"He's still my third cave master after all. I've already promised so many night roamers to him! Y- just leave him here and continue serving me. I believe there will be a day when the blood oath is removed and he can regain his freedom. "
Having resolved the most fundamental conflict, Li Qingshan's attitude eased up and he smiled.
"Everything else can be discussed today, but I have to take this bitch away!" Ye Weiyang said.
Li Qingshan glanced at Ghost Shadow curiously. He had no idea how he had offended the Shadow Queen so deeply. "I'm afraid I can't comply with that. If I can't even protect a subordinate, what's the point of being the King of Savages?"
Ghost Shadow cast a grateful gaze at Li Qingshan. From a certain perspective, his objective was the same as Ye Liusu's. They both underwent the third heavenly tribulation before returning to the Shadow palace.
Ye Weiyang gradually raised an eyebrow. Her sinister killing intent began to permeate the surroundings. Li Qingshan turned to his side and looked back at her. His smile remained the same, but he showed no intentions of backing down. The atmosphere that had just eased up immediately tensed up again.
It made the Banyan Tree King sigh inside. Ghost Shadow's existence was not particularly important to them, yet they just had to fall into a stalemate for the sake of their pride.
"Ma 'am Shadow Queen, can you listen to me on this?" Ye Liusu interrupted before shooting a glance at Li Qingshan. If they stayed together any longer, they would definitely start arguing again.
"Alright, I'll listen to what you have to say first before I take this bitch away," said Ye Weiyang.
A crescent moon silently sank into the western mountains. The first rays of dawn surged in the east.
Ghost Shadow followed closely behind Li Qingshan nervously, but in the end, the Shadow Queen did not appear again. Only then did he let out a long sigh of relief and settle down.
Ye Liusu sat under the great banyan tree. The seat before her was empty. Ye Weiyang had already left Savage mountain silently. She was still in thought, remaining silent for a very long time. There was a flash before her, and Li Qingshan sat down in front of her. He smiled.
"How was it? Did you have a pleasant conversation?"
Ye Liusu nodded slightly and suddenly put on a charming smile. "Thank you!"
Li Qingshan stood up and looked to the east. "The road ahead is still long!"
In the Myriad Poison cult, several hundred fire basins of varying heights burned with gloomy, green flames, dyeing the hall a wretched green. The Myriad Poison Ancestor sat on his throne and felt rather uneasy, so he stood up and paced around the hall. He thought, Have I miscalculated something? When the Shadow Empress makes a move, even I don't dare to be negligent, let alone a mere second heavenly tribulation brat. There's only death awaiting him! "
At this moment, the flames moved without any wind, rising and flickering. The Myriad Poison Ancestor's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly looked back, only to see that an additional item had appeared on the throne. It was the treasure of the Myriad Poison cult that he had offered as a reward.
His expression changed, and he actually gave up on the assassination!
"Why? Why! "He waved his arms and shouted loudly. His wide sleeves fluttered in the wind as a faint green flame ignited.
However, there was no answer. Only his voice constantly echoed through the hall.
Never did he imagine that the Banyan Tree King would support a "human" for free, helping him control formations and mediate disputes. However, with the assistance of the Banyan Tree King, Li Qingshan was instead even more at ease in the Mist province than in the Green province.
Before long, the news of this battle spread across the south very quickly, even reaching the entire Mist province.
The Myriad Poison cult was a very renowned large sect in the Mist province, yet they had actually been destroyed by the King of Savages, Li Qingshan, in a single battle. Even the Myriad Poison Ancestor was helpless against him. Everyone found this unbelievable.
After hearing Qian Liangmu's report, the King of Southern Yue also became surprised. He held the chess piece between his fingers and forgot to place it down. He said to the Banyan Tree King on the other side of the chessboard, "Sure enough, there's a reason why you've taken a liking to this kid, fellow. It does make my killing intent grow heavier."
"Let's just focus on harmony!" The Banyan Tree King smiled.
The King of Southern Yue raised an eyebrow, and the surprise in his eyes deepened. The Banyan Tree King's attitude was even clearer than last time. Last time, he said he was "forming a good relationship with him, not exactly protecting him", but now, his intention of protecting him was very strong. It was very worth considering.
It had to be mentioned that when the Banyan Tree King agreed to control Savage mountain's formations and went to great lengths to mediate between him and the Shadow Queen, he was no longer absolutely neutral. Even with his wisdom, it was impossible for him to not have any likes and dislikes, as well as distance between people. When others looked at Li Qingshan, they only treated him as a genius disciple of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, but in his eyes, he was a supreme prodigy that only appeared once every thousand or even ten thousand years among daemons, and he had a fortuitous encounter with him.
The King of Southern Yue said in amusement, "No wonder this Li Qingshan is bold enough to come to the south and become the next commander. As long as you give the order, who's bold enough to touch a hair on him?"
"Life and death are decreed by fate. Riches and honor are determined by the heavens."
The Banyan Tree King expressed his attitude. If the King of Southern Yue really did make up his mind to eliminate Li Qingshan, he would not forcefully stop him. This was what he had to bear when he referred to him as "fellow".
"Aren't people of my generation supposed to defy the heavens and change fate?" the King of Southern Yue asked.
The Banyan Tree King only smiled. He did not answer.
"Li Qingshan, are you bold enough to come out and fight me?"
Above Savage mountain, the Myriad Poison Ancestor rode on a poisonous cloud. His voice boomed like thunder, making no effort to hide the raging fury in his heart.
"Myriad Poison, you old coot, how dare you act so recklessly on Savage mountain? Aren't you afraid I'll wipe out your Myriad Poison cult?" Li Qingshan stood on the top of the mountain and laughed aloud.
"Whether you're bold or not, you only need to say the word!" the Myriad Poison Ancestor said.
"What if I say I'm not bold enough?" Li Qingshan said leisurely.
"Then you can drop the title of King of Savages, because you're not worthy!" the Myriad Poison Ancestor said.
"Someone vaguely told me that too. Hehe, whether I'm worthy or not isn't something an old coot like you can decide. If you want me to come out, then I just won't come out," Li Qingshan said.
"Alright, alright, alright. If you're so capable, don't come out for the rest of your life. I'd like to see just how long you can hide for!" The Myriad Poison Ancestor pointed at Savage mountain and said in exasperation. He had truly been angered this time. He was even willing to use such a stupid method to teach Li Qingshan a lesson.
"You can stay here for as long as you want. I can't be happier cultivating in my dwelling!" Li Qingshan said.
The Myriad Poison Ancestor snorted coldly and sat on the cloud. He had made up his mind to go head-to-head with Li Qingshan.
"If he stays outside Savage mountain the entire time, the cave masters we let out won't be able to report back," Little Ann said.
"Just let them stay outside for a little longer. I'll piss off this old coot first. I obviously won't be hiding the entire time and competing with him in terms of patience. I just happen to want to use him for some practice. "Li Qingshan rubbed his hands and said eagerly.
Although the lifespans of cultivators were much longer than mortals, their concept of time was not as distinct as mortals either. The higher their cultivation, the more this was the case. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
The Myriad Poison Ancestor had no intentions of leaving. He seemed to be submerged in cultivation, but he had always been paying attention to Savage mountain below. As soon as Li Qingshan left the formation, he definitely would not be able to escape his senses.
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