A crystal stone appeared in Su Ming’s hand. It was the [Chaos Spirit Crystal] he had retrieved from the system space. The moment it emerged, this supreme treasure began releasing chaotic Qi that resonated with Su Ming’s Supreme Chaos Body.
Seeing the [Chaos Spirit Crystal], everyone around fell into a momentary daze. They couldn’t see through its nature at all—only that it radiated profound mystery and resonated with Su Ming himself.
For the people of the Trinity Saint Sect, this was not a good sign. If it resonated, it meant Su Ming could fully control it. A treasure gifted by a Heavenly Dao Realm powerhouse truly had the power to reduce their entire world to ashes.
Li Jianping’s face changed instantly, and he switched to a concerned tone, saying, “Su Ming, what are you doing? Hurry and put such a precious item away. If it gets lost, that would be terrible!”
Now he looked just like a warm, caring Sect Master.
However, Su Ming ignored Li Jianping completely and turned to Uncle Meng beside him. “Uncle Meng, please escort those two to Flame Prison Cliff for reflection.”
Uncle Meng immediately turned to Chu Fan and Chu Yiyi. Realizing their fate was sealed, the two of them quickly looked to Ye Nantian—the only one who could possibly save them now.
Watching Uncle Meng draw closer step by step, Ye Nantian clenched his fists tightly. He knew just how much offending Su Ming could endanger the Trinity Saint Sect and the entire Heaven Primordial Continent. But even so, he still didn’t want to see his disciples sent into Flame Prison Cliff, even if they were indeed at fault.
Just as he was about to act, Li Jianping transmitted a voice message to him: “Ye Nantian, don’t be impulsive! It’s just the Flame Prison Cliff. They’re still members of the sect. As Sect Master, would I let harm truly come to our disciples?”
Ye Nantian, who had been wavering, relaxed his fists after hearing that, and allowed Uncle Meng to step past him.
Seeing Uncle Meng approaching, Chu Fan panicked and shouted, “Master! Your disciple is innocent! It was Su Ming who ignored the bonds of brotherhood. I only went to seek justice!”
“Su Ming! You’re nothing but someone who relies on your parents! If we were the same age, you’d never be my match!”
Su Ming sneered, “A loser is a loser. All that talk is just an excuse. Save those words for the poison flames inside Flame Prison Cliff.”
Chu Fan tried to say more, but Uncle Meng had already sealed both their mouths with spiritual power, then carried them toward Flame Prison Cliff.
[Host has successfully suppressed the Child of Destiny. Gained 1,000 Destiny Points.]
“Su Ming…”
Li Jianping tried to say something, but Su Ming cut him off immediately. “Sect Master, I need to prepare for the sect competition in three days. I’ll return to cultivate now.”
As the Sect Master of the strongest sect, Li Jianping could only watch as Su Ming returned to his small house and closed the door behind him.
A trace of hatred flickered in Li Jianping’s eyes. “If it weren’t for your two Heavenly Dao Realm parents, I’d have chopped you into pieces! A white-eyed wolf, ungrateful after all the sect’s years of support!”
But in truth, that so-called support amounted to no more than handing over a copy of the Trinity Scripture—nothing else. Yet Su Ming had cultivated that scripture, the sect’s strongest technique, up to the third level entirely on his own, proving the terrifying talent of the Devouring Demon Lord.
Still, Su Ming’s words had reminded him—
In three days, the sect competition would begin. According to the rules, the winner would automatically receive the title of Holy Son.
If Su Ming were still the same as before, it wouldn’t matter. They could still use the opportunity to extract some resources from his Dao Guardian. But now things were different. If Su Ming became Holy Son, who knew what he might do?
“We’re leaving!” With Ye Nantian in tow, the two left Chenyang Peak where only Su Ming resided.
On the way, they ran into the returning Uncle Meng. The two groups exchanged glances, but nothing more.
“Sect Master, I want to check on my disciples in Flame Prison Cliff…” Ye Nantian suddenly said.
Li Jianping scanned the surroundings, confirmed Uncle Meng was gone, and then nodded.
Once they reached the Flame Prison Cliff, Ye Nantian immediately searched for his disciples’ presence. The moment he sensed their location, his expression changed dramatically.
“They were placed at the core?!”
The core had the most intense poison flames—so strong even Longevity Realm cultivators couldn’t endure them, let alone two Extraordinary Realm juniors.
“Chu Fan! Yiyi! Hang on, your master is here!” Ye Nantian split through the sea of flames and rushed to the core.
When he arrived, both Chu Fan and Chu Yiyi had already lost consciousness from the scorching flames. Seeing their miserable state, Ye Nantian’s rage erupted. “Su Ming, you little beast! I, Ye Nantian, will never forgive you!”
He quickly took out all the spiritual pills he had and tried to heal them, but Li Jianping stopped him.
“Uncle Meng laid down a formation here. Wait a moment…”
It took Li Jianping quite a bit of time to break the formation without alerting Uncle Meng. Once it was done, he reminded Ye Nantian, “Only focus on healing Chu Yiyi. As for Chu Fan—just keep him alive. That boy’s unfortunate suffering might actually become his opportunity.”
Hearing that, Ye Nantian noticed something strange.
Though the flames were searing Chu Fan’s body, unlike Chu Yiyi, they were oddly tempering his spiritual power.
“It must be some kind of hidden special constitution, triggered by the poison flames through sheer coincidence.”
“Good, good! Whatever Su Ming has, Chu Fan will soon have too. If they were the same age, aside from having two powerful parents, what right does Su Ming have to compare to my disciple?!”
He said it casually, but Li Jianping listened with interest.
Now that Chu Fan’s special constitution was awakening, it wasn’t too late to make him the sect’s priority candidate.
With the sect competition just three days away, they couldn’t let Su Ming become Holy Son.
According to sect rules, if a Holy Son reached the Nirvana Realm before the age of eighteen, they would inherit the position of the next Sect Master.
In decades past, almost no Holy Son had ever fulfilled this requirement.
But Su Ming was different. With his Supreme Chaos Body and Heavenly Dao Realm parents backing him, he absolutely could reach the Nirvana Realm before eighteen.
The Trinity Saint Sect’s millennia of legacy could not be handed to an outsider!
Li Jianping acted without hesitation and began helping Chu Fan refine his latent special constitution.
“Sect Master, you…”
“Do you expect me to just watch a disciple of our sect miss out on his great opportunity? Take this token, go to the sect’s treasure vault, and bring back the Sunfire Spirit Herb. I’ll hold the formation here.”
Ye Nantian immediately understood what Li Jianping was planning.
The Sunfire Spirit Herb had only one use: to help someone awaken the Xuan Yang Spiritual Body—one of the strongest physiques recognized on the Heaven Primordial Continent.
Normally, the chance of success was low. But now, with Chu Fan’s latent constitution awakening and Li Jianping’s support, success was almost guaranteed.
This was his disciple’s chance. Ye Nantian grabbed the token and rushed off.
“Disciple, your great opportunity is coming!”
At that very moment, Su Ming, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes.
[Detected: The Child of Destiny is obtaining a great opportunity. Consume Destiny Points to interfere—yes or no?]