Legend of the Great Sage

sessed great willpower, perhaps they would have fled in every direction already.

The current situation was not turning for the better.
The bellows and war cries from within the demon cavern were growing closer and closer.
By the time that demonfolk army had arrived, no one would still possess the strength to keep fighting.

“Your majesty, we’ve already done everything that we can.
Why don’t we just retreat to the Mist province?” A great cultivator silently communicated with the King of Southern Yue mentally.

“We’ve already come so far.
There’s no need to say anything more!” the King of Southern Yue said firmly.

The great cultivator no longer spoke, but clearly, he was rather displeased.
He conserved even more of his strength now as he helped out.

The King of Southern Yue knew exactly what kind of people these honoured guests were.
Probably all of them were dissatisfied with his decision.
If there was no risk, then perhaps they could help out, but as soon as the demonfok arrived, they would immediately ask to retreat.

He could not afford to throw his own resources at the demonfolk either, so he thought, Li Qingshan, I’ve already lived up to my duty!

At this moment, Li Qingshan stepped out of the Asura Field with the Immortal Relinquished sword in hand.
He looked around and said loudly, “I’ve slain Battle Demon Hun!”

Everyone was reinvigorated.
They even found it a little hard to believe.
Just how terrifying of a combination was Battle Demon Hun and the Immortal Relinquished sword? Yet, Li Qingshan had actually killed him and stolen the sword, so just how powerful had he become now?

At this moment, the war cries from the demon cavern were already near at hand.
The demon qi became even more turbulent, difficult to restrain and suppress.

Li Qingshan handed the Immortal Relinquished sword to Xiao An.
“Be careful.
Don’t let it escape.
The path of the sword inside is indeed extraordinary.
It’s no weaker than the Sword Collection Manual of Heaven and Earth.
You’re welcome to take a shortcut and comprehend it!”

With that, he dove into the demon cavern.

Xiao An gripped the Immortal Relinquished sword and began refining it.
As soon as it left Li Qingshan’s hand, the Immortal Relinquished sword began to shake violently before gradually fading away too, wanting to escape into space.

Xiao An planted the sword into the Blood Sea Banner first before drawing it out again, now coated in a thick layer of blood-red light.
Then she controlled the Skull Prayer Beads and turned them into tiny skeletons that bit down on the sword.
Finally, she hung the Soul Stirring Bell on the end of the hilt, which jingled away as soon as the sword trembled.
She did not forget to add, “If you resist, I’ll have Qingshan destroy you later.”

Sure enough, what she did and said was effective.
The Immortal Relinquished sword gave up on the struggle, switching to threats instead.
“I’d advise you to just let go.
Do you know what fate awaits you if you want to become my master? Your mind will be gradually twisted, and your consciousness will sink into madness.
In the end, you won’t even recognise yourself anymore.”

Xiao An smiled.
“So you sense it!”

White bone and great beauty, life and death, prosperity and decline.
In the eyes of regular people, her heart of white bone had already been an extremely twisted and mad existence.
Even when she had coincidentally obtained a bit of humanity through cultivation, it was not her true nature.
A measly sword spirit was trying to shake up the great will and great views passed down in the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty.
That was basically no different from dreaming.

The Sword Spirit of Immortal Relinquished was rendered speechless for a moment.
He thought resentfully, Just what are the origins of these two?

Li Qingshan’s figure grew as he flew through the air, turning into an indomitable ox demon.
He slammed down violently with both fists.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The demon cavern cracked and shattered, becoming covered in criss-crossing spatial cracks.

However, this was only a temporary measure.
The surging demon qi clearly was not afraid of being sliced apart by space.
There would always be a moment when the cracks recovered.

Li Qingshan sucked in a deep breath and laid down above the demon cavern.
He said silently, “Spirit Turtle Transformation!”

At that moment, multicoloured light poured out and permeated the surroundings like an ocean!