250: Chapter 249 Senior Su Didn't Keep It All to Himself

Just then, the group of surviving Loose Cultivators and mighty experts in the back seemed to finally wake from a dream and moved in unison.

"Thud!"

Not knowing who started it, an old monster at the Early Stage of Body Integration felt his knees go weak and knelt directly on the cold, hard Azure Jade Plaza.

Then, like falling dominoes, the hundreds of Cultivators behind him—whether they were famous Sect Masters or unruly Loose Cultivators—all knelt down together at that moment.

There was no humiliation, only awe and submission from the depths of their Souls.

"Senior Su's Divine Might is peerless, one sword to break ten thousand Laws! This Junior is completely convinced!"

"If not for Senior Su's guidance and his strike that shattered this scroll world, we would have likely become vengeful Souls in the Ink River! Senior's life-saving grace is like being born anew!"

"From now on, within this Ethereal Immortal Mansion, we are willing to follow Senior Su's lead and go through fire and water without hesitation!"

The deafening shouts echoed above the Azure Jade Plaza.

This time, no one dared to have the slightest contempt or wishful thinking.

If before, outside, Su Lin had only shown powerful combat strength and background that made them fear him...

...then just now, in that scroll world, Su Lin's supreme Realm that transcended the rules had completely shattered their Dao Hearts, making them look up to him as if facing a True Immortal.

Following a big shot of this level, they didn't dare dream of eating the meat, but as long as the big shot was in a good mood and let some soup leak out, it would be enough to benefit them for a lifetime!

"Senior's great kindness, Mo Chen will never forget it as long as I live."

The Sword Cultivator Mo Chen also stepped forward, kneeling on one knee and cupping his hands, pure reverence burning in his eyes.

Heavenly Calculation Granny leaned on her cane and bowed deeply. "I have calculated heavenly secrets for half my life, only to realize today that Fellow Daoist Su himself stands above heavenly secrets."

Looking at the mighty experts kneeling all over the ground, Su Lin's expression remained as calm as water.

He knew the nature of people in the cultivation world all too well; they feared power but did not cherish virtue.

As fast as they knelt now, they would turn on him just as quickly when faced with interests that could drive them mad.

However, the goal of intimidation had been achieved; for the rest of the journey, these people at least wouldn't dare to trip him up from behind.

"All of you, rise."

Su Lin spoke indifferently, "My saving you was merely a matter of convenience.

Within this Immortal Mansion, opportunities and crises coexist; life and death are up to fate. I don't have the leisure to be your nanny."

Everyone hurriedly agreed and scrambled up from the ground.

The Azure Jade Plaza suddenly shook violently.

Accompanied by the sound of Immortal music, endless auspicious rays of light gushed out from the void.

Under everyone's shocked gazes, a magnificent building actually squeezed out of thin air from the void and took root at the end of the square!

It was an octagonal treasure pavilion, nine stories high.

Above the main gate hung a purple-gold plaque with three large characters written in divine script with flourishes.

[Treasure Bestowal Pavilion]!

"Treasure Bestowal Pavilion?!"

"My god! After passing the first trial, it's actually directly a place of treasure bestowal!"

"Rumor has it that ancient mighty experts set up trials, and after each trial, there must be a generous reward. It turns out to be true!"

The eyes of the Cultivators in the back turned red, and their breathing became as heavy as an ox's.

But before Su Lin made a move, not a single person dared to take half a step forward.

All eyes were fixed expectantly on Su Lin.

"Old Man, work's here!"

Su Hongling slammed her great sword onto the ground, rubbed her hands together, her eyes shining. "This door looks grand; there must be plenty of treasures inside! Let's go, let's go, we're going in to stock up!"

"What do you mean 'stock up'? This is called 'Immortal's Treasure Bestowal'."

Luo Ximei chuckled and tidied her long hair, her platinum-colored right eye already impatient to see through the pavilion's Restriction.

"Let's go."

With his hands behind his back, Su Lin took the lead and walked toward the gates of the [Treasure Bestowal Pavilion].

The moment he reached the door, the two heavy Immortal wood gates seemed to sense the aura of the one who had passed the trial, making a soft "creak" as they slowly swung open.

An Immortal spiritual energy more than a hundred times denser than the outside, mixed with the strange fragrances of countless Magic Treasures and Medicinal Pills, rushed toward them like a tsunami!

Everyone's spirits lifted as they followed Su Lin into the pavilion.

The space behind the door was far larger than it appeared from the outside.

There were no shelves or counters here.

Looking around, thousands of crystal-clear light orbs floated in the air throughout the main hall.

Inside each light orb, a treasure was quietly sealed!

There were ancient swords emitting shocking Sword Intent, Jade Slips flowing with Great Dao runes, blood vials sealing the essences of ancient Vicious Beasts, and even some peerless Immortal Plants that clearly had terrifying ages.

"Wow!!!"

Chu Weiwei's eyes turned into stars. Like a little mouse that had fallen into a rice bin, she looked at the sky full of light orbs, her drool almost running down.

"That one is the [Nine-Turn Yang-Restoring Grass]! That one is the [Great Void Poison Dragon Gall]!"

"My god, there's even [Nine Nether Yellow Springs Soil]!"

Su Hongling was even more impatient, reaching out directly to grab the light orb closest to her.

"Bang!"

However, as soon as her hand touched the light orb, she was bounced back by a gentle yet invincible force.

"Ouch! This thing has an anti-theft lock?" Su Hongling shook her numbed hand.

"Immortal's treasure bestowal has its own rules."

Su Lin's voice echoed in the hall.

His gaze swept across the air, and he forced a drop of essence blood from his fingertip, flicking it.

The essence blood turned into a mist of blood in the air, merging into this space.

Immediately after, a stone tablet in the center of the hall lit up, with several lines of text appearing on it.

"All who enter this pavilion possess Immortal fate."

"Based on one's own Opportunity and Luck, each person may only take one item that best matches their own Great Dao. Those who take more shall have their Divine Soul extinguished."

Having seen the rules, everyone came to a realization.

"Only one?" Su Hongling curled her lips in disappointment. "This Immortal is way too stingy."

"Biting off more than you can chew is useless; one item is enough to change your fate against the heavens."

Su Lin looked at his disciples and smiled slightly.

"Use your hearts to sense it; what belongs to you will naturally call out to you."

"Go on."

With their Revered Master's approval, the Female Demon Lords could no longer hold back.

Su Hongling closed her eyes and released the blood-qi power of a Mahayana Stage Body Cultivator from within her body.

In the air, a light orb emitting a dark-golden glow trembled violently, then, as if strongly attracted, it whooshed in front of Su Hongling, its light shield shattering automatically.

Inside was a pair of armguards, entirely dark-gold and covered in violent dragon patterns!

"[dragon-elephant heaven-suppressing armor]?!"

Su Hongling grabbed the armguards, and feeling the pure Law of strength within them—enough to shatter stars with a single punch—she immediately grinned from ear to ear.

"Awesome! With these on, my hands won't hurt when I beat people up anymore!"

"Old Man, look at me, don't I look cool!"

Luo Ximei released her black and white Devilish Qi.

Her heterochromatic eye swept across the sky, finally locking onto a light orb emitting a deep purple glow.

The light orb descended, revealing an ancient bronze bell.

"[Lunar Soul Bell]."

Luo Ximei tied the bell to her wrist and gave it a gentle shake.

"Ding-ling."

A very subtle tinkling sound caused the Divine Souls of all the Cultivators present to sway, as if their Souls were about to be pulled from their bodies.

"What a domineering Soul-hooking demonic sound."

Luo Ximei licked her red lips, her eyes full of morbid affection. "Combined with my myriad soul banner, it will be even more convenient to extract people's Divine Souls in the future."

Chu Weiwei's goal was the clearest; she directly used poison gas to attract a dark-green light orb that was heavily sealed.

Inside was a shriveled seed covered in poisonous barbs.

"[Nine Nether Mandala True Seed]!"

Chu Weiwei trembled with excitement, carefully holding it in her palms. "This is the legendary peerless poison seed that can kill a True Immortal!"

"As long as I can cultivate it... if Revered Master wants someone to have diarrhea in the future, I can make them poop until they question their existence!"

Su Lin: "..."

There's really no need to be that filial.

Mu Qingxue remained cold and aloof.

She simply stood there quietly, an ultimate Great Dao of ice and snow soaring into the sky.

Among the sky full of light orbs, an ice-blue streak of light fell like a meteor, transforming into a snowy-white sword tassel emitting ten-thousand-year cold air, landing steadily in her palm.

"[ice soul concentration tassel]."

She tied the sword tassel to her ice sword, which not only greatly increased its coldness but also allowed her to maintain absolute purity of her mind at all times. She glanced at Su Lin and whispered, "With this, Qingxue's ice-sealing technique will no longer lose control and hurt Revered Master."

Even Cold Moon and Ye You, who had been following behind without saying much, each obtained their own opportunities.

Cold Moon received a fragment of the [Nine Dragon Heaven-Suppressing Seal], and her Imperial Dao Dragon Qi instantly surged.

Ye You swallowed the marrow of an unknown archaic Vicious Beast.

All six disciples had obtained the treasures that best suited them; their strengths increased greatly, and their auras were terrifyingly strong.

The group of Loose Cultivators in the back watched with red eyes, their drool flowing everywhere.

Just as they were hesitating whether to step forward and try as well...

...Su Lin turned around.

He looked at the group of expectant Cultivators, a gentle smile appearing on his lips.

"Since everyone has passed the first trial, then you are all people of fate."

Su Lin waved his sleeve and made a path.

"Immortal's treasure bestowal, everyone gets a share. Go and choose one for yourselves."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place fell silent.

Then, a mountain-shaking cheer erupted!

"What?!"

"Senior Su... actually isn't keeping it all for himself?!"

"Senior's high righteousness! This is a true Revered Master who has attained the Dao!"

In the cultivation world, when encountering such a treasure vault, the strong would often Seal the place to occupy it exclusively, not even leaving a drop of soup for the weak.

But Su Lin actually allowed them to take some too?!

"Thank you, Senior Su, for the treasure bestowal!!"

Sword Cultivator Mo Chen, his eyes red, bowed deeply and then attracted an ancient broken sword.

Heavenly Calculation Granny was so excited that old tears streamed down her face as she kowtowed repeatedly, obtaining a damaged Formation Plate.

Hundreds of surviving Cultivators stepped forward with gratitude and each obtained a treasure.

At this moment...

...Su Lin's image in their hearts was no longer that of a terrifying existence who ran rampant with a group of Female Demon Lords.

But a supreme Grandmaster who was broad-minded, supported his Juniors, and exercised both kindness and authority!

"We are willing to follow Senior Su to the death!"

After taking their treasures, hundreds of high-level Cultivators spontaneously knelt on one knee before Su Lin. This time, there was no coercion; it was all submission and admiration from the heart.

Su Lin looked at this group of loyal Cultivators and nodded slightly.

Winning people's hearts is sometimes much more effective than slaughter. For the upcoming exploration into the depths of the Immortal Mansion, he just happened to need some good scouts.

"Revered Master."

Luo Ximei leaned in, looking curiously at Su Lin's empty hands.

"We've all taken something, but what about you? Didn't you choose?"

Hearing this, Su Lin looked up at the highest point of the hall.

There, a mysterious orb of light floated, shining the brightest, yet one that no one could attract.

He smiled slightly, starlight swirling in his eyes, as an aura transcending the Laws of this place quietly emanated.

"Your Revered Master's treasure is not something to be sensed."

He slowly raised his right hand and made a light grasping motion toward that highest light orb.

"Instead... it comes to me on its own."

"Whoosh!"

Before his voice had even faded, that most brilliant light orb seemed to have met its true Revered Master, instantly transforming into a streak of light and landing steadily in Su Lin's palm.

The light dissipated.

Everyone's eyes were fixed intently on Su Lin's palm.

It wasn't any divine blade or sword, nor was it a Jade Slip or Medicinal Pill, but a dusty "walnut" covered in bark-like cracks.

It looked unremarkable, without even the slightest leak of spiritual power.

"This... what is this?"

Su Hongling leaned her big head in and sniffed hard. "It doesn't smell good. Old Man, did you pick the wrong mystery box? This thing looks like a fossil. Can you eat it?"

"Second Senior Sister, can your brain hold anything other than food?"

Chu Weiwei gave her a disdainful look, but her own eyes were also full of doubt.

As a Medicine Immortal, she actually couldn't distinguish what kind of plant seed this "walnut" was.

Not only them, but even the old monsters at the Body Integration Stage in the back were completely baffled.

That was the treasure at the highest point; how could it be such a piece of junk?

In truth, Su Lin wasn't sure either.

On the surface, he was as calm as a breeze, looking profoundly mysterious as if "everything in the world is within my expectations," but in reality, the moment his Divine Sense swept over this "walnut," he was also wondering.

There were no spiritual fluctuations, no Law or Dao rhymes, and even the System remained uncharacteristically silent at this moment.

No matter how you looked at it, this thing seemed like an ordinary fruit pit that had been dried for tens of thousands of years.

However, at the very instant this "walnut" fell into his palm...

...within the [Myriad Heavens Star Chart] deep in Su Lin's brow, a sudden and extremely intense throb occurred!

This throb did not come from the star chart itself, but from that girl, the world spirit, Xing'er, who had just been taken into it.

Su Lin sent a wisp of Divine Sense into the star chart.

He saw Xing'er, who had been dull, empty, and seemingly devoid of all life, now standing under a brilliant starry sky, her head tilted up, her pale golden eyes revealing an extremely human-like longing and excitement.

"Revered Master..."

Xing'er's ethereal voice echoed in Su Lin's Sea of Consciousness, carrying a hint of imperceptible trembling.

"That seed... it's alive."

"Seed?" Su Lin asked within his Sea of Consciousness.