Chapter 50: Return, Sudden Change, Innate Secret Technique

"Since Eastern Leader has arrived, why hide your head and tail, daring not to show yourself?"

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's voice, Ning Zhongze, who was leading Lu Qingshan and his group toward the Misty Cliff, could not help but pause.

One must know, that Eastern Buai is the Demon Sect Leader who has shaken the Jianghu for over ten years!

If the other party had not been staying on Blackwood Cliff these recent years, the Five Great Sword Sects would have already suffered heavy losses.

"Ning Heroine, do not worry!"

Lu Qingshan, who had long sensed that Ning Zhongze had broken through to the Primordial Realm, smiled and said, "Sect Leader Yue's strength is certainly enough to handle everything; let us go see Qu Yang first!"

"This... very well!"

Recalling Yue Buqun's previous instructions, Ning Zhongze hesitated for a moment before choosing to continue leading Lu Qingshan and his group toward the Misty Cliff.

Just like that, the group quickly arrived at the Misty Cliff and saw Qu Yang, who was playing the zither.

Hearing Qu Yang's zither music, without needing Lu Qingshan's reminder, Liu Zhengfeng beside him had already taken out the bamboo flute he carried and began to accompany.

Moments later, the sound of their zither and flute began to change; it was the "Song of Smiling Proud Wanderer."

Lu Qingshan listened intently to their performance, then recalled the performances of those musicians in his original world; as for the other hidden presence not far away, he paid it absolutely no attention.

After Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng finished their performance, Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh in his heart.

This "Song of Smiling Proud Wanderer" is like the combat secret techniques in Swallowed Star; only the creator can unleash its maximum power; others, even if they cultivate to the extreme, will still be slightly inferior in power.

Back when Lu Qingshan obtained the "Song of Smiling Proud Wanderer" from Yue Buqun, he had also let his musicians attempt to play it; indeed, it was very pleasant to hear, but compared to Qu Yang and the other's performance now, it lacked a certain free and unrestrained spirit.

"This 'Song of Smiling Proud Wanderer' is indeed rare in the world!"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand, and two streaks of light flew toward Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang; they were the Longevity Pills he had previously requested from Han Li.

"Sir, this is..." Liu Zhengfeng looked at the red, round pill in his hand.

"These are two Longevity Pills!"

Lu Qingshan said with a smile, "After taking them, you should be able to extend your lives by several decades; I hope you two can create even better scores in the future!"

"This..."

Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang looked at the mysterious pills in their hands, and for a moment, both were completely stunned.

They had previously heard of some pills that could increase cultivation, but pills that could extend life? How is that possible?

And just then, Yue Buqun's voice suddenly came over.

"Senior Brother Liu, Mr. Qu Yang, since the Group Leader gave you these Longevity Pills, you should accept them with peace of mind!"

Everyone looked at the sound and saw Yue Buqun walking over quickly with Pang Bo and Tianmeng Bingcan: "Rest assured, the Group Leader will not deceive you; after taking them, just take them with peace of mind!"

After reminding Liu Zhengfeng and the other, Yue Buqun quickly walked to Lu Qingshan and apologized, saying, "Group Leader, truly sorry, I was absent just now!"

"No matter!"

Lu Qingshan waved casually and said, "Being able to hear the complete version of the 'Song of Smiling Proud Wanderer,' I have already not traveled in vain; have you finished handling matters on your end?"

"As long as the Group Leader likes it!"

Yue Buqun hurriedly said, "I have already slain the Demon Sect Leader Eastern Buai, then defeated Zuo Lengchan and the Thirteen Brothers of the Songshan Sect; seeing this, others naturally will not fight me anymore!"

"I originally intended to cancel the Five Great Mountains Alliance right then, but Mr. Mo Da, Tianmen Daoist, and Abbess Dingxian strongly opposed it, then nominated me as the new Alliance Leader of the Five Great Mountains; in the end, I agreed. Now Fa'er and the others are hosting everyone, so I came over with Brother Pang Bo and the rest!"

"Group Leader, you didn't see!"

Pang Bo beside him immediately said, "At that time, Old Yue raised his blade and struck, killing that neither-man-nor-woman Eastern Buai in one move; the others were so scared they dared not speak. That Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect, unwilling to lose the position of Five Great Mountains Alliance Leader and afraid of being chopped to death by Old Yue in one strike, kept saying things like 'The Five Great Sword Sects are of one breath and connected limbs, martial arts exchanges should stop at the point of contact,' until Old Yue told his Songshan Sect to attack together, only then did he and the other Thirteen Brothers surround and attack Old Yue, but the result was that Old Yue knocked them down in three moves and five steps!"

Hearing Pang Bo's words, Yue Buqun felt somewhat embarrassed, but quickly said, "Brother Pang Bo, I used a sword..."

"A blade and a sword are about the same..."

Qu Yang beside them, listening to the conversation between Yue Buqun and Pang Bo, was completely stunned for a moment.

When he first saw Yue Buqun appear, he originally thought Yue Buqun had come to confront him and those righteous people face-to-face, but then Yue Buqun said he had slain the Demon Sect Leader Eastern Buai...

But how is that possible?

One must know, as a Demon Sect Guardian, Qu Yang was very clear on how terrifying Eastern Buai was!

That extremely bizarre movement technique, that flying needle hidden weapon that was completely impossible to defend against...

Even if the five sect leaders of the Five Great Sword Sects attacked together, they would not be able to do anything to the other party!

Now Yue Buqun says he alone killed Eastern Buai, and moreover used only one move; how is that possible?

Adding the previous Longevity Pills, Qu Yang felt as if he were listening to some Arabian Nights tale...

Whatever thoughts Qu Yang and the others had in their hearts, Lu Qingshan paid absolutely no attention; he looked directly at Yue Buqun and said, "Since you have finished handling matters on your end, and I have also heard the 'Song of Smiling Proud Wanderer,' now is the time to leave!"

"Group Leader, you are leaving so soon?"

Yue Buqun hurriedly urged him to stay, saying, "The scenery of Mount Hua is quite beautiful; you can tour it a bit more, and I have already ordered my disciples to prepare a banquet; coming over this time was also to invite you to the feast!"

"Let's talk about it next time we have a chance!"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand casually, then instantly disappeared from the spot.

Immediately after, Han Li and Xiao Yan both bid farewell to Yue Buqun, and their figures also vanished.

As for Cao Cao, Pang Bo, and Tianmeng Bingcan, the three of them stayed behind under Yue Buqun's urging.

Watching the figures of Lu Qingshan and the others disappear strangely, Liu Zhengfeng and the others beside him were completely stunned.

Moments later, Ning Zhongze walked over to Yue Buqun and asked softly, "Senior Brother, could that Group Leader be the great opportunity you told me about back then?"

Yue Buqun nodded without showing any emotion, then began to invite everyone to go to the main hall for the banquet.

During the subsequent banquet, Tianmeng Bingcan suddenly revealed his true form, which once again left Ning Zhongze and the others utterly shocked.

On the other side, after passing through the interdimensional transmission channel, Lu Qingshan quickly returned to the spaceship control room.

Due to the time flow difference between the two worlds, the time that passed on the Swallowed Star side was negligible.

Returning to the original world and detecting no abnormalities, Lu Qingshan quickly breathed a sigh of relief, then headed rapidly toward his main body to merge.

And just then...

"Boom!"

The cosmic space around Lu Qingshan instantly froze solid; even the expressions on the faces of his two avatars froze in an instant, and Blood Red Three, which had been flying through the dark universe, came to a complete halt as well — yet it did not leave the dark universe and return to the original universe in accordance with the laws of cosmic operation!

Then, Lu Qingshan felt a mysterious power descend!

This mysterious power carried an inexhaustible, endless pressure, far surpassing any expert Lu Qingshan had ever seen, making it utterly impossible to resist — one couldn't even summon the thought of resisting, as if a child were facing its own parents…

Just like that, this incredible, wondrous power instantly scanned through Lu Qingshan's two avatars; no secret could be hidden before it…

After easily scanning everything within Lu Qingshan's two avatars, this mysterious power swiftly wrapped around his two avatars.

…

"Where is this?"

Lu Qingshan's consciousness looked around in some bewilderment — after his two avatars had been completely enveloped by that mysterious power, his consciousness had appeared in this mysterious place.

It was a mysterious space drifting with endless specks of light; each speck of light seemed to contain an unfathomable might, far surpassing any expert Lu Qingshan had ever encountered…

"Could it be a bestowal from the will of the origin cosmos?"

Lu Qingshan quickly recalled how, in the original work, after Luo Feng's Dark Sea avatar reached the perfect 10,081-fold, he was bestowed the innate secret method 'I Am the Cosmos' — and his own situation was strikingly similar.

"But why would I be bestowed an innate secret method?" Lu Qingshan was quite puzzled.

Suddenly…

Whoosh!

A speck of light not far away suddenly transformed into a streak of flowing light, shooting rapidly toward Lu Qingshan's consciousness.

Its speed far exceeded the speed of light, leaving no time to react at all!

Hiss!

Before the thought of dodging had even formed in Lu Qingshan's mind, that speck of light had already touched his consciousness.

"Rumble rumble rumble!"

Scene after scene flashed ceaselessly through Lu Qingshan's consciousness, as if he were witnessing the birth of the cosmos, the birth of countless lives, and finally their utter destruction!

Immediately after, endless information merged directly into Lu Qingshan's consciousness.

"Boom!"

In the end, Lu Qingshan's consciousness was kicked directly out of this mysterious space.

The origin cosmos, the dark universe corresponding to humanity's territory.

A blood-red ship pressed forward continuously, as if it had never stopped at all.

And inside the control room of this ship, Lu Qingshan's two avatars suddenly opened their eyes.

Everything that had just happened felt like an illusion — only his consciousness knew it was no illusion.

"Innate secret method!"

Lu Qingshan was still somewhat dazed: "After entering that mysterious place, my consciousness was actually bestowed an heaven-defying innate secret method!"

Lu Qingshan began to carefully recall the innate secret method he had just received in his consciousness.

This innate secret method — Lu Qingshan understood none of its mysteries whatsoever, nor did he know how it had been created. Although its execution was extremely complex, the method of casting it was etched into his consciousness with perfect clarity, ready to be invoked with a single thought.

Innate secret method — 'Avatar'!

Once cast, one would possess an avatar identical to oneself, with no weakening of strength whatsoever — a completely independent entity.

In Swallowed Star, besides Luo Feng, others have also received bestowals from the origin cosmos, such as the Lord of Sinking Fire — so clearly this is not an isolated case…

However, everyone can try to guess why the protagonist received an innate secret method…

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