Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 225 - 18: Cocoon [Thanks to Alliance Hierarch "Yihan Lu" for the reward]_1

Chapter 225: Chapter 18: Cocoon [Thanks to Alliance Hierarch "Yihan Lu" for the reward]_1

Although Chu Liang has shocked Jiang Yuebai many times, with each shock she convinces herself there’s no way he could surprise her anymore, yet he always presents her with new surprises.

She couldn’t help but recall her own experience when she first cultivated Shrinkage.

Back then, she had also just entered the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, and her master began teaching her Immortal Law. However, he didn’t expect her to succeed swiftly, he just hoped that this would help her try to comprehend the Dao.

But Jiang Yuebai, with painstaking study and day-and-night comprehension, finally understood the existence of the "Dao of Infinity" within three months, and mastered Shrinkage in half a year.

Back then, her master even praised her saying that her Immortal Spirit Body was truly favored by heaven and earth.

What about Chu Liang then?

It has been less than a month since she taught him the key to Shrinkage, and he’s already showing sufficiency here.

She remembers how, after gaining a grasp of the Dao of Infinity, she had to practice extensively for a whole month to be able to accurately control the direction. Why does he seem to not need to do the same?

Not only is he quickly mastering it, but he also has an unsatisfied look on his face.

It’s truly irritating.

As for Jiang Yuebai’s irritation, Chu Liang puts on an innocent expression.

After pausing for a moment, Jiang Yuebai finally spoke, "Forget it. I didn’t come to argue with you about this. I have something important to discuss. I heard Yang Yuhu of Penglai Upper Sect came looking for you?"

"Yes." Chu Liang nodded.

The news of his moving into Yanbo City is not surprising since he was accompanied by Lin Bei at that time.

"He wanted to recruit you into Penglai, didn’t he?" Jiang Yuebai asked, "Did he promise you unlimited resources, asking only that you devote yourself to cultivation, so you can reach Wen Dao 20 years earlier?"

"Huh? How did senior sister know about this?"

Chu Liang was a little surprised, as he hadn’t mentioned this conversation to Lin Bei.

"The people of Penglai said the exact same thing to me. In fact, they make attempts to recruit every talented individual in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands," Jiang Yuebai explained.

"Hmm..." Chu Liang pondered for a bit because that’s not exactly what was said.

What Yang Yuhu said was that with unlimited resources, I could reach Wen Dao ten years earlier... Is he looking down on someone?

"I want to warn you not to fall for such tricks." Jiang Yuebai continued, "Penglai’s conditions may seem superior, but if your progress slows slightly, if you’re no longer as rapid as before, all their favorable treatments will disappear immediately. Moreover, they have no patience for outsiders. Many talented individuals have become mediocre there."

"So that’s how it is." This was the first time Chu Liang heard about this.

The growth trajectory of everyone is different. It’s possible that someone who progresses rapidly at the Divine Consciousness Realm ends up being mediocre in the Golden Core Realm. But it’s understandable that Penglai Upper Sect wouldn’t continue being patient with an outsider.

After all, as long as they poach talents from other immortal sects and ensure that it doesn’t weaken their position as the First Immortal Sect, they don’t care too much about the further development of the person.

This is a very vicious competitive strategy.

In fact, Penglai doesn’t care about having one more genius, but as long as their competitors lose one, it’s good enough.

There’s nothing to say about people who leave for benefits and are abandoned because of it.

Like a Shu Mountain Sect disciple, no matter how long he stays at a realm, the Shu Mountain Sect won’t completely give up on him unless he wants to leave. But if you are an outsider, you will not be treated with the same patience. As Chu Liang said, once you leave your place of origin, you become a rootless person.

"Don’t worry." Chu Liang smiled, "I won’t leave Shu Mountain. Does Penglai Upper Sect have such a beautiful and gentle senior sister?"

"Hehe, Xi Miaoxian of Penglai is a renowned beauty. Many say she’s the number one beauty of our generation." Jiang Yuebai blinked her eyes, smiling as she said this.

"Is that so?" Chu Liang showed a thoughtful expression, "Yang Yuhu didn’t mention this to me..."

Jiang Yuebai’s smile gradually sharpened, resembling a blade hidden within.

"Haha, I’m just joking," Chu Liang hastily said. "How could I possibly not have heard of Xi Miaoxian? I’ve heard long ago that she and Yang Shenlong are childhood sweethearts. Who would dare entertain such thoughts? Moreover, I simply refuse to believe that there’s any woman more beautiful than Senior Sister Jiang! As long as senior sister is at Shu Mountain, I’ll be at Shu Mountain!"

"With burning loyalty and devotion, I am a Shushan person for life!"

...

After returning from Pagoda Peak, Chu Liang first went to check on the progress of the plantation, then returned to his room to continue his cultivation.

He took out the silkworm baby, that was already the size of a palm, and placed a small piece of the Cooking Immortal Cauldron, which was all that was left, on the table for the silkworm baby to gnaw on.

It was a good chance to feed it during his cultivation time.

Then he closed his eyes and entered the White Pagoda space, joining the two big-head babies who were cultivating day and night, to circulate the Zhou Tian together.

During cultivation, he lost track of time. When he was awakened by a "hiccup" bird song, it was already afternoon again.

The introducing crane left a book on the outside table and took off again after saying hello... It turned out that the new issue of Seven Star Mansion Report had arrived.

Just as he was about to get up to fetch it, he suddenly noticed that the silkworm baby on the table had already finished eating the whole Cooking Immortal Cauldron. Not only that, but it had also produced a strong golden silk and wrapped itself in it?

Wait a minute...

Isn’t this a cocoon?

It seemed his guess was correct. After eating materials with sufficient spirituality, the silkworm baby had started its new round of evolution.

He couldn’t guess what form it would take this time.

After observing for a while, Chu Liang put the golden cocoon back into the White Pagoda space.

Although he had personally hatched the silkworm baby, he, as a male mother, really didn’t understand much about its world. Aside from providing abundant supplies, he couldn’t provide much meaningful help. He could only hope that it would grow up healthily on its own.

After putting away the golden cocoon, he finally picked up this month’s issue of Seven Star Mansion Report.

As soon as he opened it, he saw several bold characters: "The giant demon of the nine states land is frequently appearing! The Human Righteous Path is fully prepared!"

In today’s troublesome times, the atmosphere of the Seven Star Mansion Report had become serious.

As usual, he first checked the Human World Treasure List.

The latest issue of the Treasure List didn’t have any major changes, but it made a solemn announcement.

A promising swordsmith in Wanshan City claimed that he had forged a divine sword capable of breaking into the top one hundred of the Treasure List, and he had reputedly killed a giant demon as soon as the blade was forged.

However, when a disciple from Tianshu Pavilion arrived for verification, they found that the sword was not as powerful as claimed, and the reputed feat of slaying a giant demon could also be fabricated.

As a result, the Tianshu Pavilion announced that it would permanently exclude any work from this swordsmith from its rankings.

Initially, the Human World Treasure List simply ranked the world’s magic artifacts. It didn’t require any verification but was ordered according to rumored feats. However, as the influence of the Treasure List grew, many shameless opportunists began to exploit the list for profit.

For example, some would falsely claim that they had defeated a well-known magic artifact on the Treasure List with an ordinary artifact and then use the list for false advertising. In this way, that ordinary artifact would also receive a higher ranking, and they would sell it at inflated prices.

Not everyone who purchased magic artifacts could discern their authenticity. When buyers discovered they had been deceived, they would feel that the Treasure List was also culpable. In the long run, this led the Tianshu Pavilion to decide that every ranking artifact must be verified.

If anyone makes false claims or deceives others into ranking their artifacts, they will be permanently removed from the list.

Chu Liang paid attention to this story because the sword featured reminded him of the Beheading Red Famous Sword.

The Beheading Red Famous Sword was definitely worthy of being known as a "Divine Sword," having allowed Chu Liang, a mere Third Realm practitioner, to slay a Sixth Realm cultivator. But if anyone were to come to verify his claims, he would probably be permanently banned too.

After flipping through the Human World Treasure List, he turned to the Strategy of Nine States. Many big events occurred last month, and none of them were good news.

The first thing mentioned was the emergence of the Tao Wu.

In the world of spirit beasts, there are divine beasts like the Baize and ferocious beasts like the Tao Wu. Born from the hostility of heaven and earth, the Tao Wu is known for its terror, ferocity, and cruelty.

In recent years, the Tao Wu had been residing in Evil Charm Mountain, where many ferocious beasts gathered, and it hadn’t emerged in a while. However, for some unknown reason, it suddenly left Evil Charm Mountain, causing chaos among the beasts of Evil Charm Mountain and causing significant damage to the surrounding areas.

Following the Tao Wu was the disaster demon!