Young Noble Be Monster Slaying

Chapter 278: A Challenging Operation?

The match had ended, but it left the spectators a lot to think about. In fact, they might even talk about it again after a long time had passed.

As the visiting members of the sects in the Divine Nine and Terrestrial Ten discussed the match, they expressed it was a great pity that Xu Ziyang had lost. However, Monk Pushan was smiling and shaking his head.

"What's all this talk about the weak defeating the strong? Do you think that Chu Liang showed everything he had?" Monk Pushan wore an enigmatic expression. "Far from it."

"What?" Everyone who heard him looked at him. "Does he still have other tricks up his sleeve?"

Monk Pushan just laughed without speaking. "Hehe."

Back then, he and Luo Yao had witnessed how Chu Liang, who had been at the third realm, had killed fifth-realm cultivators like they were ants and had probably been capable of challenging even sixth-realm cultivators as well.

In comparison, what Chu Liang had shown so far at the Mount Shu Summit was at the level of an average genius.

Nevertheless, Monk Pushan and Luo Yao knew that Chu Liang had likely used some special divine skill or enchanted tool to kill the fifth-realm cultivators. They concluded it was probably that flying sword with the intense murderous intent.

Considering that Chu Liang had been able to use it to defeat cultivators two levels higher than him, it seemed certain that some stringent requirements had to be fulfilled in order to use that special flying sword. It was impossible that such a powerful weapon could be used casually.

Nonetheless, Chu Liang wouldn't reveal the details, and they wouldn't ask, so they just kept these speculations to themselves. Of course, that meant they wouldn't leak his secret and publicize it either.

However, by leaving the details of the secret unsaid, it left the other spectators wondering endlessly about it. They made countless guesses as to what other terrifying hidden powers Chu Liang might possess.

Previously, Chu Liang had been a bit famous in the Mount Shu Sect, but he had been fairly unknown in the world of immortality cultivators. That would change after today's match; he was bound to become famous across the world.

After all, Chu Liang was now one of the top two disciples of a sect in the Divine Nine. No one would dare to underestimate him anymore!

In addition to the enigmatic Monk Pushan, there was a robust and handsome man walking around, acting a little strange.

He asked everyone he met, “Friend, have you heard of the Brick Combat Technique?”

Of course, those who were asked that question felt baffled by it.

Then the man would go on to explain the martial arts technique that Chu Liang had used in the duel.

When the other party was confused by the explanation, the muscular man would then follow up with, "I created it."

"..."

Chu Liang did not hear any of those discussions about him, nor did he linger on Heaven-Reaching Peak. Instead, he returned straight to his cabin on Silver Sword Peak.

Just like how losing the match hadn't given Xu Ziyang a great sense of defeat, winning it didn't bring Chu Liang much joy either. Through this match, Chu Liang gained a deep understanding of the gap between the fourth and fifth realms.

If they were to fight another ten matches, it was very likely that Xu Ziyang wouldn't lose a single one of them. While it was true that Chu Liang's victory wouldn't be repeated, it didn't matter, since he didn't need to fight Xu Ziyang again.

However, Jiang Yuebai definitely was not inferior to Xu Ziyang. Jiang Yuebai had her fifth-realm Transcendent Spirit, and it was still unknown as to how many divine abilities she possessed. Moreover, it was also a mystery as to how many immortal arts she had mastered. Yet, she knew about all of Chu Liang's skills.

The gap between cultivation levels might be unsurmountable, but that wasn't the case with divine abiilites and skills. Since Jiang Yuebai had seen Chu Liang's divine skills, she would be able to find ways to counter them. In a way, Chu Liang was now standing in Xu Ziyang's position.

Defeating Jiang Yuebai wasn't as important to Chu Liang as defeating Xu Ziyang, but no one in Chu Liang's current position would want to lose.

Besides recovering and preparing for the finals the day after tomorrow, there was something else Chu Liang needed to deal with right now.

When he, Luo Yao, and Pushan left the Ghost-Face Chamber previously, the chamber master had given each of them a jade talisman for communication, and those jade talismans had just lit up.

Luo Yao and Pushan met up with Chu Liang on Silver Sword Peak. The trio, who were old partners by now, didn't say much. They flew out of Mount Shu and found a secluded place to change clothes.

Then the three mysterious figures set off together.

...

This time, the meeting place was close to Mount Shu, so it didn't take long for the trio to get there.

The scar-faced chamber master of the Ghost-Face Chamber stood high on a hillside. There were around twenty to thirty black-clad people in front of him, filling the air with dense yin qi. This seemed to be the Ghost-Face Chamber's entire force.

"Brothers, the time for us to achieve great deeds has arrived," Ghost Face said darkly, inciting his subordinates to take action. "If we do well with this, our sect's position within the diabolical sects will be solidified and made as immovable as a boulder! And we, who participated in this operation, will all become famous!"

As Ghost Face spoke, there were people distributing storage jade talismans.

Chu Liang received one too. He scanned it with his divine sense and found that it stored five hundred Vermilion-Bird coins and a sword-shaped token that contained spiritual energy.

Huh?

Chu Liang recognized the sword-shaped token.

Every cultivator that wanted to attend the Mount Shu Summit had to report to the Foreign Affairs Hall on Mount Shu first. The Foreign Affairs Hall would then issue them this sword-shaped token, which was treated as a visitor's pass on Mount Shu. This was necessary because, like all immortal sects, the Mount Shu Sect didn't usually allow many outsiders to freely wander around their sect.

"First, everyone will receive five hundred Vermilion-Bird coins. After we've completed the operation, you'll get another five hundred. There will also be additional rewards for those who get some kills. Everyone can rest assured. We, the Dark King Sect, will properly reward those who make great contributions."

There wasn't much talk of loyalty in diabolical sects, so Ghost Face was relying entirely on the potential benefits to lure these people into participating in the operation.

Before Chu Liang could express his curiosity, someone asked, "Chamber Master, what exactly is this operation that such great rewards are being offered?"

"Of course, it's a rather challenging operation," Ghost Face answered. "The Mount Shu Summit's final match is being held the day after tomorrow. The Dark King Sect wants us to infiltrate Mount Shu on that day. You just need to hold this visitor's pass and go to the venue of the final match. That's the day when Mount Shu gets the most crowded, so no one will pay any attention to you."

"You want us to infiltrate Mount Shu?" someone else asked, feeling hesitant about participating in the operation.

For these diabolical cultivators, they were fine with having to lurk in the shadows in their daily life. However, this operation required them, diabolical cultivators who had always been in hiding, to run through the gates of one of the immortal sects in the Divine Nine...

Knowing that, any diabolical cultivator would hesitate to participate in this operation.

Chu Liang was puzzled as well. They want to infiltrate Mount Shu...?

Great. Now, the problem isn't whether there's a lot of work or if the job is far from home. Instead, they're going to be working in my home??

This is not good.

Does the Dark King Sect want to make use of the Mount Shu Summit and use this chance to stir up some trouble? Could it be retaliation for that time when three major immortal sects besieged the White-Bone Hall?

No, the White-Bone Hall had been planning this ever since they increased their forces. They've always talked about making a big move. This is probably what they were talking about!

"What's wrong with Mount Shu? Are you scared?" Ghost Face gritted his teeth angrily and pointed at his scarred face. "A crazy woman from Mount Shu gave me this scar... Back then, she used the Samadhi True Fire to kill some disciples of our sect. I managed to get away, but I didn't get far enough. I got singed by the flames and ended up like this. But do you think I'm afraid? I'm not afraid!

"I've waited thirty years for this. I want to tell those righteous cultivators that I will get payback for everything they've done to me, interest included!

"Since you've joined a diabolical sect, that means you've embarked on a path that goes against the laws of the heavens—a path filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. If anyone is afraid to go, put down the jade talisman and leave! I won't blame you!"

Ghost Face's subordinates felt moved by his impassioned speech.

Obviously, they hadn't joined a diabolical sect because they held the beliefs of the diabolical path; it had been purely for their own interests. If it wasn't because the righteous path couldn't offer the same benefits, who would be willing to live a life in the shadows?

Just as Ghost Face had said, the day they joined the Dark King Sect, they knew they were going against the laws of the heavens. Their hesitation was just them weighing the pros and the cons, which was a pretty normal thing for diabolical cultivators to do.

While the diabolical cultivators were hesitating, Chu Liang stepped forward and said, "All we have to do right now is infiltrate Mount Shu. It's not like Mount Shu is the underworld. What's so difficult about this? Chamber Master, you have my support!"

The rest of the trio followed suit.

"Yeah, mine too!"

"Mm."

Seeing the three new members supporting him enthusiastically, Ghost Face laughed heartily, "Haha! If only all the disciples of our sect were like you, we wouldn't have to worry about failing to make big achievements!"