This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable Chapter 1734 - 65: Since Ancient Times, Heaven’s Will Is Hard to Fathom (Extended Chapter)

Lu Qingshan's achievements in just a few decades, deep blue undoubtedly played a major role.

But from today onwards, there will be no more deep blue.

Is it a pity?

Perhaps a little.

But Lu Qingshan is not regretful about no longer having deep blue's assistance.

In fact, at his current realm, the help deep blue could provide had reached an almost negligible level.

Quickly learning sword techniques?

Given Lu Qingshan's current swordsmanship and innate talent in the Sword Dao, ninety-nine percent of sword techniques in the world are no longer challenging to him, with or without deep blue.

Issuing tasks to quickly breakthrough realms?

Deep blue's Sword Immortal Realm task is to blaze a path — for any Sword Cultivator, the only way to ascend to the Sword Immortal Realm is this path.

In other words, deep blue's capabilities essentially max out at the Ninth Tribulation Realm, or more accurately, the Eight Tribulation Realm.

What Lu Qingshan truly regrets is that deep blue, in addition to assisting his cultivation, was also his only connection to his past life.

Severing deep blue is also severing ties with the past life.

Although it's a pity, there is no regret.

Within the Dao Source Realm, Lu Qingshan already understood that he and this world can no longer be separated.

Here he has his sword, his sect, his friends, his responsibility, and his... Dao Companion.

...

"Scheming too cleverly only leads to the ruin of one's life," Lu Qingshan softly murmured.

The machinations of Imperial Heaven are impeccable.

Years ago, in the Imperial Heaven Ancient Temple, after receiving the benefits specially given by Imperial Heaven, the line of causality descended straight from the heavens, targeting Lu Qingshan.

It was a line of causality that even the Dragon Sparrow Breaking Spell could not sever, a tactic for Imperial Heaven to bind Lu Qingshan to himself, to later manipulate him with this life-or-death hold.

Once the line of causality entered Lu Qingshan's body, it sought a corresponding "anchor point" within him.

For an anchor point to be effective, it's necessary to have a bond with the cultivator that's nearly inseparable.

Therefore, for most cultivators, the anchor point is typically either the primordial spirit they've cultivated or their own cultivation, with no other possibilities.

However, Lu Qingshan is a Sword Cultivator, so the anchor point could also be his Life-bound Sword.

Choosing one out of these three options, there were almost no other possibilities.

Imperial Heaven understood this, hence it was confident.

But Lu Qingshan was different from others.

For him, besides cultivation, primordial spirit, and Life-bound Sword, there was a fourth thing with a deep bond:

Deep blue!

At the critical moment, Lu Qingshan diverted the line of causality, which was initially meant to bind to his Life-bound Sword, towards deep blue instead.

Deep blue, hidden within his body, imperceptible even to himself yet undeniably real.

While crucial to him, severing deep blue would not affect his cultivation realm in any way.

Deep blue's existence is unique in the entire Human Race, and even across the Nine Heavens.

Imperial Heaven could never have predicted this, thus losing the game.

Of course, Imperial Heaven still had a final chance to turn the tables in this game.

— As Imperial Heaven said, Lu Qingshan is currently in an unprecedentedly weakened state.

If it chose to engage Lu Qingshan head-on, Lu Qingshan couldn't be sure he could defeat Imperial Heaven.

But... it was afraid.

Countless years ago, Imperial Heaven missed the opportunity for transformation out of fear of the pain of swallowing the sun and burning itself.

This time, it feared Lu Qingshan, opting for what it deemed the most certain "Dragon Snake" battle.

Why fear Lu Qingshan?

Because ever since it started "raising a dragon," it has never stopped monitoring Lu Qingshan, understanding how many seemingly impossible battles Lu Qingshan won, how many invincible foes he defeated.

It feared becoming one of those impossibilities.

Therefore, between the Green Snake and Lu Qingshan, it unhesitatingly chose the Green Snake as its adversary.

Then, it lost everything, becoming nourishment for the Green Snake's transformation into a dragon.

Deep blue is gone, Imperial Heaven should return.

The Green Snake, or rather "Imperial Heaven" — the snake has devoured the dragon, and also transformed into a dragon.

The Green Snake, now transformed into Imperial Heaven, with a flick of its dragon tail, swoops into a small dragon, burrowing back into the sea of Lu Qingshan's consciousness from his brow.

And thus, everything changed.

The boundary between life and death for the Sword Qi Spirit seemed to shatter, connecting with the world.

Imperial Heaven no longer was purely a Sword Qi Spirit, but a real being within the world, residing in Lu Qingshan's sea of consciousness, granting Lu Qingshan the power of Imperial Heaven.

The sun as yang, the moon as yin, yin and yang merged into one.

Lu Qingshan's body was undergoing an astonishing transformation.

His eyes, now resembling the sun and moon, could make the stars pale in comparison.

Lu Qingshan turned his gaze, everything he saw was different from before.

In the distance, several Demon Lords charged at Chu Mu Shen, some aiming for the sword in his hand, others attacking his back, while Luohu directly attempted to strike at Chu Mu Shen's vital points.

In battles at this level, quick as lightning was an understatement, their speed was indescribable.

Yet, in Lu Qingshan's current vision, everything appeared clear as if in slow motion.

Lu Qingshan could even observe the subtle expressions on their faces, though none were laudable, all were the same: hideously vicious and tinged with fear…

Yet not all!

Lu Qingshan's pupils contracted.

Though undergoing the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, extremely perilous, Lu Qingshan had not been entirely unaware of Chu Mu Shen's battle situation; at least during the intervals between each Heavenly Tribulation, he paid attention to the battle.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan knew that in facing this unexpected ambush, Chu Mu Shen maintained the absolute upper hand.