Legend of the Great Sage

Poison cult, the halls and pavilions stood just like before, giving off a sinister, eerie aura.
However, they were covered in a layer of dust.
Under the glow of the setting sun, it seemed particularly quiet and desolate.

Ru Xin sat in a pill cauldron for cultivation.
Her body that resembled white jade was soft and exquisite, becoming even more pure and flawless.
Suddenly, she sensed something and threw on a set of clothes, leaving the hall and raising her head.

A resplendent streak of scarlet light tore through the air, landing on the stone square with a boom.

Meeting an acquaintance again after over a decade, Ru Xin could not help but smile.
“You’re in such a hurry! Are you being hunted down again? Hmm? What’s wrong with Xiao An?”

Li Qingshan had no time to explain.
He handed the Xiao An in his arms to Ru Xin preciously.
“Take care of her for me!”

Ru Xin’s arms sank.
Her body that should have been as light as a feather had actually become as heavy as gold.
The golden sanskrit stretched across her skin, filled with an immovable and inviolable sense of solemnity.

Along the way, Li Qingshan had once tried to suppress the golden sanskrit for Xiao An, but it had already merged with her body, or even her mind, completely!

Xiao An had studied the buddhist dharma diligently for many years.
Although she had done so with the exact opposite intention, she had already mastered the essence of those buddhist scriptures and ideas.
Everyone who comprehended to her level was a wise, enlightened monk of buddhism.
The only reason why she was emotionless and characterless was because of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty’s influence.
Once this calmness shattered, it was not like she did not have a devotion towards the buddha and a wish to bring salvation to all, just like how the White Bone Bodhisattva also had a devotion towards the buddha and a wish to bring salvation to all.

What made her waver was not the Divine Nun of the South Sea, but the buddha nature within her.

Li Qingshan glanced deeply at Xiao An again and said nothing more, as it would all be useless.
He turned around and flew away.

Ru Xin moved quickly, grabbing him by the shoulder immediately.
“What happened exactly?”

“Your cultivation sure has progressed quickly, but if I hadn’t stopped, I probably would have torn off your hand.” Li Qingshan came to a halt and was slightly surprised.
He had not raised his guard or tried to dodge, but that alone indicated she had not wasted the past decade either.

“Alright, alright, alright.
Mister Li is in the prime of his life, which a mere cultivator like me admires greatly.
May mister Li please tell me exactly what happened?”

“You can ask Xiao An about the details.”

“If she’s willing to acknowledge me, if I’m willing to acknowledge her, then of course I can ask her.”

Ru Xin glanced at Xiao An in her arms.
She was also a sharp-witted one.
Even back then in the Academy of the Hundred Schools, she had already noticed Xiao An’s peculiarities.
This little girl looked at people like they were merely objects.
Why would she go out of her way to please someone who did not even acknowledge her?

“Sister Ru Xin… I’m… willing to… acknowledge you… You can ask me!”

Xiao An said slowly, which stunned Ru Xin.
Gazing at the feeble, young lady in her arms, she actually felt a sense of sympathy, which truly was unfathomable! This also happened to be the reason why she was reluctant to have too much contact with this girl.
It clearly was not the arts of charm, yet it was even more terrifying than the arts of charm.
It was basically impossible for her to not waver once she spent enough time with her.

“You hear that? I’ll be right back!”

“Where are you off to? To do what?”

“Demon caverns! Hunting!” Li Qingshan was about to fly off when he heard Xiao An add.
“The South sea.”

Li Qingshan was mildly surprised before nodding his head to express that he understood.
The fierce wind whistled, and he rushed through the clouds in the dusky sky in the blink of an eye, flying towards the South sea.

“To think that he actually trusts me enough to leave his favourite with me.” Ru Xin could not help but extend her hand and pinch Xiao An’s cheek.
She felt delight from taking advantage of her weakened state.
“So tell me, how do I take care of you? Are you sick?”

“Let go!” Xiao An stared at Ru Xin in displeasure.

“Sigh! You really are sick.”