"Lady Ming, you wouldn't want Landlord Ming to lose everything, would you?"
Chu Liang said this, looking at Lady Ming bound by the Demon Binding Rope.
"Is Young Hero Chu willing to appeal for my seal?"
Hearing his intention, Landlord Ming might not quite understand, but Lady Ming was greatly surprised. She didn't expect this young man in front of her would be willing to help her in such a way.
She wanted to kneel with Landlord Ming right away. Chu Liang hurriedly withdrew the Demon Binding Rope from her, otherwise, the scene would have looked rather strange.
Appeal for seal.
It doesn't refer to the ancient method of sealing a monster as righteous, but to obtain a royal seal for a benign monster to live freely in the cities of the human dynasty, similar to giving it a household registration.
And for monsters without a royal seal, like the "black household," if they infiltrate the Human City Pool, they can be killed on the spot by any cultivator who discovers them. The reason why Lady Ming used to be so timid was that she was afraid that her identity as a monster would be revealed.
This power of the royal seal is only held by the human dynasty and the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect. Even the next-level Ten Earth Immortal Sects do not have this power. It is extremely difficult for a monster to obtain a royal seal.
The current feudal dynasty is known as the "Yu Dynasty," that has been established for over six hundred years, and is in a golden age of peace and prosperity. And every monster living in a human city could be a hidden threat to this peacefulness. As the saying goes, 'those not of our race, have different hearts.' How could it be any different with monsters?
Whether it's the Imperial Court or the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, doing a royal seal is like giving this monster a letter of recommendation. If this monster causes trouble in the future, the one who gave the royal seal will have to take responsibility.
In the Shu Mountain Sect, minor disciples like Chu Liang do not have this power. Empress Feng, his master, will have to step in. After a series of steps including observational techniques and heart inspection, to confirm that Lady Ming is a benign monster that has never hurt anyone, and the chance of her causing trouble in the future is extremely low. Only then will they give the royal seal. After that, she will have to regularly visit Shu Mountain and accept the location setting of the Shu Mountain Sect's tracking magic.
Usually, even disciples of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect rarely do this kind of troublesome thing.
Just slaying monsters and expelling demons, what a straightforward and efficient approach.
But with this simplistic approach, even though it's a way to save energy and not take responsibility, Chu Liang felt uneasy in his conscience.
After much thought, he still wanted to give them a hand.
As for the wealth of Landlord Ming, of course, he could not accept it.
There's no need to overly stress their gratitude, and Chu Liang took them back to Shu Mountain that very day. Xingzhou City is not far from Shu Mountain, hence the Ming Mansion's request was delivered to the Sword Exchange Pavilion of Shu Mountain in the first place.
When they returned to the mountain gate and he explained the matter to his master on Silver Sword Peak, there was nothing else need to be done by Chu Liang.
Empress Feng is a person of magnanimity and integrity. She greatly praised Chu Liang's actions. As for the follow-up sealing matters, with her watching, Tontian Peak wouldn't dare to neglect.
Chu Liang first returned to his small wooden house on the hillside. When he calmed down, he sank his divine sense and entered the White Pagoda... It's time to claim his reward!
In a large iron cell, there was only a golden phantom of a cat spirit floating in the air.
Chu Liang skillfully pressed the "Refine" button.
Boom——
A flash of red light, the brilliance floated out. Chu Liang caught it with his hand and found it was a talisman. At the same time, a thought was transmitted into his mind.
[Spirit Cat Leaping Talisman]: Upon casting this talisman, you will gain the cat spirit's bonus, significantly enhancing agility for a quarter of an hour. If you unconsciously lick your palm with your tongue, it's a normal phenomenon, please don't panic.
"A talisman?"
It was the first time Chu Liang had received a talisman. Compared to permanent magical treasures, one-time elixirs and talismans are obviously less impressive. But then he thought, since it is a one-time use, its power must be greater. When used at a critical moment, it just might make a difference.
Thinking like this, he contentedly put the object away.
...
"Caw——"
Just as he finished collecting his reward, a loud bird call rang out from outside. Chu Liang lifted his eyes and saw a huge white crane landing outside the wooden house.
It was entirely snow-white with not a single stray feather, standing taller than an adult man. Its eyes were bright and radiant, and its extraordinary spirituality was obvious at a glance. A basket was hanging around its long crane neck, from which it used its sharp beak to take out a small booklet, and placed it on the stone table outside.
It turned out to be this month's Seven Star Mansion Report.
Chu Liang said towards the window, "Thank you."
"Caw——" The white crane craned its neck and cawed again, seeming to respond, then flapped its wings and flew high, heading towards its next destination.
This is the white crane messenger of the Shu Mountain Sect, dedicated to delivering messages to the various peak disciples. And what it brought today is the monthly Seven Star Mansion Report.
Within the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, there is a sect called "Tianshu Pavilion".
The main business of Tianshu Pavilion is to forecast calculations. It is the line that is closest to the secrets of heaven in the world. Even if they are not good at fighting, they have always been respected by all major forces. Their position in the Nine Heavens is the best proof.
And their side business is to collect strange stories from the Mortal Realm. They distribute a Seven Star Mansion Report every month. For hundreds of years, Tianshu Pavilion's Seven Star Mansion Report has been popular throughout the world, from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands to the children in the streets, everyone enjoys discussing it.
Chu Liang lifted his finger, drawing the booklet into the room, and began to flip through it.
The Seven Star Mansion Report is divided into three parts, "Jianghu Anecdotes", "Human World Treasure List", and "Strategy of Nine States".
The "Human World Treasure List" is a big list that records and ranks the magical treasures of the world. The changes every month are not many, and there will be a separate article detailing the ranking changes that occurred this month for easy viewing. Most of the changes are those with low rankings, while the high-ranked treasures of heaven and earth have hardly changed for hundreds of years.
For example, the first ranked has always been the Divine Artifact of the Mortal Realm, the Demon Suppression Tower.
Unfortunately, a line of small print is added after Demon Suppression Tower, "Originally belonging to Shu Mountain, now lost."
Yes, the Shu Mountain Sect was able to rank among the Nine Heavens back then, and even once dominated the First Immortal Sect, becoming the foremost party of the Human Righteous Path, all thanks to the existence of the Demon Suppression Tower. However, due to a major incident five hundred years ago, Shu Mountain lost this supreme divine artifact.
This resulted in the Sect's constant decline. To this day, the few that rank higher among the Ten Earth Immortal Sects in terms of pure strength may even surpass the Shu Mountain Sect. Voices saying that the Shu Mountain Sect does not deserve to be among the Nine Heavens are growing louder and louder in the jianghu.
The second-ranking is the Qi Xingjian of the Tianshu Pavilion, an ancient Divine Sword, capable of the tremendous power to move mountains and overturn seas.
However, Tianshu Pavilion has always been non-conflicting with the world and rarely participates in jianghu strife, so the Qi Xingjian has not been used for many years. The last recorded use was a hundred years ago, when the Demon Sect of Strange Beasts awakened the ferocious Qiongqi in an attempt to attack Tianshu Pavilion. When the Qi Xingjian was deployed, it suppressed Qiongqi with one sword and killed three hundred demons with another, effectively wiping out the Demon Sect of Strange Beasts.
It is said that every time Tianshu Pavilion uses the Qi Xingjian, it has to pay a huge price, but the secrets behind this are not written for outsiders to know.
The third-ranking is the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams of Misty Mountain Immortal, which communicates with the gods along the great path, and its uses are infinite.
Misty Mountain Immortal is also one of the Nine Heavens, and the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams is a divine artifact rumored to have fallen from the Immortal Realm. It is widely rumored in the jianghu that the reason why the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams ranks below the Qi Xingjian is simply because the Ten Thousand Treasures Record is written by the Tianshu Pavilion. If judged by actual power, it is only higher, not lower.
These distant divine artifacts are inaccessible in daily life and will not cause any stir. The one that Chu Liang sees most often is ranked fifty-seventh.
Phoenix Soul Blood Jade.
It is formed by condensing the blood essence of an ancient Divine Phoenix. Wearing it can nourish the body, and when divine skills are deployed, it carries the blood energy of the divine phoenix, greatly increasing the power of slaughter.
This treasure is embedded in his master Empress Feng's chest.