Legend of the Great Sage

ow what a war is.
I’d like to see just how long he can strut around like that for.”

Everyone agreed with that and cursed away.

“That kid is like a girl.
He better not faint when he sees dead people strewn everywhere!”

“He just got a little lucky.
When I ripped apart a Demon Emperor with my bare hands, who knew where he was, sucking on his mother’s teat…”

“You only managed to tear a Demon Emperor apart with your bare hands because of my Mountain Splitter!”

As they went on, it devolved into a boast of military achievements.
It was unavoidable.
When these people gathered together and had no official business, this was basically guaranteed.
If they could hold it in, it would be an extraordinary demonstration of self-control already.

They were all experienced on the battlefield, having killed their way through corpse mountains and seas of blood.
They possessed a natural sense of superiority towards regular cultivators. Even if we have the same cultivation.
I can kill you with ease, so of course, I’ll look down on you.

On top of that, Li Qingshan had only joined the Myriad sect recently before becoming an inner disciple, occupying the Xuanming dwelling and obtaining the tremendous amount of resources that Lin Xuan had left behind.
Who knew how many dangers they had been through to reach where they were, yet they never had a dwelling that was up to standard, nor did they ever have enough resources, so how could they not feel envious?

Li Qingshan emerged from the Scorching Fire hall.
The snow fell like before, and the mountains were unchanged.
The voices from behind him were like the buzzing of flies.
He grinned and forgot about these “people of success”.

As for the other aspects, Li Liehuo had still given him the treatment he deserved as an inner disciple.
He was allocated a towering, grey, stone tower that could overlook all of Black Cloud city as his place of cultivation.

Black Cloud city had several towers like this, extending towards the sky like grey swords, wrapping around the mountain peak—a strangely-shaped metal tower that poked into the clouds.
That was the core to the Formation of Black Clouds and Roaring Thunder—the Lightning Rod tower.

His tower was endowed with the most basic formation, but its primary function was to gather spiritual qi.
As a foundation point of the Formation of Black Clouds and Roaring Thunder, it possessed a certain level of defence, but it primarily just kept the cold out.

Li Qingshan made his way to the top of the tower.
The wind and snow howled outside, yet it was warm like spring inside.
However, it was completely empty.
Everyone who could stay in this tower possessed sumeru rings, and they would bring things with them.

Li Qingshan had prepared a little as well.
At the very least, he had ample meat and alcohol.
However, he was not in a hurry to arrange the room.
Instead, he placed down his basket first and bent down to open it again.

A pair of straight, snowy-white arms extended out, wrapping around his neck.
The empty eye sockets turned into limpid eyes, while the white teeth became covered up by red lips, smiling away gently.
Her body spread out like a wutong tree as skin covered the white bones, having turned into a great beauty already.

“We can kill that Li Liehuo.”

In a direct confrontation, even when they worked together, the odds would be against them.
That was completely impossible in Black Cloud city too.
As the captain of an army, Li Liehuo could control the Formation of Black Clouds and Roaring Thunder.

However, it would be completely different in a struggle to the death.
Li Qingshan only needed to unleash the Force Field of the Earth through the Swelling Earth of the Nine Heavens and immobilise Li Liehuo for an instant, and Xiao An would be able to launch her strike.
By then, Li Liehuo would probably be dead.
He would not even be able to respond in time.
The Buddha Slaying sword was not a weapon that he could simply shrug off.

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Li Qingshan smiled.
“Of course.
Who can’t we kill? However, now is still not the time, so leave him be.
I’ll be paying a visit to the Demon domain sooner or later, so it’s a perfect opportunity for me to investigate the situation.
At the very least, I need to know how to get to Qingqi mountain!”

“Yes,” Xiao An embraced him firmly.

Li Qingshan could sense her mood.
After going through many difficulties and several partings, the two of them were together again.

No matter how dangerous the path ahead was, as long as he was with her, it would be like home.

In the Scorching Fire hall, everyone was dismissed, only leaving behind Li Liehuo.
Suddenly, he felt a chill, and his hairs stood on end.
He looked back at the black shadow on the map and wondered, Don’t tell me the Demon domain is launching another large-scale invasion?