Legend of the Great Sage

etween them had grown even wider than before.
Immediately, he felt like everything had just been a waste.

Suddenly, a hand pressed down on his shoulder.
The master of the Sword Collection palace said, “Xiaochou, there’s no need to feel discouraged.
Fellow Li has already undergone the third heavenly tribulation.
You’re naturally not his opponent.”

“The third heavenly tribulation!” Yin Xiaochou cried out and stared at Li Qingshan in disbelief.

The sword cultivators were all stunned.
Undergoing the third heavenly tribulation was equivalent to making it to the apex of the nine provinces.
All of them were figures who had made a name for themselves in the world.
Just how old was the person right before them? Yet he had already undergone the third heavenly tribulation! What was this cultivation speed?

Only a small number of people were aware that Li Qingshan had undergone the third heavenly tribulation.
Even if they knew, they were reluctant to disclose it publicly, as his cultivation just bore far too much resemblance to a Demon King’s.

The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was already prepared to hold a grand ceremony when Xiao An was conferred the title of Monk King to celebrate.
They had invited all the great cultivators across the Green province, as well as other fellow buddhists from other lands.
Meanwhile, Li Qingshan would never receive a treatment like that.

Li Qingshan tossed the Breaking Water sword back to Yin Xiaochou.
Yin Xiaochou gazed at the blade of the sword, which reflected his expression.
After a moment of daze, he said, “I’m going back to cultivate.” With that, he leapt down Heaven Leaning peak.
He did not ride his sword.

The sword cultivators were all gloomy.
The palace master watched Yin Xiaochou leave as he thought, Xiaochou, it’s about time you understand that the greatest worry in the world is powerlessness! If you’re powerless, it’s impossible for you to rid yourself of worries!

Li QIngshan shrugged and turned towards the palace master.
“Can I pull out my sword now?”

“Any time, but since you are a guest elder of my Sword Collection palace, you have to follow our rules!” the master of the Sword Collection palace said.

“What rules?”

“You must not obtain it through strength!” the palace master said.

“Then what do I use?” Li Qingshan replied with a question.

“With your heart! The Sword Selection ceremony is not the person selecting the sword, but the sword selecting the person!” the palace master said.

“Alright.
I will use my heart.”

Li Qingshan did not believe that at all.
From the Soaring Dragon sword to the Frenzy Flower Sword of Path’s End, there had not been a single weapon that had selected him and allowed him to use them obediently, but in the very end, he still used them as he wished.

I haven’t worked my ass off with cultivation so that weapons can be picky!

“We need to seal up your cultivation!” the palace master said sternly.

Li Qingshan was slightly surprised.
He smiled in thought.
“You’re really making things difficult for me, palace master!” Being unable to pull out the best sword was but a trifle, but if his cultivation was sealed up and the palace master suddenly turned against him mercilessly, wouldn’t he just be a sitting duck?

“That’s part of the rules.
We’re not singling you out specifically!” the palace master said.

Any disciple who could draw out a sword from the Sword Collection peak had undergone the first heavenly tribulation recently.
Not only had they obtained this opportunity, but their strength was still insufficient to contend against the Sword Collection peak, so they were forced to let the swords select them through their luck.
However, Li Qingshan’s strength was completely enough to ignore the heart of the sword and yank them out by force.

“Since that’s what you’ve said, then fine then!” Li Qingshan spread his arms and said calmly, “Please seal up my cultivation, palace master!”

The palace master approached him and wielded his fingers like a sword, immediately striking several major acupoints on Li Qingshan’s body.
With each strike, he injected a strand of sword qi into the acupoint, and the gloomy demon qi became a little more withdrawn until it was completely forced back into the demon heart.
The demon heart had already become encapsulated in layers upon layers of sword qi now.

Li Qingshan would struggle to unleash any of his human cultivation now, while the palace master only needed a single thought to set off the sword qi and destroy his demon heart.

Li Qingshan gazed at the palace master with a smile.
There were certain things that could not be sealed, which were his greatest power.
He only needed a single thought to suppress the sword qi.
Even if he could not get out of this unscathed, it was nothing major.

However, the master of the Sword Collection palace less than three steps away from him might not be able to block his Frenzy Flower Blade of Path’s End!

 ps： 总而言之，还有！