Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 833 - 55: Copper Refining [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]

Chapter 833: Chapter 55: Copper Refining [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]

"It seems that the initial choice was correct; you becoming the head of the Shu Mountain Sect is indeed better than if I had."

After Chu Liang and a few others left with the unconscious Edible Iron Beast, only Master Wen Yuan and Lu Cang were left inside the mountain cave. After a long silence, it was Lu Cang who spoke first.

His tone finally had some emotion, tinged with a trace of sentiment.

"I want to know what you’ve experienced in these past hundred years?" Wen Yuan asked.

The Lu Cang he remembered was proud and unrestrained, full of the vibrant spirit of the Immortal Sect’s proud disciples, determined to rejuvenate the Shu Mountain Sect under his leadership.

But the Lu Cang of today was like a cold river stone, showing not the slightest ripple.

What kind of experiences had a person gone through for even his nature to change?

"I cannot say," Lu Cang shook his head resolutely.

"Then why did the master originally ask you to leave?" Master Wen Yuan asked again.

Lu Cang seemed to weigh his words before slowly responding, "Every few hundred years, Shenxu Temple requests proud disciples from various mortal Immortal Sects to become guardians. Each guardian can exchange with Shenxu Temple for one matter, essentially making a deal."

"What did you exchange for the Shu Mountain Sect?" Wen Yuan asked. "Am I entitled to know that?"

"Yes," Lu Cang replied. After a pause, he continued, "Shenxu Temple cannot directly affect everything in the world, so it will only tell you a way to accomplish the matter and can’t guarantee success, just provide a hope."

"What father asked from Shenxu Temple was the Demon Suppression Tower."

"Hmm?" This reply made Master Wen Yuan’s eyes flicker, appearing somewhat unexpected.

"The answer from Shenxu Temple was..." Lu Cang’s next words were somewhat surprising, "wait."

"Wait?" Wen Yuan repeated.

"The temple said the Demon Suppression Tower will definitely return to the Shu Mountain Sect, but the time is uncertain—perhaps in a few days, or perhaps in tens of thousands of years," Lu Cang recounted. "Father was worried that future disciples would lose their drive if they knew about this and would merely wait for the return of the Demon Suppression Tower. Thus, he concealed this from you, hoping that you would support Shu Mountain with your own strength. Indeed, you have all done well."

Wen Yuan fell silent for a moment.

Indeed, during the difficult times of these past years, if he had known the Demon Suppression Tower might return, many daring decisions might have been abandoned. But in that case, Shu Mountain would inevitably lose everything it once had in a relentless quest for stability.

The master told him, "Life comes from within"; was he also saying that no matter how difficult it was, one should never give up hope because the hope of Shu Mountain would eventually return?

He was very grateful that he was learning this only now because the people of Shu Mountain were no longer merely waiting for the Demon Suppression Tower. Although it had not yet returned, Shu Mountain had already welcomed a new dawn, emanating a different kind of rejuvenation.

"Shu Mountain..." Lu Cang looked in the direction the disciples had gone and also said, "It seems to have found a new path."

"Indeed." Wen Yuan smiled, "The hope of Shu Mountain is not the Demon Suppression Tower, but Chu Liang."

"You hold him in such high regard?" This time it was Lu Cang’s turn to be surprised.

Although he knew Chu Liang was a genius, he had not expected Wen Yuan to hold him in the same regard as the Demon Suppression Tower.

"If you were to become the sect leader, then you would understand why I value him so highly," Wen Yuan said with a smile. "I have one last question."

Lu Cang turned to look at him.

Then he heard Wen Yuan ask, "If there’s trouble at Shu Mountain in the future, can I count on you?"

As a veteran practitioner of networking in cultivation, Wen Yuan had thrived over the years by cultivating good relationships. Although Shu Mountain lacked Divine Artifacts, he could invite friends who possessed Divine Artifacts to help; although Shu Mountain had few from the Eighth Realm, he could invite others from that realm to assist.

Although Shenxu Temple is secluded from the world, making it impossible to shake people into action, sometimes just mentioning connections can get things done. If there’s an issue, simply saying that he has connections at Shenxu Temple makes even the top Immortal Sects take notice.

To this, Lu Cang’s response was an outright roll of his eyes.

"No."

...

As they returned from the Jiuli Secret Realm, Chu Liang pondered deeply on the deck of Liang Longhao, What did Lu Cang mean?

Be cautious of Penglai...

Everyone knew that the relationship between the Shu Mountain Sect and Penglai was not harmonious, especially after Empress Feng directly made a move against Chu Liang during the last incident at the Eastern Sea when Qi Lin’er was slain. Since then, Chu Liang dared not step off Shu Mountain, mainly to guard against the Demonic Clan, but also partly due to concerns about Penglai.

However, with this in mind, there was no need for Lu Cang to remind him at all. Residing in the secluded Shenxu Temple, he seemed to be aware of worldly affairs, and he should know that Chu Liang was already very cautious.

That meant being cautious wasn’t enough...

Chu Liang turned to Jiang Yuebai and suddenly said, "I have an idea."

"Hmm?" Jiang Yuebai, who was massaging the Iron Eating Beast, looked up and asked, "What is it?"

Though this trip to the Jiuli Secret Realm had prevented a major disaster, the gains were indeed scant. There was only that one remark from Lu Cang, and this fluffy, fleshy little creature.

Before Chu Liang could speak, he heard a knocking sound from the cabin, tak, tak, tak.

"Senior Brother Xu, you don’t have to do that just to come out of the cabin..." Chu Liang said with a chuckle.

All right then.

I’ve heard of knocking before entering, but knocking on exiting was new to him. Xu Ziyang had been staying inside the cabin, courteously not disturbing the couple’s private world.

Then they saw Xu Ziyang push open the cabin door and step out with a calm expression, saying, "I didn’t want to disturb you guys."

Chu Liang was tempted to retort What can we possibly do on deck?

But considering the other’s good intentions, he simply smiled and shook his head saying, "That’s very thoughtful of you."

Xu Ziyang continued, "I wanted to tell you, I made a small discovery in the Jiuli Secret Realm."

"Oh?" Chu Liang’s eyes brightened, "What is it?"

"It’s a piece of bronze." Xu Ziyang gestured with his hand, summoning the Tribulation Crossing Divine Copper.

The piece of Tribulation Crossing Divine Copper was nearly as vast as the Liang Longhao, and Xu Ziyang held it aloft as if it had no weight.

But with just a touch, one could feel that the Divine Copper was immensely heavy. The reason it did not press down was its bursting spirituality; just a slight stimulation of True Qi could keep it suspended in mid-air.

Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai, despite their vast experiences, could not discern the quality of this Divine Copper.

This Liang Longhao was also built from the finest materials available in the market, but compared to this Tribulation Crossing Divine Copper, it seemed like a pile of scrap iron.

After hearing the origin of this material from Xu Ziyang, Chu Liang was no longer shocked by its quality.

A single piece of remnant bronze left from the legendary "Heavenly Tribulation" in Bronze City wasn’t just a remnant; it should be called the essence! Its value was simply immeasurable.

It might indeed serve as material for a Divine Artifact.

"But the problem is..." Jiang Yuebai was not so excited but asked first, "If even the Heavenly Tribulation couldn’t destroy this material, then how can we process it into a Magic Artifact?"

Chu Liang summoned his Divine Dragon Fire, which roared and twirled around for a while, but the piece of Tribulation Crossing Divine Copper remained unchanged, not even heating up slightly.

"I can’t do it." Chu Liang said, withdrawing his hands, "But there is someone who might be able to try."

The Liang Longhao landed on Silver Sword Peak, and the trio went directly to Empress Feng’s loft.

Empress Feng was holding a wine bottle and looking at a picture book—her newly acquired wealth led her further into indulgence in pleasures. Seeing the few young ones rush in, she burped and asked, "Why such a rush, what’s up?"

Then, Chu Liang declared, "We seek your help to forge the bronze."