Time in the mountains seemed to stretch on forever.

 

In the blink of an eye, it was already August. Chu Liang had once again come to the Pagoda Peak to meet with Jiang Yuebai.

 

Not long ago, a new secret realm had emerged. Nearly ten large immortal sects had sent disciples to explore it, and Jiang Yuebai had also entered as a representative of the Shu Mountain Sect.

 

This was a convention in the cultivation world. Apart from extremely important resources, most disputes over secret realms and treasures were conducted among the leading disciples of each sect.

 

This not only trained the disciples but also kept conflicts within manageable limits. Even if the competition was fierce, it would not lead to a major conflict between two sects.

 

Shu Mountain had not yet chosen a chief disciple, so most of these competitions were attended by Jiang Yuebai or Xu Ziyang, who were temporarily considered the faces of the sect.

 

Jiang Yuebai had been gone for quite some time, and Chu Liang had not seen her for many days.

 

Now, looking at Jiang Yuebai again, dressed in a plain blue dress, her slender waist and long legs, her radiant beauty was even more striking. Her eyes were full of wisdom and harmony, and she seemed to have gained a stronger aura of a powerful cultivator.

 

It seemed that she had improved again.

 

It was not surprising that Sister Jiang made breakthroughs from time to time.

 

Although Chu Liang had been cultivating rapidly these days, he never dared to be arrogant. He knew how terrifying these geniuses were. Without the help of the big-headed doll working day and night, he would not be qualified to compete with them at the most fundamental level of talent.

 

"It's been a long time, I've missed you," he greeted her with a smile, "Sister, you're finally back."

 

"I've missed Shu Mountain too," Jiang Yuebai replied, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear and revealing her delicate, fair face. She smiled, "It feels so good to be home."

 

"It seems that you've made some gains during this time?" Chu Liang asked.

 

"I gained a little from exploring the secret realm this time. Although I didn't get the biggest opportunity, it was still a worthwhile trip," Jiang Yuebai briefly mentioned.

 

The Shu Mountain Summit was about to begin, and it seemed that she intended to hide some things.

 

Chu Liang was the same. He couldn't possibly reveal all his cultivation progress to Jiang Yuebai. At the Shu Mountain Summit, all hidden strengths could appear as trump cards.

 

He didn't think there was anything wrong with being a little cautious with each other. Friendship was one thing, competition was another. This showed that Sister Jiang considered him a competitor on the same level.

 

It was a sign of mutual respect.

 

If his only opponent was Lin Bei, he certainly wouldn't have anything to hide.

 

"I'm looking forward to seeing Sister Jiang's performance at the Shu Mountain Summit," Chu Liang said with a smile, not avoiding the topic.

 

"I'm looking forward to yours too," Jiang Yuebai blinked, "At least I know you're going to make a big splash."

 

"Oh? What is it?" Chu Liang was not aware of it.

 

Jiang Yuebai took out a pill box from her bosom and pushed it in front of Chu Liang.

 

When Chu Liang opened it, he saw a green, warm pill inside, its surface glowing with spiritual light.

 

It was a top-grade Green Pill!

 

"Sister Jiang, this…" Chu Liang was slightly surprised.

 

"This is what you deserve," Jiang Yuebai huffed, "Last full moon, I found out that the third clue of the Mountain God Sacrifice was solved on my Bi Luo Peak. I went to my master, and he told me about you."

 

"You've solved so many puzzles ahead of everyone else, and the elders are using this top-grade Green Pill to hold you back, not letting you take the first place. I was angry. When I came back from the secret realm, I directly asked Elder Dan Ding for one."

 

Chu Liang held the pill, feeling somewhat moved.

 

She was deliberately protecting him…

 

Since Sister Jiang had also solved three clues, she could have taken the Green Pill to complete the task. But she gave it to him because she felt he had been treated unfairly.

 

Elder Dan Ding probably didn't expect Jiang Yuebai to give the pill to him, otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easygoing.

 

The higher-ups of Shu Mountain wanted to use this pill to hold him back, forcing him to give up most of his "unreasonable income". This behavior couldn't be said to be wrong, from the elders' perspective, it was just a means of control.

 

In fact, the elders of Shu Mountain didn't expect Chu Liang to be so stubborn, willing to give up the first place in the Mountain God Sacrifice rather than lose money.

 

Although ten thousand sword coins were a lot, they were certainly not as good as the reward for the first place.

 

If it were another disciple asking for a top-grade Green Pill, Elder Dan Ding would definitely be alert, wondering if it was Chu Liang's proxy.

 

But when Jiang Yuebai asked for it, he had no suspicions at all.

 

Because she herself was a strong contender for first place.

 

And up to now, except for the little detective Xu Ziqing, no one on Shu Mountain knew that Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai were very close in private.

 

Of course, Xu Ziqing had taken a different path.

 

"I don't need it." After being moved, Chu Liang gently pushed the pill back, "The elders intended to punish me. If you stand up for me, you might be affected."

 

"You don't need to worry about these things," Jiang Yuebai advised, "This is rightfully yours."

 

Chu Liang smiled at her, "Sister, don't worry, they can't trouble me."

 

…

 

As soon as Chu Liang returned to Silver Sword Peak, he sensed something was wrong.

 

Turning the corner of the mountain, he indeed saw a scene of chaos!

 

Half of the flower field was in disarray, as if someone had wantonly trampled on it… Trees in the forest had fallen, the ground was full of holes… Several houses were also damaged to varying degrees…

 

He furrowed his brows.

 

His first reaction was, were there enemies?

 

Impossible, which enemy would come to Silver Sword Peak and do nothing but trample around?

 

His second reaction, did his master destroy the house again?

 

That couldn't be it either, she usually destroyed other people's houses more ruthlessly. She cherished her own things.

 

Could it be…

 

He flew to the wooden shed of the golden-haired beast, only to see the entire shed had collapsed, and the golden-haired beast that had been sleeping recently was nowhere to be found.

 

Just as Chu Liang was about to get up and search, he heard a cheerful "hurrah" from the distant sky.

 

Looking up, he saw a silver-scaled Hakutaku cub flying in front, followed by a golden colossal creature. The two spiritual beasts were racing like the wind, heading straight for Silver Sword Peak.The big fellow was covered in golden fur, with a fierce face, yet always had a wide grin, revealing a flattering smile. If it wasn't the big head from Silver Sword Peak, then who else could it be?

 

At this moment, its body was full of momentum, shrouded in ferocious flames, and it had clearly reached the sixth realm in strength!

 

If Chu Liang's guess was correct, this creature had just woken up from a deep sleep, realized that it had successfully broken through to a new realm, and immediately started to frolic joyfully. After wrecking the house, it remembered that it hadn't eaten much these days and was a bit hungry, so it rushed to the guard peak to find its good friend, Hakutaku, to play… and to mooch some food.

 

Seeing Chu Liang, the golden-furred beast, whose entire thought process had been guessed correctly, immediately showed an extremely joyful smile and pounced on him, wanting to show some affection to Chu Liang.

 

Chu Liang looked at this large spiritual beast that had successfully broken through to the sixth realm and also showed a gratified smile. He raised his right arm with full affection… and gave it a big smack.

 

"How many times have I told you not to frolic in the flower garden! You've trampled all those fruits… those are all money!"

 

"Roar roar roar…"

 

After scolding it, Chu Liang finally calmed down and examined the golden-furred beast after its breakthrough.

 

Its strongest point was its tough skin and thick flesh, its body seemed to be cast from diamond, making it hard to break its defense. When it became ferocious, apart from its sharp claws and teeth, its golden fur could also be used as a weapon to hurt people.

 

While most spiritual beasts would have some innate abilities, it didn't seem to have mastered any… Chu Liang didn't know if it was because it was too stupid to remember or it simply didn't have any.

 

But now, the golden-furred beast that had reached the sixth realm had bright eyes, seeming somewhat extraordinary.

 

"Did you gain any new abilities this time? Show me." Chu Liang patted its big head and said.

 

"Roar…" Mentioning this, the golden-furred beast immediately became interested again.

 

It excitedly leaped up, slightly crouched its body, suddenly raised its head, and let out a sky-shaking roar!

 

"Roar——"

 

As soon as this roar came out, golden ripples spread out like ripples, tangible. Although it didn't aim at Chu Liang, Chu Liang was slightly affected and instantly felt dizzy.

 

After all, compared to the big head at this time, his realm was still too low.

 

He felt that this roar seemed to have the powerful ability to exorcise evil, suppress demons, and break illusions, and the dizziness was just a side effect.

 

Very powerful.

 

If it participated in the spiritual beast fighting competition at the Shu Mountain summit in the future, Chu Liang believed it would definitely be able to dominate.

 

After the golden-furred beast finished its performance, it was waiting for praise and ran towards Chu Liang.

 

Suddenly, a flash of fire rushed out from the side, and Di Nvfeng, who had an unhappy face, suddenly appeared. She swung her arm and gave it a big smack, "I was sleeping soundly, why are you roaring?"

 

Bang.

 

The golden-furred beast was hit so hard that its big head was buzzing, and its big eyes were full of grievance.

 

Could this world get any better…

 

Good morning.

 

(End of Chapter)