allendalepharm Chapter 135 The Fate of a Simp! Exorcise the Demon!
Chapter 135 The Fate of a Simp! Exorcise the Demon!
Chapter 135 The Fate of a Simp! Exorcise the Demon!
The noisy scene suddenly fell silent. Chu Yang's counterattack was so decisive that it even sent chills down everyone's spine.
That's a unique skill of the Lin family!
It was broken so easily?
Lin Tiannan clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on Chu Yang.
Where does that leave him to save face?
In fact, Chu Yang didn't want to be so high-profile, but with Xu Changqing right next to him, he couldn't use his other abilities to save people.
We can't keep saying it was a magic weapon given to us by the sect leader, can we?
If you say too much, even Xu Changqing, who is usually stupid, will realize that something is wrong.
Chu Yang led Liu Jinyuan off the arena and shook his head at Xu Changqing, saying, "Senior brother, it's wishful thinking on our part to let bygones be bygones. Let's just give up and go straight to the Hidden Dragon Cave. We'll deal with the snake demon and then leave."
Xu Changqing nodded. Lin Yueru's unreasonable behavior far exceeded his expectations; she didn't even give him a chance to explain.
Liu Jinyuan said with a guilty look, "The fault lies entirely with me. I hope you will all forgive me."
Li Xiaoyao said impatiently, "What's it to you? It's not like you're being unreasonable."
Liu Jinyuan wanted to explain, but Chu Yang stopped him with a gesture, then shook his head, "Young Master Liu, let's part ways here."
Liu Jinyuan was greatly disappointed and could only look up to the sky and sigh.
Just as the group was about to leave, Lin Tiannan couldn't sit still any longer and flew down to Chu Yang and the others.
This concerns the reputation of the Lin family manor; how could we possibly let them leave so easily?
"This young hero thinks he can just leave after winning the match? Does he not take me, Lin Tiannan, seriously?"
"Are you making a joke of my Lin Family Fortress?"
Lin Tiannan looked at them with displeasure.
Xu Changqing clasped his hands in a salute and said in a deep voice, "Senior Lin, my junior brother was eager to save people and did not intend to ruin your daughter's martial arts contest for marriage. I hope you can understand."
Liu Jinyuan also bowed in greeting, "Uncle, if it weren't for Master Chu Xian, I think I would have been injured."
"I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, what are you doing here trying to interfere?!" Lin Tiannan was furious as he looked at Liu Jinyuan. "A martial arts contest for marriage is a matter for the martial arts world. What are you, a scholar, doing here? Are you trying to embarrass me?"
Liu Jinyuan quickly waved his hand, "I didn't mean that! I just really like my cousin—"
Lin Tiannan glared at him, his voice icy, "I've told you many times, the vast foundation of my Lin Family Fortress, the position of martial arts alliance leader, can only be inherited by someone with superior martial arts skills. You'll never have that chance in your lifetime!"
Liu Jinyuan was so humiliated by the scolding that he didn't dare to say a word and was trembling with anger.
Chu Yang shook his head helplessly. Liu Jinyuan had a good character, but he didn't have much talent in martial arts. If he and Lin Tiannan were in the same boat, he wouldn't choose him as his son-in-law either.
"Wait! What did you just call him?"
After cursing for a while, Lin Tiannan suddenly realized something was wrong.
Liu Jinyuan replied sullenly, "This is Daoist Chu—they are disciples of Mount Shu."
Lin Tiannan was taken aback at first, then beamed with joy, "The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and it turns out we're all one family. I'm sworn brothers with your Shushan Sect Leader, Sword Saint, you must have heard of me—"
Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing's expression turned solemn, and he said earnestly, "Senior Lin, Sword Saint Uncle is the head of the Immortal Sword Sect, while my junior brother and I are disciples of the Shu Mountain Sect. Please be careful with your words—"
Lin Tiannan's laughter stopped abruptly, and only embarrassment remained on his face.
As the sworn brother of the Sword Saint, he knew about the sword energy struggle in Shu Mountain.
It's true that the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, but it was the Dragon King Temple next door—
Even though Lin Tiannan was in the right before, he couldn't bring himself to say a harsh word now that someone was dancing on someone else's sore spot.
If it weren't for Xu Changqing, any other Shushan disciple would have fought with Lin Tiannan.
After hesitating for a while, Lin Tiannan finally said, "It was my rudeness. Please don't take it to heart, young Taoist priests."
Xu Changqing's tone was not as respectful as before. He said indifferently, "You are an elder, and you are also sworn brothers with the Sword Saint. It is not a matter of being impolite."
"However, my junior brother is a monk. He was so eager to save someone that he went onto the stage. Even if he were to win against your daughter by sheer luck, it wouldn't count. How about we let the younger generation leave?"
The opponent is a disciple of Mount Shu. Even if Lin Yueru loses, it won't be shameful, and it won't cause the Lin Family Fortress to lose its reputation in the martial arts world.
But Chu Yang's move to break the [Qi Sword Finger] truly amazed Lin Tiannan, and thinking of this, he hesitated again.
Chu Yang noticed Lin Tiannan's hesitation, so he smiled and said, "This junior has a few sword moves I would like to ask senior for guidance. Why don't we borrow your esteemed place for now and let's postpone the martial arts contest for marriage?"
"What do you think, senior?"
Lin Tiannan's face lit up with joy, and he nodded happily, saying, "That's fine too."
Puzzled, Xu Changqing walked to Chu Yang's side and asked in a low voice, "Junior Brother, what are you doing?"
Chu Yang said softly, "I broke the Qi Sword Finger and made Lin Tiannan lose face. I have to return the favor."
"By the way—let's see the real Lin family martial arts."
Xu Changqing then realized that Chu Yang was trying to steal Lin Tiannan's martial arts skills!
"Junior brother, isn't this a bit inappropriate—"
"Senior brother, the sword energy battle is imminent. If we lose, we'll be the Immortal Sword Sect's last!"
When the topic of sword energy conflict came up, Xu Changqing seemed like a completely different person, his eyes filled with a righteous light. "It is only natural for a junior to seek guidance from a senior, junior brother, you need not take it to heart!"
As it turns out, the guy who looks tough and has big eyes is actually a black dog inside.
With Chu Yang and Lin Tiannan taking the stage, the martial arts contest for marriage transformed into the world's number one martial arts tournament.
Lin Yueru was ruthlessly driven off the stage by her father. She was still immersed in the shock of being defeated by Chu Yang in one move and could not extricate herself, like a walking corpse.
The sycophantic Liu Jinyuan immediately went up to him and began to fawn over him.
Lin Yueru was annoyed by him so much that she said firmly, "Cousin, we are not on the same path at all. Even if all the men in the world died, I would not be with you."
Liu Jinyuan was petrified on the spot. Compared to Lin Tiannan's disdain, Lin Yueru's attitude was the death sentence for him.
On the other side, Chu Yang and Lin Tiannan had already started sparring. To show that this was a friendly exchange, neither of them used swords, but instead used their fingers as swords.
Lin Tiannan naturally used the Qi Sword Finger technique; as a father, he was determined to get revenge for the humiliation his daughter had caused.
Chu Yang used the Qi-breaking technique from the Dugu Nine Swords to fight his opponent, along with some other mysterious sword techniques.
The two sides fought evenly.
The spectators were overjoyed and started making noise. They didn't care whether it was a martial arts competition or a marriage contest; as long as there was excitement to watch, that was good enough.
Li Xiaoyao carefully observed the battle between the two and discovered that the Dugu Nine Swords in Chu Yang's hands and in his own hands were completely different sword techniques.
If it were me, I'd probably be completely beating up by Lin Tiannan by now.
Chu Yang on the stage was very calm. It was as if he could predict Lin Tiannan's moves in advance and always accurately intercepted his opponent's attacks.
In contrast, Lin Tiannan's moves gradually became chaotic, and his offensive rhythm was completely controlled by Chu Yang.
If they don't show some real talent soon, the dignified leader of the martial arts alliance will probably lose all his prestige today!
Lin Tiannan also realized this, and immediately his body swayed, and he retreated sharply, concentrating all his true energy in his arms and fingertips.
"Seven-Strike Sword Qi!"
The Lin Family Sword Technique is divided into three parts: the beginner's Qi Sword Finger, the intermediate Seven-Strike Sword Qi, and the mastery Dragon Slaying Technique.
It also includes common, overused moves like "sweeping through a thousand troops".
The moment Lin Tiannan unleashed the Seven Decisive Sword Qi, Chu Yang had already captured the trajectory of his true essence's movement using his Rinnegan.
With Chu Yang's current martial arts prowess, replicating it would be extremely easy.
Seven terrifying sword energies tore through the arena, destroying Chu Yang's foothold almost instantly.
Chu Yang leaped into the air, unleashing boundless sword energy that swept around him like a storm.
Since Lin Tiannan had brought out the Seven Decisive Sword Qi, Chu Yang also switched to the Myriad Swords Return to Origin technique to fight back.
The sword energy storm not only blocked the seven violent sword energies, but also sent Lin Tiannan flying several meters away. The arena collapsed completely, leaving only two flagpoles standing alone in place.
Chu Yang and Lin Tiannan landed on the tops of the two flagpoles respectively.
"The younger generation is truly formidable!"
Lin Tiannan sighed, his gaze fixed intently on him, "It doesn't seem like you're using the Shu Mountain's sword control technique?"
Chu Yang smiled and said, "I am of dull talent and have not yet entered the Dao. I can only practice some rudimentary skills."
Lin Tiannan understood Chu Yang's implied meaning, but he wasn't annoyed. He said sarcastically, "Your words are sharp, somewhat like the Sword Saint in his youth. You should join the Sword Sect."
Chu Yang said calmly, "You're not bad either, senior."
"Good lad, this is your last move, you'd better watch out."
After saying that, Lin Tiannan unleashed the Dragon Slaying Technique, merging his true essence into one, and his aura instantly became extremely domineering, not like sword energy, but more like the killing intent of a warrior on the battlefield.
"The Dragon-Slaying Technique is based on the Seven Sword Qi, using killing intent to fuse the seven sword qi into one. Its sword intent is to slay dragons, I see—"
Chu Yang faced the power of the Dragon Slayer Technique head-on, testing the sword with his own body without any defense, which shocked everyone present.
Lin Tiannan was horrified. It was too late to back down. He could only shout, "Get out of the way!"
The overwhelming aura of the Dragon Slayer Technique engulfed Chu Yang and even affected many onlookers, as if a thick wall of air had crashed into them, instantly knocking down a large number of them.
Xu Changqing instinctively raised his arm to protect himself, but then quickly lowered his hand because he was worried about Chu Yang.
Chu Yang landed safely, his Taoist robe was somewhat torn, but he didn't look injured, which relieved Xu Changqing.
"Senior Lin's martial arts are superb; he truly deserves to be the leader of the martial arts world. I, the junior, have lost. I admire him!"
Chu Yang cupped his hands in a salute, beaming with smiles; he hardly looked like he had lost.
No one knew that he had gained a skill that was no less powerful than the Twenty-Three Swords Technique, so of course they didn't understand why he was so happy.
Having regained face, Lin Tiannan knew that Chu Yang intended to back down, so he stopped being so aggressive.
He said a few polite words, dismissed the onlookers, and then invited the group to Linjiabao for a chat.
After sitting down, Lin Tiannan learned the whole story and couldn't help but reprimand Lin Yueru.
The pampered Lin Yueru could not bear such humiliation. She cried and argued with Lin Tiannan for a few words before rushing out of the main hall.
Lin Tiannan was quite troubled by this and said with an awkward smile, "Please excuse my poor performance."
"Lord Lin, you flatter me." Xu Changqing smiled and said, "As I just said, we plan to go to the Hidden Dragon Cave to exorcise demons, but it is inconvenient to bring Miss Ling'er along. We hope that Lord Lin can take care of her."
Lin Tiannan nodded and said righteously, "Speaking of the Hidden Dragon Cave, it should have been handled by my Lin Family Fortress, but I have important matters to attend to, and I have troubled you all instead. I should help you with this small favor."
Xu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief. "In that case, we can leave with peace of mind."
A moment later, Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er bid each other a reluctant farewell and left Suzhou City with Chu Yang and the others.
The sword-controlling technique that the Sword Immortal forcibly passed on to him has already been mastered to perfection. Seeing this, Xu Changqing did not hold back and took the opportunity to teach him the method of flying on a sword.
Since they've already learned it, and the sect rules weren't broken by Xu Changqing and Chu Yang, there's no psychological burden in teaching them.
Both of them knew how to fly on swords, so they took Chu Yang directly to the location of the Hidden Dragon Cave.
In the blink of an eye.
They had already reached the entrance at the foot of the mountain.
Just as the three were about to go in, Chu Yang suddenly said, "Let's rest for a bit. There are many poisonous snakes in the cave. Prepare realgar before we go in."
Li Xiaoyao was very excited about his first demon-slaying adventure and was unwilling to stop. He quickly said, "Brother Chu, I feel great now, I don't need to rest!"
Chu Yang ignored him completely and turned to Xu Changqing, saying, "That snake demon has abducted many young girls. Our priority should be rescuing them, followed by slaying the demon. We need to proceed with caution. Senior brother, you should talk to him about this!"
Xu Changqing nodded, then pulled Li Xiaoyao aside and began to give him a lecture, which immediately made Li Xiaoyao's face fall.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chu Yang went to a secluded spot and entered the Soul Palace.
Inside the empty palace, the figure of the magical Chu Yang was still busy.
He has been trying to create the Demon-Eating Gu since last night.
He initially thought it would be easy, but he overlooked a crucial point: the Demon-Eating Gu itself possesses spiritual energy; without spiritual energy, what is produced is just an ordinary Gu worm.
Therefore, the key to the production process became the mutual conversion of chakra and spiritual energy.
Magic Chu Yang and Naruto Chu Yang worked all night to create an experimental subject. It survived, but there was no guarantee that its efficacy would reach the level of the original.
The immortal Chu Yang could only return with a copy of the Demon-Eating Gu and try again.
In a short while, Li Xiaoyao's moral education lesson was almost over, and he followed Xu Changqing dejectedly.
The three entered the cave together. Chu Yang used his Observation Haki to search for the trapped girls. Although the Hidden Dragon Cave was interconnected, it was still within the range of his Haki.
"Senior brother, I can protect myself, but I can't protect Xiaoyao. It would be best if you acted with him, and I went to the other side to rescue people. Let's split up."
As soon as Chu Yang finished speaking, he disappeared into the cave, giving Xu Changqing no time to react.
"Junior brother!"
Xu Changqing knew that Chu Yang's decision was appropriate. Speed was of the essence in war, and if the snake demon was disturbed, rescuing people would become difficult.
Without further hesitation, he led Li Xiaoyao into the cave.
Following the sound, Chu Yang quickly found the snake demon.
The snake demon is about five or six meters tall, with a human-shaped upper body and a huge snake tail. Its muscles are bulging all over its body, giving it a powerful appearance from a distance.
Beside it was a fox spirit in human form, with a slender and graceful figure, and three brown tails protruding from its buttocks.
It's a three-tailed fox spirit!
The two demons were entwined.
This snake and fox have at least several hundred years of cultivation, and in Chu Yang's view, they are excellent experimental subjects!
The fox demon had a keen sense of smell; she could smell human scent as soon as Chu Yang appeared.
Being cautious by nature, she immediately spat out a cloud of green poisonous mist in the direction of Chu Yang.
"If no one's around, I won't put up with you guys!"
Chu Yang took a step forward, his whole body radiating a faint golden light, and a strange phenomenon of the sun and moon appearing in the sky appeared behind him, with starlight shining brightly with every move he made.
Genbu's True Form!
The two monsters hiding in the mountain gully had never seen anything like this before.
The two demons were utterly terrified!
Without saying a word, he ran away!
Chu Yang reached out and grabbed, using the [Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Pull] to pull the two monsters towards him. The sun and moon shone behind him, fixing them in mid-air, unable to move.
Genji Breathing, Second Form!
A glint flashed in Chu Yang's eyes, and the strange phenomena of the sun and moon behind him gradually transformed into a giant millstone.
The two lights merged together and shone on the two monsters, causing them to howl in pain, their bodies as if they were about to be obliterated.
Chu Yang quickly dispelled the strange phenomena, allowing them to finally catch their breath!
"Immortal, please spare us! My husband and I have no idea where we have offended you. We beg your forgiveness!"
The fox demon was quick-witted. Seeing that Chu Yang was wearing a Taoist robe, she realized the situation was not good and quickly begged for mercy, her attitude being extremely attentive.
"Please spare me, immortal! Please spare me, immortal!"
The snake demon wasn't very intelligent and could only shout along with the fox demon.
"I spared you, but have you ever spared those innocent villagers and girls?"
Chu Yang coldly threw the Demon-Eating Gu onto the snake demon. The Gu worm, which had been unresponsive, seemed to have its program activated and became restless and excited.
"What the hell is this thing?"
"Aaaaaah!!!"
As the Gu worms crawled into the snake demon's body, it began to emit eerie screams. Fortunately, the Hidden Dragon Cave was large and deep enough that no one could hear its screams.
Just like those innocent villagers!
The Demon-Eating Gu begins by consuming the essence of the demon, and then its flesh and blood. Given the demon's powerful vitality, it will not die in a short time, making this process very painful.
Seeing the snake demon in such pain, the fox demon immediately dropped her disguise and began to curse at Chu Yang.
The angrier they were, the more comfortable Chu Yang felt.
On his way here, the sight of countless skeletons along the way was horrifying.
"This is what you deserve, no need to thank me!"
"Take your time, it'll be your turn soon!"
Chu Yang smiled with pleasure amidst the fox demon's curses.
This was the first time it had ever seen such a cold-blooded and ruthless human being. All the vicious words stuck in its throat, and it dared not utter them.
The snake demon's aura grew weaker and weaker, and its screams could no longer be heard.
The fox demon broke down in tears, knowing what this meant, and began to beg for mercy again, "Immortal, kill me! Use my life to pay the price, and spare my husband's life!"
Chu Yang shook his head and chuckled, "You don't deserve it! Enjoy your pain right now. I'll say it again, you deserve it."
The fox demon finally despaired completely.
A moment later, the snake demon's enormous body was reduced to a thin layer of skin. Seeing that the demon-eating gu had almost finished eating it, Chu Yang sucked it out.
The white surface of the Demon-Eating Gu turned blood red, and its size increased by a whole circle.
Chu Yang's face lit up with joy; the cultivation had likely been successful.
"Seeing you in such a miserable state, I'll take pity on you and send you to see your snake demon husband."
After saying that, Chu Yang threw the demon-eating gu onto the fox demon. She closed her eyes and willingly accepted her death.
No one cried out in pain throughout the entire process.
That proves the old saying true.
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Having eaten its fill, the demon-eating gu fell into a deep sleep. Chu Yang carefully put it away, preparing to ask Zhao Ling'er how to use it when he returned.
The Devouring Gu's instinct to devour monsters is instinctive, but its ability to replenish its cultivation and power requires human intervention.
In the corner, a small fox was staring fiercely at Chu Yang.
Chu Yang reached out and pulled it towards him, then used a forgetting spell to erase its memories. "I'll let you off this time since you're young and haven't harmed anyone yet, but who knows if you might harm someone in the future."
"We need to take you away and find a chance to release you back into Mount Shu, where there are many demons."
The little fox disappeared and was placed by Chu Yang into the space of the Traceless Stretch Spell, a place where living things, such as some magical animals, could be stored.
After doing all that, Chu Yang wandered around and found some Forget-Soul Flowers, and also dug up snake gallbladders.
These are all good materials for alchemy. When you return to Mount Shu, you can ask fellow disciples who are skilled in alchemy for help.
"The world of fantasy is so much better! You can level up by fighting monsters and get treasures by running dungeons."
Chu Yang left Hidden Dragon Cave satisfied.
Xu Changqing and Li Xiaoyao had been waiting outside with the kidnapped girl for a long time. Just as they were about to return to look for Chu Yang, they saw him stride out.
"Junior brother, have you encountered a snake demon?"
"Don't worry, I've already killed those two monsters."
"Two?!"
"There was a snake demon and a fox demon, but the fox demon was much weaker; it was just a matter of one sword strike."
Xu Changqing nodded with satisfaction, "Junior Brother's cultivation has improved again."
Chu Yang smiled and said, "Thanks to the teachings of Senior Mo and Senior Lin, and the battle just now, I made a breakthrough in the life-or-death situation and have reached the realm of refining essence into qi."
The realm division in the Legend of Sword and Fairy is very ancient and also very general, with only four levels.
Refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, refining emptiness to unite with the Dao.
Among them, refining the spirit and returning to emptiness is called the realm of half-immortal, while refining emptiness and uniting with the Dao is the realm of true immortal on land.
Above that is ascension to the Immortal Realm.
Most of the top combatants in the human world are at the semi-immortal level, having achieved the state of refining spirit and returning to emptiness.
Ninety-nine percent of people will get stuck at the first major hurdle, the "refining essence into qi" stage, which is also what Xu Changqing often mentions as "my junior brother has not yet succeeded in refining qi."
After successfully refining essence into qi, spiritual energy will be generated within the body. If a martial artist enters the Dao through martial arts, the spiritual energy will combine with internal force to form true essence, which can be considered a variant of spiritual energy.
It is worth noting that because the realm is general and there are only four levels, there can be huge differences in combat power among people of the same realm.
Xu Changqing was both surprised and delighted. He rushed to Chu Yang, placed a hand on him, and after a while, whispered, "He really has true essence."
"Junior brother, now that you've entered the Dao, your path will be smooth sailing from now on. The sect leader and elders will be very happy to know!"
Xu Changqing excitedly squeezed Chu Yang's shoulder, overjoyed, his eyes sparkling.
Li Xiaoyao was also happy for Chu Yang. In fact, he had already condensed his true essence, but he didn't know whether he should say it or not, for fear that it would affect Chu Yang's mentality.
The three men led the girls down the mountain, and before long, the news spread like wildfire.
Many villagers came to claim their own daughters.
The sounds of crying and wailing from the reunion were deafening.
The villagers who had not found their families repeatedly came to Xu Changqing to ask questions, then stared blankly in the direction of the Hidden Dragon Cave.
Seeing this, Li Xiaoyao felt deeply distressed and growled in a low voice, "I should have been with Brother Chu; only by killing those two monsters could I have vented my hatred!"
Xu Changqing patted him on the shoulder and sighed.
As time passed, most of the villagers had left, leaving only a lonely young girl.
Xu Changqing suggested, "The girl's family hasn't arrived yet, probably because they think she died in the demon's lair. Why don't we just send her home?"
Chu Yang looked at the girl, a playful smile on his lips. "No rush, let's wait a bit longer."
Xu Changqing was somewhat surprised, but still nodded in agreement.
My junior brother must have his reasons for saying that!
Not long after, an old man with a cane walked shakily from a distance.
"grandfather!"
The girl threw herself into the old man's arms and burst into tears.
Xu Changqing smiled, and was about to say something when a sword light shot into the sky beside him!
The heads of the grandfather and grandson were swept high into the air by the sword light.
Two pale faces were filled with astonishment.
Li Xiaoyao's eyes widened.
Xu Changqing looked at Chu Yang in utter horror!