Young Noble Be Monster Slaying-Chapter 834: Hold On

Mount Shu.

After the Whale-Riding Immortals' ship-riding technique knocked the Celestial Cosmic Ring loose, the ring crashed heavily onto a large area in the Southern Regions, shaking the earth with a deafening boom.

While everyone was still stunned by the Vessel of God in the sky, a streak of fire shot southwest and descended near the massive Celestial Cosmic Ring.

The person who had just arrived was, of course, Di Nufeng.

No one in the Mount Shu Sect understood the saying "loot a burning house" better than the peak master of Silver Sword Peak. She wasn't just good at starting fires; she excelled at looting too. The moment the Celestial Cosmic Ring broke free of Daoist Cangsheng's control, she was the first to arrive on the scene.

High above, Daoist Cangsheng instinctively tried to use his spiritual qi to pull the Celestial Cosmic Ring back to him. Seeing that, Di Nufeng had her hands ignite with Samadhi True Fire and then slammed them down on the Celestial Cosmic Ring, trying to keep it there.

But in the end, she couldn't overpower Daoist Cangsheng's spiritual force. The Celestial Cosmic Ring was his legendary artifact after all.

Just as the ring was about to ascend into the air and take Di Nufeng with it, Venerable Wen Yuan joined the fray. He pressed down on the Celestial Cosmic Ring with one hand, slamming it back onto the ground with a thunderous crash.

Daoist Cangsheng and Venerable Wen Yuan became locked in a power struggle once more. A deafening crack echoed through the sky as space-time itself appeared to rip apart. The battle was on the verge of reigniting.

"Stop!" the Imperial Supervisory Commissioner yelled, stabilizing the situation.

The Tai'a Sword came whistling down from the heavens, about to sever the rope of spiritual power tying Daoist Cangsheng to the Celestial Cosmic Ring.

However, Daoist Cangsheng sensed that something was amiss just before the sword struck. He activated the Celestial Cosmic Ring and opened a rift in midair, sending the ring back to Mirage Mountain.

Di Nufeng dusted her hands off in disappointment and let out a regretful sigh. "Aw, crap..."

Whoosh.

A flash of the Tai'a swordlight severed the link between Daoist Cangsheng and the Celestial Cosmic Ring. But by then, the legendary artifact had already returned to Penglai, so severing the link didn't do much.

Daoist Cangsheng furiously turned toward the Imperial Supervisory Commissioner. "What do you mean by this?!"

Anyone with eyes could see that the Imperial Supervisory Commissioner was clearly taking the Mount Shu Sect's side. If he truly wanted to break up the fight, why not sever something on Wen Yuan's end instead? After all, the Celestial Cosmic Ring belonged to the Penglai Supreme Sect.

"What?" The Imperial Supervisory Commissioner's expression darkened. "You tried to destroy Mount Shu. Do you intend to come for my bureau next, Daoist Cangsheng? You sure are mighty, huh."

"I already explained. Chu Liang of the Mount Shu Sect has been raising a Heaven-Devouring Bug in secret and intends to revive the Demon God. This endangers the survival of the human race!" Daoist Cangsheng shouted. "I wouldn't have minded if you had all just stayed out of this, but now you're standing in my way??"

The Celestial King Sect's Heavenly Strategist stepped forward. "This is such a serious accusation. How could we just take your word for it? Chu Liang is right here. Surely we should hear his explanation first?"

The Celestial Pivot Pavilion had verified Daoist Cangsheng's claim earlier. Nevertheless, seeing that the Penglai Supreme Sect's plan had already failed, the Celestial King Sect wasn't about to pass up a chance to kick the Penglai Supreme Sect while it was down.

When it came to the Penglai Supreme Sect's statements, the Celestial King Sect's motto was "Doubt first and then doubt again."

Daoist Cangsheng looked at Chu Liang, who was still aboard the Mount Shu Sect's Vessel of God. His gaze became sharp like a sword as he said, "Fine! I want to see just how you're going to justify yourself."

As all eyes turned to him, Chu Liang put on a small smile. "Haha... Sect Leader Cangsheng claims I secretly raised the Heaven-Devouring Bug to revive the Demon God?"

Daoist Cangsheng snorted coldly. "Well, what other reason could there be?"

Di Nufeng had just flown back to the ship, and Chu Liang turned his gaze to her at this moment.

Without a word, Di Nufeng immediately understood what Chu Liang wanted. She turned to Daoist Cangsheng and barked, "You're full of crap!"

Daoist Cangsheng furrowed his brows and was about to retort, but Chu Liang suddenly smiled and continued from before. "If I raised the Heaven-Devouring Bug to revive the Demon God, then tell me... When the demons captured me, why didn't I just hand over the Heaven-Devouring Bug so they could resurrect the Demon God straightaway? If I've truly colluded with the demons, why would I let myself go through all this trouble?

"Mount Shu has made unparalleled contributions to the great cause of slaying demons for the human world. No matter what, you shouldn't accuse a Mount Shu Sect disciple of colluding with demons!"

Daoist Cangsheng couldn't be bothered with responding to Di Nufeng's earlier outburst and instead stared at Chu Liang intently. "If you aren't colluding with the demons, then why haven't you killed the Heaven-Devouring Bug?"

Upon hearing that, Chu Liang glanced at Di Nufeng again, and she yelled at Daoist Cangsheng, "Kill your damn self!"

Daoist Cangsheng was about to explode in anger. "You—"

Chu Liang immediately spoke up. "Naturally, I have my reasons for not killing the Heaven-Devouring Bug. Do you know why I chose to raise the most dangerous vicious beast in the world? Do you really think it was for myself? No, it was for the four seas and the nine provinces!"

"Hah," Daoist Cangsheng sneered. "What kind of righteous and dignified excuse could you possibly have?"

Some time ago, Daoist Xuan Lu made a mistake, so Daoist Cangsheng sent him on a perilous journey to the Far West. That was when Demon King Caiyi revealed to him the fact that Chu Liang was harboring the Heaven-Devouring Bug.

The Penglai Supreme Sect did not know why the demons chose to reveal this information—perhaps it was to sow discord between the Divine Nine and the Terrestrial Ten. However, at that time, the Penglai Supreme Sect didn't want a full-scale war with the Mount Shu Sect, so they kept that information a secret, waiting for the opportune moment to use it.

The day of the grand battle between the Penglai Supreme Sect and the Mount Shu Sect was when the Penglai Supreme Sect finally revealed that information to make the Mount Shu Sect seem corrupt.

Once again, Chu Liang looked to his spokesperson Di Nufeng.

She immediately yelled, "Which dog just laughed?"

Enraged, Daoist Cangsheng gritted his teeth.

Just like before, Chu Liang quickly followed up with a response to Daoist Cangsheng's question. "I didn't kill the Heaven-Devouring Bug... because it cannot be killed!"

He paused and then said, "Did you know that the Heaven-Devouring Bug is a vicious beast born from the Great Dao of Devouring? If you kill one, another will appear. The one I raised has a gentle, obedient, and pure nature. It is a good and kindhearted Heaven-Devouring Bug. If you still choose to kill it, another will emerge. And if that one falls into the hands of the demons and they raise it to be evil, that would be a disaster for the nine provinces!"

"Hahaha!" Daoist Cangsheng burst into booming laughter. "What a ridiculous joke! If anyone chanced upon that vicious beast, they would kill it. Yet, you think that just because you raised it, you've made it inherently pure and good?"

Chu Liang immediately retorted, "When an orange grows south of the Huai River, it is sweet. Grow it in the north of the river, and it is bitter. Oh, because your Penglai Supreme Sect is full of vile people, you assume other places can't raise anything good either?"

"Exactly, you old fart!" Di Nufeng shouted in support of Chu Liang. "Open your damn mouth and go ask around. Who in the world doesn't know that the Mount Shu Sect disciples are all civilized and polite?"

"Hmph!" Daoist Cangsheng scoffed.

Just as he was about to respond, the Elder of Mount Lu hurried over with a panicked expression and whispered something in his ear.

Daoist Cangsheng's expression suddenly turned grim.

Something truly serious seemed to have happened.

His eyes swept across Chu Liang and Di Nufeng's faces. His lips trembled in anger, but he just laughed. "Fine."

Daoist Cangsheng turned several times to look at the Imperial Supervisory Commissioner, Shentu Yang, and Lu Jiuwai, pausing briefly after each turn.

He shouted, "Do you all believe his nonsense?"

Everyone responded with silence.

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Whether they believed Chu Liang was one matter, and where they stood at this moment was another.

Once the members of the Penglai Supreme Sect backed off and returned to their sect, there would be plenty of time to deal with Chu Liang in private. However, if Daoist Cangsheng were allowed to flaunt his power now, wouldn't the Penglai Supreme Sect, with its two legendary artifacts, be able to attack whomever it pleased in the future?

"Fine. Fine!" Daoist Cangsheng exclaimed angrily. His chest heaved violently; he was extremely furious. With a sweep of his sleeve, he shouted, "We're leaving!"

Right then, Venerable Wen Yuan called out, "Hold on."

Daoist Cangsheng raised his gaze to look at Venerable Wen Yuan. "Hm?"

Venerable Wen Yuan spoke slowly and clearly, "Sect Leader Cangsheng, do you really think that the Mount Shu Sect is a place you can come and go as you please?"

Behind him, the Vessel of God moved, as if in response to his words. The airship raised its prow up high and unleashed a mighty wave of Cloud of Determination sword qi.

The airship seemed to be declaring to the world that the Mount Shu Sect was no longer the weakest among the Divine Nine. The Mount Shu Sect now had its own legendary artifact!

The era of staying silent out of fear had come to an end for the Mount Shu Sect. With this airship, the Mount Shu Sect would get revenge for a century's worth of grudges!

Through gritted teeth, Daoist Cangsheng spat out, "What do you want?"

Venerable Wen Yuan spread his hands open and gestured to Mount Shu below, which was now in shambles.

He uttered just one word, "Compensation."