Chapter 275: Black Lotus Mountain’s Objective
“Senior Ge truly lived a legendary life, it’s just a pity…”
Chu Liang sighed.
If it weren’t for the vermin of Hundred Beasts Valley, Ge Qiudao wouldn’t have perished.
Hong Wu, who was standing nearby, said, “Big Brother, if Senior Ge hadn’t died, you wouldn’t have obtained his inheritance.”
“Hmm, that’s true.”
Chu Liang had nothing to say about this; he was indeed the beneficiary.
In the following days, he began to study the 《Hundred Solutions to Formations》, immersing himself in it, sometimes lost in thought, sometimes experiencing sudden enlightenment.
On the third day, the two Azure Netherworld Eagles reached the peak of Blood Coagulation. With the help of the Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror, they broke through their bottleneck and became Low-Rank Great Demons.
These two creatures were comparable to martial artists with Five Strands of Qi and Blood right after birth. Their potential was extraordinary and not to be underestimated.
Another day passed, and the three-headed dog demon also broke through.
At this point, only the donkey had not yet reached the Entry-Rank.
In terms of talent and foundation, the donkey was indeed the worst, but its mentality was the best among all the beast servants.
Another evening, Chu Liang left the Water Palace.
“The appointed time for the Shadowless Assassin and the weasel demon from Ten Thousand Demon Tower is approaching. I should go to their meeting place and take a look.”
Chu Liang put on a mask, changed his appearance, and headed straight for the prefectural city.
The next day, at dawn.
A teahouse in the south of the city.
A gaunt man with withered yellow hair arrived, pushed open the door of the teahouse, glanced around, frowned, and muttered, “Seven days have passed. Why hasn’t the Shadowless Assassin arrived yet? Could he have failed? That’s impossible!”
With the Shadowless Assassin’s movement techniques, even if he couldn’t win, he could escape.
He had once infiltrated the Marquis’s Manor to carry out an assassination, and even the manor’s formations couldn’t trap him, which demonstrated the prowess of his movement techniques.
“Could he still be tracking that Chu Liang?”
The weasel demon looked puzzled and muttered to himself, “In the past few days, Chu Liang hasn’t shown his face. There are rumors that he secretly left the prefectural city. He didn’t even accept the challenge from the Golden Stone Escort Agency.”
A few days ago, the Chief Escort of the Golden Stone Escort Agency, Jin Peng, had rushed back.
He was Jin Yu’s father.
Upon learning that his daughter had been killed by Chu Liang, he flew into a rage, abandoned the merchant caravan he was escorting, and rode alone, day and night, finally returning to the prefectural city.
The first thing he did upon his return was to issue a challenge to Chu Liang.
A duel to the death!
There was a life-and-death arena in the prefectural city.
Once someone stepped onto the arena, it was not only a matter of victory or defeat but also of life and death.
Everyone was waiting for Chu Liang’s response.
However, several days passed, and Chu Liang still hadn’t given any reply. He hadn’t even come out of the inn.
“Could Chu Liang be afraid?”
“He had the guts to kill someone’s daughter, but he doesn’t have the guts to accept the challenge?”
“The innkeeper said that Chu Liang left in a donkey cart many days ago and hasn’t returned. He’s probably afraid.”
There was much discussion in the prefectural city.
Many people were looking forward to a spectacular duel to the death, but they wouldn’t be able to see it for the time being.
Ten Thousand Demon Tower was also trying to find out Chu Liang’s whereabouts, but due to the Black Market’s cover, no one knew where he had gone.
“Black Lotus Mountain is still urging us.” The weasel demon’s face turned ugly. “Fine, I can only tell them to hold on for now.”
The weasel demon left the teahouse and headed directly out of the city.
Two little rats secretly followed behind.
They were both High-Rank Great Demons, while this weasel demon was only a Mid-Rank Great Demon. Moreover, he was currently possessing a human body and didn’t notice that he was being followed.
Outside the city.
A dilapidated mountain temple.
The weasel demon met with a colorful parrot demon.
“The plan has changed. That Chu Liang ran away. We can’t kill him for now,” the weasel demon said in a deep voice.
“Ran away?”
The parrot demon was astonished and asked, “What is your Ten Thousand Demon Tower doing? Didn’t you say that the entire prefectural city was under your watch? How could he have escaped?”
“The Black Market must have intervened. The Black Market operates independently and is not under the jurisdiction of Wenhai Prefecture. Ten Thousand Demon Tower has no way to infiltrate it,” the weasel demon replied.
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“My king is still waiting for news. How am I supposed to report back?” the parrot demon questioned.
“Please inform the three kings that we will do our best,” the weasel demon replied. “Once that Chu Liang appears, we will act immediately and not give him any chance.”
“Fine.”
The two demons conversed for a while and then parted ways.
The weasel demon returned to the prefectural city.
The parrot demon spread its wings and flew deep into the mountains, heading straight for Black Lotus Mountain.
Black Lotus Mountain was not a fixed location. The three Great Demons, fearing being surrounded and annihilated by humans, often moved around with their underlings.
Wherever they went, that place became Black Lotus Mountain.
“Although the shapeshifting demon was captured, at least the Black Dog Strategist was rescued. The three kings’ plan can continue. Once they succeed, they will be able to break through their shackles and become true Demon Kings.”
The parrot demon pondered in the air as it flew over the mountains.
Suddenly, two huge shadows passed over it.
Startled, it looked up and saw two Entry-Rank azure eagles.
“Strange, I often fly through this area and have never seen these two. Could they have broken through recently?”
The parrot demon became vigilant and called out, “Friends, I am under the command of Black Wind King of Black Lotus Mountain. I am just passing through and have no hostile intentions.”
“Screech—”
The two giant eagles screeched, their demonic aura surged, and their killing intent erupted as they swooped down.
The parrot demon’s expression changed drastically, and it hurriedly shouted, “Didn’t you hear me? I am under the command of Black Lotus Mountain. If you dare to touch me, Black Lotus Mountain will not let you go!”
But the two giant eagles ignored it and continued their attack.
The parrot demon was anxious and used all its strength to try to escape.
Although it was also a Low-Rank Great Demon, it was not skilled in combat. It was only relatively intelligent and served as the mouthpiece for Black Lotus Mountain in external communications.
“Damn it, why are these two azure eagles so fast?!”
The parrot demon’s eyes were spinning with anxiety.
There were also Entry-Rank azure eagle Great Demons in Black Lotus Mountain, but their speed was nowhere near these two, not even half as fast.
After just a few breaths, it was captured by the two azure eagles.
“Fortunately, they didn’t kill me.” The parrot demon breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn’t killed on the spot, there was still a chance.
“Could these two azure eagles be loyal to another Great Demon’s forces?” it thought.
There were countless demon beast forces in the deep mountains. Black Lotus Mountain was just well-known in the prefectural city.
But soon, the parrot demon fell into despair.
“Humans! You are actually human beast servants! Damn it, damn it!” It was brought into the Water Palace and saw Chu Liang. It screamed, its eyes turning red, and its body began to swell.
It was going to self-destruct!
But Chu Liang was prepared. He directly struck out more than ten silver needles, suppressing the parrot demon’s self-destruction.
He was, after all, a Demon Suppression Officer. He had learned this trick when he went to the Demon Suppression Division.
In front of a Demon Suppression Officer, demon beasts couldn’t even die if they wanted to!
The parrot demon struggled and roared, “Human, I won’t tell you anything, even if you…”
Before it could finish, its body trembled, and a hint of confusion appeared in its eyes.
Chu Liang had already used the Beast Taming Manual.
After a while, the parrot demon’s eyes cleared, and it obediently came before Chu Liang, bowing its head. “Master.”
“Good!”
Chu Liang was delighted.
He had captured this parrot demon originally just to probe the situation of Black Lotus Mountain.
Unexpectedly, this probe had yielded a huge surprise.
“No wonder Black Lotus Mountain went to such lengths to break into the prison and rescue the Black Dog Great Demon. It turns out it’s for a chance to undergo a complete transformation!”
