Legend of the Great Sage

iu said, “Junior brother, it’s impossible for us to go after Ao Xuan.”

Li Qingshan said, “I haven’t told you to do anything yet.”

Le Tian said, “Then what do you want?”

“When senior sister Ruan contests the enlistment order in the Direct Disciple hall, please help her out and buy me some time.
Also, lend me another two thousand Green Jade bookmarks, a thousand each! That’s very fair, isn’t it?”

Pi Yangqiu was stunned.
He said seriously, “You really are crazy.”

If another two thousand Green Jade bookmarks were added to the mix, then the gamble would reach an unbelievable level.
Coupled with the wagers from the other direct disciples like Ge Xing, the total sum involved would be approaching a tremendous ten thousand Green Jade bookmarks.
For regular small sects, even their savings from ten thousand years would not come close to such a sum.

Li Qingshan smiled.
“No, this is called doubling down! I only have a single question for you right now.
Are you going to gamble or not?”

Pi Yangqiu said in doubt, “Kid, you’re not going to run off with this sum, are you?”

Li Qingshan stared straight at him.
His gaze was clear and sharp.

“Sorry, I’ve misspoken.”

Le Tian played around with his dice.
“If we don’t, are you still going to go after the Xuanming dwelling?”

“Of course, I have to.
Before I enter the battlefield, I need to settle this.”

Le Tian licked his lips and tossed out a thousand Green Jade bookmarks.
“Alright, I’ll make this gamble.”

In order to break free from this web of his own spinning, he constantly increased his wage, continuing until he was knee deep and seeing red.
It was not a gamble if it did not turn people’s faces red, make their hearts beat, and their blood vessels dilate.

Li Qingshan looked at Pi Yangqiu.
“What about you, senior brother Pi?”

Pi Yangqiu remained silent for quite a while before letting out a sigh.
“We’ve already come so far, so what else can I say? Three decades is too long.
I want to see the outcome immediately.”

He was bold enough to gamble with his life probably because there was something he could depend on! The chance to turn everything around had suddenly appeared in this gamble that was supposed to be certain defeat, and they could even see the outcome immediately.
As gamblers, how could they just accept defeat willingly?

Li Qingshan accepted another one thousand Green Jade bookmarks and left the Fate Perturbing casino after bidding farewell to them, directly making his way to the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes.

Le Tian and Pi Yangqiu stared outside the window, watching Li Qingshan’s figure vanish into the criss-crossing streets.

Pi Yangqiu could not help but ask, “Hey, we haven’t gambled on the wrong side, have we?”

Le Tian said, “If it isn’t the final moments, who knows? Don’t you find this feeling to be wonderful?”

“After this gamble, I’m giving up gambling.”

As soon as Li Qingshan set foot in the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes, the Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance immediately summoned him.
Sure enough, he knew everything.

The Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance said, “I’ve already prepared what you want.
The price is two thousand two hundred Green Jade bookmarks.”

That just happened to be everything that Li Qingshan possessed right now.

Li Qingshan smiled and said nothing more, checking through the items.
These items consisted of:

The formation scroll of the Xuanming formation.
It was extremely complicated and profound, which could save him time from all the calculations, allowing him to gain control over the Xuanming dwelling as quickly as possible.

The Divine Movement of the Five Elements and the Illusionary Demon Movement Technique.
The former emphasised rapid movement while being able to pass through everything, while the latter emphasised flexible infiltration without being discovered.
When used together, they were complementary.
They were basically what he was relying on to infiltrate the Xuanming dwelling.

Records of all the battles of first senior brother Lin Xuan.
As his mount, the true dragon Ao Xuan definitely possessed an extremely important role in them.
His abilities, techniques, and battle style would all be recorded.
He could even calculate what kind of personality he had.

Last of all, there was the Secret Scroll of Inner Demons.
It contained the most mysterious and unfathomable secret techniques to do with inner demons.
By practising it, it was possible to both guard against inner demons while inciting the inner demons of enemies.

All of those items only took up a very small space.
The largest part of it all were the teachings of the various schools and sects deemed as “heretic” by buddhism that worshipped Maheśvara.

His ideology was extraordinarily deep yet strange and indescribable.
It covered a myriad of different aspects, yet it contradicted itself.

It included many different techniques, which were definitely unlike regular techniques.
It covered everything, from bewitchment and movement to transformation and destruction and so on.

For example, it covered the dual cultivation methods of the Śāktaṃ school, the alchemy techniques of the Raseśvara school, the path of strange deeds of the Paśupati school, and the live offering ceremonies summoning gods into the body of the Siddhānta school.
The practices reached beyond even the wildest of imaginations.

If he could completely master them all, not only would it be greatly beneficial to cultivation, but he would even be able to unleash extraordinary power from the Heavenly Tome of Liberty too.

Li Qingshan tossed out all of his Green Jade bookmarks without any hesitation.
“I’ll take it all!” Then he asked, “Why are you helping me?”

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“This is a part of my duty.” The Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance walked away without even looking back.

A kunpeng that had inherited a feather of Heaven-stirring and a successor of the White Bone Bodhisattva.
None of this could escape his eyes.
Even if he could find nothing through divination, some things were still gradually clearing up, providing him with startling information.

He was neither bold enough to oppose him, nor did he have the courage to befriend him.
Even a single wrong step meant eternal damnation.
He was just a mere spirit turtle.
He was unable to deal with any of the consequences.
All he could do was wait and see, adjust with the situation, continue to observe, and gather more information.
After all that, he would make his judgement.

Li Qingshan clasped his hands.
“Thanks!”