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

Normally, the Hidden Aura gu withdrew all auras and spiritual qi into the body. Although it made the user seem all thin and withered, it could lengthen their lifespans and conceal their aura, and it could erupt with great strength when it mattered.

The shaman arts of the south were often known as the arts of shaman gu, which only demonstrated the importance of “gu”. The cultivation methods of many shaman gu were nurturing gu, which was divided into “internal nurturing” and “external nurturing”. Internal nurturing was nurturing the gu within the body, becoming one with the gu; this allowed them to unleash various abilities. It was akin to the daemon core of daemons. External nurturing was refining various kinds of gu and controlling them in battle.

There were many different types of insects, and the shamans abused these insect’s special characteristic of limited intelligence, allowing them to create a myriad of arts of shaman gu. They could attack, defend, curse, or poison. They could do anything. However, the orthodox cultivation community spurned it. After all, regular people never liked placing an insect or bug into their bodies, and even their personalities would be affected as time went on. They would become as brutal and cruel as insects.

The altar lord flew into a rage. He drew his blade loudly from its sheath and swung down from several meters away. There was a spurt of golden light, and it turned into a blade aura several meters long.

The blade is only a spiritual artifact. Looks like shamans really aren’t particularly skilled in artifact forging, but it does look rather powerful. It would still be for the best to create no disturbances at all!

Faced with the incoming blade aura, Li Qingshan did not dodge at all. He leapt towards the edge and even commented a little on the weapon inside.

“Watermirror’s Image!”

The altar lord immediately lost track of Li Qingshan’s figure. Instead, he saw himself. A huge mirror had abruptly been placed before him, and his reflection currently swung its blade. When his blade aura entered the mirror, it did not seem to hit anything at all, but the blade aura that was originally a reflection in the mirror suddenly flew out towards him. Although it had become a little smaller, it was still as sharp as ever.

The altar lord was surprised, but he did not lose his calm. The lotus pedestal beneath his feet shone brightly, producing pure-white petals that bloomed.

When the blade aura landed on the lotus petals, it directly shattered. The lotus pedestal was a sacred item the White Lotus Mother bestowed upon the altar lord. When he cultivated on it, not only could it calm his mind and increase his cultivation speed, but there was even no need for him to worry about attacks from the outside world. It was an extremely powerful defence.

The mirror shattered silently, and Li Qingshan appeared again. He had already assumed his horned, winged, and scarlet-haired-and-eyed form. With a flap of his wings of wind and fire, he turned into a streak of scarlet light.

He’s transformed into a Daemon General!

The altar lord met the scarlet eyes and experienced a sense of unprecedented fear. It made him think of the predicament he was in when he first met the White Lotus Mother. He had virtually lost the will to fight back. However, this sensation only lasted for a split second. He bellowed out and swung his blade again, except he channelled most of his spiritual qi into the lotus pedestal below. The white lotus bloomed even wider, wrapping around him layer upon layer. He was untouchable.

Tremors of the Ox Demon!

Li Qingshan threw a punch, and the pitch-black powers of tremors tore through the white lotus, ripping apart the petals like they were as fragile as paper.

How is this possible!?

Before the altar lord could even respond, Li Qingshan had already arrived right in front of him. The altar lord swung down with his blade, but Li Qingshan caught it with his left hand and gripped the altar lord’s throat firmly with his right.

The altar lord was shocked. He still tried to put up a fight, but the power of tremors filled his body, and he was unable to gather even a hint of his spiritual qi. He was pressed against the ground in the blink of an eye.

Li Qingshan planted a foot on his head as he held the Asura Field in one hand, studying it and fiddling around with it. He was filled with delight from recovering something he had previously lost. The altar lord had not refined the Asura Field. His cultivation at the first heavenly tribulation was nowhere near enough to wield an arcane treasure. Even with Li Qingshan’s current strength, refining it again would take quite the effort.

Everything had begun and ended in a single moment. Only at this moment did Xianghua Zi fall to the ground heavily, gazing at the situation in disbelief. The powerful altar lord had actually been defeated and subdued in a single moment. She could not help but rejoice that she did not attack him rashly.

Just who was this child? No, he was not a person, but a daemon. A Daemon General that had assumed a human form at the very least! Moreover, she found his scarlet hair and eyes strangely familiar. She remembered something she had investigated over a year ago and exclaimed, “You’re that baby!”

Li Qingshan glanced back at her and kicked the altar lord’s head. “You sure are stupid! What kind of a person do you think would be in possession of an arcane treasure? To think you actually tried to attack me!”



An arcane treasure! The wondrous item is actually a legendary arcane treasure! I was in possession of an arcane treasure before!

Xianghua Zi became even more surprised. The altar lord had never told her because he did not want her telling others about the existence of this item. Apart from her shock, she also felt deep regret, but she quickly thought it through. An item like an arcane treasure was not something she could keep, or it would only lead to great trouble. The altar lord’s fate was evidence!

“Are you a remnant of the Snake God cult? If you kill me, the holy mother will definitely avenge me!”

The altar lord spat out some vicious threats, but he refused to do anything unnecessary as he laid against the ground. The foot on his head only needed to press down slightly, and his head would crack open. Survival was the instinct of all creatures, let alone someone like him who possessed a noble status and great strength.

He never thought the opponent would actually be so powerful, such that he had absolutely no time to use his many techniques and abilities. However, since the enemy had not killed him off immediately and chose to capture him instead, he definitely had qualms.

“Do I look like a snake?”

The altar lord saw a sliver of hope. Since he was not from the Snake God cult, then he did not have to kill him. “Release me! I’ll act like nothing has happened at all! No, I can even give you a recommendation for you to join the White Lotus cult!”

“Do I look stupid?”

Li Qingshan crouched down and smiled, collecting the altar lord’s hundred treasures pouch and conveniently plunging his hand into the altar lord’s dantian. When he wrenched it out, he was holding a black insect around three inches long that constantly struggled in his hand. A connection remained intact between the insect and the altar lord, which was rather similar to a daemon’s daemon core. The arts of shaman gu truly were fascinating.

A cold light flashed through the altar lord’s eyes. The insect suddenly swelled up, turning vicious and biting down on Li Qingshan’s wrist.

Li Qingshan closed his fingers around it gently, and with a flash of blue light, the insect returned to its original size, lying there silently without moving at all. The connection with the altar lord had been completely suppressed and severed.

“You-”

Blood spurted from the altar lord’s mouth violently, and his body rapidly withered away, returning to his original, boney appearance. Clearly, losing the insect had injured a fundamental part of his body, making his cultivation regress drastically.