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

Although he had been restrained, his spiritual qi still protected him, so he should not have been so miserable. However, Li Qingshan’s whip possessed the power of demon suppression. Eternal Faith had demons in his heart, so he was unable to avoid punishment.

Eternal Faith began cursing again, and Li Qingshan let out a laugh. He swung the whip around, making it dance like a dragon as he whipped Eternal Faith viciously, feeling great joy inside. He could sense that the monks outside were attacking the Demon Suppression Tower, but he did not care at all.

The special characteristic of the Demon Suppression Tower was that the stronger the demonic nature of those being suppressed was, the sturdier it would become. Eternal Faith was a little man, but his demonic nature was not exactly heavy. However, Li Qingshan’s demonic nature was far too strong, so as he stood inside, the Demon Suppression Tower became extremely sturdy, more sturdy than it had ever been.

He felt another tremor from below his feet, and he ignored it again. If the senior who created the Demon Suppression Statuary did not even have a tower footing when he came up with the Demon Suppression Tower, and they could simply burrow in through the earth, then what the fuck was he on about with demon suppression?

“Amitābha, what is going on here?”

Outside the Demon Suppression Tower, an old monk suddenly appeared without any sign at all. His hair and beard were all grey, and he seemed very gentle and solemn. He was the head monk of the Courtyard of Secular Affairs, the Distant Enlightenment Chan Master.





Chapter 588: Return | Legend of the Great Sage




“Master is here!” “The head monk is here!”

The monks made a ruckus. Some called him master, while others called him head monk. Combined with Eternal Faith’s shrieks from the Demon Suppression Tower, the situation was a mess.

Distant Enlightenment frowned and gave off an invisible aura and pressure. The surroundings immediately settled down.

“Eternal Benevolence, tell me what is going on.”

A middle-aged monk with an honest and tolerant appearance stepped forward. “Master, I’ve only just arrived too. Apparently senior brother Eternal Faith became caught in a dispute with someone called Li Qingshan, and he ordered us to capture him. That Li Qingshan summoned this tower in response, which enveloped both of them.”

The Eternal Benevolence monk was famous for his honesty in the Courtyard of Secular Affairs, so Distant Enlightenment trusted his word the most. He described what he saw and heard. He did not listen to what Eternal Faith had said to describe Li Qingshan as a wrong-doer.

Li Qingshan!

Distant Enlightenment’s heart skipped a beat. When One Will first entered the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, he was also at the grand hall. This stubborn man left quite an impression on me. Afterwards, One Will returned, and the abbot personally carried out tonsure for her, yet Li Qingshan was nowhere to be seen. I thought he was still imprisoned in the Demon Suppression hall, but it looks like he has already come out. I wonder why he has come to my Courtyard of Secular Affairs and why he is fighting with Eternal Faith.

Listening to Eternal Faith’s shrieks, Distant Enlightenment was mildly angered. How dare he beat up his disciple right in his face. He was looking down on his Courtyard of Secular Affairs a little too much. With a wave of his hand, Eternal Faith originally thought the tower would fly away, but he never expected it to not even budge.

Distant Enlightenment was surprised. What kind of technique was this? How was it so sturdy?

At first glance, he found it oozing with demon qi, so it seemed like a technique of the Demon race, yet it happened to possess a buddhist solemnity that completely contrasted against that, making it majestic and inviolable. He had never even heard of something like this before.

He parted his hands and clenched his fists. His body glistened with golden light, conjuring the avatar of a guardian king that stood over ten meters tall. It spread its muscly arms and hugged the Demon Suppression Tower firmly, pulling it upwards.

The force from the guardian king was anything but little. The Demon Suppression Tower shuddered before being lifted up bit by bit.

Li Qingshan stowed the whip away and let out a snort, immediately crossing his legs and sitting down. His demon heart produced rings of dark-red light as he surged with demon qi, rushing into the air as if it wanted to smash through the Demon Suppression Tower.

However, the more he stirred his demon heart and released his demonic nature, the larger the Demon Suppression Tower became. At the same time, he practised the Demon Suppression Statuary, and the Demon Suppression Tower grew another few meters taller.

Distant Enlightenment refused to give up. The two of them were locked in stalemate for a while longer before a boom occurred. The Demon Suppression Tower struck the ground firmly.

The monks cried out in alarm. Originally, they thought that Li Qingshan was as good as captured now that Distant Enlightenment had stepped in, but they never expected that even upon using his guardian king’s avatar, Distant Enlightenment still could not shake the strange tower.

Distant Enlightenment dispersed his golden avatar helplessly. He did possess other powerful techniques and he was confident he could get through the tower, but if he did that, the disturbance would be far too great. Facing trouble in their own sect would do no good to the monastery’s reputation.

This Li Qingshan is actually so capable. With his cultivation at the first heavenly tribulation, he can actually contend with my golden avatar. He’s not someone who I can afford to underestimate.

“Sir Li, please come out. You are more than welcome to tell this lowly monk just how my disciple has offended you. This lowly monk can handle the matter impartially.”

“You monks all abuse your superior advantages to harass a lone man like me. If I were to come out, wouldn’t I still be harassed by you?” Li Qingshan’s voice rang out from the tower. All of the monks became angered.

“Harass you? This seems to contrast a little from what this lowly monk is seeing.”

“Emptiness is form. You can’t just look at the surface for anything. Doesn’t the master understand a principle like this?”

“Amitābha, this lowly monk has learnt a lesson. May I ask just how my disciple has harassed you? If he really is in the wrong, this lowly monk is willing to apologise for his misdeeds.”



“Master, you’re quite cultured. You’re much better than this horrible disciple of yours. Forget it. Since you want to know, I’ll tell you.”

As a result, Li Qingshan told him how he wanted to become a secular disciple, how he heard secular disciples needed to give gifts, and how he angered Eternal Faith just by saying, “buddhist disciples also accept bribes.” followed by how Eternal Faith made things difficult for him. He simply described everything like that, without embellishing the truth at all.

Seeing how straightforward he was, Distant Enlightenment already began to believe him a little. He had caught wind of Eternal Faith accepting “gifts” a long time ago, but he focused on cultivation, so he did not pay any heed to such a small matter. He never thought it would actually lead to something like this today, but he was still not entirely convinced.

“How can this lowly monk just believe your side of the story?”

“My side of the story? Hmph, it wasn’t only the two of us back then. You’re more than welcome to ask secular disciple senior brother Wang and check whether I’ve told even a single lie.”

Ever since the monks had rushed over, senior brother Wang and the other two secular disciples retreated to one side and watched on to see how everything would unfold.

Hearing Li Qingshan mention him, senior brother Wang was alarmed inside, cursing Li Qingshan for repaying his kindness with enmity, wanting to drag him down too. He stood forward reluctantly and bowed towards Distant Enlightenment. “Greetings, head monk.”