Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 601-Chapter 700)

“Qingshan, please hear me out as your senior. It’s good to be young and aggressive and motivated, but conceit leads to easy failure. You also have to learn to hide your edge at times.”


“What do you mean, sir prefect?” Li Qingshan sensed that Liu Zhangqing was implying something the moment his cup reached his lips.

“You stood forward for a just cause and saved fellow Qiu, which was for the best. I can also feel your glory! However, there was no need for you to fall out with E Dan so much.”

“It has happened already, so what can I do?” Li Qingshan raised an eyebrow.

“Grievances are better resolved than deepened. To be able to reach his realm of cultivation, he definitely won’t be someone unreasonable. If you could speak through commander Gu and give him an apology, it’ll cause you some embarrassment, but it’ll save you a great deal of trouble. Sigh, he is a trusted subordinate of the prince after all.”

Liu Zhangqing said earnestly, but it was not just for Li Qingshan to consider. The Exhibition Matches of the Nine Prefectures were happening soon. The Clear River prefecture had just been through a war, so it was already extremely disadvantageous for them. Li Qingshan had offended an important figure beside prince Si Qing, making matters even worse. E Dan only needed to pull some strings, and they would be in great trouble.

Qiu Haitang said with deep concern, “Prefect Liu speaks with great reason. Real men are flexible, able to stoop down or stand tall depending on the situation. Once you undergo the second heavenly tribulation, you’ll always be able to stand tall. I know you’re a real, proper man.”

Li Qingshan began laughing aloud, drawing over everyone’s gazes. Actually, Liu Zhangqing had not been speaking loudly earlier, but basically everyone present had sharp ears. They had all been listening along attentively. They were all waiting to see how Li Qingshan would answer him, but they never expected him to laugh aloud.

“Thank you for your concerns and kind intentions. Prefect Liu is knowledgeable and well-experienced with this world, so if you don’t mind answering me, if a Qi Practitioner were to insult you publicly, would you be able to endure it? Sect master Qiu has personally seen E Dan, so do you think he’s an open-minded and forgiving fellow?”

Liu Zhangqing and Qiu Haitang both became speechless. Liu Zhangqing seemed gentle and polite, but that was to Li Qingshan. Normally, when he governed the Clear River prefecture, he could kill without batting an eye. If someone happened to be bold enough to insult him publicly, he would definitely kill them in a single strike. Even if he could not kill them on the spot, he probably would not drop the matter, which led to a heavy sigh from him.

Qiu Haitang also felt that getting a vicious and uncivilised bastard like E Dan to let go of his grievances was completely impossible. “It’s all because of me…”

“Even if it weren’t you, I wouldn’t have just sat tight and watched on. And, even if he can forgive me, I won’t forgive him. There’s nothing for you to worry about. Just that old dog won’t be enough to take my life.” Li Qingshan squinted his eyes. Killing intent vaguely appeared.

“You little animal, how dare you insult my master!” With a bellow, several cultivators in black descended from above, dispersing the lively atmosphere and pressing against their weapons, glaring at Li Qingshan.



Qiu Haitang recognised them. They sat behind E Dan during that day in the marquis’ manor. As it turned out, they were E Dan’s disciples.

The music stopped, and the cultivators all stood up. The atmosphere on the rooftop immediately became tense.

Only Li Qingshan remained seated, drinking by himself. He said, “So it’s the group of pups led around by the old dog!”

“Some esteemed guests have arrived. Forgive me for failing to anticipate your arrival. Haitang, why don’t you show the esteemed guests their seats?”

At this moment, an old woman with a face full of wrinkles and a head of grey hair suddenly appeared, all amiable and polite. Apart from Li Qingshan, no one had managed to see where she had come from.

She carelessly revealed her aura, stunning everyone present. A Golden Core cultivator!





Chapter 609: My Heart Already Belongs to Someone Who Goes by the Name of Northmoon | Legend of the Great Sage




Qiu Haitang went up and bowed rather reluctantly. “Sect master.”

The cultivators in black were all dressed in casual wear, radiating with murderousness. A single glance at them was enough for one to tell that they were people who had been through struggles of life and death. Their leader was a fierce man in his thirties, who studied the old woman.

“My surname is E, and my name is Feng. You must be sect master You of the Sect of Clouds and Rain. Sure enough, you do have a bit of a bearing, well beyond what a certain little animal can match!” He glanced at Li Qingshan as he spoke. Li Qingshan drank by himself as he thought, These people probably didn’t come specially to deal with me, or they wouldn’t have stayed calm for so long. Let’s see what they want.

“What sect master You? You can just call my granny You. You’ve taken the trouble of traveling a great distance to pay a visit to my Sect of Clouds and Rain, so may I ask just what is the matter?”

E Feng spoke rudely, which irritated granny You slightly, but she remained friendly on the surface; this was because she knew the person standing behind them was E Dan and prince Si Qing to a certain extent.

She had managed to undergo the second heavenly tribulation after quite some difficulty, but she was the weakest kind of Golden Core cultivator out there. Because her beauty had withered away with her age, she was no longer able to make much use out of the arts of charm she was most skilled in. She knew she had no more chance at advancing any further, so why would she be bold enough to offend some of the most powerful people of the Ruyi commandery?

Seeing how Li Qingshan did not talk back, E Feng even thought he had grown fearful. He thought, This little animal is going to die sooner or later anyway, so wasting words on him here really isn’t worth it. Today, I’ll show you that the person you wanted to save won’t be able to escape from our clutches at the end of the day. We’ll slap you across the face viciously before so many people!

“A woman of your Sect of Clouds and Rain has caught our master’s fancy. These are the betrothal gifts, so have her return with us immediately so that she can get married to master. We’ll even have to call her young mistress by then.”

The cultivators in black let out a roar of laughter. As E Feng spoke, he took out a great pile of gold, silver, and jewels, forming a small mountain in the blink of an eye. The resplendence they shone with was dazzling.

Even granny You who had decided to treat them with courtesy could not help but change in expression slightly, while the cultivators of the Clear River prefecture all frowned. These precious jewels and metals might have been priceless to mortals, but they were basically no different from muck to cultivators. They could get as much of it as they wanted to.

In the world of mortals, it was equivalent to offering a pile of scrap to marry their daughter. It was basically a naked insult to the face. Qiu Haitang had publicly turned down E Dan before Li Qingshan insulted him. They were simply unable to accept this, so they came to avenge their master.

As the person in concern, Qiu Haitang said coldly, “I’ve already said that I won’t marry your master. You better take these things and leave!”

“You won’t marry our master?” E Dan shot a glare at her. He had truly inherited E Dan’s legacy with that vicious expression of his. “Granny You, what do you have to say?”

“About this…”

“Our master will become the great general of the Ruyi commandery soon. We’ve already shown your Sect of Clouds and Rain plenty of respect by offering up a betrothal gift in person. Do you really want to disappoint our master?”