Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 81 Night Banquet_1

Chapter 81: Chapter 81 Night Banquet_1

The structure of the "Nine Heavens and Ten Lands" in the Human Cultivation World was actually formed in the last five hundred years. If there were a demarcation line to be spoken of, it would have to start with the story of how the Shu Mountain Sect lost its Demon Suppression Tower.

Ever since the Shu Mountain Sect lost the Zhenshan Divine Artifact, and their strongest support, its status gradually declined. The position of the first Immortal Sect in the human world naturally became vacant.

At that time, the two most powerful contenders were the overseas Penglai Upper Sect and the Starry Sky Divine Sect, which was independent of the three religions.

The Penglai Upper Sect had been operating overseas for many years, with an ancient lineage, profound heritage, and abundant resources; the Starry Sky Divine Sect was a colossal entity independent of the three religions. At its peak, it could even be called the fourth religion; its unique inheritance was the Heavenly Star Oddity Technique, which could be either righteous or evil, and had numerous sects.

Both of them made extensive recruitments in their fight for the leading position of the Righteous Path, trying to enhance their own strength as much as possible in a short period of time to suppress each other.

In fact, though people with cultivator qualifications were few, they were not that rare. The reason why all the major Immortal Sects always maintained a not-so-large scale was mainly due to resource constraints. Even if you recruited many more disciples, it meant nothing without enough resources to nurture them.

In the short term, the competition between the two was evenly matched. However, as time went on, the disadvantages of the Starry Sky Sect became clear.

Rooted overseas, the Penglai Upper Sect had rich reserves of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and could afford temporary consumption.

However, the Starry Sky Sect did not have such abundant cultivation resources. Less than a hundred years later, intense competition arose within the sect. Moreover, the different inheritances within the Starry Sky Sect were inherently distinct, lacking cohesion, and the Sect Leader at that time did not have absolute control.

This lack of cohesion resulted in the astronomical Starry Sky Divine Sect falling apart without external interference.

Just looking at the various factions formed after the split of the Starry Sky Divine Sect allows one to imagine how terrifying it was at its peak.

Tianshu Pavilion, now one of the Nine Heavens, holds a special status; Heavenly King Sect, now one of the Nine Heavens; Sea King Sect, now one of the Ten Lands; Underworld King Sect, the current leader of the Demonic Path, fell into the Demonic Path after the split of the Starry Sky Divine Sect.

Aside from these major sects, there are also some scattered small inheritances, both righteous and evil.

Such as the Changgeng Sect, which made some small waves in the early years... the Mars Sect, which nearly devastated the world back then... and some secretive inheritances leaning more towards the Demonic Path, like Seven Kills, Pojun, and Tanlang...

Some of these inheritances still actively participate on the stage of the cultivation world, while others have been obliterated in the river of history. However, no one knows when they may resurface and cause another upheaval.

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"Welcome, distinguished guests of Southern Border City, to honor my humble manor with your esteemed presence. Ha-ha, if there is anything unsatisfactory about today’s banquet, please do not hesitate to let me know so that I may correct it," said Manor Lord Li with a smile as he stood on a platform one level higher, welcoming the smartly-dressed elite before him.

Today is a pre-show banquet for Xue Lingxue’s tour of Southern Border City. Every guest is a local celebrity, either rich or noble. A dozen banquet tables are set up in the spacious hall, not too many people at each table. There is a vast empty space in the middle of the venue, presumably to facilitate socializing and toasting once the banquet starts.

Once such a grand feast begins, regardless of its original purpose, it quickly devolves into a wild revel of socializing.

Chu Liang and Lin Bei looked around, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Because they were sitting in the seats closest to the stage, which were considered the chief seats at this banquet. Lingxue’s name was also conspicuously written on the table. Although she wouldn’t spend much time here, it indicated the importance of this spot.

Next to them were some of the most prestigious officials in Southern Border City. Although they couldn’t remember the names, they could guess their importance from the respect shown by others in the crowd.

If this arrangement was due to the reputation of the Shu Mountain, there would be no problem at all, but the problem was that they weren’t representatives of the Shu Mountain. They’d already completed the task delegated by the Shu Mountain. They were just two young men who joined in to watch the performance, yet somehow, they found themselves in the center of the stage.

Chu Liang even went to ask Steward Cui in a low voice, "Why were we arranged to sit in such a prominent position? It’s a bit embarrassing, isn’t it?"

"But that was what Miss Xue requested," Steward Cui replied with a smile, "I didn’t arrange the seats like this at first, but since Miss Xue asked for it, we couldn’t refuse."

Chu Liang was slightly puzzled, but it was too late to change seats, so he had no choice but to sit down.

While he was preparing to ask, Lin Bei had already started a drinking spree with two middle-aged men nearby. "Uncle Zhang, what’s your position? Defender General? Ho, control all the military in the city, that’s impressive!"

"Old Chen, you are... the chief officer of the city? Is your position greater or the Defender General’s?"

"Hey hey hey, who am I? I am Lin Bei..."

Chu Liang forced a bitter smile, this guy’s social skills are truly terrifying. Unless restrained with a rope upon leaving the house, else he could strike up a conversation with anybody in the blink of an eye.

As they were talking, there was a voice shouting from outside the door, "Young Marquis from the Marquis Ding Shan Residence has arrived——"

Everyone’s eyes were focused there, and they saw an elegant and chic young man coming in, followed by a tall, thin man in black, who seemed to be his guard. He was also holding a long case in his hands.

Naturally, this young man was the Young Marquis. Chu Liang had something to ask him about his sister Liu Xiaoyu. His seat would naturally be at the first-class seat, not far from Chu Liang.

But when he actually saw him, Chu Liang didn’t immediately ask, instead he was observing cautiously, staring at the man in black.

The tall and thin man in black handed the long case to the banquet server before turning around to sit down at a seat in the back. Subsequently, a server announced loudly: "The Young Marquis presents a gift to Miss Xue, an Ancient Tian Yuan Guqin!"

"Ah——"

The crowd immediately erupted in a small commotion, the Ancient Tian Yuan Guqin was one of the legendary famous qins. It had been lost for many years and was surprisingly found by the Marquis Ding Shan Residence, and this precious musical instrument was presented to Xue Lingxue.

As a musician who specialized in the way of the qin, one can imagine how much Xue Lingxue would love this qin.

However, Chu Liang was not looking at the qin, but at the man in black; because the moment he appeared, Chu Liang felt the Beheading Red Famous Sword tremble.

This man in black was wrapped in resentment!

Although the Beheading Red Famous Sword was impatient to strike, he could not just jump up and strike the man with a sword. After all, this was different from before. He has an official identity. Even if he is a bad person, he still needs to find evidence before taking action. Otherwise, if he rashly kills someone, who would be the villain?

Moreover, he was not sure if he could defeat the man.

Even though the Beheading Red Famous Sword provided a great boost, Chu Liang’s cultivation was limited. With this boost, he estimated that his strength would be around the peak of Fifth Realm up to the early stage of the Sixth Realm.

This man in black exuded a deep aura which he couldn’t sense at all, in case he is a Sixth Realm cultivator, Chu Liang couldn’t counter him even with the Beheading Red Famous Sword.

This man momentarily attracted Chu Liang’s attention.

At this moment, a female musician from Nanyin Square who accompanied Xue Lingxue first came on stage and declared: "Thank you all for your support in coming today. Senior Sister Xue is preparing backstage. Before her official tour in the next two days, she will perform a warm-up piece today."

There was immediately a warm round of applause below.

The female musician then said: "However, Senior Sister Xue’s performance requires a supporting performer. She intends to choose among you all. I wonder if anyone is willing?"

The voices of "Willing" from the audience were endless.

At this juncture, Manor Lord Li suggested: "Since the young Marquis has just presented the Ancient Tian Yuan Guqin, why doesn’t Miss Xue use this qin to perform? Let us hear the rhythm of the legendary ancient qin?"

The female musician hesitated for a moment, looked to the side, she naturally couldn’t make a decision for Xue Lingxue.

Immediately after,

They saw Xue Lingxue walking on the stage in plain blue long skirt. She first gave a cold but gentle smile to the Young Marquis on the stage, saying: "Of course, I’m very grateful to Young Marquis for finding this lost ancient qin... In that case, I would like to invite Young Hero Chu Liang of Shu Mountain Sect to assist me in this performance."