Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 701-Chapter 833)

Among the eight cave masters of the Lair of Demons, the strongest was obviously the first cave master Yu Wufeng, but the most dangerous was the third cave master. No one knew his name. They only gave him a nickname, calling him “Ghost Shadow”. He was a night roamer, but he left his race for some reason and joined Savage mountain. He was skilled at ambushes and assassinations, making him the most terrifying assassin of the south.

“Marquis, I only have one thing I want you to tell me about. Was the person who fought in the battle of Savage mountain the White Hawk commander Li Qingshan or not?” Ghost Shadow asked faintly.

Several months ago, he was lurking in the jungle, prepared to carry out an assassination, when he suddenly felt a sense of impending doom. It was so dangerous that only the battle when he escaped from “Deep Shadow city” could compare to it.

The bloody hand slammed down! The blood oath had been set off!

Although he had also been constantly at work like Yu Wufeng and the Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber, doing his best to dilute his connection with the Blood Oath Scroll, his cultivation paled in comparison to theirs. With impending doom right before him, he only managed to escape with his life intact with the innate ability of night roamers, surviving the hand.

After a period of rest, he had mostly recovered from his injuries. He was an assassin, yet he had almost been finished off like this, which was basically a huge disgrace. He could accept this disgrace, but he had to understand how this had happened in the first place. Just who had refined the Blood Oath Scroll and was trying to kill him?

He had yet to completely recover from his wounds, so he was still not bold enough to venture up Savage mountain. No matter who refined the Blood Oath Scroll, he definitely could not underestimate them, so he came to the marquis’ estate to investigate.



“That’s… even I’m not certain. Why would they contact me in regards to what they’ll do? It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen them too. Though, someone did see him and that woman called Xiao An heading off in the direction of Savage mountain.” The Marquis of Serene Sea mulled over how he would word it.

“Li Qingshan. Xiao An.” Ghost Shadow uttered those two words as if he was committing them firmly to memory. “Don’t tell anyone that I’m still alive, or I’ll come and find you again.”

Ghost Shadow said that as the darkness surged over, gradually swallowing him and turning into a blurry clump of darkness.

The Marquis of Serene Sea frowned. With his cultivation and status, he was not someone anyone could threaten, but the person before him did indeed possess that right. Moreover, giving Li Qingshan an additional, dangerous enemy would always be nice, even though it was very likely that he was already dead.

Ghost Shadow vanished into the boundless night. The next morning, someone discovered that all the White Wolf guards in the Hawkwolf Guard had died peacefully. It was like they were still asleep and had yet to realise they had already been killed.

……

The sun and moon interchanged. Time in the mountains passed by in a hurry.

Finally, only a single demon heart remained in Li Qingshan’s hand.

The Traitorous Demon sword had changed drastically. It was only around a meter and a half now, and the long blade had become extremely wide and thick, going from a strange sword to a huge sword. A layer of black, demonic light flowed through it with its powers hidden away, making it seem even more consolidated.

The flesh on the hilt had completely solidified too. The demon eye in the centre swiveled around, already possessing some intelligence. It was only a step away from becoming a true demonic treasure.

I’ve fed high quality demon hearts from several dozen Demon Commanders to it. It already has sufficient power. All it needs is one last battle!

Li Qingshan formed a seal with his hand and pointed at the Traitorous Demon sword. The sword leapt up from his knees, spinning around and plunging violently into his chest.

“One with the sword!”

The blade sank into Li Qingshan’s chest until only the hilt remained, but it did not emerge from the other side.

“My one with the sword sure is ugly!” Li Qingshan said in a self-deprecating manner. He gripped the hilt and pushed it hard. The hilt also vanished into his chest, leaving behind a huge wound flashing with dim light.

The wound closed up and healed very quickly, but the demonic light seeped out of Li Qingshan’s body, dyeing him a gloomy black.

Li Qingshan gathered his focus and powered the Traitorous Demon sword, taking that crucial step.

Quite a while later, the darkness receded, and his skin colour recovered. He smiled. “Success!”

However, before he could finish what he was saying, a sword extended out from his shoulder with a clang. In the blink of an eye, several dozen swords erupted from his body, turning him into a hedgehog.

In the past, when Li Qingshan stole the sword from the Demon General, the Demon General had become like this in the end, drastically increasing his strength, but the price he paid was the sword devouring him, going from the master of the sword to a sacrifice of the sword.

The swords trembled, producing a strange thrum. A series of eyes actually opened up on them, staring straight at Li Qingshan with a brutal and greedy light.

The Traitorous Demon sword that had always been as docile as a puppy in Li Qingshan’s possession had finally become a monster after devouring several dozen demon hearts and becoming a demonic treasure. It was even trying to devour Li Qingshan’s demon heart.

“You’re just a mere demonic treasure, yet you want to devour me? You’re getting far too ahead of yourself. Whatever, this is basically your instincts. I’ll let you devour it then. Withdraw!”

A demonic light flashed through Li Qingshan’s eyes, and the swords withdrew into his body.

Within the boundless darkness, the eyes stared at Li Qingshan’s demon heart. Dark power enveloped it in an attempt to eat and devour the demon heart.



Li Qingshan did not try to stop it. Instead, he opened himself up and allowed the Traitorous Demon sword to devour the demon heart. The power in his demon heart obviously could not be compared to several dozen demon hearts, so it was swallowed very quickly.

“Demon suppression!”

Li Qingshan bellowed out. The Demon Suppression Statuary kicked in at full strength, and the devoured demon heart shone brightly, dyeing the Traitorous Demon sword’s power instead.

Let alone several dozen demon hearts, even if the masters of the demon hearts had been revived, he could still suppress and kill them all, not to mention the fact that these demon hearts had merged with the Traitorous Demon sword through his hand. They all bore his imprint.

“It’s still a sword after all. Although it has developed some intelligence, it’s not exactly intelligent. It only knows how to act on instinct. In the past, I made a promise with you. If I wasn’t strong enough, then I would have nothing to say if I was devoured by you, which was why I named you “Traitorous”. Now that your betrayal has failed, only a single fate awaits you.”

A thrum of a sword rang out from Li Qingshan’s body, filled with fearful pleas, but it died down very quickly and finally vanished. The intelligence it had just developed had been directly suppressed and annihilated.

It was like an army of a hundred thousand running amuck. With a single imperial edict, the army immediately changed sides, slaying the leader of the rebels and offering up his head.

The heavy demon qi consolidated once more, turning into armour and revealing his brand-new Demon Commander form.