Chapter 72: The Savage Mountain! (Seeking Recommendations!)

  After Leicheng left, only Ah Gong and Su Ming were left in the room. Seeing Ah Gong arrive, Su Ming hastily stood up, feeling very nervous. He didn't know if his actions in the first round of the big test were correct.

  With a mixture of emotions, Ah Gong's face broke into a smile as he sat down across from Su Ming, looking at the frail young boy in front of him, and gazing at the still childish features on his delicate face, a hint of nostalgia flashing through his eyes.

  "You've grown up... Come, sit beside Grandpa." After a long while, Grandpa spoke softly.

  "Ah Gong." Su Ming sat down and looked at the wrinkles on Ah Gong's face, which seemed to have increased a bit more, the marks left by the years, revealing a sense of vicissitude.

  "In the first round, you did very well." Grandpa smiled and patted Su Ming's head, taking out a small bottle from his pocket and handing it to Su Ming.

  "There are three drops of Kaichen boundary barbaric blood in here, you keep it well, at the right time, it will be of great help to you... Grandpa can only do this for you..." Grandpa looked at Su Ming, with a meaning in his eyes that Su Ming couldn't understand at his age.

  "The method of absorbing the barbaric blood is simple, using the Wu Xue Chen technique, transform the barbaric blood into a bloody mist, enveloping the entire body to slowly absorb it, and use it to nourish one's own blood vessels. However, each time you can only absorb one drop at most, don't be greedy, and must progress gradually, otherwise it will harm yourself." Ah Gong looked at Su Ming with a serious warning.

  Su Ming looked at Ah Gong, he didn't know why, but he had a bad feeling in his heart. The meaning that he couldn't understand in Ah Gong's expression and words seemed to be getting thicker.

  "Ah Gong...... you......" Su Ming subconsciously took over the small bottle filled with barbaric blood, just about to say something, but saw Ah Gong smiling and shaking his head, looking at Su Ming with a gentle expression.

  "Don't worry, the crisis in the tribe can be resolved. Ah Gong has already discussed with the Mohe tribe's Man Gong and it should not lead to any unexpected situation."

  What you need to do is to cultivate well, if one day you reach the state of opening dust... you can leave here and go to the outside world... You must remember to make a trip to Jie Man Mountain." Ah Gong said slowly.

  "Jieman Mountain... where is it?" Su Ming was taken aback, vaguely feeling that this matter had something to do with his own life, but Ah Gong's sudden words made the bad feeling in his heart even stronger, turning into unease and tension, replacing the shock and confusion that should have appeared.

  "In your heart..." Grandpa looked at Su Ming and said slowly.

  Su Ming was taken aback and looked puzzled.

  "Alright, just remember this and let's not mention it again. I've already spoken to the Wēnjuàn tribe's leader about this, and they agree that you'll stay in the Wēnjuàn tribe using your Mòsū identity. The Wēnjuàn leader will cultivate you together with Yèwàng, which will bring you great benefits and help beyond what I can provide, increasing your chances of entering the Kāichén realm." Ahgōng's expression turned serious as he looked at Sūmíng, seeing that Sūmíng was hesitant and seemed about to speak up.

  "But... Grandfather, I don't want to stay in the Wind Village, I..." The old man's words were too sudden, leaving Su Ming unprepared and shocked. He had not expected this outcome from the first trial. If he had known earlier, he would not have competed for such a high ranking. Now, anxious and before he could finish speaking, he saw the old man's eyes gleam with a fierce intent.

  "Su Ming! This matter has already been decided by your grandfather. From now on, you must stay here!" Grandfather said sternly.

  Su Ming was silent, but the stubbornness revealed in his eyes was unmistakable.

  Seeing the stubbornness in Su Ming's eyes, Ah Gong sighed silently and his expression softened. He looked at Su Ming and said slowly: "Su Ming, Wu Shan Department is not far from Feng Quan, you can go back anytime."

  Su Ming bit his lip, unsure of what to say.

  "Moreover, Grandfather has already decided that the Wushan tribe will join the Fengquan tribe and move far away from Wushan. Instead, they will build a new tribe outside this earthen city. In fact, you are very close." Grandfather continued to speak.

  "But Grandfather, I don't want to be a member of the Fengquan tribe, I am from Wushan!" Su Ming said hesitantly in a low voice.

  Grandfather gazed silently at Su Ming for a long time before speaking again: "Su Ming, Grandfather letting you stay in the Wind Stream Tribe has another meaning besides being good for you. Your status will rise and your cultivation will improve. Just like Ye Wang, later on, you can also take care of Wu Shan Tribe from the side. Don't you want to take care of Wu Shan Tribe?"

  "I..." Su Ming was taken aback.

  "It's okay, don't worry about it for now, and you don't have to think too much. Wait until everything is over, wait until the Wu Shan Department moves here, and then make a decision. At that time, I'll personally take you there. Even if you don't live in Mudstone City, but stay in Wu Shan Department instead, would that be okay?" Grandpa smiled slightly and patted Su Ming's head.

  Su Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement. If that was the case, he could accept it. In Su Ming's heart, his tribe had always been just one - Wu Shan Tribe.

  "Alright, since you won't be participating in the next trial, stay in Fengquan for a few days and get familiar with the environment. After Beiling and the others have completed all the trials, we'll head back to the tribe together." Ah Gong smiled as he stood up, not asking Su Ming how he had achieved that ranking or what insight he had gained from those six numbers. Instead, he looked at Su Ming deeply with a smile before turning around and leaving.

  Su Ming gazed at Ah Gong's back, that back seemed to carry a sense of vicissitudes, and as it gradually receded into the distance, Su Ming's heart inexplicably tightened.

  Until Grandpa left, the room was left with only Su Ming. He sat there silently, recalling every word that Grandpa had said before, and his heart felt worried.

  "My strength is still not enough... I must get stronger!!" After a long time, Su Ming gritted his teeth tightly, his expression firm and decisive. Although he couldn't see through the meaning in Ah Gong's eyes that he didn't understand, he could feel that things were not as simple as Ah Gong had said, and the crisis of the tribe was not so easily resolved.

  "I want to get stronger, but the Blood Fire Double Burn is too short-lived and can't be used again for a while... The only way is to refine the medicine stone... This requires a lot of stone coins..." Su Ming furrowed his brow, what he lacked most now was money.

  "What to do... The Clear Dust Pill was sold once before, I don't know if it caught anyone's attention... If I don't sell it again, there won't be any money... But if someone has already taken notice of this matter, then the Dan medicine absolutely cannot be sold again." Su Ming thought about all sorts of methods, but in the end still had no clue.

  "Never mind, I can only ask Grandpa for some stone coins..." Su Ming sighed lightly. He didn't want to add to Grandpa's burden after all. According to his plan, the amount of stone coins needed this time was quite large.

  Just as Su Ming was about to go find his grandfather, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, a flash of inspiration crossing his mind.

  Su Ming stood beside the door, his eyes gleaming with a thought that had been floating in his mind becoming increasingly clear. After a while, Su Ming sat back down and carefully considered for a long time before taking out a small bottle from his bosom.

  That small bottle had a faint glow surrounding it, and inside was the green blood he had snatched from Wu Sen earlier, wrapped in moonlight silk to conceal any aura.

  At this moment, he held a small bottle, his eyes gradually brightened, and the idea in his mind was pushed back and forth many times, gradually forming an intention.

  "This thing must be extremely important to Wū Sēn! And... I've heard Běi Líng mention before, that in the Wind Spring tribe, Wū Sēn is a peer of Zhēn Chōng's, second only to Yè Wàng!"

  Such a person, in the past big trials were all top three, but this time...... he was only ranked twelfth...... Even if it's because of Bi Suo's appearance, he can't enter the top three, but he won't drop out of the top ten.

  Nowadays, such a change has appeared... There is only one explanation, this person has become weak! Only if he himself was weak and had problems would he not have made such an appearance in such a big test, nor could he have hidden his true nature in such a big test. And with his identity, there was no need for him to do so!" Su Ming muttered to himself, analyzing the situation in his mind.

  "It seems that there is a 50% chance that he lost... this thing!" Su Ming's eyes gleamed with insight as he looked at the small bottle in his hand, and a smile slowly spread across his face.

  "Wu Sen as a proud son of the Wind Ruan tribe, should have a pretty good family background... " Su Ming's smile on his face became even more brilliant.

  "But what is this thing, that it's so important to him." Su Ming hesitated for a moment, not acting rashly, but instead sat cross-legged, quietly regulating his breathing. Time passed, until the sky outside was completely dark, and the bright moon hung high in the sky. Suddenly, Su Ming opened his eyes wide.

  "Now, let's take a look." Su Ming no longer hesitated, picked up the small bottle, and with a flick of his left hand, the moonlight threads on the bottle dispersed. Su Ming brought the bottle closer, removed the stopper, and examined it carefully.

  The green blood in that small bottle had become somewhat dull and lifeless, as if it had lost its color and vitality from being outside the body for too long.

  "Let's see if this thing is useful to me first, and only then can we proceed to the next step." Su Ming didn't hesitate, pouring out the fresh blood from the bottle. The blood floated in front of him, without any hint of a bloody smell, as if it wasn't blood at all.

  Staring at this object, Su Ming grabbed it with one hand and slowly placed it on his brow.

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  Fellow Taoist, stay your step, it's not too late to turn back~~

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