Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 25 Monk's Traces
The Liang family's mansion was like a small city, with tall walls built of solid stones and covered with sharp iron thorns.

The vermilion gate was tightly closed, and two majestic stone lions in front of the gate stood with their mouths open and their eyes glaring, as if warning all uninvited guests.

When Liang Wu and his party arrived at the gate, the guards at the gate immediately recognized him, saluted respectfully and quickly informed.

Liang Wu nodded slightly in response.

He knew that his status in the Liang family was not high, and was even privately called "a man who married into the Liang family to curry favor with them" by some people.

He was also aware that his past behavior had caused many people to sneer at him and regard him as an ungrateful and ungrateful person.

However, no matter how others view him, he is, after all, the son-in-law of the Liang family, the leader of a gang, and a martial arts expert at the third level of refinement.

Such status and strength are enough to make anyone dare not underestimate him.

Liang Wu's gaze swept across the guards' faces. He could feel the awe and a hint of subtle jealousy in their eyes.

He knew in his heart that although these guards were respectful to him on the surface, they might not really respect him deep down in their hearts.

However, Liang Wu didn't care about these.

He knew that in this world, strength and status were the most important.

As long as he has enough strength and status, no one dares to look down on him.

After a while, the door slowly opened, revealing the spacious courtyard and well-arranged buildings inside.

Led by a beautiful maid, Liang Wu walked into the mansion.

They passed through several corridors and came to a study located in a courtyard.

The maid knocked on the door, and soon the door of the study was gently opened from the inside, revealing the figure of a middle-aged man in brocade clothes.

He had an elegant face and a dignified look in his eyes. He was the head of the Liang family, Liang Tianxiong.

He does look somewhat similar to the former Black Mountain Gang leader Li Hu.

"Master, the leader of the Liangwu Gang has arrived." The maid saluted respectfully and then stepped aside.

Liang Wu also hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Meet the master of the family."

"Well, come in." Liang Tianxiong nodded slightly, motioning Liang Wu to enter the study.

The study is decorated in an antique style, with several landscape paintings hanging on the wall and the four treasures of the study placed on the desk, giving off a scholarly air.

However, Liang Wu was not in the mood to appreciate these things at the moment. That thing was the only thing on his mind.

"Liang Wu, I heard that you have something important to report?" Liang Tianxiong sat behind the desk and spoke lightly, without much intimacy in his tone.

Liang Wu took a deep breath and told everything he knew about the purple-striped black panther.

His tone was solemn and his expression was full of worry.

After listening to Liang Wu's report, Liang Tianxiong frowned slightly.

He knew what the appearance of the purple-striped black panther meant. It was indeed a big trouble for Heishan County and the Liang family.

"This matter is indeed serious." Liang Tianxiong said in a deep voice.

"However, you don't have to worry too much. My Liang family has been based in Heishan County for many years, and it's not like we haven't encountered similar things before. I will arrange someone to handle this matter."

Liang Tianxiong stood up from behind the desk, walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance with deep eyes.

"In the mountains near Heishan County, demonic beasts are rare. The appearance of the purple-striped black panther is indeed abnormal."

He said slowly, "There may be reasons behind this that we don't know about. Perhaps it is related to some changes in the world of immortal cultivation."

When Liang Tianxiong said the three words "immortal cultivation world".

Ji Chang, who was far away at home and eavesdropping on the conversation between the two through his ability, suddenly changed his expression.

"The Immortal Cultivation World."

"Sure enough, there is a world of immortal cultivation."

Ji Chang was very excited. When he heard from the old man in the village that there were monsters in the Black Mountain, Ji Chang had already guessed that there were cultivators in this world.

However, Ji Chang has never been able to find out the whereabouts of the monk.

All we know is that once someone in the village went into the mountains to hunt and saw a streak of light across the sky, heading towards the Black Mountain and even the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

That might be the trace of the monk's appearance.

After entering the county town, one could only hear storytellers in teahouses and restaurants talk about the legends of monks.

Even so, Ji Chang did not give up and continued to pursue the monk's traces.

This is because, even if one can cultivate the martial arts to the legendary fifth level of refinement, the marrow can be fully refined.

At most, you can only prolong your life, but you cannot achieve immortality. At most, you can live to be over a hundred years old.

Therefore, when Ji Chang realized that there might be cultivators in this world, how could he give up searching for the cultivators?

How can a hundred years of fleeting time compare to an eternal life?

But no one would have expected that the Liang family, a powerful family in Heishan County, actually knew about the existence of the world of immortal cultivation.

And judging from his tone, it seemed that he had seen a real monk.

It seems that in this world, the traces of monks are as hard to find as imagined.

I haven’t been able to see it before, perhaps because I live in the countryside and have limited information.

Suddenly, Ji Chang's expression changed slightly and a thought came to his mind.

“Could it be that the Liang family has a close connection with the Xiuxian family?”

"If that's the case, then it can explain why the Li family, which has three martial artists, was defeated so easily in front of the Liang family."

"It should be that the Liang family owns something related to cultivators."

At this moment in the scene, Liang Wu's expression did not change much after hearing the three words "immortal cultivation world".

Obviously, he also has some understanding of the world of immortal cultivation.

Liang Tianxiong pondered for a moment and continued, "My Liang family has lived in Heishan County for generations and is supported by the people of the city. Naturally, we have to protect Heishan County from the threat of monsters."

Liang Tianxiong's words revealed a heavy sense of responsibility.

"Next, I will inform the Xu and Zheng families of this matter, unite their forces, and send three martial artists from the family, carrying the talismans given by the immortal master, to investigate this matter and destroy the monster that appeared on the outskirts of Black Mountain."

He looked at Liang Wu with a sharp gaze: "As the leader of the Black Mountain Gang, you must shoulder this responsibility. When you return, you must increase your vigilance and notify the brothers of the Black Mountain Gang to prepare and assist us in investigating the traces of the monster."

Liang Tianxiong turned and walked to the window with his back to Liang Wu. The sunlight outside the window shone on him. He was silent for a moment, as if thinking about something.

"We must maintain order in Heishan County. If the monsters wreak havoc, we will all be held accountable when we are held accountable by the higher-ups..."

Liang Tianxiong kept silent. He looked at Liang Wu with a serious expression on his face.

"If anything goes wrong, I will only ask you."

Liang Wu only felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet and instantly spread throughout his body.

He took a deep breath, tried to calm the tension in his heart, and responded solemnly.

"Yes, Patriarch, I will definitely live up to your expectations and do my best."

Ji Chang lowered his eyes and pondered the information contained in Liang Tianxiong's words.

"The people above?"

Some guesses emerged in Ji Chang's mind.

"Could it be that the people above the Liang family are the legendary cultivators?"

(End of this chapter)