Take this gamble

Chu Fan, who had been hiding for so long, finally revealed his trail, and Su Ming finally understood what the System had said earlier really meant.

As long as Chu Fan crossed Wolf Howl Cliff, he would be able to return to the Northern Territory, and from then on, the Heavenly Dao would most likely abandon interference in all regions except the Northern Territory.

It would dedicate all its efforts to helping Chu Fan increase his strength, so that he could kill him in the future.

With such great hostility, Su Ming was one hundred percent certain that, apart from the Heavenly Dao's own loathing for him, it was more about wanting to help Chu Fan obtain his Innate Dao Bone.

This perfectly corresponded to the final ending of the original novel before it was axed: Chu Fan digs out the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord's Innate Dao Bone and subsequently heads to the Outer Void...

"Young Lord, according to the information we have currently investigated, Yao Wu of the Medicine Spirit Valley and the Loose Cultivator Ye Guicang have already arrived at Wolf Howl Cliff first, and Jiang Wang is gathering a large number of troops there to provide support."

Qu Xiangyang's tone was somewhat urgent.

He truly wanted to achieve a great merit in front of Su Ming.

Capturing Chu Fan, who had once held a grudge against Su Ming, and then dealing with Jiang Wang, that titan of the Demonic Path, was what he considered his token of allegiance for joining under Su Ming's command.

Su Ming, of course, could see Qu Xiangyang's urgency, so he directly activated his Heavens Mandate Vision.

Since returning from the heaven-reaching pagoda, he had been busy Cultivating and had not yet activated this ability.

As his vision shifted, Su Ming saw the current situation of the Heavenly Dao.

It had completely begun to draw back its branches; the Heavenly Dao, which had originally stood in the center of the Qianyuan Continent and cast countless branches across the entire world, had completely withdrawn itself into the region of the Northern Territory.

The Heavenly Dao, which had once been restless, was now completely docile and obedient.

But Su Ming was very clear that this was merely the calm before the storm.

From the time Chu Fan began his flight until now, he had not received a single Opportunity notification from the System.

Even with the System's prior intervention to further lower Chu Fan's Luck.

How could the protagonist, who had been fleeing all this way, not encounter even the slightest bit of Opportunity?

This could only indicate that the Heavenly Dao had shifted all those Opportunities that originally belonged to Chu Fan to the Northern Territory.

I fear that the moment Chu Fan steps into the Northern Territory, Opportunities will come flooding in like a tide.

The million destiny points in his hands, even if not used at this moment, would be exhausted in the future as he constantly wore down Chu Fan's Opportunities...

Thinking of this, Su Ming finally made up his mind; he was going to make a wager for the first time in his two lives.

"System, deduct the destiny points; I want to exchange them for an Opportunity to kill Chu Fan!"

Under the Heavens Mandate Vision, a sharp sword flew out from within Su Ming's body and then struck heavily toward the Heavenly Dao far away in the Northern Territory.

The intense light produced by the collision between the two stung Su Ming's eyes, making it difficult for him to open them.

When the light dissipated, he finally saw clearly everything that had happened after the collision.

A huge crack had been slashed into the original heavens mandate tree by that sword, and it looked as though it might be tottering at any moment.

But upon closer inspection, there were still many small branches slowly repairing that huge crack.

Having reached this point, Su Ming knew what he had to do.

"Since I can make Chu Fan's original core Heavenly Dao fall into my hands without the System, then there must be a way to use human force to turn that possibility into certainty!"

His consciousness returned from the Heavens Mandate Vision, and Su Ming looked toward Qu Xiangyang, who was standing in front of him with a face full of anticipation.

"This sort of thing does not require asking for my opinion, does it?"

"Young Lord, you mean..." Qu Xiangyang instantly revealed an expression of wild joy.

"Leave one Peak Star Realm expert at the Three Saints Sect, and everyone else go to Wolf Howl Cliff."

"Yes!"

"Of course, I myself will also be heading to Wolf Howl Cliff."

As soon as these words were spoken, both Uncle Meng and Qu Xiangyang's expressions changed instantly.

"Young Lord, you absolutely must not..."

"That's right, Young Lord, battles with the Demonic Path are full of variables; what if an accident happens inadvertently?"

To go to Wolf Howl Cliff, one must have at least a Star Realm cultivation base.

If Su Ming went over now, what difference would it make from courting death?

"Rest assured, as long as I do not wish to die, even a Half-step Void Realm expert cannot harm me in the slightest."

With the heaven-reaching pagoda protecting him, Su Ming had no need to worry at all; this was a defensive Magic Treasure that Su Wu had specifically prepared for his own son.

"This..."

Even though Su Ming gave his assurance, the two remained hesitant; they subconsciously assumed that Su Ming's defensive means referred to the battle spirit puppet.

"Uncle Meng, if you do not believe me, just attack me."

"Since that is the case, Young Lord, this old servant will offend you."

Uncle Meng assumed a stance and then threw a punch toward Su Ming.

He deliberately restrained his strength and speed so that the battle spirit puppet could save Su Ming in time.

However, the result exceeded Uncle Meng's expectations; the battle spirit puppet did not appear to stop him, and the punch landed solidly against Su Ming's body.

Even though Uncle Meng had been trying his best to control it, it was still a step too late.

Just as the punch was about to land on Su Ming, a circle of colorless ripples suddenly appeared around his body.

Immediately afterward, Uncle Meng, the attacker, was directly sent flying, not stopping until he crashed into a certain mountain peak.

Qu Xiangyang watched all of this with his mouth agape; he had absolutely not seen what had happened.

By the time he came back to his senses, Uncle Meng had also returned in a disheveled state.

"Uncle Meng, are you still worried about the safety of me going to Wolf Howl Cliff now?"

Hearing this tease, Uncle Meng smiled and shook his head.

"I am not worried; even if you were to run to the deepest part of the Northern Territory now, I would not be worried."

Every word and phrase was filled with gratification.

He had watched Su Ming grow up, from being lazy and unskilled at the very beginning to his current meticulousness; Uncle Meng's heart was full of gratification.

"Young Lord, if we go to Wolf Howl Cliff just like this, the Young Mistress..."

"She is still Cultivating, no need to disturb her; perhaps when we return, she might give me a surprise, who knows."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Meng's eyes instantly lit up.

Of course, he had misunderstood what Su Ming said.

This time when Su Ming left, he did not intend to take the Time Acceleration Formation with him, but would leave it here for Luo Ningshuang to use for Cultivation.

When he returned, given her talent, she would inevitably be able to give him a surprise.

On the contrary, the surprise that Uncle Meng imagined was that the two had done something further.

"Let's go, it is time to head to Wolf Howl Cliff."

"Yes!"

Uncle Meng led Su Ming, with Qu Xiangyang following behind, and the three of them arrived at the Sect's council hall at full speed.

After the news was announced, the group of Elders immediately scrambled, almost coming to blows.

They did not want the qualification to stay behind, but rather the qualification to head to Wolf Howl Cliff to fight the Demonic Path.

"Let me go! Back then, the Demonic Path harmed my close friend, I must have my revenge no matter what!"

"I have immediate family who died at the hands of the Demonic Path, let me go!"

"Sect Master, let me go; I have a blood feud with the Demonic Path!"

Looking at how excited this group of people was, Su Ming did not know what to say for a moment.

He had thought these people would be scrambling to stay behind.

"How about this, you draw lots; whoever draws the lot stays behind, and the rest come with me."

"Alright!"