Legend of the Great Sage

White Deer country clapped his hands and smiled along.
“A wise judgement, senior.
That’s exactly the case.”

Li Qingshan lost his temper out of frustration.
“What an incompetent ruler!”

The lord of White Deer country did not become angered.
“Whether competent or incompetent, a ruler will be reduced to a pile of soil in a century’s time.
Only through cultivation and comprehension can you realise longevity and endless freedom.
Otherwise, all are ants.
I ceased to care about the various affairs of mortal life a long time ago.
Even this position as the lord of the country has become a shackle of burden to me.
Fortunately, I’ll be able to shed it from my shoulders and continue cultivating in the Myriad sect soon!”

“The Myriad sect again!”

Li Qingshan became cautious.
“You must have obtained an Immortal Ascendance tablet already?”

“What Immortal Ascendance tablet? That’s merely a rumour created by the ignorant.
It’s only a bookmark.
Who knows how many the Myriad sect has forged and carved.
If obtaining one was enough to ascend as an immortal, the world would be filled with immortals already.”

The lord of White Deer country laughed as he retrieved a yellow bronze bookmark from his sleeve.
It was identical to the bookmarks that Li Qingshan had obtained in Si Long’s dwelling, only better than the Black Wood bookmark in terms of quantity.

“But you can’t underestimate this bookmark.
Once you get to the Myriad sect, there’ll be plenty of times when you can use it! Pardon me, but it is similar to the gold and silver in the hands of mortals.
You can use it to exchange for whatever you want!”

Li Qingshan immediately understood the purpose of the box of bookmarks.
They were something akin to currency in the Myriad sect, or in other words, they were the money that Si Long had saved up.
If he went off the spiritual qi they contained and their quantity, green jade was most valuable, followed by white silver, then yellow bronze, and lastly black wood.

The one in Zhu Yingcai’s possession was a Black Wood marker, while the lord of White Deer country had a Yellow Bronze market.
It had to do something with their cultivations.

“It sounds like you are quite familiar with the Myriad sect.”

The lord of White Deer country said proudly, “Of course.
Our princess emeritus cultivates in the Myriad sect!”

“Princess emeritus?”

Li Qingshan was slightly surprised.
He had only ever heard of emperor emeritus, so what the hell was this princess emeritus? It was no wonder why this guy treated him respectfully but did not possess the same reverence and awe as Xie Maoshi.
Originally, he thought it was because he possessed the bearing of a monarch.
As it seemed now, it was because there was someone higher up.

“A country led by mortals can only last for a century or two.
If it were not for the princess emeritus, how could White Deer country stand for thousands of years?”

Li Qingshan sank into his thoughts.
He sure knew how to have run-ins with the Myriad sect.
However, this was the Myriad sect, and everyone who cultivated was probably related to them, so he had to be careful.
As a result, he asked further.

“Then what is the cultivation of your princess emeritus?”

The lord of White Deer country clasped his hands at the sky.
“The princess emeritus is a direct disciple of the Myriad sect, at the fifth heavenly tribulation, a Human Sovereign!”

Li Qingshan was shocked.
It was not just because of this princess emeritus’ cultivation, but even more by the fact that she was still a disciple in the Myriad sect.
In other words, the sect master and the elders above would be Human Immortals of the sixth heavenly tribulation at the very least.

And according to Rāhu Xiaoming’s speculation, it was very likely for the Myriad sect to have True Immortals.

That was definitely a prominent figure he could not afford to provoke right now.
Even a princess emeritus was probably well beyond what he could handle.
He had personally experienced Si Long’s power before, and that was when he was restrained by the laws of the nine provinces without the true Son of Heaven’s Sword of the True Dragon.
If they fought again in the Human realm, they basically had no chance at victory.

But how could her name alone deter him? He scolded him.
“So you have no fear at all, unafraid that you’ll perish with your country!?”

Li Qingshan’s aura erupted instantly, making the lantern light flicker and extinguish one by one.

“W- what are you trying to do?”

The lord of White Deer country shivered.
As a cultivator, he understood how terrifying great cultivators were.
A single major realm of cultivation made all the difference in the world, and his cultivation was even two major realms higher, so killing him was basically no different from crushing a bug.

“Senior, senior! Please calm down!” Xie Maoshi tried to persuade him in a hurry.

The guests shuddered, wanting to leave first.

Instead, the guards in the surroundings all drew their blades and called out, “How dare you! Release his majesty!”

With a casual wave of his hand, the guards flew out of the pavilion and landed in the water.
He grabbed the lord of White Deer country who was trying to flee.
“You do the job that you hold! As the lord of a country, an incompetent ruler like you just cultivates and enjoys himself while neglecting the suffering of the common people, yet you still resort to sophistry!? Even a thing like you, no different from a pig or dog, dares to say something like all are ants?”