Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 175 - 72: Senior, please [Seeking for monthly ticket!]_1

Chapter 175: Chapter 72: Senior, please [Seeking for monthly ticket!]_1

"Do you have the seeds of spiritual plants?"

Upon hearing Wen Yulong’s departure, Chu Liang immediately returned to the Pill Furnace Hall to inquire about spiritual plant seeds.

Shu Mountain has its own spiritual plant garden, and naturally, there are seeds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. However, few disciples usually buy these, so the deacon disciple was slightly startled when he heard about it.

"I’ve managed a little flowerbed myself, and I want to try out some spiritual plant seeds to see if they can germinate," Chu Liang said with an innocent and simple smile.

The real intention behind seeking seeds was somewhat secretive, so it wasn’t something he could openly declare.

The deacon disciple looked at him, his gaze as if looking at a walking daydream, "If the junior brother needs them, we have some here, although they might be a bit expensive."

Expensive is relative to the result of getting nothing.

In fact, the few spiritual plant seeds he showed to Chu Liang were all priced under a hundred sword coins.

After all, very few in the immortal cultivation world trade in spiritual plant seeds because it’s not like you can grow them just because you have the seeds. A spiritual plant can produce many seeds, but to cultivate all these seeds, even the top Immortal Sects do not have this ability.

Occasionally, Shu Mountain disciples with wishful thinking would ask, hoping to grow their own spiritual plants, but the outcome usually ends in disappointment.

"This is solar grass, this is..." The deacon disciple began to introduce to Chu Liang.

Chu Liang raised his hand, "Senior Brother, you don’t have to tell me, just tell me which one is the most expensive when it grows?"

He asked straightforwardly.

"Heh," the deacon disciple smiled, "That would naturally be the seed of the Immortal Ascending Grass."

"Immortal Ascending Grass?" Chu Liang asked, "Does Shu Mountain actually have its seeds?"

"In history, the ancestors of Shu Mountain have retrieved Immortal Ascending Grass several times and left two seeds. The elders of Pill Furnace Hall experimented with one of them but failed to grow it, no one knew why. And the other one is left here." The deacon disciple pointed at a huge milky-white seed.

"I’ll have that one then, how much does it cost?" Chu Liang asked.

Since it was an attempt at a dream, he might as well go big. If he could manage to grow one Immortal Ascending Grass, it would be worth more to him than the other heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

"If you want it, you can take it for a hundred sword coins." The deacon disciple said.

"Okay." Chu Liang quickly paid the amount.

"If you can’t grow it, just bring it back to us. We will buy it back for twenty sword coins." The deacon disciple added, "After all, it’s a seed of a rare spiritual plant, it does have some collection value."

"..." Chu Liang was speechless for a moment.

Okay.

Quite ruthless.

After leaving the Pill Furnace Hall, he immediately rushed to the cave where the golden skeleton was buried. Finding no changes in the vicinity, meaning no one had been there, eased his worries.

"Predecessor, I apologize for the intrusion."

He arrived where the skeleton was buried, paid his respects, and then dug slightly to confirm that the golden skeleton was still inside.

Afterwards, he carefully buried the seeds of the Immortal Ascending Grass in the chest cavity of the skeleton, covered the hole with soil, watered it, and sprinkled some spirit grass. In short, he provided everything he could think of.

After preparing everything, he stood up again.

"Predecessor, if you can gift me an Immortal Ascending Grass, I will offer annual tributes and incense every year, I definitely won’t take your grass for nothing."

"I beg of you, Predecessor!"

...

The next day, Chu Liang received a flying letter from the Sword Exchange Pavilion.

The letter informed him that the group to the Immortal’s Lake has been assembled, and if he is ready, he should reply that he can depart. Anyway, he couldn’t wait for the Green Leaf Magical Instrument to be repaired anymore, so Chu Liang replied instantly.

Soon, the flying letter returned, notifying him to gather at the Sword Exchange Pavilion immediately.

Quite fast.

Chu Liang didn’t require much preparation. He went there lightly and easily by himself.

Visiting the Immortal’s Lake is something every Shu Mountain disciple does when they form their core, but through thousands of years, how many have actually found the Immortal Ascending Grass? Everyone still sees it as a luck-testing activity and doesn’t hold high hopes.

It was a pity that the Immortal’s Lake was dangerous and he couldn’t take the koi with him, otherwise, the chance of encountering the Immortal Ascending Grass would be greater.

Upon arriving at the Sword Exchange Pavilion, he saw the cold-looking Xu Ziyang, dressed in a sharp uniform, waiting there. Standing upright with a powerful aura, he attracted the attention of passing disciples.

Some people are like that, shining brightly like fireflies even in the darkness.

Jiang Yuebai was like that, so was Xu Ziyang, and Chu Liang hoped he could grow into such a dazzling figure one day.

"Senior Brother Xu," Chu Liang nodded in acknowledgment.

"Hmm," Xu Ziyang nodded slightly.

Quite indifferent, Chu Liang muttered to himself, wondering if it was because he rejected his proposal to become his brother-in-law.

Just as Chu Liang was unsure what small talk to make with him, a joyful shout came from there: "Senior Brother Xu!"

A tall woman in a plain robe lightly ran toward them, her tasselled long dress covering her beige trousers. She had her hair pulled into a high ponytail, with several tendrils of hair wafting over her forehead. Her face was as fair as a silver plate, with gentle eyebrows and eyes, and her gaze held a natural allure.

"Hm." Xu Ziyang nodded slightly.

Seeing him acting cold towards a beautiful woman made Chu Liang feel better.

It seemed like this guy was just aloof towards everyone.

"Hello, senior sister," Chu Liang greeted politely when he saw the companion, "My name is Chu Liang, from Silver Sword Peak."

This woman seemed older than him, perhaps even older than Xu Ziyang, so addressing her as senior sister was definitely correct.

"Ha ha, Junior Brother Chu." The woman giggled gently, "I know you. You stood out during Jiangjiang’s sermon. I don’t think anyone in the third realm of Shu Mountain is as talented as you."

"I wouldn’t dare to claim such." Chu Liang hurriedly replied modestly.

"My name is Chen Su, from Lingxi Peak." The woman continued, "I’m also a disciple of alchemy in the Pill Furnace Hall. If you have the materials ready, I can refine the external elixir for you free of charge."

"We really appreciate it, Senior Sister Chen!" Chu Liang replied smilingly.

Core Formation involves transforming an external elixir into an inner core, a process that is relatively complicated. The first step is to refine the gathered materials into an external elixir. Making an external elixir is not very difficult, but if one knows nothing about alchemy, it certainly won’t be possible.

A lot of people turn to the Pill Furnace Hall to do it for them.

While they were in the midst of their exchange, a greeting came from behind, "Senior Brother Xu!"

The crowd turned and saw a lean man with elongated eyes, dressed in scholars’ robes, approaching hastily.

He greeted them as he hurried towards them, "Senior Brother Xu, sorry for being late. Senior Sister, my apologies as well. This is..."

Upon seeing Chu Liang, he paused for a moment.

Chu Liang found him quite familiar as well.

This man seemed to be Shang Ziliang, the son of Yunyao Peak Master Shang Shuwen. They had met once before. However, considering his "relationship" with Peak Master Shang, it was quite awkward.

If calculated carefully, among the team members, three people can be said to have a grudge against his master.

Shang Ziliang’s impression of Chu Liang was much deeper than Chu Liang’s of him.

He had schemed against Chu Liang in secret before, but each time Chu Liang had managed to gain something, while he himself suffered a severe blow.

After being extorted by Empress Feng last time, Shang Shuwen quickly figured out that his own son was meddling behind the scenes. In a fit of anger, he punished Shang Ziliang by confining him.

It was only the need to search for the Immortal Ascending Grass that he was released. He didn’t expect to end up on the same team as Chu Liang.

Because of his confinement, he didn’t manage to attend the sermon. He wasn’t aware of Chu Liang’s performance. He only knew that Chu Liang was at the early stage of the Divine Consciousness Realm when they first met.

How long has it been?

And he could already form his core?

Was something amiss?

No, did he lose track of time? A day in the cave, but a thousand years have passed in the world?

Shang Ziliang was stunned.

On the other hand, Xu Ziyang, who was standing nearby, ignored his greeting altogether. He turned around and coldly said, "Let’s go."

There wasn’t even a humph.

Xu Ziyang walked to the edge of the plaza and whistled. A splendidly radiant, enormous golden eagle descended with a piercing cry, stirring up fierce winds as it stopped in front of them.

A whistling noise resonated.

The strong gusts of wind caused them to struggle to keep their footing.

A Fifth Realm spiritual beast, the Golden Winged Eagle.

Xu Ziyang’s mount, a creature of legend that could evolve into a Golden Winged Roc once it reached the seventh realm.

He mounted the golden eagle first, and the other three followed. Then with a swoosh, they shot out like an arrow, causing them to instinctively grab onto the feathers of the eagle.

So fast.

Only after a moment, they adapted to the extreme speed.

Seeing that they were starting to get the hang of it, Xu Ziyang finally turned around and stated, "Our destination this time is Immortal’s Lake, to search for Immortal Ascending Grass. I’m sure you all know the first thing about finding Immortal Ascending Grass is...don’t get your hopes up. Otherwise, you’ll just get disappointed. Consider this trip as a journey of cultivation, so you won’t experience disappointment."

"The Immortal’s Lake is said to be formed from the blood of an immortal and an evil god who fought in the mortal realm. The Immortal Ascending Grass only appears where an immortal fell."

"This might sound a bit exaggerated, but it shows how elusive it is to find one. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say it only appears once every hundred years. Moreover, it’s not just our sect that needs Immortal Ascending Grass as an ingredient for the top-grade Golden Core, but also other sects. Even if we find a sprouting one, we will still have to compete with disciples from other sects."

His speech was a little more extensive when he talked about their mission.

"Of course, the most important thing is to protect yourselves," he emphasized, "Stay close to me and don’t drift too far away."

"There are not only opportunities in Immortal’s Lake but also..."

"Ba."