Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 501-Chapter 600)

“Hehe, I haven’t accepted any disciples yet! Since you’ve been thinking of taking on a master for a long time already, then you can be my first disciple, Rongzhi!”


Qian Rongzhi’s face stiffened, and all of her hairs pricked up, as the speaker was not Si Bao, but Gu Yanying.

Si Bao was sitting with Gu Yanying. Qian Rongzhi had only called her commander, so Gu Yanying’s words made perfect sense, as if Qian Rongzhi had always wanted her as her master.

Gu Yanying smiled at the kneeling Qian Rongzhi and jokingly said, “What’s wrong, my dear disciple? Why won’t you stand up?”

“Your disciple… your disciple is overjoyed. To be able to accept me as your disciple, I will never let master be disappointed.” Qian Rongzhi raised her hand slowly, gazing at Gu Yanying’s smiling face and revealing an expression of great sincerity, except her complexion was rather pale.

Gu Yanying broke out into laughter. However, it was not because she was touched or delighted, but because she found this extremely novel and interesting. As she gazed at her disciple with her sharp gaze, it would be better described as her staring at a peculiar object.



Si Qing said, “Congratulations on accepting such a great disciple, Yanying. She’ll definitely become an outstanding talent with just a bit of guidance.”

“That’s most definitely true.” Gu Yanying stared straight at Qian Rongzhi and smiled.

The Hawkwolf guards all congratulated Qian Rongzhi in admiration. Who knew how many young geniuses in the Ruyi commandery had once asked Gu Yanying to be their master, but she turned them all down flatly. Having gained a master like her, a tremendous opportunity had basically fallen into Qian Rongzhi’s lap.

However, this tremendous opportunity had fallen into her lap so heavily that it left Qian Rongzhi light-headed. She wanted to get a little closer to her and wait for opportunities to get revenge, but she had never thought she would become so close. This was far too dangerous to her right now.

She was like a tiny snake in the talons of a great hawk soaring through the sky. The snake could only allow it to toy with it. As soon as it tried to bite back, the talons would loosen, and the snake would be smashed to death.

Si Bao was perplexed. Gu Yanying had once said she had absolutely no plans to take on any disciples even across her entire life so that she could focus on cultivation. Why had she suddenly changed her mind? This Qian Rongzhi was very impressive, but she could not be regarded as particularly outstanding or startling. At the very least, she was nowhere close to that greatest disciple of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga whose name echoed through the Green province.

Gu Yanying touched Si Bao’s smooth cheeks with a smile and said nothing. With Si Bao’s personality, she would never turn down Qian Rongzhi’s bow, but this game was a little too dangerous for her.

Like the clash with the White Lotus Mother in the past, having a disciple like this would be quite interesting.

As all of this unfolded, the battle between the two cultivators in the Dragon Arena had already reached a white-hot intensity.





Chapter 598: The Great Banyan Tree King | Legend of the Great Sage




Yan Xixin, who belonged to the Hawkwolf guards, did not use any fancy tricks. He wore a set of shiny armour with a sword in one hand and a large, rectangular shield in the other to protect his entire body.

The surroundings had already gone from a wasteland to a glacier. The ice was over thirty meters thick, clearly to limit the scarred man’s earth element techniques.

Under these circumstances, not only would it take up tremendous amounts of spiritual energy for the scarred man to use earth element techniques, but they would also be nowhere near as effective as they were in the wasteland earlier either. Even the rate at which he recovered his spiritual qi slowed down slightly. He could only depend on the Earth Shattering Hammer of the Eight Directions to launch attacks.

Snow drifted through the air. Wind whistled wildly as the Earth Shattering Hammer of the Eight Directions tore through the beautiful landscape, swinging over. Not only was it vicious, but it was also startlingly fast under the simultaneous control of the scarred man’s soul sense and brute force.

Yan Xixin slid to the left, but he was still unable to escape from the range of the war hammer’s attack, so he tilted his huge shield slightly. With a great boom, pieces of ice were smashed into the air on his right side. They were all as sharp as blades, brushing past his body viciously. Fortunately, he had the armour to block it all.

The scarred man grunted as some of the power rebounded back at him.

Not only could the huge shield in Yan Xixin’s hand redirect most of his power, but it could also reflect a small part of it. That should not have been enough to cause him any real harm, but when Yan Xixin blocked the attack, he immediately slashed out with his sword.

Blood splattered from the scarred man’s shoulder. He let out a furious roar. A small wound like that was nothing, but the battle was extremely dissatisfying. He seemed to have gained the upper hand firmly, but he was unable to stop himself as he gradually slid towards the abyss of defeat.

His battle experience was extremely plentiful. He purposefully revealed openings many times to lure Yan Xixin into attacking, but Yan Xixin played it safe, completely unswayed by the bait. However, whenever the scarred man tried to recover, Yan Xixin would immediately press closer to him and pressure him.

The scarred man wielded the Earth Shattering Hammer of the Eight Directions even more violently than before, but everyone present could tell that the outcome of the duel had already been determined. Although Yan Xixin’s reactive fighting tactic was very safe, it was extremely reliable too, trumping over his opponent’s battle tactic extremely well. It took a far smaller toll on him compared to his opponent.

Si Qing said, “Yanying, so this is the trump card you managed to nurture!”

“I’m really not an expert in this aspect.”

Gu Yanying glanced at Si Bao with a smile. She was the true master at duels. Originally, she never anticipated Li Qingshan to return on time. Having arranged Qian Rongzhi and the other two, she was obviously relatively confident she could emerge victoriously, which was why she had agreed to these duels.

Wei Ke’s miserable defeat did leave her rather surprised. Fortunately, Qian Rongzhi had made up for his failures, while the true trump card was originally Yan Xixin. But now that she had Li Qingshan as a safeguard, there was even less reason for her to worry. She was confident that even if this guy faced all four of them, he would not lose.

Si Bao mockingly said, “Si Qing, it’s been so many years, yet you’re still so unskilled with duels. Advancing and retreating where necessary and able to both attack and block is the superior way. Battles tactics that involve momentary domination can only defeat weaker opponents. Once your offence is thwarted, all you can do is admit defeat.”

Li Qingshan agreed with her very much. In his past life, there was a saying with regards to soccer, “Offence sells tickets. Defence wins championships.” Fierce charges and attacks seemed intense and fascinating, but playing steadily and safely guaranteed victory.

He also began to reflect on the way he fought all this time. Had he been overly reliant on the tiger demon’s claws and fangs and neglected the profound shell of the spirit turtle? When he faced opponents of similar strength, it would often be very difficult to achieve victory in one fell swoop through a powerful attack. Instead, it would also require defence and patience.