"Heaven Piercing Taoist Patriarch?" Yu Jian was deeply shaken when he heard Lu Qing's words. "Why would you be interested in the affairs of the fifth-generation patriarch of my sect?"
The White-clothed Woman and Qing Xi also showed slight changes in expression, not having expected that this was what Lu Qing wished to ask about.
"So Heaven Piercing Taoist was the fifth-generation patriarch of your esteemed sect. My apologies for the disrespect." Lu Qing came to a realization.
"My Heaven Piercing Sword Sect has a long history, but only the founding patriarch and the fifth-generation patriarch bore the Daoist title 'Heaven Piercing.' Not long after the founding patriarch established the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect, he passed away. I presume you are not asking about him."
Yu Jian answered respectfully.
There was one other matter he did not mention. When the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect had first been established, it had merely been a small sect, utterly inconspicuous within the vast Starry Sky.
The founding patriarch's cultivation had not been particularly high either. Until his passing, he had only reached Nascent Soul Five Tribulations.
It was only under the leadership of the fifth-generation patriarch that the Heaven Piercing Sword Sect truly rose to prominence.
Given Lu Qing's current strength, he did not believe Lu Qing would be interested in the founding patriarch. That left only the fifth-generation patriarch.
"I see. It is not anything major, really. By a stroke of fortune, I once happened to obtain a sword-path inheritance left behind by Senior Heaven Piercing Taoist. I simply do not know whether that Heaven Piercing Taoist was your sect's fifth-generation patriarch."
"So that is where the Po Tian Sword Qi you wield came from."
Yu Jian finally understood.
He had wondered back then why Lu Qing could unleash such pure Po