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

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Under Milliped’s lead, they advanced through the twisting and turning caves, constantly venturing deeper. One hundred feet, one thousand feet, until he no longer had an estimate anymore.



Li Qingshan had never been so deep underground before, but the scenery underground was somewhat different from what he had imagined. It was not desolate and barren. Instead, it was hiding secrets everywhere, hiding treasures that Li Qingshan had never seen before.





Chapter 206: Spiritual Stone Vein | Legend of the Great Sage




Splash, splash. Amidst the sounds of gurgling water, the three of them crossed an underground river.

Li Qingshan was surprised, as he could sense that the river water contained faint spiritual qi. Lowering his head and taking a gulp, his daemon qi actually grew by an extremely tiny amount.

Many unknown plants grew on the banks of the river teeming with spiritual qi. The spiritual qi they possessed clearly indicated to Li Qingshan that they were rare spiritual herbs.

Li Qingshan plucked one of them and placed it in his mouth.

Milliped said in a hurry, “You can’t eat that! It’s disgusting!” But he was too late.

An extremely astringent taste spread through Li Qingshan’s mouth. His tongue almost became numb, while the spiritual qi in the spiritual herbs instead came into conflict with the daemon qi within him. Most of it was lost.

Li Qingshan poured some alcohol into his mouth in a hurry to rinse it.

Milliped giggled as he looked at Li Qingshan. The streaks of his tears were still on his face, which only made him seem even more foolish. When he caught the fragrance of the alcohol, his eyes widened, now wishing for it eagerly.

Li Qingshan passed the jar of alcohol to Milliped. He drained the entire jar and let out a belch. He had completely forgotten about all those painful memories now.

Li Qingshan, however, had other thoughts. Most of the spiritual herbs in the world probably could not be directly ingested, but there were no spiritual herbs that were useless.

It was very likely that the inconspicuous spiritual herbs on the banks of the river were crucial materials to some kind of pill. However, daemons lacked the ability to practise alchemy, which was why they were useless to them. However, it was exactly because of this reason that the spiritual herbs still remained and were not all harvested away.

Humans, including powerful Qi Practitioners, would struggle to venture so far underground. Although they had not come across a single daemon along the way, Li Qingshan sensed seven or eight powerful auras at the very least. As soon as they sensed Milliped’s arrival, they all avoided him from afar, maintaining their distance.

If there were any humans, they would probably have become the prey of these vicious predators immediately. Even a Daemon General like Milliped would not show any mercy to other races who had intruded on his territory. A half-hearted strike from him was enough to instantly kill any Qi Practitioner.

Daemons could not venture above ground, but underground was also forbidden to humans.

Li Qingshan wondered as he walked. Suddenly, he raised his head, and he saw a speck of blue light. It was like a blue star in the night sky, quietly giving off light that formed a halo. The light was so weak, yet it seemed beautiful and dazzling when he saw it within the absolute darkness.

Only after approaching it did he discover it to be an azure flower that grew out of a crack in the rocks. Its petals that seemed just like the wings of a butterfly would open and close from time to time as if it were a living creature.

Xiao An gently touched one of them, and the petals immediately closed up. The light it gave off vanished as well.

Li Qingshan had never seen such a wondrous plant before. He could sense the spiritual qi it contained. It was much denser than the spiritual herbs he had seen earlier.

As he ventured deeper, the black cavern gradually opened up, and the number of azure flowers gradually increased. They formed small clusters, standing out in the darkness.

The spiritual qi in the air became denser and denser as well. It had surpassed the Zombie Daoist’s dwelling a long time ago.

Milliped said, “We’re almost there!”

Li Qingshan could tell even without his reminder. Blue light seeped over from up ahead, illuminating his path. It was like a blue moon was hidden underground, waiting to be discovered.

Suddenly, he saw the end of the long tunnel. Li Qingshan ventured forwards rather eagerly, while the light grew brighter and brighter as well. He arrived at the end and suddenly stopped. His eyes widened, shocked by what he was seeing.

Before him was an open area the size of a soccer pitch. There were thousands of flowers there, shining with blue light and illuminating the entire cavern. It was a dazzling sea of flowers. Many butterflies fluttered about on this sea, like it was all an illusion.



This was a sight that only appeared in deep dreams.

Xiao An’s sleeve brushed past a blooming, azure flower. The blue flower seemed to break off from its stem, flying up and turning into a beautiful butterfly of light, leaving behind a beautiful trace in the air.

These butterflies actually came from the spiritual herb. They were the fairies of the herbs.

Xiao An extended her hand to grab at it, but the blue butterfly turned into light and slipped through her fingers. It condensed together again nearby, fluttering into the distance to escape.

Xiao An immediately pursued. She crossed through the sea of flowers that almost reached up to her head, and the cluster of flowers all began to dance, turning into countless blue butterflies that lingered around her.

Li Qingshan called out, “Xiao An!” This was Milliped’s home. This was their first time here, so they had to be polite. Perhaps these spiritual herbs were extremely important to Milliped.

Xiao An looked back. The blue light dyed her azure, and combined with her delicate facial features, she seemed just like a fairy of the legends.

Li Qingshan was suddenly left at a loss as to how he should follow up. After looking at Milliped, who smiled foolishly beside him, he sighed gently and smiled too. “You sure live in quite a nice place!”

Not only was it absolutely beautiful, but the spiritual qi here was denser than he had ever seen before. If he meditated and cultivated here, both his daemon qi and true qi would increase rapidly.

Milliped said, “What’s nice?” He pointed at the blue butterflies. “You can eat those, but they’re disgusting!”

Li Qingshan smacked his head. “Do you have anything in your head apart from eating?” Even if they were delicious, he probably could not bring himself to eat such a beautiful thing!

Milliped rubbed his head and continued to smile foolishly. He did not have the grandeur bearing of a Daemon General at all. Since Li Qingshan agreed to go underground with him, he had never stopped grinning foolishly. He even forgot about the matter of being harassed by the other Daemon Generals.

“Stop smiling. Be serious. It’s no wonder others would harass you and that you wouldn’t get any sweet potatoes with how you act!” Li Qingshan scolded. Since he had made up his mind about reclaiming Milliped’s lost territory, they were no longer just drinking buddies, but comrades-in-arms who would fight alongside each other. He had to rely on Milliped’s power later on, so he could not help but scold him after seeing how foolishly he behaved.

Milliped stopped grinning in a hurry and said sternly, “Stay! No sweet potatoes is fine too!” For once, he expressed himself clearly.