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

Actually, there had indeed been many disciples of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga who were unable to endure the mental pressure when they undertook trials in the Demon Suppression hall, thus losing their minds and going crazy. With such flimsy willpower, they were not worth treasuring no matter how talented they were.

Is it just because they’re trapped in here and they have nothing to eat, which is why they kill and devour one another? No, it’s not that simple. These people carry out these things like that’s simply how the world works. They aren’t bound by any form of conscience, nor are they tortured by so-called humanity.

The Dauntless Monk had been observing everything inside the Demon Suppression hall the entire time. He discovered that Xiao An had remained unfazed the entire time. Even the light in her eyes had not rippled. This was no longer just simple indifference or coldness, but disregard. She disregarded the bloody sights and disregarded the horrific feasting.



The Dauntless Monk had no idea whether he should be happy or worried. Everyone wanted their disciples to have firm willpower, but with how firm hers was, it was rather eerie or even terrifying. It completely exceeded her age. There was only one thing he could be certain about. She did not have a so-called “heart of compassion”.

As for this Li Qingshan, he had not been soft-handed at all. Originally, the Dauntless Monk had considered whether he should remind them that the beings standing before them were not truly humans, but looking at it now, it was completely unnecessary.

“Duoge, do you know if there’s an exit somewhere?”

Li Qingshan asked. Although he knew the Dauntless Monk would not let them go so easily, he still had to try and find the exit himself.

Duoge said, “There’s no exit. Once you come in, you can never leave.”

Li Qingshan said, “Then aren’t there any special places?”

Duoge hesitated. Li Qingshan said immediately, “Take us there!”

Duoge dared not decline. He picked up a corpse and pointed at the other corpses. “It’s very far away from here. You better bring those along to eat on the way!” He was worried Li Qingshan and Xiao An would run out of things to eat and eat him instead.

“Leave the corpse behind! Let’s go!”

As a result, Duoge tossed the corpse behind and strode ahead to lead the way. He glanced back reluctantly. That was not an attachment to his father, but an attachment to food.

“There’s meat!” “There’s food to eat!”

Soon after they had left, another group of people arrived, throwing themselves on the ground and eating. They gorged themselves happily.

The prison was like a maze. The passageways twisted and turned and forks constantly appeared. The area it covered was so great that it even exceeded Great Buddha mountain. This was definitely not a regular hall built underground.

They constantly came across others along the way. Basically all of them were young men, who lunged over like bulls in the heat as soon as they spotted Xiao An. All of them possessed tremendous strength, and they moved as swiftly as the wind. They could basically rival Iron Plate corpses.

Li Qingshan obviously killed his way through them without holding back. He discovered some of them possessed deformities, showing that they were clearly non-human, such as swellings on their foreheads, bulging backs, discoloured skin, and sharp teeth and nails. Normally, the more prominent their deformities were, the more powerful they were.

Li Qingshan’s doubts also grew heavier and heavier. Just what kind of people were they? Why had they become like this? And why were they imprisoned in the Demon Suppression hall?

The further they went, the stronger the enemies became. Some of them even exceeded the level of Corpse Soldiers, approaching the strength of Corpse Generals. He could not help but recall the Unraging Monk’s warning.

“Don’t go too deep or too far.”





Chapter 569: Demonfolk | Legend of the Great Sage




“The Dauntless Monk worries about me. He wants to observe my disposition and responses. If I don’t leave him satisfied, he won’t let us out so easily.”

Xiao An’s voice rang out in Li Qingshan’s head. Li Qingshan continued forwards like nothing had happened at all. “Then are you supposed to show some kindheartedness?”

“Tricks and guises won’t be able to fool him. This is fine, but I can find some opportunities to use some buddhist techniques and dismiss his worries.”

“Alright!”

Li Qingshan nodded. So far, Xiao An had yet to fight. Since she wanted to demonstrate some techniques, it obviously had to be on opponents that were powerful enough, so they had to continue onwards!

Along the way, basically everyone they came across was male, who rushed over crazily as soon as they saw Xiao An. They basically came across no females. According to Duoge, females were too weak, so most of them had already been eaten. As for him, his father was already doting on him very much by only eating him now.

Li Qingshan was unable to comment on this form of doting. They turned around another corner, and an indigo man lunged over with a swift gust of wind. The power and speed behind this lunge was so startling that it had already reached the level of Steel Plate corpses, and his target was Duoge leading the way at the front.

Duoge cried out. Li Qingshan twisted his right arm and created a vortex-like sucking, drawing Duoge over. Afterwards, he pushed out conveniently, and the vortex turned into a water tornado with a whistle, piercing the man and tearing him to pieces. Flesh and bone scattered everywhere.

It had been quite a few years since Li Qingshan began fighting and killing. He had claimed countless lives with his hands.

However, rarely had it been more hardcore than the time he had spent in the Demon Suppression hall. His strength was far too great now. A casual strike of his could tear bodies apart, sending organs flying everywhere. It was an extremely bloody sight to behold.

However, the thin, dark-skinned Duoge, only seven or eight years old in appearance, would cheer every single time with a face filled with excitement.

Li Qingshan forbade him from taking corpses with him, so he scooped up the flesh messily and shoved it into his mouth, eating away happily like he was snacking.

There was nothing Li Qingshan could do either. He could not be bothered with stopping him.

The child was born with a demonic nature. He had absolutely no concept of good and bad, right and wrong. Or perhaps, all the people here were like that, bearing no resemblance to those who grew up in human society.

After all, even in uncivilised lands, tribes and clans would still develop a basic notion of morality. Unless due to certain customs or traditions, or having run out of choices, they basically would not feast on their clansmen, let alone fathers and sons feasting on one another.

However, if they were savages that grew up in the wilderness, they should not have been capable of such clear thought and language. And even wild beasts were not so savage.

He really had no idea where the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga had found these people. He did not mind judging people in the most pessimistic manner possible, but the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was still an orthodox buddhist sect after all. Surely they would not go as far as to capture these people and then turn them into something like this!

Duoge raised his head and looked at Li Qingshan in veneration. “Venerable, are you a Demon General? You’re so powerful even without demonifying!”

Li Qingshan said, “I’m a human. What’s demonifying?”

“You’re a human!” Duoge took a step back in fright. He had always thought Li Qingshan was no different from him.

“What’s so scary about humans?” Li Qingshan was stumped. This child was not even afraid when he saw Li Qingshan massacre his clansmen, yet he actually became afraid when he heard he was a human.

“This…”

“Tell me!”

“I heard… I heard that humans are extremely lowly and kindhearted. They like to do foolish things like helping others selflessly, and they feel no shame in that, taking pride in it instead. They constantly attack us under that belief. They want us to become as foolish and lowly as them.” Duoge faltered.