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

Li Qingshan only felt a gentle breeze and the jade slip was in her hands. He smiled helplessly.

Gu Yanying began browsing through the arcane artifacts seriously. Although these arcane artifacts all belonged to her, she did not understand every single one of them. However, she was still much faster than Li Qingshan. Before long, she had chosen a jade pendant, a waistband, a set of soft armour, and a pair of shoes. All of them were obviously arcane artifacts, and they each possessed their own strange powers.

Li Qingshan obviously did not question her insight and understanding. All he could do was accept them. As he looked at the side of her beautiful face that thought seriously, he could not help but develop some other feelings again. He felt like he had been taken out by a wealthy girlfriend to choose a set of fitting and expensive clothes so that he could attend a luxurious soirée.

Li Qingshan smiled self-deprecatingly. You still won’t give up, will you? He set these thoughts aside and put on everything Gu Yanying had chosen. He acquired a brand-new look, now possessing an impressive bearing.

“Commander Li, your attire truly is very elegant!”

Shopkeeper Wu managed to infer Li Qingshan’s name and identity from their conversation, so he praised in a hurry, but he thought inside, Anyone who wears five arcane artifacts will be extraordinarily elegant. Though, whether he can unleash their powers is quite the question.

“That should be enough,” Gu Yanying studied Li Qingshan and said in thought.

Li Qingshan smiled. He also felt extremely satisfied inside. As long as he could refine all of these arcane artifacts, his strength would increase by severalfold, and he would have made up for his disadvantage of being too weak as a human cultivator. It would no longer be so awkward in many situations that were inappropriate for him to use his powers as a daemon. The next time he entered the Demon Suppression hall, he was bold enough to attempt the seventh floor now.

“Can I choose a few more?”

Gu Yanying smiled. “It’s fine even if I give you all the arcane artifacts here, but you’ve basically reached your limit already by wielding five arcane artifacts. If you have any more, the arcane artifacts will conflict with one another, and it will be detrimental to their usage.”



If it were not for the arcane artifacts all belonging to the water element and Li Qingshan’s god-like talent of controlling water from the spirit turtle, simultaneously wielding three arcane artifacts was basically the limit.

Having accepted bribes for all these years, Eternal Faith definitely had more than three arcane artifacts in his possession, but he only used three when he faced Li Qingshan.

Shopkeeper Wu was dumfounded. Although Gu Yanying had always been a generous person, this level of generosity was unheard of. Just what had this person done to receive such good graces from her?

“Alright, I’ll have you hold onto it then. We’ll see once I think of anything else I need! Hmm, is this an alchemy cauldron?”

Li Qingshan’s gaze drifted around; he spotted a pure-white cauldron that seemed to be carved out of white jade in the display case at the very top of the wall.

“That’s right. The cauldron is called the Jade Melting cauldron. It’s only a mid grade arcane artifact, but it’s worth the most among the arcane artifacts here,” Shopkeeper Wu said.

Originally, smithing and alchemy cauldrons that rarely came about were the easiest to sell, but due to being simply too expensive, many cultivators could only give up on it regretfully after seeing it.

“I also want this Jade Melting cauldron.”

Li Qingshan’s eyes lit up as he spoke up immediately. Ever since Ru Xin had given him the Water God Seal, he had always wanted to find a suitable gift to return the gesture. This Jade Melting cauldron was basically perfect.

Gu Yanying said, “I didn’t know you also knew alchemy.”

“I have a friend who’s skilled in this aspect.”

Gu Yanying smiled. “A beauty from the school of Medicine, Ru Xin, right? You sure are a passionate person.”

“You already know the answer to that question, but I only treat her as a close friend, that’s all,” said Li Qingshan. With Gu Yanying’s identity, even investigating the past three generations of his family was no issue, so there was nothing strange about her knowing Ru Xin.

“From your tone, you sound like you’re going to give this to her?” Gu Yanying leapt up gently and grabbed the Jade Melting cauldron. It fitted within one hand, and it was propped up by three long, curved legs. It was covered with a pattern of clouds, and it seemed detailed and delicate in design.

“Exactly.”

“Are you aware that this alchemy cauldron is worth even more than the five arcane artifacts on you combined?”

Li Qingshan asked, “And what about it?”

“You better refine your arcane artifacts quickly. There’s probably going to be a bitter battle tonight.” Gu Yanying casually tossed the Jade Melting cauldron to Li Qingshan and made her way out of the storeroom.

Li Qingshan was surprised. “A bitter battle?”





Chapter 591: Banquet (One) | Legend of the Great Sage




The Marquis of Ruyi’s estate was located right at the centre of the commandery city. It was surrounded with tall walls with crenellations that rose and fell. Soldiers patrolled atop the walls, vigilantly checking the surroundings. It gave off a sense of authority naturally, a city within a city.

A slightly-plump, middle-aged man who resembled a caretaker paced around at the entrance. He constantly glanced at the moon in the sky, estimating the time. He was anxious. Why had commander Gu still not come?

That was how he thought when a figure in white clothes pierced through the sky and landed in front of the marquis’ estate. She was a beautiful woman in clothes whiter than snow. The corner of her lips curled into a slight smile as she waved her jade folding around gently. She seemed like she had appeared out of thin air, kicking up a slight breeze. Her white clothes swayed with the breeze.

A large, tall man arrived right behind her, with a bronze face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes. He stood quietly behind the beautiful woman like a guard, but he did not seem meek at all. Instead, he gave off a natural sense of dignity.

They were Gu Yanying and Li Qingshan. This was the first time Li Qingshan had come to the Marquis of Ruyi’s estate. He had visited the Forbidden Palace in his past life. The lofty imperial palace that had served as the residence of the emperor through the two dynasties of Ming and Qing basically seemed as simple and crude as a common house compared to the marquis’ estate.

Upon considering how someone else had already taken over the marquis’ estate that the Jiang clan had managed for several millennia, replacing its master, he could not help but think of a lyric he had once read. His lips moved slightly as he muttered it to himself.

Only Gu Yanying managed to hear his words, and she said, “Where once the swallows knew the mansions of the great, now where would they fly to nest and mate?” She could not help but glance at him, feeling mildly surprised inside. He had a crude air about him, but never did she think he had such literary talent.

TL: This is lyric poetry from the Song dynasty, which was adapted to another poem later on. It’s referring to Wuyi Lane in Nanjing. I’ve used a pre-translated version of the adapted poem and tweaked it so it fits the meaning of its original lyrical form. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuyi_Lane

“Commander Gu, you’re finally here. His highness has already been waiting for a long time. If you still didn’t come, I’d be punished.” The caretaker saw Gu Yanying and beamed with joy, approaching her and bowing.