Legend of the Great Sage

im hesitate.

However, that was only for a split second before his thoughts immediately calmed down again, becoming icy-cold.
He even set aside his concern for his dear disciple, handling this matter with absolute rationality.

The Sea Splitting sword was about to exit its sheath.
A great battle was on the brink of erupting!

A figure suddenly stood between him and Li Qingshan.

“Please reconsider, master!”

After receiving Li Qingshan’s promise, Yu Wufeng had completely lightened up.
At the same time, he made up his mind to prevent the South Sea Sword pavilion from making an enemy out of Li Qingshan.
Only he knew just how terrifying of an enemy he could be.

Ye Duanhai frowned.
Masters knew their disciples best.
This disciple of his had never been one that was fearful of death.
He would not refuse this gamble just because of the danger to his own life.

“Very well.”

Ye Duanhai kept the talking to a minimum, turning around and making his way to the platform.
This matter touched on the future of his disciple, as well as the entire South Sea Sword pavilion.
After receiving such a clear warning, he would not stubbornly continue with the gamble.
He planned on thinking about some countermeasures and watching how the situation might unfold.
Li Qingshan and Yu Wufeng were here anyway.
The situation could not get any worse.
He was confident about that.

His gaze paused on Xiao An momentarily, having guessed her identity already.
He felt an unfathomable sword intent from her as well.
With her age, it was impossible for her to possess such a sword intent.
She was not a sword cultivator either, so was she hiding a treasured sword?

His senses were very accurate, but he did not notice the existence of the Buddha Slaying sword.
After giving up on the path of the sword, Li Qingshan downright gave the Three Absolutes Calligraphy to Xiao An to refine so that she could unleash it to its fullest potential.

Li Qingshan nodded at Yu Wufeng, expressing he was free to move about as he pleased.
Yu Wufeng showed a hint of gratitude.
He mulled over some words inside, considering how he would talk with his master.
After all, he was still bound to the Blood Oath Scroll.
If he accidentally divulged a secret, the blood oath would be no joke.
He had made it to this point after so much difficulty, with hope in sight already.
If he had lost his life just because of a slip of the tongue, then that would be the greatest joke in the world.

If it were just his life, then that was fine.
The issue was once he died to the Blood Oath Scroll, the South Sea Sword pavilion would never forgive Li Qingshan, and he would become the reason for the future devastation that the South Sea Sword pavilion would suffer.

After thinking it through, he was about to chase after Ye Duanhai when excited calls rang out right beside him, “Senior brother!” “Wufeng!”

Peng Jingni and the disciples of the sword pavilion immediately gathered around Yu Wufeng.

Li Qingshan exchanged glances with Xiao An.
As long as Ye Duanhai had not turned against him the moment they met, the chances that they would clash would greatly diminish.
Everything was going according to plan.

Most importantly, he had no actual disagreement with the South Sea Sword pavilion.
He did not plan on using Yu Wufeng to threaten Ye Duanhai.
This was merely a deal. In a struggle of life or death, I captured your disciple, and he even knows many of my secrets, so of course, I can’t let you take him back just because you asked.
It makes perfect sense for you to pay a little.

If it had been Ji Changfeng or the Merfolk Queen instead trying to make this deal, then it would have been perfectly normal.
Ye Duanhai would have never behaved like this.
Instead, he would try and negotiate right from the beginning.

As a result, the crux of the matter still depended on the word “equality”.

“It has been several years since we last saw each other.
Fellow, your cultivation has progressed yet again.” Peng Jingni left the crowd and took the initiative to greet Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan was hiding his daemon qi, but he did not intentionally suppress the demon qi from the demon heart.
After rupturing and recondensing numerous times, the demon heart had become much stronger than before.

That left Peng Jingni astounded.
The rate at which his cultivation increased was just a little too startling.