"Fellow Gong, I'm willing to assist you in destroying the fire devourers!"
Ji Changfeng comforted the remaining disciples and elders of the Cloud Sail sect before riding the wind over. He was furious and sorrowful, but he was in high spirits.
"With the assistance of your divine wind, we can definitely take down Fire Melt mountain and make the fire devourers pay with their blood!" Gongyuan riled up, and her eyes lit up. Her main objective this time was to rope Ji Changfeng into their group. This would be the most important part of the battle against the fire devourers, but Ji Changfeng had always been evasive. She never expected the fire devourers to help her out so much in the end.
Afterwards, she told Ji Changfeng about the existence of Stoneheart.
"Is this true?" Ji Changfeng stared at Ru Xin in disbelief. He was very curious about just what kind of appearance she wore behind the bronze mask. He thought, On one hand, she's the Myriad Poison Ancestor's disciple in name, but on the other hand, she's used by the King of Southern Yue to threaten Li Qingshan. She's even connected to Gongyuan in countless ways. Just who is she?
"As real as I can be!" Ru Xin bowed slightly.
"If you can really accomplish this, then you'll be the benefactor of my Cloud Sail sect. Please accept a bow from me!"
For the sake of revenge, Ji Changfeng was already willing to pay any price, but he was not particularly confident in taking down Fire Melt mountain. Ru Xin's extremely vicious plan of wiping out the clan was just too much to his liking. He was basically like a person about to die of thirst seeing a pool of clear water. Overwhelmed by his emotions, he bowed towards Ru Xin without any regard for his status.
It was obvious that if the Cloud Sail sect survived this disaster, the future generations of descendants would all be taught to wipe out Fire Melt mountain. This hatred would be passed down, constantly being filled with new flesh and blood, growing deeper and deeper until one side was destroyed.
Ru Xin returned the bow in a hurry. "You flatter me."
Then Ji Changfeng said to Li Qingshan, "Fellow Li, I can't thank you enough. I'm truly unable to return the favor. If you need me in the future, please feel free to ask!"
"Well said!"
"However, you've ruined the fire devourers' plans this time. The fire devourers will never spare Savage mountain. The south cannot be compared to the South sea …" Ji Changfeng analysed the situation for Li Qingshan. In short, Savage mountain was very dangerous, and so was Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan listened with a heavy expression, but he understood in his heart that Ji Changfeng wanted to pull him on board so that he could have more power for his revenge.
Gongyuan also said, "You've witnessed the power of the fire devourers. The Divine Fire tablets are the divine artifacts of the ancient divine kingdom. They've probably only obtained them recently, so they still haven't unleashed their full power. Once they recover their strength, not only will Savage mountain be destroyed, but even your life will be in danger. However, for the sake of how you've saved me today, I'll provide you with protection!"
The two of them echoed each other, which made Li Qingshan secretly sneer. He obviously wanted to take down Fire Melt mountain very much and obtain the legendary divine wutong tree, but he would not go so far as to be fooled into fighting to the death with the fire devourers just because of a few empty words.
The most important thing to understand was that Gongyuan and Ji Changfeng needed Li Qingshan's help, not the other way around. As a result, he interrupted them.
"I'm very glad that the two of you know how to repay a debt of gratitude, but I've already said it in the Feilian hall back then. I don't like these flowery words. First of all, the south is indeed different from the South sea. The fire devourers can indeed destroy my Savage mountain, but they have to consider the consequences of otherfolk slaughtering cultivators, not to mention that I'm a White Hawk commander of the imperial court. That's one of the reasons. "
"Do you think the fire devourers have so many misgivings? The world is about to fall into chaos right now, and the imperial court is weak. Why would they still care about the south? They've already become honoured guests of the king's estate, so there's even less reason for them to fear some White Hawk commander. "
Gongyuan retorted coldly. She needed Li Qingshan's power very much to subdue her inner demons and increase her cultivation. And, only when the two of them worked together could they push the Heart of the Abyss to the limit and fend off the fire devourers' Divine Fire tablets. Otherwise, the battle this time would be extremely horrific.
"That's why there's still the second reason. If it really doesn't work out, I'll just return to the Green province!" Li Qingshan laid out his hands.
Gongyuan and Ji Changfeng immediately fell silent. Li Qingshan had no grievances with the fire devourers, so there was absolutely no need for him to throw his life at them. Savage mountain was not the Crystal palace either. It was just a cultivation dwelling that he had stolen in the first place, so giving it up was no big deal.
Gongyuan said, "Just a few threats from the fire devourers are enough to scare the mighty King of Savages into running back to the Green province?"
"It's not like I've lost anything anyway. I've just been cursed a little. Once I undergo the third heavenly tribulation, I'll come back for revenge. Isn't that much simpler?" Li Qingshan said like it was obvious.
"You-"
"Your majesty, I don't owe you anything! Instead, you still owe me five years to use the Heart of the Abyss! "Li Qingshan reminded.
I only hugged you. It's not like I've slept with you. Don't you think you can coax me onto the ship with just a few words?
Ji Changfeng let out a long sigh. "Fellow, are you really just going to leave like this?"
"No, I'll stay behind and assist you in taking down Fire Melt mountain!" Li Qingshan said, "But I'm not your saviour. I don't need your gratitude or protection. Instead, I need actual benefits. Since it's an alliance, then there should be sincerity. We need to figure out what each party should receive and what they should pay. The planning before the battle and the distribution after the battle are both indispensable. We can't just stick it all together like this. What do you think? "
"You're still the one who's thought it through. That's exactly how it should be!"
Ji Changfeng immediately agreed. He had already begun planning what Li Qingshan had mentioned a long time ago. It was very easy for the weak to be coerced and sacrificed if they worked together with the strong. There had to be a set of rules. As a result, he said he was willing to lend Gongyuan a hand, not asking Gongyuan to avenge him. However, he could not bring himself to do it, so he could not put it as bluntly as Li Qingshan.
Most importantly, he did indeed have an irreconcilable grievance with Fire Melt mountain.
Now that Li Qingshan was interested in a formal alliance, he obviously welcomed it with open arms. The main reason why the Cloud Sail sect had faced such a disaster this time was still because of the Merfolk of the South sea. They needed to receive the corresponding compensation, find a suitable island, and rebuild the Cloud Sail sect.
"How do you want to form an alliance?" Gongyuan sank into thought.
"First of all, your attitude. What I need is respect, not exploitation. Don't use your grand, high-end schemes of kingship on me." When he reached there, Li Qingshan communicated, "If you were as obedient as Just Now in my arms, our partnership would be much more pleasant."
"Sure!" Gongyuan squeezed out two words from between her teeth.
"As for the rest, this isn't the place to talk. We both need time to consolidate our cultivation, so why don't we all go back and recuperate first? We can gather in the Crystal palace on the next night of the full moon and discuss how we're going to take down Fire Melt mountain!"
Gongyuan and Ji Changfeng both expressed their agreement, so Li Qingshan bid farewell and left, returning to Savage mountain with Ru Xin and Little Ann.
They flew five hundred kilometers away, leaving Giant Ship island far behind.
A cool breeze blew, and the moon shone brightly. The ocean was boundless, and the sound of the waves continued. It was peaceful.
The great battle seemed like a dream, but the increase in strength was real. Li Qingshan was in an extremely good mood. The fifth layer of the tiger demon had multiplied his strength.
The third layer of the phoenix required him to balance fire and water again to obtain the third innate ability of the phoenix. If it was still the Phoenix's Nirvāṇa, that meant he would have two chances at rebirth. If he included the time when he turned into an egg, that would be three times. Just who could kill him?
The Ink sea was already close!
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