Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 283 - 71 Difficult Task? [Vote for the monthly pass!]_1

Chapter 283: Chapter 71 Difficult Task? [Vote for the monthly pass!]_1

Even though the contest had come to an end, there was a vast amount of room left for people to ruminate. It would likely still be brought up for discussion long after this day.

While the spectators from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands were still mulling over the outcome and sympathizing with Xu Ziyang, Monk Pu Shan was off to the side, shaking his head with a smile.

"You all really think Chu Liang is weak? That this is the full extent of his strength?" he wore an expression that suggested he knew more than he let on, "Not at all."

"What?" Hearing these words, everyone turned to him, "Does he have other surprises up his sleeve?"

Monk Pu Shan merely laughed without a word.

He and Luo Yao had witnessed how Chu Liang, at the Third Realm made a one-man army, slaying individuals of the Fifth Realm like mere ants, and how his challenge to the Sixth Realm held promise.

In comparison, Chu Liang’s presentation at the Shu Mountain Peak Conference was merely that of a mediocre genius.

But they knew that Chu Liang’s achievements were due to his special Divine Skills or Magic Artifacts. And now, it seemed that his sinister Flying Sword was the culprit. Spanning two realms to challenge him must have stringent conditions that were simply not possible to fulfill on a whim.

Chu Liang wouldn’t divulge the specifics. Neither would they ask. Instead, they would keep their assumptions to themselves.

They would certainly never publicize them.

However, leaving their thoughts half-finished created a vast space for the imagination. The disciples of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands began to speculate what terrifying power Chu Liang could have yet to unveil.

Until now, despite Chu Liang’s slight fame within Shu Mountain, he was relatively unknown within the Immortal Cultivation World. After today’s events on the battle stage, he would undoubtedly rise to fame.

After all, Chu Liang was within the top two disciples of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect. No one would dare belittle him!

In the crowd of students from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, besides the cryptic Monk Pu Shan, was a man characterized by his resolute and handsome appeal. He darted about the spectators, accosting each he came across. "Friend, have you heard of Brick Fighting now?"

Those approached were naturally flabbergasted.

Then the man proceeded to explain in detail the martial art technique that Chu Liang had exhibited during the contest.

In the mist of explaining to someone who seemed disoriented, he followed up quickly with a statement: "I created it."

"..."

Ignoring the discussions surrounding him, Chu Liang didn’t linger at Tontian Peak but returned straightforwardly to his hut on Silver Sword Peak.

Just as the defeat might not report a drastic effect on Xu Ziyang, the elation from winning might not mean much to Chu Liang either.

After this battle, he acknowledged the gap between Fourth and Fifth Realm.

If he were to fight Xu Ziyang again, there was a high chance that he’d not lose a single round.

While the result cannot be reversed, and there’s no need to face Xu Ziyang again, Senior Sister Jiang was in a league with Xu Ziyang.

With her Fifth-Realm Immortal Spirit Body, there’s no telling how many Divine Skills or even Immortal Laws she has mastered. Plus, the techniques he once used to surprise her with would no longer seem mysterious to her.

There’s no such thing as an unbeatable Divine Skill. Once it is revealed, there are always ways to counteract it.

In a way, he was now in Xu Ziyang’s shoes.

Although defeating Senior Sister Jiang does not carry the same urgency as defeating Xu Ziyang did, standing here, everyone aspires to become the victor.

As it stood, besides preparing for the final match the day after tomorrow, Chu Liang had another mission at hand.

Shortly after, Luo Yao and Pu Shan met up at Silver Sword Peak.

Last time when they left, the Hall Master of the Ghost Face Hall gave them a Jade Talisman for communication, that had lit up just now.

Barely exchanging words, they flew out of Shu Mountain bound by the talisman to an outlying secluded location. Disguised, three mysterious figures set off on their next adventure.

...

The venue for this assembly was close to Shu Mountain, and it wasn’t long before they arrived.

The Ghost Face Hall Master, whose face was full of scars, stood high on the hillside. In front of him were around twenty or thirty people clad in black, giving off a sinister aura. It seemed this was the full strength of the Ghost Face Hall.

"Brothers, the time has come for us to make our mark," Gui Lian’er used his gloomy voice to stir them up, "After this incident, the position of our Underworld King Sect within the Demon Sect will be as solid as a rock! And all of us who are involved will become famous!"

As he spoke, storage jade talismans were distributed. Chu Liang received one. He scanned it with his divine sense and found five hundred Vermilion Bird Coins and a sword-like token imbued with spirituality.

Huh?

Chu Liang recognized this item.

Every cultivator who wanted to attend the ceremony on Shu Mountain had to register with the Foreign Affairs Hall. The Shu Mountain Foreign Affairs Hall would then issue such a token, which served as a pass within Shu Mountain.

Because normally, one’s Immortal Sect would not allow so many outsiders to wander around freely.

"We are giving everyone five hundred Vermilion Bird Coins first. After the mission is successful, another five hundred will be given, and the one who takes a head will get an extra reward. You can rest assured that our Underworld King Sect will never treat meritorious people unfairly."

There probably wasn’t much loyalty within the Demon Sect— he was completely winning people over with benefits.

Before Chu Liang could muse over it, someone asked, "Hall Master, what is the mission? Why are the rewards so generous?"

"Naturally, it’s a rather difficult task," Ghost Face Hall Master answered, "The day after tomorrow is the final competition of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference. The Underworld King Sect wants us to infiltrate it. All you need to do is take this Shu Mountain ceremonial token and enter the final competition site of the Peak Conference. That day will be the day with the most people on Shu Mountain, with all kinds mixed in, and nobody will notice."

"Infiltrate Shu Mountain?" Someone hesitated.

For these cultivators of the Demon Sect, lurking in the shadows normally was one thing; but it was entirely another to suddenly have them, who were always low-key and hidden, rush into the mountain gate of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.

Anyone would be apprehensive.

Infiltrate Shu Mountain? Chu Liang was also puzzled.

Well, now it’s not simply about getting more rewards for less work close to home. Now they were actually starting to work at home?

This was not good at all.

Did the Underworld King Sect want to stir up trouble during the Shu Mountain Peak Conference? Could it be revenge for the last time the three major sects besieged White Bone Hall?

No, this activity was planned long before White Bone Hall began to expand its manpower. What they kept referring to as "a major move" should refer to this very event!

"What about Shu Mountain? Are you scared?" Gui Lian’er gritted his teeth, pointing to his own face, "This scar was given to me by a mad woman on Shu Mountain... At that time, she used Samadhi True Fire to slaughter my disciples of the Underworld King Sect. I wasn’t quick enough to dodge, and was slightly singed by the flame’s aura, which left me this ghostly appearance. But if you ask me if I’m afraid? I’m not!"

"I’ve waited for thirty years. I want to personally tell those people on the Righteous Path that everything they’ve inflicted on me, I will recover with both principal and interest!"

"Since you’ve joined the Demon Sect, you’ve embarked on a path of defiance amid a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. If anyone is afraid to go, just drop the jade talisman and leave! I won’t blame you!"

On hearing these words of Gui Lian’er, his followers were visibly moved.

Naturally, their joining of the Demon Sect couldn’t be said to involve any kind of faith, they were all there for the benefits. If it were possible to get the same benefits on the Righteous Path, who would want to live in the shadows?

Just as he had said, from the day they joined the Underworld King Sect, they were aware that they were going against the heavens. Their current hesitation was merely a standard weighing of pros and cons.

Just as everyone was hesitating, Chu Liang took a step forward and said, "Now we are only going to infiltrate Shu Mountain, which is far from the horror of hell. What’s so difficult about going up there? Hall Master, I support you!"

"Right, me too!"

"Hmm."

Immediately, two others also followed suit.

"Ha ha!" Gui Lian’er, looking at these three newcomers enthusiastically supporting him, burst into hearty laughter, "If the disciples within the Underworld King Sect were all like you, why would we worry about our great cause not being accomplished!"