Legend of the Great Sage

ain, I’d definitely hate you to death!”

Li Qingshan laughed aloud.
He seemed like a young man, but the heartiness he gave off swept away the gloomy and pessimistic atmosphere in the Scorching Fire hall.

Li Liehuo sank into his thoughts, no longer paying any heed to Li Qingshan’s insults.
The issue right now was whether he was willing to enter the battlefield together with this kid.
That was essentially entrusting his life to him.

Strangely enough, he clearly resented Li Qingshan, but it gave him confidence for some reason.
He found this bastard more reliable than all of the direct disciples behind him.

He was not one to dilly-dally.
He immediately made up his mind.
“Li Qingshan, I am temporarily appointing you as the captain of the Xuanwu army.
Gather the troops quickly.
At latest, we will be leaving the city to face the demonfolk tomorrow!”

Li Qingshan glanced at Li Liehuo, also finding his open-mindedness rather admirable.
Only by setting aside their past grievances could they pull together as a team.
He cupped his fist.
“Yes, sir!”

He turned around to leave.
Like wind and lightning, he left as swiftly as he came.
Even the heat in the air had yet to completely disperse, and Ruan Yaozhu was still red.

Li Liehuo turned around.
He did not shut the door, nor did he take his seat again.
“We’ll need your efforts as well for tomorrow’s battle.
Dai Mengfan, I have orders for you!”

Orders were issued one by one.
He had always been the greatest among the direct disciples, and he undertook the most dangerous responsibility too, so who could still refute him?

After arranging missions for all of the direct disciples, he added, “If anyone dares to retreat in cowardice, do not blame my military law for being ruthless!”

However, when they truly faced death, the others might not necessarily be willing to die in battle apart from a handful of direct disciples like Wan Jianfeng and Ruan Yaozhu.
No matter how important the world was, nothing was more important than their own lives.

At this moment, there was a great rumble, and the entire city rocked.
Even the boulders from the catapults did not create such a large disturbance.

Hu Zhigang rushed in urgently.
“C- captain, L- Li Qingshan has destroyed the teleportation hall!”

“What!?”

There was an uproar in the hall.
They all rushed over to the window, only to see the place where the teleportation hall originally stood had already been reduced to ruins.
A great cloud of dust rose up slowly.

“Who gave him the courage!? Don’t tell me he’s actually a spy from the Demon domain, wanting to kill us in one fell swoop? We need to capture him immediately!”

The teleportation formation leading to the Myriad sect was their most important path of retreat.
It guaranteed that no matter how horrible the situation became, the direct disciples as well as the high-ranking officers could quickly retreat to the Myriad sect.

The master of military provisions, Ge Xing, lowered his head with a wry smile. Only he’s bold enough to do something like that.
He truly fears nothing.
Thankfully, I didn’t completely offend him back then, showing him some basic respect.

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Li Liehuo smiled undetectably.
He waved his hand.
“Say nothing more! That was my order!”

“Senior brother?” Hu Zhigang raised his head in surprise.
When he saw Li Liehuo’s expression, he suddenly understood.
“I am willing to go through life and death with senior brother!”

Li Liehuo patted him on the shoulder.
“Alright.
Gather the officers immediately, no, the entire army!”

Basically the entire mountain had been hollowed out, divided into different regions.
They only maintained the structural supports and the natural fortifications the mountain provided them with before reinforcing it with thousand-year iron birch.
It was more than enough to hide even an army of a million strong.

Thump! Thump thump! Thump thump thump thump!

The war drums rang out thunderously.
The officers and soldiers of the Xuanwu army had all been summoned from the various caverns.

On the large drilling grounds that spanned several thousand metres across, people clustered together and gazed towards a platform.
A person stood with his back towards them, wielding a pair of drumsticks and striking a large drum violently, shaking up everyone’s hearts.

Suddenly, the drums halted, and the echoes lingered.

Li Qingshan turned around slowly.
“I am Li Qingshan.”