Chapter 138

Studying literature cannot save the country, only cultivating immortality can. Liu Jinyuan's abandonment of literature for Taoism reminded Chu Yang of an old friend.

In fact, if it followed the original plot, Liu Jinyuan would also pester Li Xiaoyao to learn martial arts, just to gain the recognition of his cousin and uncle.

The current situation was somewhat similar, but it had changed from learning martial arts to cultivating immortality.

This guy wouldn't be trying to marry Lin Yueru by cultivating immortality, would he...

The Lin Yueru in front of him didn't fall in love with Li Xiaoyao, so Liu Jinyuan still had plenty of opportunities, and it was understandable that he wouldn't give up.

The more Chu Yang thought about it, the more he felt that 'cultivating immortality to save the country' was just an excuse. Liu Jinyuan just saw that he could fight Lin Tiannan to a draw and wanted to go to Mount Shu.

Not only was the thick-browed guy black on the inside, but this handsome top scholar was even blacker!

Chu Yang squinted his eyes and stared at Liu Jinyuan with a smile that wasn't a smile. The latter had goosebumps all over his body and barely squeezed out a seemingly innocent smile.

"Cultivating the Tao is not such a simple thing. Young Master Liu had better think clearly."

Xu Changqing tried to persuade him earnestly.

"Daoist Xu, Jinyuan has made up his mind, please let me try!"

Liu Jinyuan's stubbornness was not to be underestimated.

"Cousin, I support you! I'll go to Mount Shu with you!"

Was there any better excuse to go to Mount Shu than this?

Lin Yueru thought happily.

She just didn't know if Mount Shu accepted female disciples. She could completely become a Taoist nun. Once she became a Taoist nun, Lin Tiannan couldn't force her to get married! The two had their own ulterior motives and insisted on going to Mount Shu.

Just like that, the group split into two teams. The next morning, Chu Yang and the others prepared to set off for Baihe Village, leaving Tang Yu and Anu behind.

Even if the two met Moon-Worshipping, they wouldn't die. They were originally experimental subjects chosen by Moon-Worshipping, used by Moon-Worshipping to study love.

However, just in case, Chu Yang gave Tang Yu a small gadget engraved with the Flying Thunder God technique, saying it was a gift for Anu.

Tang Yu didn't suspect anything and accepted it gladly.

The main force then set off.

Halfway there, Zhao Ling'er suddenly said worriedly, "Daoist Chu, will I scare the villagers there if I go to Baihe Village like this?"

Chu Yang replied, "Your blood can suppress the atavistic phenomenon, but it will affect your lifespan."

Zhao Ling'er only asked one question, "Will it affect the fetus in my womb?"

Chu Yang shook his head.

The fetus is protected by spiritual energy and will not be affected by the mother.

Subsequently, Zhao Ling'er walked into the woods alone and poured her hot blood onto her tail without hesitation. With a flash of red light, she turned back into a human form.

When Li Xiaoyao saw Zhao Ling'er again, she had turned into the appearance they first met. The joy on the brat's face was beyond words.

He didn't hear the conversation between Chu Yang and Zhao Ling'er, so naturally, he didn't know what price the other party had paid.

Taking advantage of the team's progress, Chu Yang silently broke away and circled around, using Observation Haki to probe whether there were any Moon-Worshipping Sect members nearby.

Sure enough, he sensed some movement.

However, these Moon-Worshipping Sect members were gathered near the main force and were heading towards Tang Yu and Anu.

"I said that no matter how high Moon-Worshipping's magic power is, he couldn't be omniscient. Everything along the way was arranged clearly. Sure enough, he did something to Anu!"

Chu Yang silently plucked out the Moon-Worshipping Sect's eyes and then left.

Moon-Worshipping would not tolerate being 'blind' for too long and would appear in the Central Plains before long.

Chu Yang hoped to solve Moon-Worshipping on his own turf as much as possible, not giving him a chance to summon the Water Demon Beast. Besides, if there was a chance to collect the five Spirit Orbs, he could stay on Mount Shu directly.

Moon-Worshipping shouldn't have the guts to attack Mount Shu. The Sword Saint was enough for him to drink a pot, not to mention the resourceful Qingwei.

The main force moved very slowly. They should have arrived at Baihe Village in the morning, but it was dragged until the afternoon because Shi Gonghu got a sedan chair for Zhao Ling'er, who had recovered her human form.

The sedan chair was made of nearby bamboo. It was because the snake body was inconvenient before that Shi Gonghu had to make do on the road.

But now, he couldn't let the princess travel over mountains and through water herself no matter what.

Not to mention Zhao Ling'er was pregnant.

Even with this treatment, Shi Gonghu kept saying "This old minister deserves to die." Chu Yang estimated that when they reached the next city, he would really prepare a sedan chair for Zhao Ling'er to travel.

This reflected Shi Gonghu's blind loyalty. Once it conflicted with his values, he couldn't distinguish the importance of things.

Chu Yang considered it repeatedly and still talked to Shi Gonghu, indicating that continuing to slow down the itinerary was likely to lead to a direct confrontation with Moon-Worshipping, and at that time, their group might not be able to protect Zhao Ling'er.

Shi Gonghu fell into a battle between heaven and man, and finally compromised, indicating that everything would be simplified as much as possible later.

When the group arrived near Baihe Village, Xu Changqing was the first to notice something wrong. The corpse Qi and evil Qi permeating the air made him frown slightly.

The next to be alert was Shi Gonghu. Coming from a military background, he was very sensitive to the smell of corpses and immediately ordered his subordinates to protect Zhao Ling'er.

Liu Jinyuan leaned towards Lin Yueru, scaring the already nervous Lin Yueru until she almost exploded.

The careless Li Xiaoyao asked, "Brother Xu, what's wrong?"

Xu Changqing didn't answer and silently drew his sword. Seeing this, Li Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment, then followed suit and drew his sword, guarding Zhao Ling'er.

Chu Yang spoke at this time, "It's zombies, and there's more than one. Please bring your weapons over, and I'll draw a few talismans for you."

The talismans to purify zombies were a very basic type. Chu Yang had seen them in the Mount Shu Scripture Pavilion a long time ago and they were knowledge that Mount Shu disciples must learn upon entry.

However, without true energy and spiritual power before, he saw them in vain.

Chu Yang drew talismans on everyone's weapons and then looked at Xu Changqing. He was more agile than Chu Yang. He was worthy of being a good student of the Mount Shu Sect, proficient in everything.

With the blessing of the 'Corpse Purification Talisman', everyone had confidence. When they encountered zombies, they rushed over and hacked them, which was extremely fierce.

The scattered zombies near Baihe Village obviously couldn't withstand the professional team's cleanup and were wiped out in a few strokes.

The group killed their way into the village, stunning the villagers inside.

Where did such fierce heroes come from?

The villagers seemed to have seen saviors, moved away the roadblocks blocking the village entrance, and poured in crying and howling.

Li Xiaoyao was startled and almost swung his sword to hack people. It was the villagers at the very front who were quick-eyed and knelt directly on the ground, starting to kowtow.

"Heroes, save us!"

Chu Yang and the others entered the village under the protection of the villagers and came to Han Yixian's medical clinic, where they learned about the encounter in Baihe Village from him.

The zombies in Baihe Village all originated from a place nearby called General's Tomb.

There were a Skeleton General and a Red Ghost King there.

Hearing that there were ghosts causing trouble, Xu Changqing, as the eldest disciple of Mount Shu, said that it was his duty and immediately wanted to go there to eliminate demons.

Li Xiaoyao also wanted to follow, but when he thought of Zhao Ling'er, he had concerns in his heart. It was the same last time, how could he make the same mistake again? The plot had deviated.

Li Xiaoyao didn't want to go to the General's Tomb and just wanted to stay and accompany Zhao Ling'er.

Zhao Ling'er didn't persuade him either. The couple's stance was highly unified.

Hearing terms like skeleton zombies and ghosts, Lin Yueru's expression also became unnatural, obviously not wanting to participate.

Liu Jinyuan was excited and planned to study supernatural phenomena, without considering the fact that he was a weakling.

Chu Yang had a headache. Sometimes when the plot doesn't follow the routine, it becomes more troublesome.

Having no choice, he could only talk to Zhao Ling'er privately again, intending to use Blood Bodhi to exchange for the Demon-Eating Gu in the other party's hand.

Zhao Ling'er knew the efficacy of Blood Bodhi. She had watched the maid of Immortal Spirit Island change from near-death to lively.

When Chu Yang took out twenty Blood Bodhis at once, he scared Zhao Ling'er. She hurriedly waved her hand, "Daoist Chu, if you want the Demon-Eating Gu, just take it, don't give Ling'er anything."

"The most taboo thing for those who cultivate the Tao is karma. If I take the Demon-Eating Gu for nothing, it is equivalent to forming karma with Miss Zhao, and I may pay a great price to repay it in the future."

Chu Yang smiled, "I hope Miss Zhao will not ruin my cultivation."

Saying so much, Chu Yang just didn't want to delay Li Xiaoyao's cultivation. The integration of martial arts still depended on his human cheat.

If the progress was delayed, it would be Chu Yang himself who suffered the loss.

Zhao Ling'er heard Chu Yang put it so seriously, so she didn't push it anymore and accepted the Blood Bodhi Chu Yang gave, intending to leave them all for Li Xiaoyao.

She didn't think there were too many of these things that could save lives.

The transaction was successfully reached. Chu Yang happily left Baihe Village with Xu Changqing. Halfway there, he found Xu Changqing looking at himself with a strange look. This look made Chu Yang feel familiar, but also a bit uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother, what's wrong?"

Xu Changqing said worriedly, "Junior Brother, Miss Ling'er is already married. Not to mention that you are a monk, even if you weren't, you should keep your distance. Fortunately, Brother Xiaoyao is broad-minded..."

Damn!

This guy actually thinks I'm a Cao thief!

Chu Yang retorted with a look of disdain, "Senior Brother, your thoughts are so dirty. I'm only looking for Miss Zhao because I'm interested in the magic and Gu insects of the Southern Frontier. Only she understands it here..."

After speaking, Chu Yang flipped his hand, and a fat, white Gu insect squirmed in his palm.

"Ah?"

Xu Changqing's old face flushed, understanding that he had misunderstood Chu Yang, and hurriedly apologized.

Chu Yang sneered, "Tsk tsk, the dignified eldest disciple of Mount Shu actually has a dirty mind. With such filthy thoughts, I must report to Master after returning to Mount Shu!"

Xu Changqing was so anxious that he almost knelt down to Chu Yang, begging for mercy.

"You don't have to say it, but no matter what happens later, you must listen to my command and shut your mouth!"

Xu Changqing patted his chest and guaranteed that he could go up to the mountain of knives and down to the sea of fire for his Junior Brother without blinking.

When the two found the General's Tomb, the sky had already darkened, and the zombies around became active, and their speed was much faster than during the day.

Chu Yang just hung up on the side and let Xu Changqing brush monsters alone.

Xu Changqing was the eldest disciple of Mount Shu after all, having undergone systematic training since childhood, much stronger than the fledgling Li Xiaoyao. The Skeleton General was not his opponent.

Plus there was the Demon-Eating Gu constantly slowing down the Skeleton General's speed.

After a few golden lights, the Skeleton General's body fell apart completely, and the cultivation accumulated to date was also sucked away by the Demon-Eating Gu.

The two continued to go deeper and came to the bottom layer of the General's Tomb.

The terrifying blood pool came into view.

The monstrous blood light illuminated the entire underground, not knowing how many human lives it was built with.

Xu Changqing trembled all over, furious. The human lives harmed by the Red Ghost King were a hundred times more than the snake demon. This was the first time he had seen such a fierce ghost.

"Monster, die!"

Xu Changqing flew on his sword to stab the Red Ghost King.

In an instant, sword Qi soared into the sky, intertwined with the blood light.

The Red Ghost King was bound to die. Even if Chu Yang used any ability to greet it, he didn't need to care, unlike Lin Tiannan, who needed to worry about exposing his ability.

Conqueror's Haki cooperated with Xu Changqing's attack to press towards the Red Ghost King.

I don't know if it was because it was a ghost, but the Red Ghost King's resistance to this mental attack was quite strong.

Conqueror's Haki didn't make it faint, but it fell into a certain degree of confusion.

But this was enough, because of the confusion, the Red Ghost King couldn't release a complete spell during the entire battle.

It was hacked to death by Xu Changqing, and its whole body was stirred into pieces by the sword Qi.

Chu Yang was quick-eyed, otherwise the Demon-Eating Gu would have been affected by Xu Changqing's sword Qi, losing a thousand years of cultivation in vain.

After the Red Ghost King died, a brown bead flew out of its body and fell to Xu Changqing's feet.

Xu Changqing picked it up and looked at it, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Earth Spirit Orb?"

"No wonder this Red Ghost King could cause trouble in one area. It actually obtained the Earth Spirit Orb. Junior Brother, we must quickly send this Spirit Orb back to Mount Shu. Leaving it here will cause endless trouble."

Chu Yang nodded. At the current stage, the five Spirit Orbs were as hot as the Infinity Stones. He didn't intend to touch them for the time being, so it was better to let Xu Changqing send them back to Mount Shu.

Anyway, if the meat rots in the pot, it's still his own.

After eliminating the Red Ghost King, Xu Changqing walked to Chu Yang. He saw Chu Yang release Gu insects on the Skeleton General and the Red Ghost King, and then the appearance of the Gu insects changed.

Xu Changqing asked, "Junior Brother, what is the function of that Gu insect?"

Chu Yang didn't intend to hide it either and said straight to the point, "This is the Demon-Eating Gu, which can absorb the cultivation of demons and ghosts, store it, and then instill it into others."

Xu Changqing felt that this thing was a crooked path, and his brows were tightly furrowed, "Junior Brother, you wouldn't be..."

Chu Yang nodded, "That's right, I want to use the Demon-Eating Gu to improve my own cultivation."

Xu Changqing seemed to have guessed this, sighed, "Junior Brother, I know you have been aggrieved for many years, so you would have crooked thoughts. I can understand."

"But I also said before that you have already entered the Tao, and there will be no threshold for cultivation in the future. With your talent, you can go straight to the blue sky, no need to worry about anything."

Who knew that Chu Yang suddenly showed an expression of sacrificing himself for righteousness and said excitedly, "Senior Brother! You are wrong, I am not for myself, but for the common people of the world!"

Xu Changqing: "???"

Chu Yang said dejectedly, "Senior Brother, you also know that I was lying when I said Mount Shu would help Xiaoyao and the others. Mount Shu cannot intervene in the secular dynasty, and Xiaoyao might not even have a chance to become a disciple."

Xu Changqing was suddenly startled, "You knew, why did you deceive them..."

Chu Yang said softly, "To give them hope. Otherwise, these people would just be going to their deaths if they returned to the Nanzhao Kingdom. Going to Mount Shu still has a tiny possibility."

Xu Changqing shook his head, "There is no possibility at all. I said that Mount Shu would not intervene."

Chu Yang said with a firm gaze, "So I have decided. If the Sect Leader is unwilling to intervene, I will go to the Nanzhao Kingdom myself to help them."

"Even if I die, I will not let the Moon-Worshipping demon harm the common people!"

Chu Yang's fearlessness of death completely moved Xu Changqing. He said that no matter what, he would persuade the Sect Leader.

Subsequently, Chu Yang absorbed the thousand-year cultivation of the Red Ghost King and the Skeleton General in front of him.

Xu Changqing had a painful expression, as if what Chu Yang absorbed was not cultivation, but poison that endangered life.

Leaving the General's Tomb, the two returned to Baihe Village. Xu Changqing's grave expression made others mistakenly think that their trip was not smooth.

Once the Red Ghost King was eliminated, the crisis in Baihe Village was also lifted. Everyone decided to rest for a night and continue on their way tomorrow morning.

Taking advantage of everyone's rest, Chu Yang used the thousand-year cultivation to rush the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art to the thirteenth level of perfection in one breath.

The eleventh level is the power of twenty dragons and twenty elephants, and the twelfth level is the power of fifty dragons and fifty elephants.

And the thirteenth level is the power of a hundred dragons and a hundred elephants! Now when Chu Yang punches at will, the air will make a roar, constantly vibrating.

True Gura Gura no Mi ability user! "Now I'm looking forward to the day I meet Moon-Worshipping..."

The improvement in strength also made Chu Yang more composed.

As soon as the sky brightened, the main force left Baihe Village. Because Chu Yang had cleared the eyes around him in advance, no accidents occurred.

Moon-Worshipping was still continuing to be a 'blind man'.

After walking for a full month, they didn't encounter any accidents on the road, and Chu Yang and the others successfully arrived in Yuzhou.

Yuzhou was called Bashu in ancient times, which was a large continent at the foot of Mount Shu. Here, Mount Shu's influence was everywhere, and almost all the slightly larger shops were Mount Shu's foundation.

Because of its proximity to Mount Shu, Yuzhou's safety index was very high. Occasionally, demons would appear, and they would be immediately eliminated by Mount Shu disciples.

The local people respected the Mount Shu Sect very much, and Mount Shu disciples would be welcomed by people wherever they went.

It should have been like this...

But when Chu Yang and the others arrived in Yuzhou, they found that it had become much colder, completely different from when they came down the mountain.

It was hard to see people on the street. Even if passersby walked by occasionally, they would show complex expressions when they saw the Taoist robes on Chu Yang and the others.

They couldn't feel any enthusiasm.

"Junior Brother, something is wrong!"

"Senior Brother, you are talking nonsense."

Chu Yang glanced at him. The whole Yuzhou was like a haunted place. Even a fool knew something was wrong.

Not to mention the two of them, the others in the team also sensed something was wrong.

Li Xiaoyao caught a passerby directly and asked, "Brother, why is everyone in Yuzhou in such a hurry? Did something big happen?"

The passerby pushed Li Xiaoyao away in panic, "Don't pull me, I want to go home!"

Li Xiaoyao's stubborn temper came up, and he wouldn't let go of the passerby, swearing not to stop until he got the answer. The other party was about to cry! "If you are outsiders, hurry up and leave. The Lock Demon Tower on Mount Shu has collapsed, and many demons have run out of it. The whole Yuzhou is in panic, and no one dares to go out!"

(End of chapter)