81: Chapter 81 I Will Make the Blazing Fire Sect Pay the Price

Su Chengyuan snapped back to his senses and nodded. "Alright, let's go see your sister."

A few days later, the mountain gates of the Tiangang Sect appeared in the distance.

The father and son descended from their Flying Sword and changed back into their original appearances and clothes in the mountain forest.

Su Chengyuan suppressed his cultivation to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, while Su Cheng likewise presented himself as a seemingly ordinary youth at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

The Mountain-guarding Disciples were the same ones from last time; seeing it was Su Chengyuan, they were quite familiar with him.

One of them stepped forward to greet him, but his gaze couldn't help but fall on Su Cheng beside him, carrying a hint of inquiry. "And this is?"

"My son, Su Cheng," Su Chengyuan said, placing a hand on his son's shoulder as he explained. "He hasn't seen his sister in many years and missed her, so I brought him along for a visit."

So it was just another Family member visiting a relative.

The Mountain-guarding Disciple nodded upon hearing this and asked no more, simply stating as a matter of routine, "Wait a moment, you two. I'll go report this."

After the report was made, it wasn't long before a beautiful figure came flying out from within the mountain gates.

"Father! Xiao Cheng!"

Su Yunling was dressed in the moon-white Daoist robes of a Tiangang Sect Core Disciple. Her figure was graceful, and her cultivation had actually steadily entered the Late Tenth Level of Qi Refining.

With a High-Grade Spiritual Root and the catalysis of a large number of supreme-grade pills, her cultivation speed could only be described as terrifying.

Initially, because she was worried about exposure, she had swallowed the pills outside the Sect under the pretext of a fortuitous encounter and hadn't dared to Cultivate too quickly.

Now that she had no more worries and could devote herself entirely to cultivation, her progress could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.

Seeing her father, her eyes were filled with relief.

And when her gaze fell upon Su Cheng, it transformed into an inexpressible joy and softness.

"Xiao Cheng, you... you've grown so much taller." She stepped forward, reaching out to pat her younger brother's head, only to find she already needed to stand slightly on her tiptoes.

This was the first time she had seen her brother since she joined the Tiangang Sect.

The child in her memory who always pestered her and chased after her wanting to hear stories was now a tall and upright youth. His features vaguely held the outlines of those years, yet they had gained a depth that made him hard to see through.

"Sister." Su Cheng smiled. This form of address caused a sliver of warmth to rise in his heart as well.

The three of them found a quiet valley nearby and set up a soundproofing Formation.

"Sister, these are for you." Su Cheng didn't stand on ceremony and directly took out a Storage Pouch, handing it over.

When Su Yunling's Mental Energy swept inside, the precious light radiating from the high-grade magic tools, second-grade Talismans, and Formation Plates inside the Storage Pouch almost dazzled her eyes.

"This... Xiao Cheng, did you empty out some market town?" Su Yunling said, clicking her tongue in wonder.

Any one of these items was worth a fortune; even an ordinary Early Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator would likely find them hard to obtain.

"Father and I bought them in the Prefecture City while we were there. They're for your self-defense," Su Cheng said with a smile.

Su Yunling did not refuse; this was her brother's goodwill.

She tucked the items away one by one and looked at Su Cheng again. "I heard from the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters in the Sect that a new Zhenpin Pavilion opened in the Prefecture City, selling those three types of supreme-grade pills. You're the one behind that, aren't you?"

"Yes." Su Cheng nodded without hiding it. "I found a chamber of commerce in the Prefecture City to cooperate with, using their hands to sell some Medicinal Pills in Qinghe Prefecture to earn a few Spirit Stones."

"Earn a few Spirit Stones..." Su Yunling's lips twitched.

She had heard that within a few days of the Zhenpin Pavilion opening, the Medicinal Pills inside were completely sold out.

And it had been like that for two consecutive months. This was only because the quantity was small; otherwise, given those prices, how enormous would the profits be!

In her brother's mouth, this was actually just "earning a few Spirit Stones"?

Joy, pride, and a hint of being between laughter and tears intertwined in her heart.

"Sister, I won't forget your grudge." Su Cheng's tone shifted, his expression becoming serious. "Chen Zifan's father, Chen Tai, and Lin Feier's grandfather, Deacon Lin—as long as these two are around, you will be in potential danger within the Sect."

Hearing this, Su Yunling's expression also grew heavy.

She was naturally aware of this.

Although the previous kidnapping incident had been forcibly suppressed by the Sect's upper management and labeled as the work of Loose Cultivator bandits,

Chen Tai, Deacon Lin, and the others would absolutely not believe that explanation.

These two would inevitably vent their anger on her.

Because they lacked evidence and couldn't find that fictional 'mysterious Senior,' these two would inevitably take their anger out on her.

It was only because she hadn't left the Sect and had her Revered Master protecting her that the other party hadn't acted yet.

"Then there's the Blazing Fire Sect." Su Cheng's voice held a trace of ruthlessness. "Since they dared to move against you, they must be prepared to be uprooted."

"Xiao Cheng, what do you plan to do?" Su Yunling looked at him worriedly. "Chen Tai is a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Elder, and Deacon Lin is deeply rooted in the Sect. The Blazing Fire Sect is even a great Sect on par with our Tiangang Sect. You must not be reckless."

"Don't worry, Sister, I know what I'm doing." Su Cheng gave a faint smile, as if everything was under his control. "I've already set the board. It's like boiling a frog in lukewarm water; by the time they realize it, it will be too late."

He briefly explained his arrangements in the Prefecture City, as well as how he would use the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce in the future to suppress the Blazing Fire Sect's industries in Qinghe Prefecture and sow discord between them and other powers.

Open schemes and dark plots were interwoven, linked link by link.

Su Yunling's heart pounded as she listened.

She couldn't imagine that such thorough and ruthless tactics actually came from the hands of her brother, who was only in his teens.

This was dealing with a Golden Core Sect, yet he spoke of it so nonchalantly.

"I want the Blazing Fire Sect to pay the price for their actions."

"As for Chen Tai and Deacon Lin." Su Cheng looked at his sister. "Sister, the only thing you need to do now is to achieve a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough as soon as possible. Once you become a Foundation Establishment Disciple, your status in the Sect will be completely different.

At that time, if they want to move against you again, they'll have to weigh the consequences. And I will also send them a grand gift at that time."

Listening to her brother's planning, the worry in Su Yunling's heart was gradually replaced by an inexplicable sense of security.

She nodded, her gaze becoming incredibly firm. "I understand. I will reach the Peak of Qi Refining as soon as possible and then charge for Foundation Establishment!"

The three talked for a while longer, and then Su Cheng and Su Chengyuan prepared to leave.

Watching the receding backs of her father and brother, Su Yunling gripped the Storage Pouch in her hand and turned back toward the Sect.

An unprecedented fighting spirit ignited in her heart.

After leaving the Tiangang Sect, the father and son did not return directly to Qingyang Town.

They took a detour to Qinghe Prefecture City.

Su Chengyuan led Su Cheng, arriving with practiced ease at several of the most prosperous silk shops and jewelry stores in the city.

"Shopkeeper, wrap up this dress made of Cloud Brocade, and that one made of Flowing Sunset Satin as well."

"This Gold Step-shake has a good luster. And that pair of jade bracelets, give me those too."

Su Cheng didn't care about Spirit Stones and bought up all the clothes and jewelry that a woman of his mother's age might like.

Su Chengyuan watched his son's serious expression as he made his selections, his heart filled with a mixture of emotions.

This youth who laid out schemes in the Prefecture City, stirred up storms in the Prefecture, and plotted against a Golden Core Sect, was at this moment just like an ordinary filial son, preparing a long-overdue gift for his mother far away.

This, perhaps, was his truest side.

Having bought the items, the father and son stayed no longer and sped off in the direction of Qingyang Town.

The Su Family was still the same Su Family.

When Su Cheng and Su Chengyuan returned to Qingyang Town, it was just as peaceful as when they had left.

The members of the Su Family, spurred by the gradually increasing Family resources, had an unprecedented passion for cultivation.

Everything presented a scene of prosperity.

When Liu Yue saw her husband and the son she hadn't seen in months return safely, her heart finally settled.

Especially when Su Cheng took out those exquisite clothes and jewelry one by one, she was beaming with joy.

"You child, away for so long and you still remembered to buy things for your mother," Liu Yue grumbled, though her eyes were full of smiles.

Su Cheng then placed several bottles of the mild Spiritual Liquid he had prepared into her hands and carefully instructed her on how to use them.

"I asked a Senior for these; they can strengthen the foundation, nurture the essence, and prolong life. Mother, remember to take them every day."

Liu Yue didn't understand anything about Spiritual Liquids; she only knew this was her son's filial heart and agreed to everything.

The Family enjoyed a brief and warm reunion.