Chapter 523 – The Game Ends (1/2)

Fu Qingjin squinted his eyes. The splashing water dispersed as Li Qingshan’s figure with drifting scarlet hair appeared.

Everyone on the Soaring Dragon ship watched on from afar.

“Isn’t that Fu Qingjin?”

“With how powerful the moon demon is, regular Foundation Establishment cultivators aren’t his opponent at all.”

“It’ll be troublesome if a disciple of the Sword Collection palace dies here.”

“I’ve waited quite some time for you!” Li Qingshan sneered and strode over, throwing a punch.

Fu Qingjin did not dodge. He only said two words flatly, and the fist stopped before his face. The fierce wind blew away his black hair.

“I’ve lost.”

“What did you say?”

Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows in great surprise. Only after closely studying Fu Qingjin did he notice how he had changed. Although his appearance and attire were still mostly the same, he seemed like a different person in Li Qingshan’s eyes.

The change in his bearing could not be described with words, but if a description was absolutely necessary, then his condescension had vanished, and his constantly-sighing gaze had become clear and certain.

“I’m not your opponent. You’ve won this game of chess.”

When Li Qingshan dispersed the colossal wave, Fu Qingjin knew he had lost, and not simply in terms of strength.

“What the hell are the two of you doing? I only casually spared the lives of a few mortals, didn’t I? Do you really have to overreact like this?”

Li Qingshan pulled back his fist. He could not help but experience a feeling of, “I haven’t even shown you my true strength, and you’ve already been defeated.”

“How hilarious. Even a daemon can show benevolence. What have all my actions of the past been in comparison then?”

Fu Qingjin said in a self-deprecating manner. Upon breaking free from the influence of the Green Ruins sword and looking back at everything he had done, he found it all ridiculous. He was like a child under the influence of adults, forcefully trying to imitate the mature tone of adults, yet losing his most-important shred of innocence.

Suddenly, there was a wild gust of wind, and Fu Qingjin returned to his senses. A fist had already landed heavily on his face, sending him spinning. He smashed through several walls before finally coming to a stop.

“I don’t know what you’re saying, but I do feel much better.”

Li Qingshan clasped his fist, turned around, and made his way back to Moon Court lake.

Fu Qingjin laid in the fragmented brick and tiles in a bad shape and gazed at the night sky filled with stars. He said softly, “Thank you!”

“No need to thank me!”

With a boom, Li Qingshan stomped down on Fu Qingjin’s chest, immediately creating a great pit. Rock fragments flew everywhere.

Fu Qingjin coughed up a mouthful of blood and stared into Li Qingshan’s eyes. He raised his right hand and pointed at the sky. “Northmoon, your trouble is coming.”

“I don’t need you to tell me!”

Li Qingshan obviously understood. When one side admitted defeat, that was the end of the chess game.

There would not be any more rules that prevented powerful cultivators from interfering. By refining bodies of water, he must have crossed the bottom line of certain people. They would never simply leave the matter be.

When he possessed an absolute advantage, he did not make use of it to hunt down everyone; instead, he dragged out the game of chess and earned himself more room to develop.

Now that Zhou Tong had given up and Fu Qingjin had admitted defeat, there was no point in continuing with this game of chess.

Li Qingshan’s face became stern. “Then I might as well kill you and eliminate any future problems!”

“And what benefit would that bring you?”

Fu Qingjin smiled. He personally believed he was not the moon demon’s opponent, but after comprehending the true intent behind the Green Ruins sword, he was not without some life-saving measures. And, he obviously had made ample preparations given how he was bold enough to come to Moon Court lake.

There was a flash of lightning in the sky, followed by booming thunder. Zhou Tong said, “Moon demon, release him!”

“You…”

Li Qingshan looked at Zhou Tong before looking at Fu Qingjin. He sank into his thoughts. Zhou Tong had a fiery temper, and he never had a good impression of Fu Qingjin, so why would he specially rush over to save him now?

Looking at Zhou Tong’s expression, he was not completely willing either. There was a hint of reluctance.

Fu Qingjin said, “Senior Zhou has already agreed to become a guest elder of our Sword Collection palace.”

Becoming a guest elder of the Sword Collection palace brought extremely great benefits, and they basically had no responsibilities either. Even the master of the Sword Collection palace could not order them around without good reason. They only had to promise a single thing, which was to provide assistance when the Sword Collection palace faced devastating peril. However, as a large sect of sword cultivators with such deep foundations, the Sword Collection palace probably would not encounter something like that even in the next few millennia.