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

Han Tieyi instinctively simulated what he would do if he were faced with that stroke, but to his chagrin, he had to admit that he had no idea how to block it. It was no wonder he heard how the many geniuses and masters of the other prefectures had all been defeated by this stroke from Yin Xiaochou, while the spectators often lost the courage to meet him in battle, choosing to directly forfeit.

However, little did he know that this stroke was the most powerful stroke Yin Xiaochou had delivered since leaving the Sword Collection palace. In order to temper his heart of the sword, he never used the powers of the Breaking Water sword. He only wielded it as a fine sword. This was basically no different from fighting with his arms and legs tied up.

But now, Yin Xiaochou broke through all the restraints he had placed on himself, merging with the sword, using the momentum he had built up from his consecutive victories, and pouring all of his strength and all of his belief into that stroke!

“Breaking Water!”

Li Qingshan stopped smiling and swung the water sword in his hand.

As powerful as a dragon suddenly emerging from the ocean!

“There!” Chu Danqing’s eyes suddenly lit up, and his brush took off.

The night before, Li Qingshan had passed the two scrolls of the Three Absolutes Calligraphy to Chu Danqing, asking him to carry out a final repair so that this unmatched calligraphy, painting, and sword manual could be reassembled.

Before that, Li Qingshan had already refined them individually. He had comprehended their sword intent before comparing and combining them with the sword intent passed on in the Soaring Dragon sword. In the end, he combined it with his own beliefs and condensed an unparalleled sword intent unique to him!

The dragon leapt through the four seas, running amok through the world! The seas raged in a vast and boundless manner!

The edges of the swords met. The Breaking Water sword swept past the water sword and landed on Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan lifted up the broken sword in his hand and gazed at it. He sighed. “A sword I casually condensed from water can’t beat a true arcane treasure after all!”

The Breaking Water sword was not just an arcane treasure. The Sword Collection palace had many arcane-treasure-grade swords, but they only had ten renowned swords. They contained the wills of past swordmasters that had been passed down through the millennia. Powered by the Sword Collection palace’s secret techniques, their power could not be compared to regular arcane treasures.

And, even among the Ten Renowned Swords, the Breaking Water sword was known for its destructive power of being able to cut through everything in a single stroke!

The spectators all felt that Li Qingshan had truly bitten off more than he could chew by casually condensing a sword from water and thinking he could match Yin Xiaochou in an open confrontation. But at that point, using it as an excuse was clearly meaningless.

Han Tieyi furrowed his brows slightly. That did not seem to match his personality. He seemed crude, but he was actually someone with one of the most meticulous and thorough thought processes. Especially when he fought against others, he was basically as clever as he could be. He would never lose because he underestimated an opponent. Moreover, Yin Xiaochou’s expression was rather strange despite being the victor.

“Big brother!” Hua Chenglu cried out, afraid to see a horrifying sight where he split into two.



Hua Chengzan said softly, “Don’t worry, he’s fine!”

Li Qingshan smiled at Hua Chenglu and tossed aside the broken sword. It turned back into mist in the air, returning to nothingness. Then he asked Yin Xiaochou, “How was that?”

Yin Xiaochou opened his eyes and gazed at Li Qingshan as if he had just witnessed something unbelievable. He opened his lips and said with some difficulty.

“I’ve lost!”





Chapter 742: Qingshan's Name Resounds, Xiao An Emerges from Seclusion | Legend of the Great Sage




The surroundings descended into an uproar as well as confusion. Yin Xiaochou had clearly cut through Li Qingshan’s sword with that slash and landed the attack on him. Even if he held back and did not try to kill him in a single stroke, he only needed to use a bit more force, and Li Qingshan would be dead since Yin Xiaochou was wielding such a powerful weapon. Why had Yin Xiaochou admitted defeat instead?

Yin Xiaochou’s eyes were filled with a reluctance to accept this. Defeat had come far too suddenly, and it all felt so surreal. By the time he returned to his senses, he immediately fell down from his peak of success.

He had become shocked the moment the swords clashed. His opponent clearly was not a sword cultivator, but his sword intent actually matched his.

Although he still managed to cut through Li Qingshan’s sword with the sharpness of the Breaking Water sword and land a blow on Li Qingshan, his sword was unable to progress an inch further.

Li Qingshan’s right hand had demonified. His fingers were sharp like blades, gripping the Breaking Water sword firmly. Demon qi surged between his fingers. He did not use the great strength of the ox demon. He only used his strength as a Demon Commander to easily catch the Breaking Water sword that had run out of power.

If he were wielding a slightly better sword, even just an inferior arcane artifact, it probably wouldn’t be like this right now! And, he’s only shown the tip of the iceberg with the Demon Suppression Statuary.

Yin Xiaochou thought that and experienced another deep sense of refusal to accept this. He had not even witnessed his opponent’s true strength but could only forfeit. That was simply not a good feeling. However, if he refused to accept defeat, then he would not have the right to be the Breaking Water sword’s master.

However, Yin Xiaochou’s decisiveness in admitting defeat also left Li Qingshan rather surprised. Originally, Li Qingshan thought he would put up a little more of a struggle! That would be perfect for him to demonstrate the power of the Demon Suppression Statuary and announce he had undergone the second heavenly tribulation. Once that reached Si Qing’s ears, he could continue with the next step of his plan!

Li Qingshan released the Breaking Water sword and said patiently, “I think you can try again. After all, I haven’t harmed you!”

“That won’t be necessary. I’m not your opponent. Even if we try a hundred times, a thousand times, the end result won’t change! Sure enough, a great master really does produce outstanding disciples!”

Yin Xiaochou took a step back, sheathed his sword, clasped his hands, and bowed.

The Breaking Water sword was different from the Green Ruins sword. It could not create a Green Ruins Illusion, nor could it make its master invincible by scattering him as light.

The sword intent of the Breaking Water sword was terse and resolute. With a slash, whether it was a human or a ghost, a daemon or a demon, they would all be cut down.

Although it was only a sword, he had already poured all of his mental and physical efforts into it. Now that the sword intent had suffered defeat, continuing with the battle was merely asking to be humiliated. However, he truly wanted to know just how powerful he was!

“Then forget about it!” Li Qingshan sighed. If he had known this earlier, he would have gone easy on him and gone for something like another three hundred bouts at the very least!

Thinking about the past, just Fu Qingjin alone could force “Northmoon” into dire straits, but now, against Yin Xiaochou who was even stronger than Fu Qingjin, he could not even make “Li Qingshan” use his full strength. Sure enough, only loneliness accompanies great masters, but I better work a little harder to become a little lonelier!

“May I ask what your current realm of cultivation is, sir?”

Yin Xiaochou could not help but ask. He really did not understand how Li Qingshan, who did not even have an arcane treasure on him, managed to defeat him who wielded the Breaking Water sword. Their comprehension of the path of the sword should have been similar. The Demon Suppression Statuary was powerful, but he practised the secret techniques of the Sword Collection palace too.