Half an hour later …
Su Yu rushed to the Demon Mountain.
It was nighttime, and it was pitch-black. Only a faint candlelight could be seen flowing out of the disciples' mansions.
In the pitch-black night, the Demon Mountain shone brilliantly like a lighthouse, illuminating the earth.
The Demon Mountain was only 500 feet high, and it was an inconspicuous hill.
But, it was covered with all kinds of glowing spiritual stones, such as dreamy purple, deep blue, sky jade, and so on. All of them reflected a beautiful brilliance, intertwining with each other.
Su Yu was startled as he looked at the magnificent, bright, and gorgeous Demon Mountain in front of him.
It was completely different from the gloomy and terrifying Demon Mountain that he had imagined.
Rather than calling it the Demon Mountain, it would be better to call it the Fairy Mountain.
Su Yu was puzzled. Could it be that the four great murderers lived here?
Su Yu was about to ascend the mountain.
Suddenly, a ten-year-old girl hopped down from the mountain. She was wearing a purple-black dress, which was wrinkled and fluffy. She looked very playful and lively.
A light golden belt was tied around her waist, which outlined her slender waist.
She had a flat chest and a small body, which perfectly portrayed her age.
When Su Yu raised his head, he saw that the girl was extremely beautiful.
Her black hair was coiled behind her back, and her temples were tied into two strands, which hung down in front of her chest.
She had an oval face, and her skin was as fair as the snow in spring. Under the brilliance of the jewels, it reflected a hazy radiance.
A pair of purple eyes that looked like gems flickered under her curled eyelashes, looking extremely spirited.
Looking at Su Yu, the girl was startled like a fawn, and she stopped halfway up the mountain.
She curiously looked at Su Yu, and with a finger at the corner of her mouth, she asked softly, "Grandpa, who are you looking for?"
Her voice was soft and tender, like the chirping of a young bird.
Her demeanor was delicately lovely and lovable.
Su Yu's eyes lit up. What a beautiful girl! She would surely grow up to be an outstanding beauty!
"Little girl, do you live in the Demon Mountain?" Su Yu was surprised. Is she a demon's maid?
The little girl nodded, and her gem-like purple eyes blinked. "Yes, grandpa. Do you need my help?"
What a kind little girl!
Su Yu nodded, then walked over with a smile. "I'm not looking for anyone. I just moved here. The central residence is my residence."
The Demon Mountain had a total of five mansions, one in the east, one in the west, and one in the middle.
The four great fiendish demons occupied the north, south, east and west. Only the central mansion was uninhabited.
The little girl's eyes lit up and she said happily, "So you are the new grandpa. I'll lead the way for you."
Su Yu revealed a faint smile as he thought to himself … Even though the four demons are ferocious, their maids aren't necessarily the same.
Under the guidance of the little girl, Su Yu entered the belly of the mountain through the cave that had been excavated on the mountainside.
Four mansions were built along the mountain.
Only the central mansion stood alone in the middle of the mountain.
The mansion occupied an area of 300 feet and was very exquisite.
The courtyard's environment was quiet and beautiful, and it was very suitable for Su Yu.
"Grandpa, I'll send you to the door. Goodbye." The little girl smiled sweetly, revealing two brilliant dimples.
Su Yu waved his hand. "Goodbye."
After he spoke, Su Yu took out his identity badge and inserted it into the groove on the stone wall.
Ding!
With a soft sound, the giant iron gate opened with a creak, and Su Yu stepped into the yard.
Su Yu was very satisfied with the comfortable environment.
However, Su Yu didn't forget that Zixuan had already arrived in advance.
She had said that she would wait for half a day, but it had already been a whole day. He wondered whether she would be angry or not.
Su Yu looked around nervously. The yard wasn't big, and there was only a bamboo hut inside.
He believed that she was inside. Su Yu walked forward and was about to knock on the door. However, his ears suddenly twitched, as he heard the sound of water coming from inside.
Su Yu's footsteps came to an abrupt stop. Is she taking a bath?
Su Yu shook his head and turned around. His heart was calm as he sat alone on a stone bench in the yard and waited silently.
Creak!
All of a sudden, a small gap was opened, and a vague woman's voice could be heard from within. "I'm done bathing. Come in and sleep."
Su Yu was startled, and he felt ashamed in his heart. Does this silly All Creation Being understand the difference between men and women?
However, Su Yu, who had a guilty conscience, noticed that Zixuan wasn't angry at him for returning late. So, he didn't dare to question her further, so he could only enter the house.
The house was dark, and he could faintly see a woman's silhouette, who was sleeping in her clothes.
Su Yu didn't dare to disturb her, nor did he use his Soul Eyes to examine her. After all, she was most likely disheveled.
After he looked around, Su Yu sat cross-legged in a corner and started meditating.
"Wuxie, why aren't you coming over? You usually don't cultivate, so why are you so serious now? "The woman turned around, opened her eyes, and looked at Su Yu, who was sitting cross-legged.
The woman looked at the sky and said, "Hurry up and sleep. If Su Yu comes, the maid on guard will inform us in advance."
As she spoke, the woman waved her hand, but Su Yu still didn't move.
The woman was slightly surprised, so she stood up. The thin bedding draped over her shoulders slid down silently, revealing her perfect body in the darkness.
As she approached Su Yu, the woman's pupils contracted, and she cried out in alarm, "You aren't Wuxie! Who are you?"
Su Yu had already realized that this woman wasn't Zixuan, and he also realized that she was plotting something. That cute and kind-hearted little girl was unexpectedly the maid who had been watching him. The woman in front of him and the woman named Wuxie had stayed in his mansion on purpose!
Su Yu's heart shuddered as he thought about the four demons' ferocity.
Could this woman have been instructed by the four demons to slander me for peeping on my maid? Could she have taken this opportunity to kill or injure me?
As he thought of this, Su Yu's anger welled up in his heart.
Since they were heartless, they shouldn't blame Su Yu for being unjust.
Just as the woman cried out in alarm, Su Yu thrust his fists forward like a cheetah, ready to pounce.
One of them was prepared, while the other one cried out in alarm.
The result was obvious.
With a painful groan, the woman was sent flying, and she crashed against the wall of the cottage.
The cottage's material was excellent, and it didn't even budge after such an impact. The woman was severely injured, and she spouted a mouthful of blood. Her eyes were filled with the image of an old man who was approaching her. Then, her head tilted to one side, and she fainted.
Su Yu's face was indifferent, and with a wave of his hand, the bedding fell on her naked body.
Although the fight had been short, it had caused a great commotion, and the people in the surrounding four mansions could hear it.
Swoosh!
A purple-clothed person flew out from the eastern mansion and landed in the middle courtyard. He stared at Su Yu and the unconscious maid in surprise.
"Su Yu, why did you hit her?" Zixuan asked in confusion.
Su Yu was startled, so he went forward and asked, "Why were you in the cavern?"
Zixuan blinked her eyes. "The east mansion's master exchanged with us. The middle mansion's Spirit Gathering Formation Spell was damaged, and its Spiritual Energy isn't even half of the other four mansions. The master of the cavern felt that we were new people and needed Spiritual Energy, so he took the initiative to exchange with us. He's really a kind and benevolent master."
Ugh!
Su Yu's expression stiffened, and his heart thumped. The east mansion's master was one of the four demons known as the Eastern Evil!
They were rumored to be ferocious, yet they were unexpectedly concerned about Su Yu and Zixuan!
Su Yu pointed at the woman, who was quietly lying on the bed. "What about her? Is she the east mansion's master?"
Zixuan shook her head. "No, she's the north mansion's master. The east mansion's master moved into our central mansion, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be used to the new mansion. So, he asked the north mansion's master to accompany him."
Su Yu's expression was quite interesting. He smiled bitterly, was depressed, speechless, and was filled with shame.
When he turned his head to look at the unconscious woman, who had blood on the corners of her mouth, he felt even more bitter.
Why didn't he say so earlier? Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so heavy-handed!
As he sighed, Su Yu walked over to her and helped her sit up. He then placed his palms on her smooth back and continued to inject his Vital Energy into her to repair her damaged internal energy channels.
While he was healing her, the woman woke up. She was still in a half-conscious state, and after she took a glance at Su Yu, she went back to sleep.
It was only when the next morning that the woman opened her eyes that an old man's figure appeared in front of her.
She was startled awake, and as she surveyed her surroundings, her pretty face became ice-cold.
She saw that she was lying on a stone bed, completely naked, while an old man was standing in front of it, his back facing her.
She suddenly recalled that she had been seriously injured by this man the previous night, and when she woke up, it seemed like he was doing something to her.
As she thought of this, her face became deathly pale, and her lips trembled slightly. "You … What did you do to me?"
Su Yu turned his head around and looked at the woman apologetically.
It was only now that he noticed that the woman was extremely beautiful.
She had long black hair that reached her temples, and her eyebrows were as thin as willow leaves. Her eyes seemed like two springs in winter, and they were clear and cold.
The bridge of her nose was high, and it was slightly protruding.
She also had red lips, which made her look extremely gorgeous.
Su Yu was stunned by her beauty, as this was the first time he had seen such an astonishingly beautiful woman since he had come to Jiuzhou.
Her beauty could almost rival Xia Jingyu's.
However, Su Yu, who had experienced Zhenlong's many complicated emotions and seen many peerless women, was immune to such things. His heart was still calm, and his eyes were clear and bright. He then said apologetically, "Miss, I'm really sorry."
"I asked you what did you do to me." The woman clenched her teeth.
Su Yu was startled, but he quickly realized what she meant. "Miss, you can set your mind at ease. I didn't do anything, and I just healed your injuries."
The first half of his words made the woman's heart relax, while the second half made her pretty face turn ice-cold.
What did he mean by healing my injuries? She still remembered that a man's big hands were dancing around her back.
"You … You are shameless! I will kill you … "The woman's murderous aura was extremely intense, and as she patted the stone bed with her right hand, she tried to soar into the air. However, she was unexpectedly shaken by her internal energy channel, and as she groaned in pain, she became powerless.
Such a disturbance caused the bedding on her body to slide off, revealing her beautiful body.
The woman hurriedly covered her body, feeling infuriated.
Not only was she in a sorry state, but she had also been seen by him!
Su Yu was quite frustrated. The woman in front of him was undoubtedly Bei Bing, one of the four great demons.
If he remembered correctly, she was the tall woman who had reached the farthest fifty-seventh step on the Carp Leaping Over Dragon Gate's stairs.
Her fighting prowess was probably the greatest among the four great demons.
He didn't expect that he would seriously injure her, one of the four great demons, right after entering the Demon Mountain. Once she recovered from her injuries, she would surely fight Su Yu to the death.
"Miss, this is all a misunderstanding. How could I have known that you were in the house?" Su Yu was quite helpless.
Bei Bing was driven mad, and she scolded him, "What nonsense! A maid received you halfway up the mountain, and she will surely inform you that the cave has been changed! You … You old perverted thief! I, Bing Wuxin, won't let you off! "
Hey! Why doesn't this woman listen to my explanation?
Su Yu was slightly annoyed, so he turned around and strode away. "That's all I have to say. If you want to do anything, I will accompany you."
After he spoke, he swaggered off, leaving behind a confused Zi Xuan.
"You!" Bei Bing was infuriated.
As Su Yu left the mountain, he started pondering his future plans.
He had heard from Shao Li that since he was the outer sanctum's exam's champion, he would probably need to go to the Elegant Spirit Mountain. Moreover, Shao Yueming had set a deadly trap there, so he had to avoid going there as much as possible.
Although Su Yu wasn't afraid of it, he still wanted to get to know what the Elegant Spirit Mountain was.
When he was just about to go down the mountain, a person suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain, and he looked at Su Yu in shock.
His eyes started sizing up Su Yu, as it seemed like he was trying to see through him.
Su Yu's hair stood on end when he was stared at by him. After his previous experience with the transvestite, Su Yu was quite sensitive to men's gazes.
"Brother Shangguan, why are you waiting at the foot of the mountain so early in the morning? Did you change your profession and become a bandit?" Su Yu walked down the mountain angrily.
The person at the foot of the mountain was Shangguan Yunque. He had said the day before that he would come to the foot of the mountain to collect Su Yu's corpse, and he didn't expect that Su Yu would still be alive.
Shangguan Yunque looked at the Demon Mountain in fear, then pointed at his own chest and said, "I would dare to become a bandit, but even if I were to rob the Demon Mountain, I still wouldn't dare to set my sights on those demons."
As he spoke, Shangguan Yunque looked at the Demon Mountain in fear, then pointed at his own chest and said, "I would dare to become a bandit, but even if I were to rob the Demon Mountain, I still wouldn't dare to set my sights on those demons."
The corners of Su Yu's mouth twitched. How was it possible that they were merciful? It was just that Su Yu had attacked first and injured Bei Bing to the point that she couldn't even budge an inch!
"Brother Shangguan, may I ask where the Elegant Spirit Mountain is?" Su Yu asked.
Shangguan Yunque's expression became solemn, and he spoke while walking, "The Elegant Spirit Mountain is my Red Blood Palace's most important spiritual herb plantation. It has a dense Spiritual Energy and an excellent environment, so it's quite suitable for the growth of precious spiritual herbs. Most of the sanctum's high-grade elixirs' ingredients come from the Elegant Spirit Mountain. It's rumored that a hundred years ago, it was the site of a decisive battle between the human and ghost clans, and a great king, Shen Yichen, died there."
He then added, "It's probably because there are many Almighty Experts' remnant traces of their battles that it's extremely miraculous, and it can often grow powerful spiritual herbs. This is why the sanctum attaches great importance to it, and it even sends a large number of soldiers to guard it all year round. It's only the outer sanctum that attaches great importance to it."
The site of a decisive battle between the human and ghost clans? Shen Yichen was the Central Prefecture's King, who would soon become Jiuzhou's emperor.
Surely, according to Jiuzhou's people's knowledge, he had died there, and he hadn't been framed by the Central Prefecture's King and forced into the Zhenlong World?
The truth was buried in the dust of history.
After Su Yu calmed himself down, he asked, "I heard that the outer sanctum's exam's participants will probably go there. Can you reject it? "
The Shangguan Clan Master suddenly recalled this, and a jealous look appeared on his face. "Right, I almost forgot, compared to the previous exams, there is an extra mission in the Elegant Spirit Mountain. I'm really envious … Eh, wait, you want to reject it? Did you become stupid after sleeping in the Demon Mountain for a night? "
He then added, "The Elegant Spirit Mountain is a miraculous place. The Four Great Demons have applied to the sanctum many times, hoping to go there and carry out a mission, but you have always rejected it. Do you know how many merit points you can get by carrying out missions there? "
Ugh!
Su Yu was startled by this. "I don't know."
Shangguan Yunque wore an expression as if he wanted to strangle Su Yu to death. "If an outer sanctum's disciple is required to carry out a mission, then it has only one mission, which is to carry out a mission.
You have to develop a wasteland that hasn't been developed yet into a new field. Just the mission itself is worth 500 merit points. At the same time, if you manage to dig out divine weapons, ancient books, and cultivation techniques left behind by the human and ghost wars, you can exchange them for merit points with the sanctum. There are many inner sanctum's disciples who carry out such missions, and even the most unlucky ones can find a pile of scrap metal, which can be exchanged for two or three thousand merit points. As for those with great luck, they can find a complete Ghost Clan's object, which can be exchanged for several tens of thousands of merit points. "
Several tens of thousands of merit points? Su Yu's pupils contracted, as he knew how difficult it was to earn merit points. After all, it was already the limit for an early stage Fairy to get 1,000 merit points in a year.
The Elegant Spirit Mountain's mission was worth at least 500 merit points.
Su Yu, who was burdened with debts, had no choice but to go there.
After all, it was a place that even the Four Great Demons coveted.
However, Su Yu had no choice but to prepare for the fatal trap left behind by Shao Yueming.
It was only by having great power that one wouldn't be afraid of crafty plots and schemes.
It was time for him to enter the Depository of Scriptures and choose a cultivation technique.
"Brother Shangguan, may I know how I can exchange for a cultivation technique's ancient book?" Su Yu asked.
Shangguan Yunque wasn't surprised by Su Yu's plan, as the first goal of all newcomers who came to the Red Blood Palace was to obtain cultivation techniques.
"It depends on the grade of the cultivation technique you want. A low-grade spirit cultivation technique costs 1,000 merit points, a middle-grade one costs 5,000 merit points, a high-grade one costs 20,000 merit points, and a top-grade one costs 50,000 merit points. A legendary cultivation technique costs 100,000 merit points for a low-grade one, 500,000 merit points for a middle-grade one, a million merit points for a top-grade one, and three million merit points for a top-grade one. Brother Su, if you have 1,000 merit points, you can exchange them for a low-grade spirit cultivation technique, "Shangguan Yunque said.
Su Yu didn't care about a spirit cultivation technique, as it wasn't attractive to him at all.
When he heard that even the lowest-grade legendary cultivation technique cost 100,000 merit points, Su Yu almost choked on his words.
An ordinary disciple would have to work hard for a hundred years to exchange for a legendary cultivation technique.
As for middle-grade and high-grade cultivation techniques, ordinary disciples couldn't even hope to obtain them.
When Shangguan Yunque detected Su Yu's surprise, he shook his head and said, "100,000 isn't a lot. If they were really that cheap, they would have already been everywhere. Moreover, the Depository of Scriptures only has complete legendary cultivation techniques, so 100,000 merit points isn't a loss for me. The lowest-grade legendary cultivation techniques that are sold in the outside world cost at least 400,000 crystals. Moreover, they are priceless, but there isn't a market for them. Most of the owners keep them for themselves, and they don't easily spread to the outside world.
As for middle-grade and high-grade cultivation techniques … Hehe, most Almighty Divine Masters can only cultivate to such a level, so how could they not be expensive? "Shangguan Yunque said disapprovingly.
Su Yu was startled, and after a long while, he smiled bitterly. It was fortunate that he had asked Shangguan Yunque about it in advance. Otherwise, if he had rushed to the Depository of Scriptures rashly, he would have surely humiliated himself.
As he thought about Shao Lingjian, Su Yu regretted not asking him about the high-grade legendary cultivation technique, the Hundred Bones Demonic Tempering Technique, before his death. Even though it was just a fragment, it was still worth a lot of money!
All of a sudden, Su Yu had an idea, so he asked, "Brother Shangguan, does the Depository of Scriptures have any rules for exchanging cultivation techniques?"
"Exchange?" Shangguan Yunque immediately understood what Su Yu meant, so he nodded and said, "There is. If you have a cultivation technique, you can give it to the Depository of Scriptures' Cabinet Master. After he examines it, you can exchange it for a cultivation technique of the same grade."
Su Yu heaved a sigh of relief as he pondered whether he should hand over the Buddhist Saint's Eight Characters.
After he made up his mind, Su Yu immediately followed Shangguan Yunque to the Depository of Scriptures.
"Brother Su, have you really decided to exchange for a cultivation technique?" Shangguan Yunque asked cautiously. "If you really want to exchange for it, why don't you go inside and take a look first? Then, you can decide whether there are any cultivation techniques that you need."
Su Yu nodded and followed him inside.
What left him speechless was that even if he didn't exchange for any cultivation technique, he would still have to pay 200 merit points just to enter the Depository of Scriptures.
Moreover, there was only a four-hour time limit.
Su Yu felt his heart ache, so he hurriedly searched for it.
The Depository of Scriptures was divided into the Real Spirit Tower and the Legend Tower, and both of them had immortal-level cultivation techniques and legendary-level cultivation techniques.
Su Yu directly ignored the first floor of the Real Spirit Tower, as Shangguan Yunque wasn't interested in it at all.
The number of books on the second floor was obviously lower than the first floor, and it didn't even reach a hundredth of the number on the first floor.
There were auxiliary cultivation techniques, demonic cultivation techniques, five elements cultivation techniques, system cultivation techniques, blade cultivation techniques, sword cultivation techniques …
Wait … Sword cultivation techniques?
Su Yu's heart thumped as he went to the sword cultivation technique bookshelf.
Shangguan Yunque asked curiously, "Well? Brother Su, are you proficient in the Sword Doctrine? "
Su Yu shook his head. "I just used some of them in the past, and I want to see whether there are any suitable sword cultivation techniques for me."
Su Yu scanned through the books and discovered that most of them were demonic sword techniques, as he wasn't proficient in single-sword cultivation techniques.
Hence, his interest in them decreased greatly.
When Su Yu looked at the end of the bookshelf, he shook his head.
He was just about to leave when he suddenly noticed that there was a dust-covered, incomplete sword technique at the bottom of the bookshelf.
Su Yu stamped on the ground with the tip of his foot, causing a wave of air to surge out and scatter the dust.
Six large words appeared before his eyes.
When Su Yu saw those words, his blood started flowing faster, and his heart started thumping loudly. As he stared at the incomplete book, flames of excitement appeared in his eyes.
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