Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 185 - 82: You Are My Big Brother [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]"_1

Chapter 185: Chapter 82: You Are My Big Brother [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]"_1

To break through from the Human Level to the Earth Barrier, or to advance from the Divine Consciousness Realm to the Golden Core Realm, one needs a Golden Core as the foundation of their cultivation.

The way to cultivate a Golden Core is to first combine technique-matching elixir resources with cultivation techniques, and refine an External Elixir full of spirituality. The cultivator then takes the External Elixir, which is broken down by the Spiritual Fire in their Qi Sea inside their body, allowing the medicinal power to disperse within their Dantian. This power helps them to condense an inner core.

Chen Su set up her furnace, preparing to refine an External Elixir for Chu Liang.

Her pill furnace was not large, with a body painted in red and green patterns and decorated with florals and birds. It emitted no heat, but exuded an air of elegance that was clearly very feminine.

Next, she placed four blocks of Fire Spirit Ointment underneath the furnace. This material could support the powerful burning of all kinds of Divine Fire. It was economical and practical and the most commonly used fuel by alchemists.

This was Chu Liang’s first time observing alchemy. He seized the opportunity to learn on the side, it would be best if he could master the skill of alchemy himself.

Chen Su then skillfully arranged several materials nearby, with a gold plate on the rack specifically for display. Afterwards, she lit a Fire Spirit’s Divine Fire Breath under the furnace. This type of Divine Fire had the most consistent temperature, although not the highest, it was used to refine external elixirs.

The Five-colored Divine Flame was kindled and the color of the pill furnace instantly became brighter, the surrounding illustrations glowing with spirituality too. It even seemed as if the flowers were blooming and the birds were flying, rotating like a carousel.

As the roaring flames heated up, Chen Su immersed herself in the process, skillfully processing various materials and placing them into the furnace at the perfect temperature in turn, while manipulating their positions and directions within the furnace with her qi. Once everything seemed just right, she sealed the lid of the pill furnace.

"Phew..." She breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat off her forehead, "Only one last step to go."

She moved her fingers in a spell-like motion, and the flames under the furnace suddenly rose five times higher, continuously baking.

After precisely waiting for a moment, Chen Su immediately stopped, withdrew the flames, and the pill furnace, now spilling radiant lights, instantly became quiet and dark again.

"Is it done?" Chu Liang immediately stood up, evidently having been waiting for a long time.

"Wait a bit longer." Chen Su raised her hand, signaling him to hold on, "It needs to be nourished a bit more."

"Okay." Chu Liang nodded.

Although he didn’t understand the alchemy process, he had cooked rice before, and felt that this was reasonable.

After a few more moments, Chen Su finally opened the lid of the furnace. A rich aroma instantly filled the air. Chu Liang’s heart instinctively made a sound like thumping, as if a dragon eye-sized Golden Core was lifted up amongst the five-colored dawn lights.

"Is this a Top Grade Golden Core?" Chen Su also let out an inexperienced gasp, "This is my first time refining a Top Grade Golden Core... and probably the last as well."

She took out a brocade box, packed the Golden Core, and handed it to Chu Liang: "With the Immortal Ascending Grass inside, the stability of the Golden Core will be greatly improved and the success rate of Core Formation will be extremely high. Let me congratulate Junior Brother Chu in advance for achieving the rarely seen Top Grade Golden Core!"

That the Immortal Ascending Grass could increase the success rate of Core Formation was within expectation. Otherwise, given the normally high failure rate of Core Formation, such rarely seen ingredients could only be tested once, and possibly, only one Top Grade Golden Core would appear every few thousand years.

"If successful, it will be all thanks to Senior Sister Chen’s superb alchemy skills." Chu Liang replied with a smile.

Upon leaving Chen Su’s alchemy room, Chu Liang came face-to-face with a tall, robed man. The man’s appearance was ordinary, and his features not particularly remarkable.

Now, Chu Liang didn’t recognize the man, so he would normally have just passed him by. However, he noticed that when the man saw him, his pupils suddenly shrunk, as if he had been greatly shocked.

But he didn’t say anything, and quickly hid his emotions.

From behind him, Chen Su, who accompanied Chu Liang, called out: "Senior Brother Lu."

"Alright." The man nodded in acknowledgement, then continued on his way.

Chu Liang picked up on the shift in his emotions, furrowed his brows, and pondered. After thinking for a while, he turned around and asked Chen Su quietly: "Senior Sister Chen, who is that brother?"

"That’s the ninth disciple of the Pill Furnace Elder, Elder Brother Lu Xun. He holds a high position in our Pill Furnace Hall." Chen Su explained.

"Oh..."

Chu Liang took another glance at the man’s retreating figure before finally leaving the Pill Furnace Hall.

...

As soon as he stepped out of the Pill Furnace Hall and onto Tontian Peak’s square, he heard a surprised shout from behind him: "Big brother!"

Upon turning around, he saw that it was Shang Ziliang with his two henchmen. They were just coming out of the Chuan Jian Hall, and had seen Chu Liang.

Shang Ziliang’s eyes widened and he ran over excitedly. It was clear that his waist was still weak... so much so that his upper body was running ahead while his lower body was dragging behind.

While running over, he kept shouting, "Big brother! It’s so good to see you’re fine! Big brother!"

"Hmm?" Chu Liang was puzzled for a moment. It was only when Shang Ziliang came over and grabbed his hand that Chu Liang confirmed he was being addressed. "Senior Brother Shang, what are you calling me?"

"Big brother!" Shang Ziliang’s eyes were moist. "If it wasn’t for you kicking me onto the Golden Winged Eagle and staying behind in the Immortal’s Lake, I may have died there! You saved my life. From now on, you are my big brother and Xu Ziqing is my big sister-in-law! I will never compete with you again..."

"Hey, hey, hey?" Chu Liang quickly raised his hand to stop him.

Goodness, this is getting more absurd by the minute.

Good thing Xu Ziyang wasn’t nearby, or else it would be hard to explain.

"Senior Brother Shang, there’s really no need for all this." Chu Liang quickly cut him off, explaining: "When I saved you, it was purely because of our comradeship. I also had a few survival tricks up my sleeve, so there’s no need to be overly grateful. If you saw me in danger in the same circumstance, I believe you wouldn’t ignore it..."

"I would." Shang Ziliang suddenly nodded.

"..." Chu Liang’s explanation ground to a halt, leaving him somewhat speechless.

"I’ve always viewed you as a rival, trying to vie with you for Junior Sister Ziqing’s heart, and even secretly plotted against you..." Shang Ziliang’s eyes welled up with tears, "When you kicked me back then, I initially thought you were venting your anger, but then I realized that you were saving me..."

So, there’s that story too.

Only now did Chu Liang realize that previously this guy had perceived him as a love rival and planned against him.

Can’t blame him for being insensitive, it was mainly because Shang Ziliang’s schemes always ended up backfiring, affecting Chu Liang not in the least. The first time, it led Chu Liang to Jiang Yuebai; the second time, it made Chu Liang and Empress Feng swindle a large amount of Sword Coins...

Supposedly laying traps, but in reality offering warmth.

Looking at the tearfully contrite Shang Ziliang, Chu Liang secretly thought that he should have kicked him harder.

It was a pity that he didn’t leave him paralyzed all over.

After he finished speaking, Chu Liang reiterated, "One thing I must emphasize is that Junior Sister Ziqing and I really don’t know each other well. You can say whatever you want about me, but do not tarnish a girl’s reputation."

"Really?" Shang Ziliang suddenly looked up, his tear-filled eyes gleaming.

"Absolutely true." Chu Liang replied.

"Big brother, from now on you’re my dear big brother!" Shang Ziliang said emphatically, "Junior Sister Ziqing... is your dear younger sister!"

You’re thinking too much... Chu Liang laughed awkwardly.

Shang Ziliang summoned his two henchmen, saying, "From now on, if I’m your boss, then my big brother is your big boss! Remember that, okay?"

Both Henchman A and Henchman B chorused, "Big boss!"

"No, no, no..." Chu Liang quickly waved his hands to stop them, this was getting more and more outrageous, "Senior Brother Shang, you mustn’t be overly courteous, let’s just call each other as brothers as before."

"Then let’s make it clear, you can call me Senior Brother, and I will call you Big Brother." Shang Ziliang insisted.

"..."

Tired of arguing, Chu Liang made some perfunctory replies, then hurriedly returned to Silver Sword Peak.

When he arrived, he found Xu Ziyang waiting for him at the foot of the hill.

"Senior Brother Xu?" Chu Liang called out.

"I left with Master this morning, but there was something I didn’t have time to tell you." Xu Ziyang said, "Your Sixth Realm War Spirit is here."

With that, he handed over a jade pot.

Xu Ziyang had even taken Old Fei. Chu Liang, who had nearly forgotten about him, quickly took it and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Xu."

"No need to thank me." Xu Ziyang shook his head. Then he said: "Your War Spirit is rebellious, he’s been trying to convince me to let him stay as my servant. He didn’t want me to give this jade pot back to you."

"Hehe." Chu Liang smiled, unsurprised.

If Old Fei’s ashes weighed ten pounds, nine and a half of it were rebellion.

Having him by his side is like having him do unpaid labor; it’s not surprising he wants to run away. At least this time he proved useful. Without him, Chu Liang might not have had the courage to save anyone.

He turned to ask Xu Ziyang: "Did he also tell you to light three Soul Saliva Incense sticks in order to summon him?"

"Three sticks?" Xu Ziyang shook his head. "He told me it takes two sticks of Soul Saliva Incense to summon him each time."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Liang knitted his brows.

And suddenly got angry.