Chapter 1605: Su Yu's Acting Skill (3)
Once again, everyone felt that Su Yu was here to show off his wealth. But what could they do about it if he was really so rich?
Su Yu continued walking nonchalantly. After a while, he said, "Great Qin King, are there any good senior pillmasters here in the Human Realm?"
"Pillmasters?" Great Qin King asked, "How good is good enough for you?"
"Well, someone capable of producing peak earth pills or even heaven pills."
"We don't have someone like that." Great Qin King shook his head and said, "We have fewer pillmasters than weaponsmiths. Furthermore, we don't have a single pillmaster among our Eternals."
With a look of regret, Su Yu took a cauldron out and sighed, "Looks like this heaven cauldron here won't see any use. I was thinking of getting someone to refine some pills for me. What a pity."
"..."
The eyes of the surrounding people nearly popped out of their sockets from shock.
The Invincibles were still able to remain calm, but the Sunmoons could no longer stay calm.
A heaven cauldron?
As Su Yu caressed the cauldron, he said, "Little Cauldron, show me some golden stripes."
The cauldron seemed almost intelligent.
It revealed its 140 stripes without any hesitation.
"What?"
"This...is a peak heaven weapon!"
Finally, even the Invincibles couldn't stay calm anymore.
Heavenly Forge King inhaled in shock and said, "This was initially a middle heaven cauldron, but it must have bathed in earthfire for countless years, growing stronger with the passage of time. This is an invaluable treasure!"
Invaluable treasure.
A heaven weaponsmith had called it that.
Su Yu said, "I guess you can say so. What a pity that there is no qualified pillmaster around. I suppose I can only feed it to my book."
After putting the cauldron away, Su Yu said, "I have another goal here. I wish to further grow my book, but I still lack some materials. Previously, Great Ming King helped with the heaven formation, while Prefect Niu helped with the talismans. However, my book lacks a set of sealing formations."
Su Yu's eyes shone brightly as he said, "I want a Mark of Civilization capable of sealing even Invincibles! I want a Mark of Civilization capable of sealing even the River of Time! I need the help of people proficient in the laws of time and sealing."
Su Yu looked at the human Invincibles and said, "Senior Silk Destroying King and Senior Heavenly Seal King, are you willing to help me improve my weapon? I you repay this favor with worthy treasures."
Worthy treasures. That was a very attractive offer after his recent display of wealth.
Silk Destroying King swallowed and asked, "And what treasures are you offering?"
Su Yu laughed and said, "Well, they are probably too cheap to catch your eyes..."
Then, Su Yu took several items out.
"I have some solidwater pearls here. These pearls are good for nine transformations and body forging. They aren't too valuable, but I have enough of them. I am willing to offer each of you a ton of these pearls."
A ton!
Initially, Silk Destroying King wasn't too impressed. But after hearing the actual offer, his jaw dropped.
Was this real?
A ton?
"I have some heavenly source fruits here as well. Or to be precise, the quality of heavenly source qi in these spheres are comparable to what you can get from actual heavenly source fruits. I can also offer each of you ten thousand of them."
Ten thousand.
All the Invincibles were shocked.
Was this real?
Heavenly source fruits? Ten thousand of them?
"I also have some Sunmoon blood essence here. This is quite useless for you, and unfortunately, I don't have an impressive quantity of them. However, I can still offer each of you three hundred drops."
"..."
Silence descended. Nobody knew what to say anymore.
Su Yu said, "Naturally, these are merely the minor rewards. When my teacher completes his heaven weapon, I'll give each of you three heaven weapons. I have enough dragonbind wood here so it won't be an issue for us to get some heaven weapons out of them."
"..."
Su Yu said, "I only have one request. I want the formation to have the ability to seal the River of Time on demand. I don't need it to be capable of sealing too strong an expert. I'll settle for sealing sixth or seventh-degree Eternals for at least one second."
Silk Destroying King inhaled deeply and asked, "Sixth or seventh-degree Eternal? For an entire second? That is nearly impossible!"
This would be an extremely difficult task.
Su Yu said, "Sure, we can shift the concept away from sealing. But I need to at least slow the activation of their River of Time. I don't need this formation to do anything to the Invincible. I only need to delay the River of Time or stop it. I'm not targeting the Eternal directly. The difficulty for that would be too high."
When Great Qin King heard that, he asked, "Silk Destroying, Heavenly Seal, is this possible? A formation like this won't be too useful for us, but it's extremely helpful for Su Yu."
That was true. Delaying or sealing the Rivers of Time of sixth or seventh-degree Eternals was pointless for them. They would either be strong enough or not strong enough to kill such opponents. But such a formation would be game-changing for Su Yu.
Silk Destroying King sighed and said, "It will be very difficult. We also need Great Ming King's help for this. He needs to produce the foundation for the formation while Heavenly Seal King will prepare the sealing method. I will assist, providing them with the power of time. This is the only way we can even hope to complete such a formation."
Heavenly Seal King thought about it and nodded, "I'm open to try."
Su Yu smiled and said, "Junior Zhou King, you're pretty good at time manipulation as well. Are you interested in helping? Your cooperation with Silk Destroying King will definitely produce something better. You're good at accelerating time. You can help hasten the activation of this formation. You were a good friend of my great grandteacher, Ye Batian. I believe this little favor is nothing for you."
At the mention of Ye Batian, everyone sank into silence.
Not far away, Junior Zhou King glanced at Su Yu and agreed calmly, "Sure."
Su Yu said, "Thank you, Senior. Also, I might need more help from you. I have been trying to form new characters, but the process has been annoying. I understand that Great Zhou has developed a way to produce artificial characters. Could I visit the production site? Naturally, I won't do this for free. You are free to name your price for this."
Su Yu offered generously, "Just tell me what you want. If it's something I don't have, I can buy or trade for it. I only want to see the process once."
Junior Zhou King said, "We need to discuss this before giving you an answer. You might need to wait a bit."
Su Yu smiled, "That won't be an issue. Thank you. I only hope that I can learn the method of producing artificial characters. That would be such a useful thing to know."
Great Zhou King chuckled and said, "It's merely an insignificant trick. The cultivation methods you produced back then were a lot more useful. This production method of ours has many weaknesses. You will understand after visiting the site once."
Su Yu said, "That doesn't change how impressive it is."
Each character was the manifestation of a law. Thus, the production of artificial characters represented a significant level of mastery over the laws. Or perhaps it involved some other tricks?
Su Yu was very curious.
For a moment, the atmosphere turned rather harmonious. Everyone coveted his wealth while he coveted the unique talents they had to offer. Just look at how he had solicited the help of Heavenly Forge King, Heavenly Seal King, Junior Zhou King, and Silk Destroying King with a formation right after arriving.
This was excellent. He could only hope that they would work hard.
As Su Yu thought about the matter, the smile on his face widened. Beside him, Great Zhou King looked at him thoughtfully before smiling as well. With the addition of Great Zhou King's smile, the atmosphere seemed even more harmonious than before. For more chapters visıt novel•fire.net
Meanwhile, Great Qin King had returned to thinking about the nine-leaf skylotus. Eight petals? How was that possible? Also, Su Yu sure was generous and rich. Why would he waste a petal by feeding it to that furball?
Did Su Yu discover more skylotuses on the eighth level?
Great Qin King was greatly confused.
Su Yu did not look like he would explain the matter. He only needed everyone to know that he was rich enough to use the nine-leaf skylotus as furball feed. Thus, it wouldn't be surprising for him to start selling the skylotus in the future.
Wasn't it normal for him to sell some pet food for things he needed? He wanted everyone to know that he only had seven petals left. With so many people present, news of this would definitely leak.
A secret would cease being a secret the moment it was known by more than one person. A secret known by a group of people wouldn't take long to become an open secret to everyone.
At that thought, Su Yu's smile widened further. This whole thing might have looked like a regular conversation, but he had practiced saying these words many times before. And now, he had finally completed his performance.
Chapter 1606: Everyone Has Their Own Struggle (1)
Eventually, the group reached the entrance to the Human Realm.
Great Qin King did not step into the entrance. He remained outside and said, "I won't be returning for now. Old Zhou, I'll leave Su Yu in your hands."
Great Zhou King nodded. He looked at Great Xia King and said, "Old Xia, why don't you go ahead and make the arrangements. We'll be there shortly."
Great Xia King glanced at both Great Zhou King and Su Yu before stepping into the entrance.
After a short wait, Great Zhou King smiled and said, "This way, Mayor Su."
"You're too polite, Great Zhou King."
Su Yu was smiling as well. Inwardly, he wondered if they were sending Great Xia King through first to dispel any suspicion he might have of them. Were they worried that he would see this as a trap?
He had to admit that Great Zhou King was quite a thoughtful one. Without Great Qin King in the Human Realm, Great Xia King would be his biggest supporter during his time there. After all, he was born in Great Xia. Even the multiple character faction was closely linked with the Xia Family. One could say that Great Xia King was his most natural ally.
Su Yu said nothing else and stepped into the entrance as well.
When Su Yu and the others were gone, Great Qin King exhaled in relief. There were still a few Invincibles left behind. Before they could step into the entrance, Great Qin King said, "I won't be going back, but you still need to be on alert. Su Yu's safety is paramount. If anything were to happen to him, the ancient cities would not be our sole worry. The myriad races would start focusing on us again without him to distract them."
"Your feelings about him do not matter. Just remember that his safety is very important. Losing him would be disastrous for humanity. Do you understand me?"
Great Qin King raised his voice as his gaze landed on Great Yuan King. With an unhappy expression, Great Yuan King replied, "I understand. I didn't even say anything. If you're so worried about me, I can simply stay out here."
Great Qin King frowned and said, "Cut the nonsense and go."
He still needed Great Yuan King to return. After all, Great Yuan King was one of humanity's top experts. They would require his combat strength soon. Great Yuan King said nothing and stepped into the entrance alongside the other Invincibles with an ugly expression.
***
Allheaven Prefecture.
This was one of the thirty-eight prefectures in Human Realm. But with the Dual Holy Prefecture gone, it would be more accurate to say that there were only thirty-seven prefectures remaining. Su Yu was here before. He even knew some of the experts stationed here.
When Su Yu arrived with Great Zhou King and the others, he saw a familiar face in the distance. Ye Hongyan.
Principal Niu's wife, Ye Batian's aunt.
A general of Great Ming stationed in the Allheaven Prefecture. At present, she was an eighth-stage Sunmoon.
When Su Yu emerged from the entrance, Ye Hongyan blanked out. This scene seemed so very familiar to her. Many years ago, she saw a similar scene as well. When her nephew returned, he would always be accompanied by Invincibles.
Her nephew would return, accompanied by cheers each time. However, there was one difference. Ye Batian was a domineering person. Meanwhile, Su Yu looked much gentler.
After a short pause, Ye Hongyan roared, "Welcome back, Victorious Mayor Su!"
Her roar reverberated throughout the city.
The soldiers of Great Ming blanked out. But next, some of the older ones among them recalled the past and shouted in unison, "Welcome back, Victorious Mayor Su!"
Those from Great Xia blanked out as well, but they joined in soon after, "Welcome back, Victorious Mayor Su!"
The cheers and greetings grew louder and louder.
It was as though they had returned to over fifty years ago.
It was as though they had returned to over four hundred years ago.
When Great Yuan King and the others arrived, the entire Allheaven Prefecture was already chanting Su Yu's name.
Su Yu merely stood there silently.
Was his blood boiling from excitement?
Was this inspiring?
A little, perhaps.
But he also knew that this did not mean anything. These regular soldiers knew nothing.
Great Zhou King smiled and said, "See, the soldiers of humanity are supportive of you."
Su Yu said, "They are too kind. Over fifty years ago, they cheered the fifth principal as well. Alas, the fifth principal had ultimately died in the Allheaven Battlefield due to the betrayal of his fellow human. How laughable."
Great Zhou King sighed and said, "Fiery Sea King is already dead."
Su Yu said, "But the victim is still dead. Punishing the culprit won't bring him back."
He flashed the crowd an amicable smile and said, "Thank you, Soldiers and Seniors. I am unworthy of this."
The cheering stopped.
Looking at his gentle smile, everyone blanked out, as though they were looking at a saint from the heavens.
After a short pause, Su Yu continued, "I am back. I only wish to spend some time with my father. He is a soldier as well, so I understand the hardship of soldiers. I only hope that you will spend more time with your loved ones as well. I only hope that war won't arrive. If war must arrive, may you return victorious!"
Many of the soldiers sighed at those words. He only wished to spend some time with his father. Only then did they recall that Su Yu's father was a soldier as well. A soldier from the Devil Subduing Army.
At that moment, countless soldiers felt like Su Yu was one of them. They said, "Mayor Su, please don't waste your time on us. You need to spend more time with your father!"
"The military has finally produced someone strong!"
"The Devil Subduing Army sure is impressive!"
They were no longer speaking in unison, but their words still left the Invincibles around Su Yu speechless. How was Su Yu a part of the military? He couldn't even be considered a reserve soldier.
Sure, he was one when he was a student in the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy. But he left without graduating. Not long after, he entered the Allheaven Battlefield. Strictly speaking, he couldn't be considered a part of the military.
However, there was no denying that his father was a soldier. For some reason, these soldiers had all agreed that Su Yu belonged to them.
Su Yu smiled and said nothing. He cupped his fists and greeted Ye Hongyan. She said nothing and only nodded before sending him off with her gaze.
***
After leaving the Allheaven Prefecture, Su Yu exhaled in relief.
Before long, Great Xia King rejoined them. He looked at Great Zhou King and said, "You may all stop here. I can take Su Yu back myself. Old Zhu is waiting there as well. With both of us there, things will be fine. Old Zhou, wait a few days before coming to discuss business. You need to let Su Yu spend a few days with his father, right?"
Great Zhou King would naturally not return for no reason.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Great Xia King is right. I won't trouble you any longer, Seniors. As for the matter of the formation for my book, there is no rush. We can wait a few days before talking more about that. I also need some time to make my preparations. We don't want to waste the valuable materials I have prepared, right?"
Great Zhou King said, "Sure. Enjoy your time, Mayor Su. We will visit after a few days."
He added, "We will mainly talk about the establishment of the new holy land. We might require your assistance with that. I only hope that you will maintain your generosity when the time comes, Mayor Su."
Su Yu smiled, "I'll try. As a fellow human, I'll help when possible."
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The conversation ended there, and they parted ways.
With Su Yu gone, Great Zhou King exhaled and said, "Alright. If you are free as well, come and have a short rest at my place. As for the ones who have promised to help with his formation, do your job well. Put some proper effort into it."
Silk Destroying King laughed and said, "No worries. That kid is too rich for us to slack. Upon success, we might receive even more benefits. Also, such a formation could really increase his strength significantly."
Everyone knew that Su Yu had an excessive amount of brute strength. Previously, he had punched an Invincible apart with merely one hit.
Upon gaining the ability to restrict an Invincible's ability to flee with the River of Time, he would become even scarier. At the time, he would be a dangerous opponent for even seventh-degree Eternals.
Great Zhou King nodded, "The difficulty won't be small. Just try your best. Humanity will benefit from Su Yu's growth. With him and the ancient cities, the myriad races will be focused on him first instead of us."
He looked at Great Yuan King and warned, "Don't cause trouble. Even if you dislike him, just ignore him. He is a young man. His temper isn't good, and he is still very hot-blooded. Do you think he will take your shit if you annoy him enough? Are you going to take responsibility when he attacks with the guardians? Can you even take responsibility for something so disastrous? Old Yuan, learn to use your brain. Yes, he is a human. But he's also not a human. Do you think he will care about the fact that you're a fellow human when he's annoyed enough?
"If he were to attack you with the guardians, should we help you? The myriad races would be happy to see us fight, but ignoring him would also cause alarm among humanity. Would you take responsibility for that?"
With an unsightly expression, Great Yuan King said, "No matter what, he's a junior—"
"Junior?" Great Zhou King said, "Someone capable of killing you is no longer your junior. We are also juniors compared to the myriad race experts. Why don't you go have a chat with these supposed seniors?"
Great Yuan King had no argument for that.
Great Zhou King said, "Watch yourself. Don't cause trouble for me. Let me be perfectly clear. If any of you still views him as a junior...I can only say that you deserve to be humiliated by him. You even deserve death due to your lack of brains. You will be responsible for your actions here."
Junior Zhou King laughed and said, "Big Brother, we understand. Don't worry."
"Don't worry?" Great Zhou King shook his head. "So be it. We'll talk more later."
They said nothing else and started flying toward Great Zhou.
Chapter 1607: Everyone Has Their Own Struggle (2)
Not far away.
Great Xia King was flying beside Su Yu with a stern expression. Silence lingered in the air as he didn't know what to say. He wasn't very good at small talk.
It would probably take Xia Longwu a day or two to return. Thus, there were only Su Yu, Great Xia King, and an awkward silence present.
Su Yu didn't seem bothered, but Great Xia King was feeling quite uncomfortable.
After a while, Su Yu took the initiative and said, "Great Xia King, were you really at the Nanyuan Secondary School back then?"
Relieved that there was finally something to talk about, Great Xia King said, "Yes. But that was only one of my three bodies."
So that was how it was. No wonder Great Xia King could still be seen elsewhere back when the old man was still in Nanyuan. Su Yu had thought that it was an illusion or something similar.
Seeing that Su Yu was finally talking, Great Xia King stopped holding back and asked, "Su Yu, can you sell some of your riversand to Great Xia?"
Su Yu smiled, "Sure. After all, I'm from Great Xia as well."
Great Xia King smiled.
Good answer!
With the same smile on his face, Su Yu said, "By the way, I have something important to discuss with you."
"What do you have to say?"
Su Yu cleared his throat and said, "A dead senior of mine left something in Great Xia. I wish to reclaim his belongings. Would this be possible?"
"Belongings?" Great Xia King asked, "Which senior?"
"A very close senior."
Su Yu sighed and said, "I wish to take his belongings with me. He is already dead. I wonder if you can agree to this, Great Xia King?"
Great Xia King frowned. A senior of Su Yu? How was he not aware of someone like that? Was it the fifth principal? But the fifth principal did not leave anything behind.
After thinking about it, Great Xia King nodded, "That won't be an issue. It is perfectly normal for you to reclaim the belongings of your senior."
This was no big deal.
Su Yu said, "Thank you, Great Xia King!"
Great Xia King asked, "Why...are you recording this?"
Su Yu said, "Don't worry about it. I'm taking a recording to commemorate my first meeting with you, Great Xia King."
Great Xia King nodded. He wasn't too concerned. A recording wouldn't be able to harm Invincibles. Curses could not be deployed through a recording.
Su Yu said, "Since you have agreed, I'll be taking it with me for real..."
Curious, Great Xia King asked, "Can you tell me what this thing is?"
"It is something you know."
"What?"
"Willpower Grotto."
Great Xia King blanked out slightly. But soon, his face turned cold as he said, "Are you playing a joke? That was a belonging of Xia Chen. He might be the founder of the single character faction, but the Xia Family has a bigger claim to it, not the multiple character faction."
The belongings of the deceased would go to their family. Only when there was no family would the belongings go to the successors of the deceased. Without the Xia Family around, Su Yu's claim would be acceptable. But with the Xia Family around, his claim was naturally invalid.
How could Su Yu be so greedy? How could he eye the Willpower Grotto?
Su Yu smiled, "Calm down, Great Xia King. Let me finish and you will understand."
"What do you have to say?"
Great Xia King was slightly displeased with Su Yu's greed.
Su Yu said, "Let's talk about the origin of the Willpower Grotto. Was it left behind by Senior Xia Chen?"
"Yes."
"Does Senior Xia Chen have the right to decide who should get his belongings?"
"Of course."
"His belongings are still his, dead or alive. Correct?"
"That is only natural."
Su Yu sighed and said, "So it won't be an issue for Senior Xia Chen to gift the grotto to me after becoming a death spirit, right?"
"Hmm?"
Great Xia King blanked out. He asked, "What do you mean? Has Xia Chen returned?"
Su Yu smiled, "Yes. I met him in the Death Realm. He promised me the grotto. In fact, Great Qin King and Prefect Xia met him before as well."
"What?" Great Xia King frowned and said, "Su Yu, are you lying to me?"
Su Yu said, "Not at all. Why should I? Senior Xia Chen has indeed given the Willpower Grotto to me. I can prove it..."
Looking at Su Yu's smiling face, Great Xia King sank into thought. How would he prove it? That smile...something seemed off about it.
Great Xia King said, "Show me your proof. Su Yu, I have a good impression of you, but I won't forgive you for making up such a story just for the Willpower Grotto."
Su Yu laughed and said, "I won't lie about this. Are you sure you want me to show you the proof?"
"Yes."
Su Yu looked around, verifying that they were around and grinned, "A very short sentence..."
Great Xia King's discomfort intensified.
"Xia Wushen...number one pretty—"
"Enough!"
Great Xia King roared and scanned their surroundings. Finally, he exhaled in relief and stared at Su Yu gloomily. He had the urge to hide himself in a hole. What the fuck was that?
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Nobody was supposed to know that!
He was the almighty Great Xia King!
He was one of the pillars of humanity! He was the wielder of the blade of Xia. He was one of the many overlords of humanity.
His embarrassing past...should remain in the past.
How could someone remind him a few hundred years later that he used to be so...childish and embarrassing in his youth?
An embarrassing past was not scary. But it was scary to have someone help you relieve the embarrassing past one day.
Great Xia King stared at Su Yu coldly. After a long while, he asked stiffly, "Did Xia Chen really return?"
Su Yu said, "I don't know. That was the only thing he told me. He said that the Willpower Grotto would be mine just by telling you these words. Perhaps that was a joke. Who knows?"
Great Xia King coldly asked, "Who else knows about this?"
Su Yu grinned, "Not too many."
"How many?"
"Me, Principal Wan..."
"Wan Tiansheng as well?"
"Yeah. He was there."
"Who else?"
"He Tu and Xing Yue."
"Only death spirits?"
"No, there's Liu Hong as well."
Great Xia King said, "Deal. The Willpower Grotto is yours. Forget about this matter. Liu Hong as well. Wan Tiansheng as well."
Su Yu said, "That is only natural. By the way, were those really your words? Did you carve them on your blade? Generally, people will carve something like number one blade on their weapon. Why did you carve something like that on your weapon?"
"Enough!"
Great Xia King flew into a rage out of humiliation. Why was the kid harping on the matter? Did the kid not realize how embarrassing that was?
He was Xia Wushen. He was boundlessly domineering. He could rampage across the Myriad Realms at any time.
He was already a father. Even his grandson was already an Invincible. His great-grandson was already a prefect. Why? Why mention his past now?
How would the masses view him if this were leaked?
If the likes of Great Ming King learned of it, they would most certainly use it as a joke for three or five hundred years. Or perhaps they would make sure to pass the story on to the next generations to keep the story alive long after they were dead.
The future historians might even decide to include this in their records.
How humiliating.
Great Xia King was tired. He finally understood why Su Yu recorded his promise earlier. Su Yu took the recording to ensure that he wouldn't go back on his words.
Willpower Grotto!
Damn it!
Did Xia Chen really give the grotto to Su Yu?
He asked, "Did you say that Longwu saw Xia Chen before as well? Was Xia Chen one of the death spirits who had entered the mansion previously?"
"Yeah."
"How strong is he right now?"
"Seventh-degree Eternal."
Great Xia King blanked out. He said, "How is that possible? He used to be..."
Su Yu asked in confusion, "Are you not aware of this?"
"Of what?"
"He's your ancestor."
"The fuck did you just say?"
Great Xia King glared at Su Yu and said, "Do you think that I won't dare to beat you up because you're an ancient city mayor now?"
Su Yu shrugged, "Those weren't my words. These were Senior Xia Chen's words. He claimed to be your ancestor. I thought you knew, but I guess I was wrong. Senior Xia was someone from the ninth epoch. The ruin you affirmed your dao in was actually given to you by him. In fact, a lot of the early ruins were distributed by him. Think about it. You all discovered those ruins at around the same time. Wasn't that too coincidental?"
Su Yu continued, "Unfortunately, Senior Xia Chen had to hide his identity because he had an enemy among the human race. He was the sole surviving Invincible in the human race after the ninth epoch. Thus, he was forced to disguise himself as your cousin. Did you never suspect his identity?"
Chapter 1608: Everyone Has Their Own Struggle (3)
Great Xia King frowned.
After a long while, he said, "Not really. He had been smart and talented from childhood. He was already very strong before source qi returned. In fact, he was stronger than me during our youth. When source qi returned, we started advancing rapidly in cultivation...Eventually, each of us entered a different ruin. I managed to affirm my dao, but the same didn't happen to him."
Great Xia King said, "Now that you're asking, things were indeed quite suspicious. I recall encountering a powerful Eternal back then. A mysterious individual appeared out of nowhere to kill that enemy. Was that Xia Chen?"
The mysterious enemy and the appearance of the ruins were indeed suspicious.
However, they hadn't been able to find out much about the two matters.
Xia Chen? His ancestor?
Great Xia King sank into thought. He was so focused that he had even forgotten about his embarrassing past. Or perhaps he was deliberately forgetting that matter.
Su Yu asked, "Senior Xia Chen said that he gave you the Willpower Grotto after sustaining serious injuries. Did you not suspect anything back then?"
"He said that he had some other affairs to handle. I thought that he had given up after failing to affirm his dao so I didn't ask too much. I was hoping that he would regain his motivation after a short rest, but he vanished soon after. Eventually...he died."
Great Xia King sighed and said, "If he's a seventh-degree Eternal even as a death spirit, was he a ninth-degree Eternal before dying?"
Su Yu nodded, "Most likely."
"Who killed him?"
"Not sure. But they probably died together in the battle."
Great Xia King sighed again and asked, "How is he doing right now?"
"Death spirits have their own way of life. Whether that's a good life or not, we can't judge."
"Death Realm..." Great Xia King said, "The Death Realm is filled with danger. Humanity tried entering the Death Realm several times in the past, but we never succeeded."
Su Yu asked curiously, "Why does humanity want to enter the Death Realm?"
He recalled that Xia Longwu had entered the Death Realm as well, but he wasn't able to go far before he was driven back out by Sunmoon death spirits.
Great Xia King said, "Everyone understands that we're in a precarious situation. The human race might look strong, but that's only because the divines, devils, and immortals have yet to use all their strength on us. Previously, the immortals were hiding in the background, forcing the divines and devils to stay wary. There was no doubt that the immortals were very strong. They believed that humanity was no threat. It was clear that initially, they were more focused on the divines and devils."
Su Yu frowned and said, "Tiangu is very strong. The immortals are very strong as well. But the human race had fought in nine epochal wars. Were the immortals not worried that humanity would rise again this epoch?"
Humanity had played a big role in nine epochal wars. Surprisingly, the immortals had chosen to ally with humanity during the tenth epoch. What were they thinking?
Great Xia King thought about it and said, "There were many reasons for their choice. One of the major reasons was Tiangu's recent awakening. When we entered the Immortal Realm previously, Tiangu had just awakened from his coffin. His weakness at the time was why Hollow could steal his coffin lid."
"You mean..."
"Yes. Tiangu and the likes of him were previously in deep slumber." Great Xia King explained, "After all, Tiangu is very old. He has survived since the ancient past. Great Zhou King once speculated that Tiangu might be suppressing his strength to avoid the attention of the heavenly laws. It is very likely that his slumber was one of the ways to avoid the heavenly laws."
"Suppressing his strength?"
Su Yu blanked out. Was Tiangu trying to avoid being forced to leave the Myriad Realms? Was he actually strong enough to leave the Myriad Realms?
According to Soy Bun, the old turtle was the current number one, the Heavenly Overseer Marquis was the current number two, and Tiangu was the current number three. All three might be peak Daofuses.
Su Yu said, "You mean that back then, Tiangu had yet to fully awaken, while the Divine Pseudo Emperor and Devil Pseudo Emperor had fully awakened. Thus, the immortals opted to ally with humanity to protect their interests."
Great Xia King nodded, "Yes. At the time, Guzhou, a descendant of Tiangu, made the choice to ally with humanity. Eventually, Tiangu woke up. Humanity had also grown stronger. Thus, Tiangu had decided to slowly turn against humanity instead of honoring the alliance."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. He changed the topic and asked, "Your Majesty, the Willpower Grotto is mine now, right?"
"..."
Great Xia King was tired of this.
They were talking about major issues here. Why was the kid still thinking about the grotto? He was tempted to refuse the request, but Su Yu had the expression of someone who would turn into a news anchor the moment he said no.
Thus, the helpless Great Xia King said, "What about Great Xia's cultural researchers? How are they supposed to cultivate in the future?"
"They are too poor to use it anyway." Su Yu laughed and said, "Also, there is no longer a multiple character faction in Great Xia. Those with only a few characters don't need to try so hard to grow."
"..."
Su Yu said, "Maybe you can wait. I'll lend the grotto to Great Xia when I don't need it anymore.
Yes. He would only be lending it to Great Xia, not returning. He was making it clear that the grotto was already his.
Great Xia King asked, "Did Xia Chen say anything else?"
"He said that your family has the bloodline of an ancient human king, the Battle King. Do you know that?"
"Battle King?" Great Xia King shook his head and said, "I know we have the bloodline of an ancient human king, but I don't know more."
Su Yu asked curiously, "Do you have a bloodline symbol?"
"Yes."
"Can I see it?"
Great Xia King frowned, "You want to see it?"
"Yes."
Great Xia King stared at Su Yu's smiling face suspiciously. But after thinking about it, he did not refuse. A short moment later, a symbol appeared on his chest. He even ripped his shirt apart to show it. This would be quite a suspicious scene if one didn't know what was happening.
Su Yu saw a large saber.
Yes. The symbol of the Battle King was a saber.
Great Xia King explained, "This is the human king symbol. But my bloodline is quite thin so it's not too clear. It's still visible in Longwu's generation, but those at Huyou's generation won't be able to manifest it before reaching the Eternal Realm."
Clearly, the power of their bloodline was thinning. Su Yu was certain that this was a completely different symbol from what he saw.
He thought about it and asked, "Are there any other human Invincibles with such human king symbols?"
"Great Ming King, Silk Destroying King..."
Huh?
Su Yu blanked out. Silk Destroying King as well?
"Who else?"
"I'm not sure about Old Qin and Old Zhou, but Great Jin King has a human king bloodline as well. That's all I know."
Su Yu had a thoughtful look. What about Heavenly Forge King and Heavenly Seal King? Or perhaps they had hidden their bloodlines well?
Silk Destroying King...how surprising. In that case, he would also be one of the suspects. After all, he was an Invincible who had emerged after the founding Invincibles. According to Xia Chen, the traitor should be someone with the power of flames and sealing. Silk Destroying King was not proficient in either, but he could always pretend to not be proficient, right?
Su Yu kept everything inside and decided to check himself before doing more. It was likely that there were more bloodlines around. Great Xia King was not a Daofuse so it would be perfectly normal for him to not notice these bloodlines.
Su Yu could always rely on the Daofuse traveling with him.
The two sank into silence. Numerous thoughts emerged in Great Xia King's mind. He had the urge to give Su Yu a beating. Why did that bastard talk about his embarrassing past with Xia Chen?
How annoying.
He could only hope that Su Yu was not the type to gossip.
Before long, they reached Great Xia. There, Great Xia King said, "Your father is currently in the capital. Do you want to look for him yourself or do you want someone to show the way?"
"I'll go myself."
Su Yu could already sense his father's presence.
"Sure."
After a short pause, Great Xia King gnashed his teeth and said, "You know. I know. Nobody else knows. If..."
Su Yu nodded, "Sure. But you can't blame me for what Principal Wan and the others say. I'm not the type to gossip."
"..."
What the fuck was that?
Great Xia King was furious. Yes. He finally remembered that the two of them were not the only ones aware of this. He was furious at Xia Chen. Why? Why did Xia Chen tell them about that?
With a snort, Great Xia King flew off. This was a bad day for him. He was in a bad mood. He had decided to go back and vent his anger on Xia Xiao'er.
***
After a short wait in the air, Su Yu heard Marquis Xia's painful screams. Only then did he start moving again.
Very good.
Back during their first meeting, Marquis Xia had knocked him out. Finally, Marquis Xia's retribution was here. With a joyful mood, Su Yu landed on the ground. He moved amid the crowd undetected, just like Wan Tiansheng and Great Xia King had moved in the past. Nobody could see him. Nobody could hear him.
Before long, Su Yu saw the Su Residence. With a flicker, he appeared before Su Long. A look of joy and guilt appeared on his face. Tears brimmed in his eyes.
He had returned!
Su Long looked overjoyed as well, but soon, his expression changed. While Su Yu was still confused, Su Long roared, "Bastard! Why did you return so silently? Weren't you supposed to return in glory?"
Su Long was furious.
Where was the promised glorious return?
Where?
Why did the kid return alone?
Su Long had expected Su Yu to return in a chariot pulled by dragons, surrounded by numerous important officials, and flanked by the prefect himself.
Why? Why did the damn kid return alone?
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Was that...the point?
Wasn't his presence alone...enough?
Su Long wailed, "I have wronged our ancestors!"
Su Yu was stunned. What?
Shouldn't this be a happy occasion?
Su Long roared, "Unfilial Son! Scram! Gather a big enough entourage before returning gloriously! You are not allowed to return like this!"
"..."
Su Yu was rendered speechless. This was totally not the reunion he had imagined.
Chapter 1609: Grandchild Of Destiny (1)
"Father!"
Su Yu rolled his eyes. He had just returned, full of expectations of an emotional reunion. What was this? Why was his old man telling him to return again?
Su Long had a look of grief.
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He sighed and said, "Last night, I bragged to your Uncle Chen that with my son coming back, things were so busy here that it felt like a festival. But you! You returned so silently! With no fanfare!"
In short, he had bragged in front of his old friends. He had claimed that his son would return gloriously. But his son had returned without so much as a foot soldier as an escort.
When one left home to work elsewhere, it didn't matter how well one did unless one returned with glory. Yes, yes, Su Yu could claim to be very strong and all. But what was the point? Su Long wasn't even strong enough to sense Su Yu's strength. He could only judge Su Yu's accomplishment by what he could see with his own eyes.
Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "You want more people? Sure. I'll get like a few hundred thousand people here later."
"A few hundred thousand?" Su Long gasped and said, "That's a bit too much, right?"
Su Yu rolled his eyes again and said, "Tens of thousands of people?"
"It's fine...cough, cough. Uhm...are you close with the prefect? Just...get the prefect to have one meal at our place?"
He was naturally referring to Xia Longwu here, not Xia Huyou or Marquis Xia. Xia Longwu was the previous leader of the Devil Subduing Army. He used to be a superior of Su Long. And he was someone Su Long admired most. In fact, Su Yu had grown up listening to stories about Xia Longwu from Su Long. It had been Su Long's dream to join the Martial Dragon Guard. Alas, he wasn't strong enough.
Su Yu had met Xia Longwu several times before. They weren't exactly close, but they had a decent relationship.
He said, "Father, Prefect Xia is still out in the Allheaven Battlefield. He will only return after a day or two. Why don't we get Great Xia King instead?"
"Great Xia King?"
First, Su Long was overjoyed. But then, his face stiffened as he said, "Forget it. Great Xia King? He has withdrawn from the public for many years. Even if you could get the real Great Xia King here, people would think he's a fake."
"..."
Su Yu didn't know what to say anymore. So his father wanted a face everyone knew.
Yes. Everyone knew Xia Longwu's face. After all, he would always appear on live broadcasts when heads were being chopped off. But Great Xia King was the actual founding king here, not Xia Longwu.
Su Yu was completely speechless.
After a while, Su Long tossed the matter aside and smiled, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Wasn't it supposed to be dangerous? Are you not worried that something bad might happen returning alone like this?"
"It's fine."
Su Yu said, "I'm not alone. I traveled to the realm entrance with Great Qin King and the others. Great Zhou King sent me through the realm entrance, while Great Xia King sent me to Great Xia."
Hearing all those names, Su Long exhaled and said, "Kid, you seem to have really done well. These names are all legends. These were the names we could only see in books. Meanwhile, you have encountered them all."
Su Yu laughed and said, "There was also Great Yuan King, who had a bad attitude toward me, so I berated him for his insolence. If it wasn't for Great Qin King and the others, I would have given him a good beating!"
"What?" Su Long said, "When you're away from home, having more friends is more important. Yes, you're strong now, but you can't be too cocky. Anyone is bound to suffer from a lack of humility. If you dislike him, just be respectful in public and stab him in the back when you have the chance..."
Su Long continued, "Face isn't important. It's not like we have a reputable family or something like that to worry about. Life is much more important than face. Have you forgotten what I taught you back then? Be warm in front of others and be cold behind them. Back when I was at my lowest, I knelt down to the enemy experts and begged for mercy only to stand up and cut them down when the opportunity arrived."
"Cough." Su Yu coughed awkwardly and said, "Father, you can tell me this, but don't talk about this openly. Also, those so-called experts were probably Great Strength or Infinite Strength cultivators. I can kill a bunch of them with a sneeze now."
Su Long said with a displeased tone, "What do you know? The idea remains. Do you think your old man is dumb? Since you're so amazing, tell me. Why are you so cautious when returning to the Human Realm? Aren't you amazing? Aren't you strong?"
The answer was simple. He still wasn't strong enough.
"Can you defeat everyone alone? Just stay low when required. Don't get too cocky. The arrogant ones are usually the first to die on the battlefield. Did I not tell you this before? Those commanders with their flashy armor are usually the fastest to die during war. But look at you and your white robes? Aren't you making yourself the most obvious target dressed like this?
"In a big battle, most will first target the most eye-catching opponents. These flashy big shots tend to show off too much and accidentally reveal their trump cards. They will probably die after killing three or five enemies. There is a proper method to killing people. You have to take it slow. Kill one by one. One here. One there. Before anyone knows it, all your enemies will be dead."
Su Long sighed and said, "I heard of your battles in the Allheaven Battlefield. You were wrong. Why did you target only the immortals? Wouldn't that make you their priority target? You need to balance it out between the divines, devils, immortals, and dragons. That way, those races will all wait for the other races to do more when attacking you since they have suffered equally.
"But you! You stupidly targeted only the immortals! You practically forced them to focus on you! Face is very important for them as well! Don't you know that? For the sake of their face, they have to focus on you! Just look at what the divines and devils are doing now. They are all relaxing, waiting for the immortals to deal with you!"
Su Yu listened silently as Su Long nagged. When Su Long was done, Su Yu nodded and said, "Yes, you're right. However, there are times where you need to kill enough to inspire terror. They won't be scared without losing enough people."
"True. A battlefield is ever-changing." Su Long nodded and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"No."
"I'll cook something for you."
As he walked, Su Long asked, "What do you want to eat? What a pity that this place is too big. The kitchen is annoyingly far. I prefer our tiny apartment in Nanyuan. What a pity that Nanyuan has been flattened."
Su Yu laughed and asked, "Aren't they rebuilding the place?"
"Yes. But it won't feel the same anymore. Whatever. The physical buildings don't matter too much. The people there matter more. I wonder how many of our old neighbors are still around."
Su Long shook his head and said, "I can only hope that they are still alive. We have known each other for so many years. It will feel weird for some of them to be gone."
Su Yu said, "I believe they are fine. I was there during the battle. Our old neighborhood had been emptied long before the battle. The people there had been resettled elsewhere."
"That's good to hear. I do want to visit them, but I have to stay here lest something unexpected happens when I run around. Nowadays, quite a lot of people are targeting your old man as well..."
He looked at Su Yu and asked, "Can they harm you with my blood?"
"Not directly." Su Yu said, "But they can track me and set up a trap for me."
"In that case, I have to be careful."
As they spoke, they reached the kitchen. It was quite a large kitchen. It was empty as mealtime had yet to arrive.
Then again, Su Long disliked staying with others. Thus, the experts keeping watch on him were all remaining outside. Occasionally, his friends would visit. Other than that, he would be alone in the house most of the time.
The kitchen was well-stocked.
When Su Long put on his apron and picked up his knife, Su Yu felt as though he had returned to the past.
Alas, the past was long gone.
While preparing the ingredients, Su Long said, "Help me with this..."
Su Yu smiled, but continued standing by the side with his arms crossed. This was how it had always been. His old man would always ask for help when cooking. He would never help. At most, he would cheer his old man on.
Su Long did not even look surprised. He merely cursed before resuming his cooking. As he did so, he asked, "Is there anyone nearby?"
"Yes. Three Sunmoons. There aren't many Sunmoons left in Great Xia. You can see their sincerity in protecting you with this."
Su Yu said, "But Invincibles are more important. Without Invincibles around, the Sunmoons won't amount to much."
"Kid, is your old man your baggage now?"
"Not really." Su Yu grinned and said, "You might be weak, but you can't call yourself baggage. Don't worry. I still remember what you told me. If someone were to kidnap my old man, I should ignore my old man and cut that bastard down. As for my old man's survival, that would be up to luck. If you were unlucky enough to die, I would give you a glorious burial."
"Why do you only remember these things?" Su Long laughed and said, "But that's not a bad thing to remember. As a veteran soldier, I have a lot of experience with similar situations. When your comrades are under encirclement, you should prioritize killing the enemies first instead of distracting yourself with the fate of your comrades. When all the enemies are dead, your comrades will naturally survive. Otherwise, you will simply die together. That is all."
Su Yu nodded.
Su Long continued, "What a pity that you didn't join the army. You could have learned all this from the army. But this isn't that bad either. You might not have done as well in the army."
Su Yu said, "Father, I learned just as much from the cultural research academy. The battles on a battlefield are mostly straightforward. But the academy is filled with schemes. You can learn a lot there as well."
Su Long nodded, "True. Cultured people are usually much better at doing bad things."
Was this a compliment? Or was this an insult?
Su Yu had no idea.
It must be a compliment, right?
Whatever. He decided to take it as a compliment.
Su Long asked, "Kid, can anyone hear us if I tell you something now?"
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he checked the female furball. Was the female furball sleeping? It didn't matter. He proceeded to erect a soundproof barrier around them.
Then, he formed another soundproof barrier around the little furball. Finally, he asked, "What is it?"
Su Yu's expression turned shifty as he asked, "Do you have a big secret to share? Are you secretly a super expert?"
Su Long rolled his eyes.
"Super expert? Sure. If you consider a Great Strength cultivator a super expert."
"You're not?" Su Yu said doubtfully, "I have always believed that you're a secret top expert. Is that not the case? Wait, are you going to tell me that my mother is not dead? She's actually a super expert? Wait...is she the Time Sage?"
"What?" Su Long asked in confusion, "What sage are you talking about?"
"No? Don't you know that?" Su Yu rubbed his chin and said, "Father, my mother might be a super expert from the ancient past."
"Bullshit."
Su Long cursed, "Super your mother!"
"..."
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Su Yu was speechless. What was...this?
But was his mother really a top expert?
Su Long coughed and said, "Cut the nonsense. Your mother was a normal person. A weak commoner. She didn't even cultivate. She had a weak body. That was why she died during childbirth. If she had really been a top expert, she wouldn't have picked me as her husband. Back then, I wasn't even a Great Strength cultivator. I was merely a Source Opening cultivator. What manner of top expert would marry a Source Opening cultivator?"
Su Yu nodded, "True. That would only be possible if you were a top expert as well. Otherwise, she could probably kill you at night just by breathing."
"..."
That was rude.
Noticing that none of his guesses were true, he started losing interest. He said, "What are you telling me, then? Are you going to find me a stepmother?"
"Cut the nonsense!" Su Long grimaced and asked, "I only have one question. Have you felt anything weird?"
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Su Long asked, "Does your head hurt or something like that? Didn't you use to have nightmares every night? Are you still having those nightmares?"
"Not anymore..."
"That's good to hear."
Su Long exhaled in relief and said, "You used to have nightmares every night. I was so worried. Eventually, I heard that a big shot was hidden in Nanyuan. People were saying that the big shot was Ye Batian's eldest disciple. I was desperate, so I asked around before finding out that Liu Wenyan was the big shot. I only managed to make him accept you after bribing him with a few bottles of good liquor.
"Sure enough, you recovered after spending some time learning from him. See, I have always known that you're a cultured person. I knew you would do well as a cultured man. How fortunate that I didn't let you walk the path of warriors."
Su Yu blanked out. What? He was aware that his father had given Old Liu gifts in the past. But was his father saying that he had heard of Ye Batian as well? His father was even aware of Liu Wenyan's real identity.
Noticing Su Yu's expression, Su Long laughed and said, "What's with that expression? Kid, do you really take your old man for a fool? Do you think I'll have you learn from any random person? These days, first teachers are very important.
"As a veteran soldier, how could I not know Ye Batian? Sure, he died long ago. But that wouldn't stop me from hearing about him. As a veteran soldier, how could I not know about the strength of cultural researchers?"
Su Long snorted disdainfully and said, "I have simply been too lazy to tell you much. You would grow too cocky after learning too much at such an age. I knew that these bookworms loved talking about a pure and innocent heart in cultivation. Thus, I didn't want to lead you astray by telling you all that."
"Wait...Father, just what are you trying to say?"
Su Yu was starting to grow confused. So his apprenticeship under Liu Wenyan was no coincidence. Rather, it was something his old man had deliberately arranged.
While cooking, Su Long said, "What else? Well, it's nothing special. I'm telling you now so that you won't remain clueless."
"Clueless about what?"
Su Long lowered his voice and said, "The golden book in your head!"
Su Yu was completely stunned.
He was completely dumbfounded.
Holy shit!
Was his old man aware of that?
Noticing Su Yu's shocked expression, Su Long had a look of disdain as he said, "Why are you pretending to be a big shot when you're so easily shocked? Just look at how calm I am right now. What's the matter? I have been aware of this matter for more than ten years. Isn't it still a secret until now?"
Su Yu asked stiffly, "Father, you know that?"
"Of course." Su Long said, "How can I not know that? That was all me—cough. Uhm, well, I was too worried back then, so I never dared to talk about it. As a veteran in the army, I wasn't completely clueless. That book was clearly a great treasure. Some might be tempted to split your head for it..."
Su Long had a look of recollection as he said, "Back then, I was so worried after you started having nightmares. Blood was rushing into your head, and you were so terrified you didn't even dare to sleep anymore. I was worried that you would either die from the nightmares or die to others.
"But since that treasure looked like a book, I guessed that it was related to cultural researchers. Thus, I started making you read and find a cultured person to suppress the book in your head with culture.
"Sure enough, you recovered significantly after you started reading. Since you kept getting killed by monsters in the nightmares, I showed you the Myriad Race Compendium. By seeing enough of these monsters, you wouldn't fear them anymore."
Su Yu blanked out for a long while before saying, "No wonder there were so many such books at home back then. I thought those were your collection from the army."
Su Long rolled his eyes and said, "Why would a brute like me collect those books? Back when, I kept telling you stories about heads rolling and showing you live executions. See? That managed to boost your courage significantly. You weren't even that scared of your nightmares anymore."
"..."
Once again, Su Yu was rendered speechless. So all that was deliberate?
"Wait, just what happened back then?"
Su Yu was growing more and more confused. What was this? How was his old man aware of the golden book? His old man didn't seem like a secret expert.
Su Long grinned and said, "What else? A supreme treasure dropped from the heavens. Destiny brought the treasure to my son. I have heard enough of such stories to know that the book was a fortuitous encounter for you from the heavens."
"Wait, tell me more. I need more details. What happened back then?"
Su Long laughed and said, "It was no big deal. Back when you were six, I was running out of money. I couldn't even find a job, so I decided to take on bounty hunting to make some money. I heard about some bandits at the Starfall Mountain so I decided to make some money there..."
According to Su Long, it was raining that day. He went to Starfall Mountain late a night, hoping to encounter a few bandits and make some pocket money.
That night, a storm hit Starfall Mountain. In fact, the storm was so heavy that not a single bandit was in sight. After a long wait, Su Long gave up. He decided to go again when the weather improved.
Suddenly, a deafening thunder shook the entire Starfall Mountain. Then, a dot of light dropped from the sky. That reminded Su Long of the legends about the Starfall Mountain. According to the legends, the mountain was the product of a fallen star. Thus, he thought that the glowing object was a fragment of a star. Thinking that it might be something good, he rushed toward the spot where the glowing object had fallen.
"So...that book was something you picked up somewhere?"
Su Yu was stunned. The Book of Time...was something his father picked up randomly?
Not he himself!
His father!
Su Long grinned smugly and said, "Yes. I picked it up. When I saw it, I was like holy shit! A book! I thought it was a top-secret cultivation manual. After all, you could get heavenly rewards from killing in the Allheaven battlefield. Perhaps some experts were fighting nearby and produced a heavenly reward there. After picking the book up, I rushed back home. But no matter what I did, I couldn't open the book."
Su Long had a helpless expression as he said that.
"I had no idea what that thing was. There wasn't even a label on it. After trying a few days, I still couldn't open it. I had the urge to sell it off, but I was scared that selling it would bring me a trouble too big for me to handle..."
Su Long sighed and continued, "Thus, I hid it at home. But you...When I came back home one day, you somehow managed to dig it out of its hiding place. You even got yourself cut all over by the sides of that thing. I nearly fainted from shock when I saw all the blood on you."
Su Yu was completely stupefied. He said, "I don't remember any of that!"
"What could you even remember?"
Su Long rolled his eyes and said, "At the time, you nearly died from blood loss. After that incident, you were down with a fever for several days. And then, you started having nightmares. You have forgotten all that, but I still remember everything clearly. Maybe that thing had somehow accepted you as its new master due to your blood, but it eventually shot into your head. I was anxious, but I didn't dare to tell anyone about it. I didn't even dare to think about it outside our home. Only after observing you for a few years did I stop worrying."
Su Long sighed and said, "Eventually, I noted that apart from your frequent nightmares, you were fine. Thus, I sent you to learn from Liu Wenyan. Surprisingly, you improved greatly after that. Seeing that things had been fine for so many years, I slowly dropped the matter."
Su Long stared at Su Yu and said, "But you! You! You suddenly grew so powerful! I couldn't help but suspect that it was related to that thing in your head!"
Su Yu swallowed and asked, "Father...are you saying that...you picked this thing up somewhere in Starfall Mountain?"
"Definitely." Su Long said, "Starfall Mountain...the land of fallen stars. Sure enough, that is a blessed land."
Su Yu didn't know what to feel anymore. The Book of Time had actually dropped from the sky and landed on the Starfall Mountain. Was the book in his head really the Book of Time? In that case, did the Time Sage fight a powerful enemy back then before dying? Was that why the Book of Time dropped from the heavens?
Was that the case?
Or was there a different reason?
He remembered that Liu Hong had also stumbled upon his own fortuitous encounter at around the same time. Was that a pure coincidence? Or was that a related incident?
After a long contemplation, Su Yu said, "Father, in that case, you're a child of destiny. You must be blessed by luck to be able to pick up such a treasure randomly."
Su Long nodded smugly.
Su Yu asked, "But why are you so weak when you're so loved by destiny?"
"..."
Su Long was infuriated. He said, "What do you even know? Would you be where you are today if your father were really so useless? Look at those little brothers of mine. Look at Chen Long and the others. They are all doing well. Back then, there were so many foot soldiers in the Devil Suppressing Army. But look at the former subordinates of your old man. A whole bunch of them had reached the Mountainsea and Cloudbreach Realms. Those were all my little brothers! Do you understand?"
Su Yu blanked out.
True!
The former subordinates of his old man had indeed grown massively.
It was very rare for a tiny squad like that to produce a Mountainsea. But his old man's former squad had actually produced multiple Mountainseas. This was absolutely abnormal. Naturally, nobody suspected anything because in the grand scheme of things, Mountainseas were nothing.
Su Long sighed and said, "Because of you, I had to retire from the army. Otherwise, I would have climbed higher than Chen Long. I could have reached the Sunmoon Realm long ago!"
Su Yu asked, "Father, do you mean that...there is something unusual about the Starfall Mountain?"
After all, why did the Book of Time choose to fall there instead of anywhere else?
"Definitely." Su Long nodded and said, "That place...is too abnormal. Back when the book first went inside your body, I thought of looking for a solution from the same place. Thus, I went there a few more times to look for anything that could help. And let me tell you. Something is off about that place."
"What's so off about that place?"
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Su Yu had been to Starfall Mountain several times. He had even killed there. But he had never discovered anything.
"That place is normal most of the time, but when it rains...the storm...and the thunderclaps...are exceptionally loud and fierce."
"Isn't that a normal phenomenon?"
Su Long shook his head, "How is that normal? There is only thunder without the rain. More importantly, the thunderclaps will grow louder when you lie down and listen to the ground."
Su Yu asked, "But... isn't that normal?"
"Fool." Su Long said, "Have you never been to a battlefield? What you hear when you place your ear on the ground is the vibration from enemy movement. For example, the movement of enemy cavalry will be loud when you listen to the ground. But try doing that for airborne enemies. Are you supposed to hear the flapping wings of your enemies from the ground?"
Was that the case?
Su Yu was unsure. He had never paid much attention to this matter.
Su Long said, "Thus, I suspected that the thunderclaps came from the underground. Back then, I even tried digging through the ground. I thought there was a hidden treasure vault there. But I found nothing!"
Su Long shook his head and said, "I was confused back then, but when I returned to Nanyuan recently, I saw the floating ruin. It was seemingly hidden in between the cracks of space. After that, I started suspecting that there was such a ruin at Starfall Mountain as well."
Su Yu blanked out. Back then, he had used the Starfall Mountain as the basis of his scheme. As a result, numerous people went there looking for the so-called ruin. However, nothing was found. Su Yu was the one who had found the hidden vault of the Divine Skywing Sect there. But his old man was telling him that there might really be a ruin there.
"Father, are you serious?"
"What stupid question is that? Of course I'm serious!" As Su Long continued cooking with his big pan, he said, "Alright, stop cutting me off. Tell me. Have you discovered the golden book in your head?"
"Yes."
"Has the book helped in your rapid growth?"
"Yes."
"I knew it!"
Su Long grinned and said, "I knew that was a treasure. I suspected that there was a reason for that thing to drop there. Perhaps it dropped after an expert killed someone, but if that was the case, where had that expert been? Thus, I have been suspecting that the book was there looking for something. A ruin? Or something else? Was the book trying to return home? It is said that all treasures will develop a certain degree of sentience. And it is normal for something to want to return to its roots. Am I right?"
Once again, Su Yu blanked out.
Right. The Book of Time could really be returning home when it fell from the heavens.
The Time Sage died, and there is a ruin of hers at the Starfall Mountain. Thus, the Book of Time returned in search of its home. Ultimately, my old man picked it up!
If the book in his mind was really the Book of Time, it should be an incomparably powerful weapon. Was it possible that the book had exhausted its strength after traveling through time to return home?
Was that why it required the blood essence of numerous races to react? Was the blood essence its source of energy to repair itself? Things were starting to make a lot of sense.
Perhaps the Time Sage had been alive all this while. She had been fighting above the net for many years. Perhaps her opponent was the one Liu Hong had inherited from. Both died at the same time, resulting in their legacies appearing at the same time! I received the legacy of the Time Sage, while Liu Hong received the legacy of Time Sage's enemy! This is a likely scenario!
Numerous possibilities emerged in Su Yu's mind. Or perhaps Liu Hong had also received the legacy of the Time Sage. The Time Sage was the only person to die in this confrontation. Both Su Yu and Liu Hong were sharing the legacy of the Time Sage, and it would only be complete together. Was that the case?
The Book of Time was too valuable a weapon. Su Yu reasoned that such a weapon would not leave its master unless its master was dead. But hadn't the Time Sage disappeared during the ancient past?
Only now did Su Yu find out that his biggest fortuitous encounter to date had actually originated from his old man.
Good heavens!
Su Yu couldn't believe it. He had thought of countless scenarios in the past. Perhaps his mother had faked her death. Perhaps his mother was s super expert. But no. That was absolute nonsense.
He had thought that he might have a powerful ancestor. But that was absolute nonsense as well. His ancestors were all commoners. He had indeed benefited from his elder like a prodigal son, but not from his ancestors. Rather, it was his weak father. The same weak father he could kill with a sneeze.
"Father, you missed out on such a big fortuitous encounter!"
Su Long snorted and said, "What nonsense. What's yours is mine. When I hit you, would you dare to hit back?"
As if to demonstrate the point, he hit Su Yu with his oily pan.
Su Yu didn't know what to say anymore.
Su Long laughed and said, "Kid, this is the true fortuitous encounter. You're the one fighting for your life out there, while I can relax back home and wait for you to return in glory. What can I say? Destiny and luck love me. I can't even reject their love."
Su Long continued, "I have been hiding this matter all these years. I have never dared to mention it all these years. Now that you're aware, aren't experts capable of altering memories? Remove these memories from my head. I don't want to lose sleep over this anymore. This way, I won't have to nervously empty my mind each time I encounter an expert anymore."
Su Yu frowned and said, "Memory alteration is a very difficult procedure..."
"Anything is better than forcefully hiding it in my mind. Can you do it or not? Don't bother saving face with excuses if you can't."
Su Yu rolled his eyes and nodded, "I can, but I can't eliminate the memories entirely. I'll only seal them. You will forget them until someone mentions something related to these memories."
"That works. Just don't mention these memories after sealing them away. Nobody knows apart from the two of us."
Su Yu thought about it and nodded in agreement. Inwardly, he was still greatly shocked.
The Book of Time...was something his old man picked up randomly. What was this? He had been thinking that perhaps there was a big conspiracy behind the book in his mind. More importantly, he had somehow absorbed the book when it wouldn't react to his old man. That shouldn't be possible.
Unless...all sorts of coincidences had stacked upon each other to make it happen. For example, the book had lost its master, exhausted its strength, and was in a state of inactivity. Additionally, Su Yu's blood and sea of willpower were also somehow compatible with the Time Sage's.
All the coincidences had allowed him to absorb the book.
In that case, could he be considered a child of destiny? But his old man should be the actual child of destiny here, right? In that case, was he the grandchild of destiny instead?
Su Yu said nothing and worked on his father's memories in silence. This was something Chen Yong could do back then. With Su Yu's current strength, that was naturally not a big issue for him as well. In any case, sealing memories was much easier than changing memories.
***
A short while later.
While cooking, Su Long asked doubtfully, "What did I want to talk about earlier? Why can't I recall anything? Sigh. I have forgotten everything after seeing you."
Su Yu grinned and asked, "Are you getting me a stepmother?"
"Bullshit."
"You must have borrowed someone's money and forgotten about it."
"Is that the case?"
Su Long had a look of confusion. He recalled wanting to tell his son something, but he had completely forgotten about what he wanted to say. Whatever. So be it.
As for Su Yu, he sank into contemplation.
Starfall Mountain.
Was there really a ruin there?
But many Invincibles had been there before, such as Great Xia King and Great Ming King. None had discovered anything. Were they too weak to discover it? Could the female furball discover it as a Daofuse?
No, humanity might not have a Daofuse this epoch, but there had always been human Daofuses around during the previous epochs.
Perhaps...the Book of Time was the key?
Su Yu decided to pay Starfall Mountain a visit again sometime. If there was really a Time Sage ruin there...it would be a jackpot for him! Such a powerful existence should have quite a collection of treasures, right?
You never know. She might have been someone with only strength and nothing else. Like me, I would empty my pockets each time I worked on my weapon.
Perhaps the Time Sage had emptied her pockets forging the Book of Time as well.
Nevertheless, it was still worth trying.
I'll wait for now. I don't want to trigger something eye-catching so soon.
Once again, Su Yu glanced at his father with complicated emotions.
Destiny was truly...unfathomable.
Had his father been blessed by destiny?
It was hard to say.
His father had survived ten years in the Allheaven Battlefield. His old comrades had all grown in strength and rank. His son had rampaged across the Allheaven Battlefield.
In a way, he was a lucky person. But the luck had somehow not manifested in his own strength. Newest update provıded by novel⚑fire.net
"No, the point is, my old man is actually quite a crafty one as well."
Su Yu resisted the urge to laugh in amusement. Liu Wenyan was probably still clueless about the fact that Su Long already knew of his identity back then. Thus, Liu Wenyan had agreed to accept Su Yu as a student at a cheap price of some liquor.
After all, that was an acceptable price for someone unaware of who he was. It would be totally embarrassing for the first student of Ye Batian to be bribed by only some cheap liquor worth a few hundred dollars.
Generally, a regular cultural researcher would not be bribed to receive a student with even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Since the Book of Time was given to me by my old man, there is probably no need to worry about it.
Su Yu had been worried that the book was something a top expert had stuffed into his mind. Sure, there was still such a possibility, but this possibility would drop further if he could find the Time Sage ruin at Starfall Mountain.
Something must have happened fifteen years ago. Alas, nobody seems to know. The incident might have happened beyond the net.
After a while, Su Yu tossed the matter to the back of his mind. He was still too weak to worry about matters above the net.