Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 97: Handing In_1

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Handing In_1

"Alright, two hundred it is." Chu Liang agreed, asking further, "Can you waive the identification fees for two other items I have?"

"No problem." Wen Yulong responded with a smile.

It was evident that his cheerfulness was not primarily due to the prospect of earning high smithing fees; he genuinely enjoyed artifact refining. Having good materials and magic artifacts for refining was truly a delight for him.

Chu Liang then took out a scorched piece of fabric and asked, "Do you know what this is?"

"Oh..." This time Wen Yulong quickly recognized it, touched it with a finger, and immediately said, "This is Concealment Gauze, a material that conceals energy. If made into a robe, it won’t leak any energy during movements. Combining this with that blade forged from Black Meteorite Iron... Isn’t this part of an Assassin Set? It seems like you’ve managed to get all this from a top-tier assassin."

His analysis was precise. Chu Liang simply smiled and didn’t elaborate further. He instantly asked, "Is it worth any money?"

"The value of this material comes from being made into clothing. You have only half left, it’s not worth much if you try to sell it as is, and selling it as a material would be underestimating its value..." Wen Yulong pondered for a moment, advising, "Instead of that, why not add some money to buy more Concealment Gauze? If you have enough materials, I can help you refine a complete robe, making it usable."

"Really..."

After contemplating for a moment, Chu Liang found the suggestion quite agreeable.

A Demonic Cultivator of the Golden Core Realm he had confronted before had a similar technique. After wearing the robe, his face was obscure. A small Divine Skill like this, that concealed oneself, was almost indispensable for those journeying through the Immortal Cultivation World.

However, mere facial obscurity was only mediocre. Real experts perceived the energy. If he could have a robe made of Concealment Gauze, it would be much more convenient, whether for fighting others or for executing some unspeakable tasks.

"Can it be purchased at the Chuan Jian Hall then?" he asked, "How much would it cost?"

"We don’t have it on Shu Mountain." As a member of the hall, Wen Yulong knew clearly about the availability of materials, he immediately replied, "If you want, I can contact friends at the Taotie Pavilion to ask for you. You can probably buy it there. However, the price probably won’t be as reasonable as internal Shu Mountain transactions. I estimate that... if I were to buy it for you and convert the price into Sword Coins, it would be at least five hundred."

"Shu Mountain internal transactions are reasonably priced..." Chu Liang silently retorted.

He remembered the shocking prices of the Flying Swords displayed in the Chuan Jian Hall which greatly shifted his initial economic perspectives.

However, after experiencing the outside world for a while, he understood better. The items sold by Chuan Jian Hall were indeed justifiably priced for fellow disciples from Shu Mountain.

For the non-mainstream cultivators out there, most of the time, they had to barter for what they needed. If there were any urgently needed items, they often had to pay a much higher price to get them, filled with battles of wits and cunning. What troubled them most often was not the high price but the lack of availability, with no way to locate the desired items.

Comparatively, Shu Mountain was indeed a sanctuary.

After some thought, he finally agreed, "Alright then, ask for me first. Notify me when you have a confirmed price. Thanks for your help."

"Okay." Wen Yulong took note of this.

Chu Liang then took out a small gourd and asked, "Can you identify this elixir?"

"You’ve got a good haul." Wen Yulong exclaimed, took the gourd, and said with a smile: "You found the right person, I originally started studying Alchemy before moving onto Artifact Refining."

"Why is that?" Chu Liang asked with a smile.

"The people at the Pill Furnace Hall said that a small mistake in Alchemy could potentially be fatal, no one dared to consume the elixirs that I refined. Artifact Refining is a bit safer, at least you don’t have to ingest it." Wen Yulong replied, a trace of bitterness detectable in his recollection.

Chu Liang silently nodded in agreement.

Indeed.

Considering his aggressive and unconventional refining methods, it’s acceptable for Artifact Refining and may even yield surprising results. But if it’s Alchemy...he would never dare to ingest anything produced by him.

Wen Yulong examined the small elixir poured out from the gourd for a while, then said, "I do not recognize this elixir. I’ll have to check for it. If I still can’t identify it, I might need to sample it to understand its effects, which would be a bit troublesome. Leave one piece here with me, I’ll inform you when I have a result."

"That’s fine." Chu Liang left a piece and pocketed the gourd back.

This was normal since elixirs differed from magic artifacts and materials. If one did not recognize a magic artifact, they could pour in some True Qi to check its functions. But if the elixir was unfamiliar, no one would dare to lick or taste it.

Once all matters were settled, Chu Liang got up to leave.

Wen Yulong waved goodbye with a smile, a stark contrast to his attitude when Chu Liang had previously visited.

Chu Liang couldn’t help but smile as well.

Making money does make the service attitude different, doesn’t it?

...

After leaving Chuan Jian Hall, Chu Liang conveniently headed to the neighboring Law Protection Hall.

The Law Protection Hall’s business compared with Chuan Jian Hall and Pill Furnace Hall is much inferior. After all, divine skills are not like magic artifacts or elixirs where you must buy if you wish to have them.

If I bought one divine skill, I can teach it to ten others, who can each in turn teach another ten. Not everyone needs to pay. And everyone has a master... except for some unfortunate individuals, not many people really need to buy divine skills.

In reality, the Law Protection Hall’s place in Shu Mountain is more like a library, serving the purpose of storing inheritances.

Therefore, it also accepts divine skills submitted by disciples, striving for more stored inheritances.

Compared to the busyness of Chuan Jian Hall, this place was much quieter and less vibrant. There weren’t as many private rooms for entertaining, just a small desk where a square-faced young disciple in a green shirt sat, immersed in reading.

Looks like he is the librarian...

Chu Liang approached the square-faced youngster and called out, "Senior Brother?"

"Oh?" The square-faced youth lifted his head. He had small eyes and a focused gaze, exhibiting a somewhat... absent-minded appearance?

But he looked honest and kind, radiating an air of righteousness.

After evaluating Chu Liang for a moment, he asked, "What divine skill do you wish to buy?"

"I’m not buying. I am here to submit a divine skill." Chu Liang corrected him.

"Submit?" The square-faced youngster inquired, "Let me take a look at it. If it’s something the Law Protection Hall doesn’t have, you’ll get a reward."

"Here." Chu Liang took out the jade slip that stored the inheritance of the Lineage of Seven Kills.

The square-faced youth took it, quickly scanned it with his divine sense, and then nodded, "It’s an inheritance of the Heavenly Star Oddity Technique, the Lineage of Seven Kills... has not appeared in a long time, it is indeed quite rare."

His look at Chu Liang also turned more serious.

Apparently, he didn’t expect that a junior disciple with a relatively low cultivation level like Chu Liang would be able to obtain such a precious inheritance.

Chu Liang’s gaze also subtly shifted in response.

Initially, he thought this square-faced youth was just a simple deacon disciple guarding the door. However, one brief sweep of his divine sense revealed that this inheritance was not in the Law Protection Hall, indicating he was aware of everything inside the hall.

Considering that the Law Protection Hall houses extensive divine skill inheritances, the thought of all that knowledge residing in his mind was somewhat alarming.

"This inheritance is indeed valuable, but we only reward the disciples for submissions, we don’t purchase them..." the square-faced youth explained, "Even this Seven Kills inheritance could only fetch a reward of a thousand sword coins."

"That’s fine." Chu Liang didn’t mind.

He knew that if he sold this inheritance in the Immortal Cultivation World and came across an interested buyer, the price would definitely be much higher than this. However, that method would be both troublesome and unsafe.

With an inheritance that can be used for both good and evil, who’s to say the buyer won’t be someone with ill intentions? If someone were to use this inheritance to become a professional killer, causing enormous karmic crimes, he would inevitably share some of the responsibility.

Submitting it to the Law Protection Hall, where it’s just stored and probably rarely used in Shu Mountain, it made sense for it not to be treated as a purchase.

A thousand sword coins were not a small sum to Chu Liang at the moment.

Excluding the unknown elixir from the gourd, this inheritance turned out to be his highest yielding gain during this adventure, especially as the other two items he obtained were broken.

This money could be put aside to pay Wen Yulong for the forging and material costs.

"Here are your sword coins, count them. Since you’ve submitted this inheritance, regardless of whether you have a different copy, you can always come to the Law Protection Hall and view this for free in the future. My name is Yuan Zhuo. If you need anything else, feel free to come find me."

The square-faced youth registered the inheritance, passed the sword coins to Chu Liang, and reminded him again.

"Thank you very much." Chu Liang accepted the sword coins and extended his gratitude, "Thank you, Brother Yuan."