Acknowledging a Master
Duoge still wanted to say something, but a feeling he had never experienced before welled up in his heart. Many matters of the past rushed over like a tsunami. His distant home, his dead parents. The matters of the past that he originally did not care about suddenly became clear, piercing his heart. He could not help but feel sorrowful, and tears fell like rain. Li Qingshan rubbed his head. Cry. Pain will always surpass everything you've been taught, surpass senseless numbness. Even wild beasts understand sorrow.
It was all thanks to the wonders of the Demon Suppression Statuary, Li Qingshan's assistance, and his own comprehension that Duoge was able to return from demonification this time. He immediately broke through the restraints of his demon heart and sensed the emotions of ordinary people.
After experiencing an intense battle and experiencing unprecedented emotional changes, Duoge fell asleep after a bout of heart-wrenching tears.
Li Qingshan looked back again, gazing below the Demon Suppression statue. He felt an urge to take another step forward and descend to the next floor. Now that he possessed the Traitorous Demon sword and the Demon Suppression Tower, his strength had basically increased drastically.
Little Ann grabbed his sleeve and shook his head gently. Li Qingshan nodded. If he descended any further, true Demon Commanders would definitely appear. If he was not careful, a troublesome situation would arise.
"Come down, come down. I will give you the greatest power!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in his head. It was extremely dignified, mixed with a strange hum. It made people want to follow its orders involuntarily.
Li Qingshan blanked out for a moment before immediately returning to his senses. He asked, "Who are you? Where are you? "
"I'm at the very bottom. As long as you come, I'll give you the greatest power so that you can run amok and do whatever you want."
Li Qingshan could not help but laugh. "Hah, you better wait until you run amok and do whatever you want before saying this to me. Compared to being a prisoner, I think you'll have a better future as a prison warden."
The Unraging monk wanted to accept him as a disciple, but he refused, let alone risking his life to find a prisoner. Do you think I'm an idiot?
"How dare you speak to me like that! Do you know who I am?!" The voice was instantly enraged.
Li Qingshan was being unreasonable. The strange buzzing sound suddenly became louder, as if there were dozens of hacksaws pulling at his brain. The pain was unbearable. His expression changed slightly, and he mocked even more, "I don't care who you are. Trash, come and kill me if you have the ability!"
These levels of the Demon Suppression Hall were like isolated spaces. For this voice to come from the bottom level, its strength was definitely extraordinary. Furthermore, it was specially suppressed in the lowest level, so it was definitely a ferocious demon. It was definitely not someone the current Li Qingshan could fight against. But since it was already suppressed, what was there to be afraid of? When you break out in five hundred years, I will stab you to death with a finger, believe it or not.
The voice immediately quieted down. Suddenly, there was a tremor beneath his feet. The Demon Suppression Hall rumbled and shook, as if a ferocious beast was about to break free from its suppression.
"It can't be that bad, right? It's going to be born today!" Li Qingshan was shocked.
At this moment, a fat, smiling monk strode over with a leg of lamb in one hand and a gourd of alcohol in the other. His sleeves ruffled as he strode over.
He wore a pair of tattered shoes. With each step he took, the Demon Suppression Hall would tremble a little less. By the time he arrived in front of Li Qingshan, the Demon Suppression Hall had completely settled down. He was the Unraging monk.
The Unraging monk was tall and large, but he only reached the waist of the demonified Li Qingshan. However, when he walked over, Li Qingshan felt like a mountain was crushing down on him.
The Unraging monk laughed aloud. "My good disciple, why don't you hurry up and acknowledge me as your master?"
Li Qingshan was taken aback. "Didn't I say I don't want to become a monk?"
"You and the buddha have a — Ptui, we have a destiny!" The Unraging monk extended his hand and pressed it against Li Qingshan's shoulder, smiling mysteriously.
Due to the difference in height, the Unraging monk originally had to leap up to reach Li Qingshan's shoulder. In the eyes of others, it seemed like Li Qingshan had voluntarily reverted to his human form, allowing the Unraging monk to succeed.
However, when Li Qingshan glanced at the fat hand on his shoulder, he understood it extremely well. When the hand extended over, it possessed a tremendous yet extremely familiar power, suppressing all of his demonic nature and demon qi.
He suddenly understood what the Unraging monk meant when he said "we have a destiny". This was the power of demon suppression from the Demon Suppression Statuary! And, it was clearly much more skilled and powerful than him. Perhaps it had already completely comprehended the Demon Suppression Statuary.
As it turned out, the Unraging monk was the first person to practise the Demon Suppression Statuary in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga.
Li Qingshan could not help but study the smiling, kind, chubby face in front of him. Who would have thought the Unraging monk who was equivalent to a "Monk King" in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga would actually possess such a powerful demonic nature?
He did not know that over a century ago, the Unraging monk was known for being easily angered and bloodthirsty. Only later on did his personality change drastically, becoming so easy-going and smiling. However, he could vaguely guess that the Unraging monk might be even more dangerous than the Dauntless monk.
Li Qingshan cursed inside, Sure enough, if you're not bald, you're not venomous. If you're not venomous, you're not bald. There's nothing good about monks. Afterwards, he deliberated over his words. "Master, I'm about to return to my hometown to get married very soon. I really can't convert to buddhism, so please spare me!"
No matter how powerful the voice earlier was, it was still suppressed under the Demon Suppression Statuary. It was equivalent to a vicious beast trapped in a cage. However, the vicious beast before him stood outside the cage, with a claw on his shoulder.
"You're the first person to practise the Demon Suppression Statuary in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga. The Demon Suppression Statuary is the supreme cultivation method of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, a secret that is not passed on to outsiders. My senior brother said you trespassed in the inner courtyard, and he was only using it as an excuse. He won't do anything to you in the end, but when it comes to a cultivation method like this, do you think he'll spare you even if I spare you? "
"This …"
"If you don't agree to it, all I can do is cripple your demon heart and destroy your Demon Suppression Statuary. Everything you've obtained along the way will be for naught."
"Then do it, master. That woman is deeply in love with me. I really can't turn my back on her." Li Qingshan exhaled deeply.
"Hmm? I didn't think you'd be so infatuated looking at how heartless you are." The Unraging monk shot him a glance and clicked his tongue in wonder.
"You're the infatuated one. Your entire family is infatuated one. I'm a heartless, true man," Li Qingshan said. He felt like he was becoming closer to a demon for some reason. Was it because he had condensed a demon heart?
"Forget it. There's no need for you to be a monk." The Unraging monk swung his sleeve.
"Thank you for your generosity, master!" Li Qingshan clasped his hands.
"Though, you still have to accept me as your master!"
"Huh?"
"Secular disciples aren't prohibited from marrying. Eating meat and drinking alcohol are all fine too. You don't have anything to say about that, do you?"
The Unraging monk scratched his bald head and smiled bitterly. With his cultivation, the number of people who wanted to accept him as their master could line up all the way from the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga to South Hub city. He had taken the initiative to accept this kid as his disciple, yet he was extremely reluctant.
"Then I have another question," Li Qingshan said sternly.
"Ask away!"
"Are there any benefits?"
"What benefits do you want?" The Unraging monk chuckled. Li Qingshan felt his shoulder tighten. The Unraging monk's voice exploded in Li Qingshan's head, "If you still don't agree, I'll destroy you."
"Master, please accept a bow from your disciple!"
Li Qingshan did not try to be unreasonable. It was not like he had to remain in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga as a monk. He could even have a powerful figure who had undergone the third heavenly tribulation as his master, so why not?
Though, monk, oh monk, if you force me to become your disciple now, you better not regret it in the future.
The Unraging monk smiled. "Very good. From today onwards, you're my first disciple. You can naturally inherit my legacy in the future."
Li Qingshan snickered and said nothing more.
The Unraging monk stroked Duoge's face gently, and Duoge woke up. He saw a large, round face that resembled a full moon, and he was alarmed. Was the person before him the most terrifying existence among humans — a monk?
Legend had it that humans were already extremely stupid, and monks were the worst of them all. They believed in the head monk, yet he had actually done something as unbelievably stupid as "cutting off his own flesh to feed eagles". If anyone was not as stupid as them, they would kill them.
Duoge hid behind Li Qingshan in a hurry out of fright. Although he had broken free of the demon heart's restraints on his thoughts, certain fixed thoughts could not be changed so easily.
The Unraging monk asked with a smile, "Do you want to leave the Demon Suppression hall?"
"I do!"
Duoge said immediately. After breaking free of the restraints of the demon heart, he immediately sensed just how unfortunate it was to be trapped here and have to kill his own clansmen. As long as there was even the slightest chance, he would try it.
"As long as you accept me as your master, you can leave here," said the Unraging monk.
The Unraging monk said. This little demonfolk had returned to his original state from absolute demonification. Although he himself had yet to fully recover, he had actually gained some comprehension over the Demon Suppression Statuary already. If he could be properly trained, perhaps he would be the best candidate to cultivate the Demon Suppression Statuary given his origins as a demon.
Duoge immediately hesitated. Asking him to accept a monk as his master was like asking a devout buddhist to accept a demonfolk as his master. It was truly difficult to accept.
This was also proof that he had broken free from the restraints of the demon heart, beginning to possess his own will and judgement. In the past, as long as there were benefits to him, he probably would have agreed to it in a hurry, no matter what was right or wrong.
"Accept me as your master!"
Li Qingshan extended his hand and grabbed Duoge by the neck, lifting him out from behind and placing him in front of him. They had already reached this point, so what else was there to say?
"Venerable!"
Duoge looked back in surprise. He glanced at Li Qingshan before looking at the smiling Unraging monk before him. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times obediently. He thought, Since even the venerable has said that, then it's obviously very reasonable. The venerable won't harm me!
Even when he demonified and went berserk, he still retained some memories. He knew that Li Qingshan had saved him again, which filled his heart with a strange feeling he had never experienced before. It was gratitude and trust. Demonfolk did not possess these feelings.
"Right now, I only have the two of you as my disciples. In the future, you seniors and juniors need to help each other … Whatever, it's all nonsense. Do you have any alcohol cups?"
Li Qingshan took out a few cups. The Unraging monk filled three cups before picking up one for himself. He chuckled. "Come, let me offer you a cup!" With that, he downed it all.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
