128: Chapter 128 Opportunity

The Su Family walked away silently, leaving the space to these Lingxi Sect Cultivators; the wanton slaughtering behavior of this group of demonic Cultivators did not deserve any sympathy.

"Dad, was that blurred figure in the bamboo forest just now you?"

After moving away from the thatched cottage, Su Xuanheng couldn't help but ask.

Su Yang chuckled and tapped him on the forehead.

"Of course it was me. Do you not even recognize your own father? Or are you saying you can't recognize Night Roaming Divine Movement?"

"That blurred state just now was Night Roaming Divine Movement?"

Su Xuanxiao, who was standing behind, exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly walked forward.

They had chased that blurred figure the whole way, yet no matter how they increased their speed, they only fell further and further behind.

They had also Cultivated the incomplete scroll of Night Roaming Divine Movement, but compared to their father, the effect felt like it wasn't even the same escape technique.

Could Dad be holding back?!

Seeing his younger son's shocked and suspicious gaze, Su Yang was immediately incensed and tapped his younger son on the forehead as well.

"It's you brat who hasn't grasped the essence of Night Roaming Divine Movement, yet you actually suspect your father of holding back?"

Su Xuanxiao covered his head, not daring to retort.

He had considerable talent in Dao techniques, but compared to his father, he was indeed a notch behind.

At this moment, Shi Xu's heart-rending screams came from not far away, sounding like a pig being slaughtered.

The surviving Lingxi Sect Cultivators vented their hatred on Shi Xu; even cutting him into a thousand pieces wouldn't be enough to resolve the hatred in their hearts.

If not for Su Yang's arrival, they all would have died a miserable death.

Until Shi Xu had completely stopped breathing, these people finally woke up from their anger.

Some sat on the ground wailing, while others, panting for breath, kicked the corpse a few more times, not even noticing the blood seeping from their own wounds.

After a while, Cheng Yue led the group to Su Yang and bowed deeply; no amount of words could express their gratitude better than action.

The Lingxi Sect Cultivators' eyes were filled with awe as they looked at Su Yang.

They would never forget the sight of Su Yang, alone with his sword, chasing and slashing at the Shi Family demonic Cultivators; before this, they never believed anyone could turn the tide with their own strength.

Even Cheng Yue, who was at Qi Refining Perfection, couldn't withstand Shi Xu's Blood Devouring Demonic Technique.

Yet Su Yang had managed to fight a hundred alone.

With one sword strike, he heavily injured a Qi Refining Perfection demonic Cultivator; with two sword strikes, he shattered the demonic Cultivators' monstrous Aura; with three sword strikes, he sent the Shi Family demonic Cultivators fleeing in panic.

The people of Lingxi Sect were very sensible, taking the initiative to hand over all the collected demonic Cultivator storage rings and jade tokens to the Su Family.

Su Yang's Divine Sense probed into the jade token; the currently calculated point ranking showed the Su Family had reached fourth place, and the score was still rising.

He could guess that it was Qin Jiangmei and the others obtaining points outside, and seeing this, Su Yang felt a bit more at ease.

The most dangerous place in the Secret Realm should be this eerie bamboo forest; as long as one didn't break into the bamboo forest, there wouldn't be any danger.

"Does Elder Cheng know the method to leave the bamboo forest?"

After the atmosphere at the scene eased slightly, Su Yang finally asked.

Cheng Yue was the Grand Elder of the Lingxi Sect and one of the five Cultivators at Qi Refining Perfection in the School.

Cheng Yue shook his head and said, "I haven't been able to find a way out. To leave this place, perhaps one shouldn't go outward, but go deeper into the bamboo forest."

At this time, Su Xuanheng interjected, "We just came from the core area of the bamboo forest, and we didn't discover anything."

"Perhaps it's because we haven't reached the true core. Take me there to see. Elder Cheng, would you like to come along?"

Hearing Su Yang speak, Cheng Yue nodded without hesitation: "Naturally!"

Being able to trust each other is rare and precious in the Cultivation World, and both sides deeply cherished this hard-won friendship.

Su Xuanheng and Wei Yan led the way, and they soon returned to the thatched cottage.

Su Yang looked up at the galaxy; the position of the stars was indeed the core area, but the stars were still shifting slightly.

"Continue walking forward; perhaps the secret is hidden at the very center."

This time it was Su Yang's turn to walk in front, following the direction of the stars' shift.

Very few Cultivators entered the core area, and they encountered several thatched cottages in succession, all of which were in pristine condition.

They didn't know how long they had been walking forward, but Su Yang, who had been looking up and observing the trajectory of the stars, finally stopped.

Ahead was another identical thatched cottage, but the surrounding star energy was extremely dense, making it an excellent place to Cultivate.

"The stars have stopped moving. It seems this is the center of the bamboo forest, or rather..." Su Yang cast his gaze toward the thatched cottage and said softly, "Is this thatched cottage before us the true original?"

The group followed behind him, slowly approaching the thatched cottage, which looked no different from the other thatched cottages no matter how one looked at it.

Su Xuanxiao said with a wry smile, "Dad, could we have been toyed with by the Senior who created this Secret Realm? Or perhaps the treasure was already taken by someone else?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yan nodded slightly: "That possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, this is a Secret Realm left behind by the Great Wei former Emperor, and after so many years, surely we are not the only ones to have reached the center of the bamboo forest."

These words made everyone present feel disappointed; as expected, the so-called Opportunity was ultimately just an illusion.

"No matter, even if there is no treasure here, it is still a great place to Cultivate."

Cheng Yue was optimistic and chuckled, "Why don't we just Cultivate here and wait for the Secret Realm to close?"

Seeing this, Su Yang took a deep breath and nodded in agreement: "Then we shall Cultivate here and absorb more star energy before leaving."

Everyone immediately sat cross-legged, focused their minds to gather Qi, and raced against time to absorb the star energy; Cultivating here led to rapid progress, and no one was willing to miss the Opportunity.

Su Yang, however, walked into the thatched cottage to look around.

There were very few furnishings inside; apart from the daily tables, chairs, bed, bookcase, tea set, and kitchen stove, only a chessboard remained, looking slightly out of place.

"Something doesn't seem right."

Su Yang's eyes flickered as he looked at the chess pieces arranged on the board.

The other thatched cottages also had chessboards, and even the positions of the chess pieces were exactly the same.

Su Yang tried to move one of the chess pieces, but discovered no changes at all.

"Could it be that I really overthought it?"

A look of helplessness appeared on Su Yang's face as he carried the chessboard out of the thatched cottage.

He suddenly looked up and saw the stars scattered across the sky like a chessboard; his heart was shaken, and he seemed to have an Epiphany, immediately attempting to use the chessboard in his hands to simulate the arrangement of the vast stars.

However, this arrangement was profound and abstract, and the stars filling the sky were endless; how could a small chessboard and a limited number of chess pieces present them all?

Su Xuanxiao noticed his father's strange actions and came over to watch. He quickly understood his father's meaning and immediately joined in to arrange them.

One held white chess pieces to arrange them, while the other held black chess pieces to arrange them.

Even though they were clearly placing them in their own separate ways, they somehow managed to set up a chess game that looked as if it were currently being played.

Just after finishing a game, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Su Yang's mind; it seemed like an understanding, yet it was elusive and ethereal.

He looked up at Su Xuanxiao and saw his son's expression was normal, clearly having sensed nothing.

"Could it be Heaven Rewards the Diligent helping me capture the Opportunity?"

Since his son couldn't sense it, that meant it was his Fate helping him cheat!

Su Yang's thoughts raced, and he immediately swept his sleeve to clear the board, setting out to lay down a second, completely different formation.

Since the number of stars was endless, then he would go through every single star arrangement method.