Chapter 275 – Controlling Artifacts and Swords (1/2)

Was Hua Chengzan actually interested in Gu Yanying? From a male perspective, this was as ordinary as it could get. It would only be abnormal if he was not interested. However, Li Qingshan had only just met him, so asking a question like that was going a little too far.

Hua Chengzan said, “Then I also hope you advance aggressively with cultivation and become the son-in-law of the Han family sooner.”

The two of them glanced at each other. They both shook their heads with bitter smiles.

Before they knew it, they had left the prefectural city and crossed through the invisible formation. The grass was lush, and the night birds chirped. It was the middle of Spring. Although it was night, the fragrances of various flowers continued to infiltrate their noses.

“Let’s travel together!” With that, Hua Chengzan summoned the Silver Dragon horse from his seal. With a tug of the reins, the horse raised its hooves and let out a long whinny. It took off on the wind, as if Hua Chengzan had cleared up his thoughts with this.

Li Qingshan flew with Xiao An, tailing closely behind.

The giant lumberman Mu Kui took great strides. He was not slow either.

In under fifteen minutes, they spotted a city that rose and fell in the embrace of the mountains. It flickered with lights in the darkness.

Li Qingshan was astonished. “Is this the Hua family?” Just the scale of the clan had surpassed Qingyang city, and when it came to the grandeur and elegance of the structures, even a hundred Qingyang cities could not rival it.

“The clan got a little big after a while.” Hua Chengzan drew his reins and stopped outside the city gates.

A group of guards passed by on top of the city walls. Every single one of them was brimming with vigour and vitality. Not only were they Qi Practitioners, but they also showed signs of being Body Practitioners too.

“The young master has returned!” someone called out from above the walls. After that, the city gates that stood over a dozen meters tall opened loudly.

Hua Chengzan rode in first. However, Li Qingshan could sense that the city gates were not the only thing that had opened. The entire formation over the Hua family had opened too. When he stepped through this formation, he immediately sensed the abundant spiritual qi in the surroundings. It even surpassed the cavern for seclusion in the Hawkwolf Guard of Jiaping city.

The Hua family was constructed on an extremely fine spiritual ground in the first place. Not only did the formation have defensive properties, but it was also a huge Spirit Gathering formation. It was possible to imagine just how much regular independent cultivators would benefit if they could cultivate here.

If regular people lived here, their bodies would be much stronger and healthier than those outside, resistant to many diseases.

The vegetation was lush, open corridors winded around through the entire place, and there were both ponds and fake mountains. The scenery would basically change with each step, with just too much to see. However, the entire composition seemed to secretly abide to the principles of the five elements, resonating with the formation.

Pearls were embedded throughout the city, giving off dim light in the darkness and illuminating the paths.

Crossing a small bridge, Hua Chengzan brought them before a building. A small stream gurgled around the front, and a cluster of trees stood behind it.

Hua Chengzan said, “The place where I stay is close to here. It’s in that direction. Everywhere surrounded by the stream belongs to me. You can move around freely in there, but it’s best if you don’t wander around outside. It’s already late, so you should all go rest!”

Hua Chengzan explained this to them before bidding farewell politely.

Li Qingshan and Xiao An entered the building to rest.

Mu Kui arrived behind the building, standing with the trees. He stood on the ground with his feet bare as he stood dead-straight, closing his eyes.

The next morning, Li Qingshan sat before the small stream. The translucent stream glistened. Under the sunlight, the surrounding scenergy became even more pleasant. Looking around, all of it seemed picturesque.

The building hidden in the trees did not stand out at all. Instead, it added a sense of humanity to it all. It completely achieved the principle of humanity being one with nature.

Li Qingshan’s mind grew more tranquil too. He removed a single object from his hundred treasures pouch. It was a small, jade-green sword. Only the blade of the sword existed. There was no hilt.

The sword was as thin as a strand of hair, vaguely translucent. Detailed patterns of waves were engraved on it. Li Qingshan flicked it gently, and it rippled like water.

Since he had reached the sixth layer, he could now control artifacts. Li Qingshan had directly come to the prefectural city the moment he left seclusion, so he had not been able to refine his own flying sword.

After great thought, he had chosen this tiny sword from the hundreds or even thousands of spiritual artifacts available to him. Not only was it a high grade spiritual artifact, but it was even of the water element too. The sword did not come with any special techniques, but it was extremely light, extremely quick, and extremely sharp.

Li Qingshan held the sword in his palms. The pure Gui Water true qi flowed over in ebbs, filling the sword. The sword’s glow flickered rhythmically like breathing.

Hua Chenglu walked over from the small bridge. Behind him were Hua Chenglu and Yu Zijian.