Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Easily Controlled

Chu Liang’s reputation grew rapidly, almost surpassing Master Hu’s.

This made Steward Hu very uncomfortable.

“Him? Is he worthy of being compared to my master? He’s not even worthy of carrying my master’s shoes!”

His expression was unkind, his eyes dark and gloomy, staring straight at the returning Chu Liang, calculating in his mind how to get rid of him.

Although he looked down on Chu Liang from the bottom of his heart, he had to admit that Chu Liang did have some ability.

“To be able to kill this bear… could he have already sensed Qi and Blood?” Steward Hu sized up Chu Liang. “Even if he hasn’t sensed Qi and Blood, he’s probably not far from it… If I don’t stop him, he might become the second martial artist in the village!”

When that time comes, there will be two masters in this village.

The benefits belonging to Master Hu would inevitably be divided with Chu Liang.

And…

Chu Liang was simply too young!

When Master Hu was his age, he was still an unknown boy, toiling in the fields every day, sometimes full, sometimes hungry.

“Fortunately, he is still young. His youth is his advantage, but also his disadvantage. He is far inferior to my master now. My master is a formally recognized martial artist by the Martial Alliance!”

Steward Hu didn’t believe that Chu Liang was also a martial artist.

Firstly, it was because Chu Liang was young, and secondly, because Chu Liang had not been recognized by the Martial Alliance.

Moreover, not long ago, Chu Liang couldn’t kill a wild bear and could only drive it away.

In such a short period, Chu Liang couldn’t possibly become a martial artist overnight. At most, he could only sense Qi and Blood.

One must know that it took Master Hu several years to go from sensing Qi and Blood to successfully condensing a single strand of Qi and Blood.

“As long as he is not a martial artist, my master can easily control him!”

Thinking of this, Steward Hu put away his ugly expression and forced a smile, looking at the returning Chu Liang with a face full of smiles.

Of course, some people couldn’t smile.

For example, Wang Tuozi and his gang.

The moment they saw Chu Liang, Wang Tuozi and the others’ faces changed drastically.

“How is Chu Liang still alive?”

“Quick! Run, don’t let him see us!”

“Brother Wang, our legs are crippled, we can’t run.”

“Then crawl!”

“…”

The village bullies were terrified, fearing that Chu Liang would see them. They scrambled and crawled, hiding in a dark corner.

Even the old Chu Liang was someone they didn’t dare to look at directly, let alone the current Chu Liang who could kill a bear?

Zhao Hu and his followers were also unable to smile.

They had personally seen Chu Liang walk into that cave and had heard the terrifying roar of the wild bear, which scared them into running all the way back to the village.

“A-Liang… he can kill a bear with his bare hands?”

Seeing the bear’s corpse, Zhao Hu’s expression was stiff, his mind blank, as if something had been overturned.

All along, he had considered himself no weaker than Chu Liang.

But today’s scene completely shattered the confidence he had built up over the years.

Facing that wild bear, he could only run away, while Chu Liang could kill it with his bare hands!

“The gap between him and me…”

Zhao Hu muttered in a low voice, unwilling to think about it any further.

Beside him, his followers were dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.

In the past, whenever Chu Liang had a big harvest, they could always find various excuses to comfort themselves, thinking that Chu Liang was just lucky.

But this time, they couldn’t think of any excuses.

Killing a bear wasn’t about luck, it was about real ability!

Previously, only Master Hu could do it.

Now, there was Chu Liang.

Chu Qiang stared blankly at the figure in the sunlight, stunned for a moment, then suddenly thought, “Brother Liang can also kill bears now, so who is stronger, him or Master Hu?”

At this moment, he became conflicted again.

Should he tell Chu Liang about Master Hu targeting him? If he told Chu Liang, Chu Liang could think of ways to deal with it in advance.

Chu Qiang had the idea of telling Chu Liang several times, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and suppressed the thought.

“Master Hu is still stronger.”

Master Hu’s long-established prestige in the village was not so easily broken.

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In the hearts of the villagers, he had already become an insurmountable wall, and no newcomer could surpass him.

The village’s Doctor Wang also thought so.

He sighed softly, deeply worried about Chu Liang’s future.

“He’s showing off too much.”

He had once advised Chu Liang to keep a low profile, accumulate strength, and wait for the right time to show his abilities.

But how long has it been?

After this incident, Chu Liang’s strength could no longer be hidden and would definitely be targeted by Master Hu!

“Master Hu is narrow-minded and won’t tolerate a second martial artist growing up in his territory. He will definitely deal with A-Liang. A-Liang is in danger!”

Doctor Wang was full of worry, but he couldn’t think of any way to help Chu Liang.

“Too young, too impulsive…”

The cheers of the surrounding villagers sounded like a death knell to Doctor Wang, urging Chu Liang to report to King Yama’s Palace.

The cheers were too harsh!

“Brother Liang! Brother Liang, you are amazing!”

A-Shan was full of excitement, shouting the loudest.

At this moment, his admiration for Chu Liang had reached an unimaginable level.

Chu Liang smiled, heard Chu Shan’s voice, and nodded slightly to him.

He moved his gaze, quickly scanning everyone at the village entrance, firmly remembering everyone’s expressions at this moment.

Soon, he walked to the village entrance and put down the wild bear he was carrying.

“Thump!”

The wild bear’s huge body fell heavily to the ground, its fur trembling, raising a cloud of dust at the village entrance.

The villagers immediately surrounded it.

They were curious, nervous, and some even looked scared as they carefully examined this terrifying beast.

Last time, Master Hu killed a bear, but no one dared to go up and watch.

But this time was different.

This was the first time many people had seen a wild bear up close.

“Good heavens, this thing looks even more terrifying up close!”

Although the bear was already dead, its fierce aura still lingered, making people tremble just by looking at it.

“Look, what long claws!”

“One swipe from these claws could probably kill me!”

“How did A-Liang kill it? Could A-Liang also kill me with one palm now?”

“…”

Feeling the terror of the wild bear, the villagers couldn’t help but feel more awe towards Chu Liang.

No matter what kind of world it is, the strong are always respected.

Many villagers cast envious glances at Second Uncle.

Everyone knew that Second Uncle’s family was now the closest to Chu Liang.

“If A-Liang becomes a master in the future, his Second Uncle’s family will definitely prosper, just like Master Hu and his relatives.”

“Yeah, Chu Erniu must be overjoyed.”

“Look at him, his mouth is almost splitting from smiling…”

Second Uncle was indeed overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear, unable to suppress his smile.

He was very glad that he didn’t kick Chu Liang when he was down when he was seriously injured.

If he had chosen another path, he would only be like Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, and the others beside him now—their smiles were full of awkwardness, their necks shrinking, and their faces full of embarrassment.

The words of the people around them were like knives, stabbing into their hearts one after another.