Legend of the Great Sage

d come to an absolute conclusion.
The demonic nature would gain an absolute upper hand.

Li Qingshan would not die.
It was even very likely for the tiger demon to break through to the fifth layer, except he would probably have to abandon the daemon core that possessed the powers of the spirit turtle and the phoenix.
There would be even less reason for him to keep the Demon Suppression Statuary.
He would probably condense a new daemon core through his demon heart.
It would be very difficult to say whether his strength would increase or decrease, but his future path of cultivation would probably be much easier than right now.
The extremes had always been a form of power itself. 

But that’s not the path I want to take! The extremes do offer temporary benefits, but in the long run, it’ll sever my path to the Nine Heavens.
That’s completely unacceptable.
Qiongqi, that bastard, doesn’t understand anything!

However, Qiongqi’s plan was about to succeed.
Just like how defence could never warrant victory, an opening finally appeared on the perfect defence of the spirit turtle.
The demonic nature ate away Li Qingshan’s last slither of clarity.

At this very moment, a magnificent cry rang through his sea of consciousness.
Right when the spirit turtle had become powerless, the phoenix flapped its flame-like wings and soared.

Li Qingshan had only reached the second layer of the Phoenix’s Scripture of Nirvāṇa so far, and he had not even comprehended the second innate ability.
It was the weakest transformation out of the four he had practised so far, so Li Qingshan never thought it could be of any use either.
Right now, it was only fighting back instinctively.
Unlike the spirit turtle’s patience and forbearance, the phoenix’s noble heart could not allow for such disgrace.

However, the phoenix was far too weak.
Pressed by the ox demon and tiger demon, it was like a candle in the wind, ready to be put out at any time.
However, the flames of the phoenix constantly dispersed the endless darkness, singing away at the top of its voice!

The Phoenix Undergoes Nirvana Rebirth, with an Undying Heart! I also have a bit of the so-called noble heart. Li Qingshan seemed to realise something.
He said, “All in the world has a concept of beauty.
Herein lies ugliness.
All recognize a concept of good.
Herein lies evil.
Good and evil exist together.
Beauty and ugliness go hand in hand.
I face such dire straits today, but it can instead reflect the beauty and good within my heart.
How wondrous!”

TL: This comes from the Dao De Jing again, chapter 2. 

Li Qingshan smiled.
Suddenly, the phoenix wings that had vanished unfurled behind him once again in a beautiful and glorious manner.

However, what he comprehended did not alleviate his current situation.

He had gained a deeper comprehension of the Phoenix’s Scripture of Nirvāṇa, but it was still at the second layer after all.
The divine nature it possessed even paled drastically in comparison to the spirit turtle, so how could it stand a chance against the ox demon and tiger demon that had been enhanced by Qiongqi?

The flames of the phoenix that flew through his sea of consciousness had only just grown a little brighter before being immediately suppressed, about to be extinguished.
The phoenix wings behind him fell as individual feathers too.
It was only a moment of glory.

With a crack, a rib in the hole in his chest shattered.
Like a set of dominoes, it set off a chain reaction, and the bones all cracked and shattered.

Looks like I’m forced to undergo nirvāṇa again.
Thankfully, the phoenix is a little stronger now.
Hopefully the demonic nature doesn’t corrode me too much and directly destroy the divine nature during the period when I’m unconscious.
That way, I can still slowly recuperate and recover after rebirth.
It’s just a pity that I’ll waste this opportunity.
The Tiger Demon Transformation and the Demon Suppression Statuary could have been even more powerful.

With various feelings of pity and worry, Li Qingshan took out a tiny bottle from his sumeru ring.
That was the medicine that could balance fire and water refined by Ru Xin.
He glanced at it before tossing the entire bottle into his mouth.
He balanced fire and water at a time like this to add an additional layer of guarantee to the rebirth.

His daemon core had already run out of daemon qi, and balancing the two powers went surprisingly smoothly.
As the effects of the medicine moved through his body, azure-blue and scarlet-red rapidly merged together.
It was because he had gained a deeper comprehension of the Phoenix’s Scripture of Nirvāṇa, but also because the spirit turtle had exhausted its strength in contending with the tiger demon and ox demon, thus reducing its rejection of the phoenix’s powers.
They still stood on the same side after all.

In the moment he balanced fire and water, Li Qingshan finally comprehended the second innate ability of the Phoenix Transformation.

By then, the cracks had already spread across most of the tiger bones.
Even his skin became riddled with cracks.

Death was already right before his eyes!

Li Qingshan listened to the mighty dragon’s cry and felt a hint of warmth.
He silently comprehended the new ability.

Huh? It’s not an offensive ability.
It doesn’t seem to offer much defence either.
Looks like I can’t directly use it, but it doesn’t have any auxiliary effects either.
Just what is this ability? Hmm? Don’t tell me… 

The cracks crawled over Li Qingshan’s face, but they could not hide his puzzled expression.
His thoughts suddenly stopped there, and his body shattered loudly.

“Qingshan!”

Xiao An cried out outside the Asura Field.
She clearly knew he could undergo Nirvāṇa Rebirth, but her heart still ached.

She was already prepared to go in and accept the phoenix egg, but her eyes suddenly widened.
All she saw was Li Qingshan’s scattered flesh, bones, and blood all turning to flames, gathering together once more and forming his body.

Li Qingshan widened his eyes, gazing at his intact hands in wonder.
He could sense that he had already recovered from all his wounds.

As it turned out, the second ability of the phoenix was still Nirvāṇa Rebirth! And there was no need for him to turn into a troublesome egg again! It was rebirth on the spot!

 ps： 第二更奉上，凤凰第二神通奉上，值一张月票否？