Legend of the Great Sage

lly flattering himself by saying the people of the jianghu called him that.
Who would ever remember a figure like him?

However, he was simply unable to laugh now.
No one could laugh.
The White Ape King’s corpse was still in the courtyard.

All those who possessed the courage and qualifications to enter the hall and learn a little more about what was going on were innate masters.
These figures that had roamed the world were all stern.
Everything that was about to occur here would probably stir up the overall situation in the north or even the entire world.
It might even be recorded in history.

“The Soaring Divine Hawk, Gu Yanying.” Gu Yanying smiled.
She was slightly exhausted, but her expression was relaxed just like Li Qingshan’s.

“Oi, since when did you have a nickname? Why aren’t you called the Soaring Hawk? If you’re going to copy me, then do a better job at copying me!” Li Qingshan glanced in displeasure at Gu Yanying, a shameless pirate.

“That’s called excelling and surpassing the original.
Your nickname isn’t impressive enough.” Gu Yanying looked up at the sky.

“So it’s impressive when you just add a ‘Divine’? I think you’re getting a little ahead of yourself!”

Li Qingshan slammed the armrest in exasperation at her failures.

“This place can be called the Mountain manor of the Divine Ape, so why can’t I be called the Soaring Divine Hawk?”

“Then I’ll be the Descended Demonic Tiger.
Sigh, forget about it.
It’s far too tasteless if you add the ‘Demonic’.
It doesn’t read particularly smoothly either.
I’ll just be the Descended Tiger!” Li Qingshan ended up giving up on his idea of changing his nickname.
He announced proudly, “The Descended Tiger, Li Qingshan.
All of you remember it.”

“Ah! Yes.”

Hou Hongtao was left in a trance by their conversation.
He even forgot how to say everything he had thought of beforehand. 

The masters behind him were dumbfounded too.
Was this the time to discuss nicknames? These were the people about to influence the entire world?

“The Monkey of the Fierce Fire Sword, is it? You don’t look like a monkey, but let’s just say you are one.
If that old ape had been as clever as you, he wouldn’t have died.” He glanced at Gu Yanying.
“Sigh, some people have a ‘divine’ in their nickname, and they actually think they’re gods.”

“No, it’s not monkey.
It’s marquis!”

TL: Marquis and monkey are pronounced the same in Chinese.

Hou Hongtao could not help but correct him, but it only made the atmosphere seem even stranger.
There had been people in the past who mocked him for spending all his time with the White Ape King, saying he was better off just changing his nickname to the Monkey of the Fierce Fire Sword.
Their end result was obviously a horrible death, but he was simply unable to muster his anger right now.
Clearly, he had no intentions of insulting him either, as even the Monkey of the Fierce Flame Sword was countless times better than the Descended Tiger.

“Really?” Li Qingshan came to a realisation.
“Like I was thinking, if you were a monkey, it wouldn’t be your face that’s red.”

Hou Hongtao’s face became even redder.

“Alright, alright.
It’s just a joke to lighten up the mood.”

“Even I’m about to turn red.” Gu Yanying held her forehead and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

“Hmph, at least you still have a sense of shame.” Li Qingshan glanced at her.

“Let’s just hear what this fellow Hou has to say!”

Hou Hongtao sucked in a deep breath.
“Sir, you’re mistaken with regards to one thing.
We are not the White Ape King’s subordinates.
We’re just here to learn the sword…”

As it turned out, while the White Ape King was a daemon, he was quite fixated on his reputation and refused to be a hermit.
As long as people offered up a gift, either precious treasures or fine women and alcohol, he would be willing to give some guidance on their swordsmanship.
He welcomed both good and evil, and he did not accept any disciples either.
Anyone from any sect throughout the world could come and seek his advice, without any worry of prejudice.

Swordsmen exchanged their ideas and opinions here and clashed with their swords, so the Mountain Manor of the Divine Ape had basically become a holy land for all swordsmen throughout the world.
Many swordsmen would spend as much as several years preparing a gift so that they could pay a visit and study the sword.

This was originally a fantastic offer that everyone in the world knew about.
When Hou Hongtao finished explaining all of that in a single breath, he also became filled with mixed emotions.

Li Qingshan seemed to be entranced by that.
Only a while later did he speak.

“Do you know why I’m called the Descended Tiger?”