New Core Mandate

Upon returning to his small courtyard, Uncle Meng immediately came to see him.

"Young Lord, what did that Li Jianping say to you?"

It was precisely because Uncle Meng had sensed Li Jianping heading towards Chenyang Peak that Su Ming had specifically asked Luo Ningshuang to roast a Spirit Sweet Potato for him.

"Nothing much, just some minor matters."

Su Ming directly recounted the contents of his conversation with Li Jianping.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Meng immediately advised, "Young Lord, who knows what tricks Li Jianping still has up his sleeve. I have tracked down the Elder who was guarding the Three Saints Pool last time."

"He had already left the Three Saints Sect, but I have captured him and locked him in a certain cave."

Su Ming certainly hadn't forgotten this matter, but he hadn't expected Uncle Meng to have already found the person.

"Did you get anything out of him?"

"He still refuses to speak... Young Lord, should we use some... methods?"

"Uncle Meng, do as you see fit, but remember not to kill him."

"Please rest assured, Young Lord."

"I trust your work, Uncle Meng. For this mission to support the Canghai Sword Sect, you don't need to come with me."

With Uncle Meng remaining in the Sect, the safety of the Alchemist Luo Ningshuang and the stable sale of subsequent Medicinal Pills could be guaranteed.

As for Su Ming's own safety... what a joke, he was currently the safest person on the Qianyuan Continent.

However, Uncle Meng, unaware of this, immediately said, "Young Lord, if this old servant does not follow, I fear Li Jianping may have ill intentions toward you..."

"No matter... trouble yourself to set up a seal first, so that the outside world cannot peer into our situation here," Su Ming said somewhat mysteriously.

Uncle Meng immediately mobilized his Qi to cast incantations, and a simple isolation Formation enveloped the courtyard.

Luo Ningshuang, watching from the side, gained a clearer understanding of Uncle Meng's strength.

However, what Su Ming produced next surprised them both even more.

As Su Ming took the battle spirit puppet out of the System Space, both people present gaped in surprise.

"Young Lord, where did you obtain this battle spirit puppet?"

"My mother gave it to me, saying it was to be used as a precaution. Uncle Meng, rest easy; I will not do anything that puts me in a dangerous position."

Since things had reached this point, Uncle Meng naturally said no more.

He could feel that the strength of this battle spirit puppet was above his own; with it there, Su Ming's safety was not a concern... Early the next morning, Su Ming arrived at the Sect square alone.

He had arrived very early, but the Disciples and the leading Elder were already all present.

"Holy Son Su, the assembly is complete. If you have no other business, we can depart."

Su Ming ignored him and instead looked at the Disciples.

He saw a hint of resentment in their eyes.

He had seen this kind of look too many times, starting from his student days on Planet Blue.

Because a powerful figure was arriving, they were forced to cooperate and put on a good show for them.

"How many of you were forced to arrive early and forced to join this support mission for experience?" Su Ming suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Elder Zhao behind him hurriedly spoke up, "Holy Son, what are you saying? It's getting late; we should board the Flying Boat for the Canghai Sword Sect. Every second of delay could lead to a catastrophe..."

"If it were truly that urgent, we should have left yesterday," Su Ming replied coldly, then continued to look at the Disciples before him.

After waiting for several minutes, Su Ming did not hear the answer he wanted.

"I guarantee in my capacity as Holy Son that you will not be punished for speaking out. Disciples who have had the experiences I mentioned, you may start raising your hands."

Following Su Ming's words, the Disciples below finally began to raise their hands, numbering a full third of the group.

Seeing this, Su Ming finally turned his gaze to Elder Zhao beside him. "Was it you who arranged this for them?"

At this moment, Elder Zhao could be said to have grievances but no way to voice them.

Where would he get the courage to do such a thing? Naturally, it was Li Jianping's secret instruction.

But did he dare to expose Li Jianping?

Don't be ridiculous; whether it was Li Jianping or Su Ming, both were people he couldn't afford to offend.

Seeing this, Su Ming reached out and patted Elder Zhao's shoulder, whispering, "Presumably, Li Jianping made you do it..."

Hearing Su Ming's words, Elder Zhao immediately looked at him with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

Taking all this in, Su Ming thought to himself: Just as I thought.

Li Jianping clearly wanted to make the Sect Disciples loathe him, and to avoid exposing himself, he had specifically thrown out an Elder to take the blame.

Since Elder Zhao was just a scapegoat, Su Ming naturally wouldn't make things too difficult for him.

But he still had to give those Disciples an explanation.

Su Ming gave a few brief instructions, had Elder Zhao come forward to apologize, and finally, with a wave of his hand, distributed some Medicinal Pills to everyone.

With this series of moves, Su Ming's reputation among those Disciples instantly soared.

Su Ming also took the Opportunity to lead the Disciples onto the Flying Boat, heading towards the Canghai Sword Sect.

While boarding, Su Ming vaguely heard the Disciples discussing him.

"I originally thought the Holy Son was just a second-generation heir who relied entirely on his parents, but I didn't expect him to be quite a good person."

"Exactly, just look at Elder Zhao's usual temper; having him apologize to us is a first in history."

"Holy Son Su's character might not be as bad as we thought; we were just prejudiced before."

[Host has successfully reversed future reputation, gaining 1,000 destiny points.]

Su Ming was somewhat surprised to receive the notification; he really hadn't expected to gain destiny points this way.

But it made sense upon reflection.

In the original work, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord's reputation could be described as being loathed by everyone and everything.

And he had reached that point entirely because the protagonist of destiny had pushed him all the way.

Speaking of which, Chu Fan, the protagonist of destiny, had not appeared for four consecutive days.

The influence of Su Ming's mother's appearance disrupting the destiny trajectory had ended, and Su Ming had checked the situation with his Heavens Mandate Vision.

Although the destiny representing Chu Fan had begun to deteriorate, it was still closely linked to this world.

[Detected that Chu Fan is coming into contact with a core Opportunity. Consume 100,000 destiny points to interfere? Yes/No]

Su Ming, who had originally intended to cultivate on the Flying Boat, suddenly took on a serious expression.

He first activated his Heavens Mandate Vision and indeed found that the great tree representing Chu Fan's destiny had shrunk by another fifth, but the originally empty core position was being filled.

"System, is it the item I intended to take?"

[No]

Upon receiving the System's reply, Su Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If Chu Fan had beaten him to it again, wouldn't all his previous efforts have made him look like a clown?

But this also showed how severe the mandate of heaven's favor for Chu Fan was.

The core destiny had already been seized by him once, yet it could still be replenished through other means.

Thanks to his fiancée, Su Ming's current destiny points were as high as 372,000.

So Su Ming waved his hand, "System, start the interference! Also, point out Chu Fan's specific location for me!"

[destiny points deducted. Remaining destiny points: 272,000]

[Chu Fan's current location has been marked within the Heavens Mandate Vision.]

After activating the Heavens Mandate Vision, Su Ming saw Chu Fan's location.

What surprised him even more was that he was very familiar with this location.

To be more precise, the future Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord was very familiar with it.

"I never would have expected that you could actually go there..."