Legend of the Great Sage

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She required Li Qingshan’s power very much, to subdue her inner demons and to increase her cultivation.
And, only when they worked together could they push the Heart of the Abyss to the limit and contend against the fire devourers’ Divine Fire tablets.
Otherwise, the battle this time would have ended extremely horrifically.

“That’s why I have a second point to make.
If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll just go back to the Green province!” Li Qingshan shrugged.

Gong Yuan and Ji Changfeng were immediately rendered speechless.
Li Qingshan had no grievance with the fire devourers great enough for him to exterminate them.
There was absolutely no need for him to throw his life at them.
Savage mountain was not the Crystal palace.
He had stolen the cultivation dwelling in the first place, so there was nothing wrong with giving up on it.

Gong Yuan said, “Just a few threats from the fire devourers is enough to frighten the mighty King of Savages back to the Green province?”

“I’m not losing out anyway.
I’ve just been sworn at.
I can just come back to redeem myself after undergoing the third heavenly tribulation.
Wouldn’t that be easier?” Li Qingshan said it like it was a simple fact.

“You-”

“Your majesty, I don’t owe you anything! Instead, you still owe my five years with the Heart of the Abyss!” Li Qingshan reminded her.

I only held you.
It’s not like I slept with you.
Aren’t you taking me to be a little too simple if you can goad me into action with a mere few words?

Ji Chengfeng let out a long sigh.
“Fellow, are you really going to just walk away?”

“No, I’m going to stay behind and assist you in taking down Fire Melt mountain!” Li Qingshan said, “However, I’m not your saviour.
I don’t need your gratitude or protection, but actual benefit.
Since it’s an alliance, you need to have the sincerity to form an alliance.
We need to be clear about what each party deserves and what each party must contribute.
Whether it’s the strategy before the attack or the allocation after the attack, none of it should be missing.
We can’t just gather together in a clueless fashion.
What do you think?”

“Looks like you’re the comprehensive one, fellow! That’s exactly what we should do!”

Ji Changfeng immediately agreed.
He had begun thinking about what Li Qingshan said right at the start.
When the weak and the strong cooperated, it was very easy for one side to be coerced and sacrificed.
They needed a set of rules.
That was why he said he was willing to lend Gong Yuan a hand, not requesting Gong Yuan to achieve revenge with him.
He had just been unable to bring himself to be so straightforward and clear-cut as Li Qingshan.

Most importantly, he did indeed have an irresolvable grievance with Fire Melt mountain.

Now that Li Qingshan was actually interested in a formal alliance, of course he would welcome him with open arms.
After all, the exact reason why the Cloud Sail sect had faced such a great disaster this time was still because of the Merfolk of the South sea.
He deserved corresponding compensation.
He had to find a new, suitable island for cultivation and rebuild the Cloud Sail sect.

“What kind of alliance do you want?” Gong Yuan asked after a moment of silence.

“First of all, your attitude.
What I require is respect, not being used.
Don’t use your high-class, elegant tricks on me.” Reaching there, Li Qingshan communicated to her secretly, “If you could be obedient like when you were in my arms, our cooperation would be much smoother.”

“Sure!” Gong Yuan squeezed out a reply from between her teeth.

“As for the rest, this isn’t the place to go into detail.
We need time to consolidate our cultivation, so why don’t we all return and recuperate? We can gather again in the Crystal palace during the next full moon and discuss how to take down Fire Melt mountain together!”

Gong Yuan and Ji Changfeng agreed to that, so Li Qingshan took his leave, returning to Savage mountain with Ru Xin and Xiao An.

They flew away, leaving Giant Ship island in the distance.

The wind was gentle, and the moon was bright.
The ocean was vast, and the sounds of waves continued as normal.
All was peaceful.

The battle was like a dream, but the increase in his strength was a reality.
Li Qingshan felt extremely delighted.
The fifth layer of the tiger demon had allowed his strength to increase by several fold.

The third layer of the phoenix required another balancing of fire and water to obtain the third innate ability of the phoenix.
If it was still Nirvāṇa Rebirth, then that meant he had two chances at rebirth.
If he included the “eggification”, then that was three times.
Just who could still kill him?

The Ink sea was already close now!

At this moment, Ru Xin said, “Qingshan, visit a place with me!”