71: A sudden realization

"That doesn't make sense. Su Yao beat this guy up pretty badly before, yet he still has the guts to issue a challenge? He truly doesn't know when to give up."

Li Haotian held the letter in his hand, feeling incredulous, but soon another letter was slapped down in front of him. This one was written by people from the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

The content roughly stated that Su Aotian had now become the Saint of their Sect, and he wanted to challenge Su Yao.

Furthermore, they had announced this challenge against their Sect Disciple to the entire world.

If they were to fear and refuse the challenge now, it would likely invite ridicule from everyone in the world and cause the factions that had once submitted to them to harbor ulterior motives.

This would be detrimental to the dignity of the entire Sect, so they must accept the challenge.

The other side would devote all their efforts to cultivating Su Aotian over the next period, all to make a name for themselves in such a battle and to let the world see that the current Hundred Ghosts Sect was stronger than the Heavenly Profound Sect.

In recent years, the prestige of the Heavenly Profound Sect had declined significantly, and the incident where Spirit Gathering Peak was destroyed had caused an even more severe blow.

The matter of Spirit Gathering Peak indirectly weakened the strength of the entire Sect, as many small factions were no longer willing to continue following the orders of the Heavenly Profound Sect because of this.

The Heavenly Profound Sect had no good way to handle this.

It could be said that various factions had long coveted this former hegemon that was now in its twilight years.

To them, the Heavenly Profound Sect was like a rhinoceros about to die of old age; there was plenty of meat on its body to be gnawed off, yet it had no ability to resist.

Before long, the Heavenly Profound Sect would likely lose even more territory and factions.

Therefore, they could only win this battle; there could not be any mistakes.

"According to the intelligence I received, that kid Su Aotian has already reached the Heaven Realm in the Hundred Ghosts Sect, and his strength is extremely formidable. He defeated the Saint of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, and he did it with a crushing victory."

"The challenge they issued is for one month from now. If we don't accept it, I'm afraid..."

Immortal Master Xuan Qing's expression had turned very ugly at this moment. If this matter was not handled well, it was very likely that the Heavenly Profound Sect would gradually head toward decline.

Li Haotian felt a bit puzzled by this, but he did not show it.

"Rest assured, Sect Master. I will handle this matter well. No one can affect Su Yao's Cultivation. During this month, I will teach her everything I know, and furthermore..."

Li Haotian did not continue, but Immortal Master Xuan Qing understood instantly. Thinking that their own Old Ancestor had now become an Elder of their Peak, he immediately felt at ease. With the Old Ancestor personally teaching her, was there any reason to fear that Su Yao wouldn't win?

Immortal Master Xuan Qing, as the Sect Master, was not at all reassured, but with the Old Ancestor there, he could completely put his heart at ease.

"Since that's the case, I will no longer interfere in your affairs. I heard Jin Tianyang is causing you trouble? I will go and deal with him now so he won't affect you."

Immortal Master Xuan Qing said this while preparing to get up and go find Jin Tianyang.

Li Haotian quickly stopped him. He couldn't let the Sect Master ruin his good fortune; he still wanted all those rewards!

"Don't, don't, don't! I'll handle this. Don't intervene, otherwise, people will think I'm relying on others to get by."

Once these words were spoken, Immortal Master Xuan Qing looked at him with a strange gaze. Hadn't his Revered Master passed away for so many years, and wasn't it precisely by relying on his own support that Spirit Gathering Peak had been preserved until now?

Li Haotian also noticed the Sect Master's gaze, coughed lightly twice, and then reiterated that there was no problem and it wouldn't affect him, before turning to leave.

Immortal Master Xuan Qing felt somewhat helpless about this, dismissing it as his arrogance. Regardless, with the Old Ancestor there, there shouldn't be any problems.

Li Haotian told Su Yao about Su Aotian's matter. Su Yao's expression immediately became tense, fearing that her mother might be persecuted.

"Look at how timid you are. I have already had people from the Sect arrange everything properly for your mother; there absolutely won't be any problems. Next, you just need to handle this wager."

The reason Li Haotian could agree so readily was also because of the mission issued by the System. As long as he could complete this mission, he could directly allow Su Yao to obtain a full set of Heaven Rank purple Magic Treasures.

These Magic Treasures were not just for combat; wearing them while Cultivating could also accelerate the speed at which one absorbed Spiritual Qi. If the Disciple's Cultivation speed increased, he, as the Revered Master, would naturally receive more feedback.

"Alright, go to the backyard and pull some radishes. I will start a fire."

Li Haotian rubbed his hands together. Since Lin Tianxuan arrived, he hadn't done any work for a long time, and his hands were a bit itchy.

Now, Lin Tianxuan had been arranged by him to take care of Su Yao's family, and he would return after getting them settled. The location for their settlement was, naturally, the Yizhang Dynasty.

Therefore, this meal was missing someone to start the fire, so Li Haotian naturally volunteered to take back this chore.

Beside them, Du Xian was earnestly chopping wood with an axe. During this period, his Cultivation had increased a lot. Although they had only been gone for less than a week, Du Xian now had Golden Core Peak Cultivation.

Such a fast Cultivation speed was entirely attributed to the Spirit Gathering Heart Method, and he had also been working hard to comprehend that Battle Technique.

When Su Yao was pulling radishes, her mood was quite heavy. She hadn't expected that guy Su Aotian to have actually gained the appreciation of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, and to have progressed so significantly in such a short time, even surpassing her. She wondered how many great benefits he had obtained.

If she lost, she would not only disgrace her Revered Master but also the entire Sect. The willow tree that had previously accompanied her in special training now dared not attack her, as her Cultivation had already exceeded the willow tree by a major Realm. It would likely be difficult to rapidly improve her strength.

Su Yao immediately furrowed her brows, preparing to ask her Revered Master how she should Cultivate after she finished pulling the radishes.

There was still one month left until the agreed time. She must make another sprint and strive to Breakthrough to the Nirvana Peak, or even the Heaven Realm!

"Rub, rub, rub..."

Li Haotian used the drill-wood-to-make-fire method, quickly igniting the fire source, and then threw it under the pot.

"You are my little, little apple... Light up the fire in my heart, fire, fire, fire!"

Li Haotian sang while starting the fire. A sound of a basket falling came from behind him. He turned around to look and saw Su Yao standing not far from him with a dazed expression.

Su Yao had heard the song he just sang clearly.

"Light up the fire in my heart?"

Su Yao muttered to herself, her eyes somewhat vacant. Then, as if she had grasped some essence, her eyes suddenly lit up. She immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and closed her eyes to Cultivate.

[Detected that Su Yao has comprehended the threshold of the Great Dao of Fire. Reward: One portion of Great Emperor-level insight into the Great Dao of Fire]

Hearing the sound of the System reward, Li Haotian immediately wore a look of utter confusion on his face.