Legend of the Great Sage

Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber, the Marquis of Serene Sea, and Ghost Shadow, all came to pay respects.
They were all in horrendous shape, clearly heavily injured.
In particular, the Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber had gone from a mountain of flesh to just skin and bones again.

“You’ve had it tough with this battle.
I’m a man of my word.
Xiao An.” Li Qingshan cut right to the chase.
Xiao An took out the Blood Oath Scroll and erased the last three blood-red figures.
The bloody words on there gradually faded away too, reverting to a blank.

“Thank you, my king!” The three of them all felt their hearts lighten.
Originally, they were still worried that Li Qingshan would go back on his decision, but they were finally at ease now.

“Heh, no need to thank me.
You had been captured by me in the first place, coerced into risking your lives.
Now that you’ve been released, I don’t exactly deserve any of your gratitude.
Though, it would make sense for you to hate me,” said Li Qingshan.

“Never!” The three of them said in a hurry.
After witnessing their battle, their veneration towards Li Qingshan had reached a new peak.
Even the proudest of them all, the Marquis of Serene Sea, became careful around him.

“Whatever you want.
You can go now!” Li Qingshan waved his hand.
Originally, he wanted to warn them to not blubber and disclose his secrets, but upon thinking about it, he found no need.

“I was a cave master of Savage mountain even before you came, so I have no other place I can go.
I’m willing to continue with serving the king, to strengthen the foundations of our Savage mountain so that the king becomes the true lord of the south,” the Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber said.

Now, the Myriad Poison Ancestor was already dead, and the South Sea Sword pavilion would not involve themselves so easily again, so just who could still be the King of Savage’s opponent in the south? If he issued orders under the title of the King of Savages, were there any cultivators that dared to defy him? He had gone from being the second cave master to the first cave master, and the only first cave master, so authority was within his grasp.

“Me too!” the Marquis of Serene Sea said in a hurry.
He cursed inside, This damned fatty is just too good at sucking up! He has absolutely no sense of shame!

As the nominal governor of the South Sea commandery, he had never possessed true control over the South Sea commandery, let alone the south that was much vaster than that.
Now that the opportunity presented itself, why would it let it slip by? If he returned to his estate now, he could live his days freely and at peace, but in the future, Savage mountain would probably restrain him in all aspects.
Compared to that, he was better off remaining as a cave master.
As long as he crushed this damned fatty under his feet, his status would immediately be worlds apart.

The Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber and the Marquis of Serene Sea’s eyes met for an instant, sending sparks flying.

“My king, I don’t want to return to the Shadow palace either,” Ghost Shadow said as well.
He did not have a lot of desire for authority, but he really did not want to return to that nightmarish place and serve as a stud.

“That’s not for you to decide.” A distant voice suddenly rang out.

Li Qingshan suddenly looked back, only to see that the Shadow Queen had appeared before anyone had noticed.
She currently sat on a tall-standing rock, her face covered by a veil, only exposing a pair of eyes that stared at Li Qingshan.
Even from such a close distance, she seemed hazy, like she was about to float away.
Even the sunlight dimmed.

However, Li Qingshan’s eyes were fixated on the items in her hand, revealing a hint of surprise.
They were the Fire Tablet of Heaven and the Fire Tablet of Earth that Zhu Fen had taken away.
He could not help but ask, “Zhu Fen?”

“Already dead.” Ye Weiyang gave a simple answer.

Li Qingshan did not ask about anything more.
The strongest Fire Devouring King was like an alpha lion, but he had caught the attention of the king of assassins in the Mist province when he was deeply poisoned and his mind was in a mess, so an outcome like this was not surprising.
Her appearance there obviously had not been a coincidence either.
The Great Banyan Tree King had probably arranged for that to happen, wrapping up this huge game of chess perfectly.

“Pay up!” Ye Weiyang extended her hand.

“Sigh, for what?”

“It’s very expensive to get me to carry out an assassination.”

“Can I pay with the flesh?”

“Hehe.”