The Whole Mountain Called Him Yang Shiyilang

Yang Xuesheng thought to herself along the way, Any attribute will do! So it turns out he's looking for something to suppress the Formation Eye. Since it's for setting up a formation, there's no need to limit the attribute.

She never would have guessed that this youth of shallow cultivation was trying to practice a Forbidden Technique of the Demon Race.

Chen Ganliu indeed had made no demands. After all, the inner core of any demon could be used to cultivate the Heavenly Demon Vein Shifting Method. As for what attribute the resulting spirit vein had, who cared? So long as it was complete enough, it would be better than this Severed Vein of Springtide Bloom he currently possessed.

As for Yang Xuesheng asking him, "What requirements does your teacher have?" Chen Ganliu simply had no intention of explaining. He had no teacher at all, and this misunderstanding was a good thing.

The girl was extremely familiar with this Immortal Market. After circling around half of it, she brought Chen Ganliu to a thatched hall.

A woman dressed in white silk, with enchanting beauty, a graceful human upper body, and a snake tail below the waist, slithered out. Upon seeing Yang Xuesheng, she said with a smile, "So it's the Young Mountain Master. What brings you to my place?"

Yang Xuesheng smiled. "Sister Bai, don't you have a Wood Demon Pearl? I'll help you find a buyer."

Chen Ganliu stood to one side. He could not exactly say he was trembling like a leaf, but his skin was still somewhat taut.

This woman's upper body had already transformed into human form. She was at least a great demon of the Seventh Layer of Qi Condensation, with over a thousand years of cultivation. Eating a child or two alive would not even fill the gaps between her teeth.

When he heard this woman surnamed Bai address Yang Xuesheng as the Young Mountain Master, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He remembered that the great demon of Jinyun Mountain also claimed the surname Yang, and that the whole mountain called him Yang Shiyilang!

Unable to hold back, he asked hesitantly, "Sister Sheng! Could your honored father be Mountain Master Yang, Lord Shiyilang?"

The snake demon surnamed Bai giggled. "Xuesheng is indeed our Mountain Master's only beloved daughter, the Young Mountain Master of Jinyun Mountain."

Chen Ganliu had never imagined that, having just escaped from the hands of two Demonesses, he would once again "fall into the hands" of a female demon. In his previous previous life, his wife had been rather vulgar; in his previous life, he had only had his senior female disciple. Yet in this life, he had offended a female demoness and a female demon.

All in all, the peach blossoms destined for him were truly terrible. A hero at the end of his road, losing his chastity.

He wanted to say, "I'm willing to offer up all my possessions. I only ask that you let this lowly one leave." But the atmosphere did not seem to have reached that point yet, and saying it would only invite ridicule.

Bai Yunniang was faintly curious. She thought, This youth's cultivation isn't anything special. Why does the Young Mountain Master seem to be protecting him so much? I wonder if he has the wealth to buy that Wood Demon Pearl?

She spoke languidly. "Although I'll give face to the Young Mountain Master, my Wood Demon Pearl is of excellent quality. Without five Low-grade Spirit Stones, I absolutely won't sell it."

The raw ore of spirit stones cost between two hundred and five hundred Talisman Coins, while Low-grade Spirit Stones started at two or three thousand Talisman Coins each.

When Chen Ganliu heard the woman snake demon surnamed Bai quote a price of over ten thousand Talisman Coins right off the bat, he cursed the avaricious merchant in his heart. He did not dare stammer aloud, but his hands were refreshingly decisive. He took out five spirit stones and handed them over, saying, "That's a fine price."

All he wanted now was to leave as quickly as possible. Facing a snake demon above the Seventh Layer of Qi Condensation, one that had already cultivated its upper body into human form, every extra second he stayed would be disrespectful to the other party's thousand years of cultivation.

Bai Yunniang was quite surprised. "What a forthright little brother."

She slightly parted her vermilion lips, spat out a jade-green pearl, caught it with her slender pale hand, and handed it to Chen Ganliu.

Though Chen Ganliu could smell the faint, rich fragrance on the jade-green pearl, and its having been spat from the cherry lips of a beauty like Bai Yunniang lent it an even more amorous air, he had not the slightest improper thought. He was only filled with terror.

After taking it, he hurriedly tore off a piece of his clothing and wrapped it up carefully. He did not dare wipe his hand in front of Bai Yunniang, yet his palm kept itching. He thought, I wonder what kind of snake this woman's true form is. Is she venomous or not? If she is, how potent is the poison?

Seeing how smoothly the transaction had gone, Yang Xuesheng felt that her matchmaking had been a great success. She smiled. "I didn't expect the deal to actually go through."

"Sister Bai's Wood Demon Pearl hasn't sold for so many years. It only sold with my help, so you should treat us to a meal!"

Bai Yunniang smiled. "If the Young Mountain Master is willing to stay and eat at my place, Bai Yunniang would of course welcome you with open arms. Would this little brother like to join us? I have some skill in household cooking, and I dare say my culinary ability is no worse than that of the famous chefs in the great cities!"

Chen Ganliu hurriedly said, "I still have a teacher waiting for me, so I'll have to miss out on the feast this time."

Bai Yunniang smiled faintly. "If you come to the Jinyun Immortal Market again, you can visit me anytime. Whether it's tea or a meal, I'll certainly entertain you with all my heart."

Cold sweat poured down Chen Ganliu's back. He forced himself to remain calm, bade farewell to the two women, and wandered away. Once he was several hundred paces away, he slapped the Light Talisman repeatedly and broke into a full sprint, running straight out of the Jinyun Immortal Market.

Unless one had truly experienced it, who could know how much pressure it was to face a great demon?

Even if that great demon smiled and chatted amiably, seeming exceedingly friendly, she was still an existence that could reveal her true form and shatter cities and formations. There was no way not to fear her.

Perhaps some mortals would not be afraid, but as a cultivator, Chen Ganliu was genuinely terrified, because he truly knew how formidable a thousand-year-old great demon was.

After leaving the Jinyun Immortal Market, Chen Ganliu did not dare linger nearby. After all, Jinyun Mountain was the personal domain of the great demon Yang Shiyilang, and he still had countless lesser demons under his command. Even if Chen Ganliu encountered the weakest one, he would absolutely be unable to contend with it.

Once he was out of the Jinyun Immortal Market, Chen Ganliu released the Talisman Black Donkey, mounted the black donkey, and headed straight southward. He had chosen this direction because he had heard long ago that over a hundred li south of Jinyun Mountain was an Immortal Market called Talisman Collection.

The Talisman Collection Immortal Market was the place within the Great Gan Dynasty where Talisman arts practitioners gathered most densely. There was only one sect nearby: the Green Leaf Sect, known as the Great Gan Dynasty's second Immortal Sect.

The ancestor who founded the Green Leaf Sect had cultivation in the True Yang Realm, and the sect possessed several great cultivators of the Spirit Embryo Realm. It was renowned for its Talisman arts, especially the Green Leaf Spirit Talisman Technique, which excelled at healing injuries and illnesses, driving out evil, and breaking demons. It was extremely famous among the cultivators of Great Gan. Even the Immortal Encounter Sect would send people to purchase them and distribute them to its disciples, while all the other sects of Great Gan also flocked to obtain Green Leaf Spirit Talismans. In terms of sect strength and the scale of its membership, it was only a notch below the Immortal Encounter Sect. It naturally did not fear a great demon like Yang Shiyilang and was capable of suppressing the demons of Jinyun Mountain.

Cultivation emphasized the Dao, companions, wealth, and land. Among these, a place of cultivation ranked last. Though it was inferior to cultivation methods, fellow cultivators, and cultivation resources, it was not something one could simply do without.

With the same aptitude, the same diligence, and the same Dao formula, one person might cultivate in a blessed grotto-heaven with abundant spiritual energy, while another cultivated in barren mountains and foul waters where spiritual energy was scarce. Their progress could differ by several hundred times. The former might achieve success in cultivation within a few decades, while the latter might never pass the threshold of entering the Dao before death.

Thus, even though it was somewhat dangerous, Chen Ganliu would still seek out a place rich in spiritual energy. Without such a place, somewhere like an Immortal Market could barely suffice, but ordinary mountains and wilderness or simple village hamlets were out of the question.

Unless his cultivation became higher in the future and he could set up formations to gather spirit and qi, allowing him to cultivate anytime and anywhere without being restricted by his place of cultivation. That was also one reason cultivation resources ranked above a cultivation site.

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