The two young men scrutinized a bellyband for quite a while, and finally came to a unanimous conclusion.

It was indeed a bellyband.

“Let’s move on to the next one.” Chu Liang pocketed the bellyband, not wanting to mention it again.

The reason he didn’t discard it was that he still held a glimmer of hope. He thought that since this item was treasured by Nan Lu, it might be useful.

With that, he took out another item.

This object was heavy, and it clanged when placed on the table. It was a bronze furnace the size of a human head, with a bulging body gilded and carved with many ferocious images.

Wen Yulong lifted the lid and inspected it, saying, “This is a Soul Refining Furnace.”

“For the souls you want to control, you can put them in this furnace and torment them continuously until you completely control them.”

“It’s also an extremely evil magical tool.”

Chu Liang set the Soul Refining Furnace aside, he was certain he wouldn’t need it.

It was Wen Yulong’s turn again. He pulled out half of a black candle, with a gold thread in the middle, which looked very strange.

“This is…” He pondered for a while before concluding, “This is a Heart Reflecting Candle.”

“Heart Reflecting Candle?”

“It was a magical tool used by the Underworld Sect to judge criminals in ancient times. The raw materials are now scarce and it’s rarely seen. If a person lies in the light of the Heart Reflecting Candle, his shadow will tremble,” Wen Yulong explained.

“This is quite useful.” Chu Liang carefully put it away, “It’s a pity there’s only half left.”

Then he took out another item, which turned out to be a stack of talismans, about four in total.

“These are Corpse Raising Talismans!” Wen Yulong exclaimed in surprise, taking a closer look, “These are ancient items, they have been lost for hundreds of years.”

“I’ve only heard of Corpse Suppressing Talismans,” Chu Liang said.

“Corpse Suppressing Talismans are used to suppress zombies, while Corpse Raising Talismans are the opposite. They can make corpses rise and become zombies that obey your commands for a certain period of time,” Wen Yulong explained.

“I see.”

After putting away the stack of talismans, there seemed to be not much left in the storage space. Wen Yulong drew again.

He pulled out a jade slip.

“It’s the cultivation method of the Underworld Sect.” This time he was not very interested, “The Law Enforcement Hall should already have this.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Liang also lost interest. They were already practicing the cultivation method of Shu Mountain, so they naturally wouldn’t focus on practicing other techniques. If they couldn’t get a reward, then it was useless.

He rubbed his hands, there was only one item left inside, hoping it would be a big one.

Unfortunately, the lucky carp wasn’t here, otherwise, today’s harvest might have been much larger… He felt a small regret in his heart.

Then he reached out.

He took out a semi-circular iron plate engraved with strange inscriptions.

“What is this?” He was puzzled.

Wen Yulong looked at it for a long time but couldn’t recognize it, “It seems to be half of something. You should be able to see what it’s used for when the two halves are put together.”

Half, huh…

Chu Liang thought of the quarter of a treasure map he had, and wondered when he could complete it. When you collect a lot of items, you tend to accumulate these odds and ends.

Was this really the last item…

After scanning with his divine sense and finding the storage space empty, Chu Liang withdrew his hand with a sigh, “Alas, there’s not even a decent magical tool.”

Despite his complaints.

Chu Liang knew that he couldn’t blame Nan Lu. At least the Evil Earth Burial, Underworld Spirit Sword, and Soul Refining Furnace were all extremely powerful magical tools, it’s just that he couldn’t use them.

After sorting for a while, he picked out the Heart Reflecting Candle, five Xuan Sha Yin Thunder, four Corpse Raising Talismans, the inscribed semi-circular plate, the Green Leaf, and the Black Lotus bellyband.

As for the Evil Earth Burial, Underworld Spirit Sword, Soul Binding Order, Soul Refining Furnace, and the Underworld Sect’s inheritance, he left them behind.

“Although these items are valuable, they are not very useful for our Shu Mountain. We can only purify the resentful souls in the Underworld Spirit Sword,” Wen Yulong said, “You might as well sell the Green Leaf too. The final reward you get, I guess, should be close to five thousand sword coins when added up.”

Five thousand…

That was definitely a large sum.

The last time the master and disciple duo extorted a peak master, they only got this much.

However, Chu Liang now had the pressure of gathering Golden Elixir materials, and he needed to prepare at least two… Just the basic materials for a top-grade Golden Elixir would cost four thousand sword coins. If he failed once in the two attempts, it wouldn’t be enough.

Ordinary disciples at the Divine Intent stage usually stay at this stage for several years, saving money all the time, and finally gather enough Golden Elixir materials.

But Chu Liang’s time at the Divine Intent stage was too short, so he didn’t have much time to save money, luckily he had a windfall.

In the end, he put away a few items, paid Wen Yulong his deserved reward, and then stood up with a smile.

“Thanks for your help again this time.” He thanked with a smile, “I’ll be going now.”

“I’ll go out with you.” Wen Yulong also stood up and said.

“Eh, isn’t your shift not over yet?” Chu Liang asked.

“I can skip half a day, anyway, besides you, no one else is looking for me to refine tools.” Wen Yulong laughed, “There’s something I must attend today.”

“What is it?” Chu Liang asked.

“Jiang Yuebai’s lecture.” Wen Yulong looked at Chu Liang with a puzzled face, “How can a disciple of Shu Mountain miss it?”

……

The location of the lecture was set under the ancient Bi Luo tree. Jiang Yuebai could stand on the branches of the ancient tree, facing the open half-mountain area below. The disciples from various peaks brought their own mats and sat on the ground.

When Chu Liang and Wen Yulong arrived, there was at least half an hour before the start, but dozens of rows had already been lined up, almost squeezed to the top of the mountain.

It was hard to imagine what time the brothers in the first row arrived…

Chu Liang glanced around and saw a familiar figure sitting in the front row, it was Lin Bei. Just as he was about to go over and ask if he could squeeze into a front row seat, Lin Bei also spotted him.

Then he winked at him and gently pointed to a figure in front.

Chu Liang instantly understood his meaning.

The upright figure and square back of the head in front should be the eldest brother of Jade Sword Peak, Xu Ziyang. And all the people from Jade Sword Peak were sitting together, it would definitely be inconvenient for him to squeeze in.

That would be like a sheep entering a tiger’s den.

Seemingly sensing the gaze, Xu Ziyang suddenly turned his head. Lin Bei immediately withdrew his pointing hand and pretended to be well-behaved.

Xu Ziyang and Chu Liang locked eyes.

His gaze was sharp as a sword, very piercing.

But Chu Liang didn’t dodge, just calmly looked at him. Then both sides withdrew their gazes, without asking each other what are you looking at.

Helplessly, he could only sit in the back with Wen Yulong.

Many more people came one after another, Chu Liang hadn’t noticed before that there were so many people in Shu Mountain.

Because in addition to some disciples from the first four realms, many from the fifth and sixth realms of Shu Mountain also appeared.

These people are all elder brothers and sisters who are no longer very active on Shu Mountain. They spend more time traveling outside than staying on Shu Mountain, but they all came, it seems they are also very curious about this matter.

The elders like the masters of various peaks, due to their status, naturally it’s not appropriate for them to be present, but it’s expected that someone would be secretly watching from a distance.

When the time was approaching, the crowd was surging, and almost everyone had arrived.

“He’s here!”

With a shout, a huge white flower suddenly sprouted from the ancient Bi Luo tree in front, and then a figure stepped on this flower and floated up. With each step she took, a flower sprouted to support her figure.

The chatter below all stopped, quietly watching this scene. Although Jiang Yuebai was very famous in Shu Mountain and her appearance would always attract attention, this was the first time she officially appeared in front of so many people.

But she didn’t seem a bit flustered, still cold and indifferent, she landed on a branch, turned around.

Her eyes were like the moon, her clothes fluttering, surrounded by wind and flowers, she really looked like a fairy descending to the mortal world.

——Author’s Note——

Good morning.

Sorry, I had insomnia last night, my head was very uncomfortable, so I got up late today.

Thanks to “leoliye” for the second alliance reward, thank you very much, I owe two chapters for the reward and monthly ticket, I wanted to add them yesterday, but I really couldn’t write anymore.

I’ve adjusted now, the owed chapters will be returned soon, don’t worry.

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