Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 156 - 54 Evil Ksitigarbha [Two more updates]_1

Chapter 156: Chapter 54 Evil Ksitigarbha [Two more updates]_1

The next morning.

Chu Liang rose early, feeling refreshed and invigorated. He completed his morning ablutions leisurely.

After traversing through the Misty Mountain Valley with those Demon Cult people for so long, looking at the flowers and trees on Shu Mountain again feels like returning to Yangjian, extraordinarily familiar.

The Gold Pattern Berries in the small flower garden are adorable, and so is Little Yi, who’s busily watering. The Golden Fur Beast digging holes nearby is also... well, at least its big head is.

The more he looks, the sillier it gets.

After breakfast, he rushed to Tongtian Peak Sword Hall again, to find Wen Yulong.

After previously killing South Route Guide, he acquired a statue with storage space. The Guide’s treasures should all be inside. Unable to open the Magical Storage Tool, Chu Liang had no choice but to seek help from an expert.

"Senior Brother Chu, I have been waiting for a long time!" In Sword Hall, a young man sat energetically.

"Thank you for caring, Junior Brother Wen," Chu Liang responded with a smile.

"Did you bring back any good stuff this time?" Wen Yulong asked eagerly.

By now, he might have developed a conditioned response. Every time Chu Liang came back from an errand, he always got an opportunity to show off his talent.

Truthfully, Chu Liang had also formed a habit. Although Wen Yulong always surprised him, he always ended up exclaiming ’superb’ in the end.

Ultimate Flight, Flying Leaf Sharp Knife, dumpling formation, Treasure Leaf Lantern, The Divine Light Ghost Slayer Sword, Lamp Ball Sword Technique...

If they were replaced by ordinary Artifact Refining disciples, they might confirm his guess, but they absolutely couldn’t use the same materials to refine an item with the same effects.

In other words, it would be mediocre.

"Nothing needs refining this time, it’s another matter." Chu Liang sat down, taking out the gruesome statue. "I confiscated this statue with storage, but couldn’t open it. Do you have any way to open it?"

"Let me see."

Wen Yulong took the statue, carefully observed it, his expression gradually becoming grave.

After a while, he put the statue back on the table, speaking hesitantly: "Senior Brother Chu, this is Evil Ksitigarbha."

"Oh?" Chu Liang asked.

He had heard a bit about "Evil Ksitigarbha".

In Buddhism, there’s the legend of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, a kind Bodhisattva who made the great vows "Not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied". But in this world, the Underworld King Sect also has faith in Ksitigarbha, only, their faith is in "Evil Ksitigarbha".

In the legends of the Underworld King Sect, Ksitigarbha is an demon deity suppressed in hell by deceitful gods, shackled in the Underworld with three billion eight hundred million chains of divine power. Thousands of Fierce Ghosts gnaw at his physical body daily, yet he still lives, constantly yearning to return to the Mortal Realm. The believers believe that one day, Ksitigarbha will incarnate as an evil ghost and return to take revenge.

But as for what Evil Ksitigarbha looks like, what it encapsulates, he wasn’t sure.

"The Underworld King Sect possesses a Demonic Path Divine Artifact listed tenth in the Ten Thousand Treasures Record, ’Ksitigarbha’s True Body’. It’s rumored this artifact can summon the real celestial power of Ksitigarbha from the Underworld. The authenticity of this claim is unknown." said Wen Yulong. "The statue you confiscated should be an imitation of Ksitigarbha’s True Body, carrying some kind of guiding power."

"I suspect the Evil Ksitigarbha in the legends can lock onto it."

That was a bit scary.

Chu Liang leaned forward, asking, "Doesn’t that make it quite dangerous to hold onto it?"

"If I’m not mistaken, the power of this item should be that it can summon some of Ksitigarbha’s celestial power." Wen Yulong said, "But it wouldn’t be too exaggerated, not to the point where it’d summon evil ghosts just by holding it. However, after the contents are taken out, I would still advise you to get rid of it."

"You mean you can extract it?" Chu Liang asked as he listened.

"It might be a bit troublesome, but it should be doable." Wen Yulong laughed, "Leave it here for a while and let me study it. I’ll notify you when it’s almost time to open it, and I’ll open it before you."

Chu Liang knew that the reason for opening it in front of him was so that he wouldn’t suspect that any of the treasures were taken. In the Immortal Cultivation World, there were also hired opening of Magical Storage Tools, which had also become an industry practice.

Although he didn’t really doubt Wen Yulong stealing, since there were such rules, there was no need for him not to adhere to them.

"Alright, thank you," he said.

"No need to thank, this is gonna cost you two hundred Sword Coins." Wen Yulong held up two fingers.

"What?" Chu Liang frowned, "This should be simpler than artifact refining, right? Why is it the same price?"

"Hehe," Wen Yulong said, "This kind of job usually depends on the value of the Magical Storage Tool. Your Evil Ksitigarbha is quite hefty. Even though I don’t know from which Demonic Cultivator you got it from, it’s definitely not low level. The treasures inside are definitely worth the price. Besides, within the disciples of Sword Hall, probably only I can open this. Otherwise, you’ll have to look for an Elder, then it would not be this price."

"Oh."

...

Coming out of Sword Hall, Chu Liang was contemplating. He needs to look for ways to get more Sword Coins. He needs to save money for Core Formation materials, there’s never too many Sword Coins.

Right as he steps out the door, he sees the Main Gate of the Law Protection Hall nearby, and decides to go in.

He recently obtained a new Divine Skill from outside. He wondered if he could exchange some rewards with it.

The new Divine Skill he currently possessed, the Remove Evil Curse was a reward from the White Pagoda, without any cultivation method, so he certainly couldn’t hand it over; The Miracle Hand was a skill for thieving, Chu Liang didn’t want it to spread out. On one hand, it would become less secret if it spread out, and he couldn’t guarantee it wouldn’t be abused. Therefore, the only skill he could hand over was the newly obtained Divine Slaughter Blood Refining Technique.

The inside of the Law Protection Hall was still as deserted as ever.

The square-faced youth named Yuan Zhuo was still sitting there, quietly reading.

Chu Liang walked up and greeted: "Square... I mean, Senior Brother Yuan!"

Yuan Zhuo raised his head and replied: "Junior Brother Chu Liang."

Chu Liang was somewhat surprised that Yuan Zhuo recognized him at a glance despite only meeting him briefly so long ago.

"I’ve captured another Demonic Cult’s cultivation technique, and I want to see if I can hand it in for some rewards." said Chu Liang.

"Show me." Yuan Zhuo stretched out his hand.

Chu Liang handed the Divine Slaughter Blood Refining Technique to him. Yuan Zhuo scanned it quickly with his Divine Sense and immediately said, "We don’t have this in our library."

"That’s great." Chu Liang smiled.

Yuan Zhuo paused for a moment, then said, "Junior Brother Chu, if I may, you better not cultivate this technique yourself."

"Huh?" Chu Liang asked, "Why?"

If Yuan Zhuo hadn’t said it, he indeed intended to practice it.

"This Demonic Sect’s technique emphasizes refining the essence from the blood of living beings at the point of their death to enhance the self." Yuan Zhuo explained, "Such actions are against the Dao and it’s inevitable to be burdened by Karma."

"Usually, those from the demonic sects have techniques in their sects that can offset this Karma, and some even specifically cultivate the path of Karma. But... evil practices are evil practices, which results in evil begets evil, probably caused by this Karma. Even if you can deceive your own heart, you can’t deceive the Heavenly Dao. No matter how many offsetting techniques they cultivate, they can’t escape the cycle of the Heavenly Dao in the end."

After he explained it this way, Chu Liang understood.

The most typical case would be the Beheading Red Famous Sword, which should follow some laws regarding Karma, hence going berserk whenever it encounters those who are burdened with blood-related sins.

He himself had slew many living creatures during these days, but with the goal of slaying demons and eliminating evils, he did not increase Karma but instead accumulated merit. But if he killed with the purpose of draining essence from blood, he could not avoid accumulating Karma.

Originally, Chu Liang thought that he could practice this Divine Skill while slaying demons and eliminating evils. But now it seemed that he had made it too simple.

"If you just cultivate this technique, you wouldn’t accumulate too much, but as cultivators walking throughout life, it’s best to be very cautious. It’s better to avoid such unnecessary Karma. Otherwise, it will become a hurdle for you when you seek the Dao in the future." Yuan Zhuo said, "Furthermore, if you want a blood-refining Divine Skill, the Law Protection Hall has others."

"The Law Protection Hall has it?" Chu Liang’s eyes instantly lit up.

"Certainly." Yuan Zhuo replied, "Such Divine Skills are actually not too rare, it’s just that the people who practice them are few because cultivators have limited energy, they can’t pursue to fully empower their innate potential with strong spirituality. Normally, only after reaching the Sixth Realm do they have the extra energy to improve the self."

This statement enlightened Chu Liang a little.

The Divine Skills he had mastered were already not small among the disciples in the Divine Consciousness Realm of Shu Mountain, especially his Talisman Sword Technique which was already extraordinary.

He felt that he was learning fewer Divine Skills because he didn’t put most of his energy into improving his cultivation.

He was living leisurely here because Big Head Baby was bearing the burden for him!

A normal cultivator at this stage was busy trying to improve their cultivation and breakthrough to the Golden Core, then after the Golden Core, they would want to breakthrough to the Five Elements, hence they had placed more emphasis on cultivating their cultivation.

Concerning the various complicated Divine Skills, they had to selectively abandon many.

He didn’t have to worry about this, hence he could put a lot of time and energy into improving his Magic Artifacts and Divine Skills.

"If you want, then use this reward for handing over your Divine Skill to exchange for another alternate technique." Yuan Zhuo said, getting up and walking to the back of the room.

After a while, he came back with a jade slip.

"This Miraculous Blood Tempering Technique progresses slightly slowly, but it is more reliable, this is the right way to practice." Yuan Zhuo reminded.

Chu Liang took it, seriously saying thanks: "Thank you for your teaching, Senior Brother Yuan."

"That’s not teaching, just a bit of experience sharing." Yuan Zhuo was always expressionless, seeming carefree.

Chu Liang appreciated Yuan Zhuo’s words, feeling that this square-faced senior brother always spoke with a just and in accordance with the Dao, this person must not be as simple as an ordinary deacon disciple.

Unconsciously, a glimmer of admiration appeared in his gaze when he looked at Yuan Zhuo.

Just as he was about to say goodbye, Yuan Zhuo suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wait, the reward of this, isn’t enough for the Miraculous Blood Tempering Technique. You have to make up for the difference."

"Huh?" Chu Liang was taken aback, there was such a thing as making up the difference? He quickly asked, "How much do I need to add?"

Yuan Zhuo’s eyes flickered as he calculated before answering, "Seventy Sword Coins."

"Hmm..."

Chu Liang pouted.

The admiration in his eyes disappeared.