Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 534 - 7: Such a Big Second Master? [Seeking monthly tickets!]_1

Chapter 534: Chapter 7: Such a Big Second Master? [Seeking monthly tickets!]_1

This place was referred to as a sword cottage, but it actually occupied a fairly extensive area. Atop the mountain peak, there was a lake, next to which was a spacious open ground, in the center of which stood a rather large bronze furnace, and beside it, a small house.

Currently, a dark golden flame was burning fiercely inside the bronze furnace, and suspended above the flame was a kitchen knife shining with a golden light! A young disciple was standing in front of the furnace, placing pieces of spiritual coal into it, enhancing the momentum of the furnace fire.

When Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai snuck in, this was the scene they saw. The two of them crouched low and hid on one side, not daring to make any rash movements for now.

"That should be the famous knife." Jiang Yuebai relayed in telepathic communication.

They couldn’t blatantly use these stolen goods, so they planned to re-refine them.

"It seems that it won’t be easy to refine it for a while. We should see if we can find an opportunity to steal the knife." Chu Liang also said, "If not, we will go back and report to the people from the Regent Residence."

As long as they saw the evidence, it would be much easier to handle.

As the two of them were hiding, they saw a robustly and fiercely built middle-aged man with a fierce look and eyes like copper bells, filled with vigorous and vibrant qi, walk out of the house.

It seemed to be Zhang Bailian, the sect leader of the Sword Casting Sect.

"Master." The young disciple immediately stood up and said, "I have added the spiritual coal as you instructed, but... isn’t it a bit too much? We’ve never used this kind of intensity before. Will it cause the furnace to explode?"

"No." Zhang Bailian replied, "When Baili Tong previously refined the Middle Flame Xuanjing Iron, he used the Imperial Family’s Samadhi Divine Fire. We do not have such a powerful flame, so we can only use the Primordial Earth Center Fire from the Earthfire Door. This fire is supple but not fierce enough, and if we don’t make the fire more intense, we won’t be able to refine this knife in three days and nights."

As he said this, there was some resentment in his tone.

In Zhang Bailian’s heart, the gap between him and the three great swordsmiths was only matters of cultivation and the external object of fire. As for the real skills of casting swords, he was not inferior to anyone else.

Unfortunately, his talent for cultivation was limited and he was always unable to cross Heaven’s Gate. The hope of reaching the Seventh Realm in this lifetime seemed very slim. Also, even though he had the backing of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, the support he could get was somewhat limited. He couldn’t just take any Divine Fire in the world for his uses.

"I see," the young disciple said with an enlightened expression.

"Iron Head, you’ve done a good job this time." Zhang Bailian praised him again, "If the Prime Minister rewards you, it’s all yours."

"Thank you, Master!" The young disciple was overjoyed.

The Prime Minister was always generous with his rewards. When this divine weapon was successfully refined, the reward would surely be substantial.

Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai kept silently observing from the side and for the time being, they couldn’t find a good opportunity.

Even though Zhang Bailian’s cultivation wasn’t on par with the three great swordsmiths, being the sect leader of the Sword Casting Sect, he should at least be at the peak of the Sixth Realm.

Heaven’s Gate was a wide gulf that hindered many people. Even though many had already reached the end point in cultivation, that didn’t mean that their fighting power could no longer improve. Therefore, there is an extremely large gap in the upper and lower limits of the fighting power at the peak of the Sixth Realm.

For example, Zhang Juque of the Heavenly Gang Sect, known as the strongest in the Sixth Realm, had the strength to fight Wen Dao. Zhang Bailian, who had been famous for some years, was difficult to gauge how strong he actually was.

This place was the old nest of the Sword Casting Sect. If the two of them took any action, any exposure would soon draw a swarm of attackers, and escape wouldn’t be so easy by then.

Looking at the blazing furnace fire and the spiritual coal that was continually being fed into it, Chu Liang suddenly had a brainwave and quietly relayed, "I’ve come up with an idea."

...

"Baili Tong obtained such a large piece of Middle Flame Xuanjing Iron, but he didn’t know how to use it, truly wasting it." Zhang Bailian said, facing the furnace fire, "He initially did not know that this iron’s essence was the spirit of fire, insufficient for iron, and that it needs to be mixed with other top materials to forge a top treasured sword. Thus, the purely forged Flaming Xuantie Sword, even though it was listed in the Ten Thousand Treasures Record, was nearly waste."

"The reason why the kitchen knife he cast casually is of higher quality is that the remaining Middle Flame Xuanjing Iron was not enough. He accidentally added other materials to it."

"Baili Tong’s craftsmanship is indeed far inferior to the Master’s." Zhao Tietou said in a timely manner, "Such an Imperial City swordsmith, he is nothing but a deceptive hypocrite."

Actually, each swordsmith had their own familiar materials and techniques. Knowing this did not necessarily mean that Zhang Bailian was superior to Baili Tong; it only proved that he was more proficient with this material.

Zhao Tietou might not understand this principle, but what he understood even better was that he just had to badmouth the peers in front of his master.

Sure enough, upon hearing his words, Zhang Bailian said, "One day, I will forge a divine sword ranked in the top hundred, and let those who say I am inferior to them see who is the real swordsmith!"

"Yes, let’s make their faces swell!" Zhao Tietou echoed.

As he was buttering up his master, he suddenly saw Zhang Bailian’s aura change, following which a black-robed man sprung out from one side. He pinched a seal technique and unfolded it in mid-air.

"Roar—"

At the sound of a beast’s roar, a spotted tiger with wings and a dragon soaring in the sky fell abruptly from the sky, rushing towards the master-disciple duo!

"Who dares to make trouble in my Sword Cottage!" Zhang Bailian waved his hand with a swift motion.

Boom—

Without any fancy divine skills, with just one palm strike, he shattered the fierce tiger and the dragon, their bodies instantly transforming into a cluster of light and shadow that scattered.

"It’s an illusion technique." By the time Zhang Bailian’s gaze returned, he suddenly focused it, "What are you doing?!"

As it turned out, at the moment when the master and disciple’s attention was drawn by the illusion technique, a second black-robed man darted out from the side. He immediately threw countless gold-colored sparks into the furnace fire!

"Retreat!" Chu Liang shouted loudly.

A moment ago, what he had thrown into the furnace fire was not anything else, but the Phoenix Spirit Fire Seed he had obtained earlier.

The Phoenix Spirit Fire Seed refined in the Phoenix Sheep Secret Realm was second only to the Samadhi Divine Fire, which was once the main flame of Chu Liang’s alchemy. But after he obtained the Fire Dragon heritage, it was more convenient for him to summon the Divine Dragon Fire of not inferior quality compared to Phoenix Spirit Fire, so he seldom used these single-use Phoenix Spirit Fire Seeds.

As he saw the furnace fire now, it suddenly reminded him of this.

Anyway, there was no use to keep them, it was better to throw them all in and then vigorously infuse a wave of True Qi. It was not certain whether the True Qi that he infused would be enough to ignite all the fire seeds, but there was a large amount of spiritual charcoal in the furnace fire, as well as other burning flames.

The Phoenix Spirit Fire Seeds thrown in would instantly burn completely. Each seed could transform into a large amount of Phoenix Spirit Divine Fire, and the explosion resulting from this many seeds all stacked together and exploding at the same time would be...an explosion.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom--

Zhang Bailian, sensing that something was wrong for the first time, grabbed his disciple in an attempt to flee, but ultimately didn’t keep up with the speed of the fire outbreak. He was directly thrown by the red-gold sea of fire and one fell headlong into the lake.

Under the crackling sound, a part of the lake was instantly dried up.

The deafening sound of this explosion was heard clearly in Yu Capital City. If anyone was looking in that direction, they would see as if another sun had risen there! It was radiant, illuminating half of the sky for a moment before extinguishing.

Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai, being prepared beforehand and slightly further away from the explosion, didn’t suffer much shock. As planned, Jiang Yuebai’s Divine Sense was always locked on the Treasure Sword in the furnace fire. As soon as the situation fell into chaos, the two took advantage of the opportunity to snatch the sword.

However, although Chu Liang roughly warned her about the strength of the explosion beforehand, it still exceeded her expectations. The violent explosion directly turned the Treasure Sword in the furnace fire into an arc of light, shooting into the sky like a shooting star!

"Chase."

Just as the people from the Sword Casting Sect were rushing over to see what had happened, the two had calmly left in the direction of the Treasure Sword.

...

Meanwhile, not far from this place in the sky, a team was rushing to Yu Capital City.

At the head of the team was a middle-aged man with dark yellow skin and shining gloss. He had a stern gaze and was flying in silence.

Behind him were four young men, among whom one surprisingly had red hair and his skin was also shiny, looking as if he was cast by the strongest metal.

"Once we reach Yu Capital City, you all need to be careful," warned the middle-aged man. "Don’t expose the habits from the mountains, this place is different from other places. If our identities are discovered, we will all die."

"We know, Second Brother." The redhead youth chuckled, "If the sky falls, there will be people from Evil Dragon Mountain to help us. Let’s just treat it as a real competition with those orthodox Immortal Sects."

The three henchmen next to him echoed, "Hey, with the Second Master leading the team and the Third Boss participating in the war, we from Copper Demon Ridge are sure to defeat Nine Heavens and Ten Lands overwhelmingly!"

"Yes, Second Master will lead us to step on Penglai, punch Sword Sect, and directly enter the palace to eat at the Qinghong Banquet!"

"Then our names will be known all over the world. At that time, won’t everyone in the world want to go to the Western Sea if they hear that we’re from Copper Demon Ridge, to learn skills?"

"Hahaha!"

"..."

While they were laughing and enjoying themselves, they were already close to Yu Capital City.

"Although having spirit is a good thing, you still need to be careful. Third Brother, your Dharma Body isn’t complete yet, so you need to be careful when competing with the heirs of those orthodox sects," the middle-aged man warned again. "You’re not like me, I have already promoted to the Sixth Realm and possess the Copper Demon Invincible Dharma Body. Even Divine Soldiers and Sharp Blades can hardly hurt me..."

Boom!

At this moment, a loud explosion echoed from not far away. The gazes of several people were instantly attracted, and they saw a red sun rising from that mountain top.

What they didn’t notice was a lightning-like arc of light speeding over, its speed making it hard for the naked eye to catch.

Ssshhh——

"What happened? Such a powerful flame!" exclaimed the red-haired youth.

"Yes, this power is indeed terrifying..." a henchman echoed.

"That seems to be Phoenix Spirit Divine Fire. I once wandered around the edge of Western Sea Divine Phoenix Island and saw this kind of Divine Fire..."another henchman exclaimed, "Could it be that a Divine Phoenix descends on Yu Capital City?"

The third henchman patted his chest and felt relieved, "Fortunately, we are far away."

"Never mind, it’s none of our business. But indeed, Yu Capital City isn’t simple. The Second Brother is right..." The red-haired youth turned back to say something, but suddenly he was stunned: "Where is the Second Brother?"

"Yeah, where is the Second Master?" A few henchmen turned their heads back in surprise too.

The person who was leading the way just now, that big Second Master, had suddenly disappeared?

Huh?