Legend of the Great Sage

more effective if I eat it.” Li Qingshan gazed at the phoenix’s embryo and licked his lips.

“Don’t you dare!” Feng Xiwu was furious.

Li Qingshan immediately became immobilised, like he was placed under numerous restraints.
He understood that this place was Feng Xiwu’s territory, and it was not an external object like the Asura Field.
It was a part of the divine wutong tree itself, so it was extremely powerful.

“It’s just a joke.
Do you have to be so agitated? The most important aspect to getting along is trust.
If you don’t even have this little bit of trust in me, how am I supposed to complete the duty?”

Feng Xiwu sank into silent thought before apologising.
“You’re right.
I’ve misspoken.
However, it’s exactly because I care that I overreacted.
I hope you can understand my feelings and not joke around.”

Li Qingshan was rather surprised.
He never expected Feng Xiwu to be so reasonable.
It was no wonder they said gentlemen could be fooled with reason.
As a result, he also said sincerely, “Alright, I won’t joke around anymore then.
I’ll accept this duty, but I don’t have any clues either, so I can’t guarantee I can complete it.”

“You’re not allowed to leave until you complete it!” Feng Xiwu said.

“Isn’t… that a little too unreasonable!?” Li Qingshan gasped.
So much for praising you just then.

“The outside world cannot learn of its existence, so please forgive me, sir!” Feng Xiwu bowed slightly, once again apologizing deeply, even referring to him with an honorific.
Afterwards, he even told Li Qingshan a small story.
Three thousand years ago, there had once been a Fire Devouring King that broke the agreement, forcing his way in here and seeing the phoenix’s embryo.

And then, there was no and then…

“Forgive you my ass! This is house arrest, actually even threatening me! Is this the trust you speak of!?” Li Qingshan discovered that he had been far too naive.
He actually believed a tree could be a gentleman.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you.
It’s just even more important than my own life.
This domain is beneficial to your cultivation.
I’m certain there’s no better dwelling in the world than here for strengthening your phoenix powers.
You can also sense the aura of a true phoenix through the hatching process.
For a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like that, it makes sense even if there are some restraints involved.
What do you think?” Feng Xiwu explained patiently.

Li Qingshan nodded.
Although it still left a bad taste in his mouth, that was true.
He extended his hand.
“Give me the egg.”

“It’s the phoenix’s embryo.” Feng Xiwu corrected him.

“The phoenix’s egg!”

“So be it.
I’m not going to bicker with a ruffian like you.” Feng Xiwu handed the egg to Li Qingshan with great reluctance.
“Be careful.”

In the moment he touched the phoenix’s embryo, the complicated, beautiful patterns suddenly began to swirl and glow brightly, completely illuminating the entire nest.
It only dispersed after a very long while.

This sight invigorated both Li Qingshan and Feng Xiwu.
Their confidence in the great cause of hatching the egg multiplied.

Sensing the heavy aura of life within the phoenix’s embryo, Li Qingshan sucked in a deep breath.
“I’m going to begin!”

Author’s Words For the End of the Volume—Alright?

A Dream in the Mist Province is the longest volume of Legend of the Great Sage so far, over two hundred pages in total.
Li Qingshan started as an egg and ended with another egg.
He went through a cycle, a very, very long dream.
The various hardships and difficulties involved were the same to him and me, but I have to admit that I’m not as strong as him.
I don’t have brother ox, I don’t have Xiao An, and I don’t even have beyond the Nine Heavens.

Sometimes, I feel lonely, and sometimes I lose my direction.
Just climb up where you fell down—that’s true, but sometimes you want to lie down for a while and think about it.

Only life itself is worth the least thought, as you’ll never understand it.
All you can do is allow reality to change everything.
Only life itself is worth the most thought.
Even if you can’t get an answer, making mistakes upon mistakes, it itself is a form of evidence!

But regardless, you still have to keep moving.
Even my dreams are dominated by strange ones and nightmares, so there’s no need to have excessively harsh demands on life.

In any case, I’m still relatively satisfied with this volume overall.
The overall composition and the weaving of plot are relatively complete.
Although it’s still nowhere close to perfection, my writing ability has still increased drastically after over two million characters of practice, laying a better, firmer foundation for my future work.
Situations like writer’s blocks basically shouldn’t happen anymore.

Though, I keep losing to my feelings, like when I’m bored, when I’m agitated, and when I’m depressed! Although I’ve been trying to handle these issues since I was young, and I can already manage them with ease, the feeling of worry really does creep up on you as you advance in age!

Anyway, I do need to adjust myself properly, like eating some more meat, reading some more books, and so on.
The path to the Nine Heavens still isn’t over!

The next part will be the focal point among focal points for the entire nine provinces saga—the world in chaos, caught up between new and old love, old and new hatred coming in flocks—just how will Li Qingshan face it all?

The name of the next volume will be “Supreme Daemon King”!