Legend of the Great Sage

br>However, that was also the exact reason why the King of Southern Yue’s estate would view anyone who got in their way or disrupted their plans as an enemy, and if the disruptor just happened to be from the Green province, they could basically write them off as a spy immediately and hunt them down to the ends of the world.

At the very least, Li Qingshan had no intentions of directly clashing with the King of Southern Yue right now.
Otherwise, it would be utterly pointless for him to attack Fire Melt mountain.
Just a savage barrage from the Silver Dragon King overhead would be enough to take down any standing formation.

“If he suspects you, then let him suspect you! It’s not like we’re trying to disrupt his plan.
Just let him talk with Gong Yuan first.
Though, with the kind of person that woman is, hehe, you’ll be rendering the King of Southern Yue’s estate a great service once you obtain the Lost Stalks of the King of Yue.”

“Of course.
A treasure as precious as that can’t be handed over so easily.
It’ll be the king’s estate’s turn to beg me.”

Li Qingshan suddenly came to a realisation.
He was already relatively close with the Great Banyan Tree King.
If he could get the King of Southern Yue on his side on top of that, then who could still touch him in the Mist province? He would be immovable no matter where he stood, whether it was on Savage mountain or Fire Melt mountain.

He felt rather touched.
Ru Xin had considered so much, all just to assist his plan at the end of the day.

“Apart from pledging myself to you, I really don’t know how I can repay lady Ru Xin’s kindness.”

“You can repay me with revenge!”

“Haha, compared to paying back kindness, I still prefer payback!”

Ru Xin fell silent for a moment, with only the lonely sounds of rain present.
She suddenly said, “When you’re free, come with me to a place!”

“Anywhere, through fire or water.”

 ……

After Ru Xin left, Li Qingshan passed on the information he had received to Xiao An.
Xiao An thought about it for a moment.
“I was originally worried that assisting the Merfolk in breaching Fire Melt mountain would break the balance between the two races, which the King of Southern Yue would never accept.
That’s not a problem now.”

Li Qingshan also felt the path lying in front of him had become much clearer.
He was about to leave the building and return to his residence when a streak of white light passed through the night rain and arrived before him.

Yu Wufeng said, “My king, my master has invited you over!”

“From tonight onwards, you don’t have to refer to me as “king” anymore.
The path of the sword is about staunchness and resolve, to rather break than bend, after all.
Always grovelling around won’t be good.” Li Qingshan’s voice was filled with confidence.

“Hopefully.” Yu Wufeng smiled.

Sure enough, when Li Qingshan arrived before Ye Duanhai again, he received the equal treatment he had been anticipating the entire time.

There were not a lot of people present, just Ye Duanhai, the Elder of Cultivation Methods, Li Qingshan, Xiao An, and Yu Wufeng.
They began an amiable negotiation as equals.

Actually, the entire process was extremely quick.
Ye Duanhai did not say any pleasantries at all, cutting right to the chase.
“Conditions!”

“Fight for me once.”

Li Qingshan did not go overboard, which brought relief to both Yu Wufeng and the Elder of Cultivation Methods.
Compared to a genius disciple who could potentially become a great sword cultivator and the Fogbow sword that was on par with arcane treasures, this condition could be described as quite generous.

“When, where, and who? Definitely not the King of Southern Yue’s estate, or the royal court of Merfolk!”

“Don’t worry, it’s neither.
It won’t cause the South Sea Sword pavilion any disastrous trouble either.
You’ll obviously know when the time comes.”

“How can I believe you’ll hold up your word?”

“Just ask your own heart! I also have some secrets that I need Yu Wufeng to swear that he’ll never divulge before I release the blood oath.
However, there are no oaths that can keep a great sword cultivator bound, so all you can do is ask your own heart,” Li Qingshan said calmly.

“Alright!” Ye Duanhai was blunt and direct.
“See him off!”

“Farewell!”

Li Qingshan still preferred this kind of straightforwardness, but it had really taken him quite the effort in order to earn this straightforwardness.

Just like that, there was the master of the sword pavilion and the Myriad Poison Ancestor, as well as Xiao An and him.
He had completed his early stage preparations for this battle.
Only with a force like that would he be qualified to interfere with the conflict between two races, taking Fire Melt mountain for himself and obtaining the divine wutong tree!