Chapter 65: Sword Gourd Cave Heaven
Li Qingque was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Zhang Qian to ask this.

"It's impossible. The master has already reached the Great Perfection of the Yuanshen, which is enough power to capture the demon. Moreover, only the master knows the passage connecting to the outer void. Without this secret passage, it is impossible to capture the demon. Even if I know where the passage is, I can't do it with my current cultivation level."

"I see."

Zhang Qian was a little disappointed and could only give up the idea.

He rolled his eyes and asked, "Where is the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven that Xiao Daoyi wants to go to?"

Li Qingque smiled slightly: "You are not a true disciple of the Sword Gourd Palace yet. Only when you are conferred the title by the headmaster in the sect hall tomorrow, you will have the attire and magic tools of a true disciple, various elixirs, and some secrets of my Sword Gourd Palace to let you know. Then you will know. But it doesn't hurt to tell you now. The Sword Gourd Cave Heaven is the secret cave heaven of my Sword Gourd Palace. The famous spiritual root sword gourd of our Sword Gourd Palace is in the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven. The spiritual energy inside the cave heaven is more than ten times that outside. It is extremely rich. Moreover, the sword gourd in the cave heaven has transformed into countless sword gourd Taoist soldiers. This kind of Taoist soldier is much stronger than the demon soldiers of our Demon Refining Island. Entering the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven can not only hone the sword intent under the sword gourd, but also fight against the sword gourd Taoist soldiers and practice your own sword means. Moreover, if you can kill the sword gourd Taoist soldiers, you will get a wisp of pure sword origin energy. As long as you absorb the sword origin energy, you can greatly deepen your sword enlightenment, which has many benefits."

Only then did Zhang Qian know the details of Jianhu Cave. When he heard that the original energy of swordsmanship could greatly improve his understanding of swordsmanship, a gleam of light appeared in his eyes.

"So Xiao Daoyi will get a lot of benefits in there? The headmaster said before that most of the disciples on the Ascension List are in seclusion in the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven, and that it is easy to enter the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven but difficult to exit. Then what is the Ascension List? Why is it easy to enter the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven but difficult to exit?"

Zhang Qian had many questions in his mind at this moment. After listening to the conversation between Li Qingcheng and Xiao Daoyi, he felt that he only knew the basics of Jianhu Palace and there were still many secrets he didn't know.

Li Qingque did not hide it. She explained, "The reason why it is easy to get in but difficult to get out is because the Dao soldiers in the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven are endless. Once you encounter them, they will chase you endlessly. As long as there is a spiritual root sword gourd, there will be more and more Sword Gourd Dao soldiers. If you want to get out of the Sword Gourd Cave Heaven, you must fight your way out. But this is not easy. Every Sword Gourd Dao soldier you face has the same cultivation level as you. If you want to fight your way out, you can only rely on your own magical powers."

Zhang Qian shuddered and thought about the scene in his mind. Countless Taoist soldiers with the same cultivation level as himself swarmed in. This was much more difficult than the fourth palace of Shangyuan Bajing Palace. Taoist soldiers were real things, not invisible like demons. It was useless to rely on mental strength alone.

"As for the Ascension List, it is a list of our Jianhu Palace, a ranking. Only disciples with extraordinary qualifications and talents can be on the list. Let's put it this way, Xiao Daoyi's ranking on the Ascension List is not high, and he is at the bottom. If most of the geniuses on the Ascension List were not in seclusion in Jianhu Cave Heaven, it would not be Xiao Daoyi's turn to become famous in Xingyun Province."

Zhang Qian was speechless for a moment, and stammered, "Senior sister, please don't scare me. Xiao Daotian was born with a sword bone and possessed the spiritual power of the Great Sun, but he is only at the bottom of the Immortal Ascension List? Impossible!"

Seeing Zhang Qian's disbelief, Li Qingque shook his head and said, "Don't disbelieve me. Xiao Daoyi's current fame is mostly arranged by the headmaster. Whether he is born with sword bones or has a great sun spirit, it is nothing compared to those geniuses who are ranked high on the Ascension List. You will slowly understand it in the future."

Having said this, Li Qingque stopped talking, which made Zhang Qian more and more curious.

Crash...!
At this moment, a pleasant sound of flowing water was heard outside the door. After a while, the graceful Yu Xuanji walked in riding on the waves.

"My lord island master." Turning around and seeing Zhang Qian, Yu Xuanji's eyes flashed with surprise: "Hello, deputy island master. Congratulations to the deputy island master. This time you broke through the Shangyuan Bajing Palace and became famous in the Jianhu Palace." At this moment, Yu Xuanji no longer looked down on Zhang Qian. How could he be an ordinary person if he could break through the Shangyuan Bajing Palace in one breath? Now Yu Xuanji only admired Li Qingque's vision.

"What's the matter? Are you feeling better?"

"Thank you for your concern, Island Master. My injury has almost healed. This is the Azure Sea and Bright Moon Pearl that our mermaid clan has condensed this month. Please have a look at it. Also, just now the Island Master of Guiyuan Island sent someone to present a gift and congratulate the Deputy Island Master for passing Shangyuan Bajing Palace."

As she spoke, a jade plate that seemed to be made of black crystal appeared in Yu Xuanji's hand. The jade plate was filled with bright pearls. Waves of gentle waves sounded from these pearls. No one knew what magical uses these pearls had.

Li Qingque took the jade plate, put it aside and asked, "Are you saying that Guiyuan Island sent a gift?"

"Yes, I have arranged for someone to place the gift in the deputy island owner's residence."

"Is it only Guiyuan Island? What about Wentian Island and Kanli Island?"

Yu Xuanji frowned slightly: "No one came from Wentian Island and Kanli Island. Maybe they haven't arrived yet."

"Hmph!" Li Qingque's face turned cold. "During the years when I was in seclusion, Wentian Island and Kanli Island secretly used a lot of tricks. Originally, we had quite a few demon army tribes on our Demon Refining Island, but now all of them have surrendered to Wentian Island and Kanli Island. I also heard that the disciples from these two islands often come to my Demon Refining Island to pick precious medicines and kill strange beasts?"

Seeing Zhang Qian showing curiosity, Li Qingque sighed and explained: "Our Demon Refining Island, Wentian Island, Kanli Island, and Guiyuan Island are the four major islands of Jianhu Palace. I have been in seclusion for many years in order to cultivate my Dharma image. Wentian Island and Kanli Island secretly used many dishonorable means, which made me very unhappy. On the contrary, Guiyuan Island has always been on good terms with our Demon Refining Island. This time, Junior Brother, you broke through Shangyuan Bajing Palace, and only Guiyuan Island sent a gift. As for Wentian Island and Kanli Island... Humph!"

After Li Qingque calmed down, he glanced at the Jade Sea Moon Pearls in the jade plate and ordered: "Send these pearls to the shop in the market later. Remember to check the accounts. The shop on our Demon Refining Island is managed by Ling Tianxing. I haven't paid much attention to it over the years. Now that I have cultivated the Dharma Image and come out of seclusion, remember to bring back the shop accounts. I want to check them myself."

"As ordered!"

Yu Xuanji agreed and was about to take the jade plate. Zhang Qian curiously took out a Blue Sea and Bright Moon Pearl. After a closer look, he found that the pearl was very strange. It looked bright and clear on the surface, but when he looked closely, he could see a green sea inside the pearl and a bright moon rising over the sea.

The scene seemed real and unreal, extremely strange.

(End of this chapter)