The Game with Fairies-Chapter 326 - Master

Chapter 326: Master

In the quiet little cabin, Li Muyang took out the Flesh and Bone Green Garment that he hadn’t used for a long time.

This sinister system item, a reward from the 《Deadly Weed》 instance, possessed extremely strange powers.

Even Granny Gu of Black Cloud Village had said that this thing was evil.

Li Muyang had even used it to curse and kill Qin Haie, the direct disciple who had seriously injured his little sister Li Yuechan.

Now, taking out the Flesh and Bone Green Garment again, Li Muyang also brought out the wandering immortal portraits he had used for the previous ritual.

The Flesh and Bone Green Garment could only kill one target at a time, so after some thought, Li Muyang attached the portrait of the shorter wandering immortal to the back of the Flesh and Bone Green Garment.

He wanted to test it on the shorter wandering immortal.

But after attaching the portrait, Li Muyang looked around the room and couldn’t find any soil.

The Flesh and Bone Green Garment must be buried in the ground to be activated.

But now, the flying boat is soaring high in the sky, where there’s no soil to be found.

Li Muyang was feeling regretful when the voice of his little sister, Li Yuechan, sounded from outside the door.

“Brother! We’re almost at Jiuyuan City!”

Yan Xiaoru’s private flying boat, truly befitting of an elder-level magical artifact, was much faster than the sect’s standard models.

If the sect’s ordinary flying boat was a tractor, then Yan Xiaoru’s private flying boat was a Ferrari.

It had been less than ten days since they left the sect, and they were already nearing Jiuyuan City.

Hearing the news of reaching his hometown, Li Muyang’s heart stirred.

Have we... returned?

Holding the Flesh and Bone Green Garment, he remained silent in the room for a while before speaking.

“I know, I’ll get ready and come out.”

After responding to his little sister, Li Muyang looked at the Flesh and Bone Green Garment in his hand and sighed softly.

“I’ll activate you later.”

Li Muyang placed the Flesh and Bone Green Garment back into his Qiankun Ring and then quickly got ready before stepping out of the room.

The deck of the flying boat was covered with soft grass, just like a real lawn, and even had little flowers blooming.

Peach blossoms that bloomed in all seasons were planted in various places on the deck.

The biting cold wind high in the sky couldn’t penetrate this luxurious little flying boat.

When Li Muyang came out, Li Yuechan and Ning Wan’er were already dressed up and waiting.

Li Yuechan was wearing the most lavish robe of the sect disciples, meant for grand ceremonies and important occasions, yet the young girl had taken it out for this event.

Ning Wan’er’s attire was simpler, but upon closer inspection, one could see that her light purple dress was made of heavenly silk, both luxurious and valuable.

Returning home in wealth and splendor was a natural human sentiment.

Moreover, both of them were representing their families’ honor on this return.

The news of their rapid rise within the Demon Refining Sect had long since reached their hometown.

Now, returning home under the watchful eyes of many, they couldn’t afford to be ordinary; they had to be perfect both in appearance and substance.

In contrast, Li Muyang, in his ordinary robe, seemed much more low-key.

Li Yuechan clicked her tongue and said, “Brother, you still refuse to forgive uncle and auntie...”

Li Yuechan thought that Li Muyang was deliberately opposing his parents.

However, Li Muyang shook his head, having his own peculiar logic.

“As a direct disciple, even if I return home in tattered clothes, everyone in Jiuyuan City would praise me for my character.”

“But if I were just an outer disciple, then even if I stole the sect leader’s robe to wear home, the villagers would only laugh at me for putting on airs.”

Li Muyang habitually bickered with his sister, but in reality, he was just too lazy to change clothes.

“How others see you doesn’t depend on how fancy your clothes are, but on your status.”

Ning Wan’er blinked and chuckled, “Muyang, since leaving home to join the sect, you have become more composed and restrained.”

“On this journey, you have been practicing every day... No wonder Muyang was able to reach the Golden Core realm so quickly.”

Ning Wan’er was full of admiration.

The news of Li Muyang reaching the Golden Core realm had spread as soon as he returned to the sect.

He was about to be promoted to a direct disciple, and to avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Muyang had publicly revealed his Golden Core realm cultivation.

If he had still been at the Foundation Establishment Realm and yet been promoted to a direct disciple and enjoying elder-level treatment... it’s likely that some would have harbored ill intentions towards him.

In the Demonic Path where the strong prey on the weak, a late-stage Golden Core realm cultivation was enough to deter those with malicious intent.

Such rapid advancement in cultivation had shocked the entire sect.

Li Muyang had only been on the path of cultivation for a little over a year, yet he had already reached the Golden Core.

Such a speed of cultivation was truly shocking.

The news of a once-in-a-generation genius emerging from the Demon Refining Sect had even begun to spread in the Demonic Path.

And this was with Li Muyang intentionally concealing his progress, only admitting to having just entered the Golden Core realm, not that he was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

The three chatted casually, and soon the flying boat landed at the Shili Pavilion outside Jiuyuan City.

This small pavilion by the roadside was now decked out in red and green, crowded with people.

Almost all the gentry of Jiuyuan City had come, led by Hu Lie, the city lord of Jiuyuan City and the immediate superior of Li Muyang’s father.

But this Foundation Establishment Realm Hu Lie was now all smiles and obsequious, treating the three of them with the utmost deference.

In terms of seniority, Hu Lie was just an ordinary inner disciple in the Demon Refining Sect, one of the least talented who had only been promoted to the Inner Sect with time.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been assigned to a remote small city like Jiuyuan City.

In terms of cultivation, Hu Lie, at the Foundation Establishment Realm, was nothing compared to Li Muyang, who had already reached the Golden Core.

The news of Li Muyang’s Golden Core had already spread throughout the Demon Refining Sect’s territory.

A genius who reached the Golden Core realm in one year, although not comparable to the sages of ancient times, was enough to look down upon the righteous and demonic paths with boundless prospects for the future.

Standing at the forefront with Jiuyuan City’s lord Hu Lie were Li Muyang’s parents and Ning Wan’er’s parents.

The declining Ning family and the upstart Li Family were certainly making a splash this time.

Two direct disciples!

The crowd was filled with continuous congratulations, and everyone’s faces bore sycophantic smiles.

Even Li Muyang’s parents were somewhat nervous and awkward in his presence.

Li Damu, who was born as a martial artist, was rude and brutal. Li Muyang had worried that it would be difficult to get along with his parents upon returning home.

He couldn’t act the part of a filial son with two strangers.

But when he actually met them, he found that his biological father, Li Damu, was so nervous in his presence that his hands were trembling.

Faced with his son, who had left home for a year and was now a direct disciple of the Demonic Sect, Li Damu almost misspoke when greeting him.

“Si... uh... Muyang...”

Li Damu even wanted to flatteringly address his own son as “Sir.”

This short-sighted, crude martial artist instinctively feared the bigwigs of the Demonic Sect, even if the person was his son.

If it weren’t for his wife quietly tugging at his sleeve, this martial artist might have made the joke of calling his own son “master” in public.

Surrounded by the crowd, with constant laughter, Li Damu and his wife were all smiles, extremely happy.

But seeing his parents so cautious and careful, Li Muyang couldn’t help but fall silent.

He sighed quietly in his heart.

These two still don’t know that the son they cherish and care about has long been dead...