Legend of the Great Sage

e Demon Suppression hall several times for trials.
He understood the viciousness and cunning of the demonfolk extremely well.
Many demonfolk knew how to use illusions and charms.
Seduction was basically the most frequent technique used.
There are also some that disguised themselves as children or the elderly to attract sympathy, or others that expressed they had realised their errors and wanted to convert to buddhism.

However, the moment an opportunity presented itself, they would strike valiantly.
Many disciples that had come for trials died to tricks and tactics like that.

In his memory, Li Qingshan should have been a young man in his twenties, so how could he possess such great strength? As a result, he was certain this was a Demon Commander in disguise!

“If you don’t believe me, then move aside.
I want to go to the eighth floor.”

Li Qingshan strided towards the Demon Suppression statue.

“Stop right there! If you take another step forward, I’m going to attack you!” The One Lamp monk called out .Suddenly, he tossed the oil lamp into the air and it hovered over his head.
His monk robes surged as his skin began to shine too, turning into a man of light.

Li Qingshan burst out laughing.
An oil lamp sat on top of his huge, shiny, bald head, as if he was about to become one with the lamp.
It was hilarious no matter how he looked at it.

The One Lamp monk had cultivated for many years, so he could not be fazed by the enemy’s mockery.
He continued to shine, growing more and more dazzling and blinding.
A great battle was on the brink of erupting.

“Alright, alright.
This might serve as evidence!”

Li Qingshan thought about his request and took out a string of prayer beads, tossing it to the One Lamp monk.

The One Lamp monk accepted the prayer beads extremely cautiously and inspected them.
The prayer beads were not some powerful arcane artifact or arcane treasure, but it did have quite the history and legacy.
All the monks in the monastery who had some status recognised it.
It also contained the aura that the Unraging monk had left behind, which was almost impossible to fake.

He raised his head and said, “You really are Li Qingshan who made a mess of the Courtyard of Secular Affairs! The Scarlet Hawk commander of some prefecture!”

“The Clear River prefecture.
Can I go now?”

The One Lamp monk subsided his flow and tossed the prayer beads back.
He had basically verified Li Qingshan’s identity.
However, he was still in some disbelief, “Junior brother, have you undergone the second heavenly tribulation already?”

“Yeah, just recently!”

“Junior brother, you still haven’t reached the age of thirty, right?”

“I’m close!”

The One Lamp monk was amazing, Junior brother, you really are a talented genius.
Of course you would catch the Unraging master’s eye and be accepted as his first disciple.
Have you come back this time to pay respects to the Unraging monk and to undergo tonsure to become a monk?”

“I don’t have that plan for now.”

The two of them conversed a little in front of the Demon Suppression statue.
Li Qingshan just found this One Lamp monk to be a little simple-minded and unskilled with handling people.
He openly lectured him without mincing his words, persuading him to leave the secular world and become a monk.
After being carefully rejected by Li Qingshan, he both sighed and shook his head, exasperated at Li Qingshan’s reluctance.

Li Qingshan remained cheerful.
He did not get angry.
After all, he did not see the arrogance he usually saw on these “first senior brothers” from the One Lamp monk for once.
Also, when he persuaded him to become a monk, his intentions were even slightly more pure than the Dauntless monk.
He seemed to be in bitter hatred, as if he was trying to say “It’s such a great thing, so why can’t you understand it? I’ve spent several decades of my life as a monk, so how can I be lying to you?”

After learning Xiao An had already undergone the second heavenly tribulation, the One Lamp monk’s eyes flashed.
His heart stirred slightly.

After formally joining the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, every single disciple felt pressured, while the pressure he felt was especially heavy.
He was an orphan, having grown up in the monastery.
With his extraordinary cultivation talent, he received the attention and care of all, making him one of the potential successors of the abbot.

However, Xiao An had taken away a lot of his glory with her arrival.
Whether it was his buddhist nature, his root of wisdom or his ability to debate, he was nowhere close to being the opponent of this child who was several decades younger than him, let alone bearing and looks.
Originally, he still possessed an advantage in terms of cultivation, but now, even his only advantage no longer existed.
He could not help but become rather despondent, but his fighting spirit immediately became roused.

“Please wait here, senior brother.
I’ll be right back!”

“Hold on, junior brother.
The eighth floor of the Demon Suppression hall is extremely dangerous.
There are many powerful and crafty Demon Commanders.
The Unraging monk has once told me to never set foot on the eighth floor, so I’d advise you to stop here!”

Li Qingshan was just about to advance to the eighth floor when he was stopped by the One Lamp monk and given sincere advice again.

“The reason why I entered the Demon Suppression hall this time was to go to the eighth floor to study the eighth Demon Suppression statue.
My master had agreed to it too.”

The One Lamp monk became rather uncertain inside, The Unraging master forbids me from entering the eighth floor, but he permits him.
Is it because I’m weaker than him? But he’s just undergone the second heavenly tribulation recently.
Isn’t he underestimating me a little too much?

He thought of a possibility and asked, “Will you be disguising yourself as a Demon Commander and sneaking over to the Demon Suppression statue, junior brother?”

“Of course not.
I’m naturally going to kill my way over.
Only then can I show off the might of our monastery, right?”

Li Qingshan smiled as he flicked the Traitorous Demon sword.
Too many battles had never been a worry to him.
In order to cultivate the tiger demon, he had to make use of all opportunities of battle.

“If that’s the case, I’ll come with you.
If we work together, you’ll have a better chance!” The One Lamp monk said enthusiastically.

In that moment, Li Qingshan shivered all over.
He vaguely sensed danger lurking up ahead!