The next day, Chu Liang received a flying letter from Tongtian Peak.

The content was roughly about Jiang Yuebai, a disciple from Biluo Peak, who had manifested a celestial phenomenon in the Fourth Realm. At noon today, she would hold a lecture for disciples from all peaks. Those interested from Shu Mountain could attend on their own.

“Wow…”

Chu Liang was amazed, this was quite a rare event.

It was not uncommon for an outstanding disciple to share their experiences with their peers. However, a lecture organized by Wuliang Palace was a grand affair.

In the past, such lectures were usually given by the four great elders or the peak masters after they had gained some insights from their closed-door cultivation.

After all, it was impossible to deliver a substantial lecture without reaching a certain level of cultivation.

Having a Fourth Realm disciple give a lecture was probably a first on Shu Mountain. Rather than sharing experiences, Chu Liang felt this was more like paving the way for Sister Jiang.

Her perfect celestial cycle was impressive, but the key point was clearly her immortal spirit body. She couldn’t possibly share any advanced reincarnation experiences.

Chu Liang reasonably guessed that even though Jiang Yuebai was popular before, her popularity was built from the bottom up. This lecture could establish her reputation from the top down. In this way, she would naturally become a leader among the current disciples.

If she becomes the chief disciple in the future, she would undoubtedly be the face of Shu Mountain. Even if she doesn’t, she would still have a strong appeal.

Observing a leaf falling and knowing the autumn of the world…

Chu Liang’s thoughts continued to spread. The reason for doing this should be related to the previous “Return of the Demon God”.

In the peaceful years of the past, the upper echelons of Shu Mountain had no need to deliberately elevate a disciple. But now they did, because the new generation of Shu Mountain urgently needed a leader.

Dark clouds loomed over the city, this was a war that no one knew when it would start, how long it would last, or how many people would die. Shu Mountain needed to become a cohesive immortal sect, whether it was the old or new generation.

Next, the higher-ups of Shu Mountain should start pouring resources into the core disciples, rather than being as casual as before.

“Sigh.”

Chu Liang sighed, following a trace, he seemed to have already seen the catastrophe that the world was about to face.

But very few people would think about these things. The whole of Shu Mountain was in a state of jubilation because of this event. As for her ability, no one doubted it.

Anyway, as long as Sister Jiang took the stage, even if she was talking about postnatal care for spirit beasts, everyone would love it.

…

There was still time, so Chu Liang decided to go to the Sword Transmission Hall first.

Late last night, Wen Yulong suddenly sent a paper crane, telling Chu Liang that he was ready, and the Evil Earth Store could be opened.

At that time, Chu Liang was awakened by the noise outside the window. After finding out about this, he shook his head repeatedly, wondering if those involved in research didn’t need to rest?

When he got up in the morning, Chu Liang hurried over.

He saw Wen Yulong still sitting there waiting, looking energetic and not tired at all.

He couldn’t help but admire him.

“Hehe, Brother Chu, you’re finally here. I’ve been waiting for a long time.” Wen Yulong said, it seemed that he was also looking forward to what was inside the Evil Earth Store.

A guide from the Mingwang Sect, a Sixth Realm powerhouse, surely had a small treasure trove with him!

“Alright, let’s get started.” Chu Liang smiled.

Wen Yulong placed the Evil Earth Store on the table, then took out a fist-sized pure black orb.

“I’ve done some research and found that there’s no special seal on this Evil Earth Store. It can only be opened with the Yin attribute true qi cultivated by the Mingwang Sect’s techniques. So I got a Yin Spirit Orb, which can transform any true qi infused into it into Yin attribute and then transmit it out.”

He explained the principle to Chu Liang.

“Brother Wen is indeed clever.” Chu Liang immediately complimented.

Everything was ready.

Wen Yulong held the Yin Spirit Orb to the Evil Earth Store, infused his true qi, and the eyes of the Evil Earth Store flickered. In an instant, a large amount of Yin qi and resentment was released, making the whole room feel like an ice cave.

Without him saying anything, Chu Liang could feel that the storage space of the Evil Earth Store had been opened.

“Next, let’s see what treasures are inside…” Wen Yulong still did it himself, taking out the items one by one.

Looking at the excited gleam in his eyes, it was as if he was enjoying the thrill of opening a mystery box.

Clang.

The first thing he took out was a token, which Chu Liang was not unfamiliar with: “This is a Soul Summoning Order.”

Moreover, it was a Soul Summoning Order of the guide level. Unfortunately, the guide of the Southern Road was completely annihilated, so this Soul Summoning Order was already useless.

“It’s useless.” Wen Yulong sighed, it seemed that his first draw was not very lucky.

“I’ll have a go.” Chu Liang couldn’t help but reach out.

“You go ahead.” Wen Yulong immediately stepped aside.

Chu Liang sent his divine sense in, randomly locked onto something, it was a silk pouch. He took it out and opened it to see, inside were three palm-sized green-black leaves, which were extremely cold and gloomy to the touch.

“Is this… Miro Green Leaf?” Wen Yulong recognized it after a moment’s thought.

Hearing this, Chu Liang also found it familiar, knowing that it was used to contain ghostly entities.

“It should be the vessel this guide used to control his own soul. Unfortunately, when he died, the divine souls he controlled also perished.” Wen Yulong continued.

There was a fundamental difference between nurturing souls and controlling souls.

In the case of Feiqi, where he was asked to lend a hand in a matter, it was a relationship of equals, even if it was soul nurturing. However, this kind of soul control involves refining ghosts into one’s own slaves. In order to maintain control, once the master dies, all the ghosts will dissipate along with him.

Chu Liang understood where the massive surge of cold resentment came from when he opened the Evil Land Storage earlier. It was left behind when these ghostly entities dissipated.

“But that’s useless,” he said.

“But the Green Leaf itself is a valuable material,” Wen Yulong comforted.

Then, he reached into the Evil Land Storage and pulled out an item. It was a round pot, and when he opened it, there were five small balls inside.

Upon seeing this, Chu Liang’s eyes lit up, “These are Xuan Sha Yin Thunder.”

This was a good thing. Last time, he used three of them to heal a severely injured fifth realm giant lizard.

“Indeed,” Wen Yulong observed for a moment and nodded, “These are Xuan Sha Yin Thunder refined by the Ming King Sect, they are very powerful.”

It was Chu Liang’s turn, and he took out another item.

It was a pure black long sword, wrapped in a heavy aura of blood and resentment. Just by holding it, he felt a sharp pain in his brain. With a tremble of his hand, the sword fell to the ground.

Even when this sword was taken out, the Red Slayer Sword in the White Tower space moved slightly. One could imagine how strong this blood aura was!

“My God, it’s the Underworld Spirit Sword!” Wen Yulong didn’t pick it up with his hand, but immediately took out a yellow cloth to cover the sword.

“This is a unique artifact of the Ming King Sect, specifically used to harvest the souls of the living to convert into the sword master’s cultivation. The more people it kills, the stronger it becomes,” Wen Yulong explained, “This sword is so powerful, who knows how many living souls have suffered because of it!”

Chu Liang nodded, it seemed to be another form of the Underworld Scripture, also an extremely evil artifact.

“These devil cultivators of the Ming King Sect truly deserve to die.”

After carefully wrapping the Underworld Spirit Sword and setting it aside, Wen Yulong took out another item.

In his hand was a piece of rose-red brocade, with several red binding ropes on it, embroidered with a delicately crafted black lotus.

“What is this?” Chu Liang was surprised.

“Seems like a bellyband?” Wen Yulong was also a bit stunned.

I didn’t even know it was a bellyband… Chu Liang was speechless, he was just wondering why such a thing would appear in the storage space of Nanlu Jieying.

He was a grown man.

Even if he had a sweetheart, keeping this kind of thing from her was somewhat perverted…

“The material is top-quality brocade, definitely no spiritual nature… The embroidery is very meticulous, the stitches are in the style of Jiangnan… It’s a bit dirty, it should have been taken off and not washed yet…”

Wen Yulong carefully observed it, analyzing and doubting himself as he did so. It seemed that he, like Chu Liang, didn’t understand why a dignified devil would treasure such a thing.

“I’m still not sure, let me take another look…”