The Cyan Cloud Sparrow trembled, its face a mask of terror as it looked at Su Mo and the Ink Flood Dragon.
It couldn’t understand why Su Mo wasn’t dead. Even more confusingly, he was walking alongside the Ink Flood Dragon, as if the two had reached some kind of agreement.
’What in the world is going on?’
THUMP THUMP THUMP!
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow’s heart pounded violently, and its whole body trembled uncontrollably.
One freak was enough to scare it witless, but now, two of them stood before it.
Worse, Su Mo had overheard it cursing him just moments ago. It had been caught in the act.
’I’m dead, I’m dead!’
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow was so frightened it felt its soul leaving its body. It went limp, on the verge of collapse.
Su Mo said coolly, "I’ll let it slide this time. If I ever catch you cursing me again, I’ll break your bones and pluck you bald."
"Yes, yes, of course! I’ll never dare do it again!"
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow hurriedly apologized, grateful to have kept its life.
"Take me back to Qingyang City!"
"CHIRP!"
Su Mo leaped onto the Cyan Cloud Sparrow. With a sharp cry, the bird shot toward Qingyang City at top speed.
’He’s finally gone!’
Watching Su Mo disappear over the horizon, the Ink Flood Dragon let out a long, heavy breath. The heart that had been lodged in its throat finally settled back into its chest.
’That was so damn scary.’
It was a terrifyingly powerful being in its own right, but after meeting Su Mo, it had been as helpless as a loach in the mud, with no ability to fight back whatsoever.
’To think such a monstrous human existed in this world.’
"AWOOO..."
The Ink Flood Dragon glanced back at the Beast Taming Sect that had imprisoned it for ten long years. A flash of anger lit its eyes, but in the end, it left, unwilling but resigned.
With a harbinger of calamity like Su Mo around, it wouldn’t dare seek revenge even if it had ten times the courage!
’Faster, faster!’
Su Mo constantly urged the Cyan Cloud Sparrow to fly toward Qingyang City as if its life depended on it.
He missed his wife!
...
「The Imperial Capital Zhou Family」
Zhou Tianhai lay on his bed, his face a picture of dejection, endlessly cursing Su Mo under his breath.
In the past few days, he had cursed Su Mo’s ancestors to the eighteenth generation hundreds of times over.
Just then, Zhou Chengfeng pushed the door open and walked in.
He was accompanied by the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley.
Zhou Chengfeng said with authority, "Tianhai, hurry up and pay your respects to the Lord Valley Master of Medicine King Valley."
’What?’
’The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley is here!’
Zhou Tianhai was instantly energized.
According to legend, Medicine King Valley possessed countless Spiritual Elixirs capable of reviving the dead and growing flesh on bare bones. They could surely heal his Dantian.
Zhou Tianhai struggled out of bed and prostrated himself on the floor, saying respectfully, "This junior pays his respects to the Lord Valley Master. May the Lord Valley Master live for ten thousand years."
"You may rise."
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley waved his hand dismissively. He walked over to Zhou Tianhai’s side, his brow furrowing as he inspected Zhou Tianhai’s ruined Dantian.
Zhou Chengfeng asked, "Valley Master, how is my son?"
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley said gravely, "Whoever did this used a vicious method. Not only did they shatter Young Master Zhou’s Dantian, but they also left behind a trace of Dark Force."
"Dark Force?"
Zhou Chengfeng’s face was full of confusion.
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley nodded. "Although this Dark Force was left behind unintentionally when Young Master Zhou’s Dantian was shattered, it is extremely potent. I suspect that the person who did this is a true master."
Zhou Chengfeng nodded.
’Anyone who could turn Wei Zhengyang into a meat patty with a single slap is certainly a master,’ he thought.
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley continued, "To heal Young Master Zhou, we must first eliminate this Dark Force from his body. Otherwise, even the most miraculous Spiritual Elixirs will be useless on him."
Zhou Chengfeng said respectfully, "Then I must trouble you, Valley Master, to help my son by removing this Dark Force!"
"I shall give it a try."
Though he said he would "try," the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley wore a confident expression.
With his decades of accumulated power, a mere trace of unintentionally leftover Dark Force shouldn’t pose any real challenge to him.
However, in the next second, he was dumbfounded.
Just as his right hand landed on Zhou Tianhai’s Dantian and he activated a Secret Technique to dissolve the residual Dark Force, he was sent flying.
BANG!
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley slammed into a pillar of the roof beam. A sweet taste rose in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
A backlash from the Dark Force!
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley was stunned.
He never would have dreamed that a trace of unintentionally leftover Dark Force could be so powerful as to blast him back and make him cough up blood.
He was, after all, a master at the Mid Stage Grand Martial Artist Realm!
Zhou Chengfeng cried out in alarm, "Valley Master...!"
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "I was careless just now. Don’t worry, I’ll try again. I refuse to believe..."
Having learned his lesson from before, this time the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley used his full strength, pressing his palm down on Zhou Tianhai’s Dantian.
BANG!
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley was once again sent flying several meters, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
This time, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley was utterly stupefied.
’A trace of Dark Force left behind unintentionally has such terrifying power.’
’Then how strong must the person who left it be?’
’It’s unimaginable!’
Seeing the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley fail twice, Zhou Chengfeng said, refusing to believe it, "Let me try..."
STAGGER STAGGER STAGGER!
After stumbling back several steps, Zhou Chengfeng was completely dumbfounded.
Even he was unable to dissolve the Dark Force within Zhou Tianhai’s Dantian.
’How is this possible?’
Zhou Chengfeng asked in a heavy voice, "Is there really no other way?"
"There is not!"
The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley shook his head. "My skills are lacking. I truly have no way to dissolve the Dark Force in Young Master Zhou’s body or to heal him. Patriarch Zhou, you had best find someone more capable."
With that, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley left, his face clouded with frustration.
As the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, he had practiced medicine for decades with exceedingly high skill, capable of growing flesh on bare bones. He never imagined that today he would be sent flying twice by a residual trace of Dark Force. He had been tripped up by a seemingly minor obstacle.
"Valley Master, please wait!"
No matter how Zhou Chengfeng tried to persuade him to stay, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley left resolutely without a single glance back.
It wasn’t just that he was unable to heal Zhou Tianhai’s Dantian.
Even if he had a method, he wouldn’t dare use it now, lest he offend the master behind the Dark Force and bring a world-ending catastrophe upon Medicine King Valley.
"Father..."
Zhou Tianhai’s face was filled with despair.
Zhou Chengfeng comforted him, "Don’t worry, your father will definitely get you healed. Once the Heaven-Suppressing King emerges from his seclusion, I will ask him to personally dissolve the Dark Force in your body and heal your Dantian."
Zhou Tianhai asked curiously, "When will the Heaven-Suppressing King emerge from seclusion?"
"We must wait a little longer."
Zhou Chengfeng said gravely, "The Heaven-Suppressing King is on the verge of a Breakthrough and doesn’t have time to act right now. However, he has already promised me that after he emerges, he will definitely avenge you."
"I can’t wait!"
The moment he thought of Su Mo and Xiao Qingxue living a blissful married life while he was stuck suffering on a sickbed, enduring the scorn of the Imperial City’s great families, Zhou Tianhai was filled with rage.
He couldn’t wait another moment.
He wanted to kill Su Mo and annihilate the entire Xiao Family right now.
Zhou Chengfeng said gravely, "I’ve had people investigate. Su Mo is not at the Xiao Family estate at this moment."
Zhou Tianhai said venomously, "Then let’s annihilate the Xiao Family first."
Zhou Chengfeng thought for a moment and said, "Alright, we’ll do as you say. We’ll annihilate the Xiao Family first. When Su Mo returns, we will join forces with the Famous Sword Manor to kill him."
During this time, the news of Zhou Tianhai being crippled had caused a huge stir, and the entire Imperial City was treating the Zhou Family as a joke.
Therefore, he too had reached his limit.
Zhou Chengfeng added, "In addition to our family and the Famous Sword Manor, I will also invite an expert from both the Celestial Slaughter Hall and the Heaven-Suppressing Royal Mansion."