This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Lu Qingshan gave Mo Yan a slight nod and stood up to leave the hall.

Neither of them noticed that just as they rose to their feet, Mrs. Mo, who was in conversation with Zang Xiaojian, cast an inadvertent glance at the two men preparing to depart, her brows slightly furrowed.

The two men quietly left the hall.

"Does Master Mo have something important?" Lu Qingshan was indeed quite curious about why Mo Yan had called him out alone.

"It’s not exactly a big deal, but it is very important to me," Mo Yan stared intently into Lu Qingshan’s eyes and asked, "You’ve seen my mother, what do you think of her personality?"

After contemplating for a moment, Lu Qingshan objectively responded, "She’s like a young girl, but there’s nothing wrong with that."

"That’s right," sensing the sincerity in Lu Qingshan’s eyes, Mo Yan nodded earnestly and began to explain, "According to what our Dragon Slaying Saber knows, the Jiaolong Demon King is currently planning to transform into a dragon.

If the Jiaolong Demon King successfully transforms, the millions of the Human Race living on the Poseidon Archipelago will have no chance of turning the tides and will be plunged into shadows.

Although for a Jiaolong, transforming into a dragon is an extremely difficult task with a high chance of failure, we cannot take that risk. Therefore, we must eliminate the Jiaolong Demon King before it transforms.

The day we have prepared many years for to strike is now close at hand, and time is of the essence. This is also why we have endured for so long and suddenly decided to move against the Sea God Sect."

"However," Mo Yan looked somewhat troubled and hesitated to say, "although this strike has been planned for many years, the Jiaolong Demon King is after all a Fourth Grade demon beast, and we are not very confident. We can only say we will give it our best shot."

"If we win, we secure a bright future for our people, which is naturally good. But if we lose, we will be unable to escape our fate.

I can put life and death out of my mind if need be, but if we accidentally fail, when the Jiaolong Clan settles accounts with the people of the Dragon Slaying Saber, I fear my mother..."

Lu Qingshan faintly understood Mo Yan’s thoughts, "You mean..."

Mo Yan nodded and said with some emotion, "My mother may not look young, but to me, she is just like a young girl, innocent and cheerful.

I can hardly believe that such a person with her temperament managed to come to Jiaolong Island alone twenty years ago with me in her womb and raise me."

"Perhaps this is the strength of a mother," Lu Qingshan offered.

Mo Yan spoke somewhat indignantly, "But later, when I grew up and asked about my father, she always gave vague and unclear responses, never providing a straight answer. One moment she would say my father had long since died, the next that he disappeared...

I’ve always suspected that she might have been deceived by some smooth-talking scoundrel..."

Facing the topic of his own mother, and uncharacteristically beginning to ramble and complain endlessly, Lu Qingshan found this side of Mo Yan much more approachable compared to the previously watertight Mo Yan.

After talking at length, Mo Yan suddenly realized he had digressed, and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I’ve gone off-topic.

In short, I haven’t discussed the Dragon Slaying Saber’s affairs with my mother, and she has no connection with the Dragon Slaying Saber.

So to speak, even if things are exposed in the end, she should not be implicated.

But as you know, a son always worries more and wants to consider everything thoroughly.

With my mother’s personality, if I’m gone, she is likely to suffer. If I can’t take care of her myself when that time comes and can’t find a trustworthy person to help, I just can’t be at peace. But finding that person is incredibly difficult..."

"My mother is actually quite wealthy," Mo Yan said somewhat embarrassingly, "In the Cultivation World, where interest prevails, I can’t trust others who might become greedy for her wealth at that time.

Dragon Slaying Saber people are trustworthy, but given their status, no matter how well they handle things, traces are inevitable to be left. I fear that it might backfire and inadvertently implicate my mother.

So I’ve been troubled about this for a long time, until I met you and Daoist Zang."

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"You’ve only had contact with us twice, yet you trust us so much?" Lu Qingshan said with a half-smile.

Unperturbed by Lu Qingshan’s teasing, Mo Yan spoke his heart sincerely, "The first time we met, I gave you a large sum of Spirit Stones to help me purchase the Cold Spirit Fire Seed.

You kept your word and brought back the Cold Spirit Fire Seed for me, which shows that you, Lu Qingshan, are not a person who forgets righteousness at the sight of profit. That established a certain level of trust in my heart.

The second time we met, you noticed the issue with the Cold Spirit Fire Seed and had no intention of hiding it. Instead, you were ready to tell the truth. I could sense some of your high righteousness even if only a little.

After that, when luring the four Golden Core members of the Sea God Sect to their assassination, you and Zang Xiaojian took the initiative to assist us in killing a Golden Core Cultivator from the Sea God Sect. This also indicates that you could not possibly stand on the Sea God Sect’s side, which lessened my concerns."

"The most important thing is..." Mo Yan said gravely, "with the methods the two of you employ, you are clearly rare talents among cultivators, born into prestigious sects. Such individuals are likely to be more upfront and righteous than other cultivators."

"Therefore, I earnestly request that, should we fail in slaying the dragon, Young Master Lu, you would take my mother away from the trouble-filled Jiaolong Island."

After stating his request, Mo Yan took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Ring and handed it to Lu Qingshan.

"What is this?" Lu Qingshan asked as he took the Jade Slip.

"Since I am entrusting such an important matter to you, it is only natural that I provide Young Master Lu with adequate compensation.

Ordinary Spirit Stones and Magic Artifacts may not catch Young Master Lu’s eye. However, having just seen you and Zang Xiaojian in action, I noticed you are both Sword Cultivators. Therefore, you might find some interest in this item," Mo Yan explained.

"If it really comes down to the scenario I have anticipated, then I will have to trouble Young Master Lu to take good care of my mother. This Jade Slip can be considered as compensation.

Even if our Dragon Slaying Saber is fortunate enough to kill the wicked dragon, this Jade Slip will still belong to Young Master Lu, as a gift to a friend."

"You have a look at the content, then tell me your decision," Mo Yan said with pursed lips.

Curious about Mo Yan’s confident demeanor, Lu Qingshan let his Divine Sense probe into the Jade Slip:

[Primordial Spirit Sword Control Technique]

Learning conditions: Normal Sword Control Technique level greater than 10

Casting conditions: This skill can only be cast through a Sword Artifact.

Description: An advanced Sword Control Technique, with a maximum level of 20.

Skill effects: Wield the sword with the Primordial Spirit, increase the speed of Sword Control by consuming additional Divine Sense, and temper the Divine Soul to enhance the Divine Sense. However, cultivation is extremely difficult.

Supplementary explanation: The stronger the Divine Sense, the more Spiritual Power is consumed, and the faster the speed of Sword Control. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Additional explanation: Learning this skill requires the expenditure of five thousand Experience Points.

Additional explanation: From level 1 to level 5, for every level the skill is increased, Divine Sense +2

From level 6 to level 10, for every level the skill is increased, Divine Sense +5

From level 11 to level 15, for every level the skill is increased, Divine Sense +10

From level 16 to level 20, for every level the skill is increased, Divine Sense +20.

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