Chapter 73: The old story of the demon, Chu Liang takes action
The Wumeng is very big.
Song Zhong took Chu Liang for a walk.
There are the Merit Hall, the Guardian Hall, the Law Enforcement Hall, the Medicine Hall, the Library, etc. Each part has a separate courtyard.
"You can receive tasks in the Merit Hall, most of which are demon-killing tasks. You can get merits by completing them."
Song Zhong was very patient, explaining to Chu Liang as he walked. Occasionally, other warriors would greet Song Zhong along the way.
In the Wumeng, there are many things that cannot be obtained outside.
For example, the Blood-Nourishing Pills, this kind of pill is not sold in the county town at all, and can only be bought in the prefectural city.
But the county town and the prefectural city are far apart, and there are many dangers along the way. There are dangerous mountains and rivers, big monsters roaming in the forest, and there are also mountain bandits who occupy the mountains as kings. Even warriors may not be able to reach the prefectural city alive.
In addition to elixirs, there are also various martial arts.
The number of martial arts collected in the Wumeng is more than the total number of martial arts halls in the entire county.
Previously, when Chu Liang fought with Wu Qian, Wu Qian used the "Iron Stone Fist", which was unique to the Martial Alliance and could not be learned in other places.
"Martial arts can be exchanged in the library."
"Library?"
"Yes." Song Zhong introduced Chu Liang: "The first floor of the library is various martial arts, and the second floor is some information books, such as historical events and rumors of demons."
The two walked and talked, and came to the library.
As soon as they walked into the building, a smell of sandalwood came to their faces.
The sandalwood inside was lingering, refreshing, and the whole person could relax a lot when they smelled it.
Chu Liang glanced and saw many famous martial arts.
"Iron Sand Palm", "Broken Stone Hand", "Throat Piercing Finger", "Crazy Eagle Claw"... "
These martial arts were placed on the wooden shelves on the first floor in order, with only book covers and two pages of introductions, and no detailed content.
If you want to see the detailed content, you can only exchange it with merits.
The two came to the second floor.
The various books on the second floor can be browsed at will without spending merits.
Chu Liang picked up a book and flipped it open. The book described the growth experiences of many first-class masters.
He picked up another book and flipped through it briefly.
This book described some anecdotes and interesting stories that happened since the founding of Daliang.
"I come here occasionally and read the life experiences of many masters. I use them as my goal to inspire myself and warn myself not to slack off." Song Zhong said.
"Using the former sages as my goal..."
Chu Liang nodded secretly. This is a good way.
The county town is a small place after all.
Staying in such a place for a long time can easily make you short-sighted, sit in a well and see the world, and lose the motivation to move forward.
Chu Liang put down the anecdotes in his hand and picked up another one.
The four words "Jianghu Hundred Years" were written on the cover.
He thought it was also an anecdote, but when he opened it, he found that it was actually a serious historical event.
It recorded some temples and Jianghu events that happened in Daliang a hundred years ago.
"I've read this book too." Song Zhong said, "A hundred years ago, Daliang had a very chaotic period. There were demons and monsters causing chaos, and there was a natural disaster and drought. The people were living in poverty, starving to death everywhere, and countless people died. The entire Daliang was almost overthrown, so the court now pays great attention to this aspect."
"I see."
History seems to be a circle, constantly reincarnating.
A hundred years ago, natural disasters occurred year after year, and demons and monsters rose up. At the worst time, the entire sky was dyed blood red.
But now, Chu Liang is in the south, but natural disasters have occurred again in the north.
Demons and monsters are also moving frequently in various places.
A chaotic world is just around the corner.
That's why the Wumeng is so concerned about the recent anomalies in the deep mountains.
"Demons, I've seen them. What are the legendary 'demons' like?"
Chu Liang was curious and flipped through the book carefully.
Demons are mountain spirits, and there are demons everywhere.
But demons are different...
It is said that demons are aliens and do not belong to this world at all.
Some people also say that the devil is hidden deep in the heart of every living being. Once they fall, they may fall into the devil's way.
A devil disaster broke out a hundred years ago.
"A hundred years ago, the blood devil was born and slaughtered everywhere. Wherever he passed, no grass grew. In just half a year, he killed millions of ordinary people..."
This opening made Chu Liang stunned. He killed millions of people in half a year?
Just one devil?
"Nineteen first-class masters of the Shu Sword Sect were born to intercept the blood devil, and all died."
"The leader of the Valley of Beasts led seven elders out of the mountain to stop the blood devil, and they also died."
"The thousand-year-old Bai family was slaughtered by the blood devil. The master of the clan died, and all the guest elders died. Only a few survived..."
Chu Liang's eyelids jumped. The blood devil described in the book was simply killing people all the way.
Even the master died!
The martial arts master is stronger than the first-class master, and is at the same level as the demon king of the demon clan.
"Finally, nine top masters joined forces to kill the Blood Demon at the top of Tianshan Mountain... In this battle, the sky collapsed and the earth split, and the gods cried and ghosts howled..."
The book records that the battle lasted for a day and a night, and the Blood Demon was finally destroyed.
Of the nine masters, three died on the spot, and three were seriously injured and died after returning to arrange their funeral.
Of the remaining three, one disappeared from the martial arts world and never appeared again, and the other two were not in good condition.
"Grandmaster is the end of the road of martial arts, but the Blood Demon is actually stronger than the Grandmaster. What realm is that?"
Chu Liang was fascinated by what he saw, and his thoughts drifted far away.
Song Zhong shook his head: "I don't know either, there is no record in the book."
"what a pity."
"Let's break through the Skin Refining Realm first and become a third-rate master. Don't think too far ahead."
"Too……"
After seeing this century-old world, Chu Liang let out a long sigh.
Troubled times are coming.
He felt an inexplicable pressure.
In real troubled times, even the Grand Master is in danger of death, and his small blood coagulation state is like an ant.
"It's getting late, I should go back to the martial arts gym."
Chu Liang said goodbye to Song Zhong and left the Wu League.
He had an urgent desire to become stronger.
In the following days, Chu Liang stayed in the martial arts gym.
He did not dare to relax, tempering his Qi and blood every day, practicing sword skills, and his strength continued to grow.
Before I knew it, more than a month had passed.
It is already late autumn.
There are more yellow colors in the county
When the wind blows, dead leaves fly everywhere, and the whole city feels desolate.
"The fourth qi and blood has been condensed by 80%, and it is still a little short of being completely condensed. Don't worry, I'm still young, and I have the advantage of time."
Chu Liang practiced swordsmanship all night, and his swordsmanship became more and more proficient, and he was no longer weaker than the swordsman.
His three swords of Zhanqiu are stronger than the sword of Zhanqiu.
Although the sword master has the strength of the four qi and blood, Chu Liang is confident that he will not lose if he fights head-on.
In the past month, he only went to the sword master a few times and listened to the sword master's public explanations without asking for advice alone.
This surprised many apprentices.
They all knew that Chu Liang had sold the tiger demon corpse, and he must have a lot of money on his body.
"I asked the sword master. The sword master said that Senior Brother Qi Bai has made the greatest progress recently, but he does not know Chu Liang's specific progress, which means that Chu Liang has never consulted the sword master at all."
"Chu Liang is so rich, but he is reluctant to spend money to seek advice alone?"
"That's too stingy!"
"The road to martial arts is difficult, but you can't be stingy with money. Didn't anyone tell him?"
"Maybe he knows it, but he really can't let it go. You also know his greedy character..."
In the past month or so, the rumors about Chu Liang have not decreased, but have increased in number.
Due to those rumors, many martial arts disciples' first impression of Chu Liang was "greedy", followed by "selfish", "despicable", etc. All in all, they were not good impressions.
There are a few people who have been speaking out for Chu Liang, such as Qi Xiuliang and Qi Lin from the Black Sword Martial Arts Hall.
But their voices were too quiet and were soon drowned out by the voices of the rest.
"Qi Xiuliang, that Chu Liang is notorious and despised by everyone. If you speak up for him again, don't blame me for kicking you out of the martial arts gym!"
In the Black Sword Martial Arts Hall, Miss Qi Yue had a cold attitude and issued an ultimatum to Qi Xiuliang and others.
Although she was scolded by her father last time, she has not changed in any way.
The rumors outside are getting worse.
Qi Yue also became more and more proud, thinking that she was not wrong at all, and said to Qi Xiuliang: "I have already said that Chu Liang's ability is average, and he cannot kill the tiger demon on his own."
Qi Xiuliang looked ugly and wanted to argue, but was pulled away by a group of friends.
Everyone advised him not to speak for Chu Liang anymore.
"You guys, alas..."
He sighed, disappointed.
Among these people who advised him, several of them were with him in the jungle when he was surrounded by wolves.
If Chu Liang hadn't taken action, they would have been buried in the wolf's belly long ago. How could they stand here and talk?
"People's hearts are like this..."
Qi Xiuliang was very depressed.
Sometimes he would go to Chu Liang, hoping that Chu Liang would publicly defend himself.
But Chu Liang's mentality was like that of an old man who was about to die, completely ignoring the sounds outside.
Over time, even the two little mice beside Chu Liang calmed down.
"Master, today is the day when the sword master gives a lecture. Do you want to go and take a look?"
"Well, let's go again."
Chu Liang nodded slightly, packed up his things, left his yard, and headed to the place where the sword master lectured.
On the way, he passed by the courtyard where a group of newcomers were training their Qi and blood as usual.
It was still early today, and Tieniu and other newcomers had not yet started practicing, so they were all waiting in the yard.
"tractor!"
Chu Liang greeted Tieniu with a smile on his face.
But he suddenly frowned and stopped. He found that Tieniu's left eye, corners of his mouth and other places had bruises, and his whole spirit was a little weak.
"What's going on?" Chu Liang asked.
"Brother Chu, I... fight with others, but my skills are not as good as others..."
Tieniu hesitated and opened his mouth to explain.
Chu Liang took a closer look and found that even one of his front teeth was missing. It had obviously been knocked out.
He knew that Tieniu had always been responsible and would not take the initiative to cause trouble.
"Who hit him? Tell me specifically!"
"Brother Chu, it's just a fight, it's no big deal..."
Tieniu's voice was weak and his breath was not very stable.
Another newcomer beside him couldn't help but say: "Brother Chu, it's Xu Hua, the young master of Buzhuang who joined us."
"Is it him? What's the reason for the dispute?" Chu Liang asked again.
"Yesterday evening, Xu Hua and the others went to a noodle shop to eat noodles. During the period, they talked about you, Brother Chu, saying that you were a despicable and selfish villain... Tieniu couldn't help but argue with Xu Hua and the others, and was beaten in the end. Even his noodle shop was smashed by Xu Hua and others..."
"Huh? You beat someone and destroyed the noodle shop?"
Chu Liang's face darkened, and his eyes suddenly turned cold.
He waved his hand and said immediately: "Let's go find him!"