Chapter Seventy: Grandpa's Preparations

  Su Ming is gone.

  As he left, the crowd in the entire square also gradually dispersed, each hurrying back to Fengyuan Mudstone City with their respective tribal leaders.

  The first test of this grand trial has come to an end, and after a night's rest, the second test will be held on the second day at dawn. Although this second test is not a real battle, it has a great relationship with cultivation.

  In the past, there were also many people who only participated in the first round and did not participate in the remaining two rounds. However, such people are mostly outside the top 50, and it has never happened that those who ranked in the top 10 of the first round of the Grand Trial do not participate in the next two rounds.

  So the conversation between Su Ming and Ye Wang earlier, in the hearts of the crowd on the square, caused a ripple, but no one discussed it, instead they silently watched Su Ming leave.

  Especially for those who are going to participate in the competition tomorrow morning, they should seize the time and use this night to cultivate themselves, so that they can maintain their peak state while dispersing some injuries caused by the pressure of the first round.

  There are still people like Chen Chong, who were forced to leave in the first round and suffered serious injuries. They need the help of strong members from their tribe to recover by tomorrow morning.

  Even the barbarian king of the Wind Rong tribe, Nan Gongzhu, would not have much leisure time. Ye Wang's forced absorption of the barbarian blood would leave a huge hidden danger, and he needed to comb it out carefully.

  When they came, Shi Hai was accompanied by Su Ming. When they left, it was still the same. In Shi Hai's complex and hesitant expression, he seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he remained silent, his large sleeves fluttering as he swept Su Ming away from the place, heading towards Feng Quan Mudstone City with a whoosh.

  As the crowd dispersed, the square became increasingly deserted. Ah Gong Mo San stood there, a smile spreading across his face, as if waiting for Jing Nan to say something by his side.

  Jing Nan's face was no longer gloomy, but furrowed his brow, and after a long time of contemplation, he looked at Mo Sang.

  "Your first request, which you exchanged with me using the Xianman technique, was to let your Wushan tribe join my Fengquan tribe at a time of your choice and receive Fengquan's protection."

  Your goal is to give Bi Tu of the Hei Shan Department a chance, a strong man from your Wu Shan Department, an opportunity for him to suddenly surpass three people and greatly reduce the defensive power of the department...

  "If Bi Tu comes to your Wind Village, you can take the opportunity to observe his changes in cultivation. If he doesn't come, it means that his cultivation must be mysterious and unpredictable. Your plan of killing two birds with one stone is indeed ruthless!" Jing Nan said, looking at Mo Sang, word by word.

  "I didn't plan on deceiving you either." Mosang smiled and spoke up.

  "If Na Bi Tu comes, you can change your plan. If he doesn't come, you'll leave an empty tribe and lure him out... I'm even certain that you've left a hidden hand in the tribe. Once Na Bi Tu really invades Wu Shan Tribe, due to our agreement, Wu Shan Tribe will become a subordinate of my Feng Quan, making Na Bi Tu cautious. Moreover, since you understand Na Bi Tu's personality, if his cultivation has just broken through, he'll definitely be arrogant. And I... must take action, otherwise, in the surrounding eight directions, what prestige would my Feng Quan have? Not even being able to protect a tribe that wants to subordinate itself will make people fear Na Bi Tu." Jing Nan said slowly, these matters, actually, he had thought of them before when he was discussing with Mo Sang in the secret room, but didn't point them out, instead, he prepared to leave them behind and carefully consider them in the following time, so as to let Mo Sang pay a greater price. Now... he found this price!

  "Not bad, that's exactly what I was thinking, unfortunately this guy didn't make a move." Mo Sang furrowed his brow slightly and looked at Jing Nan.

  Jing Nan's eyes were complex as he gazed at Mo Sang, their eyes locked in a silent understanding for a long time before he let out a soft sigh.

  "If it weren't for the fact that you and that child look so different, I would have thought he was your flesh and blood." Jing Nan raised his head and glanced in the direction where Su Ming had disappeared.

  "In my heart, he is my bloodline." Musan's eyes flashed with a hint of nostalgia as he spoke softly.

  "Mosang, mentally, I'm not as good as you... This has nothing to do with cultivation, I knew it when I was young... You had already calculated that I would see the hidden meaning in your request, and also guessed that with my personality, I wouldn't immediately refute, but would wait for an opportunity to ask for more benefits..."

  You've taken all of this into account, and so you're bringing this benefit directly in front of me, making my heart move... Everything you've done isn't just for the tribe, but even more so, it's for this child...

  "You've known Su Ming's excellence for a long time!" Jing Nan said slowly.

  Mo Sang gazed at Jing Nan, smiling silently.

  "You let him hide his identity, appear in another form here, to show off his potential, and let me see it with my own eyes... In this way, even if the Wushan Department becomes an affiliate, it will not implicate him. You gave him another path... a path you didn't choose back then..." Jing Nan's expression became increasingly complex as he looked at Mo Sang.

  "You know, I, Fengquan, don't mind if a genius appears in the nearby tribes. In fact, our tribe is very much looking forward to it. We hope that a young prodigy will appear in other tribes because once such a person appears, I, Fengquan, will immediately bring them over and make them a member of my tribe. This will also bring great benefits to their original tribe."

  Many people can't see through this, because I'm jealous of his talent, and even if I explain it, no one will believe me. Only you... know the truth! You know this truth, yet still let him hide his appearance, is for his own good. After all, a tree that stands out in the forest will be blown down by the wind. Adding a layer of disguise is to protect him, and at the same time, I don't want him to bear the fate of being attached to the tribe, but rather to stand out independently.

  Years later, when he grows up and his identity is exposed, it doesn't matter. By then, he will have the strength to attract attention, and from the side, he can also protect the Ushan tribe's vassals." Jing Nan said slowly, looking at the few people left on the square.

  "You've succeeded, this kid, really moves my heart, let him stay in Fengquan, I'll give him the same help as Ye Wang, just like I told you before, whoever opens the dust between him and Ye Wang will be my Fengquan's top student!"

  Even if he's slower than Ye Wang, with his potential, I'll make him a proud sun! Together with Ye Wang, we'll open up the Wind Gully! As for the Wushan Sect... after the trial is over, come to my Wind Gully, that Bi Tu, won't dare to block you, if he dares to take action, I'll let him know, although we're both in the early stages of opening our dust, but the gap between us is still huge!" Jing Nan said, his right hand raised and waved towards Mo Sang, instantly a small bottle flew towards Mo Sang.

  "There are three drops of fierce blood in here, and the extra one is a gift I'm giving to Su Ming as a meeting gift!" Jing Nan looked deeply at Mo Sang, turned around, and stepped towards the sky. Tonight, he still had to help Ye Wang comb her hair.

  Mo Sang gazed at Jing Nan as he departed, glanced at the small bottle containing three drops of barbarian blood, and a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes. Jing Nan's words had hit many points, but there was one thing that he had gotten wrong, something Mo Sang hadn't anticipated either - Su Ming had actually reached such a level.

  His original intention was to use Su Ming's mysterious identity to cause Jing Nan's hesitation and speculation, and then pay a great price himself to make Jing Nan agree to let Su Ming stay in Fengquan.

  After all, he knew that the Wind Zhen tribe was determined to leave this place and become stronger, they would not give up any opportunity, no matter how small a guess it was...

  Ke Mo didn't expect that Su Ming would achieve such a ranking, which immediately turned his conversation with Jing Nan from passive to active.

  A single word can make a big difference!

  "Perhaps this time... the great calamity of Wushan Department can be resolved..." Mo Sang's eyes flashed, and he walked towards the crowd of Wushan Department who were waiting in the distance.

  In the vast sky outside Fengquan Mountain, Shi Hai was now galloping with Su Ming towards Mudstone City, both of them silent in mid-air.

  Su Ming was silent, Shi Hai's inner thoughts were complex, and he occasionally looked at Su Ming. The ordinary person in front of him was someone he had personally brought to the square. Originally, he hadn't paid any attention to him, but after witnessing his incredible rise over the past few days, Shi Hai's mindset was forcibly changed.

  "This is a radiant sun comparable to Yewan!" Shi Hai muttered silently in his heart.

  Not long after, the outline of the Fengquan tribe gradually appeared on the distant land, and the huge earthen city was faintly visible. At this time, Su Ming suddenly spoke up.

  He faced the strong wind head-on, his voice almost blown away by the gusts, but still clear and audible to Shi Hai's ears.

  "Elder, I have something I don't understand. Since you haven't opened your dust, why can you fly in the sky?"

  If it were before, Shi Hai would definitely not bother to respond, as if he hadn't heard anything. But now, he hesitated for a moment and slowly began to explain.

  "The flight of opening dust is different from mine. The reason I can fly in the sky has something to do with my own innate abilities, and also partly related to the uncondensed tattoos that have not yet solidified within me."

  "My totem is the cloud." Shi Hai said, and a vague cloud pattern appeared at his brow.

  "It's true that the Kai Chen realm can traverse the world with its own strength, while I can only float and drift, seemingly similar but essentially very different." Shi Hai explained in detail.

  Su Ming's eyes were deep in thought, and he asked a few more questions. As they conversed with Shi Hai, the two returned to Mudstone City, where Shi Hai dropped off Su Ming. A smile appeared on Shi Hai's face as he nodded towards Su Ming before turning into a white cloud and disappearing.

  Under the mountain of Fengquan, the huge square is now empty, with only nine statues on which eight people are sitting cross-legged. They are all strong men from the Fengquan tribe. Not long after, Shi Hai returned and sat cross-legged on the ninth statue.

  Because of the seal of Fengquan Mountain being opened, it will take some time to close it. These nine people are the guardians of this place and can only leave after the seal is completely closed.

  In previous years, it was always like this...

  But this year, however, was somewhat strange. On the empty square, a black figure appeared at some point in time. The figure wore a black robe that hid its entire body. This person was none other than the mysterious person who had appeared on Black Mountain!

  I only got up in the afternoon and my head is still groggy, so please let me just update once today and I'll be back to normal tomorrow. Finally, I'm asking for a vote of recommendation again - I really can't write any more.