55: Chapter 55 Descending the Mountain

The discussion in the main peak's great hall ended in an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

The Sect Master's decision to revoke the wanted order was an act of absolute rationality based on the sect's interests.

Continuing to hunt down a Child of Luck who could not be killed or captured, and who had already formed a First-Grade Golden Core, would only cause the sect to lose more high-level combat power.

Cutting losses was a survival rule that major Nascent Soul sects had summarized over long years.

However, the sect's rationality could not replace personal hatred.

For Chu Tiankuo and Lin Wan'er, the battle reports and facts presented by the Sect Master did not extinguish the anger in their hearts.

On the contrary, the humiliation of watching their enemy remain at large while they could only struggle for survival in the mud completely consumed their reason.

Once hatred takes root, it can never be pulled out.

Several days later.

Welcoming Peak, this elegant courtyard once exclusive to gatherings of newly emerged prodigies.

Su Yu sat on a stone stool, looking at Chu Tiankuo and Lin Wan'er sitting opposite him.

Chu Tiankuo had much more white hair, and Lin Wan'er's eyes no longer held the gentle spiritual aura of the past, leaving only a dead, resolute silence.

Their lives had already been ruined by Li Han in front of the altar in the Taihuang Secret Realm.

"Junior Brother Su, we are leaving the mountain."

Chu Tiankuo broke the silence of the courtyard, his tone extremely flat.

"To find Li Han?"

Su Yu did not mince words and asked directly.

"Yes."

Chu Tiankuo nodded.

Su Yu put down the teacup in his hand and looked at these two once-arrogant prodigies before him.

"You did not take to heart what the Sect Master said in the great hall."

Su Yu stated a fact extremely objectively.

"Li Han is a First-Grade Golden Core, possesses countless trump cards, and even several elders sent by the sect to hunt him down have fallen at his hands."

"One of you is Fifth-Grade, the other is Ninth-Grade, and your Dao Hearts are already broken."

"Going to find him, besides throwing your lives away, there is no other possibility."

These words were extremely harsh, almost like rubbing salt into their wounds.

But what Su Yu said was the truth.

Li Han was no longer an opponent they could challenge.

The gap between the two had become a chasm from the moment of forming the Golden Core.

Chu Tiankuo smiled miserably.

"We know."

"But Junior Brother Su, we cannot swallow this insult."

Lin Wan'er's voice revealed a cold resolution.

"Our path of cultivation was ruined by him in that main hall."

"For these sixty years, as soon as I close my eyes, I see that mocking face of his when he snatched away our fortuitous encounter."

"If we don't go kill him, this inner demon will torture us for a lifetime, worse than death."

They had become completely obsessed.

Or rather, this was the only obsession remaining after their Dao Hearts had shattered.

Su Yu looked at them and shook his head slightly.

He could understand this hatred of having one's life ruined, but he did not agree with this suicidal behavior that had no chance of success.

However, he did not persuade them further.

Everyone has their own path to walk.

If others choose a dead end, no one else can pull them back.

"Safe journey."

Su Yu sighed and only offered these four words.

Lin Wan'er took out a jade box with a Spirit Sealing Talisman attached from her storage bag and gently pushed it in front of Su Yu.

"Junior Brother Su, we will likely not return from this trip."

"This is a 'Purple Cloud Vermilion Fruit' I obtained in my early years, which is of great benefit to stabilizing true essence at the Golden Core Stage."

"If we die, I only ask that if it is convenient for you in the future, Junior Brother, please look after the descendants of my Lin Family."

Su Yu looked at the jade box, then reached out and tucked it into his sleeve.

"Very well."

This was not just a promise, but an extremely straightforward transaction.

Having accepted the item, he had accepted this karmic tie.

Chu Tiankuo did not waste words either; he stood up and bowed solemnly to Su Yu.

"That body-refining technique scroll from back then will count as the favor for Chu asking Junior Brother to look after the Chu Family."

Su Yu remained in his seat and nodded slightly.

"Senior Brother Chu, rest assured, as long as it is within my power, I will act."

This was a very measured promise.

Su Yu would not risk his life for someone else's family, but he was willing to give favors that cost him little effort.

With no more worries, the two turned and walked out of the courtyard.

Su Yu sat by the stone table, watching the two streaks of light disappear into the horizon.

A gust of autumn wind blew by, picking up a few fallen leaves.

On the path of cultivation, some face difficulties head-on, while others give up halfway.

The peerless prodigies of this world, in the end, due to a missed opportunity, walked toward a tragic finale.

After sending the two off, Su Yu sat alone in the courtyard, beginning to plan his own affairs.

He was now one hundred and thirteen years old.

Time was reflected very straightforwardly in this number.

When he was born, Su Yuan was already at the advanced age of one hundred and sixty.

Calculating it, Su Yuan was now two hundred and seventy-three years old.

The maximum lifespan for Human Dao Foundation Establishment was, at most, three hundred years.

In other words, Su Yuan had at most less than thirty years left to live.

"It is time to go back."

He had accumulated ten years of resources for the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Stages, and it was time to take them back to complete the renewal of the family's foundation.

The next morning.

Su Yu left his cave dwelling and headed straight for the sect's Internal Affairs Pavilion.

As a Golden Core Elder, he did not need to ask anyone for permission regarding his daily movements.

But to leave the sect for a long time, he had to report to the Internal Affairs Pavilion and take on an external assignment.

Cangxuan Sect governed hundreds of thousands of miles, and there were many markets and mineral veins under its jurisdiction, which urgently required Golden Core cultivators to guard them.

Many Golden Core Elders who knew they had no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Stage would choose to apply for external assignments, going to a region to become a local tyrant and live happily.

The Elder in charge of the Internal Affairs Pavilion received Su Yu with great enthusiasm.

"Elder Su, you wish to apply for an external guarding assignment?"

The managing Elder looked at the register and asked with a smile, "I wonder which territory Elder Su has taken a fancy to? As long as there is currently no Golden Core Elder stationed there, you may choose."

"Within the State of Yue, Tianyun Market."

Su Yu said in a calm tone, directly stating the location he had long set his sights on.

The managing Elder was slightly stunned, then checked the map scroll and nodded.

"Tianyun Market, the largest trading hub for cultivators within the State of Yue, is indeed a prosperous place with abundant spiritual energy. And the guarding Elder there has just passed away and been recalled, so they are currently short of manpower."

Tianyun Market was an official property established by the Cangxuan Sect on the border of the State of Yue.

It had an extremely strict Third-Grade city protection array, and the profits were extremely lucrative.

Most importantly, Tianyun Market was only a few thousand miles away from Qingmu Market, where the Qianlong Su Family was located.

For cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage, this was an extremely long journey.

But for a Golden Core cultivator who could fly through the air.

This distance was nothing more than a day's flight.

Su Yu's choice of Tianyun Market could be described as an extremely steady plan to kill two birds with one stone.

He could legitimately enjoy the offerings and power of a Golden Core guardian of the Cangxuan Sect at Tianyun Market, avoiding the trivial matters within the sect.

And he could also conveniently look after the Qianlong Su Family.

"Since Elder Su is interested, I will handle the clearance papers and the guarding seal for you."

The managing Elder handled matters extremely efficiently, and in less than half an hour, all procedures were completed.

Su Yu took the bronze seal representing the highest authority of Tianyun Market and turned to walk out of the Internal Affairs Pavilion.

He did not return to his cave dwelling to pack anything.

The resources he needed to take had already been packed into the several storage bags at his waist.

Standing at the edge of the inner gate plaza, Su Yu took one last look at this Nascent Soul sect, shrouded in clouds and mist, with magnificent atmosphere.

Tie Zhan had left the mountain for the remainder of his family's life.

Chu Tiankuo and Lin Wan'er had also left the mountain for a vain revenge.

Now, it was time for him to leave as well.