Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 521 - 99 - Only One Goal [Request for monthly tickets!]_1

Chapter 521: Chapter 99 - Only One Goal [Request for monthly tickets!]_1

"I hear the Red Moon Tavern has a new girl who dances onstage every night, she’s both beautiful and talented."

"Oh? That’s worth seeing."

"..."

Atop Red Cotton Peak, the recently opened Red Moon Tavern has already expanded once. The main hall is now several times larger than before, yet it’s still full of patrons, bustling with lively activity.

All this was due to the excellent service and novel model of Red Moon Tavern. In addition to basic dishes, they have different special hot pots on offer every day. The spicy and fragrant hot pot is known as one of the ’three evils’ of Shu Mountain. Nowadays, it seems as if not eating here when passing by Red Cotton Peak would leave a feeling of regret.

The popularity of Red Moon Tavern has inspired some people to consider opening hot pot restaurants in the Immortal Cultivation World. Xu Hongqiu has already started his operations in Taotie City, inquiring about potential franchisees, but the first one hasn’t been confirmed yet. Perhaps Red Moon Tavern needs more fame; otherwise, why would people pay to lease the name if they could open it themselves?

Then today, something new has been introduced at Red Moon Tavern.

In the center of the main hall is a stage where there are performances in the evening. Many restaurants across the Four Seas and Nine Continents also have this feature.

But the girl who performed on stage today was quite exceptional. She had a faint aura of Yin, was beautiful with a lithe body, and when she danced, she emanated a serene and otherworldly elegance.

Her beauty could rival performers of the Nanyin Square, yet she performed at this small restaurant, which seemed like a bit of a waste of her talents.

Her graceful dance was accompanied by the melodious music of string instruments, presenting a striking contrast to the lively atmosphere around it, stirring up wonder among the audience. It was a pity that the girl only danced once daily and didn’t leave much time for customers to appreciate her performance.

"Having Dream Soul Lady perform during this time interval has indeed increased our business substantially," Xu Hongqiu said, standing on the second floor observing the scene outside. "The restaurant is always full, not to mention the increasing number of people queuing outside. Since the result is so good, why not let her perform more often?"

"After all, we’re still a hot pot restaurant; our focus should be on the ingredients. While some embellishments are fine, too many could overshadow the main focus, which wouldn’t be ideal," Chu Liang smiled. "It’s just right the way it is now."

"Where has Jiangjiang been these past few days?" Xu Hongqiu suddenly asked.

"With the Immortal Sect Conference approaching, she’s probably focusing on cultivation," Chu Liang responded. "As the chief disciple, she has to bear more pressure than us."

"Speaking of that, I need to return for secluded cultivation tomorrow." Xu Hongqiu slapped his forehead, reminiscing. "Every two months, disciples from all sects would gather for joint training, doesn’t Shu Mountain have such practice?"

"I believe we do, but the notice probably hasn’t been sent out yet," replied Chu Liang.

This type of collective secluded cultivation, aimed at quickly boosting strength and team synchrony, is a standard process preceding the Immortal Sect Conference.

After all, the Immortal Sect Conference is different from the Shu Mountain Peak Conference. It’s a much broader battlefield, and adapting to its intensity is no simple feat, especially for the younger generation who hasn’t experienced it before.

"Well, we’ll be competitors then", Xu Hongqiu chuckled. "I certainly won’t show any mercy."

"I’m looking forward to it." Chu Liang responded with a smile.

"Just not sure if we can trust this place to others during the time we’re gone," Xu Hongqiu suddenly added.

Although the Whale Guild holds many estates, not many of them belong to the young lady herself, and the Red Moon Tavern was one she particularly cared about.

"Don’t worry." Chu Liang shifted his gaze and looked at Attendant B in the back who was appreciating the food and conducting ’B’s strict selection’. "As long as he’s here, Red Moon Tavern won’t fall."

...

After returning to Silver Sword Peak, Chu Liang immersed his Divine Sense back into the White Pagoda.

For him to advance to the Second Level of the Fifth Stage would still require some time for cultivation, after all, cultivation is a gradual process. But the Big Head Baby has already digested the last Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and it’s ready for the Five Elements Perfection Stage.

As long as it can eat, then Chu Liang certainly has no shortage of Spirit Plants.

He went out of his way to get a Soil Spirit Mushroom, an excellent ingredient for reaching the Perfection Stage of the Fifth Stage.

The moment Chu Liang took out the Soil Spirit Mushroom, the sleeping Little Tuntun immediately perked up. Although its eyes were still half-closed, it already started sniffing the air.

Chu Liang immediately handed over a fried chicken leg: "This one’s for you."

Then he strolled to the Flashy Doll. At this moment, the Flashy Doll had opened four secret stashes of bright colors. It was so colorful that it appeared to be a large luminous lamp.

Without saying a word, Chu Liang immediately began refining the Soil Spirit Mushroom.

Boom——

The Five Elements Puppet was operating at high speed, just waiting for the secret treasure to open. Once it did, Chu Liang would possess Wutu True Qi.

Among the Five Elements, Geng Metal was sharp, Jia Wood had the ability to regenerate, Rin Water was dense, Fire was explosive, and Wutu was solid. Possessing Wutu True Qi would greatly enhance the thickness of his True Qi.

The body of Geng Metal was hard indeed, but being unbending made one easy to break. Having Wutu to fill in would greatly reinforce his defense capability.

Moreover, once the Five Elements reached perfection, they would mutually generate each other, and the quality of each one would greatly improve. The moment the Wutu secret treasure was opened, his power definitely would take a big leap forward.

But Chu Liang’s face bore no smile, instead appearing somewhat grim. He knew that at this very moment his rivals must also be struggling to improve their strength.

Doing nothing but this was not enough. He had to commit himself fully and completely over the coming period to be able to compete with Yang Shenlong of Penglai, Minister Zhang, Ren Hongdao... those genuine geniuses who stood at the top of the Immortal Sects!

Big Head Baby, spin for me!

...

Boom——

With a loud explosion, the vast square turned into a field of exploding golden lights and flying dust. Subsequently, a tall figure emerged from the smoke.

"No, no, no!"

This handsome young man was Feng Chaoyang from the Heavenly King Sect, and he was shaking his head in dissatisfaction.

"If you guys can’t even beat me, how are you going to fight Yang Shenlong of Penglai, Chu Liang of Shu Mountain? If that’s the case, we might as well admit defeat!"

"Cough cough..." After the dust settled, there was a young man sitting up halfway, saying helplessly, "Boss, I have tried my best already. You are just too strong. Let’s not be overly self-deprecating. Can those touted geniuses really be more awesome than you?"

Next to him, two more were lying down, unable to speak.

These were also disciples from the Heavenly King Sect who were preparing to participate in the Immortal Sects Conference. But even though Feng Chaoyang was up against three of them, he was still easily overpowering them.

Yet he didn’t seem pleased at all.

Being victorious should have been a joyous occasion... if this hadn’t been an internal scrimmage. The thought that these weaklings were not his opponents, but rather his teammates...

Feng Chaoyang’s countenance became even grimier.

Ever since he had broken through to the Fifth Realm, his strength had improved dramatically and was incomparable to his past self.

For the Heavenly Star Oddity Technique of the Heavenly King Sect, the Fifth Realm was an important threshold.

Once he had reached the Fifth Realm, he didn’t need to cultivate the Five Elements True Qi and could directly awaken the "Heavenly King Venerable", giving him the power equivalent to the Sixth Realm.

This was somewhat similar to Yang Hong of Demonix Flame Valley who Chu Liang had previously met. Such an individual was considered quite shameless among peers of the same realm.

The increase in strength that came with crossing this threshold could only be described as terrifying.

The reason Feng Chaoyang was able to make such a rapid breakthrough was probably due to the stimulation he had received from Chu Liang previously.

"The other day Master said he would activate the Wang Jiang astrolabe for us." Feng Chaoyang paused before continuing, "At that time, we could cultivate within the secret realm of the astrolabe. When we leave seclusion, all of you must have broken through to the Fifth Realm. You must awaken the Dharma Body!"

"Ah?" A wave of lamentation arose within the ranks of the Heavenly King Sect disciples.

"Ah, what?" Feng Chaoyang frowned and said, "I hope everyone remembers that since weve embarked on the path to the Immortal Sects Conference, our goal has been just one!"

"To win the championship!"