Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

Chapter 147 Anren Prefecture and Mr. Lin are Fated

"..."

Yu Sheng sat in his seat, his expression shifting between light and dark.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned cold.

Anyone could sense the anger rising in this future prodigy's heart.

Lei Shouren slightly shifted his gaze.

He only wanted to use the Yu family's power to help himself achieve tremendous success.

As for which Yu family immortal she specifically borrowed, it was actually not important. Moreover, unless this Yu Sheng immortal personally took action, she would hardly be able to have any impact on the situation.

The academy's vice-principal and lecturers pondered for a moment, then chose to remain silent.

Logically speaking, Anren Prefecture's current situation presents a golden opportunity for Immortal Yu Sheng to seize the moment and firmly establish himself as a prodigy.

The other party will naturally feel anxious.

However, as a senior member of the clan, Elder Yu Dongjun was clearly unwilling to give up his territory to befriend this prodigy.

Faced with this conflict of interests between the older generation and the younger generation.

The group quickly made a decision.

Yu Sheng may have other opportunities to rise in the future, but without ethnic support, she will most likely suffer setbacks in Anren Prefecture.

"You can make the arrangements, but I still feel it's not safe enough."

After a long silence, Yu Sheng spoke again, her words startling everyone: "Before entering the mountains to slay the demons, Qian Yiru must first become my disciple."

"..."

Everyone looked stunned.

Some even suspected that this prodigy might be resentful of the headmaster's suppression, to the point that he had lost his mind.

Only the Ruan siblings, who were standing nearby listening, frowned slightly.

Given Yu Shengxianren's shrewdness, he would never do anything without reason.

Even excluding Pei Zhang, it was still five Golden Core cultivators who attacked and killed a demon lord, not to mention that among them was the demon-slaying general Lei Shouren, and Qian Yiru, who could most likely sweep away the demon horde single-handedly.

Using insecurity as an excuse is simply unconvincing and hardly convincing to others.

Just as the brother and sister had anticipated.

Yu Dongjun's eyelids twitched twice, and the sarcasm hidden at the corner of his lips gradually intensified: "Are you so desperate for merit that you've gone mad? I've already made myself perfectly clear, and you're still spouting nonsense here."

His anger gradually subsided, and he only found it ridiculous.

A descendant of immortals with virtually no territory wants to adopt three disciples who will lead the mountain at the same time.

They really think Qian Yiru is a fool.

Yu Dongjun didn't even bother to acknowledge her, and said indifferently, "Heh, Yiru, would you be willing to become an apprentice of this Immortal Yu Sheng?"

"..."

Upon hearing the words "not safe enough," a fleeting, chilling murderous intent flashed in Qian Yiru's eyes.

He turned his back to the crowd, quickly composed himself, and calmed his expression.

A few breaths later, the tall and upright man slowly turned around, looked at Yu Sheng, and said calmly, "Yi Ru still has a mission to fulfill. My master has raised me for many years, and his kindness is as heavy as a mountain. If I cannot personally kill my enemies, I will have no face to become your disciple. I hope the immortal will understand."

His words were quite tactful and polite.

But a strange smile crept into the eyes of almost everyone.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Yu Dongjun glanced coldly at Yu Sheng, with a hint of disdain.

The little chick remained silent on the surface, but was secretly complaining to Lin Shu: "I knew he wouldn't agree... And why take him in? Aren't we little monsters?"

"You can say it."

Lin Shu responded with her thoughts, then lazily stood up.

Since Headmaster Yu is cooperating so much and willing to take full responsibility, it would be incredibly foolish not to seize the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

Whether he wanted to arrange for himself to be involved in the operation or to accept Qian Yiru as the head disciple, the things he asked Yu Sheng to say were things that the headmaster would never agree to.

But this would allow Yu Sheng to completely absolve himself of responsibility in this matter.

"Go ask me something."

"Oh……"

Yu Sheng drew out the last syllable of her voice, stood up, and walked towards the outside of the pavilion: "Walk slowly, I still have some things to ask you."

Her actions suggested that she was still unwilling to give up, even at this point.

It inevitably seems somewhat comical.

Seeing this, Yu Dongjun slowly withdrew his gaze. Based on Yu Sheng's performance today, he even felt that his previous concerns were somewhat unnecessary.

Heaven gave her exceptional talent, but it seems to have taken away her intelligence.

Does this utterly stupid greenhorn even deserve to compete with me for Anren Prefecture?

Many of the lecturers shook their heads with a hint of emotion.

……

"call."

Outside the Star Gazing Pavilion, Qian Yiru let out a long breath.

He clenched his fists tightly on the hilt of his sword, but finally stopped.

Both the master and apprentice were somewhat eccentric.

First, Lin Shu inexplicably returned from Yu Mingxuan's ambush, and then this immortal named Yu Sheng actually questioned the safety of the operation even though he, the mountain master, was leading the team.

This instilled in him a deep sense of apprehension.

Did Yu Sheng discover something?

Impossible.

No matter how talented the opponent is, he is nothing more than a blue phoenix at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, which is far inferior to his own.

Perhaps it was the act of sending the message earlier that aroused the woman's suspicion.

Indeed, before undertaking great tasks, one must put aside those womanly sentiments.

He loosened his grip on the sword hilt, calmly turned around, and glanced at the two figures: "What instructions does the immortal have?"

"take it easy."

Yu Sheng waved his hand and said as he walked away, "I'm just a little curious. With such an outstanding reputation and profound strength, why did you only obtain the sixth level of the Dragon Tiger Treasure Pill? Why didn't you spend a few more years honing your skills?"

"Only proven?"

Qian Yiru paused for a moment, then suddenly felt it was somewhat absurd.

This group of creatures who never cultivate themselves, rely solely on their natural abilities and devour the fruits of others' labor, have no idea what the Golden Elixir is, and yet they dare to question their own cultivation.

Because the Immortal Descendants can fight against a sixth-level Dragon-Tiger Treasure Pill cultivator based solely on instinct, they look down on the Dragon-Tiger Treasure Pill.

His expression turned slightly cold: "As far as I know, there seems to be no Nine-Turn Purple Heaven Golden Elixir in the entire Yongzhou. I really don't understand what the immortal means."

"Is it that difficult?" Yu Sheng asked in surprise.

Qian Yiru was clearly extremely displeased and wanted to teach these immortal descendants what the Golden Core Dao was: "Six cycles follow the will of Heaven, nine cycles defy the harmony of Heaven. If you want to obtain that ethereal Purple Cloud Golden Core, you must create three tribulations yourself, imitating the wind, fire, and thunder disasters, to temper your own Niwan (a point on the upper part of the body)."

"How do you create a calamity?" Yu Sheng asked, like a curious child.

"If one has already learned a half-life immortal technique that conforms to the Three Calamities, it is the most convenient as long as the effect is sufficient. However, since our immortal energy is pure and we only cultivate one immortal technique, we need to rely on external objects."

Qian Yiru spoke fluently, as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube: "As far as I am concerned, I have the Wind Control Sword Technique to withstand one calamity, but for the remaining two calamities, I must find the supreme treasures of fire and thunder in the world."

"Not only are these treasures hard to find, but if an external object enters the body, it is extremely dangerous and difficult to control. Every disaster is a matter of life and death."

"If one can truly attain the Nine-Turn Purple Heaven Golden Core, then at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, one can challenge a late-stage Golden Core cultivator at the Third-Turn Solidifying Spirit True Core realm..."

Qian Yiru had half a sentence left unsaid.

If he had attained the Purple Cloud Golden Core, with his current cultivation level, he would have already cleaved all of these people in two with a single sword strike in that pavilion. Why would Yu Sheng have the right to comment on him?

"I see."

Yu Sheng nodded as if she understood, then waved her hand and said, "Thank you, you go ahead with your work."

After saying that, she took Lin Shu and left without looking back, showing no sign of her previous intention to recruit disciples.

"..."

Qian Yiru's expression faltered slightly.

Distracted by the other party's topic, all the explanations and excuses he had prepared were stuck in his chest.

Could it be that this Immortal Yu Sheng actually had no intention of sharing the credit for the demon-slaying operation?

So what on earth is she up to?

In the past, Qian Yiru would have insisted on getting to the bottom of this, but his current situation is different, and it is really not appropriate for him to appear in front of others too often, let alone make a move.

Well, as long as this master and apprentice pair don't bother me for the time being.

Whatever grudges we have, let's talk about them after this period of time.

"Lin Shu, Lin Shu, are you about to achieve the Golden Core stage?!"

"With two Golden Core experts like us taking action, do we no longer need to start as lowly patrolling demons?"

Yu Sheng has been bored lately and has been reading a lot of supernatural tales.

According to the storybook, a demon's first task is to patrol the mountain with a gong. If a knight-errant approaches, the demon must immediately strike the gong to notify the demon general.

She had Yan Jin buy three gongs from the street, and they had been practicing on them secretly for some time.

Oh, right, Yunniang is here too, so we need to buy another one.

"Almost there."

Lin Shu pondered for a few moments, then shook her head.

Imitating the three calamities of heaven and earth, he created three minor tribulations.

Regarding the wind disaster, although he hadn't fully comprehended the Yu family's sword technique, the little chick knew it, and since their blood essences were intertwined, they could almost communicate in a single thought, so he should be able to borrow it.

For the lightning disaster, one could consider the Netherworld Cold Miasma Lightning, but this method is currently only at the first level of Core Formation. Even if it is upgraded to a half-life immortal technique with Karmic Fire Golden Essence, it is clearly not qualified.

But as long as there's enough bad money, none of that matters.

The most difficult thing is actually a fire.

Once Anren Prefecture has stabilized, we should look for similar treasures, or perhaps a descendant of immortals skilled in fire magic.

The demons must possess the means to forcibly extract the life essence from the immortals.

Let's talk about it when we get back.

Lin Shu checked the remaining 14,000 taels of silver and did not rush to create a typhoon.

The Seven-Turn Mud Pill cannot increase combat power.

Even though Qian Yiru had shown extremely obvious abnormalities, Lin Shu still did not really let her guard down.

If things turn against him, what he will be left with is still a golden light from the Mountain God Mirror, brimming with spiritual power.

But if this sect leader truly intends to betray the sect...

Qian Yiru doesn't have many demon lords to choose from.

After all, given the opponent's cultivation level and the extremely pure immortal aura, the backlash from the deterioration of their spiritual power would far exceed that of ordinary cultivators.

After being corrupted into a demon, the requirements for resources become even higher.

He urgently needs the flesh and blood of a Golden Core Realm Wind-Riding Azure Phoenix to stabilize his cultivation.

The descendants of the Yu family are inherently difficult to kill.

Lin Shu knew only one demon lord among the surrounding demon mountains, even including Dragon Spine Ridge, who could provide such flesh and blood as provisions and still have surplus to share with others.

"It's almost over, but it's okay. I can teach you how to play the gong!"

Yu Sheng wasn't too disappointed. One has to eat one bite at a time. Even the most powerful demon king started as a lowly patrolling demon.

"There's absolutely no need for that."

Lin Shu returned to the courtyard leisurely. He went to his room and closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, in a small courtyard on the other side of Anren Prefecture.

The monkey, who had been waiting for a long time, had already dozed off. Finally, it saw the jade hairpin stand up and quickly left a message on the table.

"So many!"

A moment later, he got up, scratching his head.

Anren Prefecture is far too extravagant, sending Golden Core experts into the mountains as if they were free. This is completely different from the border region.

We need to hurry and send the message to the Azure Sea Demon Lord so that we can settle the demons first.

"Oh, right."

Before leaving, the monkey put away the jade hairpin, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered, "My lord, according to a letter from the border, the two demon lords, Yunlong and Hongling, are currently in a rather awkward situation because of us lesser demons..."

The Moon Devouring Banner was raised at Dragon Ridge.

However, the lack of a demon lord to guard his territory remains an unavoidable problem.

As more and more foreign monsters enter the border region, the situation becomes increasingly dire, and this problem will only escalate.

"..."

Inside the elegant courtyard house.

Lin Shu pondered for a few moments, but did not offer much explanation. Instead, she used her divided soul to control the jade hairpin and gave a brief response.

"understood."

Originally, he had never intended to be called a demon lord.

Not to mention taking charge of Dragon Ridge.

As long as the demons remember that they contributed to the capture of the pass, it will be enough to leave him and Yu Sheng a way out in the future.

But now it seems that the two demon lords, Yunlong and Hongling, are quite stubborn. Despite such great pressure, they still want to protect this achievement for him.

But there's no need to rush.

The matter in Anren Prefecture should have a result soon.

Once I have some free time, I can start working on solving this problem.

The real problem is that, given Longjizhang's current resources, it is far too difficult for it to simultaneously face the pressure from Yongzhou and the Zhao family of the Great Shun Dynasty.

Even in Lin Shu's view, the hope of defending the border was extremely slim.

"There aren't enough people at all."

He gently rubbed his temples.

Given the size of Dragon Ridge, no matter how strong an individual is, unless they have reached the level of overwhelming Golden Core cultivators, such as having a Nascent Soul Demon King in charge, relying on their fearsome reputation to intimidate all sides, it is impossible for a single powerful individual to guard it alone.

Even mastering the art of riding the wind to patrol the mountains won't suffice.

That mountain range was so majestic and continuous that even if one were to transform into the wind, it would still be difficult to cover every aspect of it.

I just don't know what Yuan Yuan and the Demon King Su Xin are busy with.

Having ordered the demons to occupy the border, they should at least show themselves and do some work.

Lin Shu composed herself and stepped out of the house.

Everyone had already borrowed a large table and set up a banquet in the quiet courtyard.

"Where have you been lately?"

Old Yang, both anxious and angry, slapped the back of the idiot's head: "How come you have so many more injuries on your body?"

"Yes, I will serve Master Lin!"

The man looked over with considerable displeasure and awkwardly explained, "I was grazed by a branch on the road."

"oh."

Hearing this, Old Yang chuckled awkwardly and leaned closer, saying, "I admit I misspoke, so you can hit me back."

"hiss!"

Lin Shu's eyelids twitched suddenly.

But then the fool rubbed his wrist and slapped it without any politeness: "Giggle."

The slap that could kill a Golden Core cultivator only made Old Yang grimace and rub his head, clearly indicating that this wasn't the first time the two had wrestled like this.

"Master Lin."

Someone quickly stood up; it was Jin Gui and Dong Cheng.

The two men were overjoyed and quickly explained, "We heard you were back, so we thought we'd cook some food and bring it over."

"Please sit down."

Looking at these familiar faces, Lin Shu suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

I opened my eyes in the dilapidated courtyard, having arrived in this world all alone.

Unbeknownst to him, he had somehow made his way from the stinky brothel in Qingliu Lane to where he was now.

It was just a wooden table, but it was occupied by a group of people with vastly different levels of cultivation.

Jin Gui was still a mortal, then Dong Cheng and Lao Yang were Qi Refining, then Yun Niang and Yan Jin were Foundation Establishment, then herself was Core Formation, and then Yu Sheng and the Fool had already reached the Golden Core stage.

If another Nascent Soul is added, the cultivation level will almost be maxed out.

Such a sight would be considered a spectacle no matter where it is placed.

But amidst the laughter and chatter, it seemed no one cared about these things.

"..."

Lin Shu remained calm, lowering her eyes as she took a sip of her drink.

He was genuinely a little uneasy about putting such a group of people in a place governed by those immortals.

Thinking of this, he put down his wine cup and casually looked in the direction of the Star Gazing Pavilion.

Anren Prefecture has a connection with Mr. Lin.

As it happened, the headmaster offered an excellent opportunity, so he could only take the opportunity to ask the other party to reluctantly give it up.

Only by placing Yu Sheng in that position can this great mansion truly resolve the demon scourge.