6: With his spiritual root restored, the Great Dao reopened!

Immortal Revered Master Xuanqing looked at Su Zichen with cold eyes, suddenly releasing his full pressure. In Su Zichen's eyes, Immortal Revered Master Xuanqing was like a Vicious Beast walking out of ancient times, reigning supreme and exuding an overwhelming killing intent.

“The Su Family? Heh, my Heavenly Profound Sect truly doesn't care about them. What if we make an enemy of them?”

Su Zichen wanted to say something more, but he was directly blasted away by a massive wave of Spiritual Power. He felt as if a mountain range had slammed straight into him.

In an instant, Su Zichen spat out fresh blood, turned into a streak of light, flew directly outside the Mountain Gate, and vanished into the sky.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”

Li Haotian craned his neck, carefully looking at the spot where Su Zichen disappeared, and a sense of heroic spirit immediately rose in his heart.

If he could possess such Cultivation, he could be like Immortal Revered Master Xuanqing—fearless of anything—and blast the opponent away!

[Ding! Host successfully takes Su Yao as a Disciple.]

[Special Rewards activated: exquisite spirit essence, spirit restoration pill, phoenix true blood.]

[Reward obtained: Marrow Cleansing Pool.]

The System broadcasted the news promptly, and Li Haotian’s Face lit up with joy.

“From now on, Su Yao is your Disciple. You must properly fulfill the responsibilities expected of a Chief.”

Immortal Revered Master Xuanqing walked up to Li Haotian, looked at him with a gaze full of regret, seemed to want to say something more, but ultimately swallowed it back, and instantly vanished from the spot.

Li Haotian did not intend to continue participating in the subsequent Disciple Acceptance Ceremony. When it concluded, the various peaks would leave some Disciples for Spirit Gathering Peak according to the rules.

He now only wanted to take his little Disciple back to select an Immortal Cave and restore her Physique.

The three Supreme Treasures awarded were all precious items intended to help Su Yao perfect her Physique.

If he helped Su Yao restore her Physique, maybe he would be rewarded with something himself.

“Heh, Chief Li is truly quite the Holy Mother. If you ever get the chance to Break through to the True Saint Realm in the future, you might as well use Holy Mother as your Dao Title.”

“Taking in a Disciple with an incomplete Spiritual Root and a defective Physique, yet you treat it like a Supreme Treasure—you must be so hungry you'll eat anything.”

Huang Bocheng's mocking voice came from the side. Li Haotian's eyes instantly became sharp. Having stayed with his Revered Master for so long, he hadn't learned many other skills, but his protective nature was exactly the same.

Su Yao was now his Disciple, practically equivalent to a Personal Disciple. How could he allow Huang Bocheng to slander her like this?

“Chief Huang, you must be joking. Spirit Gathering Peak can take in whatever Disciple it wishes. In the Grand Competition one year from now, I plan to have Su Yao win the champion title for my Spirit Gathering Peak.”

Huang Bocheng burst into laughter upon hearing this: “Hahaha, you must be crazy! If a piece of trash with an incomplete Spiritual Root and defective Physique can win the champion title, I will give Spirit Gathering Peak one-tenth—no, one-fifth—of Tianzhu Peak's resources next year.”

Cultivation is not something achieved overnight. It is absolutely impossible for a little Qi Refining girl to win the champion title in the Grand Competition in just one year. Even if her Spiritual Root was complete and her Physique flawless, a Genius needs time to grow.

Li Haotian’s heart stirred slightly, and the corner of his mouth curved up.

“It seems you only have that much courage. If we're going to gamble, let's go big. In the last bet, we wagered the Supreme Treasures of both peaks. For this bet, why don't we wager all of Tianzhu Peak's resources for next year? If Su Yao truly wins the champion title, you hand over Tianzhu Peak's resources to my Spirit Gathering Peak. If Su Yao fails to win the champion title, my Spirit Gathering Peak is willing to hand over all the resources accumulated over the years to Tianzhu Peak, free of charge!”

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Huang Bocheng widen his eyes, but all the surrounding Chiefs watching were stunned as they looked at Li Haotian.

Although Spirit Gathering Peak hadn't had any Disciples for years, the resources were still allocated as usual.

They dared not imagine how terrifying the resources accumulated over the years would be.

Right now, Li Haotian looked like a crazy gambler in their eyes, equivalent to betting half a million of his own money against someone else's fifty thousand.

Huang Bocheng nodded gleefully, looking at Li Haotian with a smile.

“I'll thank Chief Li for his generosity in advance, hahaha! Everyone present, please be our witness when the time comes!”

Qin Tianfeng shook his head helplessly. Now that the bet was made, nothing he said mattered.

Why was this child Haotian’s Heart-Nature so rash? He was wagering everything over a couple of casual taunts. If he really lost, Spirit Gathering Peak would cease to exist entirely.

Li Haotian ignored the crowd and looked at Su Yao, who was already dumbfounded and frozen in place.

“Good Disciple, let’s go.”

Su Yao nodded woodenly and stepped onto the Flying Sword with Li Haotian. Only after the Flying Sword took off did Su Yao start crying.

“Wuu wuu, Revered Master, I'm sorry. Your Disciple is going to disappoint you.”

Su Yao didn't even dare to look up at Li Haotian. She was essentially trash; how could her Cultivation increase dramatically and make rapid progress in just one year, crushing Prodigies of the older or even several older generations?

She hadn't cried immediately earlier only because Su Yao wanted to save Li Haotian some Face.

“Disciple, don't panic. Your Revered Master has his own plans. I wouldn't have made such a huge bet without absolute certainty.”

Su Yao suddenly felt regretful now. Cultivation often took thousands of years; to Break through to the Entering Profundity stage in one year was already considered exceptional Aptitude!

Now Revered Master was actually delusionally hoping she could reach the necessary Cultivation to participate in the Grand Competition within a year. Had Revered Master been driven mad by that old man just now?

However, Su Yao no longer had a chance to regret. The two quickly arrived at Spirit Gathering Peak, casually selected an Immortal Cave rich in Spiritual Qi, and had Su Yao move in.

“Disciple, listen carefully. You must use all three items tonight and absorb them into your body using the method for absorbing Spiritual Qi. These items will be of great benefit to you.”

Looking at the small Medicinal Pill bottle, a tube of bright red blood, and a glass bead placed before her, Su Yao felt like crying but couldn't shed a tear.

No matter how she looked at them, these things didn't seem like they could help her.

“Disciple understands.”

Although Su Yao was grateful to Li Haotian for giving her hope and driving away Su Zichen, Revered Master seemed a bit crazy, giving her a feeling that he wasn't entirely reliable.

Returning to the Immortal Cave, Su Yao gloomily took out the Medicinal Pill and popped it into her mouth. This was the only thing she felt she could absorb.

The spirit restoration pill melted upon entry. Almost instantly, a massive amount of refined energy surged forth. Su Yao quickly closed her eyes, sat cross-legged on the bed, and diligently began refining this energy.

The golden refined energy entered her Dantian directly and began repairing her Spiritual Root. At this moment, the originally dilapidated Spiritual Root was actually being repaired little by little, even bursting forth with brilliant light!

Su Yao suddenly opened her eyes, feeling the complete Spiritual Root within her Dantian in disbelief, her expression somewhat dazed.

Destroying someone's Spiritual Root was easy, but repairing one was incredibly difficult. Even a Saint taking action wouldn't have absolute certainty. Yet Revered Master, relying on just one Medicinal Pill, managed to completely repair her damaged Spiritual Root. Could Revered Master be a Powerhouse above the Saint Realm?

The more Su Yao thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. If Revered Master didn't have absolute confidence, how would he dare to contend with the Su Family?

She felt so happy she was about to faint. She had truly latched onto a big, thick thigh!

At the same time, the System's voice suddenly rang out in the mind of Li Haotian, who was secretly watching outside the Immortal Cave.

[Ding! Detected Disciple Su Yao has successfully repaired her Spiritual Root. Reward: Host's Spiritual Root has been fully restored, Dantian repaired, and Aptitude upgraded to S.]