Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 401-Chapter 500)

They were polar opposites, yet they contrasted perfectly off one another.

“Thank you, little Tian.” Qian Rongzhi withdrew the snake and vine, gently caressing Chu Tian’s face. The smile on her face became more and more sincere as the killing intent in her heart grew heavier and heavier.

She had many ways to deceive everyone up her sleeve. Although he could no longer pose any threat to her, only dead people were the safest, right?

Just when she was about to strike.

Thump, thump, thump. There were a few knocks on the door.

Qian Rongzhi’s eyes, which were as cold as a snake’s, shifted slightly.

“Senior sister Ru Xin, I was just about to go and look for you. Little Tian is experiencing qi deviation again.”

The door opened. Qian Rongzhi’s face was filled with panic and worry as the corner of her eyes glistened with the trace of tears.

“Really? Don’t tell me he heard some good news from you again!” Ru Xin crossed her arms and ruminated.

“I shouldn’t have told him! I shouldn’t have told him!” Qian Rongzhi murmured to herself, her fist clenched in self-blame.

“If there’s nothing else, you can go for now! It’s so late. A lone man and woman spending a night together isn’t a good idea.”

“I’m not afraid! I want to take care of him!”

“I think you’ve already taken plenty of care of him. Let’s hope you don’t care for him to death and break the rules here.” Ru Xin smiled faintly.

“This… alright…” Qian Rongzhi shivered inside and lowered her head. She felt a terrifying presence from Ru Xin.



She clenched her fist even more tightly before glancing back at Chu Tian on the bed. Having lost the Heaven Climbing Vine, he seemed to have become a vegetable. His eyes remained wide open and motionless such that specks of dust had already begun to gather on there.

In truth, his situation was much worse than a vegetable’s. It was said that vegetables still possessed a degree of consciousness, but having undergone the painful torure of the hell snake, his sea of consciousness had completely collapsed. All he did was continue breathing.

No matter how impressive Ru Xin’s medical skills were, she would not be able to cure him anymore.

Thinking up to there, Qian Rongzhi moved over to the side, brushing past Ru Xin.

The door to the ward closed again, separating the two of them.

“Is this the end to the mad and arrogant?” Ru Xin shook her head as she murmured softly to herself. Behind her, a hideous, terrifying figure, humanoid yet also not, vanished with a flash.

Qian Rongzhi loosened her hand. The Heaven Climbing Vine and hell snake returned to her body. She made her way towards the end of the corridor resolutely. She would not be returning.

From that moment onwards, a curse and blessing existed on her at the same time. No one knew which direction she would be heading in the future.

……

After parting with Ru Xin, Li Qingshan discovered the sermon on Anāsravā? island was still ongoing.

The Annihilum Light Chan Master wanted to pass on a few extra things to his disciple before he left and have a closer relationship to her.

As for Xiao An, she stopped worrying after learning about Li Qingshan’s safety, placing all of her focus on the discussion of dharma with the Annihilum Light Chan Master to increase her comprehension of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty.

The Annihilum Light Chan Master could not help but become even more delighted. As it turned out, this disciple of his had not even unleashed her true “powers” earlier. He became even more afraid of becoming careless.

Just when Li Qingshan wanted to return to Cloudwisp island and slowly consider how he would use the Water God Seal, Wang Pushi sent him another message, telling him that he was waiting for him in the office in Clear River city.

When Li Qingshan had transformed into Northmoon, he had already ignored many messages. He had to go this time so he went.

Only when he arrived in the city did he discover that Wang Pushi was not the only one waiting for him.

In the large hall, Wang Pushi and Hua Chengzan sat in the centre. Behind them on the wall was a valiant hawk with its wings unfurled, forged from scarlet bronze. It gazed at Li Qingshan with shining eyes, which made him think of Gu Yanying.

Almost a hundred Hawkwolf guards stood to the left and right according to their positions and cultivations. This was basically all the Hawkwolf guards they could spare from the entire Clear River prefecture.

“Old Wang, don’t tell me you plan on denouncing and punishing me for what I’ve done with such a great group you’ve assembled!” Li Qingshan joked as the door behind him closed loudly.

“Li Qingshan, you deserted from the battle, hiding in your dwelling to cultivate. What crimes do you think you deserve?” Wang Pushi asked right in his face.

“I was at a critical juncture for cultivation, and I only broke through after so much difficulty. How can you call that deserting? Moreover, it’s not like I knew you would run into so much danger.”

Li Qingshan shrugged and shot a glance at Hua Chengzan. He asked secretly, “What the hell is old Wang doing?” Even if he missed a few messages, surely it did not warrant so much anger!

“You’ll know in a second.” Hua Chengzan studied Li Qingshan and noticed a sharp change in his bearing. He knew he was not lying. Who knew how difficult each breakthrough would be for a cultivator. No one was like him, entering seclusion almost every day for a breakthrough.

“How dare you talk back! Hell of Ice!” Wang Pushi leapt to his feet, and the temperature in the room plummeted.

Apart from Hua Chengzan, all of the Hawkwolf guards could not help but shiver, but they had only been indirectly affected. Wang Pushi’s true target, Li Qingshan, became covered in frost in the blink of an eye.



Li Qingshan felt bone-chilling coldness, freezing his flesh, blood, and skeleton such that he was immobilised. The coldness even penetrated his sea of qi, wanting to freeze it altogether.

Coupled with it was indescribable pain. The Ice hell was the same as the Venomous Snake hell, both one of the many minor hells. However, it was a fair bit off from the pain brought on by Qian Rongzhi’s true hell snake.

He became slightly irritated inside. He’s attacking me over the slightest dispute. Has he discovered my daemon form? No, that can’t be right. If that is the case, the line-up here is a little too weak. It’s not like Wang Pushi hasn’t witnessed the strength of the moon demon. Why would two Foundation Establishment cultivators bring a group of Qi Practitioners here to die?