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

Li Qingshan blanked out for a moment. He felt rather ashamed inside. He had underestimated this uncle Han’s position in Han Qiongzhi’s heart.

His parents had died long ago, and he had grown up in loneliness. He had never experienced any so-called “family affection” from his elder brother and sister-in-law. Underestimating the weight of those two words was unavoidable.

He stood up and imagined her teary, sorrowful face. He was tempted to rush to the Ruyi commandery immediately and stand by her side, but when he looked at himself, all he could do was let out a long sigh. Right now, he could not even suppress his daemon qi. Thinking up to there, he suddenly made up his mind. His gaze became resolute.

The Skeleton Demon circled around the huge bullfrog as the fire in its eyes shone brightly. It was very interested in such a large chunk of quality flesh. Finally, it could not help itself anymore and swelled to several meters tall, biting down viciously.

“Croak!” The bullfrog let out a frightful cry and leapt several dozen meters into the air, fleeing into the distance in a panic.

Just when the Skeleton Demon wanted to chase after him, Li Qingshan grabbed its neck and shoved the letter back into its hands.

He gazed into the horizon and said to himself, “I’ll rush over as soon as I can. Wait for me!”

……

In the Umbral Yin sect, the Dark Queen took out the souls she had captured. She ignored the pleas and curses from the Marquis of Ruyi and everyone else. They had plenty to enjoy later.

This was probably the misfortune of cultivators. If mortals died, their souls would return to sa?sāra, which instead made them almost immortal.

Cultivators seemed to possess lengthy lives, but that was only if they died from old age. If they were killed in battle, their souls might not necessarily have the opportunity to return to sa?sāra.

If their cultivations were higher, then it also meant the cultivations of the cultivators that killed them were higher too. Their souls were basically unable to escape the fate of being captured and killed. This was the so-called true destruction, dooming them eternally.

The Dark Queen was slightly surprised. She noticed that one was missing. She rubbed her forehead and remembered that final spear thrust. “Did his soul escape?”





Chapter 559: No One's Allowed to Leave | Legend of the Great Sage




Because the Dark Queen had devoted her attention to Xiao An, she had failed to notice this. During Han Anguo’s final strike that he poured all his strength into, he had failed to defeat the Dark Queen, but his soul did manage to escape, allowing him to avoid the fate of ending up in the Myriad Ghost Banner.

“If his soul has remained in the World of the Nine Provinces, that’ll be troublesome. However, in that sealed region, the only place his soul can venture to is the six realms of sa?sāra. Has he been sucked into the Hungry Ghost realm, or is he currently facing judgement in the Hell realm? No, with his character and aptitude, he’s probably been accepted into the Asura realm!”

Although the school of the Military had methods to connect with the Asura realm, the Asura realm was boundless, so finding a newborn asura was absolutely impossible. There was nothing for her to worry about.

She stopped worrying and began torturing and interrogating the souls of the Marquis of Ruyi and everyone else for their cultivation methods. Although it was useless to her, she could offer it up to the Umbral Yin sect in exchange for resources. They were absolutely necessary for a sect to gather.

……

Light poured in through the window and into the gloomy hall.

Han Qiongzhi stood by the window. She finished reading the letter, but she was unable to hide her disappointment. In the end, he had not even given her a precise time. He only said as soon as possible.

“Qiongzhi, we’re setting off.”

Han Anjun entered the hall. The funeral rites were complete. Today was the day for interment.

Han Qiongzhi asked a question, “Father, does cultivation come before all?”

Han Anjun said, “Then why else would we be called cultivators? Turmoil is about to erupt. If you don’t have strength, you won’t even be able to protect your own life, just like your uncle. He hasn’t done anything wrong. As a father, I don’t like the way he treats my daughter, but as ‘fellow cultivators’, I must recognise him.”

Han Qiongzhi shook her head gently and said bitterly, “I understand, I understand. That’s why women are always in the minority in the cultivation community. Men sure are cold-hearted!”

“It’s not cold-heartedness. It’s just that his greatest passion is not the feelings between a man and a woman. He’s shrouded in a layer of mist, which even I cannot see through. However, his ambitions are anything but small. If you really want to become partners with him, then all you can do is attempt to understand his path. If you share the same path, then that would be for the best. If you don’t, there’s no need to force it either.”

Han Qiongzhi was taken aback. Although they had already engaged in intimate contact countless times already, she would still be left at a loss if she was asked what his “path” was. In retrospect, she had never been able to see through the layer of mist around him either.

Within the drizzle, the army meandered and advanced, taking part in Han Anguo’s funeral procession.

They interred him in the ancestral grave of the Han family, establishing a cenotaph.

Outside the cenotaph was a row of simple buildings. All of his blood relatives would stand watch there for a hundred days.

Han Qiongzhi chose a simple room and walked in. She gazed into the horizon. “I will wait for you and try to understand your path.”

……

Light shimmered on the Water God Seal. It had gained an area of marsh, becoming even more resplendent.

The Water God Seal drained all the water spiritual qi that had accumulated in the marsh over the past millennium, all flowing into the spirit turtle’s daemon core.

The spirit turtle’s daemon core was like a whale taking in water, absorbing all of the spiritual qi without holding back. However, it still seemed dissatisfied, showing no signs of breaking through to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle.

Li Qingshan exhaled deeply. The Spirit Turtle Transformation determined his cultivation, and it had always taken up more resources than the ox demon or tiger demon. However, he still had never expected the breakthrough to the fifth layer of spirit turtle to actually be so difficult.

But from a different perspective, this was instead a good thing. The more accumulation he required, the greater the benefits the breakthrough would bring. Currently, the “quality” of his daemon qi was already on par with Daemon Commanders, but his “quantity” was still insufficient.



If he could break through to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle, then both the quantity and quality of his daemon qi would completely surpass Daemon Commanders. Even when he faced those “kings”, he would have what it took to speak up.

Li Qingshan continued on his way. What awaited him was obviously constant battles. Daemon Commanders were extremely territorial and none of them could be dealt with through talking alone. However, none of the Daemon Commanders were his opponent either.

With how powerful and ingenious his innate abilities were, Li Qingshan used force to triumph over both force and trickery.

Time passed by. In the blink of an eye, it was already two months later.

Autumn left and winter came. Snow drifted through the air.

A river bound in ice meandered along the ground. Beneath the ice, the river water raged.