Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 259 - 51 Sword God of Luoyan Peak [Seeking monthly ticket!] _1

Chapter 259: Chapter 51 Sword God of Luoyan Peak [Seeking monthly ticket!] _1

Looking at Chu Liang’s smiling face, Cheng Jian felt an indescribable bitterness.

News of Chu Liang forging a top-grade Golden Core had long spread throughout Shu Mountain. Coupled with his outstanding performance lifting him above Xu Ziyang and Jiang Yuebai at both the Mountain God ceremony and the Sky Ladder Path, he had repeatedly come out on top.

Therefore, the expectations within their Sect for him were very high. Even though he hadn’t been in the Core Formation stage for long and was not as capable in actual combat as Xu Ziyang and Jiang Yuebai, it wouldn’t be surprising if he managed to dominate and win against fellow disciples in the Divine Consciousness Realm.

Cheng Jian could accept that.

However, Chu Liang had to win in such a nearly illegitimate way — by using a compounded magic artifact and a similar ambush technique.

This made Cheng Jian feel as nauseous as though he’d swallowed a fly.

It also caused the audience to question whether his actual combat power wasn’t as strong, prompting him to resort to such measures?

One could say that this victory of Chu Liang’s had lowered his reputation.

Nevertheless, Chu Liang himself was quite indifferent. He slightly bowed and then jumped off the stage, nonchalantly turning to leave as if he didn’t hear the whispers behind him.

The main and entertainment fixtures of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference were intertwined. The first round of the arena contests would be followed by the Flying Sword speed race qualifiers.

Chu Liang had also signed up for this competition and needed to prepare.

Just then, Lin Bei stopped him, asking, "Senior Sister Jiang’s match is next, aren’t you going to stay and watch before you leave?"

"Do I even need to watch Senior Sister Jiang’s match? It’ll surely be a victory in the blink of an eye," Chu Liang laughed.

Even though he said this, he still halted his steps.

He could spare a moment.

At this point, a noticeable popularity gap was evident.

Even though it had been quite lively earlier, many Shu Mountain disciples and disciples from other immortal sects who came to observe the ceremony had not arrived yet. However, as Jiang Yuebai’s match was about to start, the area suddenly filled with many more people.

For a moment, there were people everywhere!

Though the disciples of various immortal sects who came to watch the ceremony were provided food and lodging by Shu Mountain, they could not stay for the multiple-day duration of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference. Many of those who were not far away had returned to their own sects after the opening ceremony, planning to return and watch when matches of interest took place.

Jiang Yuebai’s match was clearly of "interest".

Even some who hadn’t attended the opening ceremony had arrived. After all, such completely open events held by Shu Mountain were infrequent, so coming to have a look wasn’t a bad idea.

In a corner of the audience, was a tall young man dressed in white robe who stood out amongst the crowd. His jet-black eyes sparkled like bright stars. He stood there with his arms crossed, seemingly aloof and creating a vortex all on his own.

Just standing there, he became the center of attention.

Upon seeing Jiang Yuebai step onto the stage, he clapped his hands and shouted, "Go Immortal Jiang!"

"That’s Feng Chaoyang from the Heavenly King Sect. It’s said that this guy has always had dishonourable intentions towards Senior Sister Jiang," Lin Bei said, glaring at him with hostility . He then turned his head and shouted, "Senior Sister Jiang, keep your love within the Shu Mountain Sect!"

Chu Liang looked over and noticed that the spectators from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands seemed to be divided into two factions.

One was led by Feng Chaoyang, which included the Heavenly King Sect, Tianshu Pavilion, Sea King Sect, etc., the several factions that had split from the Heavenly Star Divine Sect back in the day were now forming a loose circle.

Although the Heavenly Star Divine Sect had split many years ago and there had been intense disputes among the factions in the early years, the split layout had now stabilized, and the several sects had rediscovered a kinship through their natural affinities.

In reality, due to the dominance of the Penglai Upper Sect in the Immortal Cultivation world, these Immortal Sects could only compete if they joined forces. After pursuing their own interests separately, the combined force of these several sects was much stronger than the Heavenly Star Divine Sect of yesteryears, and could not be overlooked by the Penglai Upper Sect.

The real scattering was in the starry sky.

At odds with Feng Chaoyang’s group were not the people from the Penglai Upper Sect. This was because the core disciples of Penglai Upper Sect hadn’t even come to pay their respects, perhaps due to a lack of interest or a hint of arrogance towards the already declining Shu Mountain.

In the middle of this opposing circle stood a muscular youth with a long beard...

Yes, despite appearing young with figures of youth in his brow and eyes, being probably seventeen or eighteen years of age, he sported a neatly trimmed, long, stout beard.

Around him stood disciples from the Ten Earth Sects, such as the Ascending Dragon Academy, Chonglou Temple, etc. This group was up against Feng Chaoyang’s group, seemingly not at a disadvantage.

"That is Deng Yixiao, ranked third among the core disciples of Thunder Fortress. In recent years, Thunder Fortress has been moving closer to the imperial court, and likely enjoys close relations with the Ascending Dragon Academy and Chonglou Temple, which were established with the full backing of the Yu Dynasty," Lin Bei added.

"It looks like they don’t get along very well with the Heavenly Star faction," commented Chu Liang.

"On a small scale, Feng Chaoyang just had a big fight with Wei Tiandi, the runner-up of the Thunder Fortress, so it’s natural that they have some conflict," Lin Bei explained, "On a larger scale, in recent years, aside from trying to win over the Penglai Upper Sect, the imperial court has also been courting the Thunder Fortress. Therefore, it’s natural that they have conflicts with the Heavenly Star Sects, which have never fully cooperated with the imperial edicts, and have always been oppressed."

After saying this, he added quietly, "Fight, fight."

Chu Liang nodded. When the situation was complex, it was convenient to have a "know-it-all" like Lin Bei around, who could save him a lot of effort.

For these upper-level maneuvers, he only had a rough understanding and wasn’t very familiar with them since he wasn’t in a position to represent Shu Mountain before. All he knew was that Shu Mountain’s position was closer to the Heavenly Star faction, mainly because Shu Mountain’s situation was similar to theirs. Only in this way could they maintain their dignity under the pressure from Penglai Upper Sect and the imperial court.

However...

Looking at Feng Chaoyang, then at Senior Sister Jiang on the stage who was engaged in a magic duel,

Chu Liang felt that as a small figure, sometimes he didn’t have to align himself with Shu Mountain.

Compared to the undercurrents swirling beneath the stage, Senior Sister Jiang’s match on the stage wasn’t particularly exciting.

In the past few years, Golden Core Realm disciples could directly enter the next round as seeded players. This year, because there were many Golden Core Realm disciples, the seeded player system was cancelled.

However, this will inevitably lead to matches with distinct differences in realm.

Jiang Yuebai’s opponent in this match, for instance, is a disciple at the peak of the Divine Consciousness Realm, which is not weak by any means.

Yet, he does not last a single move against Jiang Yuebai.

Wherever Jiang Yuebai’s Sword Qi reached, his flying sword fell to the ground. Thanks to Jiang Yuebai’s mercy, he himself did not get injured.

The only highlight probably was his statement afterwards.

"I lost..." He looked at the flying sword on the ground, murmured to himself, then suddenly lifted his head and said: "But Senior Sister Jiang, I want to tell you... I have admired you for a long time!"

"Ugh..."

A wave-like hissing sound immediately blasted him off the stage. If he said a few more words, perhaps bricks and eggs would be thrown at him.

...

After watching Senior Sister Jiang’s match, Chu Liang didn’t pay much attention to the battles afterwards, and returned to Silver Sword Peak to prepare for the battles.

Tomorrow is the Flying Sword Speed Competition, so he plans to practice beforehand.

For the preliminary round, it’s likely just a race track that loops around the mountain. He has enough confidence in his nuanced control of the flying sword. He believes that a little practice should make it easy to pass the round.

Whiz——

Guiding the Dustless Sword, his True Qi surged, and within a blink, he flew around the entire Silver Sword Peak, drawing multiple white lines left by his True Qi in the sky, which interwove into a pattern that looked like a long dragon.

Just as he landed, he heard a voice saying: "Too slow."

"Hmm?" Chu Liang frowned and looked over.

He saw Wen Yulong flashing out from a side, shaking his head and saying: "Senior Brother Chu, why didn’t you tell me you signed up for the Flying Sword Speed Competition? I could have helped you prepare earlier. I only remembered to find you when I saw your name in Chuan Jian Hall’s list, but now it’s too late."

"Junior Brother Wen, I was about to thank you." Chu Liang laughed, "Thanks to the magic artifact you refined, I easily won a round on the stage. But from what you said, my speed of controlling the sword is not enough?"

This took Chu Liang by surprise. Considering his cultivation and nuanced control, he should rank among the top in Shu Mountain. Even if his sword control isn’t the strongest, it shouldn’t have disappointed Wen Yulong this much, should it?

"For Senior Brother Chu’s cultivation, it’s indeed too slow." Wen Yulong sighed, "The Flying Sword Speed Competition is different from daily sword control. Normally, your flying sword is primarily used for battles, hence when forging it, the focus is on attack power. However, for the speed competition, the only goal is speed, so the situation changes dramatically."

"What do you mean? You mean there are swords specially forged for speed competitions?" Chu Liang quickly grasped his meaning.

"Of course there are." Wen Yulong replied, "On Shu Mountain, the Five Swordsman Peaks, Star Fire Peak, Luoyan Peak... they all have strong lineages in the flying sword races, passing down many techniques and flying swords specially used for speed competitions from generation to generation."

The Five Swordsman Peaks include Silver Sword Peak.

However, Chu Liang had not received any guidance.

That’s because Silver Sword Peak’s lineage had been cut off for many years, and it wasn’t until Empress Feng took over that it had any connection with the original Five Swordsman Peaks.

The lineages of other peaks have never been interrupted, so some things might carry on from one generation to the next.

For instance, the swords specifically for speed races, might not have any array runes suitable for battle but are solely added with runes ideal for speed increase, hence the forged outcome naturally dashes as swift as the wind. Even though Dustless Sword is powerful, it has to concede in front of these specialized race swords.

But Chu Liang had no idea about this beforehand.

"I’m afraid it’s too late to swap swords now..." Chu Liang pondered.

A sword does not necessarily have to be faster. There must also be a familiarization process. If suddenly controlling an unfamiliar flying sword, flying fast might lead to accidents.

"It’s definitely not possible to swap swords now. I’ll add some basic magic artifact for you, so you can rely on your advantage in cultivation, at least to ensure you pass the round tomorrow." Wen Yulong also considered for him.

After interacting for so many times, he and Chu Liang had already become close.

As he spoke, he could be seen taking out four silver chain bracelets, "These are Green Claw Dragon and Green Foot Dragon, you can try them on first."

"Green Claw Dragon, Green Foot Dragon?" Chu Liang took them with confusion.

Following Wen Yulong’s guidance, he put two of them on his hands, and the other two on his feet, agitating his True Qi slightly.

Whoosh——

The four bracelets suddenly shot out a silver light, each projecting a chain forward, winding around.

"In the flying sword speed competition, the great speed brings powerful force, and simply using True Qi to adhere to the flying sword often causes the body to detach and accidents to occur. Therefore, use Green Claw Dragon and Green Foot Dragon to secure the flying sword, so you can accelerate with peace of mind." He explained.

Chu Liang nodded his agreement.

He too had once been troubled by his body detaching because of the speed being too fast. In battle, he naturally cannot use these four shackles to tie himself to the sword, as it’s too dangerous. But for a simple speed race, this can definitely be of great help.

Then, Wen Yulong took out four Yellow Talismans, "These are Wind Control Talismans."

"Isn’t it prohibited to use talismans in the flying sword speed competition?" Chu Liang said.

Although he was not familiar with the traditional speed competition, he had studied the rules.

"This is not to be pasted on the flying sword, but on your body." Wen Yulong said, "During the speed competition, a slight toss could result in a thousand miles of difference. Even a bit of weight can affect the outcome when masters compete. Therefore, they will use Wind Control Talismans to lift themselves and offset the weight of the physical body. This is allowed by the rules. Four Wind Control Talismans are just right for you."

"This..." Chu Liang listened to his explanation, and said, "It really does cover all aspects."

"These only ensure that you do not lose in the starting steps, but the true victory or loss actually depends on your strength." Wen Yulong said, "It is said that once, a Sword God from Luoyan Peak, not only did not need these items, but also carried tofu in both hands to defeat all opponents. After reaching the finish line first, the tofu was not damaged at all."