Chapter 337: Brothers Sparring, So This Is How You Play?

“Qingshan, what do you think?”

Lu Changsheng looked at his son, Lu Qingshan, and asked.

He wanted to see the difference in strength between the two.

“Since Brother Quanzhen wants to spar, of course, we can.”

Lu Qingshan smiled freely.

He could sense that Lu Quanzhen was not simple and was happy to spar.

“Alright, give it a try, but stop when it’s enough.”

Lu Changsheng nodded at the words, moved his daughter, who was eating melon seeds and watching the show, to the side, and spoke out.

“Qingshan, please guide me.”

Lu Quanzhen was very polite, clasping his hands in a bow.

Then his whole body trembled as the Five Elements Kun Peng Technique activated. His black robe fluttered without wind, making a rustling sound. The five-colored spiritual light flowed, transforming into a small five-colored fish.

“Brother Quanzhen, I apologize in advance.”

At this moment, Lu Qingshan quickly recognized Lu Quanzhen’s cultivation level and cupped his hands.

Although the other was much older than him,

it was still impressive to reach the Ninth Level of Qi Refining at that age.

Even a lion must use its full strength to catch a rabbit.

Even though it was just a brotherly spar, out of respect, he decided to go all out.

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden Magical Sword in his hand slashed out.

“Shu!”

A sharp sword aura split the air, appearing right in front of Lu Quanzhen in an instant.

“Whoosh!”

A surging five-colored torrent erupted from Lu Quanzhen’s body, clashing with the sword aura.

However, in a flash, the sword aura burst into a blazing brilliance, drowning the torrent and heading straight for Lu Quanzhen.

But in the instant the torrent was extinguished, a small five-colored fish appeared and swallowed the sword aura in one bite.

“Splash!!!”

The five-colored fish in the air seemed to be a giant whale drinking water, swallowing all the spiritual energy from the surrounding world, causing its body to rapidly expand to a size of ten feet.

Its fins extended, resembling a giant fish with wings, and it lunged at Lu Qingshan.

“Good timing!”

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan laughed heartily, his aura imposing, and he stepped forward to meet the attack with his sword.

The sword light was dazzling, and countless sword auras seemed to gather into a dragon, roaring out, stirring up layers of fierce wind, aiming to tear the giant fish apart.

“Boom boom boom!”

The sword aura dragon and the five-element giant fish clashed repeatedly.

But before long, the giant fish began to fall back under the dragon’s fierce and domineering assault, riddled with holes.

“Five Elements Kun Peng Technique!”

Lu Quanzhen formed a hand seal, and the five elements swirled around him, causing the weakened giant fish to let out a roar, twist its huge body, and leap up like a whale jumping out of a river, soaring into the sky.

In an instant, the fish’s fins rapidly widened, transforming into a pair of black-and-white wings, resembling a Peng bird.

“Screech!”

The Peng bird spread its wings, exuding dominance, and swooped down, instantly tearing the dragon into two, then opened its large mouth and swallowed all the sword light, charging towards Lu Qingshan.

“It seems both Qingshan and Quanzhen are more formidable than I imagined.”

Lu Changsheng watched the sparring in front of him, stroking his chin.

If it weren’t for this test today, he wouldn’t have known the combat strength of his two sons.

After all, the system only provided feedback on their cultivation levels, not their exact combat strength.

Beside him, Lu Wangshu, who had been watching the show, became more serious as she observed the duel between her two brothers.

Although she was at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining,

apart from the basic techniques practiced at school, she had never experienced a real duel.

Nor had she seen such a spectacular battle before.

At this moment, in her eyes, the duel between the two was extremely exciting.

“Good! Good! Good!”

Lu Qingshan’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise, and he laughed loudly.

He realized that his seventeenth brother was much stronger than he had imagined.

With such strength, he could easily break into the top ten in the Golden Sun Sect’s Sword Trial Tournament!

He continued to attack, and the Magical Sword burst out with endless golden light and sharp sword aura.

The sword light was blazing and fierce, and the dazzling sword light gradually shredded the Peng bird.

Lu Changsheng watched seriously, ready to step in at any moment.

If Lu Quanzhen couldn’t handle it, he would immediately intervene.

Facing this sword strike, Lu Quanzhen’s spiritual power surged out endlessly.

But after a moment, realizing the gap between them, he immediately shifted from attack to defense, causing the Peng bird to screech as it formed a rolling torrent to block the sword light.

Around him, several five-colored whirlpools appeared, spinning to dissolve the attack.

“Alright, that’s enough.”

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng took a step forward and with a wave of his sleeve, dispelled Lu Qingshan’s sword aura.

He could see that although it was just a simple spar, neither of them had held back, and they had consumed a lot of energy.

“Not bad, both of you did well. When the time comes to enter the Purple Secrets Realm, your father can be at ease.”

Lu Changsheng patted his two sons on the shoulders and complimented them.

As a parent, who doesn’t hope for their sons to become dragons and their daughters to become phoenixes?

He was no exception.

Then he looked at his daughter, Lu Wangshu, and said, “Wangshu, when you have time, learn more from your brothers Quanzhen and Qingshan. Spend more time on cultivation, and don’t always think about playing around, understand?”

Although Lu Changsheng was lecturing, his voice was very gentle.

After all, although his daughter loved to play, she hadn’t neglected her duties.

“Got it, Daddy.”

Lu Wangshu pouted her delicate face and replied obediently.

She poked her soft cheeks with her two jade-like fingers, making a “pop pop pop” sound, looking very cute.

Then, as if she thought of something, her eyes curved into crescents as she happily walked over to Lu Changsheng, holding her father’s arm, and said in a sweet voice, “Daddy, how about I also ask Brother Qingshan for some guidance?”

“But if I perform well and beat Brother Qingshan, will there be a reward?”

Lu Wangshu, dressed in a pink and white dress, had a delicate and beautiful face, radiantly charming.

As she spoke, a light breeze gently blew, causing a few strands of her hair to fall on her smooth forehead, revealing a pair of clear, bright eyes that were extremely captivating.

“???”

Lu Wangshu’s words made Lu Changsheng, Lu Qingshan, and Lu Quanzhen all laugh uncontrollably.

“Hahaha, since Wangshu wants to challenge her brother, your Brother Qingshan will naturally oblige.”

Lu Qingshan laughed heartily.

If anyone else had said this, Lu Qingshan would have struck them down immediately.

A mere Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, daring to say such things in front of him? It would be an insult!

But since it was his own sister, he was willing to play along.

“Daddy, is there a reward?”

Lu Wangshu looked a little puffed up, feeling as if she was being underestimated, and stared at her father.

“Alright, if you really beat Qingshan, you can ask for anything you want.”

Although Lu Changsheng didn’t know what mischief his daughter was up to,

he also wanted to see where her confidence and courage came from.

“Wangshu, how about this? You give me half of the reward, and I’ll just admit defeat, or you can choose how you want me to lose.”

Lu Qingshan joked, revealing that his sister had a bright and cheerful personality, so he teased her.

“Brother Qingshan, doesn’t the book say that sword cultivators are unyielding and would rather break than bend? How could you do something like admitting defeat?”

Lu Wangshu tilted her head slightly, looking a little cute and dazed as she spoke.

Although she could see that her brother didn’t seem as cold and aloof as the rumors about sword cultivators suggested,

she didn’t expect him to say such things.

“Losing to my own sister doesn’t count as losing. Besides, there’s a reward in it for me.”

Lu Qingshan said nonchalantly.

“Hmph, but I, Lu Wangshu, want to win fair and square. Brother Qingshan, prepare yourself!”

Lu Wangshu puffed up her small face, looking fierce yet adorable, making everyone chuckle.

But in the next moment,

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”

Lu Wangshu lightly patted her exquisite and luxurious Storage Bag at her waist.

Immediately, a pile of talismans flowed out in an orderly manner, floating in the air.

“What the…!? You’re playing like this???”

Lu Qingshan had been relaxed and careless, thinking he was just playing a game with his sister, curious to see what she could do.

But seeing this scene, he was stunned and then looked at his father.

After all, if it was going to be like this, he wasn’t going to play along.

Standing nearby, Lu Quanzhen was also slightly stunned, his mouth twitching.

He could tell that most of these talismans were Top-Tier and some were even Second-Tier talismans.

If this turned into a fight, no Qi Refining cultivator could stand a chance.

But this little sister, who was only at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, actually had so many talismans, and even Second-Tier talismans?

He couldn’t help but look at his father.

“This is ridiculous! How can you spar like this? Besides, using Second-Tier talismans now is dangerous; you could hurt yourself.”

Lu Changsheng said with a hint of frustration.

He immediately raised his hand to suppress the talismans, afraid that his daughter would activate them.

After all, he could see at a glance that there were thirty-six Top-Tier talismans, nine supreme-Tier talismans, and three Second-Tier talismans.

If they all exploded at once, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be severely injured, if not killed.

“Daddy, didn’t you teach me to activate a Talisman Formation as soon as a fight starts? Never give the opponent a chance.”

Lu Wangshu put on a pitiful and innocent expression. “Besides, I’ve already mastered the Nine-Nine Wind and Fire Talisman Formation, so I won’t hurt myself.”

“That’s what I taught you, but… Hmm? Did you say you’ve mastered the Nine-Nine Wind and Fire Formation?”

Lu Changsheng’s expression changed to one of surprise and doubt.

Although the Nine-Nine Wind and Fire Formation was just one of the basic Talisman Formations in the Nine-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture,

even a basic formation required at least a Late-Stage Qi Refining level to control.

His daughter was only at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, clearly not capable of such a feat.

“Yes, I wanted to give Daddy a surprise.”

Lu Wangshu said with a smile.

“Heh, a surprise? More like a scare.”

“Alright then, Wangshu, use lower-Tier talismans to show me. If you really can do it, you can ask for any reward you want.”

Lu Changsheng said, wanting to see how his daughter managed to do it.

“Okay!”

Lu Wangshu immediately lit up with joy, patted her Storage Bag,

and dozens of lower-Tier talismans flew out, arranging themselves in formation, then quickly rotating and connecting their energy, forming a Talisman Formation.

“Good, good, good!”

Lu Changsheng’s face showed joy.

He could see that his daughter, Lu Wangshu, had a spiritual perception uncommon for her level, already comparable to a Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Seeing no targets around, he immediately turned to Lu Qingshan and said, “Come, Qingshan, evaluate your sister’s Talisman Formation. These are just lower-Tier talismans, so they won’t harm you.”

“?”

Lu Qingshan saw that they were only lower-Tier talismans, so he wasn’t afraid.

Holding his Magical Sword, he chuckled lightly and said with ease, “Wangshu, come, let your Brother Qingshan see how good your Talisman Formation is.”

“Brother Qingshan, be careful!”

Lu Wangshu said crisply, then quickly formed a hand seal with her jade-like hand. “Nine-Nine Wind and Fire Formation, rise!”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”

“Boom boom boom—”

The Talisman Formation immediately spun and rotated, enveloping Lu Qingshan, and launched a coordinated attack.

Faced with this onslaught, Lu Qingshan didn’t ruin the fun by breaking the formation immediately.

Instead, he let the sword light flow like a net, forming a protective sword aura that dissolved the attacks from the Talisman Formation one by one.

“Tsk tsk tsk, it’s no wonder the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world has no Talisman Masters. Even if there were, ordinary people couldn’t afford to practice.”

Lu Quanzhen watched this and sighed inwardly.

Although lower-Tier talismans only cost one or two Spirit Stones each,

using so many would still cost nearly a hundred Spirit Stones.

Just practicing and experiencing a Talisman Formation once would cost about a hundred Spirit Stones. How many people could afford that?

Even Lu Wangshu could only do this because of her father’s favor.

“Daddy, how did I do?”

Lu Wangshu raised her chin slightly, looking a bit proud.

“Hehe, not bad. Have you been secretly practicing the Mysterious Talisman Spirit Forging Technique to strengthen your mind?”

Lu Changsheng rubbed his daughter’s silky hair and smiled.

He guessed that his daughter had spent a lot of time practicing the Mysterious Talisman Spirit Forging Technique, a method for nurturing the spirit.

“I told you I was fishing to practice, but Daddy, you didn’t believe me. Now do you believe me?”

Lu Wangshu said with a face full of grievance.

“Alright, alright, Daddy was wrong to doubt you.”

Lu Changsheng smiled helplessly.

Besides her cultivation and talisman-making, his daughter had also been practicing the Mysterious Talisman Spirit Forging Technique. This meant she hadn’t been slacking off at all but was very diligent.

Or rather, this daughter’s talent in cultivation was truly exceptional, able to focus on multiple things at once.

He looked at his daughter and continued, “So, what reward do you want? Do you want to upgrade and reforging your beloved boat, or something else?”

“Hehe, I want Daddy to make me a puppet.”

Lu Wangshu said.

“Make a puppet? No problem. Later, tell Daddy what kind you want.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t refuse.

His daughter had always been interested in puppets, liking to tinker with them.

Or rather, his daughter had an interest in puppets, pill refining, Equipment Refining, Talisman Making, and Beast Taming.

“Dad, I’m going to the Purple Secrets Realm soon. It’s probably very dangerous. Do you have any treasure for self-defense?”

“Like Second-Tier talismans? I don’t need too many, just a few dozen.”

At this moment, Lu Qingshan saw the opportunity and came over, speaking out.

“???”

Lu Wangshu’s mouth dropped open, shocked by Lu Qingshan’s audacity.

She had to find a reason before asking her father for something.

But Lu Qingshan just outright asked for dozens of Second-Tier talismans without hesitation.

“Get lost! Do you think Second-Tier talismans are as common as cabbages?”

Lu Changsheng said in frustration.

He himself only had a few thousand talismans in total.

His son just asked for dozens right off the bat, clearly showing he didn’t understand the difficulty of making talismans.

But despite his words, he still pulled out two stacks of talismans from his Storage Bag and handed them to Lu Qingshan and Lu Quanzhen. “Ten each, that’s all I have. It’s not easy for your father to make these talismans.”

“Hehe, thanks, Dad.”

Lu Qingshan knew when to stop and immediately put away the ten talismans, thanking his father.

“Thank you, Father.”

Lu Quanzhen, seeing that Lu Qingshan had accepted them, naturally didn’t refuse.

“Brother Qingshan, aren’t you a sword cultivator? Why do you need talismans?”

Lu Wangshu asked Lu Qingshan.

“Just because I’m a sword cultivator doesn’t mean I only use swords. It’s good to have multiple skills.”

“If I encounter a magical item that counters Flying Swords, I can use talismans to blast through it or escape.”

Lu Qingshan said casually.

“I thought sword cultivators were supposed to be resolute, never bending or retreating, always pressing forward?”

Lu Wangshu continued to ask.

She wasn’t pretending to be ignorant.

She simply hadn’t encountered many sword cultivators, and the outside world often spread such rumors.

“Being resolute and unyielding refers to sword cultivators being true to their hearts, not backing down or begging for mercy. That’s why many sword cultivators are full of pride and dignity.”

“But in many cases, if you know you can’t win and can still escape, yet you insist on staying and dying, that’s just being foolish.”

Lu Qingshan explained.

“Oh, I see. I always thought practicing swordsmanship would make you lose your mind.”

Lu Wangshu said with a look of understanding.

“…”

At this moment, Lu Changsheng thought of something and asked Lu Qingshan, “Qingshan, where would Quanzhen’s strength rank in the Golden Sun Sect’s Sword Trial Tournament?”

He had wanted to ask this question earlier but had forgotten because of Lu Wangshu’s interruption.

“Brother Quanzhen’s strength would easily place him in the top ten.”

Lu Qingshan thought for a moment and said.

“Top ten? Qingshan, where do you rank in the Golden Sun Sect’s Sword Trial Tournament?”

Lu Quanzhen asked, his heart skipping a beat.

He had already suspected that Lu Qingshan was among the top fighters in the sect.

Otherwise, the combat strength of the sect disciples would be ridiculously high.

They would be on a completely different level compared to rogue cultivators or family disciples.

“I’m obviously number one.”

Lu Qingshan smiled confidently.

“Brother Qingshan, I didn’t know you were so powerful.”

Lu Wangshu was a bit surprised, only now realizing how strong her brother was.

After all, being number one anywhere was no small feat.

“It’s nothing, just being the first in the Golden Sun Sect.”

“In a few years, the Five Great Immortal Sects of the Yue Kingdom will hold a Sword Trial Competition. If I win first place, my name might spread to the Jiang Kingdom. Then, if you ever run into trouble, just mention my name.”

Lu Qingshan said casually.

“You can’t go a day without showing off, can you?”

Lu Changsheng said, somewhat speechless.

“Dad, don’t you think it would be great if people were impressed? In the future, when you go out, people will gasp and say, ‘Look, that’s the father of the Sword Immortal Qingshan.'”

Lu Qingshan joked.

“I’d be grateful if you don’t cause me any trouble.”

Lu Changsheng said, exasperated.

Lu Quanzhen, hearing Lu Qingshan’s words, felt much more at ease.

He realized that his younger brother was not just in the top tier but was among the absolute elite.

His current combat strength was not far from that of the true disciples of the Immortal Sects.

“Once I break through to Foundation Establishment and comprehend the Yin-Yang Five Elements Kun Peng Technique, my combat strength will advance further.”

Lu Quanzhen thought to himself, not discouraged in the least, but facing his reality with a clear mind.

Then, the group laughed and chatted as they returned to the Lu Family Mansion.