Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!-Chapter 32 - Lurking_1

Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Lurking_1

Chapter 32 -32: Lurking_1

The clear white clouds drifted across the sky, the bright sunshine illuminating the sea of clouds, everything on Shu Mountain appeared harmonious and tranquil.

Especially to those who had just gone through life and death situations, everything was particularly endearing.

Chu Liang returned to Shu Mountain, took a short rest, and started to busy himself again around noon.

First, he went into the White Pagoda and found that the cage within was empty.

There were two possibilities. One was killing a man did not reward anything from the White Pagoda, after all, all the rewards previously were given for eradicating demonic entities; the second was, even though he had cast the Soul Transfer Spell, the black-robed man had technically committed suicide, so the mark was not given to him.

As for which one was correct, it would have to be verified later.

Of course, it was not as though he gained nothing this time. He had scraped together quite a few small items from the black-robed man, which needed to be checked one by one.

Though the act of killing didn’t bestow rewards, the gains might be even greater, as after all, humans are different from demonic entities, each cultivator was a small treasure trove.

Though the magic artifacts on a demonic cultivator were all nefarious objects, he might not be able to use many of them. However, the Shu Mountain Sect rewarded its disciples with Sword Coins for any demonic cultivation artifact they handed in, so none of them would go to waste.

The first items he opened were those small porcelain bottles containing ghosts.

The thing the disciples of the Underworld King Sect were most anxious about were the ghosts they had made. Chu Liang thought that although he couldn’t manipulate these ghosts, by dispelling each one, he is not only sending these spirits to reincarnation, he could also trade for rewards at the White Pagoda. It was certainly a win-win!

But when he opened those porcelain bottles, he was disappointed.

Most likely, the black-robed man had used some curse while fabricating the ghosts, to keep them from betraying him, so when he died, all these ghosts disappeared along with him.

Such a pity.

Chu Liang sighed in silence.

All these empty porcelain bottles made a piece of his heart suddenly feel empty too.

The remaining items were some materials for demonic path cultivation, Chu Liang didn’t recognize many of them, but it seemed most of them were of no use to him, and he planned to submit them all to the Chuan Jian Hall.

Then there was the Underworld Heavenly Book for increasing one’s cultivation level by killing, an extremely nefarious magical treasure, even touching it one could feel the lamentation of tortured souls… Needless to say, it was of no use to him as well.

There was also a silk pouch that the black-robed man had carefully kept, upon opening, it revealed three hollow, dark brass balls, about the size of walnuts, extremely cold to the touch, and carrying a sense of fear.

It should also be some kind of nefarious magical treasure.

He would ask the Sect Master about it later.

Last was the dark golden token, engraved with the words “Soul Summoning”. It seemed to be some magic artifact too.

Chu Liang was somewhat unable to understand the token’s usage, but presumably given the original owner died already, it shouldn’t pose much danger. He attempted to send a strand of Divine Sense into it to take a look.

Whoosh—

His Divine Sense sunk into the token, revealing a gloomy and dark, vague space.

There was nothing inside this space, only a few lines of golden characters floating about like they were communicating some kind of information.

[Sha]: “I have broken through to the third layer of the Five Elements Realm, the next step in cultivation requires Xuanming True Water or various Sea Demon creatures… As you roam the world, stay sharp on my behalf.”

[Fifty-Nine]: “Congratulations Master Sha, we will certainly do our utmost to look for what you need.”

[Sixty]: “Congratulations Master Sha, I will spare no effort.”

[Sha]: “Hmm? How come Fifty-eight hasn’t sent any messages for such a long time? Could there have been some problems?”

[Fifty-Nine]: “Another hour has passed, could something unexpected have happened to Fifty-eight.”

[Sha]: “Fifty-eight, reply if you received this.”

Looking at these messages, Chu Liang thought of a kind of artifact he had heard of before, it seemed to be a sort of Soul Realm Space. Through a connection of their souls, it allowed a small group of people to transmit messages across distances.

This Soul Realm Space seemed to only contain these four individuals?

The one named Sha… and Fifty-eight, Fifty-nine, and Sixty. Judging by their names, it wasn’t hard to deduce who the group leader was.

And the Fifty-eight who didn’t appear should be the black-robed man who used to hold this Soul Summoning token.

What should he do?

Should he respond?

Anyway, there wasn’t any danger, It was not like others could reach out through the Soul Realm and catch him for a beating. So, he thought of giving it a try. Chu Liang then carefully sent a message with his Divine Sense.

In an instant, his message appeared in the space.

[Fifty-Eight]: “Congratulations Master Sha, I will definitely try my best to find it.”

The more you say, the more you risk making a mistake. When you don’t know what to say, just copy the person above, “adding” to their statement is the safest choice.

There was no immediate response, so Chu Liang put the Soul Summoning token aside and organized the other items first.

After a little while, he felt a slight tremor from the Soul Summoning token.

Oh, it even vibrates.

He took a look, and sure enough, there was an additional message in the Soul Realm Space.

[Shu]: “Where have you just been? Was there any danger?”

Chu Liang pondered for a moment when he saw the group leader’s question. He didn’t have much time to think. If he didn’t respond for a long time, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. But saying the wrong thing could also easily lead to detection.

He needed a reasonable… reason for his long absence.

But he didn’t know much about Fifty-eight. If he lied according to his identity, there would inevitably be vulnerabilities.

So he thought, and simply told the truth.

[Fifty-eight]: “I just went through a battle. I captured a Confucian cultivator in the Divine Consciousness Realm and incorporated her into the Underworld Heavenly Book.”

[Shu]: “A Confucian cultivator in the Divine Consciousness Realm? Not bad, if refined well, it can be a significant help by allowing uninterrupted movement during the daytime.”

[Fifty-nine]: “Impressive.”

[Fifty-nine]: “I wish I were that lucky.”

[Shu]: “Fifty-eight has been in the martial world for a long time and his experience far exceeds yours. This is not just luck. You two should learn more from him.”

[Fifty-nine]: “Yes, yes, yes.”

Chu Liang managed to muddle through with a short response before exiting.

It seemed that “Shu” had reached the third level of the Five Elements Realm and was considered a master in the Underworld King Sect. Fifty-nine seemed like a loafer, always replying whenever there was anything going on, while Sixty appeared aloof and was less understood.

After the brief conversation, he decided to notify his master about this.

Upon reaching the small attic, Empress Feng was uncharacteristically awake and engrossed in a popular romance comic. It was hard to imagine such a formidable woman who could fly and traverse underground being so completely absorbed in these stale stories of lovelorn boys and girls.

“Master, this disciple has something to report,” Chu Liang greeted politely.

“What is it?” Empress Feng carelessly set down her comic book and asked.

“This is the magic artifact that I found on the black-robed man…” He first presented the three dark bronze orbs, “This disciple doesn’t recognize what this is and wonders if I may keep it.”

“Oh?” Empress Feng glanced at them and lazily added, “These are Mystic Yin Thunder Killers.”

“Mystic Yin Thunder Killers?”

“They’re trinkets that can trigger an explosion and cause fear at the same time,” Empress Feng said, “For a Golden Core cultivator to have three of them, they were likely his lifesaving magical treasures. You can also use these. They should fetch a decent amount of Sword Coins at Sword Exchange Pavilion. You decide what to do.”

“I see…” Chu Liang nodded and added, “There’s another matter.”

He then briefly explained to Empress Feng about his entry into the Soul Realm Space.

“Oh?” Empress Feng became interested and sat up straight.

“The left and right protectors of the Underworld King Sect were severely injured by Immortal Jiuyi from Misty Mountain Immortal just the other day. The Silver King was killed on the spot, and the Purple Gold Marquis was seriously injured and fled. Under the Purple Gold Marquis, there were eight directions of Soul Enforcers, twenty-four Evil Spirits, and seventy-two Soul Seizing Masters…

“In the past, he relied on these Soul Enforcers to rob and kill innocent people, enhancing his own cultivation level. That black-robed man was probably one of the Soul Enforcers.”

“Each Soul Enforcer supervises three Shas, and each Sha supervises three Soul Seizing Masters. This is the structure under the Purple Gold Marquis.”

“The Soul Realm Space is formed by each person leaving a strand of soul seed to form a formation, which allows communication over a thousand miles. However…if one’s soul dissolves, the Soul Summoning Order should not be able to access the Soul Realm Space. I’ve heard of people killing the Soul Enforcers of the Underworld King Sect before, but I’ve never heard of someone being able to take over a Soul Summoning Order…”

Empress Feng was a bit confused.

Chu Liang thought about it and said, “Is it possible that although the Soul Enforcer is dead, his soul didn’t actually dissipate… It might be that the spell failed and he ended up in the Underworld Heavenly Book…”

He took out the Underworld Heavenly Book and handed it to Empress Feng for inspection.

Thinking about it, this kind of secret communication device of the Demonic Sect won’t work if anyone gets their hands on it. Normally, if a Soul Enforcer dies, his Soul Summoning Order will stop working immediately.

Fifty-eight would be a very rare case.

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After Empress Feng looked at it and roughly understood what happened, she suddenly broke into a smile.

“That’s great….”

“Hand this Underworld Heavenly Book to the people of Chuan Jian Hall later, and let them release and dissolve all the innocent souls within, leaving only the soul of the Soul Enforcer.”

“You stay hidden in that Soul Realm Space, try as much as you can not to reveal any flaws… ”

“Now, the Purple Gold Marquis is seriously injured and hiding. Not only the righteous path is looking for him, but also the Demonic Path is mercilessly killing each other. He doesn’t dare to return to Underworld King Sect, and must be hiding somewhere to heal his wounds.”

“You are lurking under his direct subordinates, if you have the opportunity, you might learn of his whereabouts… ”

“When I kill the Purple Gold Marquis single-handedly, that would be a grand display of power. What then, could Wang Xuanling compare with me?”

Imagining a bright future, Empress Feng’s smile turned increasingly crazy.

And Chu Liang felt the weight of responsibility on his shoulders.

Comrade Chu Liang, your mission is to infiltrate!

“If Master kills the Right Protector of the Underworld King Sect, the rewards from the Sect would be pretty generous, right?” He asked tentatively.

“Don’t worry, if there is anything good, we master and disciple will share it in a seven-to-three split, and your share will undoubtedly be there…” Empress Feng laughed shakily, her laughter gradually becoming uneven, “Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee…”