Legend of the Great Sage

any concern.

Li Qingshan could sense her thought came entirely from the bottom of her heart, without any falsehood involved.
There was not even any fear.
Instead, there was a dreamy tinge of romanticism to it.

“You idiot! You need to think about how I feel!”

But you didn’t decline. Qiu Haitang’s lips curled up slightly.
“You’re not going to blame me?”

“I’ve already fallen for your trick.
I’m now wholeheartedly devoted to you and absolutely obedient to you, so how can I still blame you? Didn’t you plan all of this?”

By now, how could she still hide those thoughts and plans of hers from Li Qingshan? It really was both an angering and hilarious situation.

“Then… does it work?” Qiu Haitang asked hopefully.

She had gone through such great pain and taken such great risks to capture his heart firmly so that they could accompany each other and never separate again.

“Nope.” Li Qingshan decided without hesitation.
His mind was thoroughly tempered.
Compared to the foolishness of the ape demon, the stubbornness of the ox demon was more deeply rooted in him.
How could he be tied down so easily?

“Fucking hell! What kind of shitty cultivation method is this? It made me go through all those years of suffering! So it’s all just a lie!”

Qiu Haitang was greatly disappointed.
If it were only for the sake of becoming cultivation partners with him, why did she bother with so much?

Her eyes suddenly widened as soon as the thought flashed through her head.
How could she have a thought like that? Even the tone was completely off.

“Looks like it still works.”

Li Qingshan grinned.
The red thread of lovesickness had indeed linked them.
The connection was even closer than regular cultivation partners.
He was truly smitten by her too, but it was probably better described as being touched by her gestures than being controlled by the technique.

Cultivation partners could influence each other too.
She was only a riverlet, while he was an ocean.
Who would be influencing who obviously went without saying.

Qiu Haitang wanted to say something else when Li Qingshan grabbed her behind the knees and leaned over on her again, basically bending her body over and beginning a great battle.

The blazing flames of desire immediately set her alight.
She could no longer think of anything else.
At the same time, a tremendous aura surged into her body.
The ocean began to pour into her.

Qiu Haitang’s aura erupted, filling her entire body.
Her Rouge Heart shone with unprecedented light.
Even her body was tempered, constantly growing stronger.

She had not achieved her objective of completely “taming” Li Qingshan, but a powerful cultivation partner still brought great benefit to her cultivation.

Li Qingshan’s cultivation far surpassed her own.
What separated them was far more than a major realm of cultivation.
The small world in his body was basically equivalent to an ultimate cauldron.
If it were not for the fact that he was afraid she could not withstand it, even making her undergo the third heavenly tribulation was nothing difficult.
To a cultivator, that was supposed to be their greatest priority.
Only a freak like her would have “taming” Li Qingshan as her greatest objective.

This was not a free ride.
For the sake of this day, she had spent her life preparing, giving up everything.
It could also be described as great perseverance and great fortune.
Her thoughts that differed from the norm were even more important to her than great wisdom.

The room surged with their activity as the moonlight flowed in, clear like water.
However, the King of Western Liang’s estate at the top of the mountain was deathly silent.
Li Qingshan’s presence left everyone feeling uneasy.
Even when he had expressed no ill will, no one could sleep soundly when a tiger lay right beside them.

The King of Western Liang stepped into the hall and waved his hand, closing the doors.
The hall was dark and gloomy.
Only the violet crystal in the centre of the hall shone with a dim light.

The King of Western Liang bowed towards the crystal politely.
“Fellow, what would you like to say?”

Si Long’s figure appeared on the violet crystal.
His powers were still not great enough to influence a remote place like the Lightning province, but there was obviously a way for the governors of the many provinces of Great Xia to contact one another.

The King of Western Liang was tense.
He could not shirk away from the responsibility of the annihilation of the diplomatic group in Myriad Buddha city.
If Si Long ordered him to attack Li Qingshan, what was he supposed to do? It was safer if he remained on the fence, but it would be unavoidable for him to anger both sides.

But to his surprise, Si Long did not ask about Si Qing and the others.
He only asked, “Where is he?”

The King of Western Liang answered honestly, “He’s still in the city, in a place called the Parlour of Rain and Clouds.
He’s with the master of the Sect of Clouds and Rain.”

“Heh, he faces imminent doom, yet he’s still unaware, still drowning himself in the pleasures of a common woman.”

Si Long seemed to be in control of everything.
He was completely unaffected by the annihilation of the diplomatic group.

The King of Western Liang had seen Qiu Haitang several times before.
He disagreed very much with calling her a “common woman”.
If it were not for all those qualms, he would have wanted to accept her into his harem too.
However, reality proved his qualms to be correct.
It was best if he did not even look at Li Qingshan’s women, just in case it led to trouble.

He thought to himself, I don’t know how he’s facing imminent doom.
If you want me to confront him, I’ll probably be facing imminent doom first.

Si Long seemed to read his thoughts.
“Don’t worry.
I won’t make you do something as pointless as throwing yourself at an undefeatable enemy.
He’s my opponent.”

The King of Western Liang eased up.
“Then how may I help you, fellow?”

Si Long said, “I have a notice of denunciation.
You will spread it across the Lightning province for me so that everyone knows about it.”

“A notice of denunciation?”

The King of Western Liang was surprised.
If denouncing someone worked, what was the point of cultivation? Was it only for the sake of venting? But that was not rational at all.
Not only would he fail to harm even a hair on Li Qingshan, but it would completely expose his hostility instead and lead to mockery.

“You don’t need to be surprised.
You will understand in the future.
He thinks he can threaten me by destroying the world, but it instead assists me in unifying the hearts of the people.
On the fifteenth of the tenth month, during the wedding, I will make an offering to the heavens on Dragonshead mountain and gather the heroes of the world to slay this wicked person.”

The King of Western Liang immediately understood what Si Long was trying.
It made him shiver.
He truly was the founding emperor, the Human Sovereign.
Just like that, Li Qingshan was done for.
He lowered his head deeply.

“Yes, your majesty!”