19: Su Shenzi has emerged from seclusion, and the Holy Maiden of Yaochi is blocking the entrance!

Su Family, Divine Son Peak.

Inside the luxurious bedroom, the space surrounding Su Chen's cross-legged body was twisting and folding in an extremely eerie manner.

One moment he was on the thousand-year-old spirit silkworm silk bed, and the next, he had silently appeared by the sandalwood table near the window.

With another flash, he returned to his original spot.

The entire process lacked any ripple of spiritual power or the slightest sound of wind. Had it not been seen with one's own eyes, no one would have sensed this movement within such a small space.

"It's done!"

Su Chen snapped his eyes open, an irrepressible ecstasy erupting within them.

A full ten days!

He had locked himself in his bedroom, neither sleeping nor resting, pouring over the Great Void Technique rewarded by the System until he finally grasped its basics.

Although he was still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the Major Achievement Realm of "traversing billions of miles in an instant and traveling through the heavens," he could now barely perform Entry-Level teleportation and void concealment.

"Not bad, not bad. Another solid layer of protection has been added to my path as a salted fish!"

Su Chen stretched contentedly, his joints letting out a series of crisp popping sounds.

After ten days of secluded cultivation, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

He felt like a novice driver who had just gotten his license, his hands itching to take his "void sports car" out for a few laps to test its performance.

"First, a small goal: teleport to the kitchen and steal a chicken leg to eat!"

Su Chen rubbed his hands together, feeling playful.

Recalling the direction of the kitchen, he mobilized the not-yet-proficient power of the Law of Space within him and cautiously took a step toward the void ahead!

Buzz!

The scene before him blurred as the world shifted.

In the next moment, Su Chen appeared in a courtyard filled with the fragrance of flowers and the singing of birds.

However, this wasn't the smoke-filled kitchen; it was... Seventh Elder Su Qi's courtyard.

At that moment, Su Qi stood with his hands behind his back under an ancient pine tree, passionately delivering a speech to the air, spittle flying everywhere.

"Chener, it's not that your Seventh Grandpa wants to nag you, but look at you—you're not a child anymore. It's time to consider the future of the Family! What kind of person is the Yaochi Saintess? She has the appearance of an immortal and unrivaled cultivation! Such a perfect match is impossible to find even if you searched with a lantern!"

"But you, the Saintess is about to arrive, and you're still sleeping in seclusion! You..."

"Sigh, forget it. Young people are thin-skinned; it's normal to be shy. When the Saintess arrives later, your Seventh Grandpa will definitely put in a good word for you and guarantee you win the beauty's heart!"

As Su Qi spoke, he wore a wretched smile that he considered to be kind and grandfatherly.

Hiding behind a rockery, Su Chen felt his scalp tingle and goosebumps erupt all over his body.

The Yaochi Saintess? Ling Qingzhu?

She came to the Su Family?

And from what this old man is saying, she's about to charge straight to my Divine Son Peak?

Su Chen's mind buzzed, and alarm bells immediately began ringing!

To him, that woman was currently the hottest potato in the world, a walking super-trouble!

In the eyes of others in the Su Family, the Yaochi Saintess's visit was to discuss marriage matters with him, her fiancé!

Once they met and he was forced by an old fogey like the Seventh Elder to "cultivate feelings," would he ever have a peaceful day again?

Run!

He had to run immediately!

Su Chen instantly made the wisest decision.

Holding his breath, he mobilized the power of the void once more, chanting in his heart, "Leave Divine Son Peak, the further the better!"

This time, he ramped up the power.

The space before him twisted even more violently, and a powerful pulling force surged.

Shua!

Su Chen's figure vanished from the Seventh Elder's courtyard in an instant.

When he reappeared, he was in a completely different world.

The sky here was an eerie dark purple, and the air was filled with violent and chaotic Spiritual Qi; every breath felt like swallowing knives.

Visible golden divine patterns interlaced like a net on the ground, each one emitting a terrifying Imperial Aura sufficient to make even a Saint King tremble.

This is... the Su Family's back mountain Forbidden Ground?!

Su Chen's face turned green.

He just wanted to run away; how did he floor the gas and end up right in a military forbidden zone?

This was the place where the ancestors of the Su Family had entered secluded cultivation and were buried. In the core area, the Imperial Weapon of the Su Family's Legacy lay dormant, guarded by countless Great Emperor-level killing formations.

Let alone someone in the Saint Realm like him, even a Great Saint who dared to barge in here would be instantly ground into ashes by those Imperial Formations!

"This is a disaster! The navigation System of this Great Void Technique is way too unreliable!"

Su Chen wanted to cry but had no tears; this was no place to linger!

He was now like a combat engineer who had wandered into a minefield, needing to be cautious with every step.

He didn't dare attempt any more mindless long-distance teleports. Relying on his vague memory of the Su Family's terrain and his shallow understanding of the Laws of Space, he performed short-range blinks to gradually move toward the outskirts of the Forbidden Ground.

Every teleport was like dancing on the edge of a blade.

Several times, he nearly crashed headlong into the Imperial Path killing formations hidden in the void, leaving him drenched in a cold sweat.

"One last time! I'll definitely get out this time!"

Looking at a relatively stable patch of space ahead, Su Chen grit his teeth and mobilized all the remaining space power in his body, preparing for the final and longest teleport.

However, at the very moment his figure merged into the void.

Deep within the Forbidden Ground, the Su Family Imperial Weapon that had slept for eons seemed disturbed by his continuous spatial fluctuations and gave a soft "buzz."

An invisible yet supremely domineering Imperial Aura swept across like ripples on water.

This Imperial Aura instantly turned the already unstable spatial channel around Su Chen into a complete mess!

"Holy crap!"

Su Chen only had time to shout an expletive before he felt like he had fallen into a tumble dryer.

The world spun, and his internal organs felt displaced.

His perception of space was completely severed, and his body was uncontrollably swept away by a violent turbulence, falling heavily toward the unknown depths!

After an unknown amount of time, he felt as if he had crashed through an incredibly tough barrier.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Su Chen slammed onto a cold, hard stone floor, his vision going black as he lost consciousness completely.

In the final moment before he passed out, only one thought remained in his mind.

"Wo... women, they really are trouble..."