Legend of the Great Sage

ter salamander, there were a few other powerful daemons.

One of them was a boulder viper over thirty meters in length.
It was even stronger than the blackwater salamander.
Its body was basically made out of rock, impermeable to regular weapons, and it hid in the soil without giving off any aura at all.
Li Qingshan was almost injured by its sudden sneak attack.

However, when Li Qingshan stated his intentions, the boulder viper immediately expressed its willingness to follow Milliped’s command.
It would be taking part in the gathering of daemons.

The blackwater salamander looked down on Milliped due to the geographic advantage it possessed.
However, even the boulder viper was not bold enough to openly confront a Daemon General.

As a result, Li Qingshan managed to recruit his second powerful daemon soldier without even whipping out the carrot and the stick.
As long as the king possessed absolute strength, expeditions would always become much easier for the general.

There were a few other battles, but basically all of them were more threatening than dangerous.
Of course, that was because Li Qingshan possessed sufficient strength, or who knows how many times he would have died already.

Although the strongest daemons featured Milliped’s strength, they had to probe out Li Qingshan’s strength if he was to be their leader.
The boulder python had yielded so quickly because its ambush attack on Li Qingshan had failed, and a punch from Li Qingshan had cracked the rocks on its body.

Even though Li Qingshan was not confident he could achieve victory half of the time if they really did become embroiled in a battle to the death, no daemon was willing to battle other daemons of the same strength to death without a proper reason.

The world believed humans were intelligent and rational, while daemons were bloodthirsty and crazy.

That was not true.
Even when wild beasts in the wilderness fought for a mate or territory, they would not battle their opponents to the death.
The loser might not even suffer particularly severe injuries.
Most of the time, victory would be determined through roars and demonstrations of strength.

However, humans would often gamble their lives without any regard for the sake of women and power.
Even when they knew there was no chance, they would still want to try it.
They would end up defeated and dead, never able to learn from their mistakes.
Perhaps it would just be a small scuffle, going from a small insult to fighting.
Finally, they would end up with a battle to the death over the vague concept of pride.

The only thing that existed within wild beasts was an instinct for survival.
They did not have complicated emotions like humans; this aspect would not change even after becoming a daemon.

As a result, Li Qingshan had faced a group of surprisingly rational opponents.

If even powerful daemons would yield, it went without saying for the weaker ones.
They basically bowed their heads the moment Li Qingshan unleashed his daemon qi; it was so simple that even Li Qingshan was left in disbelief.
It only took him a single month to do all of this, far quicker than he had anticipated.

Milliped was just too slow-witted, so he could be easily ignored.
He had no awareness of recruiting subordinates either, which was why he was in his current situation.
Li Qingshan made up for Milliped’s lack of intelligence, immediately taking over control of his territory for him.

Now, Li Qingshan had basically gained a few dozen daemon soldiers under his command, and his identity as the leader of the daemon soldiers had come true.
All he had to do was wait for the gathering of daemons, where he would establish his control completely.
He would be able to command these daemon soldiers around, and he would have a Daemon General as a friend.

If the Sect of Clouds and Rain still wanted to touch him, they would be seeking their own doom.
As long as there were no masters who had undergone tribulations, he could deal with them no matter how many people they sent.
Even if the sect master came, bold enough to venture underground, he would show the sect master the power of a carapaced Daemon General.

Thinking about the perfect future awaiting him, Li Qingshan put on the large bamboo hat and the bamboo basket again, letting Xiao An hide in there.

Although he could return to normal, he purposefully maintained his huge figure so that it would be convenient for him to move around within human society.
For the sake of the gathering’s success, he needed a banquet.
He would have to rely on Yu Shukuang for this.

In the Proud Sword manor, Yu Shukuang grabbed Li Qingshan’s hands excitedly.
“You’ve finally returned?”

Li Qingshan saw how panicked Yu Shukuang had become.
He asked in a hurry, “What happened?”

Yu Shukuang told him the whole story.
Li Qingshan replied furiously, “He has gone too far.
Have you contacted Hua Chenglu?”

Yu Shukuang said bitterly, “I’ve already sent the letter, but there has been no reply.”

Li Qingshan understood that even if Hua Chenglu did something, she would not go as far as to reply to the letter and explain everything.
However, this was probably much more complicated than it seemed.
Even if Hua Chenglu wanted to act, the Hua family might not necessarily be willing to develop bad blood with the Green Vine mountain over a friendship between children.

He had already witnessed the unruliness and arrogance of cultivation sects from the Sect of Clouds and Rain in the past.
They were even bold enough to kill Hawkwolf guards, so why would they be afraid to forcefully recruit a disciple?

Yu Shukuang asked, “What am I supposed to do? Sigh, it’s all because I’m useless!”

Li Qingshan tried to persuade him.
“Don’t worry too much.
At most, she’ll suffer some hardships as the disciple of someone else.
She won’t be in danger.
Getting her to experience the vile side of human society isn’t necessarily a bad thing.” The Green Vine mountain was an orthodox sect after all.
They were not thugs.

Yu Shukuang sighed heavily.
That was true, but how could he stop worrying?

Li Qingshan was rather worried as well.
He liked Yu Zijian’s straightforwardness and kindness very much.
He did not wish for her to endure any abuse.