Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 601-Chapter 700)

Qian Rongzhi felt disbelief. She can actually still speak! However, then she heard Gu Yanying say, “I’ll remove it for you right now!”


Qian Rongzhi immediately sensed a slight breeze drift over from Gu Yanying’s body. The breeze was invisible and untouchable. It could not even blow away a single fallen leaf. As a matter of fact, it was completely unrelated to the flow of air in this world, but she could clearly sense it.

Gu Yanying furrowed her brows. Pain filled her beautiful face as if she was enduring something. Meanwhile, the colourful, little snake released its fangs and wanted to retreat as if it had seen a ghost. However, an invisible force caught it. The little snake squirmed around, unable to break free as it was gradually drawn into Gu Yanying’s hand.

Suddenly, Qian Rongzhi pulled her hand back. Looking down, the colourful, little snake was still there. It shrank back into her body, afraid to show itself again.





Chapter 604: Master and the Snake | Legend of the Great Sage




“What is this wind?”

Qian Rongzhi’s heart was in turmoil. She actually possessed a way to deal with the hell snake. In that case, killing her only became even more difficult.

“You can actually sense it. You truly are my disciple after all. Within the vast, boundless Hell realm, there’s a hell called ‘Hot Wind’. This is your master’s trump card, so don’t tell anyone without good reason, or I’ll make you taste the power of the Hot Wind hell. You’re not the pioneer of using the power of the Hell realm to cultivate. Instead, it’s what the school of Legalism is skilled in the most.”

“In other words, you…”

Surprised, Qian Rongzhi had even forgotten to call her master. She recalled what she had said, “I still haven’t tried the sensation of the Venomous Snake hell yet.” If that were the case, she was the same as her. She also endured the torture of hell.

Everything made sense now. That was why she could remain unfazed when the venomous snake bit her. It was impossible for people who had not been through such pain to remain so composed.

Gu Yanying did not describe what the punishment of the “Hot Wind hell” was or what kind of pain she had to endure from it. However, through her behaviour earlier, the pain definitely was not lighter than the “Venomous Snake hell”.

“As long as there are benefits, enduring some hardships is nothing, don’t you think so?” Gu Yanying blinked her eyes and smiled brightly. However, Qian Rongzhi understood very well that there were no hardships at all. It was basically the worst pain there was in the world.

“You think you’re very special and very unfortunate. That’s very normal. Young people are always under that impression, but actually, it’s not just you and me. The school of Legalism has a supreme cultivation called the Illustrations of Naraka. The cultivation method you practise right now is an extension of it, but it only imitates its form and does not bear its true essence.”

When Qian Rongzhi heard that a cultivation method so suitable for her existed, she did not react on the surface, but thoughts filled her mind rapidly.

“Do you know what the prerequisites are to practising the Illustrations of Naraka?”

“That’s right. It’s to draw the power of hell into your body, just like how you’ve drawn the venomous snake into your body. After that, you need to temper yourself through great pain. But if you want to cross through realms and find the true power of hell, it’s anything but simple. Although it’s unfortunate you obtained a hell snake, it’s also your fortune. Right now, your soul and soul sense completely exceeds a regular Foundation Establishment cultivator’s.

“You’ve experienced how it feels, so of course you know it isn’t easy. However, you’re not the only one with such resolve. Throughout history, there have been countless people with great willpower. Your master happens to be one of them.”

“I don’t understand. Why did you choose this cultivation method?”

Qian Rongzhi was confused. To her, Gu Yanying was blessed by the heavens. She was born with everything. All she had to do was open her mouth, and she would obtain any resource or cultivation method that she wanted. Having inherited half of the Hawk God’s bloodline, her talent was already startling. As long as she cultivated step by step, overcoming the third heavenly tribulation would not be too difficult for her.

Why did she have to practise a self-mutilating cultivation method like this? Once she drew the power of hell into her body, it would basically erode away all the pleasures of life even if she could endure it, yet she still managed to smile most of the time.

“Because this cultivation method is powerful enough!” Gu Yanying gazed at the sky. Her sharp gaze seemed to reach an extremely high place. “The hawk wants to fly high. Apart from its own strength, how can I give up on this gust of powerful wind?”

Qian Rongzhi gazed at her beautiful face and finally felt a shred of respect towards this “master” she had obtained so strangely. She said calmly, “Commander Gu, you clearly know I’m not a kindhearted or docile person, so why do you still want me as your disciple? Is it just to amuse yourself?”

All acting and disguises were useless before this woman. Since she already knew about her past, she might as well just lay it bare and directly get to the bottom of this.

Gu Yanying lowered her head and tapped her folding fan on Qian Rongzhi’s head gently. “Why have you stopped calling me master?”

It brought Qian Rongzhi great discomfort. Those who knew her true colours either feared her like snakes and scorpions or despised and detested her. Why would she behave with such intimacy? For a moment, she had no idea how to face her. All she could do was say obediently, “Master.”

Gu Yanying said seriously, “I don’t hate you. As a cultivator, you are more qualified than most people I’ve seen. Just this aspect alone earns you the right to be my disciple. And, you do bring me a lot of amusement.”

“Then all I can do is serve as master’s amusement.” Qian Rongzhi thought to herself, Everyone who dares to amuse themselves with me is dead.

“From the perspective of a human, you’ve killed your parents and your siblings. You’ve already committed all great sins, but you’re still missing one, which is killing your master. If the opportunity ever presents itself in the future, you’re welcome to try!”



Gu Yanying patted Qian Rongzhi’s shoulder with a smile. Within her large, round eyes, she seemed to be already imagining the scene of her baring her fangs at her when her feathers had grown out fully. By then, would the hawk devour the snake, or would the snake rip the hawk to pieces?

When others accepted a disciple, they were tempted to make their disciple swear a stern oath to show eternal loyalty, but she did the exact opposite. Danger to her was a crucial part to the game. The White Lotus Mother had been expelled from her domain a long time ago, while Northmoon who was supposed to pose the greatest threat to her had instead become an important ally.

Qian Rongzhi smiled as meekly as she could. “I’ll just do whatever I can to fulfil master’s request.”

Gu Yanying smiled extremely widely. “Logically speaking, I need to give you a gift since you’ve become my disciple, but this gift isn’t particularly easy to obtain, so I need to prepare a little.”

As a result, a few days later, still in the Waterside Pavilion of Listening Wind, Gu Yanying took out the gift she had prepared. “My disciple, look at what this is.”

Qian Rongzhi trembled, and all her hairs stood on end. Gu Yanying had taken out several dozen hell snakes sealed in amber. Even though she personally believed she could already withstand the pain of venomous snakes biting away at her, the consequences of becoming entangled with all these venomous snakes were still unimaginable.

She could only grit her teeth and say reluctantly, “Thank you for your great kindness, master!”