Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 176 - 73: Must Perform Well (Vote for the Month!) _1

Chapter 176: Chapter 73: Must Perform Well (Vote for the Month!) _1

"Have you succeeded?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure Chu Liang is dead?"

"Of course."

"Then why did he show up at Tontian Peak this morning?"

It was still that dim and gloomy room, where a silhouette was sitting at the case desk, and a masked man with two swords on his back stood at the foot of the hall.

Confronted by the silhouette’s question, the Dual Swordsman hesitated, "What?"

"That disciple of Shu Mountain named Chu Liang, not only did he return to Shu Mountain unhurt, but he also brought back the materials for Core Formation," the silhouette’s voice was filled with suppressed anger. "Who the hell did you kill?"

He has an administrative role in the organization, and these people were contacted by him. Originally, when the Dual Swordsman said that he had killed Chu Liang, he believed it and reported it. But this morning, an informant from Shu Mountain suddenly said that Chu Liang appeared intact on Tontian Peak again.

Limbs nimble, features symmetrical, body healthy, and spirits up.

Not to mention being killed, there wasn’t even a hint of any impact.

"How could this be possible..." The Dual Swordsman spoke doubtfully, "I used the Dark Blade Shadow Chopping Technique to cut him in two, he was completely defenseless and died... There’s no way this isn’t true."

"Did you confirm the body?" the silhouette questioned further.

"I..." The Dual Swordsman hesitated a bit, then said: "At that time, the Golden Fur Beast quickly caught up, I didn’t have time to check carefully. But how can a Third Realm cutter survive being cut in half... unless I didn’t kill him?"

"Whatever the reason, he is alive now." The silhouette said: "But I have already reported this to the boss, if there is any news about Chu Liang in the future, will the boss think we lied? You know his style."

A hint of fear flashed in the Dual Swordsman’s eyes, he immediately said: "I’ll go kill him again!"

"That’s what I thought." The silhouette said ominously: "The boss has gone to the Western Regions to deal with some matter, you better handle this before he comes back, or I definitely won’t take the blame for your incompetence."

"Okay." The Dual Swordsman responded.

The silhouette picked up a brush from the case, dipped it in ink and sketched a bird on a piece of white paper, then pointed at it.

The paper suddenly ignited, and when the flame passed, without a slightest ash, a lifelike black raven appeared and circled before landing on the Dual Swordsman’s shoulder.

"He should now be going to Immortal’s Lake in search of the Immortal Ascending Grass, you can just follow this conjured raven for the location," the silhouette said.

The raven didn’t have the powerful ability of finding people over miles, it was just an extension of his voice. He would use the method of sky-watching and earth-listening to keep an eye on the target’s whereabouts, and convey it to the executor through the conjured raven.

"Immortal’s Lake..." The Dual Swordsman murmured, the low tone filled with a ruthless resolve: "This time, if I don’t kill him, I’ll come back holding my own head."

...

"So big."

When the three Divine Consciousness Realm disciples flew to Immortal’s Lake, they all felt such exclamation.

It was said that in ancient times, Immortal’s Lake was a boundless lake with numerous islands and the largest lake in the world.

Later, as the world changed, the water level gradually lowered, showing land in many parts of the lake, and those islands became mountains. Now it appeared to be hundreds of lakes of various sizes, covering an area of several hundred miles.

If the Immortal Ascending Grass appeared, it would grow on the banks of these lakes.

Those cultivators seeking the Immortal Ascending Grass had to carefully walk along the shore of the lake to find the possible locations. If they simply glanced overhead with their Divine Sense, they were likely to miss something.

And they might also attract the "Ba" from the lake.

Among ghosts, there is a special kind called "zombies." The commonly understood ghosts are lost physical bodies whose resentful spirits transformed. But zombies are just the opposite, they are resentful physical bodies whose spirits are lost.

Among zombies, the more bizarre existence is the "Ba".

Generally speaking, only the corpses of cultivators contain spirituality. Once they are resurrected with great strength, they will transform into Ba.

The Ba of Immortal’s Lake once proliferated into a disaster. The weakest Iron Demon here also possesses the strength of the Third Realm and after feasting on human blood, it can evolve from iron to copper to silver to gold. The strongest Gold Demon has the strength of the Sixth Realm. However, such a demon is extremely rare, therefore a Fifth Realm disciple is usually sent to Shu Mountain to protect the law.

Above Gold Demon, there is a possibility of a "Disaster Demon" with the power equivalent to the Seventh Realm.

There are Drought Demons that bury their corpses in a thousand miles of red land, Flood Demons that turn every place they go into watery marshlands, and Snow Demons that freeze the world in June... These Disaster Demons appear once in a millennium but whenever they leave the Immortal’s Lake, they harvest a vast amount of lives and are difficult to handle.

It is even rumored that after a Disaster Demon has harvested enough lives, it can grow into an Immortal Demon or God Demon comparable to the Eighth Realm or Ninth Realm. However, there has never been a demon of this level in history, it is merely a legend.

Over two hundred years ago, the Yu Dynasty decided to unite the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands to clear out the increasingly rampant Ba in Immortal’s Lake, after suffering a Disaster Demon.

However, the eradication was only moderately effective.

Because the Demons can hide underwater, the lakes are interconnected, and unless the entire Immortal’s Lake is covered with a great magical power, it’s impossible to completely eliminate them.

The demons were transformed from the bodies of cultivators. If people were no longer allowed to enter the Immortal’s Lake, the production of demons could be completely eradicated from the source.

However, this is extremely difficult.

Because of the abundant spiritual energy in this place, there are many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures worth risking by the Cultivators. Spirit plants like the Immortal Ascending Grass can only grow here. It is simply impossible to completely seal off the huge Immortal’s Lake.

So they simply let it be.

"The three of you should spread out a bit and advance from the west to east, don’t move too quickly. The Golden Winged Eagle will be on alert in the sky. As soon as a demon appears, it will immediately sound the alarm. If you encounter a demon that you can’t handle, protect yourself as much as possible and stall for time, I will be there immediately."

After landing, Xu Ziyang said.

"Although the chances are slim, if we do encounter the Immortal Ascending Grass, whoever gets to it first will get to keep it, no more fighting over it."

Travelling in dangerous areas, it’s most secure to stick together. But everyone is here to find the Immortal Ascending Grass, so if they see the treasure at the same time, there will inevitably be competition, hence they were asked to spread out a bit.

These are the lessons learned from the experiences of Shu Mountain over the years.

Senior Sister Chen Su elaborated with a smile, "I’ll just follow Senior Brother Xu, I feel safer that way."

Chu Liang had already noticed on the way here that she is a fan of Xu Ziyang, probably on this trip to get closer to Senior Brother Xu and not too concerned about the Immortal Ascending Grass.

The same is true for Shang Ziliang, who also wanted to get along well with Xu Ziyang on this occasion. If he could get the approval of this future uncle, wouldn’t the matter between him and Xu Ziqing be settled?

But then Chu Liang showed up.

Putting himself in Chu’s shoes, Shang Ziliang felt that Chu had the same idea as him, and came on this trip to show off in front of Xu Ziyang. With this thought, his resentment for both past and new grievances surged.

He wouldn’t dare to scheme against Chu Liang in front of Xu Ziyang...not to mention that he had failed so many times before.

But he couldn’t help having a competitive spirit. At once his eyes ignited with a raging fire, and he thought to himself that he must perform better than that fellow.

Show future Uncle how outstanding he was!

Then...

"Aren’t you leaving yet?" Xu Ziyang turned around and said coldly.

It turns out that Chu Liang had already led the way on his own. Chen Su had followed Xu Ziyang for a dozen strides or so, only Shang Ziliang was still standing in place, lost in his thoughts and smiling foolishly, as if thinking about something indecent.

"You should always stay vigilant in Immortal’s Lake, otherwise you might be in mortal danger at any moment!" Xu Ziyang cautioned again.

"Oh yes yes yes!" Hearing Xu Ziyang’s words, Shang Ziliang immediately snapped back to reality, quickly catching up with small steps, nodding his head repeatedly.

Looking at the behavior of his two companions, Chu Liang couldn’t help but be confused.

He wondered if he was the only one in this team who was seriously here to find the Immortal Ascending Grass.