Legend of the Great Sage

pletely ignored Li Qingshan.
He said to the little phoenix, “Don’t look at him.
If I were to forbid it, even he can’t leave here.”

“Sigh! Are you really going to use force?” Li Qingshan said furiously.

“So what if I am?”

Their gazes clashed once more.
The phoenix’s nest woven from the divine wutong tree turned into a tremendous restraining power.
In this domain, Feng Xiwu was its master.

However, Li Qingshan took a step forward, and his body radiated with a violent aura.
For a moment, even Feng Xiwu was unable to hold him at bay.

His ten years of arduous cultivation was not for nothing.
The greatest characteristic of the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine was that it became harder with progress, but it also became stronger at the same time.
After breaking through to the fourth layer of the Phoenix Transformation and balancing water and fire yet again, his current strength was even greater than when he first set foot in the phoenix’s nest.

At this moment, a figure arrived beneath the divine wutong tree and entered the phoenix’s nest.
She was dressed in an extremely simple manner, but it was unable to obscure her great beauty.
Her expression was completely neutral, but her bright eyes were filled with an indescribably mysterious aura.

Xiao An had returned.

As soon as she entered the phoenix’s nest, she saw Feng Xiwu and Li Qingshan confronting each other with daggers drawn, glaring at one another, which left her slightly surprised.
According to her calculations, the likelihood that they would fall out was very low, unless some irreconcilable dispute arose, such as the phoenix’s embryo shattering.

However, the unfamiliar child was clearly the newly-born phoenix.
He should have been able to turn them into friends.
When she learnt the entire story, she could not help but become a little speechless.
As a result, she asked a single question.

She pointed at the little phoenix.
“What’s his name?”

“This…” Only now did Li Qingshan and Feng Xiwu remember this duty.

“Isn’t naming the child the first thing that his father should consider?”

Feng Xiwu said in agreement, “Yes.
You’re still the thoughtful one, Xiao An.
This bastard almost made me lose my wits out of anger.
I will tend to the matter of giving a name.
Those who are ignorant and incompetent, lacking in talent or virtue, should just keep their mouths shut!”

“Alright, you can name him.” Li Qingshan did not object.

“That’s rare of you to be so self-aware!” Feng Xiwu was very surprised.

“It’s fine as long as he takes my surname, Li.” Li Qingshan smiled.

“If that can be tolerated, what cannot?”

As a result, their old dispute was settled by the new dispute.

Xiao An shook her head and approached the little phoenix.
She had to closely observe this “son” that Li Qingshan had hatched.

The little phoenix took a step back like he had been frightened.
Neither of his legacies had bestowed him with the element of cowardice.
Even when he faced the bolts of tribulation lightning, he had received them fearlessly.
However, Xiao An, who was as beautiful as a heavenly maiden, enough to enchant all living creatures, made him feel a hint of fear.
It felt as if he had encountered an extremely dangerous monster.

The phoenix was a divine bird of eternal life, while the pledge of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty was to destroy all living creatures.
It was no longer just out of bloodthirstiness, but for the sake of extinction.

Xiao An stopped and thought, Sure enough, it really is a divine bird.
She instinctively wanted to learn all about him.
During the decade she had spent with the Divine Nun of the South Sea, she had not been intrigued by anything.
Instead, she was intrigued by a newly-born baby chick.

Feng Xiwu noticed this as well.
He glanced at Xiao An in confusion and asked the little phoenix, “What’s wrong?”

Li Qingshan smiled.
“What, are you frightened?”

“Of course not.
I’m not afraid of anyone.
I was just surprised earlier!” The little phoenix immediately widened his eyes and proactively made his way before Xiao An.
He raised his head and gazed at Xiao An to show that he felt no fear.

“As long as you’re not afraid.” Xiao An smiled and scooped up the little phoenix.

The little phoenix shivered inside.
Her hands were warm and soft as her body gave off the smell of sandalwood.
The rare smile on her face made her utterly bewitching, but it made him feel very uncomfortable.
Actually, even he was unable to clearly describe what he was fearing.
Of course, he did not know either that this sense of fear would accompany him for a very, very long time.

The little phoenix flew away as soon as Xiao An loosen her grip on him.

Li Qingshan and Feng Xiwu had their daggers drawn again.
They bickered a little, and the atmosphere heated up.
They were basically about to start fighting.

The little phoenix clapped his hands and cheered.
“Fight! Fight! The stronger one is the first father!”

“Your two fathers fighting—now that’s not something this child would like to see.” Xiao An appeared behind the little phoenix again and placed her hands on his shoulder gently.
She lowered her head and asked, “Right?”

The little phoenix shivered.
“Yes, yes.
Stop fighting, fathers! I don’t want to see it!”

Feng Xiwu responded with a question, “Lassie, what do you think we should do then?”

Xiao An said, “Why not just rock-paper-scissors?”

It took Feng Xiwu a moment to understand.
While rock-paper-scissors seemed like a child’s game, it was not actually that simple in practise.
It required reaction speed, psychological conditioning, and most importantly, senses over the fluctuations of the heavenly secrets.

“Good idea.
What do you think?” Feng Xiwu asked Li Qingshan.
He personally believed he was a major realm of cultivation and several minor realms of cultivation higher than Li Qingshan, so he possessed an absolute advantage when it came to his grasp over the heavenly secrets.
It was a guaranteed victory for him.

“I obviously have no objections to Xiao An’s ideas.” Li Qingshan smiled.
“I’m just afraid you’ll change your mind after you lose.”

“Change my mind? Do you really think I’m you? Since you’re willing, then let’s do it!” With a sweep of his sleeves, Feng Xiwu balled his fist and prepared himself with great grace.