Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Descendant of a Demon Saint! Grade 7 Demon Taming Technique
"Moon on the lake, love in my heart..."
Su Bai’s expression shifted slightly as he looked at the elegant script on the paper.
He looked up in the direction the young woman had fled, but the crowds were bustling, and she was long gone.
’I didn’t expect to get a love poem just for taking a stroll.’
Su Bai smiled and tucked the note into his pouch.
There was another line of text on the paper that Su Bai hadn’t read aloud.
It was a place name.
Wangjun Mountain.
It was a famous mountain not far from the Great Xia Imperial City, as well as the highest peak, known for its beautiful scenery.
The peak was once nameless, but its name was born from love.
Once, during a war between the Great Xia Dynasty and foreign tribes, a general led his army to the front lines. He fought valiantly but ultimately died on the battlefield.
His wife, deeply in love, waited for him on this peak, gazing lonely into the distance, awaiting the general’s return. She waited until her black hair turned white and wrinkles filled the corners of her eyes, finally dying of sorrow. She was buried together with the general’s remains.
When Emperor Xia learned of this, he personally bestowed the name Wangjun Mountain upon the peak.
For Luo Liyue to ask Su Bai to meet her at this location... the meaning was rather straightforward.
The women of Great Xia dared to love and to hate. Though perhaps a bit shy by nature, they would not hesitate to express their feelings for the one they chose.
Like moths to a flame.
"Luo Liyue..."
Thinking of the young woman’s name, Su Bai mused for a moment.
’She must be from the Luo Family of the Capital City—the daughter of the Great Xia Celestial Observer!’
The Great Xia Celestial Observer!
This was an extremely important and powerful official position!
There were only three in total!
Celestial Observation! They observed the heavens!
They observed the Celestial Emperor and scrutinized his every action!
The object of their supervision was the reigning Emperor Xia!
This position had been established through personal consultation between Emperor Xia and all his civil and military officials.
Its purpose was to ensure that, at critical moments, someone could offer Emperor Xia advice and speak up to prevent his mistakes from leading to disaster!
And those who could hold this office were all geniuses, masters of both pen and sword!
Even Su Bai, who spent most of his time in the prison, had heard of Luo Liyue’s father.
The man was an Innate Realm Martial Arts Grandmaster and had also taken first place in the previous generation’s grand literary competition!
Truly, with a pen, he could bring peace to the world; with a sword, he could suppress all evil!
He was a legendary figure in the Great Xia Dynasty!
To think that his daughter would actually send him a love poem.
Su Bai snapped back to reality, a question turning over in his mind.
’A beautiful woman’s invitation... to go, or not to go?’
’If I go, it will create a bond.’
’I might even get my kidneys harvested!’
’But if I don’t go, it would be a shame to waste this beautiful time of my youth.’
Lost in thought, Su Bai found himself in front of a small stall.
He took out some money, bought a delicate silver hair ornament, and was just about to head for Wangjun Mountain.
"Su Bai! Something’s happened!"
A Martial Artist from the Prison Suppression Bureau, his expression exceptionally grave, rushed up behind him!
Su Bai realized the gravity of the situation. He put away the silver hair ornament and sighed internally, ’It seems it wasn’t meant to be.’
He then hurried back to the prison with the Martial Artist from the Prison Suppression Bureau.
On the way, Su Bai asked him what on earth had happened!
After a brief conversation, Su Bai finally learned the truth!
On the day of the Qingxia Festival, a riot had broken out in the prison!
For some unknown reason, the Demon Fiends imprisoned in A Prison Area’s Demon Suppression Zone One and Zone Two had all gone berserk!
Some of the Demon Fiends had broken free from their restraints and successfully escaped!
Because of the Qingxia Festival, only a small number of Martial Artists from the Prison Suppression Bureau were still on patrol inside the prison.
Most of the Prison Guards and Prison Chiefs took the day off to relax, so security was noticeably more lax than usual.
In previous years, with Lord Chen of the Prison Suppression Bureau watching over the prison, nothing had ever happened.
But this year, Lord Chen seemed to be in seclusion for cultivation. On top of that, the Demon Fiends had acted as if they’d gone mad, frantically unleashing their Demon Power to destroy their cells and charge out as if their lives depended on it, leading to the riot!
"It’s a time of great turmoil!"
Su Bai’s expression turned grave after hearing the Prison Suppression Bureau Martial Artist’s account.
A moment later, the two of them were back inside the prison.
BOOM!
Inside the prison, a group of Martial Artists from the Prison Suppression Bureau were using every skill at their disposal, wielding all sorts of weapons as they fought fiercely against the escaped Demon Fiends!
HISS!!
One of the Demon Fiends, which looked like a ferocious wolf, let out a sharp roar. Its body then split into ten smaller Demon Fiends, each with the power of a Third-Level Demon Fiend!
They lunged toward the crowd, ready to kill!
’What a bizarre ability!’
In the prison corridor.
Su Bai revealed his Qi Sea Realm Cultivation. He casually picked up a blood-stained long saber from the ground, singled out one of the smaller Demon Fiends, and engaged it in battle!
With Su Bai’s current strength, he could have easily annihilated his opponent. Instead, he put on a performance, pretending to struggle with all his might, sweat beading on his forehead as he barely held on!
He held back his strength the entire time, afraid that a single careless slip would cause him to insta-kill the small Demon Fiend in front of him with one strike!
About an hour later.
The Demon Fiend riot finally came to a close!
Su Bai had kept a low profile throughout the battle, "struggling" with that one Demon Fiend for an entire hour before finally, agonizingly, finishing it off.
"Su Bai, not bad!"
Beside him, a young Martial Artist from the Prison Suppression Bureau, his robes stained with blood, grinned at him.
After the incident, the higher-ups of the Prison Suppression Bureau distributed rewards based on merit, and Su Bai received a considerable one.
Silver taels, Elixirs, and Spiritual Materials for tempering his Physique.
He received a bit of everything.
At a certain moment, on the Purification Tripod inside Su Bai’s mind, a silver speck of light flickered.
Then, the speck of light vanished completely!
’That Fourth-Level Demon Fiend, the one that looked like a White Flood Dragon... it’s dead?’
Seeing the strange activity from the Purification Tripod, Su Bai’s expression changed slightly.
During the riot, three of the Fourth-Level Demon Fiends that Su Bai had previously suppressed had died tragically. The rest of the seriously injured Demon Fiends were all recaptured and thrown back into their cells.
The Demon Fiend that resembled a White Flood Dragon had also died in the prison riot.
After everything was over, Su Bai returned to his personal quarters.
Meanwhile, the higher-ups of the Prison Suppression Bureau began a detailed investigation into the cause of the riot.
"Extract!"
Back in his quarters, the death of the White Flood Dragon Demon Fiend had granted Su Bai a chance to draw a reward.
A moment later, a massive golden ball of light appeared before Su Bai and was absorbed into his body.
The next instant, countless images flashed through Su Bai’s mind.
In the images...
Su Bai seemed to have become a White Flood Dragon, soaring through the heavens and striking out in all directions!
In this vision, the White Flood Dragon he had become was born atop a mountain peak steeped in demonic aura, where countless Demon Fiends knelt in worship!
It possessed a dense Demon Saint bloodline, making it a descendant of a Demon Saint.
From the moment of its birth, this White Flood Dragon already possessed the strength of a Third-Level Demon Fiend!
Immediately after, the White Flood Dragon let out a piercing shriek and devoured countless Demon Fiends, turning them into nutrients for its Cultivation.
The White Flood Dragon’s Cultivation began to skyrocket!
After its feast, the White Flood Dragon became a Fourth-Level Demon Fiend!
Its combat power was immense!
Unfortunately, its glory was short-lived. Not long after its birth, it was targeted by a powerful Martial Artist from the Demon Suppression Bureau, quickly defeated, suppressed, and sent to the prison.
After the images faded.
Su Bai returned to his senses and slowly opened his eyes.
"Congratulations, Tripod Master, for obtaining the Seventh Grade Cultivation Technique: Demon Taming Technique!"
