Legend of the Great Sage

step by step.

Si Long shook his head, forming a slight sneer.
“You want to stop me? Don’t tell me you think I’d give you a chance at victory? Why would I tell you my plan so you have an opportunity at ruining it? It’s too late unless you can turn back time.”

“What if I’m actually capable of that?” Li Qingshan glanced at Gu Yanying.
No matter how quickly Si Long’s Yang Soul could move, it could not be faster than a kunpeng.
If they could make it to Dragonshead mountain first…

Si Long followed Li Qingshan’s gaze and glanced out.
“I might as well explain this a little more clearly.
I’ve already reforged the Frost Province cauldron three days ago.
The day of the wedding was chosen after meticulous calculation.
Although it’s merely a replacement, it’s enough to make up for the missing cauldron.
Do you know what the effects of merging the nine cauldrons together are? Even if you fall from the sky a hundred more times, you won’t be able to breach the Barrier of the Nine Provinces around Dragonshead mountain, let alone her.”

He simply stood up from his throne, almost meeting Li Qingshan’s face.
His golden eyes swivelled as if he was trying to observe the expression of a “failure”, but to his disappointment, he did not see any dejection or dismay.

“Admit it.
No matter what tricks you played in the Jade palace, it was all for nothing.
Right from the very beginning, the only one who could threaten me was Mirao, yet you personally saved me right when I was in my most dangerous moment.
Don’t you find that very ironic?”

“Cut the bullshit! Eat my fist!”

Li Qingshan punched through Si Long’s chest, but there was no joy at all.

Si Long had proactively adjusted the shape of his Yang Soul, opening up a hole in his chest.
It was completely free from the limitations of a body of flesh.
Even in close combat, it was capable of countless wonders.

The shadow of the kunpeng arrived as the shattered Sovereign Dragon King fell to the ground.

“Try and stop me!”

Boom! Si Long said.

The central furnace to the Sovereign Dragon King exploded, immediately releasing destructive, pure energy that swallowed everything in the surroundings.

Even Li Qingshan was forced to spread his wings and take off to avoid the blast, losing track of Si Long.

“The Profound Light Illuminates All!”

The pieces gathered together and revealed everything within several hundred kilometres to him.
He immediately discovered that Si Long had dived deep underground, rapidly moving towards Dragonshead mountain.

Li Qingshan had escaped many times in the past like that, but he felt rather powerless now.
He was unable to keep up with Si Long, while Gu Yanying could not open up the earth to dig up Si Long either.
It had always been very difficult to kill cultivators in battle.
No one could stop the Yang Soul from fleeing.

“What do we do?” Rāhu Xiaoming loosened his grip on his slingshot.
He did not make the futile effort of shooting at him.

For a moment, there was nothing Li Qingshan could say.
Since even Rāhu Xiaoming was posing this question to him, his views and judgements were already as clear as day.

Now was the optimal time for them to leave.
They faced each other in a great battle, resulting in a draw or even gaining the upper hand slightly.
However, once Si Long completed the offerings to heaven, the disparity in strength would become so great that it could not be made up for.
No matter how they struggled, it would be pointless.
Instead, it was very likely to cost them their lives.
However, he struggled to accept the choice of retreat.
This battle affected far more than just him.

Gu Yanying suddenly said, “Let’s go to Dragonshead mountain.
Xiao An and I came up with a counter plan a long time ago regarding the offerings to heaven.”

“You?” Li Qingshan was very surprised, exchanging glances with Rāhu Xiaoming.
Since when were the two of them this close?

Xiao An nodded, expressing confirmation.

Gu Yanying smiled.
“There is an inferior scheme we came up with, but it’s not guaranteed to succeed.
To prevent Si Long from detecting it, we kept it as secretive as possible, limiting the number of people who knew about it, but looking at the situation now, it should be quite effective.
Do you still remember that first and only disciple of mine?”

“Qian Rongzhi!”