Legend of the Great Sage Chapter 522 - The Broken Sword, the Pill, and the Choice

The intense battle over Moon Court lake had alarmed all the settlements in its surroundings.

In particular, the fishermen who lived on their boats suddenly felt like they were in free fall. They darted into their cabins in fear and surprise, only to see the surface of the lake had suddenly fallen by a feet. A colossal hand composed of water reached into the air from the centre of the lake.

“Grandfather lake god is angry!”

Shock and fear was written across all of their faces. Someone bellowed out with that and everyone dropped to their knees, constantly lowering their heads.

On a small, stone bridge near the shore, a person stood alone as his green student’s robes drifted in the air.

Fu Qingjin pressed his hand against his sword and stared ahead. “Northmoon, have you already become like this?”

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A few months ago, deep into autumn, on Benevolence island, by the Lake of Dragons and Snakes.

A lonely figure held a broken sword, sitting on the shore alone. There was no Green Ruins Illusion, nor was there a dangling thread.

“Why’s this Fu Qingjin acting like he’s lost his wits!?” Hua Chenglu arrived on Benevolence island to check on a Hawkwolf guard who had been injured during a mission. She spotted Fu Qingjin’s figure from afar.

Yu Zijian said, “Shh, Chenglu, be quieter. Don’t let him hear you.”

The conversation reached his ears clearly, but he behaved like he had not heard it at all. He stared at the severed edge of the Green Ruins sword. What had been severed was not just the edge, but all connections with the outside world.

The Daemon Suppression alliance had already become a matter of the past. Gradually, no one visited him anymore.

The Sword Collection palace neither punished him nor called him back. He only received four distant words from his master, “You’re on your own.” It was four simple words, yet it left him stumped no matter how hard he thought about it.

His wounds had recovered a long time ago, but he had no idea where to go, so he simply stayed here. He remained in this foreign land like a lone soul.

“You

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