Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 796 - 40 Guardian [Seeking Monthly Ticket!] _1

Chapter 796: Chapter 40 Guardian [Seeking Monthly Ticket!] _1

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...

The massive Zuanshan Beast had already half-buried itself into the mountain range. The beast had a sharp solitary horn growing on its head, and its two powerful claws were knotted, naturally suited for digging holes.

Zuanshan Beasts of the blood clan effortlessly moved through the earth’s veins, often creating thousands of holes underneath the mountains, causing landslides and earthquakes. They were harmful demon beasts that would be targeted for killing when encountered. However, later, human cultivators began to capture and raise them, using them specifically for mining all kinds of hard veins. Their efficiency far surpassed that of magical artifacts, transforming them into invaluable spirit beasts.

In no time, this Zuanshan Beast had fully buried itself in the mountainside. The noise of it digging gradually became muffled, leaving only its long tail sweeping the sand and rocks on the outside.

"Zhenshan stone veins are extremely hard. Even with a Zuanshan Beast, the excavation progress is slow. It might take between a year or half, to get a sufficient quantity of Zhenshan stone," Lin Bei, with his hands on his hips, calculated from a distance.

"That’s enough." Chu Liang smiled blissfully from behind him, "Once we get our hands on the Zhenshan stone, we’ll let the Earth-Wood Hall start work immediately. Once all the orders are complete and a large sum of capital circulates back to us, the operation of Red Cotton Peak will be relieved of all pressure."

The place they were standing on was none other than the disputed Stone Mining Islands, a source of conflict between Fuyao Country and Town Star Island.

The individual islands in this archipelago were not particularly big. Originally, these weren’t even worth a penny to both parties, but because of the Zhenshan stone mines located on them, a series of complications had ensued.

Initially, Fuyao Country couldn’t resist Town Star Island forcefully occupying these islands. But yesterday, after Chu Liang learnt about this incident, he immediately dispatched Lin Bei to meet his good friend Han Lingshou. They struck an agreement: Shu Mountain could dispatch troops to help Fuyao Country reclaim the Stone Mining Islands. However, Fuyao Country had to allow them to mine there.

Of course, the extracted Zhenshan Stone would be rewarded at a price higher than the market price. It was as if Fuyao Country had done nothing at all, and a large sum of Spirit Stone Coin suddenly rained down on them out of nowhere.

Naturally, Han Lingshou couldn’t refuse such a proposition.

If there was any disadvantage, it would probably be stirring up trouble with Town Star Island, but they had forcibly occupied the territory for hundreds of years without fear of offending Fuyao Country. So why would they care about upsetting them now?

Joyfully signing a contract with Lin Bei and Han Lingshou and paying a deposit, the very next day they urgently gathered a group of Shu Mountain disciples to join the ranks of Yu Bo Mansion and rushed towards the Stone Mining Islands to "reclaim lost territory".

"The key concern is the meddling folks from Town Star Island. They have Penglai behind them, and peacefully mining in the Eastern Sea might not be easy." Lin Bei said.

"Unless they dare to invite universal condemnation." Chu Liang said, "Yu Bo Mansion reclaiming the territory of Fuyao Country is just and reasonable—Penglai is unlikely to intervene lightly. If there’s a chance for a mishap, it’s probably best to remind Han Lingshou to be vigilant with his own safety. After offending Elder Cang Qiu last time, who knows if he will resort to underhanded tactics?"

"I’ve already warned him, his caution now is more than tenfold than before, there should be no problem." Lin Bei spoke, suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Eh?"

In his line of sight, he saw a flat boat slowly approaching the small island from a distance.

It wasn’t strange to see a small boat in the vast sea, except that standing on that boat were two figures—one old and one black.

The old man wore a simple long robe, looking kind and gentle as he stood quietly at the front of the boat, his gaze calm.

The black figure was a young man of tall and thin stature, his hands over his knees, looking somewhat odd.

What was surprising was that they both were familiar faces.

Lin Bei chuckled and called out, "Master?"

Chu Liang, on the other hand, looked at the other figure and was slightly surprised as well. "Brother Du?"

...

Contrary to the brewing turbulence in the Eastern Sea, it would seem the Southern Sea had returned to tranquility. After the ambitious lot, led by the Navy within the Ruins Shenxu, had been purged, the clans of the various seas had started to live harmoniously again.

Ancestor Wu Chao still controlled everything from the shadows.

But then, on this day, an unexpected visitor came to the Ruins.

In that pitch-black deep sea area, a ray of green light shone faintly and slowly approached the most central area. As this green light descended, the surrounding dark seawater suddenly swirled open.

Once again, the ageing appearance of Ancestor Wu Chao appeared, looking at the person before him-, the true master of the Southern Sea. Shockingly, there was a trace of fear in his turbid eyes.

The green light receded, revealing a rather thin figure.

This was a middle-aged man in a greenish-black Taoist robe, with a white, beardless face like a scholar. He had an emotionless face, but his eyes had a icy coldness that penetrated everything.

"You are..." Ancestor Wu Chao, sensing that slightly familiar aura from the other party, incredulously asked, "Did you come from there?"

"Yes, Shenxu Temple." The middle-aged Taoist nodded.

"I pay my respects to the Guardian!" Ancestor Wu Chao appeared as if he wanted to bow, but the middle-aged man raised a hand, indicating that he shouldn’t. Immediately, Wu Chao no longer moved, just watching the man.

This one of the few Limiters in the world and the oldest Sea Demon of the Southern Sea, actually seemed a bit humble.

"No need to be so formal; I heard that you have been to our place before. You should be able to guess that me coming to find you wouldn’t be for any good reason." The middle-aged man said indifferently.

"In the past, I had the honor to reach the foot of Shenxu Temple, but did not have the chance to climb the mountain." Ancestor Wu Chao nodded, "Did the Guardian travel here because of the matter of resurrecting the God Mother recently?"

"Correct." The middle-aged man replied: "Resurrecting a fallen Ninth Realm is not permitted, you should know this as well. If someone tries to do this, we will have to step in and obliterate them."

"Those reckless Sea Demon juniors were the ones responsible for this. I have personally killed them." Ancestor Wu Chao quickly replied, "There will definitely be no more of the Sea Clan daring to attempt this."

"Before I got here, I had already investigated." The middle-aged man’s hands were folded into his sleeves, his expression and tone both incredibly cold, almost like he wasn’t a living being, "Even though the incident was caused by the Navy, you, who were in control of the Ruins in the dark, might not have been unaware."

"I had already ordered to stop..." Ancestor Wu Chao tried to explain.

"You stopped this matter after it became known to the public." The middle-aged man said, "Perhaps you only spoke out against it when you realized that the information had leaked out and could no longer be kept a secret."

"Absolutely not!" Ancestor Wu Chao protested loudly.

"But there’s a possibility." The middle-aged man was unrelenting, "Although you weren’t personally involved in this incident, you still might have fostered it. I have the authority to judge on behalf of the temple head. Today, I have come here to decide to cut off your thousand years of cultivation, do you have any objections?"

"I..." Ancestor Wu Chao seemed to want to say something else, but seeing the middle-aged man’s cold eyes, he finally sighed and said, "I dare not."

"Hmm." Without another word, the middle-aged man drew his hand from his sleeve and formed a knife with his fingers.

Swish—

One slash in the air, and an invisible Qi Energy strike fell onto the darkness behind Ancestor Wu Chao. With a sound like tearing fabric, Ancestor Wu Chao’s brow furrowed fiercely.

Following this, darkness was dyed with a grim blood color, as a mottled feeler that was as long and large as a mountain range slowly fluttered forward.

Turns out, what was hidden in the immense darkness behind him was the immeasurable true form of Wu Chao. With just a single attack, the middle-aged man severed one-tenth of it—the equivalent of a thousand years of his cultivation.

As his cultivation drained, Ancestor Wu Chao’s face gradually weakened. He asked, "The Guardian who has come down from the mountain this time, should be looking to punish more than just our Ruins, right? As far as I know, the Ruins Shenxu is not the only one involved in this."

"Temple regulations, I cannot say." The middle-aged man replied coldly, then turned around to leave.

Ancestor Wu Chao did not ask further, instead continued, "According to the rules of the Shenxu Temple, I should be able to know the name of the Guardian who took action, right?"

"You can." The middle-aged man turned his head to glance at him and left behind a name, "I’m called Lu Cang."