Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 248 - 40: Open the Box Again [Ask for Monthly Tickets!] _1

Chapter 248: Chapter 40: Open the Box Again [Ask for Monthly Tickets!] _1

Chu Liang had returned to Shu Mountain for two days, and had been continuously acquainting himself with the unusual properties of the Black Dragon Ball.

He had actually anticipated the failure of the siege on the White Bone Hall. After all, given the setup of eight hundred halls in White Bone Hall and a hundred thousand demons, leaks were inevitable no matter how strict the guard under normal circumstances.

Whenever an external enemy comes knocking, there would surely be measures to counter it.

The enormous White Bone Mountain appeared to be a consecrated magic artifact, possessing power to shatter the void. Its strength seemed to rival those in the top hundred of the Ten Thousand Treasures Record.

It seemed the White Bone Hall had always kept this as its trump card.

The siege action of the Three Immortal Sects was not a total failure, as they forced out this life-saving trick from the White Bone Hall. The next time they confront the White Bone Hall, they can prepare accordingly.

The contest between such large powers rarely ends with a single decisive battle. They pull and push, each move revealing a card or a trick from the opponent; it’s a back-and-forth struggle until a victor emerges.

The decades-long confrontation between the righteous and the Demon Sect has all but inured them to this reality.

Moreover, the White Bone Hall didn’t get off scot-free. Daoist Yan’s Heaven Lifting Sword definitely inflicted heavy damage on the White Bone Mountain.

The strange fate formed between the Shu Mountain Sect, Yunque Temple, and Sanjue Valley due to their undercover agents created a tacit understanding akin to allies. Their connections had been shallow previously, but after this joint action, they grew closer.

Of course, this wasn’t a formal alliance, merely goodwill gestures toward each other. For instance, both Yunque Temple and Sanjue Valley remained hushed about the Black Dragon Secret Realm incident.

According to certain "anonymous informants", the news about Demon Princess Liu and Master Mu absconding with the Black Dragon Secret Realm began to circulate.

The captive Black Feather General died suddenly a day later.

Maybe his remarks about the White Bone Heart Demon were true. Somehow, the White Bone Mountain Old Man must have done something after discovering this subordinate’s betrayal.

The Black Feather General’s flesh and blood suddenly disintegrated, leaving only a skeleton.

This incident unsettled Chu Liang. If the White Bone Mountain Old Man was so terrible, could he find out about their group?

Empress Feng dismissed his concerns with a lofty wave of her hand. For someone like the Black Feather General who held the rank of a hall master, the White Bone Mountain Old Man surely had some tricks up his sleeve to punish them no matter how far they were.

It was impossible for him to manage this for everyone.

Chu Liang considered her words and stopped worrying about it.

As he gradually warmed up to the peculiarities of the Dragon Ball, he looked forward more than ever to reaching a higher realm. The Black Dragon Ball was like a key that could open the door to the Dragon Clan’s divine power, but he also needed the strength to push that door open.

If he could unlock all the anomalies of the Dragon Race, it would mean he fully inherited the Black Dragon’s authority. Then, controlling the weather and moving mountains would not be far from reality.

While studying the Black Dragon Ball, he didn’t forget about the main contributor to him acquiring the Black Dragon Ball.

"Come on, eat. The Dragon Ball is round, so is this fruit. They’re the same, right?" He teased Golden Butterfly Baby with a Gold Pattern Berry.

But Golden Butterfly Baby covered its head with its twinkling wings and ignored him.

It was very angry.

"Are you still bearing a grudge? It’s been days." Chu Liang gently poked it with his finger.

It chirped and turned around, presenting its backside to Chu Liang.

It remembered the grudge.

Chu Liang could only chuckle dryly.

The little thing had quite a temper.

Golden Butterfly Baby is not easily fooled; while the Gold Pattern Berry is delicious, it isn’t rich in spirituality, and Golden Butterfly Baby has no interest in it. Its taste is pretty straightforward: it likes to eat things with strong spirituality.

Nevermind whether or not that thing is edible or not.

In its world, if it can bite it, it can eat it.

Even the inedible ones can be swallowed and slowly digested.

However, how many people have an abundance of items with strong spiritual power? Although Chu Liang is by no means short on resources now, he’s not extravagant enough to feed his pet with spiritual materials.

Even some discarded magic artifacts aren’t cheap to be turned back into raw materials.

It seems he’ll have to take it out and let it find its own food with its treasure hunting capability.

Just when he was puzzled about what to do about Golden Butterfly Baby, a message from Wen Yulong arrived.

...

Previously, when Chu Liang had killed an alchemist who had been secretly making evil pills, he got a magical storage tool.

After returning to Shu Mountain, he gave that artifact to Wen Yulong to unlock it.

"You’re pretty quick this time." Chu Liang greeted with a smile as he arrived at Chuan Jian Pavilion.

"Nothing special, just my familiarity with the process." Wen Yulong responded with a soft laugh.

Indeed, Wen Yulong had unlocked many an object for Chu Liang whenever he returned from an adventure. Previous, more challenging objects like the Evil Ksitigarbha and the Great Ability Skull had been unlocked—compared to those, this magical storage tool was child’s play.

The small jade gourd was set on the table.

"Let’s see what we’ve got." Chu Liang opened it eagerly.

This time, instead of examining one item at a time, he took out everything and laid it out.

Most notable was a bluish-gold furnace half the height of a man, engraved with scenes from the Mountain and Sea Map Scroll. It had a warm and lively sheen; when one got close, one could even hear the sound of surging waves from within the furnace.

"This seems to be an alchemy furnace, and it appears to be of high quality. The array runes etched on it are powerful and majestic, capable of accommodating a tremendous amount of True Qi and Divine Fire for alchemy," Wen Yulong examined it carefully before concluding, "It’s a good thing; quality alchemy furnaces are always in high demand, and this one would definitely fetch a good price."

"An alchemy furnace, huh." Chu Liang was not surprised; after all, the original owner was an alchemist himself.

Next to it was a palm-sized jade doll. Its gender indeterminate, it was sleek and exquisitely crafted.

Wen Yulong picked it up and examined it before laughing, "It’s fortunate that I studied alchemy before, otherwise, I wouldn’t have recognized this. It’s a pill testing puppet, used to test the effects of a completed elixir. If the elixir is harmful to the human body, the puppet will turn black."

"I see," Chu Liang learned something new.

Next, they examined a jade slip. Chu Liang picked it up, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and found it contained hundreds of complicated pill formulas.

Wen Yulong looked at the jade slip and commented, "Most of these are pill formulas that are commonly circulated in the market, some are uncommon, and a few are the formulas for evil pills. If you take these to the Guardian Hall, you could earn some rewards."

The rest were a few gourds of elixirs and ingredient materials. Wen Yulong inspected each one: "Eternal Beauty Pill, this is an evil pill that must be destroyed... Recovery and Revitalizing Pill, this is considered a healing elixir for battles... Dragon Lifting Pill, this one...this is used to treat disharmony in a man’s marital life..."

"These Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures are also alchemy materials. They’re worth quite a bit when added up. Congratulations, Senior Brother Chu," Wen Yulong laughed, "It’s often said that alchemists are the richest. It really isn’t an exaggeration. Selling these things off could bring in quite a windfall."

The idea that alchemists are wealthy is a well-known saying in the Immortal Cultivation World. It’s possible to encounter poor sages but not poor alchemists.

Both of these things, Chu Liang had experienced now.

In response to Wen Yulong’s congratulations, he shook his head slightly: "Sell? No rush, I might have use for some of these things."