The Three Evils of Shu Mountain

The Shu Mountain Sect has always had a saying about the Three Evils of Shu Mountain, which are the three things the entire Shu Mountain wants to beat the most... these are Mahjong, Hot Pot, and Di Nufeng.

The Southwest region has a fondness for playing Mahjong, and Shu Mountain is naturally no exception.

There was a time when the Shu Mountain Sect's love for Mahjong was famous throughout the Divine Nine and Terrestrial Ten. During the peak period when the Shu Mountain Sect led the Immortal Cultivation World, some people even began to discuss whether playing Mahjong was beneficial for cultivation, which was quite absurd.

Later, as Shu Mountain began to decline, they started to heavily restrict this kind of entertainment that easily led to neglecting cultivation, but... it was repeatedly banned without success.

To this day, playing Mahjong is still one of the most popular entertainment activities in the Shu Mountain Sect, but it must be kept within a reasonable scope.

At the ten-year Shu Mountain Summit, in addition to formal events like the All Peaks Competition, there are also entertainment events such as the Shu Mountain Mahjong Competition, the Flying Sword Racing Competition, and the Spirit Pet Fighting Competition. Among these, the Mahjong Competition has always been the most fiercely contested entertainment event.

As for Hot Pot, it is also popular in the Southwest region, and Shu Mountain is no exception.

But why did eating Hot Pot become an evil?

This is because this way of eating is simply too inclusive. There is a famous saying circulating in Shu Mountain: everything can be put into a Hot Pot. Once, Shu Mountain's Hot Pot developed two major characteristics: "no spice, no fun" and "nothing is too strange."

There's nothing you can't think of, only what Shu Mountain can't put in. Birds and beasts, demons, ghosts, and monsters... there was even a period of malicious competition, where Shu Mountain Disciples competed to capture rare demonic beasts, wanting to take a bite of something fresh in their Hot Pot.

It could be said that today you put in Dragon liver, tomorrow I put in Phoenix marrow. In a small pot, the internal competition was quite severe. As they competed, many demonic beasts were rolled into the pot.

In those years, it was widely rumored in the martial world that Shu Mountain people ate everything.

When other sects saw demonic beasts, they thought about trading or killing them; when Shu Mountain Disciples saw demonic beasts, they thought about Red Oil or Clear Broth.

In the end, it was the current Sect Leader who personally ordered the prohibition of this malicious behavior, which finally stopped the unhealthy trend.

The first two evils have a long history, while the last evil, Di Nufeng, was added in the early years.

When Di Nufeng was young, she was truly a bully of Shu Mountain, acting tyrannically. Moreover, this person was extremely capable in combat, and few disciples of the same generation had not been bullied by her.

Later, when competing for the Peak Lords position, no one supported her, but she simply had the cultivation of the Dao Seeking Realm, which made people helpless.

Among the thirty-six Peak Lords of Shu Mountain, most are still in the Sixth Realm, the Dharma Body Realm. There are only about ten who have Dao Seeking Realm cultivation. And in terms of combat power alone, Di Nufeng is not ranked in the top ten among the Peak Lords, but at least in the top three!

In fact, no Peak Lord has ever dared to claim they could defeat Di Nufeng.

Fortunately, since she became a Peak Lord, she has restrained herself much more. In recent years, there have been few reports of Di Nufeng causing trouble, so much so that some younger disciples are not entirely clear about the origin of this evil.

Today, in this place, there are several younger Shu Mountain Disciples who, after playing Mahjong and eating Hot Pot, are talking about Di Nufeng.

"Boss, you want to go hard? That's absolutely not okay," Lackey A said loudly.

Inside a Wooden House on Cloud Reaching Peak, a pot of Red Oil was boiling, meat slices and fish balls bobbing up and down, the aroma overflowing.

Lackey B picked up a spoonful of Tripe, dipped it up and down seven or eight times, quickly took it out, and put it in his bowl.

Shang Ziliang sat there with a worried expression. "What's not okay? Didn't you finish investigating? That Chu Liang is just a mere early Divine Intent Realm cultivator. I am already at the peak of the Divine Intent Realm and am currently forging my Golden Core, and I will break through soon. If I go hard against him, it's a sure thing, right?"

Earlier, he had seen Xu Ziqing and Chu Liang acting intimately in the Sword Transmission Hall, accompanied by a strange smell, which made him suspicious.

After some investigation, he found that the two had indeed just completed a mission together, and their relationship was good during the mission... Shang Ziliang immediately became angry and wanted to go to Chu Liang's place to warn him to stay away from Xu Ziqing.

"Oh, Boss..." Lackey A advised, "You only know that Chu Liang is in the Divine Intent Realm, but his Master is Di Nufeng!"

Lackey B scooped up a large chopstick full of Fatty Beef, dipped it in Sesame Paste, and happily ate it.

Shang Ziliang said, "His Master is Di Nufeng, and my father is also a Peak Lord. Could it be that he's afraid of her?"

Lackey A was silent for a moment, but the meaning in his eyes was clear... he was probably afraid.

Cloud Reaching Peak Lord Shang Shuwen was not known for his cultivation among the peaks. He had always been refined and gentle in his actions. This was practically the opposite of Di Nufeng...

"If it were another Peak Lord, they might give your father face and not bother with you, Boss. But that Di Nufeng... she's never given anyone face. If you really anger her, who knows what could happen?" Lackey A advised earnestly.

Lackey B scooped up a few more tofu puffs and aorta.

"Then what do you suggest?" Shang Ziliang asked.

"Boss, it's not entirely because we're afraid of his Master. Let's say you just show up at his door for no reason, tell him to stay away from Junior Sister Ziqing, and if he doesn't listen, beat him up... no matter how you look at it, you wouldn't be in the right." Lackey A analyzed calmly, "If you ask me, it's safer to act in secret."

Lackey B picked up a large piece of green vegetable.

Shang Ziliang frowned and pondered, "Act in secret? But I just want to warn him. How can I do that in secret?"

Lackey A said, "Why don't we use a trick to make him suffer a little loss, and then leave a letter to warn him... if he gets close to Junior Sister Ziqing again, he'll suffer more in the future... But we won't reveal our identities. This way, even if his Master wants to stand up for him, she won't be able to find us. How about that?"

Lackey B stood up and scooped up the minced meat from the bottom of the pot.

Shang Ziliang chuckled, "Alright, then how do you suggest we make him suffer a loss?"

Lackey A also smiled, "I thought of this before, Boss. Do you still remember Baize?"

Shang Ziliang looked at Lackey A's cunning eyes, was startled for a moment, and then also showed a knowing smile, "You're good, you have some brains."

The two of them quickly decided on a plan in a few words. Only then did Shang Ziliang's worry turn into joy, and he felt his appetite return. He picked up his chopsticks, ready to eat something.

Then he saw that the pot was empty.

"Huh? Where's the food?" he asked.

"Yeah, where's the food?" Lackey A hadn't noticed either.

"I don't know." Lackey B also shook his head with a bewildered look, "It feels like it was gone before we even started eating."

Chu Liang returned to his wooden house and sat in meditation, cultivating for a while. Although he now had the Big Head Doll, if he had free time, he should not neglect his actual cultivation.

About two hours later, he took out the Soul Restraining Order and looked at it. There was no new information inside.

It seemed that when that Sha wasn't speaking, the Soul Domain was very quiet.

Thinking about it, it made sense. These Devil Path cultivators usually walked in the shadows and were all ruthless and cruel individuals. All they thought about were matters of life and death. How could they have so much leisure time to chat in a group?

He looked at the stone table outside, and there was an extra letter on it. It should have been delivered while he was cultivating.

He raised his hand and drew the letter over, opened it, and saw two lines of small characters written on it.

"Senior Brother Chu, Yu Hour Third Quarter, I'll be waiting for you at Pagoda Peak... Xu Ziqing."

"Hmm?" Chu Liang was puzzled when he saw this letter.

This letter was written by Xu Ziqing?

"If this letter was really written by Junior Sister Xu, then she..." Chu Liang mused, "Her handwriting is quite ugly."

Thank you to "Blockbusters can't be watched at night" for becoming the fourth Alliance Leader of this book. You're an old brother, thank you.