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

The two eminent monks were obviously unfazed by that. The Dauntless monk had indeed considered bestowing a buddhist treasure to Xiao An, but after some contemplation, he dismissed that idea. Although he could pour all the resources into outstanding disciples, he still had to maintain a basic level of fairness as the abbot of the monastery.

Buddhist treasures touched on matters of great importance. One Will had joined the monastery far too recently. She had already enjoyed far too much special treatment, and she had not made any contributions either. Leaving the monastery this time was also because of her own, selfish demands. If he still gave her a buddhist treasure on top of that, the other disciples would definitely be displeased.

The Unraging monk chuckled as if he had anticipated that Duoge would do that. He was extremely satisfied. He also held an arcane treasure in his hand, prepared to give it to Li Qingshan. It was not a buddhist treasure, but a demonic treasure. However, it was still not time yet.

In other words, there were already two arcane treasures waiting for them. With their talent and cultivation, they already possessed the right to possess them. They only lacked the qualifications.

This demonstrated the superiority of the Sword Collection palace. Even those who had just become a formal disciple had the opportunity to obtain a renowned sword on the level of arcane treasures. As long as they gained the sword’s recognition, no one could say anything. However, the disadvantage was even if the Sword Collection palace was about to be destroyed, the palace master could not bestow these swords to disciples. He could only wait for their swordmasters to appear!

Li Qingshan and Xiao An took off on a cloud, vanishing into the horizon.

……

“Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark!”

A brown dog barked away in a field of melons.

To the corner of the field, a naked man currently held a watermelon and chomped away at it. He ate everything, rind, flesh, seeds, and all! He was stocky in stature, and his skin was a drab yellow. His dark, brown eyes flashed with a fanatic light. He chomped away as he said.

“It’s too fucking delicious! I’m finally out! Fuck! Fuck! Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, Unraging monk, Golden Cicada, and Li Qingshan! All of you fucking deserve to die!”

A melon farmer with a straw hat heard the barks and emerged from the straw shack with a farm tool. “Bastard, how dare you steal my watermelons? Are you sick of living?”

“Who are you?”

The man suddenly raised his head, and the melon farmer froze up, completely immobilised. Countless reflections of himself appeared in the deep, brown eyes.

The dog yelped and scurried away with its tail between its legs.

The man licked his lips. “It’s been a very long time since I’ve had human flesh. The flesh of demonfolk is foul and sour. It’s fucking disgusting!”

A while later, the man stood up in the melon field and wiped away the blood from the corner of his lips. He gazed at the western sky, and the last ray of sunlight dimmed. Surprisingly, there was a Demon Suppression statue tattooed on his back, and it was different from all of the ones that Li Qingshan had seen.

“That kid sure has given me some inspiration! Otherwise, I would have never been able to fool those two monks. I’ll let him die a little faster when the time comes!”

……

On the cloud, Li Qingshan’s heart skipped a beat. He seemed to sense something.

Sitting with his legs crossed, he made the spirit turtle divine again.

A while later, he opened his eyes and glanced back at Great Buddha mountain in some surprise. He had clearly left the Demon Suppression hall already, so why did this strange sense of danger continue to linger around? Instead, it seemed to hide away, showing signs of constantly being nourished and strengthened.

“What’s the matter?” Xiao An asked in concern.

Li Qingshan smiled. “Nothing. I just feel that it’s going to be a little dangerous up ahead. Though, there really hasn’t been a lot of times without danger so far! As long as we’re together, we’ll definitely be able to overcome all difficulties and make it to beyond the Nine Heavens!”

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Deep underground the Clear River prefecture, magma surged, and the lakes of fire blazed.

“Fellow Golden Cicada, we’ve come to uphold our old promise!”

Li Qingshan turned into Northmoon’s form and called out loudly. His voice echoed around.

A shiny skeleton stood beside him with milky-white, half-transparent flames burning in her eye sockets.

“You’re finally back!”

An immature yet ancient voice directly rang out in their seas of consciousness!

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PS: I might be a person so aloof to worldly successes, where fame and gain is no different from muck to me, and the concept of reputation is as fleeting as the clouds, but being ranked among the sixties is just a little too unsightly, am I wrong? So much for how great of a novel I’ve written! A vehement call for monthly votes!





Chapter 753: The Divine Wutong, I Also Have a Heart | Legend of the Great Sage




“We’ve made you wait! Here, the Chant of Deva-Nāga you’ve been asking for!”

Li Qingshan took out a jade slip. Xiao An had already inscribed the Chant of Deva-Nāga from beginning to end there.

The jade slip was tossed into the lake of magma. A vortex appeared, extending downwards as far as the eye could see like it led to another world.

The jade slip fell in there, and the vortex vanished. Quite a while later, the Golden Cicada Spirit King’s voice rang out again.

“Sure enough… sure enough! Thanks!”

The voice was filled with endless emotion, just not joy from obtaining this supreme cultivation method.

“We don’t owe each other anything anymore. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave first then.” Li Qingshan waved his hand, about to leave.

The Golden Cicada Spirit King said, “The aura of the phoenix on you is getting heavier and heavier. It’s said that you were slain by the Dragon King of Ink Sea. You must have survived because of the phoenix’s ability of rebirth!”

“That’s right! That battle was quite alarming! Heh, in simpler terms, it was just fleeing for my life. Do you have any other advice to give to me, fellow? Don’t tell me you have other phoenix feathers?”

Li Qingshan realised something. The Golden Cicada Spirit King seemed to be rather familiar with the phoenix. Since he had a phoenix feather, then perhaps he might have even more! If he could obtain another three or five, practising the Phoenix’s Scripture of Nirvā?a would become extremely easy.

“It’s already been far too long since the phoenix has soared away. I only kept that phoenix feather as a memorial, so how can I have more? Though, there is a divine wutong tree on Fire Melt mountain in the Mist province. That was where the phoenix once roosted! If you can cultivate there, it’ll definitely be a hundred times more effective than cultivating in the magma!”

Li Qingshan said, “Fire Melt mountain! I think I’ve heard about it somewhere before. I’m just about to pay a visit to the south, so I’ll definitely go take a look when the time comes!”

“Once I thoroughly comprehend the Chant of Deva-Nāga, I’ll be able to patch up the final hole in my cultivation, undergo the fourth heavenly tribulation, and leap out of this world. You should come when that happens. I have one final gift for you as an exchange!”

The Golden Cicada Spirit King said as another item flew out of the magma lake, landing in Li Qingshan’s hand. It was a fire-red piece of jade embedded with a sliver of soul sense. It did not have any particularly special functions. It was just something for sending messages and notifying people when it mattered.

“Exchange what?”