Section 24

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“What’s all the noise about so early in the morning?!”

“Clan Chief!!”

“Clan Chief!!” The two bowed respectfully to Su Zhou.

Su Zhou waved his hand, signaling them to dispense with the elaborate formalities, then said,

“As the Qilin of the Su Family, you two should encourage each other.”

“Little Su Yang has already reached Blood Tempering Great Perfection, truly excellent, keep up the good work.”

“As a Prodigy of the Su Family, resources will naturally not be lacking for you; take these.”

As he spoke, a jade box appeared in Su Zhou’s hand.

He handed it to Su Yang.

Su Yang was momentarily stunned; he was already grateful for the two miraculous Cultivation Techniques bestowed upon him by Su Zhou, and would never dare to ask for other resources.

He knew clearly that he was no mere child, but the Poison Lord Rebirth, possessing his own methods. Even without relying on Family resources, with the Nine Tribulation Sword, he could grow rapidly.

Now that the Family was in a state of revival, resources should be given to those who needed them more.

Just as Su Yang was about to decline, Su Zhou’s voice echoed in his mind.

“Everything is taken care of by the Su Family; I stand as your support. Little Su Yang, just do what a ‘child’ should do!”

Upon hearing these words, the softest part of Su Yang’s heart was touched once more.

Yes! How could there be a Marquis-ranked strong individual named Su Yang in this world? What existed now was clearly a mischievous child of the Su Family. A reward from the Clan Chief could not be refused.

“Perhaps, Clan Chief has long seen through my so-called…”

“…Rebirth,” Su Yang thought with a myriad of emotions. Regarding the veiled mention of the Void Realm that morning, he felt his face flush with embarrassment.

However, his hand accepted the jade box.

“Thank you for the Clan Chief’s grace!”

“Hmm? You have a slight talent in the Dao of the Sword, and seeing that you are exceptionally bright, you needn’t use a wooden sword. Take this Xuanyang Sword for now.”

As he spoke, a cold gleam flashed in Su Zhou’s hand, and a Profound Rank Treasure Artifact appeared.

“A Profound Rank Treasure Artifact!! This…” Su Yang’s eyes narrowed sharply as he looked at the Treasure Artifact.

Profound Rank Treasure Artifacts were extremely rare; the Su Family possessed only one.

Even with the Su Family having now annexed the Ma and Wang families, combining their assets, the Su Family only had five Treasure Artifacts in total.

Such a precious Treasure Artifact would naturally be of greater use to the Clan Chief than to himself for improvement.

Just as Su Yang was thinking this, his gaze involuntarily fell upon the elder behind Su Zhou.

A single glance caused him to stiffen on the spot, and a deeply hidden memory surfaced, his body trembling imperceptibly.

“This person… this person…” He swallowed hard and respectfully accepted the Profound Rank Treasure Artifact.

“A gift from the Clan Chief cannot be refused!” Su Yang said, taking the Treasure Artifact.

【Ding!! Investment successful! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Heaven Rank Top-grade Treasure Artifact: Tai’a Sword!】

【Ding! Investment successful! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Heaven Rank Top-grade Medicinal Pill: Divine Guard Pill!】

Su Bu Ku, standing nearby, saw his Clan brother receive the reward and, instead of feeling any jealousy, felt genuine joy from the bottom of his heart.

“Hahahahaha!! Brother Yang, see how much the Clan Chief values you? You must not be lazy in the future.”

In Su Bu Ku’s eyes, members of the Su Family were his own people. If his own people benefited, it was a great cause for celebration.

Those other direct descendants in the Clan who plotted against or envied their fellow Clan members were, in Su Bu Ku’s eyes, worse than beasts.

“Stinky brat!” Su Zhou chuckled and tapped Su Bu Ku’s head.

“Ow!”

Su Bu Ku pretended to cover his forehead, feigning pain.

But when he turned around, a jade box had appeared in his hand.

“This box contains a Quiet Heart Pill. It’s a good thing that you’ve gained insight into Killing Intent, but your Dao is not just the Dao of Killing.”

“Bu Ku, you still have many paths to walk in your future. Do not think you are inferior to little Su Yang; each person has their own Karma. As a member of the Su Family, you should not be weaker than anyone!”

“Why willingly serve as a green leaf?”

Su Zhou looked at his nephew and spoke softly.

Hearing this, Su Bu Ku was stunned.

The reason he was so concerned about Su Yang’s Cultivation, besides genuinely not wanting his young Clan brother to waste his talent,

was primarily because his Physique required killing, and the Killing Heaven Jade he Cultivated was also of this nature.

To pave the way with killing and build a bridge with conquest, this path would inevitably lead to mountains of corpses, seas of blood, and entangled Karma.

He could even foresee himself bearing the name of a Devil Head. Su Bu Ku didn’t actually care, but he did care if the name ‘Su Residence’ was disgraced because of him.

Therefore, the moment he saw Su Yang, he so desperately wanted the other party to become stronger, wanting to be a green leaf to set off the red flower.

But Su Zhou knew that Su Bu Ku’s special Physique had not yet been fully unsealed.

His remark, “You are not weaker than Su Yang,” was not flattery. Su Yang possessed a Golden Heavenly Mandate, but once Su Bu Ku fully unlocked his talent, he too would possess a Golden Heavenly Mandate.

It was truly uncertain who would ultimately be stronger between the one who burned their life force and the one who consumed Medicinal Pills!

“The Quiet Heart Pill can help you maintain clarity amidst killing. Bu Ku, you must know that in this world, killing is not necessarily evil, and sin is not necessarily an act.”

“Bu Ku understands!!” Su Bu Ku felt Su Zhou’s expectations for him, and his hand unconsciously gripped the jade box.

His left eye seemed to ignite with a trace of blood-red flame, extraordinarily enchanting.

While in his right eye, it was as if a budding green lotus, desolate and compassionate, was about to bloom.

【Ding! Investment successful! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Heaven Rank Top-grade Medicinal Pill: Reflecting Soul Pill!】

“Alright, since I’ve come out of seclusion, I haven’t yet given you two a lesson. Today is just right.”

Su Zhou looked at the two with a light smile, then his eyes narrowed slightly, and a sharp glint burst forth from his dark pupils.

He brought his two fingers together, forming a sword-finger, and crisscrossed them in the Void Realm.

Clang!!

Clang!! Clang!!!

A Sword Intent, dazzling to the extreme yet infinitely ancient, rose out of thin air.

“Are you still enjoying the show?” Su Zhou’s voice was utterly indifferent.

The Sword Intent was ethereal, Killing Intent soared to the sky, and Su Zhou pointed his sword-finger at a spot in the Void Realm.

The next moment.

Puff!

As if something had been punctured, a crimson stain appeared in a corner above the Su Residence Manor, flashing and disappearing.

In the ethereal, a tragic scream seemed to echo.

Chapter Thirty: The Grand Dao of the Sword, Today Su Zhou Opens the Heavenly Gate with One Sword!!

“Sword Intent!! It’s Sword Intent!!”

“Clan Chief has actually comprehended Sword Intent!!”

“And this Sword Intent… it directly descends from the Grand Dao of the Sword, without any trace of other Daos mixed in!”

Su Yang’s attention was immediately drawn by the powerful and pure Sword Intent.

Amidst the crisscrossing movements, countless sword marks appeared out of thin air. The Sword Intent was utterly pure, aiming to sever everything in the world.

Such pure Sword Intent was something Su Yang had never witnessed, even in his previous life.

In his previous life, Su Yang was also a strong individual who had comprehended Sword Intent, Cultivating the Ruthless Sword Intent, embodying the ruthlessness of the Heavenly Dao.

Among countless Dao of the Sword, the Ruthless Sword Intent could rank among the top ten, considered a supreme Dao of the Sword.

However, compared to the Dao of the Sword that Su Zhou now displayed, the Ruthless Sword Intent was completely inferior.

This was because whether it was the Ruthless Sword Intent, the Green Lotus Sword Intent, or various other Sword Intents, they were all branches under the Grand Dao of the Sword, formed by combining with other Daos.

But the Sword Intent that Su Zhou now manifested was completely unmixed with any Dao; it was the purest Sword Intent between heaven and earth, containing no external Daos.

It descended directly from the Grand Dao of the Sword, serving as the head of all Sword Intents. Where the Grand Dao of the Sword resided, myriad Sword Intents submitted.

In other words, all Sword Intents in the world were servants before Su Zhou, to be commanded at will!

I am the Dao of the Sword, I am the Sword Intent, everything in the world is a sword!

This was the Sword Intent that Su Zhou had mastered.

Watching that Sword Intent, the Nine Tribulation Sword within Su Yang’s body trembled madly, and then his entire being became clear-eyed, entering a mysterious state of Epiphany.

【Ding!! Congratulations to the host for a successful investment, receiving the reward: One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate!】

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