Su Mo stared coldly at the Ink Flood Dragon.
Their eyes met.
Instantly, the Ink Flood Dragon broke out in a cold sweat and trembled. "Elder Su, I was wrong! I was wrong, isn’t that enough?"
Only then did Su Mo retract his oppressive aura.
The Ink Flood Dragon patted its chest and swore, "Elder Su, rest assured. I promise I will never seek revenge on the Beast Taming Sect or cause trouble for any of its members."
Facing Su Mo, it didn’t dare show the slightest bit of temper, let alone defy him.
A single glance from Su Mo seemed capable of killing it, filling it with a chilling sensation, as if its very Divine Soul was about to be obliterated.
"That’s more like it."
Su Mo turned to Chu Tianxiong and said, "Alright, the grudge between you and the Ink Flood Dragon has been resolved. From this day forward, I no longer owe the Beast Taming Sect anything."
"Thank you, Elder Su!"
Chu Tianxiong’s mind raced. He quickly replied, "Elder Su, you may not owe our Beast Taming Sect anything, but every single member of our sect owes you their life. If you have any need in the future, the Beast Taming Sect is at your command. We swear our undying loyalty to you."
Su Mo might not owe the Beast Taming Sect anything, but the Beast Taming Sect absolutely had to be in his debt.
If they didn’t owe him a debt, they had to find a way to create one.
No matter what, they had to forge a connection with Su Mo. They absolutely could not let this powerful backer get away.
Su Mo saw through Chu Tianxiong’s intentions at a glance and said nonchalantly, "Fine. Seeing as fate has brought us together, I can agree to help the Beast Taming Sect one time in the future."
"Thank you, Elder Su!"
Chu Tianxiong was overjoyed. ’Thank goodness I reacted quickly,’ he thought. ’I’ve finally latched onto this powerful backer.’
’This is a huge win!’
Pingyangzi and Daoist Xuanqing also stepped forward. "We also owe Elder Su our lives. If you have any commands for us in the future, we will obey without question!"
Su Mo said impatiently, "Like the Beast Taming Sect, you will also have one opportunity for me to help you. However, it will depend on whether I’m free at the time."
He was usually very busy, after all.
Pingyangzi and the others were thrilled.
They had managed to, however tenuously, latch onto Su Mo, this incredibly powerful backer.
Daoist Xuanqing said respectfully, "Elder Su requires Alchemy Materials. I imagine you’ve gathered most of them. I wonder, is there anything else you need? Perhaps we can help you obtain it."
"Oh, right! I’d almost forgotten."
Su Mo slapped his forehead. "Besides the Divine Beast Essence Blood, I also need an Extreme Yang Spirit Stone. The higher the grade, the better!"
’An Extreme Yang Spirit Stone?’
Chu Tianxiong said, "Elder Su, we have an Extreme Yang Spirit Stone right here in the Beast Taming Sect! There’s no need to look elsewhere."
"What? The Beast Taming Sect has one?"
Su Mo was pleasantly surprised. He hadn’t expected the Beast Taming Sect to possess an Extreme Yang Spirit Stone.
He had searched high and low for one, only to have it fall right into his lap.
The Beast Taming Sect truly lived up to its name as the leading Major Sect of the Eighteen Kingdoms.
Su Mo asked, "Sect Leader Chu, would you be willing to give me the Extreme Yang Spirit Stone? Name any price you want."
Chu Tianxiong looked troubled. "We would give the Extreme Yang Spirit Stone to you without any conditions, Elder Su. However, it is located within a great tomb belonging to our sect. This tomb is called Qu Luo’s Tomb, the final resting place of our Beast Taming Sect’s founding ancestor. The tomb contains its own pocket dimension, comparable to a small world."
Su Mo frowned. "Can I get in?"
Chu Tianxiong nodded. "Yes, but it can only be opened in half a month. At that time, the talented youths from the Eighteen Kingdoms under our sect’s influence will all enter the tomb to seek their own fortunes."
"Alright, then I’ll come back in half a month!"
Su Mo said calmly.
Although he was in a hurry, he couldn’t just break their rules and make things difficult for the Beast Taming Sect, especially since the matter involved the young geniuses of the Eighteen Kingdoms.
He had been away for half a month already. He wondered how the Xiao Family was doing, and whether the Famous Sword Manor and the Zhou Family had retaliated against them.
’This is a good chance to go back and check on them for a few days.’
The Beast Taming Sect wasn’t far from Qingyang City, so it would be much faster to return. It wouldn’t cause much of a delay.
Chu Tianxiong said respectfully, "We will see you out, Elder Su."
"No need!"
Su Mo waved his hand. "Just have the Black Loach lead me out. You all should get back to your business. Don’t mind me."
"Farewell, Elder Su!"
Chu Tianxiong didn’t insist on detaining Su Mo, as the Beast Taming Sect still had hundreds of heavily injured disciples who needed treatment.
He was gone.
Watching Su Mo’s departing figure, Chu Tianxiong and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.
Today, they had nearly met their end.
Thank goodness for Su Mo.
Pingyangzi suddenly said, "Damn, I forgot to ask Elder Su what his Realm is."
Chu Tianxiong said nonchalantly, "It’s fine. We can just ask the Heaven-Suppressing King. He’ll at least give me that much face."
With that, Chu Tianxiong took out a Communication Stone and infused it with Spiritual Qi.
"Sect Leader Chu!"
The Heaven-Suppressing King’s hoarse voice came from the Communication Stone.
Chu Tianxiong got straight to the point. "Heaven-Suppressing King, I wish to ask you about someone. I wonder if you’ve heard of him."
"Who is it?"
the Heaven-Suppressing King asked.
Chu Tianxiong said, "An Elder Su. I don’t know his full name. He’s about eighteen years old..."
"Never heard of him!"
Before Chu Tianxiong could finish, the Heaven-Suppressing King cut in coldly, "Chu Tianxiong, are you getting senile in your old age? You’re coming to me to ask about any random nobody? And you call him ’Elder’..."
Chu Tianxiong’s face turned green with rage. He roared, "Insolent! How dare you speak to me with such an attitude!"
The Heaven-Suppressing King sneered, "This is my attitude, take it or leave it. I don’t have time to waste on your nonsense."
BEEP...
The communication was cut off.
Pingyangzi frowned. "The Heaven-Suppressing King is getting more and more outrageous!"
Du Feng said, "Rumor has it that the Heaven-Suppressing King is about to break through to the Martial Monarch Realm. Seeing how arrogant he is now, it seems the rumors are true."
A Martial Monarch...
Chu Tianxiong’s face was dark. "No wonder he dared to be so insolent to me. But this time, he insulted the wrong person. He must give me an explanation for this, or my Beast Taming Sect will not let his Heaven-Suppressing Royal Mansion off the hook."
In his heart, the Heaven-Suppressing King could insult him, Chu Tianxiong, but he absolutely could not insult Elder Su.
That would be a desecration of Elder Su’s name.
Unforgivable!
「Outside the sect gates!」
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow stared intently in the direction of the Beast Taming Sect. "It’s all quiet. Is the fight over already? HAHAHA, that kid must have been eaten by that Old Loach! Pah, serves him right!"
’Bullying me is nothing special.’
’Beating that Old Loach is what takes real skill.’
Just as the Cyan Cloud Sparrow was cheering, a familiar voice suddenly sounded by its ear. "Little Queque, you really were waiting for me here."
What!
’He’s... still alive?’
Seeing Su Mo walk out of the sect gates completely unharmed, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow asked in disbelief, "You... are you a man or a ghost?"
It had heard very clearly that the fighting inside the Beast Taming Sect had been intense.
’Under those circumstances, how did Su Mo survive?’
"I’m a man, of course!"
Su Mo narrowed his eyes and asked, "What, were you hoping I’d die?"
"No, no, no!"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow quickly explained, "I was just worried about you! Worried you’d be eaten by that Old Loach. That Old Loach is vicious, truly vicious!"
Su Mo pointed at the Ink Flood Dragon behind him and said, "Is this the Old Loach you were talking about?"
"Ah..."
Seeing the Ink Flood Dragon, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow’s face fell in terror. "It... why is it out here too?"