Three days had passed since the end of the sect competition, and it had also been three days since Luo Ningshuang arrived at the Trinity Saint Sect. In these three days, there had been almost no communication between her and Su Ming.
Luo Ningshuang only did three things every day: eat, refine pills, and cultivate. Su Ming’s routine was even simpler. Having stepped into the Longevity Realm, he could go without food or water for ten days or half a month, so he focused solely on cultivation. Even when they occasionally crossed paths, their interactions were purely transactional.
This made Uncle Meng a bit anxious. He had already brought the person back, so how did things turn out like this? But since it was Su Ming’s personal matter, he couldn’t interfere too much. During this time, he also noticed something strange about Luo Ningshuang—the spiritual Qi she refined disappeared like a stone sinking into the ocean. It never entered her Qi Sea. But where it went, he couldn’t figure out.
He decisively reported this finding to Su Ming, who simply replied, “Don’t worry about it. When the time comes, it will all make sense.” Since the young master had said so, Uncle Meng didn’t dwell on it and focused on his own duties—selling the pills refined by Luo Ningshuang to the Trinity Saint Sect.
This directly caused the sect’s pill department to nearly collapse. The same-tier pills coming from Su Ming had 20% better effects than those from the sect’s own pill room, and the price was exactly the same. Whether it was for Su Ming’s sake or purely for the pill’s quality, the Trinity Saint Sect had no reason to reject them.
As a result, the elders and disciples in the pill room suffered. Although Su Ming only sold low-grade pills like Qi Nourishing Pills and Qi Condensing Pills, these were precisely the main source of spirit stones for the pill department. High-grade pills had a market too, but the risk of furnace explosions during refinement was high, and each explosion meant a huge loss.
The elders of the pill room had already complained to Li Jianping more than once, hoping he would intervene and stop Su Ming from selling pills. But every time he heard it, Li Jianping just got a headache.
And that wasn’t even his only problem.
The sect’s forbidden ground, the Trinity Saint Stele, had suddenly lost contact with the ancestor, which was already troubling enough. Yesterday, Su Ming even sent him a message, asking when the Trinity Secret Realm would open. With the previous incident of nearly emptying the sect treasury still fresh in his mind, how could Li Jianping dare open the secret realm? If he did, it would be like letting a wolf into a pen of sheep. But if he didn’t, he would offend Su Ming.
Just hearing Su Ming’s name now gave him a splitting headache. At this point, all Li Jianping could do was stall. Stall until it was absolutely necessary to open the secret realm. Stall until the sect’s ancestor gave him a response.
At that moment, an elder suddenly arrived and reported, “Sect Master, the Azure Sea Sword Sect is requesting aid. They say there’s a beast tide and they can’t hold out much longer…”
Azure Sea Sword Sect—though the name sounded grand, it was a weak sect. Their strongest sect master had only just reached the Nirvana Realm three years ago. It was understandable that such a minor sect couldn’t withstand a beast tide.
“Just send some Longevity Realm disciples to handle it. Treat it as a trial for them…” Li Jianping casually replied, then his eyes lit up—he had found the perfect excuse to delay. If this worked, the opening of the Trinity Secret Realm could be postponed for at least a week! Visit novelping . com for the full chapter.
Without a second thought, Li Jianping rushed to Chenyang Peak. Before even entering the small courtyard, he could already sense the aura of the Profound Yang Flame Cauldron.
“Sect Master, what brings you here so suddenly?” Su Ming walked up with a roasted spirit potato in hand. “Want to try some? Potatoes roasted in the Profound Yang Flame Cauldron have a unique flavor.”
Hearing this nearly made Li Jianping vomit blood. That was a sect treasure, something they usually didn’t dare to use unless refining top-tier pills. Yet Su Ming had it running at full power just to roast potatoes!
He had stolen their alchemical furnace to make pills, and after ruining them, they still had to pay him to buy his pills. It was utterly infuriating! But in front of Su Ming, Li Jianping could only force a smile and say, “No, thank you. I came to ask if the Holy Son could assist the Azure Sea Sword Sect… They are currently besieged by a beast tide. If we don’t help soon, many lives could be lost.”
Su Ming narrowed his eyes. “Sect Master, isn’t it inappropriate to send Longevity Realm disciples to rescue an entire sect?”
“The Azure Sea Sword Sect is just a small sect. The beast tide threatening them is probably at most Nirvana Realm level. I’ll send elders as backup, and I hope the Holy Son can lead some younger disciples in the Longevity Realm for training.”
“So that’s the situation… Since I’m now the sect’s Holy Son, I should take on some responsibilities.”
These words surprised Li Jianping. He had thought he’d have to talk at length to convince Su Ming, but he actually agreed right away.
“However, I hope that by the time I return, the Trinity Secret Realm will be ready to open…”
Faced with Su Ming’s blatant intent, Li Jianping could only sigh inwardly: as expected. But it didn’t matter—he’d drag it out for as long as possible.
“Rest assured, Holy Son. On the day you return from rescuing the Azure Sea Sword Sect, the Trinity Secret Realm will definitely be open. I swear it on my life!”
“Then it’s settled. When do we depart?”
For once, Li Jianping caught a hint of urgency in Su Ming’s tone. He instinctively assumed Su Ming had realized his intention to sneak into the Trinity Secret Realm. Find the original chapter at novelping(.)com.
“You can depart tomorrow.”
“Good. Go back then. Tomorrow, I’ll lead the team to support the Azure Sea Sword Sect.”
With that, Su Ming turned and walked away without giving Li Jianping, the Sect Master, any respect. Because he had something far more important to do.
After returning to his room, Su Ming looked down at a storage ring in his hand.
“Li Jianping, I didn’t expect you to personally send me to the place I wanted to go!”
The location of the core cheat item belonging to the Child of Destiny, Chu Fan, was near the Azure Sea Sword Sect. In the original plot, Chu Fan had been chased into the ruins by the Azure Sea Sword Sect’s Sect Master, Hai Wuliang, and obtained his strongest golden finger there.
“Same beast tide, but it’s two months earlier than in the original plot…”
However, this trip to the Azure Sea Sword Sect wasn’t simple—it was a trap.
Because the region was small and resources were scarce, the Azure Sea Sword Sect had long exhausted all surrounding resources. Though they had considered relocating, that would mean becoming dependent on another sect and possibly disappearing altogether.
Hai Wuliang, having been a local tyrant for too long, naturally couldn’t accept such humiliation. So, he came up with a despicable plan. He falsely claimed they couldn’t withstand the beast tide, lured other sects to send reinforcements, and then backstabbed them.
In the original plot, Chu Fan had gone out at night and happened to see Hai Wuliang spreading large amounts of beast-attracting incense.
Upon having his plan discovered, Hai Wuliang immediately tried to kill Chu Fan, but Chu Fan narrowly escaped using a protective treasure—and accidentally discovered the ruins he had long been searching for.