Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 174 - 71: Is This Allowed to be Said? [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 174: Chapter 71: Is This Allowed to be Said? [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

What Xu Ziyang said was certainly not a question for himself.

It all started from the last time he exited his seclusion. At that time, he had broken through to the Fifth Realm, a level of cultivation that almost made him the top among his peers. But when he shared this news with his sister Xu Ziqing, she didn’t seem as thrilled as he’d expected.

In the following days, he noticed that his sister had been feeling down, but she wouldn’t tell him why.

Immediately, he went to Fang Ting for answers.

Before he withdrew into seclusion, Fang Ting had been entrusted to take care of his sister. With Xu Ziqing feeling down now, he naturally sought answers from Fang Ting.

Fang Ting, however, was vague and hesitant, guessing that she might have encountered some emotional issues on their mission to Zhennan Region’s Mountain.

Xu Ziyang was furious when he heard about these emotional problems. Was it because of Lu Ren or Lin Bei? Neither of them were good people.

At that moment, he felt an urge to draw his sword from the sheath on his back and slash something.

Fang Ting hastily explained that it wasn’t either of them but a boy from Silver Sword Peak that seemed to have won over their sister’s affection. After relaying what happened during the mission, Xu Ziyang finally felt relieved.

However, Xu Ziqing may have had some affection for the boy after merely one encounter, but it wouldn’t have been too profound. Being disciples of Jade Sword Peak, it was more prudent for them to keep a distance from those of Silver Sword Peak. He didn’t interfere again with this matter.

In fact, Xu Ziqing had only met Chu Liang a few times. How deep could her feelings be? The little girl may just have a slight crush on him. But the real reason for her moodiness was Chu Liang’s deliberate avoidance of her.

After their return from Zhennan Region’s Mountain, her attempts to express her admiration towards him were ruthlessly rejected.

Having been pampered and admired since childhood, she was used to men being attentive towards her. Suddenly being rejected, she naturally began to question her self-worth.

An initial slight affection she had, that even with Chu Liang’s response, wouldn’t necessarily have led to any real development. But this rejection made her painfully sleepless.

A couple of days went by, and little sister’s mood gradually improved. However, when Chu Liang emerged as the star at Jiang Yuebai’s lecture a couple of days ago, it not only reopened the wound in her heart but also made Xu Ziyang realize Chu Liang’s outstanding qualities.

Xu Ziyang couldn’t help but ponder.

Although this man was a disciple of Empress Feng... his background was somewhat lacking, but his appearance was handsome, his speech was measured, and he was intelligent. He could be a good match.

This man, being a disciple of Empress Feng... still maintained such a gentle demeanor, indicating he could be noble and unblemished despite his background, which made him more impressive.

Already a disciple of Empress Feng... he still managed to make such cultivation progress, nearly reaching Core Formation at his age, unquestionably qualifying as a genius.

Thinking thus, he seized the opportunity to thank Chu Liang today, and asked him the question he did. If Chu Liang said he had no plans like that, then Xu Ziyang planned to have Chu Liang spend more time with his sister.

He always had a straightforward style of doing things.

But his question left Chu Liang speechless.

How presumptuous of you?

He gave an awkward smile, paused for a moment, and then replied, "I haven’t quite thought about that yet."

Even if there was some truth to it, they weren’t familiar enough to discuss such matters.

"So you’re saying you’re not interested," Xu Ziyang said, satisfied with the answer, and added, "Then you might try spending more time with my sister. She has a pretty good impression of you... but you must be careful with your manners."

Before finishing, he added another sentence.

Huh?

Chu Liang finally understood—so he actually intended to become his brother-in-law?

This was beyond his expectations.

Indeed, Lin Bei had previously warned him that Xu Ziyang might come looking for him about his sister once he finished his seclusion. However, he hadn’t expected Xu Ziyang to be so straightforward.

Chu Liang quickly waved his hands, laughing, "Senior Brother Xu, don’t joke around. How could an insignificant disciple like me have... besides, I am currently focused on rejuvenating Shu Mountain and pursuing the great path, I simply don’t have the time for romantic entanglements."

Huh?

Hearing this, Xu Ziyang found it familiar.

Wasn’t that what he said to his master when he finished his seclusion? And his master’s answer was...

Recalling briefly, Xu Ziyang said to Chu Liang, "My master said the same. He spent his entire life rejuvenating Shu Mountain and pursuing the great path, having no interest in love. Now that he’s old... do you know how much he regrets it?"

"Huh?" Chu Liang was absolutely stunned.

If this news were spread out, it might make it to the headlines of Jianghu Yiwun Record. Shu Mountain Jade Sword Peak’s first disciple reveals in private ... The Sect Leader, a lifelong bachelor, regrets deeply... The leaders of the peaks pine for romance in their old age...

Was such talk even allowed?

...

After managing to appease Xu Ziyang with a few words, Chu Liang heaved a sigh of relief.

Cleaning up, he then couldn’t wait to rush towards Tontian Peak, arriving at the Pill Furnace Hall.

Red Jade Flower Branch... Spirit Snake Hidden Fairy Grass... Seven-vein Epiphyllum... White Frost Wide Cloud Leaf... These are all extremely high-grade spirit plants, which are hard to come by on a regular day, yet he was able to produce so many at once. The deacon disciple in charge of receiving heavenly materials and earthly treasures in Pill Furnace Hall was astounded.

Who could have expected that a disciple of the Third Realm could have accumulated so many spirit plants? What kind of fortune must he have had?

Chu Liang merely gave a mysterious smile, not offering much explanation.

In the end, the price came in: the four heavenly materials and earthly treasures sold for just over ten thousand sword coins. With this many sword coins, purchasing a Golden Fur Beast would be more than enough.

Moreover, this price was already quite a bit lower. If he’d sold them at Taotie Pavilion, he could have at least doubled his earnings. But this is how the Immortal Sect operates. Materials for Core Formation, like what Chu Liang bought, would also likely cost several times as much at Taotie Pavilion.

You can’t be too particular about it.

Making a small windfall, he then headed over to the Chuan Jian Hall, seeking out Wen Yulong.

"Senior Brother Chu, you’ve returned so quickly. It seems your trip was quite successful. You’ll soon reach the Golden Core Stage," he greeted with a smile.

"I dare not speak so boldly in advance." Chu Liang quickly rebuffed this premature congratulations.

Sitting down, he took out the internally damaged Green Leaf Magical Instrument and passed it to Wen Yulong for inspection.

"Ah..." Wen Yulong immediately furrowed his brows, "How is it that every time you return, it’s damaged this severely... and..."

He inspected it a bit before asking, "Why was it damaged internally this time?"

"Caught in an explosion," Chu Liang explained with an embarrassed laugh, describing the course of the battle to Wen Yulong.

Wen Yulong lamented, "This defensive artifact isn’t supposed to be used like this... But I have to admit, the artifact I forged is indeed very strong, even able to severely damage a Fourth Realm demon beast."

"Indeed," Chu Liang agreed.

"Well, then you better leave this with me. There are too many damaged array runes inside it. Without suitable materials, it will be very hard to fully repair." Wen Yulong said, "It’ll be down to luck, after finding the materials, I still have a lot of repair work to do."

"Will it take a long time?" Chu Liang asked.

"Of course, internal damage is not the same as external." Wen Yulong explained: "Internal damage is much harder to repair."

Chu Liang’s concern was that he was about to depart for the Immortal’s Lake soon. If the Green Leaf Magical Instrument stayed here for too long, he wouldn’t be able to take it with him then.

But if it simply can’t be repaired, there’s nothing to be done. He was just going to test his luck at Immortal’s Lake anyway, and there probably wouldn’t be any fights. With this in mind, he let it go.

"You just concentrate on finding materials, try to use the best ones, don’t worry about the sword coins." Chu Liang came close to say.

Having become quite familiar with Wen Yulong and knowing that he wasn’t overly concerned with this, he didn’t have to worry about exposing his wealth.

"Oh?" Wen Yulong responded with a smile upon hearing this, "Sounds like Senior Brother Chu’s trip was quite fruitful."

Chu Liang then described the miraculous valley in Black Whale Mountains. Since all the mature spirit plants in the valley had been harvested, and the quickest to mature would still take tens of years, there was no need for him to keep this a secret.

Moreover, Wen Yulong wasn’t interested and didn’t even ask for the specifics of where it was. Instead he pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, maybe the legends about the Black Whale Mountain are true."

"Legend?" Chu Liang asked, "Do you mean the Black Demon Whale?"

"Yes," Wen Yulong confirmed, "A single valley shouldn’t be able to have such a strong spirituality, capable of nurturing so many heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Unless there was an unimaginably powerful being buried there, that could alter the ecosystem and give birth to more spirit plants. The grass growing at the grave of a strong being are all heavenly materials and earthly treasures."

"I see."

Chu Liang contemplated for a bit and then understood. After all, he had personally witnessed a supposed Seventh Realm skeleton causing a swarm to evolve. If the Black Demon Whale from the legends truly existed, it would certainly be even more powerful.

Considering the corpse’s spirituality was still spawning spirit plants after countless years, there might be a kind of law of conservation of spirituality. After spending considerable effort gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth onto themselves, cultivators’ energy would then return to heaven and earth upon death, not simply disappearing.

That said, the set of bones he had buried in the ground some time ago might sprout some spirit plants over time. Although, it’s probably unlikely since, aside from spirituality, seeds would also be needed.

Hold on...

What if he were to plant some seeds then? Upon this realization, Chu Liang’s heart started to beat a bit faster.

Planting grass on a graveyard?

However...

Wouldn’t that be a bit inappropriate?