Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 370 - 54: You Dare to Venture to Silver Sword Peak [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 370: Chapter 54: You Dare to Venture to Silver Sword Peak [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]_1

This issue of the Strategy of Nine States, although lacks any major news, is still fascinating and not dull.

Even the incident of the loss and recovery of Ba Xia’s Double Rings from Wuji Mountain Manor by the Heavenly Gang Sect as a trial, also made it to the news, only the coverage was minor and it mostly mentioned the four disciples of the Heavenly Gang Sect.

Although Chu Liang and his companions made significant contributions, they were guests who helped along, in the news, they were destined to be secondary characters.

Chu Liang then eagerly opened the Jianghu Yiwon Record.

It did not disappoint him, right at the start was the news of Red Cotton Peak’s business solicitation, which was the first piece on the Jianghu Yiwon Record.

Zhang Xiaohan kept her promise.

As soon as this news was released, it was likely that stores of all Nine States Immortal Sects and the Immortal Cultivation World were aware of it, whether they cared or not, they would at least know about it, and that was enough.

Compared to the seriousness of the Strategy of Nine States, the Jianghu Yiwon Record was much more relaxed.

The second piece of news made Chu Liang chuckle.

It was written that Thunder Fortress had issued a missing person notice, stating that Huang Ling’er, the daughter of Thunder Fortress Master, had run away from home, and a generous reward would be given to whoever could provide information that leads to her discovery.

Huang Ling’er was indeed a good girl, it’s just unfortunate that she was born with such a father. She seems to make the news every few days, and always due to some strange circumstances. This really bummed Chu Liang out.

How will she make it in the Immortal Cultivation World in the future?

The next piece was a widely circulated rumor recently, that Prime Minister Su Qian had submitted a petition to the emperor, requesting that Shen Qingyan, a disciple of Nanyin Square, be made Crown Princess Consort.

Theoretically, court news should not be leaked before confirmation, hence the newspaper only referred to it as a rumor. But in reality, many ministers of today’s court are not hiding it.

Although the emperor hasn’t yet given his approval, considering Su Qian’s court status and past records, this petition is most likely endorsed by the emperor. After all, a current Prime Minister like him would have no reason to involve himself with Nanyin Square’s musicians, and there’s no need to draw such a thorny line.

The news is being exposed now, possibly as a barometer for the attitudes of the court and the public.

After all, there is precedent for the royal family marrying disciples from Nanyin Square. But it is unprecedented for the current Crown Prince to marry a core disciple of Nanyin Square as his consort.

Think about it, the current Crown Princess Consort could very well become the Empress in the future!

The musicians of Nanyin Square always show their faces to the public, and the core disciples are even more prominent, performing at many performances. It could possibly prompt some unfavorable reactions if the royal family marry such a high-profile woman as the Crown Princess Consort. Right now, they’re probably watching and waiting.

If there is no problem with public opinion, it might perhaps be ready to proceed.

As a matter of fact, Chu Liang and Xue Lingxue had crossed paths with Yu Xiang’er before, one of the three core disciples of Nanyin Square, but they have never met Miss Shen before.

After the end of the Jianghu Yiwon Record, what followed was Zhang Xiaohan’s bimonthly edition.

After the stories of Miss Bai and Meng Jiangnu, her original stories have encountered some cold reception, but it doesn’t mean she will give up due to one failure. A lot of people chose to read this new tale titled "Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".

Afterward, it was warmly received.

The story Chu Liang provided her has lots of details, from the cowherd stealing clothes by the river, to the weaver girl getting married. The two lived a happy life, with the weaver girl helping the cowherd overcome a lot of difficulties.

But towards the end of the story, the tone suddenly changed.

The Queen Mother descended and sent heavenly soldiers to force the weaver girl back to the Heavenly Palace. She took a silver hairpin and drew a line in the sky, leaving a silver river between the cowherd, and they were forever separated from then on.

The top half of the story ended abruptly.

Readers who read this far can’t help but lament and curse at the cliffhanger, and they have to wait at least half a month to continue the story!

How detestable!

...

By the time the story of Cowherd and the Weaver Girl got popular, it was already a few days later, and Chu Liang, walking on the streets of Taotie City, could hear passersby all around discussing the story.

He couldn’t help but smile at this.

His trip to Taotie City was to finalize the first batch of merchants who would open stores at Red Cotton Peak. This included the several pill shops like Bao Dan Hall which had good relationships with Chu Liang and the Shu Mountain Sect, so everything went smoothly.

In half a day’s time, Chu Liang had already discussed the details with them.

Afterward, he rode back to Shu Mountain on the big-head which was borrowed from the Golden Fur Beast. As he traveled for a long time on the road, it was already evening when he returned.

The Golden Fur Beast turned into a ball of yellow wind, rushing across the sky at fast speeds.

Suddenly, a fire fell from the sky!

Whee--

"Watch out!" Chu Liang shouted urgently.

The Golden Fur Beast, already a sixth realm demon beast, naturally had quick reflexes and did not respond any slower than Chu Liang. It immediately shook its head and rolled in the air to dodge this attack.

Boom--

It was a powerful flaming feather arrow, one that exploded into a hillside on impact, tearing it apart.

The chill ran down Chu Liang’s spine. He couldn’t even dare to think about what would happen if they were hit by it.

Turning his head, he saw a group of men and horses already circling him in midair.

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing black and purple clothes, staring at Chu Liang with a cold face, as though he had a deep resentment. The other four were armored men, surrounded by flames, with their faces obscured.

Feeling the unique fiery aura emanating from their bodies, Chu Liang instantly recognized them. Demonic Flame Abyss Fire!

Those are people from Demonix Flame Valley.

"Ah..." Chu Liang sighed lightly, "I knew you guys would come sooner or later."

"It seems like you’ve recognized who I am." The newcomer snorted coldly, "I, Yang Heng, the master of Demonix Flame Valley, am who I am. It’s not disgraceful for you to die at my hands given your status among the elites."

Chu Liang helplessly replied, "Your son sought me out seemingly without reason from the start. It’s not that I went looking for you guys. You can’t blame me, right?"

"If you had obediently let him kill you, we naturally wouldn’t blame you." Yang Heng looked at Chu Liang, and conjured another ball of Demonic Flame Abyss Fire with a flip of his hand.

With his cultivation at the peak of the Sixth Realm, the fire he controlled was a hundred times stronger than Yang Hong’s!

Facing an enemy who was far stronger than himself, Chu Liang, however, didn’t panic but shrugged, "What’s the point of ambushing me here? If you’re truly courageous, try breaching the Silver Sword Peak."

If they were on Shu Mountain, he wouldn’t be afraid of a single fight against him.

After all, he had the assistance of the Purple-Green Double Swords there.

However, Yang Heng didn’t bother talking further with him, instead, he shouted, "Prepare to die!"

The fireball in his right hand instantly turned into a long spear, which he threw violently, carrying the momentum and speed of crashing mountains!

Boom——

However, this flame spear exploded right in front of Chu Liang!

Yang Heng’s face changed dramatically.

After the smoke dissipated, unexpectedly, another figure appeared on the stage.

A woman.

A tall woman, full-bosomed, with a pair of crimson-gold fiery wings spread out.

Even if Yang Heng hadn’t seen her before, he could recognize the Samadhi Divine Fire. He instantly realized that this woman was the very one who had swept away all his Demonix Flame Valley’s external areas!

The first of the three scourges of Shu Mountain, the second place winner of the Wine God Contest, Empress Feng of the Silver Sword Peak!

The entire Silver Sword Peak of Shu Mountain was here!

"Why do you bunch of losers keep messing with my disciple..." she stared lazily at Yang Heng, not looking too spirited.

In Empress Feng’s eyes, even the well-known powerful figures in the Demon Sect were no more than losers.

However, Yang Heng didn’t dare to retort, only tremblingly said, "How did you get here so quickly? This place is so far away from Shu Mountain. A Seventh Realm cultivator can’t possibly be protecting him all the time..."

He was prepared for Chu Liang to use some life-preserving magic artifact to escape, but he never expected that Chu Liang didn’t need to preserve his life at all─the one needing preservation was himself!

But suddenly, Empress Feng nodded, "That’s exactly what happened."

"Huh?" Yang Heng was taken aback.

Hearing these words, Chu Liang couldn’t help but chuckle.

He came prepared for this trip to Taotie City.

Because the last time Yang Hong used a scheme, was to plant informants in Taotie City who would follow and ambush Chu Liang as soon as he appeared. Now that he came to Taotie City again so conspicuously, if the people from Demonix Flame Valley wanted to kill him, they would likely reuse the same old trick!

So when he left, he asked his master to accompany him secretly all the way!

If it were a normal Seventh Realm grandmaster, they would indeed find it unlikely to do such a thing because most Wen Dao cultivators are always battling against time, not even wanting to waste a single day in seclusion seeking great achievement. Moreover, they usually hold high positions in their sects and have a lot of important matters to attend to.

Regarding the trip where a disciple might possibly be attacked, more often they might give a life-preserving magic artifact, instead of escorting personally with such intimate protection.

But this is true for Seventh Realm grandmasters who are occupied with important matters. But there just so happen to be few grandmasters in the world who don’t focus much on cultivating or handling sect affairs. Their daily duties could be drinking, viewing picture albums, patrolling their own orchard...

Remember,

My master is Empress Feng!

Facing the terrifying pressure in front of him, Yang Heng’s eyes flickered. The Samadhi Divine Fire, to cultivators of the Demonic Flame Abyss Fire, is almost a suppression of bloodlines.

What’s more, not only in quality but also in quantity, Empress Feng was indisputably crushing him.

Pausing for a moment, he suddenly turned into a blaze of fire and fled away!

He escaped without hesitation!

What about the deep-seated blood feud of his son?

It doesn’t exist!

"Want to run?" Only then did Empress Feng show an enchanting smile, "Run, the longer you run, the more you will fear. The more you fear, the more excited I will get! I want to see, amidst the Nine States and Four Seas, where can you escape to!"

With that, she also turned into a blaze of fire and chased after him!

The dark blaze seemed to have already fled beyond the sky, but the moment her crimson-gold blaze started pursuit, it reappeared in her sight instantly!

Poor Master of Demonix Flame Valley, he couldn’t escape Empress Feng’s demonic claws!

Chu Liang watched and couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

If one were to judge based on this alone, it would be difficult to tell who was the one from the Demon Sect.