Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 734 - 92 Heart-Charming Demon Spell [Vote for the monthly ticket!]_1

Chapter 734: Chapter 92 Heart-Charming Demon Spell [Vote for the monthly ticket!]_1

Despite experiencing numerous shocks throughout the day, Chu Liang was once again taken aback when he heard the news of Taotie City being breached by Mong Mountain’s disciples.

Taotie City was, after all, one of the Ten Earth Sects. Even though its inheritance was not exceptionally powerful, it was nonetheless home to countless high-cultivation Offerings. How could it be taken over by a group of rebels?

Normally, if the Mong Mountain disciples truly possessed such overwhelming power, they could absolutely be considered as a new faction within the Ten Earth Sects. They would have no need to continue portraying themselves as rebels.

After all, with their people promoted, rebels that are powerful enough naturally become the new orthodox force.

As additional information flooded in, Chu Liang gradually pieced together the whole picture.

Indeed, Taotie City had many powerful Offerings. Even though it hasn’t engaged in large-scale wars for hundreds of years, thanks to its deep pockets, Taotie City was still able to support these idle people. Usually, these high-ranking Offerings were merely responsible for maintaining law and order within the city walls, a task that hardly required such a substantial force.

However, after a large sum of money was ’borrowed’ by Penglai, Taotie City was financially strained and had to maintain high expenditures to sustain its market. Thus, a strict budget was enforced. After a period of deliberation, Huyan Dong decided to make cuts to the Offering forces, which had not been utilized on a large scale for hundreds of years, substantially reducing the number of Offerings in Taotie City.

This was the consequence of a weakened power base. The people that originally joined for money would ultimately leave for the same reason.

Even so, the remaining forces within Taotie City were far from weak, and still ranked high among the Ten Earth Sects. But much like Red Cotton Peak’s home delivery service, after Qi Lin’er killed Red Cotton Peak’s forces, Huyan Dong feared that Shu Mountain, afraid to provoke Penglai, would take revenge on Taotie City, and thus dispatched a large number of troops to guard the outbound forces.

This suspicion justified precaution, exacerbating the deficiency of the city’s forces.

Even then, the remaining defensive force in the city would have been more than enough to handle any ordinary uprising, but the current Mong Mountain disciples were different. They appeared to have received a substantial reinforcement.

The initial Mong Mountain disciples, a group of half-demon commoners who could not even afford a meal, somehow acquired cultivation techniques and resources. After several battles, they also acquired superb weapons and magic artifacts. Everything about the Mong Mountain disciples seemed to have fallen from the sky, and the rate at which their ranks grew was puzzling.

While observing, Chu Liang even doubted whether they also owned a White Pagoda, a source of unlimited equipment.

In addition to the Mong Mountain disciples that had transformed into demons, although their cultivation progress would be slower, their physical bodies became notably stronger, and their prowess in short-term battles increased steeply.

And just like that, a team blending humans and demons breached the Main Gate of Taotie City.

After invading the city, the strategy of the Mong Mountain disciples markedly differed from the demonic cultivators who attacked Red Cotton Peak. While attacking Shu Mountain, the demonic cultivators chose to create chaos by randomly slaughtering people. However, this also led to a collective retaliation from the cultivators, forming an immense force against them.

On the other hand, after entering the city, the Mong Mountain disciples only targeted the Castellan Residence and some key stores operated by Taotie City itself, killing only the Offerings and sparing the tourists. As a result, the customers in the city became bystanders, and quite a number of them even joined Mong Mountain disciples, looting and stealing under the cloak of ’zero-cost purchase’.

Surprisingly, Taotie City, which once competed for a position among the Nine Heavens, was indeed breached by the Mong Mountain disciples. Huyan Dong and his son Huyan Bin disappeared, suspected to have been captured by the rebels.

Upon reading the message, Chu Liang also sighed. Bad people are always ground down by other bad people.

Qi Lin’er was already dead, so the responsibility of killing Red Cotton Peak’s forces could not be pinned on Taotie City anymore. Who would have expected them to reap what they had sown so quickly.

Huh?

Mentioning Qi Lin’er reminded Chu Liang of an unfinished task.

...

He remembered that during the last trip to the Sea of Demons, he had killed a considerable number of sea demons but had not yet rewarded himself. He returned to Shu Mountain and proceeded to Penglai because of Qi Lin’er’s situation. After killing Qi Lin’er, he unexpectedly acquired a seal which he hadn’t refined yet.

Now that the dust had settled, he could finally relax in his cabin and reward himself properly.

And he will reward himself dozens of times in succession.

Among the sequence of seals in the iron cage, Chu Liang first approached the seal of Qi Lin’er, which looked like an obstinate rock. Naturally, he was most curious about what Qi Lin’er might offer.

Without further ado, he lifted his hand and invoked the word "refine".

Boom—

There was a flash of light, and a talisman-like radiance floated into view.

[Heart-Charming Demon Spell]: This spell can release the demonic nature inherent in a person’s heart, lasting for a quarter of an hour. It is ineffective against cultivators with a cultivation level more than one major realm higher, and can risk backlash.

"Hmm..." Chu Liang looked at this description and pondered.

It seemed like another divine skill that manipulates emotions, similar to the Remove Evil Curse and Resentment Chain he had obtained before, which could be incredibly useful in the right circumstances. As for the power of this Heart-Charming Demon Spell, he would still need to see what level of effect it could achieve.

He wasn’t in a hurry to experiment, instead, he began to refine the seals of the sea demons.

Boom!

The first sea demon’s seal revealed a spherical radiance.

[Sea Soul Stone]: An exceptional stone material mined from Sea Soul Mountain, known for its power to pacify storms.

Chu Liang felt the stone in his palm; it was just like a smooth pebble of green and lavender, except it was perfectly rounded. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to contain powerful spirituality.

Legend has it that the sea has a spirit, and the essence of its spirit is condensed into Sea Soul Mountain, located in the deepest part of the Eastern Sea. However, this is just a legend, as no one has ever seen the true face of Sea Soul Mountain.

Looking at the introduction of this Sea Soul Stone, perhaps there really is such a place in the world.

Chu Liang brought out the Bi Bozhan from his bosom. This magic artifact, which ranks among the top hundred in the Ten Thousand Treasures Record, was not mastered well earlier due to his insufficient cultivation. But now, when urged, it was easily manageable.

With a flicker of intention, the azure Bi Bozhan suddenly rose, surging in the area in front of him. Chu Liang then threw the Sea Soul Stone into the turbulent water.

Splash.

The powerful Bi Bozhan was suppressed the moment the Sea Soul Stone fell into it, making it hard to stir up any ripples again.

However, the areas that a single Sea Soul Stone could suppress were limited. Once Chu Liang expanded the sphere covered by Bi Bozhan, the Sea Soul Stone would be powerless.

It seems that the spirituality contained in this stone is still limited.

With this thought in mind, Chu Liang refined the next Sea Demon’s mark.

Boom——

This time too, a round and brilliant glow emerged.

"Sea Soul Stone again?" Chu Liang frowned.

I said the spirituality contained in a single stone is limited, does it mean you should give me another one?

Although having another stone is not a big deal, this trend is somewhat worrying...

As expected, moments later, Chu Liang had a large pile of Sea Soul Stones in his hand.

This made him fall into deep thought.

The shrimp soldiers and crab generals he had previously slain transformed into various things, indicating different attributes of the Sea Demons and different rewards from refining them.

But the Sea Demons of the Sea Demon Sea, despite their varying forms, all turned into identical Sea Soul Stones after refinement.

If it had been earlier, he might not have understood, but associating Daoist Cang Sheng’s explanation about the "Origin of Life", he began to gain some insights.

In the past, similar rewards from the White Pagoda likely indicated the same origin of life among the Evil Spirits, causing this phenomenon. And naturally, the origins of life among different Evil Spirits would be distinct.

The uniform rewards from the Sea Demons of the Sea Demon Sea indicated that their life origins were the same, likely artificially created!

He had once asked Wu Zhiqi who the master of the secret realm in the Sea Demon Sea was, but Wu Zhiqi remained silent on this subject. It seemed that the person who created these Sea Demons must be an earth-shattering powerhouse.

Putting away this pile of somewhat useless stones, Chu Liang wanted to test the power of the Heart-Charming Demon Spell.

As he pushed open the door, he saw Shang Ziliang and Henchman A and B flying down to report to him about the condition of the Red Cotton Peak after its reorganisation.

"You speak." Upon seeing Chu Liang, Shang Ziliang allowed Henchman A to describe the situation in detail.

"Hehe..." Henchman A chuckled, just about to speak.

Chu Liang sneakily lifted a finger, releasing the Heart-Charming Demon Spell.

Shush——

Suddenly, Henchman A’s expression froze, followed by an evil smirk appearing on his face, as if a shadow of a horned creature spread behind him.

"Hehehe, in the end, I still have to be the one to take action, right? I told you both that one of you is a foodie and the other is lazy, and if there’s a real problem, I have to be the one to step up! If you can’t handle things, boss, you should go back to Yunyao Peak and take over the family business, and give up your position on Red Cotton Peak. I’ll handle the things that you can’t; I’ll deal with the people you can’t solve; I’ll pursue Junior Sister Ziqing, whom you can’t catch up with..."

Shush.

As the effects of the Heart-Charming Demon Spell faded, Henchman A suddenly covered his mouth, his eyes full of fear: "What did I just say?"

"You said everything..." Shang Ziliang turned pale, "That aside, it turns out you also... You’ve surprised me indeed with your feelings for Junior Sister Ziqing."

"I didn’t..." Henchman A panics.

Just as Shang Ziliang was about to say something else, Chu Liang flicked his finger again.

Shush——

This time, it was his turn for his expression to stiffen, then a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Hehehe..." Shang Ziliang sneered: "Did you think I chose you two as my followers because I truly valued you? It was because no one was willing to lick my boots, so I chose the dumbest two from Yunyao Peak. Now that I’ve given you a taste of fame and wealth, do you think it’s due to your capabilities? Does it not have anything to do with my efforts? If you know what’s good for you, you’d better cling to me. Otherwise, once my influence grows, I can replace followers like you with hundreds of others..."

A quarter of an hour later, Shang Ziliang suddenly came to, "What happened?"

Henchman A’s eyes were filled with tears, "Boss, is that the only reason you picked us?"

Henchman B wanted to say something to soothe the situation when suddenly there was another flash of light.

Shush——

His entire body shook, his friendly smile instantly transforming into a ferocious grin.

"I want to boil and eat the boss’s mount! And your Spirit Bird, I long wanted to roast it and eat it! I want to catch all the Spirit Birds in Shu Mountain for hot pot... Hehehehe!"