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

“If you don’t agree, then all we can do is cripple your demon heart and take the Demon Suppression Statuary away from you. Everything you’ve gained from this trip will be reduced to nothing.”


“Then you better do it, master. That woman is deeply in love with me. I cannot afford to let her down.” Li Qingshan exhaled deeply.

“Hmm? I didn’t expect you to be the infatuated type given how heartless you seemed.” The Unraging monk shot him a glance and clicked his tongue in wonder.

“You’re the infatuated type. Your whole family is the infatuated type. I’m a heartless, real man,” as Li Qingshan said that, he felt like he was becoming closer to a demon for some reason. Was it because of the demon heart he had condensed?

“Forget it, you don’t need to be a monk.” the Unraging monk waved his hand.

“Thank you for your generosity, master!” Li Qingshan clasped his hands.

“But you still have to acknowledge me as your master!”

“Huh?”

“Secular disciples are not forbidden from marriage. Eating meat and drinking alcohol are no problems either. You don’t have anything to complain about now, do you?”

The Unraging monk scratched his bald head and smiled bitterly. With his status and cultivation, there were enough people who wanted him as their master to line up all the way from the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga to South Hub city. He went out of his way to accept this kid as his disciple, yet he still found all sorts of excuses to turn him down.

“Could I ask one more question?” Li Qingshan said sternly.

“Ask away!”

“Will there be any benefits?”

“What benefits do you want?” The Unraging monk chuckled. Li Qingshan felt his shoulder tighten. The Unraging monk’s voice erupted in Li Qingshan’s head. “If you don’t agree right now, would you believe me if I say I’ll wipe you off the face of this world?”

“My great master, please accept a bow from your disciple!”

Li Qingshan was not unreasonable. It was not like he had to remain in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga as a monk anyway, and he would have a powerful figure who had undergone the third heavenly tribulation as a master, so why not?



But monk, oh monk, you better not regret it in the future after forcing me to become your disciple today.

The Unraging monk smiled. “Very good. From today onwards, you are my first disciple. You can inherit my legacy in the future.”

Li Qingshan snickered and said nothing.

The Unraging monk touched Duoge’s face gently, and Duoge woke up. He spotted a huge, round face like the full moon and leapt in fright inside. Right before him was the most terrifying existence among humans—a monk!

It was rumoured that humans were extremely foolish and lowly already, while monks were at the top of the list. Their revered leaders had actually done something as unbelievably foolish as cutting off their own flesh to feed hawks, and if anyone refused to be as foolish as them, they would beat up and kill them.

Out of fright, Duoge hid behind Li Qingshan in a hurry. Although he had broken free from the restraint that his demon heart had over his mind, certain inherent beliefs could not be changed so easily.

The Unraging monk asked with a smile, “Do you want to leave the Demon Suppression hall?”

“I do!”

Duoge said immediately. After breaking free from the demon heart’s restraint, he immediately sensed how unfortunate it was to be trapped in here, forced to fight and kill his own clansmen. Even if there was only a shred of opportunity of leaving this place, he would go for it.

“As you accept me as your master, you can leave here.”

The Unraging monk said. This little demonfolk had managed to recover from absolute demonification. Although he had not changed yet, he had already gained some comprehension over the Demon Suppression Statuary. If he received some further guidance, then perhaps he was the most optimal choice to practise the Demon Suppression Statuary as someone born as a demon.

Duoge immediately began to hesitate. For him to accept a monk as his master was like a devoted buddhist monk accepting a demonfolk as a master. It was very difficult to accept.

This was also evidence of him breaking free from the demon heart’s restraint. He had developed a conscious will and judgement. In the past, he probably would have agreed eagerly as long as there were benefits, without any regard for whether it was right or wrong.

“Just accept him as your master!”

Li Qingshan extended his hand and grabbed Duoge by the back of his neck, lifting him out and placing him before him. He had already reached this point. There was nothing else he could say.

“Venerable!”

Duoge turned around in surprise, glancing at Li Qingshan before glancing at the smiling Unraging monk. He dropped to his knees and performed a few solid bows. He thought, Since even the venerable has mentioned it, there’s obviously a great reason to do so. The venerable will never harm me!

Despite demonifying and going crazy, many of the memories still remained intact. He knew Li Qingshan had saved him again, and a strange feeling he had never experienced before filled his heart. That was gratitude and trust, emotions that demonfolk did not possess.

“I only have the two of you as disciples under me. In the future, you should help each other as junior and senior brothers… Forget it, it’s all some nonsense. Do you have any alcohol cups?”

Li Qingshan took out a few alcohol cups. The Unraging monk filled three of them before picking up one for himself. He chuckled. “Come, a toast from your master!” With that, he downed it all.

Even Li Qingshan found this rite of accepting a master rather strange, but having a guy like him as a master might not be a bad thing!





Chapter 582: Farewell | Legend of the Great Sage




The Unraging monk brought the three of them outside the Demon Suppression hall. Li Qingshan felt his entire body loosen. Even his breathing became much smoother. It simply felt repressive inside the Demon Suppression hall.

The vegetation was lush and verdant, illuminated by the setting sun. Who knew how much time had passed already.

“Amitābha. One Will, come with me!”

The Dauntless monk brought his palms together and uttered the buddha’s name quietly. His robes touched the ground as he stared at Xiao An with a pair of cold and wise eyes. No matter what she meant to the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, he would not let this opportunity to guide her slip by.

He believed there would be one day when she could understand the true essence of the boundless sea of bitterness and the great path of benevolence.

“Yes, abbot.” Xiao An brought her palms together too and returned the bow.

“Once you become an inner courtyard disciple of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, you cannot hold onto any secular thoughts or desires anymore. Until the day you possess the right to learn the Chant of Deva-Nāga, you cannot leave the mountain or see anyone outside of the courtyard. Can you do this?”

Xiao An turned her head towards Li Qingshan. By “outside of the courtyard”, it was obviously referring to him. In other words, as long as she had not undergone the second heavenly tribulation, she could not see Li Qingshan again.

Li Qingshan considered the request silently. Although he was reluctant inside, he still nodded. She was only a single step away from the second heavenly tribulation. Once she broke through, that would mean a whole new world unfurling around them again. Before that, focusing on cultivation was not necessarily a bad thing.

Xiao An said gently, “I can do it.”

“Then we’ll go to the grand hall right now and formally hold your ceremony for joining the sect before the buddhas. I will carry out the tonsure personally.”

Out of the past disciples of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, probably no one had ever received such honour when they joined the monastery. However, Xiao An frowned slightly after hearing that.