”
When she said this, Fairy Lingyue suddenly paused, and then her eyes were fixed on Amon below and said：
“However, for this Amon, it’s hard to say.”
When Xu Taiping heard this, his heart sank.
With Amon’s talent and cultivation, most likely, he might be selected by those old ghosts in Fairy Lingyue’s mouth.
Fairy Lingyue, then said again：
“Of course, these old ghosts interfere in the cause and effect of lower realm cultivators not necessarily just for their own self-interest.”
“There are also those who, for the sake of the survival of the human race in the Upper Pure Realm, cultivate cultivators who can resist the Nine Abysses by giving certain cultivators opportunities.”
After hearing Fairy Lingyue’s introduction, Xu Taiping had a strong curiosity about the old ghosts in her mouth.
So he tried to ask Fairy Lingyue：
“Sister Lingyue, what kind of existences are these old ghosts exactly？”
After hesitating for a while, Fairy Lingyue finally said： “These old ghosts are all cultivators who are only one step away from ascending to the sky. We call them half-immortals.”
“For now, you just need to know that these half-immortals are neither human nor demon nor immortal, without any emotions or desires at all, and will only act according to their Dao hearts. Their actions have no reason at all.”
“As for the rest, after this Sword Champion Meeting, I will find a place that can completely block their perception and tell you in detail.”
After listening to the story of Fairy Lingyue, Xu Taiping suddenly had a mysterious feeling as if someone had pushed open a door full of unknowns.
He first nodded, and then looked at the sword flat below with a solemn expression and said：
“According to what you said, Sister Lingyue, isn’t this True Martial Sword Champion Meeting just a market for these half-immortals to pick chess pieces？”
Fairy Lingyue shook her head and said：
“Becoming a chess piece is not necessarily a bad thing sometimes.”
When she said this, Fairy Lingyue paused for a while, and then looked at Xu Taiping solemnly and said：
“Taiping, you must remember firmly.”
“When your cultivation base has been improved to a certain realm, you will inevitably become a chess piece.”
“But it doesn’t matter, because as long as you break free from that chessboard, you can replace that chess player.”
“At that time, you will be the new half-immortal.”
“Only by becoming a half-immortal can you have the qualification to ascend to the sky.”
At this moment, Xu Taiping couldn’t imagine how much influence the words of Fairy Lingyue just now would have on his future cultivation.
However, there was one thing that he heard from the words of Fairy Lingyue — “The former Fairy Lingyue was only one step away from being able to replace the half—immortal behind her.”
And just as the two were talking, the interrupted sword-questioning on the sword flat below began again.
Almost without any suspense, Amon and Lin Qingnu dominated this sword-questioning and both advanced to the next round of the sword-stealing trial.
“Bang, bang, bang！”
However, just as Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue were about to go downstairs, the door of the wing room was suddenly knocked.
At the same time, an extremely powerful fluctuation of breath, through that door, poured into the wing room like a tide.
For a moment, both Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue in the wing room stood up with vigilant expressions on their faces.
Xu Taiping changed into Chu Ping’an’s face and asked towards the door：
“Who？”
Soon, an old man’s somewhat indifferent voice came from outside the door – “I am Qian Yi of the Pure Yang Sword Sect. Entrusted by the Nine Mansions, I have come to ask Fellow Daoist Chu Ping’an to come with me to Zhenyun Peak of the Nine Mansions.”
When Xu Taiping heard this, his heart trembled.
Because this Zhenyun Peak is a place where the Nine Mansions specifically detain the sinful cultivators of the True Martial Heaven.
After exchanging a glance with Fairy Lingyue, Xu Taiping asked towards the door in a calm tone：
“Senior wants to send me to Zhenyun Peak. At least give this junior a reason, right？”
Qian Yi outside the door said somewhat impatiently：
“The casual cultivator Chu Ping’an, you colluded with Jiuyuan to snatch the Gathering Star Disk and killed the mountain-guard elder Chu Qiuya of Woe Peak. The evidence is conclusive.”
When saying this, Qian Yi paused for a moment, and then released an extremely huge breath fluctuation and killing intent, continuing：
“If you don’t open the door and submit to the law, this old man will kill you here at this moment.”
Hearing this, Xu Taiping was first shocked in his heart, and then overjoyed. He only heard him sound-transmit to Fairy Lingyue and said：
“Sister Lingyue, the fish is about to take the bait！”
