Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 459 - 38: Not Even a Dog Would Return [Looking for Monthly Tickets!] _1

Chapter 459: Chapter 38: Not Even a Dog Would Return [Looking for Monthly Tickets!] _1

"Cai Yi?"

Upon hearing this name, Chu Liang felt a sense of familiarity.

During the Shu Mountain Peak Conference, he and Jiang Yuebai descended into the Cloud Sea. Inside the small wooden house below Shu Mountain, they found a diary suspected to belong to the ancestor of the Yan family, where this name was mentioned.

It was a woman named Cai Yi who told him how to break the Demon Suppression Tower.

But five hundred years had passed since then, so it was not certain if it was the same person... That’s why Chu Liang felt surprised, but did not show it too much.

"That murmuring voice sounded like an evil spell being poured into the ears. Chun Yutu, who has the weakest cultivation, had already begun to hallucinate and nearly went mad. I used the Confucian Secret Art to help him regain his senses. But even so, I was also struggling to maintain my sanity."

Xue Ziyang continued," We felt something unusual over there, the surrounding demonic aura became thicker, and a large portion seemed to... emanate from the woman from the Western Regions."

"I was the first to propose not wanting to go on further, this secret realm is strange, not something our level of cultivation can explore. While the others were hesitating, the woman said that since we had already gotten here, she no longer needed us... she gave us permission to leave."

"At this point, we realized that perhaps her cultivation is much higher than ours. She merely needed someone familiar with the Zhennan Region’s Mountain to guide her, so we withdrew from the secret realm one after another."

"But even after returning to Kaoshan City, I still felt extremely uncomfortable, as if... something was affecting my godly soul." Xue Ziyang pointed to his head, "Sure enough, on the first night back, when a red moon appeared in the sky above Kaoshan City, I felt as if countless voices were calling out to me in a daze, I had a splitting headache and nearly completely fell into madness..."

"Although I managed to hold on during the first night, I could feel that the call was getting stronger and stronger, so I rushed to my sect for help."

"As soon as you entered that secret realm, something called a Nightmare should have been planted in your godly souls," Wei Lang explained.

The existence of Nightmares, mysterious and strange, is still not fully understood to this day and can only be described as indescribable.

Ji Lingyu asked, "Is it possible that this Nightmare can be planted into a human body like a poisonous insect?"

Wei Lang, as a Great Confucian scholar of this age, has far superior understanding and knowledge of the Dao of Godly Souls than others. He quickly explained, "Nightmare is a kind of existence that hovers between reality and illusion, the illusion realm and the real world are two completely different worlds. Even though it may seem a great distance away from Purple Goat in the real world, it might be right next to him in the illusory realm. During the ancient times, the Human Clan had a lineage named ’Dream Technique’ that specializes in cultivating the Dao of the illusory realm and reality, and researched it deeply. Unfortunately, with the disappearance of the founder- the Great Dream Fairy, the Dream Technique was also lost. Later generations can only learn about this Dao from fragmented descriptions."

Chu Liang has very limited understanding of the profound Dao of Illusion and Reality.

He only knew that the illusory realm exists independently outside the real world, but can still influence the real world. For instance, the Soul Summoning Order of the Underworld King Sect is transmitted through the illusory realm.

In the real world, it’s very far, but it may be close by in the illusory realm.

The rest is mostly a knowledge blind spot.

Wei Lang continued, "In order to find the cause and solution of the problem, it seems we will need to venture deep into that secret realm again and completely eradicate the initiator of this mess. To save your life, I will have to make the journey."

Yan Qihu nodded, "I also need to go there."

Chu Liang looked at them both. If these two—one armed with scholarly wisdom, the other with martial prowess—work together, they should be able to solve the problem. This would provide him an opportunity to fulfill Second Lady Gu’s commission.

So he spoke up, "If both of you are planning to explore that secret realm, I happen to know an elder who is very familiar with the Zhennan Region’s Mountain who can accompany us."

...

Yan Qihu was naturally reluctant to take along the younger generation. However, given Xue Ziyang’s current condition, he would not be able to return to the Zhennan Region’s Mountain, and their former guide had already died a violent death. The only one who could guide them to the Dream Abyss was Chu Liang.

If Chu Liang was only dealing with matters on behalf of the Heavenly Gang Sect, he would not want to take the risk. However, he owed a favor to Gu Qingyuan and he had to bring Second Lady Gu to find him no matter what.

Having two powerful experts accompanying them on the trip was the best opportunity.

After questioning Xue Ziyang in detail, Chu Liang confirmed that the place where the woman from the Western Regions led them was the same Dream Abyss he had visited with the South Route Guide. However, why the other side of the chasm in the secret realm appeared distinct was something that they could only find out after they arrived.

Once Ji Lingyu learned that Chu Liang had found her lost aunt, she instantly demanded to come along. Not wanting to be left behind, Tang Shi also decided to come along.

In the end, Yan Qihu reluctantly agreed to take all the young people along.

Fortunately, they were all outstanding individuals among the younger generation, so they weren’t necessarily going to be holding the team back.

"When we reach the perilous land of the Evil Demon, you all must remember not to approach." He cautioned, fearing that the young ones would be infected by the Nightmare and meet a violent death.

With the help of Wei Lang this time, he was quite confident.

Those who can make it to the ranks of the Major Scholars of the Scholar’s Academy naturally have brains, effectively filling in the one weakness of the Heavenly Gang Sect.

A wise elder, he had prepared thoroughly, even bringing along a Soul Suppressing book from the Scholar’s Academy specifically to counter this kind of strange curse that involved the godly soul.

After returning to Kaoshan City, Chu Liang immediately went to see Second Lady Gu.

And he took Ji Lingyu with him.

"Are you done with your work?" Second Lady Gu asked upon seeing Chu Liang.

She thought that the matter Chu Liang had told her about the Heavenly Gang Sect would take several days to resolve.

When she saw Ji Lingyu’s Xuanyuan Pupil, her expression became somewhat disagreeable.

Chu Liang guessed that she might think he had leaked the information to the Ji Family and that Ji Lingyu had come to find her. He quickly explained, "The plan has changed; our destination happens to be the same. I thought it might be a good idea for Second Lady Gu to join us. We’ll have two powerful figures from the Heavenly Gang Sect and Scholar’s Academy accompanying us, it’s pretty secure. This lady Ji Lingyu, she also... ran away from home..."

Hearing his explanation, Second Lady Gu’s expression softened slightly.

Ji Lingyu stepped forward somewhat timidly, "Thirteenth Auntie, I’ve heard stories about you..."

Chu Liang was sure that the two would hit it off, since in a way, Second Lady Gu could also be considered the winner of the runaway competition in the previous generation of the Ji family.

After some chatting, the aunt and niece, from two generations, seemed to have a very pleasant conversation. Ji Lingyu greatly admired her aunt’s story while Second Lady Gu liked Ji Lingyu’s cleverness.

After a while, she turned her gaze back to Chu Liang: "Since we already have two powerful figures accompanying us, I will not enlist more helping hands. We will just wait to enter the mountain tomorrow."

"That would be best," Chu Liang replied.

By this time, it was already late, and everyone could not enter the mountain at night, so they rested in Kaoshan City for the night. It was uncertain whether Xue Ziyang from the Scholar’s Academy would be able to withstand the night, but with so many Confucian masters present, it should be fine.

Ji Lingyu was staying at Second Lady Gu’s place. It seemed that the aunt and niece had a little drink and had a long chat throughout the night. The night wind blew past the house, and their voices echoed faintly in the wind. The most frequently spoken words seemed to be something like...

"As for the Ji family, not even a dog would return."