This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 445: Chapter 3 Watching the “Tide”_2

Of course, the most, most, most important thing was that this fellow cultivator looked very nice—just like a good person at first glance!

“Ping’er….” Seeing his younger sister so warmly invite a stranger cultivator to travel together, the young male cultivator was somewhat dumbfounded, weakly calling out.

“Oh yes, I would like that,” Lu Qingshan had already agreed with a chuckle.

The words ready on the young male cultivator’s lips were suddenly stuffed back in.

Although he was more cautious than his younger sister, he was still just a greenhorn cultivator with a thin skin.

His sister had just extended a hearty invitation to Lu Qingshan, and it wouldn’t be right for him to turn around and push Lu Qingshan away.

That would be utterly dishonorable. Perhaps after a few decades, he might be able to do such a thing without batting an eye, but for now, he could only twist in discomfort internally.

The enthusiastic young girl obviously didn’t notice her brother stewing to the side and cheerfully introduced herself, “We are from the Li Family of White Horse City. My name is Li Baoping, and this is my elder brother, Li Zhangong.”

A water bottle and a wine cup—the siblings’ names were endearingly unique; their father must be quite the character.

“May I inquire about the esteemed name of our friend?” Li Zhangong, despite his inner discomfort, kept a good upbringing and followed his sister’s introduction without giving Lu Qingshan attitude, asking politely with a cupped fist.

“Lu Qingshan,” replied Lu Qingshan with a smile, not concealing his name.

Li Baoping and Li Zhangong, of course, would not connect a cultivator they happened to meet on the road with that distant and unattainable figure at the forefront of the Seven Domains Discourse—simply based on a name.

After all, Qingshan was not an uncommon name; countless others bore it in the world.

In casual conversation, the three had already left White Horse City and were flying toward the Fengling Great River on their swords.

Giving Lu Qingshan a few glances, the young girl suddenly asked, “You don’t seem to be from our Bai State, fellow Daoist Lu?”

“How can you tell?” Lu Qingshan raised an eyebrow, surprised.

Li Baoping replied with a giggly smile, “‘From Bai State to the west, the people all have deep-set eyes,’ which means starting from Bai State all the way west, the people in all the states more or less have slightly sunken eyes. Not like you, with full and round eye sockets.”

Lu Qingshan never expected such a befuddled-looking young lady to be so observant and responded with a smile,” I was originally born in the south and later entered a sect in the east. Due to some reasons, I found myself stranded here.”

When he mentioned the south, he was referring to the Southern Territory, but in the eyes of the Li siblings, it naturally meant the various southern states.

Knowing that Lu Qingshan was from out of town, Li Baoping’s eyes shone with excitement, “This is the first time I’ve traveled far from home, and it was only because we’ve come to watch the ‘Tide’ at the Fengling River under the pretext of broadening my horizons that my father allowed me out. I definitely want to go see even farther places if I have the chance.”

Lu Qingshan made no comment.

Seeing that Lu Qingshan and her elder brother didn’t pay much attention to her, the girl wasn’t annoyed and started to mutter to herself about her little dreams.

“One day, once I attain a Golden Core, I’ll travel all over the world to see those legendary figures on the Yellow List… If I could speak a word or two with them, that would be even better…”

Li Baoping chattered on in her girlish nature, “And if… if one day I could also make a name for myself, that would be the best. I’ve even thought of the name—it’ll be ‘Opening Yuan with One Sword,’ ‘Opening Yuan with One Sword’ Li Baoping…”

“Opening Yuan with One Sword,” Lu Qingshan, who had been only half-listening to Li Baoping, suddenly took an interest and asked, “Are you a sword cultivator as well, Fellow Daoist Bao Ping?”

“Of course! Our Li family has always been a family of sword cultivators. Otherwise, why would my brother and I be so eager to watch the ‘Tide’?” Li Baoping replied methodically, turning her head to glance at Li Zhangong, “Right, big brother?”

“Right, right, right!” Li Zhangong rolled his eyes at Li Baoping, who was about to spill all their secrets, and answered perfunctorily.

“You must be a sword cultivator too, then, otherwise why join the excitement?” Li Baoping questioned Lu Qingshan in return.

“Indeed, I am. Hearing of the grand tidal phenomenon of the Fengling River, I thought to witness it myself,” Lu Qingshan acknowledged, nodding, before casually inquiring, “Do you know how far we are from Fengling River now and who will be performing the Tide-slaying this time?”

Li Baoping was very enthusiastic, sparing no detail in her reply, “The Fengling River is just around White Horse City, not too far. With our speed, we’ll get there within a little more than a day. As for the one performing the Tide-slaying, it’s none other than ‘Jade Wave Sword’ Qian Liu, who ranks ninety-eighth on the Yellow List.”

Mentioning ‘Jade Wave Sword,’ Li Baoping’s eyes sparkled with admiration, and she recounted his achievements and stories non-stop as if they were treasures.

“Jade Wave Sword Qian Liu is at the perfection stage of Nascent Soul, mastering a perfection realm upper-grade intent of the water Sword Intent and an upper-grade intent of Slaughter Sword Intent at the Unity Realm.

His life-bound sword is the middle-grade Heavenly Artifact Liuxue, skilled at external sword techniques, once having slain a metal water tiger Great Demon at the initial stage of Fifth Grade…”

“Jade Wave Sword…” Lu Qingshan repeated the name, nodding slightly, and continued to converse idly with the two.

……..

A day later, the three finally approached the Fengling River.

They could see many observation towers lining both banks of the river, bustling with people going to and fro.

Looking closer, one would be amazed to discover that those figures within the towers were actually all cultivators.

What is referred to as watching the “Tide” isn’t naturally about watching the actual tide of the Fengling River.

Although the tides of the Fengling River are indeed magnificent, earning the title of the best in the world, how could such a natural scene attract swarms of cultivators?

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