Chapter 374: 374, [Rise in Wind and Cloud]
“The Sword Qi is Near” paused slightly in the air after hearing the words.

It could respond with an arrogant and dismissive attitude to the words spoken by Lu Xun earlier.

What about returning to Hidden Mountain, being punished by the master, I, “The Sword Qi is Near,” might be annoyed and scared, but I can put on a tough face!

But when Lu Xun asked if it wanted to be with the sword sheath….

How could it reject that?

People say that a little separation is better than a new marriage, and furthermore, this wife had evolved and become more attractive….

But, looking at the trademark warm smile on Lu Xun’s face, it genuinely wanted to cut him!

So, it chose to respond with arrogance, not reacting at all, pretending it knew nothing, and not continuing the conversation.

“The Sword Qi is Near” suspended in the air, slowly flying towards the three-eyed statue at the center of the altar, and then, it started to circle around the statue, as if it was inspecting it closely.

——Diverting the topic and attention.

Seeing its behavior, Lu Xun understood very well: “I knew this arrogant sword wanted to stay close to the sword sheath.”

He did not say anything, instead giving it some leeway, he just stared at the three-eyed statue and ordered, “Don’t destroy it, this is my spoils of war. After the sword sheath has advanced, I want to personally destroy it.”

“The Sword Qi is Near” made a faint whistling sound upon hearing this, as if grumbling, “That wisp of flame was extinguished by me, and the people were also killed by me, and now these things have become your spoils of war?”

It did not know that Lu Xun was really afraid of it taking the initiative.

Just like how “The Sword Qi is Near” destroyed the Soul Devouring Flame and killed You Ying, Lu Xun hardly benefited much.

He did not receive any experience points, nor any contribution points.

He wanted to find an opportunity to finish off the injured, whatever he could muster up was all worthwhile.

But You Ying was killed in one blow, he did not even have the chance to finish her off when she was severely injured.

“You Ying, how could you be so useless?” he spoke with regret and contempt in his heart.

Now, all the restrictions in the altar had been destroyed by “The Sword Qi is Near.” The current altar is just like a building without any protection.

For Lu Xun, after the sword sheath advances, one can just unleash the sword Qi he had stuffed into the sheath daily, blasting here to smithereens, isn’t that so?

Then, he could receive a large amount of experience points and random special attribute points!

Lu Xun was looking forward to this particularly.

He is just waiting for the sword sheath to finish advancing!

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Inside the altar, everything is still peaceful and tranquil, whereas outside in the world, turmoil was brewing.

When people like Jiang Nan’an exited the area of the altar, Mo Yixi, the sect master of the Qingtian Sect, was already waiting outside.

When Jiang Nan’an saw his master, he immediately saluted and said, “Master.”

Mo Yixi nodded, looked at his beloved disciple, and asked, “Lu…Is young friend Lu still inside?”

Jiang Nan’an replied, “Yes, Elder Lu said he still has some things to handle, and his magical weapon is currently experiencing some problems, so he will need to retreat into seclusion for a while, it’s not suitable for us to disturb him.”

Mo Yixi heard this, took another look at the deep ravine left behind by “The Sword Qi is Near,” and asked, “What happened inside earlier?”

Mo Yurou was staring at the Jiang Nan’an with her beautiful eyes, obviously very curious as well.

“Master, uncle masters, this place is not some ancient relic at all, nor is it a sect relic of the ancient times, but an altar left behind by the foreign race during the time of the ancient calamity!” Jiang Nan’an repeated what Lu Xun had told him.

“What!” Mo Yixi and the others were shocked.

Jiang Nan’an nodded and described everything that happened in the altar.

His description was mostly true, but there was a natural filter effect.

In his description, Lu Xun was calm in the face of danger, leisurely and composed. During the description process, he did not forget to use plenty of grandiose words to express his admiration, anyone could hear that he was deeply impressed by Lu Xun.

Mo Yixi knew his disciple’s character. Because of his profound luck and heaven-defying fortune, he had always been smooth sailing, never suffered any setbacks, which led to his lofty vision and self-importance.

This was the first time he heard his own disciple praise a young person of roughly the same age in such a crazy way.

From this, he guessed that the rumored Lu Xun might be even more outstanding than everyone thought?

Since this matter was related to the foreign race, then this is not a trivial matter and the Demon Sect must be informed, moreover, the other major sects should also be notified.

Hence, Mo Yixi began to send messages via flying sword, truthfully informing the remaining six major sects of the news here, and did not block the news or ask his disciples to keep quiet about the matter.

And now, this matter has caused a huge stir on both the Heavenly Dust Continent and the forum!

So it was Lu Xun who summoned “The Sword Qi is Near” all the way from the south!?

Could it be that “The Sword Qi is Near” has accepted him as its master, and that it was Lu Xun’s sword!?

That’s too heaven-defying!

And since this matter involves the foreign race, it seems that Lu Xun has made another huge contribution to the entire Heavenly Dust Continent!

While the cultivators of Heavenly Dust Continent still needed to spread the word orally, the sand sculpture players were already chatting excitedly on the forum.

All sorts of opinions and guesses were present, but there was no doubt that Lu Xun’s fame among the players had skyrocketed once again!

“What’s Purple Palace up to? Foreign races haven’t invaded yet, and he’s already decimating their crystal in advance?”

“Just one command, and the Sword Qi is Near rushed out of the Demon Sect, coming all the way from thousands of miles away. Isn’t that too amazing?”

“So far, in most of the events related to foreign races, the Purple Palace’s presence is seen. Is this the power of the World Protagonist?”

“I envy the players there; I really want to see the Sword Qi is Near and Purple Palace!”

“Me too!”

“Me too!”

Amid all the cheering and calling, Li Zuole and others felt that the time was ripe. They took this opportune moment to post the videos they had recorded and some information told to them by Lu Xun.

“Here! The Sword Qi is Near you wanted to see.” A post with this title was made by Li Zuole, below which was a link to a video: Click here to watch the video.

The rest of the Sword-Serving Children were casually chatting below this post, recounting their experiences and observations while following Purple Palace.

“As soon as Purple Palace entered the altar, he spotted the trickery and informed us that this was an altar of a foreign race.” Cai Jiangjiang said.

“Now I know why Purple Palace’s Contribution Points are so high. He has destroyed three altars in the past. Oh, this was just a small event casually mentioned by Purple Palace during our chat.” Xiao Guangming commented.

Wang Gangtie, who had been burnt out of revives by the Soul Devouring Flame and was now forcibly logged off the game, looked at the post. His mind was filled with images of running alpacas, which then made a U-turn and ran back.

“Did I miss some climax scene?” Wang Gangtie commented, along with a crying while hugging his head emoji.

This set up a perfect opportunity for Li Zuole and others to brag.

The professional bush-dwelling dog, Xiao Guangming, immediately replied, “Nothing much, just Sword Qi Near breaking the prohibition with one sword, and slaying the monster with another.”

They were elevating Lu Xun, as they were the Sword-Serving Children of Lu Xun, and for now, they were the closest players to him. Elevating Lu Xun was equivalent to elevating themselves.

Thus, they soon steered the forum in their direction.

Some people were very jealous, turning into sour jealous lemon spirits, replying sourly to their posts. But isn’t it true that the more sour they are, the more envious they are?

Cai Jiangjiang and others already saw their future. Their career was seeing the dawn!

They were almost certain, as long as they served Purple Palace well, maintained this Sword-Serving Child identity, which used to seem embarrassing but now seemed cool, their career could reach a new peak!

If they lost this identity, that would be like falling from the sky into the abyss!

Is it shameful to flatter an NPC?

If flattering superiors isn’t shameful, how can flattering an NPC be? Isn’t this just like flattering a bunch of data?

“Always remember that all this is thanks to Purple Palace!” they all thought to themselves.

Purple Palace, forever the best!

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At one end of the Heavenly Dust Continent, on a nameless lonely island deep in the Ink Sea,

the three priests of Foreign Race respectfully stood.

The Junior Priest was an old man who seemed to be over eighty years old, his skin was latched onto his bones, his head full of silvery hair but his eyes were lucid and bright.

Second Priest was an ugly middle-aged man with thick, unibrow and sinister eyes.

He continued to habitually rub his index finger, but unfortunately, the Red Jade Ring that had been with him for many years was now reduced to ashes.

The High Priest was situated in between the two, he was the shortest and looked the youngest, like a chubby young boy. His voice, though, was hoarse and deep. His real age was a mystery.

He wore a felt cap on his head, making his head look even bigger

Standing before the three priests was a black figure over two meters tall.

Its countenance and gender were indiscernible.

The expressions of the three priests looking at this figure were full of awe.

The figure turned around, looked at the three of them, and said, “I have made a request. Advance the plan.”

Upon hearing these words, Second Priest immediately said, “Supreme Lord, we haven’t made many preparations yet. If we initiate the altar to summon in advance, I’m afraid…”

He stopped midsentence when he looked into the eyes of the figure and closed his mouth.

The figure said, “As I said, I have sought permission. We are not here to negotiate, understand?”

“Yes…” Second Priest dropped his gaze, a flash of ruthlessness flickering in his eyes.

He felt the figure’s disdain for him due to his many failures.

All this was because of Lu Xun!!!

Around 2-meter tall figure glanced at the three and said in an androgynous voice, “Do as I have instructed. Order them to start the summoning ceremony early, and perform the first round of descent in seven days.”

“Yes.” The three priests replied in unison.

The Junior Priest looked sideways at the Ink Sea he admired and the sky that was connected to the Ink Sea

At this moment, the sky was stormy and the sea was rugged.