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Lin Ya wore a red dress, looking gorgeous. With a faint smile on her face, she looked Su Mo up and down and said, “Junior Su Mo, congratulations on advancing to the Supreme Being Realm.”
“That’s very flattering, Senior Lin Ya!” Su Mo grinned and added, “Congratulations to you, too, on making another breakthrough.”
Currently Lin Ya was no longer a Low-rank Supreme Being, for she had achieved the Middle rank. Thirty years of training had not been in vain after all.
“Tm afraid it won’t be long before you catch up to me!” Lin Ya chuckled.
“It wouldn’t be easy even if I wanted to,” Su Mo replied in good cheer. He could not read his senior very well, so he had best remain courteous.
“Are you going to look for Junior Xuan Qing?” Lin Ya asked.
“Yes,” Su Mo nodded.
“She’s almost at the Supreme Being Realm as we speak, you best not interrupt her for now!” Lin Ya advised him.
“Alright!” Su Mo nodded. It would be a piece of cake for Ling Chang to break through to the Supreme Being Realm. He was not worried.
Ling Chang might have been previously lower than him in terms of training, but it was much easier to go from Ninth Grade Middle Rank to Ninth Grade High Rank.
Advancing to the Supreme Being Realm, however, depended greatly on the strength of the Rule power. The stronger it was, the easier the advancement. Ling Chang studied the Rule of the Sword in her previous life, which was already above the Seventh Order, so making a breakthrough to the Supreme
Being Realm would not be difficult.
Unlike him, whose Devouring Rule level was so low that it took him thirty years to do so.
“Junior, the Headquarters Selection is less than ten years away. When that time comes, the three of us should attend together,” said Lin Ya.
“Right, we’ll be counting on you by then!” said Su Mo.
“Oh, don’t be humble. You’re probably much more skilled than I am. We can work together!” said Lin Ya.
“Definitely,” said Su Mo.
After their chat, Su Mo returned to his palace and went back into the chamber once more.
The Headquarters Selection was less than ten years away. He wondered if he could advance to Middle-rank Supreme Being before that. It would be for the best, for he would be more confident.
After a pause, Su Mo triggered his thoughts, allowing his consciousness to enter his spatial device.
“Eh?” Su Mo expressed surprise, for the core diameter of the Dosu Tree, which he had planted in the spatial device, had grown into a small sapling, about the height of a person.
“It’s grown!” Su Mo found it curious indeed. His whole person had entered the spatial device and stood before the sapling.
This tree was exactly the mini version of the Dosu Tree, with three thousand branches, albeit still young.
“At this rate, it would take at least ten thousand years or more to grow into the size of the Dosu Tree!” Su Mo thought. He carefully examined the sapling, calling to it, but the tree showed no signs of response.
The condition of the Dosu Tree’s Spiritual Soul was unknown.
Su Mo stayed for a while in the spatial device. He relocated the sapling to a much more fertile land before returning to the hidden chamber.
Then, he started the boring training again. He did not study the Rules, but concentrated on upgrading his training.
Time flew by swiftly. Years passed in the blink of an eye.
Training advancement at the Supreme Being Realm had indeed become ten times harder than before getting there.
Despite devouring Dawn Stones in large number, Su Mo’s training was going rather slowly. This was because, in the Supreme Being Realm, the source energy in the body was difficult to expand. Devouring was easy, but absorbing it proved to be difficult.
If the martial artist’s body was like a goblet, before getting to the Supreme Being Realm, it was empty. It would be full when water was filled to the brim.
But, once at the Supreme Being Realm, the goblet was already full. Adding more water would only cause an overflow, for the goblet could not hold more than that.
So, at the Supreme Being Realm, training progression was extremely slow. Constant condensation was required so that the goblet’s size could continue to expand.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Someone had come to knock on the stone door of the hidden chamber.
Su Mo opened his eyes, got up and opened the door of the hidden chamber. Two figures stood outside.
‘They were Ling Chang and Lin Ya.
Ling Chang wore a white dress that day, with a yellow cape attached at the shoulders, which made her slender physique stand out even more.
Her pretty face was rosier than usual, complementing her complexion. She gave off a deep and restrained aura, evidence of a Supreme Being’s presence.
Senior Lin Ya, on the other hand, might not compete with Ling Chang in terms of beauty, but she came with a more charming expression and temperament. In general, she was not inferior to Ling Chang at all.
“My seniors!” Su Mo greeted the two.
“Wu Shan, we come today to invite you to go somewhere with us,” said Lin Ya.
“Where exactly?” Su Mo asked.
“Deicide Manor, at Red Summer Star,” said Lin Ya.
“Where’s that?” Su Mo asked in doubt. He had heard of Red Summer Star before. It was a branch nearby, but he had never heard of Deicide Manor.
“Wu Shan, we can talk along the way,” Ling Chang said softly.
“Sure,” Su Mo nodded. If Ling Chang was going, he would not refuse.
And so, the trio left the Palmy Branch and headed to Red Summer Star.
“Junior Wu Shan, Deicide Manor is an estate that belongs to Leng Canfeng of the Red Summer Branch,” Lin Ya told Su Mo when they entered space.
“What business do we have there?” Su Mo asked. He might have heard of Leng Canfeng before, but he did not know the specifics because he had never bothered about them.
“Leng Canfeng is number one of the Supreme Being Realm within the Red Summer Branch, and one of the top disciples of the Supreme Being Realm among the dozens of branches around here. He has invited the disciples of these branches to gather at Deicide Manor, mainly to discuss the Headquarters
Selection,” Lin Ya said.
“The Headquarters Selection?” Su Mo said in bewilderment. It seemed many were preparing for it.
“Yes, the Headquarters Selection is just three years away. It is close at hand. For many of us, all these years of practice lead up to that event,” Lin Ya sighed. She was one of them.
‘The three talked along their journey. Well, Lin Ya did most of the talking, while Su Mo and Ling Chang listened.
Ina hidden chamber in a silver hall at the Suspended Holy Mountain on Ancient Cloud Star.
Source Power surged on Zi Xiao’s person, pervading the great power of the Life and Death Rule.
He was in seclusion, aiming for the Advanced Supreme Being Realm, and he was nearly there.
Back in the Cosmic World, it would have taken him tens of thousands of years, or maybe even hundred of thousands, to cross the realm. Ever since coming the the Cloud Ridge World, it could took him several decades.
Hum-~~
Right then, his storage ring vibrated, the sound entered his ears.
Furrowing his brows, he flipped his palm and retrieved a Messaging Charm.
“Wu Shan has left Palmy Star!”
‘When he saw the message conveyed in the device, Zi Xiao’s eyes flashed with a menacing spark.
He had paid a rogue martial artist to keep track of Su Mo, and to send him updates regularly.
“He’s chosen this time to leave the Palmy Branch!” Zi Xiao muttered to himself. He’s currently in seclusion, going for the Advanced Supreme Being Realm. It would not be proper to leave now.
Di Yihun was not at the Suspended Holy Mountain too, for he had been taken away by Young Master Liu Yun.
Zi Xiao hesitated, unsure of whether he should leave to attack Su Mo.
“Tm at a bottleneck right now. It’s loosening, but getting to the Advanced Supreme Being Realm will take half a year at least. If I wait until then to go out, Su Mo might return to the Palmy Branch by then.”
He paused in thought. He supposed he should not dismiss this opportunity. He could always wait until after he got rid of Su Mo to continue his breakthrough towards becoming a Advanced Supreme Being, as long as he could manage before the Headquarters Selection.
But he was not stupid. He knew Su Mo had chosen this moment to leave probably because he had advanced to the Supreme Being Realm. It would be more difficult to kill him now.
With Su Mo’s fighting skills, he should not be underestimated even if he was just a Low-rank Supreme Being. He might have been less powerful than Zi Xiao, but not by much.
Zi Xiao sank into silence. He refused to act rashly. Di Yihun had warned him before his departure that, if a chance to get back at Su Mo arose, he would overestimate Su Mo to the maximum capacity.
Overestimate, but never underestimate!
“Su Mo, I’ll overestimate you, and I suppose your skills can match mine right now, but I won’t forgo this chance.”
Amoment later, Zi Xiao stood up and stopped his training.
He could not miss out on this rare opportunity, even if he had to postpone his breakthrough.
Then, Zi Xiao walked out of the hidden chamber and left the Suspended Holy Mountain. Young Master Liu Yun’s absence meant he could come and go at will.
Inside Tian Jue Manor, Qing Hua Branch.
“Teacher, Wu Shan has left the Palmy Branch,” Ye Jin, donned in black, stood before Reverend Tian Jue and reported to him respectfully.
“Where to?” Reverend Tian Jue looked unconcerned, but cold flashes were reflected in his eyes.
He had swom to seek revenge on Wu Shan, not just for Zang Renjie.
The last time he had sought the Dosu Tree at the Palmy Branch, Wu Shan had humiliated him in public and ruined his reputation.
Giving up three Golden Phoenix Green Elixirs was a small matter, but embarassing him in front of the Chief Elders was not.
“He’s going to the Red Summer Branch, along with Reverend Jin Wu’s two other disciples. They may be heading to Leng Canfeng’s Deicide Manor,” Ye Jin said.
“Deicide Manor? Didn’t Leng Canfeng invite you too?” said Reverend Tian Jue.
“Yes, he did. Originally, I didn’t plan to go, but since Wu Shan’s going, I can’t refuse,” Ye Jin said.
“Alright then. Go. Find a way to kill him,” Reverend Jin Wu commanded flatly. He fully trusted his disciple’s abilities.
“Tm willing to shoulder your task, sir. Wu Shan is a dead man!” Ye Jin said in a low voice.
“Go then!” Reverend Tian Jue waved.
“shall take my leave!” Ye Jin bowed and retreated. Once he had left the manor, he set off for Red Summer Star.
Reverend Tian Jue sighed as he watched his apprentice leave. Wu Shan would surely die by Ye Jin’s hand.
Not only was Ye Jin an Advanced Supreme Being, but he was the best in the Qinghua Branch as well. Even Leng Canfeng of the Red Summer Branch could barely compete with him.
Reverend Tian Jue had two disciples, Ye Jin and Zang Renjie, both of whom were the best fighters of their times. It was such a shame that Zang Renjie, the more talented one, had died before his due..