Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 464 - 43: Breaking into Demon Mountain [Request for monthly ticket!]_1

Chapter 464: Chapter 43: Breaking into Demon Mountain [Request for monthly ticket!]_1

"Sigh..."

The Venerable let out a long sigh and slowly returned to his seat, "Since you’re so clever, I will tell you the real truth."

Really, this kind of trick would not even have fooled a dog from our Silver Sword Peak.

Not to mention a dog, not even my master would have been fooled.

Chu Liang thought to himself.

"The prophecy may be fake, but there is a truth," the Venerable declared, "which is, to break the foreign Demon Mountain, you need a foreigner. And us, people of the Dream Fairy Country, no matter how we try, we can’t achieve it."

"Why is it so?" Chu Liang asked, "Aren’t the practitioners of the Dream Technique immune to nightmares and therefore ideal to combat them?"

"Within Dream Fairy Country, a secret is passed down from the Venerables of each generation. It is our country’s biggest hidden secret," said the Venerable, "But I think it’s not really a secret to outsiders like you."

"Are you saying..." Chu Liang guessed something.

"Our entire Dream Fairy Country... including the world we live in, is all a dream," the Venerable said with a heavy tone.

Her face was slightly dark as she said this.

Obviously, this fact was also very cruel to her.

No one would want the world they live in to be just a dream, all illusion, that their worldly view built half a lifetime ago could completely collapse.

Chu Liang was not surprised. This was his guess.

The citizens of Dream Fairy Country were born here and thought that the world should be like this naturally, hence they did not question. But it was not difficult for Chu Liang to guess, as a foreigner.

"Huh?" Tang Shi was greatly surprised and glanced around with wide eyes, "This place is actually a dream?"

For this little girl, it was a bit hard to guess...

"In ancient times, the Great Dream Fairy was a powerful... cultivator, as you would call it," the Venerable continued, "When he was on the verge of death, he used all his cultivation in a lifetime to create this dream, a world of his ideals."

"Dream Fairy Country is indeed an ideal world," Chu Liang agreed, "What is the problem if this world of happy and blissful people is but a dream?"

In fact, even if one is in the outside world, how could they be sure that the Mortal Realm of the Nine States is not just a big dream of someone else?

The world is like a dream, only the feelings of people are real.

What is false and what is not?

"We were supposed to live comfortably in the Dream Fairy Country until the Demon Mountain fell three thousand years ago. Its entity is a powerful demonic creature called the Nightmare Demon King... it was not much inferior to the Great Dream Fairy. But it was severely wounded and dying, hence it did not directly destroy our Dream Fairy Country," the Venerable said with anger in her eyes, "However, the Nightmare feeds on dreams. It parasitizes on this dream of the fairy and consumes everything in the dream. The demons it breeds keep eroding, killing..."

"In our world, as long as one person dies, a newborn will be born, and the population will never decrease..." The Venerable earnestly looked at Chu Liang and Tang Shi, "But since the arrival of the Nightmare Demon King, in these three thousand years, half of our population has been reduced."

So the people of Dream Fairy Country could be killed by the Nightmare Beast?

The old man in the earlier clinic did not mention this.

If this is known, it will surely cause great panic. Those nightmare beasts... really have the ability to destroy this world!

"These Nightmare Beasts feed on citizens of Dream Fairy Country, and the people killed by them cannot be reborn. After killing the citizens of Dream Fairy Country, these Nightmare Beasts become stronger. They are consuming the power of this dream world!"

The Venerable started to get a bit emotional, "Although we have been working hard to resist the invasion of Nightmare Beasts, people are still getting killed. If this continues, the Nightmare Beast will consume the entire world in a few years, and by then the Nightmare Demon King feeding on the dream world should also fully wake up. It will return to the outside world."

"Therefore, we have tried more than once to eradicate the Nightmare Demon King, but our Dream Technique becomes invalid once reaching the range of Demon Mountain, let alone that our Divine Envoys from Dream Fairy Country are not good at fighting," the Venerable finally admitted, "So, to completely eradicate the Nightmare Demon King, only an outsider who is a ’Cultivator’ can manage it."

"And you are foreigners."

After listening to her, Chu Liang and Tang Shi were silent for a while.

Chu Liang was considering the actions to take next, while Tang Shi was probably sorting out the information she had just received, which was indeed a bit overwhelming for her young mind.

A moment later, Chu Liang slowly answered, "You may not know this, but a Demon King is extremely powerful. Even if it is severely wounded and dying, it is not something we dare to provoke casually. I really want to help you restore peace, but I’m afraid that the spirit is willing but the body is weak."

"Even if you don’t want to help us, you would want to get out of here, right?" the Venerable went on, "That Demon Mountain is the only exit in this world."

"Huh?" Chu Liang was skeptical, "Are you trying to bluff us again?"

"My words are sincere," the Venerable solemnly said, "The dream world is multilayered, and only the highest layer of the dream world can lead out."

"Originally, our Dream Fairy Country had an entrance and an exit to the outside world, but once a citizen of Dream Fairy Country leaves, they can’t survive. So no one has ever left. When the Nightmare Demon King descended, the entrance moved to the top of the Demon Mountain."

"Because the Nightmare Demon King also has a dream world of its own, rooted above ours," explained the Venerable, "If you want to leave, you must enter his dream world...and it’s the same if you want to kill it."

"I see." Chu Liang contemplated," If what you said is true, then we will try. I promise you, even if we don’t have the strength to eradicate the Nightmare Demon King. As long as we can escape, we will ask the seniors of the sect to come and punish it."

To eradicate the Nightmare Demon King was just an empty promise. A powerful Demon King at the Eighth Realm, even if it’s lying there sleeping, can’t be messed with by mere mortals. However, finding the gateway to leave might be feasible.

He actually believed the Venerable’s words, because it could corroborate with what he already knew. His concern now was, if he entered into the dream of the Nightmare Demon King, could he really find an exit?

Behind this Dream Abyss... are there really only two layers to the dream world?

"That’s right!" Upon hearing his reply, the Venerable immediately nodded and smiled, once again flaunting the stone tablet.

The stone tablet read: "A powerful senior from a faraway place will remove the nightmare that has plagued the Dream Fairy Country for three thousand years."

"Alright, alright." Chu Liang waved his hand in resignation.

...

Even though the Venerable’s stone tablet was quite useless, there were other ways it could be used.

Before setting off, she had given both Chu Liang and Tang Shi each a Sacred Talisman Jade Slip, which was reportedly refined using dream techniques, and could protect them from the invasion of the Nightmare’s godly soul.

However, it was just a consumable item and could only last for a while.

But this was enough, at least it allowed them to fight side by side. Chu Liang didn’t want to fight Tang Shi while dealing with a Nightmare Beast.

After a detailed briefing by the Venerable about the Nightmare Beast forces on the Demon Mountain, Chu Liang and Tang Shi embarked on a journey to rescue the Dream Fairy Country and incidentally go back home... of course, the other way round was also true.

Arriving at the foot of the Demon Mountain, they felt the demonic and eerie essence even before they began climbing.

This was a high mountain with dark, barren stones, looking like it was forged from black iron which didn’t fit into the harmonious and peaceful ambiance of the world.

Getting closer, they could hear the additional sounds of evil whispers in their ears. The soul-snatching echo in the void of the Misty Mountain Valley seemed to be echoing here again.

The jade slips given by the Venerable began to emit a gentle warmth in their pockets, maintaining the clarity of their spiritual platform.

"We need to hurry." Chu Liang said.

"Alright!" Tang Shi pulled out her lance and tightened her face: "We have a limited amount of time with the jade slips, I understand."

"No." Chu Liang replied: "I mean if we wait any longer, you might start feeling sleepy."

Tang Shi’s face turned red instantly.

But she couldn’t refute him.

The two leapt onto the Demon Mountain, and in an instant, they were surrounded by black winds and evil spirits. Shadows filled with malicious energy sprang forth!

These were the outermost evil spirits of the Demon Mountain. Apart from their ability to induce hallucinations, their combat abilities were fairly weak.

Chu Liang wielded his Dustless Sword, and in an instant, the sword split into hundreds or thousands, casting shadows here and there, wiping out all the evil spirits in a blink.

Tang Shi’s lance remained in the air, redundant after the quick fight.

"No rush, let me lead the way." Chu Liang smiled.

These evil spirits, although weak, would leave their mark when defeated. Though it might not yield any significant spoils, even the small gains counted.

Having cleared out the evil spirits, the two continued climbing the mountain. Before they could reach midway, they heard rustling noises.

Dark clouds rose overhead, blocking the sunlight!

Wait...

It was a massive flock of crows!

"Caw, caw, caw ..."

The harsh caws of the crows echoed throughout the sky, making one feel irritated and restless. A violent sentiment seemed to well up, making everything appear more infuriating.

Chu Liang instantly recognized it as a supernatural phenomenon similar to his Resentment Chains, which provoked people’s anger, causing them to lose their rationale.

Thanks to the protection of the Jade Pendant, the two were barely affected.

They just found the crows irritating.

Chu Liang raised his hand, releasing heavenly red-gold flames!

Divine Dragon Fire!

In an instant, the sky was ablaze. The crows tried to scatter and flee, but it was too late. The Divine Dragon Fire coupled with countless sword lights exterminated all of them.

No survivors.

Listening to the crows’ shrieks, Tang Shi even felt a little sorry for them.

Chu Liang was usually heavy-handed in dealing with such minor creatures.

With the crows cleared out, they finally arrived at a cave at the top of the peak. The Nightmare Demon King’s body was supposed to be inside this cave...

"Be careful once we go in," Chu Liang warned.

"Okay!" Tang Shi nodded vigorously.

Then they both leaped down!

The cave appeared like an unfathomable abyss. They fell for so long that Tang Shi was almost falling asleep by the time they finally hit the ground.

Thud, thud.

The two landed, but before they could take in their surroundings, they heard a surprised voice, "Warrior Chu, how come you guys are here?"

Tang Shi turned and saw Ji Lingyu.