Legend of the Great Sage

d waited respectfully.
He had just showered and changed into fresh clothes, such that even his hair was still rather moist.
He sat there peacefully.

That was until a shadow appeared at the entrance.
With a whoosh, he flung open the door and walked in with a gust of wind.
He asked, “Is it time?”

Le Tian nodded.
“There’s still an hour.
You should sit down and wait for a bit!”

Li Qingshan sensed the special atmosphere within the quiet room, and he became solemn, turning around and closing the door behind him.

At that instant, many formations were activated, sealing the room.
It was only possible to leave the place, not enter.

Today might be the end of a Human Sovereign, when they fell back to hell and entered rebirth.

Le Tian continued to wait with his eyes shut.

However, Li Qingshan did not sit down as Le Tian asked.
Instead, he strolled around the room with his hands behind his back.
After strolling around for a while, he stopped in front of the only ornament.
“What kind of word is this? It looks like a dog wrote it.”

Le Tian’s eyebrow twitched.
“I thought you read a lot of books over the years, and you already know everything, first senior brother!”

Li Qingshan scratched his head.
“Hehe, I forget it as soon as I read it.
If I have to walk around with so much knowledge and principles, how could I still move?”

The Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance seemed like he dwelled at the top of the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes, but in reality, he carried the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes on his shoulders, which was why he was unable to move, trapped in the pavilion.
Li Qingshan would never want a life like that.
That was probably the reason why he was just unable to reach the ninth layer of the Spirit Turtle Transformation.

However, he had not read those books for nothing.
He copied them all into the small Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes in the World of the Five Continents.

In the beginning, he made it such that others had to offer up novels for access, but towards the end, Li Qingshan no longer needed the Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance’s paltry sum of bookmarks, so he gave everyone free access.
He turned the World of the Five Continent into a perfect new world where everyone could practise martial arts.
Unfortunately, there were still many that remained unconvinced.

Le Tian smiled.
“There are many people throughout the world who read books, but there are very few that understand this principle.
Senior brother, you play the fool despite your great wisdom.
No ordinary person can match you.”

Li Qingshan looked back and smiled.
“No matter how much you suck up to me, I’m not going to help you against that ox-head!”

“A gamble is a gamble.
Ox-headed A’pang might just be a Hell Guard, a Ghost Immortal, but he represents the order of the six realms of saṃsāra.
You definitely don’t stand a chance against him.”

“Who set the rules and order of the six realms of saṃsāra?” Li Qingshan muttered to himself before suddenly asking, “Oh right, where’s your three-legged golden toad?”

“He’s staying in the dwelling.
He’s packing his luggage to return to the Daemonic Beast realm.”

“Heh, you sure do treat him like a brother!”

“We trust each other with our lives.
It’s not a matter of brotherhood or not.
If I end up in rebirth, I’ll rely on him to deliver and guide my next life.”

“Even if you succeed, will you still be you?”

“So what if I will? So what if I won’t?”

“You sure are optimistic.”

“So what if I am? So what if I’m not?”

“If you’re not, then you could put up a fight against the Ox-headed A’pang.
If you win, you can run, and if you lose, then your soul will just be destroyed.
You don’t even have to go to the lengths of rebirthing anymore.”

“I can’t win.”

“You only know once you’ve tried!” Li Qingshan’s eyes shone brightly.
His youthful aspirations had never died down.

“Well said!”

A deep bellow boomed through the quiet room.
A towering gate appeared out of nowhere, passing through the formations and standing in the room.
Two large words were inscribed on there—Death’s Door!

With a boom, Death’s Door swung open.The chilly winds swept through the surroundings as the ghostly mist hung gloomily.
The single lamp was extinguished, and the incense stopped burning.

The huge head of an ox poked through the ghostly mist.
His eyes shone with red light, directly staring at Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan looked around.
“Look, none of this has anything to do with me.
I was just saying!”

The ox-head droned, “Come in!”

Le Tian was very surprised.
The figures of the underworld had always been known for their timeliness.
If the King of Hell wanted you dead in the middle of the night, you definitely could not last until dawn.
They would neither be late nor early, yet he was surprisingly early by an entire hour this time.