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

Shi Peipei cast her gaze to the few boxes with the best positions at the very top. Since the very beginning, they had been extremely quiet, as if nothing could interest them.

Li Qingshan pursed his lips together and wondered if he should throw in a few dummy bids to get the ball rolling. However, he soon discovered that there was no need for this at all.

The boxes at the very top that had been silent the entire time finally placed their first bid. “One thousand two hundred spiritual stones.”

“One thousand five hundred!”



“One thousand six hundred!”

The price of the daemon core increased rapidly as Li Qingshan’s smile grew wider and wider. He scooped up Xiao An and rubbed his face against her smooth cheek. “Haha, we’re rich!”

……

The tumultuous centre quietened down once more. The auction had ended, and the lights on the stage dimmed.

However, Li Qingshan could still clearly “see” the lingering aura in the air. The lively atmosphere did not seem to settle down just yet.

Li Qingshan remained in his box. He did not leave as he thought back to the bidding war earlier.

Of course, this was not for the daemon core, but for a supreme grade spiritual artifact shaped like a small bottle.

The starting price was three thousand five hundred spiritual stones, and basically every bid increased it by five hundred. The Qi Practitioners below were on the edge of their seats with each bid, while the Foundation Establishment cultivators remained calm. They bid at ease. During the entire process, regardless of who won the item in the end, they remained calm.

Not a single Qi Practitioner was bold enough to participate in this mellow bidding war. In the end, the supreme grade spiritual artifact was sold for a price of nine thousand five hundred spiritual stones to a customer in the western box.

The final victor even said in a composed manner, “Thank you for letting me win!”

Li Qingshan personally believed that he was not capable of something like this. It had nothing to do with one’s breadth of mind; it was purely due to the difference in strength. It made him feel that whether it be humans or daemons, only when they survived a heavenly tribulation had they truly set foot on the path of cultivation, able to control themselves and go about matters free of any burden.

This was like a child learning how to walk and talk. They could stumble towards their objective and express their thoughts. Whether it be Qi Practitioners or daemons, they were all just babbling as they crawled along the ground.

Of course, the daemon core reached Li Qingshan’s expectations in the end. Just as Shi Peipei had said, the earth element daemon core surpassed two thousand spiritual stones. It was sold for a price of two thousand six hundred spiritual stones in the end.

After taking out eight hundred spiritual stones for the Whale’s Ingestion of Water and the store of Miscellaneous Goods’ five percent fee, a total of one thousand, six hundred and seventy spiritual stones now laid quietly in his hundred treasures pouch.





Chapter 228: Sensing Danger | Legend of the Great Sage




Coupled with the earnings from the talismans he had sold, the spiritual stones on Li Qingshan amounted to over two thousand once again. He was even wealthier than before he had bought the Whale’s Ingestion of Water.

The reason why he was still seated here was because he was waiting for the Qi Practitioner who wanted to buy the Sword Qi Calligraphy. If he really did possess another fragment of the Cursive Sword Calligraphy on him, Li Qingshan wanted to use these spiritual stones to purchase it from him.

There were the sounds of footsteps outside. Li Qingshan opened the door, but he found Liu Ruping standing there. “Congratulations, sir. Not only has the daemon core sold for a high price, but you’ve also managed to win what you wanted.”

Li Qingshan saw how there was no one behind her. “Where’s that person?”

Liu Ruping said, “He suddenly changed his mind. Apologies for making you wait for all this time. If there’s nothing else you want to buy, please leave now!”

Li Qingshan was rather puzzled. Didn’t that person want the Sword Qi Calligraphy? Or was he wrong instead and that person came from the school of Miscellany to place dummy bids? Liu Ruping’s sudden change in her attitude raised some suspicion as well. “I’ll see you around.” He brushed past Liu Ruping.

Liu Ruping had her back towards him. Her lips were open, but she made no sounds. She mouthed, “I won’t see you around!” She tied up her hair and thought, Though, I really must thank you! All she did was describe Li Qingshan’s appearance and features to that Qi Practitioner, and she had earned twenty spiritual stones. There were not a lot of easy business transactions like this.

Ever since she had met this Niu person, she had been rolling in wealth. Both the commission from the school of Miscellany for his transactions and selling his information to others had net her a decent sum.

However, she failed to notice that Li Qingshan had looked back carelessly at her back. A cold light flashed through his eyes.

There were plenty of people in the world who were vicious, cruel, and willing to suddenly turn against someone. However, there were very few people who were resourceful and insightful at the same time. Qian Rongzhi was one, but there was not a lot of Qian Rongzhis in the world.

At the very least, she had failed to see through Li Qingshan’s actual character.

Even the debt of a single meal must be returned, and the grievance of a hostile glare must be resolved.

……

Sunlight shone weakly onto the streets, nowhere near enough to purge the coldness brought on by the bitter winds.

Most Qi Practitioners could ignore changes in temperature at such a level, let alone Li Qingshan with his body as a daemon.

However, he felt a deep coldness. This was not a matter of temperature, but a sensation of danger. It was a sharp instinct he had developed after becoming a daemon, but it became sharper as his cultivation increased.

It was so sharp that it was no longer just a so-called sixth sense. Instead, it directly originated from the Spirit Turtle’s Method of Sea Suppression.

Shamans used turtle shells for divination, using them to forecast celestial phenomena and the future. Spirit turtles bore the nine halls and eight trigrams on their backs, and they possessed extraordinary intelligence. This kind of intelligence would gradually show itself as his cultivation increased. Although it could not forecast the future, he could sense ill omens.

Li Qingshan exhaled gently, raised his head, and closed his eyes. The ruckus in the surroundings vanished completely, but a sense of being watched appeared in his heart.

Not only did the person possess extraordinary cultivation, but their method of concealing their aura was extremely impressive as well. Even he would have failed to notice it if he did not pay attention.

Li Qingshan opened his eyes. He did not hide in the safe town, instead making his way out. The danger would not subside with time. All he could do was confront it bravely.

Stepping out of the town, the ground sank slightly, forming a round pit. As if he had stepped onto a springboard, Li Qingshan leapt a hundred paces away. His huge figure took off with unbelievable speed, rising towards the pure white mountains.

He turned into a mountain pass and vanished.

The forest rapidly approached him before rapidly receding around him. He dodged the obstacles dexterously, and if he could not dodge, he would directly run through it, but he would not stop. He did not try to use the Spirit Turtle’s Method of Sea Suppression to hide his aura either.



A thousand steps behind him, a masked man in black clothing stopped hiding his tracks as he pursued.