Legend of the Great Sage

this.
You have to place it in the safest spot possible, just in case it gets destroyed or lost.”

In Li Qingshan’s hand was a deep-blue turtle shell.
He asked curiously, “What is this?”

The Elder of Heavenly Tomes said, “This is the heavenly tome.”

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“Hold on, then what did I obtain?”

“You obtained the Myriad Heavenly Tome.”

Li Qingshan was puzzled.
He checked the turtle shell and came to a realisation.
“So this is the true heavenly tome!”

The Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance had probably shed the turtle shell.
It contained a tremendous amount of information, but they were not cultivation methods or secret techniques, but the entirety of the Elder of Heavenly Tomes’ memories—the rebirths, the journeys, the partings and reunions, the joys and sorrows.

It was like an overly-detailed journal, carefully recording the taste of each cup of alcohol, the smell of each flower, the emotions of each encounter…

Compared to that, the Myriad Heavenly Tome was insignificant.
Even the Pavilion of Heavenly Tomes was insignificant.

The Elder of Heavenly Tomes said, “This old friend of mine loves reading.
I like reading too.
Being a reader truly is an extremely wondrous matter.
You can explore the worlds and experience the joys and sorrows without setting a single foot out the door, but I’m just never satisfied with that.
I always want to try out being the main character.”

Li Qingshan said, “There’s probably more than just one copy of this, right?”

“Of course.”

“The heavenly emperor is in possession of a copy?”

“Of course.”

“You’re not afraid that the heavenly emperor would unleash his wrath?” Li Qingshan fiddled around with the turtle shell.
He was rather at a loss as for how to respond.

Very clearly, the Elder of Heavenly Tomes was making a gamble with this.
He gambled that Li Qingshan would be able to survive this crisis of the world.
This was obviously good news for Li Qingshan.

However, as a close subject of the heavenly emperor, perhaps there were reasons why he could give the Myriad Heavenly Tome to him, but giving this to him was basically cursing the downfall of the heavenly emperor.
Could the heavenly emperor really accept that?

Or perhaps, would the heavenly emperor die?

Li Qingshan tried to find an answer from the turtle shell in his hand, through the Elder of Heavenly Tomes’ memories, but he discovered that everything regarding the heavenly emperor had been hidden away.

“He’s the mighty heavenly emperor.
How can he be so stingy?” The Elder of Heavenly Tomes laughed, except he glanced at the sky.
He discovered that the sky was just as calm as before, just a little darker in colour.
Only then did he completely relax, confirming his judgement.

Li Qingshan pouted.
“You sure make me feel flattered with such a high opinion of me, old bro.”

The Elder of Heavenly Tomes smiled.
“It’s never about the things that happen with certainty, but the one-in-a-million events.”

Li Qingshan also began to laugh out of exasperation.
“Then thank you for your blessings, old bro.
There are some things that are worth a try even if there’s only a one-in-a-million chance at success!”

The Elder of Heavenly Tomes was taken aback, suddenly becoming slightly at a loss for words.
He wanted to persuade Li Qingshan into accepting the demand for surrender, but when the words reached his mouth, it turned into a sigh.

Li Qingshan held the turtle shell between his fingers and waved it around.
“Though, haven’t you given this to me a little too late?” He was already prepared to go on a mocking spree in the Lingxiao hall.
He did not believe this clone of his would still be able to return to the Demon domain safely.

The Elder of Heavenly Tomes said, “It’s not late, it’s not late.
You’ll know once you try it.”

Catching the prompt, Li Qingshan shut his eyes and tried to sense for the distant star called the Demon domain.
A while later, he opened his eyes and swung his hand.
A deep, pitch-black demon cavern opened up.

At the same time, the black arm of an ape demon was also swung on the other end of the demon cavern.

As it turned out, the Primordial World possessed an extremely deep connection with all of the worlds and was particularly close with a large world like the Demon domain.
It was only due to the obstructions from Fuxi and Nüwa’s pure powers of yin and yang that he could not come and go as he pleased like in the six realms of saṃsāra.

As the lord of the Demon domain, Li Qingshan could use his paramount authority to greatly strengthen the connection between the two worlds.
Then he could use the Ape Demon Transformation to pave a path between them.

Li Qingshan was about to toss the turtle shell and bamboo pole into the demon cavern when Li Liehuo suddenly asked, “Li Qingshan, you just said that if I yield to you, I’ll retain my promise of godhood.
Does that still count?”