Legend of the Great Sage

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“The fire devourers have become guests of the King of Southern Yue.
When we attack Fire Melt mountain, will the King of Southern Yue really just stand by? Or will he wait until we’ve both suffered heavy losses before taking us out in one fell swoop?”

“No one can guarantee that, but the chances of that happening aren’t high.”

“Why?”

“Because logically speaking, it’s impossible for you to take down Fire Melt mountain.”

“What! The Merfolk have three cultivators at the third heavenly tribulation at the very least.
If you include my combination with Gong Yuan, as well as the Wind Gale King, the master of the sword pavilion, and the Myriad Poison Ancestor, we still can’t take down a measly Fire Melt mountain?”

“That should have been enough, but the true power of the Divine Fire tablets is beyond your imaginations.
The fire god you witnessed is just a small display of its powers.
It was even restrained because it was over the ocean.
If the battlefield had been Fire Melt mountain, the outcome would have been completely different.”

“Then what should we do?” Li Qingshan sank into his thoughts.
If the giant god of fire became even stronger, if its powers no longer ran out, if it was under Zhu Yan’s control… With the three ifs together, just how terrifying of an existence would it be?

“Right now, all you can do is see the effects of the Stoneheart virus.
If it really is as ‘great’ as miss Ru Xin said, then the fire devourers will fly into a complete rage.
Only then do you have a chance at taking down Fire Melt mountain.
I’ll ask the King of Southern Yue for a favour.
You need a few more years of peaceful cultivation one way or another.”

“Thank you for your care, fellow,” Li Qingshan said sincerely.

With the Great Banyan Tree King’s guarantee, that had basically resolved his greatest worry.
As long as he had a few more years, he had a very good chance at reaching the fourth layer of the Phoenix’s Scripture of Nirvāṇa.
As long as he balanced water and fire again, he would be able to reach Daemon King.

By then, there was nothing that could make him worry anymore! The world would be his oyster!

Li Qingshan then assembled the cave masters in the hall at the top of the mountain.
“Many things happened at the Cloud Sail sect this time, but the end result was pretty good.
I’ve already agreed on a time with the Merfolk Queen.
We plan on establishing an alliance in the Crystal palace in ten days’ time to attack Fire Melt mountain.
Prepare yourselves for that!”

“You must be curious about where Yu Wufeng has gone.
He’s already returned to the South Sea Sword pavilion with his master.
The master of the sword pavilion has agreed to lend me a hand when the time comes, and I will release Yu Wufeng from the blood oath after the battle.
That applies to you too.
I’ll release the blood oath for anyone that charges into battle and does good.
After the battle, I don’t plan on having any names left on the Blood Oath Scroll.”

The cave masters shivered in fright.
They understood what Li Qingshan was saying very well.
He wanted them to fight for their lives in this battle in exchange for their freedom.
However, if they remained passive and just tried to stay alive, death would be awaiting them even if they managed to survive.

After breaking through to the fifth layer of the tiger demon, the vicious, bloody aura he gave off proved that those were not just empty words.

“You have nothing to worry about, my king.
We will definitely risk our lives and go through fire and water to assist the king in taking Fire Melt mountain.” The Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber was the first one to step forward and express his opinion.
No matter what the other cave masters were thinking, they all chimed in too.

“Very good!” Li Qingshan nodded, completely unconcerned about how sincere they actually were.
He stood up and left, leaving the nine cave masters there.
They were all solemn, exchanging glances with one another.

The Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber turned around.
“Don’t be like that, everyone.
The King of Savages has his sights set high.
Not only can he establish an alliance with the Merfolk, he’s even received the Great Banyan Tree King’s guidance.
Since he’s determined to take down Fire Melt mountain, he definitely has a chance.
He won’t just send us to our deaths.
However, I can tell that we’ve never gotten along.
There are plenty of people who find me to be an eyesore too, but this time, if we don’t work together and continue to scheme against each other, who can confidently say they can return from Fire Melt mountain alive?”

Li Qingshan had already returned to the Eight Point hall in the centre of the mountain.
After calling Xiao An, they entered the Asura Field together.
He wanted to ask Yin Qing what the huge, stone disc that had fallen here from the Asura realm was, but all he saw was Yin Qing circling around the stone disc, studying and examining it as if she was very excited.
She even failed to notice Li Qingshan and Xiao An’s arrival.
That was a very rare occurrence for a cautious assassin like her.

Li Qingshan asked, “Yin Qing, do you know what this is?”

“Of course I do! This is something great! This is called an Asura Altar of Armaments.
Aren’t you missing a handy weapon, my king? With this, you’ll never be lacking in weapons again…” Yin Qing’s eyes shone brightly.

Only after hearing Yin Qing’s explanation did Li Qingshan learn about the function of the Asura Altar of Armaments.

As it turned out, battles were waged constantly in the Asura realm, such that all weapons, regardless of their quality and condition, would easily break.
When asura fell in battle, they could be reborn as long as their battle spirit remained, but weapons would not be reborn with them.

The Asura Altar of Armaments was connected to the legendary Armoury of War and Chaos.
All they had to do was place a damaged weapon on there as an offering, and they could obtain a brand-new weapon.
If they used a large number of ordinary weapons as an offering, then they could obtain extremely powerful weapons or even potentially obtain a divine weapon.

Li Qingshan’s eyes lit up too.
The last thing he was lacking right now were various spiritual and arcane artifacts.