Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 501-Chapter 600)

In the beginning, he was still using the same strength as his opponent to fight, but as he constantly suppressed it, he only used the strength of an early Foundation Establishment cultivator towards the end. He completely cast aside his powerful body as a daemon to train his skills in battle.

And while his father-in-law Han Anjun was nowhere close to him in terms of strength, he did come from an aristocratic family with a very deep heritage, so his many skills and ideas in battle still allowed Li Qingshan to benefit tremendously.

They had reached the hundredth day of watching the grave. After this day, they could take off their mourning clothes and return to their usual lives.

With a thump, Han Tieyi was launched far away. He slid over thirty meters along the ground before coming to a stop, kicking snow into the air. He raised his head, only to see Li Qingshan extending his hand over with a smile. He grabbed the hand and stood up. He could not help but admit that Li Qingshan had already left him behind on the path of cultivation.

He did not have the support of a clan. He did not have the guidance of a master. He did not even have a proper legacy. Even his primary cultivation method, the Arts of the Boundless Ocean, was incomplete, and he had joined the school of Novels. There really were so-called talented geniuses in the end. As it seemed, it was not without reason that he could stand beside the monstrous Xiao An and be so close with her.

“Qingshan, you’ve gone too soft on him!” Han Qiongzhi called out from afar, leading to noise and laughter from the descendants of the Han family, “Big sister Han, you sure are vicious!” “A younger brother just can’t compare with your man.”

After all, no one could dwell in sorrow forever. This was not the spirit that the school of the Military advocated. Otherwise, if they lost a fellow comrade in true war and became ridden with sorrow, unable to fight anymore, were they still disciples of the school of Military anymore?

Han Tieyi was unfazed. He asked, “You should be close to breaking through to late Foundation Establishment already!”

“I’m close.”

Similar to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle, he lacked an opportunity and a degree of comprehension. However, with this period of cultivation, Li Qingshan could vaguely sense that the Arts of the Boundless Ocean was close to breaking through, but the Spirit Turtle’s Method of Sea Suppression still refused to budge.

After all, the difficulty of the two were on completely different levels. They were worlds apart with how they affected Li Qingshan.

“How fast!” Even Han Tieyi could not help but sigh. Since Li Qingshan had said that he was close, then he truly was close.

Minor realms of cultivation were not as difficult to break through as major realms of cultivation, but they still required a relative amount of time and energy. Every single step forward was extremely difficult.

As long as Qi Practitioners had the guidance of their masters, the support of sufficient resources and enough talent, basically all of them could reach Foundation Establishment. This was the simplest, first step in the cultivation world.

Of course, it was not actually that simple. The resources alone daunted many cultivators. The True Spirit pill that played a critical role in the breakthrough to Foundation Establishment was not something every Qi Practitioner could possess. If they wanted to break through by only relying on themselves, it would be far too difficult.

Only after reaching Foundation Establishment could they be regarded as mastering the basics, allowing them to formally start cultivating. It was also the true beginning of the cultivation world. Even if they had sufficient resources, it would still be riddled with difficulty. Otherwise the large, resource-rich sects like the Sword Collection palace and Umbral Yin sect would not have so few Golden Core elders.

And, the second heavenly tribulation would not be as “gentle” as the first one. If they completely relied on other people or external objects and not themselves, there was a good chance they would die to the tribulation.

Han Tieyi was only at early Foundation Establishment right now, close to breaking through to mid Foundation Establishment. His talent could already be considered as impressive. He had advanced vigorously under the support of his clan, and he had basically forsaken all leisure, so how could he not sigh over Li Qingshan’s cultivation speed?



In the Academy of the Hundred Schools, there was also someone else who struggled as she crawled through these gates of the cultivation world.

In the seclusion dwelling below Contention island, the sound of thunder subsided.

A charred figure twisted about and struggled to her feet. She let out a fit of violent coughing at first, followed by gentle laughter from the depths of her throat. It gradually grew louder until it became hysterical, maddening laughter. She behaved like a cobra raising its head.

An aged and robust vine climbed out of Qian Rongzhi’s body. It coiled around her, and the charred layer on her body peeled off. It was impossible to tell whether it was her clothes or her burnt skin. She was like a black snake shedding its skin. Snow-white skin grew as a colourful little snake slithered happily on it.

Afterwards came a new round of torture, even at a time like this. No matter when it was, the pain would never be absent. It would only grow more intense, unprecedentedly intense.

She collapsed on the ground again. Her limbs writhed, like grubs over a fire. It seemed eerie and disgusting, but the more the pain intensified, the more resplendent her smile became. Even the torture from hell was unable to twist her inner joy.

When all of this settled down, she laid on the ground and lifted an arm into the air, pointing at the stone ceiling above. The Heaven Climbing Vine crawled up along her arm as the hell snake coiled around it, hissing as it flickered its forked tongue.

“Hehe, the heavens are so far away!”

……

“Commander, I’ve come to collect the higher cultivation method of the school of Legalism.”

Hua Chengzan currently sat before the window as he dealt with the matters of the school of Legalism when Qian Rongzhi entered through the door and greeted him. She had changed into a new set of clothes, and her regular smile had become even gentler.

“Rongzhi! Congratulations on reaching Foundation Establishment!” Hua Chengzan was mildly surprised before congratulating her with a smile. However, he was astounded inside. Qian Rongzhi was shining with vigour. Her bearing had changed drastically. The sinister feeling had all but vanished, actually giving off a strange sense of charm instead. It left him amazed.

However, he was not tempted by her at all. Instead, he sighed emotionally inside, She has finally become something even more vicious.

Qian Rongzhi said, “It’s all thanks to commander’s fostering!”

After a simple conversation, Hua Chengzan handed the new cultivation method to Qian Rongzhi and carried out a routine explanation. “The powers of the Hell realm are great, but they’re dangerous at the same time. You need to be extremely cautious when you interact and use them. The slightest carelessness can lead to extreme pain. There have been many disciples of legalism who’ve committed suicide out of madness during cultivation.”

“Thank you for your advice, commander. I will be careful,” Qian Rongzhi said modestly.

“Have you chosen the hell you’ll be interacting with?”

Hua Chengzan could not help but ask when Qian Rongzhi bade farewell and was about to leave.

“The Venomous Snake hell.”





Chapter 563: The Waterside Pavilion of Listening Wind | Legend of the Great Sage




“I hope I can reach Golden Core before the age of thirty!”

Li Qingshan gazed at the sky. The snow had just given away to the sun, and the skies were blue.

“Thirty!”