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

Afterwards, the Dauntless Monk specially arranged a place of cultivation for her, isolating her from the other disciples, just in case she influenced them with her appearance.

Normally, if buddhist cultivators could not even control a hint of lust within them, they would be better off directly jumping off Great Buddha mountain. However, her beauty was far too powerful, just like the legendary daughters of māra that obstructed the path to enlightenment. Disciples who lacked sufficient mental cultivation could be influenced very easily.

After completing all the arrangements, the Dauntless Monk suddenly barked, “Who’s craning his neck and peering around there? Get in here!”





Chapter 567: The Demon Suppression Hall | Legend of the Great Sage




Li Qingshan strode into the grand hall and clasped his hands. “I’m the Scarlet Hawk commander of the Clear River prefecture, Li Qingshan. Greetings to the abbot and the head monks.”

Noticing the Dauntless Monk’s hostile tone, he purposefully mentioned his identity as a Hawkwolf guard to make these monks reconsider what they wanted to do to him.

The Dauntless Monk asked, “Who allowed you to set foot in here?”

“The Annihilum Light Chan Master-” Li Qingshan looked towards the Annihilum Light Chan Master, but never did he expect the old monk to not be looking at him at all. His head was lowered as he gazed down, remaining perfectly silent. His heart lurched. Crap, I’ve been duped by this monk.

The Annihilum Light Chan Master had never permitted him to follow along, so obviously he would not admit to it right now.

Xiao An said, “He came with me. He didn’t know the rules of the monastery, so please forgive him, abbot.”

The Dauntless Monk could not help but glance at Xiao An deeply. This was the longest she had spoken for apart from when debating over the dharma ever since she set foot in the grand hall. Even when she spoke with him earlier, she had reduced her words to the bare minimum.

Li Qingshan clasped his hands. “The ignorant have no crimes. Please forgive me, masters. I will leave right now.”

The Dauntless Monk’s gaze swept past the Annihilum Light Chan Master and Li Qingshan and seemed to understand something. He said, “This is the inner courtyard of the monastery. Only disciples of my monastery have the right to set foot in here. If outsiders enter here without invitation, then it is viewed as intrusion, and they will be executed without mercy.”

Li Qingshan was startled. Surely these monks don’t need to be so vicious!

The Annihilum Light Chan Master said to the Dauntless Monk with his side facing him, “Abbot, he did indeed come in with me. Although I never gave him permission, his crimes do not warrant death. Since only disciples of the monastery can set foot in here, why don’t we just accept him as a disciple? That’ll be the best of both worlds.”

Li Qingshan’s eye twitched, finally understanding what this Annihilum Light was scheming.

He’s clearly afraid I’ll influence Xiao An’s cultivation, so he just downright tricked me into entering the monastery so that he can turn me into a monk. By then, all I can do is reduce my desires to nothingness and give up on drinking and sex. And, if I become a disciple of the monastery, he can obviously do whatever he wants with me. Sure enough, if they aren’t bald, they aren’t vicious, and if they’re aren’t vicious, they aren’t bald.

The Annihilum Light Chan Master could not be blamed for being oversensitive. A young man and a beautiful young girl, enough to be known as unrivalled, spent day and night together. They even shared the same dwelling. Even if something happened between them, it made perfect sense. And, the young girl clearly showed special concern towards this man. He basically garnered all the suspicion he could.

However, he was unable to approach this forcefully either, just in case it led to a schism with her. As a result, he came up with this brilliant plan, killing several birds with one stone. It would be quite a rare opportunity for Li Qingshan to join a sect like the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga with such ease too. Although Li Qingshan’s talent was not as monstrous as Xiao An’s, he was still a genius, which was a good thing for the monastery.

The Dauntless Monk nodded. “That is an idea.”

“Definitely not. I already have a family, and I need to carry out my duties as a Hawkwolf guard. I really can’t just set aside my responsibilities.”

Li Qingshan said, only to see Xiao An had actually become eager over this prospect. He smiled bitterly to himself. You’re so clever, yet you’ve actually become so blinded right now. They’re doing this to separate us. Why would they let me see you whenever I want?

“In other words, you don’t want to?” The Dauntless Monk furrowed his brows. If he were a White Hawk commander, then he would care a little more, but a measly Scarlet Hawk commander was absolutely nothing.

“Yes. I have never cultivated good karma in my life, with a special liking towards conflict and sins. I tamper with all of the indulgences and vices, whether it be alcohol, sex, greed, or pride. When the masters discussed the dharma earlier, I didn’t even understand a single word. If I remain in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, I’ll probably disturb this peaceful, pure land of buddhism. I better go!” Li Qingshan turned around to leave as soon as he finished.

“You’ve never cultivated good karma in your life, and you have a special liking towards conflict and sins. Hmph, imprison him in the Demon Suppression hall until he repents and mends his ways!” The Dauntless Monk ordered. Two huge, mighty guardian gods flew down from the walls on the side, pressing towards Li Qingshan.

This seems to be the handiwork of the school of Painting. The two guardians in the paintings are probably even more powerful than regular Golden Core cultivators.

Only now did Li Qingshan notice the wall painting around the grand hall. The divine generals, demons, monsters, and protectors were all true to life, extending from the walls to the highest part of the ceiling.

He vaguely found it rather familiar. Shifting his gaze, he noticed a bright, red seal the size of a table on the western wall, expressing three words, “Five Absolutes Immortal”. The wall paintings were actually by the legendary Five Absolutes Immortal, and they had accumulated several millennia of power of belief, making them even more powerful than they were originally.



Xiao An suddenly stood up and stood in front of Li Qingshan, blocking them.

“The monastery has its rules. No one is exempt from them. If you want to stick up for this person, then you can enter the Demon Suppression hall and reflect on yourself too!”

An idea flashed through the Dauntless Monk’s eyes, and with a wave of his hand, even more guardian gods flew down from the wall paintings. Li Qingshan clenched his fist before loosening it again, placing it gently on Xiao An’s shoulder.

The Annihilum Light Chan Master blocked the guardian gods and arrived before the two of them. “Come with me.”

Li Qingshan and Xiao An exchanged glances and followed the Annihilum Light Chan Master. They left the grand hall, and under the gazes of the disciples of the monastery, they made their way to the back of the mountain.

“Monk, how dare you screw me over!” Li Qingshan questioned the Annihilum Light Chan Master aggressively through his soul sense.

“The Demon Suppression hall is not a place of punishment, but a place of cultivation. Take care,” the Annihilum Light Chan Master only said that before ignoring Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan had researched many things about the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga beforehand. He knew the monastery had a special Disciplinary courtyard. If disciples ever did wrong, they would obviously be sent there to be punished, and the head monk of the Disciplinary courtyard would keep an eye over them, so why were they being sent to some Demon Suppression hall instead?

Just what did the Dauntless Monk have in mind with this?

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