Jiang Yuebai asked Chu Liang this question and he laughed.

It felt like a well-behaved child suddenly came home with a large sum of money, and the parents’ first reaction was not happiness, but to ask, “You didn’t do anything illegal, did you?”

Her worries were not entirely unreasonable.

There had been previous cases where righteous disciples obtained demonic cultivation techniques and secretly practiced them. The progress of demonic cultivation techniques was naturally much faster than that of righteous cultivation techniques, and that disciple gained recognition in the sect because of it.

Unfortunately, demonic cultivation techniques carried great risks, and that disciple eventually lost control during cultivation, causing significant losses to the sect.

If Chu Liang was truly such a talented genius, why hadn’t he shown any outstanding achievements in the past few years? Why did his cultivation realm only skyrocket recently?

It didn’t seem very reasonable.

“Sister, don’t worry, I am righteous.” Chu Liang could guess what she was thinking and smiled, “When I was younger and had no one to guide my cultivation, it might have been slower. Now, I am just catching up. I will never deviate from the right path.”

Jiang Yuebai felt relieved after hearing his words.

It made sense when she thought about it. Although it was unlikely for an exceptional genius to be overlooked, his master was Di Nvfeng… Thinking about it, even the most absurd things became understandable.

The real reason was not easy to explain. Do you think my cultivation progress is too fast? Haven’t you seen the smoke coming out of the big-headed doll in my white tower!

The mediocre performance in previous years could only be blamed on his master.

As the sky darkened, the two of them parted ways.

…

Back in his small house, Chu Liang took out the spirit beast egg again and began infusing it with true qi to hatch it. At the same time, he prepared to sort out all the items he currently possessed.

During this period, with various battles and rewards from the white tower, he should have accumulated a large number of magical treasures, far exceeding his peers, which now seemed a bit messy.

First were the Chao Yao Treasure Brick, Fu Yao Rope, Zhan Hongming Sword, and Fei Ye Quick Blade… These were his commonly used and relied-upon attack magical treasures.

The strongest one was naturally the Zhan Hongming Sword, but the triggering conditions were more demanding and it couldn’t be used all the time.

The Chao Yao Treasure Brick was his personal favorite. The feeling of hitting someone with a brick was much more solid than using a flying sword. However, it didn’t have the opportunity to be used every time.

As for the Fu Yao Rope, he had recently felt that it was becoming less effective. Although it was a powerful control method, it only worked against opponents with lower cultivation levels and was ineffective against slightly stronger opponents.

This was a common problem for cultivators. The strength of magical treasures couldn’t keep up with the speed of cultivation progress. Not every magical treasure could be used from beginning to end.

Some magical treasures would eventually be phased out and usually given to junior disciples or sold for other items.

Considering it, his most stable attack magical treasure now was the Fei Ye Quick Blade?

But it was stable and inaccurate.

Something seemed off…

It seemed that he was not very good at attack magical treasures.

Then there were the Bai Hua San, Feng Jiang Tea, Yin Yuan Dan… These were consumable items.

He still had a lot of Feng Jiang Tea in stock. He had obtained a large quantity last time, and they even had different flavors. However, they should be out of stock by now, and Chu Liang wasn’t in a hurry to sell them.

Bai Hua San was very useful. It could detoxify any non-lethal poison, but he didn’t have much left, only a few doses. If he ran out in the future, he could buy similar effective ones from the Dan Ding Hall.

Yin Yuan Dan was a good thing that would definitely come in handy in the future, so he kept it.

Then there were some items that he didn’t know the use of but didn’t plan to sell for now.

For example, the bronze mask confiscated from the demonic envoy. Chu Liang still kept it.

There was also the precious Ming Hai Golden Lotus. If he sold it, it would probably fetch a good price, but he kept it because it might be useful in the future.

Speaking of the Ming Hai Golden Lotus, he couldn’t help but think of the Soul Restraining Order. It had been quiet for a long time, indicating that everyone from the Ming Wang Sect was doing well.

The rest were the big-headed doll that carried a heavy load in the white tower and the spirit beast egg in his hand… Oh, right, there was also the quarter scroll he found.

Thinking about it, he had a lot of miscellaneous items, but there were only a few that he could use at any time. The reason was that these items were either found or obtained as rewards, not specifically purchased.

Items bought naturally had good quality, but they had one disadvantage.

They cost money.

It was still the most reliable to enhance his own strength.

…

The next morning, Chu Liang flew down from Shu Mountain and headed to a remote and dense forest along the mountain range where no one would normally go.

He landed and began cultivating again.

Taking out the Fei Ye Quick Blade, he locked onto the third tree on the left. Then, he made a move towards a direction on the right, activating his true qi.

Swoosh—

A faint green crescent moonlight flashed, invisible to the naked eye. In the next moment, it had pierced through the fourth tree on the left and several other trees before nailing itself in the distance.

“Ah…” Chu Liang sighed softly.

Now it felt like shooting a basketball. Even if you have good skills, you can’t guarantee a perfect shot every time.

In the past two days, he had already summarized the flight trajectory rules of the Fei Ye Quick Blade through his perception and analysis of force. However, when it came to actually making a move, there would inevitably be deviations.

How could he ensure a hundred percent accuracy?

He thought of Liu Xiaoyu… Unless he let the Koi Carp fly.

Just as he was slightly surprised, he suddenly felt a golden mark merging into his body.

Huh?

He hurriedly went over to check.Beneath the tree where the Flying Leaf Dagger was lodged, there was a black object split in half. It was like a ball, the size of a human head, covered in sharp spikes. After being split open, it was hollow inside, devoid of flesh and blood.

There was a lingering chill in the air.

This thing… it somewhat resembled a yin-yang entity?

It had a physical body, yet inside it seemed to be a soul made of yin energy. If it were a simple ghost, it definitely wouldn’t be able to come out during the day, even in this dense forest where the sunlight was blocked, it wouldn’t be comfortable. But with this physical body as a shield, it could move freely here.

Essentially, this thing was similar to the Lantern Monster, both were mindless wandering spirits attached to objects in the mortal world. However, this black furball was stronger than the broken lantern, and he had no idea where it came from.

It was also a bit surprising that despite his careful avoidance of human traces, he still managed to accidentally cut something.

Fortunately, it was a ghost, which meant he had helped the wandering soul inside to transcend.

As he was pondering, he felt the surrounding chill gradually rising, and a humming sound echoed in the air.

A group of black furballs surrounded him in droves…

Well, well.

Did these things have a sense of community?

That was quite rare among ghosts.

Because these low-intelligence wandering souls were often due to “reluctance”, “anger”, and “resentment” and other negative emotions that they could not transcend, lingering in the mortal world, naturally cold and emotionless.

They naturally wouldn’t care about companions.

But these black furballs seemed to have come in droves to avenge because he had killed one of their own?

It looked like getting hit by one of them would definitely hurt.

Chu Liang leaped back, and the group of black furballs chased after him. He swung his hand and threw the Flying Leaf Dagger at the closest black furball behind him.

With a whoosh, the furball at the end of the group, furthest from Chu Liang, fell to the ground, cut in half.

Chu Liang flicked his finger to retrieve his magical weapon, shaking his head helplessly. It really was a random blade technique.

Next, his finger movements changed, and he summoned the Flying Sword Bracelet, which instantly multiplied into hundreds, and a dense sword light rose from the forest.

Hundred Sword Art!

Seeing the hundred swords soaring into the sky, those black furballs, who didn’t seem to have eyes anywhere, actually paused collectively, then all turned around!

Run!

No, to be precise, they didn’t need to turn around at all, because they didn’t have a front or back to begin with, they just switched from chasing forward to fleeing backward.

Chu Liang pointed forward.

Go!

The sword light army roared forward.

They fled.

He chased.

Escape was impossible!