Preparing to leave the clan

Three days have passed since the end of the Sect Grand Competition.

It has also been three days since Luo Ningshuang arrived at the Three Saints Sect.

For three whole days, there was practically no communication between the two of them.

Luo Ningshuang did only three things a day: eating, Alchemy, and cultivation.

Su Ming was even simpler; after entering the Longevity Realm, going without food or drink for ten days to half a month was no problem, so he only needed to Cultivate like a madman.

Even when they met during this period, it was purely for transactions.

This made Uncle Meng a bit anxious.

I've brought the person back, so why is it developing like this?

But since it was Su Ming's private matter, Uncle Meng couldn't say much.

During this time, he also noticed something strange about Luo Ningshuang.

The spiritual energy she refined seemed to vanish like a clay ox into the sea, with not a single drop flowing into her Dantian or Qi Sea.

But Uncle Meng couldn't discover where the spiritual energy actually went.

He decisively told Su Ming about this discovery, to which Su Ming simply replied, "Don't worry about it; it will naturally be fine when the time is right."

Since his Young Lord had said so, Uncle Meng didn't worry too much and focused on his daily work—selling the Medicinal Pills refined by Luo Ningshuang to the Three Saints Sect.

As a result, this almost ruined the Three Saints Sect's Alchemy Room.

For Medicinal Pills of the same level, the ones from Su Ming were twenty percent more effective than those from the Alchemy Room, and the prices were the same.

Whether it was to give Su Ming Face or because of the Medicinal Pills' effectiveness, the Three Saints Sect had no reason to refuse.

This made things difficult for the Elders and Disciples of the Alchemy Room.

Although Su Ming was currently only selling low-level Medicinal Pills like qi nourishing pills and qi condensing pills, the bulk of the Alchemy Room's Spirit Stone earnings also came from these low-level Medicinal Pills.

Advanced Medicinal Pills did have a market, but the risk of a furnace explosion during refinement was high; an explosion meant a total loss.

The Elders of the Alchemy Room had complained to Li Jianping more than once, hoping he would step in to stop Su Ming from selling Medicinal Pills.

However, hearing this only gave Li Jianping a headache.

And his worries didn't stop there.

It was one thing that he could no longer contact the Old Ancestor through the three saints stone tablet in the Sect's Forbidden Ground, but yesterday Su Ming had sent him a message asking when the Three Saints Secret Realm would be opened.

With the precedent of the sect treasure vault being emptied, how could Li Jianping dare to open the Three Saints Secret Realm now?

Once opened, what difference would it be from letting a wolf into a sheepfold?

But not opening it would offend Su Ming.

It had reached the point where Li Jianping got a headache whenever he heard Su Ming's name.

For now, Li Jianping's only strategy was to delay.

Delay until he had no choice but to open the Three Saints Secret Realm, delay until the Three Saints Sect's Old Ancestor gave him a reply.

Just then, an Elder suddenly arrived and reported, "Sect Master, the Canghai Sword Sect is requesting aid. They say there's a beast tide, and they are about to be overwhelmed..."

The Canghai Sword Sect sounded grand by name, but the Sect was extremely weak; their strongest person, the Sect Head, had only achieved a Breakthrough to the Nirvana Realm three years ago.

It was perfectly understandable that such a small Sect couldn't withstand a beast tide.

"Just send some Disciples in the Longevity Realm to handle it; consider it training for them..."

Li Jianping said this casually, but then his eyes suddenly lit up!

He had found a reason to delay.

If this worked, the opening of the Three Saints Secret Realm could be postponed by at least a week!

Thus, Li Jianping left the Elder behind and flew directly to Chenyang Peak.

Just as he reached the outskirts of the small courtyard, Li Jianping felt the aura of the 'xuan yang li fire cauldron'.

"Sect Master, to what do I owe this sudden visit?" Su Ming approached Li Jianping, holding a roasted spirit sweet potato.

"Want a taste? Spirit sweet potatoes roasted in the xuan yang li fire cauldron have a unique flavor."

Hearing this, Li Jianping almost coughed up a mouthful of blood in anger.

That was a Sect treasure they were usually reluctant to use, only taking it out for refining top-tier Medicinal Pills. Yet here it was with Su Ming, running at full power just to roast spirit sweet potatoes!

He had snatched their Pill Furnace to refine Medicinal Pills, and then they had to pay to buy his Medicinal Pills; this was simply too much!

But in front of Su Ming, Li Jianping could only force a smile and say, "No, I've come to find the Saint. I hope the Saint can leave the mountain to assist the Canghai Sword Sect... They are currently besieged by a beast tide. If we don't aid them, there is a risk of great suffering."

Su Ming narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. "Sect Master, isn't it a bit inappropriate to send Longevity Realm Disciples to rescue a whole Sect?"

"The Canghai Sword Sect is just a small Sect. The beast tide threatening them is, at most, at the Nirvana Realm. I will send Elders for support, and I also hope the Saint can lead the younger generation of Longevity Realm Disciples for some experience."

"So that's how it is... Sect Master, since I have become the Sect's Saint, I should take on some responsibilities."

These words gave Li Jianping a start. He had thought he would need to waste more breath, but he hadn't expected Su Ming to agree so readily.

"However, I hope that when I return, the Three Saints Secret Realm will be ready..."

Facing Su Ming's blatant intention, Li Jianping thought to himself, 'As expected.'

But he would delay as long as possible; any amount of time gained was good.

"Please rest assured, Saint. On the day you return from rescuing the Canghai Sword Sect, the Three Saints Secret Realm will definitely be opened. I stake my life on it!"

"Then it's a deal. When do we leave?"

Unusually, Li Jianping heard a hint of urgency in Su Ming's voice.

He instinctively assumed the other party was exposing his coveting of the Three Saints Secret Realm.

"You can depart tomorrow."

"Fine, you may leave. Tomorrow, I will lead the team to support the Canghai Sword Sect."

After saying this, Su Ming turned and left, showing no respect at all to Li Jianping as the Sect Master.

Because he had something much more important to do.

Back in his room, Su Ming looked down at the Storage Ring.

"Li Jianping, I didn't expect you to proactively send me to the place I want to go!"

As the core cheat for the protagonist of destiny, Chu Fan, the ruins where it was stored were located near the Canghai Sword Sect!

In the original novel, Chu Fan was chased into those ruins by the Canghai Sword Sect Master, Hai Wuliang, and obtained that strongest Golden Finger.

"It's the same beast tide, but it's two months earlier than in the original novel..."

However, this trip to the Canghai Sword Sect wouldn't be simple; it was a scheme of treachery!

Because the area was small and resources were scarce, the Canghai Sword Sect had long since squeezed all the surrounding resources dry.

They wanted to migrate elsewhere, but that would mean living under someone else's roof or even the disappearance of their Sect.

Having been a local tyrant for so long, Hai Wuliang was naturally unwilling to be inferior to others.

So he came up with an unscrupulous plan.

He falsely claimed there was an unstoppable beast tide to lure people from other Sects to provide aid, and then he would rob them.

In the original novel, Chu Fan went out at night and happened to stumble upon Hai Wuliang setting out a large amount of beast luring incense.

With his plan accidentally exposed, Hai Wuliang decisively hunted down Chu Fan, who barely escaped thanks to a protective Magic Treasure and unexpectedly found the ruins he had been searching for all along.