Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Chu Liang’s Cultivation Technique

“Let’s go!”

After receiving Master Hu’s reply, Wu Neng did not linger any longer and left with the rest of his team.

Master Hu remained kneeling on the ground. His expression didn’t change much, but his heart was already in his throat.

That question just now…

For him, it was a dilemma.

If he had revealed Chu Liang’s name, Wu Neng and the others would definitely have gone to Chu Liang’s house to search and would have questioned why Chu Liang hadn’t joined the Martial Alliance, using all sorts of excuses to make things difficult for him.

After that, he would definitely be resented by Chu Liang.

“If I didn’t say anything, I might be able to gain a little favor with Chu Liang, but I’m afraid of being targeted by Wu Neng in the future, alas…”

Master Hu didn’t even have time to think too much.

After hearing that question, he subconsciously chose Chu Liang’s side.

After Wu Neng and the others left, there was another demon hunting team in the hall. The leader’s strength was the same as Wu Neng’s, also a powerhouse with Three Strands of Qi and Blood.

Master Hu didn’t dare to be negligent and immediately said respectfully to that person, “Please wait a moment, Your Excellency. I have another item related to demon beasts. I’ll go get it for you right away!”

“No need.”

The man spoke indifferently, stopping Master Hu.

He looked cold and said to Master Hu, “My name is Song Zhong. I’m not like Wu Neng and those people. I wouldn’t stoop so low as to extort these meager possessions from you. I’m here only to kill demons.”

“Master Song has come from afar. I can’t let you come all this way for nothing.”

Master Hu forced a humble smile. He had been in Qing Shi Village for many years and did have a few valuable treasures.

He stood up, preparing to go to his bedroom to retrieve one.

But Song Zhong said, “Just a cup of tea will do.”

“This…”

Master Hu stopped in his tracks, hesitating for a moment.

Was this person really here to slay demons?

Song Zhong?

Master Hu suddenly remembered. He had heard this name in the Martial Alliance.

When this person was very young, his entire family was killed by demon beasts. He watched his parents being torn apart by demon beasts and from then on, he vowed to kill all evil demons in the world.

“Please wait a moment, Your Excellency. I have some excellent Da Hong Pao tea here. I’ll bring it to you right away.”

As he spoke, the servants of the Hu family carefully brought tea into the hall.

Wu Neng and the others had left in such a hurry, eager to extort wealth from other villages, that they didn’t even have a cup of tea.

“This is indeed good tea.”

Song Zhong took a sip and then praised it.

After drinking the tea, he left with his men.

He truly didn’t take anything.

He came clean and left clean.

Watching their departing figures, Master Hu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“They’re finally gone!”

All along, Master Hu knew that there were more opportunities and resources in the county town.

But why did he stay in this small mountain village?

It was because he knew that it was difficult to make a living in the county town!

In the village, he could at least enjoy the life of a master. But in the county town? The county town was full of masters even older than him!

If he encountered experts like Wu Neng and Song Zhong, Master Hu could only act like a grandson.

“Don’t come again. I don’t have many treasures left.”

Thinking of the jade disc he had given away, Master Hu felt a pang of heartache.

If it weren’t for saving his life, how could he have been willing to give away such a precious thing?

“I still need to tell Chu Liang…”

As night fell, Master Hu quietly left the Hu Family Mansion.

Under the cover of darkness, he moved quickly and soon arrived at the gate of Chu Liang’s courtyard, gently knocking on the door.

“Chu Liang, I have something to tell you!”

“Come in.”

Chu Liang’s voice came from the courtyard.

But Chu Liang didn’t open the door for Master Hu.

Master Hu understood. With a light leap, he jumped over the low courtyard wall and landed steadily inside Chu Liang’s courtyard.

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As soon as he landed, his expression changed drastically, and he quickly retreated several steps.

“These dogs…”

In front of him were three half-grown young dog demons!

These three dogs were not yet adults, and their appearance was similar to that of ordinary small hunting dogs. But for some reason, Master Hu felt an extremely dangerous aura from them.

“I was actually scared back by three dogs?”

Master Hu couldn’t believe it, but it had already happened!

What kind of dogs were these?

Could they be demon beast cubs?

Master Hu carefully examined the three small dog demons baring their teeth at him, and the more he looked, the more shocked he became.

“Could it be that Chu Liang… went into the deep mountains and raided a wild dog demon beast’s den?”

He was eighty percent sure that these three small dogs were definitely not ordinary dogs. Even if they weren’t demon beasts, they were close.

At this moment, Chu Liang suddenly spoke, “They’re guests. Don’t scare them.”

“Woof!”

The three small dog demons immediately wagged their tails, retracted their hostile expressions, and made way for Master Hu.

They returned to their ordinary puppy appearance, playing and frolicking in the corner of the courtyard. There was nothing special about them at all.

Only then did Master Hu dare to step forward and walk to the stone table.

“Have a seat,” Chu Liang said to him.

“Alright.”

Master Hu immediately sat down.

He noticed that there was a large basin on the stone table, filled with several pieces of cooked meat, emitting a strange smell.

“This is demon beast meat. Want to try some?” Chu Liang asked.

“Demon beast meat?”

Master Hu was tempted. This stuff wasn’t cheap, one tael of silver per jin.

He had only eaten it a few times since he started practicing martial arts, simply because he couldn’t bear to part with the money.

It was precisely because he hadn’t kept up with “food supplements” and “medicine supplements” that he had almost crippled himself from training.

“Don’t be polite. You’re a guest. Eat,” Chu Liang himself picked up a piece and casually started chewing.

“Alright… alright…”

Master Hu wiped his hands and took the smallest piece from the basin.

Even the smallest piece weighed more than two jin.

This was the weight after cooking. The raw meat before cooking was probably close to four jin, which was four taels of silver!

Master Hu smiled awkwardly, and then, disregarding his image, he took a bite and slowly chewed.

“Chu Liang, someone from the Martial Alliance came today,” Master Hu said while eating.

“I know.”

“There’s someone you need to be careful of. His name is Wu Neng…”

Master Hu spoke slowly, describing what happened today as detailed as possible.

After listening for a while, Chu Liang gradually frowned.

This world was indeed a difficult place to live in. Big fish eat small fish. If you don’t have some strength, you’ll be eaten by a bigger fish one day.

Chu Liang was not afraid of a martial artist with Three Strands of Qi and Blood.

Because he was almost there himself.

His Third Strand of Qi and Blood had already condensed to eighty percent, and his overall strength was much stronger than when he had just condensed his Second Strand of Qi and Blood.

And he also had hidden weapons, poison smoke, and other means of killing enemies.

“Chu Liang, if Wu Neng and the others find out that you are a martial artist, they will definitely try to extort some benefits from you.”

Master Hu paused and mentioned Chu Liang’s cultivation technique, “Your fists are wide open and close, fierce and domineering. This characteristic is related to the moving stances in your cultivation technique because you have been using the routines of moving stances to temper your Qi and Blood for a long time. Those movements have become your habit… and the famous cultivation techniques in the county town are all different from yours, so…”

He made it very clear.

What Chu Liang was most likely to be targeted for was not his external possessions, but his cultivation technique.

The famous cultivation techniques in the county town were either like soft water or like mountain rocks. The routines in them were basically related to entanglement and defense.

There was nothing like Chu Liang’s fierce and domineering style.