Legend of the Great Sage

unreasonable, unfortunately..”

He muttered to himself as he assumed a variety of expressions, ranging from being reserved to being indifferent.
It was like he was changing his face.
Every single expression differed drastically from the others, almost as if he was a different person altogether.
They were the various special characteristics of the transformations of the demonic and divine.
Not only did it influence his appearance and his bearing, but it even affected the way he behaved from within and his upcoming cultivation.

An expression flashed past his face, and his eyes lit up.
He patted his right cheek three times, and his expression changed three times.
Then he patted his left cheek gently, finally capturing the expression that had just flashed past.
He smiled in satisfaction.

In the reflection, his face was filled with kindness, feeling enthusiasm from the bottom of his heart towards all life in the world, such that he could not bring himself to harm even a single blade of grass or an ant.

In particular, his eyes actually seemed to be green, like the willow leaves swaying in the spring breeze, gentle and flexible, yet also like the seawater under the summer sun, filled with delightful vigour.
It even seemed rather innocent.
With a smile, he seemed like a boy.

This was the benevolence that lay in the depths of his heart, which made the Qilin Transformation even more vivid.

He touched his face and smiled.
“Alright, this is the one.
We’ll go with this face.
If anyone dares to call me a bad person, I’ll twist off their heads.
I have to practise the Qilin’s Conventions of Longevity too, so it’s perfect.”

He turned around and made his way into the forest, running off in the direction of the human scent.

He crossed over mountains and travelled over fifty kilometres when a foul smell suddenly hit him.
With a roar, a striped tiger leapt out from the forest, twice as large as a regular tiger.
It was almost close to becoming a daemon, glaring at Li Qingshan and blocking his path.

Li Qingshan erased all of his aura, which made him seem even more like a mortal.
Gazing at the tiger in his way, he did not rush over.
Instead, he stopped and smiled at the tiger.

The tiger studied him doubtfully, pressing closer with each step.
Suddenly, it met his eyes, lowered its head, and slowly backed away, opening up a path like a loyal general facing his benevolent lord.

Li Qingshan’s smile grew wider.
“Good kitty.
We really are related.
You should stick more to a vegetarian diet and eat less meat in the future.
May you become a daemon soon.”

The tiger called out like it was answering him, bounding back into the forest.

“Haha, sure enough, this move is effective.
Let’s just win people over by virtue in the future!”

Li Qingshan continued forwards, making his way through the thick jungle.
As he approached the human scent, he actually became slightly excited.
He could not help but slow down.
These were humans of the Human realm.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, becoming rather puzzled.
There were quite a lot of people in the surroundings, but why were they all hiding behind trees, and why did they give off the faint smell of blood?

With a swish, a blade extended in front of him with a flash.
A burly man walked out from a tree with a vicious expression.
He was bare-chested, rippling with muscle.

“Oi! Kid, I built this road and planted this tree.
If you want to pass through here, pay up!”

Li Qingshan was taken aback.
He felt overwhelmed.
He thought in disbelief, I’m actually getting robbed?

The burly man instead lowered the blade in his hand and smiled.
“This kid has been frightened out of his wits.
Brothers, come on out!”

Over a dozen bandits emerged from the trees, studying Li Qingshan like he was cattle.
They discussed all at once.

“This kid is empty-handed.
He doesn’t seem like a merchant, nor does he seem like he’s just passing by.
Who is he exactly?”

“Who knows, he might also be a fool seeking out immortals.”

“Haha, there’s been plenty of fools like that recently.
Why don’t they take a piss and check themselves in the reflection! Do they really think they’re worthy? If he really is, then we’ll be able to have a feast again.”

“Though, he does look like he’s penniless.
He doesn’t look too bad, so he might be able to fetch a pretty penny!”

“Let’s just eat him instead!”

Li Qingshan returned to his senses, about to turn against them and butcher them all immediately.
Then he remembered he had just decided on his way of conduct in the Human realm.
These were also the first group of people he had encountered in the Human realm.
Even if it was only for the sake of cultivation, he could not be carried away by their tune immediately.

“Whatever, you’re lucky today.
I’ll treat it as the heavens watching over you.
I’m going to win people over by virtue now.
By virtue!”

He repeatedly muttered “by virtue” as he stared at the bandit leader at the front.
He smiled.
“My friend, just do me a favour this time!”

The bandit leader stood there blankly as if he had been drawn away by his strange, charming eyes.

Li Qingshan smiled, about to make his way around him.

The bandit leader abruptly flew into a rage and brought his blade to Li Qingshan’s neck.
“You sure are bold, kid, treating me like your friend! Kneel down right now, bow your head three times, call me grandaddy three times, and I’ll do you a favour!”

The qilin was the sovereign of all beasts.
Even just a hint of its aura could repel vicious tigers.
However, even if humans could be influenced by an aura of benevolence, they did not change their minds so easily.
After all, qilins did not possess the same power of bewitchment like nine-tailed foxes.

Li Qingshan fell silent for a moment.
He squeezed out a sentence between his teeth.
“Fucking hell, the Human realm sure is unfriendly!”

The bandits raised a ruckus.
“Sure enough, he’s a fool! Why don’t you take a look at what we do for a living! Do you really think you can get past us with just a few words?”

“Every single one of us here is your grandaddy.
We all require three bows, and we all need to be called grandaddy three times.
The one in front of you is your first grandaddy.
I’m your second grandaddy…”

The bandit leader smiled viciously.
“If you dare to say no, I’ll dig out your heart right now and eat it with wine!”

“Good idea!”

The bandit leader blanked out for a moment, only to see that Li Qingshan had fished out a wine gourd from somewhere.
After that, he polished off a bloody heart in just a few bites, sucking the blood from his fingers with relish.