Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 978 - 56 - s Mirror [Two in One]_2

Chapter 978: 56 Chapters Mirror [Two in One]_2

"How could I possibly accept this..." Chu Liang took the Windback Ring, slightly shy, and pushed it away, saying, "It’s more fitting for it to remain in the hands of an elder."

"That works too." Immortal Qi Jing was about to take it right away.

Chu Liang’s eyes widened, and he immediately changed his tune, "However, if it ultimately has to be returned to Shu Mountain, then I should be the one to run this errand. It’s not right to trouble an elder with it."

Good gracious.

I was just being polite, and you really were about to take it?

You expect me to hand over a treasure that made its way into my hands?

Not a chance.

...

The Sword Emperor from the Western Sea and Jiang Yuebai arrived shortly after, surprised to see the matter resolved so smoothly. After Immortal Qi Jing credited Chu Liang for the resolution, the Sword Emperor was even more astonished, while Jiang Yuebai found it rather expected.

Anyone who spent more time with Chu Liang would become numb to the constant emergence of miracles about him, eventually getting used to the idea that some people’s miraculous abilities are innate.

The group, without pausing, continued on to the next location. After passing the smoky expanse of Demon Slaying Gorge and walking eight hundred more miles, they reached Water Moon Cave.

According to the map, past this cave lay Shenxu Temple.

After a rapid journey, when they halted their steps again, they were greeted by an incredibly awe-inspiring sight.

It was an immensely tall mountain, towering majestically, reaching straight into the sky. Such wild mountains were not rare in Shenxu, but what made this mountain unique was that it had been carved into the form of a Bodhi.

The Bodhi sat with its left hand holding a cleansing bottle and its right hand holding a treasure sword, embodying the duality of compassionate water and the blade of a Vajra.

Looking up at this sky-reaching mountain Bodhi, even those in the Eighth Realm felt a sense of insignificance arise in their hearts. If a mere statue could provoke such a feeling, one could hardly imagine the high realm of the actual Bodhi.

Definitely not someone from this era.

"Where’s this Water Moon Cave, then?" the Sword Emperor from the Western Sea suddenly asked.

Although the Bodhi mountain was heart-stirringly magnificent and worth the journey, they weren’t there for sightseeing. There should be a cave here, but it was nowhere to be seen.

This Bodhi mountain dominated its surroundings, with no other mountains or rivers nearby; Water Moon Cave had to be in this area.

"Perhaps hidden within the mountain?" Chu Liang flew up, immediately feeling an overwhelming oppressive force. This mountain was definitely not easily penetrable.

Jiang Yuebai flew up, looking down at the cleansing bottle in the Bodhi’s palm, and suddenly said, "Maybe it’s here."

Everyone gathered at her location, and saw that the vast cleansing bottle was completely empty and nearly transparent, clear to the bottom with no sign of any passage.

But everyone present was keen, and upon hearing her words, they quickly caught on.

"This is indeed mysterious," Immortal Qi Jing said with a slight smile.

"How clever," Chu Liang praised Jiang Yuebai with a laugh.

"Indeed..." the Sword Emperor scratched his head, "but smart as that is, can someone explain it to me?"

His insight was naturally not poor, having attained his realm through the sword, but he was somewhat lacking in quick-witted intelligence compared to the three from Shu Mountain.

Chu Liang gestured with his hand, and at once, the wind howled, dark clouds gathered, and rain poured from the sky, filling the cleansing bottle. Immortal Qi Jing then snapped his fingers, and a crack opened in the air, drawing down a silvery white moonlight.

Summoning wind and rain, exchanging sun for moon!

After mastering the Dao, such Immortal Laws were merely at one’s fingertips.

"Without water or moon, how could there be a Water Moon Cave?" Immortal Qi Jing then explained to the Sword Emperor.

As the rain filled the cleansing bottle and moonlight reflected upon it, the vase was covered in a layer of silvery white. Moments later, a divine light truly emerged, shooting forth.

"Your daughter is indeed clever, catching on that this place is a portal with just one look," the Sword Emperor exclaimed then.

"It’s not just a guess," Chu Liang added. "This Bodhi mountain has stood here for countless thousands of years, with the cleansing bottle facing the void; it should have accumulated dust. However, not a speck can be found inside, which clearly indicates something unusual."

"If this place is the entrance to Shenxu Temple, that would make sense," Immortal Qi Jing followed up.

"Great, you all figured it out..." the Sword Emperor felt somewhat out of place among them and could only force a smile, "It’s like you’re all family..."

Immortal Qi Jing leaped forward and plunged into the divine light, with the rest following immediately.

Whoosh!

...

A flash of divine light later, Chu Liang found himself standing atop a crystal-clear lake.

He had never seen such clear water before; just before he fell, he almost thought there was a mirror beneath his feet. Yet beyond that, all around was hollow darkness, with nothing else to be seen.

Tap.

He stepped on it and with a light sound, ripples spread out from him as the center.

Immortal Qi Jing, Jiang Yuebai, and the Sword Emperor of the Western Sea had all disappeared; Chu Liang had no idea where the three had gone and realized he might have entered a Formation within the Secret Realm.

To break through here was the only way to regroup with them.

As he looked around, a human figure slowly coagulated from the water ripples in front of him. Only when all the lake water had withdrawn did Chu Liang see the face of this person clearly.

It was exactly like his own.

"Heh," he chuckled lightly, "the resemblance is uncanny; even I can’t tell the real from the fake. Do I have to defeat you to leave this place?"

"Correct." The other "Chu Liang" answered in the same tone and voice, "I also have to defeat you to leave."

"What do you mean?" Chu Liang slightly raised his eyebrows. "You can leave this place, yet can you also replace my life?"

"There’s no substitution." The mirror image replied, "I am you."

Chu Liang was noncommittal; even if you could copy my outward appearance to the point of realism, could you also duplicate everything else about me?

For instance, the White Pagoda was something no existence could replicate.

With intense confidence, Chu Liang leaped forward, transforming into a bolt of lightning and launched a punch at the mirror image.

However, the mirror image in front of him made the exact same movement, also leaping up with a punch, flickering with bright thunder!

Boom—

After a violent booming sound, Chu Liang’s body was thrown back, heavily crashing into the lake.

"Cough..." He choked on a mouthful of water before springing back up, twisting his right wrist, feeling numb and in pain.

The opponent’s thunder force was even stronger than his own.

"You were able to copy the Divine Lightning Path?" Chu Liang was somewhat astonished.

"Your secret techniques might deceive everyone else, but they cannot deceive the world around us," the mirror image responded calmly before raising its hand with a touch of regret, "You possess such a powerful path yet never truly developed it, which is simply a waste of heaven’s gifts."

Chu Liang’s expression grew solemn.

Since obtaining mastery over the Divine Lightning Path with the help of Big Head Baby, he truly hadn’t dedicated time to fully understand this path and to cultivate its respective Divine Skills.

At the root, there simply wasn’t enough time.

Moreover, after reaching the Eighth Realm, the sheer increase in his spiritual power had been sufficient for him to defeat any formidable enemies he encountered till then. Therefore, delving deep into understanding the Dao hadn’t been an urgent matter for him.

But this mirror image, although a copy of all he was, seemed to have a deeper understanding of the Divine Lightning Path than he did.

That made things somewhat difficult.

He tapped into the Divine Dragon Ball, drawing out the Dragon God’s power into himself, enveloping in Divine Thunder, and once again transformed into a streak of lightning!

The support from the Divine Dragon Ball was Chu Liang’s strongest method at the moment.

Divine Thunder at full power!

And he believed that not even the White Pagoda, let alone an artifact like the Divine Dragon Ball, could be easily replicated. These treasures were key to his victory.

Indeed, the mirror image didn’t unleash the power of the Divine Dragon Ball, but with a sweep of his right hand, the thunder was like the Dragons, coiling around Chu Liang’s punch. With a crackling twist, it completely dissolved Chu Liang’s heavy strike.

Then a hand-chop from the left hand struck Chu Liang’s ribs.

Bang—

The blow nearly pierced through Chu Liang’s chest and abdomen; fortunately, his physical body’s incredible strength meant that he only coughed up a mouthful of golden divine blood.

"Ah..." Chu Liang forcefully broke free from his opponent’s hold, retreating more than a hundred yards.

Although his spiritual power was significantly stronger than his opponent’s, his opponent combined martial techniques with the Divine Lightning Path and maximized their limited spiritual power. His strength was inadequate against his opponent’s skill.

Moreover, his opponent’s Divine Lightning Path power had penetrated his body, causing great damage that wasn’t easily repairable. The real challenge in this so-called Water Moon Cave wasn’t about defeating himself but overcoming an abnormal enemy who had the same level of cultivation but far superior understanding within this realm!

If he continued in his current state, he feared there was only one relevant word.

Danger!