Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 447 - 26: Opening the Sky [Thanks to the Alliance Hierach "The Nightless Man Greedily Covets the Moon" for the reward]_1

Chapter 447: Chapter 26: Opening the Sky [Thanks to the Alliance Hierach "The Nightless Man Greedily Covets the Moon" for the reward]_1

After making a round, Chu Liang returned to the peak at the center of the Secret Realm and found that Situ Guanhai and Xi Miaoxian had truly returned as well.

As soon as he landed, the two of them approached him, expressing their gratitude solemnly. "Thank you for your help, Warrior Chu," they said.

Since the relationship between Shu Mountain and Penglai was not very good, Xi Miaoxian hadn’t greeted Chu Liang before. Now that he had come to her aid, she couldn’t help but feel somewhat embarrassed.

Situ Guanhai, on the other hand, looked surprised. "My junior brother mentioned you before, but I didn’t think you were this powerful. When I just thought of implementing that Eight Diagrams fusion technique, I thought it was my unique skill. I didn’t expect you to know it too."

"Indeed, I learnt it after seeing the exceptional power of Brother Situ’s technique," Chu Liang replied with a smile. "So, you both don’t need to thank me, it was just a matter of courtesy."

His words were modest, but they only left Situ Guanhai even more astounded.

"You learnt it just by watching me demonstrate it once?" His eyes widened slightly in disbelief. "This..."

He himself had only managed to execute the technique after a lot of practice. Learning it after seeing it just once was indeed terrifying.

"I had heard rumours about Warrior Chu’s rising reputation and exceptional talents for a year now. Today, indeed, you are extraordinary," Xi Miaoxian praised with a smile.

Being praised by a beautiful woman was certainly a pleasant thing. But since Situ Guanhai seemed interested in Xi Miaoxian, Chu Liang didn’t want to steal his limelight. He turned to Situ Guanhai casually, "The title of exceptional talent belongs to Brother Situ, the creator of the technique."

Just as they were talking, Monk Pu Shan and Feng Chaoyang, who had stayed behind, also joined them.

When Feng Chaoyang heard that Chu Liang had saved Xi Miaoxian, he blurted, "Warrior Chu, why did you say you saved those two?"

Chu Liang smiled a little. ’Here comes the trouble,’ he thought.

Indeed.

Before he could respond, Xi Miaoxian glanced over at Feng Chaoyang. "Some people are cold-hearted. Do they also forbid Warrior Chu from showing chivalry?" she asked.

"Hmph." Feng Chaoyang snorted, "One should show chivalry to the right people. Hasn’t your Penglai been bullying the Shu Mountain Sect?"

"Don’t go around slandering people!" Xi Miaoxian retorted. "We have always collaborated extensively with Shu Mountain. We are allies."

"Oh, please, we of the Heavenly King Sect are the true allies of Shu Mountain!" Feng Chaoyang rebutted loudly.

"Regardless of Sect, I have long admired Warrior Chu’s reputation and have tremendous respect for him," stated Xi Miaoxian, stepping forward.

"Well, Warrior Chu and I are well acquainted!" Feng Chaoyang blurted, grabbing Chu Liang’s arm.

"From now on, Warrior Chu is my good close friend!" Xi Miaoxian also stepped forward and took Chu Liang’s arm.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Chu Liang quickly withdrew his arms and retreated.

Thankfully, the people from Tianshu Pavilion weren’t here.

Otherwise, if this scene were reported to Wind Catcher Hall and ended up in the Seven Star Mansion Report, he would have a hard time explaining!

For years, the disciples of Penglai Upper Sect and Heavenly King Sect, the two top-tier Immortal Sects, were always at each other’s throats like belligerent crickets.

The other sect disciples were used to this.

But why did they have to drag him into their rivalry?

"In the Secret Realm, let’s not argue about these trivial things," Chu Liang advised. "How about having a friendly competition instead? Let’s see who can first comprehend the eight symbols and get the golden symbol."

"I’m not going to compete with her," Feng Chaoyang blurted out sulkily.

"Why?" Xi Miaoxian shot him a sidelong glance.

"I can’t beat her!" Feng Chaoyang declared boldly.

"..." Chu Liang fell silent.

You really don’t need to be this arrogant.

...

Xi Miaoxian couldn’t be bothered to argue further, so she turned to Chu Liang. "We think we’ve found the location of the golden symbol."

"What?" Chu Liang looked at her. "The Nine-Headed Xiang Liu earlier..."

"Yes," Xi Miaoxian confirmed, "We found a submerged palace that was guarded by the Nine-Headed Xiang Liu. It seems we need the eight symbols to get in. I was a bit rash earlier. We gave it the symbols, which subdued seven of its heads. Still, we couldn’t tame the remaining two, which led to the incident..."

So that’s what happened.

Chu Liang recalled that when the Xiang Liu was chasing them, indeed only two heads were attacking them. Despite this, such a brute on par with a Seventh Realm Demon Beast was too much for them to handle, even with only two active heads.

If the eight symbols are collected, the brute, with its eight heads appeased, would be easier to tame.

This was indeed Talisman Heavenly Master’s trial.

Situ Guanhai added, "But there’s no fire in this realm, so comprehension of the Li Glyph is impossible."

Chu Liang nodded slightly.

To comprehend a rune, one needed to find a naturally occurring source for the rune –something you couldn’t create yourself with a rune.

But where could one find a spark of fire amidst the rain and wind here?

The group fell into an uneasy silence as they pondered over the situation.

Monk Pu Shan also joined them and whispered to Feng Chaoyang, "What are they doing?"

"I don’t know, it looks like they’re thinking about something," Feng Chaoyang replied quietly.

Although he wasn’t sure what to think about, he pretended to be deep in thought, not wanting to be left out.

Monk Pu Shan covered his face with his hand. "Warrior Feng, you’re having a hard time."

"Yes, indeed." Feng Chaoyang sighed. "There’s no sun or moon here, no stars at all. I can’t utilize my Starry Sky Oddity Technique."

"What did you say?" Chu Liang suddenly looked up.

"I said..." Feng Chaoyang, startled by Chu Liang’s gaze, blinked before continuing, "I can’t use my Starry Sky Oddity Technique..."

"The sentence before that," Chu Liang mumbled, "There’s no sun or moon here..."

He abruptly stood up, looking at the sky. "This place only has everything in their most primitive forms, as formed by the Eight Diagrams Symbols, but even in their most primitive forms, there should be one thing that’s most important..."

"That’s correct!" Xi Miaoxian’s eyes lit up as she made the realization.

"Thanks to you, Brother Feng," Chu Liang patted Feng Chaoyang’s shoulder, then took off into the sky.

Thank you for casually speaking those words and clearing my doubts.

Indeed, there is no fire here.

But there should be something even more important here. That is...the sun!

The sky was filled with rolling dark clouds, booming thunder and gusty winds, blocking any trace of daylight.

Chu Liang soared into the sky, his hands manipulating the Qian Glyph, putting all his strength into it.

Boom—

The dark clouds scattered like curtains being drawn apart by giant hands, moving aside with a thunderous noise.

The sky was opened!

With the retreat of the omnipresent clouds, a red sun came into view. It hung high in the sky, beaming with light, bathing the earth in its brilliant glow!

That was fire.

An extremely hot fire.