Legend of the Great Sage

e it was completely unbelievable.
With his age, how could he have undergone the second heavenly tribulation? Even among the past geniuses of the Sword Collection palace, that was extremely rare.

In a tiny place like the Clear River prefecture, how had he managed to do it without a clan or sect behind him?

“I’ve spent too much time in secluded cultivation, so I can’t really remember it anymore.
I don’t think I’ve hit thirty yet though! I’ve basically reached my original objective.
The people of the world can’t laugh at me for boasting.
Hahaha!”

Even Yin Xiaochou could not say anything more; it was as if it was an even greater setback for him to be defeated at Li Qingshan’s hand.
He challenged the geniuses of the various prefectures of the Green province because he personally believed he was a genius among geniuses.
Yet now, someone who paled in comparison to him in all aspects had thrown him far behind, stepping into a higher realm much earlier than him.

Apart from Hua Chengzan, who knew Li Qingshan’s other identity, everyone else in the surroundings was dumbstruck as well.
What did undergoing the second heavenly tribulation mean? Everyone understood the answer to that question.
Founding a sect and awing an entire region would be a piece of cake.
Perhaps he could not rampage through the nine provinces freely, but he could come and go as he pleased.
Only a handful of existences could still threaten him.

However, it was rather difficult to say what undergoing the second heavenly tribulation before the age of thirty meant.
Did it mean he had great confidence in undergoing the third heavenly tribulation and becoming one of the true rulers of the nine provinces?

“It’s getting late, so keep up with your challenges! Danqing, how’s your painting going?” Li Qingshan called out loudly.

“It’s done!” Chu Danqing’s brush stopped.

Li Qingshan walked over and took a look.
The painting depicted two figures.
Although they were blurry, even with their facial features obscured, he had completely captured their unique bearings.
It was possible to distinguish with a single glance that they were Li Qingshan and Yin Xiaochou.
The two swords were even more fascinating than that.
They seemed like they were about to leap out of the painting.

He had labelled the painting with its name too, calling it the “The Water Sword Destroys the Breaking Water Sword” as Li Qingshan had said.
However, the problem was the scene Chu Danqiong had painted; it was when Yin Xiaochou had cut through the water sword.

“Hey, you sure have good timing! If anyone who doesn’t know about this battle sees this, wouldn’t they be mocking me?”

Chu Danqing said, “Your name already resounds through the world with this battle, so who wouldn’t know about it?”

“Fair enough!” Li Qingshan nodded.
This was his original intention anyway.

At this moment, Yin Xiaochou’s voice rang out from behind, “Please face me in battle, fellow Hua!”

Even Li Qingshan did not expect him to continue with his challenges.
He thought, He’s just suffered a major defeat and he’s able to brighten up immediately.
You can say this person has a resolute and steadfast personality.
The disciples nurtured by the Sword Collection palace, the successors of the Ten Renowned Swords, are all worthy of their reputations.
I wonder how Zi Jian is doing.
I need to ask him later!

Afterwards, Yin Xiaochou challenged the people present one by one.
Not only did he defeat them all, but he even defeated them all in a single stroke.
If it were not for Li Qingshan, his battle record would have shone even more with tonight, and his name would echo through the Green province again.

But right now, even the people he challenged seemed rather distracted.
They constantly glanced at Li Qingshan as if they were looking at a monster they had never seen before.
Their eyes were filled with amazement and respect.

The gathering came to an end very quickly.
As everyone dispersed, the news of Li Qingshan having undergone the second heavenly tribulation spread rapidly.

Yin Xiaochou reported this matter to the Sword Collection palace at the first opportunity.
The master of the Sword Collection palace sighed.
“The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga has produced an outstanding disciple.
With how outstanding his talent is, it’s basically a one-in-a-hundred-year genius!”

At this moment, the Divining Elder rushed over and clasped his hands.
“Palace master, we’ve just received news that the disciple of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, One Will, has just emerged from critical secluded cultivation.
She has successfully undergone the heavenly tribulation.
She’s become the youngest head monk in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga’s history, and she’s even a little younger than Li Qingshan!”