Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 314 - 99: Can it Really be Given Away for Free? 【Seeking Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 314: Chapter 99: Can it Really be Given Away for Free? 【Seeking Monthly Tickets!】_1

The vast, northern Taotie City.

Spirit animals, birds above the earth, auspicious clouds and brilliant colors, all converging towards the ancient city, infusing it with boundless vitality. The surrounding desolate mountains made its prosperity seem like a miracle.

Two unassuming streaks of sword light landed outside the city gates and joined the queue to enter the city.

Both were young men. The one in front was handsome and refined, smiling slightly - this was Chu Liang. The one behind him had a clean, fair complexion and was a gentleman - this was Wen Yulong.

"It’s really prosperous." Chu Liang looked at the scenery of Taotie City and sincerely sighed.

"Yes, treasures from the eight points of the compass converged here." Wen Yulong nodded, "The Shu Mountain is just too far from here, otherwise it would be interesting to often come and wander around."

"Whenever we have our own Taotie City, we won’t need to visit others." Chu Liang said.

"That’s going to be hard, because after all, Shu Mountain is a properly respected Immortal Sect." Wen Yulong pondered, "Even if we become stronger, we’re still benchmarked against the Penglai Upper Sect, not transformed into Taotie City."

Chu Liang laughed and then went into the city.

The two of them went directly to a store with a "Bao Dan Hall" signboard. It is one of the largest Elixir shops in Taotie City, which Wen Yulong helped to arrange.

This time Chu Liang came with Wen Yulong because he knew about Taotie City fairly well. In his usual artifact refining work, he needed various materials and often came here for purchasing.

The reason they didn’t bring others was that everyone, including the Golden Fur Beast, was working in the bustling orchard. Nowadays, everyone on Silver Sword Peak was productive... not a grain of rice was wasted.

As soon as they entered the main gate of Bao Dan Hall, they saw a spacious hall with a dragon pillar in the center. The pillar winds up a cloud ladder leading to countless rooms on each floor, reaching at least a dozen floors. From the outside, however, it was just a two-story building; it truly contained a world within its walls.

Actually, this was a common trick in many shops in Taotie City. The city officials did not allow tall buildings in the city for easy management. Otherwise, there would be tall buildings everywhere and cultivators flying high, which would make city management much more complicated.

For this reason, some prestigious shops would use Qiankun techniques to create additional space inside.

It’s indeed necessary for the shops to appear grander. Many times, although an item is not worth that much, the fact that it’s being sold here can persuade less-informed people to believe it’s worth the price.

A servant came forward to greet them. Wen Yulong said, "I made an appointment with Elder Sun in advance."

"Are you the Young Hero from the Shu Mountain Sect? Please follow me." The servant immediately bowed and led the way; the three of them ascended to a room on the fourth floor by the cloud ladder.

This was a spacious, quiet room filled with lingering smoke. An elder with long black hair and beard was seated cross-legged, brewing tea. Seeing the two arrive, he raised his hand and said, "Please sit, Young Heroes."

"Elder Sun." Wen Yulong and Chu Liang then sat down.

"Is the fellow disciple Wen Young Hero mentioned who wants to buy elixir this one?" Elder Sun asked with a jolly laugh.

"Yes." Wen Yulong replied: "This is my senior brother from Silver Sword Peak of Shu Mountain, his name is Chu Liang."

"Chu Liang?" Elder Sun suddenly looked up.

Fame follows merit.

If it was a month ago, mentioning Chu Liang’s name might have just received a nod, but it wouldn’t have drawn much attention.

However, the recent Battle of Shu Mountain had just ended, and Chu Liang’s name had just echoed across the Nine States and Four Seas.

Elder Sun asked, "Is this the Shu Mountain prodigy, Young Hero Chu, who killed Tao Wu and injured Ksitigarbha with a single sword during the major battle with the Underworld King Sect?"

These successive titles made Chu Liang laugh in embarrassment, "I don’t dare accept the title of prodigy - I am just an ordinary disciple of Shu Mountain."

"Oh, it is our honor that Young Hero Chu has graced our Bao Dan Hall with his presence." Elder Sun’s demeanor became noticeably more polite, "Young Hero Chu, I wonder what kind of elixir you need? Our Bao Dan Hall has a complete range, and even if we don’t, we can help you seek it out."

Chu Liang replied, "I want to buy Spirit Gathering Pills."

"Ah..." Elder Sun paused, his face still wearing a smile although his leaning forward body slightly withdrew.

He had thought Chu Liang, the newly rising prodigy, would buy some precious elixirs, but it turned out to be Spirit Gathering Pills.

Within Elder Sun’s heart, he couldn’t help but complain about Wen Yulong. If you knew you were buying Spirit Gathering Pills, why bother going through the trouble of contacting me in advance? You could have just bought them from the clerks downstairs.

Seeing his expression, Chu Liang probably guessed what he was thinking and quickly added, "Although it’s Spirit Gathering Pills, I’m buying in large quantities."

"Hehe, it seems Warrior Chu practices very diligently." Elder Sun said.

In his heart, he naturally didn’t hold out much hope. Even if you’re an earth-shattering genius, you’re just at the Fourth Realm of cultivation. A normal person can only consume one or two pills in a day. Even if you practice continuously with Spirit Gathering Pills, how many can you use?

For an elder like him, it simply wasn’t worth the effort.

"I wonder if there might be some discount for bulk purchases?" Chu Liang asked further.

"Warrior Chu..." Elder Sun chuckled and said, "Our Bao Dan Hall’s elixirs are always of great quality and reasonably priced, all without any deception. There are no discounts. A few Spirit Gathering Pills don’t count as much. How many do you need? We can send it to you as a friendly gesture."

Now he was calculating something else. What’s the point of giving you a discount on a few Spirit Gathering Pills? Can I earn much from those two or three Sword Coins?

It would be better to give them for free and make a good impression on this rising prodigy. There would surely be plenty of big orders in the future.

Chu Liang’s eyes lit up: "Really? I want quite a lot."

"How much exactly can you need, Warrior Chu?" Elder Sun chuckled and took a sip of tea, not believing he could use a large amount.

Chu Liang then blurted out: "One hundred and fifty thousand."

Elder Sun: "Pfft——"

...

Inside the Law Protection Hall.

Jiang Yuebai dusted off the tall rows of bookshelves and finally found the book she wanted to consult.

It was one among a stack of jade scrolls covered in dust that recorded the outstanding disciples of each successive Shu Mountain Peak Conference. Usually, the names of the champions of the entertainment competition and the top four of the official competition were written down.

In the newest one, Jiang Yuebai’s name was at the very top, the ink still fresh.

After flipping for a while, she finally found the one from five hundred years ago.

Last time, in the cabin under the Cloud Sea, they found a diary that recorded secrets concerning the Demon Suppression Tower. After reading it, Chu Liang felt that it was not his place to worry about these things and dismissed it from his mind.

But Jiang Yuebai couldn’t be so nonchalant. In her heart, there seemed to be a restless claw that constantly urged her to investigate the truth of the past event.

Although the elders had warned her and Chu Liang not to further investigate this matter as someone would handle it, she did not want to let go of any matters related to Shenxu Temple.

Was the disappearance of the Demon Suppression Tower really related to that disciple? And did he indeed obtain the method from Shenxu Temple? If so... where did he find Shenxu Temple?

She decided to take action.

The diary did not mention the recorder’s name, but it wasn’t too hard to find, as he had mentioned that he was the runner-up of the Shu Mountain Peak Conference of his time.

These were recorded in the Shu Mountain canon, especially that conference five hundred years ago, which was the event where Master Wuqi made his name.

Soon, she turned to that page and saw the name that had intrigued her for a while just behind Lu Wuqi’s.

"Yan Renjie."