Legend of the Great Sage

, he was expelled from the South Sea sword pavilion, becoming the first cave master of Savage mountain, which added some legendary splendour to his name.

Tonight, he returned to the South sea.
The Fogbow sword shone just like the past, but his cultivation had climbed to a higher level, basically only a step away from the third heavenly tribulation.
This should have been something worthy of celebration, but he just happened to be bound by the Blood Oath Scroll, forcing him to serve someone else.
How could they not lament over this?

Some of Yu Wufeng’s old friends wanted to hurry over as soon as they saw him, but when they saw him refer to Li Qingshan as king and stand behind him silently, they all stopped and hesitated.
It left a very bad taste in their mouths.
They would have preferred it if they had not seen that.

“No Wind, seems like you’re quite popular in the South sea.” Li Qingshan smiled.

“My king, don’t let my current circumstances fool you.
I too had once been a righteous swordsman! With this sword in hand, I’ve saved numerous people from disasters,” Yu Wufeng said.

After everything he had been through, he already began to admire Li Qingshan from the bottom of his heart.
In particular, the Myriad Poison Ancestor’s fate left him utterly overjoyed.
He no longer had any intent on making an enemy out of Li Qingshan anymore.

This was not out of fear for Li Qingshan’s strength.
As a sword cultivator, it would be absolutely impossible for him to reach his current cultivation if he did not have a firm, unyielding nature where he could disregard his personal safety.
He admired him out of respect and admiration.

“Yeah, you don’t look like a demonic cultivator.
Don’t worry.
Even if your master doesn’t come, I’ll remove the blood oath in the future.” Li Qingshan patted him on the shoulder.
Someone like him was not a sinful demonic cultivator, nor did he have any plans on becoming his enemy.
If it were possible, Li Qingshan also hoped he could continue down the path of cultivation.

“T- then thank you, my king.
If I am ever fortunate enough to undergo the third heavenly tribulation, I’ll definitely pay you back!”

What Yu Wufeng feared the most was being stuck under Li Qingshan for the rest of his life because of the Blood Oath Scroll.
Having suddenly received this promise, he could not help but be taken aback.
He knew he was not someone who gave empty promises, so he could not help but become overwhelmed with admiration.

If it were anyone else, even if they had no use for Yu Wufeng, they would never release him so easily, afraid they would face retribution once he underwent the third heavenly tribulation.
However, Li Qingshan was unafraid.
His breadth of mind and courage originated from absolute confidence.
Once he underwent the third heavenly tribulation, even if Yu Wufeng decided to turn against him, it was only a matter of killing him with a single punch.

“Hopefully it’s not payback.”

Li Qingshan smiled.
He trusted his insight.
As a genius sword cultivator, Yu Wufeng definitely was not someone despicable like that.
If it had been the Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber or some other demonic cultivator instead, he would have never done this.
Even if he promised them something, it would probably just be a sham.

“Definitely not.
I can swear on my heart of the sword to never make an enemy out of you! Actually, we never should have been enemies in the first place.
The circumstances were just against us.
However, that’s not exactly a bad thing either.
I was in a hurry to return to the South Sea Sword pavilion, so my chances at surviving the tribulations were not actually that high.
With this setback, I’ve been able to consolidate my cultivation a bit more, which might instead be a blessing to me.
I just hope that we can treat each other as equals in the future, where I don’t have to call you ‘king’ anymore.” Yu Wufeng confessed.

If he cast aside their disputes, everything that Li Qingshan had done in the Mist province—vanquishing the cave masters of Savage mountain, sweeping up the demonic cultivators of the south, devastating the Myriad Poison cult, and massacring a hundred thousand Bone Eating shamans—was something that he wanted to do as well but was incapable of doing.
Even if he underwent the third heavenly tribulation and became a great sword cultivator, he would not be able to subdue the Myriad Poison Ancestor.
He would not be bold enough to become enemies with the Bone Eating Shaman King either.
If he had a choice, he was extremely willing to befriend Li Qingshan.

“Sure! I actually don’t like strutting around on top of others.
It’s just that with certain people, they won’t take you seriously unless you walk over them!”

Li Qingshan shook his head.
Because he had once ridden on brother ox’s back, he refused to lower his head to anyone.
It was exactly because he had witnessed brother ox’s strength that he understood how distant the Nine Heavens were, which was why he struggled to develop the so-called mentality of the strong where mortals were mere ants.
Gazing down from beyond the Nine Heavens, he was only a slightly stronger ant himself.
If he thought he was extraordinary after merely obtaining a bit of power, strutting around like no one could be his boss, even he would find himself embarrassing.

He had just stood before the Merfolk Queen and held a regular conversation, and he had been labelled as arrogant.
He had just referred to Zhu Yan as “fellow”, and that had earned him a ruthless mocking.
Just who was being arrogant here?

Yu Wufeng felt ashamed.
If he had tried conversing with him as an equal in the beginning, the situation would have never ended up like this.
He had also looked down on Li Qingshan because he believed he was powerful, and he possessed a geographical advantage, even blaming him for ruining his plan in Savage mountain.
In the end, Li Qingshan had to plant his foot on his head before he wanted to befriend him, basically living up to what he had just said.

“Get off me!” Elder Blue flew into a fury.

“I’m not talking to you.
Alright, alright, alright, I’ll get off right now.” Li Qingshan suddenly realised it really was quite ironic to say something like that on top of elder Blue’s head.
He had it coming.

The rumors really are true.
His current cultivation is even slightly greater than what I anticipated it to be.
He really is a sword cultivator genius.
How could anyone give up on a disciple like him so easily? If my sect had a successor like him, I’d probably agree to any condition that Li Qingshan would put forth just to guarantee the future prosperity and longevity of the sect.
Ye Duanhai is in trouble this time.

Ji Changfeng thought and shot a glance at Ji Qingyu.

Ji Qingyu flew over.
“I am Ji Qingyu.
Under the sect master’s orders, please come to the platform with me.” He could not help but glance at Xiao An again, meeting the dark eyes behind the bronze mask and immediately shifting his gaze again.

Li Qingshan suddenly looked back.
A streak of lofty light rose up from the surface of the sea like a star.
Several dozen streaks of light followed right behind, establishing a sword formation.