Chapter 72 – Man-Mountain Realm

After Lei Chen left, only Grandpa and Su Ming remained in that room, seeing Grandpa’s arrival, Su Ming quickly stood up, he was extremely nervous, he was not completely sure if the actions he did on the first day was completely accurate.

As he hesitated, Grandpa smiled and sat down in front of Su Ming, seeing this frail youth, this immature looking grandson of his, his eyes filled with memories.

“You have grown up…… come, sit beside me.” Only after a long time did Grandpa softly speak.

“Grandpa.” Su Ming sat down, seeing the number of wrinkles on Grandpa’s face increase, the signs of his aging, his life escaping him.

“In this first test, you did really well.” Grandpa smilingly patted Su Ming’s head, he retrieved a small vial from his robes and handed it over to Su Ming.

“Inside is three drops of Man-Blood from an awakened cultivator, keep it well, at the right time, it will be of great benefit to you. What Grandpa can do for you is only this much……” Grandpa gazed at Su Ming, revealing an expression the young Su Ming cannot understand.

“The method to absorb the Man-Blood of an awakened cultivator is simple, using the Wu Blood Dust, convert the Man-Blood into a mist and shroud your body with it, then just slowly absorb it while nourishing your blood veins. Each time you do it, just absorb a single drop, don’t be too greedy about it, only by doing it gradually would it benefit your body.” Grandpa gazed at Su Ming as he seriously advised.

Seeing Grandpa, for some reason Su Ming had a sense of unease growing within him. The meaning behind Grandpa’s words and expression seemingly becoming more obscure to him.

“Grandpa…… you……” Su Ming subconsciously wanted to speak as he took the small vial of Man-Blood, only to see Grandpa smilingly shake his head, as he lovingly looked at Su Ming.

“Don’t worry, the danger within the tribe is not impossible to resolve, Grandpa has already come to an agreement with the Feng Zhen Tribe’s Man-Elder, there should not be any accidents.

What you need to do, is to properly focus on cultivating, perhaps one day you can truly reach the awakened realm…… you can leave this place, if you can explore the world…… you must remember to make a trip to the Man-Mountain Realm.” Grandpa slowly spoke.

“Man-Mountain Realm…… what kind of place is that?” Su Ming shuddered, vaguely feeling that that place had something to do with his background, but having Grandpa suddenly tell him about it made the unease in his heart solidify further, transforming into anxiety and fear.

“In your heart……” Grandpa gazed at Su Ming as he spoke slowly.

Su Ming was stunned for a moment, unable to understand what was going on.

“Enough about this, you just need to keep this in your heart. Grandpa and the Feng Zhen Tribe Man-Elder have come to an agreement, you can use the ident.i.ty of Mo Su to remain in the Feng Zhen Tribe, he will nurture you the same way as Ye w.a.n.g, this will benefit you greatly, and is much more than Grandpa can help you, greatly improving your chances of reaching the awakened realm.” Grandpa’s expression turned serious as he gazed at Su Ming, seeing Su Ming’s hesitation, his expression turned even more stern.

“But…… Grandpa, I don’t want to stay in the Feng Zhen Tribe, I ……” Grandpa’s words were just too sudden, Su Ming did not have any time to prepare for this change of events at all. If he had known that the first test would have resulted in such a change, he definitely would not have fought for such a high ranking. And although they have not finished speaking, he could see the unusually serious expression in Grandpa’s eyes.

“Su Ming! This has already been decided, from now on you will remain here!” Grandpa fiercely spoke.

Su Ming remained silent, his eyes filled with stubbornness but was unable to talk back.

Seeing the stubbornness in Su Ming’s eyes, Grandpa inwardly sighed, his expression turning milder, gazing at Su Ming, he slowly said: “Su Ming, the Wu Shan Tribe is not far away from the Feng Zhen Tribe, you can come visit anytime.”

Su Ming bit his lips, at a complete loss of words.

“Whatsmore, Grandpa has already decided that th Wu Shan Tribe will join the Feng Zhen Tribe and leave the Wu Mountains, and reestablish itself outside this chlorite city, in reality you will be really close by.” Grandpa continued speaking.

(TLN: Wu Shan is literally Wu Mountains)

“But Grandpa, I don’t want to become a Feng Zhen Tribesman, I am a Wu Shan Tribesman!” Su Ming hesitated slightly before softly reb.u.t.ting.

Grandpa silently looked at Su Ming, after a long time, he once more spoke: “Su Ming, Grandpa wants you to remain in the Feng Zhen Tribe not just for your own good, but also has another motive. After your cultivation improves, your ident.i.ty becoming more prominent and comparable to Ye w.a.n.g, you can take care of the Wu Shan Tribe as well, don’t tell me you don’t want to take care of the Wu Shan Tribe?”

“I……” Su Ming paused.

“How about this, let’s not rush this matter, you should not think about it too much as well, after this whole thing is over, and the Wu Shan Tribe migrates over, we can make a decision then. At that time Grandpa will personally bring you over, whether you want to live here in this chlorite city or back at the Wu Shan Tribe we can decide then.” Grandpa smiled as he patted Su Ming’s head.

Only then could Su Ming heave a sigh of relief, after thinking about it, he obediently nodded his head, if it was like this, he could still accept it, after all, in his heart, he only had one tribe, which was the Wu Shan Tribe.

“Alright, you won’t be taking part in the next two tests, so just stay here in the Feng Zhen Tribe and get used to the surroundings here. After Bei Ling and the rest finish the tests, we can go back together.” Smilingly Grandpa stood up, he did not ask Su Ming how he managed to obtain that ranking, nor did he ask if Su Ming understood the meaning behind those six numbers, he only smiled as he took a deep glance at Su Ming before leaving.

Su Ming gazed at Grandpa’s back, that back seemingly carry the vicissitudes of life, as it moved away, Su Ming’s heart seemed to throb slightly.

After Grandpa left, only Su Ming remained in the room, sitting there silently, he recalled every single word Grandpa said, as his heart filled with worry.

“My strength is not enough…… I must become stronger!!” After a long time, Su Ming grit his teeth, his eyes determined, although he could not understand the meaning in Grandpa’s words, he could feel that things were not as simple as Grandpa made them out to be, the trouble faced by the Wu Shan Tribe was not so easy to resolve.

“If I want to become stronger, it would be hard for me to kindle my blood flame once more in near future, all that remains is refining medicine…… but that requires just too much money……” Su Ming frowned, what he truly lacked right now was just money.

“What to do…… I have already sold the Awakening Pills once and I don’t know if i drew anyone’s attention…… but if I don’t sell it, then I won’t have any money…… and if someone has truly taken note of that matter, I cannot sell these pills anymore.” Su Ming thought of many things, but in the end he just cannot come to a decision.

“Forget it, all I can do now is to ask Grandpa for some money……” Su Ming softly sighed, he originally did not want to add on to Grandpa’s burdens, but his plans required just too much money.

Standing up, Su Ming wanted to find Grandpa, before he suddenly paused as an idea flashed in his mind.

Su Ming stood by the door with his eyes glowing, an idea becoming clearer and clearer in his mind. After a moment, he sat back down in his room, carefully thinking it through before retrieving a small vial from his robes.

The small vial had a faint glow coming from it, inside was the green blood he obtained previously from Wu Sen, sealed using the power of moonlight, preventing any trace of it escaping.

Holding onto the small vial, his eyes glowed, an plan slowly formed in his mind.

“This thing was very important to Wu Sen! And if I recall correctly…… Bei Ling mentioned that Wu Sen was equal to Chen Chong in the Feng Zhen Tribe, only beneath Ye w.a.n.g!

He had always been in the top three during the first test, but this time…… he had actually ended up on the twelfth place…… even accounting for Bi Su’s appearance, even if he was not in the top three, he should not have fallen out of the top ten like this.

For a change like this…… there can only be one reason, he had become weakened! This kind of weakness is the only explanation for his performance in the test, given his ident.i.ty he cannot possibly hide this!” Su Ming mumbled as he concluded in his mind.

“If that is so, I am fifty percent sure that it is because he lost this thing!” Su Ming’s eyes flashed as he gazed at the vial in his hands, his lips curling into a smile.

“Wu Sen is one of the geniuses of the Feng Zhen Tribe, I believe that he should be pretty wealthy……” The smile on Su Ming’s face b coming even more radiant.

“But just what on earth is this thing, it must be really important to him.” Su Ming deeply sighed, he did not immediately take action, rather he sat there cross-legged as he considered the possibilities. Time slowly pa.s.sed, only when the skies outside completely darkened and the moon hung high in the skies did Su Ming open his eyes once more.

“It is time to experiment a little.” Su Ming no longer hesitated, after picking up the vial, he waved his left hand, instantly dissipating the moonlight sealing the vial. Bringing it close to him, he uncorked the vial as he carefully looked inside.

The green blood in the vial seemed slightly faint, after not being in Wu Sen’s body for a long time, it had lost its l.u.s.ter and vigor.

“I need to see if this thing will benefit me at all, only if it doesn’t can I begin the next step.” Without hesitating, he poured out a small amount of the blood. Floating in front of him, it did not have the smell of blood at all, as if it truly wasn’t blood.

After staring at it, Su Ming grabbed it and slowly rubbed it onto his forehead.