This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 663 - 12 The Answer Revealed

Chapter 663 -12 The Answer Revealed

Everyone froze in place.

Their gazes towards Lu Qingshan were filled with curiosity and shock.

It was Ning De who regained his composure first, speaking sternly, “What are you staring at? Hurry up and tidy up the battlefield and reassure the frightened mortals.”

It was naturally impossible for only Underworld Cultivators to exist on the small island; that would be too obvious.

As a cover, there were also a considerable number of mortals living there.

Their recent commotion had already alarmed these mortals.

Besides, as an important sub-temple of the Netherworld, there certainly were many secrets to be dealt with.

The cultivators from Noble Guard Tower snapped out of their daze and quickly dispersed to handle the aftermath.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan gathered the few hundred Storage Rings brought back by the Flying Sword and let his Divine Sense wander through them, inspecting each one.

In Ning De’s smile, gone were the earlier courtesies, replaced by a mix of sincerity and astonishment as he said to Lu Qingshan, “Sword Absolute’s methods, even this old man was taken aback.”

“This time, thanks to Sword Absolute’s intervention, otherwise…” Ning De shook his head, laughing helplessly, “This time we would have lost face in front of everyone. At my age, I can’t afford to lose this dignity.”

“You’re too kind,” replied Lu Qingshan while his Divine Sense continued to search the Storage Rings. He glanced at Dantai Qingrun who seemed to have been ignored beside him and continued, “Since Qingrun and I have accompanied you, we are naturally considered part of your group. Eliminating Underworld Cultivators is indeed also my duty.”

“Thank you as well,” Ning De quickly understood and turned to thank Dantai Qingrun.

A Divine Transformation Cultivator expressing gratitude to two Void Refining Cultivators was already a considerable show of respect towards them.

“It’s my duty,” Dantai Qingrun nodded, accepting Ning De’s kindness. His gaze towards Lu Qingshan flickered involuntarily.

This guy…

…..

On the other side, another Divine Transformation Cultivator from Noble Guard Tower stood solemnly, silently taking some notes.

This was an extra task assigned to him by Tower Master Jin Yichuan before their departure—to monitor Lu Qingshan’s performance and make evaluations accordingly.

Although Lu Qingshan was not a direct cultivator of Noble Guard Tower like Dantai Qingrun, a glance at the information would reveal his deep ties to Noble Guard Tower—within the conflicts against the Netherworld in the Southern Territory, traces of Lu Qingshan were always present.

Not to mention that the Netherworld had once dispatched personnel to assassinate Lu Qingshan; the hatred between them was undeniable, and Lu Qingshan surely detested the Netherworld deeply.

All things considered, although Lu Qingshan wasn’t directly subject to Noble Guard Tower’s orders, he could also be considered as half a direct cultivator of the tower.

Therefore, they needed to assess Lu Qingshan’s value to determine the attitude and treatment they should adopt towards him.

“Sword Absolute Lu Qingshan, possessing powerful pursuit and assassination capabilities, has just progressed to Void Refining less than a month ago, but has already fully mastered the strength of a Void Refining Cultivator.

His Flying Sword technique, compared to several months ago, has improved substantially, evident of his exceptional talent, unmatched in this era.

The Four Realms are surely not his limit, recommending the highest standard of treatment for him inside the tower,” the Divine Transformation Cultivator evaluated.

……

“Master, master!”

At that moment, a Nascent Soul Cultivator from Noble Guard Tower flew over, his face filled with shock.

Seeing his subordinate’s terrified expression, Ning De, who was in a good mood earlier, suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.

He knew his subordinates well; they would never display such a demeanor unless something significant had occurred.

“What happened?” asked Ning De urgently.

“Master, look, this is a primer book we found in a school on the island,” the Nascent Soul Cultivator handed over a book.

“A primer book?” A primer causing such a panic was puzzling to Ning De, who took the primer and started flipping through it.

The next moment, Ning De gasped, his pupils shrank, and he murmured incredulously, “This…this… ”

He widened his eyes, looking at the Nascent Soul Cultivator before him, his voice trembling as he asked, “The humans on the island…could it be…”

The Nascent Soul Cultivator nodded sorrowfully, “Yes, they say they’re human, but they’re no different from the Demon Race!”

The other three Void Refining Cultivators and Dantai Qingrun saw the scene and immediately realized something significant had occurred, hastily asking, “What happened?”

“See for yourselves…” Ning De sighed and handed the book of Mongolian learning he was holding to the people around him.

Everyone who flipped through that book of Mongolian learning couldn’t help but turn pale.

“No wonder the Underworld Cultivators here are willing to sacrifice themselves for righteousness; so it’s like this….” At that moment, Dantai Qingrun understood everything, his tone tinged with bitterness, “Has the Netherworld actually gone this far?”

Only Lu Qingshan’s expression remained unchanged.

He didn’t need to look at the book of Mongolian learning to know what it contained already.

It was a bilingual book of Mongolian learning, written in both the languages of the Human Race and the Demon Race.

Furthermore, its content was centered around “pro-demon” themes, promoting Demon Race history everywhere.

This was brainwashing, starting from Human Race children unaware of the world’s ways.

The Demon Race was inculcating their own culture deeply into every aspect of the Human Race’s life on the island.

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The goal was to enslave the Human Race to the Demon Race.

Put another way, this was cultural colonial assimilation.

Grown up in such an environment, by bloodline, they were still Human Race, but in mindset, they were no different from the Demon Race.

Then, were these people really Human Race or Demon Race?

This was a philosophical question.

In his previous life, after the situation of this branch of the Netherworld was exposed, countless players heatedly debated this philosophical question, but ultimately, no consensus was reached.

This was why those few Divine Transformation Underworld Cultivators displayed such noble sacrifices.

Because those people weren’t Human Cultivators developed through benefits by the Netherworld but rather pro-demon “Human Cultivators” meticulously nurtured by them.

“When did the Netherworld start doing this, and how many such Humans are there in the Netherworld now?” Ning De slowly exhaled and asked this difficult question.

This was the most disconcerting matter behind this discovery.

Some selfish Human Cultivators betrayed their race for benefits and strength, knowing their mistakes; that wasn’t the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying thing was making mistakes and not realizing them.

As long as the root remains, the Human Race might be in perilous situations, but they still have the potential to rise and overturn the situation.

But now, what the Demon Race was doing was akin to eradicating the very roots.

“Things are in chaos,” Ning De said darkly, “Who knows what upheaval this revelation will cause in the Tower…”

…….

Elsewhere, Lu Qingshan was still inspecting those hundreds of Storage Rings.

In his previous life, this branch of the Netherworld was caught off-guard through the resolute self-destruction of a few Divine Transformation Cultivators, allowing nearly a hundred Lower Grade Cultivators to escape.

Such a sacrifice, was it merely for allowing some Lower Grade Cultivators to escape to heaven?

Although in the past life, no one could obtain a definitive answer, as the events had transpired, they couldn’t be turned back.

But after many players were made aware of the situation of this battle, they unanimously speculated that the escaping Lower Grade Cultivators must have carried something extremely important for the Netherworld.

Lu Qingshan also agreed with this speculation.

Therefore, this time, he proposed to accompany the Tower Master Cultivators on this extermination mission.

This previously unanswerable speculation from his past life, he was going to personally unravel the mystery.

“The answer is revealed,” finally, Lu Qingshan’s thoughts stirred as he muttered internally, “It seems everyone’s guesses were indeed correct….”

In these Storage Rings belonging to the Lower Grade Underworld Cultivators…

He discovered something extraordinary!