Chapter 360 – As a Daemon General (1/2)

Qiu Haitang took out two True Spirit pills and placed them in Qian Rongzhi’s hand. This was the remuneration they had agreed on at the beginning. She glanced at Li Qingshan. All she could do was hold back the urge to silence him for good.

Li Qingshan gave everything useless to him in the hundred treasures pouch that had to do with the Sect of Clouds and Rain to Qian Rongzhi. He had never expected Qiu Haitang to be part of the plan.

However, Qian Rongzhi knew that including her was for the best. They were facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator after all. No one could guarantee that her hell snake could be effective. If they failed with the first strike, the consequences they faced would be extremely terrifying. She would never risk her life unless there was at least an eighty percent of success.

Moreover, Qiu Haitang would never divulge the secret that they had killed Wei Zhongyuan, or she would not be able to remain as the sect master for any longer. Killing a disciple from the same sect had always been forbidden regardless of the time or age. She might have been the sect master, but the sect still had the existence of a first elder.

Qian Rongzhi accepted everything from Qiu Haitang and Li Qingshan. Seeing how they both stared at her, she said, “You don’t have to look at me like that. Wei Zhongyuan is your mortal enemy, not mine. It’s not like he knows I killed his son. I’ve risked my life to help both of you, so I deserve these benefits.”

Li Qingshan said, “You were worried that one of us might give in to Wei Zhongyuan’s pressure and expose your secret!”

Qian Rongzhi said, “Fortunately, a future like that can’t happen anymore. I hope this remains as our secret together.” Suddenly, she frowned and grabbed her wrist. “It’s about time. Let’s just part here!” She smiled towards Xiao An before taking her leave first.

Li Qingshan was just about to leave too when Qiu Haitang said, “Hold on.”

Li Qingshan said without even turning back, “I remember you once said you never wanted to see me again.”

“Give me Wei Zhongyuan’s corpse.”

Li Qingshan said, “Don’t worry, it’s not going to appear in this world again.”

Qiu Haitang’s sunken gaze swept over from Li Qingshan to Xiao An before returning to Li Qingshan. An eighth layer Qi Practitioner and a tenth layer Qi Practitioner. Their futures were limitless, and their once opposition Wei Zhongyuan was now dead. Xiao An had already been accepted as a disciple of the Annihilum Light Chan Master, the head monk of the Bodhi courtyard of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga. Basically no one within the Ruyi commandery was still bold enough to think about her as a disciple.

All of their disputes no longer existed. Qiu Haitang’s face morphed into a smile. “Come often. You might even have to call me sister-in-law in the future.”

Li Qingshan broke into laughter. “You sure are confident.”

“I hope that does indeed happen one day!” Li Qingshan said. In his opinion, Hua Chengzan’s behaviour definitely did not arise from giving up on Gu Yanying, but from being deeply triggered by her instead. This sect master Qiu’s wishes would probably end up falling through.

Watching Li Qingshan sail off on a cloud, Qiu Haitang made her way down the building. She told the disciples that she had managed to persuade vice sect master Wei into travelling and cultivating outside. Without any evidence, no one could deny it. No one dared to deny it.

Many of the customers had just been cleared out. Turning around, they saw the doors of the parlour open again. They sighed inside. Vice sect master Wei sure had come and gone quickly.

Where to cultivate? Where to prepare for the tribulation?

Li Qingshan thought about this question long and hard. In the end, he chose to revisit an old place.

A jade dragon gushed down from a cliff that stood over a hundred meters tall, plummeting into a deep pool. It was a period of winter drought, but the water continued to roar thunderously, splashing everywhere.

That’s right. This was the place the black ox had initially brought Li Qingshan to cultivate. It was where Xiao An began with the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty, as well as the place where they encountered Xuanyue by chance.

The various memories drifted through his head like clouds. Li Qingshan laughed aloud, diving head-first into the frosty pool.

This place belonged to the Boundless mountains, so there were no humans here. It was also close to human establishments, so no daemonic beasts wandered the area. It was extremely secluded too, which made it a perfect spot of cultivation.

He arrived within the cavern behind the waterfall with Xiao An. Seeing how everything remained the same as before, he experienced a sense of nostalgia.

“Looks like we’ll have to stay here for a while!” Li Qingshan said. Before he had left this time, he had accepted many random missions, just in case he raised any suspicion for not returning for a long time.

Xiao An nodded. “Alright!” She had made up her mind. She had to work hard to keep up with his footsteps.

Li Qingshan sat down and took out all the pills Ru Xin had given him. Just as he had requested, they were all high level pills. There were even three Virtue Accumulation pills among them.

Li Qingshan directly took a Virtue Accumulation pill and ingested it before closing his eyes to digest and absorb it.

Xiao An sat down near the entrance of the cavern, watching over him.

Days passed one after another. The flow of the waterfall increased; this was the sign of the winter snow melting.

Li Qingshan constantly ingested pills. He had already eaten the three Virtue Accumulation pills, but he was still some distance away from that final step. Although it was a step, sometimes it felt worlds away, beyond his reach.