Chapter 1747

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　　Du Gu Qingxiao also said helplessly at this time：
I originally thought that the Sword Supreme List was willing to make an exception grant Taiping the Asking Sword Token because they anticipated that Taiping could eventually catch up with this competition. Now it seems that this disciple thought too much.”
　　As he spoke, he picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Zhao Qian.
　　Zhao Qian picked up the teacup and took a sip, then shook his head and said：
　　“The fact that the Sword Supreme List is willing to grant the Asking Sword Token at least shows that Taiping is still alive.”
　　The reason why the Qingxuan Sect only asked the Nine Mansions for the Asking Sword Token on the day before the start of the Sword Supreme Meeting is, one of the reasons, to prove whether Xu Taiping is still alive.
Because although the Sword Supreme List will indeed allow one or two cultivators who have not broken through to the Transcendent Realm to obtain the Asking Sword Token at the request of the Nine Mansions.
　　But it will definitely not award the Asking Sword Token to a dead person.
　　However, this secret is only known to Liu Chuxuan, the master of the Nine Mansions, and a very small number of cultivators such as Zhao Qian.
　　Precisely because of this, Zhao Qian and Du Gu Qingxiao are so certain that Xu Taiping is still alive.
　　At the same time, they are also willing to send several Peak Masters and Elder Zhang to the Dry Stone Sea to search regardless of the cost.
　　But seeing that tomorrow is the last sword-questioning of the Sword Champion Conference, and yet Xu Taiping still hasn’t appeared, so the two of them no longer hold out much hope.
　　Du Gu Qingxiao also took a sip of tea, and then nodded and said：
　　“For cultivators, there is a lot of time. As long as the person is alive, everything can be talked about.”
After saying this, Du Gu Qingxiao suddenly froze.
　　He suddenly discovered that since the start of the Sword Champion Conference, he has often said this sentence.
　　For a cultivator who has already reached the Great Perfection of the Looking-up-to-the-Sky Realm, it is obviously a bit unusual to repeat the same sentence often.
　　Zhao Qian on the side also noticed this at this time.
　　Immediately, Zhao Qian put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Du Gu Qingxiao with a solemn expression and said：
　　“Qingxiao, has your first sense sensed something？”
　　After carefully thinking about it for a while, Du Gu Qingxiao suddenly shook his head and said：
　　“The disciple didn’t specifically sense anything. It’s just that since the start of this Sword Champion Conference, I always feel a bit restless.”
　　After hearing this, Zhao Qian opened his mouth and seemed to have something to say but stopped.
　　Seeing this, Du Gu Qingxiao immediately asked curiously：
　　“Master, do you know something？”
　　After hesitating for a while, Zhao Qian then said：
　　“It’s not that I found something. It’s just that I suddenly recalled what Ninth Uncle said to me before coming to this Sword Champion Conference.”
　　Zhao Qian had already revealed some things about Ninth Uncle Lü Daoxuan to Dugu Qingxiao.
　　After saying this, Zhao Qian even ‘zheng’ sounded and sacrificed his natal flying sword, using the sword intent and sword qi of the natal flying sword to completely cut off the external breath.
　　Seeing Zhao Qian being so cautious, Dugu Qingxiao couldn’t help but become even more curious.
　　So he asked Zhao Qian somewhat eagerly：
　　Master, what did Grand-Uncle Shi tell you？
　　After pondering for a while in his heart, Zhao Qian then said：
At the time of parting, Ninth Uncle specifically instructed me to make the immortals Slaying Great Array of Qingxuan Sect integrate with the breath of the entire Yunlu Mountain, make the sword array transform from acquired to innate, and then operate on its own.
　　Dugu Qingxiao was shocked in his heart and said：
　　If we do this, wouldn’t it be that at least within three months, we disciples who are out cannot return to Qingxuan Sect？
　　Zhao Qian nodded and said：
　　At that time, I also felt that what Ninth Uncle did was a bit of a fuss, but since Ninth Uncle insisted, I had to promise him.
　　After calculating the time slightly in his heart, Dugu Qingxiao suddenly said：
　　From the time we left Qingxuan to the end of the Sword Ksatriya Assembly of the Nine Mansions, it is exactly three months.
　　Dugu Qingxiao’s expression was a little nervous and said：
　　“Could it be that Ninth Uncle anticipated that something would happen to True Martial Heaven during the Sword Grandmaster Conference, so he blocked the mountain gate in advance？”
　　Zhao Qian helplessly shook his head and said：
　　“I asked, but Ninth Uncle just said not to think too much. What should come can’t be avoided. Just do what we should and can do. With him in Azure Mysterious Sect, there’s no need to worry.”
　　If he had heard these words when he just left Azure Mysterious, Du Gu Qingxiao most likely wouldn’t have thought there was anything.
　　But recently, there have been frequent strange things in Immortal Town. Coupled with his already restless state of mind, this made it impossible for him not to suspect the profound meaning in Ninth Uncle’s words.
　　Du Gu Qingxiao suddenly looked at Zhao Qian with a serious expression and said：
　　“Master, what do you think？”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qian stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked solemn ly at the bright moon outside the window and said:
　　“Whether the True Martial Sword Grandmaster Conference goes smoothly or not concerns the safety of the entire Upper Clear Realm.”
　　Du Gu Qingxiao was a little Don’t understand and said：
　　“Why do you say that？”
　　Zhao Qian looked at Du Gu Qingxiao and then explained：
　　“If the True Martial Sword Grandmaster Conference goes smoothly, then within the three Jiazi from the first to the next Sword Grandmaster Conference, the Upper Clear Realm will have at least thirty more Sword Immortals and hundreds of great Sword Cultivators.”
　　“This is undoubtedly a great help for the Heavenly Demon battle we are about to face.”
　　After listening to Zhao Qian’s explanation, Du Gu Qingxiao suddenly understood.
　　Previously, he hadn’t connected this Sword Exalted Assembly with the Heavenly Demon Battle, so he completely hadn’t thought that this Sword Exalted Assembly was extremely likely to affect the upcoming Heavenly Demon Battle.
　　Zhao Qian continued at this time：
　　“Precisely because of this, Jiuyuan will definitely interfere in this Sword Exalted Assembly.”
　　Du Gu Qingxiao’s brows furrowed and said：
　　“In that case, recently the mountain-protecting elders of the Nine Mansions were assassinated, and the matter of the suspected casual cultivator Chu Ping’an dying miserably in the prison. The force behind the manipulation must undoubtedly be Jiuyuan！”
　　Zhao Qian nodded and said：
　　“This point, in fact, the Shangqing cultivation world knows it well. Unfortunately, the Nine Mansions can’t find evidence, so they can only watch helplessly as the conflicts between casual cultivators and sect cultivators become more and more intense.”
　　Du Gu Qingxiao said：
　　“The Nine Mansions must also be thinking that no matter what, they must let the Sword Exalted Assembly proceed smoothly, so they didn’t investigate this matter on a large scale.”
　　Zhao Qian wasn’t calm about this matter. He just casually threw the Inquiry Sword Token belonging to Xu Taiping in his hand onto the table and then said coldly：
　　“The Nine Mansions are becoming less and less like the previous Nine Mansions.”
　　Ever since the True Martial Barrier was lifted and the True Martial Heavenly Spiritual Qi started to trace back, the Nine Mansions have gradually become arrogant.
　　When the decision was made to promise Xu Taiping this Sword-Questioning Token, there were disputes within the Nine Mansions. If it weren’t for Liu Chuxuan insisting on the decision despite the pressure from the numerous guest elders of the Nine Mansions, I’m afraid this Sword-Questioning Token would have been taken back in the end.
　　So Zhao Qian is becoming more and more reluctant to deal with the Nine Mansions.
　　At this time, Zhao Qian gently patted Du Gu Qingxiao’s shoulder and then said earnestly：
“Qingxiao, in this Sword Champion Conference, it would be better if you can obtain the inheritance. If not, don’t have any obsession. As long as the green mountains remain, there will always be firewood. After all, the sword cultivator inheritance of our Qingxuan Sect is not weaker than the True Martial inheritance either.”
　　Du Gu Qingxiao nodded heavily and said：
　　“The　disciple　understands.”
After chatting for a few more words, suddenly there was a rapid “bang bang bang” knocking sound at the door.
　　Immediately afterwards, only the voice of a Qingxuan Sect disciple could be heard, saying in a somewhat urgent tone：
　　“Sect Master, many people from the Nine Mansions have come, saying that they want to search for the escaped criminal Chu Ping’an！”