Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 201-Chapter 300)

As it seemed, the calligraphy had not been evenly divided in the past. The issue now was how to assemble it.

Li Qingshan tried taking out the Cursive Sword Calligraphy and placing it on the Sword Qi Calligraphy before shaking it, but they showed no signs of merging together. He was slightly disappointed.

However, he immediately became riled up. His cultivation was still too low right now. It took him quite the effort even to wield a high grade spiritual artifact, so it was impossible for him to refine a supreme grade spiritual artifact. Otherwise, the Cursive Sword Calligraphy would be much more complicated than just being able to launch a few strands of sword qi.

Only when his cultivation had caught up and he had refined both spiritual artifacts could he try again.

Xiao An looked at it eagerly, so Li Qingshan handed it to her. Then, Li Qingshan glanced at the private box shrouded with mist and muttered to himself, “Why did that person want the Sword Qi Calligraphy?”

Xiao An immediately began to study the Sword Qi Calligraphy. She lay down on the thick, silken carpet, supporting her chin with her left hand while she used a finger on her right hand like a sword, moving about rapidly within a limited region. She produced blurs with her small hand, which seemed like a sword dance, yet also like calligraphy. There was a beautiful rhythm to it.

Her comprehension of the sword intent within the Cursive Sword Calligraphy had deepened once again. When she heard what Li Qingshan muttered, she tilted her head. “Maybe he’s just like me!” Suddenly, she stabbed out a few dozen times with her finger, ripping through the air and kicking up a violent breeze. Wind immediately whistled through the private box, ruffling Li Qingshan’s clothes.

Li Qingshan suddenly understood. Yep, that’s probably the main reason. Unless they also possessed a fragment, no Qi Practitioner would be willing to gamble several hundred spiritual stones on something like this.

At this moment, there were a few gentle knocks on the door. Li Qingshan opened it, and Liu Ruping said, “The person who bid against you earlier wishes to see you.”

Li Qingshan said, “Alright. I just happen to want to see him too.” He became more and more certain about his guesses. Assembling the Sword Qi Calligraphy and the Cursive Sword Calligraphy would definitely result in a supreme grade spiritual artifact. If he could obtain another fragment, just what would it become? A legendary arcane artifact?

Liu Ruping backed out obediently. She actually did not try to pester him anymore. After leaving the private box, she smiled scornfully, but she was not in a hurry to pass on the message. Instead, she walked to another private box and knocked on the door.

A young man opened the door, and surprisingly, it was Mu Zhicong. He let her in and directly asked, “Why have you only come now?”

Liu Ruping threw a fake tantrum. “The customer who bid against him earlier wanted to see that Niu person, which is why I came a little late. Senior brother Mu, I hope that you can forgive me!”

Mu Zhicong was not too worried about this. He turned around and said, “Senior brother Song, I never thought that this bastard would be so wealthy. If he sells that daemon core too, he’ll have two or three thousand spiritual stones on him at the very least. You can say that this is a blessing in disguise for you, senior brother.”



Seated there was the senior brother Song from the Pheasant’s Grace mountain, who Li Qingshan had tossed out in a single move, Song Ming.

Liu Ruping added, “That’s not all. He just spent eight hundred spiritual stones earlier for a high grade spiritual artifact, and he exchanged some spiritual talismans for a few hundred spiritual stones as well.” Originally, the transactions of customers with the school of Miscellany were an absolute secret; breaches would result in severe punishments.

However, as she had failed to curry any favour from Li Qingshan, she was resentful, and Mu Zhicong just happened to come at this time, asking for any information regarding Li Qingshan. He got her to report back to him immediately whenever she saw Li Qingshan. He offered her many benefits in exchange.

Liu Ruping saw Li Qingshan set foot in the store of Miscellaneous Goods and immediately reported this to Mu Zhicong, who was in another private box. However, Mu Zhicong had his own plans.

Song Ming sat there, unfazed, as he glanced at Mu Zhicong. “You’ve purposefully come to tell me this. What are you planning?”

Mu Zhicong walked over and patted Song Ming’s shoulder. “The disciples of the three mountains stand together. Since you’ve been insulted, senior brother, how can I just stay by and watch? I just happened to run into this bastard a while back, and I wanted to kill him for you then and there. Unfortunately, thinking about how even senior brother was not his opponent, I would never be able to defeat him with my cultivation. Right now, the people from your sect are nearby, so this is the best opportunity for revenge you will ever have.”

Although he smiled, killing intent was pent up inside. Niu Juxia, oh Niu Juxia. Our relationship wasn’t so horrible before, but how dare you actually try to take Zijian away. As such, don’t blame me for showing no mercy now. You’re a mere independent cultivator, yet you still act so arrogantly. Even if you don’t die to my hands, you’ll die elsewhere. I’ll just be sending you off a little earlier.

Song Ming clenched his fists. He was pale. Ever since that last battle, he had become famous about the three mountains, regularly mocked and made fun of by others. It was basically the greatest humiliation he had ever experienced in his life. He could never just accept it like this.

Now that he knew his enemy was nearby, he was overcome by anger. And, three thousand spiritual stones were enough to interest any Qi Practitioner. No matter what scheme Mu Zhicong had in mind, he would try anyway.

In the end, he asked carefully, “You’re not telling me that your Green Vine mountain doesn’t want in on a share of this, right?”

Mu Zhicong said, “Our Green Vine mountain serves as the host. If we work with others to kill independent cultivators before the Herb Picking ceremony, it’ll probably make everyone fearful and affect the procession of the ceremony. Even if I had the courage, I wouldn’t try to. However, if it’s just personal grievances, then there’s nothing wrong with it at all. And, how can senior brother Song not give me a share?”

Song Ming’s expression wavered before he suddenly snorted coldly and left through the door. “Keep a close eye on him for me!”

Mu Zhicong said, “Ruping, keep monitoring him. Once this is all over, there’ll be plenty of benefits for you!”

Liu Ruping pressed over, wanting to flatter up to him. She said gently, “I knew that a brute like him wouldn’t be able to break free from your schemes!”

Mu Zhicong became impatient with her. He pushed her aside and made his way out.

Liu Ruping stamped her foot down viciously. Not a single man is decent.

……

Li Qingshan was clueless about these schemes. The auction had broadened his horizons. He gained a rough estimate of the value of spiritual artifacts and herbs.

However, his item had yet to appear in the auction. He wanted to see just how much a daemon core would be worth.

A while later, an earthen-yellow daemon core was presented on the auction table.

“A class seven earth element daemon core. It can be used to make Earth Element pills… Starting price of one thousand spiritual stones.” Shi Peipei gave a lengthy introduction to the uses of the daemon core before finally stating the starting price. Just the starting price was higher than most high grade spiritual artifacts. Not only was it because it was rarer, but it was also because its usage was broader.