Chapter 181 : Descending the Mountain to Eliminate Demons

Chapter 181: Descending the Mountain to Eliminate Demons

Medicine Mountain, Liu Residence.

Another Outer Sect Steward had his own troubles, which also stemmed from Chu Huaixu.

Steward Liu Tianfeng pushed open the door and glanced at his son, Liu Chengqi, who was slumped drunk over the table. His brows furrowed slightly.

“You plan to live every day in this drunken stupor?” he couldn’t help but reprimand.

Liu Chengqi, half-lying on the table, caressed the jade flask in his hand without responding.

Steward Liu still wanted to scold a few more words, but in the end, he could only sigh.

Ever since returning from the Cold Pool Secret Realm, his beloved son had become like this—utterly disheartened.

Especially after watching Chu Huaixu rise to fame before everyone’s eyes, leaping from a mere False Spirit Embryo to becoming the Xuanhuang Champion, Liu Chengqi’s sense of imbalance only worsened.

That day in the Heavenly Prison, father and son had personally examined Chu Huaixu’s Spirit Embryo.

Though they didn’t know what fortune lay beneath the Cold Pool Secret Realm, it was undoubtedly an extraordinary encounter!

Liu Tianfeng sat down beside his son and spoke up.

“Chengqi, I hope you can understand this—based on Chu Huaixu’s various performances in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, it’s clear that whether it’s his comprehension or temperament, both are outstanding.”

“Moreover, he even mastered the Dao Canon—perhaps that was his greatest transformation.”

“Even if he hadn’t obtained the fortune beneath the Cold Pool, he would still have achieved greatness.”

“Otherwise, the Sixth Elder wouldn’t value him this highly.”

“You shouldn’t believe everything he has today is solely because of that Secret Realm, and even less so that he stole your fortune.”

Hearing this, Liu Chengqi suddenly went berserk. He swept the jade flask and cup off the table with a loud crash.

Reeking of alcohol, he shouted, “How is it not stealing my fortune?!”

“If it weren’t for you currying favor, trying to please the Sixth Elder, and listening to that bastard Niu Yuanshan’s suggestion to give them the Jade Token Fragments, how could they have entered the Secret Realm?!”

“If he hadn’t gone in, everything inside would very likely have been mine!”

“Besides those two, I was the only one still left inside! Everyone else was kicked out early!”

Liu Tianfeng’s expression darkened. But being an elderly father who had his child late in life—and with his wife now gone—he was all the more indulgent.

Taking a deep breath, he tried to remain patient. “The Cold Pool Secret Realm has now been modified by the inner sect and turned into a training ground. You can go explore it again yourself.”

“That day, you were trapped in the illusion too long and ended up being kicked out...”

Liu Chengqi still wouldn’t listen, roaring, “If it hadn’t been them, but the enrolled disciples we originally arranged, maybe I wouldn’t have chosen that path when picking an entrance!”

“Even if I failed that day, I’d still have future chances!”

“As long as the fortune remains, it belongs to me!!!”

“It’s all because you were groveling that everything became a wedding robe for that bastard Chu Huaixu!”

“You should never have listened to that mutt Niu Yuanshan’s suggestion! Shouldn’t have given them the fragments of the Pill King Token!”

At those words, Liu Tianfeng was left speechless.

In truth, he also regretted listening to Niu Yuanshan back then.

But at the end of the day, he had never taken a mere False Spirit Embryo seriously.

His thinking at the time had been: The worse the talent, the greater the background must be.

Who would have expected he was a hidden dragon?

In the end, Liu Tianfeng said nothing more.

He simply stated, “Tomorrow, I’ll be leading a team down the mountain to carry out a demon-elimination mission.”

“Chu Huaixu will be among them.”

“Since you’re so obsessed with this, I’ll try to find a chance to ask him what exactly he gained beneath the Cold Pool.”

Liu Chengqi said nothing in response.

During the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, he had watched every one of Chu Huaixu’s matches, always standing quietly in some far corner.

He had also wondered—if his damaged Spirit Embryo had recovered, would he have shone just as brightly on the stage?

What twisted the knife deeper was that in the early matches, Chu Huaixu had defeated his opponents with a single move—and the technique used was the very Eight Wastelands Wandering Dragon that Liu Chengqi had taught him!

A stab right to the heart!

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The next day, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang arrived outside the Disciples’ Courtyard at the appointed time.

Stewards Liu Tianfeng and Mo Qingmei were already waiting.

For this descent, they were taking a full group of 20 Outer Sect disciples.

Upon seeing Chu Huaixu, the disciples grew visibly excited.

To complete a sect mission alongside the Xuanhuang Champion—well, that would certainly make for a great story afterward.

Due to his overwhelming performance in the tournament, the moment they saw him, everyone oddly felt a little more at ease.

Even though he was only at the First Realm.

Once everyone had gathered, Mo Qingmei smiled and said, “Senior Brother Liu, you’re more experienced at leading teams than I am—why don’t you give them the briefing?”

“Alright.”

Steward Liu looked at the group and spoke.

“Demon Elimination at Chixi Ravine is a mission our Dao Gate accepted in response to a Sword Sect disciple’s request for assistance.”

“A Sword Sect disciple named Zhao Qianfeng, while journeying down the mountain, discovered traces of Evil Cultivators at Chixi Ravine.”

“He tracked them, subdued one, and from interrogation learned that an Evil Cultivator altar lies hidden beneath the ravine.”

“He couldn’t handle it alone, so he requested aid from our Dao Gate.”

“Now that I’m leading you all down the mountain to train, remember this well: your own safety comes first. Don’t act recklessly.”

“If you can’t win—run!”

“Our Dao Gate is vast and powerful. Just return to the sect and ask for backup.”

“Eradicating evil is the purpose of our demon-elimination missions.”

“But the prerequisite is preserving your own life. Do you all understand?” he asked loudly.

“Yes, Steward Liu!” the group answered.

Chu Huaixu had already heard that the new disciple missions of the Dao Gate in Borrowed Sword were among the simplest.

Players basically just had to tag along.

Like this mission to eliminate demons at Chixi Ravine—two Stewards and 20 Outer Sect disciples were being deployed.

In reality, sending half the number would’ve been more than enough.

The focus was clearly on one thing: safety.

The Dao Gate was mighty—they would crush any resistance!

“Knowing the Evil Cultivators are hiding under Chixi Ravine and even have a ritual altar there—makes things much easier,” Chu Huaixu thought.

That way, it shouldn’t take much time. They could likely go and return swiftly.

Thus, the group followed the two Stewards and descended the mountain.

Upon reaching the 【Beast Courtyard】 at the base of the mountain, each person received a Black Cloud Steed.

This horse was a hybrid of a spirit beast and a regular horse.

It didn’t possess much power—barely counted as a low-grade spirit beast—but it was fast, capable of traveling a thousand li per day, highly intelligent, easy to control, and quick to tame.

All it took was a bit of spiritual pressure from a cultivator, and the beast would instantly understand your strength—and become incredibly obedient.

Chu Huaixu suspected its intelligence was on par with a border collie...

After a brief journey, the group arrived at the designated rendezvous point.

There, the Sword Sect disciple named Zhao Qianfeng was already waiting.

He wore the Outer Sect disciple token of the Sword Sect and had reached the Fourth Heaven of the Second Realm.

His appearance wasn’t particularly notable, except that his eyebrows were pale and sparse—making him look almost like a man with no eyebrows.

Along the way, what Chu Huaixu was truly worried about wasn’t danger.

He simply feared Han Shuangjiang might accidentally trigger his Destiny Physique, causing the group to fall into some secret realm mid-mission.

That was why he had chosen this mission himself instead of letting Han Shuangjiang pick.

If something like that did happen, this Sword Sect disciple waiting here would think—What kind of sect is this Dao Gate? So unreliable!

He might even think they’d stood him up...