Legend of the Great Sage

be the first one to undergo the tribulation!”

Li Qingshan shook his head, but upon further thought, it made perfect sense.
He could vaguely recall that Ye Liuxing’s cultivation had always been higher than Ye Liusu’s.
She managed to become the daughter of a matriarch, so her talent was obviously no issue too.
She had a stiff and firm will on top of that.
When Ye Liusu was distracted by the matters of the clan, Ye Liuxing had never given up on cultivation.
Instead, she placed even more focus on it now that the internal strife had died down.

As the night roamers developed, she received a sizable amount of resources.
Afterwards, she even obtained an Origin Spirit pill as a reward.
After spending so much time consolidating her foundation, it was finally time for her to break through.

Bolts of heavenly lightning hurtled down.
The entire Asura Field shook as a result.
The sounds of her clashing with the lightning basically stagnated in everyone’s ears.

Although the second heavenly tribulation was much more dangerous than the first, it was not a lethal threat to her.

The final bolt of heavenly lightning slammed down, and Ye Liuxing fell out of the sky.
Her clothes were in tatters, and she was covered in burn marks.
She seemed like she was in a horrible shape, but her spirit and vigour had changed qualitatively.

Her thin lips curled up, and her cold face produced a smile with confidence from the bottom of her heart.
She was like a river of ice that had cracked open.
Of course, what flowed out was still icy-cold river water.

“Congratulations!”

When Ye Liuxing looked up, she saw Li Qingshan smiling at her.
She said politely, “Greetings, master.” The river of ice froze up again.

Li Qingshan waved his hand and flames surged out.

Is he trying to kill me while I’m weakened?

Ye Liuxing’s heart tightened, but she did not dodge, allowing the flames to land on her.
She found them to be warm, and her wounds rapidly recovered.
Only then did she ease up.

“You’re not afraid that I’ll kill you?” Li Qingshan rubbed his chin and considered whether to honourably grant her the third spot on the Blood Oath Scroll.

“If you wanted to kill me, do you really have to go to such lengths, master?” Ye Liuxing said.

“It’s for the best that you understand this.
You can treat this as a congratulations for undergoing the tribulation successfully.
If you have any requests, I might be able to grant them,” Li Qingshan said.

“Then please allow me to marry Ye Liusu, master!” Ye Liuxing’s eyes twinkled, filled with obsession.

“Denied!” Li Qingshan shut her down immediately. You damned lesbian, you’re even trying to lay your hands on my woman! 

“Yes!” Ye Liuxing said nothing more.
Her face that seemed as cold as frozen ice prevented anyone from guessing what she was thinking.

Li Qingshan wondered, Is she intentionally exposing her weakness to me?

Ye Liusu took on making the night roamers prosper as her own mission.
For the sake of the clan, she would never betray him, let alone the emotions she felt for him.
Although they had yet to do anything, their relationship was basically confirmed already.

The powers of night roamers were extremely special.
They could achieve wondrous effects in certain areas.
He would definitely be waging battle everywhere next, using the Blood Oath Scroll to gather ten people in total and establish a tremendous force.
Through deterrence and negotiation, he would make the fire devourers lend the divine wutong tree to him for cultivation.

Otherwise, how was he supposed to make the fire devourer king lend his treasure to him as a measly White Hawk commander?

Moreover, through the Great Banyan Tree King’s reminders, he discovered another layer of lurking danger, which came from the lord of the Mist province, King of Southern Yue, and the lord of the Green province, the Fierce King of Chu.

These two clans had respectively established the Kingdom of Yue and the Kingdom of Chu before the establishment of the Great Xia empire.
The so-called provincial lords also happened to be the lords of the kingdoms in the past.
They waged war with one another, so the grievances between the two kingdoms stretched over who knew how many generations.
Even their ancestral teachings were to destroy one another.
They were basically beyond reconciliation. 

Afterwards, only when the founding emperor conferred titles to the marquis and kings of the eight provinces and drew the boundaries of the Mist and Green provinces were the two clans forced to stop fighting, but their grievances had not ended there.
It was hidden away.
Now that the reign of the Great Xia empire was gradually declining, the flames of war began to smoulder between the two provinces.

In the past, perhaps Li Qingshan would think just what did this have to do with him? It was not like he belonged to the two clans.
However, only after a discussion with the Great Banyan Tree King did his involvement dawn on him.

Sects and clans were different.
After several thousand years of development in peace, the number of descendants had swollen to a startling number.
They joined various large sects, and the organisations became entwined.

The descendants of large clans possessed a natural advantage in the first place, and it was not only because of their bloodline.
They had grown up on spiritual springwater and pills, so how could they be compared to mortals that grew up on regular grain? The education they received from young was worlds apart too.

After joining a sect, they would receive the support of resources from both sides, making it very easy for them to stand out and become core figures in sects.

The two queens of the Fierce King of Chu were on par with elders in the Sword Collection palace and the Umbral Yin sect.
This was not a coincidence either.
As a matter of fact, it was not even what Li Qingshan imagined in the beginning, a form of political marriage where they sacrificed their own beauty.

It was the exact opposite.
The three of them had known each other since childhood.
Although they were separated by several generations, they were truly members of the same clan, geniuses chosen from countless clansmen.
They had received guidance together and became friends with one another.

Through his supreme talent, the boy remained in the clan to continue cultivating, while the two girls joined the Sword Collection palace and the Umbral Yin sect because of their differing talents and dispositions.

Afterwards, the boy underwent the third heavenly tribulation and was successfully crowned king, governing the Green province.
He married the two girls as the Light and Dark Queens, which even happened to be a much told tale in the Green province.